What Are You Listening To?

[keyinblack]

"Leterel" - Autechre

[Boner M]

"Leterel" - Autechre
One of my favorite AE tracks... their mid-period stuff is just absurdly good.

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Dinosaur L - "#5 (Go Bang!)"

[keyinblack]

One of my favorite AE tracks... their mid-period stuff is just absurdly good.

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Dinosaur L - "#5 (Go Bang!)"
agreed. i always like revisiting albums i never paid much attention to when i first got them, but it's good stuff. i remember being a pretty big fan of confield too.

- - - - -

"A Means To An End" - Joy Division

love the groove on this. tvotr should have covered it as a return to cookie mountain era b-side.

[Acapelli]

stars of the lid's tired sounds of, william basinski's disintegration loops iv and gas' pop are my favorite ambient albums and well worth checking out

edit: and throw in the mysterious skin soundtrack by robin guthrie & harold budd

[Boner M]

stars of the lid's tired sounds of, william basinski's disintegration loops iv and gas' pop are my favorite ambient albums and well worth checking out

edit: and throw in the mysterious skin soundtrack by robin guthrie & harold budd
I don't know what prompted this post in this thread at this juncture, but I'm listening to Steve Roach's Structures From Silence now, so I'll throw a vote in for that. Actually, pretty much my three favorite albums of this decade are ambient/drone: Tim Hecker's Harmony in Ultraviolet, Deathprod's Morals and Dogma & Birchville Cat Motel's Beautiful Speck Triumph.

[Ivan Drago]

Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight

[keyinblack]

"In C" - Terry Riley

finally got to this and of course it's fantastic. as far as minimalist classical goes all i have is this, steve reich's music for 18 musicians, and some misc. philip glass.

Can anyone recommend more? I really love this stuff.

[Scar]

Anything Goes is stuck in my head.

Shoot me.

[transmogrifier]

Ante Up (Remix) - M.O.P.

Love it.

[Spun Lepton]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VR12R6R3L._SS500_.jpg

So far: unimpressed. :|

And I like Demon Days quite a bit.

[thefourthwall]

"Your Protector"
Fleet Foxes

(Just got the album yesterday, don't know yet what the stand out tracks are.)

[keyinblack]

"Ill Descent" - Squarepusher

This record is still incredible. I always wondered what serious jazzheads thought about it.

[Russ]

Brian Eno - I Fall Up

[Ezee E]

Wynona's Big Brown Beaver.

Still rocks.

[Ivan Drago]

Sigur Ros - Glosoli

[monolith94]

The Point!

[Raiders]

"Steven's Last Night in Town," Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds + The Klezmatics = :cool:

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Grizzly Bear - "Too Little Too Late" [JoJo cover]

Huh. Pretty good, actually.

[Ivan Drago]

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

[Spun Lepton]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WL-mvZ3GL._SS500_.jpg

Love this CD.

[bac0n]

"Steven's Last Night in Town," Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds + The Klezmatics = :cool:

Um, wow. That does sound like a cool combo. I may need to check this out!

[Ivan Drago]

Arnel Pineda and Journey - Separate Ways

Holy God this kid is amazing.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Elvis Presley - Blue Moon

[Boner M]

Ricardo Villalobos - "Minimoonstar"

Dude's growing on me.

[transmogrifier]

Ricardo Villalobos - "Minimoonstar"

Dude's growing on me.

If you showered more often, these things wouldn't happen.

[Boner M]

If you showered more often, these things wouldn't happen.
Don't worry, the damage is pretty minimal.

*joke works if you're familiar with RV's music*

[Dead & Messed Up]

Claude Debussy -- "Claire de Lune"

Rep. A lovely little song. Along those lines, "Consolation" by Liszt.

But I just downloaded some David Ford, Chuck Berry, and Sex Pistols. Awesome.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Ennio Morricone & Peter Boom - "Splash"

[Justin]

Paper Route Gangstaz - Bama Gettin' Money (Diplo Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DALzCMW5hdg

That George Michael sample is pretty nice.

[Spun Lepton]

Have I mentioned how brilliant Neko Case is? I think I have ... several times ... :| ;)

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Serge Gainsbourg - Anna OST

god I love this album. so fun, especially "Pistolet Joe"

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

John Cale - "Barracuda"

[Boner M]

Big L - "M.V.P."

[EvilShoe]

Portishead - Hunter

I decided to give this album a chance after all the praise. Doesn't do much for me at the moment. (Yes, I'm only on track 2.)

[Spun Lepton]

Portishead - Hunter

I decided to give this album a chance after all the praise. Doesn't do much for me at the moment. (Yes, I'm only on track 2.)

I'm with you, Shoe. I was underwhelmed and disappointed by Third.

[transmogrifier]

I'm with you, Shoe. I was underwhelmed and disappointed by Third.


I'm underwhelmed and disappointed with this post.

[Russ]

Max Romeo - Aily and Ailaloo

[Spun Lepton]

I'm underwhelmed and disappointed with this post.

:P

[keyinblack]

WE SHARE OUR MUDDA'S HELT

[Russ]

Mort Garson - Swingin' Spathiphyllums

[transmogrifier]

This from iTunes Genius Playlist (selected on the basis of the first song):

Super Coming, Boredoms
Let's Not Wrestle Mt. Heart Attack, Liars
All Tomorrow's Parties, The Velvet Underground
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, Spiritualized
Only Shallow, My Bloody Valentine
Debaser, Pixies
Huddle Formation, The Go! Team
(Heart), Boredoms
Wolf Like Me, TV on the Radio
Rock the Casbah, The Clash
Running Thoughts, Deerhoof
Pink, Boris
Venus, Television
Redondo Beach, Patti Smith
Reena, Sonic Youth
Oh! Sweet Nuthin', The Velvet Underground
Super Are, Boredoms
Goin' Against Your Mind, Built to Spill
Be Quiet Mt. Heart Attack!, Liars
Shine a Light, Wolf Parade
Loaded, Primal Scream
I Think I'm in Love, Spiritualized
(Spiral), Boredoms
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Teen Age Riot, Sonic Youth

Awesome.

