Topic: I made a mix tape (Read 9479 times)

enon · « **on:** 16 Apr 2005, 22:16 »

The Best of The Best of Canadian Indie Bands:

1. The Pink Mountaintops - "Bad Boogie Ballin'" (The Pink Mountaintops)
2. Feist - "Mushaboom" (Let it Die)
3. Controller.Controller - "History" (History)
4. AC Newman - "Drink to me babe then" (The Slow Wonder)
5. Manitoba - "Jacknuggeted" (Up in Flames)
6. STARS - "Death to Death" (Heart)
7. Caribou - "Bees" (The Milk of Human Kindness)
8. The Hidden Cameras - "I Believe in the Good of Life" (Ecce Homo)
9. The Dears - "22: The Death of All Romance" (No Cities Left)
10. The Unicorns - "Innoculate the Innocuous" (Who will cut our hair when we're gone?)
11. Broken Social Scene - "Stars and Sons" (You Forgot it in People)
12. The New Pornographers - "Letter From an Occupant" (Mass Romantic)
13. Tegan and Sara - "Living Room" (If it was you)
14. The Arcade Fire - "Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)" (Funeral)
15. The Weakerthans - "The Last Last One" (Fallow)
16. Metric - "Combat Baby" (Old World Underground, Where are You Now?)

Yay? Nay?

KharBevNor · « **Reply #1 on:** 16 Apr 2005, 22:25 »

I do not see Strapping Young Lad, 3 Inches of Blood, Woods of Ypres or DoomSquirrel

Therefore, nay.

24_hour_revenge_therapy · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 Apr 2005, 23:13 »

doomsquirrel?

Robbo · « **Reply #3 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 04:09 »

Yes, go look them up. And the lack of Cryptopsy is also a major crime.

EDIT: Oh and how do you have the gall to call it a best of Canadian bands and not have Rush?

yipjumpmusic · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 04:21 »

Hmm, more sense than gall though I'd like to have seen a run chico run song.

Enyaw · « **Reply #5 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 07:39 »

Missing: The Constantines, Jim Guthrie, Tangiers, Joel Plaskett.

I know you cant have everything, but I'd unclude them on a best of the best. 'm also not a Teagan and Sara fan.

daviesmatt · « **Reply #6 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 08:44 »

Dude, you forgot Rush.

Fucking Rush man. And I missed them.

daneford · « **Reply #7 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 08:48 »

Hoborg · « **Reply #8 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 10:32 »

SHATTERS THE ILLUSION OF INTEGRITY, YEAH!

blindsuperhero · « **Reply #9 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 10:36 »

Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young?

enon · « **Reply #10 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 20:21 »

Sorry, i meant to say the best of canadian indie bands.
Sorry it doesnt agree with all of you.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 20:39 »

Strapping Young Lad, DoomSquirrel and Woods of Ypres are all on independent labels.

El Opium · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 Apr 2005, 23:22 »

I'd say the mix is more like Canadian indie pop bands. What about Canadian experimental music:
Fly Pan Am
Les Georges Leningrad
Tim Hecker
GY!BE
Shalabi Effect

I also notice no DFA 1979 which is a good thing as in my opinion they kinda smoke the goat.

dave86 · « **Reply #13 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 02:25 »

Hahaha you put a mix tape playlist up and everyone's like "where the crap is soandso??". Seriously man, that's a good list, be proud.

zekterellium · « **Reply #14 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 02:31 »

well I like it, so fuck everyone else. and yeah, rush would have been great, but so would avril lavigne, you know? i should make a digital hardcore mixtape or something...

