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Tango Crash «Baila Querida» (p) 2008

Можно ввязываться в полемику с ценителями и знатоками, насколько electro-tango (или любое модернизированное танго) имеет отношение к настоящему, так сказать, исконному стилю, можно просто слушать Gotan Project и Bajofondo Tango Club — но пропустить такое явление, как группа Tango Crash, решительно нельзя. Двое музыкантов из Буэнос-Айреса — Мартин Яннаконе и Даниэль Алмада — буквально вгрызаются в ткани этой музыки, коля электронными иголками её живую плоть. Название Tango Crash совершенно точно отражает суть. Это танго, на которое наступили, которое с хрустом крошится на осколки в тисках техно-глитча и рубящего наотмашь джаза, но всё равно живет и, пожалуй что, побеждает.

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In eager anticipation of my 75.000th track, I just had to look back on my time here on last.fm... I never thought I would stay here for almost three years, nor did I ever expect to find such great music and friends (you know who you are).

So I'll be posting my '100 tracks everyone should know'. Some mainstream, some a little harder to find (If you need help or more info, let me know). I don't think I have to tell you this is all just my personal opinion ;)

A lot of these I got to know through Last.fm and the friends here, so thanks everybody.

Greetz, Kenneth

ROCK / ALTERNATIVE / INDIE
30 Seconds to Mars - Fallen
Aerosmith - Livin' On The Edge
Belle and Sebastian - Expectations
Feeder - Feeling a Moment
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
K's Choice - Believe
Kings of Leon - Arizona
Kings of Leon - The Bucket
Kings of Leon - Cold Desert
Kings of Leon - Knocked Up
Kings of Leon - Manhattan
Kings of Leon - Trani
Krezip - You Can Say
Muse - Map of the Problematique
Muse - Stockholm Syndrome
Queens of the Stone Age - A Song for the Dead
Queens of the Stone Age - You Can't Quit Me Baby
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Of
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Venice Queen
Skunk Anansie - The Skank Heads
The Strokes - Heart in a Cage
Zornik - Wasting Time

POP / INDIE
Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning
All Saints - Pure Shores
DeVotchKa - How It Ends
Evermore - It's Too Late
Fredo Viola - The Sad Song (Dad And Dog)
Gotan Project - Diferente
Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms)
John Farnham - You're The Voice
Johnny Berlin - Find What You Love And Let It Kill You
Kaki King - Bari Improv
Lenny Kravitz - If You Can't Say No
Lio - Amoureux Solitaires
Maroon 5 - Secret
Nellie McKay - David
Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me
Newton Faulkner - Teardrop
Nouvelle Vague - In a Manner of Speaking
Paul Simon - Late in the Evening
Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River
Rufus Wainwright - Do I Disappoint You
Saybia - The Day After Tomorrow
Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook
Stef Bos - Hier vertrok de trein (Dutch)
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
Sunrise Avenue - Fairytale Gone Bad
Tanita Tikaram - Twist in My Sobriety
Tom Helsen - Easy
Won Ton Ton - I Lie and I Cheat
Xavier Rudd - Messages

DANCE / ELECTRONIC / HOUSE
2 Unlimited - Jump for Joy
Carlos - The Silmarillia
CJ Bolland - The Prophet
D*Note - Shed My Skin
DJ Gregory - Tropical Soundclash
Faithless - Music Matters (Axwell Remix)
Faithless - No Roots
Ida Engberg - Disco Volante
The Knife - Silent Shout
The Knife - We Share Our Mothers Health
John Dahlbäck - Pyramid (Dirty South Remix)
Massive Attack - Inertia Creeps
Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes
Röyksopp - Alpha Male
Röyksopp - What Else Is There?
Samuel Paganini - Reaching Out
Shameboy - Heartcore
Sidekick - Deep Fear (Phobia Club Mix)
Smoke City - Underwater Love
Sunkids - Rise Up (feat. Chance)
Tocadisco - Morumbi
Underworld - Moaner

HIP-HOP / R&B
Devin the Dude - Hope I Don't Get Sick-A-This
Dilated Peoples - This Way (feat. Kanye West)
Mr Hudson - Supernova (feat. Kanye West)
Nas - Still Dreaming (feat. Kanye West & Chrisette Michele)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Suicidal Thoughts
Shontelle - T-Shirt
Wu-Tang Clan - Gun Will Go (feat. Sunny Valentine)

CLASSICS
Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol
The Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky
Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire
Clint Mansell - Lux Aeterna
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
The Exciters - Tell Him
Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
John Miles - Music
Love - Alone Again Or
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Queen - Innuendo
Queen - Somebody to Love
Simple Minds - Belfast Child
Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
Stevie Wonder - As
Supertramp - From Now On
Supertramp - School
Wim Mertens - Struggle For Pleasure

