| 1. Make U Feel Good |
| 2. My House |
| 3. Beyond Ectasy |
| 4. Kickback & Unwind |
| 5. Flava (Interlude) |
| 6. Gotta Get With U |
| 7. Give Me Ya Number |
| 8. Love Storm (Interlude) |
| 9. All I Need |
| 10. Way That U Make Me Feel |
| 11. Promise Me |
| 12. Situation |
| 13. In Your Eyes |
| 14. Beyond Ecstasy [Cary's Groove Remix] |
Twin,Twin,Caesar,Hip-Hop,R&B,Rap
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Twin Peaks (TV Soundtrack)
Angelo Badalamenti Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002LMM Release Date: 1990-08-31 |
Tracks:
- Twin Peaks Theme
- Laura Palmer's Theme
- Audrey's Dance
- The Nightingale - Julee Cruise
- Freshly Squeezed
- The Bookhouse Boys
- Into The Night - Julee Cruise
- Night Life In Twin Peaks
- Dance Of The Dream Man
- Love Theme from Twin Peaks
- Falling - Julee Cruise
Customer Reviews:
Best Soundtrack EVER!!!.......2007-06-02
It's so eerie and melencholy. I LOVE it! All of the music from Twin Peaks was awesome!
Eerie, Melancholy, and Riveting.......2007-04-02
Hypnotic!.......2006-03-24
A must have for Twin Peaks' fans!!.......2006-02-25
Atmospheric Smooth Jazz .......2005-12-02
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Twin Cinema
The New Pornographers Manufacturer: Matador Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000A2H880 Release Date: 2005-08-23 |
Tracks:
- Twin Cinema
- The Bones of an Idol
- Use It
- The Bleeding Heart Show
- Jackie, Dressed in Cobras
- The Jessica Numbers
- These Are the Fables
- Sing Me Spanish Techno
- Falling Through Your Clothes
- Broken Breads
- Three or Four
- Star Bodies
- Streets of Fire
- Stacked Crooked
Amazon.com
Imagine a loose consortium of musicians who combine the lilting melodies of the Zombies with the driving hooks of the Kinks. Sure, it's what all the kids are doing these days, but Vancouver's New Pornographers are one of the few--along with the Shins--to get the balance right. Their third full-length offers more of the same smart power-pop that made Mass Romantic and Electric Version instant classics, plus some surprising new moves. As singer/songwriter Carl Newman (The Slow Wonder) has noted, "You can't play ebow without sounding like Eno," and indeed, Brian Eno's sublime early recordings are evoked on this more introspective offering. There are also strong new vocalists joining Neko Case: Nora O'Connor (the Blacks) and Newman's piano-playing niece, Kathryn Calder. If there was a flaw with previous efforts, it was that the contributions of Dan Bejar (Destroyer), fine as they were, sounded somewhat out of place. Just as they're better integrated this time around, Twin Cinema offers every member of this insanely talented ensemble the chance to shine. --Kathleen C. FennessyAlbum Description
The third album from Vancouver's pop maestros continues to feature Neko Case and Dan Bejar (Destroyer), as well as new vocalists Kathryn Calder and Nora O'Connor. These songs veer more toward the rocking and the personal than the sugar of earlier works. Chief singer/songwriter A.C. Newman has absorbed not just the mechanics of classic songwriting, but the heart, while indulging his admiration of demented current bands like Fiery Furnaces and Frog Eyes. Expect to hear influences from The Moody Blues, Tubeway Army, Wings, Eno, The Stranglers, 10cc, and other greats, all filtered through Newman's warped worldview.Customer Reviews:
Pure Pop Perfection.......2007-07-13
Neko Case is the icing on the cake, Im a huge fan of her solo work, and her contribution here makes the songs that much better. Do yourself a favor, pick up this cd and give it a few spins. Soon you wont be able to remove it from your cd player. And check out Neko Case's "Blacklisted" cd, the style is completely different from NP, but you'll be glad you did.
