Topic: What are you listening to (and discuss it). (Read 1127528 times)

Scuba_Steve · « **Reply #400 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 15:44 »

Smashing Pumpkins- Bury Me

When ever people find out I like smashing pumpkins, they always laugh cause they automatically match them with 90s rock in general. But they are so much more, the whole album (gish) is so awesome.

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #401 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 15:52 »

I'm just happy you have the most amazing Elliott Smith avatar. Figure 8 is ACE.

Kanye West ft. Talib Kwali - Get 'Em High

Scuba_Steve · « **Reply #402 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 15:57 »

It is indeed. I jsut can't understand how some of his bigger fans don't like it as much because there was too much orchestration. If anything, the more depth a song has the better.

Oh, and it looks bitchin as an avatar.

Smashing Punpkins- Snail

KharBevNor · « **Reply #403 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 16:03 »

Cradle of Filth - Death Magick For Adepts

Yeah, Mis, the way I look at it is, there's nothing actually wrong with (old) Cradle of Filth, it's just that everyone comes at it from the wrong angle. Their crappy fans put a damnable light on them. They're not meant to be serious. I like to use a horror movie analogy. If something like Judas Iscariot or Xasthur or Horna is Suspiria or Last House on the Left or Zombi or Evil Dead or something, then Cradle of Filth is like, Hammer Horror, or maybe even Troma. It's just fun! Of course it's not black metal, it's camp, it's a joke, it's a lark.

I just turn the plug-in off because I've already got plenty of other embarrasing shit on my last.fm profile. Hell, Cradle themselves are at about 200.

Misereatur · « **Reply #404 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 16:17 »

Yeah. I totally agree, CoF should be taken as a joke. It makes listening to them so much better. The problam is their fans that take CoF and Themselfs way too seriously. And thus making me feel guilty every time I listen to CoF and crack a smile.
But to tell you the truth? I miss the old-school 17-18 year old goths that writes shitty poetry, likes CoF and claim that they're Wicca (you know, back when there were much less of them, and that most of them realised that goth should be taken more lightly). It was so much better then today's Emo.

Old Man Gloom - Afraid Of

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #405 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 19:40 »

There is A Light That Never Goes Out (Live) - The Smiths

This is an amazing performance. Everything is spot on. It is much better than the live version Morrissey, which has like three guitarist and a keyboard player. Here, there's only Marr's amazing playing, which duplicates the string section and the guitar riff in a perfect way.

Kai · « **Reply #406 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 19:41 »

Supertramp - School

I can't decide whether I like Breakfast in America or Crime of the Century better.

Lexington, 125 · « **Reply #407 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 19:56 »

judjud- fast song

great for mix cds imo. careful small doses only.....now on to

stone roses-i wanna be adored

great way to start a great album off...

KharBevNor · « **Reply #408 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 20:05 »

Quote from: Misereatur

But to tell you the truth? I miss the old-school 17-18 year old goths that writes shitty poetry, likes CoF and claim that they're Wicca (you know, back when there were much less of them, and that most of them realised that goth should be taken more lightly). It was so much better then today's Emo.

You mean me three years ago?

Yeah, I know what you mean. I know exactly what you fucking mean. It struck me whilst I was on my binge earlier that hardly anyone actually likes Cradle of Filth any more. Like, their fanbase actually evaporated over a year. All the younger kids are into immeasurably worse shit, even compared to Cradles newer, blander efforts. I remember when I was looking up the ridiculous long words from Cradle in a dictionary, and writing my own risible imitations of Cradle lyrics, and spending most of my time improving my make-up and reading anything with vampires in it. Yeah, people make fun of teenygoths, but they are so, so, so much better than emos. Besides which, sometimes they turn into real goths, like, well, me I suppose. I don't claim to be a goth, but you get caught in the old bind from Life of Brian*: real goths are never supposed to call themselves goth. I'm certainly the gothest person I know in meatspace under the age of 25.

Anyway, I'm currently drinking strong black coffee to the tune of:

Sol Invictus - The Man Next Door Is Very Strange

* "Only the true messiah would say he wasn't the messiah!"
"All right, I AM the Messiah!"
"THE MESSIAH! THE MESSIAH!"

Firevine · « **Reply #409 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 20:50 »

Russian Circles, because Jeph just reminded me of them with todays news entry. This is good, multiplied exponentionally by badassery and fresh apple pie.

Scuba_Steve · « **Reply #410 on:** 05 Jul 2006, 20:51 »

Jeff Buckley- The Sky is a Landfill

He has the most amazing voice ever. Hands down.

Scytale · « **Reply #411 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 00:31 »

The thing which I can't forgive COF for is murdering one of my favorite songs (Hallowed be Thy Name). Only thing worse then that is the hordes of people on the net who think its one of their originals.

