What Are You Listening To?

[Milky Joe]

GCaqKL5sRpA

Kiwis know best.

[D_Davis]

This is good (and free)

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/15/12/1512721068-1.jpg (http://ambienteer.bandcamp.com/album/satellites)

[Acapelli]

6QaFK_GvO_s

One of my favorite bands for a while now. It's all about all their albums.
.

[Acapelli]

maybe i'm being a bit generous their, but "everyone who pretended to like me is gone" and "bows + arrows" are both excellent too

[Ivan Drago]

CWBewk1E5Bc

[D_Davis]

Oh. Wow.

g4en3W5U1yo

[DSNT]

Hi, thread.

Hey Jane, Spiritualized.

[kopello]

qo6cXKKZNuc

[D_Davis]

The newest Bvdub is totally epic. Three tracks, nearly 80-minutes long. Just incredible.

yCN0u1BUsWY

[MadMan]

XZLnjuTb-do

My favorite song of his. Just fantastic.

[Derek]

Got some quality finds at the record store today. Only $73 for all 7. Spinning Talking Books now and it's even better than I remembered. Stevie's finest hour, IMO.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j94/DSmith724/IMAG0133_zps9e13906f.jpg

[D_Davis]

XyRsiU9dc_Q

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/36/10/3610986125-1.jpg (http://computerslime.bandcamp.com/album/-)

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/14/51/1451022869-1.jpg (http://cparadisi.bandcamp.com/album/sketches-from-the-edge-of-silence-v-2)

[Boner M]

Early contender for song of the year:

ECjRkhsCea0

[Ivan Drago]

_GLRJThnKfg

[D_Davis]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hOqQ4OaUL._SL500_AA280_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/The-Expanding-Universe/dp/B009D4MQ10/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358957998&sr=301-1)

[dreamdead]

t3-ZnxO3rU8

Maybe not super-respected, but it resonates beautifully as a great 90s throwback. And the last two-three minutes are rock nirvana.

[D_Davis]

Into the Night (https://soundcloud.com/davisjdaniel)

[Yxklyx]

Wailing Wall - The Cure

Back in College in my last year I lived in an apartment with a couple of guys. Three girls lived next door and we shared a balcony - I didn't know them very well. I was playing The Top on my stereo and our door was open - one of the girls was on the balcony leaning on the railing looking out - thinking of something... Wailing Wall was playing. It's a moment etched in my mind.

[kopello]

6UFzde_Y_t0

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K64mb5KUhhs

Fun, sexy, flirty.

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/30/30/3030741274-1.jpg (http://mini50records.bandcamp.com/album/frozen-arms)

[D_Davis]

New Adverb! Next to Doyeq, this dude is tops in minimal electronica.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/22/79/2279727231-1.jpg (http://www.etokarecords.com/album/periferico)

[D_Davis]

6IPPasDoJhc

[EyesWideOpen]

Skrillex - Leaving EP
deadmau5 - Album Title Goes Here
Kitty Pryde - D.A.I.S.Y. rage
Pusha T - Wrath of Caine
The Underachievers - Indigioism

[transmogrifier]

The new Nick Cave. Jubilee Street is one of the best songs he has done. Very, very different from Dig!! and his Grinderman side project. Very measured, grey, mournful, but still vibrant with awesome melodies.

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/22/24/2224108352-1.jpg (http://stream.hautemagie.com/album/fall-rise-the-twin-inside-relic-023)

Now with link. (http://stream.hautemagie.com/album/fall-rise-the-twin-inside-relic-023)

[sevenarts]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMx0zofDDoE

Privately pressed 70s psychedelia.

[Idioteque Stalker]

The Underachievers - Indigioism

Any good?

Parquet Courts and MBV for me. Mostly MBV though. The new album makes me view the band differently, especially Isn't Anything.

[ledfloyd]

killer BOB (killerbob.bandcamp.com), a band that sounds almost exactly how you'd expect them to.

[dreamdead]

Lest we ever forget:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TH5ibABP4U

I just spent twenty minutes trying to remember this band so I could remember 2008 memories. It was so worth it.

[D_Davis]

I post Brokencyde to my FB wall once per year.

[D_Davis]

These guys take the cake though.

vjP_l_dFMy0

[D_Davis]

I've been listening to Harvey Danger a lot, again. Such a great band. So smart. Some of the best pop-rock I've ever heard. Lyrically unmatched.

0JtmX7tui5c

syhO9wUwsMw

[D_Davis]

New Mark Kozelek streaming on Pitchfork.

http://pitchfork.com/advance/26-like-rats/

[Derek]

The new Nick Cave. Jubilee Street is one of the best songs he has done. Very, very different from Dig!! and his Grinderman side project. Very measured, grey, mournful, but still vibrant with awesome melodies.

