Muzyko Mania

01 Counting Back to 1
02 Robots In Love
03 Super Conducter
04 So Long to U
05 Servo Manual Chapter 1 (Mandroids

Beautiful Small Machines may be synthetic, but they?re not stupid. Caught somewhere between the 70?s, 80?s and deep space, this electro-pop duo (Bree Sharp, Don DiLego) learned about comedy from adult swim and heartache from Philip K. Dick and they?re spewing it all back out at you like a bunch of mandroids on whiskey and psycho-pharmaceuticals. Fun, Sad, Creepy and Clever ? Beautiful Small Machines is the retro-future.

I have a tendency to like cute songs. I?m not going to lie and try to hide it. When I hear Of Montreal come on the radio singing ?Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games?, a small part of my little typically predictable college girl heart goes fwap fwap. So of course it makes sense that when I heard the Beautiful Small Machines, I would immediately fell in love with their brand of lo-fi art pop. But as the wonderful people over at Battery In Your Leg eloquently put it, ?cute? does not always equate to ?worthless?. Their Robots In Love EP is the collaborative effort of singer-songwriter Bree Sharp and Don Dilego (Sharp on vocals and Don DiLego on production duty). During ?Superconducter? Sharp?s vocals sound, at times, intriguingly Le Tigre-ish. Yet at the same time, their track ?Robots In Love? takes an entirely different approach, sounding much more akin to a b-side from The Postal Service. That being said, below are two of my favorite song samples from their EP.

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CD 1:

01 cascada – evacuate the dancefloor
02 david may – superstar
03 pitbull – i know you want me (calle ocho)
04 silvio ecomo and chuckie – moombah
05 michel cleis feat. toto la momposina – la mezcla
06 sono – keep control (gregor salto edit)
07 fedde le grand feat. mitch crown – scared of me
08 chicane – poppiholla
09 roog and erick e pres. housequake and anita kelsey -
10 supafly inc – shes partof history
11 sebastian ingrosso – kidsos
12 groovewatchers – sexy girl
13 rustler – around the world
14 daniel bovie and roy rox feat. nelson – love me
15 markus schulz – do you dream
16 hardwell – twillight zone (dance valley anthem)
17 ron carroll – bump to dis (bart b more vs. bingo play
18 moony – i dont know why
19 lucien foort – shake your rump
20 moguai – beatbox (inpetto remix)

CD 2:

01 salto and kaoma – lambada 3000
02 armin van buuren feat. jacqueline govaert – never say
03 bob sinclar and sugar hill gang – lala song
04 axwell-ingrosso-angello-laidback luke feat. deborah c
05 de bos – on the run (ralvero get down mix)
06 freemasons feat. sophie ellis-bextor – heartbreak (ma
07 marco v – solitary confinement feat. khashassi
08 rank 1 – symfo (sunrise festival theme 2009)
09 tydi and dennis sheperd feat. marcie – somehow
10 ida corr – ride my tempo
11 ray of light feat. sophia may – something going on
12 no id – nastiness (muzzaik remix)
13 re-united – sun is shining (funkerman remix)
14 sunnery james and ryan marciano – pondo (chuckie and
15 gabriel and castellon – shut your eyes
16 lee cabrera feat. alex cartana – shake it (move a lit
17 giorgio giordano – amazzonia (david fort remix)
18 jesse james vs. woolhouse – magic carpet ride
19 remaniax – motivator (veron mix)
20 dj antoine – underneath

CD 3:

01 ascal ft. armand van helden – bonkers
02 quintino feat. mitch crown – heaven
03 the sunclub – te te (shake that heaven)
04 inna – hot (malibu breeze radio edit)
05 bingo players feat. danthony – i will follow (theme f
06 m.w.t. – sun is shining bright
07 anthem – move on baby
08 the face vs. mark brown and adam shaw – needin u
09 michael mind – loves gonna get you
10 nic chagall feat. jonathan mendelsohn – this moment
11 rishi romero – african forest
12 sied van riel and claudia cazacu – contrasts
13 agnes – release me
14 john shelvin feat. molly – just like you said
15 massimo baudo – so real
16 antoine godard – club on fire
17 aldo martinez and corey andrews – destiny
18 david bernardi feat. sophia may – heartbeat
19 dave kurtis – last night in miami
20 airbase – escape (der mystiks final chapeter remix)

