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[Trillian]

Set Yourself on Fire by Stars

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http://www.mediafire.com/?0mm4jpmdhuv
Yay for good music! 

[Jackie Blue]

Thank you, Malorie.  My ex-lover is, in fact, dead to me.  I'm glad I have you instead.  <3

[Trillian]

aw...such good news.  We should celebrate...   xoxo

[Jackie Blue]

And how should we celebrate, darling?  Whisky and dom/sub play?  You are my good little girl after all... 

[a pack of wolves]

*ridiculous amounts of awesome music*

check it.  if you're interested you can find more at my blog.
thanks for everything.

www.burningdowndreams.blogspot.com

I love your blog, I think a few things I've posted recently here have been downloaded from you. And that list of downloads will keep me happy for quite some time.

[Trillian]

And how should we celebrate, darling?  Whisky and dom/sub play?  You are my good little girl after all... 

What I good idea.  I am so glad you decided to invite Johnny Walker to the party (I am kind of set on him at this point).  And as for the rest...well you know that I like it when you take initiative.   

[squawk]

guys what did we say about hogging posts per page with your internet flirting

[Jackie Blue]

It's not flirting if she's actually my girlfriend.

[plyphon]

EpicPants and Der

Thanks for the PT.. you provided some much needed gap filling as to my collection... really surprised to see that rarity make it on here.... thanks again

....

now if only i could find that julian fane album... planet mu is such a fine label

[EpicPants]

I'm going to be a little more active on here from now on if I can. I've been leeching to much good stuff, and seeing too much good stuff that I already have. I'm out on a date all day, but I think I'll be upping some Black Sun Empire (GOOD drum and bass) and some Lemon Jelly (they are who they are). Then maybe I'll start into my more obscure [in a good way] collections. Oh, and please allow the newb to act like he knows nothing about the rules and ask if any of those who offered Stevie Wilson if they have the Futile EP. Been looking everywhere for it.

Oh, and of course I'll also be upping Porcupine Tree's double disk feature: Stars Die - The Delirium Years 1991-1997 too.

[bbq]

Holy shit.

Thanks for all the stoner doom stuff, and spiral architect, and shostakovich, and, well, everything.

Here are two songs that I have of an album by some noise/sampling/wierd stuff artist. I am not sure whether they are finished versions of the tracks or not. It is best listened to with headphones, turned up to full volume. It probably won't appeal to many people...

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[toxic shock]

Jay Reatard - Blood Visions

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?scz290y1e9b
Listen to this and try to not play air guitar.

cheers man! appreciate.

[Patrick]

It's not flirting if she's actually my girlfriend.

Doesn't make it a MediaFire link. Try again, sugartits.

[Albatron]

so i keep hearing about this slint stuff, yet all the links i found here were dead.

Anyway, here's this

Four Tet - Everything Ecstatic



It's a pretty killer album, the first two tracks are especially cool, "Smile round the face" is just too much fun. Just download it.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?fzcm3tofsyb

[roulettescars]

So it turns out that islands album is outta control good. Its only the first track and its already blown return to sea outta the water.

[Albatron]

Oh sorry, I was under the impression that requesting that links be fixed was kosher. But thanks for the Slint

[imagist42]

I really don't understand all these people getting their panties in a twist about re-up requests. When I first got here there was no problem in asking for something that went dead to be updated.

[ShaggyRogers]

hey everyone... hope you like this

Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)

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http://www.mediafire.com/?gfyncxag1g1

[KickThatBathProf]

I really don't understand all these people getting their panties in a twist about re-up requests. When I first got here there was no problem in asking for something that went dead to be updated.

This.

Speaking of which, I've wanted so hard to listen to that new Spiritualized album, but the linky is down.

Also, will have that other lil' Slint album that could up later

[Jackie Blue]

Doesn't make it a mediaf!re link. Try again, sugartits.

Roughly half the posts on this page aren't uploads, why single us out?

[KickThatBathProf]

Slint - Tweez

Tweez is a fine, if bizarre recording, often switching from bass-led rhythm to rhythm in the same song. The guitars are harsh, but not especially fast. Instead of singing, bits of dialogue, sound effects, and spoken lyrics are used.

