Discuss the Musics Thread [Archive] - Page 2

D_Davis

03-14-2008, 04:44 PM

And now I am jealous. Hope they put on a good show for you... I've heard good things about their concerts, though that was during The Mantle days when they strove to be as experimental in the live format as possible (Japanese drums, etc.)

It's at a super small club, too. Should be fun.

I'm glad you've heard good things about them live. I've heard nothing, and was a little apprehensive.

I'm really interested to see what kind of crowd they draw. Will it be metal heads, hipster kids, or ren fair folk?

I wish they would release their new EP on iTunes. I guess I'll have to wait until next Friday to buy it.

MadMan

03-14-2008, 05:19 PM

Is it sad that I figured he was dead?Until I learned that he recently released a disc (one that I think actually was nominated for a Grammy this year. I donno if it won or not), I thought that he was dead as well. The guy isn't exactly a spring chicken though at 88...

Lasse

03-16-2008, 11:20 PM

New album out from Irish/Danish rapper tomorrow. It's bloody brilliant. He was a typical gangsta rapper, but on his last album Cassiopeia he suddenly started writing good lyrics and his beats were awesome. On his new double album Melankolia/Xxx Couture, he decided to try something entirely new to him, electro rap. I love it.

Although you won't understand a word of it:
LOC - Xxx Couture (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF7euGkpAzk)
LOC feat. Orgi-E - Sl!k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S90Vy83IFZ8)
LOC - Tortur (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa4F7Slisq8)

D_Davis

03-18-2008, 02:13 PM

So the new Agalloch E.P. doesn't rock - at all!

It's almost all acoustic, and really folksy.

It sounds more like the Diablo 2 soundtrack than anything...

I think Blizzard should listen to it, maybe they'd get started on Diablo 3 sooner.

I hope they don't play all this acoustic stuff this Friday when I see them.

bac0n

03-20-2008, 02:43 AM

Art Tatum is the finest pianist this country has ever produced, period.

Evidence One: Yesterdays (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzj6Q61h3oA)

Evidence Two: She's Funny That Way (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSWCJy9QeNE&feature=related)

Evidence Three: Elegy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNAJlqn0nO4)

Evidence Four: The Definitive Art Tatum Piece: Tiger Rag. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaPeks0H3_s&feature=related) Try to keep up.

Yes, this is only one guy playing. And yes, Art Tatum grew up for the most part blind.

After hearing Art Tatum play, Sergei Rachmoninoff Himself declared Tatum to be the greatest piano player alive.

Horbgorbler

03-20-2008, 02:47 AM

Yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES.

Tatum = God.

origami_mustache

03-20-2008, 03:34 AM

M83's new album "Saturdays = Youth" leaked!

found this website that maps bands similarities and more...great place for getting new music recommendations, tracking releases etc.

http://audiomap.tuneglue.net/

Stay Puft

03-20-2008, 09:29 PM

M83's new album "Saturdays = Youth" leaked!

Listened to it twice in a row last night while finishing my term paper. So good.

Rowland

03-20-2008, 10:21 PM

Where did you guys find the new M83?

origami_mustache

03-21-2008, 04:53 AM

Listened to it twice in a row last night while finishing my term paper. So good.

This album is a lot heavier on vocals. The second half is great, but I'm a little ambivalent towards the first half and especially the female vocals.

Where did you guys find the new M83?

private tracker...I have invites, if anyone is interested send pm...Is it not on soulseek yet?

Acapelli

03-21-2008, 09:21 AM

private tracker...I have invites, if anyone is interested send pm...Is it not on soulseek yet?
what.cd/waffles?

Because I would love one. Especially since waffles never sent me one after I sent them my oink information.

origami_mustache

03-21-2008, 05:29 PM

what.cd/waffles?

Because I would love one. Especially since waffles never sent me one after I sent them my oink information.

yeah I have invites to both...sent you a waffles invite to the email, but it failed...also sent what.cd invite...not sure if the email I have is incorrect or not: Hincapie1126@gmail.net

Acapelli

03-21-2008, 07:37 PM

yeah I have invites to both...sent you a waffles invite to the email, but it failed...also sent what.cd invite...not sure if the email I have is incorrect or not: Hincapie1126@gmail.net
Haha, this happened with the karagarga invite, it's gmail.com, although I initially (and mistakenly) put .net at the end.

origami_mustache

03-21-2008, 07:52 PM

Haha, this happened with the karagarga invite, it's gmail.com, although I initially (and mistakenly) put .net at the end.

haha oooh yes now I remember. Sent what.cd invite...waffles invites closed already.

Acapelli

03-21-2008, 08:19 PM

You rule.

Yxklyx

03-22-2008, 08:14 PM

Anyone here know anything about Swing music from the 40s and 50s? If so, what are some recommendations of artists or whatever?

origami_mustache

03-24-2008, 12:49 PM

Anyone here know anything about Swing music from the 40s and 50s? If so, what are some recommendations of artists or whatever?

Benny Goodman
Count Basie
Glenn Miller
Duke Ellington
Cab Calloway

bac0n

03-24-2008, 04:18 PM

Anyone here know anything about Swing music from the 40s and 50s? If so, what are some recommendations of artists or whatever?

The Big Four (In Order Of Awesomeness) Are:

Chick Webb
Count Basie
Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw

Rowland

03-24-2008, 04:19 PM

What do you guys use primarily for downloading music? I'm so rooted in the past that I still stick with Soulseek, which I've been using since it first debuted as an alternative to Napster/Kazaa back in the day.

EvilShoe

03-24-2008, 04:31 PM

D_Davis

03-24-2008, 04:48 PM

Dang, the new Sun Kil Moon is awesome so far.

It's available from their website for only $8 as a digital download.

I also ordered a couple copies of the CD.

And I got my tx to see Mark Kozelek perform live in a couple of weeks.

April is going to be an awesome month.

D_Davis

03-24-2008, 05:34 PM

Unlit Hallway, off the new Sun Kil Moon album, is awesome. Kozelek has always possessed an uncanny ability to invoke mood and atmosphere; he creates setting - time and place - through his music, and this song is a great example of this.

I still think the best song he's ever written is Michael, off the first Red House Painters album, but this song is among those that are close to that song's brilliance.

D_Davis

03-24-2008, 05:43 PM

I don't care for Haron Blue on the new SKM album.

It's the first song that isn't awesome.

It could be a good song in a movie though, I can totally picture it in a dark western of some kind.

origami_mustache

03-25-2008, 05:21 AM

Soulseek is pretty good and I still use it occasionally, but the quality and speed of torrents is so much better, plus I enjoy the private tracker communities.

Rowland

03-25-2008, 05:37 AM

Soulseek is pretty good and I still use it occasionally, but the quality and speed of torrents is so much better, plus I enjoy the private tracker communities.I use torrents for movies obviously, but not so much music. Where do you look for music torrents?

Derek

03-25-2008, 07:08 AM

I use torrents for movies obviously, but not so much music. Where do you look for music torrents?

Here (http://www.torrents.to/torrents/music_torrents/). Mininova and BTJunkie are definitely the best two to search in. It doesn't have a lot of the rare stuff you can only find on Soulseek or, I assume, private communities, but I've found a lot of albums there and they've almost always dl'ed pretty fast.

origami_mustache

03-26-2008, 04:00 AM

I use torrents for movies obviously, but not so much music. Where do you look for music torrents?

I can send you an invite to a what.cd...let me know your email if interested?

Acapelli

03-27-2008, 05:49 PM

EvilShoe

03-27-2008, 06:13 PM

So what are everyone's favorite releases of '08 so far? At this point mine are

Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Boris - Smile
El Guincho - Alegranza
No Kids - Come Into My House
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
So far:

British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams
Constantines - Kensington Heights

Justin

03-27-2008, 06:52 PM

So far..

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
She & Him - Volume One
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Clinic - Do It!

I am expecting The Roots to jump straight to the top when Rising Down is released.

Sven

03-27-2008, 07:07 PM

Horb, wherever you are, you'd be proud of me:

I just used almost all of this month's emusic downloads on Popul Vuh. Got about 6 albums worth. I always loved Fricke's work with Herzog, so it's wonderful to have some more.

Derek

03-27-2008, 07:07 PM

So what are everyone's favorite releases of '08 so far?

El Guincho - Alegranza
Times New Viking - Rip it Off
Fleet Foxes - Ragged Wood
Headlights - Some Racing, Some Stopping
The Ruby Suns - Sea Lion
High Places - 03/07-09/07
Valet - Naked Acid
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazurus, Dig!!!
The Black Keys - Attack & Release
Portishead - Third

...and several others I really like. It's been a solid year so far even if El Guincho is the only one that's really of top 5-10 of the year quality IMO.

Llopin

03-27-2008, 07:32 PM

Interesting, so El Guincho is all popular and stuff now? When I saw him live last year he didn't particularly revolt the masses. All hail Pitchfork, I guess. He's a nice guy.

I'll say...

Experimental Aircraft - Third Transmission: Meet Me On Echo Echo Terrace
Meshuggah - obZen
The Goslings - Occasion
Earth - The Bees Made Honey In the Lion's Skull
5ive - Hesperus
Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
Mt Eerie - Black Wooden Ceiling Opening
Riddle of Steel - 1985
SM and the Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
Mia Doi Todd - Gea
Thinking Machines - The Complete Record of Urban Archaeology
The Vera Violets - Dirty Rainbow

Still got a lot to listen, though.