Yeah, "Jubilee Street" is amazing. The album's definitely a grower. More subdued and introspective than anything he's done recently, but quietly beautiful and tender.

[D_Davis]

I could probably listen to nothing but Ebrhard Weber all year, and be completely happy.

gg2FObsTcuA

[D_Davis]

OPyZGCKu2wg

[D_Davis]

http://www.israbox.com/uploads/posts/2010-08/1282171378_51dghfeoskl._ss500_ .jpg

[Boner M]

LqXydJneZPo

Fans of Swell Maps, Urinals, The Fall et al apply.

[D_Davis]

Great little minimal set. Parts 2 and 3 are especially great.

https://soundcloud.com/robot-love/sets/disposition

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Digging this new Kurt Vile:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd0K76H7sU8

[D_Davis]

New Magic Man track! Excellent. (https://soundcloud.com/magicmansounds/paris)

[D_Davis]

S10OZqd8DS0

No other band should ever be able to call their rhythm section a rhythm section.

[D_Davis]

_RZWcYsgK2Y

[Sven]

xBdTls5sJx0

[D_Davis]

If anyone has 25 minutes to spare, and want's to take a trip. (https://soundcloud.com/davisjdaniel/going-home-live-03-04)

[Russ]

If anyone has 25 minutes to spare, and want's to take a trip. (https://soundcloud.com/davisjdaniel/going-home-live-03-04)
Super-Rep!

That Waldorf on the intro sounds wonderful. Didn't know you had one. Shades of Stefan Betke! Love this new direction your music is taking.

[D_Davis]

Super-Rep!

That Waldorf on the intro sounds wonderful. Didn't know you had one. Shades of Stefan Betke! Love this new direction your music is taking.

Thanks, Russ! Yeah, I love the Waldorf. I had one a few years ago, traded it for something else, and then bought another one about a year ago because I missed it so much. One of the most versatile synths I own.

This does kind of have a Betke/Pole vibe doesn't it? I've been working on incorporating a little more dub influence into my stuff.

I'll be playing live this Saturday, and hopefully I'll have a live album to release shortly after.

[Ivan Drago]

9370NKVD58A

Dear God, when I see them live, my ears are going to explode. Or come.

[D_Davis]

Russ...

wBDbkDQlz-g

[Russ]

Russ...

wBDbkDQlz-g
This is very cool. Nice knob-work.

Can you identify all the synths? ('cause I can't -- they sound familiar, tho...)

Where in Seattle is this?

[D_Davis]

Those are all MFB synths - a little German company.

http://www.mfberlin.de/index.html

[Derek]

If anyone has 25 minutes to spare, and want's to take a trip. (https://soundcloud.com/davisjdaniel/going-home-live-03-04)

Been listening to this lately and it's really fantastic. Lush and densely atmospheric, but just unsettling enough that it never quite sinks into the background. I hope this Daniel J Davis fellow comes out with more stuff soon!

[D_Davis]

UGYt88HFpH4

[SirNewt]

It's like ambient reggae.

QR8SKheLFiI

[D_Davis]

Pole is great. Dub ambient/techno at its finest.

[D_Davis]

The Dubby One (https://soundcloud.com/davisjdaniel/the-dubby-one)

[D_Davis]

mgLj6DuGAzg

Another killer track from Magic Man.

[D_Davis]

Fans of Hum will want to get this. Track 2. (http://arcticsleep.bandcamp.com/album/arbors)

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/39/82/3982842844-1.jpg

[D_Davis]

So that Arctic Sleep album is basically the best parts of Hum, Isis and Cave-In mixed together. Astonishingly good.

[dreamdead]

So that Arctic Sleep album is basically the best parts of Hum, Isis and Cave-In mixed together. Astonishingly good.

Ooooo. :eek: I need to listen to this. I'll try to have a reaction to this in the coming days.

[D_Davis]

It's right up your alley.

[dreamdead]

Ok, I've driven around town with the Arctic Sleep album, and given it some plays while reading as well. The drum tone that the engineers achieved is phenomenal, and a lot of the lighter portions are similarly impressive. In some of the heavier portions I can hear a Pelican and Cave In influence. There are a few sections where the riffing is almost too anonymous and not textured enough to escape a pedestrian feel, but those moments are thankfully scarce throughout the album.

Of the influences you listed, I hear Hum most heavily in the vocal pitch and lyrical structure. And that's definitely a good thing since I continue to be more and more impressed with the Downward is Heavenward album, and am now basically regarding it as a lost classic. Some of the longer tracks have a post-rock feel to them, and I think "Black Moth," "Valley of Poison," and "Release the River" are the strongest overall cuts early on; they explore the most varied musical structures and build quite effectively. I'm intrigued to return to some of the more ambient fare here...

[D_Davis]

They could most definitely work on their riffing.

