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[Catacombs]

At ClapYourHands, yea, i think Hackettstown is near there sort of.  For me, I take exit 130 off the Parkway South and get on Rt 1.  Make a U-turn and its in the strip mall with a big sign that says 'RECORDS'.  And yes, that is the album, IMO to get into Pearl Jam.  Also, i don't know what format they're in, they were ripped with iTunes.

[Mr. Tool]

Tracklist:

Disc 1
01. Knotty Pine (Dirty Projectors and David Byrne)
02. Cello Song (The Books and José González) [orig. Nick Drake]
03. Train Song (Feist and Ben Gibbard) [orig. Vashti Bunyan ]
04. Brackett, WI (Bon Iver)
05. Deep Blue Sea (Grizzly Bear)
06. So Far Around The Bend (The National and Nico Muhly)
07. Tightrope (Yeasayer)
08. Feeling Good (My Brightest Diamond)
09. Dark Was The Night (Kronos Quartet) [orig. Blind Willie Johnson]
10. I Was Young When I Left Home (Antony and Bryce Dessner) [orig. Bob Dylan]
11. Big Red Machine (Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner)
12. Sleepless (The Decemberists)
13. Stolen Houses (Die) (Iron & Wine)
14. Service Bell (Grizzly Bear and Feist)
15. You Are The Blood (Sufjan Stevens)

Disc 2
01. Well-Alright (Spoon)
02. Lenin (Arcade Fire)
03. Mimizan (Beirut)
04. El Caporal (My Morning Jacket)
05. Inspiration Information (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings) [orig. Shuggie Otis]
06. With A Girl Like You (Dave Sitek) [orig. The Troggs]
07. Blood Pt 2 (Buck 65, Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti) [orig. The Castanets]
08. Hey, Snow White (The New Pornographers) [orig. Destroyer]
09. Gentle Hour (Yo La Tengo) [orig. Snapper]
10. Another Saturday (Stuart Murdoch)
11. Happiness (Riceboy Sleeps)
12. Amazing Grace (Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues)
13. The Giant of Illinois (Andrew Bird) [orig. Handsome Family]
14. Lua (Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch)
15. When The Road Runs Out (Blonde Redhead and Devastations)
16. Love vs. Porn (Kevin Drew) [/quote]

4AD will be realeasing Dark Was The Night on February 17th. The compilation is filled with indie-tastic contributions and was produced by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National. The release will be available as a double-cd, triple-vinyl, and online download and all profits will benefit the Red Hot Organization, which is an international charity dedicated to fundraising and awareness for HIV and AIDS. The album will contain 32 exclusive tracks specifically recorded for the compilation. Let me just throw out a sampling of contributors to whet your indie appetite: Andrew Bird, Antony, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Beirut, Bon Iver, Jose Gonzalez, Cat Power, The Decemberists, Kevin Drew, Feist, Ben Gibbard, Grizzly Bear, Iron & Wine, My Morning Jacket, The National, The New Pornographers, Conor Oberst, Gillian Welch, Spoon, Sufjan Stevens, Yo La Tengo, and more. 

Disc 1:

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[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

NICE. I just got that Dark was the Night the other day, it's really really good. Great addition.

Radiohead
A Smell of Recognition(live acoustic session)
Songs 1-10

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http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jyndlmzntwbSongs 11-20

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http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mzkmwjvexoxI didn't see this one anywhere on here so I figured I'd throw it on uppppp

[GMM]

Those of you downloading Dark Was the Night better be ordering the actual album as well. It's a charity benefit album, for fuck's sake.

Huge thanks to Scarychips for the Xiu Xiu album by the by, I've failed to get into them before but "I Love the Valley OH!" is AMAZING.

[AdAstra]

Onewheelwizzard, glad you liked it. Getting turned on to this stuff by my roommate in college sparked a real change in musical direction for me.  I could post further in the Indian/Western fusion direction, if anyone is interested.  There is some great music brought about by John McCloughlin and a group of classical Indian musicians in the 70s that I'd go with next.

Those of you downloading Dark Was the Night better be ordering the actual album as well. It's a charity benefit album, for fuck's sake.

Or you could simply donate $ to a foundation that competitively awards grants for HIV research. Awareness is one thing, finding a cure is another.

American Foundation for AIDS Research

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http://www.amfar.org/

[spoon_of_grimbo]

that Chuck Ragan album that Catacombs posted up there is awesome (so awesome that when i ordered it, it came with two of the CD in the case!  my brother was well chuffed with that!). 

i'm watching a dvd atm (which means i can't convert to mp3/rar-up a file because my laptop has such shite RAM that the dvd will endlessly skip if i do), but when it's finished, i'll upload the Rumbleseat album - Chuck Ragan, plus Chris Wollard (his bandmate from hot water music), and a girl whose name escapes me, playing sorta acoustic folk/country stuff, and includes the original version of California Burritos.

[AdAstra]

Wow... this one is from deep in my private stash of things that are just too good for the uninitiated to appreciate. Surprised to see it posted. You must check this one out.

a related uber-album on the way...

