Foreign

About the Artist
Rewake is an acoustic-reggae-salsa-space combo from Tulsa, OK. The band has two sounds that are totally different. The live show focuses on their skill at improvisation and spontanaiety. Their studio sound is more refined and well-tuned.

This band blends a multitude of styles into their music. Relying heavily on tribal drum rhythms, you can hear bits of Africa, Jamaica and South America in their sound.

Product Description
Yawn Records is an indie label based in Tulsa, OK. Our mission is to empower people through the power of music. There are no rules. We release music that we find interesting and hope that others enjoy it as much as we do. Current artist roster includes : Rewake, Underside, TBC Comp, Woo Hoo Bank Com, Vena Cava, DDS/Bozack, Ester Drang/Antenna Lodge and more to follow

Foreign,Rewake

Average customer rating: *** if you've seen the movie, but some songs missing If you liked the movie... Decent... whats that song? Great Movie, Cool Tracks!

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift [Original Motion Picture Score] The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift (Widescreen Edition) 2 Fast 2 Furious Fast and the Furious The Fast and the Furious (Widescreen Tricked Out Edition) ASIN: B000FUH3KK Release Date: 2006-06-20

Tracks:

1. Teriyaki Boyz - "Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)"
2. DJ Shadow feat. Mos Def - "Six Days"
3. 5,6,7, 8's - "The Barracuda"
4. Evil Nine - "Restless"
5. Far East Movement - "Round And Round"
6. N.E.R.D. - "She Wants To Move (DFA Remix)"
7. Teriyaki Boyz - "Cho Large"
8. Dragon Ash - "Resound"
9. Julez Santana - "There It Go(The Whistle Song)"
10. Don Omar - "Bandaleros"
11. Don Omar - "Conteo"
12. Brian Tyler feat. Slash - "Mustang Nismo"

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This soundtrack serves up a collision of musical styles, as if the coolest radio stations of Tokyo and New York had suddenly melded into a giant hybrid. The Teriyaki Boyz' opening title track is typical: brilliant production by the Neptunes, East-meets-West mood, more hipness than you can shake a stick at. The Japanese hip-hop group's other offering here, "Cho Large," isn't quite as good but fortunately it's the rare lame-ish track on a CD that overall keeps things on overdrive. Highlights include DJ Shadow's collaboration with Mos Def, "Six Days (Remix)"; Japanese girl surf experts 5.6.7.8's (already familiar to Kill Bill fans) and their uproarious "The Barracuda"; Evil Nine's "Restless," which has the kind of monstrous bass line the Chemical Brothers would kill for; and Atari Teenage Riot's awesome display of digital-hardcore aggro, "Speed" (have these guys ever been used in Dance Dance Revolution?). Even a reggaeton track like Don Omar's "Conteo" somehow fits in this universe, fueled as much by gasoline as by testosterone. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

*** if you've seen the movie, but some songs missing.......2007-06-18

I wouldn't have bought this without having had the sentimental attachment that goes with associating the songs with scenes from the movie [which isn't exactly Gone With The Wind, but the acting is great (albeit hokey at times); the action non-stop, the stunts amazing and the big "message" (aside from achieving it via mass casualties) is good.].
Unfortunately, like the other reviewers, I'm bummed that some of my favorite songs weren't included in the soundtrack. Which brings me to the real reason for posting here: Does anyone know the name of the song that is playing when Shawn arrives in Tokyo?

If you liked the movie..........2007-06-10

...you'll definitely like the soundtrack. A few songs that were in the movie got left out as you can tell by previous reviews which is why it gets a 4.

What is the name of the song that is playing when the credits start to roll? It's a techno song and the lyrics I can hear are, "I rock, irock, irock, iroll..iroll..iroll, i rock i roll

Decent..........2007-05-08

This soundtrack is pretty good except for one flaw that many other soundtracks tend to have, as well. They put tracks on the CD that you really don't hear too much in the movie, and the cool songs that you like and hear in the movie aren't on the soundtrack. Like what was the deal with the Spanish songs? The movie takes place in TOKYO! That's Japan for anybody who is geographically challenged. Why is Spanish music in an American/Japanese soundtrack? I would much rather have replaced those songs by Kid Rock or the Whisper Song that you hear in the movie, but they just so happened to leave them out.

whats that song?.......2007-05-03

What is the song at the very end at the start of the credits right before "conteo" by don omar starts. It only plays for like 5-10 seconds, then it cuts off and don omar butts in, but the song is much longer. It goes something like, I rock (echo), I roll (echo). It is a techno song.

Great Movie, Cool Tracks!.......2007-04-10

I'm not under 13, but the movie was tight and action packed. The sound track from the movie was great as well. One song most of you might not know about, was when Shawn and Han was riding together on the highway was called Mamacita by the one and only Skateboard P known as Pharrell. Its not on the soundtrack which sucks. But still a great soundtrack to buy.

Average customer rating: tsotsi is phenomenal! The movie and the cd Loving It Tsotsi Original Sountrack This soundtrack truly reflects this film.

