current favorite albums

Samudra · Post by **Samudra** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:45 pm

bluberry wrote:
Samudra wrote:I love Autechre, but have yet to check out Untilted.
Am I missing out?
It's not as good as their best, but it's still nifty. Has its dry stretches but there's some great stuff in it, especially Pro Radii and Sublimit, and I never get the feeling that it's just a bunch of random electronic noodling like I did with Lp5. I'd give it a whirl, especially if you liked Draft/Confield.

I love lp5 though and consider it one of their best. You mean the "noodling" between the tracks?

bluberry · Post by **bluberry** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:51 pm

I just didn't like that album as a whole, only tracks I really enjoyed were Rae and Arch Carrier. Most of it like Acroyear2 and 777 and Corc just felt bleh to my ears. And actually, I didn't mind the little things like Caliper Remote.

So my comparison falls apart if you like that one, but... Untilted is still solid.

*looks over that post* Hey, how about them sensical song titles?

Samudra · Post by **Samudra** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:00 pm

bluberry wrote:I just didn't like that album as a whole, only tracks I really enjoyed were Rae and Arch Carrier. Most of it like Acroyear2 and 777 and Corc just felt bleh to my ears. And actually, I didn't mind the little things like Caliper Remote.

So my comparison falls apart if you like that one, but... Untilted is still solid.

*looks over that post* Hey, how about them sensical song titles?

Which are your favorite albums then?

One trackname is interesting to shoot em up/autechre fans though. One track on Cichlisuite is called Yeesland. Level 3 in Space Harrier II has the same name. I wonder if they got it from there. Considering the absolute other wordliness of the other track names (except for Peel Session II) the chance seems small though. Or they must really love Space Harrier II!

bluberry · Post by **bluberry** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:19 pm

I like Chiastic Slide, Draft 7.30, Tri Repetae, and the Envane EP the best out of their stuff, in about that order. Recury and Pule blow but outside of that CS is amazing, have you heard it? Tewe and Nuane = <3

And to sort of stop my thread hijacking, which I feel very dirty for, I also just listened to Underworld's Second Toughest in the Infants for the first time in ages. This could very well become something I'll be listening to a lot. Quality album.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:30 pm

This is such a wealth of responses for me to reflect on. Thanks, everyone. If only I had a good principle for deciding whose tastes best square with my own.

I might think:
In my experience, if Rob likes a game, then I like it too. Perhaps the same is true with music. But then I look at his list and think: this looks a bit hardcore for me. Yes, I like loud and dissonant, but these groups sound really hardcore. Then again, maybe I'd love this stuff.

And then I see lots of my other favorites listed: Bowie, Joy Division, Interpol, King Crimson (esp. Discipline!)...
and so I think:
There must be some really cool stuff on these lists that I don't know about. But how to choose between them?

Well, if anyone really likes to make compilations for fun, then I might want to send you a couple dollars to cover the cost of burning and sending it to me. Maybe that's a good solution to my deep need for new music? I dunno.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:03 pm

professor ganson wrote: In my experience, if Rob likes a game, then I like it too. Perhaps the same is true with music. But then I look at his list and think: this looks a bit hardcore for me. Yes, I like loud and dissonant, but these groups sound really hardcore. Then again, maybe I'd love this stuff.

I mostly listen to indie rock/pop and lately metal, but I'm sure there are a few indie bands I can think of that are a fairly close match for Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, etc. For example, the Unwound album. I could send a mix of stuff, no charge.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:06 pm

^^^That would be beyond cool. I'll send you a PM with my address.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:15 am

Viper's Theatre of Fate / Soldiers of Sunrise (two albums in one CD)

dementia · Post by **dementia** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:29 am

SheSaidDutch wrote: I love Cursive!

How do they sound now that Gretta left? In all honesty, I didn't like them before they had a cellist.

Tomtom · Post by **Tomtom** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:24 am

Um, a shitload of video game music. In particular:

Metal Black - The First
Tales of Legendia Original Soundtrack
Rhapsody on a Theme of SaGa Frontier 2

I just got 4.3GB of MP3s from a guy, so I have plenty of stuff to listen to.

also...

Phish - Rift
Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil (awesome jazz album)
Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:17 am

just listened to the soft bullitin myself yesterday. race for the prize is without doubt one of the best opening songs ever. just for the theramin.

i'm starting to reach the opinion that people who are a little obsessive and have good taste in computer games also seem to have interesting and usually varied tastes in music and films. i know that this is the case with me and i fail to find a contradiction. is it true for everyone? do some people have a more discerning ear in relation to their entire sensory habbits? that makes it sound like i'm trying to say that my tastes are superior, but when i'm talking about good fucking charlotte and rasmus i don't mind that.

bring on quality shouty wierdness any day

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:35 am

DoDonPachi & Espgaluda: Perfect Remix
Rez OST
Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix
Texhnolyze: MUSIC ONLY MUSIC BUT MUSIC

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:25 am

KMFDM - Hau Ruck
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Iron Maiden - Death on the Road

And, I also have the classic Faith No More - Angel Dust circulating in the car.

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:17 am

dementia Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:29 am Post subject:

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SheSaidDutch wrote:

I love Cursive!

How do they sound now that Gretta left? In all honesty, I didn't like them before they had a cellist.

Shit, didn't know she had. I do like their earlier stuff, but the cello added another dimension to their sound. From the opening bars of the first song on the '8 Teeth To Eat You' EP... (possibly the finest song they ever wrote IMO) they've been on another level to most post hardcore/indie rock/whatever bands. Are they going to replace her? I just hope they haven't peaked with the Ugly Organ LP.

