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naime, mene zanima kako vi dolazite do ovih linkova.

ako se nekom da neka mi u kratkim crtama objasni.

zahvaljivam.

This album stands as one of the most impressive MTV Unplugged albums ever recorded. The unique style and sound of the 10,000 Maniacs was captured beautifully in this concert, preserving an unforgettable legacy by the group which was essentially breaking up at the time this was released. Anyone who listened to the radio back then has to know and remember Because the Night. While it is still hard for me to believe this song so wonderfully suited to Natalie Merchant's voice was written by Bruce Springsteen, it served as a most impressive means of introducing Natalie Merchant sans Maniacs to the larger listening audience. Like many fans, I am not that familiar with the 10,000 Maniacs albums predating In My Tribe, but all of the 14 songs on this album (including four from In My Tribe) are just hauntingly exquisite. Each song tells a story, often a serious one touching on important social issues, infusing this modernized folk music with a very human folk music consciousness that speaks to both the head and heart in a number of very effective ways. If the unique sound of 10,000 Maniacs doesn't move you at first, give it a second listen, and I'm sure the power of the music will begin to reveal itself to you. It is unfortunate that Natalie Merchant left the group, but the magic that was 10,000 Maniacs has been wonderfully preserved in this truly incredible live recording.

Playlist :
Elastic Dance
Family Doctoring
Stebeni's Theme
The Race Part One
Crocodile Shoes
Stone Charge
Far Away Chant
Primal One Drop
Hole In The Roof
Guitar : Crucial Tony
Keyboards : Steve Beresford & Fuse & Nick Plytas
Drums : Ben Bow & A.V. Scott & Mus' Come & Bruce Smith
Bass : Lizard & George Oban & Crocodile
Percussion : Bonjo I
Melodica : Dr. Pablo
Harp : Kishi
Producer : Adrian Sherwood
Backing Band : African Head Charge
Studios :
Recording : Berry Street (London, UK)
Mixing : Berry Street (London, UK)

Dub music has occasionally suffered from far too many musician's content to produce a Heavily reverberating baseline line, and add various bleeps and squeaks to stop listeners nodding off. African Head Charge (Led by Percussionist "Bonjo I"), were a radical departure. Instead taking the basics of the Dub Music Template and producing a Avant-Garde slant, and fusing the sound with African music percussion and arrangements.

It's a sound that still sounds largely unique now, much less how massively radical it must have sounded when this was released back in 1981. First Track "Elastic Dance" mixes a bizarre mixture of nyahbinghi rhythms, with heavy stop-starty bass, which is entirely unique and unlike virtually any other Dub-orientated act I've heard (King Tubby, has nothing on these guys), and some some truly, truly talented musicians combining their (Considerable) efforts here.

"Family Doctoring" pushing the Chugging Bass and free-form percussion into a different area completely. This sounds about as near to Traditional Dub, as African Head Charge, could possibly get. Using digital technology to skewer & warp the bagpipe sound, it quite extraordinary that nobody done this technique in as experimental a way as these guys, and shows an excellent example of the integration of live instrumentation and programmed music, to remarkable effect.

I'd be very hard pushed to pick a favorite track from this album, but if I had to choose, than the fusion of "Stebeni's Theme" would have to be it. Built around a African tabla percussion passage, it mixes almost dance music thumping bass, around an African Chant. The effect is comparable to some of the sublime Afro centric-jazz & World music tracks that those that listen to underground music will be familiar with. hypnotic, mesmerizing & as far removed from Dub, as one could reasonably expect. This truly is taking "Dub" music as a genre, and experimenting with it, until it's virtually unrecognizable.

"Far Away Chant" uses the off-key bass & wonky percussion ideas, that the band seemed to have perfected, and work screeching Saxophone into the sound. The effect is a spiritual and Druggy sounding heavy bass, adding a jazz-like element of improvisation to the music, with instruments suddenly popping in and out of the mix, to disorientation effect. Amazingly it works, not only because it is truly innovative (like "Stenbeni's Theme" & "Elastic Dance"), but it also is exquisitely produced, and performed.

The only proper vocal track on here (aside from rhythmic Chanting) is the engaging "Primal One Drop", Deep Bass underpins this track, and then works an interesting psychedelic-Dub angle on the track, with the vocal that reverberates heavily, sounding subdued on the first chorus, and then kicking in loud, on the second verse. Its a little disorientating at first, for sure. But like the best of African Head Charge's work, proves to be highly infectious, trippy and engaging.

African Head Charge possibly isn't for those, that like Dub music in the traditional sense, as It's as much an album of world music influences as it is Jamaican. It takes ideas, and runs with them....warping, fracturing, deconstructing and rebuilding these ideas into new forms of music. It's Chugging baselines, rhythmic Chanting, Sprawling percussion and Hypnotic environmental sounds, moves it out of the realm of traditional Dub-music, and closer to Avant-Garde. So, those wanting something a little less challenging would be better served picking up "King Tubby's" sublime collection of albums ("Dub Gone Crazy" & "Dub Gone 2 Crazy" spring to mind). But if you are looking for music that can show how far the boundaries of Dub music can be pushed, then African Head Charge are at the forefront of it, and can safely rub shoulders with the likes of "Creation Rebel" & "Dub Syndicate". And viewing this album some 20+ years later, this still remains a landmark release.

01 Saint Etienne - Primrose Hill (MP3, 3.2MB)
02 Nina Simone - Suzanne (MP3, 10.1MB)
03 Koushik - Be With (MP3, 7.7MB)
04 Lemon Jelly - Stay With You (12" Mix) (MP3, 10MB)
05 Architecture in Helsinki - Wishbone (MP3, 3.5MB)
06 Kettel - Every Kiss You Gave (MP3, 9.5MB)
07 Foster Sylvers - Misdemeanour (MP3, 3.6MB)
08 De La Soul - Eye Know (MP3, 6.1MB)
09 The Go! Team - Ladyflash (Hot Chip Remix) (MP3, 6.4MB)
10 Justus Köhncke - Alles Nochmal (MP3, 5.3MB)
11 Boom Bip - The Matter (Of Our Discussion) (MP3, 4.1MB)
12 The Chemical Brothers - Temptation / Star Guitar (Live) (MP3, 12.9MB)

When Gaelle (pronounced guy-elle) left home at 18 and found herself in Atlanta, a friend hooked her with a job singing vocals on a house music track. Little did Gaelle know that she was getting involved with the multi-talented, but then virtually unknown, Chris Brann, the brain behind Wamdue Project and P’taah. No one was more surprised than Gaelle herself when “King of My Castle,” the song they collaborated on, became a club classic. She’s since worked with artists like southern hip-hop don Cee-Lo and R&B star Jagged Edge, proving to be a versatile vocalist.

Gaelle’s smoky, sensual singing style and musical prowess are even more polished on Transient, her debut solo album. Gaelle took control over her sound by producing the album in her own studio in collaboration with partner Eric Stamile. Like Bjork and Beth Orton, Gaelle’s music is a true expression of her soul since she creates it from scratch, blending poetry with hypnotic electronic beats. “Rain” is a sensual piano-driven song full of organic sound elements and emotional longing. The jazzy melodies of “Love You More” showcase Gaelle’s far-reaching range, blending broken beats and R&B vocals. Transient is distinctly modern yet rooted in classic pop songwriting.