What Are You Listening To?

[D_Davis]

Could not agree more Davis. The fact that it was one of the first songs I listened to when I was getting into music (thank you, Big Shiny Tunes, for when you were still good), adds a heavy nostalgia factor that makes it even greater for me.

Oddly enough, I've never checked out any other songs by them. If you have, how do they rate?

The whole album its off of - Glee - is brilliant. In my top 100. It's smart, sarcastic, sonically interesting, funky, and just all around a great '90s pop-album. Totally of its time - it is a relic - but I think it still plays well today.

I've heard their second album, and it's about 1/2 good. Never heard their 3rd. It's pretty hard to find.

Drinking in LA is just a brilliant song. Bran Van was poking fun at the electronic and deejay cultures, while still utilizing their techniques, while also making some hilarious social commentary on the climate of So. Cal. filmsters. I was living there when this song came out, and its genius instantly hit me; I couldn't even count how many people told me they were filmmakers, and yet they didn't have a think to show!

Feelin' kind a groovey, workin' on a movie...
YEAH RIGHT!

But there is also a sadness to the song, or at least some genuine emotions of not doing what you really want to be doing. It strikes a perfect balance of being genuine, cynical, and sarcastic.

[D_Davis]

Here are a couple more of my favorite songs from Glee:

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[SirNewt]

Nice. Where are they playing? I'll have to go. Victor Wooten is a monster on that Drum-axe-simitar thing.

The last time I saw them was at the Concert at the Zoo, a few summers ago.

Jazz Alley. I think they play four nights there. I didn't know you were in the area. Maybe I'll see you there. Do you ever go to SIFF?

[D_Davis]

Jazz Alley. I think they play four nights there. I didn't know you were in the area. Maybe I'll see you there. Do you ever go to SIFF?

Yeah. I'm in lynnwood. Moving soon though. Probably to Ballard. But yeah. What night are you going? I'll totally go. I used to go to siff when I was more into movies.

[ledfloyd]

http://haveyoueverseenafire.com

free music. it's good. give it a shot.

[Glass Co.]

Here are a couple more of my favorite songs from Glee:



Cheers. This is all good stuff. I'm definitely going to pick up this album as soon as I can.

[D_Davis]

Cheers. This is all good stuff. I'm definitely going to pick up this album as soon as I can.

The whole album is just fantastic. Been listening to it a bunch this week

[SirNewt]

Not sure when I'm going yet. Guess I should work that out.

[SirNewt]

Fugazi - Argument

Epic Problem is an amazing hardcore jam.

If anyone has any suggestions I'm trying to find more catchy/hard rocking albums like this.

[D_Davis]

If anyone has any suggestions I'm trying to find more catchy/hard rocking albums like this.

http://www.patacrecords.com/store/images/B0000001XV.jpg

http://www.mp3boo.com/cover-album/Gorilla%20Biscuits%20-%20Start%20Today.jpg

[D_Davis]

If anyone has any suggestions I'm trying to find more catchy/hard rocking albums like this.

A couple more:

http://www.inspirato.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/th_41981_quicksand_122_433lo1. jpg

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/d31b08e2433973a9b7fa5f7b2104d4 1b_full.jpg
(Cave In - Jupiter)

http://dotcin.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/yourelivingalloverme.jpeg

http://magicalbums.files.wordpress.co m/2009/04/meantime1.jpg
(Meantime)

[SirNewt]

Sweet, checking some of these out. I'm familiar with Dinosaur Jr. but I don't think I've listened to any of the rest of these guys.

[D_Davis]

Sweet, checking some of these out. I'm familiar with Dinosaur Jr. but I don't think I've listened to any of the rest of these guys.

No prob, man. I have a feeling you will really like Helmet and Quicksand.

[Sven]

Helmet is cool. Haven't listened to them in years.

[B-side]

Listening to some DJ Format right now. Been meaning to get into him ever since I got introduced to him in the Battle of the Music Videos shenanigans.

[D_Davis]

It would be scientifically impossible to cram more talent onto a single stage:

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[bac0n]

Wow, that 7 Seconds album takes me back to highschool when I almost got crushed to death at one of their shows. I think I left that show soaked in Kevin Seconds' sweat. And the bastard didn't even give me a cigarette when he was through. Nevertheless, it was a blast.

[D_Davis]

Wow, that 7 Seconds album takes me back to highschool when I almost got crushed to death at one of their shows. I think I left that show soaked in Kevin Seconds' sweat. And the bastard didn't even give me a cigarette when he was through. Nevertheless, it was a blast.

Sounds like we've had a similar experience. Such a great album. I bought it on tape in '91, I think. In Knoxville, TN, while I was there for an Odyssey of the Mind (mega-nerd) competition. I can't quite remember if I saw them before, or after this though.

[D_Davis]

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[Derek]

Nice! My favorite GBV tune, though I've only heard Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes.

[D_Davis]

Nice! My favorite GBV tune, though I've only heard Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes.

Those are my 2 favorite GBV albums. :)

[Derek]

Those are my 2 favorite GBV albums. :)

That seems to be the consensus. I love them both though, esp. AL, so I should check out some of their others.

[D_Davis]

After those 2 albums, I kind of prefer Tobin Sprouts solo stuff. Although, the last GBV's album is really good as well.

Sprout's Let's Welcome the Circus People is amazing.

[Boner M]

Flying Lotus - "Satelllliiiiiteee"

Suddenly in love with Warp/IDM again.

[Derek]

Flying Lotus - "Satelllliiiiiteee"

Suddenly in love with Warp/IDM again.

Amazing album.

