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Morgan Geist - Moves - 09-Nov-05 03:32 AM
This is one release not to be missed. Morgan Geist definitely lays down the funk here. Holy SHIT! No matter if youre black, white, a veteran to disco, or a braindead freak of a vegetable, the 3 tracks in this EP are going to make you want to move. Previous releases may have had various focuses on the music such as the melody, but in here, what matters is the bass. Where some of the other Morgan Geist tracks have a lush atmosphere, this one pairs these retro little tinny treble leads along with the best that the low frequencies have to offer. What you get is an annoying tinny buzz when played at low volumes, and the most amazing, gluteus maximus shaking beats. With this turned up, you can feel the bass pounding down in your abdomen, and it just feels fucking great!
"Epoch" has a great low end, with a tinny, detuned lead that would sound like crap if anyone other than Morgan Geist used it. But he just seems to make everything work. Great intro.
"Probs" sounds a little bit more lush, even though there is a thin sounding lead. What makes it awesome is the combination of the smooth, fat bass, and the mellow keyboards. So hard to describe. Think of the funkiest music youve ever heard, and add on an 80s flavor to it, and maybe add some more funk...no even more...
"Jersey Chica" at first seemed a bit boring to me, because its a little different from the first two tracks, after getting used to the fairly high BPM. This track is slower, but once you get into it, the funkiness will exhibit itself. Maybe not as ass-shaking as the other two, because its a bit more mellow, but that doesnt mean its bad.
Thank God I found Metro Area. Thank God I looked into Morgan Geist and found this. Buy this. Get it. Play it. Loud. And be glad for what disco has done for humanity.
Police, The - Greatest Hits - 09-Nov-05 02:40 AM
What an awesome band. What awesome pop classics. All your favorites are in this CD, and its great for those of you who just love good pop, but dont want to go out to buy a whole load of music. There are other CDs that cover a good selection for The Police, and I would not say that this is perfect, but there are a few good things about getting this one. All the music is specifically songs made by The Police, and not Stings solo stuff. Not saying that his solo work is bad, but were talking about The Polices classics, right? If you like classic rock, you probably have this CD, and if youre a big time fan of The Police, you have these songs across all the other CDs. Its your standard greatest hits CD type of thing.
New Order - International - 13-Oct-05 06:35 PM
People find out about artists in different ways. One way is to hear a massively popular song and then attempt to find more music that is related. I found out about New Order by means of "Blue Monday," as Im sure many of you know them by the same way. So how is this CD? Its a "best of" type of album, but its not bad. Its not especially great either.
"Ceremony" starts the music off and its your average alternative rock. Not bad.
"Blue Monday." Speaks for itself.
"The Perfect Kiss" is also pretty good, but its not the extended version, which I like better. This one is missing one whole verse of the song.
"Shellshock" is also pretty good.
"Bizarre Love Triangle" has got to be one of my favorite songs ever, and the extended dance mix is just icing on the cake. A really nice bit of upbeat 80s synthpop dance.
"True Faith" is also good, with that distinctive 80s sound.
The next couple of songs are a bit boring because they go more into the alternative rock sound, and New Order does synthpop the best. Therefore, the last song, "Here To Stay" is pretty decent because the band goes back to its synthpop roots.
If you like New Order, get this CD, but be forewarned that not all of this stuff is synthpop. There are some mediocre alternative trakcs in here. However, I do recommend the individual songs "Blue Monday," "The Perfect Kiss," "Bizarre Love Triangle," and " True Faith," because its these songs that make up the meat of the CD.
Various - π - Music For The Motion Picture - 24-Aug-05 11:06 AM
Mostly aggressive, at times depressing, this CD contains some excellent examples of breakbeat and IDM. Some of Clint Mansells tracks sound a lot like those in Requiem For A Dream, but the themes here are more breakbeat oriented, and they are much more aggressive. The first and last tracks, which are the main themes for the movie, are particularly memorable. All the other stuff in between is good as well, sending you through a voyage of aggressive electronic music. In my opinion, this is much better than the soundtrack to Requiem For A Dream because all the tracks and themes in that one are all broken up. In this soundtrack, the music is sorted in a more traditional way, with each whole track taking one track space. This makes it possible to listen to the music as just tracks, and not as soundtrack music. I highly recommend this for people who enjoy more abstract breakbeat or IDM.
Legowelt - 15-Aug-05 06:05 AM
Just listening to some of this guys stuff. This shit is so amazingly funky, and he just makes the melodies slide in an orgasmic polyphony. Not only that, but the beats are strong and the bass is compelling. Take a bit of Thomas Bangalter, add a dash of extra lower end, put in some even more funk, and cook it in some of the best melodies only a real musical genius can come up with. Put it all on vinyl, a cassette, or a CD. Serve either "at home" or "at the club." Works equally well. This music is fucking amazing, no doubt about it. Itll blast the shit out of your speakers, itll make your body move to the groove, and itll make your day. This shit is relentless. Go out and get some. Im serious. Steal it if you have to, because its just that good.
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