Tsotsi Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Milan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kwaito: South African Hip Hop Tsotsi: A Novel Tsotsi The Indestructible Beat of Soweto The Voice ASIN: B000CRR3AQ Release Date: 2006-02-14

Tracks:

1. Mdlwembe - Zola
2. Bhambatha - Zola
3. Zingu 7 - Zola
4. Matofotofo - Pitch Black Afro feat. Bravo
5. Sgubhu Sam - Unathi
6. Munt'Omnyama - Mafikizolo feat. Stoan & Jahseed from Bongo Maffin
7. Palesa - Zola
8. Seven - Zola
9. Ehlala - Zola
10. C.R.A.Z.Y - Ishmael feat. Bongz
11. Its Your Life - Zola
12. Woof Woof - Zola
13. Stolen Legs - Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker
14. On The Tracks - Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker
15. Silang Mabele - Vusi Mahlasela
16. Bye Bye Baby - Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker
17. Baby Handover - Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker
18. E Sale Noka - Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker
19. Ghetto Scandalous - Zola

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As the soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film in the 2006 Foreign-Language category, this album documents a number of performers out of South Africa. The film vividly portrays ghetto life in the Soweto Township. Fittingly, the music featured is often a gritty but danceable style of local hip-hop called kwaito. This emerging form is strong on beats with plenty of rapping and sing-along choruses. Zola, who does nine of the 19 tracks, is a superstar of the genre and is such a standout here that he should be able to parlay his soundtrack appearances into a music career outside his homeland. Highlights are the hard-hitting "Mdlwembe," the dancehall-like "It's Your Life" and the infectious "Ehlala." Of the other performers, Pitch Black Afro gets taste points on "Matofotofo" for sampling Screamin' Jay Hawkins' classic "I Put A Spell On You." There are a few mellower tracks too, but really this is an excellent survey of kwaito music and its brightest star. --Tad Hendrickson

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Adapted from a novel by Athol Fugard, Tsotsi is set in the ghettos of Johannesburg and its soundtrack reflects the movie's "boyz in the (South African) hood" grittiness (Totsi, the lead character's name, translates as "thug"). The majority of the tracks are contributed by Zola, who also plays a supporting part in the film and offers a hard-driving yet melodic take on kwaito, a genre usually referred to as South Africa' answer to hip-hop. Among the non-Zola highlights are Pitch Black Afro' "Matofotofo," which starts off with a sample from Screaming Jay Hawkins's "I Put a Spell on You" before switching to a shuddering bass line. The CD slows down from the driving kwaito pace only when it inserts a score by Paul Hepker and Mark Kilian. Fortunately these tracks are short and serve as a brief respite before Zola comes back in and delivers a harsh final assault. American fans of hip-hop (and American rappers themselves) would be well-advised to check out this disc. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

tsotsi is phenomenal!.......2007-05-24

great music, good to exercise with--unusual combination of sweet melody and hip-hop type rap with wonderful percussion. I wish i could find more music by Zola.

The movie and the cd.......2007-02-11

Both are very good. Enrich your African experience with the movie and the Soundtrack.

Loving It.......2007-01-20

I have listened to this CD almost everyday. I first heard the music when I saw the movie. The sound and the rhythm of the voices is just great. I don't particularly care for rap but listening to the beat and the African language makes you want to get up and dance. Toward the end of the CD, the music changes to more saddness as reflected in the movie but I still appreciate it. I am truely happy with my purchase.

Tsotsi Original Sountrack.......2007-01-18

I am amazed at the beauty and soulfulness of these South African voices. And the more I listen, the more addicted I become. The music is intoxicating. The words are enchanting. And the beats are hypnotic! I love every song on the CD as much as I loved the movie.

This soundtrack truly reflects this film........2006-10-10

The soundtrack is amazing. The music embedded in here is strong and goes perfect with this picture. As I said before on my review of this film there were times I would playback a scene so I can rehear the music samples. I might not understand a lick on what they are saying but the soundtrack is fascinating to me.

After watching this film I was able to grab hold of the soundtrack. The tracks were put together by local South African's. The artist who are particularly outstanding are the tracks by local Kwaito artist Zola which uniquely combine local and international hip hop into a new sound, as well as tracks with the inspiring voice of Vasi Mahlasela over choirs, which recalls Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

If you had seen the movie and paid an attention to detail in the spread of the music throughout the film, the middle class family listens to soft R & B on their car radio, in comparison to the township sound that surrounds the Soweto residents indicating their class. Highly recommend to those who enjoyed the film and to those who love world music.

Average customer rating: WoW Thank you for...this album Classic Hip Hop Heaven No question 5 stars!

Connected Foreign Exchange Manufacturer: Bbe ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Listening Sleepers City Lights, Vol. 1.5 The Chittlin Circuit 1.5 The Minstrel Show ASIN: B0001ZMWWI Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Title Theme
2. Von Sees
3. Raw Life
4. Hustle Hustle
5. Let's Move
6. Nic's Groove
7. Be Allright
8. Sincere
9. Brave New World
10. The Answer
11. Come Around
12. Happiness
13. End Theme
14. All That You Are
15. Be All Right Remix
16. Call
17. Downtime Remix

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As cliché as it sounds, music does have the ability to bring people of various background and ethnicities together. Think not? Witness Connected, the debut album from the Foreign Exchange. North Carolina-raised MC Phonte, one-third of Little Brother, and Dutch producer Nicolay formed the duo and crafted the ethereally lush hip-hop album without ever meeting face-to-face. Using the marvels of modern technology, the group traded verses and tracks over the Internet. The result is anything but mechanical. Nicolay crafts soulful, intricate backdrops that draw comparisons to producers Pete Rock and Kanye West. On the appropriately titled "Nic's Groove," the producer crafts a pitch-perfect midtempo track over which Phonte and Little Brother cohort Big Pooh trade verses. Phonte also enlists a host of upcoming artists to guest on the set. The group's MC teams with newcomer Median on the emotional "Be Alright." While Median holds his own, Phonte is in full command with a personal lyric about dealing with the ups and downs of everyday life. Meanwhile, "Sincere," which features R&B songstress YahZarah, will have listeners falling in love with hip-hop and each other all over again. Connected is a prime example of the power of good music uniting different worlds. Maybe our elected officials could take a page out of the book of the Foreign Exchange. --Lincoln Smith

Album Description

The Foreign Exchange first "met" in mid-2002, when Phonte (who resides in North Carolina and is also a member of the underground rap trio Little Brother), heard some of Nicolay's music online and asked to rhyme over one of his tracks. When Big Pooh of Little Brother, lent his vocals to the track, the song became "Light It Up," and was featured as a B-side single for the group's acclaimed 2003 effort, The Listening. "Nic was sending me some of the most beautiful stuff I'd ever heard in my life," Phonte says emphatically. "They inspired me so much that I just had to do something over them." The end result is Connected, a gorgeous and reflective blend of hip-hop, R&B, and electronic soul.

