Whats the scoop, What new releases are you looking forward to this summer?
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Steely Dan and Annie Lennox are the ones that immediately spring to mind. I'm sure there are some others, but I can't think of them right now. Hell, even the new Weird Al coming out next week sounds good to me!

I'm looking forward to the new Earth Wind and Fire CD 'The Promise' due on May 20.

I am still enjoying the new White Stripes album too much to worry about anything else.

And what do you all think of that tv series called Taken, btw? I just took it on DVD and I have an inmense good time watching it!

These aren't "new" releases,just some cool remasters that I am eagerly awaiting,both due on July 29...



***Marvin Gaye 'I Want You' Deluxe Edition---his 1976 album is now a deluxe,expanded 2-CD set filled with bonus tracks,live versions,alternate versions,unreleased songs,etc.


***Donna Summer 'Bad Girls' Deluxe Edition---ditto

Gooey, ur taste in all things cultural continues 2 astound me as ever!

Toka Tola by Ozric Tentacles - anybody in to their guitar and synths should get this masterpiece. Due in August

Blumenkraft by OTT - out this week, the most amazing take on dub you will hear.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

Let's compare notes.

gooeythehamster said:

White Stripes' "Elephant" is an amazing piece of work. We're gonna get tired of hearing about it come Christmas, cuz it's gonna be at the top of all the year-end "Best Of" lists. It's the complete opposite of everything we've been conditioned to tolerate in music over the past few years, and I love it.

DavidEye said:

And yet another kickass release... Do you know or have any info on who handles these releases... Like a website with future projects for example?

Neversin.

Anxiety said:

It's so genius in it's simplicity that it hard to ignore.

Mary J. Blige
Ol' Dirty Bastard
The Neptunes Clones album
Beyonce

DavidEye said:

Same here. I have mine on pre-order.

Marvin Gaye Deluxe Edition for "I Want You",Steely Dan's New One,Johnson Sisters who are Ronald Isley's Proteges with R.Kelly Written&Producing the Whole Set.I can't wait.Earth,Wind&fire's new one though from what I've heard it seems just alright at best.

OutKast - Speakerbox/The Love Below...Aug. 19
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane 30th anniv...May 27
Blondie - ???...no date yet

Raven said:

Damn it I forgot all about OutKast!!!

Lauryn Hill's new album
/peace Manki

Outkast and Steely Dan.

I fucking hate The Shite Wipes! Okay, I just had to get that out of my system.

I'm looking forward to picking up the X-Files Season 7 DVD set out yesterday.

Annie Lennox - Bare (album of the year, I'm sure)

Tricky - Vulnerable (a return to form? hopefully)

Liz Phair - self titled and long overdue

David Bowie - TBA this fall

DavidEye said:

Damn you!!! Where'd you get the info on this. I was waiting for this last year and I heard the project was cancelled indefinitely.

Albums I'm waiting for:

• Amel Larrieux - Bravebird Her website said it would see a spring 2003, but it'll probably be later. I'm waiting feverishly for this soon-to-be gem. I loved 2000's Infinite Possibilites and she had me completely during her Groove Theory days. I just heard the two new tracks "Believe In Love" and "Bravebird" and they are LIGHTS OUT! She is an angel musically.
  
  
• Kelis - Tasty (due out late summer/fall 2003) The first single for this record will be "Milkshake." She's still with the Neptunes and I'm interested to see where's she's going lyrically since she's soon to be wed to Nas and if she's going to include tracks from the never-domestically-released Wanderland album (2001). I heard she was playing around with live instrumentation a la N*E*R*D's "In Search Of" and I hope she keeps my favorite jam from Wanderland "Perfect Day." Overall, the album definitely should be interesting.
  
  
• Janet Jackson - There's been a lot of silence surrounding this project. Her record company hasn't said anything, plus Jimmy & Terry are throwing us Goldfish crackers, no juicy morsels of info yet on this project, but it's Janet so it should be hot. I'm interested to see where she takes us stylistically: an R&B album in the vein of the sensual "janet." or a deeper "Velvet Rope"-type disc? Or she might flip the script all together and do something totally leftfield. No matter what, my credit card will be swiped for it!
  
  
• Meshell Ndegeocello - I heard she's just wrapped up a Jazz album...WOW! Meshell is going in different musical directions. I really enjoyed "Critieron" and all the other jazz-inspired pieces from her previous records so it's going to be interesting to hear her foray into a complete Jazz album. I love her live shows and I'd always wished she'd transform her musical shows into jazz/studio compositions. Sounds delicious.
  
