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Lyall W. - Voicemain Inbox: End of Summer '08 - End of Year '08

NEU!: NEU! '75

Neu! is a german band from the 70s. In 1975 they released their third studio album, appropriately titled Neu! '75. It would be the last album they released for 20 years. Let's see if it's any good.

1. ISI (5:07)
The forward-moving "motorik beat" (wiki) provides a compelling backdrop to a lovely little piano and shimmering synths. This is a very pretty song that feels relentlessly optimistic. Am uplifting track that doesn't push it's luck and never becomes schmaltzy.

2. SEELAND (6:54)
Neu! slows things down. This song just washed over me, which isn't a bad thing. If 'Isi' is the bright optimism of a new day, 'Seeland' is the reflective calm at dusk. There's something very victorious about this song too, in a refrained, stately way.

3. LEB WOHL (8:51)
Not really feeling this one too much. Very spare track; maybe if I could understand German I would appreciate it more, since the focus is on the lyrics. They must have asked the drummer to step out for this one, since they replaced him with a metronome. Maybe he went down to the beach and recorded the sound of the waves which are a constant in this one.

4. HERO (7:12)
Now here's a song that ROCKS. A total freak-out psych jam that goes hard and doesn't quit. Sweeeeeeeeeet.

5. E-MUSIK (9:58)
This song takes the 'ROCK' theme of 'Hero' and elaborates on it making for a long-form jam that, well, rocks. The last three minutes of the song are given over to some ambient noodling and tape-fuckery, but it's all good.

6. AFTER EIGHT (4:44)
This is punk rock, and that's a good thing. A solid closer

Neu! '75 may not be for everyone. The first half tends toward the ambient, and even though the second half is solid rock, many listeners have no patience for a song over 3 and a half minutes, which I every song on this album is. Listener prejudice aside, this album is cohesive, engaging and highly enjoyable.

Give it a spin.

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I've been putting my thoughts into writing sporadically since high school. A lot of it ended up on the web, most of it isn't anymore. But I've still got it all. Someday, I'll read through it all and realize that somewhere in there... I became an adult.


That's cool.

GTA IV: The Vibe

* R. Kelly - "Bump n' Grind"
* Mtume - "C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)"
* Alexander O'Neal - "Criticize"
* RAMP - "Daylight"
* The Isley Brothers - "Footsteps in the Dark (Part 1 & 2)"
* Jodeci - "Freek'n You"
* Lloyd - "Get It Shawty"
* Jill Scott - "Golden"
* Loose Ends - "Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)"
* Freddie Jackson - "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"
* Dru Hill - "In My Bed (So So Def remix)"
* Marvin Gaye - "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
* Minnie Riperton - "Inside My Love"
* Barry White - "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing"
* C.J. - "I Want You"
* The S,O.S. Band - "Just Be Good To Me"
* Ginuwine - "Pony"
* Raheem DeVaughn - "You"
* Ne-Yo - "Because of You"

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GTA IV: Electrochoc

* Padded Cell - "Signal Failure"
* Black Devil Disco Club - "The Devil in Us (Dub)"
* One + One - "No Pressure (Deadmau5 Remix)"
* Alex Gopher - "Brain Leech (Bugged mind remix)"
* K.I.M. - "By The Time They Reach You (The Bag Raiders Would Have Stolen Your Wallen And Changed All Your Money To Euros And Gone Shopping In Paris Remix)"
* Simian Mobile Disco - "Tits & Acid"
* Kavinsky - "Testarossa Autodrive (SebastiAn Remix)"
* Chris Lake vs. Deadmau5 - "I Thought Inside Out (Original Mix)"
* Boys Noize - "& Down"
* Justice - "Waters of Nazareth"
* Killing Joke - "Turn to Red"
* Playgroup - "Make it Happen"
* Liquid Liquid – "Optimo"

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