The Unseen

1. Welcome to Violence

2. Bad Character

3. Microphone Mathematics

4. Basic Insinct

5. Goodmorning Sunshine

6. Discipline 99, Pt. 0 - Mr. Herb, , Quasimoto

7. Low Class Conspiracy

8. Return of the Loop Digga

9. Real Eyes

10. Come on Feet

11. Bluffin

12. Boom Music

13. MHBs

14. Put a Curse on You

15. Astro Black

16. Green Power

17. Jazz Cats, Pt. 1

18. 24-7 - Medaphoar, Quasimoto

19. Unseen

20. Phony Game

See all 24 tracks on this disc

The Unseen,Quasimoto,Stones Throw,Alternative Rap,Hip-Hop,Jazz-Rap,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Underground Rap,West Coast Rap

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The Unseen

Average customer rating: Hell yeah!!! As Dark and Pissed Off as Ever

Internal Salvation The Unseen Manufacturer: Hellcat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: New Maps of Hell State of Discontent So This Is Freedom A Poet's Life New Wave ASIN: B000RGSORS Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

1. Brutal Truth, The (Intro)
2. Such Tragedy
3. At Point Break
4. Right Before Your Eyes
5. Torn And Shattered (Nothing Left)
6. Break Away
7. Let It Go
8. No Direction
9. In Your Place
10. Left For Dead
11. Step Inside... Take Your Life
12. Act the Part
13. Talking Bombs

Album Description

Over the past two years, this Boston band has toured non-stop around the world, headlining and also supporting such heavyweights as Tiger Army, Rancid, Hatebreed, Dropkick Murphys, and Sick Of It All. This, their second album, finds them staying true to their punk roots, with classic anthemic choruses and head-cracking beats. "The Unseen are punks, pirates, pioneers, and Peter Pan, all rolled into one band" - Alternative Press.

Customer Reviews:

Hell yeah!!!.......2007-07-20

This band rocks!!! Hard hitting thrash/punk angst. Male vocals, killer punk album. This makes not only one of the best albums of 2007, but speaking for myself, this is one of the best punk records ever made. I love the hell out of it. For fans of Dwarves, Suicidal Tendencies, The Casualties, and Slayer.

As Dark and Pissed Off as Ever.......2007-07-10

Those familiar with these boys' combination of Boston streetpunk and hardcore aren't in for many surprises with this album. The same themes prevail in this album as in their previous albums: disgust with the government, society, and life in general. If anything this album is darker and more raw than "State of Discontent," the band's previous Hellcat release.

Average customer rating: AN EXCURSION INTO AN INTERESTING WORLD OF ARTICULATENESS amazing A creative album that never stops growing on you - Dont listen to individual tracks Dope Madlib's most impressive work...

The Unseen Quasimoto Manufacturer: Stones Throw ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Further Adventures of Lord Quas Madvillainy Beat Konducta, Vols. 1-2 Vaudeville Villain Take Me to Your Leader ASIN: B000A2H79A Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

1. Welcome to Violence
2. Bad Character
3. Microphone Mathematics
4. Basic Instinct
5. Goodmorning Sunshine
6. Disciple 99 Pt. 0
7. Low Class Conspiracy
8. Return of the Loop Digga
9. Real Eyes
10. Come On Feet
11. Bluffin
12. Boom Music
13. MHBs
14. Put a Curse on You
15. Astro Black
16. Green Power
17. Jazz Cats Pt. 1
18. 24-7
19. The Unseen
20. Phony Game
21. Astro Travelin
22. Blitz
23. Axe Puzzles
24. Disciple 99 Pt. 1

Tracks:

1. Welcome To Violence
2. Bad Character
3. Microphone Mathematics
4. Basic Instinct
5. Goodmorning Sunshine
6. Discipline 99 Pt. 0
7. Real Eyes
8. Low Class Conspiracy
9. Come On Feet
10. Bluffin
11. Boom Music
12. MHBs
13. Put A Curse On You
14. Astro Black
15. Green Power
16. Jazz Cats Pt. 1
17. 24-7
18. The Unseen
19. Phony Game
20. Astro Travellin
21. Axe Puzzles
22. Blitz

Album Description

Reissue of the first Quasimoto record PLUS the instrumentals in a 2CD set. Upon its release in 2000, The Unseen was heralded an indie hip-hop masterpiece, further establishing MADLIB as a conceptual genius, & influencing the likes of MF Doom, De La Soul, and a generation of blunt smokers.

Absolutely essential for any fan of Madlib or Stones Throw.