Miles Davis - On The Corner

Could there be any more confrontational sound in Miles Davis' vast catalog than the distorted guitars and tinny double-timing drums reacting to a two-note bass riff funking it up on the first track from On the Corner?  Here are killer groove riffs that barely hold on as bleating trumpet and soprano sax lines interact with distortion-box frenzy. Michael Henderson's bass keeps the basic so basic it hypnotizes; keyboards slowly enter the picture,  Finally, Colin Walcott jumps in with an electric sitar and there are no less than five drummers. Davis and band move the music way over to the funk side of the street -- though the street funkers thought these cats were too weird with their stranded time signatures and modal fugues that begin and end nowhere and live for the way the riff breaks down into emptiness. "One and One" begins the new tale, so jazz breaks down and gets polished off and resurrected as a far blacker, deeper-than-blue character in the form of "Helen Butte/Mr. Freedom X," where guitars and horns careen off Henderson's cracking bass and Foster's skittering hi-hats. It may sound weird even today, but On the Corner is the most street record ever recorded by a jazz musician.

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[sean]

Those of you downloading Dark Was the Night better be ordering the actual album as well. It's a charity benefit album, for fuck's sake.

Or you could simply donate $ to a foundation that competitively awards grants for HIV research. Awareness is one thing, finding a cure is another.

American Foundation for AIDS Research

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http://www.amfar.org/

Because god forbid anybody nowadays buys music for any reason, ever!

[AdAstra]

Those of you downloading Dark Was the Night better be ordering the actual album as well. It's a charity benefit album, for fuck's sake.

Or you could simply donate $ to a foundation that competitively awards grants for HIV research. Awareness is one thing, finding a cure is another.

American Foundation for AIDS Research

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http://www.amfar.org/

Because god forbid anybody nowadays buys music for any reason, ever!

That's clearly what I meant to say. Thanks for the translation.

[spoon_of_grimbo]

The Chuck Ragan-related project I promised earlier:

Rumbleseat - "Is Dead"

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[Catacombs]

Awesome, thank you.

[Clintaga]

HOLY SHIT FUCK YEAH Acoustic Radiohead Album

I basically need a new laptop, since getting this made me There's Something About Mary all over my QWERTY...

[Harun]

I started listening to this again in response to the Eastern music thread and thought that everyone who even has a slight interest in 'Eastern guitar music' should listen to this album:

Karl Sanders - Saurian Meditation

Review   by Jason MacNeil

The leader of Nile has created another sonic adventure with this album, melding the Middle Eastern flavors, rhythms and percussion with a guitar style that would bring to mind Jimmy Page sitting down with an acoustic guitar. The opening "Awaiting the Vultures" is a perfect example of this as Sanders evokes a mystical track that has a thick thread of tension throughout. The acoustically-leaning "Of the Sleep of Ishtar" is more in line with the likes of Kitaro, but to a lesser extant as Sanders' playing and vocals are almost choir-like. A pan flute can be also heard as the song plods along slowly over its nearly ten minutes. For some listeners it might be hypnotic, but for others it might put you to sleep too easily despite its strong ending. It's as if Sanders is conjuring up the ghosts of Zeppelin, Floyd and Queensrÿche to help make his own statement. "Luring the Doom Serpent"'s melody falls into place instantly and despite its deliberate, heavy percussion, Sanders' guitar and bolero-like style is quite appealing. "Contemplation of the Endless Abyss" has a distinct Gregorian chant aura to it as vocals ebb in and out of the quasi-ethereal effort. Throughout the album, Sanders seems intent on creating epic, cinematic music, particularly on the grandiose feeling of "The Elder God Shrine," the first tune that seems to have a definite groove. "Dreaming Through the Eyes of Serpents" again revisits a cross between Middle East and a spaghetti Western soundtrack. Here Sanders is at his finest in creating a mood and building upon it. Perhaps the sleeper pick is the meticulous and detailed "Whence No Traveler Returns," which resembles Adrian Legg if backed by a large ensemble. The drone that opens the closing "Beckon the Sick Winds of Pestilence" takes the rather ambitious and hypnotic album out the same way it came in. It's an album that is quite alluring, always challenging and rarely boring.

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EDIT***: Whoops, I just noticed that this has been previously posted... my bad. Either way, you should download it if you don't already have it!

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

Anyone remember Donnie Darko?
I am watching it now and I figured someone would enjoy the soundtrack?

DonnieDarko OST


Part 1

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Why did I transform into a plantmonster?! I enjoyed the "not quite a lurker" what will I become next? lol

[Nicky Thrice]

How do i post pictures, when i hit the image thing it doesn't let me select anything on my computer. Do i just enter a url in between the img and the /img?

[Nicky Thrice]

Wan Light is a Swedish indie-pop/electronica duo. Their band name comes from the name of an old orange juice song, but that's where the similarities start and end. If you like the flaming lips, this is for you. They're signed to Labrador Records and they rock my shit.

