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

[TheFuriousWombat]

What's the bitrate on those MONO downloads? I have the vinyl so I never bought the CDs and, I think, most of my mp3s are not very good quality ones.

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

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.

ha! I get to post the rules for once!

[meanwhile]

Love that Brand New album, was planning on posting it myself

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

Hot Panda- Volcano...Bloody Volcano!

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?ymjzzmny3oo

Canadian Indie Pop and so much more.
I just got this album yesterday morning and it is by far one of the best things I picked up lately,
aside from a few others that I'll post at a later date.
Something from www.thisisfakediy.co.uk

This latest troupe of Canadian glockenspiel enthusiasts come bearing the traits of two primary schools of thought: The Decemberists school of nifty, if dwindling, storytelling and The Shins academy for bright young melodies and daft-as-sherbet rhythms. It’s a combination enough to drive the tweecore to spontaneous combustion, if only for one glaring smear on their credentials. Hot Panda appear all too serious, too well versed even. They find their fully funny stride with the tin-tapping ‘It’s Worth Eight Dollars’ – and even manage to filter in a “ya ya ya” chorus. Spilling into French mid-verse they somewhat spell out the current philosophy “I couldn’t care about many things / politics / Tories or the Brits.” Fellow countrymen Arcade Fire would be doffing caps for the female solo wallowing section that follows, and allows the song to drift into loftier realms momentarily.
Toying with us in their final thoughts, ‘Sexual Frustration’ has the voice of Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard were he obliterated, and simultaneous plays with wit and crass seen in The Eels Souljacker. Here the drive plods abruptly and the singer seems to have sunk a bottle of gin for that engaging mother’s ruin lament. The alternating horn and bass final that slips gleefully into ‘Ghost Town’-feel melody of the keys makes this track a nice obscurity within a sea of fairly similar fish.

I don't really like other people's words on a band but then again..it's better than what I could say because all I have to say is I dig it!
OH! and if you don't get that Radio Moscow album..
I'll tell your mother she raised you wrong, and leave the album in her purse.

[ADRIAN WOODHOUSE]

THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND - forward march!
folk / indie / postrock





i had it in my "to listen" folder a very long time. stupid me. now i'll have it in my playlist for a long time.

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

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

That album IS very good. Good job.(no sarcasm) I remember when I found it on here,
I listened to it for a while but then got lost in all the other music.
February 19, 2008, 12:21:46 AM was when that was posted and the link is still alive.

[valley_parade]

Radio Moscow-Brain Cycles

Oh, WOW. That is really good.

[Aegir]

It's here finally!! This is only in 128 but that doesn't bother me that much. Enjoy.

The Decemberists - Hazards of Love (2009)
If you dont know what they sound like, just go to their myspace.



EDIT: Okay I converted the files to mp3 and they are also now 224kbps

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?dm5kemaztmt

Every time I find a download link to this album it's been taken down by the time I click on it. Could someone please reupload this? I've been trying to download it for a week.

[the_pied_piper]

Right, so mediaf!re was being a bastard yesterday but now it is working. So here is the re-up i promised.

Horse Feathers - House With No Home

Whether or not the lyrical content of House With No Home matches any of these memories is irrelevant — Ringle’s mumble conjures up surreal scenarios of Tracy Chapman doing Sam Amidon, minus any vocal enunciation; rather, it’s the otherworldly music that causes one to get lost in cerebral trauma while driving home alone at night. To be direct, the sound of this album is nothing short of beautiful. Peter and Heather Broderick’s string arrangements mimic Aaron Copland’s most tender moments, and over Ringle’s guitar strumming, the impact is enough to cause the White Witch’s icy heart to melt.

Listen to “Rude to Rile” and you’ll find a masterpiece of violin, cello, and percussion. I’ve listened to this track over and over again, and I felt as though my life story was being told: "He just waits/ And he hopes and he prays/ But the more she is loved she hurts." It makes me wish I had written it, because it feels like I mean it. Yet strangely, it still feels like it could be an old Appalachian folk song; I don’t know how, but it does. And it’s not as though love lost is my life story, but for a few minutes I’m convinced that it is.