PS. Hmm looking back on the list, it's more mainstream than I thought, but I hope you enjoy these songs anyway. ;-)

And for those of you, who want more (if any), check out My loved tracks, where you will find most of these songs and more :)

adaptun's top albums (overall)
1. Diana Krall - Live in Paris (120) 2. Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk (83) 3. Jay McShann - Hootie Blues (77) 4. Jeanne Lee & Ran Blake - The Newest Sound Around (76) 5. Bill Evans Trio - Explorations (74) 6. Peter, Paul and Mary - The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary (68) 7. Muddy Waters - At Newport (66) 8. Joe Maneri - Paniots Nine (66) 9. Gotan Project - La Revancha Del Tango (66) 10. Gordon Lightfoot - Gordon Lightfoot: Complete Greatest Hits (65)

Spacious but far from sparse, "Fear of the Forest" is the second album from Brooklyn musician Gabriel Cyr under his Teleseen moniker. Operating at the meeting point between electronic music, dub and reggae, Cyr's second release tries hard to distance itself from the generic dubstep ghetto, and almost succeeds. While most mainstream dub-flavoured electronica doesn’t do it for me, I am not impervious to the style itself, or the work of those who operate at its edges and embrace ideas rather than aesthetics, as Cyr does here, but not always with success.

In places, this album makes clever, sparing use of vocalists, combining them with ear-catching percussive elements, worldly samples and lots of echo. Songs such as "Crown" and "Black Monday" are particularly good examples of how to integrate vocalists into a deep and dubby music. However "Chikurubi" feels tired and jaded with its boring, unnecessary rap, and "Factions" doesn't work for the exact reasons why "Black Monday" does: the vocals are far from subtle, and feel tacked on. "Wind Unification" sounds like Gotan Project gone dubby until things take a distinctly weird turn two thirds of the way in, which makes it the highlight of the album for me. Lots to like on “Fear of the Forest”, but unfortunately, quite a bit not to like. Perhaps Cyr was trying to please too many people. My suggestion: drop the rappers.

TEXT: GARETH OWEN

electronic beats
Teleseen
Fear of the Forest
Percepts
dub
dubstep
Gotan Project
Gabriel Cyr

All time wishes =D
Radiohead
Yann Tiersen


Looking forward to see in a near future:
Air


Wishfull...

Arcade Fire
Asobi Seksu
Beach House
Camera Obscura
Cat Power
Coldplay
Cut Copy
Daft Punk
Dan Deacon
Dead Combo
Deerhunter
Department of Eagles
Gotan Project
Holy Fuck
Ladytron
Metric
Mew
Moby
Muse (again)
Phoenix
Portishead
Rodrigo Leão (again)
Röyksopp
Sonic Youth
The Crystal Method
The Dø
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Sounds (again)
Vampire Weekend
you should go ahead (again)

...

[ A ]
Andy Fletcher [ DM ] DJ set (Bucharest, Oct '07)
Apollo 440 (Bucharest, Jul '08)
Alanis Morissette (Bucharest, Jul '08)
Addictive TV (Bucharest, Jun '08)

[ B ]
Buena Vista, Havana Lounge (Bucharest, Feb '08)

[ C ]
Chemical Brothers (Bucharest '07)

[ D ]
Depeche Mode (Budapest, Jun '09)
De Phazz (Bucharest, Nov '08)

[ E ]
Expatriate (Bucharest, Jun '09)

[ G ]
Gotan Project(Bucharest, Nov '08)
Goldfrapp (Bucharest, Jun '08)

[ K ]
Koop (Bucharest, Nov '08)
Kraak & Smaak (Bucharest, Jun '08)

[ L ]
Leonard Cohen (Bucharest, Sep '08)
Lenny Kravitz (Bucharest, Jul '08)

[ M ]
Massive Attack (Bucharest, Aug '08)
Moby (Bucharest, Jul '09)
Martina Topley-Bird (Bucharest, Aug '08)
Motor (Budapest, Jun '09)
Motorhead (Bucharest, Jul '09)

[ N ]
Nouvelle Vague (Bucharest, Nov '08)

[ O ]
Orbital (Bucharest, Jul '09)

[ P ]
Placebo (Bucharest, Jun '09)
Pink Martini (Bucharest, Oct '07)

[ S ]
Sigur Rós (Prague, Aug '08)
Santana (Bucharest, Jul '09)