[Saya]

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

[Russ]

Kevin Ayers - There is Loving/Among Us/There Is Loving

[transmogrifier]

Turns out the Times New Viking album is the bees knees. The cat's pajamas. The salamander's......bandana. You know, great.

[Arthur Seaton]

"She Will Have Her Way" -- Neil Finn

[transmogrifier]

"She Will Have Her Way" -- Neil Finn

Kiwi music FTW

[keyinblack]

SPORCH BRUDDA

[Arthur Seaton]

I'm in an Antipodean mood. Not Kiwis, trans, but a great band nonetheless


The Triffids, "Wide Open Road"

[transmogrifier]

SPORCH BRUDDA

Stop shouting! I'm trying to sleep!

[Yxklyx]

Clearlake - It's Getting Light Outside

[Russ]

Far East Family Band - Nagare

[bac0n]

Tennishero - Midnight Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugHz5EMF0UQ)

oh, so nice.

[Benny Profane]

My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges.

Pretty good album, though not nearly worthy of the hype. No material that is excellent, and none that is offensively bad either. I think I'll be sick of most of these songs after about 5 listens.

[keyinblack]

My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges.

Pretty good album, though not nearly worthy of the hype. No material that is excellent, and none that is offensively bad either. I think I'll be sick of most of these songs after about 5 listens.
I think "Highly Suspicious" is near offensively bad, and at the very least incredibly embarrassing.

Seemed like a goofy concert favorite that simply does not translate to something I'd ever want to listen to on my own free will.

[EvilShoe]

I think "Highly Suspicious" is near offensively bad, and at the very least incredibly embarrassing.

Seemed like a goofy concert favorite that simply does not translate to something I'd ever want to listen to on my own free will.
Repped.

The rest of the album has grown on me, but each time I listen I skip past Highly Suspicious. It's too painful.

[Russ]

The Swan Silvertones - Lord, I've Tried

[Benny Profane]

I think "Highly Suspicious" is near offensively bad, and at the very least incredibly embarrassing.

Seemed like a goofy concert favorite that simply does not translate to something I'd ever want to listen to on my own free will.

You're right, I stand corrected. That song is nauseating.

[jesse]

More or less what I've been listening to as of late:

Vintage Aretha Franklin (standouts: "Track of My Tears" and "You Send Me")
Kate & Anna McGarrigle (standouts: "The Swimming Song" and "Talk to Me of Mendocino")
Mahalia Jackson (standouts: "Didn't It Rain?" and "I Will Move On Up a Little Higher")

[Boner M]

Ragga Twins - "Wipe the Needle"

Primitive breakbeats = :pritch:

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/riot.jpg

[Horbgorbler]

Bongo Joe - Innocent Little Doggy

[EvilShoe]

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Where's the Puzzle?

[transmogrifier]

Anagrama - Sonic Youth

Bliss.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Cat Power - Breathless

[Henry Gale]

My Girls from Merriweather Post Pavilion is stuck in my head like no song has been in a long time.

All day I've been humming/mumble singing the "I don't mean/to seem like I care about material things..." section. But I've also made at least two people aware of what the song is today that wouldn't have otherwise heard it, so I feel less alone in my love for it now.

[keyinblack]

"Woe To The Minds Of Soft Men" - Blackout Beach

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://images32.fotosik.pl/30/117accdfcb965943.jpg

[keyinblack]

"Origin (Shake You Down By The River)" - (The) Studio

These fuckers need to release another album proper.

[Derek]

"Origin (Shake You Down By The River)" - (The) Studio

These fuckers need to release another album proper.

Have you heard Yearbook 2? It's uneven and definitely not on part with 1, but "Impossible" was one of my favorite tracks from last year.

[keyinblack]

yeah, but it's a remix album, hence the proper.

it's fine, just sort of MOR for them

[Derek]

yeah, but it's a remix album, hence the proper.

it's fine, just sort of MOR for them

Oh yeah, I know that. Was just curious what you thought of it. Hopefully they'll get their asses in gear.
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Blackout Beach - "Biloxi, In A Grove, Cleans Out His Eyes"

Also listened to the new Antony today and while the Blackout Beach is uneven, I find Mercer's emotional crooning much more rewarding. Unfortunately, this is the only true standout track on the album.

[keyinblack]

Oh yeah, I know that. Was just curious what you thought of it. Hopefully they'll get their asses in gear.
______________________________ __

Blackout Beach - "Biloxi, In A Grove, Cleans Out His Eyes"

Also listened to the new Antony today and while the Blackout Beach is uneven, I find Mercer's emotional crooning much more rewarding. Unfortunately, this is the only true standout track on the album.
i've only given it a cursory listen, but the first and last songs stand out to me

but i like this guy a lot, and i think the last frog's eyes album was an incredible triumph.

[Yxklyx]

Nick Drake - River Man

this guy's first album is pretty amazing.

[keyinblack]

"100 Years Ago" - Tim Hecker

This is really lovely and the reprise at the end is great.

[Boner M]

"100 Years Ago" - Tim Hecker

This is really lovely and the reprise at the end is great.
Very strong album, but it doesn't top Harmony or the Atlas EP for me. Kinda disappointed that it feels like he's peaked already...

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The Raincoats - "Shouting Out Loud"

[thefourthwall]

U2 "Get on Your Boots"

First single from the new album, which is being eagerly anticipated by me.

