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06:10 / 13.08.01

quote:Originally posted by I Am:
Currently, I'm a bit all over the map. Been listening to a bit of punk lately, mostly The Ex, since I picked up the two albums that are being distributed by Touch and Go. Great fucking albums for anyone into Fugazi. I also picked up The Embassy Tapes, by Nation of Ulysies (sp?) and am slowly getting into that. Deffinetly a band I'm going to look into more.
[ 08-08-2001: Message edited by: I Am ]

I highly recommend picking up their first two albums, Thirteen Point Program to Destroy America and Plays Pretty For Baby. Also, you should check out the Make-Up, which is three members of N.O.U. playing some sort of soul/funk music with insane lyrics and calling it all "gospel yeh-yeh." Their album, Save Yourself is a fucking masterpiece, brilliant from start to end, and I'm begining to like it more than anything N.O.U. has ever done. I was just informed that the Make-Up broke up, which makes me extremely sad, as they were incredible live (Ian Svenonius would do the twist on top of the audience and one time they played Chicago right around daylight savings time and Ian was ranting about that: "You know what they did, they just stole an hour from our lives and I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do and I'm gonna tell you what you all should do; I'm gonna take all my clocks and watches and VCR's and whatever and I'm setting them an hour back and all of you should do the same and everyone around you will be like 'no man, you're wrong,' but I'm gonna tell you what you can do: you can call me up sometime, just call me up on the phone and I'll say 'no man, you're right.'")

Musical fasinations for this week:

I've got this goth rock comp and there's this song by the Stranglers on it called "Golden Brown" that I have to listen to everyday...it's a fucking waltz for fuck's sake!

Link Wray, who is now officially my favorite guitarist of all time, I think he may have invented the power chord.

The Nebraska album by Bruce Springsteen, it's really something else.

Black Metal by Venom: "Lay down your souls to the gods Rock'n'Roll."

And for the past almost year I've been obsessed with Machine Gun Ettiquette by the Damned and Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash by the Replacements, both punk rock masterpieces.

ynh

01:44 / 14.08.01

quote:Originally posted by expressionless:

Wasn't that the barbershop quartet comnsisting of Homer, Apu, Skinner and Barney?

"Baby on board, oh how I adore..."

I've been looking for that album for ages.

B-Sharps, pal. Second album = Bigger than Jesus

01:44 / 14.08.01

I had no idea they were still going.

Must... run... to... Tower...

Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero

11:23 / 14.08.01

quote:Originally posted by Cavatina:
If you like early music and jazz, I've been listening to a vocal quartet (The Hilliard Ensemble) and a faanntastic saxophonist (Jan Garbarek) doing some 15th & 16th century motets together. The polyphony with the improvised sax descant ascending over the top - recorded in a monastery - is guaranteed to make the hairs on the back of your neck rise.

A friend of mine once described the classical sax sound thusly: "Classical sax? Bah. Someone said, 'Y'know, I like the clarinet, but I also love the kazoo...' and the sax was born". Fuck him, the bastard.

I'm a sax player myself, and naturally I worship at the altar of Marcelo Mule. I've only heard one recording of him (god help me, I can't find anything by him), but he made classical sax. Vibrato like butta.

Ronald Thomas Clontle

14:16 / 14.08.01

About the Make-Up...I agree that they were a great band, but I'm going to say that I'm not that crazy about their final record Save Yourself. I'd recommend getting In Mass Mind, I think that's their best record by far. Either that or I Want Some, a collection of their singles.

Ian Svenonius and Michelle Mae have recently formed a new band, Weird War, and will have a record coming out sometime in the next few months or so. They have a song on the excellent compilation album Col. Jeffrey Pumpernickel, and it's quite good. It sounds more or less just like the Make-Up.

14:38 / 14.08.01

Hip hop. Moving towards the darkest, most misanthropic shit I can get my hands on.

Xzibit, Ruff Ryders, DMX, Dilated Peoples, Outkast currently.

Prolly get the Cannibal Ox album and revisit the 2 Gravediggaz LPs.

BTW Jay-Z's Big Pimpin has to be campest track I've heard in ages.

And Tone Loc for a bit of light relief.

