According to some Sheik Yerbouti (”shake your booty”) is Frank Zappa’s best work. It’s a four side vinyl (meaning double LP) for those of you who still have class enough to listen to this superior format, but I’m sure it’s available on CD or MP3 as well.
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So you’re thinking “what’s with this guy and soundtracks?” I stand with my last statement that soundtracks in their own suckish nature sucks. In Can’s case I made an exception and acknowledged that soundtracks can indeed be good. This time it’s up to Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez to tell me I’m wrong.
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As far as covers done by wonder children go, I’m usually not impressed. Jamie Cullum is an extremely talanted piano played and he’s also extremely written about in the music press. This record with old time jazz favourits in a pop presentation did not come off as something I would appreciate when I first heard about it.
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Spiritualized have released quite a few album in a genre that is referred to as space rock. I don’t really know what that term means, but I expected something quite psycadelic from them.
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When Nick Cave cut down on members from his Bad Seeds and formed Grinderman people said it was a step back to early rock & roll and blues. I say they’re wrong.
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Songs:
Love crimes (single from upcoming EP)

This is some sort of monster or ghost song. I’m a sucker for these kind of things. I have over 40 Alice Cooper records, everything Rob and White Zombie ever released, and psychobilly with a touch of living dead is always nice. Now, this isn’t musically really like any of these but it sort of gave me the same vibes.

‘Love crimes’ is beat oriented with some lo-fi grit and distorted chorus synths and/or guitars. It doesn’t hit right on the mark but I’ll probably check out their (or his) upcoming EP. The heavy riffing in the break gets two monster thumbs up.

‘Love crimes’ MP3

Dark Disco Club website

Songs:
Endless dream
Waking nightmare

Golden Death Music is definitely music I don’t normally listen to, which is cool, I’m always open to new stuff… Well, at least some days I am. My initial reaction is “dreamy”. That’s the one word I’d use to describe this music. The vocals isn’t really something for me (but they’re odd, and that in itself is nice). Despite not being my kind of music at all, I actually find ‘Endless dream’ pleasant to listen to. The guitar - slide or just heavy processed - is nice. ‘Waking nightmare’ don’t leave any real impressions on me.

- stiff

I found the use of Hare Krishna-ish loops and sound effects a tad annoying, as was the echo on the singer. I sensed that Golden Death Music had played a to much with the music program. But once I got past that they managed to create an air of mystique in the room. These songs would definitely increase the feeling of spirituality if listened to in a shrine or a temple or even a common church.

I would go and see this act if they played a venue near me, but I’d make sure the place had a large beer supply.

- Free foe

Golden Death Music on Myspace

I don’t reccon that wanting Elton John playing at your wedding is a unique thought. So I guess he is a man who’s managed to put a melody to many womens feelings.
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Alice In Chains: pretty good grungy band, that I haven’t dug deep into. Collections: only worth buying if you don’t intend to dig too deep into a band by not buying the albums, or if you’re an insane collector that should be locked up for spending your wife’s money on stupid things like ‘essential collections’.
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Can is a german so called “krautrock” group (somewhat silly term) with at times a japanese singer and at other times an american singer. Their songs are sometimes made up from hours of long jams that are cut together in what’s actual music that actual people can listen to and not only the psychedelic musicians playing it. ‘Soundtracks’ is the second album released, but not really their second album, and it consists of various movie soundtracks Can have made.
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