  
• Tori Fixx - The Minority Report - Simply by chance I ran into his 2000 indie release "The Mochasutra" and I was subsequently blown away. Tori has a gift. His music is banged out. His lyrics are true and his production skills are top-notch. If I was an artist I'd call up his number in a second. I wish he would blow up on a larger scale so I hope this record does it for Tori! I'm interested to hear how he follows up the classic that was MOCHASUTRA, man I'm still jammin' that record (24 hrs. a day almost.) He's another man guaranteed a credit card swipe!
  

No word on the following artists projects, but I'd love hear something from them again:
Billy Lawrence (Billy please bless us, stop doing the background vocal work!)
Dionne Farris (Dionne make another gem for us...still waiting for a mainstream follow up to WILD SEED WILD FLOWER and what's up with her website www.dionnefarris.com -- it's scary.)
Res (loved you live!)
Backroom Matches (Maasen & Vgurra in the studio once again!)
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TRON said:

Elaborate.

Just cuz they are hyped by the media does not have to mean the do not live up to it.
The album is unbelievably layered, firm and playful. This, to me, is one of them special front to back albums; not a bad song in sight (or hearing).
It is a must-play-from-beginning-to-end album. Firmly rooted in blues. Jack White rips off the right musicians, styles his album like not many do anymore and do it without getting too pretentious.
Even though he is part (unwillingly) of that THE-band movement. THE strokes, THE Hives, THE vines, THE Rapture, THE Raveonettes, THE Music, THE Streets, THE Coral, THE D4.
Am I forgetting one?

looking foward to...

RADIOHEAD
DURAN DURAN box set
DURAN DURAN all new cd
REM
SEAL
ANNIE LENNOX
LED ZEPPELIN live CD DVD
CITY HIGH
MARIAH CAREY the remixes
JEWEL
AIR SUPPLY yes AIR SUPPLY
BLU CANTRELL
im sure theres more


MYA MYA MYA MYA i heard some of it and its HOT!

Neversin said:

For info on the Marvin Gaye remaster,go to...


www.Motown.com

Click on "Classic Motown".Once there,be sure to visit the message board.That's where ALL upcoming projects,remasters,etc. are being discussed.The guy who works on these remasters (Harry Weinger,who works for Motown/Universal) is frequently on these boards,answering questions,providing tracklists,etc.

For info on upcoming releases in general,go to...


www.IceMagazine.com



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chickengrease said:

www.Motown.com

Click on "Classic Motown",then go to the Message Board.There are several threads devoted to upcoming releases,vault items,remasters,etc.The guy who works on these projects (Harry Weinger,who works for Motown/Universal) is frequently on these threads,answering questions,providing tracklists,etc.You can even email him directly.


And for a listing of all upcoming releases by ALL artists and bands,be sure to keep visitng this site...


www.IceMagazine.com

They are frequently updating their info,so check back often.

Bowie's new one, due in the autumn,
MJ's new one, due before the end of the year,
The Strokes, due in the autumn,
Kate Bush, due in the autumn...
...and it would be really nice if Prince put out a studio album this year!

Cloudbuster said:

Don't hold your breath.MJ takes YEARS to finish up an album.

DavidEye said:

Trust me, I'm not holding my breath. Rumour has it tho' that he's recorded about 20 new songs (known titles being Visions & Let's Make This Happen) and wants to tour the album as well. If you consider the fact that if Sony had stayed with Invincible the last single would probably have been released toward the end of this year, it would've meant Micheal spending most of 2004 in the studio. As it is, he's had plenty of time to do so already as there's been no videos to make and no promotional tour.
So, fingers crossed but yeah, I ain't gonna get too excited.

Michael Jackson's new CD "Rebellious" due November 11.Here is the *tentative* tracklist...



"Rebellious"
"Let's Make This Happen"
"Ain't No Love"
"The Man Inside"
"Don't Go There"
"Call It Magic"
"Visions"
"She Believes"
"Mystery Of You"
"Something's Going Down"
"Inferno"
"Never Leave"
"Who's To Say?"
"Running Away"


The first single "She Believes" will be released in late summer.

I´m looking forward to:

Radiohead-Hail To The Thief
Metallica-St. Anger
Grandaddy-Sumday
Mogwai-Happy Songs For Happy People
Muse-The Smallprint
Mansun-t.b.a.
Gene-t.b.a.
Morrissey-English Heart, Irish Blood (not sure if this one is really going to see the light of day, but I hope so)