The Manual

About the Artist
Minutes before his big recital in the third grade, Ayentee, known only then as Anthony Blackman found the correct piano keys to start his piece and awaited his turn to perform. Before the recital, he had little enthusiasm toward the idea of performing to a group of 300 strangers. But after finishing his piece and receiving his first praise from a crowd, he could think of little else he wanted to do in life other then perform. But he soon lost interest in classical piano when he discovered the hiphop culture. Influenced early by icons such as Run DMC, Slick Rick, and the Beasty Boys, Ayentee knew even then that his life would be centered on this enchanting new genre of music for a long time to come.

Since Ayentee was born and raised in Berkeley, Ca he was exposed to left wing ideals and socialistic view points early in life, giving him a great appreciation for all human life and an apathy towards others. Emotion runs deep in Ayentee, and in 1995 at age 17 he began to convert that emotion into music. After completing his first work entitled Life without Filters, Ayentee was stricken with the fear that he wouldn't be excepted in the genre because of his age, color, and alternative style of hiphop, and sadly never pushed to release his first and most honest work to date. After a few years of growth, he decided to try again with an album called Public Diary, a personal dissection of the meaning of his own life. Public Diary was written, produced, recorded, engineered and funded by Ayentee alone making it a true independent work. Thought not picked up by any major distribution, Ayentee was able to sell a fair amount of cds on his own to establish the beginnings of his fan base.

His music is very straight forward, to the point and at times very personal and honest. He takes pride in making music that make people ponder in thought or reflect on their own life. So in 2001 he started a record company called Think Beat Records with a mission statement to do just that. Since establishing the label, Ayentee has become more conscious of the entertainment value of music, making his music more widely accepted while retaining his honesty and raw emotion.

Product Description
New album from Bay area MC/Producer Ayentee, titled "The Manual" on MF Grimm's and D.J. Fisher's Day By Day Entertainment. Feauring special guests Wonway, Logic, Genelec, T-Root and Kirby Dominant.

The Manual,Ayentee,Day By Day Entertainment, Inc.

Average customer rating: Great Album The Best of the All the ATDI/Mars Volta Side Projects Charles in charge. No Doubt That This Is Great Mood Music

A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack, Vol. 1 Omar Rodriguez Lopez Manufacturer: Gold Standard Labora ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Omar Rodriguez Megaton Shotblast Tremulant Scab Dates Amputechture ASIN: B0002J4866 Release Date: 2004-08-31

Tracks:

1. Around Knuckle White Tile
2. Dyna Sark Arches
3. Here The Tame Go By
4. Deus Ex Machina
5. Dramatic Theme
6. A Dressing Failure
7. Sensory Decay Part II
8. Of Blood Blue Blisters
9. Dream Sequence
10. The Palpitations For A Limit

Customer Reviews:

Great Album.......2007-04-17

This album is a must have if you are a fan of Omar's work in At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta, De Facto, and his other various works. It is very groovy and experimental. It features musical appearances from many popular and underground musicians. If you haven't looked into much of his work, then this would be one of the first to pick up.

The Best of the All the ATDI/Mars Volta Side Projects.......2006-04-02

It took me a year or so to appreciate all the places that this one goes, but after careful deliberation and a continuously ballooning obsession with Mars Volta, I have decided that this is better than DeFacto and Omar's newest solo album, the projects that have come outside ATDI and Volta. It goes all over the place, the highlight to this approach being the acid-soaked salsa freak-out "Deus Ex Machina." Really, this is true salsa, with a salsa singer singing about "la reina de [su] vida" or the queen of his heart. The whole time the traditional instruments are drenched in phaser and distortion, creating a salsa song like none you've ever heard.

There are some very intriguing guitar-noise experiments that differ from track to track, the whole thing being capped off with a song that sounds like Mars Volta since Cedric sings on it ("the palpitations form a limit"). The rest is pure instrumental esotericism. If you are curious to hear what Omar and Co. do outside of ATDI and Mars Volta, this is the place to start. I have a strong feeling that you will want to buy all the other side project material after this one, exposing you fully to the constant joy, wonder, and mind-blowing that goes with being a Mars Volta fanatic. I would love to describe all of these strange excursions on this album, but I am not going to mar with words the terrains that Omar plumbs with sounds. I am going to leave it up to your perception to discover them for yourself.

Charles in charge. .......2006-03-03

I really miss Charles Bronson. I'll bet OAR-L does too.
The brilliant Mars Volta guitarist completed this soundtrack for a film he's been working on the last few years. It's got a similar vibe to those 80's "Deathwish" scores Jimmy Page composed; lots of guitar squeals and synthesizer moans, conjuring images of a nighttime filled with dread and danger.
"Dyna Sark Arches" could be one of those creepy, calm before the storm moments, where Bronson examines his impressive collection of firearms, just before slaughtering various sneering, swarthy, evil men with greasy ponytails.
"Around Knuckle White Tile" is a cross between Floyd circa "Meddles" and "Puppets"-era Metallica. There's also the rock salsa of "Deus Ex Machina"; Santana crossed with 60's latin jazz albums from Blue Note and Verve.
Many great influences appear here. But the predominant one would seem to be that of an old man kicking some serious ass.

