M.I.A

Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born July 17, 1978) is a British vocalist, record producer, songwriter/composer and visual artist. She is a Tamilian of Sri Lankan origin. Best known by her stage name, M.I.A., her work in music often features a range of elements of genres.

An accomplished visual artist by 2002, M.I.A. came to prominence in early 2004 through file-sharing of her singles "Galang" and "Sunshowers" on the Internet. In 2005, her debut album, Arular, was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007.

'Arular' is probably the stronger album, or at least seems so at first, as it has more outstanding tracks ('Pull Up the People', 'Bucky Done Gun' & 'Galang'), but 'Kala' is solid too, and has M.I.A.'s best song, 'Paper Planes'.

Arular

Kala

Password: carlitosseville

EDIT: M.I.A.'s first work was a mixtape with Diplo, which I've spent all morning finding the download for. Not heard it yet, but I've heard good things. Apparantly it's wonderful in a rough-around-the-edges way. (Download is a mediafire download)

Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 1

Daft Punk- Alive 2007

First released in November 2007, Alive is Daft Punk's second live album. The material is taken from their concert in Paris on June 14th 2007, and was critically lauded for its mixing of multiple Daft Punk classics into new songs.

Track List:
"Robot Rock" / "Oh Yeah" - 6:28
"Touch It" / "Technologic" - 5:30
"Television Rules the Nation" / "Crescendolls" - 4:51
"Too Long" / "Steam Machine" - 7:02
"Around the World" / "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" - 5:43
"Burnin'" / "Too Long" - 7:12
"Face to Face" / "Short Circuit" - 4:55
"One More Time" / "Aerodynamic" - 6:11
"Aerodynamic Beats" / "Forget About the World" - 3:32
"The Prime Time of Your Life" / "The Brainwasher" / "Rollin' & Scratchin'" / "Alive" - 10:22
"Da Funk" / "Daftendirekt" - 6:37
"Superheroes" / "Human After All" / "Rock'n Roll" - 5:41

The Residents

The Residents are an avant-garde music and visual arts collective who have created over sixty albums, created numerous musical short films, designed three CD-ROM projects, ten DVD's, and undertaken six major world tours. Throughout their career, spanning nearly four decades, they have maintained complete anonymity. All public relations, interviews and promotions are handled by their spokesgroup, The Cryptic Corporation.
[Title is a link to the full wiki article...]

Now The Residents explained as Lolicat sees them? The most fucked up, disturbing bunch of fuckers to ever make music. Their music seems at first annoying, even silly, but the more you listen to it, the further you get dragged into a nightmare world of surreal happenings. The Residents are the real soundtrack to the End.

Tunes of Two Cities: http://www.mediafire.com/?azwzfmsdwax

Animal Lover: http://www.mediafire.com/?13x9xzdj2md

Of the two albums, Animal Lover is the better, as well as being the more disturbing.

Björk- Medúlla

The album is almost entirely a cappella and constructed with human vocals; only few musical instruments are featured: a bass synthesizer on "Who Is It", piano on "Ancestors" and a gong on "Pleasure Is All Mine". However, the vocals are sometimes processed or sampled: for example, the atmospheric haze that dominates "Desired Constellation" was created from a sample of Björk singing the phrase "I'm not sure what to do with it" from "Hidden Place" on her previous album, Vespertine.

The album features beatboxing, choral arrangements and throat singing, as well as guest appearances by such artists as Mike Patton, Robert Wyatt, Tagaq, Rahzel (formerly of The Roots), Shlomo and Dokaka.

All songs were written by Bjork, except the lyrics for "Sonnets/Unrealities XI" which was based on a poem by E. E. Cummings, and the song "Vökuró", originally by Jórunn Viðar.

~Wikipedia article

Personally, I think that this is one of Björk's most beautiful and expressive albums, and it's easy to forget that it's all made with human voices. It's a bizarre and fragile album, and definately worth a listen, if only for interest and not enjoyment. I hope that you do enjoy this album though, because it's one of my favourites.

1. "Pleasure Is All Mine" – 3:26
2. "Show Me Forgiveness" – 1:23
3. "Where Is the Line" – 4:41
4. "Vökuró" (Sigurðardóttir, Viðar) – 3:14
5. "Öll Birtan" – 1:52
6. "Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)" – 3:57
7. "Submarine" – 3:13
8. "Desired Constellation" (Björk, Olivier Alary) – 4:55
9. "Oceania" (Björk, Sjón) – 3:24
10. "Sonnets/Unrealities XI" (Björk, Cummings) – 1:59
11. "Ancestors" (Björk, Tagaq) – 4:08
12. "Mouth's Cradle" – 4:00
13. "Miðvikudags" – 1:24
14. "Triumph of a Heart" – 4:04

The Mars Volta

Solo tengo
Una hora
Y me duermo
Terminado

Because they are awesome, and because Lolicat is starting to get into them.

L'Via L'Viaquez is a fucking chooon.

Artist: The Mars Volta
Album: Frances The Mute
Genre: Alternative Rock, Progressive Rock
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/themarsvolta

Track Listing:
1. "Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus" – 13:02
2. "The Widow" – 5:51
3. "L'Via L'Viaquez" – 12:22
4. "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore" – 13:10
5. "Cassandra Gemini" – 32:32

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2GXJTO1T

Electric Six

The lines are drawn, the orders are in
The dance commander's ready to sin

As requested by Mad Flows Grishnackh. Enjoy.

Artist: Electric Six
Album: Fire
Genre: Alternative Rock
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/electricsixmusic

Track Listing:
1. Dance Commander
2. Electric Demons In Love
3. Naked Pictures Of Your Mother
4. Danger! High Voltage
5. She's White
6. I Invented The Night
7. Improper Dancing
8. Gay Bar
9. Nuclear War
10. Getting Into The Jam
11. Vengeance & Fashion
12. I'm The Bomb
13. Synthesizer

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GNPFHUAR

NOTE: Not my upload. Password is 'remidalver'

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

On the gathering storm comes a tall handsome man
in a dusty black coat with a red right hand

As requested by Pokegirl Princess Lolicat.

Cheer up, you miserable fuck. <3

Artist: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Album: Let Love In
Genre: Post-Punk, Alternative Rock
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ncatbs

Track Listing:
1. Do You Love Me?
2. Nobody's Baby Now
3. Loverman
4. Jangling Jack
5. Red Right Hand
6. I Let Love In
7. Thirsty Dog
8. Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore
9. Lay Me Low
10. Do You Love Me?, Pt. 2

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=pop79bm3

Carcass

"Bleeding works of art
Seething work so dark
Seering words from the heart"

Artist: Carcass
Album: Heartwork (1993)
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Official Site: http://www.myspace.com/carcass

Carcass are a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. They are based in Liverpool. In 1987, bassist and vocalist Jeff Walker, formerly of the Electro Hippies, joined them, who grew up in the North East of England. Carcass have been a very influential band within the grindcore and death metal scenes. They disbanded in 1995, but will reunite in 2008.^[1]

1.	Buried Dreams	03:59
2.	Carnal Forge	03:55
3.	No Love Lost	03:23
4.	Heartwork	04:33
5.	Embodiment	05:36
6.	This Mortal Coil	03:50
7.	Arbeit Macht Fleisch	04:22
8.	Blind Bleeding The Blind	04:57
9.	Doctrinal Expletives	03:39
10.	Death Certificate	03:41

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