Genre : Blues/Rock/Indie
Release Year : 2007
Record Label : Virgin

Ben Harper dan teman-temannya: para kriminal yang tidak bersalah, di album ini menghasilkan musik yang sangat menyenangkan, soulful, laid back, easy listening. Menikmati lagu-lagu di album ini rasanya seperti sedang beramai-ramai melakukan roadtrippin' tanpa tujuan yang jelas, membawa ransel, memakai kaos belel, celana pendek, sendal jepit, dan sepanjang perjalanan bisa ketawa bebas lepas, cerita-cerita kebodohan masing-masing tanpa harus malu takut dicela.
Sekilas beberapa lagunya mengingatkan saya dengan Black Crows, Lenny Kravitz, dengan petikan gitar akustik, ballads drum beats, soulful /bluesy vocalnya. Sangat cocok buat jadi theme song perjalanan liburan dengan teman-teman menyenangkan yang tidak direncanakan!!!


Fave picks :
track 2 : In The Colors
track 3 : Fool For a Lonesome Train
track 6 : Say You Will

Better with :
Cold drinks or cold beers (Corona would be great), sitting by the beach 30 minutes before sunset, and just enjoy the view...

Genre : Rock/Indie/Electronica
Release Year : 2007
Record Label : Surrender All

Oke, pertama melihat album ini di Aksara, satu kata muncul di otak saya langsung : GOKILL! Kenapa? Album ini sangat istimewa buat saya karena UNKLE banyak berkolaborasi dengan musisi handal seperti Ian Astbury "The Cult", Massive Attack, Josh Homme dan masih banyak lagi. Hasilnya? Sangat mengesankan. Benar-benar two thumbs up! James Lavelle's UNKLE project in this album shows more rock, adventurous, dark, epic. That's why each song sounds so unique and surprising. Didukung kemasan album ini yang sangat artistik dari sisi desain, fotografi, bener-bener sebuah album yang nggak digarap main-main. Selain itu video klip Burn My Shadow juga memiliki konsep treatment ala suspense/action movie, dan hal itu juga yang membuat saya mengagumi album ini. It's not just an album, it's beyond music. It's a great artwork.

Fave picks :
track 5. Keys to The Kingdom - UNKLE feat. Gavin Clark
track 7. Burn My Shadow - UNKLE feat. Ian Astbury
track 10. Twigliht - UNKLE feat. 3D

Better with :
a drawing book, some pencils, hot peppermint tea, maryjane, and just enjoy the moment with yourself while drawing what's on your mind without thinking it too hard.

Release Year : 2007
Record Label : Astralwerks
Genre : Rock/pop, Rock/Dance

This is one of the highly anticipated album in 2007.
Personally for me, this album is satisfactory!
It's fresh, loud, robotic, melodic, complex, and playful!
Digitalism adalah duo DJ German : Jens Moelle and Ismail Tuefekci.
Idealism album, hasil kreativitas mereka cukup sukses menghasilkan 15 track electro new wave yang tetep kental dengan unsur rock nya juga.
So it's kind of dance music that makes you want to rock!
Memang jika dinikmati lebih dalam, ada sekilas Daft punk/LCD Soundsystem/ Bloc Party/The Rapture didalamnya.
Anyway,
Bagi yang penasaran ingin cepet-cepet dengarkan musiknya, silahkan lihat clip lagunya di tag Skindeep atau buka saja My trippy videos disini.

Facts :
One of the song "Digitalism in Cairo" - track 5, samples the 1979 The Cure song "Fire In Cairo".

Fave Picks :
track 2. Zdarlight
track 4. Idealistic
track 7. Pogo
track 10. The Pulse

Better with :
sidestepping with your old sneakers/converse, listen loudly for yourself using headphones, joged pake gaya nunjuk-nunjuk atau gaya tinju, and just set your criminal minds free for your next revenge plan.
Plus... put your the devilish grins.

Release year : 2007
Record Label : Thrive Records
Genre : Electro

Great electro sounds featuring great dance mix!
Itu yang pertama kali saya rasakan saat mendengar album ini.
Cukup dikejutkan dengan saat menekan play, track pertama rock banget.
Did I play the wrong album? No, there's nothing wrong!
Di track pertama "Refused" sama sekali bukan electro, dengan raw beats of drum, rough gitar, screaming vocals..this track is definetly a rock song with no electro at all.
But! There's always a big but ('but' bukan 'butt' ... big butt maybe if we're talking about J.lo album).
Meskipun ngga terlalu jauh beda dengan track pertama, track selanjutnya sangat kerasa mixing electro, rock, new wave, 80's disco nya.
Bagi fans Bloc Party, The Klaxons, Mystery Jets, Justice, Daft Punk, Franz Ferdinand, seharusnya terharu bahagia mendengarkan album ini karena memang definetly not the one you can miss out!

Facts :
Sekilas tentang Steve Aoki, seorang DJ di L.A dan founder dari DimMak records yang sukses membawa Bloc Party, Mystery Jets, Klaxons.
Other than that? I'm not sure he got anything to do with Devon Aoki (the model & actress. Ngga penting, I know. Never mind then hehehe..)

Fave picks :
track 08. Klaxons - Gravity Rainbo (Soulwax remix)
track 10. Peaches - Boys Wanna Be Her
track 12. Yelle - Je veux te voir

Better with :
80's sun glasses, colorful shirts & stocking, playing dressed up, posing a robotic disco and looking at yourself in front of the mirror with your friend holding a disco ball...Oh yeah plus the ben stiller on zoolander pouty lips!