Wan Light - Let's Wake Up Somewhere Else

AMG Review:

Wan Light singer Krister Svensson's voice is nearly a dead ringer for that of Mercury Rev's Jonathan Donahue, which means it's also not unlike Neil Young's -- high, reedy, perhaps a little bit of an acquired taste, but surprisingly affective and resonant. The Swedish duo's music also bears out some broader comparisons to those artists, and to California's like-minded Radar Bros., in its power to evoke an expansive sense of moodiness and melancholy that's comforting and gently hopeful rather than despondent, but that's hardly to suggest that Wan Light are imitators in any sense. What sets them apart are the varied and often unexpected ways they go about creating such a mood, which are remarkably eclectic considering the general consistency of affect, and their simple but endearing songwriting, which is unerringly melodic but never feels straightforwardly poppy and upbeat even at its peppiest. Their Labrador debut Let's Wake Up Somewhere Else encompasses earnest, gently drifting ballads ("It Doesn't Have to Be in Your Lifetime," "In the Heart of Sarah Freeman"), jangly pop songs built around snappy percussion loops and acoustic guitars ("Get It Straighter," "Awake, Drunk and Average," "All Things Go Round"), and assorted brief instrumental interludes. Texturally it ranges from the sparse, traditionalist piano accompaniment of "Freedom Fighters" to the skittering electronics of "Soul Sisters" to the lush blend of synths, symphonics, and an oddly poignant computer-voice sample on the gorgeous standout "The Astronauts." It's a lot of territory to cover in 40 minutes, but Let's Wake Up never comes across as rushed or overly ambitious, merely as a relaxed and refreshing glimpse into the hearts and minds of a couple of talented but unpretentious sentimentalists. As inventive as it is listenable, this is exactly the sort of album that habitually inspires laments about inevitable and undeserved obscurity, so spread the word; seek it out, soak it in, and share it with your loved ones.

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Wan Light - Carmaline

AMG Review:

Wan Light's sophomore set doesn't stray appreciably from the template established by its predecessor, employing a blend of 21st century indie rock, folk, symphonic pop, and gentle electronic textures to create an inviting, sweetly melancholic, and emotionally cohesive whole despite a considerable range in musical approach. Let's Wake Up Somewhere Else may not have contained anything as raw and ragged as "A Good Day for a Good Day Off," or a chorus as big-sounding as "The Eskimo in Me"; Carmaline is slightly lighter on the acoustic guitars and pianos and heavier on the synthy atmospherics -- but these aren't significant departures from the group's overarching aesthetic. Nor is this album, as a whole, any more (or less) rocky or upbeat or sonically fleshed-out, although it may be slightly wider-ranging -- once again, one of the most impressive things about Wan Light is their ability to balance these sets of attributes, and their myriad impulses and influences, to suggest a core consistency within their variety, resulting in something unified but far from uniform. (Another noteworthy novelty is the gossamer "Sketch for Vini," a brief homage to Durutti Column main man Vini Reilly that nails the guitarist's style and sound perfectly.) In the case of music this endearing and unassumingly distinctive, there's absolutely nothing wrong with more of the same; indeed, it's hard to imagine what Wan Light could have changed to make their music more deeply satisfying and enjoyable. When and if the duo gets around to making a third full-length, another album of the same vein and the same high quality would again be more than welcome; for the time being, there's plenty to recommend repeated listens to either of Wan Light's first two.

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[David_Dovey]

Diplo - Decent Work For Decent Pay, Collected Works Volume One

Tip O' The Hat, sir.

[dinkum]

The Chuck Ragan-related project I promised earlier:

Rumbleseat - "Is Dead"

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?mn3zjn0yzmm

umm... what's the password? 

[Nicky Thrice]

my bad.

[valley_parade]

We were trying to pass a "No Eve 6 albums" rule, but it's currently stuck in Mediafire Thread Senate.

[spoon_of_grimbo]

The Chuck Ragan-related project I promised earlier:

Rumbleseat - "Is Dead"

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?mn3zjn0yzmm

umm... what's the password? 

i'm guessing you copied the wrong link or something, because i didn't put a password on either the upload itself or the .rar file...

[Catacombs]

Holy crap, that was a lot of albums.  I didn't particularly like most of them, but damn thats a lot.  And i didn't have a problem downloading that Rumbleseat album, although when it was unzipping it said track 6 was corrupt, even though it added to iTunes fine.

[sean]

If we're gonna keep this thread running can we please at least institute one album per post?

Pretty please?

With cherries on top?

[Catacombs]

Why?  I don't want to start an argument, I'm just wondering.

[valley_parade]

I'd go with three or four as a maximum.

[imapiratearg]

Aw, but c'mon, Sean.  Don't you love sloughing through people's entire music collections?

[sean]

Man Matt as much as I do...

Why?  I don't want to start an argument, I'm just wondering.

I agree with shutting down the mediaf!re thread for a while. Where it used to be a place to post music you wanted people to hear, now, a lot of people upload giant batches of music. Entire discographies are nice and all, but I don't think downloading an album to check out the artist and downloading the artist's entire collection of recorded works is equally defensible from a moral ground - I am coming off as more than a little preachy here, but honestly, I think that as fans of music that is as dominantly released by indie labels as this forum's readers seems to be, we have an obligation to actually buy albums too. I used to be of the naive school of thought that if people stop making money  of music only the dedicated artists will be left, which would have been a good thing, but then I realized most bands rely on being able to earn a dime off their albums to record albums and have time to tour on top of it - Joe Lally (or was it Brendan Canty? Someone find their copy of OBCBYL!) of FUGAZI, for instance, was reluctant to go on tour before he saw it was economically feasible.