Derek

03-27-2008, 07:51 PM

Interesting, so El Guincho is all popular and stuff now? When I saw him live last year he didn't particularly revolt the masses. All hail Pitchfork, I guess. He's a nice guy.

I guess. It's Person Pitch for 2008, so I'm not sure why its popularity would be a surprise, although it hasn't exactly been lighting up the switchboards over here in the US either.

Rowland

03-27-2008, 10:48 PM

All hail Pitchfork, I guess.White people love Pitchfork.

Duncan

03-28-2008, 12:45 AM

Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea Whoa, did this leak?

EvilShoe

03-28-2008, 12:47 AM

Forgot (apart from Fleet Foxes, which has been mentioned already):
Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash

Kurosawa Fan

03-28-2008, 01:34 AM

Forgot (apart from Fleet Foxes, which has been mentioned already):
Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash

I fucking love this album, especially that particular track. Incredible.

Rowland

03-28-2008, 02:57 AM

Hey, I just realized that Fennesz released another collaboration with Sakamoto last year. I'm downloading it now... any good?

Acapelli

03-28-2008, 03:35 AM

I guess. It's Person Pitch for 2008, so I'm not sure why its popularity would be a surprise, although it hasn't exactly been lighting up the switchboards over here in the US either.
Yeah apart from you, and myself of course, I haven't really heard anyone else talk about it here.

origami_mustache

03-29-2008, 11:19 PM

So what are everyone's favorite releases of '08 so far? At this point mine are

The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
Why? - Alopecia
James Blackshaw - White Goddess
Jamie Lidell - Jim
Crystal Castles - S/T
Boris - Smile
The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Graves
Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams
M83 - Saturdays = Youth
Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
Woods Family Creeps- S/T
Adam Green - Sixes and Sevens
The Black Keys - Attack and Release
The Magnetic Fields - Distortion

origami_mustache

03-30-2008, 02:43 AM

Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing

Just listened to this album and I love it...I'd imagine some sort of super collaboration between Lightning Bolt, The Black Dice and No Age would sound something like this.

Acapelli

03-30-2008, 12:41 PM

Just listened to this album and I love it...I'd imagine some sort of super collaboration between Lightning Bolt, The Black Dice and No Age would sound something like this.
I've heard a lot of people describe it as a dancier Growing, and after seeing Growing perform, I'd have to agree.

bac0n

03-31-2008, 02:09 PM

Has there been any talk about doing another music swap? I'd be up for it if anyone else is...

Horbgorbler

03-31-2008, 03:09 PM

Has there been any talk about doing another music swap? I'd be up for it if anyone else is...

Ditto.

D_Davis

03-31-2008, 04:28 PM

Anyone here listen to Breathless, with Dominic Appleton (This Mortal Coil) on vocals?

These guys are awesome. And what's even more awesome is that Amazon has all of their albums on MP3 for dl. This is a HUGE money saver, as most of their CDs sell for well over $40 now.

Check out their albums, Three Times and Waving and Chasing Promises. They are incredible - a great mix of goth, new wave, post-rock/punk.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QKHX68/ref=sr_f3_1?ie=UTF8&parent=B000V8Q08M&qid=1206980836&sr=103-1

origami_mustache

03-31-2008, 08:12 PM

Has there been any talk about doing another music swap? I'd be up for it if anyone else is...

I just found this website the other day...

http://muxtape.com/

origami_mustache

04-01-2008, 09:14 AM

hahaha

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress .com/2008/03/30/93-music-piracy/

as both a music pirate and a vinyl purchaser...I feel completely pwned.

DSNT

04-01-2008, 11:51 AM

Music swap sounds great. I'd be in.

Rowland

04-03-2008, 08:55 PM

Ohh, I want in.

Marley

04-04-2008, 03:45 AM

Count me in too.

megladon8

04-05-2008, 11:59 PM

I'm totally in for a music swap.

And I want to mention, The Church was a great band. They had bagpipe solos. Wicked.

Russ

04-07-2008, 08:21 PM

Pulitzer prize-winning musician Bob Dylan. Nice!

Kurosawa Fan

04-07-2008, 08:37 PM

Pulitzer prize-winning musician Bob Dylan. Nice!

That fucking rules!

D_Davis

04-09-2008, 05:08 PM

New Meat Beat Manifesto came out yesterday!

YAY!

Purchasing now...

D_Davis

04-09-2008, 05:28 PM

Damn - this new MBM album is awesome.

D_Davis

04-09-2008, 05:43 PM

If this album gets any more awesomer, I'll probably die of awesome overload.

bac0n

04-09-2008, 09:19 PM

I heard samples and I was very impressed. Sounds like a combination of Subliminal Sammich and Satyricon, which pleases me greatly.

D_Davis

04-09-2008, 09:31 PM

I heard samples and I was very impressed. Sounds like a combination of Subliminal Sammich and Satyricon, which pleases me greatly.

It peaks with track 8, Young Cassius, out of 14 tracks. But I guess the last 4 tracks are just bonus tracks or something - the core album is 10 tracks, and it rocks. Tracks 5 and 8 are amazing - as good as 1979 and Asbestos Lead Asbestos.

Subliminal Sandwich is my favorite MBM album, with 99% second, and I think this new one is 3rd.

origami_mustache

04-15-2008, 07:37 AM

Anyone else pumped up for Record Store Day (http://www.recordstoreday.com/)?

The closest store to me will have Peanutbutter Wolf and Daniel Ash and David J (Bauhaus/Love and Rockets) doing DJ sets and The Donnas which I could care less about. The coolest part is the exclusive releases (http://www.amoeba.com/content/record-store-day.html) though. I'll definitely be getting The Black Keys, Built To Spill, Death Cab For Cutie, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks 7"s.

D_Davis

04-15-2008, 07:46 PM

I've got a new list ready for when DSNT and I finish the shoegazer thread - should be soon.

It's subject might surprise some people....

/hype

Sven

04-16-2008, 02:03 AM

Anybody ever hear of Tokyo Police Club?

Talk about jejune.

D_Davis

04-16-2008, 02:55 AM

Anybody ever hear of Tokyo Police Club?

Talk about jejune.

Yeah - I don't like them.

origami_mustache

04-17-2008, 03:21 AM

these all leaked today:

No Age - Nouns
Do Make Say Think - The Whole Story of Glory
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

Acapelli

04-18-2008, 02:56 AM

Yeah - I don't like them.
I like them for what they are. An indie rock band totally without pretension.

D_Davis

04-18-2008, 03:39 AM

I cannot get enough of this Bruce Kaphan album. Man is it ever beautiful. I would love to hear what he could do partnered up with Eno or Lanois.

I need to listen to more of his work with American Music Club.

Derek

04-18-2008, 03:55 AM

these all leaked today:

Do Make Say Think - The Whole Story of Glory

Awesome, I didn't realize they were coming out with another album so soon and it was even listed on RYM! Looking forward to the No Age as well.

EDIT: Ah, live album, but two new tracks will do for now.

Ezee E

04-18-2008, 03:55 AM

I saw the new Madonna music video. How is she better looking then half the newer artists out there?

Derek

04-18-2008, 04:50 AM

Wow, the new Islands album really is completely underwhelming.

Sven

04-18-2008, 03:13 PM

Any fans of P. Hux?

I'm starting to dig.

Sven

04-18-2008, 04:12 PM

I know that there are many who refuse to be exposed as in-any-way-uninformed about music, but do try to do this without cheating:

http://www.mymusiciq.com/

Me:

Mix-Tape Master (109-144 points)
You are a music evangelist: the person in your network of friends who always has the coolest new song, the one whose iPod gets picked to DJ every party. You understand the art of the segue, how the key to the best mix-tape isn't just the songs you pick, but how they interlock with each other. You also know who the up-and-coming acts are and are quick to recognise where their influences lie and whether they will make it big. You work hard at the pursuit of this knowledge, scouring music blogs, magazines and record stores. Most importantly, you are generous with your passion – and your friends should be very, very grateful. Still, it’s always good to get new inspiration for your latest mix.

I'm actually surprised I got this high. And I have to admit, a couple of the ones I got wrong were simply due to haste rather than consideration. But then, some of the ones I got right were luck, so it evens out, I guess.

D_Davis

04-18-2008, 04:42 PM

Me too! :)

Mix-Tape Master (109-144 points)
You are a music evangelist: the person in your network of friends who always has the coolest new song, the one whose iPod gets picked to DJ every party. You understand the art of the segue, how the key to the best mix-tape isn't just the songs you pick, but how they interlock with each other. You also know who the up-and-coming acts are and are quick to recognise where their influences lie and whether they will make it big. You work hard at the pursuit of this knowledge, scouring music blogs, magazines and record stores. Most importantly, you are generous with your passion – and your friends should be very, very grateful. Still, it’s always good to get new inspiration for your latest mix.

D_Davis

04-18-2008, 07:37 PM

So finding a pedal steel guitar instructor is proving to be difficult.

I think I need to get good and start a business!

But how do I get good without a teacher?

DAMMIT.

