Discuss the Musics Thread

[Dead & Messed Up]

The Top 15 Albums I've listened to in 2009 (culled from 51 albums total):

1. Illinoise, Sufjan Stevens
2. London Calling-The Clash
3. Attack and Release-The Black Keys
4. The Ghost of Tom Joad-Bruce Springsteen
5. Who's Next-The Who
6. Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!-Godspeed You! Black Emperor
7. Parachutes-Coldplay
8. Guero-Beck
9. Kid A-Radiohead
10. Daydream Nation-Sonic Youth
11. Funeral-Aracade Fire
12. Vampire Weekend-Vampire Weekend
13. After the Gold Rush-Neil Young
14. thickfreakness-The Black Keys
15. The Queen is Dead-The Smiths

The first seven get ****/****, the rest ***1/2 out of ****

If Who's Next isn't on the top of your list by the end of the year, I'm going to kick you square in the nuts.

:pritch:

[Adam]

Hey, what's the deal with people still buying so many Creed albums?

[MadMan]

If Who's Next isn't on the top of your list by the end of the year, I'm going to kick you square in the nuts.

:pritch:You don't know where I live :P

People who buy Creed albums have terrible taste in music.

[Winston*]

Bon Jovi. He's awful. He's fucking awful.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Bon Jovi. He's awful. He's fucking awful.

This is a fact.

[Adam]

Bon Jovi would be relatively ignorable if not for his many horrible, horrible fans

Same deal with Bruce Springsteen

[Kurosawa Fan]

Bon Jovi would be relatively ignorable if not for his many horrible, horrible fans

No. Absolutely not. He's awful with or without his fans.

[MadMan]

This is a fact.Damn straight.


Bon Jovi. He's awful. He's fucking awful.Yes. God yes.


Bon Jovi would be relatively ignorable if not for his many horrible, horrible fans

Same deal with Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen is awesome, though :P

[dreamdead]

Match-cut,

I am looking for recommendations for good introspective driving music. It doesn't need to be ambient, though, and can have vocals... recs?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Match-cut,

I am looking for recommendations for good introspective driving music. It doesn't need to be ambient, though, and can have vocals... recs?

Bob Dylan.

That's all you'll need.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Bob Dylan.

That's all you'll need.

Damn. Was gonna say Dylan, as well.

Seriously, he's the way to go dreamdead.

[Derek]

There's also this band called The Beatles (sp?). I've heard they're pretty good.

I'll throw a few out there in no particular order:

Can - Tago Mago & Ege Bamyasi
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Self-titled
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription
Glenn Branca - The Ascension
Dadamah - This is Not a Dream
Slowdive - Souvlaki & Just for a Day

[SirNewt]

Match-cut,

I am looking for recommendations for good introspective driving music. It doesn't need to be ambient, though, and can have vocals... recs?

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Why is it called trip hop anyway? The only through line I see is the reliance on beat.

EDIT:

and I'll throw out a classic. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, unless like me you've listened to it to death.

[Spinal]

Match-cut,

I am looking for recommendations for good introspective driving music. It doesn't need to be ambient, though, and can have vocals... recs?

Yo La Tengo - Electr-O-Pura

[Adam]

I would recommend any of Board of Canada's three LPs

Happy Cycling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0gS30CSyQ8)

[Glass Co.]

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Why is it called trip hop anyway? The only through line I see is the reliance on beat.

EDIT:

and I'll throw out a classic. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, unless like me you've listened to it to death.

Massive Attack's earlier stuff definitely had more of a hip-hop influence, especially Blue Lines. I know they hate the term itself.

To add to those mentionned: Ride - Nowhere, and most of Mogwai's stuff.

[bac0n]

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Great driving music. Great anything music.

[thefourthwall]

Mat Kearny's album Nothing Left to Lose is perfect summer night driving music. It begs for the windows to be rolled down.

[greyhaven]

Saw Kings of Leon at the end of September and have been listening to Only By Night, Between the Times, and Aha Shake Heartbreak...over and over. I swear, it makes no sense, I can't understand half (maybe 3/4) of what Caleb (lead singer) says/sings, but it doesn't seem to matter.

If Lynyrd Skynyrd came out now, I think they'd sound like KOL.

[Sycophant]

I am loving this new Norah Jones album, The Fall, probably her best since her debut. Maybe even surpasses her debut. It's a wonderfully moody piece, with some songs that pierce right into me.

[SirNewt]

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Great driving music. Great anything music.

Not fair, Davis is OP.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I'm kind of addicted right now to Springsteen's Magic. Some of that comes from the album's very obvious efforts to ape Born to Run's epic sound, but there are times when it not only comes close, but matches that earlier album's earnest grandeur. "Magic," "Devil's Arcade," and "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" are top-notch.

Listened to Graduation by Kanye today in the car. Oddly, not too much of it struck me hard, save "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Big Brother," the latter of which was a really fun combination of admiration and antagonism toward Jay-Z. Must listen again later on.

[MadMan]

From what I recall, Graduation was a huge disappointment to me, especially coming after the awesome Late Registration. I'll give it another chance, though.

[MadMan]

Arcade Fire's Neon Bible is fantastic, and better than Funeral. Also, with Wilco's Sky Blue Sky I've gone back to really liking the band. Even though A Ghost is Born was very good, I was kind of disappointed after the amazing Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Now to find out if their lastest album is actually any good at all.

[Adam]

There are only a couple of albums that just totally resonate in my gut as soundly as Funeral does. It's a deep-down, maybe orgasmic, experience that I can't do justice in words, but I'm just saying it's probably better than Neon Bible

[Sven]

Totally digging on Chris Isaak at the moment, thx to that sexy video. My one regret is that I am not driving down the desert on a warm summer dusk.

[BuffaloWilder]

Spoon's first album, Telephono, is great driving music. Give that a go.

[dreamdead]

Putting James Blackshaw into Pandora and having it create a playlist of similar artists is pretty much the most tranquil thing that's happened to me all week.

[MadMan]

There are only a couple of albums that just totally resonate in my gut as soundly as Funeral does. It's a deep-down, maybe orgasmic, experience that I can't do justice in words, but I'm just saying it's probably better than Neon BibleDon't get me wrong: Funeral is one of my favorite CDs that I've listened to this year. But I think Neon Bible just simply digs down further and is more richer.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Totally digging on Chris Isaak at the moment, thx to that sexy video. My one regret is that I am not driving down the desert on a warm summer dusk.

He's always been one of my favorite artists. Heart-Shaped World gets constant play from me. Has since high school.

[bac0n]

Not fair, Davis is OP.

OP? Original Poster? Over-Priced? Oven-Proof?

[MadMan]

You know, I like music videos. I really do. But after falling behind early in voting, I probably won't participate in the Battle of the Music Videos. Blame it on the fact that at times my laptop fails to buffer YouTube fast enough, I guess.

[Derek]

OP? Original Poster? Over-Priced? Oven-Proof?

Obviously Perfect? Objectively Peripatetic?

[dreamdead]

You know, I like music videos. I really do. But after falling behind early in voting, I probably won't participate in the Battle of the Music Videos. Blame it on the fact that at times my laptop fails to buffer YouTube fast enough, I guess.

I love that your trend toward not being invested enough to do sometime continues on in this avenue, amigo. Rep for your laziness, which makes me smile. :D

[Adam]

The overstuffed Pavement reissues are collectively the best thing that has ever happened to me, musically. Terror Twilight in '10, man

[Benny Profane]

The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

After 10 songs I want to throw this disc out the car window and run over it.

Music is OK, but the concept/narrative/lyrics sound as amateurish as "The Night Man" from Always Sunny. That's seriously what it reminds me of.

Want my money back.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I want to throw this disc out the car window and run over it.


My dad does this all the time. He has long road trips for work, and he'll buy a CD along the way, and if he doesn't like it he just rolls down his window and sends it sailing. It's hilarious to see in person, because he's not even mad, and gives absolutely no warning. He'll just hit eject, take the CD out, roll down his window and chuck it out, then roll the window back up and put in a different disc.

[EvilShoe]

My dad does this all the time. He has long road trips for work, and he'll buy a CD along the way, and if he doesn't like it he just rolls down his window and sends it sailing. It's hilarious to see in person, because he's not even mad, and gives absolutely no warning. He'll just hit eject, take the CD out, roll down his window and chuck it out, then roll the window back up and put in a different disc.
I can't believe you find pollution amusing.

You sicken me.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I can't believe you find pollution amusing.

You sicken me.

But they fly like frisbees!

[EvilShoe]

But they fly like frisbees!
I thought Dylan and that other kid (Lennon?) were more important.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I thought Dylan and that other kid (Lennon?) were more important.