That said a friend of mine who usually has pretty good taste says Nymphetamine is a reasonable album, maybe I should give them another chance.

I'm currently playing "I Dream in Infrared" by Queensryche.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #412 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 00:35 »

Nah, Nymphetamine is the biggest heap of commercialised whatsit ever. And yes, it is possible for them to get more commercial. Nymphetamine plays to every trend that was current in metal at the time: radio friendly symphonic metal single, two guitarists, toned down lyrics, even some very metalcorey riffs in places. I found it dissapointing and unamusing.

Sol Invictus - The Silver Swan

"The Silver Swan, who living had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat.
She leant her breast, against the leeward shore,
She sung her first and last, and then she sang no more."

I kind of see this as a sequel to The Praties Song, if any SI fans out there know what I'm talking about.

Zaarin · « **Reply #413 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 00:39 »

Birth Control - Plastic People - "Plastic People".

German prog from 1975, and boy, does it show. This record has basically everything you'd expect it to: analogue synths, extended instrumental passages and an almost disco feel to it at points. Not that a little retro is necessarily a bad thing, hehe.

Overall, I'm quite liking the album, on the whole.

Scytale · « **Reply #414 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 02:09 »

I guess I'll avoid COF some more then.

I'm currently listening to E-Head perfroming Morkets Fyrste, I'm not familliar with them but I'm guessing there some sought of Norwegian Electronica group, this track is off the Valfar tribute album (Valfar ein Windir). Pretty interesting stuff.

Teh_Shinobi · « **Reply #415 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 03:29 »

Victor Wooten - A Show of Hands

The most amazing bass solo I've ever heard. I absolutely love Wooten's style. Check it out.

Misereatur · « **Reply #416 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 03:48 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Yeah, I know what you mean. I know exactly what you fucking mean. It struck me whilst I was on my binge earlier that hardly anyone actually likes Cradle of Filth any more. Like, their fanbase actually evaporated over a year. All the younger kids are into immeasurably worse shit, even compared to Cradles newer, blander efforts.

It's just sad when you go to a concert and see loads of idiot emo kids. The only concert I was at this year that had a relatively low number of emos and other retards was Opeth's concert in April. There were only a few dozens, out of the 1000+ people that showed up.

Ephel Duath - New Disorder

Scytale · « **Reply #417 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 05:57 »

What songs are in Opeth's set these days? Is it true they play "the Night and the Silent Water"? I would kill to hear that song live.

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #418 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 12:58 »

Polvo - Tragic Carpet Ride

Polvo are awesome. They are like Pavement except not and more dischordal and more awesomer. Go out and buy Polvo.
...does anybody else here actually know this band?

IntermittentEvil · « **Reply #419 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 14:42 »

Opeth skipped Morningrise when I saw them earlier this year, they mostly ran through half the new album and resurrected some lesser-played tracks from earlier albums; one off of their debut I'd never heard, a couple from still life, a couple from Damnation, etc. Incredible show (no Opeth is bad Opeth), but my favorites were noticably absent. I dunno how much their set has changed, though.

Satoko Fujii Orchestra - Sola (Sky)

SensoryOssuary · « **Reply #420 on:** 06 Jul 2006, 15:11 »

Syzygys - Moroccan Rose

This is an old impulse buy I haven't listened to in a very long time, and just dug out. Japanese instrumental pop for Harry Partch's microtonal organ. It's wacky.

Scytale · « **Reply #421 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 01:23 »

Quote from: IntermittentEvil

Opeth skipped Morningrise when I saw them earlier this year, they mostly ran through half the new album and resurrected some lesser-played tracks from earlier albums; one off of their debut I'd never heard, a couple from still life, a couple from Damnation, etc. Incredible show (no Opeth is bad Opeth), but my favorites were noticably absent. I dunno how much their set has changed, though.

Satoko Fujii Orchestra - Sola (Sky)

Morningrise is my favorite album of theirs, when I saw them a few years ago on the BWP tour they played a few off My Arms Your Hearse (Demon of the Fall, April Ethereal) but nothing earlier then that.

My Dying Bride - The Snow in My Hand

KharBevNor · « **Reply #422 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 01:48 »

Wyrd - Huldrafolk

What a fucking awesome track. I mean, seriously.

"On a dark autumn night,
Maybe a night just like this?
When the moon is hidden by frozen shroud
While humans are sleeping safe and sound
They march towards your village
Ready for burning and for pillage
One by one, the churches aflame
They'll cleanse the land, burn your woooooooorld!"

\m/

merablume · « **Reply #423 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 05:33 »

my latest novel - sister sneaker sister soul

Kai · « **Reply #424 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 10:11 »

Jesus Christ Superstar. It is pretty fucking ace.

