Shapeshifters

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4. Lakshmi

5. Voice of Rhythm

6. Stop the War

7. Shapeshifting

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9. Manju

10. Equinox

11. Lotus

Shapeshifters,Shapeshifters,Soundings of Planet,Ethnic Fusion,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music

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Pusher, Pt. 2 Shapeshifters Manufacturer: EMI/Parlophone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000RHK0YW Release Date: 2007-07-09

Tracks:

1. Radio Edit
2. Nocturnal Mix
3. Chus & Penn Vocal Mix
4. Lifelike Remix
5. Nic Fanciulli Remix
6. Video

Album Description

Part Two of Two. Enhanced CD pressing of the first single pulled from the Electronic act's 2007 album Do Not Disturb. Features six versions of 'Pusher': Radio Edit, Nocturnal Mix, Chus And Pen Vocal Mix, Lifelike Remix, Nick Faniciulli Remix and Enhanced Video. Positiva.

Album Details

With Four Hit Singles and an Acclaimed Debut Long-player, `sound Advice', under their Belts, the Shapeshifters (Brit Award Nominees) Return with Single, `pusher', Ahead of their Eagerly Awaited Second Album, 'do Not Disturb'.

Average customer rating: Warning - Content Protected

Sound Advice Shapeshifters Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Incredible ASIN: B000E5L898 Release Date: 2006-03-27

Tracks:

1. You Never Know
2. Sensitivity
3. Lola's Theme
4. Incredible
5. Really Feel
6. Over Me
7. If In Doubt Go Out
8. Back To Basics
9. Route One
10. Little Green Men
11. Beautiful Heartache
12. Instead Of Falling

Album Description

With No.1 and Top 10 singles already under their belts, and a third hit set to repeat their success, The Shapeshifters have forged a musical path beyond many of their contemporaries. Their debut artist album, Sound Advice will firmly dispel the myth that dance bands can't write songs, with a depth of song-writing and further exploration of musical styles that far exceeds their earlier promise, it could very well make 2006 their year. 12 tracks. EMI.

Album Details

With Two Hit Singles Already under their Belts (The Ubiquitous "Lola's Theme" and the "Back to Basics") plus their Third Single, "Incredible", the Shapeshifters have Forged a Musical Path Beyond Many of their Contemporaries. This is their Debut Album as Recording Artists, which also Includes a Collaboration with Chic Frontman Nile Rogers ("Sensitivity"). With a Depth of Songwriting and Further Exploration of Musical Styles that Far Exceeds their Earlier Promise, this Album Will Remind Anyone that a Great British Dance Act Isn't Such an Outdated Concept after All.

Customer Reviews:

Warning - Content Protected.......2006-05-17

This is one of EMIs wonderful content protected CDs. Make sure you read exactly what this is compatible with. If you are using an iPod (and who isn't?), you will only be able to install this into iTunes if you also have a Mac. It's a shame, its a great CD.

Average customer rating: This group is awesome!!! A Thank You For The Great Advice! A solid debut

Sound Advice Shapeshifters Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Watchin' Was Here Close to a Miracle Shapeshifters Hits & Beyond ASIN: B000ERVHVU Release Date: 2006-04-03

Tracks:

1. You Never Know
2. Sensitivity
3. Lola's Theme
4. Incredible
5. Really Feel
6. Over Me
7. If In Doubt Go Out
8. Back To Basics
9. Route One
10. Little Green Men
11. Beautiful Heartache
12. Instead Of Falling

Album Description

With No.1 and Top 10 singles already under their belts, and a third hit set to repeat their success, The Shapeshifters have forged a musical path beyond many of their contemporaries. Their debut artist album, Sound Advice will firmly dispel the myth that dance bands can't write songs, with a depth of song-writing and further exploration of musical styles that far exceeds their earlier promise, it could very well make 2006 their year. 12 tracks. EMI.

Customer Reviews:

This group is awesome!!! .......2006-07-03

I just listened to the whole CD and I love it!!! The sounds of Lola's Theme are just awesome, love singing to it on the car on my way home, and always makes me smile and seat dance. Back to basics is another one of my favorites as well as Incredible.
This whole CD is great, if you liked Lola's Theme or any of the other singles is a deffinitely must to buy it :D.