No Doubt That This Is Great.......2005-12-02

I like this kind of music in the first place so that was help already, wehn i frist lisented to it i thought it was great. The second time around i though it was mostly "garbage". I still listen to it and i do like it that one time was weird. It is mood music for sure no one can say it's not, most Mars Volya fans will like this. I am one of them.






Defenitly worth a good few listens in different places to set the mood

Mood Music.......2005-10-29

This album is one hundred percent mood music. It has very little actual structure to it, which should hardly surprise you if you think about the fact that its a soundtrack to what will probably be a very strange artsy movie.

I'll be honest, when I first heard it I was unimpressed. I skipped over half the tracks after a few minutes of listening to them. The one track that came recommended to me, Track 4, was the worst on the album.

I put the album away for about a year, then pulled it back out after exhausting the two Mars Volta and all the ATDI that I had. Turns out, I was wrong. The music is great for listening to when you are doing other things, like driving or playing a video game. It consists almost entirely of layered guitar tracks. The music is highly experimental and I can imagine that many people will not like it much.

The ambient noise on many tracks and the exceptionally low volume at the beginnings of most of the songs makes for a very inaccessible album. But once you've heard it a couple of times and your ears are accustomed to the sound, I can tell you that you will enjoy every moment.

The reason I gave this four stars: As an exception to my enjoy every moment comment above, you will probably hate track 4, I know I do. In addition, while the album is great on mood and layers, I find that it suffers somewhat from its lack of any kind of structure. If you are paying close attention to the songs, you will quite probably find them somewhat repetative. Not to say that it is totally without sections, but the sections tend to go on a long time without extreme variation.

Average customer rating: Requiem of A Realised Dream Profound and stunning marriage of art and technology . . . Another beautiful release from Johannsson The First User's Manual that I Truly Enjoy

IBM 1401, A User's Manual Manufacturer: 4ad / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Songs from Before Virðulegu Forsetar The Blue Notebooks Harmony in Ultraviolet Précis ASIN: B000I0SGSA Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Part 1 - Ibm 1401 Processing Unit
2. Part 2-Ibm 1403 Printer
3. Part 3-Ibm 1402 Card Read-Punch
4. Part 4-Ibm 729 Ii Magnetic Tape Unit
5. Part 5 - The Sun¿s Gone Dim And The Sky¿s Turned Black

Album Description

The first album for 4AD from this Icelandic composer is an expanded version of a performance piece originally written for the dancer and choreographer Erna Omarsdottir, and which has been performed in more than 40 European cities. This new incarnation was scored for a 60-piece string orchestra and the four original movements were joined by a completely new finale. The final mix incorporates electronics and vintage reel-to-reel recordings of the IBM 1401 mainframe computer which inspired the piece in the first place.

Customer Reviews:

Requiem of A Realised Dream.......2007-03-20

When I first came across this album, the weird title. 'ibm I401, a user's manual' intrigued me. I thought, nahhh...not another (trying-too-hard) 'Intelligent B______ Music' of some sub-sub genre spawned by some sub-genre influenced by some genre fusing another genre kinda music!

Read the inlay. Its a concept album. The music comprises of melodies done using the first ever IBM computer (IBM I401 'T' Model) entered into Iceland in the year 1964. I thought I would be listening to bleeps & blobs. Played it. Intro seeps slowly, very much like Eno's Music for the Airpot kinda ambienic...accompanied by lush strings. Warm and evocative, not what I would have expected from an album of such concept.

There was a short synopsis on how Johannsson's father, the engineer who was the first to have brought in IBM I401 in Iceland, had tampered with the computer and created from it, the first few bars of melodies emitted via artificial intelligence.

In the inlay, Johann Johannsson wrote :


'When the IBM I401 was taken out of service in 1971, it wasn't simply thrown away like an old refrigerator. Instead it was given a little farewell ceremony, almost a funeral, when its melodies were played out one last time. This "performance" was documented on tape, along with recordings of the sound of the computer in this operation.'


That was really moving and warming. It seriously touched me right to the core. It tells human spirit, her interaction with the artificial intelligence she has created. The respect and her embrace of it. I am a believer in the relativeness of reality. The treatment of an object by the subject, directly projects the qualities of the latter. When we see an inanimate object as cold, it is because of our own coldness, our treatment of it. In nature, we cannot escape from the frame of subject-object bi-lateral relationship. In this case here, the spirit of humanity, the humane feeling to this first ever IBM computer in Iceland, was manifested when a personality was imbued to the computer, when we treated it like another being and gave it a final farewell. The requiem for IBM I401 was one for a realised dream of us. I am an agnostic, but if there was a God, isn't that what God has done when he created us human? When we feel or perceive a certain divinity within or perhaps around us, that divinity projects a possibility of the existence of a divine spirit somewhere out there or in us. Anyway, I don't believe in God. I am a humanist. I believe in the spirit of humanity. We have created machine, an artificial intelligence, that is born of intercourse between human ideas and human spirits. Its our child. Embrace.