Customer Reviews:

AN EXCURSION INTO AN INTERESTING WORLD OF ARTICULATENESS.......2007-02-15

man.....................words cannot describe the feeling that i got when i heard this cd. there is no other hip hop album like it in my opinion, and i have heard some clever ones. it's like he took what MF DOOM was doing and just did something else with it. my joint on here is BOOM MUSIC and oh, part 1 of DISCIPLINE 99. i am a sucka for that helium-filled sound. it goes against the grain, and i love artists who do that, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!! get it, close your doggone eyes, use headphones for better effect, and enjoy!!!!

amazing.......2007-02-01

This is easily one of Madlib's best projects. not only do you get the full length album but you get a bonus instrumental cd with a remix of "come on feet" which i think is a much better listen. if youre an instrumental fiend like i am this will be a very wise purchase. its an amazing cd.

A creative album that never stops growing on you - Dont listen to individual tracks.......2005-12-29

A friend of mine advised me to purchase this album after I expressed my interest in "underground" hip-hop, which I really do not have but expressed in order to make conversation. To make a long story short, I bought the album on a whim and was initially un-impressed. From the first listen, it just sounds like a black guy getting his teeth pulled. The voice was kind of unnerving and the beats were a little trippy. The samples seemed out of place or out of touch and the melodies seemed almost random and at times incoherent. I was, in short, not impressed.

After giving it about two or three more listens, however, this album grew on me in a way that few albums ever do. I am not a fan of hip-hop in any way or form; in fact, I barely can keep up with the latest mainstream releases, and I despise most of them. Yet, this album's quirky beats, melodies, and samples actually form together when you take the album as a whole. Give it a listen from the satirical first track to the tripped-out final track and enjoy. It is one of the most relaxing hip-hop albums you can experience and yet one of the most intriguing. The lyrics leave much to be desired at times, but you must realize how unimportant they are to this album, which is all about the beats and the melodies.

If this album is to be enjoyed, it is to be enjoyed as a whole. However, I can't help but name some exceptional and rather creative tracks. The album starts out as a confessional of the Madlib alter-ego Quasimoto but descends into madness, which makes it rather humorous at times. So, I have grouped notable tracks into two categories "Traditional" and "Experimental."

Traditional - Return of the Loop Digga, Real Eyes, Green Power, Astro Travellin

Experimental - Goodmorning Sunshine, Come On Feet, Astro Black, Put A Curse On You (*I would say this is probably the best of the experimental tracks and among the best on the album)

This album deserves your attention, regardless of whether or not you have ever enjoyed a hip-hop album before. Give it a try!

Dope.......2005-09-24

This is not mainstream hip hop. First, Quasimoto is like a made-up cartoon character of a rapper. He sounds like he's been sucking on a helium filled balloon. Some people will hate this. Others will think it fits the music brilliantly (I'm in that camp). Still others will think that Quasimoto sounds oddly like Eminem.

The second thing that's different about "The Unseen" is that there are few proper songs. There probably isn't a radio friendly single anywhere in the 24 songs. Instead, the album progresses through snippets and songs are constantly changing direction. Those who sometimes find hip hop records too long and repetitive probably won't have that problem here. Again, though, those who like traditional song structures might not like this.

The one thing about "The Unseen" that I think just about anyone would agree on is that the production is brilliant. Jazz, funk, weird samples-- it's all here. Madlib may be the best hip hop producer alive today. Which is why the instrumental disk included here is so key. The beats totally stand alone and are worth listening to apart from Lord Quas's strange delivery.

I can't see anyone who likes hip hop not liking at least one of these disks. Just get it.

Madlib's most impressive work..........2005-09-06

Groundbreaking. Ethereal. One-of-a-kind. Slick. All these things describe the essence of what has become an essential classic. Madlib's alter ego, Quasimoto, coasts through this album seemingly high, partly focused and somewhat angry, but it all works to complete the character. I would have to say that although Madlib and Quas are one and the same, he definitely makes it appear as though there are two people on this album going back and forth. An amazing feat in itself, it does not detract from the music. I hesitate to even call it just music, because it's more like a music adventure, or the soundtrack to to "Straight Chillin': Cold Maxin', The Movie".

Since this is the reissue, 'The Unseen' comes with a second disc of instrumentals. Score!

Beats:
Madlib holds it down since his efforts with Lootpack. He honed his skills with them, but he shows how masterful he is with this album. Magician and beatsmith all rolled into one, the guy makes you nod your head whether it's crazy samples ("Put a Curse on You") or atmospheric loops ("Green Power"). It's all good stuff, really, and Madlib does it with such finesse. This album plays like one long, trippy song. You will feel like you're "Astro Travellin'"

Lyrics:
Ok, so Madlib ain't a lyricist. That's okay, cause he doesn't need to be. You get the message that Quasimoto is a bit crazy and high most of the time, so he spits a little off. But Madlib is versatile as the appearance of rhyme on time and tag-teaming go off without a hitch, if people didn't know the history of the man, they'd think there were two people. The thing is it that the lyrics fit so well into the music, it's like lock and key.