[ T ]
Tricky (Bucharest, Nov '08)
Thievery Corporation (Bucharest, Oct '08)
The Ting Tings (Bucharest, Jul '09)

[ U ]
UNKLE (Bucharest, Jul '08)

[ V ]
Vive la Fête (Bucharest, Jun '08)

[ Z ]
Zagar (Budapest, Jun '09)

1. How did you get into 29? (t.A.T.u.)
Gosh, that's a strange story. When they first appeared, I was afraid of their video to 'Nas Nie Dogoniat'. It was so dark and fast and strange to me then. But later their songs on 'Dangerous and Moving' just mysteriously appealed to me and I just got into them. I must admit twas a short affair and they got soon abandoned. Now when I'm in the proper mood, I sometimes listen to them. But their golden times on my recently played tracks are gone.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (Imogen Heap)
I guess it was a song done when she still was a member of Frou Frou. I heard them for the first time while watching Shrek. They did a cover of Bonnie Tyler's 'Holding Out For A Hero.'

3. What’s your favorite lyric by 33? (Kasia Stankiewicz)
It's a line from her 'Piosenka Kasi"'song. It goes like 'Chciałabym mieć duszę z czekolady i móc łyżką ją podjadać gdy przerasta mózg' which means 'I'd like to have a soul made of chocolate and eat it with a spoon when it gets bigger than brain.'

4. What is your favorite album by 49? (Nicole Scherzinger)
Well... she hasn't released any yet.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Maria Mena)
Should go and by her 'Cause And Effect' one right now.

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Rihanna)
I guess, I'd go for 'S.O.S.'. But as I'm not listening to her anymore, it's hard to choose.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (The Bird and the Bee)
No, there is no such song.

8. What is your favorite album by 15? (Rogue Traders)
The answer's short 'Better In The Dark'

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (Zazie)
Gosh, tis a hard choice but... 'Si j'étais moi.' I strongly relate to the lyrics.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Róisín Murphy)
Deff there is. I'd go for her 'Let Me Know'. I can't help dancing and jumping around when listening to it.

11. What is your favorite album by 40? (Nico Muhly)
His soundtrack to the motion picture 'The Reader.'

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (2raumwohnung)
Oh, it must be 'Spiel mit.'

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Nancy Ajram)
Hearing her biggest hit to date while swimming in a hotel swimming pool in Tunisia. (Ah W Noss)

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (Whitney Houston)
Humm... 'Queen of the Night' period.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Kayah)
No, she's better for lows.

16. How many times have you seen 25 live? (Mylène Farmer)
Never seen her live. Maybe someday...

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Duffy)
I guess most of us heard 'Mercy' as first.

18. What is your favorite album by 11? (Kelis)
'Tasty' - most of my fav tracks come from it.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Tina Turner)
I guess... Tina Turner.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live? (Beyoncé)
Nope... but as she gives great shows, I guess, I'd like to.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Alanis Morissette)
Feeling strong emotions while listening to her 'Citizen Of The Planet.'

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Shakira)
The newest one 'Loba'

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Jazmine Sullivan)
Twas her debut single or the second one 'Bust Your Windows.'

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (Kasia Klich)
The turning point in her style 'Zaproszenie.'

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Bajm)
It must be 'OK. OK. Nic nie wiem, nic nie wiem.'

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Amy Winehouse)
'Rehab.'

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (Jennifer Lopez)
'This Is Me... Then.'

28. What is you favorite song by 22? (Imogen Heap)
The emotional bomb contained in a minimalistic song 'The Moment I Said It.'

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Evanescence)
It was some time ago... 'Bring Me To Life.'

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (Lily Allen)
'Back To The Start.'

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Thomas Newman)
I guess, it's hard to see him live.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Enya)
No, her songs make me rather think than feel any kind of happiness.

33. What is you favorite album by 12? (Reni Jusis)
The one which most of her listeners like 'Trans Misja.'

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Nâdiya)
I guess one of her muslim ballads.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (La Grande Sophie)
The one and only 'Quelqu'un D'Autre.'

36. What is you favorite album by 48? (Beata Kozidrak)
The self-titled one 'Beata.'

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Gotan Project)
I guess for this question it'll always be the 'none' answer in this survey.

38. What is you favorite song by 36? (Annett Louisan)
'Drück die 1.'

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Ciara)
Her hit debut single 'Goodies' which didn't appeal to me at first.

40. What is your favorite album by 7? (Juli)
The live one.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (Kate Nash)
Most of them make me feel so.

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (Natalia Kukulska)
There is no specified one. I guess I like some of the songs on every of her album.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Nelly Furtado)
'Maneater' I guess.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (Natasha Bedingfield)
There is no such a memory.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Ania Dąbrowska)
'W spodniach czy w sukience.'