[D_Davis]

P_ukfGAd8T4#!

[transmogrifier]

All 11 glorious minutes of CCR's I Heard it Through the Grapevine

[endingcredits]

OKTMdrQKTqc

[Acapelli]

http://youtu.be/9U9Yu9ZAuHU

whoa

[D_Davis]

My friend dropped the best release of the week.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/40/05/4005344733-1.jpg (http://nuevaforma.bandcamp.com/album/breathing-suit)

[dreamdead]

Just bought this for Katy Song, but was bowled over by this one:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urbcmEF3TGM

[D_Davis]

Mistress is amazing.

Saw RHP do a 20+ minute version during the Three Hour Tour (but they really played for closer to 4 hours). Mind blowing.

[D_Davis]

New OMD album is streaming. (http://pitchfork.com/advance/57-english-electric/)

The opening few moments are amazing. We could have a winner here.

[ledfloyd]

How have I never heard of Phosphorescent before?

[dreamdead]

How have I never heard of Phosphorescent before?

Indeed. I too just purchased Muchacho. "Song for Zula" is incredible. Anyone have thoughts on his album Pride?

[D_Davis]

Indeed. I too just purchased Muchacho. "Song for Zula" is incredible.

Good album. Totally Daniel Lanoise inspired - at least it sounds like that.

[dreamdead]

Good album. Totally Daniel Lanoise inspired - at least it sounds like that.

Where should one start with Lanoise's solo work? Shine sounds like it could be interesting...

[D_Davis]

Where should one start with Lanoise's solo work? Shine sounds like it could be interesting...

I like Acadie the best, followed by Shine and then Here is What Is and Belladonna, with The Beauty of Wynona being my least favorite.

[D_Davis]

How have I never heard of Phosphorescent before?

Funny you should mention this, because I just heard this for the first time a week or so ago. :)

[D_Davis]

New Wire album is very good.

[Derek]

Indeed. I too just purchased Muchacho. "Song for Zula" is incredible. Anyone have thoughts on his album Pride?

Pride is fantastic, easily my favorite album of his. It's moody, haunting and incredibly lush and dense. I'm not big on any of his other albums, though Muchacho has its moments.

[dreamdead]

Cool. Picked up Pride as well and am looking forward to getting into it in the coming days.

For now it's grading music:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzD4XV2bDQ&list=PLBBF30C5BFFB5EE84&index=5

[D_Davis]

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/73/04/730420991-1.jpg (http://aidanbaker.bandcamp.com/album/m-pris)

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

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

this little K. Bush gem, love this video.

[Glass Co.]

Still awake at 6:30AM, therefore some ambient is in order.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqKOISC-kd8

[D_Davis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8L6-132pr4

Oh man...this is so good.
Such a humbling experience.

[slqrick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYUENZQ84-E

Their Fallon (http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.c om/video/deerhunter-monomania/n34639/) performance was awesome.

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMe173I8f2I

Two years in and this is still likely the most interesting of the K-pop scene. Lovely how much of a sense of cacophony comes over the finale.

[D_Davis]

New Dawes album is incredible. These dudes can write a fucking song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrNNLt5iPtY

[D_Davis]

Fans of old His Name is Alive...

https://soundcloud.com/fluid-radio/my-home-sinking-the-body-tired

[Yxklyx]

Will check out that HNIA later (one of my favorite bands ever) as I'm listening to Eldorado by Electric Light Orchestra.

[D_Davis]

New Magic Man EP. Damn...this band just shames every single one of their contemporaries. (http://magicman.bandcamp.com/)
In every department - song writing, arrangement, instrumentation, performance, lyrics, and production - this band as at the top of the game.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/34/29/3429585705-1.jpg

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17o7jdMancQ

Excuse the idiocy of the image. Yakota's Sakura album while grading = bliss.

[D_Davis]

Sakura is great. Easily my favorite of his.

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aulVyCui5ss

Post-grading vegging out. Trying to see more about what this band is about (been listening to Chairs Missing a bit in the past few weeks).

[D_Davis]

Best Available Technology - Excavated Tapes 1992-1999, V.1 (http://astrodynamics.bandcamp.com/releases)

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3882532506_2.jpg

http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/16149/1/best-available-technology

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded& v=kUCatOT1D-Q#!

[EyesWideOpen]

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (blech)
Icona Pop - Iconic EP
Classixx - Hanging Gardens
Disasterpeace - FZ: Side Z

[D_Davis]

A late night ambient jam.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faz94a8lzWc

[Russ]

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

[D_Davis]

Ready to take a trip?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syKr2fvdRg4&feature=yo utu.be

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEhakR0CsU

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX36Gn67Ot8

[D_Davis]

Wow - new Skinny Puppy has some amazing tracks. Like this one.
The Sound design is fantastic.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XVCDZSnE_Q

[bac0n]

Wow - new Skinny Puppy has some amazing tracks. Like this one.
The Sound design is fantastic.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XVCDZSnE_Q

cEVIN Key has always been at the top of the field in terms of designing rich and intriguing soundscapes. I actually prefer his work with Download over his Skinny Puppy stuff.

