Sales Rank:1307 List Price: $14.98 Lowest New Price: $9.90 Lowest Used Price: $11.35 Artist(s):
Emiliana Torrini
Tracks:
Fireheads
Me And Armini
Birds
Heard It All Before
Ha Ha
Big Jumps
Jungle Drums
Hold Heart
Gun
Beggar's Prayer
Dead Duck
Bleeder
A hugely ambitious pop record with Emiliana's soaring voice center stage, bolstered by a rich gamut of musical styles. From the summery skank of the title track to the surging, breathless single "Jungle Drum" to the yearning, spine-tingling "Big Jumps", "Me And Armini" is a truly sublime album. Torrini sings the song at the end credits for "The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers", and she wrote two #1 hits for Kylie Minogue. Produced by Dan Carey (Franz Ferdinand, Hot Chip).
Sales Rank:1418 List Price: $18.98 Lowest New Price: $9.64 Lowest Used Price: $8.25 Artist(s):
Prince
Tracks:
I Wanna Be Your Lover
1999
Little Red Corvette
When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
Purple Rain
I Would Die 4 U
Raspberry Beret
Kiss
Sign 'O' The Times
U Got The Look
Alphabet St.
Thieves In The Temple
Gett Off
Cream
Diamonds And Pearls
Money Don't Matter 2 Night
Taken literally, this album's title is sure to cause endless arguments. Nothing from Dirty Mind, not a trace of the early anthem "Controversy," no "Erotic City"--no non-LP cuts at all, save some edited single versions--and a cold shoulder to the criminally out-of-print Gold Experience. Damn. As a compendium of 17 key A-sides from 1979 to 1992, however, The Very Best of Prince is (ahem) a quick-'n'-dirty review of the days when the Artist was, in the estimation of R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, one of the weirdest musicians in the Top 10. Blessed with both creative cunning and the wish to reach every listener possible, Prince revitalized rock and soul modes from the sex-crazed ("Little Red Corvette") to the cryptically spiritual ("Purple Rain"). Often he blurred lines between attitudes as surely as he did musical ones; the New Testament image of "Thieves in the Temple" became in his hands a complaint about a stolen girlfriend. Though a fine party artifact, this disc is still likely to prove too scanty even for many casual Prince fans. --Rickey Wright
Sales Rank:2286 List Price: $24.98 Lowest New Price: $14.98 Lowest Used Price: $15.95 Artist(s):
Stéphane Pompougnac
Tracks:
Lena Horne - I Want a Little Doggie
Morten Varano - Dead and Street
Vanessa Da Mata - Boa Sorte
Pacha Massive - Don't Let Go
Raak and Smaak - Enzo (Costes Edit)
Tom Eno - Tijuana
Shazz - Mirage
Club Des Belugas - Skip to the Bip
Duplex Inc - The Game (ft. Ssley Slater)
Waldeck - Why Did We Fire The Gun?
Gerrit van Der Meer - A Suitcase Of Light
Marsmobil - Magnetising
DJ Farrapo & Yanes - Avisado
Variety Lab - Soda Pop Confusion
Naomi - How Many Loves
Kroken Wings - Villa Black
Eden - Stephane Pompougnac
2008 installment in this trend-setting compilation series. Ten years ago , French DJ Stephane Pompougnac decided to bring together the tracks he played as the resident DJ at the famed Hotel Costes. A decade later, he brings the 11th installment in this excellent series. While continuing the tradition of the Hôtel Costes series, Pompougnac gives us a floral selection for this 11th volume. This acoustic and international mix takes us on a journey from Italy to Brazil without overlooking US and UK sounds. Moreover this new edition will be placed under the sign of discovery, with five exclusive new tracks from Variety Lab, Shazz, Stephane Pompougnac, Villa Black and a Costes' edit 'Enzo' by Kraak and Smaak. 17 tracks. Wagram.
Sales Rank:4077 List Price: $12.98 Lowest New Price: $5.76 Lowest Used Price: $5.45 Artist(s):
LCD Soundsystem
Tracks:
Get Innocuous!
