2001 release by Sonido Habitual label 'Rapcore' group ( a la Puya, Blink 182 and Limp Bizkit). This group hails from Los Angeles and sings in both English and Spanish. They will be on tour throughout the year and will perform all over the U.S.A and Puerto Rico.
Communicate,Cábula,Sonido Habitual,Latin,Rock,Rock/Pop
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Communicate
Sasha & John Digweed Manufacturer: Kinetic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004TE2J Release Date: 2000-06-20 |
Tracks:
- Like A Bitch - Jaimy And Kenny D
- Get Lost (Stereo Dub) - Eric Clapton
- Barbarella (Deep Dish Mix) - Sven Vath
- Roaches (Peace Division Remix) - Trancesetters
- Voices (Slacker's Dumb Struck Mix) - Bedrock
- Fusion - Slacker
- Pushing Too Hard - Saints And Sinners
- Musak (Wonderland Avenue Remix) - Trisco
- West On 27th (A Tribe Called Khz Mix) - Killahurtz
- Tyrantanic (Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix) - Breeder
- The Baguio Track (Digweed/Muir Bedrock Mix) - Luzon
Tracks:
- Narcotic - Mainline
- The Blue Hour - Killer Loop
- Voices (Freelance Icebreakers Mix) - Bedrock
- Once More - The Orb
- ECI-PS - Jimm Van M
- WAAH! (Seismix) - Pob
- Force 51 - Austin Leeds
- Ruhe - Schiller
- Put Your Earphones On - P.F.N.
- Enjoyed - Chemical Brothers
- Lifestyles (Part 2) - King Of Spin
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Enormously popular and apparently indefatigable, trance DJ duo Sasha and John Digweed's Communicate risks market saturation given the number of CDs they've already produced separately this year. Along with Digweed's involvement in a long list of projects, including his astonishing double discs Bedrock and Global Underground: Hong Kong, Sasha's name has become omnipresent on compilations and mix records all over the world thanks to his own GU contribution Ibiza and its ubiquitous club hit Xpander. Still, one feels only gratitude for Communicate, as these two globetrotting turntablists once again show off the unique stylistic differences that produce their trademark twists, dizzying turns, and wide-open flights of rhythmic intensity. Sasha is the straightforward one, putting a heavy hand to use on the turntable, maximizing bass lines and beats while keeping a sharp eye on the fader, forever attentive to the dance floor's whims. His gifted ear pits Killhurtz' "West on 27th" mix against Breeder's "Tyrantanic" with forceful execution, providing sublime closure on the first disc. Meanwhile, Digweed's world is more subtle, filled with shady crevices, slippery transitions, and subliminal melodic touches. The ghostly sample work on Digweed's haunting "Voices: Freelance Icebreakers Mix" from the second disc slices into the Orb's "Once More" with the delicacy of a surgeon. Pieces of songs ebb and flow throughout with unpredictable grace, provoking the sweaty, timeless, eyes-shut-tight club-going experiences that exist in many a hipster's fondest dreams. All in all, this might be the best example yet of Sasha and Digweed's incomparable appeal. --Matthew CookeCustomer Reviews:
A lukewarm cheese-grater which assigns the ears the role of cheese.......2006-12-27
Let's begin with the bad, because no one really WANTS to negatively critique an album produced by two artists whom they love, do they? This album, taken as a whole, is a mishmash of various industrial, grinding, wholly alienesque and synthetic noises. Now, what trance music DOES NOT fit this description, the prospective buyer might ask? Plenty, in this case. The variation of noise is wide, and this is a positive because it gives the album an interesting inconsistency, but this inconsistency leads to confusion when trying to "communicate" with the album's musical message.
Many of the tracks are, for the infamous duo, unusually repetative both in time signature, loops and song structure. The occasional 'clank', 'grind' or 'zap' is thrown in, and for good measure, but these attempts at sounding different lead the listener astray towards confusion and ultimately disinterest. Dont even get me started ranting on how Mainline's "Narcotic" left me with thoughts of sawing off my ears.
The positives ARE there, though. For the most part, the track selection is very diverse and intersting. Many of the artists are artists whom I find are rarely featured on albums of this nature, and the intensity of the 4/4 kick would be absolutely sublime for an industrial warehouse party, dirty and grimey, somewhere in the slums of New York. This is NOT a bad thing; it proves that music can be completely capable of synergizing with a particular physical setting and mood, and this album definitely lends itself to an overcrowdedly dirty, sweaty, midnight 'til 6 A.M. dance party.