It doesn't seem like an instrument that you can just pick up and learn. There is so much nuance and technique involved...

bac0n

04-18-2008, 07:52 PM

Humbug! Humbug, I say! Missed Mix-Tape Master by a lousy five points!

Birthday Party DJ (73-108 points)
You are a rabid consumer of music. You get a rush every time you hear something new but remain faithful to those artists you love. Your music collection represents who you are and what you care about and your home may even bear the tell-tale signs of your affections – posters, old band t-shirts and the odd music biography. But you aren't a completist, you know what you like and make sure you have it. Simple as that. To expand your repertoire, perhaps there are some genres that you'd benefit from giving a little more attention to – perhaps now is the time to hear something new or get hold of that missing album from your collection.

Kurosawa Fan

04-18-2008, 08:13 PM

I thought I'd do even worse than this:

Your final score was 72/180

Air Guitarist (36-72 points)
Music, you believe, isn't so much about knowledge as it is about feeling. Sure, someone might be able to rattle off the recording dates for every Johnny Cash Sun session – so what? That's just academic. Music is your soundtrack to everything: your drive home from work, morning jog and Sunday lunch. However, you'll be the first to admit you aren't very good at going out and discovering new acts and aren't susceptible to the hype, "just gimme the good stuff," we hear you cry. After all, not everyone’s a music expert – if only someone could make some recommendations to help you out.

Horbgorbler

04-18-2008, 09:06 PM

'Nother Mix-Tape Master, but I only missed the stupid ones about Ryan Adams and Coldplay and crap.

Duncan

04-20-2008, 10:59 PM

Anybody have some bluegrass recommendations? I'd love to get into the genre, but I don't know of many entry points that aren't entirely mainstream.

D_Davis

04-21-2008, 05:33 PM

Have you guys heard The Dino 5, Baby Loves Hip Hop?

It's a hip hop album for kids produced by Prince Paul featuring members of The Roots, Digable Planets, De La Soul, and Jurassic 5.

It's awesome, and hilarious.

I guess it's going to be a cartoon as well.

Rowland

04-21-2008, 07:06 PM

I'm going to listen to my cd swap album today. I hope you don't hate what I recommended to you too much D, I tried to think of something I love that is especially atypical to how I perceive your tastes.

Horbgorbler

04-21-2008, 07:15 PM

Anybody have some bluegrass recommendations? I'd love to get into the genre, but I don't know of many entry points that aren't entirely mainstream.

Bill Monroe and Flat & Scruggs are the obvious choices.

I've been meaning to look further into it, as well, along with Western Swing that isn't Bob Wills - who I love - if such a thing even exists. There's a song by John Hartford that lists literally hundreds of bluegrass musicians and I've been meaning to find the lyrics and track down the most intriguing.

D_Davis

04-21-2008, 07:16 PM

I tried to think of something I love that is especially atypical to how I perceive your tastes.

You nailed it.

;)

I am working on my write up, should be ready this week.

I think you'll like what I have to say.

Lasse

04-21-2008, 10:51 PM

D_Davis

04-21-2008, 10:54 PM

Should've recommended him Mew. :P

Mew's totally my bag.

They actually remind me of a lot of my old favorites. Good stuff!

D_Davis

04-23-2008, 03:44 PM

I took an inventory this morning of my CDs.

So far, I've recorded:

3 live albums
5 full length albums
6 E.P.s

For a total of 14 Cds.

Only 6 more until I reach my goal of 20, and then I can release my box set.

:)

I started working on the newest album last weekend.

Duncan

04-23-2008, 04:15 PM

Bill Monroe and Flat & Scruggs are the obvious choices.

I've been meaning to look further into it, as well, along with Western Swing that isn't Bob Wills - who I love - if such a thing even exists. There's a song by John Hartford that lists literally hundreds of bluegrass musicians and I've been meaning to find the lyrics and track down the most intriguing.
Thanks, I'll look into those.

D_Davis

04-29-2008, 04:34 PM

Anyone here listen to Marconi Union?

Their album Distance is brilliant.

Apparently, these are the guys that Eno hired to supervise the remastering of all of his early ambient music - based off of one album.

This album offers some of the densest, most textured ambient music I've heard.

It reminds me of all the good stuff of Tortoise's best, mixed with the best of Mouse on Mars.

However, this is not to say that they are simply riffing off of these bands. They definitely have their own style.

I listened to the album 4 times in a row this morning while eating and reading. It is cyclical in nature. There is a common sonic thread running through the tracks. It's almost as if the album has no beginning or end.

It is quite brilliant.

It is the perfect partner to Bruce Kaphan's Slider. Both of these albums are a couple of years old, and I can't believe I haven't heard more people talk about them.

D_Davis

04-29-2008, 09:15 PM

I've listened to the Marconi Union album 7 times today, so far. On my 8th listen now.

It's absolutely genius.

Anyone here who even remotely likes ambient or interesting electronic music needs to buy this.

Just do it. It's incredible.

MadMan

05-04-2008, 04:24 AM

Is anyone else watching the Radiohead special on Vh1 where they perform In Rainbows live in a studio? I sadly missed the first 18 minutes but I'm still checking it out regardless. That album rocks, and is largely the reason I'm quickly becoming a fan of the band (I also recently listened to The Bends, which is a solid earlier disc). Plus I've also heard stuff off of their other albums as well.

Sven

05-04-2008, 05:00 AM

It's a shame that Kasim Sulton's solo career, for the most part, consists entirely of pretty bland "adult contemporary" stuff. Still, sucka's got some dulcet pipes. His live stuff on youtube is much better than his studio stuff.

DSNT

05-05-2008, 02:39 AM

Benny Profane

05-05-2008, 12:27 PM

Juno soundtrack: the epitome of what I hate about teen/college indie mope rock.

MadMan

05-05-2008, 08:23 PM

Yeah, that was the same recording they played on Radiohead.tv on New Years Day this year. Good stuff.Ah, really? I wish I had seen it then. I feel like watching it a bunch of times.

ledfloyd

05-05-2008, 10:02 PM

no NIN fans here? trent put out an album today at http://theslip.nin.com you can't pay for it, even if you want to. and there are several lossless options for download.

megladon8

05-08-2008, 02:14 AM

Anyone listen to the new album from The Roots yet?

megladon8

05-08-2008, 02:22 AM

no NIN fans here? trent put out an album today at http://theslip.nin.com you can't pay for it, even if you want to. and there are several lossless options for download.

Just D/L'ed it.

It's pretty good. Definitely better than "With Teeth", but not near the brilliance of "Year Zero".

He needs to stop recycling the same sound over and over. He often finds new sounds which he then uses for a few albums afterwards. Some neat new sounds on "Year Zero" are just sounding boring and repetitive here on "The Slip".

transmogrifier

05-10-2008, 08:59 AM

I have to say it: Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! is one of the best albums of the past few years. Great from start to finish. Old fart rock at its best.

Thirdmango

05-11-2008, 05:15 PM

no NIN fans here? trent put out an album today at http://theslip.nin.com you can't pay for it, even if you want to. and there are several lossless options for download.

Thanks for the link, I just snagged it, I'm of the exact same opinion Megladon8, minus the having listened to the album part, just the whole how he's been up to this point.

Duncan

05-12-2008, 03:09 AM

Anyone think the new Portishead album sounds remarkably similar to the Silver Apples at certain points? 'Specially "We Carry On."

Derek

05-12-2008, 05:02 AM

Anyone think the new Portishead album sounds remarkably similar to the Silver Apples at certain points? 'Specially "We Carry On."

Yup, very much so. This is not a bad thing in my estimation.

Duncan

05-13-2008, 07:58 AM

Nas' Illmatic: great hip hop album? or greatest?

Sven

05-13-2008, 02:02 PM

Nas' Illmatic: great hip hop album? or greatest?

I'm not huge into hip-hop, but when I listened to this album, it was kind of a revelation. I've never heard before or since such emotive expression in rap.

Kurosawa Fan

05-13-2008, 02:50 PM

Nas' Illmatic: great hip hop album? or greatest?

I'll go with great. I think there are a few better albums, but not many.

dreamdead

05-13-2008, 03:38 PM

Yeah, despite the overall quality of Illmatic, I seem to have a hard ever working straight through the album, as the middle tracks (re: 5 and 6) seem to lack some of the energy that's contained in the bookends to the album.

ledfloyd

05-13-2008, 06:03 PM

the new Blind Melon album surprisingly doesn't completely suck. still, i only really like about every other track.

origami_mustache

05-14-2008, 05:15 AM

Just got the new Mates of State album...and the Ratatat 7"...color me excited!

megladon8

05-15-2008, 05:53 PM

No one else here like Atmosphere?

Seems strange no one's talking about their latest album, since MatchCut is where I heard of them first.

Anyways, I'm really enjoying it.

Some really cool beats.

origami_mustache

05-20-2008, 02:21 AM

Customize your own music festival:
with music legends, dream reunions, and other favorites...
(I limited mine to living people, but dead artists could be fun too.)

