Discuss the Musics Thread

[Sven]

Digging on My Morning Jacket. Am I not several years late to the game?

[Sven]

Guys, the new Stone Temple Pilots is gooooood.

[Acapelli]

Guys, the new Stone Temple Pilots is gooooood.
their latest single is ear-splittingly awful

but then again, i'm not really the target for a new stp album. same as a new soundgarden 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?

I've come the conclusion that I purchased bootleg CDs from both amazon and deepdiscount. I recall now that neither had that annoying sticker that seals it. I bought a third copy from a third party vendor (through amazon) - it has the sticker and plays just fine.

[Sven]

their latest single is ear-splittingly awful

but then again, i'm not really the target for a new stp album. same as a new soundgarden album

I'm not too into Soundgarden, but this new STP album is definitely a new sound for them. Which single are you talking about? You couldn't be talking about Take a Load Off, because that song is great, and the only other single from that album is Between the Lines, which is totally cool too.

[D_Davis]

STP were always my favorite of the "grunge" bands. They had the best melodies and hooks, and the most pop-sensibilities. Haven't heard the newest album, yet.

[Acapelli]

yeah it's between the lines. i think it was the lyrics that really made me hate it more than anything though

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Has anyone else been listening to this Janelle Monae record? Really digging it these last few weeks.

[number8]

Okay, so... I don't know if any of you are even Pat Benatar fans, let alone willing to read her memoir, but I need to get rid of five copies of her book that Harper Collins sent me. I dunno. I'm not really expecting a huge turnout here, so it would be nice if some of you help me out by joining this contest (http://www.justpressplay.net/music/music-news/6727-win-pat-benatars-memoir-qbetween-a-heart-and-a-rock-placeq.html).

Please? :sad:

[Acapelli]

never would have thought you would stoop so low as to be a corporate shill, 8

NEVER

[number8]

Man, this is nothing. You should hear what I did to get rid of a stack of Natalie Imbruglia CDs. There were assless chaps and flour involved.

[Sven]

People who dis on Johnny the Fox are so wrong. So wrong.

[Ezee E]

Anyone check out the new Roots CD?

[Glass Co.]

The new Kanye West song samples King Crimson. This is awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0x6qeIdl1I

[Ezee E]

The new Kanye West song samples King Crimson. This is awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0x6qeIdl1I

Great song.

[bac0n]

I had no idea Morphine was such a good band.

One of my favorite ever. Still remember hearing the news that Mark Sandman had died. Broke my heart.

[Henry Gale]

Anyone check out the new Roots CD?

Yup, first listened to it online three times on Monday, then bought it the next day. Loving it more and more ever since. It holds onto a great balance of having those amazing stand-alone songs like "The Day" and the title track, but still having tons of room for their signature mood interludes to make everything pop out and hold together in a really gratifying, thematic way.

My favourite since Phrenology.

[D_Davis]

Wow - the Flaming Lips track on Dark Night of the Soul, from Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, and David Lynch, is the best music they've made since The Soft Bulletin. It's amazing what some constraint and dynamic production can do.

[EyesWideOpen]

Wow - the Flaming Lips track on Dark Night of the Soul, from Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, and David Lynch, is the best music they've made since The Soft Bulletin. It's amazing what some constraint and dynamic production can do.

That cd was the amazon mp3 deal of the day so I picked it up this morning for $3.99. Can't wait to listen to it.

[Dillard]

Shit I need to hear that Dark Night of the Soul album. How much did Lynch contribute beyond the visual art?

Listening to Nirvana's live version of "Come as You Are" from their MTV unplugged. Great stuff. Grunge lives on emotionally for me.

[D_Davis]

Lynch did vocals on 2 tracks, and I think he offered "artistic direction" or something.

The only 2 tracks I don't care for are the ones with Black Francis and Iggy Pop. They just sound out of place, and I think they kind of spoil the mood and atmosphere of the album. Especially the Black Francis one - I'm really kind of tired of this guy.

[Sven]

Black Francis... - I'm really kind of tired of this guy.

:(

Though really, I haven't heard anything he's done post-1996, so...

[D_Davis]

:(

Though really, I haven't heard anything he's done post-1996, so...

There's not much of a reason too, as far as I can tell.

Boring, mediocre rock.

[Derek]

Since I failed to make a Top 50 Songs list last year because it takes two damn long, I decided to do 25 now (cut off at albums I heard June 30th or before) and 25 more at the end of the year.

Download here (http://www.sendspace.com/file/mfqtf0) - they're all tagged and all that jazz.

Tracklist:

1) LCD Soundsystem – “Home”
2) Flying Lotus – “Do the Astral Plane”
3) Liars – “I Still Can See An Outside World”
4) Future Islands – “Long Flight”
5) The Morning Benders – “Excuses”
6) Menomena – “BOTE”
7) Four Tet – “Sing”
8) Joanna Newsom – “Good Intentions Paving Company”
9) Holy Fuck – “Silva & Grimes”
10) Sleigh Bells – “Crown On the Ground”
11) Women – “Heat Distraction”
12) The Roots – “Walk Alone”
13) Frog Eyes – “Odetta’s War”
14) Emeralds – “Genetic”
15) The National – “Conversation 16”
16) Eluvium – “Motion Makes Me Last”
17) Beach House – “Real Love”
18) Dosh – “Call the Kettle”
19) Pantha Du Prince – “Lay In A Shimmer”
20) Wolf Parade – “What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way)”
21) Broken Social Scene – “World Sick”
22) Doyeq – “Eyelashes of Lanterns”
23) Yellow Swans – “Opt Out”
24) Janelle Monae – “Oh, Maker”
25) Another Electronic Musician – “Fnctnl”

[Glass Co.]

Excellent calls. Especially nice seeing Future Islands, Holy Fuck and Janelle Monae on there.

[Acapelli]

women and bss are the only albums from the artists on your list that i've really gotten into this year

[Derek]

women and bss are the only albums from the artists on your list that i've really gotten into this year

You should get into more of them! Not all are great albums, but most are at least worth a spin.

[Acapelli]

You should get into more of them! Not all are great albums, but most are at least worth a spin.
oh i've listened to most of them, they just didn't grab me

the women is one of the best i've heard all year though. and bss is a very satisfying follow up to the self-titled

[Winston*]

The only 2 tracks I don't care for are the ones with Black Francis and Iggy Pop. They just sound out of place, and I think they kind of spoil the mood and atmosphere of the album.

I agree. I quite like the Iggy Pop track outside of the context of the album though.

[D_Davis]

I agree. I quite like the Iggy Pop track outside of the context of the album though.

Yep, I agree.

We agree!

[Derek]

So, my friend had to back out of the Joanna Newsom show next Saturday, July 31st. If anyone in the LA area is interested in going, shoot me a PM.

[B-side]

I like Creedence Clearwater Revival.

[Derek]

I like Creedence Clearwater Revival.

So do I. This isn't something you're ashamed of, is it?

[B-side]

So do I. This isn't something you're ashamed of, is it?

Not at all. I was just feeling particularly random, so I just kinda decided to declare my affection for them.

[B-side]

"Lookin' Out My Back Door" is established brilliance.

[transmogrifier]

Can't believe that Simple Man, Tuesday's Gone and Free Bird were all on the same debut album. That is a friggin' start, right there.

[Milky Joe]

I pulled it out on a whim the other day, after not listening to it in maybe four years, probably because of how lackluster their output has been in that time... but I'm now convinced that [I]Blueberry Boat[I] by The Fiery Furnaces is unquestionably the Album of the Decade, and a total pop masterpiece to boot.

[transmogrifier]

I pulled it out on a whim the other day, after not listening to it in maybe four years, probably because of how lackluster their output has been in that time... but I'm now convinced that [i]Blueberry Boat[i] by The Fiery Furnaces is unquestionably the Album of the Decade, and a total pop masterpiece to boot.

It would be close to the album of the 00s for me as well. Though I don't think their output since then should be ignored. I'm Going Away was insanely underappreciated, for example.

[Adam]

Blueberry Boat isn't the best Fiery Furnaces album

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[transmogrifier]

Can't we just put our differences aside, stop all this fighting, and agree that The Fiery Furnaces were the band of the 00s? I can't think of another band that owned that decade like they did.

Gallowsbird's Bark
Blueberry Boat
EP
Bitter Tea
Rehearsing My Choir
Widow City
I'm Going Away

Sonic Youth had a pretty awesome decade as well, Rather Ripped aside.

