M.I.A. - Kala

[Scott Warner]

i get a feeling like she's painting herself as this exotic rainforest warrior for everyone

I'm not really feeling it that way. When different elements are mixed together properly you get something brand new and challenging ,which is what I think MIA is delivering here. Maybe a better way to say it for me is that if I'm not thinking "Hmmm this sounds like World Music" then mission accomplished!

In contrast to say, I dunno, Paul Simon's 'Graceland' which sounds like the musical equivalent of Michael from the Office going to Jamaica and coming back with a Steel Drum.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Scott Warner

I'm not really feeling it that way. When different elements are mixed together properly you get something brand new and challenging ,which is what I think MIA is delivering here. Maybe a better way to say it for me is that if I'm not thinking "Hmmm this sounds like World Music" then mission accomplished!

In contrast to say, I dunno, Paul Simon's 'Graceland' which sounds like the musical equivalent of Michael from the Office going to Jamaica and coming back with a Steel Drum.

I love Graceland

[patrick]

Originally Posted by Leon

I love Graceland

agreed. possibly in my top 10 albumns of all time

[BrotherLovesDub]

http://media.kcrw.com/video/real/mb070802MIA

realmedia link to MIA on KCRW. audio and video. mp3's available everywhere you look.

[Sarcasmo]

Saw her last weekend at the echoplex in LA. Crazy-awesome show. I really need to get off my ass and get this record.

[Tom]

I'm calling Bamboo Banger track of the year.

Also, Eike has no sense of humor (I CAN STILL SE YOUR POST LOL)

Edit: I fucking love on Hustle the "THINK HE'S TOUGH, COME TO AFRICA" - fuck yeah.

[Aaron Contreras]

Originally Posted by Sarcasmo

Saw her last weekend at the echoplex in LA. Crazy-awesome show. I really need to get off my ass and get this record.

i hate you for going to this while i did not


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bamboo banger ftw.

[mmm skyscraper]

Bamboo Banger - Is she in love with Massachusetts?

Jimmy - some Bollywood cover "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" (The Wildchild remix of this song is good - it's just called Jimmy Aaja).

Paper Planes - "Rumpshaker" going "Straight to Hell"

$20 - slowed down New Order meets the Pixies (the chant throughout the song sounds familiar too, like a Qkumba Zoo song)

credit to this post: http://17dots.com/2007/07/24/new-mia-kala/

the liner notes should make an interesting read

[patrick]

are you serious? bambo banger CAN'T be the track of the year. There is fantastic stuff otu there, and this is pretty good, but it is no where near as good as a lot of other stuff that came out.

[Tom]

I'm serious. If it's not, what is? Everything else this year fucking sucks and makes me want to kill myself and/or elderly people.

[COLOR="Red"]SERIOUSLY.[/COLOR]