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The Forced Listening Thread
Praeserpium Machinarum:
In the interest of getting this moved along, I will review this, even though I have heard all of Delgados albums. Luckily I can't remember this one:
The Delgados - Thirteen Gliding Principles
It starts with some acoustic guitar fading in and a hum from a cello I suppose, then the ping pong vocals between the female singer(Emma) and the male(Alun) begin. The lyrics seems to be describing a relationship or domestic situation, but ends on a weird note before the chorus as Alun, who is mixed lower, sing "Jesus wept". The chorus, where they sing in unison, is rocked up with strings and electric guitar, which gives it quite a punch. This is repeated twice and then they rock like hell in the last part of the song, dual guitars, strings, flutes and the whole thing. In the end they sing some more and that's it.
Good song. Better than most of those before my favourite album Hate.
8/10
Next: Salida! this is a danish demo band with the "screamer" from Brudevalsen, who I have babbled of occasionally. This is their attempt at merging reggae guitar with hard rock!
Salida - Amends
their website in case you like it
casull:
Salida - Amends
It's a pretty simple idea, combining that rythm with harder rock, and they make it work. It doesn't sound like a demo, just... spare. It could be a better 4-5 minute song than 7, though, they're not working with much as far as changes, and it fades out after repeating the same 10-second phrase for about 15 times. 7/10
Kanno Yoko - Inner Universe
Hate me if you will, but I'm uploading it in 320k, it deserves it. All I'll say is: Imagine techno without a sample you've ever heard before.
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=E6C4C7613E5ECFC5
Rizzo:
Her name is Yoko Kanno. She's Japanese and last name comes first.
I can attest to the extreme goodness of this track. Composed by Yoko Kanno and sung by Origa (Russian/Japanese singer). It's from the soundtrack to Ghost in the shell: Stand Alone Complex.
The lyrics are rubbish but that's to be expected. The composition on the otherhand is absolutely brilliant.
Ummm. I guess I should post a track since I kind of reviewed it.
Right, Razed In Black-Blush.
Hawaiian EBM. If you like techno/trance/goth then you'll probably like this.
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=E7AAA1CA50DE9F53
casull:
But I'm american. ;)
I know who she is, and where the track is from. I think I'll just post my tracks nameless from now on. It seems like having any preconceptions about what you'll be hearing would be detrimental.
No, I'm just grumpy because everything I listen to is to mainstream to come as a surprise to someone here.
If you know more about the singer, though, I'd be interested... that's the one thing I don't know about that song.
Jedit:
--- Quote from: casull --- I think I'll just post my tracks nameless from now on. It seems like having any preconceptions about what you'll be hearing would be detrimental.
--- End quote ---
On the other foot, not giving people the information they need to expand their horizons based on your suggestions kind of defeats the object of this thread.
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