Posts Tagged ‘Pop’
M.I.A.’s /\/\/\Y/\
The fire goes M.I.A. on M.I.A.’s new album.
Rufus Wainwright’s “All Days are Nights: Songs for Lulu
New Layabozi writer Meredith gives Rufus Wainwright a good going-over.
Danger Mouse and James Mercer Bring Forth “Broken Bells”
Broken Bells, a collaboration between The Shins’ James Mercer and Brian Burton (AKA Danger Mouse), came out on March 9th. To my ears, it is the best release of 2010 thus far.
Musical Road Map: Entry One
In which our intrepid correspondent journeys deep into hippie/yuppie land to sample some of the most anti-hippie/yuppie music there is.
Michael Jackson and the Power of Music
Michael Jackson’s influence on the history of music is indisputable. This is something everyone understands and respects. So it follows that the majority of the world stopped to recognize him in the aftermath of his death. And it’s still going on.
Monroe Stahr, Their First Abum “DaShiJie”
Every album has its very own time and place. For Monroe Stahr’s debut album, it really shouldn’t be very hard to deduce the right time. The first track is, “Summer Starts Here,” and that’s about right. The acoustic guitar paints a picture pretty early on of a veranda, or a nice bar/café patio in the hot summer sun, a comfortable, but somewhat [...]
Siesta’s Phreaktion Turned 10 Years Old…and Counting.
Jane Tan, aka DJ Siesta, is the loving founder of Phreaktion, a committed follower of drum ‘n bass, and a dedicated party enchantress. Last May, Phreaktion celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a party featuring Andy C. Some days after the party, when Siesta was trying to have a chill out week, we decided to interrupt [...]
Ratatat Preview
演奏合成器的Evan Mast和吉他家Mike Stroud，也被称为Ratatat，是具有一个灿烂的未来的经典作曲家。 他们收集并用了一序列旧和新的工具来创作一种应在头脑的深处里演奏的分层、数字化改变的杰作。从些长发的人采集并点燃了几条树枝以后,我们没看到过这么全新的事情。他们让我们明白只要把自己的匠心潜力增加到最大限度音乐就会得到的效果。
Synthesizer driver Evan Mast and guitarist Mike Stroud, otherwise known as Ratatat, are classical composers for a brilliant new future. They have collected and utilized an array of old- and new-fangled tools to create layered, digitally altered masterpieces to play in the deep recesses of mind space.