It takes more time to appreciate this one.......2007-06-12
Not my cup of tea.......2007-05-29
So far above the fray it's almost unfair.......2007-05-16
The opposite of stodgy would be upbeat, and that's what "Twin Cinema" is, even on the slower tunes, which have a tendancy to transform to livelier jingles by the end. The title track begins the CD like a blast of fresh-air power pop, a feature many of these songs share. Yet the New Pornographers seemed to create this album with the knowledge that people like to download songs that suit their individual tastes these days. Thus, there is a diverse feel to the record, almost as if more than one band was involved in making it. The album is fluent throughout, yet diverse and creative enough to keep you on your toes. "Twin Cinema" never feels dull, because the tunes take unique turns every step of the way. The snappy songs are enhanced by crisp production, quirky lyrics and superb drumming, which might get a little lost amid all the ultra-catchy sounds.
Neko Case has the best female vocals in rock. Such songs as "The Bones of an Idol" and "These are the Fables" are nothing less than elegantly beautiful. "Broken Breads" sounds like Syd Barrett (see The Madcap Laughs) performing a tune in 2005. The vibrating guitars on "Three of Four" is pure swank, reminiscent of a few songs on R.E.M.'s Monster from 1994. The chorus on "Star Bodies" has the lushest-ever vocals by Case (double-tracked), for a sound that is irresistable. Finally, "Stacked Crooked," the last song, has the defiant sound of redemption, looking forward with a sense of hope and positivity, despite the screw-ups of the past: "Stacked crooked all along but now I'm on my way."
Who knows where the New Pornographers will take it from here, but it's hard to imagine they will ever top the brilliance of this album.
New To The Indie World And Love This Recording.......2007-03-29
This recording is so unique that I've listened to at least parts of it almost daily since I bought it 2 months ago. Very diverse range of sound, great lyrics, and very well produced. I highly, highly recommend it.
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Soundtrack)
Angelo Badalamenti Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002MF9 Release Date: 1992-08-11 |
Tracks:
- Theme from Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me
- The Pine Float
- Sycamore Trees - Jimmy Scott
- Don't Do Anything (I Wouldn't Do)
- A Real Indication - Thought Gang
- Questions In A World Of Blue - Julee Cruise
- The Pink Room - David Lynch
- The Black Dog Runs At Night - Thought Gang
- Best Friends - David Lynch/David Slusser
- Moving Through Time
- Montage from Twin Peaks: Girl Talk/Birds In Hell/Laura Palmer's Theme/Falling
- The Voice Of Love
Amazon.com
The music for Fire Walk with Me, David Lynch's brooding feature film follow-up to the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks, again uses the talents of Angelo Badalamenti to create a chilling backdrop to Lynch's dark psychosexual thriller. Film noir is once again the touchstone for this perfectly pitched score, and these 10 tracks stand repeated listening in their own right. This is in part due to the use of some top notch jazz players such as Buster Williams, Grady Tate, and Vinnie Bell, as well as vocalist Jimmy Scott's haunting delivery on "Sycamore Trees." Sax, vibes, upright bass, and percussion set a smoky atmosphere, and the eerie synthesizer and string arrangements augment the general spine-tingling melancholy and menace. Singer Julee Cruise also appears, lending angelic repression to "Questions in a World of Blue"; Lynch contributes compositions and percussion throughout this exercise in bleakness and love gone awry. --Derek RathCustomer Reviews:
Creepy just as I like it!.......2006-10-19
very hard to explain > captivating.......2006-01-15
Dreamy, Dark, Brilliant.......2005-12-21
5 stars
Creepy cool........2005-09-14
Horror jazz.......2005-06-06
Unfortunately horror jazz never really took off. I know of only one pure horror jazz track outside Badalamenti's work: 'Venus Velvet' by the Bobby Brown Quartet from the mid-1960s.
I want more horror jazz. I love it.
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Fun Learning Songs
Twin Sisters Manufacturer: Twin Sisters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007XL3CO Release Date: 2005-02-01 |
Tracks:
- First I'll Learn My ABC's
- Old MacDonald's Letter Farm
- Singing The Alphabet (The ABC Song)
- Days Of The Week
- Sing Through The Year
- Colors
- Look Up High, Look Down Low
- B-I-N-G-O
- Say "Please" And "Thank You"
- Something About Alligators
- Did You Know That Monkeys Like To Swing?