Also mind if i bring up the mediaf!re thing again? I am kind of concerned with that
The mediaf!re thread feel like a giant garbage dump. In there is something that somebody will find cool every once in a while but the rest of the stuff is just trash. And it sucks and is horrible wading through it. Kiff's suggestion is a pretty good one, if we are to continue it. However I just think it needs to be put down. As Darryl has been saying, it makes us fat and lazy. Finding new music from it nowadays is so boring. We can start making finding music more exciting again by not uploading it and making the kids use google blog search or some other tool to find it. At least then your digging a little bit, instead of just picking it up off the ground. And the megaposts are just horrendous. They never have any sort of description ever and it is just boring. As it is right now, I really dislike the mediaf!re thread. Perhaps another incarnation of it in the future could be better, but now it is just kind of shit.
(beause i am concerned with these kinds of things)

Basically two reasons why megaposts sucks. 1 album per post I feel is a much better way to go about uploading. And try to make your album posts more interesting. You don't need to post leaks, anybody can find those. Post a rare album you have come across, or something by a band not a lot of people listen to.

[imapiratearg]

I was being facetious...

[Scandanavian War Machine]

i think a one or two album limit would be acceptable

[sean]

I was being facetious...

I know don't worry.

[pat101]

if everyone would quit bitching and just post music that would be ... ideal

Freeway - The Month Of Madness Mixtape (2008) [320kbps]





it's quite good, enjoy.

Pt1

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from
Coke Machine Glow

For all its post-Biggie flossing, draped in glaciers and platinum dentistry, rap has developed into a remarkably blue-collar occupation as of late. The Weezy Era has come to fruition through Wayne’s commitment to hitting the studio on a ludicrously frequent basis—churning out free mixtapes for the masses to share and hopping on damn near every prominent hip-hop single of the past three years—and it seems his contemporaries have taken extensive notes. Young Chris, citing he’s “up there with Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana,” made a push for prominence with a verse-per-day campaign throughout November; Killer Mike followed the unmitigated boastfulness of I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind Vol. 2 (2008) with a weekly freestyle series; the Clipse delivered a year-end sucker punch that trumped a majority of proper albums in an attempt to whet anticipation for the forthcoming Till The Casket Drops. If I hadn’t been so hopelessly lethargic during our year-end awards, these three promotions would’ve been the nominees for “Best Usage of the Internet Grind” or some such, but a majority of these attempts at more face time malfunction as cartoonishly as Inspector Gadget’s hat. Another Lloyd Banks mixtape? I’m good, thanks.

Which brings me to Freeway, he of the eternal “What We Do” and Ghostfacely growl. His missives on Philadelphia Freeway (2003) leaned perhaps too heavily on vocal idiosyncrasies as he croaked, rasped, and stumbled his way through verses, grizzly-like in his cadence. The worst were salvaged by sterling production and the odd face-twistingly great line (“If my kids hungry, snatch the dishes outcha kitchen”) could sometimes exemplify a supreme level of potential, a burgeoning knack for unusual diction melded with an undeniable sincerity that permeated the album’s highlights. And then that spark seemed to gasp and extinguish rather quickly: Free apparently got entangled in a major label mess with G-Unit and Roc-A-Fella and Free At Last (2007) spilled out of the womb feet-first two years after Freeway slipped into the neglected peripherals of the public’s consciousness.

But wait, is that smoke emanating from the kitchen? I believe someone left the stove on. There’s a crack joke in there somewhere, and I’m sure Free could mine it capably, but he seems to have something larger clenched in his bearded jaws this go round. Month of Madness, the ostensibly ill-advised track-per-day promotion Freezer carried throughout December, is a sweeping manifestation of self and maybe the most actualizing submission since Drought 3 (2006): Freeway bursting out of the cocoon of obscurity, dishing out knuckle sandwiches and two hour sermons. Where Weezy giddily bastardized the top 40, Freeway farms his own deep stable of producers, his diatribes soundtracked in equal competence by the fluctuating synths of Don Cannon and the sonorous thump of Tryfe’s compositions. Free’s collaborators weave something of a bursting walk-in closet worth of tailor-made suits, each distinct and dapper. Of course, slap designer duds on, say, Keak Da Sneak, and watch him soil it with mustard in mere seconds. Freezer makes these shits sing.

Speaking of: Lord, that flow. The overwhelming gruffness that sufficed but failed to inspire on Free’s previous work has metamorphosed into the equivalent of the night sky, each word placed seemingly wherever it’s pleased to be but deceptively held in place by an invisible, elegant force, every syllable brilliant, intoning on its own the full spectrum of emotion conveyed by the whole. “Straight Madness” is precisely that, scratches and percussion stabbing in and out, one that might beg for an ugly mauling—haphazard automatic weapon fire—but Free dials the delivery down a notch, assassin cadence slashing windpipes, while providing every drop of intensity the beat demands: “Anybody wanna transgress, I will show you how to pop this here / This is Jay-Z’s version of Craig Mack / Drop me from Fade To Black, put the little red laser in ya ear.”

At the center of all this sharp, burbling execution is the naked sobriety of “When I Die,” which smacks of the nostalgia of “Doo Rags” or “I Am, I Be.” Free’s voice sounds battered as he retraces his steps, relating Roc-A-Fella’s disintegration to divorce and the necessity of his fend-for-self worldview. It’s all implied beautifully: loneliness, disenfranchisement, and determination. Reassurance, too. Free, alluding to Barack Obama’s victory, is pleased he finally “got to see the day they let us in (yeh!).” It’s understood that’s enough spiritual sustenance to keep on treading. Back to the grind.

