The mediaf!re Thread 2010: This Time It's Personal

[Avec]

Some Cap'n Jazz for amok, and everyone else too!



Disc 1

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?2tn0kaggidx

Disc 2

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?9j1ic33xzpm

Could we get a re-up on this? I really need to get this album.

[pulpfiction21]

I've got Disc 1. I have no idea what happened to the 2nd disc. Hopefully someone else will have it to upload, but here is the first disc.

Cap'n Jazz - Analphabetapolothology

Disc 1

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?ncjcjljnhgm

[sean]

You could find that album anywhere else on the internet with your eyes closed.

[Avec]

Google and yahoo aren't giving it up.

[Sam]

avec try sordo.

[pulpfiction21]

Actually Objects, after realizing i didnt have the 2nd Disc, i tried finding a link to it, but every link that i found out there was dead. It's not as easy as you say. And Sam, i searched sordo as well and found no results.

[the_pied_piper]

If you type:

search mediaf!re: "cap'n jazz - analphabetapolothology"

into google it is literally the first link.

[sean]

you guys know google blog search?

step one: get on google blog search (you can use google to find it if you need.)

step two: type cap'n jazz - analphabetapolothology or whatever album you need.

step three: the goddamn third link works.

If you cannot find an album this way then it is probably not on the internet. Man, this thread really does make people lazy and fat.

[pulpfiction21]

Okay so there is ONE active link out there (which is at 128kbps). Wow, why don't people just either post the second disc or shut up. I mean really, does his re-up request really bother you that much?

Oh why hello there, mediaf!re thread. How are you today?

With all this This Town Needs Guns talk, I realized I have seemed to have misplaced my copy of my Owls s/t. Would anyone be so kind as to re-up it for me?

Thank you!

Not too long ago you were asking for a re-up of an album that i just found several active links for by searching on the internet with my eyes close. So seriously, dont be a hypocritical jackass.

[sean]

Hmmm, actually thats impressive that you care enough to bring up a three month old post of mine! Well done! Carry on then.

However, that was dumb of me too! Point remains - well known stuff can be easily found. I had no business asking for that re-up now that I think about it.

[pulpfiction21]

I only cared to show that either everyone here has the right to make re-up requests or no one should, but people shouldn't be demeaning to people for doing something that they themselves do.

[the_pied_piper]

Rules:

No hot-linking images or albums. You can re-host images at http://imageshack.us.

Ensure your tags are correct and that you have specified both Artist/Album in your post.

Upload your files in either a .zip or a .rar archive to mediaf!re.com, in multiple parts if the album is over 100mbs. The reason for this is that we know mediaf!re is safe and efficient and allows multiple downloads. The ads on other sites, such as Sendspace, are known to contain viruses on the page. Get yourself checked out.

Post your link using code tags. It's the # icon above the policeman emoticon. This prevents the links from being traced back to the forums, lowering the chance that the wrong people notice the thread, potentially threatening Jeph with legal action.

Also, please do NOT request albums.

Before you post in this thread, take a minute and consider the following:

Think of this as the community chest. Everyone is free and encouraged to contribute to it, with that in mind:

* This thread is for you to share  the music that you love for people who would normally not be able to access it. This is not an everything-goes-all-the-time mp3 blog.
* Think about what you are uploading. Is it easily available elsewhere and popular? If yes, is it really worth it to upload and post here?
* Have some self control. Is it really necessary to upload the entire discography of this band? Is it all really so excellent? If it is, don't worry. Whoever downloads this will surely realize this and look for more material on their own.

To return to the community chest, imagine you one day open the chest and everyone threw everything inside it. There's probably more things that you can use there now, but they are now buried in a mountain of debris and you'll likely miss the good stuff anyway! Imagine though, that you come to the chest one day and you find that everyone thought about what might best serve us all and then neatly placed it inside. This is what this thread should be.

[sean]

anyways lets move on. I got some crunk ass shit (emo) for all of you.