If you do come across this album, get it. Its simply awesome.

Profound and stunning marriage of art and technology . . ........2007-03-05

I ran across this release almost by accident. It was reviewed in an obscure corner of a website I visit infrequently, and I'm not sure how I wound up there. I read the review and listened to the sample, and I had to have it.

Music fascinates me, and so does old technology. This album includes phantasmal electronic sounds recorded by placing a radio receiver next to, as you might guess from the title, the memory stack of an IBM 1401 computer. The IBM 1401, one of the first affordable business computers, was in service from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, and the recordings were made by the composer's father.

The clinical computer background is overlaid by a warm, gentle, entirely human arrangement of strings. It challenges the listener to compare these two very different human acheivements, and to embrace the art in the technology while simultaneously acknowledging the technology in the art. This concept is brought into sharp relief on track three, where an unknown instructor dispassionately discusses the maintenance of the equipment, while the strings passionately celebrate their own limitless potential.

In summary, what we are left with is a brilliant commemoration of the multifaceted nature of human achievement, and a beautiful composition that puts the lie to the scholarly conceit that there are no great classical composers left in the world.

Another beautiful release from Johannsson.......2006-12-18

For some reason or another, I held off on buying IBM 1401 - A User's Manual right away. The reviews that I read on the piece were somewhat spotty, and while I enjoyed Jóhann Jóhannsson's first two albums Englaborn and Virðulegu Forsetar, his more recent Dis album left me a bit cold. As it turns out, I was a bit dumb for not seeking out this album a little sooner, as it's another gorgeous modern classical entry from Jóhannsson.

The story behind the release is interesting, and definitely worth retelling, as Jóhannsson's father worked for IBM in Iceland roughly 40 years back when they got their first 1401 Data Processing System. Also a musician, his father managed to program the machine so that it emitted electromagnetic waves in patterns that could be picked up by radio receivers. When the machine was put out of commission and replaced roughly five years later, his dad gave it a little ceremony that included playing some of the music he'd written for it.

Those tracks were recorded, and Jóhann Jóhannsson discovered them a couple years back and using them as starting points which then developed into dance pieces in collaboration with choreographer Erna Ómarsdóttir. Eventually, Jóhannsson. developed the pieces even further, filling them out with a full orchestra, and the result is this recorded album. "Part 1/IBM 1401 Processing Unit" opens the release very slowly, with a somewhat gritty sounding eight note melody from the IBM before an elegant string movement both accents the melody and fades away at times to leave it playing by itself. About halfway through, a ripple of cold electronics brings the piece to a high point before it closes in the same manner it began.

"Part 2/IBM1403 Printer" follows, and it's even more sparse and stunning, with ringing bell notes and soft strings juxtaposed with samples of maintenance instructions for the old printer itself. In combination with spectacular pacing, the odd musical pairing (along with some spectral blips and bleeps) makes for what might be the finest track of the release. Both "Part 3/IBM 1402 Card Read-Punch" and "Part 4/IBM 729 II Magnetic Tape Unit" both take on similar feels and find the album at its most grandiose in terms of orchestral instrumentation as huge swells of dramatic strings pull and tug at the listener while odd little electronic effects (like thunderous bass hits, glistening bells, and other scrambled voices) creep into the mix in places and keep things from getting too glossy.

With a vocodored voice, "Part 5/The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black," not only sounds a lot like "Odi et Amo" from his Englaborn album, but reminds one a bit of the slow, singing shutdown of the Hal 9000 computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's a touching close to the technologically-touched classical release, and finds Jóhannsson back on solid ground after the aforementioned Dis. A great story behind it, lovely packaging, and another outstanding effort from this young composer.

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The First User's Manual that I Truly Enjoy.......2006-11-06

Hands, down... This is one of the best releases of 2006. It's not just because it is 4AD either (I am a huge fan of the label. I wouldn't have discovered Jóhann Jóhannsson without them). The album is beautiful, haunting and mesmerizing. I also really appreciate the story behind the music (the cd has an explanation). Oh yeah, the cd design is also gorgeous!

Average customer rating: "A Pop Band That Plays Really Fast" Buy this! The BEST Buzzcocks CD Punk and pop merged to perfection NOT TO GREAT

Operators Manual Buzzcocks Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Love Bites Spiral Scratch Buzzcocks Finest: Ever Fallen in Love Singles Going Steady Pure Mania ASIN: B000000QGA Release Date: 1991-11-12

Tracks:

1. Orgasm Addict
2. What Do I Get?
3. I Don't Mind
4. Autonomy
5. Fast Cars
6. Get On Our Own
7. Sixteen
8. Fiction Romance
9. Love You More
10. Noise Annoys
11. Ever Fallen In Love?
12. Operators Manual
13. Nostalgia
14. Walking Distance
15. Nothing Left
16. ESP
17. Promises
18. Lipstick
19. Everybody's Happy Nowadays
20. Harmony In My Head
21. You Say You Don't Love Me
22. I Don't Know What To Do With My Life
23. I Believe
24. Are Everything
25. Radio Nine

Customer Reviews:

"A Pop Band That Plays Really Fast".......2006-08-08

That's what Elvis Costello once called this band from Manchester. His argument was that they weren't a punk band, no matter how many fights they had with the Clash. And in a way, he was right.

