Supreme Beings of Leisure [Import]

Supreme Beings of Leisure [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Aussie exclusive tour edition of the electronic pop/trip-hop group's 2000 debut album with two bonus tracks, 'Naughty Boy' and a remix of the hit, 'Strangelove Addiction' (Q-Burns Abstract Message Remix). Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Tracks:

Never The Same
Golddigger
Last Girl On Earth
Strangelove Addiction
Ain't Got Nothin'
Truth From Fiction
You're Always The Sun
Sublime
Nothin' Like Tomorrow
What's The Deal
Under The Gun

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It's reported that Supreme Beings of Leisure emerged when a rap group called Oversoul 7 added a singer named Geri Soriano-Lightwood. Yet the band's laid-back dance grooves sound all of a piece, as if they'd played together for years. There's no messy merging of disparate styles, no rude sound shifts that occur when young bands search for their sound. Instead, this is a professionally buffed production. Though the three instrumental members all share programming duties and the music is certainly heightened by a liberal use of special space-age effects, the music is far more rooted in traditional soul-ballad and pop-rock writing than apparent on first listen. Tracks such as "Golddigger" and "Strangelove Addiction" borrow their hooks from the pop-rock dictionary, no matter how futuristic the desires. It might be another case of style over substance. Or maybe the band needs to transcend their professionalism and really get down to some scary stuff. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

Better the second time around.......2007-01-10

Sometimes music doesn't grab you the first go around or other musical tastes are more interesting at the time and a disc gets displaced from your rotation. Such was the case with this disc. I lost it and didn't redicover it for years and since then I have been enjoying these cool sounds that are part 60's r&b, part stylish-pop for a refreshing synthesis of trip-hop creation; it is James Bond meets Austin Powers on a grey blue urban landscape while Shirley Bassy's voice breaks through the chilly air. The atmospheric effects and programming coupled with the fusion of sitar and guitars is a nice space age goes retro result. Very cool songs include "Strangelove Addiction" that has a pop-trip-hop goes to the disco groove,"You're always the Sun" that has quirky beats set to the smooth vocals of Geri Soriano-Lightwood and the catchy, "Golddigger," that is pure soul at the club circa 1960 fastforward to 2007.A good disc to discover again the second time around or for the very first time. This is mellow yet strightforward trip-hop British soul for your senses.

This is how the cool cat 60s should have sounded.......2007-01-01

Taking the lounge style music of mid to late 60s and making it better than it ever hoped to be: Of the 30 second sound tracks from the album Amazon has listen to "Golddigger", "Last Girl On Earth", "Nothin' Like Tomorrow", and "Under The Gun" to get a real sense of what this album is delivering. The lyrics match the style of music perfectly, the female lead voice is smooth, the music is creative electronic tinge lounge and dancefloor; the whole package is right on target. This is one of the few albums that when I copied it to my iPod I left every track in. Very Cool, with a capital C.

Absolutely fabulous!.......2006-02-26

If life were fair, this band's song "Gold Digger" would be right at the top of the charts, and even more popular than Kanye West's song of the same name.

There isn't a lame song on here, which is something that you can't say for many albums these days. Simply the best!

The best CD i've ever heard!!!.......2005-07-22

When I first heard "Gold Digger" and "Under The Gun" on Dish Network's EuroStyle station back in 2000, I instantly fell in love with Supreme Beings of Leisure. Luckily a friend and I went to a Borders book store in St. Louis, and they had 2 copies of this CD. I wasn't disapointed, in fact, this is now my favorite CD, topping even Nirvana's classic "Nevermind".

Geri has silky smooth vocals that fit perfectly with the synth. Sexy, sultry, and smooth describes Supreme Beings of Leisure, and NEVER boring. I've heard there 2nd CD "DoS" and its not nearly as good as there 1st. I'm hoping their 3rd upcoming CD sounds more like this one (the first).

The Best.......2005-04-04

I've had this record for 5 years now, and have listened to it countelss times. Usually, after that many listens, a record will fall off of my list, but this remains my favorite top #1 record in my life, replacing Pink Floyd The Wall, which had occupied that position for the 20 years before.

