The Beginner's Guide to...

Piss Me Off · 06-24-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BTown787

Math Rock

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"Math Rock is a relatively new sub-genre of rock music, characterized by complex, atypical rhythms (often including irregular stopping and starting), frequent use of irregular time-signatures, and dissonant, angular guitars. Math rock peaked in the mid-’90s, when groups like Polvo and Chavez had small but dedicated followings among indie rockers on college campuses.

It is related to post-rock, a result of a shared scene of origin. There are differences to be noted between early post-rock and math-rock as well, though: whereas post-rock has distinct jazz influences, math rock is more dense and complex, filled with difficult time signatures and intertwining phrases. The style is a little more ‘rockist’ than post-rock, since it’s usually played by small, guitar-led bands."

Track/Band
For Respect - Don Caballero (aka Don Cab)
My Black Ass - Shellac
You Don't Have To Kick It - We Versus The Shark
Blue Fly Green Fly - Sleeping People
Look A Ghost - Unwound
Nailed To The Blank Spot - Chavez
Captain Caveman - Lightning Bolt
The Most Trustworthy Tin Cans - Maps & Atlases
Golden Brown - Drive Like Jehu
Sure Shot - Polvo
Tonto - Battles
Emilie Sagée's Secret - Giraffes? Giraffes!
Republic Of Rough And Ready - Hella
Little Bubble, Where You Going - Piglet
Good Morning, Captain - Slint

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I'm aware some bands like Drive Like Jehu are kind of iffy when it comes to labeling them as Math Rock but I still thought it fit well. Same goes for lightning bolt, I just threw in my favorite song of theirs for ****s.

Half of this i know is awesome, the other half i want to hear. Thank you!

Antonio · 07-08-2010, 02:51 PM

I wanted to redo this comp because my previous attempt at one from these guys was too long and had alot of songs that i felt weren't the best for this as well as songs that i realized i missed, so here's

The Beginner's Guide To Butthole Surfers

(link in the picture)

This is a band that people either worship or despise. Formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1981, this group started out as punk/heavy outfit but soon started to become incorporate more experimental ventures in their music, like psychedelic, country, punk and metal, partially due to the band's reported use of psychedelic drugs. This forms an overall sound that can go from fun alternative rock to the deepest depths of experimentation. They are also notoriously known for their over the top live shows, which featured strobe lights, lighting equipment on fire, surgical films being played during their sets, and naked dancers. Now, with over 15 albums and 20+ years later, the group is still going strong.

this comp covers their early days in the 80s with EPs and their first full length album, to their push into the mainstream with their only gold record to date, Electriclarryland, as well as the resulting records after. Be forewarned, if you've never ventured into experimental music before, this may be a little much to take in.

Birds ~ Electriclarryland
Creep In The Cellar ~ Rembrandt Pussyhorse
Sweat Loaf ~ Locust Abortion Technician
Bong Song ~ Widowmaker![EP]
Graveyard ~ Locust Abortion Technician
Hey ~ Butthole Surfers [EP]
One Hundred Million People Dead ~ Humpty Dumpty LSD
The Wooden Song ~ Independent Worm Saloon
Ricky ~ Hairway to Steven
The Shame of Life ~ The Weird Revolution
Lonesome Bulldog ~ Pioughd
Pepper~Electriclarryland
Pittsburgh to Lebanon ~ Locust Abortion Technician
Tongue ~ Independent Worm Saloon
Booze, Tobacco, Dope, Pussy, Cars ~Widowmaker![EP]
Chewin' George Lucas' Chocolate ~ Independent Worm Saloon
Goofy's Concern ~ Independent Worm Saloon
The Hurdy Gurdy Man ~ Pioughd
Wichita Cathedral ~ Butthole Surfers[EP]
Butthole Surfer ~ Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
Perry ~ Rembrandt Pussyhorse
Blindman ~ Pioughd
Cherub ~ Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
Ah Ha ~ Electriclarryland
Jet Fighter ~ The Weird Revolution
Earthquake ~ Humpty Dumpty LSD
Gary Floyd ~ Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave (Live) ~ Live PCPPEP
Tornadoes ~ Rembrandt Pussyhorse
E.D.G.A.R. ~ Independent Worm Saloon
The Ballad of Naked Man ~ Independent Worm Saloon

note: i apologize for the sheer length of this compilation, but seeing as this is just a small percentage of their overall material i tried to trim it down as much as i could and at the same time trying to represent their overall sound.

Sljslj · 07-08-2010, 04:04 PM

Dethklok. The most brutal band in the world, created and fronted by Brendan Small aka Nathan Explosion.