The Buzzcocks were, essentially, the first punk-pop band. Of course, punk-pop's been all over the place at least since Green Day released Dookie, but this is where it came from.

Not as three-chord dangerous as Ramones, not as threatening as the Sex Pistols, and not as arty as the Clash, the Buzzcocks were nonetheless purveyors of well-written, melodic punk-pop that has a timeless quality that lasts and lasts.

Operator's Manual is the best of this band that never had a US hit, although "Ever Fallen Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have Fallen In Love With)" turns up on movie soundtracks often enough to be familiar. That song, like a handful of others on here, is great, hooky pop. Others veer into social commentary ("Everybody's Happy Nowadays") and personal primal doubt ("I Believe").

The great thing about this CD is that it's sequenced chronologically, so we really get to see the band develop over it's career. We start with the juvenalia of "Orgasm Addict," progress through the simplistic stylings of "Fast Cars" and "Noise Annoys" (which features the line "How I hate modern music/Disco, boogie, pop/It just keeps going on and on and on and on/How I wish it would stop!"). From there we move into the sophisticated, more melodic stylings for the last 14 or 15 tracks. The writing gets better as the band gets more experienced, and Pete Shelley's vocals become more emotive, up to the Buzzcock's masterpiece, "I Believe," a brilliant litany of hope, longing, and doubt that has to be heard.

All in all, this is a piece of primal punk-pop history that holds up well not as nostalgia but as vital, driving music that deserves its spot in the canon.

An excellent primer to an oft-overlooked band.

PS> If "a music fan" is reading this, I swear to you I didn't read any other reviews before posting mine. It just goes to show that great music will out, so to speak...sometimes in the same terms to different people.

Buy this!.......2006-04-29

I have owned "Singles Going Steady" and "Different Kind of Tension" on LP for about 25 years. I don't listen to vinyl much anymore, so I forgot how great the Buzzcocks are. I just found this album, which gives you a lot of good songs for a great price.

Some people have commented on the sound quality. Well, the original recordings weren't the greatest, and the Buzzcocks have a kind of rough sound anyway. I listen to this CD mostly in my car player, and it's fine. On my better home equipment, imperfections are there, but not horrible.

The Buzzcocks have another greatest hits album, made in 2001, called "Ever Fallen In Love?". Maybe it has better sound, but it DOESN'T have better track selection.

I like Jay Banerjee's review, and I agree with him that "You Know You Can't Help It" and a few other Diggle compositions would have been nice. However, I do happen to like "Noise Annoys" and "I Believe".

Anyway, buy this. You won't be disappointed.

The BEST Buzzcocks CD.......2004-07-18

THe best Buzzcocks CD they have ever put together. I could listen to this CD over and over and never get tired of it. Of the four Buzzcocks CDs I have, this is my all time favorite. I definetly recomend this CD to any Buzzcocks fans or even if your not, go out and buy this CD immediatly!!!

Punk and pop merged to perfection.......2003-12-04

The first time I heard the Buzzcocks, I was stunned at how underrated they are compared to bands like the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and the Clash. John Maher was punk rock's best drummer (check out "I Don't Know What to Do With My Life" and "Orgasm Addict"), and Pete Shelley wrote songs that were far more emotionally complex than anything the Sex Pistols ever did. Basically, the Buzzcocks single-handedly pushed open a door that made it possible for many post-punk British bands to exist...they are simply the first English band to merge the classic 3-minute pop song with the speed and aggression of punk. Unlike the Ramones, the Buzzcocks experimented more, but they never stopped writing songs that were witty, masterful, and tuneful. Great music, and this is a great CD to start with.

NOT TO GREAT.......2003-11-23

I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY WERE "POWER POP". NOT THE CASE AT ALL. OUT OF 25 TRACKS ABOUT 3 OF THEM ARE DESCENT AND THE REST ARE JUST GARBAGE. CRAPPY DOLLAR STORE SOUND, STUPID IMMATURE LYRICS, AND SOME OF THE MOST DRAWN OUT AVERAGE SOUNDING GENERIC GUITAR RIFFS MAKE UP THIS ALBUM, WHICH PROVES THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE 25 TRACKS AND 80 MINUTES OF MUSIC DOSENT MEAN YOU HAVE A HIT . I DID HOWEVER ENJOY TRACKS 9, 17 AND 23, BUT FOR 12 DOLLARS, ITS NOT WORTH IT AT ALL. RISK ARREST AND JUST DOWNLOAD THE 3 DECENT TRACKS ON KAZAA, CUZ THE REST IS GARBAGE.

Average customer rating: Warning! Reissue!