The quality of the songs, recording, mixing, and performing are right up there with the tops of any genre.

Average customer rating:

Leisurely Funk
Beautiful and brainy
Very Enjoyable
Supreme Beings of Leisure- Album- Divine Operating System.
You know it's bad when

Divine Operating System
Supreme Beings of Leisure
Manufacturer: Palm Pictures (Audio
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006IZNF
Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

Give Up
Ghetto
Catch Me
Get Away
Rock and a Hard Place
Calamity Jane
Divine
Touch Me
So Much More
Freezer
Perfect
Give Up
Ghetto
Catch Me
Touch Me

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Heavy with lounge atmosphere, but still only subtle tweaks away from dance floor nirvana, Supreme Beings of Leisure's sophomore effort has it both ways, laying down smart rhythms in a record that grooves slow and steady like a spy on a stakeout. Less self-consciously multicultural, Divine Operating System is more sure-footed than their self-titled debut, which too often sounded like Morcheeba lite. SBOL's members are a diverse group, with members hailing from Japan, Iceland, Puerto Rico, Iran, and elsewhere, but their debut was so smooth and so familiar, it didn't sound as authentic as it should have. Divine has a not entirely original feel to it as well, given the deluge of Latin and lounge-flavored dance records that have come along since downtempo took off in the late '90s. Still, while not terribly innovative, tracks like "Divine" and "Touch Me" have a fitting R&B aesthetic and a genuine thump. The Eastern-inspired touches that made their debut such a smooth collection surface occasionally, giving slower tracks like "Rock and a Hard Place" a higher bliss quotient. But another record's worth of practice has yielded more authoritative songs, and while it doesn't have a "Strangelove Addiction" on it, the agreeably narcotic effect of the music here withstands repeated listening quite nicely. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Leisurely Funk.......2007-02-12

The Supreme Beings of Leisure flaunt fly-by-night funk and sexy disco sleaze on this, their sophomore album. They've lost a couple members since their self-titled debut, and their sound has a little less grit, but their groove isn't hurt at all by their new slippery slink. If anything, the spirit is the same, resulting in another stellar collection of sly and sassy ballroom lounge.

Sprinkled with Middle Eastern flair and heady with pumping, big-band-beats, songs like "Give Up" and "Get Away" give the album its thumping pulse. Waltz-inspired and blooming with bass, songs like "Catch Me" and "Freezer" give the album its sleek, sultry spirit. Fill in the gaps with candle-lit rhythms ("Calamity Jane"), up-tempo gloom ("Ghetto"), and jazzy electronica ("Touch Me") and you've got a wickedly sensual and soul-hearty album that's worth the price of admission.

Beautiful and brainy.......2006-01-05

This CD is fantastic. I love every track on the album; when was the last time every track on a CD was great?

The music is instrumentally creative, very danceable, zippy but with intelligent lyrics, a little angsty, and very sexy. I'm not a musicologist, but if I had to come up with a phrase to describe what this album offers, I'd say "sensual funk lounge." A blend of world, 70s, sensual jazz, hip hop, lounge, and dance, the music on this album can't be stuffed into any one easy category. What this music can do is get your body moving. Be prepared to burn some calories when you put this one on.

Very Enjoyable.......2005-08-15

First, I don't understand why so many reviews of this disc are negative possibly this record is too smart for a pedestrian audience? DOS is a beautiful record full of warmth, texture, and a solid blend of upbeat dance rythms and slow grooves. What's more, this is a very diverse record. At times I feel like I'm listening to updated 70's disco/funk, at other times, the record feels like Goldfrapp's 'Felt Mountain', or a Bond soundtrack, and then there are such gems as 'freezer' that make feel like I'm listening to something programed by Human League or OMD. A great record for both relaxing and dancing.