If you like gorgeous folk, then this album is for you. If you don’t, well, The Hold Steady released something not that long ago.   Tiny Mix Tapes

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?ymynw2n2why

[pulpfiction21]

Aegir, you have to change the "!" in the mediaf!re link to an "i".

[pat101]

Hot Panda- Volcano...Bloody Volcano!
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Thanks for this! I bought their EP when I saw them open for Art Brut which is quite good and just heard they had a full-length out a few weeks ago. Perhaps I'll up their EP a later on.

Speaking of Art Brut...

Art Brut - Art Brut Vs. Satan [2009]

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?myhyzei3lyy

It's a leak of the latest album by Art Brut. Recorded in just over a week by Frank Black in some midwestern US city, Vs. Satan sees a return to form after the slightly forgetable (IMO) It's A Bit Complicated. I've been spinning it every chance I get.

[pulpfiction21]

Just two today:

First, i noticed that this CD wasn't up here already and I don't think that is right so I thought I'd post it.

Immanu El - They'll Come, They Come (2007)
Often compared to Sigur Ros.

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From Silent Ballet:

"Under Your Arms I’ll Hide” the opening track on Immanu El’s debut album They’ll Come, They Come is the kind of song that makes you believe fully in a band’s merit. In the epic ten-minute opener, Immanu El establishes their sound combining hushed vocals, a straightforward ascending guitar line and constant use of crescendo/decrescendo. While the aspects of this song are dreadfully prevalent to the post genre, it is the finesse and dexterity in which these commonalities are combined that distinguish the piece from banal to inspired. It is with this humble bravado that They’ll Come, They Come continues, knowingly following these same patterns with the confidence that their aptitude will outweigh any potential triteness.

The following songs, “Home” and “White Seraphs Wild” revert to the lush beginnings of the opening track, analogous to that of Album Leaf or Sigur Ros, firmly rooting their ‘sound’ in the ethereal. “Astral Days” begins to pick up the tempo again, with more delicately picked guitars and the gorgeous vocals of lead singer Claes Strängberg. However, the zenith comes and goes with a fraction of the power of “Under Your Arms I’ll Hide”, potentially alluding to a grand finale at the end of the disc. This never occurs, and the subtly of the final songs are overlooked in anticipation of the brilliance displayed at the onset of the album. This is unfortunate as songs such as “Panda” and “I Know You So Well…” are excellent forays in ambiance.

The Bird Ensemble - Migration (2007)
If you like Silent Ballet, they had this at number 47 of the top 50 best albums of 2007.

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From Silent Ballet:

The Bird Ensemble's first full length, Migration, is an apt example of a post-rock band knowing how to make a firm point without going overboard.

The album is split into two sections, each with four parts, offering an almost literary build-climax-resolution format of chiming guitars, beautiful repetitive melodies, driving peaks, and delicate lullabies. The opening track sets the tone of the album - melodic intertwining guitars that ebb and flow, never giving too much away, yet never leaving more to be desired. Each track continues without break form the last, leading to the album's centerpiece "Pt. I No. 4. " The dynamic shifts precluding as well as the climax at the end of "Pt. I No.4" are evident but never exaggerated. Instead of layering distorted guitar over distorted guitar (as most current post-rock bands depend on to create intensity), "Pt. I No.4" coalesces into a mesmerizing state of repetitive bliss. Never overplaying its hand, the repetitive riff quells before even the faintest odor of triteness wafts in.

While the subsequent peaks in the latter half of the album purposefully never reach the height of its predecessor, the resolving tracks become somewhat distracted by the introduction of new characters. This is mainly directed towards the bells and woodblock that comprise most of "Pt. II No.6." The progression of the album was well planned, however something slightly derails during the middle of the second part. The discernment between subtlety and the obtuse is still ever-present, yet the cohesion of the latter tracks never forms as completely as Pt. I, leaving the resolution in an immature state.

Overall, The Bird Ensemble have crafted a highly enjoyable and mature record that will easily entertain those inclined to ambient or bombast alike. Their precision to detail and ability to maintain interest without crossing the line of monotony or excess is extremely impressive.