Double Damage The Damage Manual Manufacturer: Underground Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Damage Manual One Locate Subvert Terminate: The Complete Murder Inc. Limited Edition Night Time ASIN: B0000A4GBK Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

1. Sunset Gun
2. Damage Addict
3. Scissor Quickstep
4. Blame And Demand
5. Leave The Ground
6. Bagman Damage
7. M60 Dub

Tracks:

1. King Mob
2. Age Of Urges
3. Top Ten Severed
4. The Peepshow Ghosts
5. Sunset Gun (303 Edit)
6. Stateless (Delusional Mix)
7. Expand
8. Denial
9. Broadcasting
10. Sunset Gun (Full Monty Sunny Orb Up Mix)
11. Blame And Demand (Wobble/Laswell Hybrid Edit)
12. Damage Addict (Laswell Mix)
13. Stateless (Laswell Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Warning! Reissue!.......2003-11-11

"Double Damage" contains the EP ">1" and the full Damage Manual CD. If you already own these, do not buy this (unless you really need the "limited edition" poster that comes with the discs). Shame on Amazon for not noting this is a reissue!

Average customer rating: As Important as fugazi is to punk-emo Brilliant music for the new millenium One supergroup I can't live without AT LAST A REAL BAND OF THE NEW MILLENIUM A Redefinition of What Rock Can Be

The Damage Manual The Damage Manual Manufacturer: Invisible Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: One Double Damage Locate Subvert Terminate: The Complete Murder Inc. Murder Inc. Limited Edition ASIN: B00004WK1L Release Date: 2000-09-05

Tracks:

1. King Mob
2. Age Of Urges
3. Top Ten Severed
4. The Peepshow Ghosts
5. Sunset Gun (303 Edit)
6. Stateless (Delusional Mix)
7. Expand
8. Denial
9. Broadcasting
10. Sunset Gun (Fully Monty Sunny Orb Up Mix)
11. Blame And Demand (Wobble/Laswell Hybrid Edit)
12. Damage Addict (Laswell Mix)
13. Stateless (Laswell Mix)

Customer Reviews:

As Important as fugazi is to punk-emo.......2003-05-22

This is one of the most important bands of the decade zero zero numeric. This "super group" has delivered the most brutally addictive album I have ever heard. It much like "refused"-"the shape of punk to come" which was brutal as hell but so damn catchy and accessible. Yes, above all things I thing anyone who likes industrial will pick this one up easily. It is exactly what I think the staple sound of industrial is becoming and that is a noisy vibration, much in the vein of the synths used by "cleen" in "designed memories", the song "believe", and the synth used by "Ohgr" in the song "minus addition". It the argo vibrating noise, a noise that in no way irritates the ear. On top of this awesome noise they add killer bass and killer guitar riffs. I love the vocals cause I love David Bowie's voice but I think the singer here has a better one, as he uses at times a sense of sheer desperation, then in other songs is a clear commanding voice. He has great lyrical control. And then the lyrics which are written in a very artistic manner enhance the experience. I agree with the other reviewers I cannot live without this CD! I can't wait for their next release... Thanks for your time, over and out!

Brilliant music for the new millenium.......2001-02-01

If you've come this far, you probably already know that this is a supergroup comprised of musicians of some note in the alternative community. You probably also know that any fan of Murder, Inc. will want to snatch this up post-haste. Think of this disc as what the future sounds like. This album is far and away ahead of its time, mixing pop, industrial, technol, and bits of just about every rock genre - and doing it well.

Damage Manual released the "One" EP to great acclaim, and only build on that success here. The music is pounding, pulsing, and melodic in perfect combination. The Bowie-esque vocals with a scratchy finish are a perfect compliment to the raw-edged sound. This is truly a must-have for any fan of music just outside the box of the accepted alternative genre today.

One supergroup I can't live without.......2000-09-30

The word supergroup conjures images of rehashed 'rock stars' (usually with huge egos you know who you are) attempting to play something interesting with their so-called 'peers'. The Damage Manual is another thing altogether. Chris Connely (vocals Fini Tribe, Revolting Cocks, Ministry), Martin Atkins (drums PiL, Ministry, Pigface), Geordie Walker (guitars Killing Joke) reunite once again (they did an incredible album together as Murder Inc. (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOOK THAT UP) a few years back. This time around, they bring Jah Wobble (bass PiL, Invaders Of The Heart) and Lee Fraser (keys Sheep On Drugs, Bagman) to deliver some serious aural damage. Building upon their fantastic EP One, they decided to bring us a full one. It's no holds barred aggro fest without the macho posturing, with some smarts to boot. Kids: school is in session and this guys are delivering lesson after lesson on how it's done. Connely's lyrics and delivery are accentuated by the band's incredible musicianship. I know Jaz Coleman and David Bowie would turn green with envy after listening to this. To boot, some remixes are made by Bill Laswell and Alex Patterson (the Orb) to accentuate the experience. This is definetely one supergroup that is very welcome to my collection.