- Eensy Weensy Spider
- Learning My Shapes
- Let's Draw Our Shapes
- Two Is Safer Than One
- Ten Little Bumblebees
Product Description
GENERAL FEATURES: Fun Learning Songs by Twin Sisters begins with "Now I'll Learn My ABC's" to "Say Please and Thank You." Twenty fun songs in all that teach as they entertain. Twin Sisters product #524CD. Lyrics included. For preschool age children.Customer Reviews:
Shekinah's Mom.......2006-07-20
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Floating into the Night
Julee Cruise Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002LH4 Release Date: 1990-05-09 |
Tracks:
- Floating
- Falling
- I Remember
- Rockin' Back Inside My Heart
- Mysteries Of Love
- Into The Night
- I Float Alone
- The Nightingale
- The Swan
- The World Spins
Customer Reviews:
Haunting.......2007-03-12
The most dreamy, surreal album I've ever heard - dazzling.......2006-09-27
Let me attempt to describe the album to someone who's never heard any of Cruise's songs. Imagine those old laid-back jukebox tunes from the 1950s. Take those tunes and add a dash of shadiness, then inject that mixture with a narcotic. That's what Cruise's songs sound like. Despite the album cover's depiction of a naked woman floating off into the darkness, the songs on FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT glitter like a case of diamonds. True, they're dark; but they're dark in the same soothing way that sleep is dark. Indeed, the songs on FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT are like dreams converted to music. Take "I Remember", for example. The song rolls along tranquilly at its beginning, but around the midsection it suddenly circles around like a merry-go-round - an eerie surprise that only lasts long enough to throw us off guard before the song metamorphosises back into a 50's rock number. But honestly, what else would you expect from David Lynch, one of the most controversial directors in the film industry? Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti, the immensely talented composer who has worked with Lynch on nearly all of his productions, produced the album. Lynch wrote the lyrics for the songs (which are surreally beautiful and make the bold decision not to rhyme), while Badalamenti wrote the wonderful music. It's filled with tight drumming, strong bass, and anything else you'd expect from the dream pop of the late-1950s and 1960s.
Not surprisingly, most of the album's fans are also fans of David Lynch's work - in particular, TWIN PEAKS, Lynch's brilliant TV series about a mysterious town in Washington and its wacky inhabitants. Julee Cruise actually appeared on TWIN PEAKS in a few episodes to sing some of the songs on this album, namely the be-boppin' "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart", the unnervingly mysterious "Into the Night", and "The Nightingale". The song will attract the most attention from PEAKS fans is "Falling", an instrumental version of which wound up becoming the show's instantly-recognizable theme song; the album version of the song also wound up in the show's second season.
One of my favorite songs on the album is "The Swan", a song with an opening like something straight out of a nightmare. There's an eerie calm through the rest of the song as well, but it gradually becomes more upbeat; still, there's something unpredictable and unnatural about the melody, the lyrics, Cruise's singing - the whole song. It's a very unusual composition that disturbs me - and impresses me - every time I hear it.
I simply love this album. I would call it an essential album. If you don't own it, then I would most certainly recommend that you correct that error and give it a spin in your CD player of choice. David Lynch, Angelo Badalamenti, and especially the wonderful Ms. Julee Cruise really hit it big with this dazzling masterpiece. If ever there was an album more surreal or dreamy, I can't imagine what it was like. This is a gorgeous record. Purchase it and dream on.
The Ultimate Dream Music CD!.......2006-02-19
HEAVEN.......2005-10-23
songbirds.......2005-09-24
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102 Camp Songs
Twin Sisters Manufacturer: Twin Sisters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001LQFZ2 Release Date: 2004-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Camp Spaghetti
- Soap And Towel
- Be Kind To Your Web Footed Friends
- This Old Man
- We're Here Because We're Here
- Apples And Bananas
- Oh, You Can't Get To Heaven
- On Top Of My Pizza
- Kum Ba Yah
- Little Black Things
- Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay
- Three Cheers For The Bus Driver
- There Was A Little Rooster
- An Annoying Song
- Polly Woddle Doodle
- Take Me Out Of This Camp, Please
- Black Socks
- My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
- Reuben, Reuben I've Been Thinking
- Rise And Shine
- Everywhere We Go
- We're Five Miles From Camp
- La Cucaracha
- One Hundred Bottles Of Pop
- Oats, Peas, Beans And Barley Grow
- Mary Had A Swarm Of Bees
- I've Been Working On The Railroad
- It's Raining, It's Pouring
- If You're Happy And You Know It
- Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
- Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes
- The Worm Song
- The Old Chevrolet
- Oh, Playmate, Come Out And Play With Me
- I'm A Nut
- Glub, Glub, Glub Your Boat
- Squirty Orange
- Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts
- I Met A Bear
- Ravioli
- Little Bugs
- Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me
- On Top Of My Headache
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot
- Switch
- It Ain't Gonna Rain No More
- Two Little Fleas
- Shenandoah
- Have You Ever Seen?
