Music: Rate and Discuss

Captain M4d said:
Passion Pit is amazing! I've been listening to Manners a lot recently. It's one of my favorite bands that I've had to represent for my Sony Music college marketing job.


I love Oingo Boingo!!!! One of the professors at my school used to do drum tech for them back in the early 90s. I'm going to interview him for my university's paper in the fall.
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That's ****ing awesome. My dad found out I liked Oingo Boingo yesterday and pretty much fjskfdkfdh. Love Danny's voice.

Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows (Unkle Remix)

Another awesome remix by Unkle. They need to do more QOTSA tracks.
 
The Beatmasters - Ska Train

One of my favourite tracks when I was still in high school. The song mixes 1980's acid house with (surprise!) ska. The trumpet is played by one of The Specials iirc. Back then this was considered 'electronic music' but it doesn't compare to the stuff made nowadays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPCJUo0zp7M
 
Recently, Amon Tobin - Escape

I used to dislike this song, but I've heard it about a dozen times in the past few weeks and every time it's grown on me more and more. The samples and music interact perfectly, like when you can almost hear the men scraping their way through the dirt in rhythm. I miss Splinter Cell.

zombieturtle01 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUA7F9j_xzs
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Rating approved, would discuss again 5/5
 
I am listening to a lot of Peaches, mainly because I had heard good stuff about her but hadnt heard her and she was playing a gig in Brighton tomorrow. But then I realised the people I would invite are all at Reading and will have no money. So instead I'm just going to listen to the music at home (bawww). It's percussive and frictional and danceable and totally hot.

Listen to her newish album I Feel Cream.
 
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

I really should not have waited this long to obtain this album. "So What" is pure nonchalant bliss. I lost track of the album after "Freddie Freeloader", probably on account of the songs flowing together like a pair of good jazz riffs, but I remember at the very least not disliking anything. I'm going to be listening to this a lot in the near future.
 
Stigmata said:
Rating approved, would discuss again 5/5
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Shut it, sometimes songs speak for themselves.


Anyways, I've been in an 80's mood lately.
I think it's because I've been playing GTA:VC again, and when I was about 12 that is what really got me loving 80's music.
(YEAH, DON'T TALK BAD ABOUT 80'S MUSIC IT'S AWESOME)

I was singing this in the car today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCH1IlOfDTM
 
Stigmata said:
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

I really should not have waited this long to obtain this album. "So What" is pure nonchalant bliss. I lost track of the album after "Freddie Freeloader", probably on account of the songs flowing together like a pair of good jazz riffs, but I remember at the very least not disliking anything. I'm going to be listening to this a lot in the near future.
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My dad always listens to this stuff and I agree completely.

sooooo what, duh-dun duh-dun duh-un duh-doo-doo
 
Daniel Johnston - Living Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBNz3mL9-Kg

I like this one a lot. Recorded on a tape cassette. It's got heart. And the piano part toward the end is brilliant before it breaks down into discord, which is also pretty brilliant. It makes me feel better about things.
 
Manatees - I

I've probably fallen in to some pretentious wankery discription about these guys before so I'll cut this one short with a awesome video of these class Geordies tearing up some shitty venues around the country from so tour or somesuch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFn5mF8a2jQ

What a tremendous band. Ridiculously loud to the extent that playing it quietly is unacceptable and that's a goddamn fact. It's music made from men with beards and that's the best kind of music. The UK metal scene couldn't be anymore awesome at the moment with how much unique talent is pouring through. ****ing crushing.
 
Stigmata said:
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

I really should not have waited this long to obtain this album. "So What" is pure nonchalant bliss. I lost track of the album after "Freddie Freeloader", probably on account of the songs flowing together like a pair of good jazz riffs, but I remember at the very least not disliking anything. I'm going to be listening to this a lot in the near future.
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I love you so passionately right now.

Couldn't agree more. Top 5 album.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sarj9JcLgQY

Probably proof that sines and reverb are always a good combination. Not sure if I like the original over the Fundacion NYC remix. It seems just a tad on the slow side.