On the whole, I find myself returning to this album mostly out of guilt; guilt stemming from the fact that, due to the fact that I have so many other albums more "worthy" of being spun in my collection that I rarely find time and patience to force myself into the kind of groove put forth here by these world-class DJ's.
If you're an absolute die-hard fan of Sasha and Digweed's work, listen to it before buying it.
If you're into something avante-guard and headed in an entirely different direction from most other progressive trance acts out there at the moment, coupled with a taste for gritty industrial noise intrusion, this album will become audible sex for you.
Three stars because it is not up to par with the majority of quality dance music, but its uniqueness and oddly progressive nature lend many a positive attribute to this double disc endeavor.
~Lex
really boering.......2006-08-05
boring!.......2006-01-27
a must have.......2005-10-29
The first CD is smooth and sexy and the transitions are flawless. It is one of the most memorial mixes for me because of the pure brilliance of how everything is put together and the ease at which it flows. By the time the CD is over, you find yourself waking up from a daze or a dream and then it's time to hit the repeat button to experience it all over again! Trust me, this mix sounds boring and monotonous at first, but after a several listenings it comes alive and grabs your attention. I couldn't recommend a better mix.
CD2: 3 stars
For some reason this mix hasn't spoken to me yet. I'm not sure what happened in the creation process of this set, but the magic isn't there compared to CD1.
Overall Impression: 4.5 stars (weighted average since CD1 is so awesome)
Don't pass this gem by. This is a must have classic.
one of a kind!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-11-18
However, all of that being said, as long over due as it is, this compilation changed the landscape of this music forever. If you were fortunate enough to have been listening to house music when this was released, you know that this is the compilation that made all other dj's and producers run and hide while these globetrotting jocks sat in the corner with their unassuming smiles and overwhelming confidence. They knew, just as everyone else knew that this was one for the ages. From the intracacies of Sasha's mind-numbing soundscapes and groovealicious melodies, to the darker, driving forces that evolve in Digweed's turn on the decks, this mix paints a more accurate portrait of what house music was at that individual point in time than any mix will ever paint. Don't get me wrong, some of the best paint is reserved for these two artists, but they start with the same white canvas that everyone else starts with. I guess what I'm trying to get across is, "If you are not a electronic music junkie, but want to go out and buy one dj compilation, please for the love of all things good in life, go get this one, it just may make you a fan, and that is what all of us junkies want."
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2. CONTAMINATION: A Tribute to David Bowie (2-disc deluxe edition)
Manufacturer: Failure To Communicate Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000E4LZP6 |
Product Description
The 3rd installment of the Failure To Communicate Tribute series is a 2-disc set with 34 songs by some of todays finest up and coming new artists. The set also includes a 32 page full color booklet documenting each contributing artist's influence and memories of the Thin White Duke. This delux edition is limited to 1000 copies ONLY. No reprints will be made. A true collector's item.Customer Reviews:
blurb from web site.......2006-01-31
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Communicate
Feelers Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000EDWKZQ Release Date: 2006-01-30 |
Tracks:
- Sex Show
- Communicate
- As Good As It Gets
- Fragile
- Fishing For Lisa
- Just Like You
- Forest
- More To Prove
- Astronaut
- Accidental Love
- Anniversary
- Flood
- Web
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Startling, Catchy and Beautiful, "Communicate" is the Second Album from the Platinum Selling, Award Winning New Zealand Band. The Tracks Are a Blend of Beautiful Sonics and Superb Production!Customer Reviews:
Best Kiwi Band!.......2007-06-04
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Communicate
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00027LEGK Release Date: 2004-06-22 |
Album Description
Debut album from The Solution, featuring the vocal talents of Scott Morgan (Sonic Rendezvous Band), Nicke Andersson (Hellacopters), & members of the Diamond Dogs, Moneybrother, Chrome Locust, & others. The Solution is an all out homage to their collective love of 60s soul & R&B. Wild Kingdom. 2004.Customer Reviews:
Do Yourself A Favor and Get This CD!!!.......2006-05-24
From the opening cymbal crash and invitation to "Start Your Engines" this album ROCKS.
Sounds like it could have been recorded by Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels 40 YEARS AGO!!
I'm a professional DJ and I hear all kinds of music, Good & Bad, Believe me when I tell you, THIS IS GOOD MUSIC!!!!!
IN MY TOP 5 DISCS OF ALL-TIME!!!
Grade A Bonafide Blue-Eyed Soul.......2006-04-06
he's back.......2005-01-02
Fantastic Soul & R&B.......2004-09-03
From the moment you start the CD til the end, you'll be in retro-R&B heaven.