[dreamdead]

Woah, just found out about Judee Sill. "The Donor" is magnificent.


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

[D_Davis]

This is what Daft Punk wished their new album sounded like.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOE1-2Fza5Q

God damn!

[dreamdead]

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

Better than the usual Pitchfork-embraced metal albums. Love the guitar leads as the song closes...

[D_Davis]

Oh shit. This is going to be something else.

Marconi Union & Jah Wobble - Anomic (https://vimeo.com/68088663)

[Yxklyx]

Big Hat - To Remember

[slqrick]

YEEZUS

[ledfloyd]

YEEZUS
this.

[Henry Gale]

YEEZUS

Over and over. And it somehow gets a little greater each time.

[slqrick]

Over and over. And it somehow gets a little greater each time.

Yeah. What do people think of this here? Or does anyone not care, which I guess is always possible with Kanye. The reaction to this album has been really interesting. I've gotten a lot of "how could you possibly like this?!" from friends.

[Derek]

Yeah. What do people think of this here? Or does anyone not care, which I guess is always possible with Kanye. The reaction to this album has been really interesting. I've gotten a lot of "how could you possibly like this?!" from friends.

I'll throw out a pretty big MEH. Then again, I didn't think Twisted Fantasy was the instant classic many deemed it (though still pretty great), so maybe Kanye's terrible rapping prevents even his best work from sounding masterful to me. I do like that he took a total left turn rather than trying to recapture the maximalist grandeur of his last album. And it's still a hell of a lot better than 808s.

[Derek]

Gooey dream pop perfect for a humid summer night...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgEB3rY8ZGI

[D_Davis]

I'll throw out a pretty big MEH. Then again, I didn't think Twisted Fantasy was the instant classic many deemed it (though still pretty great), so maybe Kanye's terrible rapping prevents even his best work from sounding masterful to me. I do like that he took a total left turn rather than trying to recapture the maximalist grandeur of his last album. And it's still a hell of a lot better than 808s.

I'll go one step further and add that the best most creative production and beats in the world can't save West's terrible flow and dull lyrics, the two most important things in hip hop. Why this guy is considered a good hip hop artist blows my mind. But then again, I don't get most modern hip hop at all.

[D_Davis]

Hell yeah! New Leprous album.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OXSmM2zBwU

[Winston*]

Listening to this Killer Mike / El-P album. Makes me feel like smashing things.
For free: http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com/runthejewels/

[D_Davis]

It's metal Friday. Just got the new Leprous and TesseracT albums.

[Russ]

Gooey dream pop perfect for a humid summer night...

Nice one. Here's another (from The Big Dream, David Lynch's new album)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SpG7C4vHZQ

[dreamdead]

Chino from Deftones working with the band of Isis. Love that rolling bass and echoing guitar effect:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErF3TWgJ_fo

[dreamdead]

The Chameleons. Finally decided to grab up their two albums after Script of the Bridge. Their sophomore album is killing it, and this track in particular--need more time with Strange Times.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3HvDzCtwTU

[Russ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJKRA1ZIeiM

[D_Davis]

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

[Russ]

Love me some Soma..



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS5kolvKQZo

[Raiders]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64a15jJqFDk

Gotta hand it those guys... this song is catchier than a box o' hooks.

[Russ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izT8Y3HOve8

[D_Davis]

Gotta hand it those guys... this song is catchier than a box o' hooks.

I love the band.

Incredible bass tone. Great song.

[Lucky]

Getting hooked on The Neighbourhood's debut album. "Sweater Weather", "How", and "Flawless" are the immediate standouts.

[Russ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3176LHAmMc

[Sven]

Came home and the wife was listening to The Knife. If you knew my wife, you'd realize that this is kind of strange.

[Russ]

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

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMTEtDBHGY4

[Russ]

Brian Eno - Small Country (a cappella)

Funny, I've heard at least a dozen different remixes of Fractal Zoom, including the original Small Country mix, but I've never heard this one before.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kOyEqa-Llg

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfBbY-BlX-k

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM45pcQaafE

I find myself more attracted to this style of lyrics and playing as time goes on.

[Dukefrukem]

Anyone else obsessed?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9BK3xcRH1g

[D_Davis]

I find myself more attracted to this style of lyrics and playing as time goes on.

Looking forward to this. The last couple Desertshore (featuring members of Redhouse Painters and Sun Kil Moon) albums have been great.