[Avec]

Ever want to listen to Jazz and Hip-Hop at the same time? This being my first post, I'd like to show you two of my favorite DJs of all time. They're very underground and for the most part, unheard of. I've found these fantastic while doing homework, relaxing with friends, or even messing with a turn table.

First, I'll give you Fat Jon, the Ample Soul Physician. This album is instrumental, but I highly advise at least listening a few songs (Darkness) through before making a final judgement.

www.mediaf1re.com/?sharekey=705595420f6211f536df4e8dca141969d278eab439251568b8eada0a1ae8665a

As a founding member of Baltimore's Five Deez, Fat Jon has always had a lot to live up to on a solo level - yet whilst many would end up partaking in some sonic tail-chasing that tried to replicate his previous bands success, Fat Jon has managed to carve a comfortable niche whilst giving a respectful nod back to those whom he came up with. If that makes sense... Regardless of its heritage, 'Afterthought' is an after-hours glimpse into sample led beats and pieces, with the man Jon wading into RJD2 territory for some syrupy rhythms and dusty soundscapes. Seasoning the pot with his own disembodied vocals and lost-in-the-wire samples, 'Afterthought' opens with the drone inflected 'Cold Memory'; wherein some funk staples are driven into a hypnotic piano that veritably sucks in the sprawling synth vista that surrounds it. Expertly shaded and blessed with an ability to balance light and dark, 'Cold Memory' is a striking schematic for the rest of the album, as the likes of 'Why We Dream', 'Your Purpose' and 'Static Medium' all go on to cement. Predominantly instrumental and predominantly hip-hop, 'Afterthought' is nonetheless much more than instrumental hip-hop. Phat!

Taken from www.boomkat.com

The second album is probably in my top ten of my all time collection; Nujabes - Modal Soul is a hip-hop infused masterpiece with meaningful lyrics and an almost serene cool feeling with every listen. PEER PRESSURE STRIKES AGAIN.

www.mediaf1re.com/?sharekey=705595420f6211f536df4e8dca1419699312396ff3a9e86fce018c8114394287

Modal Soul, his 3rd album, is some seriously smooth stuff. From the very first few seconds of the first track (“Feather”), which begins with a jazzy piano riff soon joined by flowing vocals, Modal Soul has you. And once the laid-back beat eventually drops in, you may as well cancel the rest of your plans for the day – it’s time to get chillin’ like a villain.
 
 The relaxed pace of the album surges on through the meandering “Ordinary Joe” (featuring soul-legend-cum-computer-science-professor-cum-soul -legend Terry Callier), latest collaboration with Japanese MC Shing02 (“Luv (Sic) Part 3”), and all the way into the mostly-instrumental closing half of the album. (And don’t cringe when you read “instrumental” and “DJ” in the same sentence: you’re in safe hands with Nujabes.)


 If either of the words “jazz” or “hip-hop” peak your interest, then hunting down Modal Soul should be top of your next to-do list. With limited distribution outside of Japan finding Nujabes’ work may be a challenge – but when you’re sitting back, chilled out to the point of general paralysis, it’ll all be worth it.

Thanks and enjoy. 

[tania]

shout out out out out are a really excellent electro/dance band from edmonton who have just put out a brand new album called 'reintegration time' and it's melting my face off in the best way possible.
uploaded to box.net cos it was too big for mediaf!ire -

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http://www.box.net/shared/lhuancd9j0

that doesn't include track 10 cos for some reason i couldn't get it onto box.net, so here it is on mediaf!re -

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?q5tjmnjykin

and, for consistency, here's their equally excellent 2006 album, 'not saying/just saying'. pitchfork didn't like it but what the fuck do pitchfork know anyway.

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

bitrate is 320 kbps for both albums.

[ADRIAN WOODHOUSE]

That album IS very good. Good job.(no sarcasm) I remember when I found it on here,
I listened to it for a while but then got lost in all the other music.
February 19, 2008, 12:21:46 AM was when that was posted and the link is still alive.

yeah it's pretty old. i really did search before i posted it. all i could find was a thread with some: "i like this band" and "i like that band"-talk 

[Ceiling Cat]

I have a little question: what if you really want to contribute to this thread but have no albums that peeps on this forum will find interesting or already have? Most of my CDs are quite 'mainstream,' as they say 

[KvP]

Throw up what you like. You're not going to get banned or anything, but some people might loudly complain, and that shouldn't be something you can't handle.