:|

Lennon was a low blow. You and I are finished.

[EvilShoe]

:|

Lennon was a low blow. You and I are finished.
You will always be in my heart.

[Kurosawa Fan]

You will always be in my heart.

It's too late for that now. Your sweet nothings have no effect.

[bac0n]

Any of you guys ever hear of Julian Casablancas?

Damn, can this kid whip out a great little pop song.

eg. 11th Dimension (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_h5DMHh5_M).

EDIT: Oh! He's in The Strokes! Well, learn something new every day!

[Kurosawa Fan]

Yeah, his new album is ridiculously addictive.

[Acapelli]

Any of you guys ever hear of Julian Casablancas?

Damn, can this kid whip out a great little pop song.

eg. 11th Dimension (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_h5DMHh5_M).

EDIT: Oh! He's in The Strokes! Well, learn something new every day!
really enjoy his new album. and his cover of "i wish it was christmas today" will be getting a lot of play from me in these coming weeks

original from snl: http://www.videosift.com/video/I-Wish-it-was-Christmas-Today

julian casablancas cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz97VEY9S0w

[MadMan]

But they fly like frisbees!:lol:


I love that your trend toward not being invested enough to do sometime continues on in this avenue, amigo. Rep for your laziness, which makes me smile. :DWhy thank you good sir. Sometimes I aim to please. And sometimes not at all! That requires effort too ;)

I really like The Strokes. Its about damn time I listened to one of their albums. Oh and after hearing both of their albums, The Raconteurs are kind of awesome. While not a great band, they have this sort of touch and sound that I highly enjoy. Maybe its also because Jack White rules.

So far, Wilco's 2009 self titled effort is quite solid, and way too damn short. I'll have to give it another listen, but so far I feel like they could have fleshed out the whole thing a bit more.

[Milky Joe]

Arcade Fire's Neon Bible is fantastic, and better than Funeral.

I agree. It's totally cathartic in a way that makes Funeral seem like an abstraction.

[ledfloyd]

my favorite, and least favorite, stuff from 2009 (http://ledfloyd18.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/2009-the-year-in-music/)

[ledfloyd]

The overstuffed Pavement reissues are collectively the best thing that has ever happened to me, musically. Terror Twilight in '10, man
yep. it's great to have such definitive editions from the greatest band of the 90s. i will rest easy when all 5 are sitting side by side on my shelf.

[Sven]

I don't know if I should make a top 20 songs list or not, but listening to Hounds of Love sure makes me want to...

[MadMan]

My friend has a subscription to Rolling Stone, so I was able to see their Top 50 Albums of the Decade List. I'm sick and tired of publications (and Pitchfork online was guilty of this as well) listing Kid A as the best album of the decade. I'd say that Radiohead has done better than that with In Rainbows. Also, some of their selections and the albums they left off the list were head scratching. Oh well.

David Bowie Live Santa Monica '72 is a very raw, gritty and damn good early window into Bowie's then blossoming career. Its truly something to examine and look at how much his music has changed over the years, although I really like his 70s tunes the best. Space Oddity accoustic rules for one, and a decent amount of the album featured songs I had not previously heard before. Worth checking out, especially as the back of the cover features Bowie admitting that that they sometimes missed a couple of words and that this is one of his favorite bootlegs.

Finally, today I bought one of my favorite albums of the decade, British Sea Power's Do You Like Rock Music? I'm eagerly awaiting their next disc.

[Derek]

My friend has a subscription to Rolling Stone, so I was able to see their Top 50 Albums of the Decade List. I'm sick and tired of publications (and Pitchfork online was guilty of this as well) listing Kid A as the best album of the decade. I'd say that Radiohead has done better than that with In Rainbows. Also, some of their selections and the albums they left off the list were head scratching. Oh well.

In Rainbows is great, but Kid A it's not. Whether or not it's the best of the decade, and I tend to lean towards putting it there myself, it's certainly as influential as anything released since then, which is most likely a big consideration for big publications like you mentioned.

[Benny Profane]

In Rainbows >>>>> Kid A

[Derek]

Hyperbolas >>>>> hyperboles

[Benny Profane]

Animal Collective - MPP

Listened to this a few times now. What bothers me most is that the electronic loops that should be backup to the more "front" aspects of the music (e.g. lyrics) are just as loud as everything else, in some cases to the point of obnoxiousness.

Also there's a lot of singing the same line over and over again for 4 minutes and calling it a song. (this is a slight exaggeration)

It's definitely unique though and while I'm not crazy about it I look forward to listening to it again.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I was bored to death by MPP. It felt really monotonous. I've only listened to the entire album once, but I wasn't impressed at all.

[Adam]

Ah, nothing in this world makes me feel more painfully snobbish than looking over grammy nominations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Grammy_Awards)


I was bored to death by MPP. It felt really monotonous. I've only listened to the entire album once, but I wasn't impressed at all.

It sounds great in the car

[ledfloyd]

i like animal collective enough but MPP does nothing for me.

[ledfloyd]

Ah, nothing in this world makes me feel more painfully snobbish than looking over grammy nominations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Grammy_Awards)
the rap and alternative noms aren't awful.

beyonce is a guilty pleasure of mine as well

[MadMan]

In Rainbows is great, but Kid A it's not. Whether or not it's the best of the decade, and I tend to lean towards putting it there myself, it's certainly as influential as anything released since then, which is most likely a big consideration for big publications like you mentioned.Then if we're going by that criteria (which is heavily flawed IMO) the LOTRs trilogy is the best movie of the decade. Which of course it isn't. Just because something is influential doesn't mean something else isn't better than it, nor does it excuse its flaws.

Also I've only heard one Animal Collective disc (I think it was Feels) and while I liked it, I'm not really sure what I heard was more than solid. Still I'm willing to give their other albums a go.

[Derek]

Then if we're going by that criteria (which is heavily flawed IMO) the LOTRs trilogy is the best movie of the decade. Which of course it isn't. Just because something is influential doesn't mean something else isn't better than it, nor does it excuse its flaws.

I'm not saying it's the only reason, mostly why, when choosing between four great Radiohead albums, that one comes out on top on concensus lists. What are it's inexcusable flaws?


Also I've only heard one Animal Collective disc (I think it was Feels) and while I liked it, I'm not really sure what I heard was more than solid. Still I'm willing to give their other albums a go.

They're an odd duck; either you love them or you don't and they really don't strike me as your kind of music. I think MPP is their best album to date - a culmination of everything they've moved towards throughout the decade and their most inclusive, far-reaching album without sacrificing any integrity. I'll go into more detail on my year-end list, but yeah, I love it. Although, I do have a real soft spot for Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I got Year Zero for $5 at Amoeba Music, and I kinda sorta think it's Reznor's best album proper since The Downward Spiral. I doubt there are many NIN fans here, but I have all his major albums except Ghosts I-IV and the Broken EP, so I'm quite a big fan of his.

Anyway, it's funny because most of the songs are exactly the same in their general structure: begin with punctuated fuzz/drums, build up the melody, thrash, return to melody, thrash, go out tinkly. And yet there's a surprising amount of variation, and the overall narrative (a post-apoc dig at Bush) helps distinguish the songs as chapters.

Also downloaded and listened to, for the first time, Arcade Fire's Funeral (great), David Bowie's Low (also great), and Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited (also, also great).

[Spun Lepton]

Dunno if this is anything anybody would be interested in, but I recently did a little research on public domain music, and I found this site:

http://www.publicdomain2ten.com/

Packed full of classic blues, big band, country, folk, jazz, you name it. There's some excellent music here! (Don't bother going there if you can't handle listening to lo-fi music, though.) Check it:

Memphis Minnie -- Where is My Good Man At? (http://www.publicdomain2ten.com/2009/09/memphis-minnie-where-is-my-good-man-at-mp3/)
(Terrific song.)

Louis Armstrong -- Ain't Misbehavin' (http://www.publicdomain2ten.com/2009/09/louis-armstrong-aint-misbehavin-mp3/)

Hattie Hart -- Won't You Be Kind? (http://www.publicdomain2ten.com/2009/09/hattie-hart-wont-you-be-kind-mp3/)

And a few hundred more free songs.

[MadMan]

I'm not saying it's the only reason, mostly why, when choosing between four great Radiohead albums, that one comes out on top on concensus lists. What are it's inexcusable flaws?Funny enough, Kid A is still one of the best albums I've heard this year. Its flaws aren't extremely inexcusable, but the album perhaps suffers as a result of failing to meet high expectations. Which means its partly my fault, sure-but there have been albums that actually exceeded or met expectations, so I'm not sure that is an excuse, either. I can't wait to hear the rest of Radiohead's albums, as I've listened to The Bends, Kid A, Hail to the Thief, and In Rainbows.


