M.I.A. - Arular
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Artist: M.I.A.Edition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2005-05-17
Music Label: Interscope Records
Soundtracks:
- Ba-na-na Skit
- Pull Up The People
- Bucky Done Gun
- Sunshowers
- Fire, Fire
- Dash The Curry Skit
- Amazon
- Bingo
- Hombre
- One For The Head Skit
- 10 Dollar
- URAQT
- Galang
Music reviews of Arular
Music Review: excellent
Rating: 4 Stars
For me this is a little tricky. I know next to nothing about this type of dance music, so I really have no criteria to judge MIA.
But I do like the low frequencies, quite a shock for a rock and jazz guy. I also like the singer's voice: she can sing at quite a speed, but through her Shi Lankin accent, the emphasis is placed in the most interesting places. All the little moans and in between music noices remind me of jazz. I also like the little eletronic ambers that burn through the tracks.
As sound, this is quite a treat.
Description of Arular
M.I.A.'s debut record is both intensely urban and aggressively modern. The group's sole member, Maya Arul, infuses her blend of hip-hop and chunky electro with raw, tribal overtones and a healthy dose of sex appeal. There are elements of world music here, in Arul's multilingual vocal as well as the tonal shifts and instrumentation (like the drone that opens up "Hombre"). Her delivery uses a variety of yelps and tics full of street-wise confidence and bratty energy. But there's also an appealing melodic sense, like early Neneh Cherry or Miss Kitten when she's not in diva mode. M.I.A. doesn't really sound like anybody; the music is just experimental enough to wiggle out of easy comparisons. The IDM-style bleeps and beeps of "Galang," for example, give an already catchy song extra punch. The only problem with the record, a common flaw for debuts, is a sameness from track to track which robs it of the ability to surprise. Still, Arul is hugely talented and her abundant originality packs a wallop. --Matthew CookeGeneral CDs
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