Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years

1. Young Ned of the Hill

2. Maidrin Rua/ Tell Me Ma

3. Seven Drunken Nights

4. Aye Sir

5. Thirty Days in the Hole

6. D'Ampton Worm

7. Last Rights of the Plummenting Thermonmeter

8. Finnegan's Wake

9. When You Get Here

10. Dancin' Shoes

11. Buckets of Beer

12. I Know Where I'm Goin'

13. Chelsea Girls

14. Sleepin' in a Dust Bin

15. Irish Whiskey

16. Fall on the Floor

17. Everything's Bad

18. Alone

19. Johnny I

20. Papers and Pins

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years,The Tossers,Thick Records,Celtic Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

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Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years

Average customer rating: afro-schmaltz SHOOT TO THRILL one of the best records "What do we know about partying or anything else??!" The most eclectic album I've heard in years, and the best.

Ill Communication Beastie Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Check Your Head Hello Nasty Paul's Boutique Licensed to Ill To The 5 Boroughs ASIN: B000002TP7 Release Date: 1994-05-31

Tracks:

1. Sure Shot
2. Tough Guy
3. B-Boys Makin` With The Freak Freak
4. Bobo On The Corner
5. Root Down
6. Sabotage
7. Get It Together
8. Sabrosa
9. The Update
10. Futterman`s Rule
11. Alright Hear This
12. Eugenes`s Lament
13. Flute Loop
14. Do It
15. Ricki`s Theme
16. Heart Attack Man
17. The Scoop
18. Shambala
19. Bodhisattva Vow
20. Transitions

Amazon.com essential recording

By 1994 the Beasties had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and Ill Communication is pretty much a catalog of coolness: live funk, a bit of hardcore, ingenious samples of obscure records, keyboards by analogue master Money Mark, guest shots by Q-Tip and Biz Markie, MCA's cop-show metal number "Sabotage," and the inevitable cascade of witty old-school rhymes. But it's also a surprisingly mature record from a band that had, after all, been at it for 12 years already. The original jazz-funk instrumentals hold their own with the group's favorite sample sources. Their voices are modestly buried in the mix, and they've tempered their old snottiness with lyrical compassion: check out "Bodhisattva Vow," a salute to Buddhist spirituality. --Douglas Wolk

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Customer Reviews:

afro-schmaltz.......2007-03-23

These jew boys bring on the fizzle. you know what i'm talkin' bout? I'm mean the hip-hop flippy di flop jizzle on my tizzle, just that tasty white boy funk straight from da bronx. you best check it out. homeskillit.

SHOOT TO THRILL.......2006-05-14

Arguably their greatest album ever.It's has so many different musical styles it's unbelieveble.Many consider Check Your Head a better effort but this is as good as they ever got.This album gets my personal vote for best album of 1994.

one of the best records.......2006-02-20

you have great jazz work,lyrical work,and good hardcore tracks what else could you want?If your new to this then pick this up.

"What do we know about partying or anything else??!".......2005-11-24

I know what you're thinking. "Eggplant giving a hip-hop album not only higher than one star, but FIVE?!?" People, people. This is not just a hip-hop album. "Ill Communication" offers not only GOOD hip-hop, but funk, punk, rock, jazz, fusion, et cetera, in one fresh-sounding album that's always good to listen to. This just might be my favorite Beastie Boys album (and I have all but "To The Five Boroughs").

It may be eleven years old now, but "Ill Communication" may as well have been recorded yesterday. It doesn't sound dated at all. The hip-hop songs, like all of the Beasties' work, is actually damn good and fun (Good rap! Who'da thunk it?), with catchy samples and beats (check out the infectious flutes in "Sure Shot" and "Flute Loop", not to mention that funky bassline in "Root Down"), you also get some nice, mellow instrumental numbers ("Ricky's Theme", "Bobo On The Corner", et cetera), two energetic punk songs ("Tough Guy" and the humorous "Heart Attack Man"), and all kinds of other assorted influence, here in one nice little package... let's not forget the album's biggest hit, the rocker "Sabotage", with its memorable music video.

