What Are You Listening To?

[dreamdead]

Soulseek. It's also on what.cd, but that one's invite-based and since it's bitch to keep that ratio high, I use it sparingly. Either way, I will get copy online for you, probably tomorrow when I'm back home with a stronger connection.

:sad:

[Derek]

:sad:

Tonight, I promise!

[dreamdead]

:pritch:

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[MadMan]

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One of my favorites.

[Ivan Drago]

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[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

better than that movie 'drive'
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[D_Davis]

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One of the lost gems of the Madchester days.

[Boner M]

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New album in March, yeeeehh. Great jam.

[Ivan Drago]

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Probably my favorite album I listened to for the first time last year.

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/17/75/1775663789-1.jpg (http://messagetobears.com/album/folding-leaves)

[Derek]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/17/75/1775663789-1.jpg (http://messagetobears.com/album/folding-leaves)

Very nice and soothing, but some nice acoustic guitarwork in there too.

Ever heard of Kevin Hufnagel? Apparently he's a prog/death metal guitarist for supposedly good metal bands like Gorguts and Dysrhythmia, but he recently put out his first ambient album (http://kevinhufnagel.bandcamp.com/) and it's pretty incredible. The review that turned me onto him compared him to early Eluvium and there's a nice combination of gentle noise with melodic and surreal guitars. Really cool stuff.

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[D_Davis]

That album sounds pretty cool, Derek. Very dense. I'll need to listen to it at home on headphones.

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/34/47/344731821-1.jpg (http://quietamericans.bandcamp.com/track/medicine-girl)

[endingcredits]

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[endingcredits]

Some others I've been checking out lately

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[dreamdead]

Once that Kevin Hufnagel album comes out on ye olde Itunes, I'm so over it. Really love the samples posted.


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This time we're going with French shoegaze/ambient/metal.

[D_Davis]

Holy wow. Wow. Wow.

http://freemusicarchive.org/file/images/albums/Paneye_-_Lost_In_A_Dark_Aquarium_-_20111223211006109.jpg?width=2 90&height=290 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Paneye/Lost_In_A_Dark_Aquarium/)

[Dead & Messed Up]

I heard this on the classical station a few days ago. I keep listening to it. I can't stop.

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[Boner M]

Spinal, you heard this lass? Methinks you'd like.

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[Derek]

Spinal, you heard this lass? Methinks you'd like.

Yup, been listening to her latest for the past few days and it's pretty damn good.

[D_Davis]

The New FADS were the A Certain Ration of the '90s, and just as criminally underrated and forgotten about.

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[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/41/08/4108250301-1.jpg (http://thesirago17.bandcamp.com/album/fever-dreams-ep)

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

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[Russ]

This is off Soma's excellent remix lp, Stygian Vistas

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[D_Davis]

This is off Soma's excellent remix lp, Stygian Vistas

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I dig it.

[chrisnu]

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[dreamdead]

Kitano and Hisaishi. So good.

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[Ivan Drago]

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Beautiful. My favorite song on the album.

[dreamdead]

First new Anathema track released off of their April release...

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[Russ]

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[Ivan Drago]

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Beautiful.

[endingcredits]

Other Lives

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[Spinal]

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[D_Davis]

One of my favorite synth-pop tunes.

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[Idioteque Stalker]

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[D_Davis]

Good lord!

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[Russ]

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[Russ]

Yowsah! Shades of Shallow Grave..

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[D_Davis]

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I like that. Very chill.

[Russ]

Chill w/headphones.

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[DavidSeven]

Her mashup of "Two Weeks" by Grizzly Bear and "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears.

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[Spinal]

Kimbra is very cool.

[Ivan Drago]

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[Derek]

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[transmogrifier]

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[Boner M]

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Man I love this band, they just make cleaning my room feel so evil and monumental. And this clip reminds me I need to see more Zulawski stat.