NYC Ghosts and Flowers
Murray St.
Sonic Nurse
(Rather Ripped)
The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Singles
The Eternal

[Milky Joe]

Not to mention Matthew Friedberger's direly underappreciated solo double-album release. Animal Collective can suck it, in terms of 00s avant-pop.

[Derek]

Gallowsbird's Bark
Blueberry Boat
EP
Bitter Tea
Rehearsing My Choir
Widow City
I'm Going Away

The three bolded are amazing and one of the best 3 album runs of the decade, but they've been going steadily downhill since BT, which is my personal fave. They're no AC, but they do deserve more love.

[transmogrifier]

Not to mention Matthew Friedberger's direly underappreciated solo double-album release. Animal Collective can suck it, in terms of 00s avant-pop.

Yeah, I mean, I'm pretty Pitchfork in my tastes, truth be told, but AC I just don't get, at all, in any way. Even their latest was a chore to get through.

[Milky Joe]

Blueberry Boat isn't the best Fiery Furnaces album

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That's a beautiful song no doubt, but no way does it touch the epic, operatic pop density of "Mason City," "Chief Inspector Blancheflower," or "1917."

[MacGuffin]

That song Adam posted is friggin' sweet. I've only a little bit from this band before.

[D_Davis]

Can't we just put our differences aside, stop all this fighting, and agree that The Fiery Furnaces were the band of the 00s? I can't think of another band that owned that decade like they did.


I give band of the decade to The Secret Machines. While their output wasn't prolific, no other new music I heard this decade comes close to touching Nowhere is No Where and Ten Silver Drops - two of the most masterful rock albums I've ever heard.

[D_Davis]

Went to see David Bazan last night - he was great. However, one of the opening acts was terrible, and I mean really, really bad. And the worst part is, they seem to be enjoying a great deal of popularity. They're called The Satisfaction - an alt-RnB/Hip Hop thing. Two girls and a laptop. They had no rhythm, they couldn't sing, completely lacked flow, and their lyrics were dull. And yet they were playing at the Triple Door, the Sky Church, and played at the Capitol Hill block party this year. People cheered very loudly for them. It was completely baffling to me. The only thing I can think of is that they're some kind of performance art piece pulling the wool over everyone's eyes, and yet I'm not falling for it.

[Ezee E]

Huh... Didn't know Arcade Fire had an album coming out next week. Awesome!

[kuehnepips]

Huh... Didn't know Arcade Fire had an album coming out next week. Awesome!

„The Suburbs“ ? I'll buy that this weekend.

[Watashi]

Huh... Didn't know Arcade Fire had an album coming out next week. Awesome!
So, what's the consensus on it?

[Ezee E]

So, what's the consensus on it?
No idea about the general consensus, but I'm listening to it for the first time right now and loving it.

[Derek]

So, what's the consensus on it?

Very solid across the board.

[Duncan]

I'm liking it. It's got some very high highlights. But on the other hand, I feel like they become totally generic when they rock out on stuff like Month of May or Ready to Start. I don't really know what distinguishes these repetitive guitar riffs from a million others. I like both sets of companion songs a lot (Half Light and Sprawl).

[Watashi]

Very solid across the board.
Any particular favorite tracks?

My favorite AF tracks have been Haiti and No Cars Go.

Can't wait to listen to the new album.

[Derek]

Any particular favorite tracks?

My favorite AF tracks have been Haiti and No Cars Go.

Can't wait to listen to the new album.

Haven't heard it yet myself. I was saying the reviews are very solid/positive across the board. My favorites of there's from the first two are "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)", "Crown of Love", "Rebellion (Lies)" and "Keep the Car Running".

[Ezee E]

The standout track for me on first listen is "Half Light II (No Celebration)." THere's another near the end that's pretty great, but I'm not sure which one it is.

But to be honest, I didn't keep good attention to the tracks. The album kinda blends together to where I didn't notice different songs. I'd say it's good, but not as great as their last album. But that's one of my favorite albums.

[right_for_the_moment]

I've been listening to Sprawl II and Modern Man on repeat. Album's solid imo, but those tracks are amazing..

[Milky Joe]

Sprawl II is fantastic, but I have to say I'm pretty underwhelmed by the rest of it. Win's songs, particularly the lyrics, are all pretty lacking. I just listened to Neon Bible again--just as cathartic, powerful, resonant, brilliant as it ever was. This feels pretty tame in comparison.

[transmogrifier]

Sprawl II is fantastic, but I have to say I'm pretty underwhelmed by the rest of it. Win's songs, particularly the lyrics, are all pretty lacking. I just listened to Neon Bible again--just as cathartic, powerful, resonant, brilliant as it ever was. This feels pretty tame in comparison.

The whole middle section of The Suburbs is a grind. Mid-tempo blandness.

I recently relistened to Neon Bible as well, and it is just as haggard, bombastic, ill-fitting and annoying as it ever was. :)

[Milky Joe]

You just don't 'get' it, do you?

[dreamdead]

Downloaded Derek's top 25 singles recently, which led to the discovery of Sleigh Bells. They are very, very fun, and great workout music. I like the sonic clash of electronica and metal riffs lifted by the vocals. Shame the album's so short, but I'll be enjoying this one for a while. Thanks for the heads-up, Derek.

Though how you can rate The National's "Conversation 16" over "Lemonworld" or "Terrible Love" is strange to me, despite the former song's great lyrics...

[Derek]

Downloaded Derek's top 25 singles recently, which led to the discovery of Sleigh Bells. They are very, very fun, and great workout music. I like the sonic clash of electronica and metal riffs lifted by the vocals. Shame the album's so short, but I'll be enjoying this one for a while. Thanks for the heads-up, Derek.

That's funny. I've been using it as workout music for the last few months. Glad you like it!


Though how you can rate The National's "Conversation 16" over "Lemonworld" or "Terrible Love" is strange to me, despite the former song's great lyrics...

I would probably put another half-dozen songs above "Lemonworld" or "Terrible Love". Solid songs, but not amongst the albums best. Diff'rent Strokes I suppose.

[D_Davis]

Wow. Oh wow.

Fans of noise-pop, shoegaze, neo-psych, etc....

Stellarium

http://stellarium.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled

Holy crap - this album is amazing.

[Philosophe_rouge]

So addicted to Nina Simone right now. I've always loved her songs i was familiar with, and I adore Pastel Blues. I listened to Wild is the Wind for the first time tonight, it might even be better if that is even possible... carry on :/

[Ivan Drago]

Yeah, The Suburbs is a really good album. Empty Room and the Half Life tracks are amazing.

[D_Davis]

Bought these yesterday - Koss PortaPro

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGatbh4U2Lr jC0K6Ud2jOzpMwxCRFm56U66BJyYEU 4OG4JowQ&t=1&usg=__QdLNufhWnMIrkFX6Tddh0HDt J4I=

They sound great. Like really, really good. Especially for the price.

[MacGuffin]

They sound great. Like really, really good. Especially for the price.

Yeah, they are amazing. I've had two pairs and I still need to send the second one in for another, but I need to find that lifetime warranty first.

[D_Davis]

Yeah, they are amazing. I've had two pairs and I still need to send the second one in for another, but I need to find that lifetime warranty first.

Yeah - I hear that Koss will replace these for a lifetime, at a cost of $6 to cover shipping. That's awesome.

[bac0n]

Got an interesting idea for a Match Cut Mixed Tape:

No genre or theme specificity, just submit a song from a band/artist from your home town.

Anyone interested?

[D_Davis]

OK. Wow. Ready to have your mind blown by ambiance?


http://bandcamp.com/files/10/37/103768589-1.jpg (http://dynamophone.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-tape-no-66)

Not free to download, but the whole album streams. Absolutely stunning work. This is a masterpiece of modern music.

[Ezee E]

Got an interesting idea for a Match Cut Mixed Tape:

No genre or theme specificity, just submit a song from a band/artist from your home town.

Anyone interested?

Sounds good to me. Although Colorado's output won't please many unless I do some research.

[D_Davis]

So far that Moshimoss album, Hidden Tape No. 66, is my album of the year. So good. Creative, well produced, interesting sonic textures, simple yet effective melodies, and songs that flow together, creating an auditory landscape brimming with nostalgia; at times it ispeaceful, whimsical, and somber, always emotional.