MilkmanDan · « **Reply #15 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 08:00 »

It needs more Venetian Snares.
He's Canadian. [Edit: And Indie]
'Hajnal' preferably, or maybe 'Handthrow'.
Yeah.

nitroholic · « **Reply #16 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 12:04 »

no namesake or knucklehead, Im ashamed. How about kybosh

Tago Mago · « **Reply #17 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 12:10 »

Sloan - The Lines You Amend

The best Canadian power-pop song ever. Listen and be at peace.

rynne · « **Reply #18 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 13:12 »

Where're the projects from the GY!BE axis? Silver Mt. Zion, Molasses, Shalabi Effect, One-Speed Bike, Fly Pan Am, Set Fire to Flames, etc., etc.?

Not that that really matters. Your mix is pretty good, I think.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 14:17 »

I think your mix sounds good!

On the subject of Rush... when my cousin first intruduced me to her fiancee Geddy, I said "Oh, like Geddy Lee of the Canadian supergroup Rush?"--completely serious. They looked at me like I was silly. I felt pretty dumb.

Kai · « **Reply #20 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 14:49 »

...You actually said Supergroup? How lame.

About the list, Where the fuck is DFA 1979?

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #21 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 16:01 »

But they ARE! And I think it was a quote from something; I don't remember where though. It's so easy to say, and it just slipped out.

Or maybe I was intimidated by his ICP shirt and just randomly blurted out words.

mooface · « **Reply #22 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 17:56 »

Isn't Hot Hot Heat indie?

If not, disregard this post because I have no clue what is or isn't indie... I just listen to a bunch of random crap without knowing what they should be classified as.

If they are, then nay my friend!

Johnny C · « **Reply #23 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 17:59 »

Enon: I agree with the lack of DFA1979 and Constantines mentioned above, but the Sloan one is sad.

That having been said, it's a pretty awesome mix.

static_cult · « **Reply #24 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 18:37 »

I dig ya mix. *shakes yer hand*

Kai · « **Reply #25 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 18:55 »

Why would anyone marry someone with an ICP shirt? Seriously, what the hell?

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #26 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 19:29 »

Heh, you should see her. She's a bigger ICP fan then HE is.

enon · « **Reply #27 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 19:58 »

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I thought about Hot Hot Heat, the Constantines and DFA 1979 but didnt feel that the sounds of the groups combined with the ones i had chosen would produce a common "sound" to the mix. I still really like all three though. GY!BE I dont know very well and Sloan...i feel fairly "Meh" about. Rush...I will look up, seeing as they were mentioned a few times.
And KharBevNor, I dont listen to metal, death metal, math rock or whateverhaveyou. Sorry if you dont like my taste in music, but please accept that not everyone likes your music either.

Thanks for the comments guys.
I looked over the mix again and noted that it doesnt really look that great. The individual songs are awesome, but I dunno, it doesnt seem to have a consistent "sound" as I said before. Something to work towards I guess.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #28 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 20:23 »

Consistency is horribly overrated in mixtapes. This is what they should look like:

a
void - my rules
afraid of the dark - tiny tears
fiery furnaces - worry worry
dicks - dicks hate the police
smokey robinson - the tracks of my tears
plaid - dang spot
manowar - metal warriors
the devils - please don't rape my dear papa and rub your penis in my face
teen cthulhu - 120 days of sodom
prima donnas - (dancin' in the) freaky zone
mc5 - kick out the jams
charlie parker - moose the mooche
propagumbhis - heroes
robot has werewolf hand - organ stop/organ grinder
timebomb - ultimatum
meat puppets - lost
the radical possibilities of pleasure - fuck integrity - let's dance!
submission hold - deadpan

side b
ivor cutler - dad's lapse
red monkey - bike song
the flaming stars - you don't always want what you get
smackdown - twenty-nine pieces of thrash over the top rope
thirty seconds until armageddon - lost
toto - good for you
kreator - after the attack
deicide - sacrificial suicide
pax americana - luonnon ja ihmisen ehdoilla
olivelawn - piltdown man
grover - breakin' up
solanki - number 53 song
annihilation time - fast forward to the gore
muddy waters - i can't be satisfied
j*r - i'm glad you found me
i quit! - five dead civilians
honey honey - krust

daviesmatt · « **Reply #29 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 20:37 »

Quote from: zekterellium

well I like it, so fuck everyone else. and yeah, rush would have been great, but so would avril lavigne, you know? i should make a digital hardcore mixtape or something...