[Melville]

And this clip reminds me I need to see more Zulawski stat.
Have you seen The Devil yet? Get on that. Also Third Part of the Night. And rewatch Possession. Szamanka and The Most Important Thing: Love are also somewhere between good and great. Szamanka has a crazed, hypersexual girl who eats the protagonist's brain. The Most Important Thing: Love has Kinski dominating every scene he's in. On the Silver Globe is pretty good as well, but too allegorical for my taste.

[D_Davis]

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[Ivan Drago]

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One of the best tracks of a synth score I've ever heard.

[Derek]

New album from The Men streaming here (http://3voor12.vpro.nl/#!/luisterpaal/albums.html). Only listened twice, but I definitely like it. Not as bludgeoning, as Boner said, as the first album, but still plenty noise/feedback. Less screaming for sure, more instrumental tracks.

EDIT: "Presence" is the song of the year so far, along with Grimes' "Oblivion".

[Qrazy]

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[kopello]

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Where has Uptown Saturday Night been all my life?

[D_Davis]

That's a hip hop classic.

[D_Davis]

Camp Lo and Freestyle Fellowship occupied many a summer...

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[kopello]

That's a hip hop classic.

So I've recently discovered. I'm only just now discovering it's awesomeness. Amazing beats and rhymes, it makes me instantly happy. Also thanks for posting that vid, I'll have to check out some Freestyle Fellowship.

[D_Davis]

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[Boner M]

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Insanely good.

[dreamdead]

Very nice. Super-excited to hear the whole album.

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[D_Davis]

And here's another one from the upcoming album:

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[dreamdead]

Very nice. Super-excited to hear the whole album.


Anathema appear to have taken the whole crescendo structure to heart on this album. Layers appear to constantly build and overlap each other--especially in "The Beginning and the End"--but the lyrical jump in "Untouchable" a little over halfway in seems odd.

[D_Davis]

Very cool.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/37/97/3797541592-1.jpg (http://theroswellincident.bandcamp.co m/album/hoping-for-a-contact)

[D_Davis]

How did I now know this came out last month?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418ohwMchgL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

[D_Davis]

King Crimson, who? Album of the year? Maybe. Prog-rock album of the decade? Perhaps.

[D_Davis]

:eek:

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[D_Davis]

"Oh, Proteus - A Prayer" one of the best songs I have ever heard. It's hard to believe that Motorpsycho are still challenging themselves after 15 albums.

[Russ]

My goodness, I do love this song (and spent a large chunk of my time today looking for it online). An old school goodie from ntone.

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[D_Davis]

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[Russ]

* speechless *

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[D_Davis]

* speechless *

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That's really good!

[D_Davis]

This is cool. Someone made a two-hour mix of Carl Sagan's Ghost.

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[Russ]

That's very cool. Do you know this guy?

[D_Davis]

That's very cool. Do you know this guy?

Kind of. Finally placed his name - he's kind of a weird dude. He kept hounding me about making music for one of his vegan/environmental videos, and I told him I wasn't interested. I said he could use my existing music if he credited me. Then he spammed some music forums I go to about getting artists on board with his political movements or something.

I'm glad he likes my music a lot, and I appreciate him for doing what he does.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

http://vimeo.com/37841910

made a video with .l.w.h. of green ova...check it out :) (sorry i dont know how to make any non-youtube links appear as watchable straight from the thread!)

features footage from the classic and/or obscure video games "Out of This World", "Flashback", "Aerobiz", Ingmar Bergman's "Life of the Marionettes", Aleksandr Dovszhenko's "Earth", Bruce Weber's "Chop Suey"...

[Ezee E]

Man, I can't find a MP3 version of Daft Punk's "Alive 2007" album. It's fantastic listening to it on VLC. Maybe the best live album I've heard.

[dreamdead]

Another Anathema track leaks. Gorgeous, but unlikely to remain online for long...

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[D_Davis]

That's a great track, dd. Can't wait for the album.

Did you check out that Ohio Sky track I posted earlier? You will love the album. Just amazing.

