Is that the first mewithoutYou album you've listened to? Because it's definitely worth it to go through their discog. I'm betting you will at least like Brother, Sister and It's All Crazy... if not also Catch For Us The Foxes and [A->B] Life.
After loving that album so much, it's impossible for me to not look into their other stuff.
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[B]EP 001 (Gnar Dream) by Infinity Shred[/B]
8/10
I had forgotten this came out 4 days previous on the 15th, but after taking a quick listen through I really loved it and bought it for the 4 buck minimum because I'm poor.
Infinity Shred, formerly StarScream, was a chiptune band that began that experiments by adding in real drums, guitars, and bass into their tracks. Gnar Dream is a continuation of this experiment that started with '[I]Future, Towards the Edge of Forever[/I]' which was their last album, released around the same time last year.
Gnar Dream is a concept album, fused with New Age rock and Chiptunes. I don't know if that's an acquired taste but I really enjoy it.
Its also all instrumental, there are no lyrics or singing in these songs.
Magic potion- The Black keys
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8.5/10
Along with Rubber Factory this is my favourite Black Keys album. Their heavy blues sound is just unbeatable in my opinion, Auerbach's voice fitting in perfectly, not too overpowering of the riffs that are the heart of the songs. Carney's sloppy and distinctive drumming complementing the rawness of the distorted guitar. Their is a nice balance of a couple of slower paced songs such as You're The One on the album.
One of the things dropping this album a point is the felling that within some of the songs a similar template is there, making some songs sound samey.
However the comparison of them to The White Stripes is clearly unwarranted in these early albums. These songs are kickass to play yourself too.
[b]Meshuggah[/b] - [I]Koloss[/I]
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Back in 2011, when I first heard of Meshuggah, I decided to give obZen a first listen after hearing so much about this band. Immediately I was turned off by the extremity of the album; the chugging riffs, the blasting drums, the buzzing bass, and worst of all, Jens horrendous vocals (and I mean that in a good way). Around the time Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion I decided to give Meshuggah a second try. I listened to the song several times and, after a while, had become desensitized to Meshuggah's sound. I did a discography run and found myself to take a liking to their music. Although I enjoyed their previous albums a ton, I was anticipating the new album since it was Break Those Bones which had me hooked. I loved their sound on the new album and though Break Those Bones was a well written song. When Do Not Look Down was released I was screaming in anxiety. I loved what they had released and couldn't wait for more.
Finally the album was leaked and I couldn't prevent myself from downloading it. I couldn't wait another week. I listened to the album several times again and again and I have to say this is a pretty solid record.
It doesn't live up to all the hype I expected, of course, as you can tell from my 3/5 rating.
But enough talk, here's my opinion on Koloss.
The album starts off with a heavy, crushing intro by I am Colossus. The track pounds your ears with 8 string madness, however, the heaviness seems gimmicky and stale after a while due to the fact that it's a fairly plain song. The drums are great on this track, as with all tracks, but overall this song is pretty mediocre. It serves well as a hook to the album, however. The rest of the later half, with the exception of Do Not Look Down, is fairly boring. The real fun, however, is in the later part of the album.
Marrow has a really catchy riff and Break Those Bones intro catches the listeners attention. Swarm sounds quite literally what the title implies; a fucking swarm of intensity. I believe, however, the best track on the album is Demiurge. It's quite literally one of the best things Meshuggah has ever done and deserves great respect.
As an overall album Koloss is pretty mediocre. The first half of the album is very predictable and boring. The album drags on a bit and there isn't much difference in intensity. There's an atmospheric instrumental at the end, but by the time it hits it's far too late. The album is also predictable. Meshuggah hasn't changed their sound much since the release of Nothing and all they've evolved to is a more intense band. But by far the biggest problem with the album is the solos. Meshuggah's music may be rff-oriented but it's no excuse to have emotionless, boring, solos. It sounds like their trying to sound technical and they just fucking fail. I never got this impression on the solos from Chaosphere or Destroy Erase Improve (god damn Sublevel's solo is GODLIKE).
If you're a fan of Meshuggah then you're likely to enjoy it. It may take a few listens at first but eventually it'll grow on you.
Fans of Meshuggah will most likely enjoy this album like I did.
ミドリ (Midori) - ファースト (First)
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It's a punk/noise rock/jazz fusion album. Not as strong as their more well known "Hello everyone. Nice to meet you. We are Midori" but it's a much more accessible album. The lack of a bass player shows here, and it's not as fast or crazy as their other releases. Oh, and the last song is a pop ballad. Just because
7.5/10
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Clearly the superior album
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blur - blur (1997)
3/5
I'm listening to all of blur's albums in the order they where released and I am currently on this one.
And I'm quite surprised at this one. It's SUPER different from everything before it and pretty weird.