What a discovery.

[D_Davis]

Ah yes...more Moshimoss this morning. Hidden Tape No. 66 truly is a perfect album, elevating the art to a whole new level. It's like the best sounds from Sigur Ros, mixed in with some Marconi Union, but all filtered through a creative force that creates unique sonic textures and a distinct voice; it at once sounds familiar to those versed in post-rock and ambient music, while also sounding fresh and exciting. Moshimoss creates dense atmospherics, but never forgets the importance of melody, crafting what one might call pop-ambiance.

I haven't been this impressed with music since I first heard Marconi Union's Distance. That was the album that inspired me to end my 4-year hiatus from making music and start recording again under the name Carl Sagan's Ghost.

[Russ]

OK. Wow. Ready to have your mind blown by ambiance?
Digging it. Very impressive.

[D_Davis]

Digging it. Very impressive.

Yeah, it's so good.

[Russ]

Yeah, it's so good.
Flawless integration of found sounds and field recordings along with the inspired use of guitar creates quite the inspirational ambient playground. Several of the compositions were achingly gorgeous, almost misty-eye inducing. I've only listened to it once all the way through but I can tell it's a grower. Yeah, I really love this one, and would like to get a copy. Was it for sale on that site?

[D_Davis]

Flawless integration of found sounds and field recordings along with the inspired use of guitar creates quite the inspirational ambient playground. Several of the compositions were achingly gorgeous, almost misty-eye inducing. I've only listened to it once all the way through but I can tell it's a grower. Yeah, I really love this one, and would like to get a copy. Was it for sale on that site?

It's on sale through iTunes or Amazon. Not sure why the label isn't selling on Bandcamp - they'd make more money.

Glad you like it. It's totally captivated me these last few days. Just the perfect album for me right now.

[D_Davis]

The other two albums on the same label are also pretty good.

[D_Davis]

Why do artists/bands continue to use iTunes/Amazon when there is Bandcamp? It's totally artist-focused, the artist gets to keep more money, and manage their own music, it offers full length previews, and there are no ads.

Pretty much the best thing to happen to indie music since the Internet and digital recording.

[D_Davis]

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Tim Exile continues to push music into new realms. His video blog is awesome.

Sarah Nicolls and Tim Exil - live ambient/noise

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[D_Davis]

Brian Eno - new album - November

http://brian-eno.net/

http://static.brian-eno.net/images/warpcd207.jpg

[D_Davis]

I've discovered that the Koss PortaPro headphones are awesome for listening to ambient music. I'm noticing all kinds of new little sonic nuances in all kinds of music that I thought I was really familiar with - even my own. Love these headphones, so much.

[D_Davis]

"I think the Internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb," he said. "It's destroyed the music business. It's going to destroy the movie business."

--John Mellencamp


http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67H0SN20100818


What a douche. Yes - it may change the business. However, it'll never kill the art. Too many of these dinosaurs are worried about the business, and they've completely forgotten about the art, and about the reasons why they even made music in the first place. Good riddance.



"The Internet has destroyed rock. Children no longer develop social graces. They don't hang out anymore," she complains. "I'm financially stable. I'm okay. But what about the kids trying to make it in this business?"

-- Stevie Nicks

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/08/22/2010-08-22_fleetwood_mac_star_stevie_n icks_finds_her_groove_collabor ating_with_dave_stewart.html


Guess what? Kids will learn to adapt their art, and good music will still be made. And guess what again? Maybe it's time (or well past time) for rock 'n roll to die. It's been around a long time - and - SHOCK - there was a time before rock, you old bag. And - SHOCK - there will be a time after rock. The future - embrace it. Change. Adapt. Or you lose.




And a more balanced, sane opinion...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20014752-261.html

Jac Holzman says "We have to be free enough with our music to permit people to adapt it for their own purposes."

[D_Davis]

I love reading old reviews for albums I love. This one is great.

Ween - The Mollusk

http://www.nudeasthenews.com/images/albums/1066.jpg

http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/1066


Stephen Thomas Erlewine recently named Dean Ween as "the greatest guitarist in '90s alt-rock" and by Boognish, I swear he's right. It's not just Deaner's incredible speed or mastery of myriad styles of music, his wonderful sense of humor or even his technical skills. What primarily separates him from the pack is his limitless creativity and miraculous understanding of mood and tone. And let me tell you, if you're one-half of the two-man band Ween -- the most unique musical collaboration of the 1990s and creators of possibly the most enjoyably fucked-up listening experiences one can have -- these sorts of gifts come in handy.

Man, that is so true.

Still feeling brown!

[bac0n]

Heh. What's being destroyed is the old Mafia-esque distribution model that has made leeches like the RIAA so rich at the expense of the artists, and I for one, will be dancing on its grave.

It's called progress, Johnny. And PS, I never liked your music. And same with you, Stevie. You weren't ever half the musician Lindsey is.

ZING!

[D_Davis]

The final part of Harold Budd's and Clive Wright's trilogy came out a few months ago. I've been checking it out where and when I can.

Little Windows

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415rTocU78L._SL500_AA280_.jpg

It's more of a split LP than a true collaboration, but if you enjoyed Song for Loss Blossoms and Candylion, you'll enjoy this. It's nice to see Budd coming out of retirement, and I really hope that Clive Wright continues to make interesting music. He's definitely from the Robert Fripp school of infinitely-sustaining guitar, and I dig his style.

[bac0n]

Anybody here familiar with Janelle Monae? This woman is fricking ridiculously talented. I mean, seriously, Regina Spektor-on-crack talented. And she can craft one hell of a catchy poptune, too. Kinda scary, actually.

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[Duncan]

Yeah, she's out-of-control good. I keep trying to push her on people.

[Sven]

Can't really get into anything lately. Nothing is sticking. I'm too impatient. What to do...?

[D_Davis]

Can't really get into anything lately. Nothing is sticking. I'm too impatient. What to do...?

Go brown.

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[Acapelli]

Anybody here familiar with Janelle Monae? This woman is fricking ridiculously talented. I mean, seriously, Regina Spektor-on-crack talented. And she can craft one hell of a catchy poptune, too. Kinda scary, actually.

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i kinda wish she stuck to the pop songs and avoided any of the experimental filler on her album. besides tightrope, her previous ep is much better than the album

[D_Davis]

I dig her stuff. Totally reminds me of a more "urban" Moloko/Roisin Murphy. Both are kind of quirky, dance-able, nu-jazz, trip hop, hip hop, shiznit.

[Sven]

I listened to the first third of Sandanista! on the bus today.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Somebody Got Murdered = Most underrated Clash song ever.

[Sven]

Somebody Got Murdered = Most underrated Clash song ever.

Massive rep.

[bac0n]

i kinda wish she stuck to the pop songs and avoided any of the experimental filler on her album. besides tightrope, her previous ep is much better than the album

Jury's still out on ArchAndroid, but so far I agree with you. The pop-heavy first third of the album is definitely the strongest.

[Russ]

I listened to the first third of Sandanista! on the bus today.
My favorite Clash album.

[Sven]

My favorite Clash album.

Probably mine too. I think we talked about this. I don't know it very well, but choosing any random track on Sandanista! is guaranteed to pique my interest. I love the variety. The ambition. The production. A bit too much dub & reggae for me, but my irritation is washed away in a sea of groovy tunage.

[D_Davis]

I'm going to go for some negative rep here...

I like Big Audio Dynamite and Big Audio Dynamite II more than The Clash. The Globe is an amazing '90s pop album; while the songs themselves aren't incredibly complex or strong out of context, the album as a whole is great. It's all so well put together, and flows with creative energy.

I knew that growing up I was always supposed to like The Clash - I mean I was a skater-kid all through the '80s. But I just could never really get into them. But then again, we were weird skaters; we mainly skated to The Cure, The Smiths, and Echo and the Bunnymen, with Camper Van Beethoven on the side, and sometimes the Surf Punks.

[MacGuffin]

Somebody Got Murdered = Most underrated Clash song ever.

I love that song also, but it's one of the saddest songs I've ever heard, so I don't listen to it very much.

[Russ]

]I'm going to go for some negative rep here...

...and sometimes the Surf Punks.
Sorry, but automatic rep here for the Surf Punks

:)

[Russ]

mine too...but...a bit too much dub & reggae for me
:eek: :confused:

Say it ain't so, Sven.


:cool:

[Spaceman Spiff]

My favorite Clash album.