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Love's Shattered Pride: A Tribute to Joy Division/New Order
Manufacturer: Failure To Communicate Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000AOE97Q Release Date: 2005-05-10 |
Tracks:
- Extropy ' 'œheart and Soul'
- Audra ' 'œwalked in Line'
- In the Nursery ' 'œlove Will Tear Us Apart'
- Brides ' 'œthe Drawback'
- Unto Ashes ' 'œthe Him'
- Juiter Blue ' 'œregret'
- Sheriff Scabs''œlove Vigilantes'
- Ahab Rex and the Fourteens ' 'œcrystal'
- Neologos ' 'œ24 Hours'
- Nerve Exhibit ' 'œnew Dawn Fades'
- Hearts Fail''œdecades'
- Theatre of the Absurd ' 'œice Age'
- Kolar ' 'œceremony'
- Blackcycle ' 'œblue Monday'
Product Description
A diverse, beautiful, and sometimes downright rocking tribute to two of the 80's most influental bands: Joy Division and New Order. This limited edition CD comes complete with exclusive cover art by 'The Crow' creator James O'Barr. __1. Extropy - Heart and Soul __2. Audra - Walked In Line __3. In The Nursery - Love Will Tear Us Apart __4. The Brides - The Drawback __5. Unto Ashes - The Him __6. Jupiter Blue - Regret __7. Sheriff Scabs - Love Vigilantes __8. Ahab Rex & The Fourteens - Crystal __9. Neologos - 24 Hours __10. Nerve Exhibit - New Dawn Fades __11. Hears Fail - Decades __12. Theatre of the Absurd - Ice Age __13. Kolar - Ceremony __14. BlackCycle - Blue Monday
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Walk the Worn out Floor
Julie Wolf Manufacturer: Palimpest Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005Y954 Release Date: 1997-10-16 |
Tracks:
- My Foolish Heart
- I Only Mean It When I Sing the Blues
- Wall
- Fool That I Am
- If I Loved You
- Love Is Like a Cigarette
- Trust in Me
- Killing the Blues
- My Song
- Mountain Atop a Mountain
- Baby Plays Around
- Don't Go to Strangers
- I Need You
- Someone Else Is Steppin' In
- How Will You Remember Me?
- I Thought You Were Standing Next to Me
Customer Reviews:
Better than Nora.......2004-12-24
Julie Wolf sings all the songs on this here album like they was her own. She makes them personal like, and that lends itself to the quality of the product. She also happens to be a gifted musician and can play a number of instruments quite beautifully and while I don't want to ramble on in a comparison of the two women, I don't know that Nora Jones can do that. In fact, I lost interest in Nora Jones before her first CD reached its critical climax. This here Julie Wolf CD sneaked in under the critical radar and managed to garner only a smidgen of recognition. This, my internet savvy friends, was a travesty. This is the album everybody should have been talking about when they were discovering or rediscovering more mature music... not that Nora Jones thing. Sorry, I'm attempting to get away from the comparison but I find it hard.
I will have to admit that I purchased this CD when I saw Julie Wolf perform behind Bruce Cockburn a while back and took it home and played it once while I was out in the shed working. I was preoccupied with getting the reversible flange on my brush hog replaced and didn't pay so much attention to the music. So I didn't play it again until last week and since I put it in to the CD player I have now played it about eleventy hundred times. This thang is wonderful, ya'll. We done had us a fire last night and had this here CD on and the whole Huckabee clan was mesmerized. Even Junior, who usually takes to other types of music.
Me and Mama put the youngin's to bed and played the CD again and sat there on the fold-a-bed in the front room and made cow eyes at each other and boy-howdy is this a good CD for doing that. I guess my final critique is - if you plan on makin' cow eyes and need some music that isn't just background music, but rather music to give you something to think about while you get all romantic, then this here CD is the one you need.
What I've been missing!.......2004-04-24
Elegance.......2002-08-05
Her solo cd "Walk the Worn Out Floor" is to beautiful for words, as is the woman. As her hands slowly, very slowly start to play the first track, "My Foolish Heart", you can hear Julie's lips part right before she begins to sing. It's one of those magical moments in music when you and the artist become one, the feeling that you are listening from a breath away. The moment is absolute heaven.
