Condition: New
MIA - Maya
Label: XL Recordings, N.E.E.T.
Catalog#: XLLP497, none
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Records are NEW
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 2010
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop
Style: Leftfield, Bhangra, Noise, Grime, Vocal, Dubstep, Electro
Credits:
A&r - M.I.A. (2) , Mark Williams (19)
Art Direction - Aaron Parsons
Art Direction, Photography - Maya Arulpragasam
Creative Director - Maya Arulpragasam
Executive Producer - M.I.A. (2)
Photography - Jaime Martinez , Ravi Thiagaraja
Notes
Gatefold sleeve includes lyrics.
Insert contains credits.
Vinyl release includes 4 additional tracks.
Recorded in part at Red Bull Studios, Los Angeles and engineered by Eric Stenman.
℗ & © 2010 XL Recordings Ltd.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 6 34904 04971 3
Matrix Number: BA05985-01 A1 MK
Matrix Number: BA05985-01 B1 MK
Matrix Number: BA05985-02 C1 MK
Matrix Number: BA05985-02 D1 MK
Tracklist:
A1 The Message 0:57
Producer - Sugu Arulpragasam
A2 Steppin Up 4:00
Producer - Rusko
A3 XXXO 2:55
Producer - Blaqstarr , Rusko
A4 Teqkilla 6:10
Producer - John Hill , M.I.A. , Rusko , Switch
B1 Lovalot 2:50
Producer - John Hill , M.I.A. , Rusko , Switch
B2 Story To Be Told 3:05
Producer - M.I.A. , Rusko
B3 It Takes A Muscle 3:06
Producer - Diplo
B4 It Iz What It Iz 2:54
Producer - Blaqstarr
C1 Born Free 4:08
Producer - M.I.A. , Switch
C2 Meds And Feds 3:07
Producer - Derek E. Miller , M.I.A.
C3 Tell Me Why 4:11
Producer - Diplo
C4 Space 3:09
Producer - M.I.A. , Rusko
D1 Internet Connection 2:50
Producer - Blaqstarr , M.I.A.
D2 Illygirl 2:14
Producer - Blaqstarr , M.I.A.
D3 Believer 3:11
Producer - M.I.A. (2)
D4 Caps Lock 3:58
Producer - Blaqstarr , M.I.A.
On M.I.A.'s third album, ///Y/, the pSyc|-|ed3liC, sP@Ce-\////orld-tri|3al00, dUb5tep HIP-h0p diVa finds herself taking a new direction from her past endeavors now focused more on transporting the listener into a schizophrenic cyber-world which seems to accurately mirror the 'reality' we live in today.
With collaborative efforts provided by such artists as Diplo and Rusko, these talents alongside the pro-creative instincts of M.I.A. are combined to release a product focused on taking the listener into a sonically expanding world ridden with plenty of noise and autotune. The highs in the mix reveal themselves for subtle distinctions, and the lows are deep in the mix and right in your face, both at the same time. The album plays off like a YouTube playlist and no songs bear any resemblance to any other on the album.
Opener "The Message" should not be taken lightly, for when it is understood, the basis for what ///Y/ stands for will start falling into place. Songs like "Xxxo" play off like a top 40 (s)hit song by Ms. Gaga or MILEY CYRUS, but under the surface reveal a pop star who is not willing to conform to the self degrading transformation most stars have sold themselves in to. M.I.A. also delivers loud songs like "Born Free"(guitar by Rusko) and "Meds and Feds" (samples Sleigh Bells), which are more rock-dance formulated and stand out as louder than the rest.
In the space world jam "Tell Me Why," M.I.A. drops tribal beats with perfect autotune vocals making a truly re-memorable highlight of the album. This song, like others, have tribalistic beats that show the `Animal Collective' like sound M.I.A. hinted at. The album closes with the Rusko produced "Space," where M.I.A.'s voice floats atop the spacey beats and otherworldly noises thrown in and out of the mix.
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It's also too bad that so many people are so comfortable with what they know and afraid to fight for honest truth and true freedom. This album should be seen more as a warning for people to know that what they are told is always monitored and filtered and that there are higher forces controlling the information given to us.
M.I.A. - XXXO (Official Video) [HD]
A tribute to the MySpace Generation!
M.I.A. - Born Free (live on Letterman)
A True Artist.
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