- I Went To Cincinnati
- Chicken Sandwich
- Oh My Monster, Frankenstein
- Onward, Christian Bedbugs
- Take It Out, Remove It
- Miss Polly Had A Dolly
- The Ants Came Marching
- The Green Grass Grows All Around
- Down By The Bay
- Peace Like A River
- The Bear Went Over The Mountain
- She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain
- Itsy Bitsy's Birthday
- Announcements
- Sweet Betsey From Pike
- Johnny Had A Head Like A Ping Pong Ball
- The Littlest Worm
- The Cat Came Back
- Yuck! Cats!
- Elbows Off The Table
- I Had A Cat
- Do Your Ears Hang Low?
- A Sailor Went To Sea
- O Tom The Toad
- Greeting Song
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Home On The Range
- A Peanut Sat On A Railroad Track
- Bug Juice
- The Animal Fair
- Monkey See And Monkey Do
- Yon Yonson
- There's A Hole In The Bucket
- The Preposition Song
- Reuben And Rachel
- I Eat My Peas With Honey
- The More We Get Together
- S-M-I-L-E
- No L
- Oh, Susanna
- The Baby Bumblebee
- Father Abraham
- Road Kill Stew
- Bring Back My Neighbors To Me
- Biblical Baseball Game
- Michael Finnigan
- Clementine
- Nero, My Dog, Has Fleas
- The Baby Prune
- How Much Wood
- Sally The Camel
- Soup, Soup
- I'm A Little Piece Of Tin
Album Description
Everyone will have great fun with this three-CD collection of 102 traditional camp favorites nonsense songs, gross songs, action songs, and moresung by kids! Ideal for summer camp, clubs, daycare, and family car trips!Customer Reviews:
Just what kids like ..........2006-02-20
Even with the mentioned song I will still purchase the CD. The kids love it!
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Twin Sons of Different Mothers
Dan Fogelberg , and Tim Weisberg Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000025D3 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Twins Theme
- Intimidation
- Lazy Susan
- Guitar Etude No. 3
- Tell Me To My Face
- Hurtwood Alley
- Lahaina Luna
- Paris Nocturne
- Since You've Asked
- The Power Of Gold
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful Album that's a Pure Pleasure to Own........2007-05-21
True, you hear several tracks from this wonderful collaberation in the halls of shopping centers and on very light stations, but I also find it easy to listen to in the car and quite romantic all at once. Weisberg's flute is a major attraction for yours truly, and Fogelberg's acoustic guitar playing compliment's his style perfectly. Best tracks are breezy "Lazy Susan," exotic Brazilian "Guitar Etude No.3," haunting "Paris Nocturne," a lovely remake of the old Judy Collins song, "Since You've Asked," and the powerful, wonderfully pretentious "Power of Gold."
If you like your music to be muzak from time to time, I definitely recommend this disc to take the edge off a lousy day or just because you're mellow. Good stuff from two talented musicians whose styles really aren't that far apart in the first place.