As his encore, the bouncing “So Cold” hums along with the same staunchness as the exercise’s opener, and our host, after unequivocally demolishing all placed before him over the past two hours, ominously proclaims “‘09, you’ll see,” like he hasn’t even shifted into second gear yet. It becomes apparent that, shit, Freeway’s proving every boast in triplicate. Free is stonefaced self-assurance personified about this, letting his glee out in the guttural “yeh!“s that punctuate particularly furious verses, but he knows. He knew before we did that he could go in this diamond-cutter hard, and Month of Madness is that internal drive, spawned from doubt and neglect but clad in glimmering hunks of undiluted color, the breezes of internet accessibility blowing this document to our feet like a ransom note. More importantly in the world of rule #4080, it may serve as the catalyst to get his third full-length into mastering and onto record store shelves.

So this notion, perhaps re-realization, in hip-hop that “I’m a great rapper, and I’m just gonna flat out rap better than everyone else” is a refreshing one. This is the same bit of noise all those neo-Native Tongues rappers were shouting at a number of years ago, only without the finesse or knowledge of nuance this new class of MCs seems to possess in spades. The prospect of where rap is headed in ’09 sends me fluttering on my way like some smitten adolescent because it feels competitive again. Wayne’s debut of his latest lascivious incarnation, “Yes,” concludes a harangue with a triumphant croak, “Bitch I’m the best!” It finally looks like someone might rebut that claim with some legitimacy this year: Dillatroit has been percolating some marvelous artistry for a bit, Jeezy just released the best record of his career, the Cool Kids are wielding their aesthetic with authority, Killer Mike recently hooked up with TI’s Grand Hustle imprint, Big Boi is lurking in the background somewhere, and now Freeway is no longer “that guy who rapped next to Jigga awhile back.” Just shorten that to “next.”

[Clintaga]

I feel like 3 to 4 is totally reasonable, but I agree, 20 album megaposts just reinforces people to post a bunch of stuff that no one might want, and they clog so much frickin' space. I am totally in favor of asking people to think about what they're posting. I think its a bit of a slippery slope to tell people what not to post (I wouldn't even be surprised if someone grabbed all that Beck and Springsteen, even if I know I didn't).

As far as telling people not to post leaks or whatever, I'm gonna have to disagree. Curtailing megaposts goes a long way towards filtering people from just vomiting up their WMP library onto the thread, but I personally am EXTREMELY selective about where I DL my free tunes, and Mediafire is definitely the top of my very short list. I got the Gnarls Barkley and Flogging Molly Leak from here, and I frankly don't know where I would have found them otherwise, because I just don't mess with Bit Torrents or whatever, I can't afford to go to an even moderately sketchy download site, and this thread has been blissfully safe and responsible about this kind of stuff. So don't concern yourselves with how lazy other people on the internet for, if you have an album or 2 or 3 that you like, that you think can or will enrich other peoples lives, go to town, sounds great, but please, recognize that everyone here wants to participate, and megaposting either turns off potential users, or overwhelms those of us who do want to see what you guys have to offer.

And to reiterate, Please post album descriptions, I hate "Get this album it's good" posts.

[iliveinsalemor]

When I use the mediaf!re links on here it has that one click thing to download the album, how do I do that when I upload shit to mediaf!re? I've been trying to figure it out.

also


Anyone into Screamo, Grindcore, Power-Violence, Digital HXC Music, Machine abuse/digital error, type shit?

Holla if anyone is cuz I've been trying to find some on here and it doesn't look like too many posters on here dig it.

check out "son of sulphur" by crowpath.  i'd up it, but mediaf!re's being a cock again.

Downloaded it. Its pretty cool. I like listening to it just over and over, don't really remember single songs.

[iliveinsalemor]

When I use the mediaf!re links on here it has that one click thing to download the album, how do I do that when I upload shit to mediaf!re? I've been trying to figure it out.

To upload to mediaf!re you have to have an account. It takes like 0.4 seconds, just requires your email and a p/w.
then once that is done you simply click the green upload files button on your main mediaf!re page, it'll open a window where you can select from your computer's files what you want to upload.. please just make sure you archive a file before you upload it to mediaf!re.
That's basically it, everything else is a figure out as you go type thing.

Have an account. Uploaded files. OOOO. There not archived. That must be it. Cool. Been trying to post my links for awhile. Now I know how. 

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

Man, I should have never posted that Donnie Darko, it's all Franks fault.
None of this would have happened! haha Please don't go to one post per person!!
I can't do that shit. EVER. well I can, but some days I find several things that I want to give.
How would you go about making sure someone only posts 1-3 albums per post and what's to say they can't just re post after??
I'm not starting anything(even though I like to ) I'm just curious as to how someone limits posts?  Does the main guy set something up to only be able to place one # sign in a post? I don't understand.
ALSO. I think I found a lot of good stuff in this huge megapostfacefuck-extravaganza. The Ra Ra Riot Demo, like a trillion other things.
 I actually prefer to sort through a lot of music to find something really good. So whoever created this catastrophe of conversation and creation of ideas to limit, kudos you bastard. 
My perspective, I'd rather have all this music being posted than have nothing to find on here for weeks.
The megaposts aren't everyday all day, 1000 pages new a week, they come in waves and this is just another wave and for once this wave was excellent in my opinion. Do what you guys want though I'm just a plantmonster..which I still don't want to be! lol

OH and to the person above me..I'm glad you found my advice useful!

