...dream collaboration between the King of Ethiopian Sax and the hardest-working band in showbiz, much anticipated by myself and yes, it works. As the liner notes explain, The Ex's collective mind was blown by the CD of Getatchew Mekuria's records from the early '70s, part of the wonderful Ethiopiques series by the French label Buda Musique. Not surprising really; 'Negus of Ethiopian Sax' (Vol 14) is one of the spookiest, most exotic and out-of-time records I've ever heard. Anyway, the liner notes also explain how the collaboration came about, so I won't here. It's a nice story. The CD booklet is easy on the eye and factoid-crammed, with an interview with Getatchew talking about his life and career, accompanied by lots of cool pictures from his archive, raising the roof with the Municipality Band and the Police Orchestra in Addis Ababa, Gonder, Asmara... Joining our heroes is Colin Mclean, formerly of the Dog Faced Hermans, on bass and an international horn section of players from Ex-collaborators like the Instant Composer's Pool and Silent Block, I think - Xavier Charles, Brodie West, Joost Buis. Cor Fuhler contributes keyboards on some of the studio tracks. To be honest I think the horn section are the secret ingredient here. The recording is clear and bright, a mix of studio and live takes from this troupe's mini-tour round Europe last year (Which myself, The Doktor & Plaistow Dave travelled to Paris to see). The Ex's sound has always been about relentless rhythm and building up suspense, with the guitars piling on extra percussion, noise and dynamic to the attack. Here though, they're not the focus but the rhythm section, so the horn section bring together their arrangements of these Ethiopian melodies to allow the lead voice, Getatchew's rich and lyrical playing, to shine. Instrumentals like the war song 'Che Belew Shellela' gallop along and sounds more celebratory rather than martial. When The Ex slow down, they open up space for some lovely, evocative interplay between Getatchew and the horn section, then the whole band bring in the big band choruses and rock-out climaxes. The closing 'Aha Begena' has a great call-and-response of punk vocals (in Amharic!) and a loopy, catchy horn refrain over a driving beat which'll confuse your body into wanting to shoulder dance, Ethiopian-style, and pogo at the same time. Yah-Ho! One of my favourite tunes from the original Ethiopiques CD is featured on 'Aynotche Terabu/Shemonmwaneye', with it's monumentally sad, plodding bass melody carrying the waves of chiming guitars, wailing horns and singer G W Sok's plain vocals to levels of incredible power which is as exicting and as the original recording, a beautiful meld of moody post-punk guitar and Ethiopian melancholy. On repeated listens I like it all, there's so much going on but it never turns into a mess, which is another tribute to the talent of all concerned here. You can tell that everyone is having a great time and love what they're doing, which definitely makes this a collaboration rather than a fusion. About two-thirds through, Getatchew's solo spot 'Tezeta' allows him to step into spotlight and it it's a reminder why The Ex wanted to find the man in the first place and let more people hear his singular voice.

《就是屌》赢得了2006年水星音乐奖与2007年全英音乐奖“最佳英国专辑”。

Companies, etc. Recorded At – Cacophony Recorders Mixed At – Cacophony Recorders Recorded At – Wire Recording Mixed At – Wire Recording Recorded At – Shh! Recording Mixed At – Shh! Recording Mastered At – Bionic (2) Printed By – Thingmakers Published By – The Black Angels Publishing Co. Pressed By – Credits Bass, Guitar – Nate Ryan Design [Graphic] – Brian Jones (19), Christian Bland Drone [Drone Machine] – Jennifer Raines Drums, Percussion – Stephanie Bailey Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Christian Bland Mastered By – Dave Cooley Recorded By, Mixed By – Erik Wofford (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 10), Ross Ingram (2) (tracks: 5, 6) Vocals, Bass – Alex Maas Notes 6-panel embossed digipak with clear tray. Track 10 contains a hidden track (track 10.2). Track 10.1 lasts for 10:33 before a period of silence. Track 10.2 runs from 14:13 to 18:06. Recorded and mixed at Cacophony Recording Studio, except tracks 5 and 6 at Wire Recording and Shh! Recording. ℗ & © 2006 Light In The Attic Records & Productions, LLC, PO Box 31970 Seattle, WA 981031 Made In Canada Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode (UPC): 826853001823 Matrix / Runout: MM-C0-09546-01-G2 Mould SID Code: IFPI 3J03

椎名林檎領軍2006年再掀革命!!東京事變全新銳變再出發!! 收錄話題單曲《修羅場》的專輯版本及首次在Dynamite Live演唱深受好評的 ＜超級巨星＞、＜透明人間＞，全新11首作品收錄。 ★東京事變於7月發表2名團員退出後，隨即加入了新團員分別是：吉他手-「浮雲」&鍵盤手-「伊澤一葉」，全新組合「東京事變」帶來衝擊性的嶄新火花。 ★收錄發行後持續熱賣話題單曲《修羅場》，為富士電視台大戲「大奧～華之亂～」主題曲。椎名林檎針對這部日劇親自譜寫描述女人之間的愛憎劇情而命名的。明快清朗的曲調加上椎名林檎獨特的文筆譜出另一番情熱風味。 2005年7月，因新舊團員的退出與加入，讓東京事變激起更加燦爛的音樂火花。和首張專輯《教育》相比之下，本張專輯更加直接表現出椎名林檎對於音樂所抱持的理念，讓人成功地捕捉到銳變後的椎名林檎與東京事變。專輯裡呈現出接近融合16拍的放克與爵士樂、藍調..等黑人音樂成份與法國流行樂般地成熟感十足的品味，而 樂團本身與時代感同時的進化程度更是最大的象徵。 特別是負責節奏的團員們在樂曲裡表現出令人目不睱給變化多端的複雜節奏，將專輯裡最精彩的音色呈現得一覽無遺。當然，並非只有卓越的節奏樂手獨占鋒頭，在每段節奏的空隙裡，由吉他與鍵盤所交織出的優美旋律亦充份流暢於其中。而這種製作環境的變化，甚至影響到她的作詞心態，從樂曲裡所散發出的色彩感及簡潔的故事性便讓聽眾深深陷入了她的世界。至於歌詞的內容則全權交由聽眾自行解釋更是為此作品的重心，希望大家能盡情享受這張專輯所帶來的激盪與愉悅的衝擊。 資料來源：EMI唱片

