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Tiësto – Kaleidoscope, Album Review

Tiësto Kaleidoscope, Album Review album reviews reviews 2 Tiësto
Kaleidoscope

Ultra Records
out October 6th

70/100
[Rating Scale]

Album giveaway details at the end of the post

[rating:70/100]

Poor Tiësto. He’s got 4.5 continents at his feet, he’s headlining DJ gigs in stadiums, he’s smashed up the worldwide charts with his trance albums, but there’s that glittering jewel of America that’s always just out of reach. Springsteen and Bono can fill stadiums in the U.S. Heck, the Oakland Raiders can fill a stadium. But the kids just aren’t into trance music here.

Tiësto’s closest equivalent is David Beckham. Both have had a fantastic decade, and both are some of the biggest names in their respective fields—fields which the U.S. happens to care very little about.

Mr. Beckham tried to take over America by ditching the prestigious football clubs in Europe and coming stateside to win us over. It didn’t really work. Tiësto’s going on offense in the U.S. by getting every indie-music darling he can find to sing on his latest album, Kaleidoscope (available in the U.S. on October 6^th). Will it work? Continue reading →

Tiesto – Kaleidoscope (ft. Sigur Ros’ Jonsi)

Tiesto Kaleidoscope (ft. Sigur Ros Jonsi) listen
“Kaleidoscope” combines the proven talent of Dutch DJ Tiesto and the incredible voice of Sigur Ros member Jonsi. Tiesto and Jonsi clearly are not butting heads on this song; it sounds like they have good chemistry and their two styles come together well.

However, this will not be the song that brings Tiesto new fans. There is just something missing that would make this song really good instead of just good. If you are a fan of Tiesto or Sigur Ros, then this song is one you should give a shot, but if these guys have never been your thing then I would wait. Tiesto’s newest LP, named after the song, comes out in October, but you can buy this track on iTunes now.

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Sep 09

pmaCAST #18: Post-Labor Day

pmaCAST #18: Post Labor Day listen DOWNLOAD: MP3 / iTUNES

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29
Aug 09

Best Album of 2002 Poll

Best Albums of 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09

Continuing in our quest to find the best albums of the 2000s, we look at the greatest albums released in 2002. A very fine year in music. As always, we depend on your votes to help us come closer to our verdict of the best album of the last 10 years, in the mean time, we will outline your favorite and our favorite albums of each year.

For 2002’s list, I turned to the Village Voice and their righteous Pazz & Jop Poll, surveying nearly 700 critics. I also went through a few Year-end lists presented by The Onion’s AV Club.

Please vote for the album you think was the best in 2002. If your choice isn’t on here, we’d love to see it in the comments section (though, we’d appreciate if you’d vote for your favorite on the list anyway). Here are 2002’s finalists:

A. The Streets: Original Pirate Material
B. Coldplay: A Rush Of Blood To The Head
C. Missy Elliott: Under Construction
D. Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
E. Beck: Sea Change
F. Sigur Rós: ()
G. The Roots: Phrenology
H. Queens of the Stone Age: Songs for the Deaf
I. Spoon: Kill The Moonlight
J. Iron & Wine: The Creek Drank The Cradle

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Aug 09

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1. TV On The Radio – Read Dress

2. No Age – Eraser

3. St. Vincent – Actor Out of Work

4. Animal Collective – Brothersport

5. Grizzly Bear – Knife

6. Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook

7. Deerhunter – Never Stops

8. Black Kids – I’m Making Eyes At You

9. Hockey – Put The Game Down

10. Royksopp – Happy Up Here

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18
Aug 09

Best Album of 2001

Previously: Best album of 2000 (Readers’ Choice & PMA’s Choice)

We’ve set out to find the 10 best albums of the decade, according to our readers as well as our own personal favorite. So this gives us a maximum of listing the 20 best albums of the 2000s. Though I haven’t ruled out the possibility that the Readers’ and PMA’s choices might be the same album. So we’ll play this by ear.

Like last time, I’ll list ten candidates for best album of 2001. These candidates are determined by their inclusion in various year-end lists from publications we trust, including, the Village Voice 2001 Pazz & Jop Poll, NME, The Onion, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Spin, and Uncut. Please vote for the album you think was the best in 2001. If your choice isn’t on here, we’d love to see it in the comments section (though, we’d appreciate if you’d vote for your favorite on the list anyway).

A. Love And Theft by Bob Dylan
B. Is This It? by The Strokes
C. Amnesiac by Radiohead
D. White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
E. Vespertine by Bjork
F. Discovery by Daft Punk
G. Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
H. The Blueprint by Jay-Z
I. Things We Lost In the Fire by Low
J. Rooty by Basement Jaxx

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May 09

April 2009’s Favorite Tracks

April 2009s Favorite Tracks feature
Here are the blogosphere’s favorite tracks for April 2009, according to the Hype Machine. Snatch them up while they’re still fresh! What were your favorite songs of April 2009? Continue reading →