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1. Marypan
2. To the Mighty One
3. Simple
4. Kitty Train
5. The Prince of Plati
6. A Million Times
7. Magic Neighbor
8. Suli-mon
9. Snow
10. Painting the Doors
11. Cocoon

Following the release of Lisa Germano’s last album for Young God Records, In the Maybe World, and a good deal of subsequent touring, she hid herself away for a long while, and I was beginning to despair–then suddenly this beautiful music started coming my way. I think this is one of her best albums yet.

Snow is a jewel, ripe with her typical naked emotion–a gentle elegy, exuding warmth and healing. The depth of feeling in her words and singing on this album is truly remarkable, and she never fails to tug at my heart. Somehow it’s sad, wistful, and hopeful, all at once. It’s very private, solitary music. It’s deeply engaging, and when I listen to it I often stop what I’m doing and drift off with it into its world. Time and troubles disappear for a short while.

For some reason, her music reminds me of early Disney songs–fuzzy and dreamy. Thinking about it today, I also thought of the great–and neglected–music that Tom Waits did with Crystal Gayle for the movie One from the Heart.

In any event, she’s resolutely in her own space, and within that space she sculpts songs and miniature, delicate sonic environments like no one else. To sit down and spend some time inside her songs is a tremendously rewarding experience, and I hope you’ll partake.

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01. End Credits
02. Dreaming
03. Installation
04. Wybie
05. Exploration
06. Other Father Song
07. The Supper
08. Bobinsky
09. Fantastic Garden
10. Coraline Fly
11. Trap For The Mices
12. Mice Circus
13. Dreams Are Dangerous
14. Sirens Of The Sea
15. In The Bed
16. Spink And Forcible
17. It Was Fantastic
18. Ghost Children
19. Let?s Go
20. Playing Piano
21. Wybie That Talks
22. Cocobeetles
23. Alone
24. Dangerous
25. Reunion
26. Coraline Dispair
27. The Theater
28. The Famous Mister B
29. You Know I Love You
30. Mechanical Lulluby
31. The Hand
32. The Party

Combining the visionary imaginations of two premier fantasists, dirctor Henry Selick (“The Nightmare Before Christmas”) and author Neil Gaiman (Sandman), “Coraline” the movie is a wondrous and thrilling, fun and suspenseful, adventure that honors and redefines two moviemaking traditions. Based on the best-selling book “Coraline” the movie is a stop-motion animated feature, and – as the first one to be conceived and photographed in stereoscopic 3-D, is unlike anything moviegoers have ever experienced before. The Soundtrack, produced by award-winning french composer Bruno Coulais, sets the perfect tone for the suspenseful and wonderful world created in the film, and features a new original song by They Might Be Giants.

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1. Poquito Mas (3:39)
2. Sa’eed (7:03)
3. End Of The Road (6:47)
4. Smashing The Opponent (feat. Jonathan Davis) (4:09)
5. Can’t Stop (7:23)
6. Herbert The Pervert (7:17)
7. Killing Time (feat. Perry Ferrell) (3:04)
8. Project 100 (9:38)
9. Franks (8:05)
10. Slowly (9:00)
11. The Legend Of The Black Shawarma (7:11)
12. Riders On The Storm (Infected Mushroom Remix) (4:29)

Due for release on September 8th via Paul Oakenfold?s Perfecto label, Legend Of The Black Shawarma will mark the acclaimed electro duo?s seventh full-length album. And as one would expect for such a momentous occasion, the album, which features a title said to be inspired by a shark dive the band went on during a tour of Australia two years ago, will see Amit ?Duvdev? Duvedevani and Erez Eisen teaming with high-profile rockers, such as Jane?s Addicition?s Perry Farrell and Korn?s Jonathan Davis. Not much else better than that!

