M.I.A. - /\/\ /\ Y /\ [Deluxe Edition]
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Artist: M.I.A.Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2010-07-13
Music Label: Interscope Records
Soundtracks:
- The Message
- Steppin Up
- XXXO
- Teqkilla
- Lovalot
- Story To be Told
- It Takes a Muscle
- It Iz What it Iz
- Born Free
- Meds and Feds
- Tell Me Why
- Space
- Internet Connection
- Illygirl
- Believer
- Caps Lock
Free Music Notes for /\/\ /\ Y /\ [Deluxe Edition]
Free Music Review: /\/\/\Y/\ 4lYf3
Hit: 5 Stars
On M.I.A.'s third album, /\/\/\Y/\, the pSyc|-|ed3liC, sP@Ce-\\\/\///orld-tri|3al00, dUb5tep HIP-h0p diVa finds herself taking a new direction from her past endeavors now focused more on transporting the listener into a schizophrenic cyber-world which seems to accurately mirror the 'reality' we live in today. With collaborative efforts provided by such artists as Diplo and Rusko, these talents alongside the pro-creative instincts of M.I.A. are combined to release a product focused on taking the listener into a sonically expanding world ridden with plenty of noise and autotune. The highs in the mix reveal themselves for subtle distinctions, and the lows are deep in the mix and right in your face, both at the same time. The album plays off like a YouTube playlist and no songs bear any resemblance to any other on the album. Opener "The Message" should not be taken lightly, for when it is understood, the basis for what /\/\/\Y/\ stands for will start falling into place. Songs like "Xxxo" play off like a top 40 (s)hit song by Ms. Gaga or MILE CYRES, but under the surface reveal a pop star who is not willing to conform to the self degrading transformation most stars have sold themselves in to. M.I.A. also delivers loud songs like "Born Free"(guitar by Rusko) and "Meds and Feds" (samples Sleigh Bells), which are more rock-dance formulated and stand out as louder than the rest. In the space world jam "Tell Me Why," M.I.A. drops tribal beats with perfect autotune vocals making a truly re-memorable highlight of the album. This song, like others, have tribalistic beats that show the `Animal Collective' like sound M.I.A. hinted at. The album closes with the Rusko produced "Space," where M.I.A.'s voice floats atop the spacey beats and otherworldly noises thrown in and out of the mix. The bonus songs are fun to listen to, but they serve themselves better as extra's to the album. Fans may be lost from this album (especially from the awful reviews that can sway the opinions of the public so easily), but cohesiveness can be found through the randomness provided. It's no wonder so many people may be unconformable listening to /\/\/\Y/\ since the message is so abrupt and honest. It's also too bad that so many people are so comfortable with what they know and afraid to fight for honest truth and true freedom. This album should be seen more as a warning for people to know that what they are told is always monitored and filtered and that there are higher forces controlling the information given to us. While others may be tweetin' on their IPhones about what clothes they may have just bought, or any new car they just got a great deal on, always keep in mind that these are merely products of false happiness and that bigger and more important things are going on in this cruel, cruel world. IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP AND DEMAND TRUE CHANGE!!!!!!
/////CONNECTS TO THE GOOGLE\\\///CONNECTED TO THE GOVERNMENT\\\\\
M.I.A. quotes over /\/\/\Y/\
-/\/\/\Y/\ was made to be "so uncomfortably weird and wrong that people begin to exercise their critical-thinking muscles".
-M.I.A. stated "You can Google "Sri Lanka" and it doesn't come up that all these people have been murdered or bombed, it's "Come to Sri Lanka on vacation, there are beautiful beaches"...you're not gonna get the truth till you hit like, page 56, and it's my and your responsibility to pass on the information that it's not easy anymore".[...]
/\/\ /\ Y /\ [Deluxe Edition] Poster
DELUXE EDITION - FEATURING 4 BONUS TRACKS + LENTICULAR COVER ART.Maya Arulpragasam was born in Hounslow, London England. When she was 6 months old, her family moved back to their homeland, Sri Lanka. At 8 years old, Maya moved back to London, where she and her family were housed as refugees from the civil unrest in their native region. Maya learned proper English at school and slang at home by listening to NWA and Public Enemy on the radio.
In 2000, Maya was encouraged by electro-clash icon Peaches to make music on a Roland MC-505 Groovebox and she pulled lyrics from journals she had written during a 4 month trip to the Caribbean island of St. Vincent to craft her first songs. In 2005, she released Arular, and reached the mainstream charts in Europe and the U.K. It was considered as much a political statement as a musical one, as it referenced the Tamil Tigers.
In 2007, Kala was released. Like Arular, it received unanimous international critical praise. It topped multiple "Best of the Year" lists in publications around the world with its deft mixture of politics, social consciousness, and inimitable genre-blending.
On /\/\ /\ Y /\, M.I.A. continues her musical exploration into new territory including rock, dubstep and more. She is not a typical artist and /\/\ /\ Y /\ pushes the envelope with controversial sounds, lyrics, and imagery. M.I.A is many things -- a visual-artist, musician, revolutionary, and style-icon--and just when you think you have /\/\ /\ Y /\ pegged, it will surprise you.
/\/\ /\ Y /\, features production by Rusko, Blaqstarr, Switch, Diplo, Sugu, John Hill, Derek Miller and M.I.A.
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