[Ceiling Cat]

some people might loudly complain

At least the internet is soundproof  I'll find something good.

[Kyros]

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?2jzo2mdmmzh

Hey guys look! The best album of 2009!!

[MrBlu]

Ever want to listen to Jazz and Hip-Hop at the same time? This being my first post, I'd like to show you two of my favorite DJs of all time. They're very underground and for the most part, unheard of. I've found these fantastic while doing homework, relaxing with friends, or even messing with a turn table.

First, I'll give you Fat Jon, the Ample Soul Physician. This album is instrumental, but I highly advise at least listening a few songs (Darkness) through before making a final judgement.

www.mediaf1re.com/?sharekey=705595420f6211f536df4e8dca141969d278eab439251568b8eada0a1ae8665a

As a founding member of Baltimore's Five Deez, Fat Jon has always had a lot to live up to on a solo level - yet whilst many would end up partaking in some sonic tail-chasing that tried to replicate his previous bands success, Fat Jon has managed to carve a comfortable niche whilst giving a respectful nod back to those whom he came up with. If that makes sense... Regardless of its heritage, 'Afterthought' is an after-hours glimpse into sample led beats and pieces, with the man Jon wading into RJD2 territory for some syrupy rhythms and dusty soundscapes. Seasoning the pot with his own disembodied vocals and lost-in-the-wire samples, 'Afterthought' opens with the drone inflected 'Cold Memory'; wherein some funk staples are driven into a hypnotic piano that veritably sucks in the sprawling synth vista that surrounds it. Expertly shaded and blessed with an ability to balance light and dark, 'Cold Memory' is a striking schematic for the rest of the album, as the likes of 'Why We Dream', 'Your Purpose' and 'Static Medium' all go on to cement. Predominantly instrumental and predominantly hip-hop, 'Afterthought' is nonetheless much more than instrumental hip-hop. Phat!

Taken from www.boomkat.com

The second album is probably in my top ten of my all time collection; Nujabes - Modal Soul is a hip-hop infused masterpiece with meaningful lyrics and an almost serene cool feeling with every listen. PEER PRESSURE STRIKES AGAIN.

www.mediaf1re.com/?sharekey=705595420f6211f536df4e8dca1419699312396ff3a9e86fce018c8114394287

Modal Soul, his 3rd album, is some seriously smooth stuff. From the very first few seconds of the first track (“Feather”), which begins with a jazzy piano riff soon joined by flowing vocals, Modal Soul has you. And once the laid-back beat eventually drops in, you may as well cancel the rest of your plans for the day – it’s time to get chillin’ like a villain.
 
 The relaxed pace of the album surges on through the meandering “Ordinary Joe” (featuring soul-legend-cum-computer-science-professor-cum-soul -legend Terry Callier), latest collaboration with Japanese MC Shing02 (“Luv (Sic) Part 3”), and all the way into the mostly-instrumental closing half of the album. (And don’t cringe when you read “instrumental” and “DJ” in the same sentence: you’re in safe hands with Nujabes.)


 If either of the words “jazz” or “hip-hop” peak your interest, then hunting down Modal Soul should be top of your next to-do list. With limited distribution outside of Japan finding Nujabes’ work may be a challenge – but when you’re sitting back, chilled out to the point of general paralysis, it’ll all be worth it.

Thanks and enjoy. 

FREAKIN' YES!!! NUJABES!! I can't find any of his albums in the crappy places I go to. (ok, well once, but I was broke)

[imapiratearg]

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?2jzo2mdmmzh

Hey guys look! The best album of 2009!!

Oh hell nawh.

[Ben792x]

I'd like to introduce you to this band, Animal Collective? Heard of 'em? Apparently not. Because they have the best record of 2009. (Note the period.) See also: It's Blitz, The Crying Light. Although I have listened to the song Now We Can See 35 times. Yeahhhhhh.