Supreme Beings of Leisure- Album- Divine Operating System........2005-08-10

I have had this particular album for a few months now. I got it
imported from Los Angeles in May 2005 and to tell u the truth THIS ALBUM IS DA BOMB!!!!!!!!! This album has got a very seductive, tantalising, sway of unique beats. I have this album and also the Self titled album. I am really impressed how both albums compliment each-other with beautiful bass lines, SLINKY and twisted flavours to it as-well. My favourite song of all on Divine Operating System is ''TOUCH ME''. I love the female vocalist in this song because she adds carisma to this song by her voice. This song also has a very cabaret, slinky house,strutty, bar culture to it.I personally recommend this Album to any person who is in to Deep House, Lounge and Bar Cultured-type music.I am a fan of this artist all the way from Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast, In Australia. This album is a Must for the Club-Goer.

You know it's bad when.......2005-07-31

The band members resort to writing their own reviews in order to get a few more "stars".
The glowing reviews are done mainly by publicists and friends of the band.
This band had a chance at greatness, but unfortunately something vile must have derailed them... mediocrity rears it's ugly head.
Get the debut album, it sounds like a different band

Average customer rating:

GREAT
Decent Matrix Tribute
an enigma
Good, but not great
Somewhere around a 4.7

The Animatrix: The Album
Peace Orchestra , and Free*Land
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000095J68
Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

Who Am I? [Anamatrix Edit] - Peace Orchestra
Big Wednesday
Blind Tiger - Layo & Bushwacka!
Under the Gun - Supreme Beings of Leisure
Martenot Waves - Meat Beat Manifesto
Ren 2 - Photek
Hands Around My Throat - Death in Vegas
Beauty Never Fades [Animatrix Edit] - Junkie XL, Saffron
Supermoves [Animatrix Remix] - Overseer
Conga Fury [Animatrix Edit] - Juno Reactor
Red Pill, Blue Pill [*] - Junkie XL
Real [*] - Tech Itch

Customer Reviews:

GREAT.......2007-01-12

If you are into this type of thing then you will absolutely LOVE it.

Decent Matrix Tribute.......2005-12-13

Animatrix - The Album opens very strongly with the scintillating, mellowing, "Who Am I?," "Big Wednesday," and "Blind Tiger." The electronic arrangements fit very well with the psychological mood of the world of the Matrix. Unfortunately, tracks four through twelve are not as strong. Tracks eleven and twelve include music and dialouge from the original film score: but it is just the same three or four lines by Neo and Morpheus repeated over and over. In Track eleven, "Red Pill, Blue Pill," the only spoken words are "take the red pill; take the blue pill" over and over, by an unknown voice (not Reeves or Fishburne) and some amateur mixing that sounds like a "do it yourself Party DJ Mixer Kit." If you are at a Rave, I suppose these last two tracks would be right up your alley.

an enigma.......2005-10-28

i've enjoyed most of the soundtracks on the animatrix cd but as i watch the movie i always miss sumthin outta it...does someone out there posses info on where i could get the soundtrack played when the girl goes lookin for her cat in the wiered building and finds them boys playin with the nature of the building...?and then just when the girl picks the feather from its hovering mode..the cat scares a white dove into flight then the music that i'm lookin for begins...if someone out there knows what i'm lookin for...plz page me on erwogera@hotmail.com

Good, but not great.......2005-09-08

This CD has some really excellent tracks, some OK ones, and some that make you scratch you head with "what-were-the-artists-thinking" kind of bewilderment. As mentioned by a previous reviewer, the track Masters of the Universe (when the Kid is escaping the Agents on his skateboard), amazingly, is omitted. However, the first track (the "credits" music), Supermoves, and Conga Fury are great fun to listen to.
As for the genre itself, Trance seems to me to be the equivalent of classical music for our time. Some is good, some is bad, but it all gives you a sense of free-mind feel, without words or lyrics or pop influences mucking up the experience of the music itself. If that makes any sense...

Somewhere around a 4.7.......2005-08-01

Nope... its not another unenjoyable rap or pop album. What I'm trying to get at is that its so, so sad that electronic music is not popular and deserves to be. Repeatable lovey-dovey pop and false rap is what mostly strikes listeners through the radio. Though I do understand electronic music is meant for mainstream listening and is meant to stay deep underground in the clubs, lets hope to see electronic music favored in the future.