[dreamdead]

Are You There? -- Anathema

Melancholy and moody yearning. Yes please.

[Derek]

Muddy Waters - "Stuff You Gotta Watch"

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Ike Turner - "Your Love Is Mine"

[Boner M]

Alasehir - "Separate from History"

Psych-doom goodness.

[keyinblack]

"What Grows?" - Lotus Plaza

Lockett Pundt's solo album (guitarist from Deerhunter; sang on "Agoraphobia", wrote "Dot Gain")

Gotta say this is pretty damn great so far (6 songs in) and kind of what I expected last year's Atlas Sound to be like with a little bit of Microcastle thrown in.

[keyinblack]

"She Sends Kisses" - Wrens

This whole album is actually clicking (I love "Per Second Second", probably because the vocals are incomprehensible so they avoid the melodramatics).

[Russ]

Stock, Hausen and Walkman - Keep Going Wee Wee

[Derek]

The Phantom Band - "Left Hand Wave"

[Boner M]

Marissa Nadler - "River of Dirt"

This song is great, as are a few others on Little Hells, but I do hope the album grows on me. Feels like a step down from Songs III.

[Saya]

Cat Stevens - Here Comes My Baby

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Chromatics - Running Up That Hill

[MadMan]

Once in a Lifetime-The Talking Heads. I love this song's lyrics. The video is pretty great as well.

[Derek]

25 years late, but Husker Du's Zen Arcade is pretty friggin' sweet.

And Madman, Talking Heads is an amazing band, so do dig deeper than that song if you haven't already. Remain in Light is obviously amazing, but More Songs About Buildings and Food and Fear of Music are essential. And the 2004 expanded edition of The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads is possibly the greatest live album ever.

[dreamdead]

My Dying Bride -- Two Winters Only

[D_Davis]

Chromatics - Running Up That Hill

Great track. These dudes are pretty sweet.

[MadMan]

25 years late, but Husker Du's Zen Arcade is pretty friggin' sweet.

And Madman, Talking Heads is an amazing band, so do dig deeper than that song if you haven't already. Remain in Light is obviously amazing, but More Songs About Buildings and Food and Fear of Music are essential. And the 2004 expanded edition of The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads is possibly the greatest live album ever.I've only heard their greatest hits album Sand in the Vasline and Talking Heads '77, so yes I'm greatly interested in hearing more from them. So far, they are pretty awesome. I've only seen a few clips of them live, namely when they performed Live During Wartime and David Byrne was out on stage alone singing Psycho Killer. Great stuff indeed.

[Sycophant]

Despite the fact that I generally look down on people who spend a lot of time listening to video game soundtracks, I have been listening to the work of Shin Megami Tensei composer Shoji Meguro a whole hell of a lot lately.

[Spaceman Spiff]

25 years late, but Husker Du's Zen Arcade is pretty friggin' sweet.

Really? I was sure I'd like it, but I ended up being very disappointed by it. Most of the songs were indistinguishable from one and other, and it sounded like cheesy WWF anthems more than the soaring punk rock I was promised.

There also is something to be said about audio production and good mixing, I feel. Apparently nearly every song on the final release was the first take of that song, and it shows. A lot of it sounded pretty sloppy to me, when with a little fine-tuning the guitars could have sounded clearer, and the bass and drums could have crunched more.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Despite the fact that I generally look down on people who spend a lot of time listening to video game soundtracks, I have been listening to the work of Shin Megami Tensei composer Shoji Meguro a whole hell of a lot lately.

Why would you look down on people for this? I've heard many video game soundtracks that could stand head to head with some of the best film scores/composers. Meguro isn't one of them (JRPG soundtracks are largely overrated I feel, bar FFVI and maybe Chrono Cross).

Check out the Grim Fandango score (or really any of the classic LucasArts point-and-click masterpieces) or more adult games like Planescape: Torment/Alpha Centauri - games where every facet of its production was handled with the utmost care and excellence.

[Sycophant]

Oh, a lot of game music is great. Truthfully, I think a lot of the best game comes from Japan, specifically its RPGs (Meguro, Uematsu, Mitsuda, that guy who works with Suda51 and whose name I'm not looking up right now).

But have you ever met someone who listens mostly to game music? Who has an MP3 player chock full of SMB and Legend of Zelda remixes? They are annoying people.

I once got trapped into talking to this guy in my building who only listened to Cave Story soundtrack and various remixes. I hate him.

EDIT: I kindasorta used to be one of these people? And there's no greater way to incur my wrath than to be something I used to be.

[Spaceman Spiff]

People who listen mostly to game music remind me of that hilarious token white guy I knew back in the inner city schooling days. A mixture of white and gay.

Also, that guy in your building probably has severe Asperger's.

[Saya]

Belle & Sebastian - Act of the Apostle

[keyinblack]

"Dreams Burn Down" - Ride

I think trans would really dig this album if he hasn't heard of it already.

[Derek]

Brian Eno - "Mother Whale Eyeless"

And lots of Eno in general.

[keyinblack]

"The Hurting" - Tears for Fears

[D_Davis]

"The Hurting" - Tears for Fears

I've been listening to The Seeds of Love a lot recently. It's an incredibly well-produced and nuance album, full of beautiful moments, and yet it can also sound far too adult contemporary at times. It's a confounding album, but I like most of it.

I'm listening to The Neck's Drive By - is it good? So far, but ask me an hour when the song is over...

[Russ]

Chris Watson - Male Capercallie Display

[Boner M]

Milk 'n' Cookies - "Six Guns"

Awesome glam rock.

[keyinblack]

"Baltihorse" - Dan Deacon

Well, I'll be damned; all the frustrating promise that he showed as a composer in Spiderman of the Rings comes to near fruition in Bromst. The opener is crazy great and at times the record is incredibly pretty (channeling Steve Reich and Terry Riley to an extreme degree, but of course through the lens of an hyperactive internet age.)