As an aside, this guy is incredibly hard to find, although that might have changed recently. I remember a year ago finding even a listing for his CD took 10 minutes in google. I guess he's caught on now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR2tKN6wkxM

Woo samples of train stations I've been to. Huzzah. Again, must be some sort of Eurodance exclusivity thing, but these guys are really tough to find legally in NA.
 
Porcupine Tree - Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-zPWBu--Q4

Always thought this was a lovely relaxing track, but I only recently found out that the voice-over you hear is that of a cult leader recording a last video before he and the other members of the cult committed mass suicide. It's suddenly a whole lot more eerie.
 
Jackyl - Relentless (Album)

3.5/5

From the southern boys of rock boogie, one might expect a better quality record. Sure, the majority of the songs are awesome, but it seems that Jackyl trie to go more the rout of Rap Metal with their newest album. Examples include "Billy Badass," where lead singer Jesse literally raps over the guitar riff. Also, You Want It Heavy also seems to be a bit like rap being that the entire song is Jesse bragging about how awesome he is. Though he isn't at all wrong, it seems more could be done to make actual music instead of boasting like this.

Actually, the entire album seems composed of this, where he's bragging about himself, then feeling sorry for himself. But, enough about the lyrics. More goes into an album than that.

One thing very irritating about this album is the snare drum. It's really awful. it seems Jackyl went with a synthesized snare over a real one. I can't imagine why... Chris Worley's kit, in my mind, is one of the best tuned I've ever heard, so it's disappointing to hear his strongest point undermined. The guitars, too, seem to be overly distorted. Almost like they're choking throughout the entire record... Perhaps they were taking Metallica's lead in that they wanted to have a more organic sound, but with an "In your face" band like Jackyl... Well... Maybe that was the point. To pull the rug out from underneath their own fans.

Though the album has serious weak points, there are truely great songs on this record. Classics even, that I'm disappointed to see Jackyl not take advantage of. Here's one particular track I love, but have never heard at one of their concerts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fvXUDxZJMQ&feature=fvw

Some great tracks on this album include: I'm On Fire, Lend Me A Hand, Mr. Evil, Vegas Smile, Heaven Don't Want Me (And Hell's Afraid I'll take Over), Sparks From Candy, Curse on You, and The more You Hate it.

That might be most of the album, but that's how great these songs are. But, again, the quality of the sound really makes them drag. A few might say that Jesse's voice, too, was trying too hard to imitate Brian Johnson, and they might be right, but it may also have to do with Jesse's age showing in his voice. Same with what happened with James Hetfield, and Brian Johnson himself. At a certain age you just can't scream it out anymore. It can effect music quality, but on this reconrd, not enough that it doesn't still ****ing kick your ass.

I would recommend anyone this record if Jackyl would simply fix the drums in it. Even the cymbals sound nerfed somehow, and it gets annoying. Especially with the Hi-hat.
 
Bobby Conn - Never Get Ahead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm9dzLxLvxc

One of the most hilarious songs/videos I've ever experienced. The song itself is really catchy but the video elevates it to something so much more awesome. Especially the girl in the blue dress.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwErxckY-Xc
This album was recently recommended to me, and I have to say I'm enjoying it immensely. Not quite ambient, but more in the style of a movie soundtrack. Slow progressions and evolutions, but not in an overbearing manner like trance. He's also not afraid of showing anger or despair in a happy track.

Reminds me somewhat of what might happen if Thomas Newman slowed his stuff to half tempo and started using a drum machine. This and the last track are my favourite so far. Good for long drives.
 
I recommended that to you. Do you know nothing about sources? Honestly.
 
Bleeding Through - On Wings Of Lead

Y'know, on the whole I usually find this metalcore malarky very rubbish, or from what I've heard, but there's something about Bleeding Through that really tears at my heart strings and gets something out of me. It's the clean vocals that do it - day will break on this saddest day; so don't let me wake. I've heard this all before, I've seen this over and over again, don't let me wake.''' backed-up by some pretty aggressive harsh vocals yelling DROWNING IN A POOL OF MY OWN BLOOD... really gets to me somehow. You gotta hear it to know it. Recommend the album This is Love, This is Murderous to anyone that cares.
 