They're an odd duck; either you love them or you don't and they really don't strike me as your kind of music. I think MPP is their best album to date - a culmination of everything they've moved towards throughout the decade and their most inclusive, far-reaching album without sacrificing any integrity. I'll go into more detail on my year-end list, but yeah, I love it. Although, I do have a real soft spot for Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished.Well there is another Animal Collective album down at the local library. I shall venture into it regardless, and then make a final decision if I should even bother listening to them further.

A final Top 15 is coming up for the year, but only after I finish listening to two more CDs so I can get to 80 albums on the year. I may expand it to a Top 20, Top 15s just don't get enough love. One disc actually received a **** rating upon further thought, and thus moved up a bit. A few dropped off the list.

[D_Davis]

The new Cornershop album, Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast, self-released, is pretty dang good.

http://www.cornershop.com/images/sleeves/judy-150.gif

One of the more underrated bands of the last decade or so.

[MadMan]

My Top 15 Albums of 2009 (that I listened to, not from the actual year. Although I did hear some 2009 albums last year out of the 80 total I listened to):

1. Illinoise, Sufjan Stevens
2. London Calling-The Clash
3. Attack and Release-The Black Keys
4. The Ghost of Tom Joad-Bruce Springsteen
5. Who's Next-The Who
6. Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!-Godspeed You! Black Emperor
7. Neon Bible-Arcade Fire
8. Fox Confessor Brings The Flood-Neko Case
9. Turn On the Bright Lights-Interpol
10. Guero-Beck
11. Parachutes-Coldplay
12. Welcome Interstate Managers-Fountains of Wayne
13. Kid A-Radiohead
14. Daydream Nation-Sonic Youth
15. Funeral-Arcade Fire

Only the last three got *** 1/2 out of ****. The rest are **** worthy.

[Lasse]

http://www.publicdomain2ten.com/

Great site. Thanks.

[D_Davis]

Shoegazer fans, check these dudes out:

Lost Children

http://ia331340.us.archive.org/1/items/LostChildren014/Live.JPG?cnt=0

http://www.archive.org/details/LostChildren014

Awesome.

[MadMan]

Modern Guilt by Beck is actually a pretty damn good album. I went in not expecting much, so maybe that helped. Also I recently became a fan of both Mars Volta and M83, and I continue my exploration of The Moody Blues, and underappreciated 60s band.

[Glass Co.]

Speaking of Beck, I've been listening to Odelay a lot lately. What would people here say is the better Dust Brothers production, this album or Paul's Boutique?

[D_Davis]

Paul's Boutique

Although Odelay is no slouch.

[Llopin]

Swans are reforming.

Yipee yay.

[Milky Joe]

Shoegazer fans, check these dudes out:

Lost Children

Holy horrible picture Batman! I guess they think that to be a shoegaze band they have to look like they're from the early 90s. ;)

[D_Davis]

Holy horrible picture Batman! I guess they think that to be a shoegaze band they have to look like they're from the early 90s. ;)

The music is straight out of the '90s! So good.

[D_Davis]

I recently re-watched The Cure in Orange.

Man, what a brilliant concert that is. The Cure in top form. Amazing selection of songs, all played very well.

[BuffaloWilder]

Holy fuck, this guy is amazing. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzzgZT8PcZU)

[Boner M]

RIP Jay Reatard (http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/13/memphis-garage-rocker-jay-reatard-dead-at-29/)

Jack Rose & Rowland S. Howard recently too... jesus.

[D_Davis]

Holy fuck, this guy is amazing. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzzgZT8PcZU)

That's cool. Reminds me a bit of the stuff Tim Exile does. Very nice.

[Acapelli]

Holy fuck, this guy is amazing. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzzgZT8PcZU)
dude is hilarious

edit: the guy also happens to be a comedian, which is what my comment is in reference to

[Milky Joe]

RIP Jay Reatard (http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/13/memphis-garage-rocker-jay-reatard-dead-at-29/)

Jack Rose & Rowland S. Howard recently too... jesus.

Jeez. This has not been a good week.

[MadMan]

Speaking of Beck, I've been listening to Odelay a lot lately. What would people here say is the better Dust Brothers production, this album or Paul's Boutique?I haven't heard either of those, unfortunately. I'm working on it, I swear!

Dire Straights' Making Movies is truly awesome, The Clash's Combat Rock is pretty good (although a tad disappointing), and Incubus' Morning View is in some ways better than Make Yourself, although the two are fairly equal. I'm trying to becoming a harder grader of albums, although with the **** scale that's a bit tougher. Up next: The Clash Live at Shea Standium, Drive By Truckers, Neko Case's latest, and finally Joy Division's first album, which will be listened to in conjunction with Control.

[MadMan]

Oh and I bought Contra, the new CD from Vampire Weekend, so I'm going to give that a spin and let you all know what I think. I truly loved their self title first CD, so I have sizable expectations for this one.

[SirNewt]

I can't stop listening to Endtroducing but I'm new to the DJ only side of hip hop. Can someone recommend some similar stuff to listen to?

[bac0n]

I can't stop listening to Endtroducing but I'm new to the DJ only side of hip hop. Can someone recommend some similar stuff to listen to?

Wow. Starting with Endtroducing? That sets a pretty tough standard.

Anyway, I've heard Cut Chemist is pretty good. You might wanna check his stuff out. Kid Koala has a fun album called All My Best Friends Are DJs as well. OH! Mix Master Mike has an awesome album out called Bangzilla.

And then, you should get the game DJ Hero.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Speaking of Beck, I've been listening to Odelay a lot lately. What would people here say is the better Dust Brothers production, this album or Paul's Boutique?

Paul's Boutique, by miles and miles.

[D_Davis]

Anyone here listen to Tim Exile's The Listening Tree?

Easily my favorite commercial album of 2009. It's pretty amazing how he is elevating electronic music to a whole new level, putting a focus on live performance with the dexterity of a great guitar player or drummer. He could very well be a new Briano Eno or Robert Fripp, in that he thinks about music, composition, and performance on an entirely different level than most other musicians.

Here is performing and demonstrating one of his live set ups:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGT1tZT9C1o


This track is called "Family Galaxy"- listen to the way the rhythm organically changes throughout the track. And the way Exile uses the vocals to add to the rhythm. It's dang awesome.

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


It's really one of those game changing albums, although that may be more true for other electronic musicians. He may be more of a musician's musician, or something.


Here is doing a live remix of an Obama speech - kind of fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqwehqcdyOw&feature=related

[BuffaloWilder]

These guys' music is kind of interesting, if a little unintentionally ragged. Check 'em out (http://www.myspace.com/rectalagitation).

[D_Davis]

Uh...wow.

Deep Listening Band and the Long String Instrument performance of Suspended Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbwgHXeY3Po&feature=player_embedded#

[D_Davis]

Tony Gerber, a long-time staple in the CC ambient music community, just had his house broken into and tons of his one of a kind musical instruments and recording computers stolen. Tony is a guy who has given away thousands of hours of his art for free - releasing albums and performing live in Second Life - and some scum bag (really the only term appropriate for a thief) robs him of his hobby. This is upsetting to me at a very personal level.

[MadMan]

The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium, The Drive By Trucker's "A Blessing and a Curse," and Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures are all truly great albums. What a fantastic run of CD listening I've had over the past couple of weeks, really. Plus, my local library had the copy of "Pleasures" which contained Division's live material as a bonus disc, which is also fantastic-I wish I could have had the chance to hear the band in person. I can't wait to check out Neko Case's Middle Cyclone, either. After that I'm not sure what I will grab from my public library-but they have a fairly sizable and good music collection.

[D_Davis]

The Drive By Trucker's "A Blessing and a Curse," and Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures are all truly great albums.

I like both of these a lot. Have you listened to anything else by the Truckers? Brighter Than Creation's Dark is my favorite. Such a great album.

[bac0n]

Tony Gerber, a long-time staple in the CC ambient music community, just had his house broken into and tons of his one of a kind musical instruments and recording computers stolen. Tony is a guy who has given away thousands of hours of his art for free - releasing albums and performing live in Second Life - and some scum bag (really the only term appropriate for a thief) robs him of his hobby. This is upsetting to me at a very personal level.

I remember feeling the same way when thieves broke into BTs studio and stole 150K worth of his equipment. What a frickin' lousy thing to do to another human being.