[Boner M]

"Baltihorse" - Dan Deacon

Well, I'll be damned; all the frustrating promise that he showed as a composer in Spiderman of the Rings comes to near fruition in Bromst. The opener is crazy great and at times the record is incredibly pretty (channeling Steve Reich and Terry Riley to an extreme degree, but of course through the lens of an hyperactive internet age.)
He's playing with High Places next week. I've actually only heard bit and pieces of both bands, but I'm still incredibly excited.

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The Fall - "Wolf Kidult Man"

[Boner M]

The Raincoats - "No Side to Fall In"

The s/t is good, but its a bit of a disappointment for me after Odyshape.

[Russ]

Pole - Huckepack

[Boner M]

Pole - Huckepack
Love Pole, esp. his first 3 albums. Now listening to that same track.

[Russ]

Love Pole, esp. his first 3 albums. Now listening to that same track.
Not a big fan of anything after the first 3 - when he changed direction a bit - with the exception of the R CD, a compilation of all the Raum remixes, which is fantastic. I think it's better than 3, and it's on a par with the first 2 albums. Are you familiar with it? Highly recommended.

[Russ]

Twilight Circus - Beneath the Valley of the Ultra Dub

[Derek]

The Raincoats - "No Side to Fall In"

The s/t is good, but its a bit of a disappointment for me after Odyshape.

I had the exact opposite experience. Liked the s/t a lot before being disappointed by Odyshape. I've only heard the latter once, so I guess I owe it another spin.

[Boner M]

Not a big fan of anything after the first 3 - when he changed direction a bit - with the exception of the R CD, a compilation of all the Raum remixes, which is fantastic. I think it's better than 3, and it's on a par with the first 2 albums. Are you familiar with it? Highly recommended.
Nah, I heard the Steingarten remixes tho, which similarly I liked more than the original album.

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Flipper - "Sacrifice"

[Derek]

I've gotta hear more Pole. Loved Steingarten, but that's all I've listened to so far.
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The Band - "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"

[Marley]

Joe Hisaishi - Silent Love

[Sycophant]

Norah Jones - "Broken"

[Spaceman Spiff]

The Band - "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"

Yes! First brilliant choice I've seen in a while. Is this the Last Waltz or the original LP version? Make sure to hear both if you haven't, is what I'm saying.

[Derek]

Yes! First brilliant choice I've seen in a while. Is this the Last Waltz or the original LP version? Make sure to hear both if you haven't, is what I'm saying.

Original LP version. I'll be sure to check out The Last Waltz on DVD at some point.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Despite the awesome of the horns in the Las Waltz, I think I prefer the more rustic, melancholy tone of the version found in the Brown album. Levon's defeated-yet-proud vocals really get to me. Brilliant stuff.

[Boner M]

Dan Deacon - "Padding Ghost"

Bromst is great if I listen to maybe three tracks at a time. Perhaps the epitome of 'too much of a good thing'.

[keyinblack]

Dan Deacon - "Padding Ghost"

Bromst is great if I listen to maybe three tracks at a time. Perhaps the epitome of 'too much of a good thing'.
isn't it great?

what do you think of the 3 song suite centerpiece "Snookered" --> "Surprise Stefani"?

[Sycophant]

The Coup - "Heven Tonite"

[Boner M]

isn't it great?

what do you think of the 3 song suite centerpiece "Snookered" --> "Surprise Stefani"?
It is very impressive, albeit quite exhausting to listen to in one go. The first three tracks and "Woof Woof" are my faves, though I'll give that sequence you mentioned a run through now. Seeing him tomorrow with High Places, should be good.

[D_Davis]

The Abyssinians - Y Mas Gan - classic, spiritual roots reggae with amazing harmonies.

[Russ]

The Abyssinians - Y Mas Gan - classic, spiritual roots reggae with amazing harmonies.
Excellent.


Oz Knozz - Doodly Squat #2

[keyinblack]

"Happy House" - The Juan Maclean

This album is this year's Sound of Silver

[Marley]

Sufjan Stevens - Romulus

[Derek]

Dan Deacon - "Snookered"

Yes keyin, yes! Love this album. I can understand how its hyperactivity (though compared to Spiderman... it's like he's been taking Ritalin) would drive someone more towards appreciation than outright enjoyment, but I can't get enough of this. I'm actually on my sixth time through since I first heard it about 24 hours ago. :)

2009 is off to a verypromising start with this and Merriweather. Lots of great stuff on the horizon and I already have the new Swan Lake, Tim Hecker, Lotus Plaza, Junior Boys, Black Dice and Akron/Family albums waiting for me.

[BirdsAteMyFace]

This album is this year's Sound of Silver:|

Before I take a nap...
Sigur Rós - "Ágætis Byrjun"

On another note: Middle Cyclone. Lovely album.

[D_Davis]

On another note: Middle Cyclone. Lovely album.

It's very good. Especially the first half.

[keyinblack]

:|
Oh c'mon

[transmogrifier]

Oh c'mon


Indeed.

[jamaul]

Am I a bad person for really liking the new U2 album? It's been on heavy rotation for the last two weeks.

[D_Davis]

Am I a bad person for really liking the new U2 album? It's been on heavy rotation for the last two weeks.

Have you read my posts in the discussion thread?

:)

If not, to recap, it's absolutely brilliant. Their 3rd best album, right behind The Unforgettable Fire and The Joshua Tree, and the first 4 songs on the album are as good as anything they've ever done.

It's also really great to see that Eno and Lanois are given full co-writing credits this time - it's like they are now officially the fifth and sixth members of the band.