AT LAST A REAL BAND OF THE NEW MILLENIUM.......2000-09-10

The DAMAGE MANUAL came out with a mediocure EP entitled ONE a few monthes ago, but I was very impressed with their debue full length album. This band is basically an all-star industrial mega-group. Chris Connely (revolting cocks) on vocals, Martin Atkins (PIL, Pigface) on electronics, Jah Wobble (Killing Joke)on drums, and the fantastic guitarist also from Killing Joke, I forget his name....Any how, Atkins is the all reining master of gritty-techno electronics with Connely's David Bowie like voice to top it all off. This album has unique remixes of Sunset Gun, Blame and Demand, and Damage Addict which 1st appeared on the EP. This is a must by for any serious music fan, these guys aren't no TRL sell-outs, THIS IS THE REAL THING !!!!!

A Redefinition of What Rock Can Be.......2000-09-08

This is the full length cd that delivers on all the promise of the earlier ep "One". The Damage Manual are Chris Connelly, Jah Wobble, Martin Atkins,and Geordie Walker. Collectively, they've been in Ministry, Killing Joke, PiL, RevCo, Pigface. et al and in the process influenced hundreds of imitators. Now, they are onto something utterly new. This cd is crushing in its' pure intensity and hypnotic at the same time. I am convinced that anyone who is into "aggressive" music and has an open mind will see that this breaks new turf and sticks in your brain immediately. I can't get enough of it. There is a lot going on in these tracks- and as a dream come true- Bill Laswell remixes several of them. Also, if you have the One ep, you still need this--there's no repetition of the mixes and you get new material to boot. Plus this full length gives you lyrics which are some of the most powerful poetry you're going to read in rock. Staggering...

Average customer rating: E is incredible "Levity" soundtrack is would be a fine addition to your "E" collection. Though not perfect, still an excellent piece of work Amazing Brief songs, somber instrumentals, beautiful simplicity

Levity (Score) Manufacturer: Pleximusic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: I Am The Messiah Broken Toy Shop Eels with Strings - Live at Town Hall With Strings: Live at Town Hall Shootenanny! ASIN: B00008ZL8D Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. What I Remember Most
2. Skywriting
3. Running the Bath
4. Gravity
5. Haunted Piano #1
6. In Manual's Room
7. Taking a Bath in Rust
8. Flashback Blues
9. Post-Flashback Blues
10. Lonesome Subway
11. Haunted Organ #1
12. Sofia Writing in the Sky
13. To Adel Easley / Trouble in the Alley
14. Manual's Got a Train to Catch

Customer Reviews:

E is incredible.......2005-10-05

I can't believe how well put together this score is, as well as the two tracks that E sings in.
Track number 9 is great. Has a perfect somber, desolate feel to it. Contrasted with track 14 which is uplifting and hopeful. I love scores to soundtracks and this soundtrack is filled with incredible songs. Tracks 9 and 14 are some of the best I have ever heard.

"Levity" soundtrack is would be a fine addition to your "E" collection........2005-08-04

Very melodic and melancholy, Mark Everett ("E", "Eels") shapes up a wonderful soundscape to a fine little film. Playing the bulk of the instruments himself and singing on one track, "E" & "Eels" fans will find this soundtrack a nice addition to their collection. Softer in tone and sound than much of his work, the "Levity" soundtrack does possess some similarities to the "Eels" newest recording, but with almost no vocals the songs instead come to life through some fine subtle playing and direction from Mr. Everett. I would highly recommend this CD to anyone interested in any of "E"'s or the "Eels recordings and to anyone looking for something soothing and melodic to listen to on a warm summer day.

Though not perfect, still an excellent piece of work.......2004-02-06

Hiring a noted indie rock musician to do your soundtrack will gain you instant noteriety. No matter what one thinks of "About A Boy", Badly Drawn Boy's jaw-droppingly beautiful soundtrack was a highlight, and even better than the actual BDB album that followed. And who can't forget "Chelsea Walls"? So, hiring the enigmetic E to do a soundtrack seems like a good idea, right?

Correct. Don't get me wrong - there are a few downsides to the album, most notably the length (pay this much for under 35 minutes of music?) and only two Eels songs, but it really is worth it. "What I Remember Most" is a haunting opener, which faintly recalls Belle & Sebastian's work with Todd Solondoz's "Storytelling" soundtrack. The instrumentals are short, pretty, but establish the effective mood RIGHT AWAY, something not many other scores can do. The latter suites that close the album are undeniably moving.

The two Eels songs, both under 3 minutes, are worthwhile in themselves. While the acoustic "Skywriting" is extremely worthy, it's "Taking A Bath In Rust" that steals the show, with it's soft-loud scratchy-voicings and the lush & memorable string arrangement that follows. It's amazing it wasn't a single, because it easily could have charted.

Again, it isn't perfect. Some of the "themes" are recycled too oft, but again, it's a minor complaint to a great work. It's not the greatest soundtrack ever made, but it's a very worthy entry into that "indie-rock soundtrack" subgenre, and an enjoyable one at that.

Amazing.......2003-11-02

This soundtrack is amazing. The movie is amazing, the actors are amazing, and Mr. Everett is amazing. You are lost without seeing this movie... and once you see it, you know you'll be lost without the soundtrack.