[MadMan]

I like both of these a lot. Have you listened to anything else by the Truckers? Brighter Than Creation's Dark is my favorite. Such a great album.Nope. But my public library has one or two CD(s) from them that I plan on listening to. I can't remember the names.

[D_Davis]

I can't stop listening to Endtroducing but I'm new to the DJ only side of hip hop. Can someone recommend some similar stuff to listen to?

Durlin Lurt - Him Jenson (http://www.deftune.com/2010/01/leaving-records-free-album-release-durlin-lurt-jenson/)

[D_Davis]

http://www.dieantwoord.com/

Discuss.

[MadMan]

So....Kayne's latest album, 808s & Heartbreak, is actually some kind of 80s pop/R & B style guilty pleasure. Certainly its better than his disappointing previous effort, Graduation. I find it strangely enjoyable, and I'm not really sure why.

Also with The Essential Songs of Leonard Cohen, and the Songs of Leonard Cohen, I'm diving into someone who I keep hearing great things about.

[Derek]

So....Kayne's latest album, 808s & Heartbreak, is actually some kind of 80s pop/R & B style guilty pleasure. Certainly its better than his disappointing previous effort, Graduation. I find it strangely enjoyable, and I'm not really sure why.

Certainly it's not. 808 relies WAAAY too much on the vocoder, which gets old and annoying really fast. I thought it was pure crap whereas Graduation showed a bit more creativity. Plus, it samples Can's "Sing Swan Song".

[Winston*]

Which vocal style sucks more: Metal "scary voice" or Vocoder "robot voice"? Vote now!

I will accept other submissions of vocal styles that suck.

[Acapelli]

love 808s and heartbreaks. one of my favorite albums of 08

and it's not vocoder, it's autotuned. vocoder sounds different and is also awesome

[Derek]

Which vocal style sucks more: Metal "scary voice" or Vocoder "robot voice"? Vote now!

I will accept other submissions of vocal styles that suck.

I'll go with metal "scary voice", especially when coupled with the fashion that goes with it. Though it's not that much worse than vocoder or, apparently, autotuned.

[MadMan]

Certainly it's not. 808 relies WAAAY too much on the vocoder, which gets old and annoying really fast. I thought it was pure crap whereas Graduation showed a bit more creativity. Plus, it samples Can's "Sing Swan Song".Well I do plan on giving Graduation one more shot. We'll see.

[Winston*]

I'll go with metal "scary voice", especially when coupled with the fashion that goes with it. Though it's not that much worse than vocoder or, apparently, autotuned.With the scary voice I have no idea what to do with it. If a vocalist's doing actual screaming, I can work with it, it can pump me up. But when someone's trying their best to sound like a demon I don't know how to take it. Am I supposed to be scared? Am I supposed to be trying to alienate myself from my well meaning parents? Tell me, Derek, just give me a clue.

[Derek]

With the scary voice I have no idea what to do with it. If a vocalist's doing actual screaming, I can work with it, it can pump me up. But when someone's trying their best to sound like a demon I don't know how to take it. Am I supposed to be scared? Am I supposed to be trying to alienate myself from my well meaning parents? Tell me, Derek, just give me a clue.

I believe you're supposed to go to your dark place and make intense faces and gestures that let everyone around you know you're a badass, when in fact, you look as silly as the music you listen to sounds.

Like so (http://api.ning.com/files/cjhSEEQnSUBXJYySAy5nePd5yuVsOz MxTD*9LY0NHvA_/thekingandI.jpg)

[Sven]

So the past 9 months have been, with maybe the exception of my requisite 10th grade Led Zeppelin phase, the most rewarding and pleasurable music experience that I can recall. 80% of it has been Morrissey and The Smiths. 5% XTC, 5% Kate Bush, 5% Thin Lizzy, 5% Mike Nesmith.

[Spaceman Spiff]

So the past 9 months have been, with maybe the exception of my requisite 10th grade Led Zeppelin phase, the most rewarding and pleasurable music experience that I can recall. 80% of it has been Morrissey and The Smiths. 5% XTC, 5% Kate Bush, 5% Thin Lizzy, 5% Mike Nesmith.

Hey, I had that phase. Get out of my life.

[Sven]

Hey, I had that phase. Get out of my life.


So the past 9 months have been, with maybe the exception of my requisite 10th grade Led Zeppelin phase, the most rewarding and pleasurable music experience that I can recall. 80% of it has been Morrissey and The Smiths. 5% XTC, 5% Kate Bush, 5% Thin Lizzy, 5% Mike Nesmith.

Everyone had it, dude.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Everyone had it, dude.

No way!

[MadMan]

I only started really listening to Led Zeppelin hardcore early on in college, although I slowly became a fan previously in high school. Only a couple albums left to get my hands on before my collection is complete.

Songs of Leonard Cohen is great, but I'm not really sure the repeat listening factor is all that high, here. I'm going to give Cold War kids another chance-the last time I gave their disc Robbers and Cowards a shot, I didn't finish listening to the whole thing.

[EvilShoe]

Songs of Leonard Cohen is great, but I'm not really sure the repeat listening factor is all that high, here.
Fuck you.

[MadMan]

Fuck you.Um, no thanks. But I did listen to the CD at least twice.

[Henry Gale]

I really do think that if Beach House's Teen Dream had been released in '09, it would have been my favourite of last year.

As it stands though, it's what every other album has to top in 2010. It's also one of the few times in years that I've bought something just based off of a first single and great word-of mouth, not jumping into it with a leak or anything. Oh man, did that ever pay off being able to listen to it on a great system in great quality first time out. I love it so.

[Spun Lepton]

Everyone had it, dude.

I never liked Led Zeppelin. Hated whats-his-smell's screechy banshee voice.

Pink Floyd on the other hand ...

[D_Davis]

My LZ phase lasted about 2 days, before I realized that I couldn't stand them.

[bac0n]

I was pretty hardcore into Led Zep back in highschool. I even bought a song book and learned to play most of their stuff on the piano. Haven't really given a crap about them since highschool tho. Even tho, I gotta admit: Jon Bonham was one helluva drummer. A lotta the things I liked about him, I like about david steven drozd of the flaming lips.

[Acapelli]

My LZ phase lasted about 2 days, before I realized that I couldn't stand them.
same. although "can't stand them" is a bit too much

i'm pretty bored by a lot of "classic" 70s rock, with the exception of a few albums here and there. just not for me

[Spun Lepton]

I was pretty hardcore into Led Zep back in highschool. I even bought a song book and learned to play most of their stuff on the piano. Haven't really given a crap about them since highschool tho. Even tho, I gotta admit: Jon Bonham was one helluva drummer. A lotta the things I liked about him, I like about david drozd of the flaming lips.

I thought you only listened to PUNK.

[Spun Lepton]

Riding the Duke Ellington wave, I purchased an album of, geez, somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 popular songs from the 1930s. I'd say about 15% of the songs interest me, while the rest bore me to crap.

(Betcha didn't know you could be "bored to crap.")

While I was buying it, I had a little voice in the back of my head saying, "Get a Duke Ellington album, instead." But NOOOOO, I didn't. *sigh* Thankfully, the compilation was only $20.

[D_Davis]

A lotta the things I liked about him, I like about david drozd of the flaming lips.


It bums me out that Drozd (Steven) doesn't play drums for the Flips anymore.

[bac0n]

I thought you only listened to PUNK.

I didn't start listening to you until college.

[bac0n]

It bums me out that Drozd (Steven) doesn't play drums for the Flips anymore.

oops! I couldn't remember what his first name was, so I went with the name I always use when I can't remember: Dave.

(and yeah, it is a drag)

[bac0n]

Riding the Duke Ellington wave, I purchased an album of, geez, somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 popular songs from the 1930s. I'd say about 15% of the songs interest me, while the rest bore me to crap.

(Betcha didn't know you could be "bored to crap.")

While I was buying it, I had a little voice in the back of my head saying, "Get a Duke Ellington album, instead." But NOOOOO, I didn't. *sigh* Thankfully, the compilation was only $20.

It's hard to go wrong with The Duke. He's the greatest American composer of the 20th century, probably of all time. At least in my opinion.

[bac0n]

I bought The Flaming Lips' latest, Embryonic, today. About half way through it's proving to be something of a disappointment. It seems to be going further down the same (misguided if you ask me) path started on At War With The Mystics. Namely, super-duper-over-production, distortion everywhere, trading soul for sound effects. Hell, so far I've come across only one song where Wayne Coyne's voice hasn't been run through a meat grinder of distortion effects.

I think someone needs to schedule an intervention with producer David Fridmann. Put the pro-tools down. Step away from the computer. Go outside for awhile. Get some fresh air. You don't need to add in every neato new effect you come across, sheesh. This everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach grows tiresome.