Lyrically, it's not so great, but then again Bono has never been a proponent of subtlety or nuance. U2 is a band that paints with broad strokes.

I don't care how unhip it makes me - No Line on the Horizon is awesome. I'm on my 21st listen right now (and I just got it on Tuesday), and I imagine this will easily make my top 10 this year.

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Oh c'monEh, I just don't understand the love for it. Average, at best, maybe. But it's an album I'd consider revisiting at some point.

Asobi Seksu - "Layers"

[keyinblack]

Indeed.
have you heard it?

[transmogrifier]

have you heard it?


No, I was reflecting on Birds dismissal of Sound of Silver. I'm not buying or downloading any new music this year (except PJ Harvey and Sonic Youth)

[Russ]

Horace Andy and Tappa Zukie - Natty Dread A Weh She Want

Awesome.

[Boner M]

Snowman - "You Are a Casino"

Hey Derek, if you liked The Horse... you really oughta check out the band's debut; it's even better.

[D_Davis]

Horace Andy and Tappa Zukie - Natty Dread A Weh She Want

Awesome.

Right on.

It's hard to beat good, old school roots reggae.

[jamaul]

Have you read my posts in the discussion thread?

:)

If not, to recap, it's absolutely brilliant. Their 3rd best album, right behind The Unforgettable Fire and The Joshua Tree, and the first 4 songs on the album are as good as anything they've ever done.

It's also really great to see that Eno and Lanois are given full co-writing credits this time - it's like they are now officially the fifth and sixth members of the band.

Lyrically, it's not so great, but then again Bono has never been a proponent of subtlety or nuance. U2 is a band that paints with broad strokes.

I don't care how unhip it makes me - No Line on the Horizon is awesome. I'm on my 21st listen right now (and I just got it on Tuesday), and I imagine this will easily make my top 10 this year.


Fantastic . . . although I'd argue it may be slightly better than Joshua Tree (which loses slight momentum halfway thru, but is still, nonetheless, a great album). Agree with the broad strokes - it is not a subtle album, but one that revels in the flourishing sounds of the very beauty in the music. I was also a fan of Viva La Vida, although careful with whom I admitted that too. Sure the lyrics contained in both albums may lack, compared to the likes of Radiohead, for instance. But at least Coldplay and U2 insist on making rousing, beautiful music. I too have listened to No Line at least twenty times already.

Anyone here stoked about new Dylan and new Prince?

[D_Davis]

I expected to like Viva La Vida more than I do because of Eno's involvement. Unfortunately, very little about that record caught my attention.

[Spun Lepton]

Picked up Neko Case's new release Middle Cyclone. So far it's very good, but I don't think she's yet topped Blacklisted. 8/10

[EvilShoe]

Handsome Furs - Talking Hotel Arbat Blues

[Russ]

Prince Far I & the Arabs - The Right Way (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PGnLN4y0YY)

[Kurosawa Fan]

Anyone here stoked about new Dylan and new Prince?

I've heard about the new Dylan by word of mouth about eight times now, but I've yet to read anything about it. Do you have a link or anything? Two people described it to me as a collection of b-sides and rarities, but that's what Tell Tale Signs was, and that's the latest album according to his website.

[D_Davis]

I'm on my 30th listen of the new U2 album - and I may like it even more than the Joshua Tree. I can't believe how great it is.

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Andrew Bird - "A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left" (live version at Bonnaroo)

[Sven]

The title track from Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights is pretty much the best song I should've heard before now.

[Sven]

Right now, Tina Turner is going "WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO!!!"

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Röyksopp (feat. Robyn) - "The Girl and the Robot"

Electropop collaboration I can get behind.

[jamaul]

I've heard about the new Dylan by word of mouth about eight times now, but I've yet to read anything about it. Do you have a link or anything? Two people described it to me as a collection of b-sides and rarities, but that's what Tell Tale Signs was, and that's the latest album according to his website.

By now I'm sure you already know this, but it's called Together Through Life.

http://www.bobdylan.com/

Cover is there. Rolling Stone first reported it (confirmed it) about a week and a half ago. I'm so excited I just can't hide it I'm about to lose control and I think I like it.

At least it's not like Modern Times where I first heard about the band recording it a year before it was released. This is coming out April 28.

[Kurosawa Fan]

By now I'm sure you already know this, but it's called Together Through Life.

http://www.bobdylan.com/

Cover is there. Rolling Stone first reported it (confirmed it) about a week and a half ago. I'm so excited I just can't hide it I'm about to lose control and I think I like it.

At least it's not like Modern Times where I first heard about the band recording it a year before it was released. This is coming out April 28.

Yeah, I saw this on Sunday. I still haven't located a track list. Do you know of one? Amazon doesn't have anything listed.

[jamaul]

Yeah, I saw this on Sunday. I still haven't located a track list. Do you know of one? Amazon doesn't have anything listed.

No, I don't think it's been released. But it is ten tracks long. Mojo and Rolling Stone have had early listens. I think I even read that there will be a deluxe version of the disc that has some B-Sides.

What did you think of Tell Tale Signs?

[Kurosawa Fan]

No, I don't think it's been released. But it is ten tracks long. Mojo and Rolling Stone have had early listens. I think I even read that there will be a deluxe version of the disc that has some B-Sides.

What did you think of Tell Tale Signs?

LOVED it. It never ceases to amaze me what constitutes as "throw-away tracks" for Dylan. I actually liked some of the tracks on Tell Tale Signs more than the ones he chose for their respective albums.

[jamaul]

LOVED it. It never ceases to amaze me what constitutes as "throw-away tracks" for Dylan. I actually liked some of the tracks on Tell Tale Signs more than the ones he chose for their respective albums.