Age Sixteen - Open Up Finders, Please

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?2bimzemmtmg

If you kids enjoyed the demo by Age Sixteen I posted a few weeks back, this is a must. It contains the three songs from the demo (mixed a bit differently, clearer but I think the vocals are a little too upfront) plus six more for a total of nine songs, which clocks in at just over twenty minutes. If you didn't get the demo, this is probably a great place to start if you have any interest in emo. It's got all the chaos of early 90's emo plus a whole bunch of modern flairs, like that good ol' high neck super fast clean strumming. The vocals are also most excellent, going from spoken word to full on screams like good emo vocals should. This all around is a pretty fucking good release and if you like it, you should totally buy it too. It's only seven bucks, including shipping (8 if you are not amurikan)! Also if they ever play in your town check out their show! It's crazy!

Suis La Lune - Heir

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?wkxhzm03gww

If you've been digging this Age Sixteen shit, Suis La Lune is fucking mandatory. They are quite similar bands! However by no stretch is Age Sixteen a Suis La Lune rip off. Unlike Age Sixteen's pretty fucking chaotic yet melodic take on emo, Suis La Lune take a step back, giving it a much more beautiful and almost peaceful feel (the jazzmasters don't hurt this). This doesn't mean Suis La Lune isn't capable of creating some chaotic moments, in fact quite the opposite is true. Really good stuff here. Also if you like it and live on the US east coast, I must apologize since they just finished a US east coast tour as of last monday (These guys are Sweedish). Fuck if they don't put on a good show.

Kidcrash/Arse Moreira - Misspelling Split 5"

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?zwtzm33kjny

Now this is something I have only really been spinning very recently. Recently I stumbled upon the existence if this split and decided to give it a try. The Arse Moreira side is nothing too impressive, its basically an ok version of an instrumental Louise Cyphre. It kind of loses something without the chaotic screams behind it. However, the Kidcrash side is like, the fucking cat's pajamas. Fuck that, its like the T-Rex's pajamas. Basically think more modern-esque emo/scremo with some American Football (or maybe algernon cadwallader would work better, since they are the right speed) thrown in with even a little Louise Cyphre (if you don't know these guys their split with La Quiete is somewhere in this thread. its a fucking great split too, pick it up). style chaos thrown in at the end. The kidcrash side is boooooooooooomb. It is very short though, since its just a 5"
edit: kidcrash = halfway between kinsella emo and scremo. i have decided this today. that is all.

Also yeah since these guys are small timey punk bands I cannot urge you more to pick up this stuff if you really do actually enjoy it. These guys can use the support!

[michaelicious]

Age Sixteen hits me in exactly the right spot lately. What a band. Anyway, here is some stuff I think you might like, Sean. They are both unofficial disographies of bands that are sadly broken up.

This one is a band from Philadelphia called Street Smart Cyclist. They were/are buds with Algernon. It is only 5 songs, and the artwork I stole from a 3 song 7" they released. I just tacked two unreleased songs on, one at the front and one at the end. It's a selected discography because they also released an acoustic tour CD which is pretty crappy. These are just the hits. Their singer has a really cool voice.

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?tetikgjzydl

This one is from a band who were a little more hard-hitting. They were called Van Johnson. They are pretty relentless for the most part, but they have some nice melodic moments once in a while. These guys were basically the shit, absolutely nuts live. I took their 7-song self-titled and added two songs from a tour EP onto the end.

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?geegyzz1ldj

[Sox]

Okay so there is ONE active link out there (which is at 128kbps). Wow, why don't people just either post the second disc or shut up. I mean really, does his re-up request really bother you that much?

...the bitrate matters? Why? This is for sampling music, not obtaining high quality versions of inexpensive commercially available records. I bought that anthology new for £8. I uploaded just the first half intentionally many months ago. You don't need the second half to convince you it's a record worth buying since all the best material is the first half, with almost 80 minutes of free music to convince you. You get your free meal and you want the dessert too? I can appreciate that, dessert is delicious, but you're not getting it if you're rude and an asshole.

