| Kodagain / Speed Up |
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| Album: | Speed Up | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Kodagain | Added: | 11/2009 | |
| Label: | Slusaj Najglasnije! | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-12-12 | Pull Date: | 2011-02-13 |
| Week Ending: | 16 Jan | 9 Jan | 2 Jan | 19 Dec |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 28, 2017: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles Spooky Song | 4. | Jan 06, 2011: | orangeasm Jelly Telly | |
| 2. | Jan 13, 2011: | orangeasm Eyes That Last I Saw In Tears - T.S. Eliot | 5. | Dec 28, 2010: | A Taste of Esquire Happy Feet - Al Stillman | |
| 3. | Jan 06, 2011: | orangeasm A Child's Nightmare - Robert Graves | 6. | Dec 17, 2010: | Money Isn't Real I Want To Go With The One - Bertolt Brecht |
| Album Review |
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| Claire Woodard Reviewed 2010-12-02 | ||
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Kodagain, Speed Up These songs are short and very kooky. All are in English (though some are much easier to understand than others). Some tracks are pretty straight-laced and just sound like a very distorted and foreign imitation of The Smiths, while others are absolutely crazy and involve many high/cramped voices (think munchkins). Also a lot of robot-esque voices and fun/bizarre synth stuff. Actually a lot of these tracks sound like The Magnetic Fields too, now that I think of it. No FCCs. Recommended tracks: 6, 7, 11, 18, 19, 22. Reviewed by Klayr 1. Hyper echoey rendition of a Robert Graves poem. This is how I imagine it would sound if a bunch of harpies sang. [1:16] 2. Really short lullaby, very silly lyrics. [0:46] 3. James Joyce poem put to music-- kind of Smiths-y sounding… [1:47] 4. Creepy robo-techno rendition of Baba Black Sheep. [1:30] 5. Synthy, silly instrumentation with innocent, sweet vocals. [1:37] 6. Sounds like elves on speed, singing about happy feet. What more could you want? [2:17] 7. Sappy voice that is quivery and rich, and sounds like an old woman. A very pretty ballad. [1:03] 8. Early 80’s vibe, like the Ramones underwater, and sped up. [1:34] 9. So synthy. Aaaand sung by a munchkin. This song is nuts. [1:36] 10. More echoy harpies, but harmonized, and with a pseudo organ in the background. [1:02] 11. Bouncing, atonal, and crazy rendition of I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm. [1:59] 12. Bizarre Christmas tune, with bells and vaguely Irish sounding singer. [1:28] 13. Robo-zombies chanting about peanuts, with very sparse instrumentation (piano, some sort of maracas type thing). [2:41] 14. Pleasant and somehow Scottish (?) sounding tune, with whistling. [0:51] 15. Haunting, Halloweeny track, appropriately called “Spooky Song” [1:11] 16. Call and response between a man and a bunch of munchkins. Swirly synth in the background and absurd lyrics. My favorite is when they all sing together. [1:22] 17. Hilarious song about what sounds like “tree blind mice.” Very accented main singer, with high-pitched chorus which joins for every other line. Background sounds like the soundtrack to an Atari game. [1:47] 18. Kodagain does The Smiths, with a T.S. Eliot poem as lyrics. Win. [2:01] 19. Robotic vampire elves sing, or rather chant, Dean Martin’s “Three Wishes.” [1:19] 20. You’ve never heard “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” sung like this… it sounds like it’s from The Twilight Zone. [1:41] 21. A bit of a strain on the ears, but if you’re into crazy harmonies and screaming synths, with sappy 80s vocalists, you’ll love it. [0:38] 22. Cyborgs imitating Morrissey, while singing a very nontraditional version of White Christmas, with buzzing robo-insects as accompaniment. [1:12] 23. Back to the high pitched creatures, with a rather upbeat track that sounds like The Magnetic Fields. 24. Lewis Carroll poem as lyrics, pretty straightforward vocals/instrumentation compared to the rest of the album. [1:26] | ||
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