Anyway - I really wish they would go back to their sound qa. The Soft Bulletin. Such a great album, that was.

[MadMan]

The Last Shadow Puppets>Arctic Monkeys. But I like both bands. I finally got my hands on the Life Aquatic soundtrack, and I'm also listening to Hello Dolly by Louie Armstrong. Good times.

[Derek]

I bought The Flaming Lips' latest, Embryonic, today. About half way through it's proving to be something of a disappointment. It seems to be going further down the same (misguided if you ask me) path started on At War With The Mystics. Namely, super-duper-over-production, distortion everywhere, trading soul for sound effects. Hell, so far I've come across only one song where Wayne Coyne's voice hasn't been run through a meat grinder of distortion effects.

I think someone needs to schedule an intervention with producer David Fridmann. Put the pro-tools down. Step away from the computer. Go outside for awhile. Get some fresh air. You don't need to add in every neato new effect you come across, sheesh. This everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach grows tiresome.

Anyway - I really wish they would go back to their sound qa. The Soft Bulletin. Such a great album, that was.

Bah, why don't you and Davis get a room already! :) I actually thought At War with the Mystics was a misguided attempt to recreate the magic of Yoshimi, whereas this album headed in a totally different direction. If the distortion were used to cover up simplistic melodies or poor song-writing, I'd understand the complaint, but personally I love the aesthetic of the album and the endlessly creative ways they toy with their sound. I can certainly understand why some would find it exhausting, but I'd take this over Soft Bulletin.

[D_Davis]

I bought The Flaming Lips' latest, Embryonic, today. About half way through it's proving to be something of a disappointment. It seems to be going further down the same (misguided if you ask me) path started on At War With The Mystics. Namely, super-duper-over-production, distortion everywhere, trading soul for sound effects. Hell, so far I've come across only one song where Wayne Coyne's voice hasn't been run through a meat grinder of distortion effects.

I think someone needs to schedule an intervention with producer David Fridmann. Put the pro-tools down. Step away from the computer. Go outside for awhile. Get some fresh air. You don't need to add in every neato new effect you come across, sheesh. This everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach grows tiresome.

Anyway - I really wish they would go back to their sound qa. The Soft Bulletin. Such a great album, that was.

Yep. It's unlistenable garbage.

[D_Davis]

Apparently, ambient music can be "ballin'" or something...

"carl sagan ghost better be on there when the end of it all ep came out
i should him to everyone i could and 90% were like this is ballin"

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/02/21/free-ambient-music-ep/#idc-container

[bac0n]

Bah, why don't you and Davis get a room already! :) I actually thought At War with the Mystics was a misguided attempt to recreate the magic of Yoshimi, whereas this album headed in a totally different direction. If the distortion were used to cover up simplistic melodies or poor song-writing, I'd understand the complaint, but personally I love the aesthetic of the album and the endlessly creative ways they toy with their sound. I can certainly understand why some would find it exhausting, but I'd take this over Soft Bulletin.

I would agree with you on what you said about At War being an attempt to recreate the magic of Yoshimi, but in my opinion what doomed that effort was Fridmann's George Lucas-like over infatuation with gimmicky effects. I'm all for distortion/flange/sidechaining/whatever if it drives the purpose of the song, but when distortion/flange/sidechaining/whatever becomes its own purpose, as sounded like the case in At War and even more with Embryonic, the material can very easily start to sound turgid, self serving, and overly indulgent, as is the case here. It didn't seem to particularly have an aesthetic; more like a bunch of throwing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks.

[D_Davis]

Yeah. The Flips have always been infatuated with effects and dense sonic textures, but up until At War With the Mystics, this sonic exploration was rarely, if ever, done at the expense of the song - it was generally kept in check. On their best albums - In a Priest Driven Ambulance, Hit to Death in the Future Head, Satellite Transmissions, and Clouds Taste Metallic - the band balances both sides with great skill. On The Soft Bulletin I feel they may have sided a bit too far in the song camp (although I do really like that album), but on Yoshimi they started to dabble too strongly in the f/x side; the band became nothing more than an extension of Dave Fridmann's studio wankery. This was made worse on At War and Embryonic because of how poorly Fridmann mixed the album, and by how loudly it was mastered.

I'm also just really, really tired of that Fridmann sound. While I used to adore it, I think it has grown stale. He hasn't really grown as an artist, unless you count his ability to constantly make things louder as growth. If anything he has take a few steps back, and lost the nuance he used to have on such as albums as Weezer's Pinkerton. That album still sounds amazing; it's so rich and organic, you can practically hear the hum of the vacuum tubes on the amps.

[MadMan]

The Life Aquatic soundtrack is awesome, just like the movie. I'm not surprised, and I'd like to get my hands on the soundtracks to Wes Anderson's other movies.

[D_Davis]

I got a nice review of a recent CSG album - At the End of it All

"CSG is a very life reflective yet paradoxical atmosphere. It’s cool,
dark, serene, but with warm undertones that affirm your existence in the
universe. A friend once gave me a word to describe the feeling you get
when listening to music like Daniel’s: “Nostos” -Greek; for Homecoming.
Only for me, it’s an inward journey, one I’ve already arrived at, and
one where the music says I’m already home. It’s evident that Daniel lets
the music play in him, it’s not forced or contrived. He creates through
the soul… all ‘true’ artists’ playground."

From Todd Markham, http://www.ambiofusion.ning.com (http://www.ambiofusion.ning.com/)

[Spaceman Spiff]

Bossanova > Come on Pilgrim > Doolittle > Surfer Rosa.

(Haven't heard Trome le Monde in too long, although I suspect it'd be bottom, or in between Doolittle and SR.)

Discuss.

[Adam]

This past Thanksgiving I saw them burn through Doolittle live at the Hammerstein Ballroom and it was pretty unassailably perfect, so I dunno. And going with Bossanova at #1 is kinda weird because it's easily the least Pixies-sounding thing they ever did. All five are very good, though. At gunpoint, I'd probably say...

Doolittle > Surfer Rosa > Come On Pilgrim > Bossanova > Trompe le Monde

[Spaceman Spiff]

Yeah, Doolittle is pretty amazing. Hurm. REVISION:

Bossanova = Doolittle > Come on Pilgrim > Surfer Rosa > Trompe le Monde

[Adam]

how about...

Terror Twilight > Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain > Slanted & Enchanted > Brighten the Corners > Wowee Zowee > Westing

[Spaceman Spiff]

I'm not big on Pavement, and I've only heard 2 albums, but I agree with the order (CR,CR > S&E)

[D_Davis]

I heard some of Peter Gabriel's new album this morning...it's the first new commercial music I've heard this year that I actually want to buy.

[Raiders]

Jimmy Eat World's Clarity is proof that at some point in time, "emo" was not a punchline. Great music.

[D_Davis]

Jimmy Eat World's Clarity is proof that at some point in time, "emo" was not a punchline. Great music.

The first time I ever heard the word "emo" was in the late '80s in conjunction with Fugazi. On a poster for a show I went to they described the music as EMOtional hardcore. Like most genre descriptions, it kind of lost its meaning as the years went on.

[D_Davis]

Auto-tuned porn

http://soundcloud.com/eric_sanders/atp

audio only, probably still NSFW.

[Glass Co.]

In the category of albums I should've listened to much sooner, Slint's Spiderland now joins the competition.

[Derek]

In the category of albums I should've listened to much sooner, Slint's Spiderland now joins the competition.

Great album, even if there's something that prevents me from putting it up there with the absolute best post-rock.

[MadMan]

Well I finally bought Blonde on Blonde, which will be the first Dylan album I'll be listening to since I last heard The Times They Are A Changin'. Recently I purchased We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank, which flat out rules and is one of my favorite albums of the last decade.

[Spun Lepton]

Apparently Gorillaz declined Katy Perry's attempt to collaborate with them on their new album. Their reason? She's dating Russel Brand. :lol:

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/gorillaz-refused-perry-collaboration_1134283

I enjoy their music and this has given me newfound respect for them. :D

[Acapelli]

katy perry>gorrilaz

(not really, but i haven't liked anything gorillaz have done since their first album. danger mouse is probably the most overrated producer working today)

[Skitch]

I know this will spark massive controversy [sarcasm], but Portishead is just so fucking fuck fuckity fucking incredible.

EDIT: Fuck.

[Glass Co.]

I love Portishead, and I'm becoming more and more convinced that Third is their best album yet.

[Boner M]

I love Portishead, and I'm becoming more and more convinced that Third is their best album yet.
Took me one listen for that conviction, and I like its predecessors.