Ladies, gents. Y'all know I'm anti-thisthread. But I think I'm right in saying that requesting commercially available music here, whether it has been previously uploaded or not, is in very poor taste. If it's out of print, by all means, go nuts. If I can wander to my local store and find it at discount prices, you're all just being greedy and lazy. My stance is that if you're not willing to pay for it, it's not that important to you. And if you do want to hear it that badly, you will find it on your own. That is why I only heard Bottomless Pit's Congress EP for the first time last week. What a record! It took me almost a year to find it online, but boy, it was worth it.

what I am basically saying is that if you heard the first half of the caP'n jazz anthology for nothing, don't be a bitch about it.

[pulpfiction21]

Nice spiel, but I already own the CD. I have the first disc still and so i uploaded it to my computer. I couldn't find my 2nd disc, i have no idea what the hell happened to it. I havent listened to the CD in over a year so it could be anywhere since I've moved twice since then.

So yes the bitrate matters, cuz i already own the music and my first disc is better then 128 so i wanted my second disc to be better as well.

And dude, not everyone lives in a city where they can go to a local store and find Cap'n Jazz at the record store.

I agree with people not needing to ask for a re-up of Hazards of Love or something similar, but everyone here is making it seem like Cap'n Jazz is a huge commercial band, that can be purchased at the corner store. THEY AREN'T and THEY CAN'T.


Also, I don't understand why someone who is anti this thread, is looking at the thread then?


And last of all, there is no rule set that states that people can not ask for re-ups of commercially available music. So until someone of importance (not you) creates that rule, you should not give little rants.

[Mr. Tool]

I know I'm still a noob round these parts and everything but I just want to say that this:

Y'all know I'm anti-thisthread.

may be the funniest thing I've ever read in this thread.

Don't kid yourself, this thread is all about piracy. We are taking music without paying for it. Some people are buying albums that they hear from here and that's excellent, but if you're going to post in this thread then don't get all high and mighty about what other people are/aren't doing with this music.

I love you mediaf!re thread but some people need to lighten the fuck up.

[pulpfiction21]

All four of these bands are really great and each one should be listened to by everyone.


Kickball - ABCDEFGHIJKickball (2006)
Awesome stuff. Sounds like it was made in the mid 90's.

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?oylmy3imydm

Murder In The Red Barn - Get In Before The Rain (2001)
Jazzy/Math-rock

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?zjatmnjm2ik

The Jazz June - They Love Those Who Make The Music (1997)
90's emo/post-hardcore

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?aztmtj5n12c

Native - We Delete; Erase (2008)
Bass driven harcore/emo/punk

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?mnv0etnndzd

[michaelicious]

Kickball is so hell yeah.

[minus_the_david]

is that Native the native from Chesterton, IN?

[Metope]

A project created by Ben Cooper (known from Radical Face and Electric President) The project was made as a way for Ben to give out music that he has made through the years that he means “don’t fit on the records, and some I’d be hesitant to even call a b-side despite being recorded around the same time.” So in order to get this music out to people he created 100 home made copies with different songs on that he would send to people in exchange for something people wanted to send him.

Okay. Patients E-mail Trade is now closed. (...) from here on out, if you want a copy, you'll have to find a torrent, get someone to share a copy with you, or something of the sort. It's out of my hands.

So:

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?iqmnyy1ukhz

[Jeans]

Thieves! You're all thieves! Filthy thieves!




Probably whores as well!

[Metope]

 

[tender]

*dons a sexy scarlet letter*

[scarred]

Kinch - Advances (2008)



Fun indie pop from Arizona, they opened for Dear and the Headlights. Great stage presence, too.

Wikipedia:

Kinch is an indie pop band from Phoenix, Arizona. Their sound has been described as brusque power pop,[1] "an alt-rock pop style reminiscent of a few Brit bands, hearkening back to the sensibilities of '60s garage rock."[2] The band's debut album, Advances, was recently honored as the Best Arizona Album of 2008 by the Phoenix New Times.[3] Their pop sound has drawn comparisons to Coldplay and the The Strokes, while others have likened them to Ben Folds, The Arcade Fire and Blur.[4] The name 'Kinch' is a reference to the character Stephen Dedalus in the novel Ulysses by James Joyce.

