I can't say this has been a bad year for music, but a number of major names have had disappointing releases. Because of personal preferences, the list is heavily biased in favor of electronica outfits. In no particular order, the tracks are:
1. Crystal Method ft Lisa [Bellrays] - "Realizer" [The standout track from an outstanding album, Legion of Boom. "Keep-ing Hope Alive", circa 2004, are the boys from L.A.]
2. Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out" (Naum Gabo mix, Johnnie Wilkes) [Catchy, unpretentious ROCK]
3. The Prodigy with Juliette Lewis [yes, the weird actress]- "Spitfire" [The only decent track on their long-awaited release, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned. Arabia, here comes electro].
4. The Chemical Brothers ft Q-Tip - "Galvanize" [The Last Emperors of Electronica, still pushing the boundaries of creativity after all these years. Seems like everybody's doing the Arab thing this year.]
5. Moby and Public Enemy - "MKLVFKWR" [The lesser I say about the lyrics, the better. A great oriental-sounding riff saves the song, and propels it into my top 25.]
6. Freestylers - "Get a Life" [Breakbeat Era (the band) revisited. ]
7. Junior Jack - "Stupidisco" ['House Anthem' seems to be his middle name these days]
8. Lemon Jelly - "Stay With You" [Some of the most melodious scratching I have ever heard on a record, suspiciously similar to a sample on KMFDM's "Megalomaniac"]
9. Latinsizer [a member of the Nortec Collective, yes!] - "Ritmo 55" [Can the Tijuana DJs commit no wrong?]
10. Kasabian - "Processed Beats" [An awesome single from an album that does have its lows. Flashback to Primal Scream's heyday]
11. Rachid Taha - "Tekitoi" [Rachid Taha is back to his punk roots, but this is punk with a distinct Arab flavor. Must say, his older stuff is better.]
12. Rammstein - "Amerika" [Okay, not as good as their past stuff, but its still awesome compared to crap dished out by over-rated nu metalheads and punk rockers, Linkin' Park and Blink 182]
13. Lazyboy - "Underwear Goes Inside The Pants" [Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen, 2004 edit? Baz Luhrmann, HELLO!]
14. Kelis - "Trick Me" [I love the way she experiments with new sounds. Full marks to production team, The Neptunes.]
15. Beastie Boys - Ch"-Check It Out" [As good as "Intergalactic", or even "Fight For Your Right To Party"]
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Article comments
1 - Eric Berlin
I agree with you on U2, The Beasties, and Franz Ferdinand. I didn't really like the Moby/Public Enemy joint, but I appreciate the effort.
I have to, just have to, check out the Snoop Dogg/The Doors on "Riders on the Storm." I can only hope that it's not the disaster that became P Diddy and Jimmy Paige on "Kashmir."
Eric Berlin
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2 - Eric Olsen
very interesting and informative list, thanks Salvia!
3 - Salvia Divinwhorum
Mr. Berlin, the Fredwreck remix of Riders on the Storm is brilliant - do check it out. Available on the OST for Need for Speed Underground -2.
As for Moby, the MKLVFKWR sample was pretty good - don't know what happened to the lyrical content though.
Thanks Eric.:)
4 - Ali
I think that u really r biased, even if thats wot u r deliberately being but I still fink its wrong. U shud do the gr8est hits and best solo artists n stuff. U know like Beyonce did better than Kelly Rowland, LE Tasha and La Toya but now Destinys Child have got back together she's brought the three up a level. Solo artists should be mentioned like Robbie Williams and Natasha Bedingfield and u shud do more than blues, rnb, rap etc, u should do different sections for ALL types of music, including country western. I mentioned cuntry western because the amount peopl listening to it have dropped incredibly!
5 - Salvia Divinwhorum
Ali, I appreciate your concern, but I can only do a personal favorites, as I've clearly stated at the beginning or the post.
6 - batman
shit no help at all n snoop dogg riders on the storm is shit so are the rest of them
7 - batman
shit no help at all n snoop dogg riders on the storm is shit so are the rest of them