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[onewheelwizzard]

This page is awesome.  It'd be awesome even if all it had was the QOTSA self-titled and the Colour Haze, but all this Steven Wilson stuff is really cool ... hopefully I'll have time to listen to it all.

The entire Colour Haze discography has seen exposure on this thread, save one album.  Here it is.

Colour Haze - Los Sounds Des Krauts

As far as I'm concerned Colour Haze are just about the best stoner/psychedelic rock band playing today. As I've noted in my review for the band's self-titled, not since my first Kyuss experience has a band in this genre blown me away so much. For those not in the know, they are a power trio from Germany, lead by guitarist/singer/songwriter Stefan Koglek (who also runs the superb Elektrohasch record label, a great haven for current stoner), and they play an enthralling heavy psychedelic rock - blending classic Kyuss-esque desert rock riffs, progressive song structures, fluid Hendrix styled guitar lines, jazzy musicianship and ethereal vocals - it is a sumptuous and wonderfully unique sound.

"Los Sounds des Krauts" is perhaps the band's most ambitious work, spanning over two discs, and showcasing a number of monumental epics. Obviously with such grand works, designated listening is required to really feel and get the album as a whole. If you let them, the lengthier tracks such as "Overriding", "Sundazed" and "Weltraummantra" really draw you in, engulfing you in a sea of sounds and styles, and all hit the skies with amazing climaxes. Perhaps my favourite moment of this is the thunderous climax of "Overriding", which really does sound like psychedelic Hendrix interspersed with the most addictive and raging of Kyuss grooves. In-between the lengthier tracks are shorter, often more rocking songs that give the album flow and balance. "Roses" is the best of these, and manages to capture the same heights of the longer songs in a mere 6 minutes through superb song writing and really addictive hooks.

Fans of the stoner/psychedelic scene without this album, or any of Colour Haze's for that matter, should hunt this down right now. Simply essential listening. -Tom Chase, Amazon

"Weltraummantra" and "Overriding" are two of the most majestic, soaring psychedelic rock epics ever written (kind of like "Peace, Brothers and Sisters!" from the self-titled), and only 18 minutes each out of the 90+ on this 2-disc set.  This band's sound is outstandingly organic and fluid, astonishingly heavy despite its grace (or perhaps astonishingly graceful despite its heaviness).  This is one of the most extensive and ambitious efforts ever by a band that has fully mastered psychedelic rock.  Let this album soak through your eardrums without competition or distraction and you'll find yourself transcending your surroundings in ways that you really should need drugs for.

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Sorry for the Megaupload link but I really have an aversion to splitting albums into multiple folders.

[Liz]

Big Star - #1 Record

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

Good effort, but this is actually their second album, Radio City.

[TheFuriousWombat]

Doesn't make it a mediaf!re link. Try again, sugartits.

Roughly half the posts on this page aren't uploads, why single us out?

For chattings?

Just a guess.

Anyways, here's Matthew Ryan's new album, "Matthew Ryan VS. The Silver State"

Nice kinda alta-country/folkish singer-songwriter stuff.

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[Sox]

Roughly half the posts on this page aren't uploads, why single us out?

I'm singling you out right now because you're continuing to do it after repeated request to cut it out. People have complained. To me. Why would they do that if they weren't bothered by it?

The other post however, are expressions of gratitude, request, discussions pertaining to the music or discussions of the rules. These seem pretty on topic to me. I don't say to, for example, A Pack Of Wolves with each of his post "Baby, I love you so bad, y'know? I do. Let's do it later? That okay by you? How long has it been since I expressed my fondness for your nipples? 20 minutes?". I easily could. But I won't.

[TheFuriousWombat]

The new Islands album just leaked. Hooray!

Islands - Arm's Way

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?ckccdyyn9dx

By the way, this is really, REALLY good. I'm mighty impressed after not loving 'Return to the Sea' all that much.

[sean]

Rules:

No hotlinking images or albums. You can rehost 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.

mediaf!re don't like that linky...

Paul

Hey Paul Tweez has been posted before. Here is a link!

slint - tweez

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XI8YLE7V

i finally got round to listening to it. good so far.

