| /\/\ /\ Y /\ [Deluxe Edition] | ![/\/\ /\ Y /\ [Deluxe Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Fe1Quf2lL._SL160_.jpg) | Artist: M.I.A.
Label: Interscope Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 783
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 602527399874
EAN: 0602527399874
ASIN: B003M0H4Q8
Release Date: July 13, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | The Message | | • | Steppin Up | | • | XXXO | | • | Teqkilla | | • | Lovalot | | • | Story To be Told | | • | It Takes a Muscle | | • | It Iz What it Iz | | • | Born Free | | • | Meds and Feds | | • | Tell Me Why | | • | Space | | • | Internet Connection | | • | Illygirl | | • | Believer | | • | Caps Lock |
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Product Description
DELUXE EDITION - FEATURING 4 BONUS TRACKS + LENTICULAR COVER ART. Maya Arulpragasam was born in Hounslow, London England. When she was 6 months old, her family moved back to their homeland, Sri Lanka. At 8 years old, Maya moved back to London, where she and her family were housed as refugees from the civil unrest in their native region. Maya learned proper English at school and slang at home by listening to NWA and Public Enemy on the radio. In 2000, Maya was encouraged by electro-clash icon Peaches to make music on a Roland MC-505 Groovebox and she pulled lyrics from journals she had written during a 4 month trip to the Caribbean island of St. Vincent to craft her first songs. In 2005, she released Arular, and reached the mainstream charts in Europe and the U.K. It was considered as much a political statement as a musical one, as it referenced the Tamil Tigers. In 2007, Kala was released. Like Arular, it received unanimous international critical praise. It topped multiple "Best of the Year" lists in publications around the world with its deft mixture of politics, social consciousness, and inimitable genre-blending. On /\/\ /\ Y /\, M.I.A. continues her musical exploration into new territory including rock, dubstep and more. She is not a typical artist and /\/\ /\ Y /\ pushes the envelope with controversial sounds, lyrics, and imagery. M.I.A is many things -- a visual-artist, musician, revolutionary, and style-icon--and just when you think you have /\/\ /\ Y /\ pegged, it will surprise you. /\/\ /\ Y /\, features production by Rusko, Blaqstarr, Switch, Diplo, Sugu, John Hill, Derek Miller and M.I.A.
Album Description
Limited deluxed edition. 2010 release, the third album from the global superstar. Songwriting and production for the album were primarily handled by M.I.A. and Blaqstarr. Rusko and Derek E. Miller of Sleigh Bells are among the collaborators on the album, as are M.I.A.'s long-time associates Diplo and Switch. The album was mainly composed and recorded at M.I.A.'s house in Los Angeles. The album's tracks centre on the theme of information politics and are intended to evoke what M.I.A. called a "digital ruckus". Elements of industrial music were incorporated into M.I.A.'s sound for the first time.
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 Wow August 25, 2010
M. Beaulieu (NC, USA)
Of course this is heavy and noisy #1 is daddy, #2 is mommy #3 is M.I.A...
This is bitter and from the guts. It is also the demonstration of the versatility of a great artist.
The best expression of anger in the UK since "Never Mind the Bollocks!" Just much, much better!
3rd times a charm ...Definitley her production is more complex. August 12, 2010
Arish (PhOenix , aZ)
I have to say I did enjoyed singles off her first two albums. But "MAYA" is a drastic improvement production wise, and song structure. This album to me sounds a lot fuller and yet more fulfilling with diversity. When the previous albums had more of a stripped down dance-hall feel to it. I would even put "MAYA" in the Timbaland and Missy Elliot ballpark with a little Nelly Furtado mixed in and that's a honor. Highlights on this album are "Stepping Up, XXXO, Teqkilla, Tell me why, Internet Connection and It Iz What it Iz". Which are definitely improvements from her previous two efforts. MAYA really shows that she is a growing artist and on her way to a much larger audience. The album is definitely a long player and holds your interest from track to track. Hard experimental beats with a electronic touch for the most part, is what this effort consist of. Check it out you won't be disappointed if you are a fan of electronica and a connoisseur of music. Others to check out:
Kelis - Flesh tone
Amanda Blank -I love you
MS kittin- Batbox
Christina Aguilera- Bionic (Deluxe Explicit Version)
 Backlash August 5, 2010
Douglas King (Cincinnati, OH United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
With her first two albums, "Arular" and "Kala", MIA became a critically acclaimed artist whose multi-cultural, politically charged music was loved and well respected by fans, but still flying under the mainstream radar. All that changed when "Paper Planes" became a surprising mainstream hit, and MIA was well on her way to becoming a bona fide pop star.
And so the backlash began ... a notorious New York Times article depicted her as a phony and a hypocrite, Perez Hilton began taunting her, and her new album, "MAYA", has received mixed reviews.
"MAYA" is not MIA's best work. Neither is it a disaster. What it is is a confusing, difficult portrait of an artist who is declaring her independence. MIA clearly has no interest in being a pop star or a commodity, and with the exception of maybe "XXXO" there is not one single radio-friendly song on this album. The songs are gritty, often noisy, often angry, and rarely catchy.
Sonically, the world music influences seem to be all but absent on "MAYA", and the sound is a mixture of hard electronica, hip-hop, and heavy metal. MIA seems to be struggling: struggling to find a new sound, struggling to please both herself and her fans, struggling to reconcile her newfound fame and mainstream success with her roots as an outsider and revolutionary.
The album has been criticized for being incoherent and noisy. There's some truth in that. But even her harshest critics couldn't accuse MIA of selling out. She's still speaking her truth, whether people want to hear it or not. And that's what makes her an artist who I think will remain vital for a very long time.
Sick!! :) August 1, 2010
J. Perea (Austin, TX)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If this album doesn't get you off your butt, then nothing will. From the intro to Caps Lock this is a fun ride!!! Thank you M.I.A.!! Can't wait to see you at in October at Austin City Limits Music Festival!!
Same Story July 31, 2010
Carrie L. Mclane (Spokane WA USA)
MIA is just one of those artists that you either like or hate. Simple as that. Read reviews from any of her albums and you will find this to be true. Personally I like her new album better than any of her other albums to date. But thats just me. So in summary, if you hate her music youre probably not going to like this one any better. But if you like her than its definatly an album that you will want in youre collection [if you dont have it already]. Some people say cucumbers taste better pickled, some dont. its all the liseners decision in the end. But one thing is for sure, she is definatly one of the most polarising artists to come along in the last few years.
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