Phantom Phorce [Import]

Product Description
A Jewel Case Version featuring an Album of Re-mixes ( the Tracks of Sfa's 'phantom Power' Album Re-mixed by an Avalanche of Musicians Including Four Tet, High Llamas, Boom Bip, Minotaur Shock - Full Tracklisting Attached ) ; ( also Includes Track-by-track 'producer's Commentary' ).

Phantom Phorce,Super Furry Animals,Placid Casual UK,Britpop,Neo-Psychedelia,Pop,Rock

Average customer rating: Super Furry Animals: Slow Life EP (Epic) as a stand alone disk, this is fairly questionable

Phantom Phorce/Slow Life EP Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Beggars Banquet Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002J58BK Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

1. Hello Sunshine
2. Liberty Belle
3. Golden Retriever
4. Sex, War & Robots
5. Piccolo Snare
6. Venus & Serena
7. Father Father
8. Bleed Forever
9. Out of Control
10. City Scape Sky Baby
11. Valet Parking
12. Undefeated
13. Slow Life
14. Valet Parking
15. Hello Sunshine
16. Weevil
17. Mario Caldato Jr
18. Killa Kela
19. Wauvenfold
20. Four Tet
21. Massimo
22. Boom Bip
23. Bravecaptain
24. Zan Lyons
25. Minotaur Shock
26. High Llamas
27. Llwybr Llaethog
28. Sir Doufous Styles
29. Force Unknown
30. Freiband

Tracks:

1. Slow Life
2. Motherfokker
3. Lost Control

Album Description

A collection of re-mixes of tracks from the band's sixth studio release, "Phantom Power", by a tasty and world-embracing avalanche of international musicians that includes Four Tet, Mario Caldato Jr., High Llamas, Boom Bip, and more. This is a limited, numbered edition of 5,000 and includes a bonus disc of the "Slow Life EP". "Addictive melodies"--Alternative Press. "The greatest bunch of sonic surrealists to ever set forth from the British Isles just continues to shock and amaze with its perfectly bizarre blends of lush harmonies"--CMJ.

Customer Reviews:

Super Furry Animals: Slow Life EP (Epic).......2005-06-07

From what I understand, this is an EP that you would rather call a single. Not really. Alothough "Slow Life", possibly the only song on the album with an influence from Electronic music, did come from Phantom Power, which got them plenty of praise. Well, I guess they figured you wouldn't listen to a 7 minute song these days on the radio. Anyway, "Slow Life" is a song from Super Furry Aminals with, like I said, plenty of electronic (and psychedelia and country) influencing. The electronis intro is just that. The intro. The point comes when you keep on listening. All of those will switch from time to time. Even judging from the video. Now, from what I understand the songs of SFA shouldn't really be judged on just music alone, but from what we knew, they have life-changing lyrics. For "Slow Life", it may be about how life can drift by when you are sucked in to the protocols of life like death and television. Well, hey. Music doesn't seem farther from the truth. No? As for their non-album single, "Motherf*kker", there is a new wave-gangsta hip-hop influence. You got to love them for trying to use eccentricity to their advantage. I can't really get this one, but chances are it triggers anger as it were. Or it just tries to push the envelope by using profanity and a gangsta persona in the song. The point in the song can be like trying to keep your hackeysack in the air. Nonetheless, enjoyable, and that is always a plus for them. They have a little something for everyone to enjoy. "Lost Control" is a little more action-influenced and has a loss of Hip-Hop influence anywhere, which may fly well for the genre fans just checking them out. Coincidentally the song is an instrumental. A darn good one that pretty much explains to you what Super Furry Animals are really about, musically. Basically the music coincides with the title to give you a view of music you'd hear on the action movies like xXx, and Phone Booth. Whoever said that Electronica sucks needs to coincide the music within their lives to get it Otherwise, their stuck in one mode, which is not at all good to begin with. Basically, the album is telling you to go buy the real album, and enjoy, but expect plenty of influences...even from life, itself.
Rating: 7.5/10

