Showing posts with label Electronic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Electronic. Show all posts

August 13, 2008

Björk




Starting out at the tender age of 11, Björk has since appeared in various Icelandic pop outfits, of which The Sugarcubes gained some international acclaim. Following the break-up of The Sugarcubes, Björk has pursued a solo career which has seen her go from basic dance-pop to classical instrumentation and avant-garde experimentation. Whatever mode her music takes, however, it always carries the mark of modern pop's most singular innovator, Björk.


Emilie Simon



If my words are not that clear
I know my hearts is understading every little kiss
Of you

Just a sunny day in Paris
Please give back to me
I don't need to be romantic
I just have to be me

My lover is gone
But I'm not on my own
With all this little kisses of you
My lover is gone
But I'm not on my own
With all this little kisses of you



Émilie Simon born in Montpellier in 1978, is a French singer and composer of electronic music.

The daughter of a sound engineer, Émilie grew up in Montpellier, France. She studied lyric singing at a Conservatoire for seven years before studying ancient music at the Sorbonne and later electronic music at the IRCAM; she tried her hand at jazz and rock until finally turning herself towards electronic music. She concluded her advanced studies, obtaining her DEA in contemporary music.

This is her debut album, self-titled Émilie Simon. It was a commercial and critical success, and features such stand-out tracks as Flowers, Dancers in the Rain (one of the most emotionally affecting songs I've heard for a while) and a wonderful cover of I Wanna Be Your Dog.

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May 8, 2008

Björk- Vespertine & Homogenic

Vespertine cover

Homogenic cover

Two of Björk's most critically acclaimed albums, Homogenic and Vespertine. I've only just downloaded them myself, so I can't really give you any idea of how good they are, but Vespertine manages to make its way onto most 'Albums You MUST Hear Before You Die' lists, so it can't be that bad. Homogenic is less loved, but combines a lot of heavier beats with choral and classical effects, taking off from where she started with Post.

Homogenic

Vespertine

May 4, 2008

Daft Punk

Work It Harder, Make It Better
Do It Faster, Makes Us stronger
More Than Ever, Hour After
Our Work Is Never Over



Daft Punk is a duo consisting of Paris musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. The duo is considered one of the most successful electronic music collaborations of all time, both in album sales and in critical acclaim. And today, for your listening pleasure, I have uploaded all three of their studio albums - Homework, Discovery and Human After All. All records are awesome and highly recommended, so grab it now!

Artist: Daft Punk
Albums: Homework, Discovery, Human After All
Genre: Dance, Electronic
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/daftpunk

April 28, 2008

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)

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April 27, 2008

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