RGC wrote:I bookmarked a ton of albums in spotify based on the last x pages of recommendations here. Having rapidly deleted what transpired to be a lot of death/black/grind/core metal (just not my thing), I found the first albums by Mazzy Star and Elysian Fields, respectively, to be phenomenal. Whoever mentioned those artists, let's exchange spotify usernames!
there's loads of musicians similar to Mazzy Star (shoegazer). Hope Sandoval (singer) has several solo albums. She's done work with The Chemical Brothers ("Asleep From Day"), the Jesus and Mary Chain, several other ppl/bands.
on topic: Modal Soul Classics II dedicated to Nujabes
Doom Town - s/t cassette
Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park
Venom - Black Metal
Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness
Hank Mobley - Roll Call
V/A - Virtual Brazillia
The Sisters of Mercy - Some Girls Wander By Mistake
Back on Record Store Day, I grabbed a few $.50 LPs from the local shop. This almost never works out for me, but this time I grabbed Cross Talk by The Pretty Things. I loved S.F. Sorrow but didn't connect with Parachute, so I didn't have high expectations of Cross Talk and it's lucky I didn't look it up before buying, because I probably would have left it on the shelf. When I started it up I had to run to Google to confirm that it was from the same band as S.F. Sorrow - but it is, and I love it so much.
None of my other purchases so far have turned out that well, so off to the thrift store they go. I still have a Steve Martin record from my haul to listen to. I'm sure that will provide good times.
New Appleseed Cast 'Illumination Ritual', Office Of Future Plans s/T (J. Robbins ex Jawbox and Burning Airlines), Dillinger Escape Plan 'One Of Us Is The Killer', and fucking loving the new QOTSA song 'My God Is The Sun'. Just found out there's going to be a new Dismemberment Plan LP as well, fucking stoked.
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity
Black Devil Disco Club
Black Devil Disco Club - 28 After
Anita Ward - Songs of Love
Chic - Chic
ABBA - Greatest Hits
Jamiroquai - Dynamite
Donna Summer - Bad Girls
Earth Wind and Fire - Raise!
Chromeo - Business Casual
Kylesa - Time Will Fuse Its' Worth
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Doom - Battle of Disarm (live) cassette
V/A, mixed by Kid Loco - DJ Kicks
The Future Sound of London - My Kingdom EP
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Like Someone In Love
Side project from the frontman of Mind In A Box. Honestly it's the best thing he's done, better than the previous album and better than any of the MIAB albums - same sort of stuff - trancy synthpop, but there's a lot more up-tempo stuff here and he's strongly channeling the spirit of Jean Michel Jarre in some of the tracks. It's fantastic to be honest.
Randorama wrote:ban CMoon for being a closet Jerry Falwell cockmonster/Ann Coulter fan, Nijska a bronie (ack! The horror!), and Ed Oscuro being unable to post 100-word arguments without writing 3-pages posts.
Eugenics: you know it's right!
Rei Harakami - Unrest (Remastered Edition)
His first album and his most chill. Cuts like Unrest and Bioscape never get old. His use of the Roland SC88-Pro rhodes is limited, but very well used.
Pupa - Dreaming Pupa
This is a group of past J-Pop stars formed by the drummer of YMO. It is not J-Pop though. Great melding of rock and electronic music. Check out Your Favorite Pain. The drumming isn't flashy, but damn that timming. I still can't play it!
I find myself listening to ELO's Out Of The Blue again this afternoon. I've now listened to this one hundreds of times over the years, and each time I seem to focus on a different part of the songs. Rock music and orchestra, flawlessly fused. I don't think anyone could have done it better, and I don't think anyone ever will again.
This album is a legitimate masterpiece, and everyone should listen to it at least once, even if it's not a genre you'd normally try.
system11 wrote:I find myself listening to ELO's Out Of The Blue again this afternoon. I've now listened to this one hundreds of times over the years, and each time I seem to focus on a different part of the songs. Rock music and orchestra, flawlessly fused. I don't think anyone could have done it better, and I don't think anyone ever will again.
This album is a legitimate masterpiece, and everyone should listen to it at least once, even if it's not a genre you'd normally try.
Classic, no doubt.
I, thanks to a BBC documentary, have been listening to some Mott The Hoople before they actually blew up properly. Bloody hell they weer good.
Given up trying to fight my love for (sometimes exclusively) 60's & 70's psychedelic/acid folk and progressive rock. Pretty much listening to two or three albums per day either from my collection or off you tube (which often turns into me wanting to buy albums even though physical media is dead.) So much music has historically been unavailable, or I couldn't be bothered because it was considered second tier. Now everything lives again via 'youtube full album'.
Really don't know how anyone does 'favorite albums' anymore, but been listening to Manual Goettsching's Private Tapes, Mythos, Agitation Free, Comus, Third Ear Band, and a smattering of early 70's german psychedelic folk albums. Not everything is a 5/5 album, but it is all comforting to my ears.
Randorama wrote:ban CMoon for being a closet Jerry Falwell cockmonster/Ann Coulter fan, Nijska a bronie (ack! The horror!), and Ed Oscuro being unable to post 100-word arguments without writing 3-pages posts.
Eugenics: you know it's right!
CMoon wrote:Given up trying to fight my love for (sometimes exclusively) 60's & 70's psychedelic/acid folk and progressive rock.
Why would you fight it? I'm also a fan of these, though lean towards the folk-y material.
recent musical pleasures:
Dream Death - Somnium Excessum -- Celtic Frosty death/doom
Banque Allemande - Willst du Chinese sein musst du die ekligen Sachen essen -- repetitive riff rockin'
William Tyler - Impossible Truth -- 60s-early 70s Fahey worship
One of the most gorgeous, peaceful, relaxing guitar albums I've listened to in a long time. Makes a wonderful counterpoint to the somewhat more aggressive, chaotic music I've been slipping towards lately (mostly through an ever- growing love of VdGG and Peter Hammill's solo work). Especially beautiful is the closing track, The Blue Planet.
Side project from the frontman of Mind In A Box. Honestly it's the best thing he's done, better than the previous album and better than any of the MIAB albums - same sort of stuff - trancy synthpop, but there's a lot more up-tempo stuff here and he's strongly channeling the spirit of Jean Michel Jarre in some of the tracks. It's fantastic to be honest.
Seriously? Even better than Crossroads? Cause I really really love that album.
CMoon wrote:Given up trying to fight my love for (sometimes exclusively) 60's & 70's psychedelic/acid folk and progressive rock.
Why would you fight it? I'm also a fan of these, though lean towards the folk-y material.
Keep feeling like I'm giving newer stuff the cold shoulder. And there's plenty of great newer stuff, but the older stuff is like comfort food.
Randorama wrote:ban CMoon for being a closet Jerry Falwell cockmonster/Ann Coulter fan, Nijska a bronie (ack! The horror!), and Ed Oscuro being unable to post 100-word arguments without writing 3-pages posts.
Eugenics: you know it's right!
i love the mr square section a lot
