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The M/F Thread 2009: The Quickening
Yossarian:
Kate Bush – The Dreaming (1982)
So, with Ra Ra Riot doing a (not too bad, but slightly lukewarm) cover of Suspended in Gaffa, I guess it's about time to give credit to the original. Referring to it as her „Her-Gone-Crazy-Album“, The Dreaming certainly was a departure from Bush's previous ways. Taking production into her own hands for the first time, she delved head first into the opportunities opened up at the time by electronics. Thus, for example, she made extensive use of the Fairlight CMI. Also, she didn't go for obvious hits – with Sat in your lap being the only, comparably minor hit – resulting in lackluster sales numbers.
Over the years, The Dreaming increased its fanbase, up to a point where it's nowadays often regarded as Bush's most groundbreaking and consistent effort. I know that her high-pitched voice is not for everyone to enjoy, but whoever thought, that Kate Bush was just Wuthering Heights-, Cloudbusting-, Running up the hill- sweetness and a couple of duets with other famous artists should definitely have a listen.
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Róisín Murphy – Ruby Blue (2005)
To go with Kate, I think another great female voice fits best. Róisín Murphy was the singer in one of my favourite acts in the 90s and early 00s: Moloko. On this, her solo-debut, she teamed up with sample-maniac Matthew Herbert. And they really went at it. Murphy's wonderfully versatile voice is suitably energized by Herbert's beats and bleeps. Yet, despite all the electronics and club-sounds, a record with a distinctly jazzy feel to it, that I return to, whenever I'm in need of some energy.
This is Allmusic's take on Ruby Blue:
--- Quote ---As brilliant as Moloko could be — on both their most eccentric and most conventionally pop moments — their albums never quite jelled into something as uniformly great as Roisin Murphy's solo debut, Ruby Blue. By teaming up with producer Matthew Herbert, who remixed Moloko's "Sing It Back" back in the I Am Not a Doctor days, Murphy keeps the alluring sensuality and unpredictable quirks that made Moloko unique, without sounding like she's rehashing where she's already been. Both Murphy and Herbert are artists who are equally at home with the wildest and most accessible sounds (and especially when they bring those extremes together), so their reunion on Ruby Blue feels very natural, and gives the album a smoother, more organic sound than might be expected from a debut. Herbert's concept was to build the album around Murphy — not just her gorgeous voice, but her life as well, and Ruby Blue reflects this with his skillful, witty use of environmental sounds throughout the album. Coughing, rustling, and other studio noise become a rhythm that in turn unfolds the gorgeously summery keyboards of "Through Time," while the more literal-minded "Dear Diary" surrounds Murphy with everyday noises like ringing telephones, buzzing doorbells, and what sounds like a ball bouncing on pavement. As quirky as the album might be — and it doesn't get much quirkier than the spring-loaded, tribal rhythms of "Rama Lama" — Ruby Blue never feels off-putting, because its flights of fancy are in service of the songs instead of distracting from them. The mix of '20s-style hot jazz and cool synths on the surreally sexy "Night of the Dancing Flame," the title track's elegant mischief, and "Sow Into You"'s crisp layers of vocals and brass are all mini-masterpieces of avant electronic pop. Indeed, the first two-thirds of Ruby Blue are almost too smooth, too perfectly realized to be the work of someone involved with a group as eccentric as Moloko was, so more experimental, unruly tracks like "Off on It" and "Prelude to Love in the Making" almost come as a relief (and act as a palate cleanser before Ruby Blue's striking piano ballad finale, "Closing of Doors"). As Murphy herself sings on "Through Time," "Could there be such a thing as beautifully flawed?" Ruby Blue flirts with perfection and settles for being the perfect start to the next phase of Roisin Murphy's career instead.
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abel:
hola,
for my first contribution i'd thought i'd take it old school with the homie miles.
miles davis - birth of the cool 1957
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miles davis - bitches brew 1969
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ˇenjoy!
pulpfiction21:
I noticed that at the beginning of this thread someone posted the La Dispute - Vancouver album. That shit is pretty killer but their second album is so much better and I don't think anyone posted it.
La Dispute - Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega and Altair (2008)
This is screaming vocals at its best. Singer kind of "raps"/"spoken words" alot of his lyrics, but when he screams, it sounds so emotional that it just makes you feel it all so much more. Love this entire album, fucking amazing. The lyrics on the 12+ minute song The Last Lost Continent are so great that it gives me goosebumps.