A Thank You For The Great Advice!.......2006-06-30

Well what can I say!? It is about time this album was released... ever since I heard "Lola's Theme", I couldn't believe my ears. Was it the new Basement Jaxx single? Was it by Silicone Soul? No. The groundbreaking "Lola's Theme" was in fact by two London-based DJs Simon Marlin and Max Reich who made up The Shapeshifters. And then came "Back To Basics" and I thought to myself, when are these guys actually gonna release an album!? I want more from where this came from.

Released March this year, Sound Advice is The Shapeshifters massive debut. Think of Sound Advice as The Shapeshifters' contribution to dance music as was Keane's contribution to rock with Hopes & Fears. That's just how powerful this album is.

From opener, "You Never Know" until the last track, "Instead of Falling", Sound Advice never disappoints for a split second. Apart from the aforementioned tracks, the other two singles off this album, the ever-funky "Incredible" and the catchy "Sensitivity", are of course extremely impressive. But don't worry, I assure you every single track on this album is single-worthy... there just isn't a single filler in here.

For fans of funky house, this album is not to be missed. Get it right now and start enjoying this masterpiece of an album as soon as you can.

A solid debut.......2006-04-01

Alright, if you are reading this review it's because you've stumbled upon the Shapeshifter's debut album, while taking a glance around to see what this site has to offer. I am going to assume, also, that you've at least heard their HUGE summer '04 smash, Lola's Theme. Perhaps not, perhaps you know them from their song Back To Basics, under the moniker Shape:UK. Or perhaps, even more unlikely, you know them by their current amazing single, Incredible. Whatever the reasons, here we both are.

Now, you look at the price of this CD and wonder, should I? Is it worth it? I daresay it is, but perhaps that isn't enough for you. Why, that you're even reading this review as opposed to processing the transaction this very second is all the proof I need that you need some convincing. So I shall start at the beginning.

The Shapeshifters have almost molded the scene to suit them, much like Madonna does to the pop scene. House music wouldn't be where it is today without the instant success of Lola's Theme, and that's saying a lot. They continue to be a breath of fresh air, providing something new and refreshing amid a stale scene. This album is no exception.

From the getgo, this album sets out to prove that there is so much more to the dance, and subsequently, house, genre than meets the eye or ear. Take the opening track, You Never Know. Most listeners would expect to open up to a dancefloor smash, their booty shaking almost immediately after pressing "play". But what do the Shapeshifters do? They give us a pop track, slower with beautiful vocals, lush synths and bass, and a great lyrical hook. And what is it about? Wow, she says, "It might be the last time you close your eyes." Take a chance, take a risk. What an amazing message, the very first song.

But don't worry, the latest dance craze is but a song away, in the form of the string & guitar-driven Sensitivity. About half the album has actual vocals, and while those tracks are interesting enough, it is tracks like these that make the album shine. You'll find yourself singing along in no time, bopping around wherever you are, regardless of what you are doing. Lola's Theme and Incredible follow (check my other reviews for an in-depth of Incredible), and then on to the track Really Feel. This song has a smidgeon of vocals, but it is more of a showcase of their music rather than their lyrical skills, or the skills of their amazing vocalists, Cookie, Jenna Gibbons, Kelly Marie, and an assortment of others. Over Me is the next song, and it starts off beautifully with a simple drum beat, shortly joined with a beautiful string arrangement and some effects. This is another great slower, more pop-oriented track. The great thing is that all of these songs would sound great if remixed (properly, that is), but sound amazing even without any.

The album follows in that general progression, although the next few tracks are mainly instrumental, with some slower vocal tracks bringing up the end of the album. All in all, this album is like a pleasant beach vacation, the perfect mood to a perfect day.

And heed the advice given in "You Never Know". Take a risk and pick this up.

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Shapeshifters Presents House Grooves Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI/Virgin TV ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop Similar Items: House Grooves, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0002QPTTY Release Date: 2004-08-30

Tracks:

1. For Those Who Like To Get Down
2. Don't Stand There (Sydney Ep)
3. Wait A Minute
4. Rollin' On
5. Fat Rat
6. Lies To Yourself
7. Feel The Vibe
8. Doing My Own Thing
9. Flawless (Shapeshifters Inst)
10. Dusk Til Dawn (Shapeshifters Mix)
11. Rockin' Music (Warren Clarke Mix)
12. Revolution Sureshot (Nocturnal Groove)
13. Allright
14. Things I Wanna Do (Shapeshifters Mix)
15. My My My (We Deliver Mix)
16. Piano Test
17. U Got Me
18. Strings Of Life
19. Up & Down- Dub
20. Lola's Theme
21. Just Can't Get Enough (Instr)
22. Drop The Pressure
23. Trick Me (Esmoove Mix)
24. Stupid Disco
25. Flashdance (Raul Rincon Mix)
26. Plastic Dreams
27. Time Is Now (Planktons Remix)
28. Flower Power
29. U Got Me
30. Backfired
31. Fade