Lasting appeal:
The album was a classic without this release, but it just got better with the addition of the instrumentals. And at a mere $13.99 or less, it's well worth it. This is of course providing that you don't have the original.

Get that yo! ~Ward Prefect

"Come on feet, cruise for me." ~Quasimoto

Average customer rating: The climb to the top a great jazz combo Not thrilling, but nice The Charlie Hunter Trio Smooth, tasty, and chunky...

Friends Seen and Unseen Charlie Hunter Trio Manufacturer: Artemis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Jazz Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Copperopolis Songs from the Analog Playground Bing, Bing, Bing! Steady Groovin' Ready...Set...Shango! ASIN: B0002ABT4Y Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. One for the Keepers
2. Freedom Tickler
3. Lulu's Crawl
4. Darkly
5. Sowero's Where It's At
6. Shuffle
7. Slow Blues
8. Bonus Round
9. My Son The Hurricane
10. Moore's Alphabet

Amazon.com

Hunter has scaled down from the 2003 quintet of Right Now Move, returning to the guitar-drums-saxophone format that he launched in 1993. Retaining Derrek Phillips on drums and John Ellis on tenor, flute, and bass clarinet, Hunter continues to find fresh approaches to the groove, using his 8-string guitar to create bass lines and organ-style riffs in support of his minimalist leads. He's a master of musical inference: witness "Soweto's Where It's At," a serene invocation of the South African township, drenched in American gospel and roots blues. "Shuffle" builds its electric intensity from Hunter's wah-wah pedal, while "Bonus Round" is a kind of high-speed bop with subtle harmonic dimension. It's often the slow tunes here that show Hunter's finest qualities. "Slow Blues" is just that, testimony to how much the guitarist has grown. It's perfect, soulful playing, anchored by Phillips's time-keeping and amplified by Ellis's tenor. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

The climb to the top.......2006-02-21

In this album they have an orginal layered sound and are working to reach a more rock/funk feel. Each of the three bring an awesome talent and style. They are unlike any jazz trio you've heard before or will again.

There is not a bad track and it can be listened to over and over. You may want to buy this album with Cooperopolis. You'll hear the the sound that they start to develop in this album and take to an even higher level.

a great jazz combo.......2006-01-09

I smile every time I listen to this album.

Charlie Hunter really has it together in the 10 tracks of Friends Seen and Unseen. If you've heard some of his older material, you'll notice how tight his bass + guitar sounds relative to his [already good] earlier work.

This album was the first time I'd heard John Ellis. He has a great sound, and I especially like his bass clarinet work. My favorite moment in the entire album is the bass clarinet solo about 1:15 in on My Son the Hurricane. If you liked John Ellis' One Foot in the Swamp, then you should really like this album.

Derrek Phillips lays down a solid beat--very jazz.

Altogether, the three make for a great combo.

Relative to Charlie Hunter's other work: this album is more conventional than Garage à Trois, but slightly more innovative than Steady Groovin'. It's good music to play when hanging out with friends.

Not thrilling, but nice.......2005-10-04

On Amazon an album with 3 stars seems to be not good enough to buy. That's not really the case here. When you like guitar, funk, Scofield and a touch of blues you might like this one. But it's the same as with some powerblues, funk, straight ahead big band or soul: the music gets boring too quick. There doesn't happen enough for me and a minimalistic approach only works when the notes that aren't played build up tension. In funky music that simply is never the case, except when there's a really great musical personality at work.
Muddy Waters played great blues and it didn't matter that you exactly knew what to expect. The music was just so intens that it got (and still gets) to you. Scofield has such a unique way of playing that he can make albums like this sound much more interesting. There just has to be something extra in the music (and it really doesn't matter what)to give an album 4 stars.

And still, when I've got company it's a nice album to put on. The solo's never get in the way of good (or bad) conversation and the music will not even irritate your mother-in-law.

The reason I bought the album, was because of the combination guitar and reeds that play some of the themes in the beginning of the songs. You can hear it when you play the amazon-fragments. Due to these fragments I thought the album had something more to offer, but it didn't.

But it's still a nice album.

The Charlie Hunter Trio.......2005-07-31

I bought this not knowing who Charlie Hunter was, who the musicians on this album was, what kind of jazz it was, and what year this was produced. The only reason I really got it was because of the cover.

Anyway, I brought this home, while reading the cd book, seeing the lineup was Charlie Hunter on guitar, Jon Ellis on reeds, and Derek Phillips. My first question was obviously, where's the bass player? Not being familiar with the 8 string guitar, but thinking it had something to do with playing the guitar and the bass at the same time.

Putting the cd on, I listened to the groove of the first track. It was cool. Now as I learned more about Charlie Hunter and what he does, I've come to love this album, and I can safely say it is one of the best jazz albums I've heard in years. The only problem I'm having with this, is that there's no indication of the year this was released.