Dethalbum
The Lost Vikings
Hatredcopter
Murmaider
Thunderhorse

Dethalbum II
Bloodlines
Dethsupport
I Tamper With The Evidence At The Murder Site Of Odin

Videos
YouTube - Dethklok - Bloodlines OFFICIAL VIDEO [HQ]
YouTube - Dethklok - Bloodrocuted Official Video
YouTube - Dethklok - Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle OFFICIAL VIDEO

Antonio · 07-09-2010, 01:15 PM

what, no compilation to share with anyone?

CanwllCorfe · 07-21-2010, 09:31 PM

The Beginner's Guide to Modern Electro.. Stuff

Electro, like most Electronic genres, originated in the 80s. Today's Electro may take influence from those times, but within the last year or two a wave of crazy youngins have stepped it up a notch. Some songs may sound like the mainstream Electro House sound, like Deadmau5, while other artists like Uppermost pump up the distortion and aggression just enough to break your speakers. They all come from different backgrounds. Some started out mainstream and decided to start experimenting and others have just began producing. There's a common link between them all though: distortion, heaviness, and a lot of of emphasis on insanely catchy melodies. Think of an amalgamation of Techno, Electro, House, and some extra added stuff and you kinda get the idea.. perhaps. Enjoy!

Defeat - BNDTS (Haezer Remix)
The Subs - Vomit in Style (VNNR Remix)
The Toxic Avenger - Rush Hour
Project Cyborg - Angerland 3000
Kamui - Electro Slut
She's Drunk - Complication
Sick Boy - Bang Your Head (Clockwork Remix)
Skrillex - My Name is Skrillex
Clouds - Bebas (Ado!'s Compliance Remix)
Uppermost - Take a Blow
Cheb'Five - A Squirtin' Orgasm
Aerotronic - Sex and Cigarettes
Cyberpunkers - OMG (Belzebass Remix)

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CanwllCorfe · 07-22-2010, 06:03 PM

Church burnings, murder, suicide, nazism, and blasphemy. It's not a genre for momma and pep pep. Black Metal originated in the 1980s after some thrash metal bands started experimenting with dark imagery and dark lyrics. Now instead of just having fast and aggressive metal, you had fast, aggressive, and DARK metal. The earliest bands, like Bathory and Hellhammer, were around before it actually had a real name. Eventually more and more bands began to really bring the genre into the, well, "limelight". Though it's never really taken off, (I still can't figure out why) some bands have become pretty damn popular. Bands like Gorgoroth, Dimmu Borgir, and Mayhem all have pretty big followings. For awhile most bands were typically speaking out against Christianity and sung around church fires but not for too long.

Around 1995 a man from California named Scott Conner started a project called Xasthur. Instead of the usual Black Metal lyrical content, Xasthur sung about despair, hatred, and suicide. Out of this he influenced a new subgenre called Depressive Suicidal Black Metal. Instead of the usual growling and shrieking commonly found in Black Metal, the vocals were akin to wailing and screaming (much like that of Burzum's). Instead of beheading christians, they were hanging themselves. DSBM is still very, very low key and has not broken into the mainstream at all. Xasthur remains the biggest name. Lately, some artists have incorporated Black Metal to genres like Post Rock and Shoegaze. It's damn near impossible to find any info as it's only happened in the last year or so, but from what I know it started with Niege of Alcest, Amesoeurs, Mortifera, Peste Noire, and Lantlôs. It's slowly but surely becoming more and more popular with bands like Self-Inflicted Violence completely changing their sound to this new found genre. Well.. enjoy!

Early Black Metal:
Bathory - In Conspiracy With Satan
Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky
Emperor - Witches Sabbath

Current Black Metal:
1349 - Slaves to Slaughter
Sortsind - Vandrer Blandt Dødninge
Nargaroth - Pisen Pro Satana
Tsjuder - Unholy Paragon

"Depressive/Suicidal" Black Metal:
Xasthur - The Prison of Mirrors
Gris - Le Gala Des Gens Heureux
... - I Can Reach the Stars...
Svedhous - A Well

Post Black Metal/Shoegaze:
Caïna - Ten Went Up River
Dernier Martyr - Follow the River, Towards the Sea
Amesoeurs - Bonheur Amputé
Heretoir - Trümmerwelten

gunnels · 07-22-2010, 06:31 PM

^^^
I'll be downloading those for sho when Comcast decides it's done capping my download speeds. Those are two genres I know know nearly nothing about and only have a handful of albums from each. Can't wait. Plus since you made it I can be pretty sure it's going to be awesome, because everything you've recommended to the boards that I've checked out is just great.