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Melanie C)
'Suddenly Monday' despite its lyrics.

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Natasha St-Pier)
'Longueur d'ondes.'

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (In-Grid)
Her biggest hit to date 'Tu es foutu.' I quite still enjoy it.

50. How many albums do you own by 20? (Dannii Minogue)
I downloaded her to check If she is worth my time so I don't properly own any of her actual albums.

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OK. After those 50 questions and looking at the clock which shows that it's 3:06 am, I'm dead. Sorry.

If you managed to get thru' all these letters, than praise you!

G'night.

Here's that time of the year again where i look back to my season in music. You can take a look if you care. Here are the gigs I've been to during Season 2008-2009. I wanted to go to a lot more gigs than last season, I guess it's mision accomplished :P
This does not includes summer festivals of course.

09/20/2008: 31knots + The Constantines + Ladyhawk
09/27/2008: !!! + Danton Eeprom + Radio Slave

10/03/2008: Bon Iver + Bowerbirds
10/15/2008: Bohren & der Club of Gore + Alexander Tucker
10/30/2008: Asian Dub Foundation

11/05/2008: Mariee Sioux + Syd Matters
11/10/2008: The Ting Tings
11/11/2008: Black Kids + The USA
11/13/2008: The Ruby Suns + John & Jehn
11/18/2008: Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip + Late of the Pier
11/20/2008: Fleet Foxes + J. Tillman
11/21/2008: Kanye West + Santigold
11/23/2008: Róisín Murphy + Hercules and Love Affair


12/04/2008: Masaladosa + Volt Selector
12/05/2008: departement of eagles
12/06/2008: The Whip
12/13/2008: Gotan Project
12/16/2008: N*E*R*D

01/13/2009: James Yuill
01/22/2009: of Montreal + Casiokids
01/24/2009: Kaiser Chiefs + Dananananakroyd

02/02/2009: Ladyhawke
02/17/2009: Metronomy
02/19/2009: Soldout + Casiokids +Anderson
02/23/2009: My Vitriol
02/24/2009: Ray LaMontagne + Priscilla Ahn
02/25/2009: Rachael Yamagata

03/04/2009: Crystal Antlers
03/07/2009: J. Tillman
03/11/2009: Friendly Fires + Wax Stag
03/12/2009: Franz Ferdinand + Kissogram
03/18/2009: Animal Collective+ Pantha du Prince
03/24/2009: Girl Talk
03/25/2009: Peter Bjorn and John + James Yuill

04/07/2009: Alela Diane + William Elliott Whitmore
04/08/2009: A Place to Bury Strangers + Amenra
04/09/2009: Squarepusher + Venetian Snares + Tim Exile
04/12/2009: Mono + HEALTH + Mi Ami + Handsome Furs
04/14/2009: The Whitest Boy Alive + Micachu & The Shapes + The New Wine
04/21/2009: Loney, Dear
04/23/2009: Priscilla Ahn + Willoughby
04/24/2009: Holy Fuck + It Hugs Back
04/26/2009: Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves + The Right Ons
04/28/2009: Miss Kittin & The Hacker + The Neon Judgement

05/02/2009: Yeah Yeah Yeahs + The Juan Maclean + Shearwater + Fischerspooner + Peter Doherty + Tiga + Birdy Nam Nam + The Von Bondies + Delphic + Crookers + Booka Shade + Dizzee Rascal + Fever Ray + Red Light Company + The Temper Trap
05/05/2009: Peaches + Drums Of Death
05/06/2009: Beirut + Mina Tindle
05/08/2009: Get Well Soon + Broadcast 2000 + Metric + Dear Reader + The Phantom Band + Austin Lace + Art Brut
05/09/2009: Andrew Bird + Phosphorescent + Laura Marling
05/10/2009: Telepathe + Rainbow Arabia
05/12/2009: We Are Wolves + Naïve New Beaters
05/14/2009: PJ Harvey & John Parish + Tom Brosseau
05/15/2009: Bat for Lashes
05/16/2009: Akron/Family + Yuksek + The Acorn + autoKratz + Thunderheist
05/18/2009: Larkin Grimm + DM Stith
05/22/2009: Dan Auerbach + Pete Molinari
05/28:2009: Deerhunter

06/04/2009: Junior Boys + Circlesquare
06/05/2009: Phoenix
06/12/2009: The Freewheeling Yo La Tengo
06/14/2009: Lisa Ekdhal
06/20/2009: Balkan Beat Box + Moriarty + Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 + Joshua
06/29/2009: Fucked Up + Drums Are For Parade