Brief songs, somber instrumentals, beautiful simplicity.......2003-10-28

I'm a big fan of the Eels, especially their first works (Beautiful Freak, Electroshock Blues, and Daisies of the Galaxy). This score is an excellent compilation, much of which is based on the same few basic melodies. These deceptively simple patterns unfold into a beautiful variety of music. Check out my favorite track from the album "Haunted Piano #1" for a sample. "Running the Bath" is probably most representative of the overall tone and feel of the album. Levity's brevity (gwah hah hah!) is the only downside. All but 2 of the tracks fall into the one to two and a half minute mark, making some of them seem like samples instead of full tracks. Given the ambient nature of the pieces they really should go on longer. Definately go for it if you are a fan of the Eels or any other tingly, experi-pop-orchestrock. Keep in mind most of the album is instrumental, in case you need "singing or guitars" to enjoy music.

Average customer rating: GREAT COLLECTION If you want a good price for good CDs, buy this....

Star Trek - The Next Generation: Music From The Original Television Soundtrack, Volumes One, Two And Three Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Star Trek Generations: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Trek - Nemesis Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Trek: The Motion Picture Enterprise ASIN: B000001OZT Release Date: 1993-04-19

Tracks:

1. Star Trek: The Next Generation-Main Title - Dennis McCarthy
2. Stardate - Dennis McCarthy
3. Troi Senses - Dennis McCarthy
4. Picard's Plan/First Chase - Dennis McCarthy
5. Detaching/Separation - Dennis McCarthy
6. Shaken/Court Time/There Goes Da Judge - Dennis McCarthy
7. USS Hood/On Manual - Dennis McCarthy
8. End Credit - Dennis McCarthy
9. Personal Log/Admiral/Old Lovers - Dennis McCarthy
10. Caverns - Dennis McCarthy
11. Splashing/The Woods/Memories - Dennis McCarthy
12. Scanned/Big Guns/Unknown - Dennis McCarthy
13. Revealed/Reaching Out - Dennis McCarthy
14. Departure - Dennis McCarthy
15. Main Title-Version #2 (Alternate M.T.) - Dennis McCarthy

Tracks:

1. Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title - Ron Jones
2. New Providence - Ron Jones
3. Hansen's Message - Ron Jones
4. Borg Engaged - Ron Jones
5. First Attack - Ron Jones
6. Borg Take Picard - Ron Jones
7. Death Is Irrevelant - Ron Jones
8. Away Team Ready - Ron Jones
9. On The Borg Ship - Ron Jones
10. Nodes - Ron Jones
11. Captain Borg - Ron Jones
12. Energy Weapon Fails - Ron Jones
13. Humanity Taken - Ron Jones
14. Contact Lost - Ron Jones
15. Cemetery Of Dead Ships - Ron Jones
16. Intervention - Ron Jones
17. The Link - Ron Jones
18. Sleep Command - Ron Jones
19. Destruct Mode/Picard Is Back - Ron Jones
20. Picard's Nightmare - Ron Jones
21. Star Trek: The Next Generation-End Credit - Ron Jones

Tracks:

1. Star Trek: The Next Generation-Main Title - Dennis McCarthy
2. Yesterday's Enterprise: Duality/Enterprise C - Dennis McCarthy
3. Yesterday's Enterprise: Averted/Richard/Gulnan/Back To Battle/Cmdr. Garrett - Dennis McCarthy
4. Yesterday's Enterprise: First Kiss/Not To Be/Empty Death/Reporting For Duty - Dennis McCarthy
5. Yesterday's Enterprise: Klingons/Skin Of Teeth - Dennis McCarthy
6. Unification I & II: In Case You Forgot - Dennis McCarthy
7. Unification I & II: Sarek - Dennis McCarthy
8. Unification I & II: Sarek Drifts Away - Dennis McCarthy
9. Unification I & II: Another Captain/Food Fight - Dennis McCarthy
10. Unification I & II: Victims Of Holography - Dennis McCarthy
11. Unification I & II: Sacrificed/Mind Meld - Dennis McCarthy
12. Hollow Pursuits: Barclay Mitty - Dennis McCarthy
13. Hollow Pursuits: Tissue Samples/Sad Sack/Staff Confab/Hololust - Dennis McCarthy
14. Hollow Pursuits: Lady Gates/Swordplay - Dennis McCarthy
15. Hollow Pursuits: Madame Trol/Blissful/Out Of Control/Warp Nine - Dennis McCarthy
16. Hollow Pursuits: Warposity - Dennis McCarthy
17. Hollow Pursuits: Plan 9 - Dennis McCarthy
18. Star Trek: The Next Generation-End Credit - Dennis McCarthy

Customer Reviews:

GREAT COLLECTION.......2004-03-29

You want great Star Trek music look no further! This CD has the best music from TNG

If you want a good price for good CDs, buy this...........2000-06-18

If you love TNG and want all of the best of the soundtracks, then buy this! It'll save you money, and the TNG soundtracks are some of the best. The magic of this series can come alive, and it has a ton of music from all episodes, including mixed in versions that are really "cool".

Average customer rating: Amazing Grace is Amazing!