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JQzokQNDPh4/RzSWqkTg1aI/AAAAAAAAAAo/53c5iyL7YZ0/s320/20060504_faust.jpg

[Ivan Drago]

All Talk - Kid Cudi (ft. LCD Soundsystem, Chip Tha Ripper and Christian Bale)

[MacGuffin]

"The Sick Bed of Cuchlainn" - The Pogues

[Ivan Drago]

No Cars Go - The Arcade Fire

[MacGuffin]

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

Holy ****.

[Spaceman Spiff]

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

Holy ****.

My fave version of 'Baby', certainly. Although Os Mutantes and Gil both have corkers, themselves.

[SirNewt]

Slip - Quicksand

hell yes.

Thanks DD.

[bac0n]

Hybrid - Can You Hear Me

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Epic.

[D_Davis]

Slip - Quicksand

hell yes.

Thanks DD.

No prob - great album and band.

[Russ]

True confession time: this is absolutely one of my all-time favorite songs, and it's finally on YouTube! I urge you to check it out. Barty would love this, and so, I've included the politically-charged lyrics.

Rise Up! by Bobby Conn. Enjoy.

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The word is out on the street
Caesar's house is growing weak
And all his generals are scared so you better be prepared
He gave the order to his pigs
Jail the men and starve the kids
But I can't help you baby when the empire falls

Things look good in Babylon, yeah the rich still get it on
But now they gotta build up a fence
To protect their decadence
And every year they build a little higher
Their necks are tighter in the wire
But I can't help you baby when the empire falls

You wonder what went wrong
Why can't we just get along?
Their televisions feed you lies
Market forces alibis
Every hour the class divide
Pushes us towards genocide
But I can't help you baby when the empire falls

I don't mean to frighten you but
Baby, what you gonna do?
Pretty soon now you gotta choose
Bet to win or you're surely gonna lose
'Cuz a winning smile ain't no defense
If you're sitting on the fence
'Cuz I can't help you baby when the empire falls

And I know the plan for you
And there's nothing, child, that I can do

Jesus! He came back
Jesus! High on crack
Jesus! Threw Him in jail
Jesus! Can't afford the bail
Yeah, the Man is strong
That's the reason for this song
And I can't help you baby when the empire falls

Rise up! It's your only chance
Rise up! It's your only chance
I can't help you baby when the empire falls

[transmogrifier]

A couple of awesomely mainstream, sugary, pop hits.

Torn, Natalie Imbruglia
Never Ever, All Saints

[Spinal]

Torn, Natalie Imbruglia


I never tire of this one.

[Sven]

I never tire of this one.

Truly annoying video though.

[Derek]

Truly annoying video though.

Very true, though her hotness is at least half the reason I somewhat fondly remember the song.

[Spinal]

Natalie Imbruglia's face is pretty much the eigth wonder of the world.

[B-side]

Anyone ever listen to those Gregorian covers? Holy shit, they're amazing.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Scott Walker - It's Raining

[SirNewt]

Still mulling over some of the hardcore stuff D recommend. Really enjoyed revisiting Dinosaur Jr. Don't think I've ever actually listened to "Living All Over Me" before.

Also listening to Ratatat, LP 4. First couple songs are great. I'm not sure how much I like the whole album though.

[bac0n]

Regina Spektor's face is pretty much the eigth wonder of the world.

Fixed.

[D_Davis]

Still mulling over some of the hardcore stuff D recommend. Really enjoyed revisiting Dinosaur Jr. Don't think I've ever actually listened to "Living All Over Me" before.


Living All Over Me is a brilliant album. So many great songs on it.

[MacGuffin]

Music of the Gods:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czjJGPDGI2U

[B-side]

Listening to Talking Heads' Remain in Light for the first time all the way through. "Once in a Lifetime" is criminally catchy.

[Boner M]

Big Boi - "Tangerine"

If Sir Luscious Left Foot isn't album of the year, it's probably the one I'll play to death the most.

[Adam]

Listening to Talking Heads' Remain in Light for the first time all the way through. "Once in a Lifetime" is criminally catchy.

Like almost all of their songs, the live version off the reissued The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads is even better

[endingcredits]

Listening to Talking Heads' Remain in Light for the first time all the way through. "Once in a Lifetime" is criminally catchy.
Awwww yeah. That album is amazing.
Fun fact: Phish played the whole thing cover to cover live for Halloween 1996.

[transmogrifier]

Au Pairs. Au Pairs. Au Pairs.

[SirNewt]

Listening to Talking Heads' Remain in Light for the first time all the way through. "Once in a Lifetime" is criminally catchy.

Houses in Motion, Born Under Punches, The Great Curve, that album is loaded.

[SirNewt]

Big Boi - "Tangerine"

If Sir Luscious Left Foot isn't album of the year, it's probably the one I'll play to death the most.

Trying to torrent this so I can decide to buy it. Damn these broken torrent files. Stealing it from a real store would be easier at this point.

[D_Davis]

Listening to Talking Heads' Remain in Light for the first time all the way through. "Once in a Lifetime" is criminally catchy.

Brilliant album.

[B-side]

Brilliant album.

I'm definitely digging it.

[SirNewt]

she - chiptek

Very cool mixture of pop techno and 8-bit sounds.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Listening to Talking Heads' Remain in Light for the first time all the way through. "Once in a Lifetime" is criminally catchy.

Check out their performance at Rome in 1980 where they play much of Remain in Light. Outrageously, earth-shatteringly funky.

[B-side]

I'm digging this album more and more the more I hear it. Why did I wait so long?

More.

[transmogrifier]

The new Arcade Fire, which is kind of....boring. It's been a steep drop off since Funeral, unfortunately.

[Kurosawa Fan]

After several listens, I think Neon Bible is superior to Funeral. Haven't heard the new album yet outside of the one released track.

[transmogrifier]

After several listens, I think Neon Bible is superior to Funeral. Haven't heard the new album yet outside of the one released track.