Buy it if you're sick of the Kayne Wests of the world. No wonder I listened to the old tape I had of this so religiously back in seventh grade.

The most eclectic album I've heard in years, and the best........2005-11-02

I came to beastie boys on the back of vague recommendations from a mate, not knowing what to expect. Initially, i got licensed to ill, which i enjoyed for what it is, but it was not the stuff i had been recommended. I moved to check your head, and was pleasantly surprised at songs like pass the mic, so what'cha want, live at pjs. Since then, I have been ABSOLUTELY blown away by this album. There is no other album i know of that combines punk-rock, metal, acid jazz, funk, world beats, and hip-hop, in the same album, sometimes even in the same song. And it makes for a great mix.

Not only is this album a great mix of styles, but it is produced crisply, with the vocals mixed down slightly to become an accompaniment to the rest of the instruments, synths blending seamlessly in and out of the music, and the tribal beats laying the foundation for some great songs. The beasties manage to record and mix accordingly for the style of each song style they attempt.

And they attempt a lot. Songs like 'The Update', 'Futterman's Rule' are a psychedelic funk-fest, with tribal world beats as a backbone,synths everywhere and funky guitar licks, i cant help but love them. Songs like 'Sabotage' and 'Heart Attack Man' make for a change of pace, with great punk metal riffs, and fast heavy drum beats. My personal favourite simply for its ingenuity and awesome sound is flute loop; who else but the Beasties could take a folk sounding flute riff, and bring it into the hip-hop world with funky beats, mad scratches and mad lyrics? No one, thats who.

Ultimately, there is something here for a fan of every type of music.I recommend this album to anyone who loves funk, punk, hip-hop, or jazz.

My recommendations are:
The Update,
Futterman's Rule,
Flute Loop,
Sure Shot,
Heart Attack Man,
B-Boys making with the Freak Freak.

Enjoy.

Average customer rating: Intruiging Exploration into Experimental Style

Underground Communication Bassnectar Manufacturer: Om Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: House of Om The Foley Room We Are the Night La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixes Motown Remixed, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000NA1UAG Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Underground Communication
3. Bomb The Blocks
4. Amorphous Form
5. Ridiculous Wobble
6. Select Frequency
7. Kick It Complex
8. Verbing The Noun
9. Yo
10. Stomp
11. Kick It Complex
12. Carried Away
13. Impossible And Overwhelming
14. Mr. Projectile 'I Am Back'
15. Fsosf
16. Alkher Illa Doffor - Cheb-I-Sabbah
17. Silent Track
18. Silent Track
19. Silent Track
20. Silent Track
21. Silent Track
22. Silent Track
23. Kyrian Bee Bop

Album Description

The highly anticipated album from this underground cult heavyweight combines the visceral melodic presence of modern listening music with the force and volume of sound system dancehall devastation. "Underground Communication" is an exploration of hip-hop culture, featuring scores of MCs and rhythmic poetics mashed atop a heavy, driving range of tempo and, of course, those signature throbbing bass lines. Rooted in political conviction, philosophical intention, and backed by a rabid fan base, this release sets a new standard for the possibilities of merging music, art, new media, and social activism. Bassnectar is already gaining critical acclaim from tastemakers at URB, Flavorpill, and BPM, and has won the Nitevibe.com, SF Weekly, and SF Bay Guardian award honors for "San Francisco's Best DJ."

Customer Reviews:

Intruiging Exploration into Experimental Style.......2007-06-09

I bought this album not knowing what to expect. After the first listen boy was I surprised .Awesome mix!

Average customer rating: A Jewel in the Pile Did they remake Risky Business? Ambient Stand Out Several Imitated Styles Sits on the top of my "Able to Listen to Anytime" list!