:eek: :confused:

Say it ain't so, Russ.


:cool:

[D_Davis]

Music for a Sunday Morning

Double Jointed - Japancakes
You Alone - Alt-Ctrl-Sleep
Lost His Devils Tail In the Snow - Sumner McKane
Rutti - Slowdive
I Love You - Daniel Lanois
Synapse - Sugar Plant
Alison - Slowdive
The Blue - David Gilmour
Veruschka - Ennio Morricone
Infinite Circle - James Blackshaw
Surf's Up - Brian Wilson (http://carlsagansghost.com/albums/sunday.zip)

Enjoy a lazy Sunday morning.

[D_Davis]

Sorry, but automatic rep here for the Surf Punks

:)

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[Yxklyx]

Sheesh! I always thought they (Love and Rockets) were singing "my delicious bush, yeah" when the actual lyrics are "my delicious ocean". Thoroughly confused. I think they're fucking with my mind.

[SirNewt]

I'm loving High Violet. Probably my favorite album of the year.

[Spaceman Spiff]

What's the consensus on Liars? I only know 2 songs (I think), and they're both okay. This girl that kind of wants to ride this Spaceman's Spiff has been not-so-subtly hinting that I should go with her and some of her friends, but I dunno if it's worth the hassle, or the money ($15 - not extortionate - but I'm cash broke at the moment after paying off my tuition).

[Derek]

What's the consensus on Liars? I only know 2 songs (I think), and they're both okay. This girl that kind of wants to ride this Spaceman's Spiff has been not-so-subtly hinting that I should go with her and some of her friends, but I dunno if it's worth the hassle, or the money ($15 - not extortionate - but I'm cash broke at the moment after paying off my tuition).

One of the best bands out there, IMO, and they played one of the best live sets I've seen. Aside from their previous self-titled album, all of their songs work better in the context of the album, so I wouldn't dismiss them on just two songs, especially since they usually change quite a bit from album-to-album.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Any album in particular to give a fair shake?

[Derek]

Any album in particular to give a fair shake?

Drum's Not Dead and Sisterworld are my favorites. Go with DND cover to cover and check out a couple tracks from Sisterworld here (http://hypem.com/track/1070051/Liars+-+I+Still+Can+See+An+Outside+Wo rld) and...

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[D_Davis]

I just found out that my old friend Rusty Santos is the man behind the sound of the Animal Collective and crew. Crazy. I had no idea.

[D_Davis]

The Orb + David Gilmour = Yes, please!

http://www.metallicspheres.com/

[SirNewt]

I just found out that my old friend Rusty Santos is the man behind the sound of the Animal Collective and crew. Crazy. I had no idea.

I think he produced "Sung Tongs" right? Probably my favorite from AC. "Leaf House" is an absurdly good song.

[Raiders]

I'm making a mixtape and need some assistance for my requisite Roy Orbison...

"In Dreams" or "Crying"?

[SirNewt]

I'm making a mixtape and need some assistance for my requisite Roy Orbison...

"In Dreams" or "Crying"?

I lean toward "In Dreams" but I guess it kind of depends on what you're mixing it with.

[Derek]

I'm making a mixtape and need some assistance for my requisite Roy Orbison...

"In Dreams" or "Crying"?

Which Lynch film do you prefer: Blue Velvet or Mulholland Dr.?

[Raiders]

It's a completely random mixtape that I decided to throw together out of frustration with all the satellite stations and CDs. I'm just adding songs as they come to me (and perusing our own mixtapes). So far...

"The Healer," Erykah Badu
"Where the Streets Have No Name," U2
"Blood Makes Noise," Suzanne Vega
"Starless," King Crimson
"Volcano," Beck
"When the Levees Break," Led Zeppelin
"Cursed Sleep," Bonnie "Prince" Billy
"In Dreams," Roy Orbison
"Toxic," Yael Naim
"Wish You Were Here," Pink Floyd
"Molly Ban (Bawn)," The Chieftains w/ Alison Krauss

... see? Random.

[D_Davis]

I like that mix - you should post it here.

Not sure if anyone dl'ed my mix for Sunday Mornings, but it's perfect for a nice, romantic Sunday morning like today.

:)

[ledfloyd]

i kinda wish she stuck to the pop songs and avoided any of the experimental filler on her album. besides tightrope, her previous ep is much better than the album
but cold war and oh maker are better than tightrope. faster and locked inside are damn good too.

[SirNewt]

New favorite album.

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Every song on this album is novel in some way.

[D_Davis]

The album of the year is almost here...

Neil Young + Daniel Lanois

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129955938

Sounds amazing.

[D_Davis]

Wow - Le Noise is brilliant thus far. This is a guitar-lovers dream come true. A sonic masterpiece.

[D_Davis]

Lanois is a genius...

"But the core of the album is its extraordinary sound: a wide-screen intimacy conjured by just a voice and a guitar. Lanois had a surprise waiting for Young when he walked into his studio for the first time. The producer handed the singer a tricked-out acoustic guitar that made it sound like a small orchestra: a beefed-up bass response on the lower two strings, a pickup that re-creates the sound of the human voice and allows it to loop and echo through the song, and a tremolo amplifier.

“You get four dimensions of sound out of one acoustic guitar, and I thought it might inspire him to play a certain way,� Lanois says. “We got the clarity of the guitar with a rich, beautiful bottom, a great subsonic sound with no mumbo-jumbo. It started with that sound on that guitar and we recorded two songs. Then, at the end of the first session, we went electric on the song ‘Hitchhiker.’ That’s when things really started getting interesting.�

The hollow-body electric guitar was channeled through two amplifiers, one clean-sounding and the other for tremolo effect. Lanois saw even greater potential: “We covered both ends of the sound spectrum with the guitar. It’s got this cutting, razor-drill sound and this beautiful bass tone with sweet melody on the other end.�

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.co m/turn_it_up/2010/09/neil-young-on-playing-his-le-noise-guitar-it-sounded-like-god.html

[D_Davis]

I've listened to this new Neil Young album about 8 times in the last 2 days. Man is it ever good. Can't wait to see the video included with the album. This is the one album I'm actually buying this year.

[EvilShoe]

New Deerhunter is so good. One of the most consistent bands out there.

Have Coronado on constant replay though.

[Kurosawa Fan]

And here I thought you were coming on here to sing my praises for being so right about Malkmus and the Jicks.

[EvilShoe]

And here I thought you were coming on here to sing my praises for being so right about Malkmus and the Jicks.
Face The Truth. Still their best album.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Face The Truth. Still their best album.

*sigh*

One day, Shoe. One day you'll come around.

Wait... are you admitting that one of his solo records is superior to his work with Pavement?

[D_Davis]

Listened to the new Neil Young on a great pair of headphones last night. Unbelievable. I've never heard anything like it. Its so sonically dense and textured. He and Lanois created a masterpiece that is simultaneously epic and personal. If you love the guitar, and the sonic possibilities of that instrument, get the album and immerse yourself in its waves of noise, melody, reverb, and sound. It's the most uniquely produced album I've heard in a really long time. Lanois broke new ground with this one.

[ledfloyd]

one of my friends is facebook friends with malkmus and i couldn't be more jealous.

eta: davis is right about the new neil young. it's fantastic. i've enjoyed quite a few of his recent albums but this feels like the first groundbreaking thing he's done in... 30 years?

[D_Davis]

eta: davis is right about the new neil young. it's fantastic. i've enjoyed quite a few of his recent albums but this feels like the first groundbreaking thing he's done in... 30 years?

Can't wait to see the videos of the performances - I love how Lanois is so into capturing every performance on video now. I want to see how me mixed and processed each session.

Leave it to Lanois to inject new life into an established artist. He did it with Emmylou Harris, Dylan, Willie Nelson, The Neville Brothers, and now Young.

[D_Davis]

Listening to "Walk With Me," the first track on Le Noise, on a good pair of headphones is like hearing the guitar for the first time. It's almost as if you're inside the guitar, hearing every little hit, scrape, vibration, and thump. It's absolutely mind blowing. Young's playing is on a whole new level - he keeps the melodic structure while still experimenting with strange chords and phrasing. And Lanois captures every little nuance with the ear of a master craftsman, adding effects, some looping, and sampling at the most perfect moments. It's a stunning musical achievement.

[Derek]

New Deerhunter is so good. One of the most consistent bands out there.