[Acapelli]

don't really care for portishead

don't mean to be a negative nancy...how about that umm, i've got nothing

[D_Davis]

don't really care for portishead

don't mean to be a negative nancy...how about that umm, i've got nothing

Me neither.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Took me one listen for that conviction, and I like its predecessors.

Yep.

EDIT: And Portishead is fantastic, you soppy kunts.

[Derek]

It took me one listen to realize I'd rather listen to Silver Apples than Portishead doing Silver Apples.

[Boner M]

It took me one listen to realize I'd rather listen to Silver Apples than Portishead doing Silver Apples.
It took me one listen to realise that only one song on that album sounds like Silver Apples and that song is better than most Silver Apples songs.

[Derek]

and that song is better than most Silver Apples songs.

Madness, boner, madness. I would say there are a few where the influence comes through, though you're right that only one sounds a lot like them. I would, however, take most tracks on SA's self-titled over it. For the record, I like Third a lot even though I like Portishead's prior two more.

In more boner-friendly news, I'm finally getting around to listening to The Terminals. Halfway into Touch and it's awesome as is Little Things.

[Acapelli]

mark linkous (aka sparklehorse) took his own life

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/06/sparklehorses-mark-linkous-takes-own-life/

[Glass Co.]

That's sad. What a loss. I just started getting into them the past few weeks too.

[EvilShoe]

Yeah, such terrible news. Really liked Sparklehorse.

Once saw them live, and he barely made any eye contact with the crowd. Had made sure there were barely any lights on him as well.

R.I.P.

[MadMan]

Not to curry favor with the Dylan fanatics on this site (KF especially), but Blonde on Blonde was great. I don't think its the best out of the 8-9 or so I've heard from Dylan, but its up there. Blood on the Tracks and Highway 61 Revisited are still tops for now-and I highly doubt I'll make it through all of his albums, as he's been pretty prolific over the years. I'd like to listen to his latest, actually.

Also I purchased Public Enemies' Greatest Hits and Electric Ladyland, both which I feel will be awesome choices.

[Adam]

Not to curry favor with the Dylan fanatics on this site (KF especially), but Blonde on Blonde was great. I don't think its the best out of the 8-9 or so I've heard from Dylan, but its up there. Blood on the Tracks and Highway 61 Revisited are still tops for now-and I highly doubt I'll make it through all of his albums, as he's been pretty prolific over the years. I'd like to listen to his latest, actually.

I get nothing out of Dylan's much-lauded 00's albums. Together Through Life is especially boring. What am I missing, anybody?

Blonde on Blonde is the tops of the tops for me, anyway

fm2oWBICkeo

[D_Davis]

Time Out of Mind and Oh Mercy are my favorites.

[right_for_the_moment]

for my money, visions of johanna is the greatest song in the history of songs

[D_Davis]

for my money, visions of johanna is the greatest song in the history of songs

It's a great song, that's a fact.

[Watashi]

So I'm writing a paper on Daft Punk (we could choose any artist, but I wanted a challenge), and I need to know values and messages they perform and evoke though their music, lyrics, performances, and videos. I've gotten the whole synchronized harmony of peace and love (especially in Around the World), but I need to dig a bit more deeper. Anyone care to help?

[D_Davis]

So I'm writing a paper on Daft Punk (we could choose any artist, but I wanted a challenge), and I need to know values and messages they perform and evoke though their music, lyrics, performances, and videos. I've gotten the whole synchronized harmony of peace and love (especially in Around the World), but I need to dig a bit more deeper. Anyone care to help?

Look into the dance-music/French house culture/scenes. What kind of themes do their parties have? Drugs? Vibes? Fashion? What do things say about the culture, and how does the music of Daft Punk promote or conflict with that?

What are they saying about electronic music by hiding their humanity? Have they taken the idea of "robot rock" too far?

[Spaceman Spiff]

I get nothing out of Dylan's much-lauded 00's albums. Together Through Life is especially boring. What am I missing, anybody?

Not too much. You are mostly right already.

Dylan can suck for another 20 years, he'll still be one of the all time great geniuses of music. Possibly, the greatest of them all.

[bac0n]

So I'm writing a paper on Daft Punk (we could choose any artist, but I wanted a challenge), and I need to know values and messages they perform and evoke though their music, lyrics, performances, and videos. I've gotten the whole synchronized harmony of peace and love (especially in Around the World), but I need to dig a bit more deeper. Anyone care to help?

Their second album, Discovery, if listened end to end, plays like a manifesto about belief in oneself & others (the little engine that could robo vox of Harder Better Faster Stronger, etc.), and the benefits of combining optimism with willpower (the anthemic main riff combined with the repetitive "hope is in the air" sample of Superheroes), a sorta will to power, if you will.

Oh, and it's one the greatest electronic albums of all time, to boot.

[Ezee E]

Oh, and it's one the greatest electronic albums of all time, to boot.

#1 being?

[bac0n]

#1 being?

I dunno, man. I could bust my brain trying to pick just one. That being said, there are precious few albums, electronic or otherwise, out there that have set a standard that hasn't been topped, and Discovery is one of them.

[D_Davis]

I prefer Homework.

[MadMan]

Modern Times is all I've heard from 2000s Dylan, and it is one of his best albums imo.

Just watched PBS air The Moody Blues at the Royal Albert Hall. Fantastic concert, really something special. If only I had the money, I'd go see them live at Des Moines in the next couple of months, but I don't.

[bac0n]

Beatport.com is hosting a Fatboy Slim Weapon of Choice remix contest. (http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/fatboy-slim-weapon-of-choice-remix-contest?utm_source=bp_emails_c ontests&utm_medium=bp_fatboy_slim_cont est&utm_term=fatboy-slim-weapon-of-choice-remix-contest&utm_content=bp_contests&utm_campaign=bp_emails&utm_campaign=bp_fatboy_slim_co ntest)

I'm thinking it would be pretty fun to enter it and see what madness I can come up with.

[transmogrifier]

Not sure if it was even in this battle at any stage, but this is easily my favourite music video ever. A perfect little short film.

The Chemical Brothers - Believe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_IkUysQASQ)

[transmogrifier]

It took me one listen to realize I'd rather listen to Silver Apples than Portishead doing Silver Apples.

Seems like my absence just encouraged a spike in the level of wrongness around here.

[Adam]

Wow, it stinks when your heroes die. Rest in peace

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[D_Davis]

Yeah, Big Star was awesome. One of those bands adored by other other bands and musician, but never got the amount of success they deserved.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Indeed. What a rotten week. Nothing has gone right anywhere, and then BAM - Chilton dies.

RIP. I'll spin Radio City before I hit the hay.

[Russ]

Oh, and it's one the greatest electronic albums of all time, to boot.
God knows, I haven't heard everything out there, but my pick for greatest electronic album of all time would have to go to Flying High by The Irresistible Force (it's actually Mixmaster Morris).

Have you heard it? If not, you need to do whatever it takes to get it. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

[bac0n]

God knows, I haven't heard everything out there, but my pick for greatest electronic album of all time would have to go to Flying High by The Irresistible Force (it's actually Mixmaster Morris).

Have you heard it? If not, you need to do whatever it takes to get it. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

color my interest piqued. I'll look for it.

[Ezee E]

Can't find a download anywhere, but the mashup Wu-Tang Meets The Beatles might be one of the best yet.

[Glass Co.]

Can't find a download anywhere, but the mashup Wu-Tang Meets The Beatles might be one of the best yet.

Yeah, it's definitely one of the best I've heard. Totally different in style from most of the mash-ups I've listened to.

[Lasse]

Can't find a download anywhere, but the mashup Wu-Tang Meets The Beatles might be one of the best yet.

Sound interesting. It looks like this is a sort of Grey Album project, right?


And I didn't expect to love the new Gabriella Cilmi album. Much more electro oriented than the first booooring album. This was a pleasant surprise.

[Glass Co.]

Sound interesting. It looks like this is a sort of Grey Album project, right?

It's not really a traditional mash-up in that it uses not only Beatles songs but solo songs from the four, cover songs and instrumental versions. Thus the samples are much more varied than something like The Grey Album.

It's replay value is also much higher. I like The Grey Album but grow bored of it rather quickly.

[Qrazy]

Is the 1001 albums to listen to before you die list a good one?

[Derek]

Is the 1001 albums to listen to before you die list a good one?

It looks like a good overall survey and touches on at least most of the major genres. It's not without its questionable choices (Madonna's Music, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, etc. WTF?), but it also has a lot of great picks that would never show up on a top 100 for Spin or Rolling Stone. Probably better to skim for recommendations/reminders, which is what I'll be doing, than dedicate years to getting through every last pick.