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Review from Punknews
--- Quote ---I haven't done this for a while: listen to a compilation and actually like a band on it. I either already know the band and the label (Fat Wreck, Hellcat, etc.), or the music is so generic it's hard to know A from B (see: the Punx United compilation). So after downloading the recent Revolution Records online freebie, and skipping through the whinier parts, my ears came to rest on La Dispute.
You had my hand in your hand; my lips in your teeth; you had my heart on your sleeve...
It's that part: “You had my heart on your sleeve.” I don't really care what this song is supposed to be about; in many ways, it's immaterial what the writer intended; it only matters how it is interpreted. The song could be about a girl, but it could just as easily be about music; for what else is the music that you listen to apart from your heart on their sleeve?
There’s an intensity on their album, Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair that can match Sick of it All, or the first Against Me! album. It drags you in; it involves; it makes you want to shout/scream along. The vocal performance, the poetic verbal diarrhea on display Jordan Dreyer feels like a stream of intense, desperate consciousness.
He’s backed by a band that complement everything, bursting forth and shutting up with massive riffs, the occasional picked guitar and the tease of horns. The music is much like Guns N’ Roses being played by a hardcore band with the Darkest Hour lyricist on the verge of crumbling.
The words follow the concept of love and the loss of it, and all its trials. They can be read as a ‘human relationship’ album á la a ‘post’-hardcore Dear You (Jawbreaker), but there are parts of the lyrics that would suggest more -- that would suggest it’s also about the struggle with life, society, music, heroes and villains.
This is a deep album, a strong album and a sound I would normally fob off but I just can’t. The lyrics offer much depth and just enough ambiguity not just to be about boys and girls (or boys and boys or girls and girls) and the music puts in a perfect frame.
This is not about haircuts, nor how tight your jeans our. This album has the power to reach beyond fashion, beyond petty elitism and bad writing. It’s one of the few times that I don’t care how experimental or intelligent this band is, because they’re just so good at what they do, it's just lucky that they are.
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Slow Runner - Mermaids (2008)
Alternative/Indie stuff. Great listen. "Make You Love Me" sounds like something you should have been listening to years ago.
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Review from some where
--- Quote ---Soft, sweet, and harmless tracks are littered across the new album, with painful love ballads tossed in for good measure. “Vocals” is the magic word for Mermaids, which is great for listeners since singer/songwriter Michael Flynn has perfected the strained voice, turning songs with simple percussion and a slow guitar line into complex, intricate love songs. Highlights include “The Stakes Were Raised”, which features the best instrumentation on the album, and “Trying to Put Your Heart Back Together”, which holds its own against the likes of Neko Case in the growing alt-country genre.
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Inkwell - These Stars Are Monsters (2007)
Indie Rock. This shit is great. When I took a road trip to San Diego, this album was in rotation more than a couple of times. Just a great all around listen.
"Don't, Don't trust the Atlantic, look what its done to me, Don't, Don't trust the Atlantic, she's not what she used to be" The band has lyrics throughout that really are well written. Love this stuff.
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The Burning Paris - Coral City Ruin
Soft Indie stuff. Chill and relaxing as fuck. This is out of print.
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From Status Magazine
--- Quote ---For as unknown as this band truly was, The Burning Paris will surprise most that take time to listen. Now known as On Fire, TBP from Boston played a melancholy indie rock not unlike Mogwai or Explosions In The Sky with less emphasis on the volume swells and more on the rock protions of their songs. Half Truths... is everything the band professionally recorded during their existence and even some enreleased live goodies. Magic Bullet knows how to pick them and if you are a fan at all of the mellow, comtemplative side of indie rock then this is the BEST place to begin your training.
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pulpfiction21:
Oh and plus I was stoned as shit earlier and realized that Saosin used to fucking rule. Translating The Name was one of my alltime favorites in high school. Thought I'd throw it up here, in case ya'll hadnt given it a listen in a while.
Saosin - Translating the Name EP
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And if by some chance you have never heard of the band, its Anthony Green's first band.
medicatesleep:
The Amazing Baby - Infinite Fucking Cross EP
http://www.theamazingbaby.com/download/ep.zip
I am not gonna code it cause it's available for free on their webite. 4 songs. Sexy drug rock n roll. Don Devore from Ink & Dagger plays bass for these dudes and they are on tour currently w/ MGNT.
Get down with the sound or get outta town.
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