a certain philosophical debate must be waged with oneself over audio piracy. is it wrong to use another artist's work as a palette?if film can acknowledge its existence and have it be regarded as a renaissance (see french new-wave. ...no, really, see as many as you can.), why aren't the avalanches held in as high a regard as truffaut? would madlib be tarantino or godard in this metaphor? (edit: kanye west = tarantino.) and, who the hell are brian eno & david byrne?
it is neither the resposibility, nor is it in the interest of the inquirer to answer the tough questions; but rather, to pose them in a manner that suits unwavering patronization.
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the avalanches -- since i left you
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2HUHH4FV
the avalanches were a punk band from australia that turned to their record collection and never looked back. they used over 3,500 samples to make this album. from old records to television to film. 3,500. a veritable wall of sounds. it is an album made entirely of samples. but it isn't inaccessible at all, quite to the contrary. this is an album that is to be loved on the dance floor, the train/plane/automobile, or at home. music pleasing to the heart, soul, and mind. this is thinking man's dance music. it is one of the finest examples of plunderphonics to date, both for its critical and commercial success, and for its earnest handling of the material. oh, and it was released right after the turn of the century, so fitting.
a few favorite tracks: since i left you, electricity, and frontier psychiatrist.
beat konducta (a.k.a. madlib) -- vol. 5-6: a tribute to...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UTD5RT1I
zombies exist in 2009! as a matter of fact, this entire album is a monster mash-up. 42 tracks, most of which under 2 minutes in length, all 'instrumentals', dedicated to a close friend and collaborator of madlib's. a eulogy unlike any other i have ever heard. not at all somber, but brimming with life. one might even think this an album from the grave. uhhhhhhhhhhhhhgh, brains. the grave is temporary. (c-r-y-p-t-i-c) do you like donuts?
a few favorite tracks: the string (heavy jones), anthenagin' (?), and smoked out (green blaze subliminal sounds).
david byrne & brian eno -- my life in the bush of ghosts
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FAYAZS3I
the title comes from a 1954 novel that "recounts the fate of mortals who stray into the world of ghosts. the 'bush' is in the heart of the tropical forest, an impenetrable thicket left even after the rest of the forest is cleared for cultivation. here, as every hunter and traveler knows, mortals venture at great peril, and it is here that a small boy is left alone." heavy on funk and world influences, like most of the work brian eno was doing with david byrne and the heads at the time (see fear of music and remain in light), brian and david decided to do a little experiment on a break from touring. that experiment, taking various audio clips of dealing mostly with religion, the bible, the qu'ran, an exorcism, etc. and manipulating them in such a way to make them sound almost tribal, and throwing strange instruments in the mix. what's all this add up to? an album released in 1981 that's still as fresh as a twinkie.
a few favorite tracks: regiment, the jezebel spirit, help me somebody.
i'll leave you on this note. best viewed anytime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_g_-Yda2c
-cfk
