What Are You Listening To?

[Derek]

Sparks - "It's a Knock Off"

Noticed this while rewatching bits and pieces of Tsui Hark's Knock Off. Apparently the band even has a song called "Tsui Hark." Anyway, cool song.

I've only heard their two early "classics". I didn't care for Propaganda, but I'd recommend Kimono My House. It's worth owning if only for the album cover:

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s10189.jpg (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/sparks/kimono_my_house/)

[origami_mustache]

The Mountain Goats - "Going to Georgia"

[Russ]

Wall of Voodoo - Can't Make Love

[D_Davis]

I'll Come Running - Brian Eno

[Derek]

The United States of America - "I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar"

I love this album so much.

[Lasse]

Swedish band, Oh Laura had their song Release Me remixed and man, this song gives me goosbumps.

Oh Laura - Release Me (Attic Remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE3cvc0tLMQ)

:eek:

[origami_mustache]

Pajo - "Cyclone Eye"

[Boner M]

The United States of America - "I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar"

I love this album so much.
Have you heard White Noise's An Electric Storm? I think you'll love it more.

___________

Don Cherry - "Eternal Rhythm Pt 1"

[Derek]

Have you heard White Noise's An Electric Storm? I think you'll love it more.

Nope, but I'm on it!

[Boner M]

Nope, but I'm on it!It makes the USA album look like ordinary 60's psych by comparison. Delighfully weird, and the first 4 or 5 songs are back-to-back awesome.

[Horbgorbler]

Mississippi Fred McDowell - the Sun Rose This Morning

Ooh, I may have a new fav bluesman.

[Acapelli]

Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears - Flight of the Knife (Part One)

[MadMan]

When The Ship Comes In-Bob Dylan. Gotta love that harmonica solo near the end of the song. Overall really good stuff indeed, as I continue my quest to hear all of Dylan's work.

[origami_mustache]

Downloaded the new Islands album tonight...it's soooooo disappointing. Honestly I don't even want to give it another listen.

[dreamdead]

Swans -- "Celebrity Lifestyle"

[Sven]

Mississippi Fred McDowell - the Sun Rose This Morning

Ooh, I may have a new fav bluesman.

electric blues < acoustic blues

Try some Mississippi John Hurt if you haven't.

[Russ]

Conway Twitty & The Residents - When You're Cool

[Derek]

Downloaded the new Islands album tonight...it's soooooo disappointing. Honestly I don't even want to give it another listen.

:(

At least I didn't even know they had a new album coming out, so it's tough to be too disappointed. Still, Return to Sea was great and I dug The Unicorns, so I figured they'd be a band I could count on.

[Rowland]

Circa Survive - "Carry Us Away"

Great album.

[Derek]

{{{Sunset}}} - "Old Sandy Bull Lee"

This actually was the best song on the album, along with
Man's Heart Complaint". Highly recommended album if you like more downtempo psych-pop/folk.

[origami_mustache]

SSAB Songs (Brian DeGraw/Harmony Korine) - "SSAB Songs"

[Boner M]

Swans -- "Celebrity Lifestyle"
:pritch: The Great Annihilator is my favorite Swans album.

_______

Envy - "Chain Wandering Deeply"

[D_Davis]

Bruce Kaphan - Clouds

Beautiful. Kaphan is a pedal steel guitarist who has played with REM, Red House Painters, and American Music Club.

This track is from his first solo album, a beautiful collection of desert-themed ambient music.

[dreamdead]

:pritch: The Great Annihilator is my favorite Swans album.

_______

Envy - "Chain Wandering Deeply"

It's a fascinating juxtaposition in terms of accessible beauty and singularly disjunctive noise tracks. Yet they go well together. For Cocteau Twins reasons, I love "Warm" the most from the album, but it needs far more spins. And kudos for the Envy track; their second best off that album after "A Will Remains in the Ashes"...