[DarkAvenger]

Alright guys, time for some good stuff (although I am currently enjoying that new Thermals release). Here is an album from The Mendoza Line, a terrific band that split a few years ago thanks to the divorce of their two main creative outputs.

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?0tnmzz5jorm

Since I'm awful at writing about bands I like I shall let AllMusic do the honours.

The Mendoza Line has for so long made charmingly homespun if ultimately insignificant pop records that the woozy beauty and emotional depth of We're All in This Alone is nothing short of revelatory; the product of the band's near breakup and relocation from their native Georgia to Brooklyn (all crowding into the same apartment, no less), the album channels their interpersonal turmoil into a gorgeously understated examination of the sexual dynamics that divide and conquer men and women alike. The songs proceed in point/counterpoint fashion, with Margaret Maurice and Shannon McArdle contributing the distaff perspective while Timothy Bracy and Peter Hoffman refute the charges; the debate culminates with the record's centerpiece, the lovely "Where You'll Land," in which both sides at the very least agree that it will all end in tears, regardless of where the blame lies. The wise-ass bite of the lyrics and the ramshackle radiance of the band's spaciously jangly melodies mask the bitter truths at the heart of We're All in This Alone; in outlining the essential differences that separate the sexes, the Mendoza Line's songs feed on resignation and recrimination. The irony, of course, is that the same things that hold the band's music together drive the band's members (and their respective genders) farther apart.

[dancarter]

Been a while since I posted something on here, and this is sort of a belated follow up to the Bitcrush upload, though more to the experimental idm end of that spectrum.  If you liked that album, you'll love this.

Stendeck-Sonnambula
Part1:

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?ymmmzzmy5yz

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Combining epic synth patterns with stunning piano movements and a subtle dose of distorted rhythmic beats, Stendeck's long-awaited new album ‘Sonnambula‘ injects an air of originality and purpose that will both inspire and move you to elated heights.
With one astounding song composition after the next, 'Sonnambula' conjures up the true ingredients of intelligent electronica, driven by distortion-tinged beats, soaring synth-lines, and modern classical elements that spew emotion from every surface.
This is without a doubt Stendeck's finest hour. An instant classic...

--(review via Enochian Apocalypse E-zine)

Track listing, just 'cause the titles are so weird and because oddly enough, they're pretty representative of how the songs actually sound:
1 Something Special Is Going To Happen
2 Through Tiny Windows We Wonder Constellations
3 Lullabies From The Cliff By The Raging Sea
4 It Must Be Heaven
5 Admira And Bosko (Love During The Time Of War)
6 Blind Army Parade
7 Dead Dancing Triangle
8 Lunar Attraction
9 Every Time I Try To Reach You, You Just Fade Away
10 Hunters Of The Last Summer Breeze
11 Different Exotic Forms Of Lightning And Collateral Atmospheric Phenomena
12 Safari In The Blue Tails Cockatoo's Garden
13 Broken Hearts Carillon
14 Happy Little Children Playing On The Cherry Tree
15 I Fear All The Moments You Will Need Me And I Won't Be There
16 An Autumnal Afternoon In The Family's House
17 Sonnambula (Don't Worry It's Just A Dream)

[edwinalink]

^ effing awesome.

thank you kindly...

but question, how do i get some money to all these awesome musicians, when this thread is all i can find of them!

[valley_parade]

....dude. Google.

[edwinalink]

yeah, that was kinda obvious... to google i go!

[dancarter]

Well, Stendeck is on the Tympanik Audio label, with a metric ton of other fantastic artists like Autoclav 1.1, ESA, and Broken Fabiola just to name three.

[zzeitg]

Alright guys, time for some good stuff (although I am currently enjoying that new Thermals release). Here is an album from The Mendoza Line, a terrific band that split a few years ago thanks to the divorce of their two main creative outputs.

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?0tnmzz5jorm

Since I'm awful at writing about bands I like I shall let AllMusic do the honours.