Japanese Digipak pressing. On An Island is the third David Gilmour solo album and his first studio recording since Pink Floyd's 1994 multi-platinum 'The Division Bell'. From the first moments of the sound collage that begins 'On An Island', you know it's a special experience that not only bears comparison with the best of Pink Floyd, but also confirms their lead guitarist and singer as an outstanding solo artist. Here he reveals a personal vision and a breadth of styles - folk, jazz, orchestral and rock - brought together as a unified piece by his lyrical guitar playing and instantly recognisable voice. On An Island is a collection of songs and instrumentals that had its genus in the critically acclaimed 2002 London Festival Hall concerts. Gilmour has stepped out of his super-group to discover he's still at his peak - and he's rightly pleased. 'It's my best and most personal work,' he says. 'Making it with my musician friends has been a positive experience on so many levels.' EMI. 2006.

从黑眼豆豆合唱团(Black Eyed Peas)的当家女主唱，再蜕变成时尚界的性感宝贝与电影明星，菲姬(Fergie)的风采与魅力不断的加温，2006年9月，随着首张个人大碟【The Dutchess】的出炉，她将把这股热力带到全新的沸点，彻底展现fun到底的流行嘻哈魅力。打头阵的首支单曲《London Bridge》以超顽皮的嘻哈性格抢攻全美排行市场，一举蝉联全美流行单曲榜热门单曲榜3周冠军，同时也在热门数位单曲榜、热门下载单曲榜中夺下冠军后座。 拥有爱尔兰与苏格兰血统的菲姬以童星身分起家，91年，菲姬与好友Renee Sands[*动画“史瑞克”中担任菲欧娜公主的歌曲配唱]组成动感流行乐团Wild Orchids，2001年，正当乐团人气逐渐攀升，RCA音乐厂牌宣布与乐团解约，面对这突来的重挫，菲姬的心情也跌落谷底。2003年，当时正在寻求突破的嘻哈队伍-黑眼豆豆合唱团在巡回演唱期间意外的与菲姬搭上线，由于双方默契极佳，菲姬随即加入了专辑【Elephunk】的录制，正式成为乐团的一份子，随着专辑首支单曲《Where Is The Love》称霸英国金榜冠军，黑眼豆豆与菲姬的音乐生涯都创造了出道以来的巅峰，黑眼豆豆在有了菲姬的性感加持下，乐团原有的动感与创意更增添了性感的诱惑力，2005年发行的专辑【Monkey Business】声势更是看涨，专辑中的单曲《Don't Phunk With My Heart》、《My Humps》双双高居英、美排行榜季军位置，乐团在2004-06年间奖声连连，总计抱回了2座葛莱美奖、2座MTV音乐录影带大奖、2座MTV欧洲音乐奖、全美音乐奖、灵魂列车奖、全美青少年直选奖等无数音乐奖。 菲姬的性感魅力从流行乐坛一路蔓延到时尚舞台，她陆续成为“FHM男人帮”、“Maxim”等时尚休闲杂志的封面人物与专题焦点，2006年夏季菲姬更进军好莱坞在电影“海神号”中客串，展现她的歌唱实力。9月，菲姬的首张个人大碟【The Dutchess】正式登场，专辑由黑眼豆豆的首脑will.i.am.担纲执行制作总监，所有的黑眼豆豆团员全都友情跨刀献艺，专辑标题是在调侃具有约克公爵夫人身分，跨越电视谈话秀、广告圈、出版界的话题女人莎拉[*菲姬与莎拉的昵称同为Fergie]，菲姬同时也想藉此张专辑表达当代女性的玩乐主义，首支单曲《London Bridge》请来天王制作人Polow The Don与词曲创作家Sean Garrett携手打造，一登场就连霸全美4大排行榜冠军后座，为专辑抢得绝佳的头彩，第2首放电单曲《Fergalicious》即将顺势登场。专辑中同时力邀多位嘻哈名嘴助阵，南方嘻哈高手Ludacris与菲姬合作散发嘻哈时尚风的劲歌《Glamorous》，will.i.am与菲姬来点怀旧放克与老派灵魂乐的迷情小品《Here I Come》，雷鬼之父Bob Marley的遗孀Rita则是与菲姬来首融合雷鬼/嘻哈/摇滚曲风的作品《Mary Jane's Shoes》，专辑中也不乏展现菲姬精致唱功的慢板情歌《Losing My Ground》、《Finally》。

Back to Black is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released in October 2006 on Island Records. The album has spawned a number of singles such as "Rehab", "You Know I'm No Good", "Back to Black", "Tears Dry on Their Own", and "Love Is a Losing Game". Back to Black has received universal critical acclaim, and has been praised for its classic jazz/soul vibe, "vintage production style", accomplished songwriting, and Winehouse's mature and emotive singing style. It has appeared on numerous year-end Top Ten Lists produced by The Austin Chronicle, Billboard Magazine, Blender Magazine, Slant Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times and Time Magazine. At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Back to Black won five awards, tying the record (with Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, and Beyoncé) for the most awards won by a female artist in a single ceremony. The album won Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "Rehab"; Winehouse also won Best New Artist.