The accoustic version of Mississippi makes me want to cry it's so wonderful. Dreamin' of You and Can't Wait are pretty much mind-blowing, and the alternate version of Born in Time is one of the prettiest things Dylan's ever done. Yeah, I agree, it's amazing how prolific he is in the studio, and that he's left off so many great tracks over the years.

I've got high hopes for this new album. There's something enduring about the cover, and the things that have been said about the album sound like it'll fit right into the style and theme of MT and L&T.

[D_Davis]

Drive By, by The Necks

Another one of their hour-long songs, and it's pretty good.

[bac0n]

Lonesome Track (http://www.last.fm/music/Regatta+69/_/Lonesome+Track) by Regatta 69, a small-time ska act that I happened upon about ten years ago. Surprisingly good, catchy and fun, just like ska should be.

[D_Davis]

Noah, Bill Cosby.

Right. What's an ark?

[MadMan]

Highway Patrolman-Johnny Cash. This song deserves more love.

[Russ]

Noah, Bill Cosby.

Right. What's an ark?
This is great. I'm embarrased to mention how many years it's been since I've heard it.

[D_Davis]

Right. What's a cubit?

[Russ]

Twilight Circus - Speaking Dub

[Russ]

Joséphine Baker - la petite Tonkinoise

[Sycophant]

Suzanne Vega - "The Queen and the Soldier"

[Benny Profane]

Elvis Costello - Armed Forces.

Just a damn good album. Why did it take me this long to buy it?

[Ezee E]

What made the Jay-Z Black Album such an album to mix with others?

Anyways, The Black Album mixed with OK Computer is pretty fun.

[D_Davis]

Tom Heasley - Prelude - ambient, experimental tuba.

Awesome.

Imagine what Eno did with Budd's piano, but with a tuba.

Amazing.

[D_Davis]

Tom Heasley - Thonis

Wow, what a discovery! It's like hearing music for the first time. My ears have been opened to a whole new library of sounds and tones.

I need to find a tuba player in my area.

[Russ]

Machiavel - After the Crop

Old-time prog goodness! So quaintly dated.


Svensos - you sooo need to hear this

[Sycophant]

Wait, why is there commentary in here all the time now? Oh god.

[Sven]

Svensos - you sooo need to hear this

Listening now. It's pretty awesome!

[Boner M]

Pocahaunted - "Warmest Knives"

[transmogrifier]

Pocahaunted - "Warmest Knives"

Worst band name since Grizzly Bear, Pelican or Panda Bear? I think so.

[Boner M]

Worst band name since Grizzly Bear, Pelican or Panda Bear? I think so.
I like it.

[Spun Lepton]

Santigold -- "Say Aha"

[D_Davis]

Pocahaunted - "Warmest Knives"

Reminds me of early Spacemen 3 mixed with some Magical Power Mako and Ghost.

Kind of cool, but also kind of grating.

I can dig the drones, although I'd prefer it if it weren't so lo-fi.

[Derek]

phoenix - "1901"

i'm with acapelli in loving this album. it slips a bit after the first 4 tracks, but only because those are as infectious and catchy as any pop songs i've heard in a while. love the way they subtly integrate new wave sounds into this album.

[dreamdead]

The Firstborn -- "Flesh to the Crows"

An attempt by a Portugal death metal band to construct an album around Buddhist Scriptures. Color me intrigued; nice use of more traditional percussion to the metal proceeding.

[jamaul]

Anyone heard the first single from Dylan's Together Through Life? It's fucking awesome.

Speaking of Dylan, a friend of mine gave me every episode of Theme Time Radio Hour about a week ago and I feel like an idiot for never getting on top of this shit. Every episode has been wonderful in its own little way, but all together I can't believe there's something out there on the radio like this. Anyone a long-time listener?

[Boner M]

phoenix - "1901"

i'm with acapelli in loving this album. it slips a bit after the first 4 tracks, but only because those are as infectious and catchy as any pop songs i've heard in a while. love the way they subtly integrate new wave sounds into this album.
sneaky, dude

[Derek]

sneaky, dude

sometimes you've gotta speak the language of the youth to make sure they hear you

[Boner M]

sometimes you've gotta speak the language of the youth to make sure they hear you
derek,

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://images.bluebeat.com/an/8/3/3/3/1/l13338.jpg

[Kurosawa Fan]

Brilliant album. So, so desperately underrated. No one ever talks about it when they mention Dylan's career, but it's among his finest work.

[dreamdead]

Sonic Youth - "Dirty Boots"

Grabbed up Goo last week. Definitely digging it more than Dirty, though I seem to have a distaste against the majority of Kim's vocals. She's more tolerable on this album for some reason. And the musicianship is more in tune with Sister, too, which helps...

[Russ]

Horslips - Exiles

70's era Irish band - a blend of Fairport Convention/Jethro Tull/Steeleye Span.

I forgot just how much I liked them.

Exiles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-P8Nqm_mn0) is a great song, and so is Speed the Plough (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMiKVP0emOM).

[Spaceman Spiff]

Brilliant album. So, so desperately underrated. No one ever talks about it when they mention Dylan's career, but it's among his finest work.

Yeah, it is pretty amazing. To be honest, I'm more enamored by it because of the completely under discussed The Band (who you should totally listen to if you haven't), but Dylan is in fine form here. This is perhaps his last great work in fairness before he succumbed to his religious mysticism and age caught up with him.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Yeah, it is pretty amazing. To be honest, I'm more enamored by it because of the completely under discussed The Band (who you should totally listen to if you haven't), but Dylan is in fine form here. This is perhaps his last great work in fairness before he succumbed to his religious mysticism and age caught up with him.

The Band is indeed wonderful, but I vehemently disagree that this is Dylan's last great work. Age still hasn't caught up to him. Time Out of Mind is as good as nearly any album he ever made, and Modern Times is a half-step below that. Love and Theft is nothing to scoff at either. His recent resurgence has been amazing to watch (and listen to).