Editl: And fuck you too Mr. Pagebreak! Fuck you so hard!

[Patrick]

Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It In People. I haven't seen it posted before, but that is mostly because I am too damned lazy to search (Veronica Mars is a hell of a lot more entertaining when you can't breathe through your nose).

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Part I - http://www.mediafire.com/?4t6vjddnyb9

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Part II - http://www.mediafire.com/?cwi9mtvydyz
Thank god for The Google.

[GenericName]

Patrick, I don't think even asphyxia could revive the third season.

Also, this finally removes any reason for me to ignore BSS any longer. Thank you!

[Hunter]

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 mediafire.com, in multiple parts if the album is over 100mbs. The reason for this is that we know mediafire 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.

Roughly half the posts on this page aren't uploads, why single us out?

Patrick doesn't know what its like to be loved.

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Weezer- Blue Album

Their first album

[sean]

I posted this back in November but I'm quoting it again since we have a lot of new kids browsing this thread and this album is
fucking amazing.

City of Caterpillar - City of Caterpillar

With a residue of dissonance, intermingling melody and vibe, the City of Caterpillar waits in your house, in a room you never knew existed. Running through this album is an element you cannot quite touch; you listen to the music as it seeps over the edges of the room and burrows into your head, rewiring, growing more each time. This three-piece ensemble shows that a sum can be greater than its parts. The band's moody, sometimes spastic, sometimes brooding breed of dark rock is both well-written and timeless -- spacy expressionism and straight-to-the-heart honesty. The City of Caterpillar's songs typically span periods of six-plus minutes, taking time to relay and warp themselves, changing moods within a context while never falling into a rut. Albums of this breed only come along a few times in a genre.

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Some awesome hardcore for you all. Enjoy!

[KickThatBathProf]

Slint - Tweez

Tweez is a fine, if bizarre recording, often switching from bass-led rhythm to rhythm in the same song. The guitars are harsh, but not especially fast. Instead of singing, bits of dialogue, sound effects, and spoken lyrics are used.

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Fix'd

Also, Clouds, that Tweez link and the Spiderland link no worky.  That's why Paul originally wanted the re-up.

mediaf!re don't like that linky...

Paul

Hey Paul Tweez has been posted before. Here is a link!

slint - tweez

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XI8YLE7V

i finally got round to listening to it. good so far.

[agers]

Sorry for the delay

Kraftwerk - Computer World

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Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express

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Does anyone remember a band in the 80s called the Pasadenas? My friend wanted to play a couple of tracks from the Yours Sincerely album at a wedding he's DJing but its hard to get hold of. Anyone heard it?

[Liz]

Patrick doesn't know what its like to be loved.

This is, in fact, true.

Sorry Patrick.

[Patrick]

You know, dearest Lizzyface, you could help me out with that.

ITT I turn into Zerodrone.

[Jackie Blue]

I'm singling you out right now because you're continuing to do it after repeated request to cut it out. People have complained. To me. Why would they do that if they weren't bothered by it?

I'm bothered by people uploading shitty albums, but I don't complain about every single one of them (Lil' Wayne?  Really?)

I guess I just don't see how bitching about the fact that every time Malorie or I upload an album there are 2 or 3 extra posts after it is on topic either.  We might do it less if it weren't so amusing that it bothers people so much, you know.

This post is a placeholder for an upload of The Flaming Lips Hit to Death in the Future Head.

[sean]

Also, Clouds, that Tweez link and the Spiderland link no worky.  That's why Paul originally wanted the re-up.

Oh shit, sorry bout that then.

[Patrick]

I'm bothered by people uploading shitty albums, but I don't complain about every single one of them (Lil' Wayne?  Really?)

This is completely irrelevant, good sir, and I do declare shenanigans.

[gardenhead_]

just letting you know so you can prepare you salivary glands: david bowie megapost coming up in a day or two: "hero's", hunky dory, ziggy stardust, low, station to station, lodger, scary monsters, young americans, aladdin sane, space oddity, man who sold the world, lets dance. it's gonna be awesome.

