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Author Topic: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?  (Read 11649 times)

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After listening to them on and off for the past couple of years, I've finally fallen in love with anything and everything that is Broken Social Scene. Now, I am wondering where to go from here. I got a lot of recommendations for Kevin Drew's "Spirit If..." which seemed kind of obvious. However, I was wondering about the not so obvious things to acquire.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #1 on: 09 Mar 2011, 02:21 »

Do Make Say Think, even if you hate post-rock!
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #2 on: 09 Mar 2011, 02:45 »

perhaps the bands of the people who are in the band? #kanyeshrug

the most serene republic, maybe. they sound like BSS's little brother.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #3 on: 09 Mar 2011, 03:30 »

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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #4 on: 09 Mar 2011, 04:54 »

Find the album they did for some movie (or something, I don't remember, but I know I found it in the old MF thread) titled Lo-Fi for the Dividing Nights
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #5 on: 09 Mar 2011, 05:09 »

If you like Feel Good Lost you might dig the band that turned into Broken Social Scene, KC Accidental.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #6 on: 09 Mar 2011, 05:55 »

Lo-Fi is just a series of alt recordings that didn't make it onto Forgiveness Rock Record. Still worth checking out though!

Seconding the KC Accidental dig. Also would strongly recommend Rah Rah, who are like a humble small-town version of that band I guess!
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #7 on: 09 Mar 2011, 07:56 »

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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #8 on: 09 Mar 2011, 09:41 »

I guess Morbid Anal Fog is an alright side-project of theirs.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #9 on: 09 Mar 2011, 10:10 »

Charles Spearin's "The Happiness Project" is pretty boss if you like weird jazz/post-rock played to the tune of peoples' voices talking about life.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #10 on: 09 Mar 2011, 11:07 »

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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #12 on: 09 Mar 2011, 18:32 »

Yo La Tengo, if you don't listen to them already. I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One is a fucking fantastic album
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #13 on: 09 Mar 2011, 22:06 »

Definitely going to look into checking all of these out. Thanks everyone!

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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #14 on: 09 Mar 2011, 22:21 »

KC Accidental.

most logical choice here, spin the fuck outta that band too. i dunno try downloading a feist album as well or something. and 2nds too on Do Make Say Think.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #15 on: 09 Mar 2011, 22:37 »

KC Accidental.

most logical choice here, spin the fuck outta that band too. i dunno try downloading a feist album as well or something. and 2nds too on Do Make Say Think.

I already had one of her albums. The one with that really fucking catchy song on it. It's already in my head now.

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Holy shit Do Make Say Think are amazing.
Double Holy Shit so are these Rah Rah folks.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #16 on: 10 Mar 2011, 12:26 »

Check out Valley of the Giants and Apostle of Hustle's first record. You might like Jason Collett's solo shit too.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #17 on: 10 Mar 2011, 16:00 »

fun fact: johnny c did some of the backing vocals for some of the tracks on rah rah's "going steady".

also if you like do make say think, try explosions in the sky & mogwai's "young team"
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #18 on: 10 Mar 2011, 17:59 »

fun fact: johnny c did some of the backing vocals for some of the tracks on rah rah's "going steady".

Also on the sadly departed Polymaths record.

Woah really? That's cool. I have the Polymaths record lying on my computer waiting for a proper listen. I listened to it a while ago, but I wasn't really paying attention at the moment.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #19 on: 10 Mar 2011, 19:27 »

which one? their EP or their awesome/awesomely sad LP? which is on their bandcamp page. that got me through last winter...
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #20 on: 10 Mar 2011, 19:40 »

which one? their EP or their awesome/awesomely sad LP? which is on their bandcamp page. that got me through last winter...

I was trying to find the EP a few months ago and found the LP. Then just a few minutes ago I was poking through the MF thread and found the EP. 
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #22 on: 10 Mar 2011, 23:10 »

After listening again to both Polymaths and Rah Rah, a question rose to my brain. Why does Saskatchewan produce such AMAZING music?
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #23 on: 11 Mar 2011, 06:52 »

Johnny C.

He's either the answer or will tell you the answer.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #24 on: 11 Mar 2011, 10:30 »

Apostle of Hustle's first record.

secondin' this & Most Serene Republic. Great bands.

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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #25 on: 11 Mar 2011, 12:40 »

fun fact: johnny c did some of the backing vocals for some of the tracks on rah rah's "going steady".

also if you like do make say think, try explosions in the sky & mogwai's "young team"

Check out Mogwai's early EPs as well. Great stuff.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #26 on: 11 Mar 2011, 15:35 »

No it is entirely due to JC.

I am willing to believe this answer.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #27 on: 11 Mar 2011, 20:28 »

fun fact: johnny c did some of the backing vocals for some of the tracks on rah rah's "going steady".

also if you like do make say think, try explosions in the sky & mogwai's "young team"

Check out Mogwai's early EPs as well. Great stuff.

actually I came into some of the rarer early EPs (early EP+2 release & ten rapids) that I really need to upload. Helicon 2 is far and away one of the best instrumental things ever made.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #28 on: 11 Mar 2011, 23:53 »

Do it. DO IT NOW.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #29 on: 12 Mar 2011, 17:53 »

After listening again to both Polymaths and Rah Rah, a question rose to my brain. Why does Saskatchewan produce such AMAZING music?
Psh whatever BC makes better music
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #30 on: 12 Mar 2011, 19:51 »

On the other hand I am loving this polymaths EP. Would anyone mind uploading the LP?
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #31 on: 12 Mar 2011, 20:01 »

Johnny C.