I included a couple of their EPs along with the album, too. Enjoy!

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?1yj1d1kky4z

[pulpfiction21]

Kickball is so hell yeah.

Yes.

is that Native the native from Chesterton, IN?

And yes i believe so. Their myspace says Northwest, IN.

[Sox]

And dude, not everyone lives in a city where they can go to a local store and find Cap'n Jazz at the record store.
I agree with people not needing to ask for a re-up of Hazards of Love or something similar, but everyone here is making it seem like Cap'n Jazz is a huge commercial band, that can be purchased at the corner store. THEY AREN'T and THEY CAN'T.
And last of all, there is no rule set that states that people can not ask for re-ups of commercially available music. So until someone of importance (not you) creates that rule, you should not give little rants.

I live in a village in the middle of nowhere, man. That record is available commercially in mainstream music stores in the UK, I'm not buying your argument that it's even remotely obscure. If you pay a little closer attention you might note that I said something about only supporting the uploading of music that is out  of print or ridiculously obscure, caP'n jazz is neither of those things, much like the majority of music in this thread.

I never said anything about rules regarding re-ups, I only said that I felt it was in poor taste to make any kind of request. I'm not stepping out of line by saying that. As for saying I'm not "someone of importance", you don't know who I am. Doesn't matter who says shit if they're being sincere and making sense. Who are you?

I read this thread because some people post here who share my views and post music the same way I would. Just because I'm reading this doesn't mean I'm using the thread the same way most the rest of you are. I'm against the way this thread is used for the most part but I'm not going to stop using it because the majority of you don't share my views regarding music piracy. If you feel I have no reason to be here, that's fine, but try to appreciate that some people who are different to you will be using it for different purposes, and when prompted they will express their own views, just as you do.

I still feel it needs to be closed and replaced with something a little tighter, or even just abolished altogether so people use more specialised threads to share music. I know neither of these things is gonna happen, so I'm going to make the best of the thread we do have.

[TheFuriousWombat]

Tarentel - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever Volume 3: Space Junk 7"
A brilliant little 7" from one of my favorite bands! This is part of Geographic North's excellent ongoing 7" subscription series


(Sorry for the tiny image. I can't find a larger picture anywhere!)

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?q3zlgzmwjn2

Here's a review from Aquarius Records:
We recently reviewed Tarentel's Live Edits disc on Digitalis, a collection
of, well, live edits from various performances, and one of the things
we noticed was how rhythmic and almost heavy some of the performances
were. The A side, here, or the North side, in keeping with the series
theme, sounds like it could have come from the same performance, very
drum heavy, a loping groove that sounds almost looped, as the drums are
subtly effected and all around them swirl bits of feedback and blurred
noise, very krautrocky, with that noisy backdrop surprisingly caustic
at points, but just as often smoothed out into buzzing snarling
dronescapes, still littered with jagged shards of feedback, and still
hovering over that relentless rhythm.
Turning South (to the B side) we find the band ditching the drums completely,
for a brooding soundtracky drift, spidery abstract guitars, warm
whirring buzz, lush smears of hazy ambience, subtle effects and
mysterious rumblings, all woven into the theme music for some late
night rainy day wander through some crumbling city, culminating in a
haunting bit of cacophony, a corrosive blackened drone, that plays out
to the very end of the side before suddenly blinking out.
LIMITED TO 300 COPIES! Super simple, striking covers, mint green vinyl!

[sean]

I still feel it needs to be closed and replaced with something a little tighter

can we just do this already?

also protip on uploading - upload things you have bought! (unless if its oop, then thats fine)

[godspeed]

Karate- 595 (Live album)

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?lakztihbkld

Everyone should already have some Karate in their collection. They play a jazz influenced indie rock with sung/spoken lyrics. After more than ten years of playing they called it quits. However in 2007 they received a recording of a concert they played in Belgium (their 595th show). Feeling that the living recording caught the band at the peak of their career they decided to release it. This album pulls from multiple albums and is a great introduction to this band as well as a great record for long time fans.