While Phonte serves as the duo's main vocalist, the group is quick to point out that Connected is not a "Phonte solo album," and is instead an ensemble record with Nicolay and Phonte acting as the project's conductors. With guest shots from up and comers Critically Acclaimed on the churchy, organ-driven "Hustle, Hustle," and neo-soul songstress Yahzarah contemplating lost love over the melancholy vocal harmonies of "Sincere," Connected finds Nicolay and his multi-talented counterpart uniting artists from different genres under a united theme of good music.

Customer Reviews:

WoW.......2007-07-07

this album is not your ordinary hip hop album being that its so smooth and laid back BUT it is a classic and every true lover of hip hop would have this album

Thank you for...this album.......2007-07-02

I know alot of you are asking "Who is Nicoley", well I can answer that by saying one of the dopest producers out right now. The beats on this album are so good, you don't even notice Phonte in the background. But still Phonte does add some nice vocals as well. Don't be afraid to pick up this album. It isn't gangsta rap or hardcore rap, it is uplifting and positive hiphop. Some of the songs really have alot of meaning. This CD will put a good spin on your collection and besides its a LITTLE BROTHER CD, so give it a chance.

Classic.......2007-05-12

Phonte? You want more...Nicolay is on the boards and this is the first time I heard him and it was incredible. The beats are so smooth and emotional. It's some real stuff. Phonte always rapping about stuff I can relate to cuz its hard for me to relate to pop rappers with all their "hos" and "drivebys". Yeah, this is real hip hop. Hes got the voice man. Just like Guru said "its the voice"... Big Pooh sounds like a new MC on this one. But man, Phonte and Nicolay, I cant wait for the next one called:

Leave It All Behind

Hip Hop Heaven .......2007-04-23

I had to write a review on this cd because it is just that good. It mixes so many moods in one collective effort. I want more if they have it to give because as Nas said it hip hop is dying. They dont make music like this anymore. Very chilled out! It never gets old and you can press play and listen without skipping a song. If you like real hip hop music and are looking for an underground classic add this to your collection.

No question 5 stars!.......2007-02-25

This album is a trailblazer, good music is timeless and this meets that bar.

Average customer rating: Damn fine on some tracks. Santana meets Electric Prunes. An eclectic classic Ave, Os Mutantes

Os Mutantes Os Mutantes Manufacturer: Planet Rhythm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Rock | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Caetano Veloso (Tropicália) Mutantes Tecnicolor Jardim Eletrico The United States of America ASIN: B00006HI9B Release Date: 2002-12-10

Tracks:

1. Panis et Circenses
2. Minha Menina
3. O Rel
4. Adeus, Maria Ful
5. Baby
6. Senhor F
7. Bat Macumba
8. Premier Bonheur du Jour
9. Trem Fantasma
10. Tempo Perdido (Once Was a Time I Thought)
11. Ave. Genghis Khan

Customer Reviews:

Damn fine on some tracks. Santana meets Electric Prunes........2007-01-12

Really enjoyed this album, the critics were right, transcends language barriers. The licks and psychedelic feel grooved to the bone. Most songs slow or poppy but so where some songs on Sgt. Pepper. (Track #2 A Minha Menina) and (#7 Bat Macumba) sear the brain with waves and (#5 Baby) with the sultry voice against the electric guitar. (#11 Ave, Genghis Khan) is good finish. I'd recommend it, leaves me wanting more from this group.

An eclectic classic.......2006-08-01

There was lots of experimentation used in this album, some would say to the point of recklessness, but from the abrupt song changes to the blistering fuzzed-out guitar laid on top of tropicalia tracks, it all works, and makes for a truly amazing sounding album. Early on, Os Mutantes put out sounds ranging from tropicalia to bright 60s pop to tender ballads to blistering guitar distortion and feedback, sometimes all in the same song. The first 30 seconds of the first song of the album alone consists of fanfare, soft vocal harmonies, and bright pop meloldies with racing trumpets in the background. Even though I don't speak a word of Portuguese, I thoroughly enjoyed this album, and I got into this album more than I ever got into any album.

Ave, Os Mutantes.......2005-04-19

It takes a connoisseur of psychedelic rock and pop to know of (drumroll please) Os Mutantes. This short-lived Brazilian band made some of the most memorable psychedelic pop of the 1960s -- which is really saying something, given the era that they thrived in. Call it psychetropicalia.

And their self-titled debut is probably the best work they ever did, without a single dud track. "Panis et Circenses" kicks things off with a horn solo, and then with a stretch of swooning acid-pop and some angelic-sounding voices. From there on, we get a fun, perky pop song laced with more horns, keyboards and wacky sound effects.

The stuff that follows is much in the same vein, from the buzzing and swooning keyboard splendor of "Baby," the downtempo warbles of "Le Premier Bonheur du Jour," and other songs full of Brazilian spunk, sonic clutter, sixties guitar solos, piano ripples, and catchy little songs that never get old. Rooted in Brazilian tropicalia, the music has quite a few quirks and twists, but surprisingly it never becomes too weird to alienate listeners.

Os Mutantes was initially formed by Arnaldo and Sergio Baptista, who later added Rita Lee and their brother Claudio. Though the band didn't last very long, they developed a reputation for twiddling with basic Brazilian pop -- while they stayed happy and accessable, they also added in distortion, feedback, non-catchy stretches of noise, and other sound experiments. It sounds fun, doesn't it?