[D_Davis]

Another track from The Stargazer Lilies

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[D_Davis]

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[Acapelli]

http://vimeo.com/37841910

made a video with .l.w.h. of green ova...check it out :) (sorry i dont know how to make any non-youtube links appear as watchable straight from the thread!)

features footage from the classic and/or obscure video games "Out of This World", "Flashback", "Aerobiz", Ingmar Bergman's "Life of the Marionettes", Aleksandr Dovszhenko's "Earth", Bruce Weber's "Chop Suey"...
awesome

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

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[fvr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCEzoOpG1zQ

[Russ]

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff324/astrojester/Emit2294Qubism-Cover.jpg


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[D_Davis]

Great track.

[D_Davis]

When in the hell is EM:T going to get off their asses and re-release their catalog? It's just absolutely stupid how much great music is completely OOP on this label. Talk about a waste.

[Russ]

When in the hell is EM:T going to get off their asses and re-release their catalog? It's just absolutely stupid how much great music is completely OOP on this label. Talk about a waste.
I hope to address this issue with one of my 'additional essential' posts to your most excellent Ambient Essentials thread, concerning a former EM:T stalwart who now has most of his output up on bandcamp. That is, if you don't beat me to the punch in your top ten countdown. ;)

[D_Davis]

I hope to address this issue with one of my 'additional essential' posts to your most excellent Ambient Essentials thread, concerning a former EM:T stalwart who now has most of his output up on bandcamp. That is, if you don't beat me to the punch in your top ten countdown. ;)


Woob?

Not in my top 10, but almost made my essentials list.

[Russ]

Woob?

Not in my top 10, but almost made my essentials list.

:)

[Ivan Drago]

Man, I can't find a MP3 version of Daft Punk's "Alive 2007" album. It's fantastic listening to it on VLC. Maybe the best live album I've heard.

I have it on a folder on my external hard drive. Getting it to you is the question now. . .

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[Derek]

I have it on a folder on my external hard drive. Getting it to you is the question now. . .

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zip + sendspace.

[Ezee E]

I have it on a folder on my external hard drive. Getting it to you is the question now. . .

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If you do... mucho rep?

[Ivan Drago]

If you do... mucho rep?

What's your e-mail address? I'm gonna try sendspace now.

[Qrazy]

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[transmogrifier]

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[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/29/93/2993753766-1.jpg (http://lineofsky.bandcamp.com/album/heloise)

Absolutely beautiful. The Daniel Lanois of Seattle. Almost entirely composed of lap steel, pedal steel, and vocals.

[Ivan Drago]

What sealed Angelo Badalamenti as my composer pick in the Fantasy Movie Draft? This:

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[Russ]

MP3 Killed the CD Star

One of my favorite Kid 606 mixes.


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[D_Davis]

Kris Keogh: Processed Harp Works, Volume 1

http://freemusicarchive.org/file/images/albums/Kris_Keogh_-_Processed_Harp_Works_Volume_1 _-_20111223162530001.jpg?width=2 90&height=290 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kris_Keogh/Processed_Harp_Works_Volume_On e/)

[Russ]

Kris Keogh: Processed Harp Works, Volume 1

http://freemusicarchive.org/file/images/albums/Kris_Keogh_-_Processed_Harp_Works_Volume_1 _-_20111223162530001.jpg?width=2 90&height=290 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kris_Keogh/Processed_Harp_Works_Volume_On e/)
Thanks for this. Love it.

[D_Davis]

Thanks for this. Love it.

It's great, isn't it? Maybe a tad heavy on the glitch, but some of the tones are awesome. I think he and Saffron Slumber should collaborate.

[Russ]

RIP Mr. Scruggs.


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[Russ]

Ha! After eulogizing dear Earl, and watching his famous clips of FMB, it only brought to mind this notorious deconstruction and one of my favorite mashups ever:

DSICO - This is Missy Country


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[MadMan]

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I first heard this song thanks to NPR, and I love the lyrics.

[D_Davis]

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[Russ]

I Roy disses Prince Jazzbo:


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[Russ]

...and Jazzbo questions I Roy's masculinity...


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[Russ]

I Roy has the last laugh...


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...or does he??

[Ivan Drago]

SO. AWESOME.

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[Qrazy]

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[MadMan]

There's a band that took their name from the movie Labyrinth? That's amazing. Good song, too.