Misereatur · « **Reply #425 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 11:14 »

Oh yes it is.

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

Spike · « **Reply #426 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 20:47 »

Skyclad-A stranger in the garden.

Khar, seriously, thank you.

Kai · « **Reply #427 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 20:50 »

The Jesus and Mary Chain - The Living End

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #428 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 21:55 »

Kerosene 454- "What Was"

Kerosene 454 is one of the most remarkable post-hardcore/emo bands i've ever heard. they somehow managed to incorporate the wounded hardcore aesthetic of bands like Rites of Spring and the raging post-hardcore ranting of Fugazi with melodic overtones reminiscent of bands like Sunny Day Real Estate and The Promise Ring.

Scytale · « **Reply #429 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 23:38 »

Myrddraal - Blood on the Mountain

raquel · « **Reply #430 on:** 07 Jul 2006, 23:42 »

Mushaboom (The Postal Service Mix) from Feist's Open Season album.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #431 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 01:50 »

Quote from: Spike

Skyclad-A stranger in the garden.

Khar, seriously, thank you.

A lurker PMed me a couple of days ago with profuse thanks for getting him into neo-folk and Skyclad as well.

THE MISSION CONTINUES.

You got the whole album btw? Jeopardy has probably got to be in my top 10 of individual songs by the 'clad.

Zaarin · « **Reply #432 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 03:26 »

The Sex Pistols - The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle - "Who Killed Bambi?"

What the fuck was Malcolm McLaren smoking when he thought this Tudor-Pole guy would be a good vocalist?

KharBevNor · « **Reply #433 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 08:50 »

Man, I like Edward Tudor-Pole. I have both the Tenpole Tudor albums and enjoy them quite a bit.

Sol Invictus - Media

Stuff like this is why Sol Invictus is my biggest musical influence.

Misereatur · « **Reply #434 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 11:47 »

I'm listening to a set by OzVolt, the keyboard player of Litttershpich and Vultures. He posted a group of genius set lists in an Israeli noise forum last year. I just remmemberd I still have them and started listening to them again.

I'm listening to the first one which consist of the following tracks:

Folkstorm - Propaganda
Miranda Sex Garden - A Fairytale About Slavery
Einsturzende Neubauten - Armenia
Jarabo - The Body Loved
Lou Reed and John Cale - Open House
Ministry – Grace
Venetian Snares - Befriend a childkiller
Weena morioch - LD50
Noisesex - Yellow Smoke
Diamanda Galas - Let Us Praise the Masters of Slow Death [Live]
Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar Track 99
Cranes - Watersong
Purcell - The Fairy Queen - Act 2. Prelude
Beafcake – Soak (Mirror)
Bjork - Come to me (Unplugged)
SPK – Slogun
Bile – Celebrity

This set list was actually what I had in mind when I made the first CD of the QC mixtapes.

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #435 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 12:43 »

Ween - Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?

Ween are insane. In a good way, but they're completely batshit loco. And Chocolate & Cheese is probably one of the best albums to prove this theory.
Oh, and they're also excellent songwriters.

Teh_Shinobi · « **Reply #436 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 16:05 »

Sufjan Stevens - Pittsfield

Just got "The Avalance: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album" today.
This song is absolutely AMAZING. I love this album. It's got three different versions of "Chicago" and each one is somehow masterfully different and distinct from the next. Great album. Buy it when you can.

Scuba_Steve · « **Reply #437 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 20:51 »

Elliott Smith- Pretty (Ugly Before)

Such a pretty song, that's the easiest way to put it. From a basement... was easily his best orchestrated album (even though it had alot of not-so memorable songs for me) it's just an album I can listen to and get goosebumps, and this is one of my favorite songs from it.

Maedros · « **Reply #438 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 20:54 »

Demons & Wizards - Crimson King

The first song of theirs that I heard. After listening to it a few times, I had to get more.

Ravenbomb · « **Reply #439 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 21:12 »

"Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac

The first girl I ever had a f'real crush on was named Rhiannon.

Bunnyman · « **Reply #440 on:** 08 Jul 2006, 21:56 »

RJD2 - The Chicken Bone Circuit

Sure, it's RJD2 going for DJ Shadow, but since when was that a bad thing? Those drifting piano licks, endless cello sustains, and of course phat beats always get me. Masterful!

Spike · « **Reply #441 on:** 09 Jul 2006, 02:13 »

The Smashing Pumpkins- Stand inside your love.

It's that little song for the sappy little romantic inside you. I knew this girl once, I think she's gone now, but sometime's you never really know. This song has this habit of making me think about her. It's kind of sad really but in a way it could have been worse. I mean, I knew her and that has to count for something. I really need to start sleeping more, not sleeping isn't doing me any favors in the department of emotional control.