And actually, it is a lot of fun. The trippy bossa nova/psychedelic rock/catchy pop isn't as heavy as it sounds, but instead goes for a light, playful, deeply stoned vibe. Eerie flutes, panpipes and jungle drums get mixed in with solid guitar riffs and smooth keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar harmonize, and piano is overlaid with train whistles.

Those traditional instruments ground what could have been just another psychedelic band. And the tropicalia gives it an earthy, unique edge that most psychedelica lacks. It's gloriously catchy, and incredibly infectious. The most typical aspect of it is the vocal harmonies -- other than that, there is simply nothing to compare this to.

There hasn't really been a band like Os Mutantes since, and until someone decides to revive that underrated sound, there probably won't be again. Mad, wild, crazy, and absolute bliss from beginning to end.

Average customer rating: mc solaar the greatest french rapper Alias le Cinquième As Very Groovy More catchier than earlier work, but still edgy Mach 6 Great album!!!

Mach 6 MC Solaar Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music International Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Princesses Nubiennes L' Ecole du Micro D'Argent Prose Combat Qui Seme le Vent Recolte le Tempo La Haine ASIN: B0000U6JN2 Release Date: 2004-05-10

Tracks:

1. Introspection
2. Vie Est Belle
3. Hijo de Africa
4. T'Inqui! (Intro)
5. T'Inqui!
6. Gulla
7. Jumelles
8. Jardin d'Eden
9. Pays de Gandhi
10. J'Connais Mon R
11. Cash Money
12. Today Is a Good Day - Darina, MC Solaar
13. Souvenir
14. Sauvez le Monde
15. Bling Bling
16. Ca Me Hante

Album Description

The popular French rapper's 2003 album. Sentinel Quest.

Album Details

2003 Studio Album from the Man who is at the Forefront of the French Rap Scene and Has Been It's Standardbearer for Over a Decade. He is Know for his Positive Poetry as Well as Instrumental Beds that Continually Blaze New Trails that Other Rappers Follow in his Wake.

Customer Reviews:

mc solaar the greatest french rapper.......2006-07-05

Mc solaar is the best french rapper ever his rhymes and lyrical skill in french are amazing. He truley is arapper that speaks from the heart. All his songs have meanings. He makes really happy when i listen to him. Plus the beats on this album are amazing. if i could give this album 10 stars i would. Its his third perfect album. Mc solaar is the black french version emeinem, he is even better then him. Keep up the good work and hope to hear more from you.

Alias le Cinquième As.......2006-06-11

This album speaks. It speaks about different messages, whether it be the current hostility of the world, where people resort to using missiles to end crises, or if it's about a modern girl... how she spends her cash money.

In this album, the MC's beats progress... to somewhat of a mix between classic and modern. He recorded this album in Russia, which explains the Cyrillic symbols decorated over the case and the CDs themselves (plural if you get the Limited Edition). Many of the songs on "Mach 6" are filled with orchestrations: a quartet in "Souvenir", among other things, like consistent fusions of hip-hop and symphony.

I found this CD wasn't the same as Cinquieme As... not all artists' efforts come off that way. Most notably, MC Solaar's just about the only person on this album. Sure, he's got his choruses covered by Eric K-Roz, Audrey Chanu, and Julia Sarr, but there's one thing missing... the same kingly spirit of Cinquieme As. Of course, if you want to take it back a bit, nothing about the man himself has changed. He's just cooling down, and it is here he makes wise introspection his number one task. From what I understand, he was pissed off when he made Cinquieme As.

Production is handled solely by Claude MC (that's Solaar), Eric K-Roz, and Alain J. That being said, there's not as much diversity in the beats or liveliness as there was in Cinquieme As (as part of that progression from hip-hop to classic-hop). "La Vie est Belle" is a classic, though, following in the footsteps of "Solaar Pleure" in more than one way. But, as for sounds, you've got the aforementioned, and a bit of jazz worked in with "J'Connais Mon Role".

Another thing that's really interesting is the fact that Solaar took lines from Cinquieme As and made them into new songs. "Hijo de Africa"? That's Spanish, as mentioned in "Hasta la Vista Mi Amor". "Jardin d'Eden"? Mentioned in/sampled from "Solaar Pleure". And, there's probably some I haven't caught yet. If you manage to get past that, you'll find that this is a solid album. I've caught myself waiting for another album that probably isn't coming.

Despite all of the times I might have implied that Cinquieme As may be the better album, I can always find myself coming back to the tranquility and simplicity of Mach 6 (I had it first). Consider it taken down a few notches... 'cause, there really is nothing bad coming from this album.

Either way, if you want this one, get it now... because, it is one of the cheapest listed here; and, you'd be surprised how quickly these Solaar albums sell out.

Very Groovy.......2006-03-09

I first heard MC Solaar on Sex and the City. This CD is funky and beautiful. It's hip hop with an international flair.

More catchier than earlier work, but still edgy.......2004-04-21

If the first song on Cinquieme As, "Solaar Pleure" was an eloquent description of hate and despair, then it's opposite can be found in "Jardin d'Eden" on Mach 6. In fact, all of Mach 6 seems to be a lighter, more positive album in response to the darkness and hardness of Cinquieme As. Indeed, in some tracks on Mach 6 he samples songs from Cinquieme As, as if to bring out the contrast between these two, seemingly polar opposite, albums. Don't get me wrong. I liked Cinquieme As, but it was heavy (in terms of sound, lyrics, mood). But what Solaar has lost in heaviness of sound, he hasn't lost in edginess. On the surface, Mach 6 is peppier, with more upbeat rhythms and catchy tunes, but don't let that fool you. The lyrics are just as serious and thought-provoking as they have always been. The music sounds happier, but Solaar is his same old cynical but eloquent self.

