Lost Highway

Spooky and cool--those two words pretty much sum up this soundtrack for David Lynch's stranger-than-usual movie. It's a mix of hard-edged techno-industrial, slightly spooky jazz, and orchestral compositions from Angelo Badalamenti. David Bowie's "I'm Deranged" is a major highlight, proving once again that he is the coolest man on the planet. Badalamenti's instrumental tracks are reminiscent of Elliot Goldenthal's Interview with the Vampire soundtrack, although "Dub Driving" sounds like an accompaniment to Sam Spade. Sandwiched between a pair of tense city-thriller tracks by Barry Adamson, Lou Reed's rendition of "This Magic Moment" acquires its own disturbing dimension, but the most entertaining track on this CD is, without a doubt, Marilyn Manson's rendition of "I Put a Spell on You." It's not exactly party music, but it's loaded with atmosphere.

David Bowie - I'm Deranged
The Smashing Pumpkins - Eye

Ian Brown - The World Is Yours

Rating: 7/10
After one of British best band the Stone Roses, Brown released couple of solo records like amazing Golden Greats (2000) or the previous mellow Solarized (2004), sure these aren't enough for such an amazing idol. Some of us have a response for the wars, some of us don't. Now we've The World Is Yours which is a complete protest record consists of twelve tracks including the first single Illegal Attacks with Sinead O'Connor. Brown has enlisted the help of The Smiths and Happy Mondays' bassists Andy Rourke and Paul Ryder respectively, also legendary Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook. There are really good tracks, but political lyrics really don't make a record awesome or masterpiece. Someone must stop the war, that someone becomes all of us. I agree totally Ian Brown about Illegal Attacks, but tunes on the record are boring and repeating at times. The song named Eternal Flame reminds a hip hop song Familly Affair by Mary J. Blige, that's interesting. The whole record comes with beats, loops, some hooky electric guitars.
MM picks: Eternal Flame, Sweet Children

Ian Brown - Eternal Flame
Ian Brown - Illegal Attacks

Kevin Ayers - The Unfairground

You already know me, i almost became the new good music catcher, and that makes me feel good. So i have Kevin Ayers' brand new record on my hands, The Unfairground. It's been fifteen years since his last album, as P4k reported before, he needed help after long years for bringing a good record. So who becomes the angel to help our poor little Kevin Ayers: Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, the Ladybug Transistor's Gary Olson, members of Architecture in Helsinki Julian Koster of Neutral Milk Hotel, the former member of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake and Francis MacDonald, (ok i got little bored tp countin' the names), Elephant 6-affiliated cellist Heather McIntosh, Daisy Martey of the Noonday Underground, Psychedelic Furs keyboardist Joe McGinty, songwriter Candie Payne, folkie legend Bridget St. John, and enough other folks to round out a Rolodex. Oh my god, that means so many help, what did you do Kevin Ayers?, please explain it. Anyway, i loved the new record. Despite its short playing about 34 minutes, this can find the year's best music with coffee, so melancholic and imperturbable. Fantastic harmonies, instrumentation, mellow lyrics.

Kevin Ayers - Cold Shoulder
Kevin Ayers - Only Heaven Knows

Coming up New Music

New Singles
1. Chris Conelly - Son of Empty Sam
As the second track of Chris Connelly's new album, Episodes, "Son of Empty Sam" hails as an exemplary track to the folk-jazz experimental style adopted for this unique and timeless collection. Chris Connelly provides awesome music for nights if you are looking for some interesting and hooky music. At the same time, it's not only for nights, it also shows how an artists can make totally artistic and characteristic music. "Son of Empty Sam" becomes one of MM's favorite songs in 2007, and sure The Episodes will exist on our the most striking music of the year.

2. PJ Harvey - When Under Ether

3. Ian Brown and Sinead O'Connor - Illegal Attacks
If Ian Brown with Sinead O'Connor make a song about pathetic war that goes on in the world now, we sure are with him, sucker politicians don't use the great people (soldiers) for your satisfaction.



4. Kraftwerk – Aerodynamik / La Forme
Amazing Kraftwerk live video from Minimum-Maximum DVD, watch the video carefully
bcause camera distances are almost perfect.

5. Babyshambles – Delivery

6. Interpol - No I in Threesome

7. Leann Rimes - Nothing Better To Do

8. Milburn - What Will You Do When the Money Goes?
This is almost full copy of Arctic Monkeys, voice, guitar hooks, hairstyle, and everything.

9. Pet Shop Boys – Integral

10. Digitalism – Idealistic

Video Flashback!
John Vanderslice - Exodus Damage
Please pay attention to this kind of precious artists, listen their music, go their concerts. Their music must live! His new record Emerald City is a great record from 2007. And this is a fantastic John Vanderslice video for Exodus Damage off the album Pixel Revolt. Dance Dance Revolution-All we're gonna get-Unless it falls apart-So I say: go, go, go, go down-Let it fall down
I'm ready for the end.


Looking forward to...
Mariah Carey - I've Got A Right To Dream Lyrics
Faith Hill - Red Umbrella Lyrics
Roisin Murphy - Cry Baby Lyrics
Delta Goodrem - Take Me Home Lyrics
J. Holiday - Pusher Lyrics
Belinda Schüll - Alguien Más Lyrics

Are You Trying To Be Lonely by Paul Weller was the best single of previous week.