jumpin' jack (musica & dischi)

This is an interesting CD; disc one (75 minutes) consists of tracks (Lars Horntveth, Radiohead, Sia, Bloc Party, Beth Orton among others) remixed by Four Tet and disc two (52 minutes) consists of Four Tet tracks remixed by other people.

Spike Jonze commissioned Karen O, frontwoman of Yeah Yeah Yeahs to put together the original score for his big-screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are. The general character of the record is probably best characterised as a fun, folksy, communal romp; the tracklist combines anthemic goodtime jaunts like the whistle-along All Is Love with more unassuming instrumentals like Lost Fur, contributed by Jonze's regular film scorer, Carter Burwell.

The Hope Blister began in the fertile mind of Ivo Watts-Russell, who founded 4AD in 1980 and embarked on one of the most enterprising journeys known to independent record labels, travelling from The Birthday Party to Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance to The Pixies. The Hope Blister's 1998 debut, ...Smiles OK, comprised eight songs penned by a variety of artists, including Brian Eno (Spider And I), John Cale (Hanky Panky Nohow), David Sylvian (Let The Happiness In), Heidi Berry (Only Human) and Mojave 3's Neil Halstead (Dagger). The double album Underarms and sideways followed in 2005, featuring largely instrumental outtakes from the same sessions.