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August 20, 2007
One sentence review: M.I.A.'s Kala
With no drive or incentive from the Merry Swankster crew to write traditional record reviews, and the lack of any willingness on our part to join the uptick of music writers currently part of this amazing web 2.0 phenomenon, one which, even with the best intentions, dilutes the market of opinions, I will state we are not in the business of writing full on reviews (what business we are in is up for debate). We are well aware of the obvious hypocritical nature of such comments when it comes from opinionated authors of a music blog, but before we entertain accusations of undermining ourselves I must remind the narrow focus exclusively lies with album reviews of the established format.
Did the dramatized lead-in produce wagging tongues for our new album review feature, did it? In the spirit of the new theme I will utilize just one sentence for describing what this is all about:
These are reviews of new albums written by Merry Swankster.com staff using just one sentence.
We are cognizant of the importance of portion control. Enjoy. - M.S.
David Klein: Kala is nothing less than a feat: a rich sonic stew that incorporates
styles and sounds of the last three decades while managing to sound
completely up to the minute.
Yonah Korngold: Studies will soon show that hospitals are abandoning the
defibrillator and using Kala to restart patients' hearts.
Randall Monty: The flamboyant strings part on "Jimmy" is the most discotastic sound I have ever heard.
Jeff Klingman:Eclectic in the fullest sense, Kala throws the hippest parts of global pop culture into a trough and gorges omnivorously.
Merry Swankster: If Kala were candy, it would be an explosion of flavor in my mouth.
Keith O'Brien: Kala is the soundtrack for a Model UN conference, gone both awry and insane - or the pop equivalent of distractedly spinning the globe on an indolent, late-May school day
//M.I.A. - Kala - BUY!
Posted by Merry Swankster at August 20, 2007 11:54 AM
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