Funeral has a kind of ramshackle spontaneity, like a bunch of people getting together and by accident finding common points of interest and harmonizing to some pretty awesome tunes.

Neon Bible, on the other hand, is these same people locked in a room together for a year watching CNN, and trying to show how important and serious they are. The songs are way less interesting musically, and the production is way overblown. It is didactic without any energy.

The latest doesn't even have the overblown production. It is all one-paced mid-tempo dirges. Only The Sprawl II manages to stand out, simply because it is different.

[Ivan Drago]

Dance Yrself Clean - LCD Soundsystem

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

Not only my favorite Ween song, but a top 10 song of all time to be sure:

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I'm now in my yearly Ween binge.

[Adam]

The latest doesn't even have the overblown production. It is all one-paced mid-tempo dirges. Only The Sprawl II manages to stand out, simply because it is different.

Well, I love it. Maybe not as revelatory as Funeral, but I don't think the songs sound anywhere near as samey as you say. And isn't it just natural for them to gravitate away from the stuff they were singing about in their twenties? A band for our increasingly cynical times and all that? I don't get calling Neon Bible didactic, because [Antichrist Television Blues], for instance, isn't condemning anyone; it's pleading with them in an almost embarrassingly overtly emotional way. And even more importantly, for me, it's still a lot of fun to dance and sing along to in my car, just like I'd say 12 out of the 15/16 Suburbs tracks are

I had a chance to go see these jokers at Madison Square Garden next week (with Spoon as the opener!!!) but I had to pass on that and now I really regret it

[Derek]

Edan's Beauty and the Beat over and over...

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[transmogrifier]

Well, I love it. Maybe not as revelatory as Funeral, but I don't think the songs sound anywhere near as samey as you say. And isn't it just natural for them to gravitate away from the stuff they were singing about in their twenties? A band for our increasingly cynical times and all that? I don't get calling Neon Bible didactic, because [Antichrist Television Blues], for instance, isn't condemning anyone; it's pleading with them in an almost embarrassingly overtly emotional way. And even more importantly, for me, it's still a lot of fun to dance and sing along to in my car, just like I'd say 12 out of the 15/16 Suburbs tracks are

I had a chance to go see these jokers at Madison Square Garden next week (with Spoon as the opener!!!) but I had to pass on that and now I really regret it

I like The Sprawl II, but the rest of it is just a mid-tempo blur at the moment. I'm sure a few more listens will provide some differentiation (like with all albums), but not feeling it at the moment.

Neon Bible has aged terribly for me, though.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

Cool interview and great song...

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[D_Davis]

Chemical Brothers - Another World

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[SirNewt]

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

again, some more

[Russ]

Listening to Sheriff Lindo's Ten Dubs That Shook the World and it's bloody fantastic.

[Ivan Drago]

Squeeze It - DJ Frank ft. Dada Life & Tiesto

Techno/Electro/Trance/Dance > All

[MacGuffin]

RCrVcmiERy0

[MacGuffin]

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[MadMan]

Arcade Fire's new CD, which (so far) is excellent.

[Russ]

Steeleye Span - Fighting for Strangers

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[Spaceman Spiff]

http://darhos.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/sparks_kimono_my_house.jpg

[Derek]

Solid album and, of course, one of the all-time great album covers!
______________________________ _____

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[Kurosawa Fan]

Listened to the new Arcade Fire for the first time last night. Now, I was disappointed with Neon Bible the first couple times before it really grew on me, so I'm trying to keep that in mind, but outside a few highlights I once again found this one disappointing. This was disappointing for different reasons. I just feels really... repetitive. I kind of got lost in the middle there and snapped back to at around track 14. I liked what I heard, I just wish it was a bit more distinct and varied. I'll give it a few more listens over the next couple days. Hopefully it progresses the way that Neon Bible did for me.

[D_Davis]

Stellarium, a recent discovery on Bandcamp.

Absolutely stunning. Neo-psyche, shoegazer, dirge, noise - pure brilliance.

Check out "Harbringer"
http://stellarium.bandcamp.com/track/harbinger

Mind blowing.

[D_Davis]

Another Stellarium track:

"Any Day is Fine"
http://stellarium.bandcamp.com/track/any-day-is-fine

[Milky Joe]

Listened to the new Arcade Fire for the first time last night. Now, I was disappointed with Neon Bible the first couple times before it really grew on me, so I'm trying to keep that in mind, but outside a few highlights I once again found this one disappointing. This was disappointing for different reasons. I just feels really... repetitive. I kind of got lost in the middle there and snapped back to at around track 14. I liked what I heard, I just wish it was a bit more distinct and varied. I'll give it a few more listens over the next couple days. Hopefully it progresses the way that Neon Bible did for me.

Totally. I've been listening to it and trying to figure out what's so wrong with it. It's actually inspired me to write a review, which hasn't happened in, I don't know, forever (the heaps of glowing praise it's garnered also had something to do with it). I get the feeling from listening to it that the band had only a handful of really solid, inspired songs, but were under some kind of pressure from their label to release an album. That's probably not the case, but I don't know. That webcast yesterday (particularly the interview where they laughingly advised young bands to not take any money for anything in advance) didn't do much to change my opinion.

[Duncan]

I copied the songs to a playlist, deleted a whole bunch of them, made the album just over 40 minutes long, and it plays like a classic. One solid song after another. I think it's just overstuffed. Should have cut a few songs, worked harder on the ones they kept.

[transmogrifier]

I copied the songs to a playlist, deleted a whole bunch of them, made the album just over 40 minutes long, and it plays like a classic. One solid song after another. I think it's just overstuffed. Should have cut a few songs, worked harder on the ones they kept.

Which ones did you ditch?

Having listened to the album about five times, I still have no recollection of the melodies etc of the following:

Empty Room
City with No Children
Half Light I
Half Light II
Suburban War
Wasted Hours
Deep Blue
We Used to Wait

That's a huge chunk of the album to be so bland.