Michael Jackson, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, Captain Beefheart, The Smiths, Tom Waits, My Bloody Valentine, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Flaming Lips, Devo, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Sonics, The Unicorns, Guided By Voices, Pavement, Dr. Octagon, At the Drive-In, The Avalanches, Wu Tang Clan, The Books, The Postal Service, Merzbow, The Olivia Tremor Control, Sigur Rós, Daft Punk, Björk, Arrested Development, Grand Master Flash, Public Enemy, Sonic Youth, Beck, Radiohead, Yo La Tengo, Built To Spill, Gil Scott-Heron, Mouse on Mars, Squarepusher, Sujan Stevens, The Mountain Goats, Iron and Wine and Calexico, Lightning Bolt, Joanna Newsom, Explosions in the Sky, Animal Collective, Beirut, Tortoise, The Fiery Furnaces, Broken Social Scene, Mogwai, Nas, RJD2, Daedelus with Busdriver, DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist, Ratatat

origami_mustache

05-23-2008, 07:36 AM

new Ratatat and Hold Steady albums leaked today.

berlin wallflower

05-29-2008, 04:40 PM

I've been getting a lot of head lately (Radiohead, Portishead, Talking Heads, Blonde Redhead, Bedhead, etc.)

Sven

06-06-2008, 05:30 AM

Anybody ever listen to the Hoodoo Gurus's Stoneage Romeo? Because damn it's good.

Boner M

06-06-2008, 06:28 AM

Anybody ever listen to the Hoodoo Gurus's Stoneage Romeo? Because damn it's good.
My dad used to play it on road trips when I was a young'un. I didn't like it much then, but perhaps things would be different now.

transmogrifier

06-08-2008, 10:28 AM

Purchased today (last CDs in a while)

http://biblioklept.files.wordpress.co m/2007/10/widow-city.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000F8DB9E.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V542 02328_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003TAD.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc39/PandaPaw08/999353.jpg

http://www.metal-norge.com/images/omtaler/1811.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000024ZS4.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Benny Profane

06-09-2008, 06:47 PM

I realize I'm about a year late with this, but I bought Neon Bible by The Arcade Fire.

I don't know if I get all the love. They can certainly write some good songs with good hooks, but it's a little too overly theatrical for me. Everything is very "dramatic". Also, they need to cut the reliance on synths in half, at least.

It's only been one listen, so I might warm up to it.

Kurosawa Fan

06-09-2008, 07:00 PM

Benny Profane

06-09-2008, 07:45 PM

This is the first album of theirs I bought.

I really can't stand all the synths. I hope I get over it.

Kurosawa Fan

06-09-2008, 07:56 PM

This is the first album of theirs I bought.

I really can't stand all the synths. I hope I get over it.

You really should have gone with Funeral. It's a much better CD, in fact it's one of my favorites. If you don't warm up to Neon Bible, don't let that discourage you from at least checking out Funeral at some point.

Benny Profane

06-09-2008, 08:00 PM

You really should have gone with Funeral. It's a much better CD, in fact it's one of my favorites. If you don't warm up to Neon Bible, don't let that discourage you from at least checking out Funeral at some point.

A'ight. Thanks.

Funny thing is, I really like Intervention, which is all types of theatrical and synth'ed out. I guess if the song is good enough it doesn't matter.

Justin

06-11-2008, 01:53 AM

Carter 3 is a poor excuse for a rap album. I guess I just don't understand what everyone likes about this guy.

origami_mustache

06-13-2008, 10:43 AM

Carter 3 is a poor excuse for a rap album. I guess I just don't understand what everyone likes about this guy.

The mix tapes are much better than the actual albums...his freestyle ability is by far his greatest attribute.

origami_mustache

06-16-2008, 08:43 AM

crickets in the music forum

MadMan

06-17-2008, 09:33 PM

So I'm now a fan of the Black Keys, I like Sleater-Kinney still even though All Hands on the Band One was disappointing as was Beck's The Information, and that I'm also a fan now of Thievery Corporation and Bloc Party. Plus The Ravonettes Great Love Sound is mediocre at best, and that Sticky Fingers is good stuff indeed. I'm still in search for more discs I haven't heard before though, although its been hampered by the fact that the local library is underwater and that I'm strapped for cash at the moment.

Lasse

06-18-2008, 09:20 AM

Plus The Ravonettes Great Love Sound is mediocre at best

:| It's a god damn brilliant song.

MadMan

06-19-2008, 02:15 AM

:| It's a god damn brilliant song.Whoops, I meant the album its from is mediocre. The song itself is the best track off of the album.

Lasse

06-19-2008, 08:53 AM

Whoops, I meant the album its from is mediocre. The song itself is the best track off of the album.

Oh, then you're not as wrong as you were before. I think Pretty In Black is an alright album, but not as good as I had expected.

Ezee E

06-23-2008, 04:32 PM

Wu-Tang fans should like the new Rza album.

"Can't Stop Me Now" is the highlight.

Sven

07-02-2008, 03:36 AM

I just realized today that I have no time for negative opinions about Billy Joel. When you're at the point where you say "I do not like Billy Joel," you are jerking your knees.

monolith94

07-02-2008, 05:18 AM

Please, please, please, people -

click on this link: http://www.wunh.org/index.php?menutype=Schedule/Listen&page=schedule.php

and then click on "Tuxedo Junction". This music is seriously ALL THAT.

D_Davis

07-11-2008, 06:50 PM

Yxklyx

07-12-2008, 04:24 AM

I recently purchased the remastered version of Depeche Mode's Violator. I hadn't listened to the album in years, and I was immediately struck by how complex and nuanced the compositions are. There really isn't a bad song on the album, and over half of the tracks are extraordinary. While I remembered this album as being little more than an above average synthpop outing, in truth it is closer to a masterpiece of modern pop. It is moody, mature, memorable, and atmospheric.

I just listened to this after a long time.

I agree that it's a classic. Actually, every song is excellent but there's something about this album that doesn't appeal to me much. The negatives: Overproduced, too much synth, the lead singer's monotone voice. Are there any drums on this? I like the second singer more - my favorite song is the one that goes "Put it on..." - towards the end. I like my singers to be somewhat emotive.

So after this I put on New Order's Power Corruption and Lies. Talk about a balanced album! Synth, guitar, bass, drums, voice are all equally represented and while the lead singer's voice isn't the best it's still pretty emotive and shows good range. My fave New Order album.

D_Davis

07-12-2008, 04:32 AM

The negatives: Overproduced, too much synth, the lead singer's monotone voice. Are there any drums on this?

Too much synth?

DM is a synth band. :)

Only electronic drums. They play keyboards and do programming, with very little acoustic instrumentation. That's just the kind of band they are. Like The Pet Shop Boys, or Erasure...

So after this I put on New Order's Power Corruption and Lies. Talk about a balanced album! Synth, guitar, bass, drums, voice are all equally represented and while the lead singer's voice isn't the best it's still pretty emotive and shows good range. My fave New Order album.

Great album.

My favorite New Order is Technique (first CD I ever bought), with Brotherhood and Power coming in second and third.

MadMan

07-16-2008, 11:37 PM

I just realized today that I have no time for negative opinions about Billy Joel. When you're at the point where you say "I do not like Billy Joel," you are jerking your knees.Yeah Billy Joel is pretty awesome.

What's even more awesome is The Flaming Lips. I wish I had gotten into them a long time ago.

D_Davis

07-17-2008, 12:53 AM

What's even more awesome is The Flaming Lips. I wish I had gotten into them a long time ago.

What stuff are you listening to?

Have you checked out In a Priest Drive Ambulance?

Also, never pass up a chance to see them live. No matter how much it costs, or how far you have to drive, it will be worth it.

bac0n

07-17-2008, 03:57 AM

D_Davis

07-17-2008, 04:13 AM

Meat Beat Manifesto's latest, Autoimmune is quite impressive, tho I have yet to find any super standout tracks like Nuclear Bomb & Asbestos Lead Asbestos (Subliminal Sammich), Original Control Pt. 2 & Placebo (Satyricon) or Think Fast & Helter Skelter (99%). I Hold The Mic! or Solid Waste might fit that bill soon enough.

My only complaint is there is precious little Jack Danger rapping on this one.

My favorite tracks are Young Cassius - awesome - and Solid Waste. I think Solid Waste is up there withe Asbestos Lead Asbestos.

Autoimmune has a great first half, but the second half is only okay. The last 4 tracks (which, I hear, are really bonus tracks) are pretty weak.

And I, too, wanted more Jack Danger vocals.

D_Davis

07-17-2008, 04:17 AM

You know what's amazing about Meat Beat? Albums like 99% still sound as fresh and exciting today as they did in 1990. Techno usually ages very poorly, but Danger's music has a timeless quality to it.

bac0n

07-17-2008, 02:35 PM

You know what's amazing about Meat Beat? Albums like 99% still sound as fresh and exciting today as they did in 1990. Techno usually ages very poorly, but Danger's music has a timeless quality to it.

Yeah, weird really. Some of his stuff prior to that, tho, sounds really dated. I can probably count the artists who dabble in and out of the so-called "industrial" genre (as MBM was doing for awhile) whose music has aged well, probably, with one hand. Lessee... Front 242, Frontline Assembly, uh...

But I think the reason that MBM in particular has stood the test of time is 1) he sounds like no-one else and 2) he mixes other genres (jazz, hip-hop, dub) into the mix to great effect and 3) he can drum-program like a motherfucker.