Regrettable Juvenilia

14:41 / 14.08.01

quote:Originally posted by belbin:
the darkest, most misanthropic shit I can get my hands on

You need some Mobb Deep in your life. I especially recommend the albums The Infamous... and Hell On Earth. Shit doesn't get darker.

Ronald Thomas Clontle

14:53 / 14.08.01

I'd like to mention that I recently picked up the new David Byrne LP Look Into The Eyeball...I heard one of the songs on the album on the radio, and was just blown away...I was even more surprised that the album was excellent from beginning to end...I honestly never expected to get another great *song* from Byrne since his past four solo records, but to get a full album of music as great as anything he did with the Talking Heads is totally out of the left field. It's non-stop pop, every moment of the record is bouyant and catchy, full of strings and latin rhythms as an accent, not as the main emphasis of the composition... Highly, highly recommended.

Jamieon

17:11 / 14.08.01

Have you heard that fantastic single he recorded with the DJ Food boys? It's fucking fantastic - and not a trip hoppy "phat beat" in sight.

I'll try and dig out it's name if I can.

[ 15-08-2001: Message edited by: runt ]

methylsalicylate

14:16 / 15.08.01

quote: Shit doesn't get darker.

umm, hello? Ice Cube's Death Certificate, anyone?

20:58 / 15.08.01

i recently picked up the boards of canada's in a beautiful place out in the country and have been listening to it every night, falling asleep. very chill, simple and atmospheric(what the hell does that mean, anyway), like i could have done it myself but didn't.anyway, i suggest everyone check it out. also, a couple songs on the clinic album are quite good, especially goodnight georgie, but it was a disapointing buy overall.

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03:34 / 16.08.01

I usually listen to punk and heavy music but lately I've been fascintated with drum n bass and some ambient stuff.

No star here laces

07:00 / 16.08.01

Listening to a lot of UK hip-hop at the moment. Unfortunately a lot of it is unreleased and you just hear it at free festivals and clubs and the like. The best stuff is clearly ragga/jungle influenced with big, deep, dark basslines and bleepy noises topped off with manic mc-ing, although not as repetitive as you'd hear over jungle. However this is the stuff that never seems to be in the shops - only the more 'thoughtful' tunes seem to make it to vinyl.

Current favourite on this tip is Rodney P's Murderer Style.

Jamieon

14:08 / 18.08.01

Right, it's called Fuzzy Freaky, and it's on one of those free CD's off 'The Wire' magazine. Don't know if it's available on vinyl. But really, if you think Byrne's gone to pot, you must check this out.

14:20 / 18.08.01

Yesterday I listened to about six or seven hours of Led Zeppelin. Does that count as fascination, obssesiveness, or just ridiculousness?

*sigh*

"Physical Graffitti" still fucking ROCKS!!!

17:35 / 18.08.01

Depends how stoned you were.

Fitting right in with my disturbing trend of getting into a band JUST after they've broken up, I got into Pavement early last year and few of their records can be pried away from me. But I've been liking all kinds of good-natured pop (Apples in Stereo, Guided by Voices increasingly, Cake) lately, so even Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks scratch the Pavement itch. Now if only they'd set a tour date for DC in the fall....

22:30 / 18.08.01

Lately, I've been listening to a lot of Celtic rock. The Tossers, Dropkick Murphy's, Black 47 & (of course) The Pogues.

Well, that & the complete works of The Beastie Boys. Nothin' like listening to "Check Your Head" at work w/ headphones on:

Funky Boss, Funky Boss, Funky Boss/ Funky Boss, get off my back!

20:43 / 19.08.01

quote:Originally posted by Margin Walker:
Lately, I've been listening to a lot of Celtic rock. The Tossers, Dropkick Murphy's, Black 47 & (of course) The Pogues.

Y'know, I really hate the Dropkick Murphys, I don't see their appeal at all, they're like a third rate Business rip off mixed with a third rate Pogues rip off (which is how I see the Tossers, bleh [sometimes, though, I think I'm the only person that's into the punk rock that doesn't like the Tossers]). I do heartily enjoy the Pogues, though only the stuff with Shane singing, I don't like it when Spider sings. And I do enjoy Black 47 a little bit as well, cuz at least they're doing their own thing.

