Coming from a small town in southwest Virginia, I wouldn’t consider technosonic music to be a genre of music that I was familiar with – that is, before coming to the University of Virginia. Over the past three years, I have been able to gain a wider knowledge and have a deeper appreciation for all types of music – especially techno/trance music. One of the artists that I found most intriguing and innovative is Daft Punk. The music of Daft Punk almost seems to create a raw mix of electronic music that is innovative and every-changing. The group’s use of combination-synthesized music samples, with live percussion is a similar technique that is used by Karlheinz Shockhausen, who is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music. He was the pioneer who led the movement in creating the concept of combining both concrete and electronische music. This technique can be used to create a new experience of pleasing sounds that not many people have experienced before. I would now consider Daft Punk to be a well-recognized and nationally known group. Although they contribute their success and influences to their predecessors such as Elton John, the Beach Boys, and The Rolling Stones, they have had an even larger impact on artists that have followed them. The prime example can be seen through the music and achievements of Kanye West. Nominated for 8 Grammy awards, and won 4, Kanye West’s album Graduation uses sample pieces from Daft Punk to create a technosonic wonder. His 2007 hit song “Stronger” takes a sample from Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.” Although the sample itself is a short tidbit of the overall song, the sample is repeated throughout the song and creates the underlying foundation of the success of the song itself. Also, the robotic costumes of Daft Punk also make an appearance in the music video for “Stronger.” This song is a clear example of the enticing musical compositions that can be created through the hybrid mix of R&B and technosonic music. West uses the minute sample and weaves it into his work to create a fresh and new perspective on the creative pieces that can be created through experimentation of various musical genres. Similarly, many Daft Punk’s other songs such as Digital Love, Around the World, and Face to Face, all use various digital computer sound bites that sound very similar to The Orb, in “Little Fluffy Clouds.” Much like Daft Punk themselves, The Orb, was also a well-known electronic group known for their use of samples. I would consider electronic music to be one of the very few genres that embraces the music of the past and incorporates that to create the music of the present-day. What I also find very interesting about the music is that its foundation is based on its use of pre-existing materials – such as past music hits, instrumental or computer sounds, and the environmental landscape. The main reason I even looked into the music of Daft Punk was solely through the snippet I heard from Kanye West’s song “Stronger.” After hearing the clip, I instantly became interested to this type of music and what it had to offer. If you have not experienced the musical abilities and creativity of Daft Punk, I urge you to reconsider. It will leave with a new outlook on the technosonic genre as whole.
awsome harder better faster stronger is one of my fav songs go daft punk
Somewhere Down The Road [+Digital Booklet]
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Amazon Sales Rank: #420 in Digital Music Album
Published on: 2010-03-30
Released on: 2010-03-30
Running time: 2806 seconds
Amy Grant [Somewhere Down The Road] Amy Grant returns with Somewhere Down The Road, a unique album full of brand new songs, previously unreleased songs, re-recordings of classics, and rounded out with 4 of her best loved story-songs. I’ve been listening to Amy Grant for over 25 years as I first heard “El-Shaddai,” “Thy Word” and “Tennessee Christmas” when I was in high school in 1985. Like many avid Christian music collectors, I agree that 1988’s Lead Me On was one of the most influential albums in the history of Christian music. Amy truly paved the way for all female artists and today I hear her influence in some of my favorite artists including Sara Groves and Bethany Dillon, who released two of my top 10 albums of 2009. So, where does that put Amy today in 2010? That’s the main question I’ve been asking myself as I’ve been thoroughly enjoying her first new album since 2003’s Simple Things.
For me, the beginning of the album completely reminds me why I’m such a long-time fan of Amy’s music, as first song and single “Better Than A Hallelujah” addresses the topic of being honest with yourself & God. Her vocals are still stellar and the poignant message behind this song has me hooked again, similar to Amy’s classic songs “Lead Me On” and “Saved By Love,” both in catchiness and transparency. Next song “Overnight” really grabbed me as Amy’s vocals are complemented by her first ever duet with her 17 year old daughter Sarah Chapman. The song is about learning to wait for answers to questions and is a wonderful song with great relevance in passing down advice from mother to daughter. Having 3 young daughters myself, who all love Amy’s music, this is a great new song that really moves me.
There are a few previously recorded songs including “Every Road,” “Somewhere Down The Road,” MercyMe’s “Imagine” and a new recording of the classic “Arms Of Love.” All of the songs fit seamlessly into the fabric of the overall album, which has a folk music feel and is very enjoyable. If you’re looking for circa 1991’s Heart In Motion type songs like “Baby Baby” or “Every Heartbeat,” you won’t find them here.
The rest of the album includes some other new songs, highlighted by “Unafraid,” which may be my favorite overall new song as Amy sings about her own children and her mother with a great reminder that “love can make, love will make, make you unafraid.” It is a gorgeous song and really sets the tone for the album. The remaining new songs include “Hard Times,” “Find What You’re Looking For,” written for Mary Elizabeth Chapman, the grandmother of Amy’s 3 oldest children and “Third World Woman.” Previously unreleased “What Is The Chance of That” and “Come Into My World,” which is about learning to listen to people before `fixing’ them, also fit nicely into the overall theme of the album: stories & journeys. Amy has always been a great storyteller and many of her most impactful songs have come from her own journey as she sings about the honesty of life, its joys and struggles, and ultimately the hope she has found in faith and love.