D_Davis

07-17-2008, 02:51 PM

Yeah - most industrial music pretty much sounds like crap now.

It's really hard to listen to it now.

I can still listen to some Front 242 and Skinny Puppy, every once in a great while.

While MBM started off in this genre, they quickly moved into territories more akin to hip hop, and like good hop hop, Danger is always pushing forward. To me, they always had more in common with Public Enemy than Nitzer Ebb or Ministry and stuff like that. Jack Danger is the blackest white man I know of!

Imagine him working with Dr. Dre...that would be awesome.

D_Davis

07-17-2008, 05:05 PM

Man, music just doesn't get any better than this new Farflung record.

I can't believe how brilliant it is.

While the band was previously known for longer compositions (sometimes approaching and exceeding the 20-minute mark) on this album they've dialed the length way back (the longest track is under 7-minutes), but they've crammed each song with all of the elements that made their epic space rock songs so amazing.

Each song is mini-masterpiece, a mini-epic, of astronomically awesome space rock.

I almost feel bad for other bands in the genre, because Farflung has raised the bar as high as the sun.

D_Davis

07-17-2008, 06:36 PM

the new Blind Melon album surprisingly doesn't completely suck. still, i only really like about every other track.

The music is fantastic. The guys are incredible musicians, and while I never cared for Shannon Hoon's vocals, I cannot deny his charisma. This new singer doesn't seem to have it, which is too bad. I'd almost prefer it if the band became an instrumental jam band or something.

MadMan

07-17-2008, 11:41 PM

What stuff are you listening to?

Have you checked out In a Priest Drive Ambulance?

Also, never pass up a chance to see them live. No matter how much it costs, or how far you have to drive, it will be worth it.Not yet, but I did get my hands on Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots which is near great, and I hope to get my hands on Ambulance sometime in the near future.

So they're really quite radical live? Cool. Maybe one day I'll see them perform on stage.

D_Davis

07-18-2008, 01:25 AM

Not yet, but I did get my hands on Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots which is near great, and I hope to get my hands on Ambulance sometime in the near future.

So they're really quite radical live? Cool. Maybe one day I'll see them perform on stage.

Ambulance is amazing - one of the best rock albums I've ever heard. Far, far different than Yoshimi.

I've seen some amazing bands in my life, but nothing compares to a Flips show - nothing.

Rent the UFOs at the Zoo DVD. Once you see it, you will do anything you can to go to one of their shows.

Sven

07-18-2008, 01:42 AM

Man, music just doesn't get any better than this new Farflung record.

Wound in Eternity?

So far, sounds pretty friggin' awesome.

MadMan

07-18-2008, 01:52 AM

Ambulance is amazing - one of the best rock albums I've ever heard. Far, far different than Yoshimi.How so?

I've seen some amazing bands in my life, but nothing compares to a Flips show - nothing.

Rent the UFOs at the Zoo DVD. Once you see it, you will do anything you can to go to one of their shows.Will do Davis. Thanks for the recommendations man.

D_Davis

07-18-2008, 01:56 AM

Wound in Eternity?

So far, sounds pretty friggin' awesome.

That's the one.

I've liked these guys forever, or at least since I got into Hawkwind in the early 1990s. These guys were Nick Turner's (old HW lead vocalist) band when he went solo.

They've put out some pretty amazing albums, but nothing touches this newest one. It's like they've elevated their craft to an all new level of greatness.

Sven

07-18-2008, 01:57 AM

Yeah, I'm definitely getting a Hawkwind vibe. I should get more of their albums while I'm at it.

D_Davis

07-18-2008, 02:05 AM

How so?

It's loud, abrasive, unrelenting rock n' roll. The Flips use to be a far more guitar driven band. On this album, they are joined by a dude named Dingus (who is really Johnathan Donahue of Mercury Rev, who also used to be a far more guitar driven rock-band), and he plays his trademarked Harmony Rockets guitar sound. You've never heard guitar tone this balls-out distorted.

Shine on Sweet Jesus, Unconsciously Screaming, and God Walks Among Us Now, are three of the best rock songs I've ever heard.

The album after this, Hit to Death in the Future Head, is also pretty amazing.

After this, Donahue left the band to focus on Mercury Rev, and he was replaced by Ronald, one of the most kick ass guitarists I've heard. He stayed in the band for 2 albums, and left to walk the Earth on a spiritual journey to find God.

After he left, the band continued on as a three piece, and they started experimenting more with prerecorded sounds. Their next proper album The Soft Bulletin, was far too orchestrated and ornate to be performed live by only three dudes, so they started using videos of themselves as a kind of virtual backing band.

Steven Drozd, their drummer, began playing more guitar and keyboard live, and they ended up hiring a new drummer. Their new drummer is good, but nothing compares to seeing Drozd play live - best drummer I've ever seen.

Also, once Ronald left, the band started experimenting with taped sound, and they performed a series of concerts in which the band "conducted" an "orchestra" of car stereos and boom-boxes each loaded with tapes of various noises and song parts.

While I love their current craziness, I do miss the days when they were just a 4-piece rock band that kicked ass.

D_Davis

07-18-2008, 02:08 AM

Yeah, I'm definitely getting a Hawkwind vibe. I should get more of their albums while I'm at it.

Just get the best of collections, and Lords of Light. I've got about 20 of their albums, and the only 3 I ever listen to are Silver Machine and Psychedelic Warlords (both comps) and Lords of Light. The rest of the albums have a TON of filler, maybe 1 or 2 songs worth a listen. Space Ritual is okay as well, but it's live and the sound quality isn't so great.

bac0n

07-18-2008, 04:32 PM

Steven Drozd, their drummer, began playing more guitar and keyboard live, and they ended up hiring a new drummer. Their new drummer is good, but nothing compares to seeing Drozd play live - best drummer I've ever seen.

I agree with this completely. Drozd's manic, stumbling, just-about-ready-to-tip-over drumstyle was one of the first things that endeared me to the Flaming Lips sound.

D_Davis

07-18-2008, 04:40 PM

I agree with this completely. Drozd's manic, stumbling, just-about-ready-to-tip-over drumstyle was one of the first things that endeared me to the Flaming Lips sound.

Yeah - good description.

Drozd is just a monster behind the drums. I once saw him hit his snare so hard that he actually broke the rim. Of course he plays with sticks the size of small logs...

I really hope he continues to stay sober. The last time I saw him he looked really good, like he had put on some healthy weight. It would be a shame to lose another talented musician to a drug overdose.

bac0n

07-18-2008, 06:37 PM

I really hope he continues to stay sober. The last time I saw him he looked really good, like he had put on some healthy weight. It would be a shame to lose another talented musician to a drug overdose.

Yeah, me too. The scene in Fearless Freaks where he was giving a sorta Julia Childs version of how to shoot up heroin as he was doing it when they were making Yoshimi was one of the most disconcerting things I've ever seen on film.

D_Davis

07-18-2008, 06:46 PM

Yeah, me too. The scene in Fearless Freaks where he was giving a sorta Julia Childs version of how to shoot up heroin as he was doing it when they were making Yoshimi was one of the most disconcerting things I've ever seen on film.

Totally. So sad. And Wayne's response is heart breaking. Really a powerful moment. You just want to reach into the TV and slap the dude. Like "DUDE! Stop doing that shit. You're not an idiot. Just stop it. NOW."

Acapelli

07-18-2008, 08:10 PM

Lost tapes of the Dr Who composer

By Nigel Wrench
PM programme, Radio 4

A hidden hoard of recordings made by the electronic music pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme has been revealed - including a dance track 20 years ahead of its time.

...

Most unexpected of all, however, is a piece of music that sounds like a contemporary dance track which was recorded, it is believed, in the late sixties.

Paul Hartnoll, formerly of the dance group Orbital and a great admirer of Ms Derbyshire's work, said the track was, "quite amazing".

"That could be coming out next week on [left-field dance label] Warp Records," he noted.

"It's incredible when you think when it comes from. Timeless, really. It could be now as much as then."

Delia Derbyshire's voice can be heard introducing it. "Forget about this," she says, "it's for interest only."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7512072.stm

pretty cool

dreamdead

07-23-2008, 01:29 AM

So how come Sonic Youth's early work sounds so much more invigorating and beautiful than their later work? Surely some of you will respond that they hadn't yet found their style yet, but there's something undeniably awesome about Sister in its entirety, whereas it's a struggle for me to wade through Dirty.

Happily, though, Portishead is rocking my world. How's the new one compare to the first two albums?

D_Davis

07-23-2008, 01:34 PM

I'm just the opposite.

I struggle with everything pre-Sister. To me, it's a bunch of noise. There is no structure, little melody, few hooks. It's like meandering noodling.

Sister starts to get interesting, and we start to hear the brilliance of what is to come.

And then BAM! The Daydream Nation/Goo double punch. Two of the best rock albums I've ever heard.

transmogrifier

07-25-2008, 09:42 AM

And me, I'm neither. I like it all. They are a great band, start to finish. You give up halfway through their discography, you miss out on the awesomeness of the ATL --> NYG&F --> MS --> SN quartet. Fail to give the early days their due, you miss out on spooky, background jam greatness.