Another thing that struck me about Mach 6 is its more international flavor. "Au Pays du Ghandi" picks up Indian beats, while "Cash Money" is a great modern samba, and "Hijo d'Africa" is one of the best Afro-Latin songs I've ever heard. This is not the first time Solaar has used ethnic sounds and patterns, but it's the first time he's been able to do so beyond the superficial level. In Mach 6, Solaar proves that he understands the music of other cultures, that he can break it down, explore its nuances, and then re-construct it in his own way.

If you like Solaar, this is a must-own album. Truly brilliant, from a brilliant musician.

Mach 6 Great album!!!.......2004-01-13

MC Solaar does it again. Mach 6 is a great album from start to finish. I have only had a chance to listen to it a few times so far, but its fast becoming my favorite album of his . It was worth every dollar... if you liked Fifth Ace, this one is a must get.

Average customer rating: Gravel sans velvet Get in Your Car and Drive Elaborate Eurotrash - best when not translated so as not to offend the bluenoses Guaranteed to Make you at Least 25% Sleazier.... Serge Gainsbourg'S masterpiece

Histoire de Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg Manufacturer: Ume Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Rock | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Comic Strip The Vogue Years Couleur Café The Originals L' Enfant Assasin des Mouches ASIN: B000051YEG Release Date: 2001-02-22

Tracks:

1. Melody
2. Ballade De Melody Nelson
3. Valse De Melody
4. Ah! Melody
5. L'Hotel Particulier
6. En Melody
7. Cargo Culte

Album Details

Originally released in 1971, this selection features tracks with Jane Birkin.

Customer Reviews:

Gravel sans velvet.......2007-02-02

I love this guy... a story teller, a poet, a singer. Get Melody Nelson. And check out his talented daughter's (Charlotte Gainsbourg) work in film (Science of Sleep; Jane Eyre) and on disc (5:55).

Get in Your Car and Drive.......2006-11-02

Melody Nelson didn't do it for me right away. I kept at it though and now I can't get away. This album has a way of creeping into your existence and taking it over. I live in New York City so i don't have a car but for all of you that do, buy this album, get into it, and drive. Melody Nelson was made for late night drives. If you like this right away, good for you, if you don't then keep listening.
UPDATE:
Since I wrote the above I have been entrapped by this album. I cannot get away from it. This is one of the greatest albums ever. You haven't heard music fully until you've experienced this. I don't know anything like it and I don't think I ever will. Wow. The eerie slow play between the bass, drums, and guitar. The meandering talking of Serge as he leads you through this strange 28 minutes of love and lust. The strings and chorus. Oh the strings and chorus! Ahahahaha! Sweet infinity! I can see this being the album that takes over me life and leaves me for ruin. If you don't have this album, I'm sorry. If you have this album, I'm sorry.
Why did it take so long for me to hear about this? What's wrong with the world?

Elaborate Eurotrash - best when not translated so as not to offend the bluenoses.......2006-10-11

The recent Ballad of Congressman Mark Foley initiated these comments.

Serge, jaded and driving his Silver Ghost Rolls Royce, with its "Venus of Money of 1910 posed on the radiator," swerves off the road to find a "white skirt tied onto black pants" calling herself "Melody Nelson" with natural red curls. Evidently Serge wants an English trophy to go along with his fancy English machine! Her age? "Quatorze automnes - Et quinze étés - Un petit animal."

Best not translated. Anyway, this stuff wouldn't pass muster in the USA today.

I give "Melody Nelson" five stars for the beauty of its orchestral arrangements. Serge really knew how to get the groove out of his session musicians!! Check out "Requiem por un con" for further grooviness. Unfortunately this record is only 32 minutes long.

Guaranteed to Make you at Least 25% Sleazier...........2006-09-08

Serge Gainsbourg, will (in most peoples eyes), be the dirty little Frenchman, that seduced English rose "Jane Birkin", and mostly recorded his sleazy endeavour on the "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus" track. But dig past those initial reservations, and you'll find that he was a composer of some seriously good Cabaret / French Pop / White-funk / Jazz-Pop / Baroque-pop, and although his music reminded something of a cult concern, his music generally deserved a much wider audience. And with this album (considered to be his strongest album), he somehow nailed a consistency throughout the record, that his other records, weren't quite able to match. (admittedly it only contains 7 tracks), but contained here, are some of Serge's strongest compositions. For further evidence of this, investigate the staggeringly beautiful 7 minutes that make up "Melody", a track that brings together sharp string sections, coupled with tightly rhythmic guitar, and a decidedly carefree (almost organically French) sound, that is more the music to a wonderfully moody Cinematic film, than anything to do with flimsy euro-pop, and such is the brilliance of this track, that "David Holmes" would go on to cover this track, for his "Lets Get Killed" album (The track is renamed "Don't die Just yet"), which is a virtual replica of Serge's version (save for small snatches of drum beats added to the mix, and a slightly more prominent string arrangement). And almost as if to prove that this was no one off idea, he brings out the seriously funk-driven groove of "En Melody", a track that seemingly has Serge comprising a track that is unquestionably acomplished stab at white-funk, and it's a staggeringly brilliant effort, that if it wasn't for the cheeky passionate organism sounds peppered through the latter half of the album, most people would have been perfectly within reason to think that this was the work of some obscure, incredibly talented black, funk band. And the remaining tracks "Ballade de Melody Nelson", "Valse de Melody", "Ah! Melody", "L' Hotel Paticulier" & "Cargo Culte" all flit between a sublime blend of kitsch and gimmick-esque tunes, yet remain outrageously brilliant, intoxicating amalgams of jazz and pop styles, that not only tackle bohemian jazz to rock and even synth funk with a style and eccentric wit, that become a calling card of Serge's music, and possibly one of the biggest reasons for his appeal.