The Mendoza Line has for so long made charmingly homespun if ultimately insignificant pop records that the woozy beauty and emotional depth of We're All in This Alone is nothing short of revelatory; the product of the band's near breakup and relocation from their native Georgia to Brooklyn (all crowding into the same apartment, no less), the album channels their interpersonal turmoil into a gorgeously understated examination of the sexual dynamics that divide and conquer men and women alike. The songs proceed in point/counterpoint fashion, with Margaret Maurice and Shannon McArdle contributing the distaff perspective while Timothy Bracy and Peter Hoffman refute the charges; the debate culminates with the record's centerpiece, the lovely "Where You'll Land," in which both sides at the very least agree that it will all end in tears, regardless of where the blame lies. The wise-ass bite of the lyrics and the ramshackle radiance of the band's spaciously jangly melodies mask the bitter truths at the heart of We're All in This Alone; in outlining the essential differences that separate the sexes, the Mendoza Line's songs feed on resignation and recrimination. The irony, of course, is that the same things that hold the band's music together drive the band's members (and their respective genders) farther apart.

Thank you so much for this album. As well as for any further Mendoza Line you might be able to post next... 

[spoon_of_grimbo]

here's an awesome album of epic melodic space-rock, with hints of the heavier metal that the band used to play:

Cave In - "Jupiter"  (2000)

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Personally I find this to be their most distinctive and consistent album.  Off the top of my head I can't really think of anyone else they really sounded like at this point in their career, but I've been told that Failure and Codeine were similar (incidentally two bands I'm planning on checking out as soon as possible).



And also, here's the third track off that Fugazi E.P. I uploaded a few pages back, sorry I'm a little late sorting this one out:

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[Vendetagainst]

This is my first contribution to this thread. A few of these albums are probably well-known enough that I will get a few complaints, but hopefully at least a couple of people will find something they enjoy.

1. Tori Amos - Tales of a Librarian

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?2dnfjgx3nih

2. David Bowie - Outside

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?dmwuy5i2tnt

3. Audioslave - Audioslave

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?xnzmzw5wmwy

4. Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?y2wna1wtkum

5. Maps And Atlases - You And Me And The Mountain

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?vbowzi5rz2j

6. The White Stripes - Elephant

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

7. Bush - Deconstructed

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

8. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/ The Lyre of Orpheus

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?rgnkzyme12z

9. Pattern is Movement - All Together

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?zdzx3kudkwm

10. 311 - Evolver

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?elnz3kjlzm2

[KvP]

So over the next week or two I'm going to be putting up some more Planet Mu stuff.

I really like this one. Like a cross between Selected Ambient Works vol. I-era Aphex Twin and U-ziq.

Tim Tetlow - Beauty Walks a Razor's Edge

Beauty Walks a Razor's Edge is an album of really rather wonderful Electro. At turns the music is complex, delicate, sensual, melodic, noisy, edgy, or all these things at once. For Tim Tetlow the album is a collection of "feeling montages" - songs to girlfriends. Further proof, if proof be needed, that electronic music isn't just unfeeling mechanical rumblings.

There isn't much point in making comparisons. At times there are hints of all sorts of artists, but the list would be too long, and after all they are only hints. I could say that at one point I heard the same kind of lovely analogue rhythms that are found on Oxygene, but then the next track comes along and makes the comparison meaningless. This is very much Tim Tetlow's sound and album. In fact it's his debut, and quite some debut.

Tetlow himself is a bit of a mystery by all accounts. He is London-based but born in Bermuda, he admits that he finds maths "quite good fun", but he can often be found at yoga class, and apparently he should be playing live in London soon.

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?1qmmouo0nij

Dykehouse - Dynamic Obsolescence

Mike Dykehouse hails from western Michigan, located halfway between Detroit's pristine techno community and Chicago's jackin' house scene. And his unique name first came into recognition after playing the inaugural Detroit Electronic Music Festival. His music, however, is much more akin to the IDM movement from European quarters. Assembled by Mike Paradinas (aka µ-Ziq) from a collection of home recordings produced between 1996-2001, Dynamic Obsolescence shows the depth and maturity of an artist who has been making music long before gaining any recognition. The essential beats are a calliope of turning gears and possessed typewriters tuned to a variety of mellow and harsh timbres. But Dykehouse's true mastery is at the hands of the keyboard where he produces an abundance of rich and beautiful synth melodies. Tracks entitled "Chapel Hillectro" and "Ypsitucky" reveal a lighthearted irreverence when it comes to geography, but the music contained within is a fortunately discovered collection of grade-A electronic compositions.