Coil -- "I Don't Get It"

[origami_mustache]

Animal Collective - "Water Curses"

[origami_mustache]

Band of Horses - "Am I A Good Man"

[Derek]

Karl Blau - "Bird Song"

[Rowland]

Mind.In.A.Box - "Walking"

[origami_mustache]

No Age - "Things I Did When I Was Dead"

[Acapelli]

The Walkmen - The Rat

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/Pete_rocking_Out20.jpg

[Lasse]

Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli

:cool:

[dreamdead]

Sunset Rubdown -- "The Taming of the Hands that Came Back to Life"

[Boner M]

No Age - "Brain Burner"

What an album closer!

[Acapelli]

Weezer - Pork and Beans

I really like this.

[Acapelli]

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Sparrow and the Medicine

This has quickly shot up to the top of my best of '08 list.

[MadMan]

Saturday Night-Kaiser Chiefs. I love the pure energy of this song.

[Derek]

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Sparrow and the Medicine

This has quickly shot up to the top of my best of '08 list.

I love the first sentences of the two user reviews on RYM:

"He's got a fantastic voice"

"His voice is excruciating"

I'll have to check this one out.

[origami_mustache]

I love the first sentences of the two user reviews on RYM:

"He's got a fantastic voice"

"His voice is excruciating"

I'll have to check this one out.

I think I mentioned this before, but I like this album a lot as well...similar to Dylan, Mountain Goats, and Neutral Milk Hotel.

Colin Meloy - "Red Right Ankle"

[Duncan]

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Sparrow and the Medicine

This has quickly shot up to the top of my best of '08 list.

Wow, I like this a lot.

[DSNT]

Flaming, Pink Floyd

[dreamdead]

Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard -- "When Your Mind's Made Up"

[Kurosawa Fan]

Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years

At times, this is my favorite Waits album. It seems to rotate between 3 or 4, but this is certainly one of them.

[Boner M]

Wow, I like this a lot.
Me too. I'm listening to "The Gardner" right now.

[Rowland]

Michigan - "Shine in Silver"


Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli

:cool:Haha, I never would have thought you to be a listener of Dimmu Borgir.

[Acapelli]

White Shoes & the Couples Company - Nothing to Fear

[dreamdead]

Claude Debussy -- "La Mer" (movement 1: From dawn to noon on the sea)

[Ezee E]

Few new albums to listen to:

Gnarls Barkley
Goldfrapp
The Raconteurs
The Kills

[Lasse]

Haha, I never would have thought you to be a listener of Dimmu Borgir.

Sometimes I just need to rock out. :lol:

D-A-D - Everything Glows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yElZw8SOkrg)
D-A-D - Cloudy Hours (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFkHeC1xShU) ... god I love that song!

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/musik/music-smiley-005.gif

[Horbgorbler]

Roy Ayers - He's a Superstar

[Russ]

T Rex - Rabbit Fighter

[Henry Gale]

Weezer - Pork and Beans

I really like this.

Same.

In my mind almost makes up for Beverly Hills being the lead single off of the last one and becoming pretty much their biggest hit ever... Except saying it again still makes me sad.

*Plays "Pork and Beans" again*

[Boner M]

Nadja - "Clynodactyl"

dreamdead, you heard these guys? Great ambient/drone metal act.

[dreamdead]

Nadja - "Clynodactyl"

dreamdead, you heard these guys? Great ambient/drone metal act.

Not until now, but this track I'm listening to now is awesome. It's like Jesu, but less mechanical in the drone aspect. Almost Type O Negative-keyboards, actually. If the Touched album is all like this one, I could see myself picking it up in the near future.

Nadja -- "Stay Demons"

[Rowland]

Sally Shapiro - "I'll Be By Your Side"

[D_Davis]

I've heard a couple of Nadja tracks that were awesome, and some I don't like at all.

Very hit and miss for me, but the stuff I like, I really like.

[Rowland]

Stars of the Lid - "Humectez La Mouture"

Gorgeous...

[Horbgorbler]

Das Efx - Dum Dums

[Ezee E]

Few new albums to listen to:

Gnarls Barkley
Goldfrapp
The Raconteurs
The Kills

Thus far:

Gnarls Barkley - ***
The new Gnarls, while still capitalizing on the sounds of its previous album, it doesn't quite have anything incredible like the previous album. I'll have to give it another listen, but I still dig it.

The Raconteurs - *** 1/2
Jack White might just be the best musician out right now. 'Nuff said.

