domingo, 31 de janeiro de 2010

Laurie Anderson - The Best Of

Laurie Anderson é diplomada em história da arte e escultura. Desde os anos 1970 vem realizando performances em New York especificamente no espaço intermidia chamado The Kitchen.
Em 1981, grava o disco "O Superman (For Massenet)". O disco é apreciado e relançado pelo influente "branché" da mídia inglesa, e se torna um sucesso, chegando a segunda posição nas paradas inglesas. O sucesso a faz sair do estatuto de artista "avant-garde" e lhe oferece uma notoriedade entre artistas mais populares.  Seus temas prediletos dizem respeito à tecnologia e seus efeitos sobre as relações humanas.
Esposa de Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson vive hoje em Nova Iorque.

Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American experimental performance artist and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s. She became widely known outside the art world in 1981 when her single "O Superman" reached number two on the UK pop charts.
Anderson married longtime companion Lou Reed.

Laurie Anderson est diplômée en histoire de l'art et en sculpture. Dès les années 1970 elle réalise des performances à New York, dont certaines seront reprises dans ses œuvres ultérieures. En 1981, elle enregistre un single O Superman (For Massenet). Le disque est apprécié et relayé par un John Peel, c'est un succès important, puisque le single parvient à la deuxième position des charts anglais. Ce succès l'a fait sortir d'un statut d'artiste « avant-garde » et lui a procuré un début de notoriété en France.
Ses thèmes de prédilection concernent la technologie et ses effets sur les relations humaines.
Le 12 avril 2008, Laurie Anderson a épousé son compagnon de longue date, l'ancien leader du Velvet Underground Lou Reed.

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01 O Superman
02 From the air
03 Big science
04 Born, never asked
05 It tango
06 Excellent birds
07 Cartoon song
08 The big top
09 Smoke rings
10 Talk normal
11 Language is a virus
12 Babydoll
13 My eyes
14 Speak my language
15 In our sleep


"O Superman"

segunda-feira, 25 de janeiro de 2010

Oscar - 1927-28


MELHOR ATOR
Emil Jannings, pelos filmes The Way Of All Flesh e The Last Command




MELHOR ATRIZ
Janet Gaynor, pelos filmes Seventh Heaven, Sunrise e Street Angel



MELHOR DIRETOR
Frank Borzage, pelo filme Seventh Heaven


Lewis Milestone, pelo filme Two Arabian Nights (sem poster)

France Muzzique



Uma grande seleção com grandes nomes da música francesa.

Une grande sélection avec les grands noms de la musique française.

A great selection with the great names of the french music.

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01 Gilbert Becaud - Et maintenant
02 Edith Piaf - Non, je ne regrette rien
03 Dalida - Parole
04 Juliete Greco - Moulin Rouge
05 Brigite Bardot - La madrague
06 Claude François - Comme d´habitude
07 Patricia Kaas - Mon mec à moi
08 Diane Dufresne - La vie en rose
09 Yves Montand - Mon manège à moi
10 Mireille Mathieu - New York, New York
11 Enrico Macias - Ne me quitte pas
12 Jacques Brel - Quand on n´a que l´amour


"Edith Piaf - Non, je ne regrette rien"

sexta-feira, 22 de janeiro de 2010

Soul of the East




The ancient rhythms and sounds of the Near East, with their Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Turkish and Israeli overtones, take on an exciting new dimension in these imaginative interpretations by a group of skilled musicians born in the USA of Near Eastern parentage. Leader, Buddy Sarkissian, born in Lowell, Mass. has been called the king of Near Eastern drummers.
The sheer skill and exuberance of the players, coupled with their modern conceptions and interpretations will provide a true listening thrill.
The tunes chosen for this album are numbers played during the group's night club and concert appearances. They have been arranged in a sequence that will generate excitement - and listening interest - from the first note to the last.


During night club dates, the group often features the artistic interpretations of folk dancers Lisa and Ahmad. Listen carefully and you'll hear the metallic glint of their finger cymbals (zils) in the background on many of the numbers.