[GMM]

Those of you downloading Dark Was the Night better be ordering the actual album as well. It's a charity benefit album, for fuck's sake.

Or you could simply donate $ to a foundation that competitively awards grants for HIV research. Awareness is one thing, finding a cure is another.

American Foundation for AIDS Research

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Sorry if I came off as assholish there, your suggestion is entirely reasonable and sensible. Good work AdAstra!

[Catacombs]

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.

Repost the rules at the top of each new page.

[spoon_of_grimbo]

When I use the mediaf!re links on here it has that one click thing to download the album, how do I do that when I upload shit to mediaf!re? I've been trying to figure it out.

also


Anyone into Screamo, Grindcore, Power-Violence, Digital HXC Music, Machine abuse/digital error, type shit?

Holla if anyone is cuz I've been trying to find some on here and it doesn't look like too many posters on here dig it.

check out "son of sulphur" by crowpath.  i'd up it, but mediaf!re's being a cock again.

Downloaded it. Its pretty cool. I like listening to it just over and over, don't really remember single songs.

yeah it does kinda blur together a bit, but it's good for if you're really pissed off.

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

What the fuck?
Where did all those albums go?!!
SAD.

[Orcusmars]

I think having a 3-4 album per post limit seems reasonable. Maybe even 2.

For the last couple months, this thread has been opening me up to new bands, and i think it's neat to find out that you like something, and then to go on a hunt to find more of it. However, having an entire discography in front of you kind of ruins the magic, you know?

[Scandanavian War Machine]

- An implicit goal of this thread is to bring good music to the attention of more people, but it is impossible to distinguish between good and bad music, or interesting and non-interesting music.

this, i don't think is right. if i'm not mistaken, the purpose of the thread is to share specific music that you, the uploader, think other people should hear. so it's quite easy to distinguish between good and bad because that's up to the uploader and no one else.


and, even though i agree with the logic of your other points, i still think this thread has gotten a little tiresome and could use a change, if not a break alltogether.

[pat101]

Mixtape clearing time

Paper Route Gangstaz - Diplo & Benzi Present: Fear And Loathing In Hunts Vegas mixtape (2008) [320kbps]



Pt. 1

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http://www.mediafire.com/?inmmzooiwobPt. 2

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http://www.mediafire.com/?zntgwjznnzn


from
Coke Machine Glow

I keep seeing this word “hipster” scattered about like so much mucus (it’s flu season). If derisive friends both old and new are to be believed, I live in one of the great hipster nexuses of the megaverse, or at least of the Midwest. I buy vinyl near the Pitchfork offices. I see Flosstradamus on the train sometimes. A guy that lives across the street from me takes photographs of Joanna Newsom. You are already pissed off: “He must be a hipster.” But I don’t think I am. No hipster does, I realize. But for real! If I am, someone let me know. I see these hipsters clicking about my hood, or at least the people who technically would be considered hipsters and are actually just taller and skinnier and have better facial hair than me (meaning any). They seem to be having fun, looking like pirates as they do.

But there is this concern and correlating antipathy toward hipsters and hipsterdom, or where hipsters hang out or what the hipsters like and how that all totally fucking sucks man. This is displeasing unto me. Why give a fuck? Hating groups of people doesn’t really work unless the group adheres to a strict definition—like Cincinnatians, Juggalos or bike mechanics, my three least favorite. Hating groups of people is cool, within reason; it shows that one draws lines in the sand. (It becomes uncool when that line is around, like, Haitians or whatever, but still.) In absence of a definition, though, being a group-hater just makes you a douchebag. Hipsters like lots of things and dress like lots of different types of pirates and vampires. But I can’t just call everyone who’s skinny and has better facial hair than me a hipster and then hate them, because then I’d have to hate my friend Jon. He’s very skinny and has phenomenal facial hair. And he’d hate being called a hipster, even though he wears tight jeans.

I’m treading water here. But there’s a part of me that listens to Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas and sits utterly enthralled at the encyclopedic hotness on display and then hears a sniveling catcall from the peanut gallery: “Hipster rap!” What could this criticism mean? I know to whom it applies: the kingly Cool Kids, Diplo (present), Kidz in the Hall, maybe Wale (present), maybe Charles Hamilton, maybe Lil Wayne if he hadn’t up and sold a record to everyone in America. Still, the name doesn’t make any sense. If hipster rap is intelligent, fashion-conscious, and proudly underrepresented I don’t know what differentiates it culturally or critically from golden era Native Tongues or backpack rap from the late ’90s or Def Jux from the early aughts—and all these epochs of rap are cool to still like, I think, and were generally just considered “good” in their time. I have problems with the delineation hipster in the first place, since the group doesn’t seem to actually exist outside of the editorial mission statement of Vice magazine, and I have bigger problems still with those who would rail against this Jabberwocky. This notion of “hipster rap,” or even rap that only hipsters like, is the utmost extension of this nonsense. Which party did the Cool Kids not sound good at, again?

