At 8/30/16 10:47 PM, argile wrote: Good thing i've got enough albums saved to not run out of material for making new ones anytime soon

Very nice. I will have to get more albums the next chance I get.

At 8/31/16 12:01 AM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:

At 8/30/16 10:47 PM, argile wrote: Good thing i've got enough albums saved to not run out of material for making new ones anytime soon

Very nice. I will have to get more albums the next chance I get.

I do rather enjoy guessing what a album entails just by looking at the track listing ,it's kind of interesting to see how they would pull off the ideas and themes going to it.

At 9/3/16 04:41 PM, argile wrote: I do rather enjoy guessing what a album entails just by looking at the track listing ,it's kind of interesting to see how they would pull off the ideas and themes going to it.

I find that an album is just like a book, you can not judge it by its cover.

At 9/3/16 06:52 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:

At 9/3/16 04:41 PM, argile wrote: I do rather enjoy guessing what a album entails just by looking at the track listing ,it's kind of interesting to see how they would pull off the ideas and themes going to it.

I find that an album is just like a book, you can not judge it by its cover.

It's rather rewarding in a way, i've apparently reached the limit to save albums on spotify.

At 9/13/16 08:55 PM, argile wrote: It's rather rewarding in a way, i've apparently reached the limit to save albums on spotify.

Now that you have hot the limit, due you think you have enough? Do you still want more?

At 9/13/16 11:30 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:

At 9/13/16 08:55 PM, argile wrote: It's rather rewarding in a way, i've apparently reached the limit to save albums on spotify.

Now that you have hot the limit, due you think you have enough? Do you still want more?

I'm going to start from scratch and start all over again since my interests never really stay the same.as for my recommendations i'll be adding them directly to playlists since the amount can be nearly limitless to how much can be created

finally going to see swans tomorrow, they cancelled the show i was going to a year ago so this will make up for lost time

haven't found the time to listen to the glowing man yet though

At 9/14/16 02:53 PM, argile wrote: I'm going to start from scratch and start all over again since my interests never really stay the same.as for my recommendations i'll be adding them directly to playlists since the amount can be nearly limitless to how much can be created

That is not a bad idea. You can have fun picking your favorites all over again.

At 9/13/16 08:55 PM, argile wrote: It's rather rewarding in a way, i've apparently reached the limit to save albums on spotify.

Hit this a while ago too, really annoying. There is absolutely no reason this limitation should exist. Doesn't help that their "Epic collection, friend!" message is super fucking smarmy and condescending. One more reason to dislike spotify.

At 9/26/16 07:15 AM, Jackho wrote: Hit this a while ago too, really annoying. There is absolutely no reason this limitation should exist. Doesn't help that their "Epic collection, friend!" message is super fucking smarmy and condescending. One more reason to dislike spotify.

It happens to all of us, and that message is the worst.

At 9/15/16 02:15 AM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:

At 9/14/16 02:53 PM, argile wrote: I'm going to start from scratch and start all over again since my interests never really stay the same.as for my recommendations i'll be adding them directly to playlists since the amount can be nearly limitless to how much can be created

That is not a bad idea. You can have fun picking your favorites all over again.

That should not be a problem ,There shall be more quality control when comes down to saving albums not only in replayability but also accounting in good to bad ratio of the tracks in them.

Dunno where else to post this, but I got to see Death Grips live on thursday. Show was immense. Crowd was insane, so much energy - everyone fully invested in the band and waiting for months if not years for this. Everyone screaming the lyrics. They elongated some of the hooks and heaviest bits of the songs but just medley'd into each successive track without pausing for a second. Everyone had to have been getting exhausted toward the end of each track, then the next one fires up and all the energy and intensity comes back again in full force.

The image of Ride's silhouette looming over the crowd when he finally showed up on stage is burned into my mind now. The anticipation was immense. No talk, no fanfare, they just walk on and immediately tear into it. The pit went from zero to sixty fucking instantly.

