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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #50 on: 18 Jan 2010, 21:39 »

I skipped over gang of four and went straight to Minutemen
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« Reply #51 on: 18 Jan 2010, 21:47 »

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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #52 on: 18 Jan 2010, 21:54 »

Yep. They are really good.

Also, I keep hearing about Pere Ubu. A cursory glance at wikipedia tells me that this might be a challenge considering the scope of their discography (they are also from my hometown!). But if anyone can tell me where to start, I'd really appreciate it.

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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #53 on: 18 Jan 2010, 23:56 »

Is that Scott Walker cat worth a listen?

I keep seeing his name tossed around.
Depends on what you mean, since he has two distinct modes - pop singer (early career) and avant garde weirdo (late career).
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #54 on: 19 Jan 2010, 00:22 »

Depends on what you mean, since he has two distinct modes - pop singer (early career) and avant garde weirdo (late career).

I like pop singers and avant garde weirdos.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #55 on: 19 Jan 2010, 03:53 »

Also, I keep hearing about Pere Ubu

For Pere Ubu I would suggest the boxset Datapanik in The Year Zero if you can find it, as it collects a number of early Singles and includes the first few albums as well. Covers pretty much all of their best stuff.

I'm going to see Pere Ubu in a month, and I cannot wait. Love that band.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #56 on: 19 Jan 2010, 08:38 »

guys i think jens just hated on gang of four

i vote we burn him at the stake
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #57 on: 19 Jan 2010, 11:12 »

I'm going to see Pere Ubu in a month, and I cannot wait. Love that band.

Dave Thomas is hilarious live.  He constantly is in a bad mood, storms off the stage at least once a song, yells at the soundman... it's all very entertaining.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #58 on: 19 Jan 2010, 12:16 »

guys i think jens just hated on gang of four

i vote we burn him at the stake

I think maybe he is just saying he likes the Minutemen more?

I know I do.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #59 on: 19 Jan 2010, 12:24 »

oh that reminds me, where should i start with the minutemen?
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #60 on: 19 Jan 2010, 12:29 »

What Makes a Man Start Fires?

Double Nickels on the Dime is good, but too long to be the first thing you hear by them.

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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #61 on: 19 Jan 2010, 12:31 »

Where to start with New Order?
Of the recent albums, Get Ready is my favorite. Avoid Waiting for the Siren's Call!

On a very different note: where do I start with Nadja?
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #62 on: 19 Jan 2010, 12:35 »

Double Nickels on the Dime is good, but too long to be the first thing you hear by them.

that's where I started
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #63 on: 19 Jan 2010, 12:48 »

I like pop singers and avant garde weirdos.

In that case, for his earlier solo material go with Scott. It has several of the famous Jacques Brel songs as well as the incredible Montague Terrace (In Blue). For his more experimental work I'd suggest you go straight for The Drift. Can't help you with his pre-solo work with The Walker Brothers, they never did anything for me. I liked him a lot better after he'd gone weird and started doing songs with titles like The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime).
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #64 on: 19 Jan 2010, 13:12 »

Double Nickels on the Dime is good, but too long to be the first thing you hear by them.

totally disagree.  that's the "if you only hear one album by this band..." album for them.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #65 on: 19 Jan 2010, 13:53 »

I don't think that is really the spirit of this thread though.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #66 on: 20 Jan 2010, 19:42 »

In that case, for his earlier solo material go with Scott. It has several of the famous Jacques Brel songs as well as the incredible Montague Terrace (In Blue). For his more experimental work I'd suggest you go straight for The Drift. Can't help you with his pre-solo work with The Walker Brothers, they never did anything for me. I liked him a lot better after he'd gone weird and started doing songs with titles like The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime).

Cheers!

And another one,(although this is really more of a 'where to continue') the Mountain Goats?
I loved The Sunset Tree but found Get Lonely pretty dull.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #67 on: 20 Jan 2010, 19:43 »

Is Introducing the Minutemen any good? Or should I I really get ahold of What Makes a Man Start Fires?
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #68 on: 20 Jan 2010, 19:51 »

Double Nickels on the Dime
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #69 on: 20 Jan 2010, 19:55 »

For the Mountain Goats I'd definitely recommend All Hail West Texas next. It kind of has a similar feel to The Sunset Tree, in my opinion. After that if you want to go with his higher fidelity work try Tallahassee, and then Heretic Pride. If you like the lower quality boombox recordings of All Hail West Texas more try The Coroner's Gambit
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #70 on: 20 Jan 2010, 19:59 »

I didn't even know Introducing the Minutemen existed! I guess that's the idea behind it, isn't it? I still think What Makes a Man is a better start than Double Nickels.

As far as The Mountain Goats goes, when you say you're trying to figure out where to continue from The Sunset Tree and Get Lonely, do you mean those are the only two records you've heard? If that's the case and you like TMG as a band with a fuller sound, you could go for Tallahassee or Heretic Pride. The latter is more or less all about or from the perspective of the same two characters, while Heretic Pride is more diverse.  If you want to start getting into TMG's earlier, more sparse stuff, listen to All Hail West Texas.

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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #71 on: 20 Jan 2010, 21:56 »

Guys, The Ex.

Where do I start with The Ex.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #72 on: 20 Jan 2010, 22:27 »

just give up dude
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #73 on: 21 Jan 2010, 05:04 »

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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #74 on: 21 Jan 2010, 05:54 »

Is that Scott Walker cat worth a listen?

I keep seeing his name tossed around.

