CRUEL INTENTIONS OST

tracklisting:

Every You Every Me (Single Mix) -Placebo
Praise You (Radio Edit) -Fatboy Slim
Coffee & TV -Blur
Bedroom Dancing (First Recording) -Day One
Counting Crows -Colorblind
Ordinary Life -Kristen Barry
Comin' Up From Behind -Marcy Playground
Secretly -Skunk Anansie
Craig Armstrong feat. Elizabeth Fraser-This Love
You Could Make A Killing -Aimee Mann
Addictive -Faithless
Trip On Love -Abra Moore
You Blew Me Off -Bare Jr.
Bitter Sweet Symphony -The Verve

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delerium - nuages du monde

DELERIUM

There aren't a lot of musicians who actually start a trend, but as Delerium, Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb can take credit for the ethereal-girl genre of dream-pop electronica. From early releases like Karma, which included singer Sarah McLachlan, they've specialized in a mixture of lush, almost romantic electronica coupled with female singers that tend toward the ecstatic. Their latest album, Nuages du Monde, is no exception. Fulber and Leeb bring in a host of singers, from the operatic soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian to Punjabi Bollywood singer Kiran Ahluwalia. Also on board are old favorites the Mediæval Bæbes, whose "Blow Northern Wind" is sampled and adapted with new vocals on "Extoller." Kristy Thrisk, who goes back to the earliest vocal works of Delerium on Semantic Spaces, returns, joined by Kirsty Hawkshaw--a singer who's already been a favorite foil for artists like BT, Orbital, and DJ Tiësto. Along with Jael's "Lost and Found," Hawkshaw's "Fleeting Instant" is among the most likely pop singles from the disc. Like their previous album, Chimera, Nuages du Monde ("Clouds of the World") flirts dangerously with soporifically shlocky arrangements, but they've pulled back considerably, thickening the beats and trading synth strings for real on many tracks. The tribal "Sister Sojourn Ghost," the Bæbes' second appearance on the disc, is one of the few tracks that play with the formula, as an uncharacteristically primal chant from the Bæbes treads a dark, percussive groove. A bit more of that would have lifted Nuages du Monde beyond what seems to be a business-as-usual approach by Delerium. --John Diliberto

tracklisting:

Angelicus (Feat. Isabel Bayrakdarian)
Extollere (Feat. Katharine Blake And Mediaeval Baebes)
The Way You Wanted To Be (Feat. Zoe Johnston)
Indoctrination (Feat. Kiran Ahluwalia)
Self-saboteur (Feat. Kristy Thirsk)
Tectonic Shift
Lumenis (Feat. Isabel Bayrakdarian)
Fleeting Instant (Feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw)
Sister Sojourn Ghost (Feat. Katharine Blake And Mediaeval Baebes)
Lost And Found (Feat. Jael)
Apparition

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anja garbarek - briefly shaking

ANJA GARBAREK

Anja Garbarek (b. July 24, 1970 in Oslo) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of the Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek and grew up around Oslo. She received the Spellemannsprisen in 2001 for her album Smiling & Waving in the open class category. She is married to John Mallison, with whom she has had one daughter.

Anja Garbarek had no intention of doing something musical with her career, despite having legendary saxophonist Jan Garbarek as her father. Having spent a fair portion of her youth on tour with him, she became enamored with the likes of Kate Bush, Brian Eno, and Laurie Anderson, just some of the artists who populated her dad's record collection. After performing in a musical during college, the writer brought Anja to the attention of a friend in the record industry who ended up signing her. Attracted to the lack of boundaries that musical expression provides, as opposed to the lack of freedom involved with acting, Anja began her recording career only knowing that she had a lot of searching to do. Her first album, 1992's entirely Norwegian Velkommen Inn (Come On In), essentially got her feet wet. In an attempt to flesh out her direction, she took four years to complete a second album, 1996's Balloon Mood. Another five years passed until her most impressive outing yet, Smiling and Waving, which featured contributions from Robert Wyatt, Mark Hollis (Talk Talk), Steve Jansen (Japan), and former Cocteau Twins associate Mitsuo Tate. Like some of the work of her influences and collaborators, the record fit the mold of avant-garde pop, along with tinges of trip-hop, impressively blending woodwinds with electronic beats.

tracklisting:

Born that way
Dizzy with wonder
The last trick
Sleep
Shock activitties
Yes
My fellow riders
Can I keep him?
This momentous day
Still guarding space
Word is out

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imogen heap - speak for yourself (2005)

The U.S. debut solo album by Frou Frou vocalist Imogen Heap is a captivating record that fuses innovative electronic soundscapes with a strong female voice. If "Goodnight and Go" -- a lilting, pulsating, and hit-ready concoction -- and the alluring, synthesized pop of "Hide and Seek" are the most direct, experimental numbers like the ethereal "Have You Got It in You?" plus the rhythm-fueled "Headlock" and "Loose Ends" suggest Heap has written and produced the finest electro/alt CD of 2005. By the time the eclectic, innovative "Closing In" arrives late in the cycle of Speak for Yourself, there's little denying it.



track listing

1. Headlock 3:36
2. Goodnight and Go 3:52
3. Have You Got It In You? 4:11
4. Loose Ends 3:40
5. Hide and Seek 4:28
6. Clear The Area 4:14
7. Daylight Robbery 3:21
8. The Walk 5:14
9. Just For Now 3:00
10. I Am In Love With You 3:08
11. Closing In 4:48
12. The Moment I Said It 5:56



imogen heap - speak for yourself (2005)

stina nordenstam - the world is saved

Stina Nordenstam (born Kristina Marianne Nordenstam March 4, 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Dream Pop singer, songwriter and musician.

Stina's distinctive, breathy voice led to early comparisons with artists like Rickie Lee Jones and Björk. Her early albums, Memories Of A Colour and And She Closed Her Eyes were significantly jazz-influenced with only subtle elements of alternative rock. With 1997's Dynamite she started down a darker, more experimental path - most of the album was filled with over-processed distorted electric guitars and unusual beats, but careful listening revealed her unique songwriting abilities. An album of covers, People Are Strange, followed before she returned in 2001 with This Is Stina Nordenstam, an album with shorter songs and a more pop-like, but still highly distinctive feel; ex-Suede vocalist Brett Anderson featured on two tracks. In 2003 she featured on one track from Danish prog-rockers Mew's international debut Frengers. Her 2004 album The World Is Saved continues the path set on This Is..., but presents a more realized sound and acknowledges her earlier jazz influences more.

In addition to being a musician, Nordenstam is also an accomplished artist in other fields, such as photography and music video directing.

Slightly reclusive, she gives very few interviews, rarely performs live and even alters her appearance using wigs and make-up for album covers and magazines. During the promotion for The World Is Saved, however, she gave more interviews than usual and even talked about the possibility of future live performances [citation needed].

As of January 2007, www.stinanordenstam.com has reappeared with an image hinting of a forthcoming album, speculated for release sometime this year.

Stina's sister Emma Nordenstam is also a singer and songwriter.


Tracklisting:

Get on with Your Life
Winter Killing
On Falling
Parliament Square
I'm Staring Out the World
From Cayman Islands with Love
The Morning Belongs to the Night
125
Butterfly
The World is Saved
The End Of A Love Affair

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