The Return Of Rothkoid

08:04 / 20.08.01

quote:Originally posted by I Am:
And I finally picked up a copy of Tom Waits, Live At The Diner. Yeah, it's as good as you think it is.
Nighthawks at the Diner, y'mean? It's actually live-in-studio - the record company thought it'd sell more if they said it was in a club - but it is damn fine, particularly "Eggs And Sausage".

13:01 / 20.08.01

And a side of toast...

I think that's the one with the Phantom 409 in it, which is an odd song -- Red Sovine was actually an old bluegrass picker, and the Phantom 409 shows up in a few old-style trucker songs. Nothing musically in common with Mr. Waits in the slightest.

And I love the bit where he talks about taking himself out on a date, taking himself back home plying himself with a few drinks and taking advantage of himself.

The Return Of Rothkoid

13:14 / 20.08.01

Yep. Lyrics to "Big Joe and Phantom 309" are here. It's good in a sort of spoken-word way that 70s-era Waits seemed to excel at. Rest of the album's lyrics are here. (Unfortunately, no banter transcripts...)

[ 20-08-2001: Message edited by: Rothkoid ]

14:04 / 20.08.01

Beta Band - Hot Shots II

BTW Big Pimpin' is not camp, it's heartbreaking:

"Me give my heart to a woman
Not for nothin'
Never happened
I be forever mackin'
Hardcore than assassins
I got no passion
I got no patience"

Ouch.

Ronald Thomas Clontle

14:28 / 20.08.01

the best/funniest part of Big Pimpin, to me:

quote: You know I - thug em, fuck em, love em, leave em
Cause I don't fuckin need em
Take em out the hood, keep em lookin good
But I don't fuckin feed em

12:41 / 21.08.01

quote:Originally posted by Margin Walker:
Lately, I've been listening to a lot of Celtic rock. The Tossers, Dropkick Murphy's, Black 47 & (of course) The Pogues.

I've been going in and out of this for awhile now. The first two Pogues albums, and Flogging Molly's album seem to randomly find their way into my CD player, no matter what else I'm listening to at the time. The Murphies and Black 47 seem to pop up now and then as well, but not as much as the other two.

12:48 / 21.08.01

quote:Originally posted by Rothkoid:

Nighthawks at the Diner, y'mean? It's actually live-in-studio - the record company thought it'd sell more if they said it was in a club - but it is damn fine, particularly "Eggs And Sausage".

That's the album. A friend of mine's dad used to be a radio DJ as well as a partner in a chain of record stores (Kemp Mill Music for those familiar with DC) Couple weeks ago him and I got into a discussion about Tom Waits' and when he found out that I hadn't heard the album, he immediatly threw it on. I was in love instantly.

quote:Originally Posted by grant:

And I love the bit where he talks about taking himself out on a date, taking himself back home plying himself with a few drinks and taking advantage of himself.

The "intros" on the album are just hilarious at times. Have you ever seen the film Big Time? It's a performance video that Tom released. It's the only performance video, by any artist, that I've enjoyed watching from start to end. Highly reccomended to all. The story about the woman during the Civil War getting pregnant with out having sex is just classic Tom.

[ 21-08-2001: Message edited by: I Am ]

Murray Hamhandler

15:41 / 22.08.01

quote:Originally posted by z3r0:
right now I can't stop talking about Dirty Three. Dirty Three, Dirty Three, Dirty Three, Dirty Three,
Dirty Three, Dirty Three, Dirty Three
Dirty ThreeDirty ThreeDirty Three,
as annoying as it can be...

Been there, my friend. Not too bad a place to be.
Cider

Murray Hamhandler

15:47 / 22.08.01

No/now wave, or whateveryawannacallit. I'm extremely turned on by the early NYC bands like Teenage Jesus + The Jerks and Mars, early Sonic Youth, and everything on the Skin Graft Records roster that I've heard. And Metal Machine Music played backwards at half speed. It becomes a soothing ambient guitar album.
Cider

The Return Of Rothkoid

18:09 / 22.08.01

Sweet Jesus. I'm sitting at home, looking over Barbelith and listening to the Oscar Peterson Trio.