76:14 Global Communication Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Electronica | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Electronica | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Techno | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Techno | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lifeforms Sub Conscious Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid Chill Out Psy-Fi ASIN: B000003RSK Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

1. 4 02
2. 14 31
3. 9 25
4. 9 39
5. 7 39
6. 0 54
7. 8 07
8. 5 23
9. 4 14
10. 12 18

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Understood in any language, across any time zone, Global Communication tolls for the human spirit which knows no boundaries. As one of the most significant releases to cross the ambient currents of the '90s, 76:14 places itself alongside benchmark electronic releases from Brian Eno, the Orb, and the Future Sound of London. These synth-dominated ventures allow the armchair traveler to indulge in atmospheric wanderings which suggest virtual galactic discovery. But often enough the textured beats keep things grounded to dissuade the listener from being lost in the void. Vocal samples from nine languages also remind us of the international and diplomatic intentions of this otherwise electro-instrumental album. Strap in and enjoy the liftoff for all mankind. --Lucas Hilber

Customer Reviews:

A Jewel in the Pile.......2007-05-16

I must apologize. I had blinders on. I thought that Tangerine Dream, Biosphere, John Serrie, Robert Rich and Steve Roach were the only ambient kids on the block worth listening to. Wrong. Upon Amazon.com's "Customers who bought Biosphere also listened to:" recommendation, 76:14 popped up, and I thought yeah, yeah the usual guys trying to make it big. And then I gave it a listen with the sample tracks, and I thought, Wow! Just when I thought I had my ambient selections nailed down.

76:14 is a compilation by Dedicated that is nothing short of glorious. Smooth, flowing synthesized rhythm's peppered with deep, reverberating pings instill a wonderful sense of openness, of the vast expanses of space or a wide open field. This is just what I am looking for after a hard day, because it helps me to relax, daydream a little and inspire me while I write. There is a perfect mix of laid back, long segments not unlike Chuck Wild's "Liquid Mind" series (which I highly recommend, by the way: IV [Unity] and VI [Spirit]), followed by mellow but solid club mixes with tinges of hip-hop beats, then an excellent surge of sonic crescendos in major chord ranges of the middle octaves. The tracks on 76:14 are humbly named only by the length of their duration, hence Track One is "4:02," Track Two is "14:31" and so on up to Track Nine, "12:18". I consider this the single best ambient recording ever made, just for its brilliant variations and technical proficiency without "too many notes." This album just bumped Biosphere's "Substrata" (1997) and all my favorites by Steve Roach ("Dreamtime Return"; 1988) down another notch. Variety, quality and replayability are what set 76:14 apart, and make it a definite keeper. I just got a new anchor.

I suppose, since music like this is so hard to describe sometimes, that if you took the best work of the artists I previously mentioned, you'd have this album. It sounds so much like Tangerine Dream's older work, yet not too much, blended very nicely with a little Biosphere, Steve Roach and a twist of Kevin Braheny, with a dash of Robert Rich and a tinge of Patrick O'Hearn. I could definitely hear a little Klaus Schulze in the mix. But to say that 76:14 is a copycat album is just off the mark. This great ambient recording truly makes me feel that I am in the 21st century, and not stuck in the same commercial tinkly-winkly crankings-out of the 1980's. Nice. Very nice.

Did they remake Risky Business?.......2006-05-30

It's interesting to me that Tangerine Dream and song 8:07 were mentioned in an earlier review because when I first heard 8:07/5:23, I thought they were tracks from Risky Business that I had not yet heard or remixes of ones that I had.

Having said that, this is still a pretty good CD. I've always liked 14:31 and 4:14.

Ambient Stand Out.......2006-04-09

This album makes it to the top of my ambient music collection. It even replaces Ishq "Orchid" which held the #1 position since August 2004. If you are looking for an instrumental ambient CD that you can relax to or take a mental journey with, this is the one. I sometimes put the headphones on at work to block out the co-workers and listen or pop it in the CD player on the way home to unwind.
My favorite tracks are 14:31, 9:39, and 12:18. The liner notes reveal that the band didn't want to bias your listening experience by naming the tracks. Definitely a sentiment I agree with.

