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Music Barbelith turned you on to

Yagg

14:52 / 03.09.01

Every once in awhile we have the same ol' same ol' thread wherein everyone crows about whatever they're listening to right now. I imagine most of us read it and go, "Ah, interesting. Yawn." And then we go on listening to what we like and post about how everyone else should, too. But I could be dead wrong about this...That's why I'm asking what music you've been turned on to as a direct result of reading about it here?

Speaking for myself, I'm really enjoying this band called Nebula. I believe they were mentioned in one of those "Things I Hate To Admit I Like" threads. Something about an 8 minute guitar jam in a song about space truckers in an asteroid swarm. I read that and said, "Damn, that sounds so stupid, it HAS to be good!" And it is, in a wonderfully stupid kind of way, although I'm not sure if the song is really about space truckers.

So what have you discovered via Barbelith?

Regrettable Juvenilia

15:24 / 03.09.01

Christ, I've discovered a ridiculous amount of music via Barbelith (or in part via Barbelith - if I see a positive review of something and it's also been mentioned here, my interest will be sparked). Of course, it's always that little bit more effective when someone sends you a compilation tape with things on, which might explain a lot...

Dirty Three, Magnetic Fields, Le Tigre, Saul Williams, Cat Power, The Donnas, Autechre, Lift To Experience... these are just the (mostly recent) ones that spring to mind off the top of my head. Plenty more.

Ronald Thomas Clontle

15:50 / 03.09.01

I shall eternally thank Kooky for introducing me to Sugar Pie Desanto.

rizla mission

16:50 / 03.09.01

quote:Originally posted by Yagg:
Speaking for myself, I'm really enjoying this band called Nebula. I believe they were mentioned in one of those "Things I Hate To Admit I Like" threads. Something about an 8 minute guitar jam in a song about space truckers in an asteroid swarm. I read that and said, "Damn, that sounds so stupid, it HAS to be good!" And it is, in a wonderfully stupid kind of way, although I'm not sure if the song is really about space truckers.
So what have you discovered via Barbelith?

I think it was me who said that.

Nebula's existence is totally unjustifiable (is that a word?), but in a very profound sense, they ROCK.

I've been turned on to many good things by Barbelith mixtapes .. I'm too tired to list them all though.

Dee Vapr

17:31 / 03.09.01

Cat Power. Saul Williams. Did I say SAUL WILLIAMS?

Mordant Carnival

18:23 / 03.09.01

I. Have had. The. Fucking. Hatt-Baby. Going. Thru. My. Head. For. MONTHS.

You bastards made me sing in Macedonian! At inappropriate moments!

I ought to sue your Grant-Morrison-stalking, comic-obsessing, useless-link-posting arses for all they're worth. But since everyone here is either out of a job or would try and pay me in Reticulan luncheon vouchers, I'm posting That Link again now.

SUFFER!!!!
http://user.tninet.se/~prv247p/hatt/

(Stalks off laughing into underground fortress).

Johnny Mother

23:06 / 03.09.01

no-ones turned me on to any music.

I like loads of shit from electro e.g Kraftwerk, Clock DVA, Autechre etc.

to industrial e.g Front Line Assembly, Front 242, KMFDM, Laibach etc.

You know what shit im talking about now, so.....can anyone help??

mondo a-go-go

10:34 / 04.09.01

for shame! no one's mentioned grant b yet.

quote:Originally posted by Flux = Rad:
I shall eternally thank Kooky for introducing me to Sugar Pie Desanto.

you're welcome.

tSuibhne

11:49 / 04.09.01

Funny I acctually grabbed some Old 97's this very morning, and am listening to them right now. Thanks Kali.

Um, it's the first day back after a three day weekend, and I've only had one cup of coffee. I CAN'T THINK!!!

Oh, and Tindersticks. Mmmmm, yummy.

grant

17:29 / 04.09.01

I'm blushing, kooky.

The mix tapes have introduced much to me, including Idlewild an' John Dillinger Experience an' Hefner an' stuff.

rizla mission

08:05 / 05.09.01

That would be more of mine then.

OK, in no particular order, music I have been turned on to via Barbelith mix tapes:

Wu-Tang Clan & offshoots
Deathcab For Cutie
Godspeedyoublackemperor!
Jeru The Damaja
Dillinger Escape Plan
Screeching Weasel
Guided by Voices
Bogdan Raczynski
..and last but not least, Sonic Youth

(and, no, I don't just choose them because I like the names)

jUne, a sunshiny month

18:00 / 05.09.01

Jeru The Damaja
who put some jeru in his/her selection ?
is it a x-file or can i know WHO ?

Regrettable Juvenilia

07:49 / 06.09.01

That would be me.

"Manifestin organisational skillz cuz organisational skillz kill more devils than bullets..."

Sadly my organisational skillz are a bit rubbish, hence I still owe loads of mixtapes to people...

jUne, a sunshiny month

20:36 / 06.09.01

quote: Sadly my organisational skillz are a bit rubbish, hence I still owe loads of mixtapes to people...
uh... what about one more ?

Ellis

20:42 / 06.09.01

Barbelith has got me interested in someone called Saul Williams, can't find any of his CD;s anywhere though.

Jackie Susann

06:28 / 07.09.01

I'm listening to MOP right now, thanks to Tyrone.

Regrettable Juvenilia

08:51 / 07.09.01

KIDNAP THAT FOOL!

RiffRaff

14:52 / 10.09.01

Johnny Mother:

Leatherstrip (esp. Serenade For The Dead which is different from the rest of their stuff, but not to be missed. Think gothic-industrial-orchestral-cathedral music. The rest of their music is like a gothier Frontline Assembly.)

also Velvet Acid Christ.

On the dancier technoier side:

EBN (or Emergency Broadcast Network) - sort of hip-hoppy techno, all the lyrics (and much of the music) consists of Burroughs-like audio cut-ups from TV.

Orbital (esp. Snivelization and In-sides)Trippy, essential techno.

Plastikman - trancy minimal

Coil is also very good, but hard to describe. It ranges from creepy to bizarre.
sometimes very intricate, sometimes minimal, usually weird. Their best album (that I've heard) is Love's Secret Domain - it's also the most coherent one (that I've heard). The easiest ones to find seem to be the Unnatural History compilations (1-3), which are sort of B-sides comps.

Lt. Oi

03:46 / 12.09.01

Blur

John Spencer Blues Explosion

and Grant sent me this awesome tape with "Southern Girls" on it...prolly the alltime best Cheap Trick song. I also got to finally hear Man or Astroman, although I wasn't really impressed.

grant

12:17 / 12.09.01

Baby needs brand new shoes....

uncle retrospective

19:22 / 12.09.01

I got turned ont o Jeff Mills live in Tokyo.

I can't listen to it in a walkman or I start doing this weird dance/walk thing.

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