Oh My God Elephant- S/T

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?ydwzemm3wcn

I've singing along to this EP for a while. Its full of fun indie-emo songs with some really unique vocals.

How We Are- To Teach A Hundred

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?yyyymztwzdz

Good ol' hardcore

Straight, No Chaser- S/T

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?uht2wqmnhmg

Screamo. Not much more to say

Bad Business- S/T Discography

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?myhgdkynmnr

Same as Straight, No Chaser. Good stuff

Polar Bear Club- Demo

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?rmmddgigmzt

Emo/indie/pop punk. First band from my home town to get put on a big label. This is probably their best stuff.

Polar Bear Club- The Redder, The Better

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?2l2mnzybytn

Just download and give it a chance.

These recent posts have been what I've been listening to for the past couple months. good work. Album art later (maybe

[pwhodges]

(unless if its oop, then thats fine)

Copyright law has no provision for that - it is in most jurisdictions (but not all) illegal to download copyright music without permission from the copyright holders, and the fact that it may be unavailable changes nothing.  If, however, you are making what you feel to be a moral point independently of the law, then that is only a personal opinion with no effect on the law.

[pulpfiction21]

I'm a raging looney!!!!!!!

Calm down dude. No need to freak out. Take the pills in the bottle and relax.

[Joseph]

pulpfiction21, seriously, that right there is in poor taste.

I'm completely in agreement with Darryl here (as I've tried to state in other threads before).  Enough of the internet is dedicated to straight music piracy.  Why not have this place be for informing people of bands that we love, that others might not hear otherwise?

[Catacombs]

pulpfiction21, seriously, that right there is in poor taste.

I'm completely in agreement with Darryl here (as I've tried to state in other threads before).  Enough of the internet is dedicated to straight music piracy.  Why not have this place be for informing people of bands that we love, that others might not hear otherwise?

I agree with you on both points.  Why don't we stop dicking around and actually discuss the music posted?  I hate the fact that this thread has been looking like:

ALBUM POST
ALBUM POST
ALBUM POST
MULTI-ALBUM POST
ALBUM POST
MULTI-ALBUM POST
COMPLAINER
BITCHING @ THE COMPLAINER
FIGHT
FIGHT
FIGHT
ALBUM POST


The only discussion anymore is "hay guyz get that *insert band here* posted a few pages back, itz awesome".  Nothing else.

[devomedes]

Now I don't have a high post-count, and I've taken my fair share of music. Someone a while back (I'm too lazy to look) some wise person basically made an argument against these "WHAT SHOULD THIS THREAD BE" posts, those deterministic and often condescending rants of privilege and scorn. But as a wise old loony from India said: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." And so, here are my thoughts on some music that's been posted to this thread recently, now that I've had time to let it sink in.

Stendeck's Somnambula is absolutely mind-blowing. It's electronica that is all over the place, emotionally manipulative and satisfying and earth-shattering and moody.

The new Thermals album Now We Can See is great, but I wonder when they're going to pen some songs that don't begin with a line like "We were born in the desert" or "We were born to sin." What's up with that collectivist spirit? It was seemingly revolutionary on The Blood, The Body, The Machine, where it was wedded with Old Testament symbolism, but this album feels more vague and wandering. Too standard punk for me.

Thanks for all the music, friends.

[the_pied_piper]

pulpfiction21, seriously, that right there is in poor taste.

I'm completely in agreement with Darryl here (as I've tried to state in other threads before).  Enough of the internet is dedicated to straight music piracy.  Why not have this place be for informing people of bands that we love, that others might not hear otherwise?

I'm pretty sure it was agreed that this was what we were supposed to be doing when the thread was cleansed of old, dead links in January. I also agree that was in very poor taste. You're not paying for the music so do you really have the right to be demanding of what you want? As long as it is clearly audible, which at 128kbps it is, i don't see how you can have any complaints about free music.