This album is arguably the most consistent and cohesive of Serge's albums, and although running at a fairly brief 27 minutes, it's a fascinating record, one that is by turns funky, humorous, Hedonistic and Sensual, and has a such a tongue in cheek, carefree swagger about it, that you can't fail by be impressed by the sheer audacity of it all. Those that had (like me) only really know Serge's work via his hit single "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus", would do well to give this a whirl. It really highlights how overlooked his work really was, and that most people initially had him pegged as a dirty old Frenchman, who got lucky with a saucy single. It's shamelessly overblown, impossibly cheeky, beautifully arranged, and impeccably performed...and most importantly it's a lot of fun to listen to. Those buyers looking for the hits (or the nearest his songs became to be popular), would be well advised seeking out one of the many compilations bearing his name, but those that are interested in hearing what the pinnacle of his work sounded like, simply must check out this funky little gem. Recommended!!!

Serge Gainsbourg'S masterpiece.......2006-05-12

The first time I heard Melody Nelson, it was in Paris, year 1977 at a friend's home. My friend pointed how "funny" were some of the lyrics (" tandis qu'hurle la radio"} but all i remember is how I loved the music...Some years went by and one day I decided to get the Integrale Gainsbourg, which is the cd collection of all he wrote and composed ( A LOT !!! ) and then I could listen to Melody Nelson in full....At that time of my life I was a DJ in a disco in Cannes in the south of France and some mornings after work I used to play Melody Nelson to help me falling asleep or just to relax. My 2 favourite parts were (and still are) the 1rst and the last songs, although I LOVE the album. Actually if you think about it Serge Gainsbourg was "rapping" ahead of his time (if rapping is talking on music!...)and that was on the first song but on the last song (Cargo Culte) the words, the music and the choir gather together to lift us almot to Heaven and THAT is what it is all about : getting high drug free!!!!! This is no mystery, just look at all the feedbacks : 5 stars everywhere! Serge Gainsbourg was someone really special and thanks to his music, he will live forever.

Average customer rating: Nostalgic for me!!! Rapping like Salvador Dali would paint... New sounds and a different spin of latino flava' damn good cd wtf

Calle 13 Calle 13 Manufacturer: Sony International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Puerto Rico | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Rap | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Voltio Residente o Visitante King of Kings Barrio Fino en Directo The Underdog/El Subestimado ASIN: B000BTITU8 Release Date: 2005-11-29

Tracks:

1. Cabe-c-o
2. Suave
3. Aguacatona - Calle 13,
4. Se Vale To-To
5. Ayala (Intel-L
6. Tengo Hambre
7. Hormiga Brava
8. Jirafa
9. Comemielda (Intel-L
10. Atrte Te, Te!
11. Pi-Di-Di-Di
12. Puffy Hablando (Intel-L
13. Vamo Animal - Calle 13,
14. Elrico
15. Sin Coro
16. Tripleta
17. Madre de los Enanos

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The music of Puerto Rican outfit Calle 13 simmers like so much sweat on the backs of b-boys and fly girls, twisting and turning its way through the cracks and crevices of modern urban music. Calle 13's dynamic duo--half-brothers Rene Perez and Eduardo Cabra--are smart, shocking, and silly. It's a thrilling combination that makes for some hip-swiveling, head-turning sounds. Standout tracks "La Hormiga Brava," "Vamo Animal," and the rocket-fueled single "Atrévete-te-te" careen between street sounds and lush Latin rhythms, anchored by the group's mischievous sense of humor. Reggaeton is the label that's been slapped on this inspired hybrid, but Calle 13 is light years beyond that often stifling genre (which explains recent collaborations with Nelly Furtado and Alejandro Sanz). Latin rap riffs, new-wave keyboards, and a sprinkling of pop smarts chart a musical path (and crash together during "Sin Coro") that Calle 13 will likely lead--and veer from--in the near future. --Joey Guerra

Customer Reviews:

Nostalgic for me!!!.......2007-05-21

I know these two may seem like something new to alot of people, but having lived in Puerto Rico for more than half my life, calle 13 brought back the fondest memories.
Wit, humor, patriotism and provocative lyrics have made them my favorites and brought me back to the genre.

LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!

Rapping like Salvador Dali would paint..........2007-05-12

If you like excitement and a play with words, this is the CD to get. I wish I knew where this cat gets his ideas to put on paper; Rene (Residente, of Calle 13) manages to take you through a colorful, deliciously funky and fun description of life's journey in a very witty way...in your head, just replace images with his rapping and you'll instantly have your own original Salvador Dali painting...very creative! His partner (half brother), "Visitante" is a musical genius..added together, you've got a masterpiece. I'm looking forward to their next.

New sounds and a different spin of latino flava'.......2007-05-11

I love this group and the "explicit lyrics" warning does NOT apply to all of the songs. I was very pleased with this CD and the artistic talents of this group.

damn good cd.......2007-04-20

i hadn't even heard of "reggaeton" until my girl played this for me. reggaeton whatever though, this fool has flow. i caught spanish pretty quickly in school, but i can't begin to understand 98% of what he's saying at all. my girl is fluent in spanish, and she still has a hell of a time getting through the heavy puerto rican slang, but that's it... the complaining part of the review is over.

just listening to the sets of syllables that are tied together, along with great breath control, not to mention a pretty melodic voice for a rapper (without being annoying), it's obvious that he's got some talent on the mic. add to that the fact that every one of the beats are straight slappers, and you've got yourself one hell of an album to rock out to, at the house with some bottles, or smashing down some backroads. i'm a white guy into clever, witty and lyrically complex hip-hop, so i wonder how much more hate i could get for jumping on this "reggaeton" deal, but i would mos def (not the rapper) pump this at a club, house party or just smashing on the road.

bottom line, if his lyrics are actually as sick over the killer beats as they sound, you should add another star to this review.

the puffy skit is great too. stop the watered down pop-rap!

wtf.......2007-03-13

booo this cd kind of sucks.... i mean it is okay i guess but people are acting like it is all some new kind of reggaeton... sorry it is just played old hip-hop... atrevete-te-te is by far the best song on here....