On a higher note, their planning another album. They haven't set a release date yet, but it seems that they decided to start recording this summer. So I'll be looking forward to it.

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #442 on:** 09 Jul 2006, 04:37 »

Bark Psychosis - A Street Scene

I only recently heard about them. In an effort to clarify if it is just me who is horribly out of the loop, how many of you know Bark Psychosis in any way?

Misereatur · « **Reply #443 on:** 09 Jul 2006, 13:49 »

I heard of them, but never got around to listen to them. Hook me up with some?

Autechre - Dael

Kai · « **Reply #444 on:** 09 Jul 2006, 13:55 »

I too have heard of them. Never listened though.

Isis - Hand of Doom

Isis + Black Sabbath covers + coffee+ books = happy me

Maedros · « **Reply #445 on:** 09 Jul 2006, 14:29 »

Falkenbach - The Heathenish Foray

The vocals are relatively quiet in this song (and a few others of theirs), but I think it works pretty well with the semi-chanting they're using.

Misereatur · « **Reply #446 on:** 09 Jul 2006, 14:40 »

Quote from: Kai

Isis - Hand of Doom

Isis + Black Sabbath covers + coffee+ books = happy me

You have no idea how true this is. Plus, the entire Merzbow EP is just awsome. With the Godflesh cover and all.

Miles Davis - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #447 on:** 09 Jul 2006, 14:50 »

Quote

I heard of them, but never got around to listen to them. Hook me up with some?

When I get around to it, I'll to post Pendulum Man in the Forced Listening thread.

The Beatles - Ticket to Ride

While contemplating buying some The Sugarplastic, I'll let these buggers fill my poppy needs. Which is fine of course except I have heard most of their good songs to death. Because yes, The Beatles did make shitty songs, the majority of which is on their first albums.

Kai · « **Reply #448 on:** 09 Jul 2006, 14:54 »

I don't ever listen to anything The Beatles really did before Help! ever.

gambollingsundae · « **Reply #449 on:** 09 Jul 2006, 15:33 »

Songs I've played the most according to iTunes:

**All of the bands mentioned here can be found in Wikipedia, if you want more information. You just have to tag (band) onto the end of Bauhaus and Sol Invictus. I'm not a music reviewer, so I just ask that, if you want, download the songs below (there's a link at the bottom), and keep an open mind.**

Of the Wand and the Moon: In a Robe of Fire
In a robe of fire - so arcane
Fierce and beautiful - in solstice reign
Lost in winters weave - in woods so cold
This world have lost its soul - don't you know, don't you know
Unleash the winds - and bought in awe
When the twilight falls - upon us all
In a robe of fire - so arcane
My black flamed sun - my six fold flame

Of the wand is a danish neo-folk artist who works with several others to create his music. In a Robe of Fire is off their fourth album. It's very mellow, with the sound of flames crackling in the back. Heavy on the stringed instruments. Kim Larsen has a very deep, calming voice.

Bahaus: Who Killed Mr. Moonlight
Consider the green lakes
And the idiocy of clocks.
Someone shot nostalgia in the back
Someone shot our innocence
And all our colours have run.

Peter Murphy is a god. Pure and simple. His voice, the music they put together with the lyrics. The song starts out with very simple piano, and then adds a lone sax. Very minor in tone, but lovely nonetheless.

Sol Invictus: In Days to Come
And in the days, oh, to come
The sound of iron and the sound of drums
And in the days, oh, to come
The earth shall see, and the clouds will bleed
And in the days, oh, to come
Will we drown in a sea of scum?
And in the days, oh, to come
A man spews out a bastard sun.

Sol Invictus is a militant neofolk band from England. It is fronted by Tony Wakeford, who broke off from a different neofolk band, Death in June (also on my playlist) to study, and then he got back into music and formed this band. The story of the name can be found in Wikipedia.

The song is, as should be expected from a militant band, very measured. It holds the same background througout the verse, a steady beat of drums with quitar. The chorus is accompanied by a lighter string and guitar. His voice isn't all that wonderful, but the song is nice enough.

Obviously, I'm stuck on a neofolk/neo classical phase with a little bit of gothic rock thrown in there. What can I say? I'm under a lot of stress, and it relaxes me.

So I was going to upload these songs for you, but the Bauhaus one won't upload, so instead you get the other two, and my favorite Death in June song.

*pokes html*

http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/reluctantblond/lst?.dir=/My+Documents&.order=&.view=l&.src=bc&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/

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merablume

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raquel

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Teh_Shinobi

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Praeserpium Machinarum

Maedros

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