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01. Cuban Revolution Intro
02. All That Money Is Us
03. Run Away (feat. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & GZA)
04. Better Shoot Something
05. Cipher Born (feat. Ghostface Killah & U-God)
06. Get Your Shit Beat In (feat. Polite, Chip Banks, Ghostface Killah & Trife Diesel)
07. Slang Copulation (feat. Nas, Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah)
08. Curiosity
09. Iron Chef (feat. Ghostface Killah, Polite & Inspectah Deck)
10. A Wise Man
11. Cuban Revolution Interlude
12. We Gettin’ Knots (feat. Fat Joe, Armageddon & Big Pun)
13. Fearless Ninjas (feat. Ghostface Killah)
14. The All-Time Lineup (feat. American CREAM Team, Inspectah Deck & Method Man)
15. Live Kid (feat. Notorious B.I.G. & Ghostface Killah)

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01. No Quarter (instrumental – t1)
02. No Quarter (instrumental – t2)
03. No Quarter (final)
04. That’s The Way
05. Blues Medley
06. Since I’ve Been Loving You
07. All My Love
08. Jennings Farm Blues (several)
09. Jennings Farm Blues (final)

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1. Sexy Bitch
2. Sexy Bitch (Chuckie & Lil Jon Remix)
3. Sexy Chick (US Version)

?Sexy Bitch? is a song recorded by French disc jockey, David Guetta. It features guest vocals by American R&B vocalist, Akon and was released digitally on July 24, 2009 worldwide and later on July 28 in the United States. It will act as the second single from Guetta?s upcoming fourth studio album One Love following ?When Love Takes Over?. A clean version of the song has also been produced with the title and lyrics modified to ?Sexy Chick?.

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1. When The Devil’s Loose
2. Mightiest Of Guns
3. A Slow Parade
4. To The Morning
5. Oh The Vampyre
6. I Can See The Pines Are Dancing
7. False River
8. On The Moon
9. The Mercy Wheel
10. The Coal Hits The Fire

A.A. Bondy’s sophomore album, When The Devil’s Loose, will be released September 1, 2009 on Fat Possum. This is the second offering of neo-folk tunes from the former Verbena frontman. After an excellent showing at Sasquatch this year Bondy is set to take on the open road with a string of dates. Be sure to catch him when he comes through a city near you.

Just evoking the images of traditional Americana wasn’t enough for former Verbena front man A.A. (Scott) Bondy on his newest record. He had to dream them. Somewhere in his head a slightly bleak, sleepy world of American imagery, dark images made their way onto When The Devil’s Loose, with painfully beautiful ballads and acoustic tunes.

The problem is, the entire disc blends together as one long, saddening howl. It’s sure to put you in a reflective state. When The Devil’s Loose isn’t the album you play in the car with your friends. It’s what you play when you’re taking a long ride, alone on a nearly empty highway.

Bondy’s music is something like Ryan Adams meets Sufjan Stevens. Calming acoustic melodies find western influences and are completed with a gritty-yet-pleasant voice.

The title track stands out from the rest with simple storytelling and life lessons bleeding from the lyrics. “The Coal Hits The Fire” ends the album on a dark note with a marching anthem that sounds like it could have been recorded in a cave.

Overall, Bondy’s pain accomplishes something spectacular on When The Devil’s Loose, but we’d like to see him expand his happy horizons.

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1. The Chronic (Intro) 1:57
2. Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody?s Celebratin?) 4:52
3. Let Me Ride 4:21
4. The Day The Niggaz Took Over 4:33
5. Nuthin? But A ?G? Thang 3:58
6. Deeez Nuuuts 5:06
7. Lil? Ghetto Boy 5:29
8. A Nigga Witta Gun 3:52
9. Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat 3:48
10. The Sack Pyramid (Skit) 2:53
11. Lyrical Gangbang 4:04
12. High Powered 2:44
13. The Doctor?s Office (Skit) 1:04
14. Stranded On Death Row 4:47
15. The Roach (The Chronic Outro) 4:36
16. Bitches Ain?t Shit 4:48

The Chronic is the debut solo studio album of hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992 on his former own label, Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles, California and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California. The album was named after a slang term for high-grade marijuana. The album cover is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers.[12] The Chronic was recorded by Dr. Dre following his departure from N.W.A and Ruthless Records over a financial dispute, and consequently featured both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and its owner, former N.W.A group member, Eazy-E.

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