Betsy V. - Water on the Field

Rate:5/5

Close to perfection
The first impression is: I like it very much. The tune sounds as it Kate Bush would like to record with some underground trip-hop jazz ensemble. The vocals resembles this vocalist with a little bit of jazz flavour, which only makes it more intersting. The outcome is pretty pleasearable with extremely elegantly pitched horns and nice composition breaks in 0:53 and 1:43. Percusion is gentle and smooth completing the uplifting atmosphere of the tune. A highly recommendable record, I say!

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Vate – Volt

Rate:10/10

From the very beginning of the record one finds that it is the same old good Vate we like so much. Turismo, the first tune of the LP is Tour de France of the modern era, when car rallies replaced bicycle ones. I have already written about the next piece, Orient Stress, and I can only repeat that it's the most energetic one composed by Vate. Highly recommendable mixture of industrial samples with electro mood. Mundo Libre is a little bit similar. Still nice beat and melodic keyboard. Hertz has a great, radiative mood. Info is too similar to the tunes from previous Aeronautica..., but for those who do not know this album it still may be catchy. Watt is a very mechanical tune with one keyboard melody being very much intruding and engaging. Amper is quite the oppposite, very ambiental and etheric. The eponymous tune is quite Autechre-like in its beat and composition, with only one a little bit annoying sample. Yo soy maquina is another obvious Kraftwerk-tribute in name, but more experimental in style. Summarizing, Vate created another extremely interesting concept album, dealing mainly with electicity. Something like Kraftwerk's Radioactivity on the jamendo scale of course. The cover is great so it's ten form me this time. I suppose it's Vate's Opus Magnum, as for now of course.

L.A. Carpool - AZUQUITA

Rate: 4/5

Sounds like Miami
The problem with Latin music is sometimes different performers sounds just the same. This song has almost everything one needs of Latino, except for this specific flvour that ocmes form the original sound. One may notice if the song was recorded in USA or Latin America country. This tune is a case supporting this theory. It resembles more Gloria Estefan-like than Buena Vista Social Club. Keyboard and arrangation as such is a little bit plastic, however the female and background vocals are very much stylish.

2000

Yup!!! The ...and nobody cared record achieved its 2000 listening on jamendo today! That means I'm going for a short rest, but on the 8th of March I'll be back with more stuff from jamendo and garageband.

stay cool,

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Fluydo - 7 Fool Moons 6/7

Rate:9/10

So there we have it... Another enclosure of the forthcoming album (I hope). This one begins with a little bit trip-hop/psychedelic intro, which makes the listener interested and afterwards the mood starts that has been already acknowledged by us from other Fluydo’s productions. Well… The melodic trip-pop is more carefully produced this time with more reverbs and sound-engineering which makes it even more engaging. I loved the scratches in the chorus, I loved the singing, I love the cover (as always, because it is always the same in alternative colours). I have only one remark: the bassline sounds a little bit plastic for me, which is annoying as the rest of the production is nearly perfect. So it’s nine that time, but it was really close to a full (fool :-) ten!!!

stay cool,

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JayJohnsonMusic - The Pitcher Song

Rate:4/5

A very original love-song
This tune is a quite traditional broken-heart song. I won't give all the details not to spoil fun for ya, but some lyrics, when the singer compares the loved one to a cigarette is quite surprising. ;-) Vocals are quite ok, in a Texas style, the way it should be. The chorus (4:00 minute) with a bar audience is quite engaging also, although I won't exagerrate on it too much (the second time is unnecessary in my opinion). Generally, it is a song to listen once more, so I do encourage everyone to do it. ;-)

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ShakuEcho – Megamix

Rate:8/10

I don’t know if I should start with that particular record. I mean… this is a remix of ShakuEcho’s previous musical achievements, and I haven’t heard another ShakuEcho’s albums yet. In that respect, every my review would be slightly inaccurate.
What can I say about the LP? Well… It’s just one tune, a forty some, constant tribal-trance journey. I must say that the beat doesn’t slow down for a minute, so it is great if one wants to party. There are also nice melodic, orient motifs, which make the record pleasant to listen to while working on your PC. Of course, the music is somewhat retro, and there aren’t any DJ’s or composer’s tricks and sounds one hasn’t heard before, but it’s still nice. I’m quite fond of such music, so for me the record is definitely recommendable.
I loved the cover, reminding me of those crazy guys, KLF, and their tribal-spiritual videos. Overall it’s an eight for now, but I hope to give a higher grade to another album from this band, when I have time to listen to them.

Saluto and takecare,

galaktycznyzwiad.