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Pillowface And His Airplane Chronicles. Aoki explained that there's a meaning behind the album name. Pillow Face is a character he created who is really his alter ego. He is "traveling and surviving with no sleep – practically, no sleep for weeks, yet still being able to function. His head turns into a pillow. Airplane Chronicles – was referring to the constant traveling, living in airports and going global.
Going global is exactly what he did; with his touchdown in KL little under a month ago. I do enjoy the album it is really "dancey" and makes me want to stomp my feet. Aoki has managed to include some of your favorite bands and performers into an "actionpackallstarcast" cd. Yelle, Justice, Bloc Party, Klaxons and Mystery Jets. He has also been able to capture the essence of the Hollywood sub-culture "Scarlet Jo and Lindsay Lo" + "Found god on the next episode of LOST". Unfortunately he has also managed to include the likes of Mickey Avalon "Chilling in the locker room with Mark the Cobrasnake, taking pictures of my dick".I don't know, it may just be me -- but i would never admit to something like that through a press statement or a track. Mickey Avalon you homofreak. Besides "Wet N Wild" there seems to be a recurring theme throughout the CD; sexxsexxsexx. "All i say is sex sex sex" and again in the same song "I sleep all day and i fuck all night" - thank you Waters of Nazareth.
The opening track "New Noise" is the worst mix/dance track i've ever heard. I'm tempted to rename the track into something more fitting like -- "Electric Nazism". It doesn't seem to fit with the feel of the CD - sexxsexxsexx. Though it does come close as it screams raperaperape.
Needless to say there are still some great great great tracks on the mix. Aoki has been able to appeal to many cultures and music tastes through a single album, hippidy hop, indiecindy, jewhatingnazifuck and pop. All of which are going to contribute to mazzive CD sales and undoubtedly mega chart success. Props.
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