[Boner M]

Severed Heads - "Dead Eyes Opened"

[D_Davis]

Severed Heads - "Dead Eyes Opened"

Nice. Haven't heard these guys mentioned in a long time.

Good stuff.

[bac0n]

Mercury Rev - Arise

Egad, I forgot how much I liked these guys.

[Ezee E]

The Kills CD was pretty good, matching the rest of their CD.

Goldfrapp blows. I like their dance music, and there's none of that on there.

[origami_mustache]

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "The World's Greatest"

Yes, this is an R. Kelly cover...and yes, I love it.

[EvilShoe]

My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed

[Acapelli]

My Morning Jacket - Highly Suspicious

:confused:

[dreamdead]

Chroma Key -- "Nice to Know"

So happy that Kevin Moore left Dream Theater back in 1995, cos his music is far more ethereal and rewarding than the wankfests that DT have become.

[Lasse]

Netrebko & Villazón - Duets.

I like it. :)

[Russ]

Boards of Canada - An Eagle in Your Mind

[transmogrifier]

Nick Cave/Bad Seeds/Dig!!! Lazurus, Dig!!!

[origami_mustache]

John Jacob Niles - "The Maid Freed From the Gallows"

[dreamdead]

Nick Drake -- "Cello Song"

[Acapelli]

Tim and Eric - Petite Feet

This is ridiculous.

[origami_mustache]

Gogol Bordello - "Wonderlust King"

[Acapelli]

The Exploding Hearts - Rumours In Town

Definitely one of my favorites of the 00's.

[Derek]

The Tallest Man on Earth - "Honey Won't You Let Me In"

Great album, great rec guys!

[dreamdead]

Joanna Newsom -- "The Book of Right-On"

[DSNT]

Breaking Glass, David Bowie

[Boner M]

Don Cherry - "Total Vibration"

[dreamdead]

Ride -- "Vapour Trail"

Just got Nowherein the mail. This track is beautiful.

[Horbgorbler]

Cold Sun - Twisted Flower

[DSNT]

Ride -- "Vapour Trail"

Just got Nowherein the mail. This track is beautiful.

Yep.

From A Buick 6, Bob Dylan

[D_Davis]

Ride -- "Vapour Trail"

Just got Nowherein the mail. This track is beautiful.

Nice!

Did you order Pygmalion as well?

[dreamdead]

Did you order Pygmalion as well?

But of course. :) Should have it in a week. And I'm been spreading the Pygmalion love to a few friends as well.

Aimee Mann -- "Stupid Thing"

[Duncan]

The Tallest Man on Earth - "Honey Won't You Let Me In"

Great album, great rec guys!

I like it, but his voice is definitely too close to Dylan's for me to fully embrace the sound.

Dirty Projectors - "Rise Above"

[Boner M]

I like TTMOE's voice, my only problem with him is that his lyrics are a little contrived for my liking. Gorgeous singing and playing, though.

__________

Severed Heads - "Heart of the Party"

One of the best synth-pop songs ever.

[Derek]

Do Make Say Think - "Disco & Haze"

[D_Davis]

Sideways Carousel - Bruce Kaphan

I just can't get enough of this CD - one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. Easily on par with any of Eno's, Budd's, and Lanois' ambient stuff.

This guy is genius.

[Horbgorbler]

Curse ov Dialect - Jokes on Me

Yma Sumac sample FTW!

[Horbgorbler]

Curse ov Dialect - Bird Cage Alert

Danielson Famile sample WTF?!

[origami_mustache]

Man Man - "Mister Jung Stuffed"

[Benny Profane]

"Angel from Montgomery" -- John Prine.

[Justin]

The Roots - Criminal

[dreamdead]

Battles -- "Race: In"

[DSNT]

Roller Coaster, 13th Floor Elevators

[Saya]

Jack Nitzsche - The Last Race

[dreamdead]

Boris -- "Flower, Sun, Rain"

Why the hell are the tracks so different from the Japanese version? I almost want to hear that version now... :frustrated:

[origami_mustache]

Spiritualized - "Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space"

[Saya]

Michael Jackson - P.Y.T.

[dreamdead]

Sonic Youth -- "Schizophrenia"

I should really get into more of their albums. Only have heard this one, Sisters, and Daydream Nation.

