MADREDEUS - ELECTRONICO
Haja O Que Houver (Lux mix)
[5:09]7.4 Mb
Vem (Alem de Toda A Solidao) (Alpha remix)
[3:13]4.6 Mb
Ecos Na Catedral (Sunday Best remix)
[4:13]6.1 Mb
O Paraiso (Buschemis Afro mix)
[5:31]8 Mb
O Mar (Moana Maru remix-Banzai Republic)
[7:35]10.9 Mb
O Sonho (Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band)
[5:33]8 Mb
Solidao No Oceano (Afterlife mix)
[5:34]8 Mb
A Andorinha da Primavera (Dusted)
[5:38]8.1 Mb
Oxala Telepopmix (Telepopmusik)
[5:19]7.6 Mb
Ao Longe O Mar (Astros Reflect and Chill mix)
[8:14]11.8 Mb
Ainda Insect (Harmonic mix)
[6:51]9.8 Mb
Anseio 2 (Craig Armstrong remix)
[4:40]6.7 Mb
Guitarra (Manitoba mix)
[8:05]11.6 Mb
Madredeus "Electronico" Album Review
Remix album worth listening
I was doubtful about this remix album. Madredeus music is so specific that I was scared an electronic treatment would destroy its equilibrium and kill Theresa's voice. I was wrong, those remixes actually work out well. When reading the liner notes, comments from each remixers about Madredeus music and their remix, I was relieved to see they all worked with respect to the originals. Theresa's breathy voice remains the center of attention. The new production adds even some melancholy to the tracks, and might attract new listeners to the originals. <p>"Haja o que houver" 'Lux mix' accentuates the melancholy and longing of the original with a floating and aerial electronic loops background. "Vem" gets a majestic string mix by Alpha. The strings and percussion climb hand in hand in intensity and passion with the vocals. Sunday Best version of "Ecos na catedral" is ethereal and contemplative. Banzai Republic washes out the vocals in a musical sea wave turning "O mar" into a haunting mermaid song. Bushemi proves with the "O Paraiso" 'afro mix' that Madredeus music can contain beats without turning into a dance track. Theresa's voice seems to float above the light orchestration.<p>"O sonho" keeps the trademark guitar sound in Ralf Myerz and Jack Herren Band version, but they push the vocals in the background to add to the atmospheric, dreamy feeling. Afterlife remix of "A lira" keeps the trademark cords and brings pulse to the song with a conga beat while the voice remains pure. Dusted keeps most the original elements of "Andorinha da primavera" and throws some quiet beats and spacy electronic loops in. The song becomes a waltzing lullaby. <p>Telepopmusic incorporate perfectly Madredeus natural elegance into their electronic musical world. Their remix of "Oxala" is elegant, twisted and nonchalant. "Ao longe o mar" receives a chill out treatment from Astro who preserves the haunting, contemplative feeling of the original, and is successful in marrying tradition and modernity as he attempted to. <p>David Bridie and Christian Scallan remix of "Ainda" is extremely interesting. They created an instrumental with sounds recorded in Mississippi bayou and "cut into rhythmic grabs" (in their own words) and married it with Theresa's vocals. The result is stunning. Craig Armstrong chose "Anseio". With the somber beats he added, the track made me think about Massive Attack. The vocals sound even more tragic, passionate and luminous at the same time. Manitoba added tribal drums and percussion to "Guitarra" and its typical guitar motifs but took out the vocals. I think the right word to describe this mix is 'tropical'.<p>If you're a fan, don't be afraid to purchase this album. You will not find your favorite song in a badly adjusted disguise. You might discover new elements in Madredeus music. If you do not know them yet, it is not a bad way to start, but I recommend you to purchase "Antologia" or any of their previous studio albums to be able to compare to the originals. You will succumb quickly to the Portuguese charm too.
Video Madredeus - Oxalá [Oxala] (Telepopmusic Remix)
Do álbum "Electronico", esta é a mais interessante das faixas desse trabalho que uniu a música do Madredeus e os malabarismos sonoros de alguns dos melhores da música eletrônica européia.
DELERIUM - ARCHIVES
Monuments of Deceit
[4:15]6.1 Mb
Inside the Chamber
[6:18]9 Mb
Sword
[4:14]6.1 Mb
New Dawn
[4:53]7 Mb
Siege of Atrocity
[7:44]11.1 Mb
Morpheus
[4:54]7 Mb
Faith
[4:43]6.8 Mb
Temple of Light
[5:36]8.1 Mb
Somnolent
[4:33]6.5 Mb
Allurance
[4:18]6.2 Mb
Fragments of Fear
[3:55]5.7 Mb
Symbolism
[6:39]9.5 Mb
Embodying
[5:04]7.2 Mb
Shroud
[4:45]6.8 Mb
Of the Tribe
[5:10]7.4 Mb
Mythos
[6:19]9 Mb
Twilight Ritual
[5:18]7.5 Mb
Bleeding
[8:00]11.5 Mb
Tundra
[8:56]12.8 Mb
Sphere
[5:53]8.4 Mb
Embryo
[4:17]6.2 Mb
Delerium "Archives" Album Review
Great! But far more instrumental and experimental than their later more mainstream offerings.