Several Imitated Styles.......2006-04-07

Brian Eno, the undisputed father of Ambient music described it this way, "Ambient Music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is interesting." Global Communication has certainly produced some music that incorporates the style of Ambient music on several tracks. The missing element is interest. GC has taken some subtle melodies and looped them with a few electronic flourishes tossed in here & there that were probably intended to cause some interest but just sound like gimmicks. The other tracks that incorporate beats are obviously not Ambient but pure Electronica with a strong Tangerine Dream influence. Here again GC falls way short of the mark. In the track 8:07 the synth pattern is generated early on and continues with almost no interesting change. Where Tangerine Dream would have built on that pattern and expanded to some kind of melody, GC drops in maybe 3 notes & repeats them over and over. Not only isn't it interesting, it borders on tortuous. I'm not going to give a list of all the people that have done this much better. Do your own research. If you're content with believing that this is great music in this genre then it's your loss.

Sits on the top of my "Able to Listen to Anytime" list!.......2006-03-09

This is the type of CD you can kick back and listen to and just let your thoughts go. I love what GC puts together as the "Mark and Tom show," and the sounds they create are just mesmorizing! Next to PM, this CD is at the very top! One hell of a mix!! Thanks guys....

Average customer rating: Nice massage music. The Best of Ambient Music Lydia A tapestry of earth and music... Path for yoga, for relaxation

Path: An Ambient Journey from Windham Hill Mark Isham , Bob Holroyd , Xavier Descarpentries , Uman , Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors , Dean Evenson , Tim Story , Garry Hughes , Heavenly Music Corporation , and Global Communication Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Compilations | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Windham Hill Chill, Vol. 2 Windham Hill Chill: Ambient Acoustic Windham Hill Classics: Angels Windham Hill Classics: Reflections Windham Hill Classics: Morning ASIN: B000000NKP Release Date: 1995-03-14

Tracks:

1. Tibet Art - Mark Isham
2. On The Forest Floor - Bob Holroyd
3. Le Desert Bleu - Xavier Descarpentries
4. The White Spirit - Uman
5. Ghost Dancer - Gabrielle Roth And The Mirrors
6. To Tree Or Not To Tree - Dean Evenson
7. Lydia - Tim Story
8. Ancient Evenings - Garry Hughes
9. Riding Windhorse (Buddhafields) - Heavenly Music Corporation
10. 12:18 - Global Communication

Customer Reviews:

Nice massage music. .......2007-06-09

I own a day spa and my therapists all enjoy this music. It is great for relaxation.

The Best of Ambient Music.......2005-10-22

This is the sort of rare CD that you can turn on, set "repeat CD" and not touch it for the day; or even for days! I have had this CD for many, many years... and it has never lost its appeal. PS: This is NOT "upbeat" jazzy ambient; but, mellow "calm you down" ambient. Each track is unique.

Lydia.......2005-05-21

Most of the tracks on this album are very good, but Lydia by Tim Story is special. It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music I have ever come across.

A tapestry of earth and music..........2002-09-06

This is a marvelously moving album to experience. While all the artists are different the album flows together very nicely. It moves along at its own pace, far far different than the pace of much of the everyday world in which we live. It is mellow and is not something you actively listen to although over time the melodies become quite clear and, oddly enough, captivating even exciting, though on a different level.

Play it in the background or play it in the car and suddenly an entirely different ambience is created. It's a beautiful work. I never tire of it and it embraces whatever mood I'm in and allows it to unfold in a rhythm all its own. You won't regret it a bit.

Path for yoga, for relaxation.......2000-10-16

As a Yoga instructor and artist I am constantly seaching for that special flow- that music that you consciously hear as you begin yoga or meditation, but has the ability to disappear into the recesses of your mind as your awareness attunes to a different level. Path invokes relaxation. It is fast enough to use in anything involving movement, yet not so fast you feel hurried in any way. I am not sure that it would be slow enough for pure meditation. Every musical creation on this CD is different, yet it flows seemlessly. I also bought YogaZone, Music for Yoga- it was good-a few shared artists- but nothing compared to Path. If you are looking for a complement to your yoga, or want some music to create a relaxed atomosphere this is it!

