What Are You Listening To?

[EvilShoe]

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

The new album has finally leaked in good quality, and it's great.

[Our Aurora]

Wilco - "I'll Fight"

Really digging the new stuff so far. Can't wait for July.

Posted it in the right thread!

[SirNewt]

Robot Rock/Oh Yeah - Daft Punk

[Horbgorbler]

Wipers - Pushing the Extreme

Not a band I ever expected to enjoy this much.

[Boner M]

Wipers - Pushing the Extreme

Not a band I ever expected to enjoy this much.
Indeed, I'm pleasantly surprised.

_______

Loop - "Thief (Motherfucker)"

[Russ]

Sandoz - Lights in the Sky

[D_Davis]

Space Invaders Extreme Theme - awesome.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Bat For Lashes - Piece of Mind

[trotchky]

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

The new album has finally leaked in good quality, and it's great.

Yeah, this is one of the few this-year albums I'll be making it a point to Spend Money On.

[D_Davis]

Thoughts of You, by Dennis Wilson

[dreamdead]

Aphex Twin - "Lichen"

Pretty.

[origami_mustache]

Sunn O))) - "Big Church"

[Duncan]

Wipers - Pushing the Extreme

Not a band I ever expected to enjoy this much.

Man, I checked them out on Amazon.ca. More than $60 for Youth of America (CD version!). Another one of their CDs was > $200. But yeah, they're a good band to pirate.

"I'm Gonna Love the Hell Out of You" - Silver Jews

Underrated song in the Joos oeuvre.

[Boner M]

Man, I checked them out on Amazon.ca. More than $60 for Youth of America (CD version!). Another one of their CDs was > $200. But yeah, they're a good band to pirate.
Hmm, you can find the first 3 albums on one mini-boxset for a reasonable price most places, including here. (http://www.amazon.com/Wipers-Box-Set/dp/B00005QK5X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1243776937&sr=1-1) Those are the only ones you really need, though I'm a big fan of Follow Blind and Sage's first solo LP, Straight Ahead.

__________

O.C. - "Time's Up"

[Duncan]

Hmm, you can find the first 3 albums on one mini-boxset for a reasonable price most places, including here. (http://www.amazon.com/Wipers-Box-Set/dp/B00005QK5X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1243776937&sr=1-1) Those are the only ones you really need, though I'm a big fan of Follow Blind and Sage's first solo LP, Straight Ahead.

__________

O.C. - "Time's Up"

Ah, I didn't see the boxset. Thanks.

[Russ]

Nonplace Urban Field - Put It in Here Jungle

[transmogrifier]

Polvo!

Where have these guys been all my life?

[Hugh_Grant]

Polvo!

Where have these guys been all my life?
North Carolina?

They were a college radio staple here back in the 90s.

[D_Davis]

North Carolina?

They were a college radio staple here back in the 90s.

Yeah - Polvo is awesome. A staple for us during the '90s, for sure. Polvo, Rodan, June of 44, etc...

[transmogrifier]

North Carolina?

They were a college radio staple here back in the 90s.

Oh.

Well, good to know.

They doing well?

[EvilShoe]

New Order - Elegia (full 17 min version)

Love this :pritch:

[Skitch]

A lot of Paramore lately.

[Boner M]

Unwound - "Dragnalus"

trans, you should check these guys out if you haven't already.

[EvilShoe]

Unwound - "Dragnalus"

trans, you should check these guys out if you haven't already.
Strange, I was actually considering doing just that today.
(I accidentally stumbled across "December" by them. A friend had sent it a while back. Good song.)

Currently listening to:
Magnetic Fields - I Thought You Were My Boyfriend

[Russ]

Billy Boyo - One Spliff a Day

[transmogrifier]

Unwound - "Dragnalus"

trans, you should check these guys out if you haven't already.

On its way.

[Ivan Drago]

Thomas Bangalter - "Outrage"

[D_Davis]

Fortress, by Tim Exile

:eek:

[Derek]

Charles Mingus - "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting"

[D_Davis]

Family Galaxy, by Tim Exile

:eek::eek:

[Spaceman Spiff]

Charles Mingus - "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting"

:pritch:

[Ezee E]

Haven't heard too much Tom Waits, but according to Limewire (in which it may not even be him), there is a collaboration he does with Primus called, "On the Road with Jack Kerouac" and it is awesome.

Can anyone confirm that this is Waits?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Haven't heard too much Tom Waits, but according to Limewire (in which it may not even be him), there is a collaboration he does with Primus called, "On the Road with Jack Kerouac" and it is awesome.

Can anyone confirm that this is Waits?

No, but you just confirmed that people are still using Limewire, which blew my mind.

[D_Davis]

Haven't heard too much Tom Waits, but according to Limewire (in which it may not even be him), there is a collaboration he does with Primus called, "On the Road with Jack Kerouac" and it is awesome.

Can anyone confirm that this is Waits?

http://www.discogs.com/Jack-Kerouac-Tom-Waits-Primus-Jack-Kerouac-Reads-On-The-Road/release/606600

[Ezee E]

No, but you just confirmed that people are still using Limewire, which blew my mind.
Free is free.

[Derek]

Free is free.

And torrents are torrents.

[D_Davis]

Pay Tomorrow, by Tim Exile

This guy is approaching the same level of Eno, Fripp, Byrne, et al. The way the disparate parts of his compositions blend together, allowing the songs to morph from one tempo to another is masterful, and the atmosphere created by the noises and melody is freaking awesome.

Exile is one of those guys who thinks about music on a level that most musicians can only dream of.

I am in awe.

[Ezee E]

Touche, but with Limewire I still come across some random stuff, like this song for instance.

[Ivan Drago]

Armin Van Buuren - "A State of Trance 407"

I heart trance and Sirius satellite radio.

[Ivan Drago]

No, but you just confirmed that people are still using Limewire, which blew my mind.

I still use Limewire. Mind blown even more?

And you are in desperate need of a really good movie.

