Thursday, January 31, 2008

Roni Size "(Reprazent) in the Mode", Rae and Christian "Sleepwalking", LTJ Bukem "Journey Inwards", Kosheen "Resist"

RONI SIZE - (REPRAZENT) IN THE MODE

1.Railing part 2 [7:37]10.9 Mb
2.Snapshot [4:01]5.8 Mb
3.System Check [6:45]9.6 Mb
4.Ghetto Celebrity featuring Method Man [3:14]4.6 Mb
5.Lucky Pressure [4:11]6 Mb
6.Switchblade [5:26]7.7 Mb
7.In Tune with the Sound featuring Rahzel [2:27]3.5 Mb
8.Who Told You [5:13]7.4 Mb
9.Heavy Rotation [4:46]6.8 Mb
10.Staircase [5:32]8 Mb
11.Mexican [3:38]5.2 Mb
12.Dirty Beats [3:14]4.6 Mb
13.Out of the Game [4:19]6.2 Mb
14.Centre of the Storm featuring Zack de la Rocha [4:23]6.3 Mb
15.Idi Banashapan [4:02]5.8 Mb
16.In and out (Edited version) [4:01]5.8 Mb
17.Play the Game (Extended version) [3:03]4.4 Mb

Roni Size "(Reprazent) in the Mode" Album Review

No, It's not Newforms.
In case anyone's wondering why the reviews are so mixed on this album, I'll clear it all up. Half of us want this album to be "Newforms Part 2" (or Part 3, technically) very badly. The other half of us appreciate the album on its own without the troubling "Newforms" comparison. I'm personally kind of in the middle, as I heard "In the Mode" long before "Newforms." Yes, "In the Mode" is pretty good, yes it's worth buying/ripping/stealing/taping/remixing/whatever, but damn, man. It sure as hell ain't "Newforms." But again, what is?

-Mediakill

P.S. Spell-check your reviews, you're making fools of yourselves.





RAE AND CHRISTIAN - SLEEPWALKING

Rae and Christian - Sleepwalking
Year: 2000


1.Blazing the Crop [2:05]2.9 Mb
2.Hold us Down (featuring the Congos) [5:01]7.2 Mb
3.It Ain't Nothing Like (featuring Pharcyde) [3:14]4.6 Mb
4.Get A Life (featuring Bobby Womack) [3:40]5.2 Mb
5.Not Just Anybody (featuring Kate Rogers) [5:46]8.3 Mb
6.Trailing in the Wake [5:17]7.5 Mb
7.Vai Viver A Vida (featuring Tania Mana) [5:09]7.3 Mb
8.Let it Go (featuring Pharcyde) [4:25]6.3 Mb
9.Ready to Roll [5:03]7.2 Mb
10.Wake Up Everybody (featuring Bobby Womack) [4:10]6 Mb
11.Salvation (featuring Siron) [3:09]4.5 Mb

Rae and Christian "Sleepwalking" Album Review

Blazing the crop
Rae and Christian suffer from some serious sophomore-slumpin' in "Sleepwalking." While their second studio release is not even close to bad -- actually it's fairly good -- it suffers from a lack of new ideas, and some Pharcyde songs that stick out like sore, bloody thumbs.

It opens with a swippy hip-hop intro, "Blazing the Crop," an entertaining little number with what sounds like panpipes. What follows is alternately satisfactory and hilarious, with everything from outrageously genteel falsettos to swooning trip-ballads featuring Kate Rogers and Tania Maria, as well as the trippy, smoldering "Trailing in the Wake."

Unfortunately, there are two songs by the Pharcyde that simply don't fit in with the smoother, mellower hip-hop. "Let It Go" and "It Ain't Nothing Like" meander aimlessly through mellow beats, sounding jagged and uncomfortable. Perhaps it would have been better back in the "Bizarre Ride II" era, but here they sound overworn. And the legendary Bobby Womack does a good job, but it feels like Rae and Christian weren't quite sure how to use his talents.

Rae and Christian broke some new ground with "Northern Sulphuric Soul," a delightful acid hip-hop album. There, they made new inroads and breathed some fresh life into the subgenre. But here, they feel like they are on autopilot... or even worse, out of inspiration.

Fortunately they do turn out some very good material, mostly the layered downtempo numbers, and the hilarious number with the Congos: "Like putting one foot right in front of the othah," in an intensely posh voice over some trippy hip-hop beats. And Rae and Christian duet well with the female singers on here, including the soaring finale with Siron.

Unfortunately, they forge no new territory with "Sleepwalking," and the album is burdened with some songs that should have been cut. Fortunately it redeems itself with some beautiful downtempo songs.





LTJ BUKEM - JOURNEY INWARDS

LTJ Bukem - Journey Inwards
Year: 2000


1.Journey Inwards [7:04]9.8 Mb
2.Watercolours [7:37]11.6 Mb
3.Rhodes to Freedom [9:09]14.7 Mb
4.Our World [5:05]7.5 Mb
5.Undress Your Mind [7:43]11.9 Mb
6.Point of View [3:08]4.5 Mb
7.View Point [8:04]11 Mb
8.Sunrain [7:26]10.2 Mb
9.Deserted Vaults [4:24]5.3 Mb
10.Inner Guidance [5:16]8.3 Mb
11.Close to the Source [7:44]10.6 Mb
12.Suspended Space [8:24]12.4 Mb
13.Unconditional Love [6:04]7 Mb
14.Feel What You Feel [8:24]13.7 Mb

LTJ Bukem "Journey Inwards" Album Review

SUPERB WORK OF ART!
One of my favorite records, regardless of genre. And a True Work Of Art. Just Glorious!

Video LTJ Bukem - Journey Inwards

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KOSHEEN - RESIST

Kosheen - Resist
Year: 2001


1.Demonstrate [0:27]0.6 Mb
2.Hide U (Original) [4:11]6 Mb
3.Catch [3:22]4.8 Mb
4.Cover [3:49]5.4 Mb
5.Harder [3:34]5.1 Mb
6.Slip N Slide Suicide [3:34]5.1 Mb
7.Empty Skies [4:11]6 Mb
8.I Want it All [5:06]7.3 Mb
9.Resist [4:46]6.8 Mb
10.Hungry [5:25]7.7 Mb
11.Face in A Crowd [3:43]5.3 Mb
12.Pride [4:00]5.8 Mb
13.Cruelty [4:04]5.9 Mb
14.Let Go [4:19]6.2 Mb
15.Gone [3:38]5.2 Mb
16.Hide U (John Creamer and Stephanie K radio edit) [3:32]5 Mb

Kosheen "Resist" Album Review

Electronic music at its best!!!
I heard about this English trio for the first time on a video game soundtrack, and I immediately feel in love with it. Catchy tunes, interesting proposal, definitely worth checking it out. Best songs: "Hide U", "Catch", "Hungry".

Video Kosheen - Resist

Filmed at The Anson Rooms - Bristol Saturday 5th May 2007





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