Average customer rating: Where to find the song from the Viper commercial Viper remix of Magic Carpet Ride is found... Viper commercial remix finally found! But not here. Steppenwolf Who Does The Remix For The Viper Commercial?

Magic Carpet Ride Mighty Dub Katz Manufacturer: Smile Communication ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Eyes Open ASIN: B000005VU3 Release Date: 1995-06-27

Tracks:

1. Ulti-Edit
2. Vocoder Edit
3. No Comprende Edit
4. Ulti-Mix
5. Son Of Wilmot Mix
6. Original Version

Customer Reviews:

Where to find the song from the Viper commercial.......2000-07-27

Thank you for your interest in our commercials.

The remix "Magic Carpet Ride" is by Philip Steir and is available on the soundtrack from the movie "Go". Of course, we have modified it slightly for the commercial.

Let me know if I can further assist you.

Amelia Retherford Senior Staff Representative DaimlerChrysler Customer Assistance Center

Viper remix of Magic Carpet Ride is found..........2000-07-11

It had to be someone from Wisconsin to help find the remix version of the Steppenwolf classic "Magic Carpet Ride." (Thanks to Manitowoc) Philip Stier took the original added a bit, subtracted a bit and came up with the most slammin' remix I have ever heard. Can't give this CD it's due instead GO right now to the GO soundtrack...

Viper commercial remix finally found! But not here........2000-07-01

I don't really like this version of the song all that much. For those of you looking for the Viper Commercial's remix of Majic Carpet Ride, it can be found on the soundtrack to the movie GO

Steppenwolf.......2000-06-22

For all you people looking for the "viper commercial" version of Magic Carpet Ride, it is the original, sung by Steppenwolf.

Who Does The Remix For The Viper Commercial?.......2000-06-15

Okay, where can I find a copy of the "Magic Carpet Ride" remix used in the Viper Commercial? It's not the one on the "Go" soundtrack, nor is it this one. Someone please tell post on here telling us who does that remix and where we can find it!

Average customer rating: Surprisingly Good! Bartos keeps the vision alive! The album Kraftwerk should have made instead of "Tour De France Soundtracks" Excellent ex-kraftwerk Karl has still got it!

Communication Karl Bartos Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Esperanto Minimum-Maximum 8-Bit Operators - An 8-Bit Tribute to Kraftwerk Kraftwerk: I Was a Robot The World of Tomorrow ASIN: B0000APYO1 Release Date: 2003-09-15

Tracks:

1. Camera
2. I'm the Message
3. 15 Minutes of Fame
4. Reality
5. Electronic Apeman
6. Life
7. Cyberspace
8. Interview
9. Ultraviolet
10. Another Reality

Album Details

The Former Kraftwerk/Elektrik Music Man's 2003 First Formal Solo Album. To Help Him Create, He Watches a Bit of "Sesame Street"...without The Sound and Scrolls Thru the Writings of Critic Neil Postman and Bret Easton Ellis. Bartos Spent Two Years with Electronic (Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr) to Help Him Escape the Musical World He Inadvertantly Helped Create. He is Keenly Aware of his History and Has a Unique Ability to Update his Style with Modern Beats and Loops and Melodies Come from Someone who is Schooled on the Finer Points of Harmonics....and Ultimately Presents Great Songs.

Customer Reviews:

Surprisingly Good!.......2007-05-26

The songs are good. Nothing super great or classic memorable, but pleasant to listen to. There are comments made by two other people with whom I concur: That he overdoes it with the vocoder, and that this is the album Kraftwerk should have put out instead of Tour De France Soundtracks.
By the time this CD came out (2003), the sound sounds contemporary, even a little dated. This is a shame, but a fact. I truly wish he had released this 10 years ago. Ralf and Florian would not have taken so long between albums, beating Tom Schultz at the game of "perfection". Recommended.