Album Description

After the phenomenal summer smash of 'Lola's Theme' - the Shapeshifters have compiled their choice moves & grooves onto two CDs - a fantastic mix of recent & classic house music. 'House Grooves' is a slice through a current Shapeshifters DJ set that's been blasting dance floors across the UK & at their own Nocturnal Grooves club night taking in fresh new tracks, classic anthems, new Shapeshifters remixes of tracks & the cooler side of house. 'House Grooves' includes current anthems with the likes of Martin Solveig 'Rocking Music', Scent 'Up & Down', Deep Dish 'Flashdance', Flower Power 'Flower Power', Junior Jack 'Stupid Disco', Armand van Helden 'My My My' & of course Shapeshifters 'Lola's Theme'. Virgin. 2004.

Album Details

After the Phenomenal Summer Smash of 'lola's Theme', the Shapeshifters have Compiled their Choice Moves and Grooves Onto Two Cds, a Fantastic Mix of Recent and Classic House Music.

Average customer rating: finally organised the madness

Was Here The Shapeshifters Manufacturer: Cornerstone Ras Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shapeshifters Self Titled 2 Mex Gawd Bless the Faceless Crowds Sound Advice ASIN: B0002ZDWDA Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. More Then Meets The Eye
2. Message 4 Yer Planet
3. Run The Crowd
4. Pindar
5. Tabasco
6. Circuit City
7. Rockin These Mics
8. Listen Up (Interlude)
9. Psycho Stick
10. Little Life
11. We R The Dinosaur
12. Domination
13. Quit Your Job
14. Yum Yum
15. Kreye Inn
16. Futuristic
17. Kinda Like
18. American Idle
19. Take Me To Your Leader
20. You Know You Want It

Album Description

If your idea of hip hop involves spinning on dubs and iced-out medallions, this album isn't for you. But if you lean more towards conspiracy theories, aliens and the unknown, then listen up. After solo projects by members AWOL One, Circus & Existereo, the entire Shapeshifters crew returns with Was Here, their fourth album (and debut on Cornerstone RAS). With scratches by DJ LA Jae, these seven MCs leave no stone unturned in their lyrical assault on all things holy (and undead). Was Here also features guest MCs Slug (Atmosphere), Busdriver, 2Mex and Pigeon John adding their unique vocal stylings and deliveries to the fold. The Shapeshifters' style is unlike any you have ever heard. This album may forever change the way you look at the world. You have been warned. And, if you already know the Shifters, expect to be blown away by how far they've come on this mind-numbing new album.

Customer Reviews:

finally organised the madness.......2005-03-18

The shapeshifters have always been dope. But to the casual listener it wasn't exactly easy listening.

The shapeshifters finally focused all of the energy of this multi-faceted L.A. graff true hiphop crew and dropped a really really good record.

The lyrics are tight and just spacey whacky enough without going overboard. The beats are great and the new-wave 80s influence is actually pretty refreshing for some usually dark beats.

Ive listened to this over and over since i got it at amoeba. i definitely suggest going out and getting this disc right now. go support your local record store and don't buy it online.

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Pusher, Pt. 1 Shapeshifters Manufacturer: EMI/Positiva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000RGAGC4 Release Date: 2007-07-09

Tracks:

1. Pusher (Radio Edit)
2. Lola's Theme (Radio Edit)

Album Description

Part One Of Two. First CD single pulled from the Electronic act's 2007 album Do Not Disturb. Features 'Pusher':(Radio Edit) plus 'Lola's Theme' (Radio Edit). Positiva.

Album Details

With Four Hit Singles and an Acclaimed Debut Long-player, `sound Advice', under their Belts, the Shapeshifters (Brit Award Nominees) Return with Single, `pusher', Ahead of their Eagerly Awaited Second Album, 'do Not Disturb'.

Average customer rating: Nifty.

