Cat EmpireCat Empire [Import]

Product Description
Top ten, debut album from Aussie band whose music is a fusion of reggae, hip-hop, jazz, swing, gypsy, ska, rock, & old-time dancehall. 13 tracks. Copy Controlled. Virgin.

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Cat EmpireCat Empire [Import]

Average customer rating: fun brass sounds Refreshing and fun Protons, Neutrons, and electrifying sounds! Love the originality An amazing mix of many influences

Two Shoes The Cat Empire Manufacturer: Velour Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Cat Empire These Streets Costello Music Back to Black Rodrigo y Gabriela (with Bonus DVD) ASIN: B000LPS4F2 Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

1. Sly
2. In My Pocket
3. Lullaby
4. The Car Song
5. Two Shoes
6. The Chariot
7. Sol Y Sombra
8. Party Started
9. Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
10. Saltwater
11. The Night That Never End

Amazon.com

For six guys from Melbourne, Australia, to travel half the world to record their second record indicates titanic success for their first. And that's what led the jazzed-up, funked-out popsters Cat Empire to a studio in Havana, Cuba, to follow up that million-selling debut. Here, the band takes its Latin leanings a step farther, creating room for what is billed as the Empire Horns--trombone, trumpet, and sax--in its driving, thriving beat. Lead vocalist Felix Riebl's witty intellect and dripping Aussie twang are the Cat's most distinguishing merits (see the Bob Marley love-fest of a title track and the first line of the offbeat "Sly": "If frizzy hair was a metaphor for festival time/Then this woman is a goddess of that festival shrine"). Yet compatriot Harry James Angus demands equal billing here, with contributions like the ska rave "Saltwater," the punkish memoir "The Car Song," and "Protons, Neutrons, Electrons"--an uproarious showtune of a song complete with delightful piano break and "zip-a-dee-doo" chorus. Still, co-stars aside, this is a complementary sextet that's seemingly comfortable with nearly any style of music--and willing to circle the globe to prove it. --Scott Holter

Album Description

The Cat Empire's Two Shoes -- their second consecutive double platinum LP in their native Australia -- brings Australia's most dynamic musical export to the the US. Live music fans (and anyone at Bonnaroo this year) may already have had the opportunity to catch one of the band's legendary shows -- but until now recorded material was as hard to find as Vegemite. Looking for inspiration beyond the beaches of Melbourne, TCE journeyed to Havana, Cuba to record Two Shoes with producer/engineer Jerry Boys (R.E.M., Rolling Stones) in the studio where the Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club LP was recorded. The result was a record that captures all the energy of a live band at its peak, but also sacrifices nothing in the way of songcraft. Compared to everything from Cake to Madness to Sublime, The Cat Empire's genre-bending is a trademark of the music scene in Melbourne. The band was founded in 1999 by vocalist/percussionist Felix Riebl and bassist Ryan Monro and quickly built up a massive following down under with its incendiary live shows, leading within two years to two double platinum releases on Virgin/EMI. Fueled by the internet word-of-mouth, the band has already sold out venues from Irving Plaza to the Troubadour. The band will headline an 11 date US tour in support of this LP at 500 -1000 cap venues.

Customer Reviews:

fun brass sounds.......2007-06-27

I enjoy the CD, but not as much as I thought I might based on the first song from it (the only one that got radio airplay around here). That one is very funky and a lot of fun. I often get tired of the Cd and switch to another style of music half-way through the recording. But it is fun, and provides some interesting combinations of styles.

Refreshing and fun.......2007-06-04

I got hooked on The Cat Empire several years ago while in Australia. They're something different than what you would usually hear here in America. Their music is fun and exciting and you'll find yourself dancing and singing along in no time! I'm going to see them in concert at The Roxy in Atlanta in June and can't wait!

Protons, Neutrons, and electrifying sounds!.......2007-06-04

Only 18 reviews, are you kidding me? This band is the best new thing I've heard in a long time, and that's saying something.

I bought the Two Shoes album right here on Amazon a couple of months ago in search of some new and exciting sounds. Actually it was in the recommendations pile. After one sample of it I knew it was something I had to have. These guys are just so damn good and nobody knows about them. How can this be? A huge hit in their native Australia, they appeared on The David Letterman Show some time ago and have since toured in the U.S. I would love to hear these guys in concert, but until then I'll just listen to Two Shoes for the 35th time.