Time to Get Away
North American Scum
Someone Great
All My Friends
Us v Them
Watch the Tapes
Sound of Silver
New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
Two years after LCD Soundsystem's eponymous full-length debut sent indie scenesters rushing to the dancefloor, the outfit headed by dance-rock producer James Murphy serves up another stiff cocktail of punk, dance, and funk with Sound of Silver. Analog synths, chugging basslines, chunky guitars, and Murphy's wild falsetto excursions are once again the foundation to which is added the new and strange, such as the heavily chorused voices that suggest backward-masking in the opener "Get Innocuous" and the captivating harmonics keyboardist Nancy Whang bounces off of Murphy's vocals on "Someone Great." If this album has its own version of "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House," it has to be "North American Scum," an infectious stormer that breezily dismisses Europe as a place where "the buildings are old and you might have lots of mimes." Such lines are good evidence that LCD's music would rather ridicule itself than fall into the kind of pretense and nostalgia it constantly lampoons. The album's title track reflects that hankering after one's teenage years is often interrupted when "you remember the feelings of a real live emotional teenager--then you think again," while the power ballad "New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" wearily serenades the Big Apple as "still the one pool where I'd happily drown." True, LCD's music is not for everyone, which may have something to do with why their fans love them as they do. If you fall into the latter category, however, Silver is gold. --Brent Kallmer
Sales Rank:2441 List Price: $16.98 Lowest New Price: $10.39 Lowest Used Price: $11.46 Artist(s):
Mark Farina
Tracks:
This Beat - Mark Farina, Tate, Charlie
Fool's Competition - Mark Farina,
Baaaby - Mark Farina,
Groovin' - Mark Farina,
Jamal 141 - Mark Farina,
Dopebeatz - Mark Farina, Tate, Charlie
Calm Down - Mark Farina,
Alive - Mark Farina, Boland, J.
Scene #2 - Mark Farina,
Just Checkin' - Mark Farina, Marquez, Joshua
The What? - Mark Farina, Tate, Charlie
Bodysnatchin' (On the Isle) - Mark Farina, smith, Aaron
Wasn't Really Worth My Time - Mark Farina, Tate, Charlie
Life - Mark Farina,
Ba Dada - Mark Farina, Tate, Charlie
Way Back When - Mark Farina,
Transit - Mark Farina, Tate, Charlie
Day at the Beach - Mark Farina, Boland, J.
Reflections - Mark Farina, Allison, Dave
Mark Farina presents in 2008 his Volume 6-Mushroom Jazz. Features new and unreleased material from the finest in Funky instrumental Hip-Hop, downtempo, Soul, and blunted beats, mixed to perfection by Farina. Also includes a bumpin' new Farina original entitled, "Life". "Best Dance DJ" - Urb.
Sales Rank:1056 List Price: $18.97 Lowest New Price: $8.23 Lowest Used Price: $5.67 Artist(s):
Cyndi Lauper
Tracks:
High And Mighty
Into The Nightlife
Rocking Chair
Echo
Lyfe
Same Ol' Story
Raging Storm
Lay Me Down
Give It Up
Set Your Heart; Where Are All My Friends
Grab A Hold
Rain On Me
Explicit Version. Cyndi Lauper's 2008 album, Bring Ya To The Brink, is Cyndi's first album of new material in 12 years. More than 25 years after her debut, Cyndi is still exploring new artistic territory. With Bring Ya To The Brink, she found herself inspired by beat drive music that has filled dance clubs throughout Europe and No. America. Sony. 2008.