Twin Sons of Different Mothers.......2006-11-04
i want "Night Rider!" released on CD.......2006-09-30
NOTICE THIS!.......2006-02-06
Great job, Sony Music (Japan)!
easy listening at it's best.......2006-01-16
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Richard D. James Album
Aphex Twin Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002HOF Release Date: 1997-01-28 |
Tracks:
- 4
- Cornish Acid
- Peek 824545201
- Fingerbib
- Corn Mouth
- To Cure A Weakling Child
- Goon Gumpos
- Yellow Cal X
- Girl/Boy Song
- Log N Rock Witch
- Milkman
- Inkey $
- Girl/Boy (18 Pound Snore Rush Mix)
- Beetles
- Girl/Boy (Redruth Mix)
Amazon.com essential recording
If techno ever does become the sound of young America, don't expect Richard James to be its poster boy, deserving though he may be. A native of Cornwall, England, James is obsessed with the mechanics of music making: As a kid, he took apart and reassembled the living room piano. Under the names Aphex Twin, Polygon Window, AFX, and other aliases too numerous to mention, he showed that he could make entire tracks with the sounds produced by tapping on a Coke can. Like the indie rockers of yore, he revels in his marginality because of the creative freedom it gives him. His full-length U.S. debut, Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994), includes some of the most serene sounds this side of the Orb, but his favorite hobby is the not-at-all-blissful pastime of driving a Daimler Ferret Mark 3 tank through his parents' backyard.None of his recordings have captured the competing impulses to lull you to sleep and blast out your eardrums as well as Richard D. James, his third and best album. As the title indicates, James has turned inward for inspiration, painting aural pictures of real and imagined scenes from his west country childhood. "Goongumpas" is a fanciful, playful tune that wouldn't sound out of place on the soundtrack to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. As his adventures with the family upright indicate, James was a bit of a devil even as a child. "Beetles" is the sound of a boy frying bugs on the sidewalk with a magnifying glass, and "To Cure a Weakling Child" shows flashes of the sort of sadism found only on preschool playgrounds. If you still doubt that young Richard developed early on, the romantic Nino Rota-style strings on "Girl/Boy Song" are just made for passionate seductions, and the tune appears in three mixes, each one hot and hornier than the one before.
The raucous undercurrents of even his calmest tunes and the sources of many of his most common sounds are what link James to the rock tradition. With Richard D. James, the artist solidifies his position as an electronic music mastermind who has earned a spot beside such well-respected innovators--whether or not he's destined for stardom. --Jim Derogatis
Customer Reviews:
Not perfect, just almost perfect.......2007-06-07
THe music? Like I say, samples always HELP, but they sure don't always means it's bad or good. Fortunatly, I had no trouble picking up the music. It's got good atmosphere, especially on songs like Beetles and Milkman. I still haven't figured out how they relate to himself and his life. That's the main theme, hence the title. The songs are a hit or miss basically, you will either like them or you won't THe beats aren't regular beats (like Fatboy Slim
It's really really cool, but it's still not exactly the best album ever. I like You've Come A Long Way, Baby, a lot better, but this is great electronic music. _____ electronic music haters. It's a great (very great) genre. It's not poppy either. It's the opposite. So don't expect any ____________ songs like We LIke To Party.
9.0/10
insane .......2006-11-05
symphonic noise.......2006-10-02
Great Album.......2006-07-10
If your new to aphex twin, this is an excellent starter album.
And if your already a fan, I dont know why you haven't bought this yet
Well worth having if you like AFX.......2006-06-22
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Chosen Lords
Aphex Twin Manufacturer: Rephlex ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000EHRAXY Release Date: 2006-04-18 |
Tracks:
- Fenix Funk 5 - Aphex Twin
- Reunion 2
- Pitcard
- Crying in Your Face
- Klopjob
- Boxing Day
- Batine Acid
- Cilonen
- PWSteal.Ldpinch.D
- XMD 5a - Aphex Twin
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Taking Control of The Drum Machine.......2007-07-15
In an interview with The Japan Times, Warp Records founder Steve Beckett comments on the current state of electronic music. In the interview, Beckett argues that Aphex Twin (Richard D. James), along with other artists, have done all there is to do in terms of creating new sounds. There is nothing left that hasn't already been heard. Because of this, Beckett speculates that songwriting is returning to a more traditional framework.*
Chosen Lords supports Beckett's theory. With this album, James shifts from his ridiculously intricate and mathematical beats and compositions for something a bit more classic. He doesn't abandon his entwined complexities, but does downplay them. A few quiet alterations occasionally hit, a couple of subtle cuts and breaks sneak to the forefront, but the weight of the overall album is smooth.
