VA-Major_Force_West_93-97-1999-Hz

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2006-05-14

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    artist       : VA
    title        : Major Force West 93-97
    street date  : 000-00-1999
    genre        : Electronic
    label        : Mo'Wax
    catalog num  : MWR105CD
    url          : n/a
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    release date : Jul-11-2002
    source       : CDDA
    grabber      : EAC v0.9b4
    encoder      : LAME v3.92 MMX (--alt-preset cbr 192)
    quality      : 192kbps / 44.1khz / Joint-Stereo
    tracks       : 15
    total time   : 65:34 min
    size         : 90,2 MB
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    01  Kudo & Goldsworthy - Pulsing                                01:16
    02  Major Force West Productions - Heavy Loaded Head            05:37
    03  Major Force West Productions - Circling Round               05:48
    04  Major Force West E.M.S. Orchestra - Mugen - In the Morning  06:25
    05  Major Force West E.M.S. Orchestra - India 2000              01:55
    06  Major Force West E.M.S. Orchestra - Cup of Tea              05:06
    07  Major Force West E.M.S. Orchestra - Here Comes the Funky    06:53
        Monkey
    08  Major Force West E.M.S. Orchestra - America 2000            06:34
    09  Major Force West Productions - Theremin Beat                01:00
    10  Major Force West Productions - Sonic Scale for Percussion   04:25
        No. 12
    11  Major Force West Productions - Sonic Scale for Percussion   06:04
        No. 113
    12  Goldsworthy & Nishita - Soup or Salad                       04:16
    13  Kudo, Goldsworthy & Nishita - Abstract Soul                 08:01
    14  Ken Takagi - May the Force Be With You                      01:02
    15  Major Force West E.M.S. Orchestra - Mugen - In the Morning  01:12
        (Reprise)
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    allmusic.com:

    The contribution of Asian culture to hip-hop has typically been
    limited to the whimsical imagery of shoguns and ninjas by American
    groups such as Wu-Tang Clan. Born in Japan and residing in London,
    Major Force pays no heed to these popular chop-suey fantasies,
    approaching the very concept of hip-hop with a pan-global attitude
    that is far more mindful than that of their American counterparts.
    Attached to the U.K. trip-hop label Mo' Wax, Major Force West:
    1993-1997 collects much of Major Force's recorded output. What one
    finds is a steady flow of naturally flavored beats and breaks,
    augmented with a fascinating assortment of instrumentation culled
    from their native land (sitars on "India 2000"). But what makes Major
    Force truly intriguing is the cultural feedback loops they create.
    "Mugen in the Morning" takes distinctly American Hammond organ riffs
    and filters them through an Asian lens before laying them into a
    hip-hop forum, while "Sonic Scale for Percussion No. 12" sounds like
    an assault from early-'80s video games played on home consoles built
    in Japan. Sadly, this sort of hip-hop (there is no rapping on any
    songs) usually plays better in foreign countries where listeners
    don't have to struggle with concepts of authenticity, or "keepin' it
    real." Your average American hip-hop fan probably wouldn't get it.
    But for those who appreciate the international web that music can
    create, Major Force is a potent example of one culture distilling the
    other, while still maintaining the true flavor.
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