"If I Loved You" a song first penned by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein becomes Julie's. I'm taken aback time and time again by the maturity in her phrasing, not only on this song, but on so many of the songs in this collection. A gorgeous melancholy and quiet introspection live and breathe on this track. She posseses the ability of being able to deliberately hang on a phrase, a note, and then, allow it fall a bit behind the song's natural rhythm.
Listening to "Love is Like a Cigarette" I'm always taken aback by the softness, the gentle air that resonates in the woman's voice. "Trust in Me" a song by Denny Goodhew, is sung to perfection. The interplay between the words, her piano and her voice, astounds me. She touches me with the 'feeling' of all three as they merge into one, imparting an opening of the soul.
She does an interpretation of Keith Jarrett's "My Song". This song is just to beautiful, it kills me, leaves me in a gorgeous restful place-everytime. The lyrics written by Rhiannon, a friend of Julie's, overlap and seemingly decode the sax melody played on the original version. "A Mountain Atop a Mountain" is breathtaking. Close your eyes and you're floating totally free as the airiest of cellos plays the melody, it's quietly taken over by Hans Teuber's flute, flying just abit higher and then the sweetness of Julie's voice, holds you as the same melody is finished as it should be, with her angelic tones in duet with the flute. Listening to her arrangement of "Baby Plays Around", you hear an ominous series of basslines being played behind the lyrics, by John Silverman. It darkens the music and for myself, matches the many moods being sung by Ms. Wolf. Julie weaves many emotions as she sings the lyrics. She moves from a sad timbre, a voice of anger, of worry, for what is to become of both of them. She touches on a complicated matter of factness. A place where a person finds acceptance of the truth in someone they love beyond measure, beyond longing, beyond reason yet deep remorse in finally having let go. A proud love but one that may make you ashamed to have fallen so deeply for them.
"Don't Go to Strangers" not only showcases Julie Wolf's voice but also her extremely tasteful soloing. I really don't know what jazz pianists she's studied, but I hear bits of everyone from Jarrett, a bit of Corea, a touch of Zawinul, colors of Lyle Mays' solo work, a sprinkle of Donald Fagen.
Ah, what an artist. She moves quite easily from the melodies of Annie Lennox to Rodgers & Hammerstein to a self penned song called "The Wall". This song, "The Wall", is a promising look into what the woman could offer us if we could only get another Julie Wolf solo cd. Julie left me wanting to know more about the character she's singing about...and that's exactly the intent. We all put up walls in our lives, for protection of our hearts, for the sake of diverting someone who's getting alittle to close, or just a wall to put up the memories. On "Daisy Petals on My Head", a cd by her sister Kate, you can hear one song co-written by Julie, yet I would love to hear more of Julie's solo music.
There really isn't to much on Julie Wolf out in 'webland', I've looked. It's a shame that an artist of her ability, her promise, her grace is for our purposes, living a musical life of such anonymity. The talent of this woman is immense. I'm so proud to know of her talent. I'm so very happy that I've come to know her music. Her touch on the piano is as delicate as her voice, yet her ability for interpretation is so far beyond what has become celebrated in today's 'so called music'. To have Julie Wolf acknowledged by today's standards of artistry would be a giant step downward to mediocrity.
I'm very proud to have met Ms. Wolf in person. She left me feeling a wonderment, a melancholy that only a person of that kind of elegance could bring.
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The best song is "Shala-la," with an irresistible, join-hands-around-the-campfire chorus you won't be able to get out of your head. One of the best pop singles of 2001, it unfortunately didn't get heard on Latin radio because it might take away airplay from shimmering talents like Grupo Bryndis, har har. If you like the tone and beat of CCR's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," you'll appreciate this song.
"Ciclos Vitales" and "Stargazin'" also showcase the band's ability to be moody and sentimental while retaining musical bite.
They sound more like a bar band on "L.A. Fever," but the intense rocker captures the chaotic reality of that polyglot megalopolis. Adissi is a great rock vocalist, able to express alterna-angst and uninhibited aggression with equal credibility. The group is also efficient--verse, chorus, verse, chorus, stop. No endless jams or self-glossing--this group actually respects its listeners. If Cabula plays its cards right you could be saying "I knew them when..."