[D_Davis]

For those who haven't heard this (might be a few) be prepared to have your minds blown.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkNpO3E8qFQ

[Russ]

For those who haven't heard this (might be a few) be prepared to have your minds blown.

Sounds kinda Señor Coconut-ty. Which is to say: me like long time.

[D_Davis]

Can't wait for the documentary.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dijb-zouJd8

[Derek]

Can't wait for the documentary.

What's the doc called?? Just a glance at his bio (blind NY street performer who dresses in Viking attire and knew Bernstein and Charlie Parker!?) has me already drooling to learn more about him. I picked up the self-titled Moondog, which appears to be considered his "classic", and Elpmas based on the strength of the song you linked. Great discovery!

[D_Davis]

What's the doc called?? Just a glance at his bio (blind NY street performer who dresses in Viking attire and knew Bernstein and Charlie Parker!?) has me already drooling to learn more about him. I picked up the self-titled Moondog, which appears to be considered his "classic", and Elpmas based on the strength of the song you linked. Great discovery!

The Viking of 6th Street

http://thevikingof6thavenue.com/

I discovered him awhile ago while researching some modern minimalism; some people - including Reich, Zorn and Glass - consider him one of the fathers of modern American minimalism.

So far, H'art Songs has been my favorite album. I just love his voice. It's so earnest.

I also like his more percussive stuff, and his use of polyrhythms is great, as is illustrated in Elpmas. There's a good collection on Pirate Bay that has a ton of his more percussive stuff on it.

[dreamdead]

Really liking this too. Trying to decide between the Moondog or Elpmas release--my love of percussion will likely push me in that direction.

[D_Davis]

Anyone looking for a good example of Moondog's more classical side should check out the album In Europe. It's very good.

[Derek]

Really enjoying the new Julia Holter and while I'm still not completely on the bandwagon, this track is one of the highlights of the year for me:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7paoM2cghjI

[slqrick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FcDXL5Aw0o&sns=em

Doris is a really good album. Further proof that there's still stuff out there for people who complain there's no more lyrics. I think it was smart for Earl to cut out all the rape stuff and go with the introspective side. Some killer guest spots too, I was a fan of Frank Ocean's off the cuff verse on "Sunday."

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbP--RsNj70

Always a fan of organs in pop music, and the sound that is generated from so little instrumentation is illuminating.

[D_Davis]

Yoshinori Sunahara - Pan Am and Take Off and Landing

[Spun Lepton]

Die Antwoord -- Ten$ion

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOiQHXfAF9Y

[D_Davis]

New Tim Exile.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4fM0y2Sfaw

[Idioteque Stalker]

Always a fan of organs in pop music, and the sound that is generated from so little instrumentation is illuminating.

I like this, but it seems a little redundant after what Beach House has been doing for the past couple years.

[Yxklyx]

De-Luxe - Lush

[dreamdead]

Jay Z - The Blueprint

Last minute grab off of Amazon's August $5 dollar MP3 downloads. Oh, early Kanye samples/beats. You make me remember when he was good.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Oh, early Kanye samples/beats. You make me remember when he was good.

Yeezus is the best thing he's done.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZJI8rerWA

It's a shame this was left off the new album because it may be his most emotional song. The Streets homage at the end really drives it home.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Doris is a really good album. Further proof that there's still stuff out there for people who complain there's no more lyrics. I think it was smart for Earl to cut out all the rape stuff and go with the introspective side. Some killer guest spots too, I was a fan of Frank Ocean's off the cuff verse on "Sunday."

I agree with all this, but the bad guest spots in the latter half of the album (Mac Miller, RZA, Tyler) really hurt it overall. As you mentioned, Ocean is strong, as is Domo (unexpected), and Vince Staples holds his own I suppose, but in the end no current rapper is on Earl's level, and they mostly bring down the album imo. Maybe a DOOM collab could work, but that's it.

[slqrick]

Last minute grab off of Amazon's August $5 dollar MP3 downloads. Oh, early Kanye samples/beats. You make me remember when he was good.

He's as relevant as ever now. Maybe not commercially/pop charts wise, but musically he's been pushing rap forward as a genre for a while now. I love his old stuff too, though, and I'd probably be defined as a Kanye fanboy, so there's that.

To tie this into the thread, I like the new Nine Inch Nails album, but it feels surprisingly "safe" post-Yeezus. Reznor still knows what he's doing though, and it sounds surprisingly relevant.

Just gave the new Janelle Monae a listen, need a couple of more listens, but loved her first album. A shit ton of music this year. Still haven't checked out The Weeknd's new one.

[amberlita]

I literally cannot stop listening to this song. It's the only thing keeping my going right now.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYx8IHJ9dWE

This is what I get for listening to the 80s stations on iTunes. Holy god I can't get it out of my head.