[Boner M]

The Black Heart Procession - "A Sign on the Road"

One of those albums I'd been meaning to purchase on its release but didn't, then pick it up for a few bucks from a bargain bin a few years later, listen to it, and realise that my instincts were right all those years ago, even though it's pretty good and worth the couple of bucks I paid for it.

[transmogrifier]

Sonic Youth -- "Schizophrenia"

I should really get into more of their albums.

Yes.

[origami_mustache]

Animal Collective - "Fireworks/Essplode (live)"

[Yxklyx]

The Judy Bats - My Dead Friend

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

John Cale - The Endless Plain of Fortune

[DSNT]

Endless Soul, Josef K

[Boner M]

Henry Cow - "Amygdala"

[dreamdead]

Wolves in the Throne Room -- "Dea Artio"

I loves me some black metal intros. :cool:

[Derek]

Wolf Parade - "Fine Young Cannibals"

Leaked. But keep your expectations in check.

[Russ]

Dr. Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken in Town

[Acapelli]

Elliot Smith - Somebody That I Used To Know

[Boner M]

Mary Lou Williams - "St. Martin De Porres"

[origami_mustache]

Kraftwerk - "Autobahn"

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

10cc - Rubber Bullets

[Horbgorbler]

Mary Lou Williams - "St. Martin De Porres"

Between this and Henry Cow you'd get Mega Rep, if I my rep meant diddly.
________

Bobby Bare - Rest Awhile

[Derek]

The Byrds - "I Knew I'd Want You"

Wow, The Moody Blues totally ripped this off for "Knights in White Satin".

[Kurosawa Fan]

Arvo Part - "Fratres, for Violin, String Orchestra, and Percussion"

Amazing.

[berlin wallflower]

Arvo Part - "Fratres, for Violin, String Orchestra, and Percussion"

Amazing.
yes it is...



"Jesus" by The Velvet Underground

[Boner M]

Between this and Henry Cow you'd get Mega Rep, if I my rep meant diddly.
There's a clearance sale at a cool music store in the city, so a bunch of stuff from great labels (Smithsonian Folkways, Rune Grammafon, PSF, ECM, Fonal, ESP, etc) is on sale... I picked up Black Christ of the Andes and Leg End as well as Vol. 1 of PSF's Tokyo Flashback series, Sonny Sharrock's Black Woman, Islaja's Meritie and Shake Some Action by The Flamin' Groovies. I plan on grabbing a few more Williams CDs, and some others from the aformentioned labels. Any recos? (probably won't have all of them, but still...).

___________

Sonny Sharrock - "Black Woman"

[Boner M]

The Goslings - "Little Horn"

Big step down from Grandeur of Hair - a little too single-mindedly heavy, rather than an amalgam - but still decent.

[origami_mustache]

Akron/Family - "Don't Be Afraid, You're Already Dead"

[Sycophant]

Ween - "Friends"

[berlin wallflower]

"The Inner Light" by the Beatles

[origami_mustache]

LCD Soundsystem - "Big Ideas"

[transmogrifier]

LCD Soundsystem - "Big Ideas"

What's this from?

[Derek]

Elbow - "The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver"

[origami_mustache]

What's this from?

I downloaded the single with various remixes...but I think it is on the soundtrack for 21.

[ledfloyd]

"Only" - Nine Inch Nails

[berlin wallflower]

"The People United Will Never Be Defeated" by Frederic Rzewski

[Boner M]

Portishead - "We Carry On"

Goddamn, this song's amazing.

[Rowland]

Cut Copy - "That Was Just a Dream"

[transmogrifier]

I downloaded the single with various remixes...but I think it is on the soundtrack for 21.

Cool, I'm all on it.

Now playing:

"Bukowski was a jerk!
Berryman was best!
He wrote like wet paper maché
But he went the Hemming-way
Weirdly on wings and with maximum pain
We call upon the author to explain"

[Horbgorbler]

There's a clearance sale at a cool music store in the city, so a bunch of stuff from great labels (Smithsonian Folkways, Rune Grammafon, PSF, ECM, Fonal, ESP, etc) is on sale... I picked up Black Christ of the Andes and Leg End as well as Vol. 1 of PSF's Tokyo Flashback series, Sonny Sharrock's Black Woman, Islaja's Meritie and Shake Some Action by The Flamin' Groovies. I plan on grabbing a few more Williams CDs, and some others from the aformentioned labels. Any recos? (probably won't have all of them, but still...).