He's either the answer or will tell you the answer.

it's really fucking boring here so people get really intense into either making music or watching professional sports
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #32 on: 12 Mar 2011, 20:13 »

fun fact: johnny c did some of the backing vocals for some of the tracks on rah rah's "going steady".

Also on the sadly departed Polymaths record.

since you're all incredibly desperate for it, here's a list of my credits:
  • these estates (obvs) – guitar & vox
  • architects & builders (mostly on crater, the title track of which i wrote the lyrics for) – guitar, bass, drums, vox, occasionally keyboards played through a guitar pickup (live only)
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  • polymaths – [deep breath] background vocals on "strike" (so long, castle road EP), guitar solos on several tracks on home again (except "unreliable", the best solo on the record probably), backing vocals on "letters from home" and guitar/bass in the last live incarnation of the band
  • rah rah – mandolin on "my guarantee" and backing vocals on "duet for emmylou and the greivous angel" and i think that's it?
  • "marshall burns & the heat" (a pickup band playing non-rah rah MB songs, only one record, technically i'm not supposed to have a copy but i do) – bass, some guitars, mandolin, backing vox, arrangement

the only one of those i'm not really sold on is the last one – the record isn't mixed very well and all the vocals sound like super weird on it, too. there's several instances where i'm audibly shouting but i'm buried in the distance on the left channel and there's a really close-sounding female vocal over top of it. it's disorienting.

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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #33 on: 12 Mar 2011, 20:22 »

also you should listen to los campesinos! dude, they're the best bss-ish band (and now they make like abrasive noise-pop twee or something, i don't know, but it's incredible)
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #34 on: 12 Mar 2011, 20:31 »

i like that i'm listening to music with jc in it
and yet none of it has been introduced to me from this message board, or the internet in general.

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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #35 on: 12 Mar 2011, 21:57 »

Los Campesinos are awesome. Also, is it just me, or does every band on Arts & Crafts sound like BSS? I know Kevin Drew or someone in the band owns the label, but still. And they don't sound like them in a good way.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #36 on: 13 Mar 2011, 03:32 »

On the other hand I am loving this polymaths EP. Would anyone mind uploading the LP?

http://polymaths.bandcamp.com/album/home-again
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« Reply #37 on: 13 Mar 2011, 09:30 »

Thank you
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« Reply #38 on: 13 Mar 2011, 10:07 »

oh my god you guys

why haven't I been listening to polymaths this whole damn time? it is beyond me
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« Reply #39 on: 13 Mar 2011, 13:37 »

ANY FRIEND OF LOS CAMPESINOS! IS A FRIEND OF MINE I AM SO EXCITED JC LOVES THEM SO MUCH BUT IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THEY WRITE THE BEST WORDS AND HE WRITES GREAT WORDS TOO.

seriously though they were my favorite band of last year and they're not coming down from that high any time soon

romance is boring is a masterpiece

we are beautiful we are doomed i just started getting into again like a couple months ago but it's great. can't wait for more new stuff by them
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« Reply #40 on: 13 Mar 2011, 14:09 »

Every couple of days I will listen to "You Me Dancing" on repeat for more than an hour. I love that song to death.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #41 on: 13 Mar 2011, 18:17 »

Okay time to hit up the internets for Los Campesinos

Edit: I just Youtubed Los Campesinos and clicked on the first thing I saw. My ears are fucking tingling.
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #42 on: 13 Mar 2011, 19:11 »

The last five tracks off of Romance is Boring... are indescribably awesome. Like, if they put out just those songs as an EP, that EP still would have topped my list of things released in 2010. Absolutely incredible.
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« Reply #43 on: 13 Mar 2011, 19:12 »

Aw no why is this going to be at the bottom of the page keep talking about los camps! through the next page guys
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« Reply #44 on: 13 Mar 2011, 19:25 »

I've almost finished my first cursory listen of Hold On Now, Youngster and I am all kinds of impressed.
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« Reply #45 on: 13 Mar 2011, 20:11 »

Oh that's great. Oh that's awesome. Because it seriously only gets better~~~
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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #46 on: 13 Mar 2011, 21:01 »

Look I may have been taken as joking but Sun City Girls are really, really amazing. Probably more amazing than whatever band you're talking about! That's not much of an insult because they're more amazing than 99% of everything but still!


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Re: Okay. I finally get Broken Social Scene. Now what?
« Reply #47 on: 13 Mar 2011, 21:18 »

public enemy are fantastic and their first few records are virtually unassailable, why not check them out too
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« Reply #48 on: 13 Mar 2011, 21:59 »

public enemy are fantastic and their first few records are virtually unassailable, why not check them out too

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« Reply #49 on: 14 Mar 2011, 01:31 »

also – why not listen to this heat, wire, the box tops' singles, and the new james blake record? all great! all amazing.
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