Average customer rating: What is all the hype about? great cd My girls listen to this every night I would give it more than 5 stars.... Great CD: soothing music by best performers. Worth every penny.

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Tracks:

1. Scenes Form Childhood: Foreign Lands And People
2. Scenes Form Childhood: Dreaming
3. Scenes Form Childhood: Child Falling Asleep
4. Dream Of Children: Andante
5. Dream Of Children: Allegretto Piacevole
6. Sicilienne
7. Study No. 5: Moderato
8. The Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky
9. Notebooks Of Anna Magdalena Bach: Minuets 4 and 5
10. The Indian Queen: Adagio
11. Album Leaves: Lullaby
12. Album Leaves: Cradlesong
13. Prelude In C Major - Bach
14. The Carnival Of Animals: The Swan
15. Gymnopedie I
16. Gymnopedie III
17. Album for the Young: Morning Prayer - Tchaikovsky
18. Album for the Young: My Dear Little Mother - Tchaikovsky
19. Album for the Young: Sweet Reveries - Tchaikovsky
20. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne No. 7 - Mendelssohn
21. Contes D'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
22. Piano Concerto No. 26 In D Major: Larghetto
23. Melody
24. Lullaby

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I think this music is intended for adults, though the photo on the cover is of a sleeping baby. In any event, Schumann's work, Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15, featured here is more likely to bolt you out of bed than put you to sleep, as the mike is far too close to the piano being played by Cyprien Katsaris. Purcell's Adagio from The Indian Queen is magnificent, performed by John Elliott Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists. The Weird Award goes to triple harpist Tim Hobrough and lutenist Stephen Barber for their bizarre, spiky rendition of Minuets Nos. 4 and 5 from the Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach. I would like to meet Bill Holland, producer of all these Atlantic Records classical compilations. He's programmed Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 on three different CDs, billed alternately as sensuous, romantic, and now here: good for a long snooze. --Gwendolyn Freed

Customer Reviews:

What is all the hype about?.......2007-07-09

I purchased this CD on the basis of the reviews written on Amazon. I have to say I am terribly disappointed. My son hates the CD, I listened to it and I am not all that impressed either. It is ok but nothing like described by other users.

great cd.......2007-06-26

We play this cd every night at bedtime. It not only helps my baby stay asleep, but helps me fall asleep. The only issue I have is that one of the tracks near the end of the cd is a little louder than the tracks before it, so I just make sure I keep it on very quiet and it's wonderful.

My girls listen to this every night.......2006-11-10

My girls (ages 3 & 5) have a hard time winding down at night. We have a regular bedtime routine (bath, snack, teeth brushing, books, hugs), but they still take forever to settle down and sleep. Adding this CD to the bedtime routine has really helped.

I would give it more than 5 stars...........2005-11-18

I had this CD when my daughter was born 5 years ago, and it gave us such a soothing environment in which to bond during quiet times. We also put it on shortly before we'd put her down to sleep, and by 6 weeks she was sleeping through the night in her own crib. I think it was her sanctuary, and the music helped her feel comforted. We've since then completely worn out the CD (she listened to it through her 3rd year), and will have to buy a new one for our next little addition (coming soon!). I found it on this site and just listened to the samples from each track. Aahhh... very soothing for Mommy, too!
I also plan to get it as a baby gift for a friend. :)

Great CD: soothing music by best performers. Worth every penny........2005-08-05

I listened to this CD countless times ever since I first bought it from BMG music service back in 1997. Compositions of this CD are popular classical hits. That is, you will likely recognize at least some of them if you listen to the sampler.

What sets this CD apart is supreme music performance. Every composition is performed flawlessly, with real feeling and passion. There is a good reason why this CD that was released in 1997 is still around and costs over ten dollars. This reason is called quality.

Average customer rating: Fresh Funky French Fun Judge the album by its cover ...and It STILL Sounds Sexy!!! Brilliant in spots, good for something different A Chapter from the Uneven Career of Serge Gainsbourg

Comic Strip Serge Gainsbourg Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Rock | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Couleur Café Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin The Vogue Years Laurel Canyon The Originals ASIN: B000001EIC Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

1. Requiem Pour Un Con... (Requiem For A Jerk)
2. Bonnie And Clyde
3. Initials B.B.
4. Comic Strip
5. Chatterton
6. Bloody Jack
7. Docteur Jekyll Et Monsieur Hyde
8. Torrey Canyon
9. Shu Ba Du Loo Ba
10. Ford Mustang
11. Black & White
12. Qui Est In Qui Est Out (Who's In Who's Out)
13. Hold Up
14. Marilu
15. Un Poison Violent, C'est Ca L'amour (A Violent...)
16. Sous Le Soleil Exactement (Precisely Under The...)
17. Soixante Neuf Annee Erotique (69 Erotic Year)
18. Les Sucettes (The Lollipops)
19. L'anamour (The Nonlove)
20. Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus (I Love You...Neither..)

Customer Reviews:

Fresh Funky French Fun.......2007-03-10

Here is a nice mix of Serge at his loosest and wackiest moments. This is a good mix. I very much enjoy it. What am I saying, these songs are fantastic. The piano, the crazy back up vocals and Shu Ba Du's. The horns, bizarre pre-rap off style duets, crazy strings. Songs about cars, songs about jerks, songs about bank robbers, songs about suicide, and, of course, songs about love. basically everything that's needed to give you a good time in music listening. If you are one of those people who fell in love with Melody Nelson but lack exposure to anything else of old S.G., and are willing to try a more fun loving out of your mind side, then here take this put it in your music listening device and have a good time. Go ahead, all the kids are doing it.