Right now I'm listening to Coldplay's Low which is a great track. This was inspired by me seeing them on Austin City Limits on Tuesday-they're rather awesome, live, I would love to see them in concert one day.

[D_Davis]

4AM - Church (http://soundcloud.com/user515910/failed-t-t-me-ep-new-mix)

A continuous mix EP of original hip/trip hop from by buddy in SF.

[Boner M]

Dunno how to/if you can embed Soundcloud links but this new Scott & Charlene's Wedding jam (http://soundcloud.com/bedroomsuckrecords/scott-charlenes-wedding-gammy#new-timed-comment-at-164713) is a jangly gem.

Damn, Oz is on fire lately.

[Boner M]

And the new Liars (http://soundcloud.com/muterecords/liars-no-1-against-the-rush) song is probably best single track I've heard from 'em.

[Derek]

And the new Liars (http://soundcloud.com/muterecords/liars-no-1-against-the-rush) song is probably best single track I've heard from 'em.

Wouldn't go that far, but it's pretty great. Apparently they've been doing a lot electronic and sampling experimentation which should be real interesting to hear. Following their tumblr (http://amateurgore.tumblr.com/), which has random brief clips from the album with wonderfully weird and/or unsettling accompanying videos, has been entertaining. These guys are pretty much the best band around these days.

[Boner M]

It's probably cos the new one sounds so much like the direction Total Control's heading in that it's my favorite.

[D_Davis]

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[EvilShoe]

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Love the entire album.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

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Love the entire album.

This is really good. Never heard these dudes before. Some of their stuff reminds of a mix between Long Fin Killie and Talk Talk. Really nice.

[bac0n]

I'm a sucker for a catchy pop song, and the latest from Delta Spirit is catchier than most:

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[Qrazy]

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[Russ]

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[D_Davis]

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Great album.

Funny, the book I'm reading right now name-dropped Current 93 this morning, so I was in the mood for this era this morning.

I was going to fire up some:

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[D_Davis]

Many years ago, this was my introduction to the darkness of Thomas Ligotti. One of the scariest things ever written and recorded.

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[D_Davis]

Part 2

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[D_Davis]

Another Current 93 w/ Thomas Ligotti

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[endingcredits]

Demdike Stare's new compilation Elemental is superb.

My favorite track is this

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[Russ]

Funny, the book I'm reading right now name-dropped Current 93 this morning, so I was in the mood for this era this morning.
Those Current 93 tracks were excellent. Were you ever a fan of this band, from that era -- I wasn't crazy about all their stuff (I liked the early Factory recordings), but here's a great song:

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[D_Davis]

Love ACR. I don't think they ever put out a great album, but there are songs on all of their albums that I like.

[Boner M]

Great page for creepy sounds, this one.

[D_Davis]

Looks like Steve Kilbey will be making my top 10 two years in a row. This dude is on a freaking roll right now, and this album is amazing.

http://exclaim.ca/images/isidore-LifeSomewhereElse-cdcover.jpg

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[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/27/76/2776984955-1.jpg (http://thelunchroom.biz/album/wait-for-sunrise)

[dreamdead]

This randomly played during a Classic Alternative mix. I rather love it.

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[D_Davis]

Great song - it's almost always included on any kind of guitar-driven playlist I make.

[dreamdead]

Great song - it's almost always included on any kind of guitar-driven playlist I make.

Are there any other tracks on that album that approach that quality? The few samples I've checked out make it seem like a one-off piece of rock brilliance.

Also, the Anathema album is streaming here (http://www.mixcloud.com/zeromustafa/anathema-weather-systems/). :pritch: It will be played for the next two weeks, or until it goes away.

[D_Davis]

Are there any other tracks on that album that approach that quality? The few samples I've checked out make it seem like a one-off piece of rock brilliance.


Not really. The album is OK, but nowhere near the quality of that one song.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

New Ultravox track:

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[Russ]

D, were you an Ultravox fan? The only post-Foxx stuff I like is Vienna (saw them tour that one live, too; it was amazing). My all-time favorite Ultravox/Foxx song is My Sex (the original live version is killer, but I can't find it on YouTube).

