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Leo Kottke - 6 & 12 String Guitar - 28-Nov-05 10:26 PM
Kottke is one of the true talents of acoustic guitar alive today. This, his debut album featured no intrusive vocals or "geese farts on a muggy day" as he likes to put it, and some of the most amazing guitar playing ever to be heard. It is unfathomable to most that there is but one guitar being played throughout the entirety of this album which often sounds like two, three and even four simultaneously. Had I not seen Kottke live, I'd still doubt the possibility. To anyone interested in awe-inspiring guitar, have a seat with Kottke and his 6 and 12-string guitars, you won’t believe your ears. Also available on CD as a last resort though nothing beats the original mystique of this then-unknown’s debut pressing.
DJ Marky
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DJ Patife
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ESOM - The Brazilian Job Sampler - 25-Aug-04 02:05 AM
The melding of Bossa-Nova and Drum and Bass on this record is unparalleled, and the Cosmonautics Mix is phenomenal. This record reaches a level of production typically absent when combining such a classic song of old with modern technology. When the Beat kicks in during Fernanda Porto's beautiful vocals, it is nothing short of brilliant!
Sasha
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Maria* - Be As One - 11-Jul-04 06:20 PM
Brilliance. Very un-Sasha like, and rumors have spread that this is in fact the work of a then young BT whose "co-production", Heart of Imagination appears on the flip-side. While I don't know if that is true, the song has a lot more to it than the typical Sasha offering. Maria Nayler's vocals are breath-taking; this track breathes emotion. On more than one occasion I’ve seen people cry while hearing this track under the “right” circumstances. If in fact this is a Sasha creation, than it is without any question, his masterpiece.
Red Light District - Did You Hear Me? - 08-Jul-04 06:35 PM
The Reverend’s speech on this album is an all-time classic. Absolute pure 100% televangelical comedy! And I quote "Now let me tell you something. We are still beautifying God's house, and I need 100 people to write me this week, and send in a little offering of fifty dollars or more. Let God use you this week, for his glory. Let us beautify the house of God together; I am excited about the house of God. I am Excited! And I believe it's time that all of us fall in love with the house of God. Oh we love all the houses, but it's time to fall in love with God's house, to fall in love with doing something, for the house of God. I need at least 100 of you listening now, to write me and send me fifty dollars or more this week, for the ministry itself. For the work of God, for the beautification of the house of God. And when you send something for God's house, God's gonna put a miracle in your house." Absolute comedy. A must have record for the humor alone, and a pretty damn good track to begin with. Extremely long break-down but well worth it for the entertainment value alone!
BT - ESCM - 05-Jun-04 12:43 PM
ESCM is BT at his best. Released at a time when his sound was still fresh, and he wasn't pumping out remixes every other week. An excellent follow-up to IMA, and a great demonstration of the diversity of his passion for sound. The track "Content" is a fitting ending to the album and is a clear demonstration of his mastery of the equipment and the translation of that mastery into music that truely takes you on a journey. As BT slips further into the grasp of the commercial world of music, I can always listen to this album and "remember" the "content" and "nectar" of his talent in this "Sea of Forgetfullness" brought on by his recent offerings.
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