AOTD - Beast

"Beast is a Canadian indie, electronic music duo based out of Montreal, Quebec. Beast's members include vocalist and lyricist Betty Bonifassi and composer/producer Jean-Phi Goncalves.

Beast has been described as "an experimental hip-hop project filled with trip-hop-style down-tempo electronica, aggressive guitars and loud drum beats," or (as Bonifassi describes it) "trip rock".

Beast’s self-titled debut album was made available internationally on iTunes on Nov 4, 2008 and their first single, "Mr. Hurricane", was offered for free on iTunes as the Single of the Week in 6 major markets including the US, the UK, France and Australia. The album's official commercial release date in Canada is Nov 18, 2008, with international releases yet to be announced."

I first heard Beast one night while channel surfing. There at the time new video for the single Mr. Hurricane was playing on Aux (a good music station if u don't know it) the video itself is a pretty good piece and I was suprised that this little indie band had such a high quality video. So I looked them up, gave there album a listen and have been hooked ever since. There beats so agressive, dark and moody. Betty Being such a strong vocalist and for being French with all of her previous work also in French her english comes off really well. Back When they formed, the duo were sitting around hanging out when they started to jam. In almost one take they came up with the opening track Devil, and afterwards they knew they had something so Beast was formed. Bonifassi's vocal stylings on Beast's debut album lean more towards rap and spoken-word. Bonifassi is the main songwriter for the band and the music is composed and produced by Goncalves. The Albums hole tone is Anger, Sadness, really being a "Beast" but the tone of the album comes across perfectly and the dark beats really come off with that sense of just "cool" when listening something you can really get into. This band is really up and coming and is for sure one to look out for.

Mr. Hurricane



Out Of Control




http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4864900/Beast_-_TripRockDarkElectro

MOTD - The Science Of Sleep

"A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world."

The Science of Sleep was released in France back in 2006 and later to limited release in north america. Written and Directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Sleep is about Stephane (Gael Garcia Bernal), a creative dreamer who moves to his childhood home in Paris after his father's death. He takes a job at a calendar company, thinking that it will allow him to express himself creatively. Living across from Stephane is Stephanie played by Singer/Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, as an equally creative woman. They form a relationship, that as it grows becomes threatened by Stephane's overactive dream world, which begins creeping into his life. Gondry has always been know for his strong work and this is no diffrent. Sleep marks the screen writing debut for Gondry and it's clear that from start to finish this movie is pure Gondry. The dream sequences are bright and vibrant, imagery with characters layered upon each other and pulled outward into their worlds. his real life is dull drab and mundane, a stark contrast to his dreams, which makes them pop that much more when shown. There often beautiful, and Unrestrained with so much going on it's hard to see everything in one take. Like Eternal Sunshine, The Characters, The Story, Dialogue, Performances are all great, and bring together the film into one tight hole. Gondry smartly lets this film ride on deftly-crafted human moments with it's backbone being that of human emotion that easily makes it worth a viewing.


Trailer





http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3605975/The.Science.of.Sleep.LIMITED.DVDRip.XViD-iMBT

AOTD - Massive Attack - Heligoland

Heligoland is the fifth regular studio album from Massive Attack, entitled after the German archipelago of the same name. The album comes seven years after the release of their previous non-soundtrack, standalone studio album, 100th Window.

Remarkably their first studio album since 2003’s ‘100th Window’, ‘Heligoland’ sees the duo - Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja and Grant ‘Daddy G’ Marshall return to form with a hole list of collaborators that shape this album into one of there strongest in years. Featuring vocalists like Elbow's Guy Garvey, TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, Martina Topley-Bird, Damon Albarn, and Hope Sandoval. Musiclly Portishead’s Adrian Utley and DFA’s Tim Goldsworthy also contribute. Back are the oppressive moods that you associate with more recent Massive Attack. The music is warmer, more grounded fully of dubby basslines and ominous breakbeats, haunting vocals, trippy electronics, even a sense of soul with tracks like Saturday comes Slow. A great piece of work, I have listened to the album as a hole several times now and it grows on me after every listen, but thats classic Massive Attack. itunes has released a special edition of the album with several bonus tracks which you can find below. Massive Attack will also be releasing a fallow up ep full of b-sides that were left of the final album later in the year. June I believe. The artwork, as with every Massive Attack album since No Protection, is a collaboration between Tom Hingston and Del Naja, this time based on Del Naja's paintings. The cover image has been banned on the London Underground, due to it being deemed by Transport For London to too closely resemble "street art".

Splitting The Atom



Psyche



Flat Of The Blade





http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5357656/Massive_Attack_-_Heligoland_(ITUNES_LP).rar_2010_[Phinot]

MOTD - Bullet Boy

Having served his time for stabbing another teenager, Ricky is released from prison and collected by his little brother and his friend Wisdom. Arriving back in London, Wisdom accidentally damages a car of another young man, but Ricky makes him walk away when things escalate towards a fight. However, when Wisdom realises that the word on the street is that he is a p*ssy, he revisits the young man and shoots his dog dead. Ricky tries to resolve the situation to avoid getting drawn back into the violence that landed him in jail in the first place. Meanwhile, younger brother Curtis watches all these things with admiring eyes.

Bullet Boy, from British director Saul Dibb was released in 2004. The cast a mixture of professionals and non-actors all give good, honest performances. The movie is dark, gloomy with an overlaying sense of tragedy throughout. The Dialogue is authentic and the direction is very simple but gives the film a strong sense of realism which is the main reason why this film works. Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack is the soundtrack to the film. A strong piece showcasing the gun culture in the streets of London.
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Trailer



http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3686939/bullet.boy[2004]dvdrip.divx[eng]-tailfeather.avi

AOTD - Oldboy Soundtrack

As I mentioned below, Oldboy is one of those films were the soundtrack really stands out and makes the film as a hole better for it. It's full of Moody Atmospheric tracks, mixed with faster adrenaline fueled pieces that set the mood perfectly. Even on it's own this soundtrack more than stands on its own feet with its symphonic classical instrumentals that are full of emotion. Tracks like "The Last Waltz" composed by Korean Musician Shim Hyun Jung or "The Old Boy" composed by Jo Yeong-wook are both brilliant pieces that are sure to get someform of emotion out of its listener. My only complaint with the soundtrack is the length of some tracks, in that there just not long enough, you want them to continue, you want to experence more.


The Last Waltz



The Old Boy





http://rapidshare.com/files/105689806/Soundtrack_Oldboy.zip

MOTD - Oldboy

"After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days."

Oldboy from Director Chan-wook Park was released in 2003 and is part 2 in Chan-wook's "Revenge Trilogy". The first thing that sticks out about Oldboy is its fantastic screenplay, the Vividness of the locations, the colours, the characters, the violence. It takes you from its opening moments and doesn't let you go intill the very end in its 2hr running time. The story is gripping, the characters believable and well rounded. The acting is throughout is great, full of raw emotion, and with this film it's really a perfect example of how the music can make a film better as a hole, as the soundtrack for this film is flawless from top to bottom. Chan-wook Park is a very methodical director. He squeezes everything he can out of the story, his actors, the Film as a hole. Though not required viewing to get the most out of Oldboy you really own it to yourself to seek out all three of Park's revenge films as again in Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Park's work is in full display. It's just too bad that already there remaking this film. Good to see Hollywood is keeping there streak of originality in check..*cough*

Trailer

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3820388/Oldboy[XviD][DVDrip][Kor][Engsub]