Have Coronado on constant replay though.

I've listened to it a bunch, but I still can't quite put it up there with their other two. "Revival" and "Desire Lines" are among their best tracks yet, with "Helicopter" not far behind. I have been slowly warming up to the remaining tracks, so by year's end, I may agree with you. Still, a very enjoyable album.

Has anyone heard the new Neil Young/Lanois album yet? It's pretty damn good.

[D_Davis]

Has anyone heard the new Neil Young/Lanois album yet? It's pretty damn good.

I have. I talk about it a little bit in a few posts above.

Oh wait a minute....

:P

It's AWESOME.

[EvilShoe]

*sigh*

One day, Shoe. One day you'll come around.

Wait... are you admitting that one of his solo records is superior to his work with Pavement?
Haha, no.

Derek, definitely a slow burn, but that's always the case with Deerhunter. Sailing's also a great one there.

[D_Davis]

Just discovered this dude today, Tim Motzer. He plays baritone guitar. His band BASE3 is pretty dang cool:

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And his first solo album (well, actually it's a duo-album, with another touch-guitarist) called Descending sounds excellent. Cool glitching stuff with some really nice guitar playing. Reminds me a bit of David Torn, but not quite as abrasive.

You can download a full live performance from BASE3 here (http://www.1krecordings.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=218).

[Derek]

I have. I talk about it a little bit in a few posts above.

Oh wait a minute....

:P

It's AWESOME.

I must've missed the entire last page of this thread! ;)

I don't love it like you do, but the production really does take the songs to a whole new level. I'm not a big fan of a few of the songs, which tempers my enjoyment overall, but Lanois' work is incredible. I'll be sure to check out more of his stuff.

[D_Davis]

I'll be sure to check out more of his stuff.

What have you heard, that you know of?

[D_Davis]

I am definitely more in awe of the sound in general - the production and the textures - than I am of the actual songs. However, I do think the songs are pretty sweet as well.

[bac0n]

Trampled by Turtles, where have you been all my life.

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[endingcredits]

Picked up Le Noise today. I absolutely love it.

[transmogrifier]

Deerhunter makes me sleepy.

[Derek]

[Insert current band that does not consistently RAWK] makes me sleepy.

Correct, no?

But speaking of things that do RAWK, Marnie Stern's new album is streaming here (http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpaal/44001815#luisterpaal.44001815) .

[transmogrifier]

Correct, no?

No.

[Derek]

No.

Let's just enjoy the new Marnie Stern together. :)

[ledfloyd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYwK6VhGTOw

great interview with lanois and neil on the recording of le noise.

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYwK6VhGTOw

great interview with lanois and neil on the recording of le noise.

Nice find.

[D_Davis]

New Brian Eno track on Soundcloud

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/09/30/preview-brian-enos-new-album-small-craft-on-a-milk-sea/

Wow - it actually rocks.

[Russ]

New Brian Eno track on Soundcloud

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/09/30/preview-brian-enos-new-album-small-craft-on-a-milk-sea/

Wow - it actually rocks.
That was...amazing. At first it started out all screechy and abrasive and I thought, "Oh no, Nerve Net redux." But then it got...all better, like an update of Third Uncle.

This goes to the top of the Want list.

[D_Davis]

That was...amazing. At first it started out all screechy and abrasive and I thought, "Oh no, Nerve Net redux." But then it got...all better, like an update of Third Uncle.

This goes to the top of the Want list.

Yeah - I'm hoping that the album is not ambient at all. Really interested to hear it.

[endingcredits]

Le Noise sounds amazing at high volume. It's like having Neil play an old (pre-master volume) Fender twin in my living room.

[D_Davis]

Le Noise sounds amazing at high volume. It's like having Neil play an old (pre-master volume) Fender twin in my living room.

Yeah - it's an album that needs to be listened to loud. There are so many little nuances in each song. I'm constantly discovering new sounds, new little flourishes, and all kinds of things. Each time I listen to it I find something else to love. Did you watch the video performances on Youtube? Can't wait for the DVD.

[ledfloyd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0PZbDn0Ptk&feature=player_embedded

track by track examination of the album by lanois.

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0PZbDn0Ptk&feature=player_embedded

track by track examination of the album by lanois.

Nice. And the whole film is now on youtube

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So good.

[transmogrifier]

I tell you what, it's satisfying going through iTunes and just deleting stuff, paring back your collection to the good stuff. The Thermals, gone. Love is All, gone. Be Your Own Pet, gone. How the hell did I get three Black Lips albums on here? I don't even remember hearing a single one of their songs. Gone!

[Sven]

I tell you what, it's satisfying going through iTunes and just deleting stuff, paring back your collection to the good stuff.

A perennial habit. Very nice.

Maybe asked before:
China Girl:
Iggy Pop or David Bowie?

[Russ]

Maybe asked before:
China Girl:
Iggy Pop or David Bowie?
Iggy! Ooh, I like this game, I want to play.

Criminal World:
David Bowie or Metro?


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[MacGuffin]

A perennial habit. Very nice.

Maybe asked before:
China Girl:
Iggy Pop or David Bowie?

Bowie, but The Idiot is excellent.

[MacGuffin]

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This album may be tops for me as far as microhouse goes.

[D_Davis]

This album may be tops for me as far as microhouse goes.

That's pretty good.

If you like minimal stuff, make sure to check out Adverb and Doyeq, and best of all most of their albums are free.

http://ia341331.us.archive.org/3/items/pass003_a/pass003_-_doyeq_-_eyelashes_of_lanterns.jpg?cnt =0 (http://www.archive.org/details/pass003_a)


http://ia301502.us.archive.org/0/items/elpa19/elpa19_front.jpg?cnt=0 (http://www.archive.org/details/elpa19)


http://electronicalabel.ru/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/e16_adverb_-_monument_ep_200x200.jpg (http://electronicalabel.ru/2009/08/01/e16-adverb-monument-ep/)

http://electronica.sashamix.info/releases/net/e14/%5Be14%5D_doyeq_-_condition_delay_ep_200x200.jp g (http://electronicalabel.ru/2009/06/01/e14-doyeq-condition-delay-ep/)

http://electronicalabel.ru/electronica/netlabel/e08/%5Be08%5D_adverb_-_recovery_dream_ep_200x200.jpg (http://electronicalabel.ru/2008/12/01/e08-adverb-recovery-dream-ep/)

These guys are absolutely incredible.

[Acapelli]

I tell you what, it's satisfying going through iTunes and just deleting stuff, paring back your collection to the good stuff. The Thermals, gone. Love is All, gone. Be Your Own Pet, gone. How the hell did I get three Black Lips albums on here? I don't even remember hearing a single one of their songs. Gone!
the thermals rule, what's wrong with you?

just recently started listening to (and becoming obsessed with) superchunk. for some reason i associated them with super furry animals/supergrass (neither band i particularly care for), and i'm kicking myself for having ignored them this long. their new album kicks ass too

[D_Davis]

The Super Furry Animals rule, what's wrong with you?

[D_Davis]

Just finished ready Rosmary's Baby while Brian Eno's Discreet Music played. Nice.

[transmogrifier]

the thermals rule, what's wrong with you?


Just too samey and meh. With all the music in the world, not a band I need to worry too much about.

[D_Davis]

Now this is cool.

Vince Clarke (Erasure, Depeche Mode) just released the second episode of a web series called The Analogue Monologues, on which he talks about classic synths.

http://www.vinceclarkemusic.com/video/index.html

[D_Davis]

So Metallic Spheres (the new Orb/Gilmour album) consists of two nearly thirty-minute tracks. Awesome.

So I actually ended up purchasing the Neil Young album, and I'll also be buying the new Orb, and the new Eno. Oh well....only purchasing a few new albums this year is a pretty hefty cut-back. And I just can't pass those up. Those three albums make this pretty much the best year of music in a long, long time.

[Raiders]

I know he's not terribly popular here, but Sufjan Stevens' new album is actually far different, and superior, than I was expecting. Since Illinoise! I had grown a little tired of his overly precious orchestrations, but The Age of Adz while still unmistakably his (and not likely to convert any dissenters), certainly has some growth, inward at the least. It feels more personal than before where he was almost trying to shoe-horn personal artistic statements into overarching themes. There's more experimentation with synth and electronics and instead of making 20 ditties coalesce into one grand statement, almost every song is in itself a mini statement about himself, taking his plaintive lyrics and making them into powerful short stories. As before, almost no other artist can make such simple gestures feel so important and weighty, whether they are or not.

