Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie - On The Sunny Side of Street

here's some swing to enjoy during the summer :) especially if you have 8 exams left for September (like me -.-)

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almost a year....whithout posts

why?
i am too lazy to zip files -_-
I am sorry
but I will not close the blog,because I still have hope I'll put something on this poor blog :)

greetings!!!!!

xoxo

Lu

Björk- Drawing Restraint 9

as you know...Bjork is not an asian artist (although she kinda looks kinda asian XD) but the album pretty damn is!
Beautifully orchestrated it also features the spooooky japanese instrument Sho played by Mayumi Miyata ,a Noh score and vocal performance by Shiro Nomura.
Interestingly , her vocals feature only on 3 tracks: "Bath", "Storm", and "Cetacea".
The album is actually an OST for Bjork's husband ,the visual artist Matthew Barney "film" Drawing Restraint (but without the 9 :P)
you can read more on the movie on wiki or check out the official page.

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Tracklist:

Original release*

1. "Gratitude" (Barney, Björk)
   
2. "Pearl"
   
3. "Ambergris March"
4. "Bath"
   
5. "Hunter Vessel"
   
6. "Shimenawa"
   
7. "Vessel Shimenawa"
   
8. "Storm"
   
9. "Holographic Entrypoint"
10. "Cetacea"
11. "Antarctic Return"
    

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*on other releaes there are more tracks :P

Ryou Kunihiko- Saiunkoku Monogatari Original Soundtrack 3

Right!
This one is for all you anime lovers out there,and esp. those who love Saiunkoku or traditional chinese music :)
In my humble opinion, it's the best ost of all three that have been released, because this one is the most traditional of all with sad melodies,happy and sometimes a modern one hops in .


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Junoon- Azadi (1997)

This band hails from today very troubled Pakistan and they are the representatives of the sufi-rock. And theyhave been dubbed as "U2 Of Pakistan" but personally I think there's more to that :) . Probably most of you who read this are not familiar with the term "Sufi" so I'll make it easier for you as much as I can : according to Wiki, Sufism is a inner,mystical dimension of Islam, and according to my understandings is heavily connected with music,because the sufis believe that through music they can achieve God (that's why its so universal!!!) . The most famous example of sufism are the whirling dervishes who through the whirling accomplish the remembrance of God ( dhikr) which is an important aspect of sufism

photograph by Umut Kebabci

Therefore,despite the obstacles and in some parts of islamic world, even baning, throughout the centuries Sufism managed to withold (especially!) in music , so hence the term Sufi Rock.To cut the story short, so far, Junoon are the only sufi-rock band I know, so I'm not entirely familiar with that genre of music,but no worry, the music is very catchy and has some superb rythms and melodys,especially cause of the heavy use of tabla.
Unfortunately, this is the only material I have from this band. If anyone knows where I could find more please contact me ^^
More info on the band on their official site and Wiki
tracklist:

1. Sayonee
2. Meri Awaz
3. Khudi
4. Yaar Bina
5. Mukh Gae
6. Heer
7. Kyun Parishan
8. Mahiwal
9. Kisne Suna
10. Lal Meri Put
11. Dil Nahin Lag Raha
12. Loi Shay
13. Saeein Allap

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Dan-ah Kim: Superb modern art!

I came across this artist through the Asobi Seksu video for Me and Mary and found some beautiful pictures:

more on her OFFICIAL SITE
as this was also from there -__-

the new autumn season of music :)

C O M I N G S O O N
in bru-rei quality