The Dubliners - Spirit of the Irish - The Ultimate Collection (2008)

Though it could be slated as the same old songs again, The Dubliners' Spirit of the Irish does a pretty good job of rounding up most of this seminal band's best known songs. And that's despite the fact that it draws fairly heavily on the late 80s period when they were enjoying a fruitful collaboration with the Pogues. With their Rip Van Winkle comedy beards and hard-drinking lifestyle, the Dubliners brought a punky sensibility to Irish folk music previously unheard off when they arrived on the scene in the early 60s. It's hardly surprising they were so influential. What some may not be aware of is their fine instrumental prowess, best showcased here on "The Marino Waltz" and "The Mason's Apron".

1. The Irish Rover - The Dubliners, The Pogues
2. The Rocky Road To Dublin
3. McAlpine's Fusiliers
4. Seven Drunken Nights
5. The Fields Of Athenry
6. Wild Rover
7. Dicey Reilly
8. Black Velvet Band
9. The Auld Triangle
10. The Marino Waltz
11. Maids When You're Young (Never Wed An Old Man)
12. Whiskey In The Jar
13. Finnegan's Wake
14. Carrickfergus
15. Monto
16. The Mason's Apron
17. Dirty Old Town
18. Ragman's Ball
19. Mountain Dew - The Dubliners, The Pogues
20. The Town I Loved So Well

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The Idan Raichel Project - Within My Walls (2008)

Idan Raichel (Hebrew: עידן רייכל‎, b. September 12, 1977) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and a musician, widely acclaimed for his Idan Raichel Project (Hebrew: הפרוייקט של עידן רייכל), distinctive for its fusion of electronics, traditional Hebrew texts, Middle Eastern and Ethiopian music. This is the 3rd album released in 2008.

01) Todas Las Palabras (All The Words)
02) Bein Kirot Beiti (Within My Walls)
03) She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim (Scraps Of Life)
04) Mai Nahar (River Waters)
05) Chalomot Shel Acherim (Other People's Dreams)
06) ÔDJus Fitxadu (With My Eyes Shut)
07) Shev (Stay)
08) Rov Ha'Sha'ot (Most Of The Hours)
09) Min Nhar Li Mshiti (From The Day You Left)
10) Cada Día (Every Day) ---> LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
11) Hakol Over (This Too Shall Pass)
12) Nin'al Be'Mabato (Locked In His Gaze)
13) Maisha

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Ghost - Freedom of Thought (2009)

Ghost (Simon Williamson) produces the kind of smoke-filled-room instrumental hip-hop that owes equally to fellow Brits like RJD2 and Bonobo, as it does to its US counterparts like DJ Shadow and Blockhead. Freedom Of Thought is basically part one of an album-of-the-same-name, which is as yet unreleased here, but is available in Japan. Getting to the music, the booming soulful strings of Feel Pain and psychedelic rush of Way You Feel both pin down Williamson’s adeptness at producing big, enthralling instrumental tracks with a bohemian flavour, while S’All Good featuring Finale, and Elevate Remix featuring Jehst, show he is still more than capable of making beats for MCs. The latter in particular is an stirring slice of mystical boom-bap. Freedom Of Thought retains the night-time, street-stalking feel of 2008’s Seldom Seen Often Heard, and compounds Williamson’s place at the heart of the UK’s “musical” hip-hop celebrity.

01. thought police intro
02. return journey
03. it’s all love
04. elevate
05. the day after
06. invisible world
07. feel pain
08. move strong
09. daze
10. frozen in time
11. day dreaming
12. from the beginning
13. see you crying
14. s’all good
15. way you feel
16. remember
17. road to somewhere
18. alive

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