[Milky Joe]

Completely agree with Duncan. Here's my revised album, off the cuff. I haven't listened to it like this yet:

The Suburbs
Ready to Start
Rococo
Empty Room
Half Light I
Half Light II ( No Celebration)
Month of May
Wasted Hours
Deep Blue
Sprawl II
The Suburbs (continued)

[Duncan]

The Suburbs
Rococo
Empty Room
Half Light I
Half Light II
Month of May
Wasted Hours
We Used to Wait
Sprawl I
Sprawl II
The Suburbs (continued)

The rest isn't exactly bad or anything, it just feels like more of the same.

[Boner M]

The Suburbs
Half Light III (blue)
Half Light I
Half Light II
The Suburbs (overture)
Half Light IV (Love)
Sprawl VIII
Crown of Funerals
Sprawl I
Sprawl II
The 'burbs (Dante)
Sprawl XI (Hope)
The Suburbs (reprise)

In summary, I haven't heard this album yet but feel like I have.

________

Ginny Arnell - "Dumb Head"

[MacGuffin]

Steve Reich is to rock climbing as music is to recreational activities.

[bac0n]

12 years after it's release, Talvin Singh's Butterfly remains the most gorgeous & vibrant drum & bass song I have heard, ever.


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[D_Davis]

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[Russ]

John Foxx - Metal Beat

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[Russ]

Hey Daniel, speaking of Mr. Foxx above (whose Metamatic album is an absolute classic), have you ever heard any of his really ambient stuff?

Listen to this incredibly gorgeous track from Cathedral Oceans:


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OR, how about this collaboration with Harold Budd:

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[MadMan]

As much as I love the new Arcade Fire album, I agree that some tracks could have been cut. Or perhaps spun off into another album, or included as bonus tracks, maybe. I confess that part of my rating for it (***.5/****) is a result of me admiring its ambition.

[D_Davis]

Hey Daniel, speaking of Mr. Foxx above (whose Metamatic album is an absolute classic), have you ever heard any of his really ambient stuff?


I have. I like most of Foxx's stuff quite a bit. The album he did with Harold Budd is amazing.

[D_Davis]

DON-CogKcfk

[Yxklyx]

The soundtrack from Velvet Goldmine is incredible!

Love Thom Yorke doing Bryan Ferry and Ewan Mcgregor doing Iggy Pop!

[MadMan]

Just a Little Heat-The Black Keys. Badass rock/blues song with a nasty guitar riff.

Also I still think that Neon Bible is the best out of the three albums Arcade Fire has released. That's just me, though.

[bac0n]

They were playing my favorite Midnight Oil song, Dead Heart, on the radio Saturday morning as I was driving to get my haircut.

Man, I can't believe how awesome this band was.

[D_Davis]

Wow - unbelievably good. Can't believe how amazing the quality of this video is. And that bass line!

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[endingcredits]

The English Beat
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[D_Davis]

Still feelin' brown.

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[Philosophe_rouge]

Eye of the Tiger - Survivor.

The radio is good today.

[endingcredits]

Holy F*ck is the name of this band.
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[Derek]

Holy F*ck is the name of this band.

Nice pick. This and "Silva & Grimes" are my favorites off the new album.

[SirNewt]

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Love it. I've been listening to the Pitchfork 500 through just to hear some random music (and to find cool new stuff) and "Pacific State" is one of my favorites so far. Definitely need to check more of their stuff out. Not sure which album to start with though.

Oh and
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/popculture/d2bb/

[D_Davis]

Love it. I've been listening to the Pitchfork 500 through just to hear some random music (and to find cool new stuff) and "Pacific State" is one of my favorites so far. Definitely need to check more of their stuff out. Not sure which album to start with though.


Yeah - 808 State is awesome. Some of the only original acid house/rave music to have aged well.

I'd just check out their first 2 or 3 major releases:

Ninety
Utd. State 90
ex:el

[endingcredits]

Nice pick. This and "Silva & Grimes" are my favorites off the new album.

Have you heard Shout Out Outt Out Out? They're kind like Holy F*ck, but more hipstery.

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[Ivan Drago]

One Touch - LCD Soundsystem

This Is Happening is kind of awesome.

[D_Davis]

The Roots of Orchis - Waxing (http://rootsoforchis.net/Waxwing.mp3)

[D_Davis]

Remember Woob, from the EM:t comps?

New album now on Bandcamp. Good stuff.

http://bandcamp.com/files/37/79/3779624848-1.jpg (http://woob.bandcamp.com/album/repurpose)

[Russ]

Aw, man, I love me some Woob. Thanks for the news.

[D_Davis]

Aw, man, I love me some Woob. Thanks for the news.

Thought you'd appreciate it. :)

[D_Davis]

http://bandcamp.com/files/16/83/1683728450-1.jpg (http://lullatone.bandcamp.com/album/we-will-rock-you-to-sleep)

[Russ]

http://bandcamp.com/files/16/83/1683728450-1.jpg (http://lullatone.bandcamp.com/album/we-will-rock-you-to-sleep)

I have a big soft spot in my heart for any album that sounds like it was played entirely on toy instruments.

Another awesome find, Davis. http://match-cut.org/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Milky Joe]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z8hKUX1O8ug/S4qUBJAtUNI/AAAAAAAAAc8/HBeoCPdTbA0/s400/Judee_Sill_-_Heart_Food.jpg

Oh, man.

[Ivan Drago]

Baptism - Crystal Castles

O_O

[D_Davis]

I have a big soft spot in my heart for any album that sounds like it was played entirely on toy instruments.

Another awesome find, Davis. http://match-cut.org/images/icons/icon14.gif

me too. There whole catalog is pretty sweet. I like the term "pajama pop".