Oklahoma City Relief: A Time of Healing Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000002N33 Release Date: 1995-09-12

Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 7, Movement ll - Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Air - Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Pavane For A Dead Princess - Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra
4. Soli Deo Gloria - Children's Choral Society Of Oklahoma...
5. Bist Du Bei Mir - Children's Choral Society Of Oklahoma...
6. Sheep May Safely Graze - Susan Powell, Oklahoma City Philharmonic
7. On Eagle's Wings - Susan Powell, Oklahoma City Philharmonic
8. Alleluia - Canterbury Choral Society
9. Amazing Grace - Mark O'Connor, Oklahoma City Philharmonic
10. Symphony No. 2, Movement lll - Oklahoma City Philharmonic
11. Not Too Far From Here - Kim Boyce
12. God Bless America - Ernestine Dillard, Oklahoma City Philharmonic

Customer Reviews:

Amazing Grace is Amazing!.......2007-05-19

I heard Mark O'connor's performance on this CD before it was released. A friend of mine had Mark and myself over for dinner and Mark shared this track with us. He said the original idea behind the arrangement was one of hope and redemption, but after meditating on the true nature of the songs inclusion on this compilation, he charged the Orchestra and it's director with a different task. It is the saddest musical moment I have ever heard. The Orchestra plays a low peddle while Mark's violin becomes a mournfull bag-pipe suffering the losses of the lost and their families. We stood in the living room and cried. Sometimes it's just not proper to look ahead and press on. Sometimes suffering is the correct response.

Average customer rating: Hushed tones ENO OF 2003

The North Shore Manual with Jess Kahr Manufacturer: Darla Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Azure Vista Until Tomorrow Golden Sun Ascend Bajamar ASIN: B0000YECNC Release Date: 2004-03-22

Tracks:

1. Always Alone
2. 1986
3. Dawn Changes Everything
4. Eleda
5. Burn
6. Ica
7. It's Night On Planet Earth...And We Are Alive

Customer Reviews:

Hushed tones.......2005-01-02

Coming from Darla records and with phrases like "Move With Water, Drift With Tide" on the back it's easy to get an idea of what you're in for: washes of sound, atmosphere and blissed-out slices of heaven. The disc doesn't disappoint on any of those levels. Crafted in the vein of Füxa, Vir Unis and other minimalist artists the seven tracks here are hushed swaths of tones that move in and out without percussion. "Dawn Changes Everything" has a tinkling keyboard opening that rises and falls as the next wave of sounds builds and (theoretically) dawn breaks. The sounds are much warmer than some of the other works in this space but the nine-plus minute drone of "Burn" does begin to lose steam as the minutes tick off. If you've been the type to think NPR's Hearts of Space is just the punch line to an old Mystery Science Theater 3000, this is not for you. Anyone who likes to crank the speakers (or the headphones) and get lost in a disc will dig this.

ENO OF 2003.......2004-03-20

Manual (aka jonus munk) has produced a few awsome records. check out his stuff on the amazing morr music label. Such beautiful electronia. Imagine Slowdive using synth instead of guitars and you get the idea.
With this, his most recent release, Manual has produced a much more ambient record. This could quite easily be Brian eno at his most beautiful. Imagine "an ending", vibe, with 7 different tracks.

if only his stuff was easier to find over here. Fans of morr music artists (mum, solvent etc) or Brian eno will love this

Average customer rating:

Essa Boneca Tem Manual Vanessa da Mata Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vanessa da Mata CéU Perfil Serie Cantada Brasil Precisa Balancar ASIN: B000ERVIFU Release Date: 2006-04-10

Tracks:

1. Ainda Bem
2. Eu Sou Negunha?
3. Eu Quero Enfeitar Voce
4. Musica
5. Essa Boneca Tem Manual
6. Ai, Ai, Ai, ...
7. Joaozinho
8. Ela X Ele Na Cidade Sem Fim
9. Historia de uma Gata
10. Nao Chore, Homem
11. Vem
12. Ze
13. Ai, Ai, Ai, ... [Deep Lick Radio Remix]

Album Details

Second Album, Backing to Catalogue with Bonus Track.

Dance Music:

1. The New Human Is Illegal
2. The Stick Up [Explicit Lyrics]
3. Till Death Do Us Part [Extra tracks] [Import]
4. Time Is Money Vol. 2 [Explicit Lyrics]
5. Triangulation Station
6. Tribute to the Beastie Boys [Explicit Lyrics]
7. Two Worlds
8. Unda da Influence [Explicit Lyrics]
9. V.I.P. Hot R&B/Hip Hop Trax [Import]
10. Vol. 75-Classic Hip Hop [Import]

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Ex Tempore

Merikanto: Works for Orchestra

It's Like a Dream

Dinah Was (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection)

Live Evolution (W/Dvd)

Music Legends: Marvin Gaye in Concert [Live]

Katinas

germanbooks88.com Music: Bach: Cantatas, BWV 14, 16-18

King of the Cotton Eyed Joe [Import]

Expresion

Manhattan After Hours [Import]

Invisible Bridge

Inch by Inch/Strike It Up [CD-single] [Import]

Chapter 2: World Domination

Wood