[slqrick]

https://soundcloud.com/federalprismrecs/mercy-tv-on-the-radio

[D_Davis]

I go through a Tears for Fears phase about once a year, during which I listen to Seeds of Love non-stop. It's a masterpiece of modern pop music, one of the all-time great albums.

[D_Davis]

https://soundcloud.com/davisjdaniel/synthesizer-muisc-track-1

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QU_qjH8J2I


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za9Tb1GaxzY

Another artist who's lack of super stardom baffles me.

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcy5-0OemsI

[Russ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbF_aKEzH5k


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

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYJuGoc3oUE

[Yxklyx]

Listening to some Savages - they're alright.

[dreamdead]

Listening to some Savages - they're alright.

I found myself downgrading their music after the initial rhapsodic response from NPR, Pitchfork, and other sites. This takedown (http://www.collapseboard.com/reviews/albums-reviews/savages-silence-yourself-pop-noirematador/)ended up mirroring my thoughts--the music is fine and all, but the degree of praise feels misguided, and the lyrics and their live delivery do more to turn me against the band than anything else. Especially since the Heliotropes debut has been greeted with a collective critical yawn, and that one's far more powerful and strident of a release to me.

To say on task with this thread, Dmitri Schostakovich - Symphony #7 ("Leningrad") in C

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2-V-1sivA

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySNYF-Vf59s

[Winston*]

Discovered the band Rachel's in Spotify and have listened to their entire discography. Good stuff.

[sevenarts]

I'm starting to get heavily into Duke Ellington (after years of having and liking Money Jungle and the Blanton/Webster box set but not delving any deeper) and boy is that a trip down the rabbit hole. Just a massive amount of material - so far I've been mainly focusing on the big band 78rpm era of 1926 into the mid-40s, which is collected in multiple massive box sets that still don't quite cover everything. It's stunning music, all these perfect 3-minute miniatures encompassing a huge range of tones, moods, and styles. The emotional and tonal variety of his music is dizzying; he was equally adept at frenzied, uptempo dance floor blasts and nuanced mood pieces. These years are dotted with vocal numbers that I generally don't find as satisfying - for all the wonderful instrumentalists that passed through Ellington's bands, he worked with very few great singers and a lot of mediocre ones, though Ivie Anderson at least is often very enjoyable - but even those tunes feature sumptuous arrangements and playing around the disappointing vocal refrains. This is an amazing body of work that I've neglected for too long, out of some misguided notion that this stuff was too old-fashioned in comparison to more modern jazz - clearly a silly idea that's been thoroughly shaken out of my head now that I've actually listened to this stuff in more depth.

[bac0n]

I love The Duke. He is the greatest songsmith this country has ever produced.

[D_Davis]

There is only one man who might be able to fill the void in my life created when Ween broke up.

http://backseatmafia.files.wordpress. com/2013/07/matt-berry-kill-the-wolf.jpg

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohr6HoU-yfM

Not the biggest fan of covers, but this Nick Drake cover reminds me why I love thing song so much.

[D_Davis]

Fuck yeah.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ZDqe5j4q8

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbeOTy48EjE

[Russ]

15 minutes in prog heaven...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aCZGM6z9Ls

[Yxklyx]

I found myself downgrading their music after the initial rhapsodic response from NPR, Pitchfork, and other sites. This takedown (http://www.collapseboard.com/reviews/albums-reviews/savages-silence-yourself-pop-noirematador/)ended up mirroring my thoughts--the music is fine and all, but the degree of praise feels misguided, and the lyrics and their live delivery do more to turn me against the band than anything else. Especially since the Heliotropes debut has been greeted with a collective critical yawn, and that one's far more powerful and strident of a release to me.

To say on task with this thread, Dmitri Schostakovich - Symphony #7 ("Leningrad") in C

Well, listening to Savages. There are a few excellent songs on this album (Waiting for a Sign, Marshall Dear, and a couple more) but I think it's a great debut - looking forward to their next one.

..Rubber Ring, Rubber Ring, Rubber Ring... - The Smiths

[D_Davis]

15 minutes in prog heaven...



First heard these guys last year, and have been meaning to check out more.

Do you know much about them?

[Russ]

First heard these guys last year, and have been meaning to check out more.

Do you know much about them?
Apart from them sounding like a Genesis clone? No, not really. The vocalist nails Peter Gabriel to a tee, and the drummer is spectacular. Only heard about them recently and I like everything I've heard.