The amount of fucking sweat was unreal, people had their shirts completely soaked through. They went for easily over an hour and a half, hitting several songs from each album, going HAM the whole way through, around 25 songs total. I don't know how they keep it up. Maximum intensity all the way through.

After one last scream on The Fever he just drops the mic and they all walk away, gone just as abruptly as it started. Such a great show. If they ever come back I'll be even more hyped.

Also, Spikes. Been listening to this one on repeat for like a week now.

Dunno where else to post this, but I got to see Death Grips live on thursday. Show was immense. Crowd was insane, so much energy - everyone fully invested in the band and waiting for months if not years for this. Everyone screaming the lyrics. They elongated some of the hooks and heaviest bits of the songs but just medley'd into each successive track without pausing for a second. Everyone had to have been getting exhausted toward the end of each track, then the next one fires up and all the energy and intensity comes back again in full force.

The image of Ride's silhouette looming over the crowd when he finally showed up on stage is burned into my mind now. The anticipation was immense. No talk, no fanfare, they just walk on and immediately tear into it. The pit went from zero to sixty fucking instantly.

The amount of fucking sweat was unreal, people had their shirts completely soaked through. They went for easily over an hour and a half, hitting several songs from each album, going HAM the whole way through, around 25 songs total. I don't know how they keep it up. Maximum intensity all the way through.

After one last scream on The Fever he just drops the mic and they all walk away, gone just as abruptly as it started. Such a great show. If they ever come back I'll be even more hyped.

Also, Spikes. Been listening to this one on repeat for like a week now.

At 10/16/16 03:30 PM, Jackho wrote: I got to see Death Grips live on thursday. Show was immense. Crowd was insane, so much energy - everyone fully invested in the band and waiting for months if not years for this. Everyone screaming the lyrics. Everyone had to have been getting exhausted toward the end of each track, then the next one fires up and all the energy and intensity comes back again in full force.

Sounds like a great performance. Live shows are the best when you can feel the band's energy and the crowd's feeding off each other.

Also, Spikes. Been listening to this one on repeat for like a week now.

You must really enjoy it to keep it on repeat.

18 carat affair's "60/40" album was good ,the only sample that I recognized off it though was one of the stage music used for Streets of Rage 2

At 11/15/16 04:06 PM, argile wrote: 18 carat affair's "60/40" album was good ,the only sample that I recognized off it though was one of the stage music used for Streets of Rage 2

Video game music meets Last.FM, a good combination. Nice choice with David Bowie.

Beaver & Krause are a pretty great duo,Even though there's only have like 1 album on spotify .It was a good diamond that was ahead of it's time.

At 11/22/16 02:59 PM, argile wrote: Beaver & Krause are a pretty great duo,Even though there's only have like 1 album on spotify .It was a good diamond that was ahead of it's time.

I was not aware of them, until you mentioned that album. Will have to check it out?

At 1/2/17 02:42 PM, goofried wrote: how was it? i'm seeing them in May with Thurston Moore

fucking fantastic. definitely the loudest live show i've been to in terms of dynamics. for a majority of the set, you could hear everyone pretty clearly, especially if you're up front and center. two funny moments happened when they had to change a blown-out amp after the first song and while they were fixing it, michael gira turns to the audience and says, "i have no jokes tonight, sorry." 10 seconds later he smiles, turns to the audience again, and says, "oh wait, i have one. whenever we go to use the commode, we should all say, excuse me, i'm going to go feed donald..." and then he stopped and everyone laughed, knowing exactly who he was referring to.

later on during a long build-up, someone up front took out their phone and start video recording. gira had his eyes closed but opened them immediately, yelled at the guy, and thrust out his hand, ordering him to hand over the phone. we couldn't hear him amidst all the guitars but we could clearly see his mouth. the guy didn't hand him his phone and gira yelled, "GO BACK" and he moved to the back of the room, hanging his head in shame.

later on, i got a copy of the glowing man signed by him at the merch booth and fangirled out, saying thanks for the music, and how much his work had been a huge inspiration in my life. he just looked at me nervously and said, "oh, thank you"

i'm in the same boat with that release

i listened to it 2 weeks ago on a plane trip and it's certainly the more calm album they've released since the revision. it sort of recalls pieces of WLFTMOI, while still keeping the elongated structures and heavier build-ups. it's just that those moments, along with the lyrics, have more direct religious overtones throughout the album. it's hard to want to go back to, knowing it might be the final album of the revised band, but it's a hell of a note to end off on.

