Love Kraft

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Not, seemingly, an album about the Welsh band's adoration of boxed macaroni and cheese products. Then again, with Super Furry Animals it's impossible to tell. Its seventh album is aimed squarely at those who find the Flaming Lips a little too timid, Brian Wilson too rational, the Arcade Fire too conventional - essentially people who will always pick Donovan over Dylan. "Zoom" opens things with wailing guitars and a celestial chorus, tumbling into the LSD-dipped psychedelia of "Atomik Lust," which includes the only decipherable lyric, "Fine time to walk on wine," and then it's off to Neptune with the twisted but tender "Ohio Heat." A fine addition to a career that has already yielded bizzare hits like "Golden Retriever" and "Something 4 The Weekend." --Aidin Vaziri

Product Description
Their seventh album might just be the definitive SFA release. It's their loveliest and most cohesive, and is the first album to feature songs written and sung by nearly all the group members. In diversifying, they've found new focus in this full-on psychedelic soul masterpiece. "Love Kraft" is immense in scope, with more than half of its twelve tracks featuring swooning string arrangements (courtesy of unofficial Furry and sometime High Llama, Sean O'Hagan) as well as the odd appearance from a 100-strong mixed voice Catalan choir. Produced by Mario Caldato (Beastie Boys).

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Love Kraft

Average customer rating: Losing interest fast... One of the Most Consistently Good Bands Out There My favorite SFA album to date Inventive as ever Horrible. Period.

Love Kraft Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Xl Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: At War with the Mystics Z Takk... You Could Have It So Much Better Road to Rouen ASIN: B000A78Z7S Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Zoom
2. Atomik Lust
3. The Horn
4. Ohio Heat
5. Walk You Home
6. Lazer Beam
7. Frequency
8. Oi Frango
9. Psyclone!
10. Back On a Roll
11. Cloudberries
12. Cabin Fever

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Not, seemingly, an album about the Welsh band's adoration of boxed macaroni and cheese products. Then again, with Super Furry Animals it's impossible to tell. Its seventh album is aimed squarely at those who find the Flaming Lips a little too timid, Brian Wilson too rational, the Arcade Fire too conventional - essentially people who will always pick Donovan over Dylan. "Zoom" opens things with wailing guitars and a celestial chorus, tumbling into the LSD-dipped psychedelia of "Atomik Lust," which includes the only decipherable lyric, "Fine time to walk on wine," and then it's off to Neptune with the twisted but tender "Ohio Heat." A fine addition to a career that has already yielded bizzare hits like "Golden Retriever" and "Something 4 The Weekend." --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

Their seventh album might just be the definitive SFA release. It's their loveliest and most cohesive, and is the first album to feature songs written and sung by nearly all the group members. In diversifying, they've found new focus in this full-on psychedelic soul masterpiece. "Love Kraft" is immense in scope, with more than half of its twelve tracks featuring swooning string arrangements (courtesy of unofficial Furry and sometime High Llama, Sean O'Hagan) as well as the odd appearance from a 100-strong mixed voice Catalan choir. Produced by Mario Caldato (Beastie Boys).

Customer Reviews:

Losing interest fast..........2007-07-06

After seven albums, the Furries are either content in their position (unlikely) or are trying too hard to distance themselves from better days. They were ahead of their time almost every step of the way in the 90s and then in the early 00s released a Welsh-language LP and one packed with so much sonic excitement that overkill almost was the point. But now they've gone two in a row with disappointing safeness, dream pop stretched through noisy bluster, given mostly dull vocals by assorted members of the band.

Love Kraft is pretty much Phantom's equal in every way, from good and bad. It starts off well with the fuzzy melodious dream of "Zoom" and into the frantically fun "Atomik Lust." But then it settles in and drones on. The drudgery is broken from time to time by catchy electro-buzz pop ("Lazer Beam") and rising, near-anthemic power ("Frequency"), but it's a long haul to the satisfying conclusion on "Cabin Fever." For a band that was once so adventurous, the Furries desperately need to get fun again, because I'm starting to get bored.