Incredible Shapeshifters Manufacturer: EMI/Positiva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Incredible Watchin' Sound Advice Lola's Theme Back to Basics ASIN: B000EGDD3Q Release Date: 2006-03-13

Tracks:

1. Radio Edit
2. Extended Album Version
3. Shapeshifters Nocturnal Mix
4. Denis The Menace & Jerry Ropero's Full Vocal Mix
5. Mark Knight & Martijn Ten Velden Vocal Mix
6. Mardel & Mohawk Remix
7. Video

Album Details

Their Third Single, 'incredible' from the Album 'sound Advice'.

Customer Reviews:

Nifty........2006-03-25

I did not like this song at all when I first listened to it, majorly unimpressed with the lack of energy or anything resembling something danceable. Although, I keep an open mind and gave it a second attempt, finding it was actually pretty decent.

Personally I favor the original mixes, both radio and extended. It is just...I don't know, more beautiful than any of the remixes. The Shapeshifters themselves provide the Nocturnal Mix, which is probably going to be the big remix used from this single. It removes the guitars and plants in some violins, gives it a more progressive dance beat, but overall lacks the soul of the original mixes. Denis the Menace & Jerry Ropero provide us with a vocal mix suited for the dancefloor, dark and mysterious and full of club-friendly beats. Mark Knight & Martin Ten Velden give us a dark electro mix which really kills the beauty and allure of the lyrics. The Mardel & Mohawk mix gives us a stripped-down electro-house with filtered vocals.

Like I said, the original mixes are the winners here.

Average customer rating: Great World Fusion Music Another awesome offering! Alain Eskinasi at his best Great soothing grooves man!

Shapeshifters Shapeshifters Manufacturer: Soundings of Planet ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Was Here Lola's Theme Sound Advice ASIN: B00004WFND Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Breath Music Dance
2. Moon And Star
3. Pipers Of Beltane
4. Lakshmi
5. Voice Of Rhythm
6. Stop The War
7. Shapeshifting
8. Trance Organic
9. Manju
10. Equinox
11. Lotus

Customer Reviews:

Great World Fusion Music.......2005-08-07

If you are into World Fusion music, consider Shapeshifters to satiate the music lover in you. It is a very nice blend of flavors that will captivate you till the end. World Fusion music is not my favorite type, but I am happy to own this CD.

Another awesome offering!.......2001-12-16

This album should appeal to anyone with eclectic tastes, and from its prior offerings, this group makes music most of us will definitely enjoy for a long time to come! You want to get psyched? Mellowed? Jazzed? Tranced? This album is it. I've heard their previous offerings, and if you open some doors and let it roll, and you might find that you have gone somewhere you'd want to visit again! This interdimensional musical cruise by an extraordinary group is the latest offering of hybrid multi-ethnic wave forms, and if you give it a try, it could weave its magic in a special moment you're sharing with someone you actually care about!

Alain Eskinasi at his best.......2001-11-12

Don't confuse these guys with the hip-hop band of the same name. This group is a top-notch world fusion ensemble whose leader, Alain Eskinasi, is one of the great messengers of world fusion music. He's recorded under his own name, with this group, with Brainscapes, with Professor Trance, and is a member of Third Force as well, and was an original member of one of the first Afro-fusion groups, Soto Koto. He's a multi-instrumentalist who plays all manner of percussion, bass, guitar, and keyboards, and who's a groovemaster supreme.

This album picks up where the group's first (on a tiny label, not readily available) left off, and it's a welcome addition to the world fusion repertoire. Aside from Eskinasi, the other folks include the husband-wife team of Aziz and Khabira Paige and Richard Hardy. Aziz plays sitar and guitar, Khabira plays tambura, and Richard's reeds include flute, sax, and clarinet.

The group is complemented on several tracks by various vocalists and by didgeridoo as well. If you love world fusion, this is a terrific example of it.

Great soothing grooves man!.......2000-11-22

Okay, so that sounds like I'm a hippie or something, but really, this item is fantastic! Just look at the cover (I love looking at covers!) Doesn't it just tell you it's good? Well, It is! It's fabulous! I highly recommend it if you're an Enigma fanatic, Like myself, or if you simply just want to listen to something relaxing. Try it, I garentee you will be happy you have, and if you're not, you probably can't recognize good music when you here it. So if you like enya, enigma, david lanz, mythos, yanni, sacred spirt, pure moods, delerium, or anything else I've forgotten, give it a shot.