At 1/3/17 12:10 AM, Natick wrote: whenever we go to use the commode, we should all say, excuse me, i'm going to go feed donald..."

gira had his eyes closed but opened them immediately, yelled at the guy, and thrust out his hand, ordering him to hand over the phone.

Man, what a dick. I'd love to see that guy's footage though, if his trembling fingers still managed to get any.

it's certainly the more calm album they've released since the revision.

Swans really aren't my thing from what I've listened to (To Be Kind, some of The Seer, some of the older stuff) but I might try the new one if it's like you described. The length alone is enough to put me off though.

Anyone actually used last.fm in the last century?

At 1/3/17 09:52 AM, Jackho wrote: Man, what a dick. I'd love to see that guy's footage though, if his trembling fingers still managed to get any.

can't find a video anywhere of the performance, which is probably for the best, being as it was a small crowded concert hall

Swans really aren't my thing from what I've listened to (To Be Kind, some of The Seer, some of the older stuff) but I might try the new one if it's like you described. The length alone is enough to put me off though.

the great annihilator is the most accessible album, although it sounds a little dated

Anyone actually used last.fm in the last century?

nope. been listening to a lot of scott walker and autechre lately

At 1/3/17 10:13 AM, goofried wrote: been on and off for the past few years, rejoined last year since the recs have always been pretty solid and keeping up with live shows is easier

Last.Fm is still a great place to be. It still works well.

Isis is a great band.

At 1/23/17 10:18 PM, argile wrote: Isis is a great band.

Which song is your favorite?

At 1/24/17 02:20 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:

At 1/23/17 10:18 PM, argile wrote: Isis is a great band.

Which song is your favorite?

I don't think i've got a favorite song but I would recommend the following studio albums
Temporal
Oceanic
In the Absence of Truth
Panopticon
Wavering Radiant

At 1/24/17 03:10 PM, argile wrote:

At 1/24/17 02:20 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:

At 1/23/17 10:18 PM, argile wrote: Isis is a great band.

Which song is your favorite?

I don't think i've got a favorite song but I would recommend the following studio albums
Temporal
Oceanic
In the Absence of Truth
Panopticon
Wavering Radiant

I will have to check them all out.

Haven't found any notable albums yet this year but Big Sean was pretty good.

At 2/8/17 12:39 AM, argile wrote: Haven't found any notable albums yet this year but Big Sean was pretty good.

Keep looking and something good will pop up.

I'm going to use this thread as a general "musical listening habits" thread since that's always been its primary function for me anyway. The website is secondary to the subject matter in my opinion.

Lately I've been getting really into R&B and Soul, specifically the sorta squeaky clean '70s and '80s stuff. Those sharp guitars, swelling strings, and carrying bass really gets me going these days. There just seems to be an endless supply of this stuff too, they were really churning it out. I'm having no problem finding more obscure artists in my digging, unlike my bossa nova digging where I hit a language barrier with my exploration and haven't found anything worth saving in weeks. Can't seem to find any publishing on that genre in English that isn't about Stan Getz or the people he played with.

This is also going to be a recommendation request post. If you have anything you like in either of these (very separate) genres/scenes, shoot it my way. Pic below are my current favs of the "essential" R&B/soul stuff, current goal is to find smaller artists and get a more full understanding of the style.

Or just rec me something completely unrelated, I'm not picky.

At 2/12/17 11:01 AM, Oolaph wrote: This is also going to be a recommendation request post. If you have anything you like in either of these (very separate) genres/scenes, shoot it my way. Pic below are my current favs of the "essential" R&B/soul stuff, current goal is to find smaller artists and get a more full understanding of the style.

Curtis Mayfield tho.