Well, okay: you may not feel the Cool Kids. You’re wrong, but this mixtape, cobbling unknown Georgian emcees with baleful fire via the Block Beataz and a couple better-known hipster rap DJs, is different. Indeed, if this mixtape, the production of which often makes me feel like a T-1000, superficially resembles anything, it’s that oft-flagellated emblem of hipsterdom, ye olde gacking Girl Talk. I have come out against Greg Gillis since I knew Greg Gillis existed; at Lollapalooza, which sucked anyway, I openly jeered him; when he comes up in even casual and friendly conversation, I ready my gauntlet of criticisms. But Girl Talk doesn’t suck because of whom Girl Talk appeals to (“hipsters”), because that group even includes my one friend Jason who wears Zoo York hats. Girl Talk sucks because Girl Talk sucks, lacking any ear for flow or tonal complexity and snickering malevolently at the juxtaposition of familiar white indie rock against brutally decontextualized rap lines.

There is some of that in this. Here, too, we find Sam Cooke chipmunked, Weezer twirling out familiarly beneath coke raps, Trainspotting synthesizer melancholia, Prince chintz and so on. We find again an insistence upon partying. But the difference between Girl Talk and this mixtape is that when Girl Talk references a party or partying it is exactly one thing—a euphemism for blow—whereas the undercurrent of melancholy sustained here implies a more nebulous party as a corollary to a more nebulous desperation. The frequently misogynist braggadocio of these raps draws no chuckles; rather, presented in their entirety and not as catchphrases bleated ad infinitum, the words sting with the profound ugliness such sentiments merit. The semi-screwed hook “Rollin rollin rollin / We ain’t slept in weeks” doesn’t leave the listener yearning to join the caravan but instead wondering from what desperate blankness these emcees have fled.

Instead of whatever base fashionista subjugation of hip-hop may be implied by the term “hipster rap,” this Paper Route Gangstaz’ mixtape sounds like an exploration of a solitary type of melancholy, that sort of sad way of being fly that the best of this decade’s mainstream hip-hop has rendered as code. The anger that defined this form fifteen years ago has subsided in popular thought to a constant weariness evinced by T.I., by Jeezy, by Kanye and Hova, and so many more. Only recently has that cocksure worldliness filtered into the underground and unsigned, and it’s this exact phenomenon that’s been iced as “hipster rap.” If this is hipster rap, then fine: these blankfaced hipsters are on point, where/what/whoever they are. People’s problem is not with the hipsters or with Girl Talk, it’s with reductionist logic and token appropriation. Call it like it is. The way Girl Talk subjugates hip hop’s long history into a squirrelly sequence of punchlines: backlash there. The way those skinny dudes with good facial hair lavish praise upon the Cool Kids or Weezy alone, ignoring (say) Freeway: backlash there. But where is that reductionism or tokenism here? Eviscerated by the friction blaze of hi-hats ticking against sublime rhymes, Weezer sample dancing solo nearby. Call it like it is. It’s a rap album.
Clayton Purdom :: 21 January 2009

Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegience To The Grind Vol. 2 mixtape (2008) [192kbps VBR]

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http://www.mediafire.com/?mmdmttyiyr5


from
HipHopDX (I don't really know the site, but it's not an awful review)

He may be a around 6’5” and 300 pounds with a prefix of “Killer” on his name, but Mike is as friendly as a teddy bear if you ever happen to come across him in the A. Put a mic in front of the man’s face and you find out quick fast how he got that prefix as he raps like a hungry, caged grizzly bear. Mike is as ferocious as they come on the mic, with the command and presence reminiscent of Chuck D or Ice Cube. Just like those legends, Killer Mike is determined to enlighten the ghetto, albeit in his own way. The former Outkast disciple is more Saigon than Immortal Technique; there is plenty of sugar to help the medicine go down on his latest venture I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II.

“10 G’s,” complete with its chopped and screwed Biggie sample, serves as a great appetizer for the rest of the LP. Killer delves into the deeper content with his double time flow on “Can You Hear Me”; “okay yeah, like most black males/I done made my fair share of crack sales/how could you not want to see me prevail?/how could you wanna see me locked in jail?/how could you ignore my people in hell?/in Adamsville, in Mechanicsville/how could you take all our honor and jobs/and expect us not to steal and to rob/…/so we took the crack and put it in rap/now your kids is high off that.”

Mike teams up with rhyming hero Ice Cube for “Pressure,” and it’s a politically charged joint as you may expect. Mike puts the Killer in his name in the final verse when he gets really vicious. It also sounds like it was would have fit better on Cube’s last album than this one given the production. Another like-minded emcee in Chamillionaire joins Mike for some shit talking one of the albums biggest tracks, “Big Money, Big Cars.” “God Is In The Building” is that ghetto gospel that would make Pac proud; “god emcee boy, ex d-boy/only thing real in a room full of decoys/angel wings got a nigga fly higher/I hope my success burn you like hellfire/I hope seeing me with cars dressed fresh, torments your ass like a man possessed.”

Mike continues Outkast’s "Art of Storytelling" with the underworld classic “City of Dope.” While it’s a great song, it’s a questionable closer to the album. “If I Can’t Eat Right,” Mike’s motivational seminar, is the obvious closer in my opinion. Much like at the end of his classic “That’s Life,” Mike is as good preaching to the listeners as he is rapping to them; “Ask you a question, how you finna go to bed right now when you gonna wake up in the morning broke? How you gonna go to bed right now knowing that your kids gonna wake up hungry?...Get about your money man, if you knew better you would do better man. If you knew how much you was worth you would ask for more than you get. You understand me?”