[Sycophant]

Ghosface Killah - "The Champ"

[chrisnu]

maudlin of the Well - Part The Second

You can download it for free from the group's official Web site (http://maudlinofthewell.net/).

[Milky Joe]

The Beatles, in Mono. :)

[Derek]

Herbie Hancock - "Hornets"

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

[Derek]

:pritch:

Mingus is awesome. My favorite of the jazz giants I've encountered.

[Russ]

Lee "Scratch" Perry - Chris Blackwell is a Vampire

[EvilShoe]

Deerhunter - Calvary Scars II / Aux. Out

One of my fav current bands.
They recently played over here. I found out too late.
It was sold out by the time I did.
Painful.

[Sycophant]

Been listening to a lot of Bob Marley for the last 24 hours, for the first time. Especially "Three Little Birds." This is the last time I let my pothead sister's fondness for something deter me from checking it out.

Where has reggae been all my life?

[D_Davis]

Where has reggae been all my life?

Welcome! I totally dig raggae, but I've never been into Bob Marley for some reason.

You might want to check out:

The Abyssinians
The Melodians
The Pioneers
Groundation

and if you get into dub-reggae, check out:

Roots Radics
Scientist
King Tubby

[Sycophant]

Thanks for the recs! I definitely wanna check out some dub reggae, so I'll be looking into those, too.

[megladon8]

The album "Creature" by Within the Ruins.

Pretty awesome.

Not iwrestledabearonce awesome, but still awesome nonetheless.

[D_Davis]

Thanks for the recs! I definitely wanna check out some dub reggae, so I'll be looking into those, too.

If you like Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's, and Radiohead's OK Computer, then I also highly recommend the Easy Star All-Star's dub-reggae versions of each. More than just a gimmick, the Easy Star all-star reggae band turns each of these albums into something uniquely their own. The Dub Side of the Moon is my favorite, and it is a fantastic album.

[megladon8]

The album "Creature" by Within the Ruins.

Pretty awesome.

Not iwrestledabearonce awesome, but still awesome nonetheless.



I forgot to mention that Genghis Tron is also awesome.

[Thirdmango]

I listened to about 3 hours of Slagsmallsklubben today.

Also I'm now torrenting the discog of Tommy February6.

[transmogrifier]

http://imagegen.last.fm/basicrt10/recenttracks/billypilgrimnz.gif (http://www.last.fm/user/billypilgrimnz/?chartstyle=basicrt10)

This....

[Russ]

The Orb - DDD

Love this song!

[EvilShoe]

Of Montreal - The Past is a Grotesque Animal

I don't think the band will ever make a song better than this one.

[Thirdmango]

Of Montreal - The Past is a Grotesque Animal

I don't think the band will ever make a song better than this one.

I agree with you on this one.

[Boner M]

Muslimgauze - "Cairopraktor 4"

[transmogrifier]

I *heart* The Fiery Furnaces. New single is 2:58 of pure goodness.

[transmogrifier]

Also, whatever happened to Fatboy Slim? Better Living Through Chemistry is damn near perfect techno-pop-scuzz.

[Derek]

Also, whatever happened to Fatboy Slim? Better Living Through Chemistry is damn near perfect techno-pop-scuzz.

I assumed he was fucking in heaven.

[trotchky]

maudlin of the Well - Part The Second

You can download it for free from the group's official Web site (http://maudlinofthewell.net/).

I don't know if it's just me, but I found both this and Bath really boring (albeit for different reasons).

[dreamdead]

Phil Collins -- "Take Me Home"

Um, guys. Don't hate on me too much, but I think I'll be downloading this track. I rather love its drum rhythm. And its chorus. And think it is quality.

[Justin]

Camera Obscura - "Forrest and Sands"

I'll be damned if this isn't the best song of this year so far.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I'll make a plug here for John Rutter's arrangement of Shakespeare's poem "Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind."

Just downloaded it. I love it.

My high school's madrigal singers use to perform it, and it was always my favorite part of the night.

[Russ]

The Interruptor - African Satellite Dub

[Boner M]

Loop - "Too Real to Feel"

I know these guys are basically a Spacemen 3 tribute band, but I might like 'em more than Pierce & co.

[dreamdead]

Sonic Youth -- "Do You Believe in Rapture?"

Really feeling how fundamentally solid Murray Street is compared to Rather Ripped (purchased both at the same time), but this song is quite nice.

[Ezee E]

Anybody like Pandora Radio? I'm loving it so far.

[transmogrifier]

Sonic Youth -- "Do You Believe in Rapture?"

Really feeling how fundamentally solid Murray Street is compared to Rather Ripped (purchased both at the same time), but this song is quite nice.

Get The Eternal, which is a marked improvement over the relatively one-note RR. Sonic Youth have actually had great decade, what with NYC Ghosts and Flowers, Murray Street, Sonic Nurse and The Eternal, along with The Destroyed Room. Five awesome albums starting 20 years into your career is pretty impressive.

[transmogrifier]

Let's Call It Love, Sleater-Kinney

:pritch:

[Boner M]

The Grodeck Whipperjenny - "Put Your Thing on Me"

Acid-fried booty-shaking goodness. And the best band name ever.

[trotchky]

Akron/Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free

Really good album

[thefourthwall]

Anybody like Pandora Radio? I'm loving it so far.

Yup...that and playlist.com help me not buy much music...

[thefourthwall]

The Smiths "Panic"

[EvilShoe]

Warren Zevon - Roll with the Punches

[dreamdead]

Isis - "20 Minutes, 40 Years"

Altogether a good track, but super-delicious bass during the climax.

[trotchky]

Cymbals Eat Guitars - "Some Trees"

Looking forward to the next track, "Indiana," 'cause it's the best song on the disc. I hate Wavves but I really like these guys; Wavves lovers or haters should appreciate them.

Hey, "Indiana" is on now, in the time it took me to write this post, it came on, man, what do you know.

[Saya]

Working my way through a Cat Stevens boxset.

Right now, Moonstone is on.