Charlie Hunter is one of jazz's finest guitar players. Although he didn't invent the style of guitar in which he plays, he's an excellent song writer, and his fellow musicians can play!

There's only about one song that is in 4/4 time! This album hosts magnificent musicianship all around. This is a wonderful album, and the playing is some of the best playing I have ever heard. Most the musicians here are relatively unkown, but I find this puzzling, because they play so well.

I am really looking foward to buying some more Charlie Hunter records. If they are as good as this one, Charlie Hunter will continue to be one of my favorite artists for years to come.

Smooth, tasty, and chunky..........2005-02-02

From the first time one hears Charlie Hunter, one has an odd sense you're listening to the "Dynamic Duo" days of Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery...except that the crazy 8-string guitarist is playing both Jimmy AND Wes' parts at the same time. Over the past decade, Hunter's proven that his 8-strings-and-the-truth routine is no gimmick, but an original and spicey approach to making jazz your posterior can groove to. While his "Right Now Move" quintet was intriguing and eclectic--how many jazz bands have a harmonica soloist?--here he pares down the layers for some deep-dish trio interaction with Ellis & Phillips, both of whom have considerably more space to stretch out and indulge in expressionistic and colorful explorations of their own. As always, the funk quotient is quite high, but some of the blues and gospel influences allow for more leisurely, molasses-thick vamps straight out of 'Nawlins. Instrumentally this is especially a showcase for Ellis--playing bass clarinet and flute in addition to sax expands his tonal pallete considerably, and to wonderful effect. Mosey, sidle, or slide over to your local music establishment to get ahold of what Hunter peddles, as it might soon be 'unseen'...

Average customer rating: Pretty Good Album, Just Not Their Best One of their best preach it brotha!!!!!!!!! Smokey Robinson would be halted in his tracks Incredible work

Unseen Power Petra Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Beyond Belief Wake-Up Call No Doubt On Fire! This Means War ASIN: B00000286T Release Date: 1992-01-28

Tracks:

1. Destiny
2. Who's On The Lord's Side
3. Ready, Willing And Able
4. Hand On My Heart
5. I Need To Hear From You
6. Dance
7. Secret Weapon
8. Sight Unseen
9. Hey World
10. In The Likeness Of You

Customer Reviews:

Pretty Good Album, Just Not Their Best.......2006-10-20

Petra was coming off the sensational "Beyond Belief", an album that had moved them back to the forefront of Christian rock; this album seemed to be a bit less ambitious but was still filled with quality songs. Petra's ability to weave new and unique songs about faith were in clear evidence here. My personal favorites are the mature "I Need To Hear From You" and the quirky, dance rock styled "Dance", a song with a message of faith that doesn't sound unlike The Killers. While its predecessor and "Praise 2" are better places to look for a first impression of Petra, you wouldn't go wrong by giving this album a thorough listen.

One of their best.......2006-09-08

I actually prefer this album over 'Beyond Belief'. It's more experimental, a little more personal in focus (look at songs like 'I need to hear from You', 'Dance' and 'Hey World' for instance). There are a few missteps however -- "Sight Unseen" and "Secret Weapon" sound far too similiar and their pace is a little slow. Also, 'In THe Likeness of You" used to bore me to tears, though now I appreciate the sentiment behind it.

There are other really good solid songs, however. Opener 'Destiny' is a fun rocker. Indeed, the two opening songs (on the cassette version) 'Dance' on side two and 'Destiny' on side one are the two best songs on the album. "Who's on the Lord's Side" is fun, albeit different for the band. "Hand on My heart" sounds like it could be a Motown lovesong (but it's really about God) and "Ready willing and able" is just a fun, driving song.

Indeed, the good songs on this album are good enough that they propel this album to a 5-star status. Too bad this album was a little too rushed, because otherwise the two missteps could have become two really good songs instead.

Oh well, this album still rocks and has my favourite song 'Dance' off it. This is the song that originally got me hooked on Petra's music.

preach it brotha!!!!!!!!!.......2006-01-21

i agree there best ever ive checked it out at the library a zillion times. destiny, who is on the lords side, secret weapon, in the likeness of you ,everything on here is grrrrrrrreat!if your a petra fan look up amazon on your pc and GET IT a must have!amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Smokey Robinson would be halted in his tracks.......2004-05-29

First I am weary of trying to identify which of the John Schlitt era Petra albums (CD) are my favorite. They all are! They capture the Arean Rock era sound with unmasked praise of the almighty God. No veiled lyrics here. Second there seems to be no confining this group, just when you settle in to the Arena Rock groove they let you have it with a song that I think would even halt Smokey Robinson in his tracks. I'm sure even He would have to be impressed with "Hand On My Heart" If it says Petra and John Schlitt somewhere on the jacket - buy it! Unseen Power is another killer work from these guys.