JetPlane Landing- I played both albums constantly when I borrowed them from an aquaintance
The Promise Ring-Nothing Feels Good

I saw Jetplane a year or two ago and for a three piece they made an incredible amount of noise, pure rock n roll. Only have the 'Zero For Conduct' LP though as of yet.

Haven't listened to the Promise Ring for ages, love Nothing Feels Good, but I fell out with them after Very Emergency (a piss-poor pop-rock sack of shit) and haven't really been able to get back into them since.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:12 pm

John Coltrane - Interstellar Space
Miles Davis - Waterbabies

I've never stopped listening to these albums since I got them a couple of years ago.

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:29 pm

I find things like this incredibly difficult to answer. My top 5 are Bal-Sagoth's 5 albums. That never changes, so I'll give you the current 6-10, hehe.

6. Demilich - Nespithe
7. Intestine Baalism - all!
8. Discordance Axis - The Inalienable Dreamless
9. Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
10. Brodequin - Instruments of Torture

This will change in ten minutes, though. I've left out VGM stuff, because I'd have probably just bored you with my favourite soundtracks.

russ · Post by **russ** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:16 pm

Blood Stain Child - Mystic Your Heart
Kiuas - The Spirit of Ukko
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

Yes, I'm a whore for Sonata Arctica. My girlfriend is getting pissed because I listen to them so much. But what can I say? They rock.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:24 pm

Dwarves - Blood Guts and Pussy
Locust - selftitled
Breeders - Last Splash
Bile - the Copy Machine
Deltron 3030
Dizzie Rascal - Boy in the Corner
... many others

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:33 pm

Terrorizer - World Downfall
Circle of Dead Children - The Genocide Machine
Clutch - Robot Hive/Exodus
Acrimony - Hymns to the Stone

PFG 9000 · Post by **PFG 9000** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:22 pm

Days of the New: [green]. My single favorite album. Nobody's heard of it, but it's an artistic masterpiece IMO.

Dido - No Angel. This is what pop should be. If more pop was like this, nobody would need to be embarrased to admit they listen to pop.

Yes - Close to the Edge. Another artistic masterpiece, it's amazing how the music can paint such vivid and consistent sonic soundscapes in my mind...for lack of a better term.

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:40 pm

I've heard of Days of the New: Green. It's one of my favorites.

Haven't listened to it for a while, maybe I'll dig it out. Excellent stuff to sing along with while driving!

What I've been listening to lately:

QoTSA: All of their albums
Desert Sessions: vol 7&8
Tears for Fears: Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
Masters of Reality: How High the Moon
Alice in Chains: Facelift, Dirt
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger

I've went from preferring thrash to preferring stuff I can sing along with. Chris Cornell can make this hard to do. So can Staley- but I think he hurt himself or something, his range seemed to shrink over time.

PFG 9000 · Post by **PFG 9000** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:54 pm

howmuchkeefe wrote:I've heard of Days of the New: Green. It's one of my favorites. Haven't listened to it for a while, maybe I'll dig it out. Excellent stuff to sing along with while driving!

Awesome! I love singing to that one too. Nicole Sherzinger's voice complements Travis Meeks's perfectly, which I found odd at first, considering how different they are.

Hooray for Tears for Fears. Somehow I miss the 80's, especially 80's music. Call me crazy.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:44 pm

PFG 9000 wrote: Somehow I miss the 80's, especially 80's music. Call me crazy.

I was a teenager in the 80s. It was mostly bad, but not all bad:

Prince: The Black Album (available only via bootleg back then)
Sonic Youth: Sister
REM: Reckoning
Pixies: Doolittle
...

DirtyMonk · Post by **DirtyMonk** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:38 pm

To name a few:

The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Silversun Pickups - Pikul (EP)
The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning Strike
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
Love As Laughter - Laughter's Fifth
Tripping Daisy - Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb
The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic

beatifik · Post by **beatifik** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:06 am

ooh, i love music, pretty much all of it. here's what i've listened to the past couple of days:

ghostface killah - the pretty toney album
cam'ron - purple haze
sufjan stevens - illinois
wolf parade - apologies to the queen mary
coheed and cambria - good apollo, i'm burning star iv, volume one: from fear through the eyes of madness
paul wall - the people's champ
theodore unit - 718
the one am radio - the hum of the electric air!

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:46 am

Day of Fire; it's a self-titled album, and it's very encouraging and inspiring!

They also have a website at:

http://www.dayoffire.com/index2.html

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:22 am

I've went from preferring thrash to preferring stuff I can sing along with. Chris Cornell can make this hard to do. So can Staley- but I think he hurt himself or something, his range seemed to shrink over time.

Yeah, he turned into a raging junkie, prolly tends to fuck with your singing voice a bit. Such a waste.

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:19 am

If you have an open mind and are looking for something new, I suggest High Society by High Contrast. Its liquid dnb so its not heavy, a great album. Fantastic actually.

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:14 am

With a few posts above mentioning Alice In Chains, I went back to their self-titled 3rd LP and gave that a spin last night. It took many years, but I'[m actually convinced that it's a better LP than either Facelift or Dirt. Sludgy, atmospheric and heavy as hell, just that some of the songs take a real long time to grow.

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:27 am

dave4shmups wrote:Day of Fire; it's a self-titled album, and it's very encouraging and inspiring!

They also have a website at:

http://www.dayoffire.com/index2.html

Nuff respect, Dave, but I clicked on that link and it took the following albums to rinse the taste of that out of my ears:

DJ Signify "Mixed Messages" mixtape
Entombed "Left Hand Path"
Fields of the Nephilim "The Nephilim"
The Pharcyde "Bizarre Ride 2 the Pharcyde"
Glenn Branca "The Ascension"

I think you might dig some of Branca's stuff, prof. Send me a pm if you'd like and I'd be happy to hook a brother up.