[Derek]

Miles Davis - pretty much all of On the Corner

I'll take this over any other late-period Miles' albums. Fabulously funky fresh!

[Raiders]

"Space Cruisin" - Currituck County

Still my favorite Fahey-inspired band.

[D_Davis]

Loop - "Too Real to Feel"

I know these guys are basically a Spacemen 3 tribute band, but I might like 'em more than Pierce & co.

They're definitely more listenable on the whole, but I still like Spacemen 3 the best. I don't think Loop ever recorded an album as strong as Recurring, or songs as good as Walk With Jesus and Transparent Radiation.

Robert Loop has done some awesome things though. Wasn't he also in Godflesh for a spell?

[chrisnu]

Not too keen on Basement Jaxx's new single "Raindrops" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8B12rOkKGY). (NSFW warning) The video is cool; the song is meh.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Anybody like Pandora Radio? I'm loving it so far.

Absolutely. I've been using it for years, and even have the app on my BlackBerry just for the hell of it.

[Idioteque Stalker]

The Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca. Alot.

Also, looking forward to the July 7th album release of the Vampire Weekend/Ra Ra Riot side project Discovery. Sounds really cool from what I've heard.

[D_Davis]

Not too keen on Basement Jaxx's new single "Raindrops" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8B12rOkKGY). (NSFW warning) The video is cool; the song is meh.

Whoa - the Daft Punk filter-sweeps are in full effect on that one!

Kinda cool, neat video. There's something about the video that I like...

[Ezee E]

Absolutely. I've been using it for years, and even have the app on my BlackBerry just for the hell of it.
Any advanced tips that you know of after years of using it?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Any advanced tips that you know of after years of using it?

Not really. It's pretty self-explanatory. Saves every radio station you create. I've found that using specific songs rather than bands has brought me more interesting suggestions. Other than that, just keep playing with it.

[D_Davis]

Man, Dinosaur Jr. delivered another great album. Incredible.

[Boner M]

Pole - "Fahren"

So ridiculously cool.

[Boner M]

Cedric Im Brooks - "Words of Wisdom"

Have you heard this guy, Russ? Tasty African jazz-flavoured dub/reggae.

[Russ]

Cedric Im Brooks - "Words of Wisdom"

Have you heard this guy, Russ? Tasty African jazz-flavoured dub/reggae.
Nope, but I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip.

[Kurosawa Fan]

The Dirty Projectors new album. This is pretty fantastic. A couple tracks are a bit too similar (chord progression anyway), but either way it's been playing constantly on my iPod the last couple weeks.

[D_Davis]

Hey Boner, or anyone else who cares, when you mentioned Loop a few posts back, it reminded me of this song that I recorded with one of my first 'bands,' Marvis (just me and my buddy Jeff).

You can tell that we, too, were very into Spacemen 3 and Loop:

Down but Not Out (http://carlsagansghost.com/albums/down.mp3)

We also have a 17 minute long jam on the album called Stoned (Jam in A) - it's pretty awful, as one might imagine. But the other tune posted above is OK, especially if you like the Spacemen/Loop style of fuzzy, bluesy, shoegaze.

Neither of us had a tremelo pedal when we recorded this, so to get that effect we just flipped the pick up switches on our guitars up and down really fast.

I think I was 18 when we recorded it.

[ContinentalOp]

Listening to Asobi Seksu's "Thursday". Really like the vocal. Everytime I try to get away from Shoegaze, they pull me back in.

[Boner M]

Hey Boner, or anyone else who cares, when you mentioned Loop a few posts back, it reminded me of this song that I recorded with one of my first 'bands,' Marvis (just me and my buddy Jeff).

You can tell that we, too, were very into Spacemen 3 and Loop:

Down but Not Out (http://carlsagansghost.com/albums/down.mp3)
Cool, I'll check it out when I have a faster connection.

______

Dan Deacon - "Woof Woof"

[Dukefrukem]

I'm listening to the following new albums;

New Green Day 21st Century Breakdown
New Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D.
New Eminem Relapse
New Rancid Let the Dominoes Fall

I'm disappointed with all of these except for Rancid. Rancid is the only CD that actually stays consistent; It's their first CD in 6 years and it's a great listen if you like their music. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Love Last One to Die and New Orleans

Green Day; I haven't' yet reached a full conclusion on this album yet, but I'm generally disappointed because it's no where near the level of awesome American Idiot was. Last of the American Girls is a great song.

Eminem; There's nothing else for him to write about thats interesting.... The first three albums were A+, Slim Shady LP was a breakthrough, Marshall was angry as hell, and the Eminem Show was a riot and he talked so much shit to other celebs in it. Relapse is just kind hanging around... doesn't have the same kick as the other three did. 3 am and DéjÃ* Vu are good beats.

BEP; the most disappointing album; they changed they're entire style... every song is over produced, sounds like Kanye West music at a night club... this might even be their last album together. I'm still obsessed with Boom Boom Pow and Party All the Time but I was hoping for so much more.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I'm still obsessed with Boom Boom Pow and Party All the Time but I was hoping for so much more.

Please tell me this is an Eddie Murphy cover.

[Dukefrukem]

Please tell me this is an Eddie Murphy cover.

Nope (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIBQ5rOqSTw). I have to admit it's catchy as fuck.

[ContinentalOp]

"May The Circle Be Unbroken"- Spacemen 3
I'm enjoying these guys' songs more at a lower volume, by way of headphones. It's strange.

[D_Davis]

Gay Sons of Lesbian Mothers, by Kaki King.

This chick is awesome.

[number8]

Listening to The B-52s, because they're right outside my house holding some goddamn Cisco concert, blaring shitty music through my closed windows. It's fucking midnight, you talentless assholes.

[MacGuffin]

I was listening to a lot of Glass Candy tonight. The singer is really hot and has an amazing voice. Now I'm listening to a bit of The Wipers.

[D_Davis]

The first 2 B-52s albums are awesome, especially the first one.