Sonic Youth > all

Rowland

07-29-2008, 09:38 PM

Okay, so SoulSeek seems to suck now, so I need a new program to download music. What do you all suggest?

D_Davis

07-29-2008, 09:43 PM

I don't know what the kids are using these days. I get all of my stuff from iTunes or Amazon MP3 downloads. At less than $10 an album, and with the selection getting better every day, I can't complain.

There were some things that were unavailable to buy as ddl, and I did use Soulseek.

Why does it suck now?

Winston*

07-29-2008, 10:16 PM

With Soulseek, even when I search the most popular of artists, I never seem to come up with more than a couple of results. I should probably stop stealing so much of my music anyway, though.

Milky Joe

07-29-2008, 10:43 PM

Okay, so SoulSeek seems to suck now, so I need a new program to download music. What do you all suggest?

bittorrent, man. see if you can find someone who'll hook you up with a waffles or what.cd invite. you'll never look back.

Acapelli

07-30-2008, 03:20 AM

Okay, so SoulSeek seems to suck now, so I need a new program to download music. What do you all suggest?
google blog search or shareminer

way easier than torrents and you don't have to download shit you don't want to keep your ratio

Derek

07-30-2008, 03:36 AM

Okay, so SoulSeek seems to suck now, so I need a new program to download music. What do you all suggest?

Screw bittorrent programs. Score an invite to What.cd and you're set. I don't even use Soulseek anymore. I'd give you an invite if I had one, but I'm sure someone else here might have one if you ask.

Milky Joe

07-30-2008, 08:17 PM

Screw bittorrent programs. Score an invite to What.cd and you're set..

wait a sec... do you mean screw file-sharing programs? What.cd kinda requires a bittorrent program...

Sven

08-01-2008, 01:30 PM

Anyone like Jellyfish? Just heard of them yesterday. Very awesome stuff. Love that power pop.

Acapelli

08-03-2008, 02:33 AM

if you like power pop, listen to gentleman jesse and his men

one of my favorite bands of the last two years, they're like a power pop exploding hearts. here's one of their songs posted by their record label

direct link: http://www.douchemasterrecords.com/mp3s/donthaveto.mp3

Sven

08-03-2008, 02:36 AM

My friend sent me the Jesse and his Men album earlier today, so I'm already on it. But thanks for the second recommendation!

Acapelli

08-03-2008, 03:43 AM

you should also check out the 7" they put out last year, which has their best song. it's called i don't wanna know, and it's probably my favorite music release from last year

Derek

08-03-2008, 04:49 AM

wait a sec... do you mean screw file-sharing programs? What.cd kinda requires a bittorrent program...

Sorry, I meant screw bittorrent search engines...and file-sharing programs. Yeah. :)

MadMan

08-03-2008, 04:54 AM

Heh, downloading. I still buy CDs. Guess I'm old fashioned. But I simply just keep an eye out for deals or I buy them used.

Derek

08-03-2008, 05:55 AM

Heh, downloading. I still buy CDs. Guess I'm old fashioned. But I simply just keep an eye out for deals or I buy them used.

It's not old-fashioned, just silly not to download. It makes sense if only to be able to try out a larger variety of music than you would if you paid for it all. If you like an album, buy it afterwards. Personally I have no use for CDs in the IPod age and since I'm a white person, I can further justify my "testing the waters" with the money I spend on concerts, t-shirts and vinyl.

SirNewt

08-09-2008, 07:31 PM

Everyone has to see this. Watch at least to 1:30. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE)

If you want the real payoff though, 2:50+ is where it's at.

Sven

08-09-2008, 09:43 PM

Everyone has to see this. Watch at least to 1:30. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE)

If you want the real payoff though, 2:50+ is where it's at.

Why did I have to see that? To confirm that Coldplay is wankers?

SirNewt

08-09-2008, 10:11 PM

Why did I have to see that? To confirm that Coldplay is wankers?

The dancing didn't strike you as particularly awesome?!

Ezee E

08-10-2008, 05:26 AM

The dancing didn't strike you as particularly awesome?!
I think I'm five times gayer for watching that now. Thanks.

SirNewt

08-10-2008, 05:57 AM

I think I'm five times gayer for watching that now. Thanks.

hehehehe

bac0n

08-10-2008, 05:34 PM

On the contrary, I rather liked that song.

SirNewt

08-10-2008, 06:45 PM

On the contrary, I rather liked that song.

Whether you like the song or not you have to admit that ranks as one of the worst music videos of all time.

bac0n

08-11-2008, 02:22 PM

Whether you like the song or not you have to admit that ranks as one of the worst music videos of all time.

Okay, you got me there. Chris Martin's combination Scott Weiland / Bono / Michael Stipe dance routine wasn't having the desired effect (unless the desired effect was to have me minimize the screen and just listen to the song without having to look at it).

D_Davis

08-11-2008, 03:00 PM

On the contrary, I rather liked that song.

So do I.

D_Davis

08-11-2008, 03:01 PM

Whether you like the song or not you have to admit that ranks as one of the worst music videos of all time.

Seriously?

I can't even count how many videos I've seen worse than that.

Derek

08-12-2008, 01:53 AM

Seriously?

I can't even count how many videos I've seen worse than that.

I think it's these youngsters who didn't suffer through all the bad 80s music videos we had to endure.

Sorry, if you don't have random, half-naked men getting splashed with water followed by ballet-dancing ninjas and alien choir boys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nTwg5NIPM), get the fuck out of my worst video ever list.

D_Davis

08-12-2008, 02:29 AM

I think it's these youngsters who didn't suffer through all the bad 80s music videos we had to endure.

Sorry, if you don't have random, half-naked men getting splashed with water followed by ballet-dancing ninjas and alien choir boys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nTwg5NIPM), get the fuck out of my worst video ever list.

Exactly.

:lol:

And skipping midgets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg

Derek

08-12-2008, 02:40 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg

:lol:

I love that video, but I can't deny it's awful.

MadMan

08-13-2008, 10:47 PM

This morning while suffering from insomnia I heard on the radio the song "I Kissed A Girl." That track has to be the most intentionally (or unintentionally) funniest song of the year. How anyone can take it even remotely seriously is beyond me.

D_Davis

08-14-2008, 09:08 PM

Sycophant

08-14-2008, 09:19 PM

What will future generations call albums?

I called things on tape, tapes, things on CD, CDs, but what now? I know there are people alive now who will probably never buy a CD.

Will they still call the full release an album?I guess they might not, but so long as bands continue to record and release multiple tracks simultaneously, meant to be heard in a certain order, I'd imagine they'll still be termed albums. If not by everyone, there'll still be some elitist assholes who insist on it (count me among them!).

However, I do believe we might see more singles-oriented bands pop up as that becomes a primary distribution method.

D_Davis

08-14-2008, 09:35 PM

However, I do believe we might see more singles-oriented bands pop up as that becomes a primary distribution method.

Yeah, this would be like reverting back to the 1950s. Kind of like going back to the days of 7" singles.

SirNewt

08-14-2008, 10:41 PM

Exactly.

:lol:

And skipping midgets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg

At least that's all interesting and funny. This is, at first, uninspired and then it becomes offensive.

D_Davis

08-14-2008, 10:45 PM

At least that's all interesting and funny. This is, at first, uninspired and then it becomes offensive.

I don't find anything about it offensive, and it is only uninspired in that it is a pretty typical alt-rock music video. Reminds of stuff I used to see in the early 90s on 120 Minutes.

MadMan

08-15-2008, 04:24 AM

It's not old-fashioned, just silly not to download. It makes sense if only to be able to try out a larger variety of music than you would if you paid for it all. If you like an album, buy it afterwards. Personally I have no use for CDs in the IPod age and since I'm a white person, I can further justify my "testing the waters" with the money I spend on concerts, t-shirts and vinyl.I don't trust the internet enough to download, plus I don't have a credit card so I can't buy music off of iTunes anyways.

Honestly if the future is singles only, I probably will stop buying music altogether. Unless I can still get some CDs, somewhere. I like albums, and I'm not a big fan of singles anyways. That sounds like a rather crappy future to me, one that will be increasingly dominanted by crappy, manufactured pop acts that only annoy the piss of me and don't contribute anything of worth. Like the ones that exist now.

Sycophant

08-15-2008, 08:57 PM

Anyone ever find that guitar distortion can make you feel sick? Maybe when you have an empty stomach?

D_Davis

08-15-2008, 10:56 PM

So this the band I'm trying out for on Sunday:

The Golden Greys
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.view profile&friendid=8007596

I really like their sound. Nice, pretty indie-pop.

D_Davis

08-16-2008, 01:51 PM

Our record label started a music podcast featuring music from the label.

Check it out:

Welcome to Sucksville: The Mostly Useless Rotting America Podcast (Now with 33% More Less!!)

http://rottingamerica.com/rot/podcast/rapodcast.xml

D_Davis

08-18-2008, 01:16 AM

bac0n

08-18-2008, 02:34 PM

So I "tried out" for that band today - good stuff. I'm pretty sure I "made it," and the dudes are cool. They've got a nice little indie-rock sound, kind of like early Elvis Costello, Guided By Voices, and Sebadoh.

It was fun playing in a band again. They just finished an album and their bass player left, so they are looking for someone to replace him. They want to do a CD release party in October.