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1. Mecca Interlude {3:00}
2. Tempo of the Veils {4:01}
3. Laurentien Dreams {2:50}
4. Drumselero {2:34}
5. Chifti Sands {3:15}
6. Caravan {3:21}
7. Turkish Nightmare {3:57}
8. Desert Moods {2:47}
9. Carribean Holiday {3:42}
10. 6/8 Delight {2:08}
11. Moorish Echoes {3:28}
12. Habeebe Village {3:12}


"Caravan"

quinta-feira, 21 de janeiro de 2010

Funk Muzzique




Para os fãs do funk, uma seleção de clássicos e inovações, como uma versão funk de "West end girls", de Pet Shop Boys.

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01 Prince - Mad sex
02 Quantic - Don´t joke with a hungry man
03 James Brown - Get up I´m a sex machine
04 Pet Shop Boys - West end girls
05 Brian Culbertson - Hollywood swinging
06 Graham Central Station - The jam
07 War - Me and baby brother
08 Maceo & The Macks - Soul power
09 Sharon Jones - I´m not gonna cry
10 B.T. Express - Do it
11 Candy Dulfer - Pick up the pieces
12 Jestofunk - Say it again
13 Barrabás - Only for men
14 Average Right Band - Cut the cake (live)


"Prince - Mad sex"


"Pet Shop Boys - West end girls"

sexta-feira, 15 de janeiro de 2010

J. S. Bach - Alles mit Gott - Gardiner





Este CD superou todas as expectativas sendo record de vendas em 2008.

"Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn" (All with God and Nothing Without) is an aria for soprano, strings, and basso continuo written in October 1713 by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was discovered on May 17, 2005 in the Duchess Anna Amalia Library. The work was written in honor of the 52nd birthday of Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, whom Bach served as court organist. The last time a previously unknown vocal work by Bach was discovered was in 1935.
However, because the work lasts only 12:20 and there were no other Bach premieres to fill up the disc, the remainder of the program consists of 10 movements drawn from various Bach sacred cantatas performed by the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, and a host of vocal and instrumental soloists all under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner. Although the prospect of 10 seemingly random movements might appear daunting at first, they are in fact arranged into a kind of pastiche cantata of amazing aesthetic effectiveness. More importantly, the tender and intimate interpretations of Gardiner and his forces make each moment of each movement astonishingly emotionally affecting. Monteverdi Productions' sound is warm and close.

Cette découverte sensationnelle - la première depuis 1935 -, a réjoui le monde musical. L’aria, dénichée à la Bibliothèque Anna Amalia de Weimer, est composée de 12 vers. Écrite pour soprano solo, cordes et basse continue, elle s’ouvre sur les mots « Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn’ ihn » (« Tout avec Dieu et rien sans lui »). Elle a été composée en 1713 pour souligner le 52e anniversaire de naissance du Duc Wilhelm Ernst de Saxe-Weimar, employeur de Bach de 1708 à 1717 alors qu’il était organiste pour la cour.

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"Alles mit Gott"

quinta-feira, 14 de janeiro de 2010

Elis Regina - Ellis Regina (1963)


Continuando com a discografia de Elis Regina, este é o 3º álbum, gravado em 1963.

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01 1, 2, 3, balançou
02 À noite
03 A virgem de Macarena
04 Adeus amor
05 Dengosa
06 Flertei
07 Formiguinha triste
08 Outra vez
09 Ressurreição
10 Silêncio
11 Tango italiano
12 Tristeza de carnaval