[D_Davis]

As to how I find this stuff....

I spend a lot of time on Bandcamp and just searching netlabels. On Bandcamp, I'll click a tag like 'minimal' or 'ambient' or whatever, and just start exploring the different bands. I have a list of about 30 netlabels I monitor as well.

[SirNewt]

Broken Bells - Broken Bells

I'm glad I finally got around to this: it's worth a few listens.

[D_Davis]

Nono - No Crying

http://bandcamp.com/files/12/21/1221962097-1.jpg (http://yukoimada.bandcamp.com/album/no-crying)

Acoustic-based, shoegazer stuff. So pretty. Reminds me of later-period Flying Saucer Attack, or Alt-Ctrl-Sleep. Definitely worth a listen. Streams for free, or you can purchase.

[endingcredits]

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[D_Davis]

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I'm always surprised by how overlooked the Beach Boys stuff from the late '60s and early '70s is. Friends, 20/20, Sunflower, and Surf's Up are all amazing albums. This period proved to be one marked by mature craftsmanship and a more serious tone.

[D_Davis]

This song...so good.

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[SirNewt]

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[SirNewt]

The English Beat
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I think these guys are going to be at bumbershoot this year.

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/g/gall_france_babypop~~_101b.jpg

and

http://records.lips-japan.com/records/WhiteLightWhiteHeat.jpg

[endingcredits]

I think these guys are going to be at bumbershoot this year.

Yeah, it looks like they're scheduled to close out Monday night.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

One of the greatest songs of all time. I think I just cried a little...

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[SirNewt]

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[endingcredits]

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[Spaceman Spiff]

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/272/slow7qf.jpg

[MacGuffin]

BURR! BURR! BURR!

Gucci Mane

[SirNewt]

TFsVe9WBK1c

A friend put me onto this guy. Some of the best chiptune pop I've ever heard.

[Yxklyx]

The Light - Love and Rockets

I've recently rediscovered the awesomeness that is in every note produced by Love and Rockets.

[SirNewt]

The Light - Love and Rockets

I've recently rediscovered the awesomeness that is in every note produced by Love and Rockets.

Good stuff, I'd never heard of them before.

[Ivan Drago]

Always Malaise (The Man I Am) - Interpol

[SirNewt]

WACkePEYj-U

I love the first track off this album. The rest. . . meh. Can someone point me toward more symphony/electronic stuff in the style of this song? DD I know you've got something for me.

[Russ]

Daniel, check out some ot the wicked techno music by Wikluh Sky from A Serbian Film. The music sounds as dirty and sleazy as the film's content. :)


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[D_Davis]

Yeah, I dig that. Sounds sticky.

[endingcredits]

The guitar on this cut off the new Arcade Fire
is glorious.
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[SirNewt]

_h5WJ6J6IlE

Holy shit. Around 2 1/2 minutes when that vocoder (or whatever it is) comes in, trippy as hell.

[D_Davis]

Those dudes were cool. Good album.

[Ivan Drago]

I Can Change - LCD Soundsystem

[D_Davis]

uOq93UqN9vU

[MacGuffin]

3yohFo2Pkjk

If you don't like R&B, you'll still probably like this wonderfully produced and written track.

[transmogrifier]

Band of Susans

Awesome.

[Glass Co.]

Galaxie 500 - On Fire

[endingcredits]

If you don't like R&B, you'll still probably like this wonderfully produced and written track.


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jWNhyMUpjSE/SkVV5_PlIkI/AAAAAAAAD64/hUeiagvaAxQ/s400/no.jpg

[transmogrifier]

If you don't like R&B, you'll still probably like this wonderfully produced and written track.

Unfortunately not. If I had to pinpoint one type of music to never have to listen to again in my life, it would be contemporary R&B. Especially if what you post is supposed to be some sort of high point.

Rap, I can definitely get on board with though.

[Derek]

Unfortunately not. If I had to pinpoint one type of music to never have to listen to again in my life, it would be contemporary R&B. Especially if what you post is supposed to be some sort of high point.

I'm pretty sure it is. I listened to that whole album and hated almost every second of it. Then again, I shouldn't be too surprised as my fondness for modern R&B is only slightly higher than that of mainstream country.

[MacGuffin]

Rap, I can definitely get on board with though.

Never heard of "rap". I know hip hop though. ;)

[Boner M]

I can think of plenty of contemporary R&B singles I like, but I can't really listen to a full album. Dam-Funk's Toeachizown and D'angelo's Voodoo are the only two in the last decade that spring to my mind as worthwhile, and the former's more of an 80's throwback.

[MacGuffin]

I like Toeachizown. It's too long though; I don't think I've ever listened to the whole thing.

[D_Davis]

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[endingcredits]

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I'm thinking about starting an 'oldtime' thread. Any interest?

[Ivan Drago]

Some Chords - deadmau5

[transmogrifier]

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[Derek]

den8ofw1qFg

Sweet. Only learned about the existence of this album yesterday; can't wait to here more!

[B-side]

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Directed by the late Heath Ledger.

[transmogrifier]

Grinderman!

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[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

The Orb and Gilmour, Metallic Spheres (streaming)

http://exclaim.ca/#albumoftheweek

[D_Davis]

Hmmm....not really digging this Orb/Gilmour album. It sounds so dated, and in a bad way. Very '90s techno, and not very interesting. The '90s are my least favorite era for electronic music, and this album sounds like all that pop-ambient-dub-house-downtempo stuff so abundant from the decade; you know, all those Ibiza Chillout/Downtempo Volume XXX collections. It's like The Orb regressed rather than progressed (there best album is still Pomme Fritz because it sounds like its from the future). From the preview video, I thought it was going to be a little more experimental with more field recordings and whatnot. There is a cool little folk-sy number towards the end of part 1, and it's nice, and part 1 ends in a more interesting way (less "tribal" and generic). Still need to listen to part 2, though.