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dEZMAeiAiY

[Ezee E]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqbwD_1y1GM

[Lucky]

Definitely a fan of Diplo's sound. Really dug his track with No Doubt.


http://youtu.be/hunha8UtqCk

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_8QOdd2jQc

[KK2.0]

I've been on a soul, funk mood lately, this 24 track compilation of various artists is really incredible

https://soundcloud.com/mayerhawthorne/soul-with-a-hole-vol-1

then i've found this fantastic instrumental band The Cactus Channel, you can listen to their entire album here

https://soundcloud.com/hopestreet-recordings/sets/the-cactus-channel-wooden-boy

[Russ]

Yes, I'm a fan of 60's girl groups. Like this one (note the Inception farts at 1:36 and 1:39):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWnFPNB-Zc#t=109

[Lucky]

Been on repeat all day.


http://youtu.be/bz31kGYhrRs

[Russ]

Wow, what a great damn song considering it's only 32 years old.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lvOec-m-4k

[Spun Lepton]

Like many of RJD2's releases, his latest More Is than Isn't has some amazingly catchy instrumental tracks and some tracks that are otherwise ruined by dull, generic rappers. I wish he'd release more instrumental-only albums.

LOVE this song:

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

[Mr. Pink]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brJozYDT0Ts

Can't stop listening to this.

[Glass Co.]

Been digging out my Current 93 mp3's in accordance with fall weather. Often terrifying and disturbing, but been digging the more spectral/ethereal side of them lately.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V-Mgi1Fkio&list=PLAw_BTq6p_oD2EngANBImX7i fG09-hgvL

[D_Davis]

"The Frolic" was based on a Thomas Ligotti story, wasn't it (or maybe the other way around)?

Have you listened to the Ligotti/Current 93 colab "I Have a Special Plan for this World?"

Pretty great.

[slqrick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDQu8DNLzIY

Kendrick is the truth.

[Glass Co.]

"The Frolic" was based on a Thomas Ligotti story, wasn't it (or maybe the other way around)?

Have you listened to the Ligotti/Current 93 colab "I Have a Special Plan for this World?"

Pretty great.

I have indeed, it's still a favourite of mine to pull out if I have no coffee around to pull an all nighter. :) I was unaware that "The Frolic" was also based on one of his works, though. Cool. I've been to check out more of the dark folk stuff a lot of these early Industrial artists put out. It's its own thing entirely; the closest comparison I can find is some of the folk metal I've listened to and even that is less subtly insidious. Of course, Comus had already kind of done a similar feel two decades earlier.

[D_Davis]

Tibet is one of the most interesting artists I know of. His journey from being into dark occult stuff to his becoming some kind of mystic Christian is very fascinating.

I can't listen to C93 as much as I used to, but I'm still fascinated by them, and respect them a lot.

[chrisnu]

Thanks, Song Pop.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU9kHiCB4TQ

[D_Davis]

Russ....come in, Russ....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeHaO1bF8Ng

Wow,

http://skrzek.bandcamp.com/album/noc-w-operze

[Russ]

You know me too well. I've always been a sucker for stuff like that. It's why I was always so into Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman, both of whom this guy reminds me of. Hope he gets off better than they did in the 70's, back when their music was uniformly labeled as self-indulgent crap (to be fair, some of it was; most critics seemed to be dismissive of their body of work, tho, which was ridiculous).

[D_Davis]

You know me too well. I've always been a sucker for stuff like that. It's why I was always so into Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman, both of whom this guy reminds me of. Hope he gets off better than they did in the 70's, back when their music was uniformly labeled as self-indulgent crap (to be fair, some of it was; most critics seemed to be dismissive of their body of work, tho, which was ridiculous).

This guy has the prog creativity, but with a minimal sensibility. He rarely ventures too far into noodle-land. I've been listening to his albums on bandcamp today, and some of them are very good.

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVTSNAqkF0k

Under a month to see Ms. Vienna Teng. Getting excited.

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkushEk_JCA#t=13

So good.

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XJujVIXtoQ

[D_Davis]

https://soundcloud.com/davisjdaniel/my-hands-are-old

[Lasse]

https://soundcloud.com/ollytheoctopus/final-kiss

[Russ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Ia3prdYxs

[Russ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLd_L1XiFOg

[Russ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY_ucdCE07A

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7YY_XMerJc

Ihsahn moving to a less metal approach. Much better than the Emerita album.

[D_Davis]

Great. Another discovery to obsess over, with nothing but OOP albums.


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

His albums go from about $100 to over $500. Great!

[Ivan Drago]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=husf6po76mU

This is probably obvious, but. . .Bootsy's THE SHIT.

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79lLJsk8CqU

[slqrick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbZ3s8XWJlA

Cupid Deluxe is an awesome album.

[Derek]

More shoegaze from this year for Daniel to prefer to MBV. :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqmaU0WPQBU

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP20Lvxm5ks

Such sludgy riffs...

[D_Davis]

A new treasure trove to mine....Japanese netlabel. Lot's of great stuff.

http://novelsounds.bandcamp.com/album/march

[dreamdead]

Really loving the Flower Triangle release... very byul.org in sound structure, which is a good thing.

Listened a little to some of the related bands on the label. Please me/us posted about which ones most intrigue you. I'll give extra attention to those...