Also, I'm not sure why they skimped SO much on the 50s. I'm glad Sarah Vaughan got a nod, but 1,001 spots and no Chuck Berry?

[D_Davis]

I'd vouch for an early Madonna album. But hell no to Linkin' Park and Limp Buzquick.

[Derek]

I'd vouch for an early Madonna album. But hell no to Linkin' Park and Limp Buzquick.

But Music is from the 00s. I also would have no problem with one of her first few albums.

[Qrazy]

But 1,001 spots and no Chuck Berry?

Ew. Fail.

[Derek]

Ew. Fail.

I know. How do you fuck that up?

[Qrazy]

It looks like a good overall survey and touches on at least most of the major genres. It's not without its questionable choices (Madonna's Music, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, etc. WTF?), but it also has a lot of great picks that would never show up on a top 100 for Spin or Rolling Stone. Probably better to skim for recommendations/reminders, which is what I'll be doing, than dedicate years to getting through every last pick.

Also, I'm not sure why they skimped SO much on the 50s. I'm glad Sarah Vaughan got a nod, but 1,001 spots and no Chuck Berry?

Which other lists do you use aside from the two you mentioned?

[D_Davis]

Which other lists do you use aside from the two you mentioned?

What I've found far better than any list is to use Amazon or iTunes. Find something you like, and then look at what other users like who liked that. Then try going ten or so deep, and continue to branch out from there. It's a neat way to simulate browsing through sections at a music store, on line. This way too you are building connections between artists and genres, and kind of making your own list rather than using someone else's.

[Derek]

I primarily use RateYourMusic. They have lists for every year based on average rating by all users and a lot of users there with great taste have their own lists. You can also browse by genre, label, etc. to find more and each artists discography has the overall rating of every one of their releases. It's fantastic.

[D_Davis]

http://www.rowolo.de/labels/index.php

This is an alphabetical listing of netlabels, and also shows what kind of music they specialize in. This is a great resource for discovering new, free music. I try to spend a few hours every week checking out different labels from this list.

[Qrazy]

Yeah I've definitely used Amazon for quite a few years, but it's still a great resource. Thanks for the feedback guys.

I seem to get back into music everytime my computer eats shit and dies... coincidence???

[Adam]

It's all about allmusic.com (http://allmusic.com)

You find an artist or specific genre you dig and then you can just click through similar artists/followers/influences/etc. They also have reviews/ratings for virtually every album ever released, so yeah

[D_Davis]

So apparently, the lead singer of The Bloodhound Gang listens to Carl Sagan's Ghost. For reals. Skip to about 6:45 and listen. He even describes how it sounds. This is blowing my mind!

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[bac0n]

I imagine there is a day coming, soon, that you will be putting in your two-week-notice at your job. When asked "so, where are you going?", I can imagine the world's biggest smile spreading across your face.

[D_Davis]

I imagine there is a day coming, soon, that you will be putting in your two-week-notice at your job. When asked "so, where are you going?", I can imagine the world's biggest smile spreading across your face.


I'll tell them, "I'm joining the Bloodhound Gang. They need a guy to go 'owowowowowowowowowowow.'"

:D

[MadMan]

TV on The Radio's Dear Science was kind of weak, and too many of the tracks sucked. Disappointing to say the least. But hey Electric Ladyland is very good/great so far, though.

[Adam]

Yikes, what songs didn't you like off Dear Science,?

That's an album that sounds amazing from start to finish in the car, especially while speeding on a rainy night

[MadMan]

I'd have to go through the disc again, as I only listened to the whole thing about 3-4 times, and yes I drove around with it in my CD player. Just wasn't feeling it, I guess. But I want to hear more from them anyways.

[Glass Co.]

"Geodaddi" by Boards of Canada has become officially the first album that I can't listen to while high at night. It freaked the shit out of me. "Gyroscope", specifically.

[transmogrifier]

Most listened to artists over the past 6 months...

Sleater-Kinney
Sonic Youth
The Fiery Furnaces
PJ Harvey
Radiohead
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Circulatory System
Polvo
Portishead
Deerhoof
The Olivia Tremor Control
Liars
Sunset Rubdown
Nirvana
The Delgados
R.E.M.
Tool
The Modern Lovers
Future of the Left
mclusky

[Acapelli]

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7525/picture1sb.png (http://img143.imageshack.us/i/picture1sb.png/)

[transmogrifier]

My bands can beat up your bands.

[Derek]

My bands can beat up your bands.

What do you think of the new Liars?

[Spaceman Spiff]

I only really like Radiohead, Portishead and The Modern Lovers out of all those, so I guess yeah, trans wins by default.

PJ's pretty cool too.

[Derek]

I only really like Radiohead, Portishead and The Modern Lovers out of all those, so I guess yeah, trans wins by default.

PJ's pretty cool too.

You dislike way too many good bands then.

[Spaceman Spiff]

You dislike way too many good bands then.

I don't really dislike any of those bands (that I've heard [to be fair I haven't really heard much of acapelli's list]).

I like S-K better in theory than I do when I actually hear them (they're no Runaways or X, I guess), same with Sonic Youth. Nick Cave I've never really liked post-Birthday Paty and B+S and Vampire Weekend are both too precious for me. The rest are decent to perfectly fine bands and artists, I think.

[Derek]

I don't really dislike any of those bands (that I've heard [to be fair I haven't really heard much of acapelli's list]).

I like S-K better in theory than I do when I actually hear them (they're no Runaways or X, I guess), same with Sonic Youth. Nick Cave I've never really liked post-Birthday Paty and B+S and Vampire Weekend are both too precious for me. The rest are decent to perfectly fine bands and artists, I think.

Fair enough and I'm kinda with you on S-K and SY, though I still do like the latter a lot.

[transmogrifier]

What do you think of the new Liars?

Haven't listened to it enough yet to have a firm opinion on it. It's definitely good, but - apart from their debut album - I've found Liars to produce pretty inconsistent albums (quality-wise), even though many of the individual songs are awesome. This one is similar, but they've thrown a bit of tonal inconsistency in the mix as well this time.

Sisterworld is almost like a mid-career recap, like a clip show of Friends almost, in 40 odd minutes. But more rocking :)

EDIT: Listening to it again now.

[Derek]

Haven't listened to it enough yet to have a firm opinion on it. It's definitely good, but - apart from their debut album - I've found Liars to produce pretty inconsistent albums (quality-wise), even though many of the individual songs are awesome. This one is similar, but they've thrown a bit of tonal inconsistency in the mix as well this time.

Sisterworld is almost like a mid-career recap, like a clip show of Friends almost, in 40 odd minutes. But more rocking :)

EDIT: Listening to it again now.

I hear what you're saying. They changed so much album-to-album with their first four that this was surprising mostly for sounding like Liars, even though before this album, it was hard to say what that was. I see it as a perfect summation of all their various incarnations and a refining of everything they do well, which is probably why it's my fave. It's pretty damn rocking. :)

[Rowland]

I haven't been keeping up with music at all the last two years, around the time SoulSeek stopped working. What do most people use to obtain their music these days? Aren't all those torrent sites in legal trouble now, or is it just a matter of knowing where to go?

[D_Davis]

I haven't been keeping up with music at all the last two years, around the time SoulSeek stopped working. What do most people use to obtain their music these days? Aren't all those torrent sites in legal trouble now, or is it just a matter of knowing where to go?

Free, CC Licensed music is the future!

:)

/broken record, I know...

[Derek]

I haven't been keeping up with music at all the last two years, around the time SoulSeek stopped working. What do most people use to obtain their music these days? Aren't all those torrent sites in legal trouble now, or is it just a matter of knowing where to go?

I still use Soulseek for a lot of music. How did it stop working for you? I'm also on What.cd, which is essentially the Karagarga of music torrent sites. It's harder to keep up your ratio which is why I still use Soulseek as a backup, but if you can score an invite, it's totally worth it since they have just about anything you can imagine. They also have a security setting to protect your IP address and b/c it's "member's only", they have a much easier time getting by in the legal gray area than your typical unprotected torrent sites (Mininova, BT Junkie, etc.). Unfortunately, I don't have any invites myself.

And if you like ambient music, check out Davis's thread. Lots of good stuff on there.

[D_Davis]

Here is a great listing (sometimes updated) of Netlabels. Most of these release only free music. Most of them are some kind of electronic music, but there are also quite a few that do rock, indie-rock, post-rock, hip hop, Jazz, experimental, chiptunes, etc.

http://clongclongmoo.org/system/index.php?cat=00_netaudio&page=05_netlabellist

You'll be surprised by the variety and quality of stuff available. It's really fun to just pick a label at random and then explore the vast quantities of stuff out there.