*Jaw drops.*

You said Rush and Avril Lavigne in the same sentence, as if they are equals. EQUALS. Give me one good reason not to throttle you.

Rush aren't a supergroup, just a band that's stayed consistantly good enough over the years to remain relatively popular.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #30 on:** 18 Apr 2005, 21:03 »

Quote from: enon

And KharBevNor, I dont listen to metal, death metal, math rock or whateverhaveyou. Sorry if you dont like my taste in music, but please accept that not everyone likes your music either.

You said you had created a list, presumably an ultimate one, of first Canadian bands, then Canadian indie bands, indie having no widely accepted concrete definition other than that it is bands on independent labels: therefore one would assume that entrants upon this list would be judged on a variety of unarguable factors: technical proficiency, widespread critical acclaim, originality and musical influence for example. Strapping Young Lad in particular have won widespread critical acclaim, and singer Devin Townsend has gone on, with his solo projects and collaborations to become a widely respected member of both the metal and prog rock communities, collaborating with award winning artists and fronting his own independent music label, being acclaimed by some as Canada's answer to Mike Patton. In a list that showed the international influence and musical diversity of the nation of Canada, one would think that he or one of his projects might deserve a look-in.

However, actually, this is a list of relatively tame similiar sounding indie rock/pop groups you like that happen to be from Canada. Please at least change the title again to indicate the narrow pseudo-mainstream musical avenue you are pursuing, if not the inherent personal bias.

jal-vani · « **Reply #31 on:** 19 Apr 2005, 09:04 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Quote from: enon

And KharBevNor, I dont listen to metal, death metal, math rock or whateverhaveyou. Sorry if you dont like my taste in music, but please accept that not everyone likes your music either.

You said you had created a list, presumably an ultimate one, of first Canadian bands, then Canadian indie bands, indie having no widely accepted concrete definition other than that it is bands on independent labels: therefore one would assume that entrants upon this list would be judged on a variety of unarguable factors: technical proficiency, widespread critical acclaim, originality and musical influence for example. Strapping Young Lad in particular have won widespread critical acclaim, and singer Devin Townsend has gone on, with his solo projects and collaborations to become a widely respected member of both the metal and prog rock communities, collaborating with award winning artists and fronting his own independent music label, being acclaimed by some as Canada's answer to Mike Patton. In a list that showed the international influence and musical diversity of the nation of Canada, one would think that he or one of his projects might deserve a look-in.

However, actually, this is a list of relatively tame similiar sounding indie rock/pop groups you like that happen to be from Canada. Please at least change the title again to indicate the narrow pseudo-mainstream musical avenue you are pursuing, if not the inherent personal bias.

jeez, Khar. it seems like you've been growing increasingly bitter of late, cumulating in the above verbal lashing that was probably not needed. you know what'll make you feel better?

ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPACHINO!!!

come on. we can do breathing exercises on the way.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #32 on:** 19 Apr 2005, 10:05 »

I was being crushing and witty! Crushing and witty!

And don't get me started on Frappacino. DEATH TO FALSE COFFEE *swigs nuclear strength black coffee*

Benn London · « **Reply #33 on:** 29 Apr 2005, 22:15 »

Your mixtape is my utopia.
Such grand tastes, I cannot single out one artist I wouldn't want there.
mmm.

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Author Topic: I made a mix tape (Read 9479 times)

enon

24_hour_revenge_therapy

Robbo

yipjumpmusic

Enyaw

daviesmatt

daneford

Hoborg

blindsuperhero

enon

El Opium

dave86

zekterellium

MilkmanDan

nitroholic

mooface

static_cult

enon

daviesmatt

jal-vani

Benn London