Judge the album by its cover.......2006-09-20

You know how you supposedly shouldn't do that? Well, take a good look at the cover of this record - it sounds EXACTLY like that. If that's a good thing or no, depends on what you're into.

...and It STILL Sounds Sexy!!!.......2006-06-02

For those who are unfamiliar, Serge Gainsbourg is (was) a French songwriter and performer who sang almost exclusively in his native language. Comic Strip focuses on pop material that he recorded between 1966 and 1969. If the age of the material or language puts you off, then I appreciate this opportunity to convince you otherwise. First of all, the French lyrics only add to the strange mystery of the music, while these songs sound remarkably contemporary. Imagine a pop song that consists of percussion loops and rhythm samples, recorded in 1967! The leadoff track "Requiem pour un Con" (translated as "Requiem for a Jerk") is just that, with a rhythm that sounds as if it were constructed by the most contemporary urban producer. Since he sings entirely in French, dweebs like me can't understand a thing except for the occasional American phrase that pops up - "Bonnie and Clyde", "Ford Mustang", etc.
Comic Strip can best be described as droll camp. Gainsbourg sings as though he were mocking the musical forms that he is embracing, giving each track a coy sexiness that permeates the entire project. In its time, "Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus" (translated as "I Love You...Neither Do I") was considered so sexy that it was banned in numerous countries, while Brigitte Bardot (!) provides guest vocals on "Bonnie and Clyde". Imagine Ray Davies as an ugly, sensuous Frenchman with a taste for the theatricality of lounge music super-hero Esquivel, and you'll get a pretty good idea of what this collections sounds like. Throughout, Gainsbourg's songs sound like a product of the ambitious sixties (which they are), even though he ignores what everybody else was doing. Simply put, he was an iconoclast who hammered out a niche that is his alone. Pardon my French, but Comic Strip has a certain `gene se qoi'. A- Tom Ryan

Brilliant in spots, good for something different.......2005-07-09

When Gainsbourg was 'on' he could be very good; he could also produce the kind of terrible recorded pap that makes struggling new bands wonder how he kept employed. This CD spares much of the agonizing misses and gives us a generous hand of surprising hits that mythologized a true pop-icon.

Anyway, if Serge is forever a talented hack, a visionary who can't sing and coasted along on playboy faux-cool, well it is his ultimate triumph that he pulled it off. Chutzpah, the mother.

I like the strange little guy. He was a perv and a freak but he represented a certain breezy raison d'etre, and nailed various hot ladies eventually to co-produce Charlotte, a daughter as lovely and charming as... such a man could hope for.

COMIC STRIP is the one Gainsbourg you'll ever need - fun and silly and so very French. Good to confound houseguests who won't know it that well but will asume it must be hip.

A Chapter from the Uneven Career of Serge Gainsbourg.......2004-11-24

Pop music in France in the mid-60's was in the pits, but it was exploding over in England, so Gainsbourg decided to do this album in London with English studio musicians. I'd say that about half the songs are good. It was the beginning of the "Shocking Serge" phase of his career; he started out as a Left Bank singer-songwriter who developed a nicely ironic approach--e.g. the "Javanese" album. Then he started going for high-publicity stunts, like "Je t'aime". If you can find a version with Brigitte Barbot instead of Jane Birkin, it's better: Brigitte really knew how to moan and breathe heavy. Anyway, while always denying he was out for publicity, Gainsbourg kept manufacturing one scandal after another into the '70's, like the reggae version of "La Marseillaise", or the song "Lemon Incest" which he sang as a duet with his daughter Charlotte, or into the '80's with his songs about S&M, until he became a self-parody. He even created a persona for this self-parody, i.e. a character named "Gainsbarre".

Anyway, back to "Comic Strip". Gainsbourg was always experimenting with new styles and when he picked a style, he always got legitimate musicians of that style to accompany him. When he dabbled in Brazilian music, he got Brazilian musicians; when he did reggae, he got musicians from Kingston; when he did Mod Pop, like on this album, he got English Mods to do it. A lot of it sounds dated and the lyrics sometimes aren't all that clever, but I guess that's part of the reason there is Gainsbourg mania in the U.S.; good lounge music has to be at least somewhat stylistically passe.

Average customer rating: Best Italian Artist in a LONG TIME!!!!

Vicky Love Biagio Antonacci Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Rock | International | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Italian | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Musica Passeggeri Distratti Nella Stanza 26 La Vita E'strana Io Canto ASIN: B000O75HGG Release Date: 2007-04-23

Tracks:

1. Soffocamento
2. Lascia Stare
3. C'Silenzio
4. Sognami
5. Impossibile
6. Coccinella
7. Vicky Love
8. Non Sei Pi
9. GiMani Capo
10. Non Eri Tu "Quel Brivido di Libert
11. Volte

Album Details

Biagio Antonacci's Return after Two Years of Silence. The First Single "Lascia Stare" Declares the World of Biagio: Pop, Rock and Magic, Biagio Sings About Intimism, Passion and Love. The Endless and Faithful Fan Base is Already Advised and Ready to Welcome Him Again with a Big Hug.

Customer Reviews:

Best Italian Artist in a LONG TIME!!!!.......2007-05-23

When I think of an Italian male artist, there are several that come to mind...but the one that stands out beyond all of them is Biagio Antonacci! His vocals and songs are a real treat to listen to. For those that don't speak Italian (and I recommend that you learn), the music is equally as moving, but understanding the lyrics add to the enjoyment. Biagio Antonacci should be on everyone's ipod, and if he's not....what are you all waiting for???!!!!

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