Most of her best stuff beyond Black Christ is on the chronological classics series, so if they've got any of those from the mid-40's definitely snatch 'em up: you may like Mary Lou's Mass best though, if BCotA gone blaxploitation sounds up yr alley.

Any Sublime Frequencies? It's my new obsession. The two volumes of psych-pop, etc. from Myanmar are especially good.

[Boner M]

Most of her best stuff beyond Black Christ is on the chronological classics series, so if they've got any of those from the mid-40's definitely snatch 'em up: you may like Mary Lou's Mass best though, if BCotA gone blaxploitation sounds up yr alley.

Any Sublime Frequencies? It's my new obsession. The two volumes of psych-pop, etc. from Myanmar are especially good.
They have Zodiac Suite from 1945, and Mary Lou's Mass. I shall acquire both. No Sublime Frequencies tho. I've only heard the first volume of Sumatran Pop Music from them; pretty good.

_________

Flying Saucer Attack - "My Dreaming Hill"

[origami_mustache]

Rusty Santos - "Demon"

[transmogrifier]

Portishead - "We Carry On"

Goddamn, this song's amazing.

First listen of the album: :|

Second listen of the album: :)

Subsequent listens: :pritch:

[Boner M]

First listen of the album: :|

Second listen of the album: :)

Subsequent listens: :pritch:
Yeah, subsequent listens having me thinking it's their best. Yuppies won't be having sex to this one, that's for sure.

________

John Fahey - "When The Catfish is in Bloom"

[Kurosawa Fan]

"Welcome to the Terrordome" - Pharoahe Monch

With each listen I like this album more and more. It's probably my favorite hip hop album released last year.

[origami_mustache]

MGMT - "Electric Feel"

[monolith94]

"she was built, like a old bass fiddle"

Hot Skillet Mama – Sun Ra

[Thirdmango]

The Prodigy -- Hotride

[Derek]

Lots and lots of Galaxie 500.

[Horbgorbler]

Shelley Hirsch - War of Dreams

Man, the Friedbergers really have snatched most of their post-BB moves from Shelley's book, 'long wif Bongwater.

[dreamdead]

Agalloch -- "Not Unlike the Waves"

[Boner M]

Es - "Kaikkeuden kauneus ja käsittämättömyys"

I <3 Fonal.

[Derek]

Es - "Kaikkeuden kauneus ja käsittämättömyys"

I <3 Fonal.

Yeah, they're consistently great from what I've heard and I love that cut-and-paste is necessary when mentioning almost any song or album on the label. :) Been meaning to check Es out, but I'm waiting for the mood to strike. I have Sateenkaarisuudelma (longest single word album title ever?)...is anything else worth checking out?

[Boner M]

Been meaning to check Es out, but I'm waiting for the mood to strike. I have Sateenkaarisuudelma (longest single word album title ever?)...is anything else worth checking out?
Only got the album that tracks's from (same name), but it's one of the best purchases I've made this year. It's a bit Sigur Ros-y, only way more gauzy/droney. I also have a DVD of experimental Super 8 films by the same guy, which is very much in the same vein as his music.

_________

Flying Saucer Attack - "Beach Lullaby Song"

DSNT/Davis, any reason these guys were overlooked for the shoegaze thread? Not fans?

[origami_mustache]

Ratatat - "Shiller"

[dreamdead]

Front Line Assembly -- "Bio-Mechanic"

Huh, forgot how great Tactical Neural Implants is...

[Horbgorbler]

Eugene McDaniels - Jagger the Dagger

SHIT, why I can't remember where I've heard this sampled?

EDIT: Duh, Stress: the Extinction Agenda. *slaps self*

[Horbgorbler]

the 24 Carat Black - 24 Carat Black Theme

Gettin' a huge "Vitamin C" vibe from the opening bassline/rhythm section.

[Russ]

Wayne Butane - How Bazooka Joe Lost an Eye

[bac0n]

Doobies - What A Fool Believes.