[Spaceman Spiff]

Hurm.

I've only heard Time out of My Mind from the lot which was good, but I would hesitate to label it great. I heard a song or two from Modern Times that just didn't do it for me. Maybe, I'll give it another go, but for now:

http://therisingstorm.net/audio/scott4.jpg

[D_Davis]

Time Out of Mind is incredible, second only to Oh Mercy.

[Sven]

Horslips - Exiles

70's era Irish band - a blend of Fairport Convention/Jethro Tull/Steeleye Span.

I forgot just how much I liked them.

Exiles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-P8Nqm_mn0) is a great song, and so is Speed the Plough (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMiKVP0emOM).

Yup. Love these guys. Found them by chance one day and couldn't get enough.

[D_Davis]

Babeheart, by Dasto - beautiful guitar-based ambient music.

[D_Davis]

Ruthenium Theory, Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel.

Haunting.

[D_Davis]

Bird, by The European Tuba Quartet's Low and Behold

Some interesting stuff on this album. I don't like it as much as the Tom Heasley stuff, but it is still nice to listen to an instrument that has gone unnoticed to me for far too long.

[Ezee E]

An oldie but a goodie.

Michael Jackson "Scream"

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://www.privatjokr.com/images/snowclues/1986.JPG

[[ETM]]

Greenskeepers - "Pleetch" (2004)

[D_Davis]

Other Voices, The Cure

[[ETM]]

Powell's "Happy Feet" score is beautiful.

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_upR682BFRiM/SbYdHIzrL9I/AAAAAAAACQw/3lSLIaReqeo/s400/melody-grd-1.jpg

So sleazily grandiose.

[Derek]

St. Vincent - "Marrow"

Not sure what to make of the new album quite yet. It's certainly a step forward creatively for Clark, but other than a few songs, I find myself appreciating it from afar rather than being fully engaged by it. I do like it and will keep listening, but I'm not sure I'll come around to preferring this to Marry Me.

[Derek]

Mokira - "Oscillations and Tremola"

Pretty great ambient album from start to finish. Reminds me a bit of Gas with more variation and no thumping base.

[D_Davis]

Mokira - "Oscillations and Tremola"

Pretty great ambient album from start to finish. Reminds me a bit of Gas with more variation and no thumping base.

I've heard some of their stuff before. Some of it is nice, but a lot of it is too glitchy for my tastes. I like it when I engage it, but it's too busy to properly ignore. I can never let this glitch-based ambient to drift into the background.

I've been listening to a newly-discovered ambient album by Darshan Ambient called Providence, and it is gorgeous. It's mainly piano based, and accented with interesting synth, string, and woodwind sounds. It's very organic.

[chrisnu]

Sheryl Crow - "Now That You're Gone"

[Derek]

I've heard some of their stuff before. Some of it is nice, but a lot of it is too glitchy for my tastes. I like it when I engage it, but it's too busy to properly ignore. I can never let this glitch-based ambient to drift into the background.

The first track has some glitch, but overall there's not a ton. This is the first I've heard of him so I can't compare to his earlier stuff, but it'd be worth your time to sample it.


I've been listening to a newly-discovered ambient album by Darshan Ambient called Providence, and it is gorgeous. It's mainly piano based, and accented with interesting synth, string, and woodwind sounds. It's very organic.

Sounds interesting. I've never been able to get much into piano-based ambient, but I can't say I've heard all that many albums that stick to it. I'll give this a try.

[transmogrifier]

I'm close to inventing a time machine just so I can jump ahead to June and get the new Sonic Youth. Come on, stupid time!

[transmogrifier]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_upR682BFRiM/SbYdHIzrL9I/AAAAAAAACQw/3lSLIaReqeo/s400/melody-grd-1.jpg

So sleazily grandiose.

Love this album.

[D_Davis]

The first track has some glitch, but overall there's not a ton. This is the first I've heard of him so I can't compare to his earlier stuff, but it'd be worth your time to sample it.


Cool - I'll give it a spin.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Love this album.

It is indeed brilliant. The bass on the album (well actually the entire instrumentation, but the bass in particular) is great. It grooves along with the lechery of Gainsbourg and upps the sex level to biblical proportions.

[Winston*]

Listening to this Do You Like Rock Music?! atm. What's up with British Sea Power? They have this one awesome song Apologies to Insect Life where they go all out and have all this energy and sing about gymnastic whores but then every other song they have is quite boring. Why aren't more of their songs awesome?

[keyinblack]

Listening to this Do You Like Rock Music?! atm. What's up with British Sea Power? They have this one awesome song Apologies to Insect Life where they go all out and have all this energy and sing about gymnastic whores but then every other song they have is quite boring. Why aren't more of their songs awesome?
if you only like that song, just listen to the pixies.

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://www.jpaime.net/blog/images/New3/Marquee_moon_album_cover.jpg

[Russ]

Joe Higgs - Life of Contradiction

One word: WOW.

[Boner M]

Food - "Christcookies"

Nearby store is having a sale on all their Rune Grammafon titles. Gonna snag as many as I can.

[transmogrifier]

Sacred Trickster, Sonic Youth

More please.

[D_Davis]

Sacred Trickster, Sonic Youth

More please.

How many other bands can you tell you're listening to after only 2 chords of a song.

[Spaceman Spiff]

What album would you recommend for somebody who wants to give Sonic Youth a fair shake? I've heard quite a bit from them (but from all sorts of albums), and honestly I think they kind of suck, but still I'd at least like to hear their 'masterpiece' (according to you) as a cohesive whole before I put both feet in the backlash bandwagon.

