Topic: What are you listening to (and discuss it). (Read 1141968 times)

Misereatur · « **Reply #500 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 08:27 »

I remmember listening to samples from Blood Inside and not liking it. But I think I'll still get the album once I have all of Ulver's discography.

I'm listening to Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique preformed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra. This was one of the best parts in lerning classical music history.

Lexington, 125 · « **Reply #501 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 09:05 »

Quote from: Bunnyman

Add N to {x} - The Sound of Accelerating Concrete

Just picked up the album "On The Wires Of Our Nerves" for dirt cheap (yaay used at Rasputin) and I'm damn impressed. Add N to
sounds a lot cooler when they're rocking out and doing awesome experimental Moog-dickery instead of electroclash-with-vocoders. Not that the latter would *necessarily* be a bad idea. But nontheless. Twisted and atmospheric electronic seen through the sepia-tone of vintage synthesizers.

Sounds like this may be worth checking out. I own "avant hard" & "loud like nature"-i like them, but would much prefer the vintage synth dickery lol. I'm listening to

Xiu Xiu-I luv the valley, oh

I have to admit I wasn't fond of xiu xiu at first listen, but after hearing this, I was sold.....probably one of the darkest songs of the human condition, in which jamie stewart reveals he will only rest when he is dead, yet knows he could never bring himself to commit suicide. the vocals are so visceral, as is his declaration of love for misery & depression as means of escape from dealing with tragedy. Not exactly easy listening, but sometimes we need to be reminded that life doesn't always work itself out to a perfect resolution.

greenMonkey · « **Reply #502 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 09:24 »

I'm just finishing up listening to Here Comes Everyone and That's You Fire by Aloha.

Two completely different sounding albums by the same artist.

Kai · « **Reply #503 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 09:59 »

Sleater-Kinney - I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone

Shame I only got into them like, now. shit.

Misereatur · « **Reply #504 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 11:20 »

Cthulhu is back!! *squee*

The Top Hat Carriers - Live in Beit Shemesh
One of my favorite Israeli rock bands. Realesed one album and a "collection" CD with bootlags and different versions of songs. Too bad nobody knows them, I used to listen to them all the time last year, and me and two good friends of mine would allways make references to them and nobody would get us. We have a sad highschool.
Actually, this is'nt a live song. Its just called Live in Beit Shemesh. It had the most insane video clip ever.

Kai · « **Reply #505 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 11:32 »

Super cute Cthulhu too!

Supertramp - Breakfast in America

Teh_Shinobi · « **Reply #506 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 12:52 »

Thom Yorke - The Eraser

Great song/album. Check it out.

amok · « **Reply #507 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 13:42 »

I love The Eraser. It's like Kid A to the max. Great stuff.

Sopor Aeternus - Holy Water Moonlight

Horribly depressing but quite awesome.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #508 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 14:23 »

Cathedral - Heavy Load

My god, I love this album.

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #509 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 14:29 »

Electric Eel Shock - Suicide Rock'n'Roll

Imagine some good old rock, played garage style. Add to that crazy Japanese people with a rather feeble grasp of the English language. Now picture them naked. ... You can add a sock, if you want to. Yeah, so that's Electric Eel Shock. Stupid fun, I highly recommend them.

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #510 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 14:40 »

Skade - Udstrakt Hånd

In my efforts to fuck about, I have now sampled from the Boredoms song Seadrum. You know the beginning where there is a woman who wails?
Yep I have cut, given it a lot of reverb/echo and extented the wail at the end. It sounds kind of cool if you ask me, probably immensely illegal.
But as long as I keep it to myself, I am sure Yamatsuka Eye won't hunt me down.
I hope.

Lummer · « **Reply #511 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 14:52 »

Quote from: Kai

Super cute Cthulhu too!

I have the lil' Cthulhu plush sitting on top of my amp. It rules!

amok · « **Reply #512 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 15:14 »

Death In June - Blood Of Winter

Quote from: Lummer

I have the lil' Cthulhu plush sitting on top of my amp. It rules!

:O where can I get me one of these?!

Lummer · « **Reply #513 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 15:15 »

Quote from: amok

Death In June - Blood Of Winter

Quote from: Lummer
I have the lil' Cthulhu plush sitting on top of my amp. It rules!

:O where can I get me one of these?!

www.toyvault.com is the URL that came with mine.

amok · « **Reply #514 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 16:25 »

Aw, the only UK shop doesn't have the one I want

might have to grab one from the US, haha. Thanks for the link.