Here's the studio version, to give people an idea of its awesomeness (check all the J G Ballard references):

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[D_Davis]

I was never huge into Ultravox. I liked some songs, but never full albums, and only dabbled. I had never even heard My Sex before - cool track.

In the early '90s I bought a large stack of records off of this dude - a bunch of Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, and Cure LPs, and mixed in were two Ultravox albums; I don't even remember which ones. I liked some of the songs on those, but that's about the extent of my Ultravox liking.

[D_Davis]

Beautifully droning ambient guitar.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/58/45/584552396-1.jpg (http://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/album/ambient-pad-bases)

[Qrazy]

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[D_Davis]

Russ - you're going to love this.

http://www.james-johnson.net/images/recordings/echoes_cover.jpg (http://relaxedmachinery.ning.com/profiles/blogs/echoes)

[Ivan Drago]

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[Russ]

Russ - you're going to love this.

http://www.james-johnson.net/images/recordings/echoes_cover.jpg (http://relaxedmachinery.ning.com/profiles/blogs/echoes)

I meant to let you know that, yes, I did indeed love this. It's that odd bird that manages to be completely unique while wearing all its influences on its sleeve. Very nostalgic-sounding.

I adored it, and will support with $$ first chance I get.

A bit surprised that this was a few years old. You just now discovered it?

[D_Davis]

A bit surprised that this was a few years old. You just now discovered it?


Yeah - just discovered this artist. He has recently released everything on his blog in that link. A lot of his stuff that I've heard is very good.

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/13/15/1315233582-1.jpg (http://shop.semlabel.com/album/elements)

[Ivan Drago]

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[D_Davis]

A late 2011 release that will probably be on my top 10 for 2012. Absolutely stunning. Listen to track 2, "Infinite Jet."

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/41/43/414383540-1.jpg (http://happyparticles.bandcamp.com/album/under-sleeping-waves)

[D_Davis]

New Gaston Arevalo. I haven't listened to it yet (starting it now), but I cannot think of a reason why I wouldn't blindly recommend it.

http://theradiantnow.files.wordpress. com/2012/02/folder.jpg?w=450&h=444 (http://theradiantnow.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/trn-320-gaston-arevalo/)

OK - first tracks are.....awesome. Mr. Arevalo never fails to deliver.

[Russ]

Ah, San Antonio in the 70's. Good times (be sure and listen to #2).


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[D_Davis]

Old Christian new wave/punk.

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[Idioteque Stalker]

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Could've posted nearly any song, so went arbitrarily with the intro. Pretty clear album of the year for me so far. It's amazing how much variety they pull out of this sound.

Gonna have to go back and re-evaluate Ex-Military.

[EvilShoe]

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Very excited about the new album.

[D_Davis]

Could've posted nearly any song, so went arbitrarily with the intro. Pretty clear album of the year for me so far. It's amazing how much variety they pull out of this sound.



Sweet track. I'll have to check the album out.

[endingcredits]

Speaking of Albini, I've been listening to Atomizer quite a bit

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Drive Like Jehu
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Battles remixes
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[Ivan Drago]

I don't think there's one song from this band that hasn't moved me.

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[Boner M]

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Album's flabby, but it has enough good stuff (like above) to make it one of my faves of the year so far.

[endingcredits]

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Album's flabby, but it has enough good stuff (like above) to make it one of my faves of the year so far.

i found the album to be an unrewarding slog.

[D_Davis]

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Album's flabby, but it has enough good stuff (like above) to make it one of my faves of the year so far.

Looking forward to it. I really liked their last album.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

How did I not hear this album until last week? Pretty much the best minimal techno album I've ever heard....and it was released in 1996.

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[D_Davis]

Oh yeah...this is good.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/18/47/1847497333-1.jpg (http://music.thesouldojo.com/album/the-dream-theory)

Check out tracks 2, 5, and 6.

[D_Davis]

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Album's flabby, but it has enough good stuff (like above) to make it one of my faves of the year so far.