[SirNewt]

Qi7KDOAj4Xo

Directed by the late Heath Ledger.

Disturbing video, but pretty great. This is probably my favorite song off their last release. Brock pretty much veers all over the place vocally, like in their old stuff.

[SirNewt]

tkwPVkPbWzU

Holy crap good.

[D_Davis]

ST - I'll Meet You There (http://www.archive.org/download/mtk140/mtk140-ST-02-ill-meet-you-there.mp3)

Really nice little tune, and the dude has two EPs for free download.

http://www.archive.org/details/mtk140
http://www.archive.org/details/mtk121

[Henry Gale]

"Futile Devices" - Sufjan Stevens
"Runaway" - Kanye West (feat. Pusha T)
"Run Away" - Weezer
"Eyesore" - Women
"Faded High" - Gayngs
"Hang With Me" - Robyn
"Lookin' For Ya (Jedi Remix)" - Big Boi (feat. Andre 3000 & Sleepy Brown)
"Jacksonville" - Brandon Flowers
"Just One Thing" - My Morning Jacket
"Hyperballad" - Björk

Those are basically the ten that have been at the top of my playlist for weeks now. For Kanye, it can basically be anything he's been rapidly releasing recently, though.

[Henry Gale]

3yohFo2Pkjk

If you don't like R&B, you'll still probably like this wonderfully produced and written track.

Really like the new Dream album, but I think I much prefer F.I.L.A. and the medley of Yamaha, Nikki Pt. 2 and Abyss (or "Trilogy" as he calls it) to this and the other singles. Still, quality stuff all around. I just think with different singles it could have been huge.

[transmogrifier]

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[Derek]

Been listening to Morgan Packard all day - real solid ambient/minimalist electronic music with some nice touches of glitch and jazz for a smooth, well-rounded sound. Davis & Russ - you guys will dig and the whole album is streaming here (http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpaal/43958254#luisterpaal.44020367) . FYI, that site is a great resource for streaming albums - they usually have 30-40 up at once, stuff soon to be or just released and everything from the more mainstream ilk like Kings of Leon and Sufjan to more obscure ambient stuff like this or Philip Jeck. It's made listening to music at work so much nicer.

[D_Davis]

Been listening to Morgan Packard all day - real solid ambient/minimalist electronic music with some nice touches of glitch and jazz for a smooth, well-rounded sound. Davis & Russ - you guys will dig and the whole album is streaming here (http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpaal/43958254#luisterpaal.44020367) . FYI, that site is a great resource for streaming albums - they usually have 30-40 up at once, stuff soon to be or just released and everything from the more mainstream ilk like Kings of Leon and Sufjan to more obscure ambient stuff like this or Philip Jeck. It's made listening to music at work so much nicer.

Cool. Thanks for the heads up. Checking this out now.

[endingcredits]

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[Russ]

Been listening to Morgan Packard all day - real solid ambient/minimalist electronic music with some nice touches of glitch and jazz for a smooth, well-rounded sound. Davis & Russ - you guys will dig and the whole album is streaming here (http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpaal/43958254#luisterpaal.44020367) . FYI, that site is a great resource for streaming albums - they usually have 30-40 up at once, stuff soon to be or just released and everything from the more mainstream ilk like Kings of Leon and Sufjan to more obscure ambient stuff like this or Philip Jeck. It's made listening to music at work so much nicer.
Nice. Thanks for the reco.

[endingcredits]

TV Torso

http://tvtorso.bandcamp.com/album/status-quo-vadis

[D_Davis]

TV Torso

http://tvtorso.bandcamp.com/album/status-quo-vadis

Like what I've heard so far. Reminds me of Fountains of Wayne and Deleted Waveform Gatherings.

Yeah...that second track is full on Neu! Love it.

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[SirNewt]

Like what I've heard so far. Reminds me of Fountains of Wayne and Deleted Waveform Gatherings.

Yeah...that second track is full on Neu! Love it.

ldJ4DZkwHIs

a classic

[D_Davis]

vh53AJfmaLo

[endingcredits]

vh53AJfmaLo

Love it. Also this

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[Spaceman Spiff]

http://mediaboom.org/uploads/posts/2009-07/1247373496_dreamtime-1981.jpg

A couple of tracks are as good as anything Television have done. Verlaine is making his way into my heart as one of the most excitingly idiosyncratic guitarists ever.

[MacGuffin]

O Let's Do It - Waka Flocka Flame

[endingcredits]

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[Glass Co.]

Slayer - Raining Blood Every once in a while, death (or thrash, whatever, fucking over categorized genre) metal can actually do it for me.

Oh, I second the Tom Verlaine love.

[MacGuffin]

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[MacGuffin]

Forthcoming Hyperdub?

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[SirNewt]

fmKdyHqwcA8

random new find

[transmogrifier]

1978-1981 was just fucking awesome

Gang of Four
Wire
Delta 5
Young Marble Giants
Au Pairs
This Heat
Suicide
Magazine
Patti Smith
The Modern Lovers
X-Ray Spex
Pere Ubu
The Raincoats
The Slits
The Soft Boys
The Undertones
The Cramps
Swell Maps
Five or Six
The Gordons
Neonbabies
The Gun Club
Mission of Burma

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

I don't think music gets any more moving than this:

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[SirNewt]

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This is the worst song ever. I think I love it for how terrible it is.

[Ivan Drago]

Love it. Also this

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Hell yeah. deadmau5 is the shit.

Dance With The Devil - Immortal Technique

[endingcredits]

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[Derek]

I don't think music gets any more moving than this.

Totally. One of the most incredible albums I've ever heard, all thanks to you. :)


This is the worst song ever. I think I love it for how terrible it is.