They (you?) have a nice sound. The singer's voice has a lot of potential, once it gets a bit more confidence in it. And yeah, he totally has an Elvis Costello sound to it.

D_Davis

08-18-2008, 02:45 PM

They (you?) have a nice sound. The singer's voice has a lot of potential, once it gets a bit more confidence in it. And yeah, he totally has an Elvis Costello sound to it.

Thanks.

Yeah, I like their sound. At first I heard Lou Barlow in the dude's voice, but then I started to hear Elvis Costello; both influences are good IMO. I got a copy of their CD they just recorded, and it has some really good stuff on it. They want to do a CD release party in October/November, so we'll just be learning these songs until then. After this, we hope to start writing stuff as a band, and this way I can introduce a little more of my own creativity into the project.

It feels really good to be playing with some dudes again. It's been a long time since I've been in a proper band. These guys also seem to be on the same page as I am: married, good jobs, house payments - we're all adults with responsibilities and realistic expectations. We're all around the same age, I think I'm the youngest by a year or two, so I guess this also makes us kind of like Guided By Voices: older dudes indie-rock.

I think the best thing is that even after one practice we really seem to get along. We all have similar sense of humor, no one is a hardcore atheist or anti-religious (which is something I think is important - they actually asked me if I had any religious ties they could make fun of while declaring their own: non-practicing Jew and liberal Episcopalian), they like thoughtful melodic music, and we just seemed to hit it off.

Good stuff, I am excited.

bac0n

08-18-2008, 03:32 PM

D_Davis

08-18-2008, 04:01 PM

Sweet. Here's hoping that you can inject your own personality into the band's sound. I listened to that Girls Shouldn't Kill Themselves track, and the only place I'd ding them would be with the baseline, which for the most part seemed to mimic the guitar, and wasn't a groove/beat tool like I feel basslines should be.

I hear ya. Their bassist left right before they recorded, and so the producer played and came up with most of the basslines in the studio. They pretty much want me to learn the songs as they were recorded because this is what they are used to now, of course I will play them with my own flourishes and style. I am totally cool with this. I understand that these are their songs, and once we start writing stuff together then I can bring more of my own thing to the dynamic.

So far, my favorite tracks are Clouds Parts II & III, and Holding Up the Vanguard. We played these at the practice, and they sounded really good.

These guys remind me a lot of the last serious band I was in, in terms of music, dynamic, and personality. It feels like coming home, which is good.

origami_mustache

08-19-2008, 05:03 AM

very cool top ten list...

Top Ten song over Ten Minutes (http://biolog.jamsbio.com/2008/08/18/top-10-songs-over-10-minutes-long/)

Acapelli

08-19-2008, 05:36 AM

how is sister ray not on that list. although it's pretty solid overall

other favorites of mine not on that list

Boris - Just Abandoned Myself
Suicide - Frankie Teardrop
Lou Reed - Street Hassle
Can - Halleluhwah
Spiritualized - Cop Shoot Cop

D_Davis

08-19-2008, 02:24 PM

My list, based on what I have on iTunes right now:

A Saucer Full of Secrets - Pink Floyd (11:57)
1/1 - Brian Eno (17:25)
Structures from Silence - Steve Roach (28:23)
Feel - The Verve (10:43)
Follow (Introduction) - I am Not the Janitor (15:05)
Lark's Tongue in Aspic Part 1 - King Crimson (13:35)
Abandoned Cities - Harold Budd (23:11)
Spectral Mornings - Cornershop (14:24)
Duk Koo Kim - Sun Kil Moon (12:20)
Rutti - Slowdive (10:08)

D_Davis

08-19-2008, 02:28 PM

Wow, this new Stereoloab album is actually good. Maybe it's just because I got so tired of them and now I've come back around, but I am pretty impressed with this.

Teh Sausage

08-22-2008, 02:53 PM

Recently I've listened to Godspeed's Shake Your Skinny Fists and Do Make Say Think's Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn albums.

*feels cool and hipster*

Duncan

08-22-2008, 03:45 PM

Pere Ubu album recommendations? I only have St. Arkansas, like it, want more.

Derek

08-22-2008, 03:57 PM

Pere Ubu album recommendations? I only have St. Arkansas, like it, want more.

The Modern Dance and Dub Housing post haste! Those are the only ones I've heard but they're both great.

Duncan

08-22-2008, 05:55 PM

The Modern Dance and Dub Housing post haste! Those are the only ones I've heard but they're both great.

Cool, thanks.

D_Davis

08-22-2008, 06:29 PM

I've been listening to Paul's Boutique all morning. Man, this album still sounds like it's from the future. It's pretty incredible to think that hip hop really hasn't progressed much since this release, at least in terms of production.

I'll never forget buying this tape in 8th grade. I, like everyone else when I was in 6th grade, loved the Beastie Boys, and then they just dropped off the face of the planet.

Three years later, while looking for some music to buy at Long's Drugs (the same Long's Drugs that I would eventually by my first CD at, New Order's Technique), I stumbled upon a new BB's album.

I'll never forget that cassette - it was black, and the label on it was a sticker with rainbow edges. I bought it, listened to it, and immediately fell in love with it. It blew my mind - never had I heard anything like it. I listened to it every morning for almost a year while I delivered news papers.

It's one of those life-changing albums, that's for sure.

bac0n

08-23-2008, 01:09 AM

Sounds very similar to my experience with Pet Shop Boys' Very, except replace "8th Grade" with "Just got dumped by my fiance and dropped out of college".

Sven

08-23-2008, 04:26 PM

That's how I am with Boston's first album, The Allman Brothers's Eat a Peach, and Led Zeppelin's Presence.

Boner M

08-23-2008, 04:41 PM

Pere Ubu album recommendations? I only have St. Arkansas, like it, want more.
The Datapanik in the Year Zero EP is essential. It can be found in it's entirely on the Terminal Tower compilation.

And what Derek said.

D_Davis

08-26-2008, 02:23 PM

So far, the new Verve album is pretty good. Not as sonically dense or as adventurous as the E.P. and A Storm in Heaven, it is better-produced than A Northern Soul and more interesting than Urban Hymns. Ashcroft continues to argue why he may be the best vocalist of modern rock, and Nick McCabe continues to give the Edge a run for his money with his beautiful phrasing and technique.

It's definitely not a quick cash-in reunion album; there is a lot of though put into this. It is, thankfully, not a series of radio-friendly singles staged to sell singles. It feels like a proper album. I can't imagine any Verve fan being disappointed, and they've actually wrangled me back into the fold.

D_Davis

08-26-2008, 04:41 PM

Holy shit!

Brian Eno and David Byrne's new album released today on their website.

http://www.everythingthathappens.com/

Brilliant!

D_Davis

08-26-2008, 07:32 PM

Man, two awesome albums today. The Verve's album is great - only one real stinker, Noise Epic; too bad it's the longest song on the album. And the Byrne and Eno record is totally rockin'.

D_Davis

08-26-2008, 09:15 PM

I am about ready to declare this Byrne and Eno album an instant masterpiece.
It is undeniably awesome.

Lasse

08-26-2008, 10:30 PM

Man, two awesome albums today. The Verve's album is great - only one real stinker, Noise Epic; too bad it's the longest song on the album. And the Byrne and Eno record is totally rockin'.

I just got the Verve album and haven't had the chance to listen to it, but if Love Is Noise is anything to go by, this is a good album.

Will check out the Byrne/Eno album soon.

Melville

08-26-2008, 11:15 PM

very cool top ten list...

Top Ten song over Ten Minutes (http://biolog.jamsbio.com/2008/08/18/top-10-songs-over-10-minutes-long/)
Cool. My choices:

1. Sinner Man - Nina Simone
2. The End - The Doors
3. Sister Ray - The Velvet Underground
4. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
5. Spec Bebop - Yo La Tengo
6. Albatross - Public Image Ltd.
7. Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
8. Cowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. The Cloud of Unknowing - James Blackshaw
10. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Bob Dylan

Kurosawa Fan

08-27-2008, 12:55 AM

Cool. My choices:

1. Sinner Man - Nina Simone
2. The End - The Doors
3. Sister Ray - The Velvet Underground
4. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
5. Spec Bebop - Yo La Tengo
6. Albatross - Public Image Ltd.
7. Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
8. Cowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. The Cloud of Unknowing - James Blackshaw
10. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Bob Dylan

Love the inclusion of two Dylan songs, and while your first one would definitely make my list, I'd replace Sad Eyed Lady with Highlands from Time Out of Mind.

D_Davis

08-27-2008, 01:55 AM

Will check out the Byrne/Eno album soon.

This is amazing, absolutely amazing.

It's only available on the website for now. The CD/iTunes version comes out the end of November. It's only $8.95.

D_Davis

08-27-2008, 03:19 PM

So this Byrne and Eno album contains some of the best stuff either of these guys have ever done, and as a whole it ranks among their very, very best. I am stunned by how good it is. If you like Brian Eno, David Byrne, Talking Heads, exquisitely produced pop songs with a sonic edge sharp enough to slice through anything, and thought provoking lyrics, get it - now. It so mature, and so far beyond anything I've heard in a very, very long time.