Bartos keeps the vision alive!.......2007-04-07

I wish Bartos could have stuck out longer with the Kling Klang Guys... but then again, Bartos alone has his distinct flavor and approach to the compositions and sound treatments. This album is so delicious! Bartos really kept the phat tones alive from his past days with Kraftwerk and incorporates some new textures too on this great collection of songs. After seeing the transformation of KW after Bartos' exit, I'm realizing that Bartos may have been the "HEART BEAT" of KW. The vocoder really works well and his old school drum machine still pounds out the measures. The innocense of the lyrics/subjects are still there and he infuses catchy melodies with out-of-this-world synth voices, although resorting to bland transition chords like in "Electronic Apeman", just slightly killing the flow of wonderful group of measures.
I wished he had access to Marnie and Aroyo of Ladytron or a female voice to some of the tracks... So what's the deal with these technopop gurus? Why not pump out records like mad ?!?!

The album Kraftwerk should have made instead of "Tour De France Soundtracks".......2007-02-24

Just as Kraftwerk were readying their first album in twenty years ("Tour De France Soundtracks), Karl Bartos released his first "official" solo album, Communication. Ask most Kraftwerk fans which album sounds more like classic Kraftwerk, the answer is, maybe not surprisingly, the Karl Bartos release.

Bartos is a classically trained percussionist who played electronic drums in Kraftwerk, but he also received songwriting credit on some of Kraftwerk's most enduring compositions. Listening to "Communication" and "Tour De France Soundtracks" side by side, it doesn't take a genius to see Bartos was the man behind the beautiful melodies of "Neon Lights", "Computer World", "Computer Love", "Tour De France", and "The Model," and I speculate he also wrote the lead synth melody of "Europe Endless" (although he doesn't receive a writing credit).

And melody is why this album succeeds: "Communication" is loaded with beautiful melodies and some great singing from Bartos. It's unfortunate that he let the "computer voice" (it's not a vocoder!) sing so much on this album, as he's got a very enjoyable voice. Hopefully he'll sing more on his next release...

Excellent ex-kraftwerk.......2006-03-24

This is an excellent album by Karl Bartos from Kraftwerk. Very well performed electronic music. OK maybe a little too much use of the Vocoder but otherwise excellent.

Karl has still got it!.......2004-01-19

Karl has, over the last 10 years, been able to express his individual musical talent through solo and coproduced albums, rather than have his skillful, clever and slightly cynical musica creations placed over the tall-standing umbrella of Kraftwerk.

Following up from his albums released under the band name of Elektric Music/Electric Music, Karl has graced us with an album full of groaning, throaty bassy synthesizer tracks, combined with funky pop songs and effects laden musical journeys. His (somewhat overused) vocoder thrusts out lyrics related to the premises of communication, with tracks such as Im The Message, Im The Camera and Ultraviolet sending a slightly disguised and quite funny message about modern society and its use of communication such as means as advertisments, photographs, ect.

I wont compare Karl's music to Kraftwerk as much as many people do, but you can certainly feel the underlying precision and simple but catchy tunes that tends to be very valuable to the structure of Kraftwerk's music.

If you enjoy electronica, or simply would like to hear what a great master of electronic music can produce, dont give Communication a miss!

And if you enjoy this album, make sure you take a look at Karl's earlier effort, Esperanto (under the title of Elektric Music) as these two albums are quite similar in style, although i feel that Communication has a better level of refinment and focus.

Dont deprive yourself and order a copy of Communication now!

Average customer rating: Best US DnB album EVER For jungle and d'n'b fans only I suppose... excellent lovely hardhappy

Rinsimus Maximus DJ Dara Manufacturer: Smile Communication ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Bass | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Renegade Continuum II Halfway Home Full Circle: Drum & Bass DJ Mix Future Perfect The 6ixth Session ASIN: B000005VTM Release Date: 1997-07-22

Tracks:

1. Kah
2. Jade
3. Sleepers
4. RNA
5. Discipline
6. Nation
7. Scorpio Rising
8. Night Sleeper
9. Stasis

Customer Reviews:

Best US DnB album EVER.......2004-12-25

I know it sounds like an overstatement, but damn, Dara straight up delivered with this album.
The beats have a rough and tumble minimal quality that mix perfectly with the mysteriously soulful edges.
Each song holds it own perfectly, with Kah and Discipline standing out as the strongest of the pack.
This album represents a time and place for DnB in America. Right before the tech step boom, right after the amen jungle craze.
The funk and soul on this album are thick, and I highly suggest it for anyone interested in the history of 1990s DnB.