On the point above about discussion though, when this was brought up last month i created a thread for people to use for exactly that and firstly people contested it then people didn't use it. Its there if you want it, but it is supposed to be specifically for the music in this thread.

[godspeed]

I am just trying to be a nice guy and introduce people to artists. If you think this is all wrong then don't look in this thread.

[the_pied_piper]

No, thats the idea people are agreeing with. People are disagreeing with requests and requests for re-ups.

[medicatesleep]

Silversun Pickups - Swoon (2009)

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?nkmyyylhejz

NEW ONE SHAKA BROSEPH!

[Joseph]

No, thats the idea people are agreeing with. People are disagreeing with requests and requests for re-ups.

And megaposts with a whole bunch of albums involving popular artists whose music is readily available everywhere.

[sean]

Copyright law has no provision for that - it is in most jurisdictions (but not all) illegal to download copyright music without permission from the copyright holders, and the fact that it may be unavailable changes nothing.  If, however, you are making what you feel to be a moral point independently of the law, then that is only a personal opinion with no effect on the law.

i would be, in matter of fact, be making a personal point independent of the law.

[tender]

I can understand that not everyone has the time to go through each album and say, "Oh yeah! Awesome stuff." It's nice when people do, though. I know 249 people downloaded that DOOM album I uploaded. Apparently that was the hottest thing I've uploaded this month. Since it was a leak, I guess? I know there's a lot of criticism about Dumile, but this album is really tight. Thom Yorke's even remixing some of the tracks (like Gazzillion Ear). Exciting. I liked this review of the record since it's from a fan and there are mistakes in the critique but it's still honest.

I'm glad to see the love for the remastered Dinosaur Jr. album I uploaded. 144 downloads, not including the downloads of the single and the original recording. I don't give a shit if he's a "popular" artist in whatever scene you play. Some people might be missing out. I want more people to listen to the album, the music, and the style. I'm a huge Broken Social Scene fan, and it's great seeing the interest in a big influence of Kevin Drew. Hopefully people will explore and discover all the connections, like "Green Mind" or "Loveless." Maybe you'll check out some albums from the Dirty Three. So yeah, I could go on, talking about how cool it was to see the interest in Kohachiro Miyata's Shakuhachi album (posting more music along this vein would please me) (apparently 99 people liked it enough to try) (I did enjoy writing my description of why you should listen to it), the Devotchka love (about 60-70 downloads of each album) (I'm seeing them live later this year, and am so stoked), people giving Serge Gainsbourg a chance (122 downloads) (I was impressed), the thirty of you who checked out Agartha (I love his live recordings) (I should upload the second half of that series, Pangaea), the Mint Chicks (so catchy)... hell, even the Akira soundtrack (66 downloads of that excellent album) (I shudder thinking of what they're going to compose for the eventual American-version release).

While I don't appreciate the hostility from both sides, I don't know what a lot of you want others to post. All the "Back in my day before this internet!" crap is really tiring. I know I take the initiative and try out a lot of music and buy what I really like and delete what sucks. Anyone can listen to music on youtube or itunes or thousands of music blogs to sample. You can find most any album by going to sordo or filestube or the pirate bay or whatever and get everything you need. It's fun seeing what other people love, though, even if you don't like it. A lot of you have good taste, and I appreciate it when anyone takes the trouble to upload and post something. Even if I already have it or know I don't like the style, who cares? I know there are people who do.

And finally, a big "Fuck you!" to no requests rule. Not in the aspect of "OMG please post the newest ABBA single," but I think it would be cool if more people posted music featuring flutes, or "classical" music, or at least point me in the direction to discover something more. I might have already found it, but it's still nice hearing what everyone has to offer.

As you'll read later, dictating "No requests!" in this thread is a good idea.

[Joseph]

Then why not start a thread about that sort of music?  You'll get all sorts of people making reccommendations; people who don't go near this thread even.  What's stopping you from that?