"Baby, I love you so bad, y'know? I do. Let's do it later? That okay by you? How long has it been since I expressed my fondness for your nipples? 20 minutes?"

[Liz]

You know, dearest Lizzyface, you could help me out with that.

 

[canadien_ride]

(Lil' Wayne?  Really?)

oh fuck you

double fuck you

GREATEST RAPPER ALIVE

[roulettescars]

He's the rapper eater. No Homo.

[dalconnsuch]

slint

you really shouldn't be requesting (even on the sly), but as it's the subtitle of this forum...

Slint - Spiderland

More known for its frequent name-checks than its actual music, Spiderland remains one of the most essential and chilling releases in the mumbling post-rock arena. Even casual listeners will be able to witness an experimental power-base that the American underground has come to treasure. Indeed, the lumbering quiet-loud motif has been lifted by everybody from Lou Barlow to Mogwai, the album's emotional gelidity has done more to move away from prog-rock mistakes than almost any of the band's subsequent disciples, and it's easy to hear how the term "Slint dynamics" has become an indie categorization of its own. Most interestingly, however, is how even a seething angularity to songs like "Nosferatu Man" (disquieting, vampirish stop-starts) or "Good Morning, Captain" (a murmuring nod to "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner") certainly signaled the beginning of the end for the band. Recording was intense, traumatic, and one more piece of evidence supporting the theory that band members had to be periodically institutionalized during the completion of the album. Spiderland remains, though, not quite the insurmountable masterpiece its reputation may suggest. Brian McMahan softly speaks/screams his way through the asphyxiated music and too often evokes strangled pity instead of outright empathy. Which probably speaks more about the potential dangers of pretentious post-rock than the frigid musical climate of the album itself. Surely, years later, Spiderland is still a strong, slightly overrated, compelling piece of investigational despair that is a worthy asset to most any experimentalist's record collection.

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dude,

The Stooges - Fun House

The Stooges' first album was produced by a classically trained composer; their second was supervised by the former keyboard player with the Kingsmen, and if that didn't make all the difference, it at least indicates why Fun House was a step in the right direction. Producer Don Gallucci took the approach that the Stooges were a powerhouse live band, and their best bet was to recreate the band's live set with as little fuss as possible. As a result, the production on Fun House bears some resemblance to the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie" -- the sound is smeary and bleeds all over the place, but it packs the low-tech wallop of a concert pumped through a big PA, bursting with energy and immediacy. The Stooges were also a much stronger band this time out; Ron Asheton's blazing minimalist guitar gained little in the way of technique since The Stooges, but his confidence had grown by a quantum leap as he summoned forth the sounds that would make him the hero of proto-punk guitarists everywhere, and the brutal pound of drummer Scott Asheton and bassist Dave Alexander had grown to heavyweight champion status. And Fun House is where Iggy Pop's mad genius first reached its full flower; what was a sneer on the band's debut had grown into the roar of a caged animal desperate for release, and his rants were far more passionate and compelling than what he had served up before. The Stooges may have had more "hits," but Fun House has stronger songs, including the garage raver to end all garage ravers in "Loose," the primal scream of "1970," and the apocalyptic anarchy of "L.A. Blues." Fun House is the ideal document of the Stooges at their raw, sweaty, howling peak.

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I LOVE YOU, not only for providing slint's spiderland an album i've been searching for religiously BUT getting fun house, my favorite stooges album (i lost my old copy)

if you werent digital information on a screen i would kiss you

[plyphon]

albatron

THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR THE FOUR TET

[Jackie Blue]

THERE ARE SEVERAL ALBUMS BY THE FLAMING LIPS WHICH COULD ARGUABLY BE CALLED THEIR FINEST; FOR MANY OF US WHO LISTENED TO THEM BEFORE THE SOFT BULLETIN, AND FOR THAT MATTER, BEFORE "SHE DON'T USE JELLY", ONE OF THE MAJOR CONTENDERS IS THEIR 1991 MAJOR-LABEL DEBUT HIT TO DEATH IN THE FUTURE HEAD.  PERHAPS THE FINEST FUSION OF THEIR EARLY PSYCHE-ROCK INSANITY WITH THEIR LATER POP SENSIBILITIES, THIS IS THE ALBUM THAT ONE ROCK CRITIC CLAIMED HAS "THE MOST EXCITING FIRST 10 SECONDS IN THE HISTORY OF ROCK" AND INSPIRED BILLY CORGAN, IN A 1994 SPIN INTERVIEW, TO PROCLAIM THEM "THE BEST ROCK BAND IN THE WORLD".  THE LYRICS, THE HOOKS, THE DRUGS - IT'S ALL HERE.