Due to some great electronic tracks left out from the film, I did give the compilation a 4.5, but nonetheless, being a huge electronic/techno fan, is a very well done and not far from a masterpiece.

Most Favored Track:
"Beauty Never Fades"
"Martenot Waves"
"Under The Gun"
"Hands Around My Throat"
"Conga Fury"
& a few from the film that were sadly left out.

Just a Kiss: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Average customer rating:

welcome, genevieve

Just a Kiss: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack , Sean Dinsmore , Les Nubians , Charlie Watts / Jim Keltner Project , Tara MacLean , Bossa Nostra / Bruna Lopez , DJ Rodriguez , Supreme Beings Of Leisure , Jocelyn Enriquez , and The Dum Dum Project
Manufacturer: Milan Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006IXHF
Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

Jackson Heist - The Dum Dum Project
Peanut Butter Salute
Midget Attack
A Little Bit Of Ectasy - Jocelyn Enriquez
Airport Ride
Airplane Music (Part 1)
Never The Same - Supreme Beings Of Leisure
Airplane Music (Part 2)
Walk Down Street
Bitches & Friends - DJ Rodriguez
Hospital (Part 1)
Hospital (Part 2)
Jackie - Bossa Nostra
Hospital (Part 3)
Funeral Organ Solo
Funeral Music
Divided - Tara MacLean
Park Cello (Part 1)
Demain (Jazz) - Les Nubians
Park Cello (Part 2)
'Just A Kiss' Theme
Max Roach - Charlie Watts
Love Is Coming Back - Genevieve Waite

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Actor Fisher Stevens's directorial debut, Just a Kiss, centers on three New York City couples caught in a whirlpool of infidelity. Its soundtrack slickly underscores the story's contemporary setting and mores with a heady, club-beat-fueled cocktail of nervous dance grooves, electronica, acid jazz post-modern pop, and R&B. Holding it all together is the savory, equally eclectic music and mixes of Boston native cum NYC clubmeister Sean Dinsmore, a.k.a. DJ Cavo. Dinsmore's own sideline Dum Dum Project kicks things off with the East Asian sitar and vocal samples of "Jackson Heist," while the electro-juiced soul of Jocelyn Enriquez, the dreamy trip-hop of Supreme Beings of Leisure, and the jazz-inflected pop of Bossa Nostra (with Bruna Lopez) and Tara MacLean tastefully punctuate the mixer's evocative soundscape. The avant-swing of "Max Roach" by the Charlie Watts-Jim Keltner Project and Genevieve Waite's 1930s-retro "Love Is Coming Back" offer some historic perspective, but it's Dinsmore's vision, be it club-savvy mixing or surprising classical influences, like "Funeral Music" and "Park Cello," that makes it all hang together. A pleasant, compelling surprise of a soundtrack. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

welcome, genevieve.......2003-03-12

If this is what it takes to get Genevieve Waite on CD, well, I guess its worth it. Genevieve was John Phillips ex-wife. The two of them collaborated on a long, lost album called Romance is on the Rise. Please, please, please someone!! Find it and release it. I'm sure there are dozens of us out there who will buy hundreds of copies for all our friends.
Kudos to who ever it was who thought of using this here.

Average customer rating:

Electronica with genuine funk to it!
Never the Same
I love this.
Great CD!

Supreme Beings of Leisure
Supreme Beings of Leisure
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000058ATK
Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

Never The Same
Goldigger
Last Girl On Earth
Strangelove Addiction
Ain't Got Nothin'
Truth From Fiction
You're Always The Sun
Sublime
Nothin' Like Tomorrow
What's The Deal
Under The Gun
Naughty Boy
Strangelove Addiction (Q-Burns Abstract Message Remix)

Album Description

Aussie exclusive tour edition of the electronic pop/trip-hop group's 2000 debut album with two bonus tracks, 'Naughty Boy' and a remix of the hit, 'Strangelove Addiction' (Q-Burns Abstract Message Remix). Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Album Details

Along with the hits 'Golddigger', 'Never the Same', 'Sublime' & 'Strangelove Addiction', this Australian exclusive format contains Two bonus tracks: 'Naughty Boy' and 'Strangelove Addiction (Q Burns Abstract Mix)'.