[transmogrifier]

What album would you recommend for somebody who wants to give Sonic Youth a fair shake? I've heard quite a bit from them (but from all sorts of albums), and honestly I think they kind of suck, but still I'd at least like to hear their 'masterpiece' (according to you) as a cohesive whole before I put both feet in the backlash bandwagon.

Well, most fans would say Daydream Nation, but for someone who is quite cynical about them, I would suggest listening to Sonic Nurse and then Murray Street and then Daydream Nation and then Evol a minimum of two times each.

If none of that gets you, then give up.

[D_Davis]

SY definitely don't suck, but I can understand people not liking them.

I'd probably recommend either Goo or Dirty, as these are, I think, there most accessible records.

My favorite is Daydream Nation, but I can't imagine this turning someone on who doesn't like them.

But really, you don't need to like them. They're doing pretty good as it is.

;)

[Spaceman Spiff]

I think I'd prefer their most pop-structured music and such over their over-abuse of distortion and such (which I found tiresome and not particularly imaginative in DN).

Whatevs.

http://www.overthinkingit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/can-tago-mago.jpg

[EvilShoe]

Modest Mouse - Gravity Rides Everything

It has been a while since I've listened to Modest Mouse's discography. So far The Moon & Antarctica is still my fav album of theirs.

[Russ]

Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters - Come Along

[D_Davis]

Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters - Come Along

I can't recall this tune. Good?

[Russ]

I can't recall this tune. Good?
It's a really excellent dub from Scratch's sublime Chapter 1 album, which had been compiled with the the legendary Blackboard Jungle Dub on the most excellent (and out-of-print) CD compilation, Scratch Attack!. The sound quality isn't very good. I dont know when/if these dub selections will ever appear on any remastered CD (were the masters lost when Scratch burned his studio down?), but they need to be: they're essential and stand head and shoulders above anything recorded and mixed during the same period.

Fucking awesome is what it is.


http://www.urbanimage.tv/watermarked/rx050_ab_y.jpg

[D_Davis]

The sound quality isn't very good. I dont know when/if these dub selections will ever appear on any remastered CD (were the masters lost when Scratch burned his studio down?)

Fucking awesome is what it is.


http://www.urbanimage.tv/watermarked/rx050_ab_y.jpg

Love that picture.

I imagine there is a ton of reggae and dub music lost or in terrible condition because of poor storage conditions in those original "studios," studios that were little more than shacks with electricity run to them.

[Russ]

I imagine there is a ton of reggae and dub music lost or in terrible condition because of poor storage conditions in those original "studios," studios that were little more than shacks with electricity run to them.
All the more reason to snag the great quality releases while you can (read: the true labors of love in terms of Jamaican reissues, and worth every single penny) from Motion Records, Pressure Sounds, and Blood and Fire. They won't be around forever! If not, you'll have to make do with Trojan, Heartbeat, et. al, not terrible options by any means, but still: get the soon to be out-of-print quality stuff while you still can.

[Sycophant]

The theme song to "Donald Duck Presents" in my head, over and over and over.

[soitgoes...]

"Fake Plastic Trees" - Radiohead

[SirNewt]

I know it's ridiculous but I just discovered Tech-9. I'm listening to various tracks on youtube (Einstein is badass) and I need a CD recommendation for when I hit up the music store in Redmond tommorow.

[Justin]

Have gone through a Faith No More marathon here recently.

[Russ]

Mrs. Cakehead - Porsche Incident

[Sycophant]

I have been listening to so much Hawaiian pop music lately. Especially Hawaiian Style Band's Rhythm of the Ocean, which has been on repeat for the last couple days.

[D_Davis]

Hawaiian Style Band is awesome.

[Sycophant]

Hawaiian Style Band is awesome.

Yes. Yes, it is. I've just ordered their Vanishing Treasures album and am greatly looking forward to it.

[Russ]

Tsunami Wazahari - Ganesh Hi-Fi

[Derek]

Silver Apples - "A Pox On You"

Not sure why I waited so long to get to Contact, but it's unsurprisingly great. Not as awe-inspiring as their debut, though still light years ahead of its time. Love the use of the banjo on a couple tracks - it's probably the last instrument I'd imagine fitting into their sound.

[Raiders]

"Save Me From What I Want" - St. Vincent

Unsurprisingly, I find this entire album divine. Possibly even better than the first. Certainly a more layered sound overall. Less catchy I suppose.

[EvilShoe]

The Shins - Caring is Creepy

Haven't listened to this in a while... 18 was a good age. That Zach Braff guy's movie with Portman looks awesome.

[Russ]

Brilliantes del Vuelo - I Know

[transmogrifier]

The Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex = :pritch:

[SirNewt]

Hey - Pixies

get out of my head song!

[EvilShoe]

Built to Spill - You Were Right

[transmogrifier]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_upR682BFRiM/SbYdHIzrL9I/AAAAAAAACQw/3lSLIaReqeo/s400/melody-grd-1.jpg

So sleazily grandiose.

Yeah, I've decided that the opener Melody [Extrait de Melody Nelson] may in fact be one of the greatest tracks ever.

[D_Davis]

A Rainbow in Curved Air, by Terry Riley

[EvilShoe]

Going through the Talking Heads albums. Currently at this fantastic live one:
http://millennium-thisiswhoweare.net/cmeacg/img/music/profile_image/14/cover_large.jpg

[Ezee E]

bac0n's mix.

SWEET.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Yeah, I've decided that the opener Melody [Extrait de Melody Nelson] may in fact be one of the greatest tracks ever.

Thou has decided wisely.

[EvilShoe]

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2005/06/01/sleaterkinney_the_woods_270x27 0.jpg
Still as awesome as ever.

[D_Davis]

The Lovetones, "Something Good".

What is it about Australia that produces these amazing pop bands?