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Kaada - Thank You for Giving Me Your Valuable Time CD
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Originally released in 2001, this is the debut album by mysterious Norwegian producer/multi-instrumentalist/sampling whiz Kaada. Despite being widely hailed by critics in Scandinavia, it took Ipecac Records, who discovered the album via an unsolicited copy, for it to finally get a U.S. release in 2003. It's a fitting match, since this album has the same kind of warm, reverb-y production that Ipecac head honcho Mike Patton often favors (see Fantomas' Director's Cut), and has a collage-type avant-garde pop/rock feel that's not a million miles away from something like Director's Cut or Mr. Bungle's California. Then again, it's certainly not beholden to those influences either: the main inspirations here seem to be hip-hop (especially in terms of the production) and old American R&B and soul music, combined with an unusually user-friendly experimental streak. Basically, Kaada takes isolated samples and loops from old recordings, mixes them together with live instruments and (sometimes) vocals, and creates new songs that are essentially virtual collaborations between musicians from these different times and places. The striking thing about this album, although it's only striking once you try to analyze it, is that it's almost impossible to tell what sound is coming from what record. Whether it's sampled or live or not, or if you know all the recordings he's dealing with, knowing such things won't prevent you from enjoying the music here. For example, "Care," which pairs a guitar line from Conway Twitty's "Lonely Blue Boy" with a vocal line from "I'm So Glad You Love Me" by Juanita Rogers that proclaims, "There is nothing in this whole wide world I would do / To make you blue." Once you realize where the guitar is coming from, the "blue" reference makes more sense and resonates more; it's funny, but also kind of touching. Thank You For Giving Me Your Valuable Time is full of such subtleties, which, rather than merely sounding coy and clever, add some real heart to the album and elevate from just a technically impressive collection of sampling and production trickery into something more. ~ William York
Valuable Time
Recorded at The Wrong Room, Oslo, Norway.
Personnel: Kaada (vocals, programming); Oscar Brown, Jr. (vocals); Dan Dare, Oyvind Storesund (guitar); Borge Fjordheim (drums).
Audio Mixer: Niven Garland.
Recording information: The Wrong Rooms, Oslo, Norway.
Kaada: Kadda (vocals, various instruments, programming); Oscar Brown, Allan Steed, Rikke Brondby (vocals); Oyvind Storesund, Stein Bjelland, Dan Dare (guitar, bass); Borge Fjordheim, Mr. CTRL+Z (drums).
Uncut (6/03, p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...It's the live instrumentation and the attention to detail that make this such a rarity..."
Magnet (4/03, p.94) - "...Norwegian sound sculptor Kaada is a provocateur of moments....Color this the best record of 2003..."
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Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   Is Kaada a good Moby?
This question has haunted many sleepless nights throughout history. Kaada is Norwegian,his music occasionally includes random mating calls from a near extinct species in the south pacific. I would assume that people into the likes of Augustus Pablo would find this album to their taste.
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Kaada Thank You for Giving Me Your Valuable Time (Ipecac Recordings)
Avant-garde opium soul future electro jazz.
Upon first listen, I was waiting for go-go girls to shimmy out in thick black eye liner and white lipstick, gyrating in fringed mini-skirts. As the album progressed, I got a sampling of 60's garage and beatnik rhythms, brilliant organs, harmonicas, jazz ensembles, and smooth soul. Kaada listens like a sound track from a bizarre occult 60's movie... or a score from the original Batman TV series. The AM-esque, low-fi recording style lends to the vintage sound. Simply said, it is a brilliant work of art. The textless CD jacket is amazing, and would be lots of fun accompanied by hallucinogens. Listening to this CD is like watching an Indie movie; You're not quite sure where it's going, it inspires the thought process, it's a work of art, and it's interesting to watch. Or in this case, to listen to. Brilliant, refreshing, unique.
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