I can still listen to these.

[Llopin]

The Gories - Let Your Daddy Ride

Seeing them live sunday. Gonna rock.

[dreamdead]

Devin Townsend Project - "Winter"

Really digging how laid back Townsend's "Ki" album is turning out to be. Quiet stuff, unusual for him.

[trotchky]

Cage's new album Depart From Me. I was supposed to see him live tonight but I got...sidetracked.

[Justin]

King Khan and the Shrines - "Torture"

This track is just so..so great.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

The Frantics - Werewolf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o44G1J5jNn4

[Llopin]

Fu Manchu - Blue Tile Fever

[Sycophant]

The Jacksons (feat. Mick Jaggers) - "State of Shock"

This is a good song, but the spoken word monologue at the end is so pervy and creepy, it makes my skin crawl.

[ContinentalOp]

Pissed Jeans- I've Still Got You (Ice Cream)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6uGXAMITRU

Pretty much my theme song right now.

[Llopin]

Last of the Juanitas - Devil Psi

Tragically overlooked band.


Pissed Jeans- I've Still Got You (Ice Cream)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6uGXAMITRU

Pretty much my theme song right now.

The Jeans are very derivative of the early nineties Amphetamine Reptile catalog, but I guess as far as revivals go, they're competent enough.

Also seen them live, and it was quite the energic show.

[ContinentalOp]

The Jeans are very derivative of the early nineties Amphetamine Reptile catalog, but I guess as far as revivals go, they're competent enough.

Also seen them live, and it was quite the energic show.

Yeah, the first time I heard a song from them I was ready to dismiss them as Jesus Lizard wannabees but then I heard "I Still Got You (Ice Cream)". Their Seinfeld-esque content swayed me to keep listening.

[Boner M]

The Flaming Lips - ''Silver Trembling Hands"

Holy crap, this song rocks. Haven't paid the Lips much attention in the past (Clouds Taste Metallic aside); maybe the upcoming album will change that.

[ThePlashyBubbler]

The Dodos - "Red and Purple"

Just getting into these guys recently, love the guitar playing all across this album.

[ThePlashyBubbler]

New Dodos album!

Sounds completely different than Visiter thusfar.

[Russ]

Brian Eno - Manila Envelope

[Derek]

Tall Dwarfs - "All My Hollowness to You"

These guys are awesome. Boner/trans/Winston* - recommend me more NZ rock, since I love what I've heard so far.

[D_Davis]

These guys are awesome. Boner/trans/Winston* - recommend me more NZ rock, since I love what I've heard so far.

The Bats - I love these dudes. Used to think they were Australian, but trans set me straight.

My favorite album is Couchmaster.

[Boner M]

There's way too much riches in NZ to mention in one post. Derek, since you're already familiar with and love Dadamah, I'd recommend first and foremost to seek out The Terminals next - they share members, and they have the same drowsy VU-ish sound, albeit they're a bit harder-rockin. Start with Touch or Little Things and proceed from there.

Apart from that, I think this excellent doco (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjUDemQFznA) on the Flying Nun label covers it all pretty thoroughly, and then there's the indispensable Doledrums blog that posts uploads and other cool links regularly.

[transmogrifier]

Tall Dwarfs - "All My Hollowness to You"

These guys are awesome.

:pritch:


Boner/trans/Winston* - recommend me more NZ rock, since I love what I've heard so far.

Well, forget modern Kiwi music, far too much soft garage rock for my liking. I'm not really all that familiar with Kiwi music so I'd just go with what Boner recommends. He's pretty on to it (for an Aussie ;))

[trotchky]

Das Racist - "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (Wallpaper Remix)"

[D_Davis]

Dreams for the Sleepless, by Module (http://www.archive.org/details/dreamsforthesleepless)

Really nice. Module is an ambient composer from NZ. This piece is 73 minutes long, and it is perfect for creating a pleasant working atmosphere. Available for free from Archive.org.

[Skitch]

New Clutch album released today! It's pretty awesome.

[D_Davis]

Ocean Motion, by Michael Brook, with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. This is a beautiful piece of music.

[D_Davis]

Wow, the whole second half of this Michael Brook album sounds like outtakes from the Apollo sessions. Absolutely brilliant.

[ContinentalOp]

Neu!- Negativland

About halfway through the song. Pretty badass.

[Llopin]

The Bats - I love these dudes. Used to think they were Australian, but trans set me straight.

My favorite album is Couchmaster.

Excellent kiwirock. I saw them live a month ago and they were most consistent. Their lastest album rips.

Other MANDATORY kiwirock acts:

Tall Dwarfs
Chris Knox (solo)
The Verlaines
The Clean
The Chills
The 3Ds
The Able Tasmans
Skeptics
Gordons (pre-Bailter Space)
The Jean Paul Sartre Experience
David Kilgour (solo)
Headless Chickens
Straitjacket Fits
This Kind of Punishment

And from a droning perspective, the Dead C and Birchville Cat Motel.

[Boner M]

Gordons (pre-Bailter Space)
You'd recommend the Gordons before Bailter Space? I've gotta say I never really got into Gordons as much as I'd hoped. They kinda feel like a dry run for Big Black and other bands that are way better at being bludgeoning. But in any case, Derek needs to check out BS's Robot World.

This Kind of Punishment is a good call too; they remind me of Pink Reason in a lot. Also Peter & Graeme Jefferies' first solo records are both highly recommended.

_________

Peter Jefferies - "Catapult"

[Llopin]

You'd recommend the Gordons before Bailter Space? I've gotta say I never really got into Gordons as much as I'd hoped. They kinda feel like a dry run for Big Black and other bands that are way better at being bludgeoning. But in any case, Derek needs to check out BS's Robot World.

By including Bailter Space in that parenthesis, I kinda recommended BS as well; I just wanted to signal how the Gordons are the original seed. I'm quite the Gordons fan, and their shortlived career stops them from becoming reiterative, which is the case with Bailter Space, who undoubtedly have great songs, but too many records. They end up becoming too obvious.