CLOSING THOUGHTS I truly enjoy every song on the album, especially new recordings “Better Than A Hallelujah,” “Overnight,” “Unafraid” and “Come Into My World.” If you were fond of Amy’s 1997 recording Behind The Eyes, one of my all-time favorite albums, then you will certainly want to listen to Somewhere Down The Road. For me, the way that Amy’s albums all reflect her stage in life is what continues to further establish her all-time legacy which includes over 25 million album sales, an incredible feat in any genre.
Come into her world… I have been a fan of Amy Grant ever since her album “My Father’s eyes” on which she showed the world that Christian music could be well produced and contemporary sounding without compromising on the message of the Gospel.
“Somewhere down the road” is a meditative largely acoustic affair, far removed from her Pop/Rock sound of albums like “Unguarded”, “Lead me on” or “Heart in motion”, and comprising new songs, a few old ones re-worked, and an unreleased track (the beautiful “Come into my world” in which she invites us into her normal and cluttered life if we are brave enough, accompanied by guitar only).
Her dusky voice is as rich and great sounding as ever, as the re-worked “Arms of love” (with fuller instrumentation and harmonies here) shows when compared to the original from 1982’s “Age to age”.
“Overnight” finds her trading verses with her 17 year old daughter Sarah Chapman, while she sings of resilience on “Hard times” (as hard times come to everyone), while “What is the chance of that” is a gritty Rocker. These songs remind me of songs from “Behind the eyes”.
Other standouts are the tender titletrack (originally on “Behind the eyes”), the Blues-tinged “Third world woman” (in which she imagines what it would be like be one, backed by some great guitar work; this is my favourite song), “Find what you’re looking for” (with lovely quivery guitars, in which she tells us “there’s so much good in the worst of us, so much bad in the best of us” so it doesn’t make sense for any of us to criticize the rest of us), and the beautiful cover of MercyMe’s “I can only imagine” done here as “Imagine” (with a few stanzas changed) as a medley with “Sing the wondrous love of Jesus”. This medley appeared on her beautiful collection of hymns “Legacy… Hymns and Faith”.
The album cover is designed to look like a photo album with a painting on the cover done by Amy. This is an intimate and heartfelt collection that uplifts.
Better than I could have hoped for… Like a letter from an old friend…I couldn’t wait until I got home to sit down and delve into this journey with Amy…I can’t say enough good things about this record. The new songs, Better Than A Hallelujah, Overnight (a stunning duet with Amy’s daughter Sarah Chapman…the first time Amy has dueted with any of her children), Hard Times, Third World Woman and Find What You’re Looking For (co-written by folk singer Mindy Smith and the folksy feel of the song is perfectly suited for Amy’s rasp and honest delivery) are such a natural progression of “Amy Grant” music…they fit into Amy’s catolog so well, I find it hard to articulate. The “new to cd” songs, Unafraid, What Is The Chance Of That and Come Into My World are long-awaited and fit into the fabric of this tapestry that Amy has woven so beautifully…Arms Of Love, for any Amy fan a favorite from the early 80’s, is by far the better of the two versions of this song. Gone is any tinge of the 80’s sound and instead a beautiful almost prayer-like song that is now nestled in an acoustic bed by Vince Gill. Jenny Gill joins her father and sings a haunting harmony. Also included on this CD are 3 of Amy’s best-loved songs from Behind The Eyes and Legacy. Every Road, Somewhere Down The Road and Imagine fit in with the rest of these songs, it’s almost as if it were meant to be…I truly enjoyed every word in this letter from an old friend, I feel like I know her heart a little better and got a little much-needed insight into my heart at the same time. Don’t hesitate…buy this record, if you ever were an Amy Grant fan…this is a glorious return to form.
Talented New ARTIST a good buy Miike Snow, a Swedish band that formed in 2007 has a solid album here. First let me tell you that if you are a fan of 80’s progressive: Depeche Mode, New Order, Peter Gabriel this would be a strong buy. Although they borrow from the past this album has a fresh sound with really crisp vocals and very good instrumentation. One of the few newer albums I’ve heard that has very little guitar. Andrew Wyatt does a good job disguising his vocals from song to song; so as not to sound repetitive. Although heavily laden with effects, Andrew is a true vocalist and that is the one distinguishable thing that separates Miike Snow from other indie/electro/syth/pop outfits. From the first to last song the production is excellent. Karlsson and Winnberg give you this, and the sonic arsenal of beats and colors that guide the albums vibe. Animal is their single and it is a toe tapping hit with a fresh upbeat groove. If Passion Pit and Vampire Weekend strike your fancy don’t hesitate to buy this album. Miike Snow has remixed both artists. I look forward to their sophomore release and the 2010 US tour.
Good music, spacey feel Good music and has a spacey feel to it. I would recommend it to anyone who likes Keane or Cold Play or Sufjan Stevens type stuff.
Recommended by Pandora – Great Songs This song was recommended to me on Pandora, based on some other interests including MGMT, Postal Service, and some of the other indie with somewhat of an electronic presence. I can’t speak for the entire album at this point, but I’m a big fan of Animal. I’m surprised I haven’t heard of them before, but I enjoy it whenever it comes on and hope that they put out more like this.
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