Best cuts: "Frequency," "Zoom," "Lazer Beam," "Atomik Lust," "Cabin Fever," "Psyclone," "Ohio Heat"

One of the Most Consistently Good Bands Out There.......2006-01-16

Super Furry Animals have always had a bit of a retro feel. Ever since their first release their more atmospheric songs have always recalled a bit of the 1960's or 70's. Love Kraft seems to take that retro feeling to the extreme. Perhaps it's the mere fact that this is a more laid back album than most of their previous work, but the flower power sounding title suggests that that they are in fact consciously recalling a late 60's/early 70's feel--listening to it I'm tempted to go out and buy a black light.

The relaxed pace of the album may have led to boredom with a lesser band, but Super Furry Animals are such consumate craftsman that despite the slow moving pace they layer their songs so well you're ears are constantly alert. It's one of those albums where if you put on headphones you realize they actually hid the sounds rainforest in there. Despite their talent as songwriters the album still lags at parts. The beginning of "Walk You Home" could easily garner the backhanded compliment that it sounds like a Bond theme song. The only song that attempts to rock out is "Lazer Beam"--it's roller derby-tastic! I do feel strongly that the album should come with the following warning: do not take mind alterning drugs while listening to "Psyclone." Seriously, though, DON'T! I can just imagine someone dropping acid while listening to the album, and then having their head cave in at song nine. I can barely handle it's excentricities while wearing headphones. You'll know what I'm talking about if you listen to it, but I don't want to describe it for fear that some of you may be on mind altering drugs at this very moment.

Perhaps the Super Furry Animals felt that in a world of war and terrorism they needed to make an album that tackles all these problems with some 60's optimism. "Lazer Beam" is about escaping colonial imperialists by leaving earth in a spaceship, after all. If you think about that long enough it's not too far from the kind of thinking you'd get from a hippie, but the hippie wouldn't be joking. You just have to smile at the lyrics from "The Horn": "drink, smoke, love enjoy the ride/Right or wrong/Hair down long." I guess you can't be cynical all the time, and a little dose of retro optimism is needed now and then. My three favorite songs: "Ohio Heat," "Lazer Beam," and "Frequency."

I've avoided using the rock critic phrase that most aptly fits this album, but my will power is fading. Here it goes: while it won't win them any new fans, Love Kraft will definitely satisfy the devoted. Since I'm already one of those devoted I will probably go out and grab the aforementioned black light, and see if this thing corresponds with a famous musical. Maybe Fiddler On the Roof?

My favorite SFA album to date.......2005-12-27

This is an unusual thing for me: that I should consider any group's seventh album to be their best. The vast majority of bands blow their loads on their first go 'round. SFA are easily one of the most consistently great musical acts in this era.

What sets SFA apart from so many other groups is their sense of arrangement. Usually, the pop hooks are very straightforwardly sweet if not particularly unique. However, it's their precise cocktail of instrumentation that makes them sound so amazing. The Furries draw from a very broad palatte, playing with everything from traditional orchestral strings, to electronic blippery, to harmonicas and vocal harmonies. This variety would be overwhelming for most groups but never for the Super Furry Animals.

Much credit must go to the production via Mario Caldato. I can't identify his precise sound, but since he's often associated with the Beastie Boys, another of the most consistently great bands out there (only recently fallen off), I'm sure he has a lot to do with this. I don't know how they manage to keep doing it. Somehow, they keep things fresh, and yet each album is identifiably Furry. I'm really surprised that I haven't seen this on any of the critics' top ten lists.

Inventive as ever.......2005-12-09

Probably their best album since 'Radiator', 'Love Kraft' is the Super Furry Animals at their best. There seems to be a smooth love song theme to this album, but done in a typically bizarre Furries manner. Opener 'Zoom!' is quite simply one of their best tracks ever, a mesmerising blend of a funk/soul groove with proggy experimentalism layered gloriously on top. In fact the whole album has a very Motown influence. There are poppy acoustic moments, crazy rock-out moments, mad techno moments, and so forth. 'Lazer Beam', the single, has a blissfully hyped up chorus, and while there's nothing on here as immediately poppy as, say, 'Juxtaposed With U', it's catchy stuff. Reccomended for old fans and newcomers alike; it showcases them as one of the most inventive bands around.

Horrible. Period........2005-10-24

This is a terrible album. I listen to pretty much anything, and one day my roomate pulled this cd up. I absolutely hate the Super Furry Animals, and with a terrible name like that, it should be evident that this is a horrible band. The music is uninspiring and boring to listen to. I have pity for anyone who religiously listens to this type of "music."