For jungle and d'n'b fans only I suppose..........2000-01-15

I bought this album in hopes of discovering further venues of electronic music, this one to hopefully understand and gain interest in drum & bass. Unfortunately, it only turned me further away from the form in the longrun.

Rinsimus Maximus, for the most part, lacks in content and style. There are a few great gems on here, though, such as Kah and RNA (I've been hearing that breakbeat from RNA in lots of commercials and advertisements recently!)--in fact the first four songs aren't too bad and rather quite listenable. Jade is especially sexy and intruiging.

Though, after that, it becomes somewhat tiresome unless you enjoy the repetitive minimalistic low-budget 12-minute endless ditties of Plastikman (though while Richie Hawtin doesn't do drum & bass [as far as i know] I feel it's a feasible comparison) or other similar artists.

It's hard to take this album seriously as a whole, it seems like he gave up on making good rhythms and melodies after RNA and focused more on the screwy, junglistic beats with a few dabs of repetitive, aimless samples and filtered+resonated synthesizers to keep it breathing. But then again, isn't that what some believe drum & bass is all about? I know there are more intelligent interpretations of this genre out there, I just haven't found it yet.

As someone who's more accustomed to more orthodox or surrealistic forms of electronic music I give it 3 stars [for the four really great tracks that introduce the album], but would be a definate recommended buy for all drum'n'bassheads out there.

excellent lovely hardhappy.......1999-03-25

rinsimus maximus is the ultimate drum and bass/jungle record. i've had it for two years and CAN NOT GET TIRED OF IT. it's powerful deep happy...

one of my all time best buys

Average customer rating: What you're looking for Wonderful Campy Synth-pop Where are they? synthpop allstars..... wow

Transportation + Communication = Love Figurine Manufacturer: Blackbean & Placenta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Heartfelt Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake Life Is Full of Possibilities Reconfigurine Nothing's Lost ASIN: B00006F880 Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. I Wait For You (By The Telephone)
2. F-I-G-U-R-I-N-E
3. New Mate
4. An Electronic Address
5. S.O.S.
6. Batteries (Can't Help Me Now)
7. Robots
8. My First UFO
9. The European Beauty
10. Tired Eyes
11. Digits
12. Eurodiscoteque
13. New Millenium Song
14. International Space Station
15. Secret Track
16. You (Recorded Live In Berlin)
17. S...p...a...c...e
18. Zero Degrees
19. Our Song
20. Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

What you're looking for.......2006-10-12

To say that Figurine makes self-aware music doesn't quite do their songs justice. It'd be more accurate to say that Figurine makes songs about self-aware music. Heavier, and slightly less refined, than their second main album.

Wonderful Campy Synth-pop.......2006-06-16

I agree with everything everybody else said, but it's not super absolutely spectactularly amazing -- it's just really good. Some songs are better than others and the good songs really are spectactular. "Eurodiscoteque" and "New Millenium Song" are stand outs. "New Mate" reminds me a lot of Gary Numan but the campyness sounds a bit more tame 20 years later. It's not as innovative nor as good as their second album as it relies on synth pop conventions to flesh out the songs rather than the post-Mouse On Mars-ish computer distortion and polished edits(?). But it's quite fun. Also, compared to their second, it sounds like a bunch of singles as opposed to a cohesive album. Reccomended to those who like synth-pop and twee type boy/girl vocals.