Bulls on Parade - Rage Against the Machine

imho their best song, also their strongest political song. too bad they couldnt keep it up. listening to this song more than 10 years after it was released I'm still surprised to see how many people interpret this as a pro-gun/pro-war song

""Bulls on Parade" addresses the issue of the American military-industrial complex, a situation in which industry (the arms industry, primarily) urges government to take military action, with the intent of obtaining military contracts, and to thereby increase its revenue."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulls_on_Parade#Context
 
CptStern said:
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58-36lSqG4


probably one of my fave RatM song. I've seen this song being champoined by gun-nuts "rally round the family with a pocket full of shells" when it's actually a song of protest against the rim of fire companies and the military industrial complex
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CptStern said:
Bulls on Parade - Rage Against the Machine

imho their best song, also their strongest political song. too bad they couldnt keep it up. listening to this song more than 10 years after it was released I'm still surprised to see how many people interpret this as a pro-gun/pro-war song

""Bulls on Parade" addresses the issue of the American military-industrial complex, a situation in which industry (the arms industry, primarily) urges government to take military action, with the intent of obtaining military contracts, and to thereby increase its revenue."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulls_on_Parade#Context
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I swear you do this on purpose.
 
Blood Warrior - recording of a live show

Pretty good folksy stuff. Some of the singing and texture reminds me of the vocal parts from the O'Shenandoah cd by Sparrows Swarm and Sing (somewhat obscure post-rock-ish band which no longer exists). I don't know how best to describe it -- kinda like campfire singing? There's not a whole lot of variety between the songs, but I'm ok with that as it's good for what it is.
 
Porcupine Tree - The Incident

Just had my first listen of this new album. As with all their albums, I think I'll need to listen it multiple times to appreciate everything on it, but there's definitely some amazing tracks on there. From what I remember, I really loved Time Flies (at 'only' 11:40 the longest track, although disc 1 can be seen as a single 55 minute track), Octane Twisted and I Drive The Hearse.

As always, the album is very varied and I don't know if it's more or less "metal" than FoaBP. I think it's neither, it's just PT being PT and even the "metal" on FoaBP like Anesthetize really sounded nothing like metal at all. I think it sounds like FoaBP mixed with Lightbulb Sun, really.

Haven't really paid attention to the lyrics yet, but then, I never really do. The lyrics of FoaBP were a little too melodramatic for my liking, but that didn't detract from the actual music.

There's also a bunch of <2 min songs on it that seem like filler tracks. I guess they're meant as bridges between the songs or something, but I don't really care for them. And that's my biggest gripe I guess: too many short, pointless songs. I like my 18 minute slow build-up with orgasmic blow-out songs, thank you very much.

Seeing them in exactly one month where they'll presumably be playing this album. Can't wait!

EDIT: 'I Drive The Hearse' is quickly becoming one of my favorite tracks ever. <3
 
Arvo Pärt -- Te Deum

It's a choral piece by a contemporary composer... according to Wikipedia this piece was written in the late '80s. This piece is ridiculously beautiful. I've seriously been sitting here for hours now listening to his choral stuff. Here's part of Te Deum from near the end of the whole piece:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs6Ct6B7_G8

I love the last minute of it. Also, the conductor mouthing the words makes me smile.
 
PvtRyan said:
Porcupine Tree - The Incident

Just had my first listen of this new album. As with all their albums, I think I'll need to listen it multiple times to appreciate everything on it, but there's definitely some amazing tracks on there. From what I remember, I really loved Time Flies (at 'only' 11:40 the longest track, although disc 1 can be seen as a single 55 minute track), Octane Twisted and I Drive The Hearse.

As always, the album is very varied and I don't know if it's more or less "metal" than FoaBP. I think it's neither, it's just PT being PT and even the "metal" on FoaBP like Anesthetize really sounded nothing like metal at all. I think it sounds like FoaBP mixed with Lightbulb Sun, really.

Haven't really paid attention to the lyrics yet, but then, I never really do. The lyrics of FoaBP were a little too melodramatic for my liking, but that didn't detract from the actual music.