Being the album that contains Song 2 I expected something I guess... more accessible? Lots of lo-fi indie rock stuff going on here with a lot of electronic noises.
Not a big fan of this one. Parklife and Think Tank remain their best to me so far.
Haven't heard 13 yet but I look forward to it.
woop haven't been here in a while
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Solid Space - Space Museum
minimal synth from a long time ago. has a weird sound that i've never really heard in anything before, a totally unique and beautiful spacey lo fi aesthetic. as with the few minimal synth things I've heard it tends to not really go places compositionally, rather it just lets you explore the ambience of these wonderful soundscapes.
8/10
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Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
the third Canterburry scene album i've heard, and while it's the weakest it's proving the genre to be consistently enjoyable. half of the album is light and breezy tunes with fun story telling lyrics, and a bit of noodling, and the second half is a big prog epic. It's basically music with equal emphasis on song composition/structure and soloing, and both aspects are equally interesting so there's always something going on to draw you in and no real weak parts. that being said it's nothing too crazy so it isn't really a classic imo.
6/10
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someone recommended this to me on rym when I was looking for music that sounded like Talk Talk. Of all the things I found, this definitely didn't sound like Talk Talk at all, but it was the best discovery because it somewhat captured part of the feeling of their music. rather than the organic and lush sound of Talk Talk, these songs are all pretty short and quiet, most similar to the sparse arrangement of Myrrh Man. There aren't any big emotional climaxes here though. quietness is a pretty big element of the music. empty spaces punctuated by haunting melodies that quickly fade away again. great music for contemplating a rainy day.
9/10
Bark Psychosis' Hex and Later day Talk Talk are similar in vibe imo. I feel I've heard a lot of that stuff, because I've heard a ton of records from the 90s as a kid.
Trouble is, I don't recall the names.
I know that album, always the first thing someone suggests for Talk Talk-ish music but it doesn't do it in the same way for me. the sound is less, i dunno, lush? like even the way it starts off with that minor piano is kinda boring compared to like spirit of eden, which grows so organically. still like them though. but i think the similarity is mostly just in aesthetic, without the spirituality, the super subtle organic developement, and stuff
I would have recommended Sylvian but you don't like him either :v:
There's nothing quite like Talk Talk, they have their own sound and feel, and they were inspired.
The main guy's solo album is pretty damn good too.
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It may be just me but Talk Talk did a lot of things similar in the vein of what David Sylvian did.
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This is a good album.
yea when I hear Sylvain all I can think of is this
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aside from doing the whole "pop artist turns art" thing I don't find his work really um nice.
most talk talk-ish music:
messiaen - quartet for the end of time
john coltrane - love supreme
miles davis - silent way
morton feldman - rothko chapel
taku sugimoto - opposite
Stars of the Lid
Crossing territories but I get what you mean.
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also Blue Velvet is awesome, I might watch that again :v:
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Max Payne 3 Soundtrack - HEALTH (8/10)
This soundtrack kicks some serious ass, It's almost as good as their last album "Get Color", the only song I don't like is the last track "9 Circulos", but other then that it's a damn solid album.
Now to play the actual game.
I'm a huuuuuuge Talk Talk and Japan obsessee, but the best thing about Talk Talk by far for me was the hilariously awful music videos they sometimes had in their early days.
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PJ Harvey - Let England Shake - 2011
[B]A-[/B]
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The Beach Boys - That's Why God Made The Radio - 2012
[B]B[/B]
It opens in the iconic harmony, then delves into "Mike Love's Beach Boys" before moving onto the better more established Brian Wilson kind. Trouble is... it's only on 3 tracks where I see his genius move into play.
It's good to experience a release by them that is actually good, but the times have changed.. people haven't on the other hand. The songs could have still been the same and recorded in the 80s, would make no difference.
It's what they would sound like if they're overproduced too, but since I do like some over-production.. it forgives itself for being linear. That being said, it is refreshing to hear that they can still harmonize.
To sum up.. the last 4 or so tracks are the reason why this album is good.
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Shahbaaz - 1991
[B]A+[/B]
The man is godfather of Qawalli music, no question. Even Jeff Buckley idolised him, and it's clearly part of his inspiration.
The voice here is so ruthless and aggressive that it CARRIES this music onward through its 10 minute or so pieces. Some call it repetitive, but that's the essence of this music. The tabla performance is hypnotic and ridiculously effective in being the background to what this man does. By marginalising yourself by denying a piece of music based on your bias, you obviously are missing the bigger picture.
I'm probably wrong to say it's his masterpiece, but to me this is a piece of perfection as a personal experience.
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Fucking amazing album with electronic-like music way ahead of its time. I'm just sad that he stopped this style just because it wasn't popular enough. Then again, he moved on to produce some of the most brilliant jazz fusion in existence shortly after.