[D_Davis]

Really loving the Flower Triangle release... very byul.org in sound structure, which is a good thing.

Listened a little to some of the related bands on the label. Please me/us posted about which ones most intrigue you. I'll give extra attention to those...

The FT has been my favorite so far. Really cool stuff.

[D_Davis]

The new kings of minimal?


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

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J7DbO56QOI

[D_Davis]

This chick rules.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92GQNJjlHgc

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g53zcpaXT8o

[D_Davis]

This new Roedelius Schneider album is brilliant.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdkuyBu1GmY#t=249

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KGtYG-cUP0

[D_Davis]

Found my obsessions for the year.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Ioz12Ijp4

[D_Davis]

Holy shit this Norwegian jazz trip is leading me to some of the best music I've ever heard in my life.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WslBqr7mP2Q

This dude is German, but plays a lot with the Norwegians.

[Derek]

New Liars on the horizon. Lead single dropped. Can't wait.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf1fbu7zLII

[D_Davis]

I am so glad I discovered this group of musicians. Absolutely mind blowing.


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

[D_Davis]

This rhythm section is amazing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj8aO1uTj7g

[D_Davis]

There are songs as good, but not better than this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZFAL89HdNA

[D_Davis]

https://soundcloud.com/davisjdaniel/notes-on-paper

[dreamdead]

https://soundcloud.com/bluenoterecords/takuya-kuroda-afro-blues

An ode to '70s style jazz. Could see this being very enjoyable and mellow...

[D_Davis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXs5dMOJshc

[dreamdead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMN5o8oew7M

Can't find any way to buy this album... anyone know of a route to owning the mp3s?

[Mr. Pink]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNJ0JsWmDMM

This song disappeared from the internet for a year or two but now it's back.

[transmogrifier]

Some new stuff (to me) I've liked recently:

The Sound - Jeopardy!
Sisters of Mercy - Floodland
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Killing Joke - Killing Joke
MC5 - Kick out the Jams
The Wipers - Youth in America
The Monks - Black Monk Time
Tune-Yards - Whokill
The Wedding Present - Seamonsters
Kanye West - Yeezus
The Seeds - Web of Sound
Death Grips - The Money Store
Royal Headache - Royal Headache
Future of the Left - How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident
The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
Swell Maps - Jane from Occupied Europe

[Mr. Pink]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZpGZvne30Y

I've never liked Pharrell, but this is such a unique sound it's hard not to like. The other bits of the album I heard did nothing for me. So, I still don't like Pharrell but this song is cool.

[slqrick]

The War on Drugs.

[Derek]

The War on Drugs.

So good. Very early in 2014, but this should be a contender for AOTY come December.

[ledfloyd]

Can't get enough of the War on Drugs album. Seeing them Saturday. Full disclosure: a friend of mine is in their touring band. Can't wait.

[Acapelli]

i'll definitely be seeing them at psych fest

[dreamdead]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux4HVJGmohw

This has been getting a lot of play from me lately. Only The War on Drugs's newest rivals it. The layers of melody and variation of musical styles is what most impresses me. And that moment at 2:00 in is just grin-inducing. Combines the craft and dedication of Agalloch with a focus on post-rock, black metal, instrumental, ambient, and so many other soundscapes. Absolutely bonkers and wonderful for that.

[Derek]

And that moment at 2:00 in is just grin-inducing.

I was wondering what Howard Dean's been up to. ;)

I do really like everything else going on though. I just wish so much metal wasn't ruined absolutely ludicrous vocals.

[dreamdead]

I was wondering what Howard Dean's been up to. ;)

I do really like everything else going on though. I just wish so much metal wasn't ruined absolutely ludicrous vocals.

Yeah, this one doesn't bury the vocals the way something like Woods of Desolation did. That said, there's enough musical talent on display (especially the last two tracks, or track six) that I think it still affirms its quality to those who can't acclimate to black metal shrieks. It reminds me of Ocean's Pelagial, which was released in a double vocal and vocal-less edition so that those who didn't appreciate metal vocals could still groove to the music.

Meantime, super-excited by your Swans rating. Trying to set up our summer schedule to hit them up in St. Louis in June, and this encourages me to make that happen all the more...

[slqrick]

Love when a new Pharaoh Monche sneaks up on me. This shit is really good, y'all.

[D_Davis]

Love when a new Pharaoh Monche sneaks up on me. This shit is really good, y'all.

Nice. Didn't even know about it. He was from Main Source, right?

[D_Davis]

Doyeq returns to the sounds of deep house, and even though he's been away from the genre for a few years, he's still got it.

http://subspiele.bandcamp.com/album/soundsphere

[D_Davis]

http://radio.aporee.org/

Sill the best thing on the Internet.
http://aporee.org/maps/