Holy shit.

This is great. Piano, bass, drums; late-night, martini-drinking music. All of a sudden, I feel underdressed for not wearing a suit.

jUne, a sunshiny month

09:16 / 23.08.01

quote: Tyrone Bongolaces : Stones Throw which is owned by either Madlib or Peanut Butter Wolf (can't remember which - they're all mates anyhow)

yep, Stones Throw (or let's call it west coast biggest activists crew : madlib/quasimoto, egon, peanut butter wolf, ohno, kya, declaime, ...) is runned by the Wolf, who's cool enough to drop shit on others labels like Copasetik, etc...
their 45" collection is dope as shit, and it's funny to see how they're all in this classic funk/soul indies from the mid 70's.

quote: Breakestra
in the same area, dj shadow and cut chemist's excellent "brainfreeze" is a real pleasure of mixing big classics ("california soul", "the sound u hear", etc...) with the turntablizm touch, without too much technical xtravaganza, as it's a way to go in this usual business... there's vibes here !

jUne, a sunshiny month

09:21 / 23.08.01

and now a word from my personnal sponsors !

all my recent musical fascination is in my weekly radio show, and here's the link to the playlists corner... http://www.pingouin.org/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=1

hey, it's a local radio, so if i do'nt do the advertising for it, who'll do it for me ?

09:14 / 24.08.01

quote:Originally posted by Rothkoid:
listening to the Oscar Peterson Trio.

which album? hmv have a bunch on sale, but i wasn't sure which one to get. i wanted ornette coleman, but there weren't none on sale. did get a sweet deal on roland kirk's i talk to spirits, though.

Red Cross Iodized Salt

09:14 / 24.08.01

quote:Originally posted by expressionless:

Does anyone know anything about the Boredoms (spcifically, what records to recommend)

Their 1989 debut (not technically their debut, but the first record they put out anywhere other than Japan), Soul Discharge 99 is probably the best Boredoms release. There is a CD re-issue with about 30 minutes of early Boredoms stuff on it, but I guarantee you'll only want to listen to Soul Discharge. Pop Tatari is also worth a listen, and Chocolate Synthesizer is pretty good...but I started to lose interest in them after this point.

quote:
I notice there's an offshoot called OOIOO about to release a new album. Any good?

I don't know much about OOIOO, other than that it's a Yoshimi side-project (she's the drummer for Free Kitten and Boredoms). I've found that the best Boredoms side-projects (of which there are many) are those involving either Yoshimi and/or Boredoms singer/producer Eye. If you can, track down a copy of UFO or Die's Cassettetape Superstar LP (which features both of them).

My current musical fascination is a German techno/house label/collective called Soundhack. They've released three 12"s so far (that I know of) and I can't wait for more. The sound they have is pretty unique...almost like Basement Jaxx if they listened to nothing but glitch techno and hated pop music.

[ 24-08-2001: Message edited by: Suddenly there's Vancouver ]

09:14 / 24.08.01

Am I a sad old git or wót?(yea yea yea)
Just been turned on to The Butthole surfers
& KMFDM now MDFMK has to be on full blast wiv
a powerful system of course! An if you didn't know you can get everything they've ever done @audiogalaxy.com + just about everything ever recorded. It takes years to download but it's worth it.
Patty Smith comes on stage com'on!!!
I wish I'd been a Dead Head (sadoldgit?!)Or did she just piss her self?
Well its nice to meet you all.
Yo! [EMAIL][/EMAIL]

Our Lady of The Two Towers

07:06 / 25.08.01

Please someone... kill me now... I came across the Nelly Furtando video on the telly this morning and I can't stop singing it... I'm sure it was the semi-naked mud wrestling that did it...

Goodness Gracious Meme

08:19 / 25.08.01

In a phase of not being into a particular style of music, but playing a few albums endlessly...

Current obsessions:

Bjork - vespertine, all the Bikini Kill I can get my hands on, finally discovering (and falling in love with) the Magnetic Fields... but may be moving into a J-pop phase due to receiving some ace compilations from a mate in Japan, no idea what most of it is, but it's ace...

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