| Magnifico / Magnification |
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| Album: | Magnification | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Magnifico | Added: | Sep 2010 | |
| Label: | Piranha Musik | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-09-26 | Pull Date: | 2010-11-28 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Nov 28 | Nov 21 | Nov 14 | Nov 7 | Oct 31 | Oct 24 | Oct 17 | Oct 10 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 30, 2011: | New World Disorder Ljuba | 4. | Dec 04, 2010: | New World Disorder Hidee Hi Hidee Ho | |
| 2. | Mar 25, 2011: | New World Disorder Amore | 5. | Nov 27, 2010: | New World Disorder Amore | |
| 3. | Jan 01, 2011: | New World Disorder Ljuba | 6. | Nov 20, 2010: | New World Disorder Ljuba |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2010-09-23 | ||
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Magnifico – Magnification Reviewed by Sadie O., 9/23/10 OK, pay attention! This is a long one… Wacky Balkan Gypsy brass/spaghetti western/mariachi/lounge/disco/mambo/club/pop. That’s enough to get you started, at least. From Slovenia, where they apparently are having FUN (“does anyone remember laughter?”) Crazy stuff. No FCCs detected, at least in quasi-English. All great. I like 10 and 12 best, then 1, 3, 7, 11, 13, then everything else. 1. 3:20 ****big rock ‘n’ roll intro, high-speed gypsy mambo. Breathy male vocals in English – crazy mashup! 2. 4:40 ***low street sounds for a few seconds, then bouncy acoustic strumming, sneaky horns, then full-on mariachi trumpets, groovy wiggle, vocals in English. Deeply constipated guitar solo. 3. 3:50 ****hippy hoppy scratching intro, then downbeat groovy samba with a bit of whammy bar, fun vocals in English. 4. 3:47 ***wild gypsy horns and high speed folk pop, vocals in Slovenian. Very bouncy. 5. 3:28 **uptempo, I’m not sure what you’d call this – mostly percussive elements and slinky/sleazy/obsessive vocals in English. 6. 4:23 ***uptempo but rather restrained groove, vocals in Slovenian. Bit of Highlife feel, bit of twangy guitar… Fades out a minute before end, bit of loungey singing with very slight bit of pedal steel, laughter. 7. 3:17 ****record scratchy noise, bit of talk, then uptempo oompah, goofy counting song in Italian. Crazy combination of sounds. 8. 3:11 ***sleazy gigolo song in English, but with the coolest syncopation… (remake of a song already on his other album – twice…) 9. 3:33 ***electronic tape squoobles, then downtempo slinky clubby something with inspired gypsy horns, vocals in English. Fraught. With what, I don’t know. 10. 3:23 *****rather beautiful, soulful gypsy lament (or something – lyrics in Slovenian, so it could be anything…) Big spaghetti western moments. Brilliant. 11. 4:17 ****downbeat squonky reggae with spaghetti western guitar, silly love duet in English, electronic squoots. Absurdly fun. Bits of cowboy gypsy dub. 12. 2:56 *****uptemp Rawhide-esque romp. NUTS. Oh god! If you want your music serious, please avoid this! Ha ha! 13. 3:30 ****gypsy/spaghetti/mariachi cover of “House of the Rising Sun” with a switch to a lament about Yugoslavia. Gnarly! (also on his previous record we have.) 14. 2:59 ***pure country twangy hoke, pidgin English. Also a remake of a song on his previous record, COMPLETELY switched up musically. 15. 3:13 ***slinky sleazy pedal steel lounge, vocals in Slovenian. A bit Santo and Johnny, maybe? Or is it Bent Fabric? | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Zum Zum | 8. | Giv Mi Mani 2 | |||
| 2. | Ithink | 9. | Did You (Did U) | |||
| 3. | Bosangero Nero | 10. | Ljuba | |||
| 4. | Ubicu Te | 11. | Amore | |||
| 5. | Emily | 12. | Hidee Hi Hidee Ho | |||
| 6. | Pismu Kumu (Rambo Rambo) | 13. | The Land Of Champions | |||
| 7. | Avanti Popolo | 14. | Hir Ai Kam, Hir Ai Go | |||
| 15. | Modern | |||||