Incredible work.......2004-03-11

Petra has been a Christian rock standard for a long, long time now, and I believe that their peak was reached with the release of their "Beyond Belief" album. This should not overshadow the work put out on the two albums before "Beyond Belief" or the two albums which followed "Beyond Belief", this one being the fitst to follow that album.

"Unseen Power" cranks it up a little more on some of the songs, and a little less on the others, but the overall power is there. The band has always had a very beautifully polished sound, and this album is a perfect example of that. Great solo work by Bob Hartman, killer drums by Louis Weaver, slap your face bass by one of the most under-rated bass players of our time, Mr. Ronnie Cates, sweet keys by another monster musician, John Lawry, and finally, the voice that sets the standard for rock artists, John Schlitt are all present and accounted for on this album.

The wierdest part of this album is the inclusion of the psuedo-doo-wap song "Hand on my Heart", though if you listen closely, Schlitt's voice starts to really get cranking around the bridge.

All of the other tunes rock big time, especially "Destiny", "Ready, Willing and Able", and "Dance".

Over-all a phenominal album. Taken into account by itself, without comparing it with "Beyond Belief", that is, this album is a commercial hard-rock masterpiece.

Average customer rating: Stunning re-release of a minimalist classic

Kmh Lubomyr Melnyk Manufacturer: Unseen Worlds ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky (Fando y Lis / El Topo / The Holy Mountain) The Reminder ASIN: B000PY4X40 Release Date: 2007-05-14

Tracks:

1. KMH (50:14)

Product Description

Lubomyr Melnyk's debut album from 1978, KMH, is an unheralded touchstone of minimalism. Performing solo on piano with a speed that suggests multiple pianos playing together in harmony, Melnyk nearly brings out the full sound of the instrument all at once. His music is lush and maximal yet it possesses the restrained, slowly evolving nature found in music by artists like Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Melnyk developed his unique approach to minimalism while working with dancer/choreographer Carolyn Carlson (who also worked with Igor Wakhevitch) in Paris during the 1970's. Carlson's influence led Melnyk to create music that is dramatic enough for the stage yet meditative enough for deep listening, a version of minimalism with the engimatic traces of Satie. Remastered from the privately produced master tapes with new artwork and an 8-page photo booklet.

Customer Reviews:

Stunning re-release of a minimalist classic.......2007-07-23

A couple weeks ago a very good friend of mine told me about an album that he had purchased on a whim. It was a re-release of the debut album of a semi-obscure minimal composer by the name of Lubomyr Melnyk, and he mentioned it to me because he thought it sounded like something I would enjoy. After going to the label website and listening to only a short soundclip, I ordered the release, and since it's been in my position it has been making near-daily (and sometimes more) spins in my CD player.

After hearing it for the first time, I was excitedly explaining it to my wife when I said, "it sounds like music that I wish someone had created, but I hadn't yet heard." While that statement may seem a bit hyperbolic (because there are certain references to his work, musically), it's true for the most part. Honestly, you have never heard anyone play the piano quite like Lubomyr Melnyk. He invented a style that he calls "continuous music," and it relies on deft, super-fast two-handed playing that at times sounds like the work of two people or more. Melnyk has actually set two world records for piano playing, with an astounding sustained rate of 19.5 notes per second (per hand, simultaneously!) and an unbelievable 93,650 notes in a single hour, averaging thirteen notes per hand per second for sixty minutes.

The speed records themselves are sort of an odd side note, but they do provide a bit of a background to his actual playing technique, which seems a bit frantic and even dizzying on first listen. As mentioned above, KMH is his debut album, and was originally released in 1978, but has fortunately now been reissued by the up-and-coming Austin, Texas label Unseen Worlds with nice packaging and remastering. A single, fifty minute piece, KMH has been split into five tracks here for easier access, but honestly this is the sort of thing you'll want to let play over and over again in its entirety.

It's hard to pick out favorite spots in the undulating piece, but one of only many places that melts me every time arrives about sixteen minutes in, when an almost water-like lyrical section gives way to lower-register ascending melodies that are in turn accented by higher and quieter cascades. The middle section of the piece is almost unrelenting, with places that are near-dissonant, while other moments are achingly melodic. About forty minutes in, it reaches an absolute fever-pitch, with a truly mind-bending passage that sounds far too lush to be the work of one person.

Even though it went unheard by most for a very long time, I can honestly say that KMH is one of the more affecting pieces of minimal (if you want to call it that) music that I've ever heard. It has things in common with everyone from Steve Reich to Terry Riley and Charlemagne Palestine, and stands up next to any of them in terms of quality. It's the kind of seriously stunning music that's suitable for either detailed thinking or flat-out meditation. I'm just happy that it has been re-released to the world and I can't recommend it enough.