I'd recommend "Robot World" and "Vortura", which features my favourite song by them, 'Shadow'. Which, indicentally, was one of the tracks featured in the mixtape I did for YOU, mr. boner, if I recall correctly, in that mixtape exchange stunt we did ages ago.

[angrycinephile]

"White Daisy Passing" by Rocky Votolato.

[Dukefrukem]

I take back everything I said about Green Day's new album being dissapointing. It's phenomenal. Just took some time.

[Milky Joe]

The Capstan Shafts - "Hominid Stickler"

more people should listen to this guy, particularly fans of lo-fi pop

[D_Davis]

6,000,000,000,000 Miles Before the First, or The Revisitation of the Blue Ghost, by Maudlin of the Well

Awesome prog-rock, and totally free.

Fan's of Long fin Killie and early King Crimson should definitely check this recording out. (http://www.maudlinofthewell.net/)

[D_Davis]

Derek - while not from NZ, the Lovetones are from Australia (I think that's like a bigger NZ or something), and they are amazing. Some of the best 60s-psyche pastiche I've heard. Totally authentic, and expertly produced.

[Derek]

Derek - while not from NZ, the Lovetones are from Australia (I think that's like a bigger NZ or something), and they are amazing. Some of the best 60s-psyche pastiche I've heard. Totally authentic, and expertly produced.

Awesome, that sounds great. Thanks for the recs, guys. I will be picking all of those up ASAP
________________________

Dinosaur Jr. - "Said the People"

One of the best songs of the year. The new album is really good and is growing on me every time I listen. I was disappointed by Beyond, but this shows they still have it.

[Melville]

I just listened to "The Past is a Grotesque Animal" 23 times in a row. That "oooh-ooh-ooh" is irresistible.

[transmogrifier]

I just listened to "The Past is a Grotesque Animal" 23 times in a row. That "oooh-ooh-ooh" is irresistible.

Yes, and I think it was definitively proven in another thread here that it is the only good song on that album. :)

[Melville]

Yes, and I think it was definitively proven in another thread here that it is the only good song on that album. :)
Heh. It's my favorite song on the album, but "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" is a close second.

[D_Davis]

David Torn - Cloud About Mercury

Holy crap. Why haven't I ever heard of this before now? Bill Bruford on drums, Tony Levin on the Chapman Stick, and Mark Isham on the trumpet, with David Torn laying down some wickedly experimental guitar work.

Every once in awhile I stumble upon something on the ECM label that totally blows my mind.

[Boner M]

Homostupids - "Caveman"

Fabulously cruddy-sounding Stooges/Black Flag hybrid. Some of the guitar work is quite virtuoso. Llopin, checkitout.

[D_Davis]

Craig Taborn, David Torn, Time Berne & Tome Riley - Ever More Other.

Amazing. This is the kind of jazz I can dig. Reminds me a lot of the Jon Hassell stuff I love. It's thick with atmosphere, and has a ton of sonic experimentation. Electronics, drum machines, guitars processed to oblivion, synths, samples, you name it.

I'll definitely be exploring Torn and his contemporaries a lot more in the future.

[transmogrifier]

Massage the History, Sonic Youth

:eek:

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Jacques Dutronc - Les Cactus

great fucking song

[Boner M]

Junior Boys - "High Come Down"

Love these guys.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Grouper - Disengaged

[trotchky]

The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns

[Russ]

Carlton Patterson - Weatherman Style

[monolith94]

The Point! - Harry Nilsson

[ContinentalOp]

The Pogues- Dirty Old Town

[D_Davis]

Sensitive, by Mick Karn

Best bassline ever? Perhaps.

[Derek]

For the past three days, the Little Einstein's theme song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-utKYYXVT7I). Of all the joys of visiting my little nephew from Spain, having this song lodged in my head is the one I'm most conflicted about.

"We're going on a mission, start the countdown!!"

[D_Davis]

Sticky Fingers, by Tony Levin. Levin is one of those musicians. One of those musicians who humbles me at every turn. His album Stick Man is amazing.

And who knew he could sing so well? He definitely learned a thing or two about the voice from Adrian Belew.

Man, what I wouldn't give to jam with Fripp, Belew, Levin, Torn, Karn, etc. Oh man. Such skill, such mad, mad skill.

[Russ]

Twilight Circus Dub Sound System - Kik Plate

[Russ]

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream

:pritch:

[D_Davis]

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream

:pritch:

Best album cover of all time.

I own at least 20 copies of this on vinyl.

[Derek]

GZA - all of Liquid Swords

I'm far from a hip-hop conoisseur, but this is probably the best album I've heard in the genre.

[D_Davis]

GZA - all of Liquid Swords


It's a good album.

***

William Basinski - 92982.1

Very nice, loop-based, and intricately composed piece.

[D_Davis]

Buildings Without People, by Marconi Union

From the net-release, 13. Very, very good.

[Justin]

Gang Starr feat. Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx - "The Militia"

For anyone that has even the slightest interest in hip hop, listen to this track, the beat by DJ Premier and the verse by Freddie Foxxx are absolutely ridiculous.

[LemmyCaution]

Glad to be Unhappy by Eric Dolphy; in love with it. I tend towards the slower Dolphy songs.

[Derek]

PRE - "Love Crunch"

Marnie Stern by way of Deerhoof and an 8-ball of coke. Fast, fun and rawkin'.

[transmogrifier]

PRE - "Love Crunch"

Marnie Stern by way of Deerhoof and an 8-ball of coke. Fast, fun and rawkin'.

I already waste too much time finding and listening to music. Why must you empower me so?

[Derek]

I already waste too much time finding and listening to music. Why must you empower me so?

I figured that description would perk you up. :) Good news - 11 songs, barely over 20 minutes so it's not much of a time commitment.

[BuffaloWilder]

Score to the Japanese Sonic the Hedgehog movie. "South Island" and "Land of Darkness" are great.