Most of this album is tribute to the retro-analogue. Crying In Your Face, for example, begins with a simple snare and 303 bassline. A series of sequencers and synths touch acid as they work alongside a soft, melodic, yet heavily distorted, vocal sample. Layers of music are added, stripped and reprised. The resulting composition, which is one James' most emotive piece on the album, bounces from simple to complex without flaw.
If Crying In Your Face has James flirting with acid house, then PWSteal.Ldpinch.D has him fully embracing the sound. PWSteal.Ldpinch.D (/V4em3|> 4|=73|? 4 [0em|*v73|? \/!|?v5) is carried by a steady 4/4 beat and supported by classic analogue synths. It is a deceptively simple track that relies more on melody than on changing rhythmic patterns and beats.
The other songs on Chosen Lords ride along the same track: vintage sounds blended with fresh compositions and strong melodies. Fans looking solely for Aphex Twin's digital trickery may be disappointed. Chosen Lords does not focus on high-tempo drills, clicks, and whirrs. It does not push anything new, but instead refines what it old.
Richard D. James is, once again, taking control of the drum machine.
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The best Aphex Twin album since 1992?.......2006-11-23
If this album is "retro," it's in the way it emphasizes melody. Aphex Twin has finally abandoned jungle. He's also suspended his snide attitude towards his listeners. Recent Aphex releases might contain one or two good songs with pretty melodies, and follow them up with histrionic jackhammer percussion, or erratic synthesized noise, or the infamous disturbing sexual overtures of the "Come to Daddy" period. Or he might make a track which displays a grotesque self-portrait if you play it using a program that draws images based on sound frequencies, but which of course has few musical virtues on its own. For some reason, he always got away with this. If he released a bad song, people would chuckle and interpret it as a hilarious joke of the kind that are permissible to musical geniuses. Probably this was because he always seemed so confident of his brilliance.
Chosen Lords is very different from that in the sense that all the songs here are listenable, even the weaker ones. And they all have the same production, so the album actually sounds like a coherent work of music for once. And lest you take that as faint praise, some of the melodies here are AFX's best work in years. "Fenix Funk 5," the first track on the album, is a prime example. It starts off with a noisy part similar to his recent style, but then it brings in soft synthesizers. In the break, the percussion almost completely disappears and gives way to a chiming sound with the kind of light melancholy that used to define Aphex Twin's music. Unlike most of AFX's compositions, which usually alternate two different melodic segments from beginning to end, this song even continues to develop after that. Towards the end, a darker bass sound appears to contrast with the other instruments.
But even though AFX isn't repeating himself, he is visiting an old style here, not creating an entirely new one. Somewhat to my surprise, "Pitcard" sounds exactly like Black Dog Productions circa 1993. There's the same kind of polyrhythm, forced into a steady dance groove, but layered, complicated, and impossible to follow in one's head. Moreover, the melody that appears in the second half of the track evokes the exact same sort of feeling as Black Dog's "Caz" and "3/4 Heart" or some of the short vignettes from Bytes. It's a good song, by the way. If Black Dog really had written it, probably it would have been a high point of Bytes.
The middle of the album is the weakest part. "Klopjob" is the album's most aimless-sounding song. The keyboards sound slow and meandering. But after that, the album quickly picks up again. "Boxing Day" is structured like a slightly simpler take on "Fenix Funk 5," but it has the most immediate keyboard line on the whole album, with a very clean sound. As the song goes on, this phrase retreats into the background for other synthesizers. It's followed by two very simple but very memorable songs. "Batine Acid" has only one melody against a steady beat and various rhythmic acid sound effects. But this one melody is an atypically fragile, spooky synthesizer drone. Even recently, Aphex Twin's music contains lots of synth-strings, but they were getting to sound boring, precisely because they were always played in the same way without this kind of nuanced, subdued atmosphere. "Cilonen," the next track, has a more typical presentation of its own synth-drone, but gives it a harsh production that adds power to its slow movement.
"PWSteal.Ldpinch.D" is the most fun Aphex Twin song since "Pulsewidth" in 1992. He made a lot of jokes since then, but most of them were more painful than funny for the listener. But this song (named after a computer virus) has the kind of beautiful keyboard lead that once led people to seriously compare Aphex Twin to Mozart. It's written in the classic Aphex Twin style, with two different melodic segments alternating. The second melody sounds more nervous, which makes it so great to hear the first melody come back after each time. And you can even dance to it, since it's got a great house beat.
