Attack and Release
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Back Related Items:      see moreBinding: Audio CD EAN: 0075597996920 Label: Nonesuch Manufacturer: Nonesuch Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Nonesuch Release Date: 2008-04-01 Studio: Nonesuch Rating:  - Hypnotic music - I can't get enoughWhere has this band been all my life? Just discovered them when I bought this CD. And I'm loving it! Now, I'm busy adding the rest of their albums to my music collection. I can't get enough of this band - their sound is so hypnotic and sensual. There is not one bad song on this CD. I especially like "Strange Times" and "I Got Mine." Buy this album - you will not be disappointed. Rating: - It's About Time!!!For all the fans that are complaining about their progression on this album, you must be insane. I was just telling a friend before "Attack and Release" came out that I loved the Black keys music but their music was too redundant. It's not even a dramatic evolution in their sound, it's more of maturation. I always though that the Black keys were super talented and made great songs, but unfortunately they had like 4 albums of songs that sounded pretty-much the same. I love them to death, but they started to get boring. And by the grace of God they got a talented producer that was able to put their talent to proper use and pull a sound out of them that could elevate them as artist. This album is ... Read More Rating: - An Excellent ProgressionThe earlier works of the Black Keys were fantastic. I really didn't know what to expect when I was picking up Attack & Release. After hearing that the Black Keys would be working with Danger Mouse, I was a little worried. Was the Black Keys raw style of blues rock coming to an end? After listening to this album multiple times I grew to appreciate the new direction the Black Keys were going. In my opinion this album is near flawless. While Danger Mouse's touch is noticed, it is not overbearing. Attack & Release not only surpassed my expectation but now I am excited to hear their next release. The Black Keys followed a artistic progression and nailed it. One ... Read More Rating: - Worth your CashI always thought the Black Keys were a cool little band but with Danger Mouse production skills it just makes them so much better. It gives them a fuller sound with beats you can bob your head to. Back story to this album is amazing. Supposively Danger Mouse was going to produce a blues record for the legendary Ike Turner but he needed a backing band. The Black Keys agreed to be that backing band. While they were reheasing with Danger Mouse(Turner not present), Ike Turner passed away. Eventhough the Turner record was a no-go Danger Mouse and Keys formed a great chemistry together and decided that they should make their album together. Pure Genius. DM did not uber-commericialize it, he just ... Read More Rating:  - The Black Keys - Attack and Release 8/10Much like their Midwest brethren, the White Stripes, the Black Keys are a blues duo specializing in raw, lo-fi DIY tunes, and much like the faux-sibling pair, the Black Keys have steadily progressed from workmanlike blues and rock to, well, still more solid blues and rock, albeit with slightly more advanced recording techniques. Attack & Release continues this trend, although with the versatile Danger Mouse producing, some deviation from the formula is to be expected. "Psychotic Girl" sounds eerily like what Gnarls Barkley might sound like if they were a blues outfit with a penchant for banjo, and Dan Auerbach's vocals on "Lies" call to mind the best of the great southern soul singers. ... Read More |
Startup VoIP provider DeFi makes big claims, but delivers worldwide calling from a smartphone for $40 or $50 per month: DeFi has a very stripped down business model designed to appeal to a specific, but large class of traveler. They make software that's currently available for Nokia S60 phones (E and N series), and later this year for the iPhone, that acts as a kind of VoIP shunt for calling behavior. When you place a call, the software determines whether you're on a Wi-Fi network, and routes the call out that way; if not, it goes to cell. It also routes inbound calls, and can ring your cell phone's number if you're not on a Wi-Fi network and your inbound DeFi number gets a call.
For $40 or $50 per month (1 or 3 inbound phone numbers, respectively, in any of about 30 countries), you get 3,000 minutes (they call it "unlimited") of calling to and from 75 countries. This includes cell lines in Europe, typically a huge extra for most VoIP plans. DeFi said they signed deals directly with carriers, which they say most VoIP providers have not.
Wi-Fi access works at what they say is "1 million" hotspots, but is really Fon plus several tens of thousands of typical hotel, café, and airport venues. Wi-Fi fees are included for VoIP and data in the monthly subscription. DeFi uses Devicescape behind the scenes to handle no-entry authentication to their Wi-Fi footprint.
The integration is the key point DeFi makes about their product, and may be a stumbling block for an iPhone application. The head of DeFi told me that the company wants their service to require no behavioral changes for customers. Of course, users still have to make sure when they're in areas in which a cell call would be expensive that they don't accidentally wander away from a Wi-Fi hotspot. And Apple doesn't currently allow the kind of integration that would be required for call handling and interception, although DeFi said it's having no problems in its development work.