Gee, I know it's a videogame and everything, but I'd love to see a really talented director try and do something with the whole design aesthetic of the first couple of games. While I can't say I enjoyed absolutely everything about this feature, particularly the weird over-emphasis on really, really terrible slapstick, it's probably the most competent video-game adaptation out there. This, I have no doubt of.

[Ivan Drago]

Milky Drops From Heaven - Jonny Greenwood

[trotchky]

the antlers - hospice

fantastic album, easily in the top 5 of the year

[Derek]

OMD - "Messages"

Prediction: The rest of my week will be spent listening to more OMD albums.

[D_Davis]

OMD - "Messages"

Prediction: The rest of my week will be spent listening to more OMD albums.

That's a good week.

[Russ]

The Abyssinians - Love Comes and Goes

[D_Davis]

The Abyssinians - Love Comes and Goes

:pritch:

[Derek]

That's a good week.

You're not kidding, these guys are amazing. I've heard their first two albums so far and will be getting to Architecture & Morality and Dazzle Ships over the next couple days.

OMD - "2nd Thought"

[D_Davis]

You're not kidding, these guys are amazing. I've heard their first two albums so far and will be getting to Architecture & Morality and Dazzle Ships over the next couple days.

OMD - "2nd Thought"

I like every single one of their albums.

I think my favorite OMD track is "So In Love," off of Crush.

Do you like Japan, and Mick Karn's stuff?

[Derek]

I like every single one of their albums.

I think my favorite OMD track is "So In Love," off of Crush.

Awesome! From the RYM ratings, it looked like there was a noticeable drop in quality after Dazzle Ships, but now I'll be sure to go past that.


Do you like Japan, and Mick Karn's stuff?

Haven't heard of either. What kind of music is it and where do I start?

[D_Davis]

Awesome! From the RYM ratings, it looked like there was a noticeable drop in quality after Dazzle Ships, but now I'll be sure to go past that.

They did drop in quality, but I still like them.


Haven't heard of either. What kind of music is it and where do I start?

Oh man. Early 80s post-punk/new wave with David Sylvian and Mick Karn. Karn could very well be the most creative bassist in pop-rock music, and Sylvian is a legend of new wave and prog rock.

I'd check out:

Mick Karn's Titles
Japan's Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Rain Tree Crow - self titled (Sylvian and Karn, early 1990s)

Especially since you dig OMD and Talk Talk. I think you'll like all three of these albums.

[Boner M]

Monoshock - "Primitive Zippo"

Holy RAWK :eek:

[Derek]

Mount Eerie - "Between Two Mysteries"

Pretty sweet ode to Twin Peaks. This album is probably my favorite thing Elverum's done since The Glow, Part 2.

[Philosophe_rouge]

The Smiths... so much Smiths

[Boner M]

Grails - "Outer Banks"

Ridiculously good Morricone/krautrock-inspired instrumental rock.

[ContinentalOp]

End of Radio- Shellac

Greatness. Even better live though.

[Amnesiac]

Great new song by Thom Yorke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmbg3Z0x6jQ).

[transmogrifier]

http://imagegen.last.fm/basicrt10/recenttracks/billypilgrimnz.gif (http://www.last.fm/user/billypilgrimnz/?chartstyle=basicrt10)

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://img.maniadb.com/images/album/222/222956_1_f.jpg

[dreamdead]

Orbital -- "Remind"

I forgot how good of a release Orbital's 2 is...

[Ivan Drago]

Sometime Around Midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event

[SirNewt]

So my taste in music recently has been shifting very rapidly. I'm not sure why. But my anti-Radiohead slant is receding. In fact, I've been listening to "OK Computer" and I'm ready to declare it amazing through and through.

[Ezee E]

So my taste in music recently has been shifting very rapidly. I'm not sure why. But my anti-Radiohead slant is receding. In fact, I've been listening to "OK Computer" and I'm ready to declare it amazing through and through.
Pretty sure that happens to everybody. OK Computer is basically a zombie. It's only a matter of time until you bow down to it.

[D_Davis]

All day today, it's David Bazan. Curse Your Branches came out, and it's so freaking good.

[D_Davis]

So this Bazan album may be my album of the year.

It is amazing. A man pouring his heart out, working through his loss of faith, the problem of evil, growing up a Christian, and wondering how God could let so much evil exist in the world.

It's the most powerful album I've heard in a very, very long time.



With the threat of hell hanging over my head like a halo
I was made to believe in a couple of beautiful truths
That eventually had thee effect of completely unraveling
The powerful curse put on me by you

When you set the table
When you chose the scale
Did you write a riddle that you knew they would fail
Did you make them tremble
So they would tell the tale
Did you push us when we fell

If my mother cries when I tell her what I discovered
Then I hope she remembers she taught me to fallow my heart
And if you bully her like you done me with fear of damnation
Then I hope she can see you
for what you are

When you set the table
When you chose the scale
Did you write a riddle that you knew they would fail
Did you make them tremble
So they would tell the tale
Did you push us when we fell

What am I afraid of?
Who did I betray?
In what medieval kingdom does justice work that way?
If you knew what would happen
And you made us just the same
Then you my Lord can take the blame

Definitely not for people who aren't really into lyrics; it's all about the poetry here.

[Sycophant]

Younha's "Strawberry Days" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FINzVJUFNcc) a couple times a day, for the last four weeks.

[ContinentalOp]

Swirlies- "Sunn"

First listen. It's an instant favorite.

[bac0n]

Orbital -- "Remind"

I forgot how good of a release Orbital's 2 is...

Yeah, that album is one of the pillars of techno. It's flabberghastingly good. I can't think of a better techno album to come out in the 90s. The only thing that would compare would probably be The Prodigy Experience. Now that's a great fuckin' album!

[Sycophant]

I wish there weren't so many dopey, smug political songs on Norah Jones's album, Not Too Late, since "Broken" (which I'm convinced is just as political, if metaphorical) just highlights how immature and bad the others are.

Anyway.

