Resumo 2005 - parte 3

A próxima sequência é focada nos primeiros albums dos respectivos artistas. Vamos lá aos debutantes.



LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem , 2xlp.2xcd [DFA] Electronic, Leftfield, Techno, Electro

I can see why everybody has been freaking out over LCD Soundsystem. I have to admit I hadn't heard more than two songs by them before getting this album, and now I am becoming a fan.
This album is an interesting mix of styles - they seem to wander off into disco territory, but you can forgive them for it. They seem to do it well. They also merge other styles really well, ranging from free-form electronic music to almost thrashy guitars with and indie rock feel. They're all over the map, but in a good way. Spacelab




M.I.A. - Arular, cd [XL Recordings] Electronic, Hip Hop, UK Garage, Ragga HipHop

In late 2003, "Galang", the debut single by 27-year-old Maya Arulpragasam, AKA M.I.A., was well-received by those who heard the small indie release, but it wasn't until a few months later that word started to spread about the London artist of Sri Lankan descent, who, along with a budding career as a visual artist and as a musician, just happened to have a father who was a soldier in a Sri Lankan militant group. Internet denizens who frequented the burgeoning MP3 blogs online started downloading "Galang", as the exponentially increasing word of mouth kicked in among music hipsters. For good reason, too; the song was irresistible, yet mysterious, with M.I.A. singing lines of ebullient dancehall slang ("Boys say wha gwan/ Girls say what wha?") over a jarring beat and blaring Moog synths, the song concluding with a coda featuring a contagious vocal chant that sounded simultaneously jubilant and menacing. PopMatters




Marsen Jules - Herbstlaub, lp.cd [City Centre Offices] Electronic, Ambient

Some people have told me, that at times during a classical concert they were so taken away by the music, they wished, this moment would last forever. Marsen Jules has found a way to express this very experience in music, if at least for the length of six single tracks. The result is astounding, to say the least. Beautiful in every way, organic soundwalls of classical instruments washing all over another, complementing and supporting each other into the construction of one enormous piece of art. Monochrom