I would give five stars to both Delerium's earlier and later works. While their later works accompanied by all of the sugar-coated female vocals would fit into the nightclubs of today, I find that these earlier recordings hark back to the underground sounds of the 80s. The feel of most of the tracks on both CDs remind me of a combination of Dead Can Dance, and the experimental electronics of Throbbing Gristle, Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel (aka Foetus Inc, aka Jim Thirlwell), and early Cabaret Voltaire (if you removed Stephen Mallinder's vocals and just left Richard H Kirk to play with his electronics). Whether you call that "dark" or "ambient" or "gothic", or whether you call it more "experimental" in nature... I like it! But if you are expecting these "Archives" to be similar to their later works with all of the guest female vocals, this may not appeal as much to you due to the lack of vocals and sparser arrangements of melodies.
TERRE THAEMLITZ - MEANS FROM AN END
Inelegant Implementations G1. A-J
[2:00]2.8 Mb
Inelegant Implementations G2. A-S
[2:05]2.9 Mb
Inelegant Implementations G3. A-L
[2:49]4 Mb
Inelegant Implementations G2. A-O
[1:33]2.2 Mb
Inelegant Implementations G7. A-T
[2:17]3.2 Mb
Inelegant Implementations G5. A-S
[2:32]3.7 Mb
Inelegant Implementations G4. A-S
[2:09]3 Mb
Resistance to Change 1. Commentary
[1:10]1.7 Mb
Resistance to Change 2. Resistance
[0:48]1.2 Mb
Resistance to Change 3. Resignation
[3:19]4.7 Mb
Resistance to Change 4. Transformative Nostalgia
[3:08]4.5 Mb
Still Life with Numerical Analysis
[8:27]12.1 Mb
Means from an End 1. Means from an End
[10:27]15 Mb
Means from an End 2. Reduction of Contents
[3:10]4.5 Mb
Means from an End 3. Reintroduction of Contents I
[1:08]1.6 Mb
Means from an End 4. Means to A Means
[7:40]11 Mb
Means from an End 5. Reintroduction of Contents II
[0:34]0.7 Mb
Means from an End 6. End to A Means
[8:24]12 Mb
Terre Thaemlitz "Means from an End" Album Review
Filtered Disturbance
Challenging to the ears as well as the intellect. Thaemlitz's organized noise fusion carries not only sense data, but aslo carries a thinking man's flame. His pieces breaks apart the invisible boundaries that categorizes and excludes familiarity. Definately a hot piece to sit around and discuss the polemics of strategems for political organized sounds. Loung music for the active listener. -chirp...chirp...
TERRE THAEMLITZ - REPLICAS RUBATO
Stormtrooper in Drag
[5:44]8.2 Mb
Down in the Park
[6:24]9.2 Mb
Dream of Siam
[6:13]8.9 Mb
Friends
[2:39]3.8 Mb
Sister Surprise
[4:24]6.3 Mb
Cars
[6:17]9 Mb
Cry the Clock Said
[9:44]13.9 Mb
Praying to the Aliens
[6:12]8.9 Mb
Slowcar to China
[3:28]4.9 Mb
Jo the Waiter
[4:23]6.3 Mb
Down in the Park (Reprise)
[18:03]26 Mb
Terre Thaemlitz "Replicas Rubato" Album Review
Highly reccomended!
I happened to spot this disc in a funky record store with a handwritten note that it was highly reccomended. This was slotted with Gary Numans discs, and being a big Numan fan, I purchased it. Gary had already done a piano-ony version of "Down in the Park", but this builds upon and expands on that. It's a very full disc and the song selections are among my favorites (Storm Troopers in Drag, Down in the Park, Slowcar to China, Praying to the Aliens). This disc really brings the melodies to the surface but Terre also brings in some interpetation. Quite brilliant, when you consider the bulk of Gary's work is synthetic/electric by nature, hearing them in a stark setting of a piano-onl setting gives you a very different perspective on Gary's work that's both disquieting and familiar at the same time. I wouldn't hesitate to reccomend this to any real Numan fan, and I think it holds up as a wonderful CD of piano music for someone totally unfamiliar with Gary Numan!
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