God I Love This Song.

[Derek]

Religious Knives - "In the Back"

Really solid psychedelic drone. It's a back-loaded comp, but the strength of the second half more than makes up for the meandering first half. Worth checking out.

[berlin wallflower]

Bert Jansch - "A Woman Like You"

[bac0n]

Front Line Assembly -- "Bio-Mechanic"

Huh, forgot how great Tactical Neural Implants is...

My favorite FLA album by far, and possibly my fave industrial album, period. It's aged well, a rarity in the genre.

[Boner M]

Philip Jeck - "I Just Wanted To Know"

[Derek]

Evangelista - "Hello, Voyager!"

[EvilShoe]

Gang of Four - Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time

[origami_mustache]

Mates of State - "Get Better"

[transmogrifier]

I always thought I'd see
Your name in flashing light
You did it all for free, girl
And freely ripped the night
You're free to fight

[Boner M]

Mary Lou Williams - "Cancer"

[Derek]

Anna Jarvinen - "Kom hem"

[Derek]

Datassette - "Remains"

Finally a really solid electronic album from this year to sink my teeth into.

[berlin wallflower]

Slowdive - "Blue Skied An' Clear"

[Horbgorbler]

Paul Robeson - My Curly-Headed Baby

[origami_mustache]

Neutral Milk Hotel - "Song Against Sex"

[Winston*]

Scarlett Johansson - Anwhere I Lay My Head

It's everything I thought a Scarlett Johansson Tom Waits covers album could be.

[Boner M]

Scarlett Johansson - Anwhere I Lay My Head

It's everything I thought a Scarlett Johansson Tom Waits covers album could be.
Have you seen her music video of "Falling Down", in which she gets necked by Salman Rushdie at one point? This whole thing is too weird for me to comprehend.

________

Cluster & Eno - "Steinsame"

[Winston*]

Have you seen her music video of "Falling Down", in which she gets necked by Salman Rushdie at one point?

w/ David Bowie on backing vocals. I'm listening to this and I still don't believe it exists.

[Scar]

Roar!

[dreamdead]

Jay Z -- "99 Problems"

I'll be curious what Rick Rubin does with Metallica's recent suckitude.

[Sven]

This Scarlett album is mediocre to the extreme.

[Sven]

That Scarlett music video was, like, off-puttingly vain. This whole thing is just... ugh.

[origami_mustache]

Cornelius - "2010"

[Sven]

Cornelius - "2010"

Dig it. My favorite track is Thank You for the Music. Mad awesome.

[berlin wallflower]

Portishead - "The Rip"

[Lasse]

a-ha - Forever Not Yours. :cool:

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

CocoRosie - Japan

[origami_mustache]

CocoRosie - Japan

I like the new single a lot...new album should be out soon.

[Derek]

Birchville Cat Motel - "Gunpowder Temple Of Heaven"

Epic and amazing. This might just be my favorite album/track of the year so far.

[Boner M]

Birchville Cat Motel - "Gunpowder Temple Of Heaven"

Epic and amazing. This might just be my favorite album/track of the year so far.

I haven't heard this one yet! Kinda went of Kneale recently year cos of his absurd output; he started to become consistently solid but rarely amazing. Will investigate this one.

Have you heard Beautiful Speck Triumph? His masterpiece.

(not listening to anything now, forgot to bring my iPod to uni today)

[Derek]

I haven't heard this one yet! Kinda went of Kneale recently year cos of his absurd output; he started to become consistently solid but rarely amazing. Will investigate this one.

Have you heard Beautiful Speck Triumph? His masterpiece.

(not listening to anything now, forgot to bring my iPod to uni today)

This is the first I've heard from him, but I'm planning on hearing more soon. I'll pick up Beautiful Speck Triumph post haste. Gunpowder is just a single 40-minute track, but its worth the bit of patience it requires. It helps that I heard it while half-conscious, baking in the early afternoon sun, so I'll have to see how it holds up in a more ordinary setting.