The last song is closer to Aphex's more formless works. It has a slightly off-key piano sound reminiscent of Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2. Actually, the closest reference point for it is "SAW2 Cd1 Trk2 (Original Mix)" from 26 Mixes For Cash. The keyboard textures together with the acid beats create a queasy atmosphere. But halfway through the song, a slow, rhythmic grind of bass and synthesizer emerges from nowhere and creates a more agreeable conclusion.
These ten tracks might not all be the best of the Analord releases, but I think it was a good decision to pare the series down to a selection of ten, rather than release another bloated double album. As it is, I'd say that Chosen Lords is the best Aphex Twin album in a decade, but actually that's not saying much, since he only released one studio album in that time. But by shedding some of AFX's excesses and returning the focus to songwriting and melody, it makes for a great return to form.
title.......2006-11-22
A surprisingly focused and well done compilation of the Analord series.......2006-11-06
Part of Chosen Lords' balance stems from it's usage of supposedly entirely analogue synths. James also went to the trouble to edit the tracks somewhat to give the album more flow. The result is a compilation CD of his own work that sounds more like a true "brand new" AFX/Aphex Twin album (especially to listeners who did not purchase/hear any of the Analord vinyl's.)
The sound on Chosen Lords is surprisingly mature and does not have the goofy/industrial samples that Aphex Twin has been renowned. Rather, the sounds is more refined and reeks of some of Richard's best moments at playing with acid techno. He still uses break beats on this album, especially on tracks such as Cilnoen, so fans of his "IDM" should not fret. If there were a similar AFX/Aphex Twin work that Chosen Lords could be compared to, the obvious choice would be "Analogue Bubblebath"... but more modern and up to date.
Chosen Lords is deffinently one of the best electronic releases to get this year, especially if you have not purchased any of the Analord vinyls last year. The only qualm that one might have with Chosen Lords is the sparse offering of material. While it is possibly Richard's "favorites" off the Analord series, it is roughly only a quarter of all of the songs that are floating around. This complaint aside, Chosen Lords fares very well on its own, and is a great "return" for Richard after Druqks.
Ah, yes........2006-09-04
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Multiplication Rap & Hip-Hop
Manufacturer: Twin Sisters Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: 1575832690 Release Date: 2007-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Let's Multiply by Zero
- Answer Stays the Same
- Just Think of Doubles
- We're Learning the 3s and 4s
- Hey, It's Easy! Just Count by 5s
- What Happens?
- No Turning Back
- Nines Are So Divine
- Counting by Tens
- Hi, It's Time to Multiply
- We'll Save the Best for Last
- Multiplication Rap for the Expert (With Answers)
- Multiplication Rap for the Expert (Without Answers)
Product Description
Make learning multiplication strategies cool and fun with these authentic rap and hip-hop style songs. Comprehend the "Just Think of Doubles" concept, the "Order Property" strategy and more. This award-winig album includes drills for facts 0-12 both with and without the answers. Lyrics Included. Running time 66:42 Let's Multiply By Zero The Answer Stays The Same Just Think of Doubles We're Learning The 3s and 4s Hey, It's Easy! Just Count By 5s What Happens? No Turning Back The Nines Are So Divine Counting By Tens Hi. It's Time To Multiply We'll Save The Best For Last Multiplication Rap For the Expert (with answers) Multiplication Rap For the Expert (without answers)Customer Reviews:
AWESOME!!!.......2007-03-14
Disappointed.......2007-03-08
Easy on the Parent's Ear, Fun for the Kids.......2007-01-09
Not as good as the division rap.......2006-03-20
Great for ADHD .......2006-02-25
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- West Coast Mafia [Explicit Lyrics]
- Work It [CD-single] [Import]
- World Wide Outlaws [Explicit Lyrics]
- Yukky [Explicit Lyrics]
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- 1st of a Dying Breed
- 2006 Ano de Exitos: Hip Hop
- 4 Millions I March [Explicit Lyrics]
- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted [Explicit Lyrics] [Original recording remastered]
Dance Music
French Music for String Quartets
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Le Genius of Soul [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Glenn Miller: Strike up the Band