Gry with FM Einheit and his Orchestra - Public Recording

The extraordinary young Danish voice artist Gry Bagøien was attending the "Academy for Untamed Creativity" in Copenhagen when she met her musical partner FM Einheit, a former member of the legendary German band Einstürzende Neubauten. They formed a band called Gry and released two albums: Touch of E! (1998) and today's album, Public Recording (2000). This one features numerous special guests, including Pan Sonic and Neubauten’s Alexander Hacke. Their music is a fusion of trip-hop and electronica. They disbanded in 2002. A fantastic album, one of the best of the last decade. A must!

Artist: Gry with FM Einheit and his Orchestra
Album: Public Recording
Year: 2000
Genre: trip-hop, electronica

Tracks:
1. Rocket
2. Coctailism
3. Ray
4. Pop
5. Ego
6. Count to down
7. Princess Crocodile
8. Helicopter heart
9. Summer wine
10. Unreal
11. Ghost
12. Christo's revenge

Gry: MySpace
FM Einheit: Official Website, MySpace
Last.fm

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World's End Girlfriend - Ending Story

World’s End Girlfriend (ワールズ・エンド・ガールフレンド) is Katsuhiko Maeda, a musical genius from Nagasaki but based in Tokyo, Japan. I have already posted his last year's soundtrack, Air Doll. This one is his first album released on Yoshihiro Hanno’s Current label in 2000, which caught people’s attention in Japan and abroad. No need to say much about this artist. One of the greatest musicians in the world. Get it now!

Artist: World's End Girlfriend
Album: Ending Story
Year: 2000
Genre: electronica, ambient, post-rock, experimental, instrumental

Tracks:
1. Listening You
2. Magical Romantic Freestyle
3. Heartbreak Wonderland
4. Cruel Girl’s Beauty
5. Air Reason
6. Purple Orange
7. Red Red Red
8. A Faint Melody
9. Ending Story
10. Birthday

Official Website
Last.fm
MySpace

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St. Germain - Tourist

St. Germain is the stage name of Ludovic Navarre, a French musician whose style merges jazzy house music with acid jazz. His first album Boulevard was released in 1995 and has sold over 300,000 copies worldwide. Tourist, released in 2000, is an intriguing collage of jazz for the DJ culture - a mixture of sampled rhythms and live musicians. Bob Marley, Toots and The Maytals, Miles Davis and Kool & The Gang are among Ludovic’s early influences. He composed his first work under the name of Sub System with friend Guy Rabiller. He has released EPs under a number of aliases, among them Deepside, LN’s, Modus Vivendi, Hexagone, Nuages and Soofle. Excellent album! Get it now!

Artist: St. Germain
Album: Tourist
Year: 2000
Genre: nu-jazz, chillout, jazz, electronica

Tracks:
1. Rose Rouge
2. Montego Bay Spleen
3. So Flute
4. Land Of...
5. Latin Note
6. Sure Thing
7. Pont Des Arts
8. La Goutte D'Or
9. What You Think About...

Website@Bluenote label
Last.fm
MySpace (unofficial fanpage)

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Damon & Naomi - with Ghost

Damon & Naomi are an American indie/folk-rock duo formed in 1991 by Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, formerly of the influential 80s band Galaxie 500. This is their fourth album, released in 2000, a collaboration with the Japanese psychedelic rock band Ghost. Great album!

Artist: Damon & Naomi
Album: with Ghost
Year: 2000
Genre: indie, folk-rock

Tracks:
1. The Mirror Phase
2. The New World
3. Judah And The Maccabees
4. Blue Moon
5. The Great Wall
6. I Dreamed Of The Caucasus
7. Don't Forget
8. Tanka
9. Eulogy To Lenny Bruce

Official Website
Last.fm
MySpace

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Chris Eckman - A Janela

Chris Eckman is, together with Carla Torgerson, co-founder of the American folk/rock band The Walkabouts. Together with Torgerson, he also forms the duo Chris & Carla. This is his first solo album released in 2000, entitled "A Janela" which means "The Window" in Portuguese. Amazing dark, melancholic album!

Artist: Chris Eckman
Album: A Janela
Year: 2000
Genre:folk, rock

Tracks:
1. Fireworks
2. Intrusions
3. The Drag
4. Rua Augusta
5. Ghostface
6. Deadwood
7. Fadista
8. A Janela
9. May You Have Strength
10. The Other Side of Night
11. 20 Minutes on a Train
12. Sonhos e Sombras

Last.fm
MySpace
Also check "The Walkabouts - New West Motel"

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The Third Eye Foundation - Little Lost Soul

The Third Eye Foundation is a single man project of Matt Elliott, a protagonist of the Bristol scene. In the early 90s, Elliott was a part-time member of the legendary Bristol bands Flying Saucer Attack, Amp and Movietone. In 1995, he recorded his first album ("Semtex") under the name The Third Eye Foundation. In 2003, he released his first album under his name Matt Elliott, the fantastic "The Mess we Made". This is my favourite album by The Third Eye Foundation. Highly recommended!

Artist: The Third Eye Foundation
Album: Little Lost Soul
Year: 2000
Genre: electronica, ambient

Tracks:
1. I've Lost That Loving Feline
2. What Is It With You
3. Stone Cold Said So
4. Half A Tiger
5. Lost
6. Are You Still A Cliche?
7. Goddamit You've Got To Be Kind

Official Website
Last.fm
MySpace
MiC review

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