[berlin wallflower]

"Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards" - Steve Reich

(one of my absolute favorite things in the whole world)

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Dirty Projectors - Police Story

[origami_mustache]

Windmill - "Fluorescent Lights"

[Boner M]

Seefeel - "Climactic Phase #3"

[Russ]

Alpha Team - Speed Racer

[Sycophant]

"Night in the City" - ELO

EDIT: Plus! "Here We Are" - Joe Hisaishi

[origami_mustache]

Danielson - "Did I Step On Your Trumpet"

[DSNT]

Slow Show, The National

[Russ]

People Like Us - Millenium Dome

[Thirdmango]

Lots of Roisin Murphy

But more specifically this song Off and On (http://youtube.com/watch?v=KTZCnifCkaU)

[BirdsAteMyFace]

The Muslims - "Bright Side"
Common Market - "Black Patch War"
Mates of State - "My Only Offer"

Meh.

[Derek]

The Muslims - "Bright Side"
Common Market - "Black Patch War"
Mates of State - "My Only Offer"

Meh.

Your RYM page is a constant source of suspense and tension. I eagerly await your next 3/5 or higher rating at some point over the summer. ;)

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Your RYM page is a constant source of suspense and tension. I eagerly await your next 3/5 or higher rating at some point over the summer. ;)Haha. I've been cleaning house, going through albums of yesteryears. Clutch your panties good, cuz it might be a while. (Your RYM page is quite a good source of recommendations, by the way.)

Devendra Banhart - "Korean Dogwood"

[berlin wallflower]

Einsturzende Neubauten - "Weil Weil Weil"

[Acapelli]

Rubies - I Feel Electric

[Rowland]

U2 - Lemon

One of my favorite songs... and favorite music videos too.

[dreamdead]

Nadja - "Incubation/Metamorphosis"

As a full length, I think Touched works better in moments of tranquility than with any activity. "Stay Demons" is a fandamntastic song, but the rest of this album isn't quite clicking yet. I think I prefer the last Jesu album to this one, though I need to research Nadja's catalogue more, especially given their excess in albums...

[Derek]

U2 - Lemon

One of my favorite songs... and favorite music videos too.

Yeah, the video is hilarious. Zooropa is a criminally underrated album.

[berlin wallflower]

Scott Walker - "And Who Shall Go To The Ball ? And What Shall Go To The Ball ?"

[origami_mustache]

Elliott Smith - "Angeles"

[Boner M]

Toy Love - "Squeeze"

[Rowland]

Yeah, the video is hilarious. Zooropa is a criminally underrated album.I find the video successfully straddles the line between self-aware pretension-mockery and genuine pathos. And yes, as far as I'm concerned, Zooropa and Pop are two of their more interesting albums, so it's a shame that their fanbase reacted so negatively to both, forcing U2 back to making pap like ATYCLB. Have you listened to their side-project album Passengers? It's as much an Eno album as it is U2.

[Derek]

I find the video successfully straddles the line between self-aware pretension-mockery and genuine pathos. And yes, as far as I'm concerned, Zooropa and Pop are two of their more interesting albums, so it's a shame that their fanbase reacted so negatively to both, forcing U2 back to making pap like ATYCLB. Have you listened to their side-project album Passengers? It's as much an Eno album as it is U2.

Yup, a very smart move to feature only Edge. I'm not as big on Pop, but it has a few interesting songs and certainly shouldn't have taken the beating it did since U2 might still be an interesting band if they kept following that path. Haven't heard the Passengers album, but I'll be sure to check it out knowing Eno's involvement.
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Jim Noir - "Happy Day Today (http://hypem.com/track/509170)"

I can't get enough of this song...love the way those wonky Wendy Carlosesque keyboards, Beach Boys harmonising and tight guitar play intertwine.

[Rowland]

Yup, a very smart move to feature only Edge. Only Edge? Bono sings most of the material on Zooropa.

[Derek]

Only Edge? Bono sings most of the material on Zooropa.

I meant in the video, not the album. Problem is I was thinking of the "Numb (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2lbiS1fris)" video (which doesn't have much genuine pathos, but is still funny :)), not "Lemon".

[Rowland]

I meant in the video, not the album. Problem is I was thinking of the "Numb (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2lbiS1fris)" video (which doesn't have much genuine pathos, but is still funny :)), not "Lemon".Ahh yes, well that explains a lot. That video is funny enough, and certainly idiosyncratic, but I prefer the video for Lemon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fCE_ASpejs).