You’ll be hard pressed to find complaints about I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II. Sure, it could have finished better and a couple songs wouldn’t have been sorely missed (“You See It,” “I’m The Shit”), but this is a pretty easy front to back listen. While there is certainly a lot of dead presidents talk, Mike spends more time telling you how to get it than telling you what he’s got. Unlike many of his regional counterparts who are only concerned about telling you how they shine and all the rocks in their palm, Mike is unquestionably looking out for his people; even when he takes that route. There are few rappers in Hip Hop today that the game truly needs; Killer Mike is one of them.

[Catacombs]

I don't think limiting anything would be a good idea.  If the uploader finds something that they think someone else should hear, they upload it.  If it doesn't sound like you would be interested in it, JUST SCROLL PAST IT!  Is that so hard?

However, I absolutely hate when someone uploads something without any explanation, or a "get this its good".  You don't have to post a long review either, but that usually doesn't help either.  A one or two sentence, "sounds like/you'll like this if you like (whatever)" review is perfect.

Granted, you can find the majority of whats posted here by other means, but what if it's something completely new?  I've gotten into a lot of new bands and genres that I never would have heard if it weren't for this thread.

Besides, i often go out and buy the album after I download it here.  You get to help the artist, better quality, and neat packaging.  Plus, it's fun to look through a big record store.  This thread kind of acts like a safety net; I've downloaded things here that i thought i would like, and ended up hating it, which in turn saves me money, which i spend on other artists...or something like that.

[Nicky Thrice]

Pedro the Lion - Control (don't let the fact that he's Christian deter you, these are some good tunes, very macabre material)

AMG Review:

Christian indie rock? It had to happen, what with Christian metal and punk rock having been around for a decade or longer. Singer/songwriter David Bazan of Pedro the Lion is surely devout, but rather than preach a clean lifestyle or dedicate his music to Jesus, his songs are about believing in, questioning, and challenging his faith. His fans are more indie than Christian, digging his lilting whine of a voice and his downbeat, somber tunes, which occasionally rock but more often drone. Control is in no way a departure from his other albums. Bazan, who plays guitar, drums, bass, and keyboards on Control and often handles all the instruments on his records, is joined this time by Casey Foubert on bass, percussion, and keyboards. Bazan is a fine guitarist and his tunes are strong but he's no Elliott Smith yet. Perhaps if he expands his songwriting and subject matter, he could be a future heir to the tragically vacated indie rock confessional throne Smith occupied.

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?yxlgoyue5mj
P.S. I'm debating whether or not to repost the other stuff. there seems to be some controversy which is kinda retarded, but iono, you guys have been here longer, do you want it or not

[MusicScribbles]

I think that the biggest problem some people are finding is that not only is the thread getting cluttered, but some people haven't been able to find those little gems that we used to discover in the thread upon its conception.
Of course, it really has run the gamut, and a lot has been done already. And now it's getting more difficult for some to find those. (Especially with Kai gone.)
This is likely because there is so much to download, --especially in one post-- that it can become overwhelming to really consider trying out any of the things that are posted.
It's like walking into a record store and frantically scanning everything because there's just so much, and the place itself is so large and expansive that it makes you dizzy.
So, when people say clutter, I'm willing to venture that some of them are saying that they hate having to wade through all of it because everyone's posts are so long. It gets harder for the individual to get their recommendation out there. You might upload an album, only for it to get swallowed up by a discography post. And don't say that if people really wanted to find it then they would search diligently, slowly, methodically, and patiently. Because at that point, some voices, or in this case, uploads, can overwhelm the smaller ones, who might never be heard because of it. Finding your own subjective needle in the haystack is for some aesthetically more enjoyable when they don't have to rely on one person's opinion or listen to an entire page to find something they like. Sometimes smaller doses can better help people out. Otherwise I feel like those who are complaining might be experiencing a weariness and/or overload of music.
So, interpreting all of the complaints I've heard for those saying that they are being completely irrational. Have a heart. I venture to guess that what they are trying to say is that they feel like finding and listening to music here is becoming a chore. Unenjoyable.

Also; I'm not expressing my opinion, but helping to interpret those that have stuck it out through the beginning, because they're the ones it seems most likely to feel this way, being here from the start.

[Nicky Thrice]

that seems reasonable. i'll respost only the less known shit and i'll do it over time. Feel better?

[sean]

^ This. Music Scribbles has said everything I wanted to say.

This ain't a blog kids. Everything ever doesn't need to be here.

and man where is Daz when you need him.

[MusicScribbles]

that seems reasonable. i'll respost only the less known shit and i'll do it over time. Feel better?

Don't ask me. I'm not upset.
I mean, I've been gone from the forums for about a year now. This is all new politic to me.

[Scandanavian War Machine]

okay, glad that's sorted out.

on an unrelated note: would it be possible/desirable to hide this thread from non-members just like I Like Hurrrr? because, as you may or may not know, the whole mediafire word filter plan didn't really work to prevent this thread from being searchable via Google (my bad). however, after a little experimentation i realized that I Like Hurrrr is NOT searchable from Google, probably because of it's hidden status.

thoughts?