Coil - Slur

KharBevNor · « **Reply #515 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 18:06 »

Quote from: amok

Sopor Aeternus - Holy Water Moonlight

Horribly depressing but quite awesome.

UNDEEEAAAAD AND STIIIIIL SUUUUFFERIIIING
ALLLLLAWWAAAAAAAAYS SUUUUUUFFFEEEERRRINNNNNG

Es Reiten Die Toten So Schnell is just such an awesome album.

Actually, all Sopor Aeternus is awesome.

Because you have given me the inspiration I am now listening to Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows - Todeswunch

"It's the perfect day, to end this wretched life,
The perfect day...for suicide!"

And this is the most upbeat song.

*e-hugs Anna-Varney*

amok · « **Reply #516 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 18:17 »

I only got into them in the last couple of days but goddamn, those two CDs (Ich Tote Mich... and Todeswunch) are kicking my ass. Hauntingly beautiful.

Man With No Name - Low Commotion

Having been listening to such weird depressing things all day, time to cheer myself up with some trippy psy-trance. No one does this shit better than MWNN.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #517 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 18:19 »

You should watch the video for 'The Goat' on Youtube. That is like, a succint summary of everything Sopor Aeternus is about.

Current 93 - Horsey.

So glad this was well recieved. Such an incredible song.

amok · « **Reply #518 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 22:28 »

Neu! - Hallogallo

Bouncy 70s krautrock makes me happy.

Quote from: KharBevNor

a succint summary of everything Sopor Aeternus is about.

"Death."

Misereatur · « **Reply #519 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 04:29 »

Jawbreaker - Indictment

hypochrismutreefuzz · « **Reply #520 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 08:09 »

Ween, "Take Me Away", from Choclate and Cheese

KharBevNor · « **Reply #521 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 09:00 »

Quote from: amok

"Death."

No, no. Far more than that. Slow simultaneous death from tuberculosis and vampiric predation in a castle of bones and ice on the floor of a black ocean.

And then some more suffering and pain and vampires.

Backworld - The Orchids

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #522 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 09:28 »

Ulver - Christmas

I am going to apply for a stint as reviewer for the Danish musicmag Geiger, and since you have show them a sort of trial review. I think I'll just review Blood Inside, researching and whatnot commence!

IronOxide · « **Reply #523 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 10:15 »

"Rock this Town" - The Stray Cats

What a great song, it's a classic.

El Opium · « **Reply #524 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 10:45 »

A CD of Indian classical music that I got free with a curry-in-a-box. Pretty decent for a freebie.

I'm also going to go all OT and compliment Kai on his new avatar, it's especially relevent since I'm just now reading "The Call of Cthulu".

Teh_Shinobi · « **Reply #525 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 21:42 »

Quote from: El Opium

A CD of Indian classical music that I got free with a curry-in-a-box. Pretty decent for a freebie.

Lol! Like the kind they have playing in the background at the local Indian Food restaurant? The music videos for those songs are always fun to watch...

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm: Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven / Gathering Storm / "Welcome To Barco Am/Pm..." / Cancer Towers On Holy Road Hi-Way

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Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #526 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 21:59 »

Ryan Adams - Luminol

Funny thing about Ryan Adams is the title of his album's always perfectly represent said albums feel. (Eg. Heartbreaker is the single most depressing album I own while Rock 'n Roll is the most straight up "rock 'n roll" I've heard in about a year).

Roots · « **Reply #527 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 22:05 »

I have got to say I have been listing to 3 albums as of late

1. The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldier [Was watching muchmoremusic "Steady As She Goes" came on and I was hooked!]
2. Bear Vs. Shark - terrorhawk [mostly because it reminds me of "Fall Of Troy."]
3. Clap your hands say Yeah! - Clap your hands say Yeah! [Don't know why, but whynot?]

There is a dash of Panic! At the Disco in their too, along with some Daft Punk. [Mainly because both have very catchy songs that I always end up humming...]

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #528 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 22:26 »

Quote from: Skibas_clavicle

Ryan Adams - Luminol

Funny thing about Ryan Adams is the title of his album's always perfectly represent said albums feel. (Eg. Heartbreaker is the single most depressing album I own while Rock 'n Roll is the most straight up "rock 'n roll" I've heard in about a year).

That may be true, Gold is certainly his best album

Europe - The Final Countdown 2000

A dance remix of The Final Countdown? OH I love this so much, it it also my second favourite song with 2000 on the title.

Alchemist · « **Reply #529 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 00:38 »

Uh, I'm listening to "The Art of a Soft Landing" by Antimatter.