Pink Floyd's [b]The Division Bell[/b]
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Growing to be my favourite album from them, also being their last album before disbanding. It's becoming my favourite album because it's something just to switch off and chill with. I like all the tracks from this song, but my personal best has to be Poles Apart, with a video you can listen to here:
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I don't exactly like using ratings, but this is certainly a recommendation from me, if you like Prog Rock. But if not, just try it anyway. You may end up liking it.
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[B]Nirvana[/B] - [B]Nevermind[/B] - September 24, 1991
[B]9/10[/B]
Liked this band since I was a kid and when Kurt died the authenticity(or whatever you would want to call it) has grown and the band's fame has blown up. The only thing that bothers me is the baby on the cover art...
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[b]B.B. King[/b] - Indianola Mississippi Seeds [b]9/10[/b]
Hugely enjoyable album, I can't really pick out anything that made it so good, it was just such a brilliant listen. A 9/10 because one song didn't hold my attention as much as the rest.
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Young Fathers - TAPE ONE (2011)
4.5/5
Experimental Lo Fi African Reggae Hip Hop? SURE LETS DO IT.
Well I'll have to say I really want to hear an album by these guys. This is really all they have done so far and it's only 21 minutes long.
So my only gripe with this is the track lengths
I like that one, it's pretty cool.
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[B]Mew - Frengers - 3/5[/B]
So this album is apparently pretty popular. I went into this with pretty high expectations and was let down but not completely dissatisfied. The first three tracks start it off pretty well but it's almost like they're holding something back. Unfortunately I found those three tracks to be three of the best on the album. The rest of the album wasn't awful but it grated on me a bit. The vocals wore out their welcome and the introduction of female vocals seemed unwarranted and unfitting. Other than that I don't really have too many specific complaints other than, aside from being really beautifully orchestrated and well written music, there isn't a whole lot going on here, just some shoegaze-tainted pop songs from somewhat of a "dredg Lite". The one song that really lived up to my high expectations was the closer "Comforting Sounds" which felt to me like Mew finally delivering what they hinted at throughout the album. All in all, I enjoy this style of music, and I more or less enjoyed this album but it just never really grabbed me like I hope it would and a few awkward sounding moments just left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth despite the music sounding really beautiful and well-put-together.
Recommended Tracks: Am I Wry? No, Snow Brigade, Comforting Sounds
I'll probably check out some more Mew albums as I hear they don't all sound like this. This has potential to grow on me as well but I just don't find it to be all that special.
I don't see why you had high expectations for a band you haven't heard of.
157 is pretty cool when it comes to dream pop sounds.
[QUOTE=AK'z;36298979]I don't see why you had high expectations for a band you haven't heard of.
157 is pretty cool when it comes to dream pop sounds.[/QUOTE]
I had heard of them before, a lot of people told me this album was good and it sounded like something I would like. 157 was one of the the better songs on the album though I thought.
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Justin Bieber - Believe - 2012
[B]B-[/B]
Well, I have to say... it's not bad for a pop record. The "teen pop" styles that I have a distinct hatred for are now all gone.
I guess he's matured slightly into a contemporary R&B singer, even though he's not quite there yet. His voice still hasn't changed a WHOLE lot, it seems he's stuck in the middle of puberty line. Even though he's 18, I would have expected something radically different in his singing style... at that age I managed to sound like a 50 year old croaker on the song "Jingle Bells" I did. :)
There is autotune here, but it's very slight and not so much in your face as I would have expected.
The first few tracks are pretty much dud synth pop that didn't really kick off the album, until he starts to actually incorporate some kind of personality into it.
Each track has a different set of producers which is expected for a pop record, but this gives the album room to breathe between different vibes.
To be fair, the damage is done and he has to live with his teen pop mistakes. Nothing to do, but give him the benefit of the doubt.
Die In Your Arms is possibly the best thing I've heard from the beeb.
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Wiley - Evolve Or Be Extinct - 2012
[B]A-[/B]
Bit of ruthless grime by the man. I haven't listened to a record by him before but I can just tell he put his all into this. It's more than the usual grime that have come through the years..
Grime is pretty much a sect of hip hop that hasn't really been fully fledged imo. Even though with the likes of a great Dizzee Rascal record and a whole load of artists emerging, and even this record being some of the best grime I've heard in a while... I just feel the genre has been pushed to the underground.
That's why I feel sorry for the aesthetic trying to move forward by incorporating unnecessary R&B styles in their music.
But still, this only happens for one track here and it isn't a bad one. As for the journey through the two discs, we're given short bursts of his personality, almost all tracks are less than 3 and a half minutes. There's no messing about, he just lays his words down and he does it real.
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