Where do I begin? The album explodes with the first track "Sly" as sung by co-lead singer Felix Rheble. A good beginning, but its followed up by "In My Pocket" which is better. Rheble shares lead vocal duties with the flamboyant voice of Harry James Angus, who can do no wrong when it comes to music. I can't definitely say which songs are better than others because this whole thing is a hit, but along with track 2, my other favorites are "The Car Song", "Two Shoes", and "Protons, Neutrons and Electrons" which is sure to bring a smile to your face. "The Car Song" stands out in particular as probably the most fun track I've ever heard. You just have to hear it. Listen to it at the beach, or turn it up loud on your stereo and let the good times roll.

What makes this album so unique is the Australian accents paired with pure Havana Flare and back up brass. These guys obviously belong in the big time, and yet they still retain that blind eagerness and confidence of a high school garage band. If you've ever heard anything like it please tell me because I can't get enough of it. As for their next album I have no idea but I'm sure it will be excellent like this. Keep me posted. In the mean time, party in Havana style!

Love the originality.......2007-05-28

I seen The Cat Empire on David Letterman. I liked the song they sang, Sly, so I bought the CD.
Their style is original, you can actually dance to it. It's a little jazzy, and a little big band era, some comedy, and much more.
They have one other CD and I will be getting that one.

An amazing mix of many influences.......2007-05-15

This is an amazing album that mixes the best of ska, latin, jazz and rock for an album that you can't help but dance to. I'm in a bit of a unique position because I have small children but music tastes that are often inappropriate for them, this is an album that, for the most part, is fun for the whole family. A perfect album for summer fun and windows down drives in the car.

Average customer rating: Amazing This is Only A Taste

The Cat Empire The Cat Empire Manufacturer: Velour ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Two Shoes Tones of Town Rodrigo y Gabriela (with Bonus DVD) Costello Music These Streets ASIN: B000J5BURI

Tracks:

1. The Chariot
2. Hello
3. The Lost Song
4. Days Like These
5. Lullaby
6. The Car Song

Product Description

Music Tracks: 1. The Chariot 2. Hello 3. The Lost Song 4. Days Like These 5. Lullaby 6. The Car Song Video Tracks: 1. The Car Song (Music Video) 2. Lullaby (Live) 3. The Making Of Two Shoes (Cuba Footage)

Customer Reviews:

Amazing.......2007-05-30

This is one of the best albums i own. With influencenes from regay, to ska, jazz and soul, they creat an amazing "party all night" atmosphere.
The Cat Empire are amazing and this is one of their best albums.

This is Only A Taste.......2006-12-24

The Cat Empire is an extremely talented band out of Melbourne Australia, that can really only be experienced at their full potential live. Stocked with a horn section, DJ, drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, and lead trumpet they come together perfectly to drop funky, soulful, all out party rockin music. Possibly most easily classified as ska due to the sheer size of the band they are by no means limited to one genre of music. This EP is only a tiny taste of their three full length albums released in Australia, but are available in the U.S. as imports. Check this EP out if your unsure, but if you dig their sound go right on and buy the full length albums you will not be disappointed.

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Empire Brass on Broadway Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The American Brass Band Journal Braggin' in Brass Fantazm Plays Well With Others ASIN: B000003CYF Release Date: 1992-05-22

Tracks:

1. Phantom Of The Opera: Overture
2. Hello Dolly
3. Man Of La Mancha
4. Macavity Cat
5. Don't Cry For Me, Argentina
6. Mambo
7. Easy Street
8. Till There Was You
9. Seventy-Six Trombones
10. Fugue For Tinhorns
11. At The End Of The Day
12. The Lonely Goatherd
13. Night And Day
14. Bali Ha'i
15. Put On A Happy Face
16. Big Spender

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Paste Magazine Music Sampler #29 Son Volt , Norah Jones , Rosie Thomas , Eric Bibb , Hymns , Silver Lakes , The Cat Empire , The Dexateens , Brandi Carlile , and Sleeping in the Aviary Manufacturer: paste ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000P97CHU