Customer Reviews:

Electronica with genuine funk to it!.......2002-08-29

I bought this CD because it was in the same category (acid jazz) as Jamiroquai, whom I LOVE! It's not Jay Kay funky, but it's very "suave" funky. Some songs remind me of Dummy, from Portishead, but it's so much less "dark". "GoldDigger" is very swinging 60's, addictive! "StrangeLove Addiction" is totally techno, with an amazing sitar intro. There are 2 or 3 songs that are a delightful mix of drum-n-bass with a sultry groove. "Under The Gun" is very James Bond-ish, love the guitar licks! The vocals are exquisite, programming and sound are great, never cheesy or too electronically stiff. Less of a party CD (compared to Jamiroquai) but much more than a lounge playing-in-the-background album (think Morcheeba). If you like electronica with a nice up-beat feel to it (finally!), this is for you!

Never the Same.......2001-08-05

This is a cd that has changed my way of thinking as a song writer. This group has managed to creat a catchy, addictive album, in the way pop tunes can be, and yet, musically, they have combined different styles of music and instrumentation within each track, creating something truely original. Strange Love Addiction goes from a spiritual citar introduction, to a thrashy guitar, to a dance beat...as an example. All the tracks are highlights, and the bonus tracks are worth the extra money! There isn't a day that has gone by that I haven't listened to this cd since I first heard it 4 months ago. It's brilliant and should be in everyone's collection: I cannot wait for their next release!

I love this........2001-07-31

I haven't heard an album this good in a long time. I swim in it, I can't seem to turn it up loud enough!! I wish they had more stuff out!

Great CD!.......2001-06-29

If you like Portishead and groups along those lines you will love this CD. I listened to it from start to finish and after a day or two I knew all the words! The beats are smooth and sensual. I highly recommend this CD - you can listen to this CD in any mood.

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Strange Love Addiction
Supreme Beings of Leisure
Manufacturer: Palm Pictures (Audio
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000065DUC
Release Date: 2001-01-01

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Lazy Incorporated

Manufacturer: ERECORDS
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CACZ8I
Release Date: 2004-04-13

Tracks:

Way out
Love robbery
Daylight
Same old Alibi
Under My Skin
It's Over
In this Life
Darkest Hour
You are the one

Journeys By Dj Supreme Beings of Leisure - Cinnamon

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Journeys By Dj Supreme Beings of Leisure - Cinnamon
Various Artists (Supreme Beings Of Leisure Mix Tape)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PHQI2W

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Strangelove Addiction
Supreme Beings Of Leisure
Manufacturer: Palm Picture Records/Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005A7PE
Release Date: 2002-03-22

Tracks:

Strangelove Addiction [Q-Burns Abstract Message Remix]
Strangelove Addiction [Q-Burn's Abstract Message Instrumental]

Tracks:

Strangelove Addiction [Album Version]
Strangelove Addiction [Circulation 3 Remix]
Strangelove Addiction [Acapella]

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Sidewalk Music From Here to There - Hear Music Volume 4

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Sidewalk Music From Here to There - Hear Music Volume 4
Van Morrison , Rickie Lee Jones , PRU , Beck , Olu Dara , Papas Fritas , R.L. Burnside , Bebel Gilberto , Miles Davis , and Martin, & Wood Medeski
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000F8TVG6

Product Description

Sidewalk Music From here To there - Hear Music Volume 4 // 1. van Morrison - Brown eyed girl 2. Rickie Lee Jones - Show biz kids 3. PRU - Smooth Operator 4. Beck - Beautiful way 5. Olu Dara - Neighborhoods 6. Papas Fritas - way you walk 7. R.L. Burnside - Bad luck city 8. Bebel Gilberto - So nice 9. Miles Davis - Milestones 10. Medeski, Martin, & Wood -Note bleu 11. St. Germaine - Rose Rouge 12. Samia Farah - Cool 13. Supreme Beings Of Leisure - Goldigger 14. Pepe & The Bottled Blondes - Rumba de five kilos

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