This song is like a blanket of Zen tranquility wrapped around an emocore hand grenade. It starts out so innocuously, massaging your earballs with rose-scented baby oil, and then right at the end -- poof -- drops you off a cliff into a pit of gothy, distorted power chords. Top it off with a bit of primal screaming, and you have yourself a genuwhine angsty testament to -- whoops, wait ... the power chords are gone, and now we fade out with a NIN-style piano arpeggio ...

It sounds like I don't like this song. That's just my mood talking -- the fact is, I LOVE this song, and almost everything else on their Lights Out album. But it's like 3:36 in the morning, and I'm cranky from insomnia.

Wait till I talk about Assemblage 23 or Android Lust. I love those guys, but they REALLY piss me off sometimes. Ah, the love-hate relationship between artist and know-it-all fanboy.

Scytale · « **Reply #530 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 00:49 »

Quote from: Misereatur

I remmember listening to samples from Blood Inside and not liking it. But I think I'll still get the album once I have all of Ulver's discography.

You won't be dissapointed Blood Inside is very good.

Summoning - Wyrmvater Glaurung

This is one of my favorite keyboard instrumentals of all time, I love the way it builds up.

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #531 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 03:39 »

Quote from: hypochrismutreefuzz

Ween, "Take Me Away", from Choclate and Cheese

Yes! Chocolate & Cheese is awesome!

Jawbox - Won't Come Off

Samba time! Also, this band is so underrated it's unbelievable.

Bunnyman · « **Reply #532 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 04:02 »

Future Sound of London - Calcium

Some delightful 90's electronic to kick off my switch to BlackBox as my standard UI. Always gets the endorphins flowing, "Accelerator" does. FSOL before they were brooding and organic, and way before they got stoned out of their gourds and made a massive prog-rock wankfest.

timehat · « **Reply #533 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 06:17 »

Anekdoten - Kiss of Life

Red era King Crimson meets....alt rock?

KharBevNor · « **Reply #534 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 07:05 »

Blood Axis - Reign I Forever

The Gospel of Inhumanity is just such a fucking powerful album.

karl gambolputty... · « **Reply #535 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 09:07 »

The Jesus Lizard - Down.

I'm not sure I like it, at least not as much as their other albums. Maybe I just haven't listened to it enough.

StupidityKills · « **Reply #536 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 09:21 »

The Pipettes - Pull Shapes (and other songs)

For a long time I couldn't decide if I liked the Pipettes, the blatant gimicky over-styled fluffiness, but then I figured the songs were good and made me want to dance along. They are great live too, so now I'm a definate fan. Plus they look so damn cute.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #537 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 09:31 »

Their polka dots are moving!

Sckitzo · « **Reply #538 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 09:50 »

Johhny Cash - Don't take your guns to town.

Err what is to say about Cash that hasn't been said before, this song though, slow (as nearly all his others) and which seems to follow the other trend of depressing the hell out of me, good song though and a decent story with a valid point I suppose.

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #539 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 10:06 »

Arcturus - Hibernation Sickness Complete

I got this because I thought Garm was the vocalist, he isn't or at least hasn't been for a while. Feck.

penpen17 · « **Reply #540 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 10:29 »

Pink - Try This

I have difficulty making my mind up about Pink. While she has a great voice and has the ability to jump between genres and deliver a wide variety of music, I tend to feel that she specifically writes music to be popular. Especially in the new album, all of the choruses are predictably catchy and cookie-cutter pop. However, there are some great moments, such as the beginnings of Fingers and U & Ur Hand, which could almost be compared to Peaches

ayePod · « **Reply #541 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 12:21 »

Sons And Daughters - Rama Lama

I'm really glad that this band came out of Glasgow. I'm also extremely glad that all the members will feature on Roddy Woombles new solo album. Woo!

KharBevNor · « **Reply #542 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 16:14 »

Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum

Arcturus - Hibernation Sickness Complete

I got this because I thought Garm was the vocalist, he isn't or at least hasn't been for a while. Feck.

Garm hasn't been their vocalist since I think La Masquerade Infernale. Off the top of my head, I think Sideshow Symphonies is Vintersorg?

Sol Invictus - Media

cTony · « **Reply #543 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 16:17 »

Hi, Im from Glasgow Too

Quote from: KharBevNor

Their polka dots are moving!

(!) Where are they moving to ?

Quote from: amok

^ If you haven't heard it already and can find it, you should try and track down a live cover that Dream Theater did of The Trooper with Brucie on vocals. Quite fantastic.