Norah Jones - "Broken"

[Ivan Drago]

Like A Boss - The Lonely Island

Approve memos...LIKE A BOSS!!!

[Spun Lepton]

Listened to They Might Be Giants, the self-title, on the way into work today. Last night I listened to Lincoln on the commute home. Ah, memories.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Like A Boss - The Lonely Island

Approve memos...LIKE A BOSS!!!

Get rejected! LIKE A BOSS!!!

:lol:

I downloaded a bunch of eighties stuff for a "soundtrack" to listen to (it's great fun to write with a certain tone/style in your ears), so it's been a constant barrage of The Smiths, Depeche Mode, The Church, INXS, and others.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Portishead - "Magic Doors"

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Destroyer - "Bay of Pigs"


Goddamn I love Destroyer...this song is epic.

[Sycophant]

Junior Senior - "Shake Your Coconuts"

[Boner M]

No Trend - "Teen Love"

Hilarious rant on Reagan Era youth conformity, set to Flipper/PiL dirge-punk. Marvelous.

[Derek]

No Trend - "Teen Love"

Hilarious rant on Reagan Era youth conformity, set to Flipper/PiL dirge-punk. Marvelous.

Flipper's still on my to-dl when the ratio's not to painful to look at list. No Trend soon to be added.
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Lokai - "Roads"

Improvisational dark ambient that's subtle and haunting, adventurous yet always with a sense of purpose. Highly recommended for those with at least a minor tolerance for noodling (bonerz, Davis, Russ, etc.). I'll remind you of this one in January as well. :)

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000009QI.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Derek]

Repped. Your fail in the Basterds thread is a distant memory.

Hicks is greatest stand-up comedian of all-time. Hilarious, passionate, jaded, socially conscious, everything a good comedian should be yet so very few ever bring to the table.

[Boner M]

Flipper's still on my to-dl when the ratio's not to painful to look at list. No Trend soon to be added.
The RYM ratings for NT's albums (none of which I've heard) are pretty dismal, but the Teen Love 7" is pretty great, mainly the title-track B-side... it's probably comes closer than anything I've heard to capturing the inimitable atmosphere of Metal Box-era PiL.

__________

Culture - "Alone in the Wilderness"

[Spaceman Spiff]

Repped. Your fail in the Basterds thread is a distant memory.

Spaceman Spiff never fails. His awe-inspiring peaks however make his rare 'meh' posts seem worse than they are in SS's amplitudinal excellence.

And yeah, agreed that Hicks is the greatest.

[Sycophant]

If there are two albums better than Springsteen's Born in the USA and ELO's Out of the Blue, I don't know what they are.

[Kurosawa Fan]

If there are two albums better than Springsteen's Born in the USA and ELO's Out of the Blue, I don't know what they are.

*scans post for Bob Dylan*

Nope. Can't say you're correct.

[Ivan Drago]

If there are two albums better than Springsteen's Born in the USA and ELO's Out of the Blue, I don't know what they are.

Discovery - Daft Punk

Then again I don't listen to a lot of music.

Listening to: Someday - The Strokes

[EyesWideOpen]

If there are two albums better than Springsteen's Born in the USA and ELO's Out of the Blue, I don't know what they are.

Every Beatles album ever made.

[Boner M]

Fushitsusha - "すきにやればいい" (track 3, disc 1 on PSF-3/4)

This track is what the guitar was invented for. And I think I've mentioned it before, but Silver Mt. Zion ripped this off big time for "Could've Moved Mountains".

[ledfloyd]

i'm on a pavement/malkmus kick. he's yet to make a bad album, it's kind of amazing.

[Kurosawa Fan]

i'm on a pavement/malkmus kick. he's yet to make a bad album, it's kind of amazing.

He is amazing. I'm of the minority who thinks his solo stuff is superior to his Pavement years.

[Adam]

That's ridiculous

[ledfloyd]

He is amazing. I'm of the minority who thinks his solo stuff is superior to his Pavement years.
it's a close call for me. his last three albums have all been great.

[Sycophant]

Junior Senior - "I Like Music (W.O.S.B.)"

Holy hell, I like Junior Senior.

[Spun Lepton]

I listened to Pink Floyd's The Wall for the umpteenth time last night, and although I've listened to it fairly regularly for decades, it still manages to drive me through a wealth of emotions. Amazing album.

[ledfloyd]

the new John Zorn album O'o, is surprisingly pleasant.

[Ivan Drago]

Junior Senior - "I Like Music (W.O.S.B.)"

Holy hell, I like Junior Senior.

Don't stop! (Don't stop!)
Don't stop the beat I can't stop! (Can't stop!)
Can't stop the beat I won't stop! (Won't stop!)
Won't stop the beat and go---

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfqL7bwx9fs

[Derek]

Crystal Castles - "Magic Spells"

Hm, came up on Pandora and I dig it despite hating the album when I first heard it. Guess I'll give it another spin.

Also, been loving David Kilgour's Here Come the Cars for the past couple days. Really beautiful stuff.

[Spun Lepton]

Crystal Castles - "Magic Spells"

Hm, came up on Pandora and I dig it despite hating the album when I first heard it. Guess I'll give it another spin.

Yeah, I thought the same thing. A 2nd listening after a few months away didn't improve my opinion of the CD.

[Acapelli]

Junior Senior - "I Like Music (W.O.S.B.)"

Holy hell, I like Junior Senior.
love junior senior. and not just move your feet (although that song is great). hey hey my my yo yo is one of my favorite albums of the 00s. sucks that they broke up

you should check out private. it's their producer's group and it's awesome

[Dead & Messed Up]

I listened to Pink Floyd's The Wall for the umpteenth time last night, and although I've listened to it fairly regularly for decades, it still manages to drive me through a wealth of emotions. Amazing album.

Amazing, amazing album. I'm a sucker for rock operas in general, but The Wall is so ambitious and grandiose and emotionally bare.

[Spun Lepton]

Amazing, amazing album. I'm a sucker for rock operas in general, but The Wall is so ambitious and grandiose and emotionally bare.