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Sound Advice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EPFEMK Release Date: 2006-03-21

Album Description

With No.1 and Top 10 singles already under their belts, and a third hit set to repeat their success, The Shapeshifters have forged a musical path beyond many of their contemporaries. Their debut album, `Sound Advice' will firmly dispel the myth that dance bands can't write songs, with a depth of song-writing and further exploration of musical styles that far exceeds their earlier promise, it could very well make 2006 their year. Capitol.

Average customer rating: My brain just exploded. Pretty far out there, but decent if you haven't yet heard of the legendary shapeshifters crew BEST SHAPESHIFTER CD IN THE WORLD!!

Adopted by Aliens The Shapeshifters Manufacturer: Celestial Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000053F00 Release Date: 2000-11-28

Tracks:

1. Who's Got Presents?
2. Prevail
3. Hootie And The Brainfish
4. Reiterate
5. Rob One Mixtape Megamix
6. Words Of Wizdumb
7. Mos Eiseley
8. Strange Birds
9. Flossin'
10. The Chain Name
11. Planet Rock 2012
12. Triple Threat
13. Beetleborg
14. Wake Up Dead
15. Korn Bizkit

Album Description

Vocals By: Circus, 2mex, Awol One, Bleek, Akuma, L.A. Jay, Existence, Life Rexall, Mikah 9 Courtneu Love.

These crazy LA kids really know how to tweak your eardrums with real life daytime drama. If you are anyone you have to own a copy of the Shapeshifters albums, stickers, posters and gear. That's right they have gear, fresh-dip gear.

peace

shaggy@celestialrecordings.com

Customer Reviews:

My brain just exploded........2002-01-13

First I would like to say, I'm from LA and I see emcees like AWOL one and Circus rip mics up and down the Cali coast all the time. Out here our funkee and charismatic beats laced with insane lyricism is inconceivable. If your not from the Westcoast you should visit. I guarantee you will leave with a higher understanding of how deep Hip Hop can go. This album "Adopted by Aliens" is some of the illest, sickest, cleanest, intergalactic Hip Hop out. After listening to this album, I now know being wierd and conceptually smart is the coolest... Oh yeah, pick up "Know Future" which is the Shapeshifter album before this one. Go to celestialrecordings.com and check it out. curbserver.com too while your at it. Late. Rest in Peace DJ Rob One. We know your talented soul shines over us all.

Pretty far out there, but decent.......2001-05-31

This is a pretty weird album... yes, indeed. The LA-based Shapeshifters Crew appears to be mostly white, and it comes out in their spaced-out, sci-fi rhymes and chasing beats. Think a step or two beyond Kool Keith's Black Elvis... that's what I'm shooting for.

But there are some serious tracks on this CD. The opener, "Who's Got Presents?" rolls along with a slick bassline and some hilarious rhymes. "Prevail," "Reiterate" and "Flossin'" are also good tracks with some nice lyrical work.

Too many tracks, however, are a little too off-the-wall for this reviewer at least. Tracks with names like "Mos Eisley," "Hootie and the Brainfish," and "Words of Wizdumb" are just begging to consist of nonsensical loops and even stranger rhymes.

This CD isn't underground, it's so far above ground it's in outer space. If you're a Kool Keith fan, this could be for you. For the average hip-hopper, it might be a little too far out there.

if you haven't yet heard of the legendary shapeshifters crew.......2001-04-25

then you must be like most of the other folks in the world who are sad folks who have not yet heard of the shapeshifters and what they do for the world which is the only thing worthwhile for the world which is the brave undoing and the brave speech-giving of monumental and even transubstantial importance, by means of hippo-dromatic rhythmics and super-annuated lower psychosis, braced between botany and solar technocracy, their rhymes being rhymes or not rhymes but political bugs bunny to the socially sickened and otherwise depraved sons and daughters of the erstwhile yosemite. please donate your blessed ears to the shapeshifters. it was my brother who turned me to the darkside and back through the influence of the holy ghostly awol-one, and then I could not help but continue my quest by embracing all the rest of all the other brothers. the freestyle sessions are very dear, but this album is, I believe, the grandest achievement, the beginning to the end, looking always to the beginning of the end and the ending of the beginning of the rebirthing cycle. Not to be overlooked. But please to be listened to, comrades. What else would you prefer to be infected with?

BEST SHAPESHIFTER CD IN THE WORLD!!.......2000-12-28

I loved this cd from begining to end. The Rod One mega mix made me cry. I think everyine under thirteen should buy this cd.

peace

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