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?yiwyk5mmhmz

[ADRIAN WOODHOUSE]

FUCKUISMYNAME - stay gold, falconass!
indie / experimental / mixed with punk attitude




i would say they are influenced by les savy fav , at the drive in and fugazi. yeah let's say that. i did. so check it out.

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[edwinalink]

i wanna put something here... from someone i enjoy immensely... but no one i know does.

emilie autumns laced/unlaced.
the first half is traditional music played decently by said artist... but the SECOND half is a blast. 100% of everything on this (half of the) album is written, played, and produced by her (with the assistance of her engineer inkydust)

violins and harpsichords have never sounded this awesome!




part1

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part 2

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hope it works! and hope at least a couple of you enjoy it!

[orangepeas]

Warsawpack was a Canadian experimental rap rock group. The band, from Hamilton, Ontario, defined its music as "an eclectic fusion of hip hop, jazz, groove and rock". The band espoused mostly politically charged lyrics that critiqued Western consumerism and neo-colonialism.

Gross Domestic Product

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Stocks and Bombs

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[tender]

Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me (Remastered)



If you haven't listened to Dinosaur Jr. before, you really should. This remastered 2005 release is a great place to get started or fall into the sound all over again.

You're Living All Over Me, the most exciting and coherent of the three reissues, is a study (if there could be such a thing) in guitar rock abandon. Hearing it again after many years, it still sounds like a recording made just for one. That "one" being whomever happens to be listening at the time. It gives off the feeling that you're not listening to a record, per se, but rather have stumbled into the practice space of the best unknown guitar band in the world. They don't know you're there, so they just keep playing with everything they are. That sort of sincerity is present on this CD (and on Dinosaur and Bug) and it's one of the details that seems to be harder and harder to find. Even as the Internet offers an entirely undreamed-of world of vast numbers and immediate gratification of music recordings, it also disappoints a bit with its sheer volume. Everyone is self-promoting. These Dinosaur Jr. reissues bring us back to an age when three guys kicked off work, spent all their free time practicing, and someone else thought they were good enough to record. (Sure, this is a bit of a romanticization, but let's go with it in this age of MySpace and blogs.) You're Living All Over Me breathes with the notion that music may be all that matters, from the truly awesome guitar work that steals (and then breaks) from Black Sabbath and then provides a blueprint for a little group called My Bloody Valentine to the melodies that sneak up and surprise amidst the noise to the seemingly devil-may-care sequencing which works because it seems to say, "Just listen to the songs. It's all about the songs".

But back to the voice for a moment. J. Mascis yearns on this record, and it is audible. In future recordings, he will draw inward (although not as much as he has been accused of), but You're Living captures a guy who sounds always on the cusp of a broken heart. He sings like the type of person who, when things are going well, wonders, "When will this all end?" Moreover, the music provides an incredible emotional urgency, the kind that is palpable. Mascis's guitar work cannot be underestimated, and Lou Barlow and Murph move things along in the slacker-who-cares fashion. You can pick pieces out of songs that influenced not just bands, but years of bands. The first ten seconds of "The Lung" contain a simple guitar part that will be copped and made into an entire genre. Lou Barlow's "Lose" and "Poledo" showcase why he needed to leave and start Sebadoh, but also why it worked to have him provide such disparate sounds to Dinosaur Jr. -- these two songs, sandwiched near the end, right before we get the ever-entertaining closing cover of the Cure's "Just Like Heaven", add to the sincerity of the whole. You're good enough and want to be in the band and have a couple of songs already written? No problem, you're in. This also worked for the first part of Throwing Muses' career, and continues to be a boon within Sonic Youth. Democracy plays out, and the listener gets some music that may lack a singular vision, but makes up for it in humanity.