No kidding. Amazing how a group can come out with a song that awful and song as good as "hahahaha jk?" the same year.

QVwnZMAgpT8

EC - I heart Liquid Swords!

[endingcredits]

EC - I heart Liquid Swords!

It's among my favorite NYC hip-hop releases from that period---right up there with Illmatic and The Infamous.

[Derek]

It's among my favorite NYC hip-hop releases from that period---right up there with Illmatic and The Infamous.

I'm not all that schooled in hip-hop, but probably only Illmatic and Cannibal Ox's Cold Vein would land above it for my all-time faves.

[D_Davis]

Totally. One of the most incredible albums I've ever heard, all thanks to you. :)


I'm always surprised by how moving it is when I listen to it. It's not an album I listen to often, maybe a couple times a year. It's actually kind of draining to listen to it because of the emotions it makes me feel.

[MacGuffin]

So Flockaveli is my favorite hip-hop album since Underground Kingz. Brilliant 808 crunk production with catchy and energetic lyricism.

[D_Davis]

Black Dub's (Daniel Lanois, Brian Blade et al.) album is up for listening on NPR. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130674092)

[D_Davis]

You can hear a lot of the same vocal techniques on Black Dub that Lanois used on Le Noise.

The third track is absolutely incredible. Wow. Blowin' my mind.

[endingcredits]

You can hear a lot of the same vocal techniques on Black Dub that Lanois used on Le Noise.

The third track is absolutely incredible. Wow. Blowin' my mind.

Nice find. I think the female vocalist performed with him at Nuit Blanche in Toronto. I didn't really care for her then, probably because her mic was mixed too high. I like her better in the studio.

[D_Davis]

Nice find. I think the female vocalist performed with him at Nuit Blanche in Toronto. I didn't really care for her then, probably because her mic was mixed too high. I like her better in the studio.

Yeah. She's merely OK. It's kind of weird with her in the band. I mean you've got Lanois, Blade, and Johnson - Lanois one of the best producers and guitarists working today, and Blade and Johnson are both AAA musicians, two of the best studio/session musicians around. And then you have Trixie Whitley, a young vocalist who has yet to really find her voice. I can only imagine what this might have ended up sounding like had Lanois chosen a more seasoned singer (perhaps working with Emmylou Harris again? Or, even better, imagine Roisin Murphy on vocals....*drool*). The only thing I can think of is that he sees potential in Trixie, and thus wants to foster her career or something.

[Russ]

The third track is absolutely incredible. Wow. Blowin' my mind.
Ring the Alarm is a really fantastic song. I couldn't believe how much of an Eno influence was detectable on certain parts. (and I guess it's a two-way street; their past collaborations seem to have yielded great rewards for both artists in terms of influence on the other)

[endingcredits]

I can only imagine what this might have ended up sounding like had Lanois chosen a more seasoned singer (perhaps working with Emmylou Harris again? Or, even better, imagine Roisin Murphy on vocals....*drool*). .


That guitar lick on track three reminds me of the beginning of the solo in May This Be Love on Wrecking Ball. Now I can't wait to throw that on when I get home.

[D_Davis]

Ring the Alarm is a really fantastic song. I couldn't believe how much of an Eno influence was detectable on certain parts. (and I guess it's a two-way street; their past collaborations seem to have yielded great rewards for both artists in terms of influence on the other)

For sure. You can always hear a little Eno in Lanois, and a little Lanois in Eno.

[D_Davis]

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[endingcredits]

There is this guy in my research group whose rudeness, vulgarity, and intolerable affectations demand the following treatment

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[MadMan]

Let Down-Radiohead. I'm not sure what to think of this song at the moment, as its the first time I've heard it.

[Derek]

Let Down-Radiohead. I'm not sure what to think of this song at the moment, as its the first time I've heard it.

For now, you should be thinking "How in god's name did I live the last 13 years of my life on planet Earth without hearing every track of OK Computer, like, at least 100 times even if it was just through friends forcing it down my throat."

But yeah, amazing song obviously. :)

[MadMan]

For now, you should be thinking "How in god's name did I live the last 13 years of my life on planet Earth without hearing every track of OK Computer, like, at least 100 times even if it was just through friends forcing it down my throat."Well during those 13 years I didn't really know anyone who was a Radiohead fan outside of the Internet, actually...although now I have a few friends who like the band as much as I do.

I only started listening to the band when I was in high school, I think. The first album I heard from them was Hail to the Thief.


But yeah, amazing song obviously. :)A second listening has revealed it to be great, yes.

[SirNewt]

vh53AJfmaLo

Hahaha, I played this for some friends and now they're all listening to these guys, except that no one can remember their name. I think I've heard, "who's that guy, you know the one you played on the way to such and such?", about thirty times.

[endingcredits]

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[D_Davis]

nwVWlOuG9Kc

[endingcredits]

Woodsman - Insects
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[Chac Mool]

Al Green`s Greatest Hits - it's like honey flowing through your headphones.

[Mr. Pink]

InqOXR2O5vs

Love this song. Gonna try to find more from them.

[Irish]

Holy sh!te -- Crystal Castles "Not in Love" featuring Robert Smith?!

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2010/10/28/mp3-crystal-castles-not-in-love-feat-robert-smith/

[D_Davis]

Love this song. Gonna try to find more from them.

I've gotta a couple of their albums, and like them quite a bit.

[Russ]

The Residents - Walter Westinghouse

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[Russ]

Another song I lurve:

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[Russ]

music powered with Lycra ©

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[MadMan]

Thanks For The Killer Game of Crisco Twister-Minus the Bear. As much as I love this song, it doesn't really live up to the rather pointlessly long but funny title. It has a great opener, though: "And then we all bought yachts...."