Love this album. So atmospheric. It's also really epic. A little bloated? Yeah. But still really great.

[Derek]

How did I not hear this album until last week? Pretty much the best minimal techno album I've ever heard....and it was released in 1996.

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Wow, that track is awesome. Apparently, half of Burger/Ink is Wolfgang "Kompact" Voigt, so it's greatness makes sense. It's to the point where if I hear something on Kompact that isn't fantastic, I'm shocked. :) Nice find though - I'm getting this ASAP.

[Derek]

Love this album. So atmospheric. It's also really epic. A little bloated? Yeah. But still really great.

I'm closer to you guys than EC, but I still think it would've been much better trimmed down to an 8-10 song single LP. There are 4 or 5 great songs, 4 or 5 really good ones and the rest is total filler. The 8 or 9 songs I kept on my Ipod do make for some pretty sweet listening though.

[endingcredits]

I'm closer to you guys than EC, but I still think it would've been much better trimmed down to an 8-10 song single LP. There are 4 or 5 great songs, 4 or 5 really good ones and the rest is total filler. The 8 or 9 songs I kept on my Ipod do make for some pretty sweet listening though.

I feel like an album which is of that size has to set a course and keep it focused to maintain my interest along the way. otherwise, I just can't stay focused enough to wade the through it and make it worth the investment. It's not a bad listen, but it's not a great one either. I had the same problem, albeit worse, with M83's last record. Perhaps it's degenerative musical concentration. But lately, I've been seeking tight, focused, and highly concentrated releases. Another factor is the that the new synth-driven, Drive soundtrack-y dream pop isn't doing it for me this year. Beach House still hits the spot, though. Really digging their last one.

[D_Davis]

Wow, that track is awesome. Apparently, half of Burger/Ink is Wolfgang "Kompact" Voigt, so it's greatness makes sense. It's to the point where if I hear something on Kompact that isn't fantastic, I'm shocked. :) Nice find though - I'm getting this ASAP.

Yep - the whole thing is great.

[D_Davis]

I had the same problem, albeit worse, with M83's last record.

Yeah. This new Chromatics is the best of this style of music since M83's Before the Dawn...

[EvilShoe]

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New Twin Shadow. I like it...

[D_Davis]

Aaron Freeman's (Gene Wene) solo album of Rod McKuen covers is streaming here. (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/05/listening-booth-geen-weens-solo-debut.html)

[D_Davis]

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Still sounds amazing.

[Russ]

23U7kegA5gc

Still sounds amazing.

One of my very favorite B Boys songs.

[dreamdead]

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[D_Davis]

An hour and ten minutes of some of the best music that's ever been written and performed. This is just incredible.

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[endingcredits]

Captain Beefheart

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This is such a cool song.

[endingcredits]

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[kopello]

Safe as Milk would probably make my top 20 favorite albums, nice choice.

Been digging this these past couple of weeks:

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[Russ]

-bA0rGNeSa0

[Idioteque Stalker]

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The Flaming Lips lost me for a while, but it appears Heady Fwends is/has become the proper follow-up to Embryonic. Some of the lyrics are dopey (title?), but overall I really like it. Other highlights for me include collabs with Bon Iver, Lightning Bolt and Erykah Badu.

The records themselves look so cool. Yes, even the ones with blood in them.

[Russ]

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[D_Davis]

:O

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[D_Davis]

Wow.

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Absolutely epic.

[Russ]

Finland has it all.

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[Boner M]

Possibly the best song ever

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[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/23/11/231103124-1.jpg (http://thrupence.bandcamp.com/album/voyages-ep)

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/27/43/2743799168-1.jpg (http://shop.semlabel.com/album/circles)


Track 3, "Circles" is very good.

[D_Davis]

The second whitest boy alive...

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/11/63/1163779399-1.jpg (http://weareloscomingsoon.bandcamp.co m/album/we-are-family)

[D_Davis]

Minimal bliss

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/18/93/1893758266-1.jpg (http://aparde.bandcamp.com/track/scherbensucher)

[D_Davis]

Something a little different

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/87/89/878939752-1.jpg (http://chazknapp.bandcamp.com/album/analogue-4)

[D_Davis]

I love this band so much.