This isn't one of those reissues that needs to be reviewed as if new. If you care about rock 'n' roll (and are of a certain age), you already have this or have always meant to get it. This is a reissue that serves as a living marker of music history. It's important because it manages to both capture a time and exist beyond it. You're Living All Over Me is not a nostalgic listen. It remains thought-provoking, relevant, and it rocks like there is no alternative but to do so in order to survive in this world.

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You might want to check out (1) the original recording with the Peter Frampton cover at the end, or else you could check out the (2) Just Like Heaven single release:

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Oh yeah, and here's the new leak from (MF) DOOM: Born Like This

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[valley_parade]

new Thermals album

I woke up this morning with the goddamned title track stuck in my head. That song is INFECTEOUS.

[Kyros]

I woke up this morning with the goddamned title track stuck in my head. That song is INFECTEOUS.

The whole album is like that...of course I may be slightly biased as The Thermals are far and away my favorite band, but seriously it's so good.

[valley_parade]

I have a distinct feeling this isn't up anybody's alley, but...

Ashers - Cold Dark Place EP



I saw these guys open for Street Dogs this past fall, and it was a good show. If they remind you of The Unseen, it's probably because it's the same vocalist.

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[scarred]

Stendeck-Sonnambula
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This is gorgeous.

[pat101]

Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me (Remastered)



Oh yeah, and here's the new leak from (MF) DOOM: Born Like This

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?5mny1wjzujt

holy fucking christ. *non-stop kisses*

[ledhendrix]

Can't think of much to say about this apart from it's excellent. Really easy listening chilled out electro with catchy lyrics. Some good shit. I don't post to much stuff in this thread but I thought everyone should have a listen to this.

Here's what Last.Fm thinks

Beats For Beginners are Manchesters LCD Sound System or Beck. Kinda retro classic stoner pop like Ziggy meets Krafwerk - with electro and 70’s/80’s trashy synths. Although live the band are a tight 3 man machine, BFB is essentially one man singer songwriter Mike TV, spotted & signed by Mint Royale via a demo to their Faith & Hope (2004), releasing the debut album DON’T FLY INTO THE SUN with singles: Kill All DJs, TECHNOLOGY and WHEN ROBOTS ATTACK. Mike also collaborates with REBELSKI (Doves) STICKERS ON KEYS (2005) and spins discs with DOVES DJS (2007-2009).

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[altered_carbon]

Here's Pete Doherty's solo album, Grace/Wastelands. I was a little Libertines fanboy for years, but the last Babyshambles release turned me off like a cold sore on a cock. Anyway, this is not like that. The album gets a double whammy of the Blur treatment with Graham Coxon playing guitar and Stephen Street producing, and the songs are all damn well written. It's strong material.

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[barista.babe]

i have a huge soft spot in my heart for tori amos.

[Avec]

FREAKIN' YES!!! NUJABES!! I can't find any of his albums in the crappy places I go to. (ok, well once, but I was broke)

I have all of his albums, just pop a message if you want 'em.

[Avec]

Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me (Remastered)

I've heard of DJ but never took the time out to fully listen to an album. This is quality shit.

[imapiratearg]

My god.

That is plain crazy.

[elizaknowswhatshesfor]

http://80ssoundtracksandmore.blogspot.com/

I know a while back someone was asking about soundtracks. Of which I have many. But then I found this!!!!!!!! I don't know if I'm going to get in terrible trouble for post a link insted of a mf link, but it's got almost everything I've got and more.

Enjoy!

If there is a "Good Music Blogs thread" I couldn't find it, but feel free to move this, if not can someone start one? I've not been here long enough x

[ellis]

I think the Thermals album is down....I would be unbelievably happy/grateful for a re-up.  I've been listening to When I Was Afraid and the title track ceaselessly since I got them - amazing.  Thank you!

[Kyros]

I think the Thermals album is down....I would be unbelievably happy/grateful for a re-up.  I've been listening to When I Was Afraid and the title track ceaselessly since I got them - amazing.  Thank you!

I'm workin' on it, seems every mediaf!re link to Now We Can See has gone down, look for a re-up in the next hour or so!

EDIT: HERE!

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