[endingcredits]

This album is by far my favorite release of the year,

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but if this song ends up on any soundtrack having to do with teenage vampires I will very upset.

[SirNewt]

This album is by far my favorite release of the year,

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but if this song ends up on any soundtrack having to do with teenage vampires I will very upset.

So good. My favorite track is probably "Afraid of Everyone".

I just love the line "but I don't have the drugs to sort it, I don't have the drugs to sort it out."

This is definitely a contender but I think my favorite album of the year is 'The Monitor'.


YgJZoX23kkA

That's a really awesome song. I'm already checking these guys out.

[SirNewt]

Somewhere between 'The Field' and 'Air'

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[Boner M]

Cannibal Ox - "Pigeon"

Whoa, dunno why I sat on The Cold Vein for so long. :eek:

[MadMan]

In The Court of the Crimson King-King Crimson. I can't get enough of this song. The notes are fantatic, the lyrics are wonderfully odd, and the timing for all the high points is fantastic. I think today I've listened to the song at least five, maybe more, time already.

[Derek]

Cannibal Ox - "Pigeon"

Whoa, dunno why I sat on The Cold Vein for so long. :eek:

Yeah, got to this myself a few months back and it blew me away. Best. hip hop album. ever.

[MacGuffin]

Brilliant house from the early 2000s (which now feels pretty cool to say) that has been on rotation:

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Right now, I'm listening to The Upsetters.

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[Derek]

HNNdOPOTndI

[endingcredits]

HNNdOPOTndI

Awesome! Also this

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[SirNewt]

Awesome! Also this

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Yeah that's altogether a pretty great album. I hadn't heard anything like it before. It's like anthem folk rock.

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Still loving this album. If anyone knows of more artist like this I'd greatly appreciate any recs. I'm just going to guess DD hates it.

[D_Davis]

Still loving this album. If anyone knows of more artist like this I'd greatly appreciate any recs. I'm just going to guess DD hates it.

I don't hate it, just don't love it.

[SirNewt]

I don't hate it, just don't love it.

Is there down tempo you do like?

[D_Davis]

Is there down tempo you do like?

I think so, although I'm not really sure what down tempo is. I get confused with all the different sub-genres.

I know this is "minimal" but is it also down tempo?

One of my favorite artists...

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And Adverb...

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[SirNewt]

I think so, although I'm not really sure what down tempo is. I get confused with all the different sub-genres.

I know this is "minimal" but is it also down tempo?

One of my favorite artists...

uf3QA2zqj1I

And Adverb...

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These are amazing. How'd you find them? I checked some of the links and they're all in Russian.

[D_Davis]

These guys both have stuff released on various netlabels. I post a ton of this stuff in the free sounds thread. Almost everything I listen to these days is on a netlabel, and available for free.

Doyeq'a latest is out on Passage - everything this label has released is amazing:

http://www.passagemusic.net/

Their newest from Gaston Arevalo is incredible.

I haven' heard from Adverb this year, but he and Doyeq had stuff out last year on a Russian netlabel:

http://electronicalabel.ru/releases/

I have a list of about 50 netlabels I check on weekly.

[SirNewt]

These guys both have stuff released on various netlabels. I post a ton of this stuff in the free sounds thread. Almost everything I listen to these days is on a netlabel, and available for free.


I actually just discovered that thread. I've been catching up for the last hour. I'm listening to the Silvercord album right now. I also listened to I'm not the Janitor is Dead! I really liked it, great stuff.

[D_Davis]

I actually just discovered that thread. I've been catching up for the last hour. I'm listening to the Silvercord album right now. I also listened to I'm not the Janitor is Dead! I really liked it, great stuff.

Cool, and thanks.

Here are my picks for best of 2009

http://match-cut.org/showthread.php?t=2653

[D_Davis]

VBjcsyetOms

[SirNewt]

http://www.passagemusic.net/index.php?id=27

Great find DD. I particularly love Hielo Norte. How does the CC license work BTW?

[D_Davis]

Great find DD. I particularly love Hielo Norte. How does the CC license work BTW?

Creative Commons is basically just for artists who want to release their work and retain and define the copyright on it themselves.

You can read more about it here:

http://creativecommons.org/

It's really focused on sharing, so like an author could release an audio version of a book he's written under a CC and then grant musicians the ability to sample and use the audio in their own creations. It's just a much more liberal and open minded use of copyright that doesn't involve the government.

[SirNewt]

Creative Commons is basically just for artists who want to release their work and retain and define the copyright on it themselves.

You can read more about it here:

http://creativecommons.org/

It's really focused on sharing, so like an author could release an audio version of a book he's written under a CC and then grant musicians the ability to sample and use the audio in their own creations. It's just a much more liberal and open minded use of copyright that doesn't involve the government.

So most people are cool with reuse? Like in other media? Say maybe in a game?


Also let me piggy back some relevancy onto this post.

new find

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[endingcredits]

This album is great. I think it's going on my top ten list.

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[D_Davis]

So most people are cool with reuse? Like in other media? Say maybe in a game?



Yes, usually so long as you give credit. I've had a couple of tracks used in indie films, and Qrazy here used a track in an education video he put together.

[endingcredits]

Broken Bells

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[Derek]

This album is great. I think it's going on my top ten list.

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Those are from their last album, Friend or Foe ('07, I think). Great album, but check out Mines from this year for more quality stuff. These guys are totally underrated.

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[Kurosawa Fan]

I've been listening to a lot of Kings of Leon lately. I mean, I knew of them for years, but for some reason they're really clicking with me right now.

Oh, and agreed on Menomena. I recommend them often. In fact, I think I recommended them to someone on this site a while back.

[SirNewt]

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I can see why this lands on lists of top electronic albums frequently.

[B-side]

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And the rest of Beggars Banquet, of course.