[Derek]

I know he's not terribly popular here, but Sufjan Stevens' new album is actually far different, and superior, than I was expecting. Since Illinoise! I had grown a little tired of his overly precious orchestrations, but The Age of Adz while still unmistakably his (and not likely to convert any dissenters), certainly has some growth, inward at the least. It feels more personal than before where he was almost trying to shoe-horn personal artistic statements into overarching themes. There's more experimentation with synth and electronics and instead of making 20 ditties coalesce into one grand statement, almost every song is in itself a mini statement about himself, taking his plaintive lyrics and making them into powerful short stories. As before, almost no other artist can make such simple gestures feel so important and weighty, whether they are or not.

I'm a fan and love the new album as well. I don't love it quite as much as Illinoise, but it's definitely a step forward artistically.

[Duncan]

I'm kind of obsessed with Lisbon by The Walkmen. The whole album has taken over my iTunes top 25 played list. Live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxawqXjgL7s

[endingcredits]

I'm kind of obsessed with Lisbon by The Walkmen. The whole album has taken over my iTunes top 25 played list. Live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxawqXjgL7s

Libson is glorious indeed.

[endingcredits]

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Excerpt from MMW's Fly In A Bottle dvd

[bac0n]

God these guys are awesome.

[Russ]

I have loved Vickie Bennett's stuff for many, many years.

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[endingcredits]

God these guys are awesome.

MMW?

[transmogrifier]

Fuck you, Nick Cave, for being so fucking awesome and making everything else seem a little less awesome by comparison.

Oh, and for making me like something Australian.

[transmogrifier]

And fuck you, Portishead, for making an album as awesome as Third years after your second one and making all the other bands who just try year after year to hit the jackpot seem like utter losers.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Yeah, Third is absurdly great. Disagree with the first opinion though. Cave seems to get more and more overrated by the day, it seems, although I think dirty sex, religion and murder are generally awesome topics for songs. I've mentioned this before, but I greatly prefer his books and screenplays and soundtracks over his stuff with the Bad Seeds or Grinderman.

[transmogrifier]

Yeah, Third is absurdly great. Disagree with the first opinion though. Cave seems to get more and more overrated by the day, it seems, although I think dirty sex, religion and murder are generally awesome topics for songs. I've mentioned this before, but I greatly prefer his books and screenplays and soundtracks over his stuff with the Bad Seeds or Grinderman.

I can't believe someone who has actually listened to Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! or Grinderman 2 could possibly have this opinion.

[Derek]

*Waiting for trans to go off on how awesome Sonic Youth and Fiery Furnaces are before turning disk to side B*

[Spaceman Spiff]

*Waiting for trans to go off on how awesome Sonic Youth and Fiery Furnaces are before turning disk to side B*

Is that the side where trans goes off about David Fincher, or am I thinking of the wrong mixtape?

[transmogrifier]

I only have one side and it's long and it's hard and it's loud.

[D_Davis]

Brian Eno's Small Craft on a Milk Sea streaming on NPR (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130670962)

[D_Davis]

Has there ever been a year besides this one in which a new Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno album has been released on the same day? Nov. 2 should be a national holiday, a day to stay home and listen to awesome music made by these two sonic landscapers.

[Milky Joe]

So The Feelies are making a new record, their first since 1991. Pretty cool.

[D_Davis]

An absolutely hilarious interview with Brian Eno....

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/11/02/brian-eno-interview-4/

[D_Davis]

Hey U2 fans, ever notice how the final track on The Unforgettable Fire (MLK) perfectly transitions into the opening track of The Joshua Tree (Where the Streets Have No Name)? You can cross-fade the two tracks to make a seamless listening experience combining the two albums. It's awesome.

[D_Davis]

I'm ultimately disappointed with the new Eno album. It's OK. You can tell it is comprised largely of a series of jam sessions. The album lacks a cohesive drive, but it does contain some nice moments.

In this day and age with all the amazing, and free, experimental/electronic music out there, an artist like Eno who charges for his work needs to release something really, really amazing to get my money. I listened to the album a few times on NPR, and then went back to enjoying the CC Licensed stuff I dl'ed that same week. I'll probably never return to the Eno album. That kind of sucks.

[endingcredits]

These guys are a blast
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This is really fun too http://vimeo.com/6701040.

[endingcredits]

I'm ultimately disappointed with the new Eno album. It's OK. You can tell it is comprised largely of a series of jam sessions. The album lacks a cohesive drive, but it does contain some nice moments.

Yeah, the noodling thwarts him moving it in a clear direction on this. I don't think I'll buy it either.

[Derek]

These guys are a blast

This is really fun too http://vimeo.com/6701040.

Oh, hell yeah! Though it's just one dude named Shugo. :) Check out Exit, which has "Clocca" and "Future Umbrella" on it. One of my favorite albums of '07. Just realized he has a new album out this year, so thanks for reminding me about him. My 2 fave tracks of his:

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Some of the trippiest music videos out there now. So much fun!

[bac0n]

MMW?

Yeah. They're on heavy rotation at the house. I particularly love their collaborations with John Scofield. Fantastic stuff.

[D_Davis]

You know its a great year for ambient/experimental music when new stuff from Eno and the Orb are among the least exciting releases.

[SirNewt]

You know its a great year for ambient/experimental music when new stuff from Eno and the Orb are among the least exciting releases.

So what are your favorite releases of the year so far?

[D_Davis]

So what are your favorite releases of the year so far?

I'm starting to put together my list for the upcoming thread, but these spring to mind:

Moshimoss - Hidden Tape No. 66
http://dynamophone.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-tape-no-66

Doyeq - Eyelashes of Lanterns
http://www.passagemusic.net/index.php?id=22

Gaston Arevalo - Habitat
http://www.passagemusic.net/index.php?id=2

Alvari Lume - Ennen
http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/ennen

Analog Workshop - Emporium of Broken Toys
http://testtube.monocromatica.com/releases/tube207.htm

Specta Ciera - Wind Shift
http://www.archive.org/details/LUXXAr051801-01

The Inventors of Aircraft - As it is
http://www.archive.org/details/rb088

Language of Landscapes
http://phantomchannel.bandcamp.com/album/language-of-landscape-memories-fade-under-a-shallow-autumn-snow

They're all free except for the Moshimoss

[Glass Co.]

"Born Under Punches" by Talking Heads has what just be my favourite guitar solo. The way it completely deconstructs what a guitar solo is supposed to be while also sounding awesome in its own unique way is sublime. Jonny Greenwood definitely got a lot of inspiration out of those few seconds.

[endingcredits]

My top 10 so far this year:

1. High Violet (The National)
2. Le Noise (Neil Young)
3. Status Quo Vadis (TV Torso)
4. Entropy (Shugo Tokumaru)
5. Libson (The Walkmen)
6. Rare Forms (Woodsman)
7. Fang Island (Fang Island)
8. Transference (Spoon)
9. Suburbs (Arcade Fire)
10. Band of Joy (Band of Joy)

[Spaceman Spiff]

"Born Under Punches" by Talking Heads has what just be my favourite guitar solo. The way it completely deconstructs what a guitar solo is supposed to be while also sounding awesome in its own unique way is sublime. Jonny Greenwood definitely got a lot of inspiration out of those few seconds.

Yes! Belew is amazing.

[Spaceman Spiff]

1. High Violet (The National)
9. Suburbs (Arcade Fire)

Only heard Suburbs (which I liked), but I really don't care for the little I've heard of The National. Is their new album considerably better, or should I probably not bother?

[endingcredits]

Only heard Suburbs (which I liked), but I really don't care for the little I've heard of The National. Is their new album considerably better, or should I probably not bother?

Considerably better than what? I consider The Boxer, Alligator and High Violet to be all quality material.

[Derek]

Only heard Suburbs (which I liked), but I really don't care for the little I've heard of The National. Is their new album considerably better, or should I probably not bother?

Yeah, if you didn't like they're earlier stuff, I don't see this album winning you over. But here's my favorite track for your consideration...

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[ledfloyd]

my top ten of the year is something like:

High Violet (The National)
Teen Dream (Beach House)
The Archandroid (Janelle Monae)
This is Happening (LCD Soundsystem)
The Suburbs (Arcade Fire)
Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Return of Chico Dusty (Big Boi)
False Priest (Of Montreal)
Have One On Me (Joanna Newsom)
The Age of Adz (Sufjan Stevens)
Body Talk (Robyn)

i fully expect the new kanye to work its way in there. and the titus andronicus and walkmen records would round out a top 12.

