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Milla Jovovich
The Divine Comedy
4/5

Oh yes! you aren't reading this wrong! that is in fact THE Milla Jovovich......the model!......the actress!........MAKING AN ALBUM!...........BUT!........don't freak out too much, this isn't actually a new album, in fact, it's quite old...........it was released way back in 1994 [fuck! nearly 15 years ago], it's just that i FINALLY got around to hearing it all in full.
Now.....this may have been Milla's only OFFICIAL album ever released under her name, but her official website has had a long list of her demos and songs for many years now, so i've ALWAYS enjoyed and downloaded her music. I had a handful of her tracks for sometime now, but just recently i decided to go back and get those missing tracks that i didn't get last time [the downloads are free btw].........and since then i've been on one MASSIVE Milla music kick!

Her music can take 3 different forms............she has her light electronic stuff, her more rockish tracks and her more FOLK sounding songs [which this album is FULL of]. She goes between genres fairly easily and her voice can go from hauntingly mellow to very raw and loud.
In The Divine Comedy [which she recorded at the RIPE age of 16 may i add] she merges a nice batch of influences..............it's kinda like a cross between Kate Bush, with a bit of Tori Amos mixed in.........and just a little bit of Jewel as well. It has a very magical feel to it, songs like Charlie, The Gentleman Who Fell, The Alien Song and You Did It All Before could have EASILY been taken off an old Kate Bush record..........we even get a bit of EUROPEAN CULTURE thrown in with the BEAUTIFUL song In A Glade which is sung in her native tongue....err...which i think is.........well, she's from the Ukraine, so........Ukrainian? lol!!!!!

As for the REST of her music NOT on this album, some of it can sound pretty experimental [Beat On Ice] and some can be very indie rock sounding [Left & Right]..........when she isn't channeling Bush or Amos, she's going mental with some David Bowie and Bjork influences!..........she's even worked with The Crystal Method on their Planet Of Boom album, and even sang some YIDDISH songs on the soundtrack for the movie Dummy!.............she's THAT versatile!!!!!!

Anyway, i just had to write SOMETHING about her music, i'm completely drowning in it at the moment and i just feel like spreading her stuff to EVERYONE i know, i feel like putting it all on a cd and selling it on the STREET!!!!!!..................The Divine Comedy has garnered quite the indie following over the years, but it's blaspheme that her other work isn't getting a proper commercial release!................she really is a visionary when it comes to her music! this bitch ain't JUST a pretty face...............in fact, i think she may positioned herself as one of my all time favourites musicians EVER!..................she's THAT good!..................not bad for someone who only releases music as a hobby.

So.............here's me doing my part in case a curious ear happens to read this:

Go to MillaJ.com and look through her music page and give her stuff a go, if it sounds like you'd be into her type of sound, then i urge you to give it a listen.

As for The Divine Comedy, since it's commercially available, you won't find the tracks on her official site, BUT, you can find it at Amazon.com

My god, i LOVE this woman.