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NB: I did not include the CD-only 30-minute "bonus track" because it is just 40 seconds of one chord repeating endlessly back and forth between audio channels.  It's annoying and I'm pretty sure absolutely no one in the world wants it.

[E. Spaceman]

hey fuck you

[Albatron]

albatron

THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR THE FOUR TET

Hey glad ya like it, Here's a band called Tides. They're in the same post-rock-metal vain as Pelican and Red Sparowes and this has both albums Resurface (2005) and From Silence (2006). Personally I like Tides better than Red Sparowes and almost as much as Pelican. Here's a bit about Resurface from metalreview.com:

The band's name sums up the material perfectly as the album ebbs and flows with a taught delivery that fulfills more than Red Sparowes’ climax-less artistry but still teams with the same hypnotic ambience and swirling soundscapes. The album consists of three, 10-minute-plus forays into ebbing, building crescendos of ambience and three shorter ethereal, more experimental segues. Now, my copy had no track listing, but when the album hypnotizes like it does, song names are irrelevant compared to the journey the album takes you on.

Describing an album like Resurface in words is hard. Albums like this need to be heard and felt, not littered with adjectives and prose. However, I will say the forty plus minute trip is an exceptional piece of elegant art that easily measures up to the genres' big names and deserves your undivided active listening skills.

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[butmyrobotloves]

All of the goodness in here is making me dizzy.  I love anywhere where I can pick up mass amounts of Gogol Bordello, David Bowie, and spoken word at the same time.  Oh, and that Hitchhiker's Guide?  YES YES YES THANK YOU YES.  Also, if anyone hasn't grabbed Four Tet's Everything Ecstatic yet, do so do so do so and listen to the track "Smile Around the Face."  And as the album title suggests, a little ecstacy wouldn't hurt in the appreciation of said song.  Not that I would, erm, ever condone such behavior.

And now for another installment of charmingly happy music.  I'm gonna be brief 'cause it's WHOAH IT'S FOUR TWENTY GUYS LOL HOW MANY TIMES CAN I TALK ABOUT DRUGS IN THIS POST but really it's really late and I'm coffee-stupid and trying to take a bite outta this paper on the REAL ID (surprisingly few people seem to be aware of this frightening new ID card on the horizon-- www.realnightmare.org , good god what is the gov't doing THIS time) so no pictures, at least for now.

Camera Obscura--Underachievers Please Try Harder

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Camera Obscura has no doubt worn out their copy of If You're Feeling Sinister by now. Yes, their fellow Glasgow residents Belle & Sebastian are a huge influence on the group as the two share a similar musical sound, a similarly literate lyrical slant, and a similar overall approach. Look at it as a homage or a coincidence or whatever you like, but be sure to look past the surface because what you will find is enough to charm your socks off. Underachievers Please Try Harder is a stunningly unassuming, tender, sweet, melodic, and memorable record. Tracyanne Campbell's vocals are pure and honeyed, never veering into sappiness or out of tune. The band manages the rare feat of sounding full and rich without jamming every possible frequency with sound. It also throws in loads of imaginative little hooks that keep things lively.  A necessary addition to the collection of Belle & Sebastian fans, indie pop fans, and music lovers, Underachievers Please Try Harder is an early contender for a best-of-2004 list.