Product Description

1. Rosie thomas - Say Hello 2. Sleeping in the Aviary 3. son Volt - the Picture 4. Norah Jones - thinking About You 5. the Guggenheim Grotto - I think I Love You 6. Brandi Carlile - The Story 7. Barenaked Ladies - Sound of Your Voice 8. The Cat Empire - Sly 9. El Perro Del Mar - God Knows 10. The Dexateens - Neil Armstrong 11. Erin Mckeown - Melody 12. Dolorean - Heather Remind me How this ends 13. Eric Bibb - Shine On 14. Piers Faccini - If I 15. Silver Lakes - Be Here Now 16. Assembly of Dust Telling Sue 17. Hymns - Friends of Mine 18. Hem - The Pills Stopped Working

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The Byzantine Empire Jeff Manufacturer: Infinity Cat Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LA9CUI

Product Description

Supersweet says:"I Don't Want to Die (Life Mix)" goes right off the map. This confidently segued landscape of noises is definitely one to take into the flotation tank. It's a twenty-nine minute picnic down in the dark of the sea of monsters. Thereon the album-length thought exposition wraps each staple lo-fi song with layers of entropic complexity to form startling hybrids. "I Don't Want to Die (Space Mix)" takes up the duality, pouring from a tuneful mantra which could be imagined to originate in the cosmos' creaking sinews." The second disc from the brothers about whom the NASHVILLE SCENE says "They have figured out a way to organize noise music so it becomes accessible, without writing just boy-girl songs. There's a real maturity- they know exactly how long to keep doing something before it gets too boring." Burnette compares JEFF to Sonic Youth, "Talking Heads 77" and the sonic improvisation of Sonny Sharrock and Ornette Coleman." ATR The Rage says "Jeff features brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall making noisy, artful, lo-fi indie punk".

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The Cat Empire The Cat Empire Manufacturer: Velour ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000U0P0LY

Product Description

The Music... 1 The Chariot Riebl 3:59 2 Hello Riebl 3:50 3 The Lost Song Riebl 3:20 4 Days Like These Angus, McGill, Riebl 4:08 5 Lullaby Riebl 5:01 6 The Car Song Angus 6:54 The Videos:.. 7 The Car Song [*/multimedia track] 3:24 8 Lullaby [live/*] 7:22 9 The Making of Two Shoes [*] 3:39

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No Longer There Cat Empire Manufacturer: EMI/Virgin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000U9XF9O Release Date: 2007-09-17

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The Cat Empire The Cat Empire Manufacturer: Velour Recordings, Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000M21NC0

Product Description

Tracks include: The Chariot, Hello, The Lost Song, Days Like These, Lullaby, The Car Song, The Making of Two Shoes.

Average customer rating: Innovation where it is needed! well worth the import price The freshest and best group to hit in years

Days Like These Cat Empire Manufacturer: EMI/Virgin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0001BGV6U Release Date: 2004-02-09

Tracks:

1. Days Like These (Radio Edit)
2. Days Loop
3. Wandering
4. Wanted To Write A Love Song
5. Manifesto/Rhythm Interlude

Album Details

Features a Bevy of Material Not Featured on "The Cat Empire" Album.

Customer Reviews:

Innovation where it is needed!.......2004-03-31

Finally, in our saturated music world, this "melting-pot" of an album brings something truly refreshing. Every track is first curious then suprising. Try mixing jazz,latino, hip hop and a little rock in your head and you might get close to what these guys have to offer!

well worth the import price.......2004-03-04

If you're not from Australia, you're probably wondering who this cat empire gang are. well let me tell you with pride that they are the COOLEST, HIPPEST jazz cats around. having totally dominated the melbourne live music scene for a couple of years by literally blowing everybody away with their raw on-stage energy (and i mean real, clever improvised music, not just dumb sweaty guys turning up the volume on their amps), it is fair to say you haven't had a night out unless you've danced your ass off to THE CAT EMPIRE. never before have i felt such a sense of euphoria (no drugs involved) while dancing to live music.
With 'days like these' taken from their self titled first commercially released album, they have managed to maintain the energy of playing live while adding the extra crispiness of a studio recording. Absolutely superb!

The freshest and best group to hit in years.......2004-03-03

I have heard this single and some from the full album. Now I am a real believer in the talent that Australia has to offer the world. `Days Like These' is a great uplifting song, that most can relate to. With a mix of Latin, Swing and Hip-Hop it keeps you moving from start to end.
My advise to any self respecting music lover (of any style) get this and play it load, so load you house shakes. If you love this check out the other songs on the album, like my favourite `The Crowd'.
For this price it's a real bargain, I would have payed twice for the feeling it has given me.

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