What do you think of the movie? I loved it for a long time, and then I went several years without seeing it. I watched it again perhaps a year or two ago and was really disappointed. Some of it worked beautifully, but the problems I developed with it were so glaring that it kind of ruined the whole thing for me.

Bob Geldof as Pink is my biggest complaint. He looked the part, but the man seemed more like a pouty, pretentious arteeest than a rock and roll legend crippled by depression. Plus, letting him sing Stop in the movie was a mistake of grand proportions. That scene was just grating as hell. I also thought that a lot of the animation was clunky and poorly executed, especially The Trial.

Perhaps my adoration for the album is partially to blame. :)

[dreamdead]

Animal Collective -- "My Girls"

Just picked up this year's album. This song makes me quite happy.

[chrisnu]

Annie Lennox, "Fingernail Moon"

I think she snuck the best song at the end of Songs of Mass Destruction.

[Derek]

Animal Collective -- "My Girls"

Just picked up this year's album. This song makes me quite happy.

That song, "Summertime Clothes" and "Brothersport" are especially amazing, but the whole album is just plain awesome.
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And The Clean/David Gilmour still on a loop for me.

[B-side]

I'm currently pretty obsessed with Stevie Ray Vaughan. Just listening to whatever songs of his I find. Christ, what an amazing musician. And he died so young.:sad:

[trotchky]

i'm on a pavement/malkmus kick. he's yet to make a bad album, it's kind of amazing.

american water = one of my favorite albums ev0r

[Saya]

http://i35.tinypic.com/dvqczk.jpg

Was introduced to the music of Serge Gainsbourg today and just got this album. Already listened to it four times today. What a brilliant album. Can't wait to delve into his other music.

[Spaceman Spiff]

^^^

:pritch:

[Henry Gale]

Haven't posted in this thread for a long time, but seeing both Pixies and Grizzly Bear live about a month ago has left "Gouge Away" and "Ready, Able" stuck in my head and in heavy rotation ever since.

Also, kicking around in playlists of mine for the last little while:

11th Dimension -- Julian Casablancas
Bigmouth Strikes Again -- The Smiths
Lasso -- Phoenix
Take A Chance With Me -- Roxy Music
Dance Little Liar -- Arctic Monkeys
Doctor Blind -- Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) -- A Flock Of Seagulls
Road To Nowhere -- Talking Heads

Just very safe and enjoyable stuff, and Casablancas' is mainly in anticipation for the new album as its something from him, Strokes or no Strokes accompanying.

[Justin]

11th Dimension -- Julian Casablancas

I love this track, it instantly propels the album to one of my most anticipated releases of the remaining year.

[Sycophant]

love junior senior. and not just move your feet (although that song is great). hey hey my my yo yo is one of my favorite albums of the 00s. sucks that they broke up

you should check out private. it's their producer's group and it's awesome

Thanks. I'll look into Private.

Hey Hey My My Yo Yo has fast become one of my favorite albums.

[ContinentalOp]

Listening to Low's "Whore". It's a pretty whore.

[dreamdead]

Cave In - "Paranormal"

Love the synchopated drum rhythm maintained throughout, especially as the song gets more psychedelic.

[Derek]

The Clean - "Slug Song"

[Justin]

Hmmm, I am still a little unsure about the Jemina Pearl album, but damn, some of the songs are pretty fucking catchy.

[Boner M]

Unwound - "Nervous Energy"

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Bert Jansch - "Instrumental Medley 1964"

[Boner M]

The Renderers - "Low to the Ground"

Can't get enough of this great Kiwi band... like an alt-country Sonic Youth. Glorious.

[Derek]

The Renderers - "Low to the Ground"

Can't get enough of this great Kiwi band... like an alt-country Sonic Youth. Glorious.

Awesome, I will add them to the list. Been on a kiwirock kick the past couple weeks.

[Boner M]

Awesome, I will add them to the list. Been on a kiwirock kick the past couple weeks.
Get Dream of the Sea; by far and away their masterpiece. Will Oldham did a nice cover of the title track.

Have you heard The Terminals yet?

[Adam]

the twelve cds I currently have in my car are

The Biz Never Sleeps Biz Markie
Mama's Gun Erykah Badu
Alien Lanes Guided By Voices
Misfits The Kinks
The Life of the World to Come The Mountain Goats
Murmur REM
New Adventures in Hi-Fi REM
Our Ill Wills The Shout Out Louds
Now We Can See The Thermals
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest
The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest
Midnight Marauders A Tribe Called Quest

maybe not completely representative of the kind of music i like, but I think I dig all twelve of those albums to one degree or another

[Derek]

Girls - "Summertime"

So yeah, the overhype and backlash have pretty much evened things out.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Girls - "Summertime"

So yeah, the overhype and backlash have pretty much evened things out.

I actually heard a song from this album the other day and liked it a good deal. How is the album (assuming you've heard it)?

[MadMan]

Murmur REMGreat CD, and a new favorite of mine.

Hard Row-The Black Keys. Love the heavy guitar work and the blunt vocals here.

[Derek]

I actually heard a song from this album the other day and liked it a good deal. How is the album (assuming you've heard it)?

"Summertime" is fantastic. There's one other song I like a lot and the rest are okay. I gave it a 3/5 which puts me pretty much right between the absurd hype and backlash. Worth checking out and I'll probably end up seeing them in December for $15.

[Adam]

Great CD, and a new favorite of mine.


Murmur is a new favorite of yours? Man, get through that discography. Just based on a few conversations I've had recently it seems like there's been a fair amount of revisionist REM bashing going on amongst the hipster community at large. Lot of folks saying their songs sound too samey and whatnot and I don't get this at all. They're an easy top five favorite band of mine and I know a lot of people who REM has meant so much to. But I mean even past all that just the sheer number of bands throughout the '80s and '90s who had their way paved for them by Stipe and co or maybe even wouldn't exist at all without REM is staggering