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My #1 album of 2010 - will probably end up on my top list of all time.

[D_Davis]

A criminally over-looked band from the '90s

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[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/14/89/1489648629-1.jpg (http://micronaut.bandcamp.com/album/resistor)

[Derek]

The new Mount Eerie is just disgustingly awesome. Elverum's best work since The Microphones. Surreal, eerily calming yet emotionally powerful and dripping with atmosphere. It's like everything great about Wind's Poem, but better and with guitar and drums back up in the mix.

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[Derek]

A criminally over-looked band from the '90s

By the way D, I really dig this song. Currently, er, procuring this EP and their one LP.

[Ivan Drago]

I learned recently that I have the opportunity to see this band, my most recent obsession, live next month. I hate being poor, otherwise the decision would be easy.

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[dreamdead]

My favorite track off of the Grimes album:

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It has the most layers to me, and it ridiculously hypnotic.

[D_Davis]

By the way D, I really dig this song. Currently, er, procuring this EP and their one LP.

The EP is great (like super great!), the LP is OK.

I wouldn't worry about procuring it, the label and band are long dead. Long live Slumberland!

Anyhow...

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/34/36/3436726460-1.jpg (http://forestmanagement.bandcamp.com/album/transparent)

[D_Davis]

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[dreamdead]

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How's the album compare to Teenage Dream?

[Boner M]

How's the album compare to Teenage Dream?
Nothing tops "Hot & Cold", otherwise they've got Perry beat in every department except two.

;)

The songs aren't as memorable, but it's just as consistently engaging sonically.

[Derek]

Yeah, what Boner said. "Myth" and "Lazuli" are the highlights and the rest are all really good, but it's just not quite as great as Teen Dream. And while Alex has a great voice, the decision to mostly keep Victoria's vocals on the sideline is one I don't quite get.

[Idioteque Stalker]

The new Mount Eerie is just disgustingly awesome.

Love it. I'm pumped.

[dreamdead]

Thanks for the thoughts on Beach House, everyone.

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[D_Davis]

Those of you into the new psych stuff will probably want to pick this up.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/65/29/652996409-1.jpg (http://thecathoderayeyes.bandcamp.com/album/the-life-and-death-of-cathode-ray-eyes?autoplay=true)

[romantisaurusrex]

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[Acapelli]

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can't remember the last time i really loved a sad singer-songwriter thing, but this is one of the best albums i've heard all year

not at all what i expected when i loaded up an album called "put your back n 2 it" by a guy called perfume genius

[bac0n]

I love this band so much.

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My #1 album of 2010 - will probably end up on my top list of all time.

Okay, who are these guys? This song is uber-catchy, and searches on either Magic Man or Polygons yield no results. :sad:

[D_Davis]

Okay, who are these guys? This song is uber-catchy, and searches on either Magic Man or Polygons yield no results. :sad:

Magic Man - on bandcamp
(http://magicman.bandcamp.com/)
Their next album will be out on a label.

[bac0n]

Magic Man - on bandcamp
(http://magicman.bandcamp.com/)
Their next album will be out on a label.

Thanks for this. The groove and the energy - of both the song and the band - is irresistible. :)

[D_Davis]

Thanks for this. The groove and the energy - of both the song and the band - is irresistible. :)


Sure thing! Glad you like it. The album is super awesome. When I put them on my top 10 for 2010, I expected more Match-cutters to get into them. They seem like a band a lot of people here would like.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/23/96/2396535303-1.jpg (http://portstwillow.bandcamp.com/)

Check out track 2.

[endingcredits]

Sure thing! Glad you like it. The album is super awesome. When I put them on my top 10 for 2010, I expected more Match-cutters to get into them. They seem like a band a lot of people here would like.

They were number four on my top ten list from 2010. I've since introduced my girlfriend and a friend to them. My friend liked it so much he paid for the (free) album.

[D_Davis]

They were number four on my top ten list from 2010. I've since introduced my girlfriend and a friend to them. My friend liked it so much he paid for the (free) album.

