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...Come To Daddy. Fans of the dark, spectral soundscapes on James's masterly Selected Ambient Works Volume II will lament the lack of comparable melodic beauty. Slower tracks such as "Flim" don't stand up as well on repeat listens, although they serve as welcome breaks between the aural roar of the louder songs...
Duran Duran is the incarnation of "epic theater" in the musical world. They have always given us the visual and aural ecstasy that we require, while sacrificing the drama and the meaning (although songs such as "The Reflex" have been known to mean a lot to a lot of people). This aesthetic is upheld in Medazzaland...
Video and performance artist Kip Fulbeck offers a similarly vivid perspective with his piece "Some Questions for 28 Kisses," although his offering is less a video performance of poetry and more a creative film with a poetic soundtrack. "28 Kisses" offers a montage of visual and aural images (including film clips and written and spoken words) all of which depict stereotypes of Asian men and women, especially in their sexual interactions. The clips, for instance, all feature scenes in which white men and Asian women are embracing. Meanwhile, questions roll across the bottom of the screen: "Do they really have...
...Fillmore albums to the stomping funk of the later releases. The sheer range of the album can be disconcerting, but the emotion put into the music by the musicians carries the album magnificently. Each of the many players emerges with a distinctive voice, and together they paint a fascinating aural canvas. The all-out wailing of Gary Bartz's sax provides a sharp counterpoint to John McLaughlin's oblique, introverted guitar solos. The album seems to drag on at times, particularly during one very long drum solo, but the variety and enthusiasm is enough to make it a great listen...
...bass-heavy Wall of Sound from her 1994 Flyer has crumbled; this is a live-in-the-studio set with a country feel and, among the sidemen, songwriter Sonny Curtis and the three survivors from Buddy Holly's Crickets. The team is relaxed and enthusiastic; it's the aural equivalent of a good mood...