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Strange as Angels: A Tribute to the Cure
Manufacturer: Failure To Communicate Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Compilations
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0001LUI6O
Release Date: 2004-03-09
Hands-down best Cure Tribute.......2004-07-10
Heavenly to the ears.......2004-04-18
Strange As Angels = Eclectic & Tasty.......2004-04-06
"Strange" is good........2004-03-25
Edge of the deep green sea...........2004-03-12
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Communicate
Sasha! & John Digweed
Manufacturer: Incre
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
| Music
Electronica
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
| Music
Trance
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
| Music
House
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
| Music
Dance & DJ
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
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ASIN: B00004T3YZ
Release Date: 2000-06-16
A lukewarm cheese-grater which assigns the ears the role of cheese.......2006-12-27
Let's begin with the bad, because no one really WANTS to negatively critique an album produced by two artists whom they love, do they? This album, taken as a whole, is a mishmash of various industrial, grinding, wholly alienesque and synthetic noises. Now, what trance music DOES NOT fit this description, the prospective buyer might ask? Plenty, in this case. The variation of noise is wide, and this is a positive because it gives the album an interesting inconsistency, but this inconsistency leads to confusion when trying to "communicate" with the album's musical message.
Many of the tracks are, for the infamous duo, unusually repetative both in time signature, loops and song structure. The occasional 'clank', 'grind' or 'zap' is thrown in, and for good measure, but these attempts at sounding different lead the listener astray towards confusion and ultimately disinterest. Dont even get me started ranting on how Mainline's "Narcotic" left me with thoughts of sawing off my ears.
The positives ARE there, though. For the most part, the track selection is very diverse and intersting. Many of the artists are artists whom I find are rarely featured on albums of this nature, and the intensity of the 4/4 kick would be absolutely sublime for an industrial warehouse party, dirty and grimey, somewhere in the slums of New York. This is NOT a bad thing; it proves that music can be completely capable of synergizing with a particular physical setting and mood, and this album definitely lends itself to an overcrowdedly dirty, sweaty, midnight 'til 6 A.M. dance party.
On the whole, I find myself returning to this album mostly out of guilt; guilt stemming from the fact that, due to the fact that I have so many other albums more "worthy" of being spun in my collection that I rarely find time and patience to force myself into the kind of groove put forth here by these world-class DJ's.
If you're an absolute die-hard fan of Sasha and Digweed's work, listen to it before buying it.
If you're into something avante-guard and headed in an entirely different direction from most other progressive trance acts out there at the moment, coupled with a taste for gritty industrial noise intrusion, this album will become audible sex for you.
Three stars because it is not up to par with the majority of quality dance music, but its uniqueness and oddly progressive nature lend many a positive attribute to this double disc endeavor.
~Lex
really boering.......2006-08-05
boring!.......2006-01-27
a must have.......2005-10-29
The first CD is smooth and sexy and the transitions are flawless. It is one of the most memorial mixes for me because of the pure brilliance of how everything is put together and the ease at which it flows. By the time the CD is over, you find yourself waking up from a daze or a dream and then it's time to hit the repeat button to experience it all over again! Trust me, this mix sounds boring and monotonous at first, but after a several listenings it comes alive and grabs your attention. I couldn't recommend a better mix.
CD2: 3 stars
For some reason this mix hasn't spoken to me yet. I'm not sure what happened in the creation process of this set, but the magic isn't there compared to CD1.
Overall Impression: 4.5 stars (weighted average since CD1 is so awesome)
Don't pass this gem by. This is a must have classic.
one of a kind!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-11-18
However, all of that being said, as long over due as it is, this compilation changed the landscape of this music forever. If you were fortunate enough to have been listening to house music when this was released, you know that this is the compilation that made all other dj's and producers run and hide while these globetrotting jocks sat in the corner with their unassuming smiles and overwhelming confidence. They knew, just as everyone else knew that this was one for the ages. From the intracacies of Sasha's mind-numbing soundscapes and groovealicious melodies, to the darker, driving forces that evolve in Digweed's turn on the decks, this mix paints a more accurate portrait of what house music was at that individual point in time than any mix will ever paint. Don't get me wrong, some of the best paint is reserved for these two artists, but they start with the same white canvas that everyone else starts with. I guess what I'm trying to get across is, "If you are not a electronic music junkie, but want to go out and buy one dj compilation, please for the love of all things good in life, go get this one, it just may make you a fan, and that is what all of us junkies want."
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Communicate
Cábula
Manufacturer: Sonido Habitual
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Latin Music
| Styles
| Music
Rock en Español
| Latin Music
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
General
| Latin Music
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
Rock en Español
| Rock
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B00005J9IP
Release Date: 2001-06-19
The future sound of L.A........2002-01-09
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Writing Lines Unseen
Lyndsay Taylor
Manufacturer: sweet communion records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| Christian & Gospel
| Styles
| Music
Gospel
| Christian & Gospel
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000CA3EC4
Release Date: 2005-09-27