The Beginner's Guide to...

jackhammer · 11-17-2009, 06:44 PM

That Bjork comp looks damn solid. Looking forward to it.

LoathsomePete · 11-17-2009, 10:17 PM

Beginner's Guide To Dark Cabaret

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Dark cabaret is a music genre that blends the aesthetics of the decadent, risqué German Weimar-era cabarets and 1920s burlesque and vaudeville shows with the morbid, gloomy stylings of post-1970s-goth culture, gothic rock, punk, deathrock, and darkwave music. Dark cabaret music usually features passionate, deep female or male vocals, in a style influenced by Marlene Dietrich’s singing or the singing in a Kurt Weill operetta. The vocals are usually accompanied by a sparse piano accompaniment, along with strings (cello or violin) and other instruments such as the accordion or trumpet. Influential Dark Cabaret artists include Klaus Nomi, Rozz Williams, The Dresden Dolls, and Voltaire.

(Taken from last.fm)

dark cabaret tag â€“ Music at Last.fm

That is pretty much the best way to describe this style of music. It is set up a lot like a show you'd expect to see live in some theater. There's often a lot of dark humor in the songs, which just add to the live element. While there's often a lot of studio musician work for each song, for a style like this it really works well. If you can get past the odd demeanor and some of the stereotypical voices, there's quite a lot to this almost unheard of genre. Hopefully with this mix it will attract the attention of some people and create new fans.

Track List

01. "6 Volt Car" - Peculiar Pretzelemen - Uncanny Eyes
02. "Kill Yourself" - The Bad Things - Vaudeville Show
03. "Slavochka" - Beat Circus - Dreamland
04. "Charmed, I'm Sure" - Circus Contraption - Grand American Traveling Dime Museum
05. "August On the Vine" - Rosin Coven - Penubra
06. "Gutter Tango" - Harlequin Jones - Harlequin Jones EP
07. "The Angel of Death" - The Dead Brothers - Day of the Dead
08. "Black River Falls" - Reverend Glassyeye & his Wooden Legs - Black River Fallls
09. "Horse On The Moor" - The Deadfly Ensemble - An Entire Wardrobe of Doubts and Uncertainty
10. "King of Ants" - Dirty Granny Tales Inversed World
11. "Hoochie Coochie Girls" - Circus Contraption - Grand American Traveling Dime Museum
12. "Gone To Jericho" - Peculiar Pretzelmen - Uncanny Eyes

Get it here

storymilo · 11-18-2009, 05:52 PM

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I was thinking of making a comp for The Unicorns, Refused, Beck, mewithoutYou, Eric's Trip, HORSE the Band, or Dinosaur Jr. if anyone would be interested. I'll have to check what's been done.

Unicorns, HORSE the Band, or Dinosaur Jr. would all be awesome. Especially the Unicorns, I think I've heard them from my cousin. They're a ska band right?

debaserr · 11-19-2009, 03:10 PM

unicorns are pop. but they are amazing.

jackhammer · 11-20-2009, 01:45 PM

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Been awhile since I've done one of these, so here we go again:

Beginner's Guide to Peter Tagtgren

I gave this a go and have to be honest- it didn't do a lot for me at all. Melodic Death Metal is kind of a misnomer for me as I expect Death Metal to that little more brutal and intense and when I want melody then I prefer something more progressive. The Lock Up track reminded me so much of late 80's Napalm Death it's unreal. Not sure whether that's good or bad and I'm afraid I thought that Pain were terrible. Very commercial Industrial and nowhere near as heavy as I look for in that genre (if it's Metal related). Cheers anyhow!

LoathsomePete · 11-20-2009, 01:51 PM

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I gave this a go and have to be honest- it didn't do a lot for me at all. Melodic Death Metal is kind of a misnomer for me as I expect Death Metal to that little more brutal and intense and when I want melody then I prefer something more progressive. The Lock Up track reminded me so much of late 80's Napalm Death it's unreal. Not sure whether that's good or bad and I'm afraid I thought that Pain were terrible. Very commercial Industrial and nowhere near as heavy as I look for in that genre (if it's Metal related). Cheers anyhow!

Fair enough then. I think the reason why Lock Up reminds you of Napalm Death is because the bassist and guitarist are Shane Embury and Jesse Pintado respectfully.

jackhammer · 11-20-2009, 01:54 PM

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Fair enough then. I think the reason why Lock Up reminds you of Napalm Death is because the bassist and guitarist are Shane Embury and Jesse Pintado respectfully.

Ah Shane Embury- that brings back a few memories. First met him when I was 15 and a few times after as he lived locally. Quiet fella.

+81 · 11-20-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by storymilo

Unicorns, HORSE the Band, or Dinosaur Jr. would all be awesome. Especially the Unicorns, I think I've heard them from my cousin. They're a ska band right?

Indie pop actually. I'll work on a couple this weekend.

storymilo · 11-20-2009, 06:05 PM

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Indie pop actually. I'll work on a couple this weekend.

Oh

I guess I thought they were ska cause he likes a lot of ska in addition to them. Can't wait for it

gunnels · 11-20-2009, 08:13 PM

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You're very welcome. Any standouts for you?

Requiem kicked alot of ass. As did Jupiter!

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