Ah! Thanks for that, i hadnt heard it and i'm glad i have now. Now im not sure where to organise it to ... Neither Maiden nor Dream theatre .. I guess it goes in the big 'mixed artists' folder that i tend not to listen to due to its invariance lol.
..I dont know why (maybe hannelore does >_< ) But i HAVE to have a very nicely organised folder system ... It stems from becoming too used to aligning my C++ code...Its such a messy language that i dont dare to think how long i spend cleaning and judging the cleanliness of code. But i just have to do it .. And now i have to do it with everything *aligns pieces of paper parallel to walls*.

Listening to Megadeth - Mechanix (2002 version).
...I've a friend who insists Megadeth are better than Metallica because the great (early) years of Metallica were the growth of Mustains influence while in the band ,using The four Horseman from their first album (a down-tempo'd version of Mechanix with a soft bit added in the middle and the words changed) as his example lol.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #544 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 16:59 »

Quote from: cTony

(!) Where are they moving to ?

It may just be the odd refresh rate on my plasma screen, But those dresses look like when you film a TV screen, if you know what I mean.

Jackyl - The Lumberjack [Live]

CHAINSAW SOLO! YEEEEESSS!

Patrick · « **Reply #545 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 17:12 »

...chainsaw solo? What the hell else have I been missing in the music forum?

Snow Patrol - "Run"

Call me a pansy but I seriously love these guys, and especially this song. Nothing says awesome like Gary Lightbody's voice.

Scytale · « **Reply #546 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 22:06 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum
Arcturus - Hibernation Sickness Complete

I got this because I thought Garm was the vocalist, he isn't or at least hasn't been for a while. Feck.

Garm hasn't been their vocalist since I think La Masquerade Infernale. Off the top of my head, I think Sideshow Symphonies is Vintersorg?

Sol Invictus - Media

Vintersorg sings in Borknagar - not Arcturus, the new Arcturus Vocalist is Simen Hestanes, from Dimmu Borgir.

Garm left after the Sham Mirrors (my favorite Arcturus album). He does guest vocals on Ishahn's album "The Advesary" which came out about 2 months ago, I'm trying to track down a copy at the moment. From all accounts I've heard its an excellent cd.

Green Carnation - Pile of Doubt

Storm Rider · « **Reply #547 on:** 14 Jul 2006, 22:19 »

Nevermore - I, Voyager

This song is great, except that I keep thinking...

MOAR COWBELL

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #548 on:** 15 Jul 2006, 01:47 »

Quote

Vintersorg sings in Borknagar - not Arcturus, the new Arcturus Vocalist is Simen Hestanes, from Dimmu Borgir.

Garm left after the Sham Mirrors (my favorite Arcturus album). He does guest vocals on Ishahn's album "The Advesary" which came out about 2 months ago, I'm trying to track down a copy at the moment. From all accounts I've heard its an excellent cd.

I read on The Metal Observer(which is where I go to look for metal) that it is ICS Vortex who now sings in Arcturus, which I suppose is the same guy right?

Ulver - Blood Inside

I love this album so much, I have neglected my new Mastodon album just because of it.

Scytale · « **Reply #549 on:** 15 Jul 2006, 03:58 »

Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum

I read on The Metal Observer(which is where I go to look for metal) that it is ICS Vortex who now sings in Arcturus, which I suppose is the same guy

Yeah ICS Vortex is a psedonynm, it's a play on the name Garm used to use "Fiery G Maelstrom"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simen_Hestn%C3%A6s

Most of the big Norwegian "Prog" bands are fairly incestous, Ulver, Arcturus, Borknagar, Vintersorg and Spiral Architect have all had members swapping around at some stage, though each of the bands sounds are pretty distinct now.

If I had to pick a favorite it would be hard but at the moment I'd say Vintersorg, as much as I love Ulver, "Visions From The Spiral Generator" and "The Focusing Blur" are damn amazing albums.

Limbonic Art - Deathtrip to A Mirage Asylum.

In Abhorrence Dimentia is a really great album, maybe not quite as good as Moon in the Scorpio but damn close.

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Author Topic: What are you listening to (and discuss it). (Read 1141968 times)

Teh_Shinobi

SpacemanSpiff

Praeserpium Machinarum

Praeserpium Machinarum

El Opium

Teh_Shinobi

Roots

Alchemist

Scytale

SpacemanSpiff

Bunnyman

timehat

StupidityKills

Sckitzo

Praeserpium Machinarum

penpen17

ayePod

cTony

Scytale

Praeserpium Machinarum

Scytale