[endingcredits]

All this love for High Violet pleases me greatly.

I wanted to also say a few words about the new Arcade Fire. The album as whole was an epic disappointment for me. With the exception of a few tracks, namely Empty Room and Sprawl II, which are top-notch, the album is a lackluster performance by them, especially when compared to the colorfully inspired and morbidly awesome High Violet and other superb indie having come out this year (see lists above for more on this). It's too laden with that awful polished pop-cheese sound Ã* la WILCO at their most annoying levels. (I like WILCO but I when they pull that shit I get furious.) Funeral will stand the test of time but I feel like Suburbs is destined to fade out and end up in one of those discount bins you see in record stores (internet sarcasm flag). It's not bad but it's just not very good either. Right. Now I feel better about that. **exhales**

[ledfloyd]

yet it was on your list :P

i actually think i like it better than funeral, which i never really got the love for.

[MacGuffin]

15 favorite full-lengths, EPs, singles and comps of 2010 so far (artist alphabetical):

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Fact 152 Mix
Julio Bashmore - Chazm/Footsteppin'
Deadboy - If U Want Me
DVA - Natty/Ganja
Egyptrixx - The Only Way Up EP
Emeralds - Does It Looks Like I'm Here?
Optimo - Fabric 52 Mix
Fabric Presents Elevator Music Vol. 1
Girl Unit - IRL EP
Little Women - Throat
Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal
Oneman - Rinse 11 Mix
Tensnake - Coma Cat
Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli

[endingcredits]

yet it was on your list :P

i actually think i like it better than funeral, which i never really got the love for.

I foresee it being gone from my list by the end of the year. I hope to get some electronica on there.

[ledfloyd]

i've heard around 75 albums this year. probably 30 of them i thought were really good. the stuff that's on my list i really love. it's a nice change for last year when i was struggling to find ten solid albums. (and now, looking back at my list from last year only the top three would have any chance of gracing this year's list)

[endingcredits]

I finally bought Le Noise and MMW's Evolutionary Box Set. Feels good, man.

[bac0n]

Any Justice fans out there? You should check out the Skrillex EP, Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/289817/Scary%20Monsters%20And%20Nice% 20Sprites). Some really fun stuff.

[bac0n]

Annie Lennox made a christmas album.

And it is good.

REAL good.

[BuffaloWilder]

Oh god oh god, I'm slowly beginning to hate everyone who doesn't listen to any kind of rap on a regular basis who comes up to me and says that Eminem is "the bestest one," because he "raps about life shit 'n shit."

[Ezee E]

Oh god oh god, I'm slowly beginning to hate everyone who doesn't listen to any kind of rap on a regular basis who comes up to me and says that Eminem is "the bestest one," because he "raps about life shit 'n shit."
Welcome to five plus years ago.

[EyesWideOpen]

Oh god oh god, I'm slowly beginning to hate everyone who doesn't listen to any kind of rap on a regular basis who comes up to me and says that Eminem is "the bestest one," because he "raps about life shit 'n shit."

What they are inferring is that he's the bestest one because he's white.

[BuffaloWilder]

It makes it a little harder for us pasty white guys who can actually hold our own in a cypher - the number of times I've been called "Slim Shady;" man, that gets on my nerves.

[Ivan Drago]

I like Eminem, but I listen to 90s gangster rap and Jay-Z on a regular basis. I've also gotten into Immortal Technique - his song Dance With The Devil is good but flat-out haunting. Also heard some of Kanye's new album and I'm glad to hear that he's back to rapping and away from autotune.

[Idioteque Stalker]

I know it's late, but here are my favorite records from the 00s:

1. The Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca (2009)
2. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
3. Edan - Beauty & the Beat (2005)
4. The Avalanches - Since I Left You (2001)
5. Joanna Newsom - Ys (2006)
6. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (2003)
7. Brian Wilson - Smile (2004)
8. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping (2008)
9. Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun (2000)
10. The Microphones - Mount Eerie (2003)

11. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
12. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime (2007)
13. William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops (2003)
14. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War) (2008)
15.The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2 (2001)
16. The Notwist - Neon Golden (2002)
17. Sufjan Stevens - Come On Feel the Illinoise! (2005)
18. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004)
19. Sigur Ros - ( ) (2002)
20. Vampire Weekend - s/t (2008)

21. Explosions In the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place (2003)
22. Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)
23. Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
24. Erlend Oye - DJ-Kicks (2004)
25. Bjork - Vespertine (2001)
26. Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now (2005)
27. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala (2007)
28. Tim Hecker - Harmony In Ultraviolet (2006)
29. Madvillain - Madvillainy (2004)
30. J Dilla - Donuts (2006)

[MacGuffin]

6. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (2003)

Cool choice. Check this out, it appeared on Mayer's fabric mix:

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12. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime (2007)

Excellent call, would make my list. A couple of years and moments still feel fresh. Shame about the follow-up.



30. J Dilla - Donuts (2006)

30 spots too low.

Some interesting picks and a nice list overall, but I really couldn't get into your number one and don't really find Sigur Ros listworthy.

[Acapelli]

MsrRnbrnCEA
one of my favorite remixes. rep

[Idioteque Stalker]

I liked Yesterday and Today fine, barring the interminable last track. In fact, his version of "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" may be my favorite by him, "Everday" willing.

I've been a huge fan of Donuts since it was recommended to me here at MC right around its release (and Jay's passing) in early 2006, and it's been a great joy to watch it gain popularity in the music world. I especially love how it has influenced so many recent artists, as I initially thought it would likely turn out to be the only thing of its kind. Now to see how long it takes to become a cliche. Regardless, I feel a sort of allegiance to the record and am very pleased by your high opinion of it.

Not a big fan of that remix. (On my crap laptop speakers) it doesn't seem to fully utilize the original's maximal shoegaze quality, which is what I love most about that specific M83 album.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Any witch house fans around here? I've been obsessed with the genre's poppier offerings, but the creepier, Knife-aping stuff can be cool as well.

oOoOOO is off and on, but "Hearts" and especially "NoSummr4u" are some of my most listened to cuts this year. "NoSummr4u" sounds like The Knife's "Heartbeats" with Lil Wayne beats, and is a hit on every recent mixtape I've made.

Balam Acab's See Birds EP is hands down my favorite witch house record. The first two cuts are the darkest (i.e. most witch house-y) and therefore get the most attention, but the thing is remarkably elating overall. With slow, monstrous beats, combinations of hazy and precise synths, and reverby chipmunk vocals, it can be damn near triumphant at times.

It may turn out to be a passing trend, but I imagine a lot of potential for this genre.

"NoSummr4u:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCrVcmiERy0

Balam Acab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DudBOK2596k

[D_Davis]

Not sure if any of you really pay attention to my free music thread, but I know there are quite a few Deerhunter fans here, so I'll cross post this here:

Deerhunter fans, all of Atlas Sound's (the lead singer's solo project) Bedroom Databank albums (Vol. 1-4) are available for free download from the Free Music Archive. Some pretty good stuff on these.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/At...Databank_Vol1/ (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Atlas_Sound/Bedroom_Databank_Vol1/)

Legit free music is the best free music! Support the Creative Commons.

[Acapelli]

Any witch house fans around here? I've been obsessed with the genre's poppier offerings, but the creepier, Knife-aping stuff can be cool as well.

oOoOOO is off and on, but "Hearts" and especially "NoSummr4u" are some of my most listened to cuts this year. "NoSummr4u" sounds like The Knife's "Heartbeats" with Lil Wayne beats, and is a hit on every recent mixtape I've made.

Balam Acab's See Birds EP is hands down my favorite witch house record. The first two cuts are the darkest (i.e. most witch house-y) and therefore get the most attention, but the thing is remarkably elating overall. With slow, monstrous beats, combinations of hazy and precise synths, and reverby chipmunk vocals, it can be damn near triumphant at times.

It may turn out to be a passing trend, but I imagine a lot of potential for this genre.

"NoSummr4u:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCrVcmiERy0

Balam Acab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DudBOK2596k
white ring is probably my favorite witch house group. definitely on the poppier end of the spectrum though. their split with oOoOO is one of my favorite releases of the year, along with their <><> 7"

[Idioteque Stalker]

I really couldn't get into your number one

Meant to ask this earlier, but why not?