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Average customer rating: The Unseen PUNKS Rock out bang 'em up CD How This For An Answer! The Punks Attack

So This Is Freedom The Unseen Manufacturer: A-F Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lower Class Crucifixtion State of Discontent ...And Out Come The Wolves Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards Mobilize ASIN: B00000K4FO Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

1. What Are You Gonna Do
2. Are We Dead Yet
3. Stand Up And Fight
4. Punks Attack
5. Dead And Gone
6. There's Still Hope
7. Greed Is A Disease
8. Piss Off
9. Don't Be Fooled
10. Cultural Genocide
11. Sent To Die
12. Tradition
13. So This Is Freedom
14. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

The Unseen PUNKS.......2006-09-09

The Unseen are one of the best street punk bands around. This is actually a little better then the newer Unseen cd, but to me The Unseen are a classic band. Buy this one you wont be disapointed, it is street punk as it gets!!!!!!!!!!

Rock out.......2005-01-13

AWESOME cd!! the unseen are the best!!! If you like Anti-Flag and the Casualties you'll love the Unseen! This is probably there best cd! You listen to it once you listen to it.. A THOUSAND TIMES!!

bang 'em up CD.......2004-04-29

I love this CD. But I'm a little disturbed by the Untitled track. Great song, but bad choice of artist to cover.

How This For An Answer!.......2004-02-14

The Unseen are probably one of the best street punk bands out there. Hailing from Boston, MA, which has slowly worked up to one of the main cities in punk rock, these guys mix youth chants, harsh lyrics, and brutallity with sing along anthems and catchy licks. This is probably the second most hardest album by the Unseen (next to their debut and 7"s). This will get you ready for the f**king pit in no time!

PUNX ATTACK!

The Punks Attack.......2004-01-25

Bostons best streetpunk band. They are lound political and uncompromising. They are great. These songs are full of meaning and politics applying to everything. They arent your typical "i beleive in anarchy" punks no no they are much more much more than that.

Average customer rating: WOW!!! It grows on you, quite like how Excellent debut effort from this eclectic duo

Out There The Unseen Guest Manufacturer: Intuition ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Checkpoint Putumayo Presents: Blues Around the World Putumayo Presents: Women of the World - Acoustic Diamond Days Close as You Get ASIN: B0007ZIYN8 Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

1. Let Me In
2. In the Black
3. Anywhere Somewhere
4. Listen My Son
5. Mangla Express
6. Sandalista
7. Out There
8. Circle In the Dirt
9. One Down
10. Never Enough

Customer Reviews:

WOW!!!.......2006-09-10

Wow! This CD is amazing; real soul music. I got the CD because I loved the song that was showcased on Putamayo's World Blues CD. I listen to a lot of world music and The Unseen Guest is the best of East meets West that I have seen around in a long time. The combination of blues guitar and Indian instruments fits so nicely that it brings you to a place that you haven't had the pleasure to visit before. The lyrics are mysterious and haunting at times. There is a true sense of other worldiness in this music. It is refreshing and new and we are lucky to have such talented and innovative artists out there to bring us this truly unique sound. A vey special CD!

It grows on you, quite like how .......2005-11-17

The afore mentioned affable 4-headed andavan 'Brahma' recommended the band and music.
For once someone has pulled of the 'East meets West' credo! Declan's voice rocks. Kinda like Eddie Vedder after some 'Californian Purple haze'.(which is a good thing). Amith's acoustics sound 'rich'. "Let me in" is a rendition of a genre that would have toasted Dave Mathews chilling with Dr. Balasubramanian.

Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys a tangent to their otherwise boring lifestyles involving nothing but routine S&M (oh wait that might just be me..)

My personal rating is a 4.9 out of 5. Only because you didnt have Miles Davis on.

Excellent debut effort from this eclectic duo.......2005-11-15

Amith and Declan have just embarked on putting their music out for people to hear, albeit they've been musicians for long. I could go really verbose talking about their music, but that exercise would seem a little pointless considering [...] This is the kind of music that grows on you. Excellent piece of work!! Higly recommended!!!

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Checkpoint The Unseen Guest Manufacturer: Tuition, a division of Schott Music & Media GmbH ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Out There ASIN: B000M7XRYW Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

1. Miracle Life
2. Place Your Bets
3. Don't Let It Show
4. Ancient Greek
5. Love Song No.10
6. Reduce It To a Kiss
7. Black Hole
8. Snowstorm
9. The Whitest Lie
10. Conga Line
11. Everybody Knows

Album Description

"It's the group's culturally neutral melodic strength, rather than its Eastern vibe, that carries Out There... [a] universally appealing group." -- Splendid

A solid collection of eleven songs, Checkpoint combines the best of two (or more) worlds. Yet another beautiful snapshot of life on the road!

Average customer rating: Raw! IHATEPOSERS, ANTIFLAG, AND CRASS Super Band raw, hard, and oustanding!