Awesome!

[kopello]

Favorite song of this year so far

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[Derek]

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[Derek]

Those of you into the new psych stuff will probably want to pick this up.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/65/29/652996409-1.jpg (http://thecathoderayeyes.bandcamp.com/album/the-life-and-death-of-cathode-ray-eyes?autoplay=true)

Thanks for this! Really great stuff. I especially loved "A Short Piece About a Broken Piano" and "Me and a Place Called Heaven?".

[Boner M]

Oh my yes (attn: Derek, Davis, New Order fans, et al)

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[Acapelli]

ruin was my favorite album of last year

[Boner M]

I impulse-ordered the Ruin 4/shirt/etc package despite being very poor. Great band.

[Acapelli]

seeing them in a couple weeks, so i'm hoping to pick it up then

[D_Davis]

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Oh my yes (attn: Derek, Davis, New Order fans, et al)

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Nice. I like both of these quite a bit.

[D_Davis]

Thanks for this! Really great stuff. I especially loved "A Short Piece About a Broken Piano" and "Me and a Place Called Heaven?".

Sure thing. My buddy Christ pointed them out to me. He's really into the new psyche stuff, and I like this one.

[D_Davis]

ruin was my favorite album of last year


I impulse-ordered the Ruin 4/shirt/etc package despite being very poor. Great band.

Totally has a '90s feel to it, especially the track "Omamori." I really like it.

[Boner M]

The more I listen the more I think the drum'n'bass beats are the secret weapon. The songs are good without 'em (ie the Ruin 2 remixes), but the beats are the icing.

[Russ]

Man, I love Vicki Bennett.

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[D_Davis]

Man, I love Vicki Bennett.

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Love this album.

[dreamdead]

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Not quite the excellence of The Pearl, but still gorgeous.

[D_Davis]

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Not quite the excellence of The Pearl, but still gorgeous.

It's a good album. I pretty much consider these two albums to be Parts 1 and 2 of a larger work.

[romantisaurusrex]

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3 chord genius ftw

[D_Davis]

Holy crap! De La Soul is back. Finally. Sounds like they've discovered how to have fun again. They've been way too serious since Stakes is High. This new stuff is like Three Feet High, and De La Soul is Dead.

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[right_for_the_moment]

Sure thing! Glad you like it. The album is super awesome. When I put them on my top 10 for 2010, I expected more Match-cutters to get into them. They seem like a band a lot of people here would like.

I've been listening to this album since you first posted about it. Soo good!
And thank you!

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

I've been listening to this album since you first posted about it. Soo good!
And thank you!

Right on!

[Ivan Drago]

One of my favorite songs EVAR.

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[romantisaurusrex]

One of my favorite songs EVAR.


I love it too. I don't know if you're into the chick singer/songwriter sound, but I absolutely love this cover one of my good friends does of this song:

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(Starts at :38)

[Boner M]

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Don't even like DDGs much but goddamn this is a great cover.

[Glass Co.]

Brought out an old favourite to accompany the start of warmer weather:

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[endingcredits]

The new Liars LP WIXIW is now streaming on NPR http://www.npr.org/2012/05/27/153520354/first-listen-liars-wixiw

[D_Davis]

Yes! New Monster Rally album!

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/29/70/2970258389-1.jpg (http://monsterrally.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-sea-lp)

[Glass Co.]

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Mmm trip-gaze.

[D_Davis]

I haven't heard those guys in awhile. Like the tune.

[D_Davis]

http://freemusicarchive.org/file/images/albums/Christoph_Schindling_-_Learning_By_Doing_-_20120527213350031.jpg?width=2 90&height=290 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Christoph_Schindling/Learning_By_Doing/)

[Ivan Drago]

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RIP Ween.

[D_Davis]

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[D_Davis]

So far, my song of the year. Absolutely wicked. This is how you write a song.

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[D_Davis]

Kozelek nails it. Great tune.

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[Ivan Drago]

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[EvilShoe]

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First time listening to this album. I... don't know why it took me this long.