[origami_mustache]

Ratatat - "Falcon Jab"

[Boner M]

Gang Starr - "Discipline"

[Sycophant]

ELO - "Boy Blue"

[Rowland]

Garbage - "The Trick is to Keep Breathing"

[Derek]

Dosh - "Don't Wait for the Needle to Drop"

[berlin wallflower]

John Cage - "In a Landscape"

[Boner M]

Mahmoud Ahmed - "Antchiyé"

Mistakenly picked up Ethiopiques 6 instead of the supposedly superior 5. This is still awesome, though.

[dreamdead]

Dead Can Dance -- "The Ubiquitious Mr. Lovegrove"

[berlin wallflower]

Paul Giger - "Seven Scenes from Labyrinthos"

[DSNT]

Time Trap, Built to Spill

[Boner M]

Liquid Liquid - "Lock Groove (In)"

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Ween - "It's Gonna Be (Alright)"

Huh, wow.

[krazed]

Lil' Wayne - Playing With Fire

Carter III is pretty strange and incredibly entertaining.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Jacques Brel - Pourquoi faut-il que les hommes s'ennuient

[Sycophant]

Nat "King" Cole - "On the Street Where You Live"

[Boner M]

Birchville Cat Motel - "Gunpowder Temple of Heaven"

This is awesome. Thanks to Derek for reminding me to check it out; I also d/l'ed Astro Catastrophes (amazing 3-disc collection) and I'm officially back into BCM after a long hiatus.

[berlin wallflower]

Belle and Sebastian - "Belle and Sebastian"

[monolith94]

Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In the Summer Time

[Derek]

Birchville Cat Motel - "Gunpowder Temple of Heaven"

This is awesome. Thanks to Derek for reminding me to check it out; I also d/l'ed Astro Catastrophes (amazing 3-disc collection) and I'm officially back into BCM after a long hiatus.

Glad you love it! I wasn't sure where to go to next with them, but I'll pick up Astro Catastrophes on your recommendation.

[Boner M]

Glad you love it! I wasn't sure where to go to next with them, but I'll pick up Astro Catastrophes on your recommendation.
Beautiful Speck Triumph. NOW.

[ledfloyd]

Bringing It All Back Home

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Your RYM page is a constant source of suspense and tension. I eagerly await your next 3/5 or higher rating at some point over the summer. ;)Ween's The Mollusk

ABC - "Poison Arrow"

[Acapelli]

Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody?

[Kurosawa Fan]

"Who Do You Love?" - Bo Diddley

:sad:

[dreamdead]

Fort Wayne -- "Worship"

[berlin wallflower]

I can't get enough of Portishead's Third.

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Katy Perry - "Use Your Love"

[ledfloyd]

i've become obsessed with the hold steady.

[Justin]

The Cool Kids - One Two

[Henry Gale]

The Cool Kids - One Two

This

...and "Miss Sweeney" by Weezer. I can't believe it got left off the main album.

[berlin wallflower]

The Beatles - "Rain"

This song is so underrated in my opinion.

[origami_mustache]

CocoRosie - "God Has a Voice She Speaks Through Me"

[dreamdead]

stellastarr* -- "Lost in Time"

[Rowland]

Moby - "257.Zero"

[dreamdead]

Arvo Part -- "Spiegel im Spiegel"

:sad:

[berlin wallflower]

This Heat - "A New Kind of Water"

[Derek]

This Heat - "A New Kind of Water"

Infuckingdeed. That song is pure, unadulterated badass.

EDIT: Deerhunter - "These Hands"

[Derek]

The Instruments - "Early Lights"

[dreamdead]

Pelican -- "Red Ran Amber"

[Rowland]

Kenna - "Static"

[transmogrifier]

I changed the sheets on my bed,
I combed the hairs across my head,
I sucked in my gut and still she said
That she just didn't want to.

[Boner M]

Roy Montgomery - "Fantasia On A Theme By Sandy Bull"

This is an astonishing piece, and Harmony of the Spheres is an essential comp; the Bardo Pond & Charalambides sides are the two best things either band have done, which is no mean feat.