"1, 2, 3, balançou"

sexta-feira, 8 de janeiro de 2010

Carl Fredrik Aagaard


Pergola in Amalfi

Le peintre danois, Carl Frederic Aagaard, est né à Odense, au Danemark, en 1833.
Il a étudié l'art avec son frère, qui allait devenir un célèbre graveur sur verre. Au terme de ses études, il a travaillé avec un artiste du nom de Hilker, un peintre décoratif, ils ont collaboré à plusieurs ouvrages sur les universités et les autres monuments publics. Sa peinture décorative est devenue très connue au Danemark, Aagaard a reçu commande pour la chapelle du roi Christian IV. Pendant ce temps, il a travaillé avec le peintre paysagiste, Peter-Kristian Skoovgaard, et a été encouragé à passer plus de temps à la peinture sur toile. Il expose pour la première fois en 1857.
Aagaard voyage beaucoup et élargi son expérience artistique, y compris les voyages en Suisse et en Allemagne en 1869. Il est décédé en 1895.


Carl Fredrik Aagaard was born in Denmark and studied painting at the Danish Royal Academy during the time Copenhagen was the center of a spectacular resurgence of the arts led by the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen and the painter Eckersberg.Carl Aagaard began his career towards the end of this great period in Denmark, but was instructed by the country's great artists while at the Academy. It was his final teacher though, the landscape painter Peter Skoovgaard, that was to be the most influential. In 1857, Aagaard exhibited his paintings for the first time to great success and continued to exhibit paintings and trips to Switzerland and Italy helped to perfect his style.

Julie London - The Best Of





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Nascida em Santa Rosa, Califórnia, Gayle Peck iniciou a sua carreira artística numa orquestra de Los Angeles. Com uma beleza singular foi convidada para ser atriz em Hollywood onde fez grande sucesso contracenando com Gary Cooper. Em 1955 gravou seu primeiro disco “Julie Is Her Name”, que foi seguido de muitos outros, sempre acompanhada pela nata do jazz americano. Excelente atriz e cantora, Julie foi uma das artistas mais populares de sua época, sendo considerada a melhor cantora americana durante três anos seguidos pela revista Billboard.

Julie London (née le 26 septembre 1926 à Santa Rosa et morte le 18 octobre 2000 à Encino en Californie) était une chanteuse et actrice américaine.
Célèbre pour sa voix sensuelle, première interprète de la chanson Cry Me a River, elle est une chanteuse au sommet de sa célébrité pendant les années 1950 tandis que sa carrière d'actrice s'étend sur plus de 35 ans, jusqu'à son rôle de l'infirmière Dixie McCall, dans la série télévisée Emergency! (1972–1979).

Gayle Peck (September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000), known as Julie London, was an American singer and actress. Best known for her smoky, sensual voice, she was at her singing career's peak in the 1950s. Her acting career lasted more than 35 years, concluding it with the role of nurse Dixie McCall on the television series Emergency! (1972–1979).


sábado, 2 de janeiro de 2010

Wings - Primeiro filme a ganhar o Oscar (1927-28)


 


WINGS - 1927
OSCAR EM 1929

DIREÇÃO WILLIAM A. WELLMAN

CHARLES 'BUDDY ' ROGERS
GARY COOPER
CLARA BOW

CINEMA MUDO

Sinopse:

Wings é um filme mudo de 1927, sobre dois pilotos americanos que lutam na Grande Guerra, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers e Richard Arlen, que disputam também o amor de Jobyna Ralston.


sexta-feira, 1 de janeiro de 2010

Hôtel Costes - Vol. X



A crítica não foi muito simpática para este disco. Mas, para quem coleciona e gostou dos outros, vai gostar deste também.
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01 Angus & Julia Stone - Paper aeroplane
02 Solal - Psychogirls & psycow boys
03 Dephazz - My society
04 Stéphane Pompougnac ft. Charles Schillings - Sunday drive
05 Goloka - Save em tonight
06 Peder ft. Anne Trolle - White lilies
07 Zimpala - Adiós
08 DJ Disse - Taxi to war
09 Louie Austen - Glamour girl
10 Deep Dive Corp - Little ditty
11 Afterlife ft. Neve - Elijah
12 Laidback - Happy dreamer
13 Orsten - Fleur blanche
14 Benny Sings - Coconut


"Laidback - Happy dreamer"