[Thirdmango]

I picked up Lyrics Born's newest album, it's better then his last one but still not great. His new direction just isn't good. He was much better being innovative with djing, but now his I need to have a live band behind me and sing even though I'm a bad singer is really grating on me.

[MacGuffin]

Meant to ask this earlier, but why not?

The instrumentation and singing just seemed like too much of a self-assured stretch. It ultimately just sounded really annoying to me.

[D_Davis]

Tim Exile = genius
http://www.timexile.com/interactive/

[D_Davis]

So who here as listened to the whole Radiohead 0110 thing? Was it good? Do you think it was actually planned?

[Winston*]

Why was I not aware that Christopher Lee released a metal album this year?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/Christopher_Lee_charlemagne.jp g

[transmogrifier]

Should be a good year next year, with new albums from PJ Harvey, REM, Radiohead, Deerhoof, Thurston Moore, Tool (maybe), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Portishead (please?)

[Spaceman Spiff]

Should be a good year next year, with new albums from Portishead (please?)

o rly?

[transmogrifier]

o rly?

Heard they were recording.

[MacGuffin]

I haven't heard drum 'n' bass music as expressive and as soulful as this:

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[Spaceman Spiff]

Has anyone here seen Gang of Four live? They're coming to my city early next year, and I'm debating.

[number8]

Reflecting on the past year, I'm ready to declare this the best song of 2010.

VoOZn3x7Smk

Such a joyous song.

[D_Davis]

The next few days will be filled with nothing but Mick Karn related music. Don't know if many of you listen to Japan, and all of the amazing albums the members of Japan made during their solo careers, but this group of musicians created some of the most creative music of all time. Each of them has a unique sound, and each has changed the face of music in their own way. This is especially true with Mick Karn's bass playing. There was no other bassist like him.

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[D_Davis]

Another classic collaboration between Sylvian and Karn:

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And this bass tone...oh man. So good.

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[Dukefrukem]

I'm looking for help.

I'm trying to search for music that exists in a format that I'm not really familiar with. I bought the System of a Down - Hypnotize CD a long time ago and it came with a bonus DVD. On the bonus DVD, which I never played until recently, it has the entire album recorded in Enhanced Stereo. It sounds much better than the CD version and also has images on screen as it's playing.

I'm trying to find other artists that have had prints like this but I can't find a way to search for it. Searching for music DVDs just comes up with live concerts and music videos, which isn't what I want. I want full albums on the same DVD Enhanced recording.

Does anyone know how to search for something like this or what these releases are called.

System of Down's wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotize_(album))comes up with a "DualDisc edition — DVD side" which seems to be what I'm looking for but I can't find a way to search for the specific format.

[endingcredits]

I'm looking for help.

I'm trying to search for music that exists in a format that I'm not really familiar with. I bought the System of a Down - Hypnotize CD a long time ago and it came with a bonus DVD. On the bonus DVD, which I never played until recently, it has the entire album recorded in Enhanced Stereo. It sounds much better than the CD version and also has images on screen as it's playing.

I'm trying to find other artists that have had prints like this but I can't find a way to search for it. Searching for music DVDs just comes up with live concerts and music videos, which isn't what I want. I want full albums on the same DVD Enhanced recording.

Does anyone know how to search for something like this or what these releases are called.

System of Down's wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotize_(album))comes up with a "DualDisc edition — DVD side" which seems to be what I'm looking for but I can't find a way to search for the specific format.


I just did a google on this out of curiosity.


Enhanced stereo is usually 48-kHz/16-bit pulse-code modulation, whereas CD is 44.1/16-bit. So you're getting some improvement, but not loads. In the rare instance you have 96-kHz/24-bit, then you'll notice the difference more depending on your audio setup. Source http://forums.linn.co.uk/bb/showthread.php?tid=2075

Is it Sony? I read that Sony discontinued manufacturing these DVDs.
Source http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/features/2006/05/what-enhanced-stereo

You might try e-bay.

[Henry Gale]

I'm looking for help.

I'm trying to search for music that exists in a format that I'm not really familiar with. I bought the System of a Down - Hypnotize CD a long time ago and it came with a bonus DVD. On the bonus DVD, which I never played until recently, it has the entire album recorded in Enhanced Stereo. It sounds much better than the CD version and also has images on screen as it's playing.

I'm trying to find other artists that have had prints like this but I can't find a way to search for it. Searching for music DVDs just comes up with live concerts and music videos, which isn't what I want. I want full albums on the same DVD Enhanced recording.

Does anyone know how to search for something like this or what these releases are called.

System of Down's wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotize_(album))comes up with a "DualDisc edition — DVD side" which seems to be what I'm looking for but I can't find a way to search for the specific format.

Yeah, this was the Dual-disc trend that record companies were trying to push for a while about five or so years back, around the same time they were pushing Super Audio CDs, which died because they couldn't play in actual CD players.

I also have that Hypnotize one and I remember that enchanced DVD version sounding really great, mainly because of how many more channels it was coming out than typical stereo. But I don't know of too many other albums that were put out that way as their main release at the time, though I remember some catalogue ones like Back In Black and Automatic For The People being around for a while in the same format, nothing else with a day and date release like System's comes to mind. I think my dad got a Dual-disc of the first Velvet Revolver CD for 5 bucks clearance not too many years ago, but I can't say I know of too many others or where I would find them now.

[Dukefrukem]

Thanks guys.

The main reason why I wanted to investigate this format is because I have an after-market stereo system in my car, equipped with an in dash DVD player. The enhanced audio is very obvious in an enclosed area like a car. I also really loved how the DVD screen would actually have different images depending on which song was on, in addition to the track title.. etc.

So I figure if there were other albums I listened to that had this, I might as well get the DVD version rather than the CD version.

But it doesn't look like you can search for other albums based on that.

[Acapelli]

Thanks guys.

The main reason why I wanted to investigate this format is because I have an after-market stereo system in my car, equipped with an in dash DVD player. The enhanced audio is very obvious in an enclosed area like a car. I also really loved how the DVD screen would actually have different images depending on which song was on, in addition to the track title.. etc.

So I figure if there were other albums I listened to that had this, I might as well get the DVD version rather than the CD version.

But it doesn't look like you can search for other albums based on that.
bam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DualDisc_releases

i'm sure you can find them used

edit: and you can

http://www.secondspin.com/search.jsp?page=1&type=music.keyword.buy&query=dualdisc&image.x=21&image.y=6

[D_Davis]

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[Dukefrukem]

bam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DualDisc_releases

i'm sure you can find them used

edit: and you can

http://www.secondspin.com/search.jsp?page=1&type=music.keyword.buy&query=dualdisc&image.x=21&image.y=6

AWESOOOOOOOOOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

edit: sadly, there's not many of these I would buy :-/

[Russ]

sadly, there's not many of these I would buy :-/
Those Bjork and Talking Heads box sets look pretty sweet.

[D_Davis]

So, anyone from Germany here? I was recently interviewed for Beat Magazine. Here are some scans of the images:

The opening paragraph roughly translates:

Space is cold, full of radiation and unfriendly. the music of Daniel Davis is warm, cozy and inviting. So why did the Seattle-based producer name his ambient project "Carl Sagan's Ghost" after an astronomer? As Davis explains, for him its not about discovering distant galaxies, but rather a much nearer and therefore even more unfathomable cosmos: the mysterious inner world of human states of consciousness.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1359.snc4/163158_10150361704260487_11668 0230486_16494266_4372072_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs079.snc6/168966_10150361704625487_11668 0230486_16494272_7755514_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs018.snc6/166825_10150361704805487_11668 0230486_16494275_3249582_n.jpg

[Derek]

Can´t help with the German, but wow, that is awesome!!!

[D_Davis]

Can´t help with the German, but wow, that is awesome!!!

The interview should be up in English here at some point:

http://www.tokafi.com/

[bac0n]

very cool!

[endingcredits]

Very nice! I've no idea what it says but I like the layout.

[BuffaloWilder]

I've finally found a DJ/MC I can work with - so, hopefully within the next couple of months, I can finally lay down a couple of tracks, maybe get a mixtape up and released.

I'm not used to being rehearsed, though - I've primarily been a sidewalk cypher, since I was thirteen. So, this ought to be interesting.