as a stand alone disk, this is fairly questionable.......2005-03-09

Though randomly delayed and contained in some extremely difficult packaging in the fold out shape of a late seventies arcade game, this gem of a remix album is finally here featuring collaborations from many different labels among them Domino, Lex, and Wichita. The narration from supposed executive producer and album savior Kurt Stern gives Phantom Phorce an Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, childhood storytelling quality bringing the various mixes together and greatly enhancing the playfulness and fun of the album. Most of the political messages of the original have been lost but it is more adventurous musically. Some songs contain close to nothing of the original [Massimo's "Venus And Serena," Zan Lyon's electro-grunged "Out Of Control,"] and some are possibly better than their sources [Boom Bip's dark groove infused "Father Father" and Four Tet's eclecticized "Piccolo Snare"]. Of course there's bound to be a few tracks which may have been better left in the studio [Mario Caldato Jr.'s corny take on "Liberty Belle" and Brave Captain's eighties sitcom theme come Aphex Twin trashing of "Bleed Forever"] but the oddly assembled stories from Stern including wombats, HP sauce, and wounded techies more than makes up for them. As a stand alone disk this is fairly questionable but it is a great companion to the true Power.

Average customer rating:

Phantom Phorce/Slow Life EP Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Toy's Factory Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001Z2YWG Release Date: 2004-07-06

Tracks:

1. Hello Sunshine
2. Liberty Belle
3. Golden Retriever
4. Sex, War and Robots
5. Piccolo Snare
6. Venus and Serena
7. Father Father
8. Bleed Forever
9. Out of Control
10. Cithyscape Skybaby
11. Valet Parking
12. Undefeated
13. Slow Life
14. Valet Parking
15. Hello Sunshine

Average customer rating:

Phantom Phorce Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Placid Casual UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002SFUYG Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

1. Hello Sunshine - Weevil
2. Liberty Belle - Mario Caldato, Jr.
3. Golden Retriever - Killa Kela
4. Sex, War and Robots - Wauvenfold
5. Piccolo Snare - Four Tet
6. Venus and Serena
7. Father Father - Boom Bip
8. Bleed Forever
9. Out of Control - Zan Lyons
10. Cityscape Skybaby - Minotaur Shock
11. Valet Parking - The High Llamas
12. Undefeated
13. Slow Life - Sir Doufous Styles
14. Valet Parking
15. Hello Sunshine - Freiband

Album Details

A Jewel Case Version featuring an Album of Re-mixes ( the Tracks of Sfa's 'phantom Power' Album Re-mixed by an Avalanche of Musicians Including Four Tet, High Llamas, Boom Bip, Minotaur Shock - Full Tracklisting Attached ) ; ( also Includes Track-by-track 'producer's Commentary' ).

Average customer rating: as you'd expect a remix album

Phantom Phorce Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001XLWJE

Tracks:

1. Hello Sunshine - Weevil
2. Liberty Belle - Mario Caldato, Jr.
3. Golden Retriever - Killa Kela
4. Sex, War and Robots - Wauvenfold
5. Piccolo Snare - Four Tet
6. Venus and Serena
7. Father Father - Boom Bip
8. Bleed Forever
9. Out of Control - Zan Lyons
10. Cityscape Skybaby - Minotaur Shock
11. Valet Parking - The High Llamas
12. Undefeated
13. Slow Life - Sir Doufous Styles
14. Valet Parking
15. Hello Sunshine - Freiband

Album Description

The first imprint of 'Phantom Phorce' is a special limited-edition double-CD package featuring an album of remixes by an avalanche of musicians including Four Tet, High Llamas, Boom Bip, Minotaur Shock, & more. The second CD is a single EP by Super Furry

Customer Reviews:

as you'd expect a remix album.......2004-04-15

good, but if your fond of the originals, it just doesn't have the same effect. don't get me wrong, i was neither upset or offended by any of the remixes (which is usually the case with remixes of classics), some were actuily an interesting interpretation -even enjoyable! but no phantom power!!

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