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Member Since: Mar 01, 2003
Rank: 288
Average Vote Received: Needs Major Changes (2.00, 2 votes)
Rated 354 releases, average: 4.16
Location: Austin, Texas
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Currently I am trying to finish my Pork Recordings collection, so if you have anything special, drop me a line.
Buyer Rating: 100.0% positive (1 rating)

Reviews:

Yoko Kanno - Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex OST - 19-Jun-06 01:05 PM
The tracks are well arranged given the variety of styles she plays. I’ve managed to collect almost every Yoko Kanno anime o.s.t. work put out, and this CD would be well within the top ranks. (IMO) As far as depth goes, I think the track that stands out the most would be “Fish ~ Silent Cruise.” Awesome orchestra with singing and a very well built suspenseful second half. Perhaps I’ve listened to the CD so many times that it just seems extraordinary.

To note on the Bjork song, “Hyper-Ballad”, yes “Where Does The Ocean Go?" is almost like a more clean, less annoying cover of it. I think YK does a much better job in presenting the sound, were at least you can recognize the noises in it … also the singing is crisper too. But hey, that’s just my opinion! Still, I’d suggest all fans of Y.K. to try the CD, or at the very least, any fans of G.I.T.S.

Various - Le Café Abstrait Volume 2 - Relaxation Is Total Peace - 28-Jan-05 01:18 AM
Raphael Marionneau does a great job selecting some very easy listening tracks. Nothing here will raise your heart rate, but if anything, will lower it as you relax to an hours worth of downtempo. Even though the tracks are great, and the order fits well, there is a huge mistake with this album. At the beginning of track 1, and in between tracks 6,7 and 11,12, Raphael inserted a sample of somebody saying “le café abstrait” as if they were whispering in your ear, from 2cm away. It’s almost unbearable to hear when reaching a state of relaxation. The voice is not a plus at all.

The first track on here, But Momma from Fila Brazillia should be the role model for all downtempo beats, but sadly the voice speaking at the beginning makes you just want to skip to the next track, right off the get go. I personally love the older Fila Brazillia tunes, so it saddens me to see a great track ruined by a sound clip that was added for effect.

Overall, a great compilation hurt by some weird voice samples.