Sales Rank:2165 List Price: $18.98 Lowest New Price: $7.86 Lowest Used Price: $6.50 Artist(s):
Enigma
Tracks:
The Landing - Enigma, Cretu, Micheal
Turn Around
Gravity of Love
T.N.T. for the Brain
Modern Crusaders
Shadows in Silence
Return to Innocence - Enigma, M.C., Curly
I Love You, I'll Kill You - Enigma, Curly MC
Principles of Lust - Enigma, M.C., Curly
Sadeness, Pt. 1 - Enigma, M.C., Curly
Silence Must Be Heard
Smell of Desire
Mea Culpa - Enigma, M.C., Curly
Push the Limits
Beyond the Invisible
Age of Loneliness - Enigma, M.C., Curly
Morphing Thru Time
The Cross of Changes
A greatest-hits package sampling four Enigma discs released between 1990 and 2000, LSD splendidly documents the influential output of Michael Cretu, a techno-bohemian who successfully creates cinematic, otherworldly New Age-like musical suites. Now, more than a decade removed from the arrival of Sadeness (Part 1) and its eyebrow-raising mix of sacred and sensual subplots, people can debate whether Cretu's music represents savvy commercial calculation or satisfying art. LSD suggests a split decision, though tracks with intriguing blends of atmosphere and rhythm, such as "Gravity of Love," "T.N.T. for the Brain" and "Morphing Thru Time," reveal an inventiveness that demonstrates Cretu is capable of more than sophisticated novelty tunes. Two new songs, neither especially noteworthy, open this package. Meanwhile, remastered older tracks segue beautifully to exude a satisfying, seamless unity. Big bonus: run time exceeds 76 minutes. --Terry Wood
Sales Rank:1782 List Price: $13.98 Lowest New Price: $9.71 Lowest Used Price: $8.05 Artist(s):
Jazzanova
Tracks:
Look What You're Doin' to Me - Jazzanova, Coleman, P.
Let Me Show Ya - Jazzanova, Randolph, Paul
I Can See - Jazzanova, Westbeech, Ben
Lie - Jazzanova, Thief
Little Bird - Jazzanova, James, José
Rockin' You Eternally - Jazzanova, Ware, Leon
So Far from Home - Jazzanova, Coleman, P.
What Do You Want? - Jazzanova, Tamaira, Dallas
Lucky Girl - Jazzanova, Randolph, Paul
Gafiera - Jazzanova, Martins, Pedro
Morning Scapes - Jazzanova, Philips, Kate
Dial a Cliché - Jazzanova, Morrissey, Steven P
Mentored by Giles Peterson, the six member Berlin-based DJ collective Jazzanova has created a compelling fusion of musical genres on their 2008 studio album, Of All The Things. Jazzanova has built a strong and loyal following among DJs, musicians, and music fans around the globe. They have leant their talents to a diverse roster of artists including Lenny Kravitz, Common, Azymuth, and Calexico. Jazzanova set out to compose an album that is interconnected, composing each track, recording live vocals and instrumentals, selecting and creating samples from tracks already created for this album. Featured vocalists include Leon Ware, Dwele, Phonte, Paul Randolph, Ben Westbeech, Jose James, and more. Jazzanova is: Alexander Barck, Claas Brieler, Jrgen von Knoblauch, Roskow Kretschmann, Stefan Leisering, and Axel Reinemer
Sales Rank:1076 List Price: $17.98 Lowest New Price: $5.73 Lowest Used Price: $3.49 Artist(s):
Duran Duran
Tracks:
Is There Something I Should Know?
The Reflex
A View to a Kill
Ordinary World - Duran Duran, Taylor, John [Bass]
Save a Prayer
Rio
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran, LeBon, Simon
Girls on Film - Duran Duran, Lebon, Simon
Planet Earth
Union of the Snake
New Moon on Monday
Wild Boys
Notorious
I Don't Want Your Love
All She Wants Is
Electric Barbarella - Duran Duran, Rhodes, Nick
Serious
Skin Trade
Come Undone
While English pop monarchs Duran Duran have remained active for two decades, it's clear that the indomitable ensemble was at its peak during those mercurial '80s. This greatest-hits collection documents the band's ambitious beginnings as a funky glam-rock outfit and follows its gradual transformation into a high-tech pop band with loads of commercial appeal. Featuring now-classic tunes like "Girls on Film," "Rio," and "Planet Earth" as well as more recent songs like "Ordinary World," Greatest focuses on Duran Duran's unending string of hit singles. Although the young quintet that performs "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "A View to a Kill" has little in common with the posh, aging trio featured on 1997's "Electric Barbarella," vocalist Simon Le Bon provides some impressive continuity to these proceedings. --Mitch Myers