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Tori Amos – From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998)
Perhaps the only all-embracing Tori Amos Album
While the multi-talented American singer, songwriter, pianist and composer Tori Amos’ 1996 album Boys for Pele, left most fans and critics scratching their heads, her stellar fourth studio album ‘From the Choirgirl Hotel’ released in 1998 found her returning to the electronica infused baroque pop-rock form that first made her originally famous. Tori crafted an […]
U.F.Off: The Best of The Orb (1998)
Reggae tinged '90s Ambient Electronica packed in an essential Greatest Hits compilation
After over a year without an official release since their 1997 fourth studio album Orblivion, the pioneering and influential ambient electronic powerhouse from England, The Orb, finally broke their silence in November 1998 with U.F.Off – The Best of the Orb, a greatest hits album. A surprise to most Orb listeners, U.F.Off was a calculated […]
FC Kahuna – Machine Says Yes (2002)
The Stunning Debut (and the only) album from the British Electronic Duo
The 90’s were magical. That was a time when a classic debut seemed to come out of nowhere each year and gave credence to the idea that electronic dance music could produce more than the thrill of the 12-inch. Chemical Brothers’ Exit Planet Dust (1995), Leftfield’s Leftism (1995), Daft Punk’s Homework (1997), Basement Jaxx’s Remedy (1999) […]
Elastica – The Menace (2000)
Girl powered modern rock nostalgia
The second album from the abrasive brit alt punk rockers! In 1995, the female fronted Britpop Alternative Rock Band Elastica headed by ex-Suede members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch appeared out of nowhere to score a massive hit with the hugely irresistible “Connection.” That song, which borrowed heavily from an older track by Wire, propelled Elastica’s self-titled debut album to the top of the British charts and earned the band a spot on that year’s Lollapalooza tour.
Radiohead – Kid A (2000)
The weirdest Alt rock album to ever sell a million copies
The English rock band Radiohead’s fourth studio album, the radically different Kid A (2000) severely divided critics when it was released, some ruing that it probably would not sell many copies. Can’t blame them too much because this is indeed a challenging, often downright confusing piece of alternative rock music that will leave even ardent Radiohead fans scratching […]
Nirvana – MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Acoustic Nirvana for Nirvana Fans
On MTV Unplugged In New York, Kurt Cobain and company (including Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl) spend a lot of time paying tribute to their influences. Nirvana performs songs by the Meat Puppets, the Vaselines, and David Bowie. Cobain‘s blistering interpretation of Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World” is one of few remakes that sounds […]
Amélie (2001) Original Soundtrack by Yann Tiersen
Remembering Yann Tiersen's Musical Masterpiece
Much before Audrey Tautou became a well-known celebrity through the Da Vinci Code; her original ticket to fame was the romantic comedy Amélie, Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain (English: The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain) the capricious 2001 French box office hit. Apart from winning the French Oscars, the popular César awards; Amélie was also a critical international […]
Film Score of the Month – Paranoia (2013) by Junkie XL
JohnnyTwotoes wants us to skip the movie but listen to the music!
Paranoia was one of the many big name (Harrison Ford no less) box office bombs of 2013 that came, was trashed by critics, made no money and disappeared into DVD land. It was not a great film but I do not despise it as bad as some others did. It received an astounding 5% positive […]