The Complete Singles Collection 1994-2000 Unseen Manufacturer: Punkcore Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: So This Is Freedom Lower Class Crucifixtion State of Discontent The Stories Are True ASIN: B00006GOEI Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

1. Stand Up And Fight
2. Stay Gold
3. Unseen Class
4. So This Is Freedom?
5. Goodbye America
6. D.I.Y.
7. Fuck The KKK
8. Ignorance
9. Disgust
10. Stand
11. Protect And Serve
12. Who's Who?
13. Boston United
14. Keep Us Down
15. Scumbag
16. Preacher
17. Countdown
18. I Don't Care
19. I Don't Care
20. Addiction
21. Preacher
22. Countdown
23. Scumbag
24. Stand
25. Choke's Dead, You're Next
26. Hitler Was A Vampire
27. Unseen Class
28. Jaded
29. Add
30. Woman Beater

Album Description

Full title - Complete Singles Collection 1994-2000. Punk Core is very proud to present this collection of long out-of-print EPs and out-takes by one of the biggest names in American street punk, Boston's The Unseen! This comprehensive CD features split 7'' releases with Toxic Narcotic and Tom & Boot Boys and more plus 2 previously unreleased tracks 'Add' & 'Woman Beater' as well as lyrics, liner notes, band history and rare early photos! Punkcore Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Raw!.......2005-08-25

This record is so awsome!It has all their best stuff.If you love all their old material, then buy this.This stuff is hardcore,man! Don't buy The Anger and the Truth, it's mellow in some songs and only 3 songs rock.So do yourself a favor and buy this!

IHATEPOSERS, ANTIFLAG, AND CRASS.......2005-07-12

one of the best cd's i own. buy it now. appreciate their old stuff cuz they suck now. and the anger and the truth sucks. if u like this one and want another one by them, buy lower class crucifiction or so this is freedom. recommended for fans of a global threat, casualties, aus-rotten.

Super Band.......2004-12-14

On a moral point of view, this is the best CD for someone who's poor, like someone on well-fare who has trouble getting out of it. As for the music, it rocks!

raw, hard, and oustanding!.......2004-06-18

finally dug up this CD at the local tower, and let me tell you im blown away. The songs are hard and raw, and never let up. Anyone who appreciates good street punk should check out the unseen. If this CD is your taste, also check out the Casualties, and the Varukers, two other punkcore recording artists!

Average customer rating: Buen documento para conocer y disfrutar a Kathleen Ferrier The incredible Kathleen Ferrier recordings! A Terrible Beauty What is to say - It's Ferrier... How can you go wrong?

Kathleen Ferrier - Mahler ~ Kindertotenlieder & Gluck ~ Greene ~ Handel ~ Mendelssohn ~ Purcell / Baillie, Moore, B. Walter Kathleen Ferrier , Bruno Walter , Vienna Philharmonic , and Isobel Baillie Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mahler | Mahler, Gustav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Bruno Walter Edition V8 / Blow the Wind Southerly A Tribute Richard Strauss - Capriccio / Schwarzkopf, Wächter, Gedda, Fischer-Dieskau, Hotter, Ludwig, Moffo, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sawallisch Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice ASIN: B00000I7W5 Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

1. Birthday Ode For Queen Mary: Soun The Trumpet
2. The Indian Queen: Let Us Wander, Not Unseen
3. King Arthur: Shepherd, Shepherd, Cease Decoying
4. Ottone: Spring Is Coming
5. Ottone: Come To Me, Soothing Sleep
6. Orfeo ed Euridice: Chiamo il mio ben cosi (Act 1)
7. Orfeo ed Euridice: Deh! placatevi con me (Act 2)
8. Orfeo ed Euridice: Che puro ciel! (Act 2)
9. Orfeo ed Euridice: Che feci mai?...Che faro senza Euridice? (Act 3)
10. O Praise the Lord
11. I will lay me down in peace
12. I would that my love, Op. 63 No. 1 - Felix Mendelssohn
13. Greeting, Op. 63 No. 2 - Felix Mendelssohn
14. Kindertotenlieder: Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n
15. Kindertotenlieder: Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
16. Kindertotenlieder: Wenn dein Mein tritt zur Tein
17. Kindertotenlieder: Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!
18. Kindertotenlieder: In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus

Amazon.com essential recording

Even before her tragic death at 41 (in 1953), Kathleen Ferrier became a legend for her incomparable voice, her simplicity and sincerity of expression, and her indomitable courage. This compilation of recordings originally made in the 1940s includes four arias from Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice recorded live in Holland, which show why Euridice was one of her signature roles. Two beautifully sung Handel arias, two sacred songs by Maurice Greene, and delightful duets by Purcell and Mendelssohn (sung in English with another beloved English singer, Isobel Baillie) are greatly enhanced by the inimitable pianist Gerald Moore. But the core of this recording is the Mahler cycle. Here, Ferrier's voice takes on a new warmth and intensity; her deeply inward, direct expressiveness gives the bereaved parent's grief and anguish a devastating impact. Her reading of the last song could be a bit more spooky, but the end is heartbreaking in its submissive resignation. The Vienna Philharmonic and Bruno Walter are in their native element. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Buen documento para conocer y disfrutar a Kathleen Ferrier.......2004-03-27

Este disco realiza un repaso bastante acertado a la carrera de la mitica contralto Kathleen Ferrier, una de esas voces que hicieron historia y que pasaron a la historia, y con razon.
Junto a unos duetos de Purcell y Mendelshon, y otras canciones, asi como unas arias de Haendel, en las que Ferrier ya va mostrando su gran talento, lo mejor de este disco esta indudablemente en la seleccion del 'Orfeo ed Euridice' de Gluck, tomada de unas funciones en directo a principios de los 50. La Ferrier sienta catedra en la interpretacion del personaje: lo lleva dentro, y lo canta de una forma admirable. Sin duda esta es una de las mejores encarnaciones de 'Orfeo' jamas escuchadas.
El otro pilar del disco son los 'Kindertotenlieder' de Mahler, otra de las maximas especialidades de Ferrier, de los que realiza una version antologica, por voz, diccion y expresion, magistralmente dirigida por Bruno Walter. Un lujazo, vamos.
El disco se consigue actualmente a precio medio, y las remasterizaciones son de calidades variadas (puesto que las grabaciones son de años diferentes) pero el nivel general de las mismas es bastante bueno.
Indudablemente este es un disco que hay que poseer, ya que quizas se trate de uno de los mejores documentos existentes para apreciar el tremendo talento de la gran Kathleen Ferrier.

The incredible Kathleen Ferrier recordings!.......2003-05-20

Voice fans, rejoice -- EMI has finally remastered these recordings and released them as one CD at budget price!
While Mahler's "Kindertotenlieder" would be the chief reason for purchasing this CD right away, it also contains several morsels, equally fascinating. Purcell and Mendelsohn's duets, Handel's arias, Greene's spirituals, and 3 live arias from Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice". In general, particularly Mahler, the sound is nothing short of phenomenal. BUT why could not these engineers do the same for "Orfeo" selections? There's a lot of noise on these. On all the selection Ferrier's exceptionally dark mezzo (or contralto with a huge upper register) shines brilliantly. Of course, Mahler's songs bemoaning the death of children are not an easy listen by any means. But the melodies are amazingly harmonious and Bruno Walter's superb orchestra provides ideal background for them, with Ferrier's voice blending gorgeously with strings. Only Mussorgsky could take a subject such as this and make it so breathtakingly captivating. It's actually frightening in by itself. Gerald Moore (well-known for his collaboration with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) accompanies expertly on Purcell and Mendelsohn's selections.
It would be a treat to hear Ferrier in more alto repertoire; I am just not sure how many were commercially available at the time. Right now, Vivica Genaux is the leading artist in this area, but it would be fascinating to compare these two.
For the sheer vocal marvel experience, do not delay in getting this CD.

A Terrible Beauty.......2002-11-14

Nothing will change my opinion that Mahler should be approached with caution. Like Wagner, the scale and power of his work means that it is simply not for everyone, but inspite of that, this recording is an indespensible part of any serious music lover's collection. Music like this simply is not made any more, but rather this is a glimpse into a past where artists and not accountants ran the music industry.

Mahler's wife Alma bitterly opposed his setting of Ruckert's Kindertotenlieder to music and considering the death of their daughter soon after, it's doubtful if she ever forgave him for it. But the finished work has an indescribable beauty that Kathleen Ferrier and Mahler's protégé Bruno Walter give full expression to in away that no other interpreter's have even approached. More than 50 years on this is both a lasting tribute to the artists involved and an indictment of the decline in standards since.

What is to say - It's Ferrier..........2002-03-31

I bought the CD for the Kindertotenlieder and that's what I am going to write about (though the rest of the program is equally impressive). Ferrier's Mahler interpretations are always in the 5+ star area. When Walter is accompanying her the results are even better (unlike the case of Klemperer). The first song - Nun Will Die Sonn'... the darkness of the music is so prominent, it's breathtaking. All the rest Kindertotenlieder come in the same fashion. If interested in a release with better sound but not these Olympian contritutors, Janet Baker and Christa Ludwig have made some very good discs

How can you go wrong?.......2001-10-22

I said it before, in my review of the Ferrier/Walter performance of Das Lied von der Erde, recently rereleased by Decca; Ferrier is the authoritative interpreter of Mahler songs--and I have never heard anything to equal this performance of Kindertotenlieder.

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