Ah wait MIA was born in the UK, scratch that. I thought she was born in Sri Lanka.
― dance cum rituals (Moka), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 19:51 (six years ago) link
listening right now "Birdflu" is an insane beat. makes sense she sampled Suicide later. this is on that level of electronic minimal punk but with this hyperrad acoustic flavor.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 22:00 (six years ago) link
god damn this album rules
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 22:02 (six years ago) link
how manyhow many
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 22:03 (six years ago) link
.. and i still stand by that earlier bafflement.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 22:09 (six years ago) link
I posted this on the other Kala thread. Bird Flu is still dope but the beat being a whole-cloth Bollywood sample takes a little something away from it, especially after those stories around the release about going to India and recording with drummers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcQyMmjMrP4
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 22:09 (six years ago) link
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-m-i-a-made-kala-20130319
"For "Bird Flu," M.I.A. harnessed the power of South Indian percussion: "30 drummers in a room" playing an instrument called the urmi, a which is used in temple rituals. The result, M.I.A. recalled, was "a massive beat – the total opposite of the snap beat sound that was popular in the U.S. at that time. People kept telling me: That record is going to clear the dance floor.""
Maybe she did record with a bunch of drummers but it didn't sound as good as the sample...
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link
yeah i was gonna ask if she did that. you are probably right. i love the loops. this record is very instant classic.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 22:17 (six years ago) link
XR2 is a banger
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 22:21 (six years ago) link
The Turn is making me think of Bow Wow Wow
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 22:27 (six years ago) link
this album is really very good
― plax (ico), Thursday, 15 June 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link