Where are they?.......2003-09-19

Their humor and simple sohpistication is endearing and just plain satisfying. There's something about the call and response lyrics, fake Euro-accents, robots and modem sounds that set them apart from the other electro-clashers. I am forever grateful to the friend who gave me this album. The second album 'The Heartfelt' is more mature and eclectic, but the lyrics are still along the same mushy themes. (...). I think I may love it even more the T+C=L. *Also - does anybody know what happeded to their site and any news of a new album?!? Somebody - include that in a review! I really need a new Figurine fix!

synthpop allstars............2003-05-28

Figurine is absolutly fantabulous...if you dig synthpop, you'll dig this album. It's poppy, emotional, has great electronic backgrounds, and is just an all around great album. Truly synthpop for the masses!

wow.......2003-05-28

it's jimmy from postal service and dntel. pure excellent electro pop. as good as it gets.

Average customer rating:

76:14 [Expanded and Remastered] Global Communication Manufacturer: Discotheque ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fabric 26 Cascade Continuum Afterhours 3: Mixed Psy-Fi ASIN: B0009VJWRC Release Date: 2005-09-19

Tracks:

1. 4:02
2. 14:31
3. 9:25
4. 9:39
5. 7:39
6. 0:54
7. 8:07
8. 5:23
9. 4:14
10. 12:18
11. Groove (Bonus Track)
12. Way (Bonus Track)
13. Deep (Bonus Track)
14. Blosphere (Bonus Track)
15. Incidental Harmony (Bonus Track)
16. Sublime Creation (Bonus Track)
17. Sensorama (Bonus Track)

Album Description

UK Expanded remastered double-disc edition. Global Communication's 76:14 is rightly widely regarded as one of the most important works in the history of electronica. Recorded by Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard in 1994, this classic has been unavailable for years and now makes a welcome return to the shops. Disc One contains the original album in its entirety, whilst Disc Two features rare singles and remixes. The whole package has been lovingly remastered by Mark Pritchard and comes in suitably stylish packaging. 'Early 90s ambient bliss, handcrafted in Somerset' 4/5 - Q, 'A genre landmark, there's a timelessness to much here' - UNCUT, 'Your record collection isn't complete without it' - IDJ, '76:14 is the most important ambient album of modern times' - Pete Lawrence (The Big Chill), '76.14 is THE definitive ambient album' - Adam Freeland, 'A stone cold soul classic of the 90's' - Ross Allen. Sanctuary. 2005.

Average customer rating: Track Listing It's like that IT'S LIKE THAT This kicks

It's Like That Jason Nevins Manufacturer: Smile Communication ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005VVM Release Date: 1997-07-29

Customer Reviews:

Track Listing.......2005-07-16

Track Listing
1. Drop the Break (radio edit) 4:09
2. Jason's Battle Blaster 8:21
3. Drop the Break 8:20

It's like that.......2004-11-07

I am by no means a fan of rap music or Run DMC's music (although I do have an immense respect for them as artists). One of my favorite remixes of all time though is the Jason Nevin's remix of Run DMC's "It's Like That". The lyrics are definitely in your face. Lyrically the song is quite serious. Run DMC is telling the listener what life is like in Queens, NY. I remember first seeing the music video back in 1997 and I just flipped over the remix. It had a huge sound to the song. I have heard the original version and didn't think much of it. It was okay but I like the big house sound that Jason adds to the song. The beats is so in your face you just can't help but groove to the song. I didn't really think that the Drop the Break mix and Jason's Battle Blaster mix sounded really different. If you really listened to each song carefully you can certainly hear the nuances but otherwise there wasn't any obvious differences. That is my only issue with the two allegedly different mixes. I still love listening to this song to this very day.

IT'S LIKE THAT.......2000-03-20

I pesonally think this remix track kix much bottom. The rap style combined with house is just so live that they couldnt have got a better person to remix it'

This kicks.......1999-05-08

This single is awesome. I know that they are old, but Run DMC did a good job.

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7. Du & Jag Doden [Import]
8. Ease Down the Road
9. echolocation
10. Everybody's Girl

Rap Music

rap music

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