There's also a bunch of <2 min songs on it that seem like filler tracks. I guess they're meant as bridges between the songs or something, but I don't really care for them. And that's my biggest gripe I guess: too many short, pointless songs. I like my 18 minute slow build-up with orgasmic blow-out songs, thank you very much.

Seeing them in exactly one month where they'll presumably be playing this album. Can't wait!

EDIT: 'I Drive The Hearse' is quickly becoming one of my favorite tracks ever. <3
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I just started listening to Porcupine Tree, though I've heard a lot about them over the years. Which album do you think I should start with? I've listened to half of In Absentia and some random earlier songs, and I like pretty much everything I've heard so far.
 
Stigmata said:
I just started listening to Porcupine Tree, though I've heard a lot about them over the years. Which album do you think I should start with? I've listened to half of In Absentia and some random earlier songs, and I like pretty much everything I've heard so far.
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It's hard to say really. Even in a single album, the music varies wildly, although the trend is that newer albums are more "rocky" and "louder". But even on those albums, there's slow, quiet songs. The newest album (The Incident) also doesn't follow this trend, and some say it's a summary of all the music they've done so far, which wouldn't make it a bad place to start.

On the other hand, I know at first I didn't really like anything except for Deadwing and parts of In Absentia like Trains and Blackest Eyes. Deadwing in particular is probably pretty easy to like if you like rock at all. It's still my favorite album too. The rest I had to grow into. These are my personal favorites:

1. Deadwing (the only album ever where I love ALL the songs)
2. Lightbulb Sun / The Incident / Fear of a Blank Planet
3. Voyage 34 (only 4 songs, but each over 10 minutes long, a tale of an LSD trip and absolute perfect for any bus/train traveling)
4. In Absentia

But they're seriously all good :)

I can also recommend Blackfield, a band by PT's frontman Steven Wilson and Israeli singer Aviv Geffen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dyMp99Q5ss
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hTN19x1DyM&fmt=18
Mount Kimbie - Maybes
from Maybes EP, Hotflush 021.​

I've never been so stunned by a track. After hearing this in (tantalising, I might add) snippets on my radio station for a month, and not knowing what it was, I found it on my iPod - a wonderful experience, to be sure.

The song, however, starts off in a very strange manner - slow, reverbed waves of distorted guitar, and the occasional unidentifiable thump or whine. Vaguely post-rock, and completely disparate from the song as a whole. Yet when the beat suddenly rolls in, clattering, pulsing and clicking, at 1:30, you know the song's special, because it makes it all fit so nicely.

Post-Burial, half two-step half wonky, sidechains cutting into the lush guitar drones, the beat carves itself a broad rhythmic pathway through the track. Different instruments are reverbed to different degrees, pushing them back into the mix. As a result, some percussive elements sit right in your ear, almost invasively close compared to the other, further removed drum sounds. The strange, stumbling beat coupled with the most excellent vocal sampling I've heard in a very long time creates an incredible groove, both lush and sparse, warm and austere.

Moving smoothly through variations, expanding the vocal sample out for a criminally short breakdown, this song concludes 2 and a bit minutes after the beat was introduced.

The best song I've heard in months, infectiously catchy and yet entirely without pretensions. 10 GOLD STARS A++++ WOULD LISTEN AGAIN because it's bathos time
 
Starf*cker - whatever songs they have on their myspace

A girl I met was going to this band's show tonight (or yesterday night at this point). She described it as electro-pop so I was a little skeptical of whether I'd like them. Also, not a fan of taking random buses by myself in the middle of the night seeing as someone got robbed at gunpoint at the intersection where I live, in broad daylight. Plus I hear sirens all the time.

I checked out their music though and it's really chill, catchy stuff. Sounds like it would've been a fun show.
 
Nullsleep - Galaxy Tonite

Upbeat 8-bit music... catchy tunes... what's not to like? Helps keep me going when working on papers late at night, like right now.

..And now I'm listening to the theme from the Sweet Half-Life mod by Koumei Satou. I just got to the part where they have the scientist talking. I didn't even remember that being in the song. Oh lol.
 
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