Camera Obscura--Let's Get Out of This Country

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Camera Obscura has always been lovely but they've made the jump to truly enchanting with their third album, Let's Get Out of This Country. Stepping fully out of the shadow of their onetime patrons Belle & Sebastian, the group has composed and performed an album that is comparable to B&S' best and ranks with the best indie pop albums ever. More importantly, they've released an album that, in the approximate words of Paula Abdul, pierces straight through the heart. Head Camera Tracyanne Campbell writes amazingly intimate and tender ballads that can break your heart with the slightest lyrical twist, swell of strings, or vocal harmony. That she sings these songs in a voice so sweet and direct adds an extra level of feeling to songs like the wrenching "Country Mile" and the almost unbearably melancholy "Tears for Affairs." The band's gentle and restrained playing and the expansive production courtesy of Jari Haapalainen are note perfect as well. Whether rocking out in a Motown manner or lying back with some mellow country-rock, the combination of music, lyrics, melodies, and vocals is, well, enchanting. You might not find heartache as enchanting as this anywhere else.

Let's Get Out of This Country is worth it for "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" alone.  Incredible, I tell you!  Incredible!

[ShaggyRogers]

hey hey, gonna try with two this time

first is The Books - The Lemon of Pink

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ike 2002's Thought for Food, The Lemon of Pink combines experimental collage technique with an organic, folky mixture of banjo, guitar, violin, simple vocal melodies, and snippets of conversation. The collage technique snaps like that of the United States of America, but is used to introduce glitches in the melodic elements, whereas the U.S.A. attempted to subvert the tradition of the pop form. The title track's straightforward, melancholic phrasing and subtle string accompaniment are not unlike Cat Power's work with the Dirty Three, mostly due to Anne Doerner's lovely vocals, or the more ambitiously pop elements of Chicago post-rock. The song sprawls into a low-intensity instrumental collage where silence and elements of timbre cut through the melody to create glitches in an otherwise tranquil environment. The sample for sample's sake kitsch that has dragged down quite a few artists is not a problem here -- wonderfully wrought clips like the welcoming voice on "Tokyo" make the rhythm of speaking into a fetish, toying with it, breaking it, and building it back. This is also used, less effectively, on tracks like "Take Time," where a simple phrase becomes an unphased minimalist backdrop for experimentation. It isn't often that one finds an American artist with such a mastery of collage technique and a desire to incorporate traditional folk instruments and melodies.

and second is Tunng - Good Arrows

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For their third full-length, Good Arrows, British six-piece Tunng continue to deliver the same combination of folk, pop, and indie electronica that earned the band the description of "folktronica." Lightly programmed beats and blips pepper the acoustic guitar arpeggios that give the songs their base, as Sam Genders' soft vocals layer over themselves and those of the backup singers and the myriad other instruments that twist and squirm their way into the compositions. Kalimba, hammer dulcimer, clarinet, eclectic samples, and electric guitar all manage to find their way in, but they're arranged in such a way -- gently, sparsely, deliberately -- that nothing ever seems cluttered or ornate. This is helped in part due to the attention paid to structure here, because even with the noises and distractions and long stretches of space, there's a cleanliness to the songs, verses and choruses and even the occasional hook all playing an important part in the album's overall effectiveness. The fantastic "Bullets" almost seems like it could be by the (later) Beatles, with the line "We're catching bullets in our teeth/It's hard to do but they're so sweet" pushing itself into the foreground as the one-two piano rhythm beats out playfully behind.

[valley_parade]

LESS TALK, MOAR PUNX!!!! OI! OI! OI!

Cockney Rejects - Greatest Hits Vol. 1

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Sham 69 - Tell Us The Truth

Side one of Tell Us the Truth was recorded live, and it's inarguably fascinating as an anthropological document, capturing the Cockney yob in his native environment, complete with football chants and a spontaneous chorus of "Knees Up, Mother Brown." Jimmy Pursey's communication with his audience is inarguably impressive, and some of the songs have a good head of straight-ahead energy (especially "Borstal Breakout"), but the sound is thin and the band seems to have a hard time getting into fifth gear. The studio side actually sounds more impressive; the performances are tighter, Dave Parsons' guitar benefits from a bit of double-tracking, and Pursey sings more than he hectors. But Pursey was already starting to sound a bit pompous, and time has not been the least bit kind to songs like "I'm a Man I'm a Boy" and "Hey Little Rich Boy," which for all their sincerity don't say anything dozens of other bands haven't said better.

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