Melville

08-28-2008, 03:00 AM

Love the inclusion of two Dylan songs, and while your first one would definitely make my list, I'd replace Sad Eyed Lady with Highlands from Time Out of Mind.
Yeah, that's a good one too. But I prefer a less spare-sounding Dylan.

Derek

08-28-2008, 03:12 AM

Anyone heard anything good about the Eno/Byrne album just released?

Just kidding Davis, I picked it up today. Love both of those guys, so you've set my expectations high.

D_Davis

08-28-2008, 02:08 PM

Anyone heard anything good about the Eno/Byrne album just released?

Just kidding Davis, I picked it up today. Love both of those guys, so you've set my expectations high.

It's okay.

Everybody better have picked it up by now. I question the intelligence of anyone who knows about it and hasn't yet.

:)

D_Davis

09-01-2008, 05:32 AM

Derek

09-01-2008, 07:06 AM

I think the new Verve album is really good. I'd rank it right after the E.P. and A Storm in Heaven. Valium Skies is an excellent track, one of the strongest songs they've written. Numbness is epic, and it is a wonderful homage to Pink Floyd - it even references parts of Breathe. With a little more reverb, Columbo could have easily appeared along side Gravity Grave and A Man Called Sun; actually, it almost sounds like a reprise of A Man Called Sun. Judas is a beautiful pop song with a fantastic bass groove. The only tracks I don't care for are Noise Epic and Mama Soul.

I am very impressed with this album, and I hope this sets the foundation for what could be a very interesting future for the band. It's the brightest their future has looked in a long time.

Awesome. I'm with you in thinking the EP and A Storm in Heaven are the best things they've done, so I'm psyched to check out the new album. I have it but I'm waiting for the right mood to strike. The Pink Floyd comment will probably force me to stop hesitating. :)

Right now, I'm still obsessed with the new {{{Sunset}}} album, The Glowing City, which is blowing me away, especially considering how great his other album from this year was. 18 songs and almost all of them are brilliantly crafted pop songs. I think you might dig him D as some of the songs have a definite shoegaze influence, though really it's all over the place which is what I love about it. My favorite track at the moment is "Life Is Rad (Just Say Yes) (http://www.last.fm/music/{{{Sunset}}}/_/Life+is+Rad+(Just+Say+Yes))".

D_Davis

09-01-2008, 11:40 PM

Right now, I'm still obsessed with the new {{{Sunset}}} album, The Glowing City, which is blowing me away, especially considering how great his other album from this year was. 18 songs and almost all of them are brilliantly crafted pop songs. I think you might dig him D as some of the songs have a definite shoegaze influence, though really it's all over the place which is what I love about it. My favorite track at the moment is "Life Is Rad (Just Say Yes) (http://www.last.fm/music/%7B%7B%7BSunset%7D%7D%7D/_/Life+is+Rad+%28Just+Say+Yes%29 )".

I've been meaning to check this dude out for some time now. I remember sampling Bright Blue Dream on iTunes when it was released. I'll check this new one out as well - it's available on Amazon MP3.

D_Davis

09-02-2008, 10:51 PM

Anyone listen to A Shoreline Dream?

I just got their 2006 release, Avoiding the Consequences, and it is pretty good.

Sven

09-03-2008, 07:58 PM

During my downtime today, I whipped out a quick ghostly a capella version of The Grassroots's Walk a Million Miles. Naturally, because it's my own work, I hate it, but I figured I'd share it anyway. I was thinking about snapping in some percussive fills and playing with some filters, but for now, this will do. It's short!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0I1915CC

MadMan

09-03-2008, 08:36 PM

Recent CD rentals:

*Never mind the bollocks here's the Sex Pistols-The Sex Pistols, *** 1/2
*Straight Outta Compton-NWA, ****
*Greatest Hits-Red Hot Chili Peppers, *** 1/2
*We Were Dead Before the Ship Sank-Modest Mouse, rating pending
*Rubber Soul-The Beatles, rating pending
*Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace-Foo Fighters, rating pending

Sven

09-07-2008, 02:53 PM

bac0n

09-08-2008, 03:12 AM

I've uploaded The Tubes's Remote Control to what.cd

All who can should nab. It's of that particular kind of pop that rests on the precipice of 70s and 80s arena styles. Lots of cool chord progressions, strong melodies, full sound, bombastic. Give it a go! (please)

Is that the album with the song Totally Nude? Man, that was one catchy tune. Especially for me, being that I was probably in 5th or 6th grade when it came out.

Milky Joe

09-08-2008, 03:46 AM

Sven

09-08-2008, 01:13 PM

Is that the album with the song Totally Nude? Man, that was one catchy tune. Especially for me, being that I was probably in 5th or 6th grade when it came out.

Unfortunately not. I'll have to check out some more of these guys, though, because this album and their (awesome) number on the Xanadu soundtrack is all I know of their work and I love it all.

D_Davis

09-08-2008, 10:22 PM

Motorpsycho's Little Lucid Moments...wow.

4 songs, 60 minutes of pure sonic mastery, expertly crafted progressive rock, conjuring the likes of Sonic Youth, Monster Magnet, krautrock, Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and Hawkwind.

MadMan

09-10-2008, 08:24 PM

Rubber Soul gets a ****x like, 5. There should be no debate.Hah, its up next for me. The Foo Fighters disc gets a rather surprising and strong *** 1/2 from me. I'm actually glad that the Modest Mouse album gets a ****, as the one before that was somewhat disappointing. All this reminds me that I have roughly a gazillion CD reviews that I scribbled down and then never posted in my CD review thread.

D_Davis

09-10-2008, 09:54 PM

Wow, so I think I've discovered one of my new favorite bands with Motorpsycho. I can't believe I've never heard these dudes before. Absolutely stunning progressing-rock. Luckily for me they have a very extensive back catalog of music to sift through.

Russ

09-10-2008, 10:08 PM

D_Davis

09-10-2008, 10:20 PM

See, this is exactly why I love the whole Mixtape idea...someday, you'll include a Motorpsycho tune on one of those mixes and..even if only one other person really, really loves it: it will have totally been worth the effort.

Y'know?

:cool:

Dude, you've gotta check out Little Lucid Moments - I think you'll dig the hell out of it. It was a total blind (deaf?) buy for me, and it was worth every penny. The shortest song on the album is 11 minutes....

It appears that they have shorter songs on their previous albums.

MadMan

09-11-2008, 07:47 PM

I love making mixes with CDs featuring different songs from my music collection. My goal is to one day make an 80s mix full of some of the best 80s pop ever.

Winston*

09-11-2008, 07:56 PM

First the Philip K Dick thing and now this, Madman, I think you should start setting yourself loftier goals.

D_Davis

09-11-2008, 10:21 PM

I'm just now checking out my second Motorpsycho album - Black Hole/Blank Canvas. They have 14 albums (again, why am I just discovering this band? 14 albums, and I've never even heard of these dudes? Where have I been? Where is the hype? A band this amazing, with this extensive of a back catalog deserves a massive audience) and from what I gather, they've really evolved as a band. This album was recorded a few years before Little Lucid Moments, and just looking at the tracks I can tell it is quite different. LLM contains 4 tracks, each over 11 minutes, where as this album contains 17 tracks, with the longest barely over 8 minutes. BH/BC seems a little more pop-orientated, and I am not sure yet how all of the songs add up to a complete listening experience.

MadMan

09-12-2008, 04:08 AM

First the Philip K Dick thing and now this, Madman, I think you should start setting yourself loftier goals.Nah. I'm all about low expectations :P And extreme laziness, of course. Procrastination is what its all about Winston.

D_Davis

09-12-2008, 10:47 PM

Black Hole/Blank Canvas is not quite as good as Little Lucid Moments, but it does contain some awesome songs. I am far more impressed with the compositions on LLM, and the band uses the length of the songs to great effect. They are epic, and never over stay their welcome. On BH/BC, Motorpsycho uses shorter songs, much shorter, and I miss the epic quality. However, many of songs are jam-packed with little moments of brilliance.

Stand out tracks: No Evil, Hyena, The Ace and Before the Flood.

Because these songs are shorter, and are more reliant upon a more traditional rock-song structure, they also contain more lyrics - and this is the bands biggest fault. While the vocals themselves are fine, their lyrics are really bad. They are a Norwegian band and they sing in English, but I doubt that English is their first language. Much like Eggstone, a Swedish pop-punk band, and other Scandinavian psych-bands, Motorpsycho's English language lyrics are trite; they often go for the easy rhyme and end up sounding sound childish, which often contradicts the complex nature of their music.

However, musically the band continues to impress the hell out of me. They are definitely working on a level that far too few rock bands are. I ended up picking up another album this morning, It's a Love Cult, and once again I am blown away by their sound. On this album they've incorporated more acoustic instruments, as well as horns and strings, for a more lively, almost jammy sound, offset by droned out grooves ala Neu! and other Krautrock acts.

Hearing each new album is exciting, because I never know what to expect. These dudes are able to do so much, and it appears as if they tackle each new project as a totally blank slate with which they continually rewrite the rules that govern their music.

It is so exciting to discover a band like this - a band that is on par with King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Sonic Youth, and other purveyors of dense sonic mastery.

Absolutely stunning.

I hope some of you check them out - they seem to be relatively "undiscovered" here in the states. At least it seems that way to me.