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El Opium:
Yellow Swans-Dreamed Yellow Swans CD
I've a couple other releases by these guys and this one is my favorite so far. Complex building industrial type drones that sound mathier and more complex than the couple more recent CD-R releases I have. I find it makes good exercise music
V/A Secrets and Sounds of Animal Disguise CD
This is somehow a lot more fun than a noise comp should be. As its 74 minutes a couple of the less interesting songs in the middle do drag a bit. I love the song 'I wish U would push it' by ROTFL a clever take on 'Push It'. The album also seems to contain some in jokes in the form of a tribute to noise artist Mammal on one track. As is normal for such albums there are some rather amusing song titles the best two being "Pimp Stumbles Into Booby Trap" and "This Device is Decaying Right In Front of My Face Plate".
Double Leopards-The Blind Destroyer Mini CD-R
Not as interesting as I hoped. Only had time to listen to it once.
Not listened to due to record player being out of order until recently:
Pengo-A nervous splendor LP
Wolfy Eyes/Panicsville-Stabbed in the Face LP
macktheknife:
The Killers - Hot Fuss
The Music - Welcome to the North
Snow Patrol - Final Straw
I'm not a fan of the second two so much- The Music tends to bleed out after a while, like their style is so discerned that it's hard for them to break through it and hit you with an actual song rather than actual sound. I mean I'm a fan of the single (Breakin') but other than that it all seems like filler. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I need to listen to it more- but on the first few listens, that was it.
As far as Snow Patrol is concerned I do really like some of the tracks, and others are pretty o.k. 'Chocolate' and 'Run' are great radio singles, but don't really speak for the rest of the albums style. They tend to get a little poppy in a weird way on some tracks.
The Killers I was pretty surprised with. Despite the fact I'd already heard half the album on the radio, there were still some nice little nuggets to digest. The opener has a pretty fantastic bassline and drives you straight into the mood.
Yeah I'm sick of typing.
kilconey:
--- Quote from: rynne --- British Sea Power's The Decline of British Sea Power quote]
british sea power is best band ever. i love them so much.
i just bought Revolver by the Beatles. i'd never gotten around to buying if before.
--- End quote ---
mAlice aforeThought:
i just got A3's exile on coldharbour lane today. it's the greatest...ummm...sweet pretty country gospel acid house musick on the planet. crazy guys from alabama taking their down home gospel & blues influënces and making semi-electronic weirdness with them. yum.
and these aren't quite purchases, because they were free downloads from the bands sites, but hindu pez's* stopping the ministry ov peace is fun if you're into over the top noisy digital hardcore, and scanner's** case is odd little electronic vignettes, plus scanner's surface noise is an interesting (and very soothing) experiment.
*http://www.hindupez.com
**http://www.scannerdot.com
arkturus:
--- Quote from: macktheknife ---As far as Snow Patrol is concerned I do really like some of the tracks, and others are pretty o.k. 'Chocolate' and 'Run' are great radio singles, but don't really speak for the rest of the albums style. They tend to get a little poppy in a weird way on some tracks.
The Killers I was pretty surprised with. Despite the fact I'd already heard half the album on the radio, there were still some nice little nuggets to digest. The opener has a pretty fantastic bassline and drives you straight into the mood.
Yeah I'm sick of typing.
--- End quote ---
Snow Patrol really bore me...they're too quiet to be engaging but too loud to be soft-spoken; they have a weird, kind of angular tune that lacks personality.
I was also surprised with The Killers. While I don't really like "Somebody Told Me" as much as others seem to, "Mr. Brightside" is a wonderful song.
The last album I bought was Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation a few weeks ago, and I'm totally going to buy a CD or two this weekend.
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