[sean]

they're called recommendation threads kiddo, we do them all the time here! go for it!

also ugh this thread it makes me act like an ass sometimes i apologize kids. just... think

edit edit edit edit edit edit edit
anyway - michael i am glad you posted Street Smart Cyclist! i have heard quite a bit about them recently and i have been curious to listen to them. they were pretty good on my first listen, but i need to spin them more. i still haven't spun the second band you uploaded yet.

[tender]

I guess I could make a thread for that. That last paragraph was just my last thought after I finished typing, so I thought I'd include it at the end of the post. Everything connects back eventually, but yeah, I'll give that a go.

*goes off to start a thread*

[scarred]

I like how the first day I swear to keep my mitts off this thread for a bit, someone ups the new Silversun Pickups. Curse you, foul God of music!

[Ben792x]

I can understand that not everyone has the time to go through each album and say, "Oh yeah! Awesome stuff." It's nice when people do, though.... I don't know what a lot of you want others to post. All the "Back in my day before this internet!" crap is really tiring. I know I take the initiative and try out a lot of music and buy what I really like and delete what sucks. It's fun seeing what other people love, though, even if you don't like it. A lot of you have good taste, and I appreciate it when anyone takes the trouble to upload and post something. Even if I already have it or know I don't like the style, who cares? I know there are people who do.

This. Not so much the no requests, but this.

It's ridiculous to say that only obscure things should be posted: a) it's not completely subjective, b) there is no feasible way to enforce it, and c) the idea is stupid anyway. I downloaded tons of non-obscure stuff from here, that I probably wouldn't have obtained otherwise for a long time. Just because it is available doesn't mean people are going to seek it out. People can monitor the thread and choose what they like, EVEN if it is readily available and not obscure. To argue against posting those types of albums on a copyright basis is ridiculous; it is either all or nothing. If you think downloading without paying the artist is ok if it's not readily available, you really can't make the argument that it's not ok for people to download readily available albums. And even adopting the language that people who put that opinion out there on this thread tend to use, if the point of this thread is to turn people on to music they wouldn't have otherwise heard, again, a lot of the mainstream and readily available stuff would not have been heard by people who downloaded it.

For pretty good evidence, think of the fact that 1325 people downloaded Bee Thousand. Not all of them couldn't get it or even hadn't heard of it, but I'm sure many wouldn't have actually gotten it for a while without me posting it. 422 people downloaded a modest mouse record (building nothing out of something) i put up. 767 for the slow wonder. 279 for low (david bowie) and 292 for return to cookie mountain. 275 for blonde on blonde and 247 for blood on the tracks. hell, 89 for thriller! 222 for ok computer. 176 for graceland, 216 for london calling, and 168 for kind of blue. Kind of blue is incredibly famous and readily available, but im sure at lest a few dozen people were floored because it was posted here. Maybe a few even got turned on to jazz! Who knows? Ask yourself this: is thousands of people being turned on to new music a bad thing in any way? I think not.

So let's keep this thread as is. People post whatever they want, even if it's well known. You can't argue against it on the basis of illegal downloading if you are to have this thread at all, and you can't do it on the grounds of taste. So everyone chill and enjoy the fact that other people take the time to give other people free stuff.

[ADRIAN WOODHOUSE]

i hope this one isn't already up here somewhere. i checked but couldn't find it, but i am a lousy human-search-engine. anyway:

ANATHALLO - CANOPY GLOW

indie / folk / beautiful

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/?m2ocqmtgyaf

[valley_parade]

Silversun Pickups - Swoon (2009)

Code:

http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?nkmyyylhejz

NEW ONE SHAKA BROSEPH!

I haven't listened to it yet but YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[David_Dovey]

And finally, a big "Fuck you!" to no requests rule. Not in the aspect of "OMG please post the newest ABBA single," but I think it would be cool if more people posted music featuring flutes, or "classical" music, or at least point me in the direction to discover something more. I might have already found it, but it's still nice hearing what everyone has to offer.

This thread didn't start with having a no requests rule. The problem was the requests were outnumbering the albums 10-1 or more and there were people who were basically demanding that other people go to the trouble of uploading albums for them without contributing to the thread in any constructive way themselves.