Get Scott 4 (chamber pop) and Tilt (avant-garde).
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #75 on: 23 Jan 2010, 18:04 »

Where should I start with indie pop & electronic music from the last two years? I have been really out of the loop.

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« Reply #76 on: 23 Jan 2010, 18:06 »

you start by finding a better genre of music to listen to.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #77 on: 23 Jan 2010, 18:19 »

Where should I start with indie pop & electronic music from the last two years? I have been really out of the loop.

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Last 2 years? I don't know, depends on what sort of electronic music you're talking about here. Crystal Castles was in 2008 I think, that was popular. More recently Passion Pit have gained a lot of attention for being the new MGMT and Fuck Buttons made industrial music that people liked. MIA is also popular. There's also some good stuff out of Australia - Midnight Juggernaughts, Cut Copy, etc.

Those are the indie electronic acts that I can think of off the top of my head for the last two years. More generally with electronic music dubstep and its substrains have been really taking off, but they don't suck Daft Punk's dick enough to be enjoyed by indie boys.

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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #78 on: 23 Jan 2010, 18:38 »

Where should I start with indie pop & electronic music from the last two years? I have been really out of the loop.

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what, you mean like Ladytron?  their most recent album is fucking fantastic.
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« Reply #79 on: 23 Jan 2010, 19:20 »

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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #80 on: 23 Jan 2010, 19:26 »

What Makes a Man Start Fires?
Double Nickels on the Dime is good, but too long to be the first thing you hear by them.

going to have to trust my new buddy alex here, sorry any people with differing opinions!
(i'lll give it a listen when i am a bit less angsty about life)
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #81 on: 23 Jan 2010, 19:33 »

Where should I start with indie pop & electronic music from the last two years? I have been really out of the loop.

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Klaxons and Shit Disco.



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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #82 on: 23 Jan 2010, 23:44 »

Where should I start with indie pop & electronic music from the last two years? I have been really out of the loop.

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Just skimming my itunes here

Apparat, Bears in Heaven, Battles, Camera Obscura, Burning Hearts, Ellen Allien, Flairs, Imogen Heap, Handsomeboy Technique*, Jens Lekman, Pyramiddd, Press On Randy, SomethingALaMode, Tegan and Sara

*Her music is actually really hard to find so I would be willing to send an album for you to download

Edit: wait last two years? That would knock Apparat and Handsomeboy out
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #83 on: 24 Jan 2010, 03:24 »

James Brown

I'm serious guys someone tell me what is the best James Brown release to get first. I know all the singles and famous tunes and whatnot but I really have  no idea about records.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #84 on: 24 Jan 2010, 07:43 »

for James Brown, I'd recommend you start with The Payback]/i].
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #85 on: 24 Jan 2010, 09:02 »

I was also going to recommend this, but James Brown doesn't strike me as an album guy: he's mainly a singles kinda guy. I know you said you had most of them, but there's the fantastic singles retrospective by Hip-O Select which is also available on Spotify if you can get that.
Edit: or rather, 6 and 7 are, but they're both great.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #86 on: 24 Jan 2010, 16:48 »

Where should I start with indie pop & electronic music from the last two years? I have been really out of the loop.

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Just skimming my itunes here

Apparat, Bears in Heaven, Battles, Camera Obscura, Burning Hearts, Ellen Allien, Flairs, Imogen Heap, Handsomeboy Technique*, Jens Lekman, Pyramiddd, Press On Randy, SomethingALaMode, Tegan and Sara

*Her music is actually really hard to find so I would be willing to send an album for you to download

Edit: wait last two years? That would knock Apparat and Handsomeboy out
Not Apparat. He collaborated with Modeselektor as Moderat last year. That was a pretty great album.
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« Reply #87 on: 24 Jan 2010, 21:53 »

Fuck Buttons made industrial music that people liked.

I really don't know much about Industrial music at all but really?
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #88 on: 25 Jan 2010, 19:29 »

"Surf Solar" is basically an early 90's Coil-ish acid house + rave synths. It might be more attributable to the producer (one of the guys from Two Lone Swordsmen)
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« Reply #89 on: 25 Jan 2010, 22:09 »

The best James Brown starter is the movie Rocky IV


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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #90 on: 03 Feb 2010, 18:38 »

So I've recently discovered the divine shriekings of Diamanda Galas, and I'd like to try to get into her, but well, the title of this thread. Anybody know enough to help?

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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #91 on: 14 Feb 2010, 14:59 »

Guys, where to start with Kraftwerk?
Or Depeche Mode.
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« Reply #92 on: 14 Feb 2010, 15:03 »

Computer World or Man Machine, probably
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #93 on: 14 Feb 2010, 16:43 »

Autobahn
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« Reply #94 on: 14 Feb 2010, 18:29 »

Computer World or Man Machine, definitely
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« Reply #95 on: 14 Feb 2010, 18:30 »

I mean Autobahn is fine but Computer Love/Pocket Calculator (from Computer World) and Robots/Neon Lights (from Man Machine) are pretty much the only songs by Kraftwerk I ever listen to anymore.
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« Reply #96 on: 14 Feb 2010, 18:59 »

Well, I suggested Autobahn because it was an earlier fantastic record but you don't listen to TEE?
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« Reply #97 on: 14 Feb 2010, 19:01 »

Not anymore really
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« Reply #98 on: 14 Feb 2010, 19:49 »

I still listen to autobahn, but the one I mentioned are a bit more bitesized.
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Re: Where to start?
« Reply #99 on: 15 Feb 2010, 04:33 »

Inspired by Our Band Could Be Your Life:

Black Flag?
Fugazi?
Butthole Surfers?
Mudhoney?
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