(woops, sorry. Posted the same link at the top of this page...Oh well. Never too much of a good thing...)

[Milky Joe]

Last 6 months:

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[MadMan]

Minus The Bear is a hipster band who's CD I somewhat enjoyed, I guess. Not sure why I like this sort of thing when it cuts a bit close to rather depressing, almost emo-style trappings, but much of the disc was catchy. Aside from Hendrix, I haven't listened to anything really great in a while-there goes that nice streak I had going.

[Justin]

I don't get how big labels fuck things up. I have in my possesion, a promo cd for the Broken Bells album, however, what is actually on the album is the new Band of Horses album, which hasn't even leaked yet. Should have stuck to Sub Pop.

[D_Davis]

Mind blowing

http://vimeo.com/7321858

[MadMan]

Massive Attack is good, but I can't say I'm a fan of their music so far. I can recognize their talent while acknowledging that they aren't my cup of tea, so to speak.

Lately I'm feeling bored with music-I may give it a rest for a while, or try desperately to find something new.

[Milky Joe]

Think I may go see Deerhunter tomorrow night.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Think I may go see Deerhunter tomorrow night.

They were pretty cool when I saw 'em a few weeks ago. Bradford Cox seems like a weird dude. He ended up having a little spiel about how clean Canada was and how child murder isn't funny and then ended up pouring a lot of beer on the audience.

At one point he tried fellating a back-up guitarist. He was... hurm...

[D_Davis]

So I'm going to be doing my first live CSG's performance next month at a local ambient showcase. Should be...interesting. Now to figure out how to play this stuff live.

[EvilShoe]

New LCD Soundsystem has some awesome tracks. Need to listen more to get the whole.

I love "All I want". And Murphy seems to love Bowie's Heroes.

[transmogrifier]

This is Happening is an album that really gels and rewards repeated listens. I love it - better than Sound of Silver as an album, I think. SoS has higher highs (All My Friends, Someone Great), but more filler (Sound of Silver, Watch the Tapes), whereas TiH is strong throughout.

[Glass Co.]

I still can't believe that Keith Richards wrote a song as pretty as Wild Horses.

[Derek]

This is Happening is an album that really gels and rewards repeated listens. I love it - better than Sound of Silver as an album, I think. SoS has higher highs (All My Friends, Someone Great), but more filler (Sound of Silver, Watch the Tapes), whereas TiH is strong throughout.

Totally agree. The only real weak spot in TiH is "Somebody's Calling Me", which grinds the album to a halt before finishing with the brilliant "Home". It's not a major issue, but it's inexcusably 7 minutes long. The rest of the album, however, is fantastic, particularly "Dance Yrself Clean", "All I Want" and "Home".

[Acapelli]

lotta good music leaked these past few weeks. new ariel pink, booka shade, lcd, jamie lidell, bss and radio dept are all good to great records

[transmogrifier]

I actually like Somebody's Calling Me - it has a blissed out haziness that really fits the album. It's not the best song on the album by any means, but I don't think it is as weak as Sound of Silver, for example (not that I think that is a particularly bad song, it just doesn't reach the heights of LCD's other stuff)

[Acapelli]

we just lost a rap legend

r.i.p. guru

[D_Davis]

we just lost a rap legend

r.i.p. guru

WTF?

Dang...

[MadMan]

Zero 7's The Garden is a fairly good album that I enjoyed. Right now though I'm listening to The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed, which is truly something, and I also bought Passion Pit's Manners. Oh and The White Stripes' White Blood Cells was definently a step up from Icky Thump, and I gave Spoon's A Series of Sneaks a shot, but I wasn't too impressed.

[Lasse]

Zero 7's In The Garden is a fairly good album that I enjoyed.

If you liked that, you might enjoy Tina Dickow (internationally she goes by the name Tina Dico), a Danish singer that worked with Zero 7 on the previous album, When It Falls. She's such a presence, and she just makes these amazingly catchy pop tunes. Her best album, In The Red, should be released in America, as well.

Nobody's Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpy-eN6uBz8)
Warm Sand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrmSqkNYTag&feature=related)

[dreamdead]

Listening to The National's new album (free over at NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/magazine/25national-t.html?ref=music) until sometime tomorrow) and then gonna try out The New Pornographers (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126174756)'s new one streaming...

Thus far, "Terrible Love," "Runaways," and "Lemonworld" are all glorious. I think The National are gonna push for Album of the Year for me...

[D_Davis]

holy crap, holy crap, holy crap.

Daniel Lanois + Neil Young (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/;kw=[13193,138765])

Oh man. Oh man. Oh man.

*faints*

[BuffaloWilder]

So, my integrity's at stake, guys - should it still be considered freestyle rap if you write it down and memorize it beforehand? That's always seemed like the norm, but -

[Qrazy]

So, my integrity's at stake, guys - should it still be considered freestyle rap if you write it down and memorize it beforehand? That's always seemed like the norm, but -

No, that's not freestyle. Freestyle is off the cuff. However, you could write something down and memorize or at least memorize a basic rhyme scheme and then ad lib a bit over the top of it. It's very hard to freestyle just straight up. Easier if you use simple words, rhyme schemes and don't do it too fast while you're still learning.

[Qrazy]

Mumford and Sons - Yay or Nay?

[Yxklyx]

I've liked Rammstein for a while but had only listened to the Sehnsucht and Reise Reise CDs but man I'm now BLOWN AWAY by Mutter! I never knew my speakers could produce such sounds!

[D_Davis]

I've liked Rammstein for a while but had only listened to the Sehnsucht and Reise Reise CDs but man I'm now BLOWN AWAY by Mutter! I never knew my speakers could produce such sounds!

Ever listen to Laibach? Slovak industrial, rap, metal. Awesome.

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[bac0n]

My favorite thing of Laibach's is their remake of the Beatles Album Let It Be. Yeah. The entire album. Their interpretation of I Me Mine is a revelation.

AWESOME!

[bac0n]

Oh, and anyone who likes Rammstein should check out Funker Vogt.

In a knife fight, Funker Vogt would win, hands down.

[Lasse]

I've liked Rammstein for a while but had only listened to the Sehnsucht and Reise Reise CDs but man I'm now BLOWN AWAY by Mutter! I never knew my speakers could produce such sounds!

I like most of their albums, but Mutter is their best. Simply amazing. The opening track, Mein Herz Brennt, fucking blew my mind first time I put the album on.

[D_Davis]

My favorite thing of Laibach's is their remake of the Beatles Album Let It Be. Yeah. The entire album. Their interpretation of I Me Mine is a revelation.

AWESOME!

Fuck yes. Let it Be is amazing. A brilliantly original artistic interpretation.

[Sven]

These days, I have been listening to the first three Blue Oyster Cult albums non-stop. With fuller production, these would be indisputable masterpieces. As they are, a few tracks (especially Flaming Telepaths and 7 Screaming Diz-Busters) are frustrating in that they are so good, but you can feel the loss of a greater depth in the muddled productions.

But I forgive them. That these albums exist alone is enough to justify my own existence.

[Russ]

These days, I have been listening to the first three Blue Oyster Cult albums non-stop. With fuller production, these would be indisputable masterpieces. As they are, a few tracks (especially Flaming Telepaths and 7 Screaming Diz-Busters) are frustrating in that they are so good, but you can feel the loss of a greater depth in the muddled productions.

http://forums.icine.org/images/smiles/icon_fresh.gif

It was always Hot Rails to Hell for me.

[thefourthwall]

Mumford and Sons - Yay or Nay?

I quite like them. Low-key enough to talk with them in the background, but earnest and complex enough to sustain direct attention as well. Plus, super cool Shakespeare references "Sigh No More." Also enjoyable in the same vein as them is Johnny Flynn.

[Thirdmango]

I thought Hissing Fauna to be Of Montreal's best album. However I had only heard 3 of them all the way through (Bedside, Sunlandic), so I decided to get some others. Panic is really good and I think I'd put it in third where Sun is in second. Skeletal however is way too out there. It's like Fauna was so good that he lost his mind. Skeletal is now in fourth with Bedside really far below in last place. Awful album.

[Yxklyx]

So I now have two copies of Rammstein's Mutter but neither of them play right in my old CD player though they play fine on the computer. I've got over 300 CDs and they all play fine except for this one. Seems like the pressing of the CD just doesn't jive with my player. The CD has this skipping noise throughout and it doesn't recognize the last few tracks. Any one have any experiences like this?

[Grouchy]

I had no idea Morphine was such a good band.