Average customer rating: Track List

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Product Description

13 Tracks

Customer Reviews:

Track List.......2007-07-06

Track List
1. Toni Price: Chain of love
2. Omar & the Howlers: Got my heart set on you
3. Don Walser: Walk through this world with me
4. Sara Hickman: Happy together
5. Gillman Deaville: Stay & play
6. Julianna Sheffield with Felinious Funk: Brother
7. Charlie & Bruce Robinson with Kelly Willis: You're my best friend
8. Mr. Fabulous & Casino Royal: Angel eyes
9. Tish Hinojosa: Little riverside bird
10. Asleep at the Wheel: Texas me & you
11. Marcia Ball: One of a kind
12. Michael Fracasso: A man & his dog
13. Robert Kraft Quartet: I'll see you in my dreams

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Kraft: Des Imagistes; Gallery '83 Manufacturer: Composers Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005TVS Release Date: 1994-06-13

Tracks:

1. Gallery '83
2. Des Imagistes
3. Quartet For The Love Of Time
4. The Sublime And The Beautiful

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Angel Eyes Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000BX5KJ Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Noveltyflickan
2. Misty
3. Filosoflick Dixieland
4. All Of Me
5. Stardust
6. Splanky
7. I'm In The Mood For Love
8. Rattjakt For Tva
9. Angel Eyes
10. Geasapeagen
11. Hello Dolly
12. Con Amore
13. Novelty Accordeon
14. Zigenarens Serenad
15. How High The Moon/Ornithology
16. Revydags
17. Botvid/Lite Grand Fran Ovan
18. Copacabana

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Love Kraft ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000AJIAX0 Release Date: 2005-08-30

Album Description

UK only Hybrid/Sacd version. Seventh studio album from Welsh alternative rockers the Super Furry Animals. The album was produced by Mario Caldato (Beastie Boys) and was recorded in Catalonia. The recording features, for the first time, vocal contributions from all members of the band. The single 'Lazer Beam' is included. 12 total tracks. Columbia. 2005.

Average customer rating: A must for modern music lovers

Southwest Chamber Music: Cage, Carter, Harrison, Partch, etc. John Cage , Elliott Carter , Lou Harrison , and William Kraft Manufacturer: Cambria Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Carter | Carter, Elliott | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Harrison | Harrison, Lou | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Krenek, Ernst | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kaikhosru Sorabji: 100 Transcendental Studies, Nos. 1-25 ASIN: B00004ZE27 Release Date: 2000-10-24

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A must for modern music lovers.......2000-10-20

A monumental collection of some of the most important chamber works of the late 20th century, impeccably performed and recorded.

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Love Kraft Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Rough Trade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009SQ4RQ Release Date: 2005-10-03

Tracks:

1. Zoom!
2. Atomik Lust
3. Horn
4. Ohio Heat
5. Walk You Home
6. Lazer Beam
7. Frequency
8. Oi Frango
9. Psyclone!
10. Back on a Roll
11. Cloudberries
12. Cabin Fever

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A Classical Odyssey Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chabrier | Chabrier, Alexis Emanuel | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hanson | Hanson, Howard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005AKLM Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

1. Con: Allegro - Kennedy/Albrecht Meyer
2. Str Qt, Op.18 No.2: Adagio Cantabile - Allegro - Petersen Qt
3. Dix Pieces Pittoresques: Scherzo - Valse - Naida Cole
4. Passava Amor Su Arco Desarmado - Andreas Scholl
5. Nursery Ste: 3 Movts - ECO/Paul Goodwin
6. Sicilienne - Han-Na Chang
7. Son: Ricerario Sopra Il Sesto Tuono - Accademia Per Musica/Christoph Timpe
8. The Magic Flute: Act 1: Der Holle Rache - Natalie Dessay
9. Ste Populair Bresilienne Mazurka - Norbert Kraft
10. The Alcotts - Lara Downes
11. Merry Mount Ste Love Duet - Nashville SO/Kenneth Schermerhorn
12. Islamey (Exc) - Lang Lang
13. The Marriage Of Figaro: Act 1: Non So Piu Cosa Son - Susan Graham
14. Etude-Tableaux in c# - Arcadi Volodos
15. The Four Seasons 'Spring': Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola

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Love Kraft Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009V9290

Album Description

Japanese pressing of the Welsh rockers 7th album features two bonus tracks, 'Sunny Seville' and 'Colonise the Moon'. Epic. 2005.

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