CanwllCorfe · 07-22-2010, 06:41 PM

Thanks man!

I really appreciate it

debaserr · 07-25-2010, 10:23 PM

the beginners guide to...

it's almost all encompassing.

Deerhunter - Revival
MGMT - It's Working
Pinback - Non Photo-Blue
The Dismemberment Plan - Life Of Possibilities
Modest Mouse - Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
Joanna Newsom - Go Long
Arcade Fire - Crown Of Love
the Unicorns - Inoculate The Innocuous
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
Animal Collective - Did you see the word

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SATCHMO · 07-27-2010, 05:01 PM

A Beginners Guide to

First Wave Ska and Rocksteady

Rocksteady is the short-lived transitional genre between ska, a hybrid of traditional Jamaican folk syncopation and the influence of the American pop imports that were gracing the turntable platters in dancehalls around the island during the late 50's to early 60's, and roots reggae, made popular by the legendary Bob Marley among many others.

The defining characteristics of rocksteady can be quite ambiguous and often harbor many of the same elements as ska, its predecessor, which are mainly simple frenetic guitar rhythms and progressions, a consistent but offbeat syncopated rhythm section, and less reliance on horn melodies. Rocksteady also tends to have a slower 'steadier" tempo than ska and is more heavily influenced by the American R&B and soul releases that were reaching the island and becoming increasingly popular in dance halls at the time. Although rocksteady as a genre was particularly short-lived, from about 66-70, and quickly evolved into what we know now as roots reggae, it’s influences can be heard throughout the wider reggae genre as a whole.

This is primarily a rocksteady compilation, however there is also some first wave ska thrown into the mix simply because the distinguishing characteristics between the two genres tend to not be somewhat ambiguous at times and not completely mutually exclusive, which can sometimes make the music hard to classify. As any enthusiast of the genre will attest to, most of the rocksteady that you’ll find in digital format today is fairly obscure and hard to find, with the ubiquitous greatest hits format and genre & label compilations being the easiest way of amassing a good portion of it. If there’s anything you particularly like, give me a holler and I’ll get you sorted.

Alton Ellis - Dance Crasher
The Techniques - I'm in Love
Desmond Dekker - Rude Boy Train
The Melodians - Come on Little Girl
Hopeton Lewis - Take it Easy
Alton Ellis - Something You Got
The Ethiopians - Free Man
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Let Him Go
The Heptones - Pretty Looks Isn't All
Alton Ellis - Shake It
Phyllis Dillon - Don't stay Away
The Paragons - Silver Bird
Reuben Andersen - Wonder No More

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07-08-2010, 04:04 PM	#763 (permalink)
Sljslj The Omniscient Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 998	Dethklok. The most brutal band in the world, created and fronted by Brendan Small aka Nathan Explosion. Dethalbum The Lost Vikings Hatredcopter Murmaider Thunderhorse Dethalbum II Bloodlines Dethsupport I Tamper With The Evidence At The Murder Site Of Odin Videos YouTube - Dethklok - Bloodlines OFFICIAL VIDEO [HQ] YouTube - Dethklok - Bloodrocuted Official Video YouTube - Dethklok - Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle OFFICIAL VIDEO __________________ MY LYRICS

07-21-2010, 09:31 PM	#765 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	The Beginner's Guide to Modern Electro.. Stuff Electro, like most Electronic genres, originated in the 80s. Today's Electro may take influence from those times, but within the last year or two a wave of crazy youngins have stepped it up a notch. Some songs may sound like the mainstream Electro House sound, like Deadmau5, while other artists like Uppermost pump up the distortion and aggression just enough to break your speakers. They all come from different backgrounds. Some started out mainstream and decided to start experimenting and others have just began producing. There's a common link between them all though: distortion, heaviness, and a lot of of emphasis on insanely catchy melodies. Think of an amalgamation of Techno, Electro, House, and some extra added stuff and you kinda get the idea.. perhaps. Enjoy! Defeat - BNDTS (Haezer Remix) The Subs - Vomit in Style (VNNR Remix) The Toxic Avenger - Rush Hour Project Cyborg - Angerland 3000 Kamui - Electro Slut She's Drunk - Complication Sick Boy - Bang Your Head (Clockwork Remix) Skrillex - My Name is Skrillex Clouds - Bebas (Ado!'s Compliance Remix) Uppermost - Take a Blow Cheb'Five - A Squirtin' Orgasm Aerotronic - Sex and Cigarettes Cyberpunkers - OMG (Belzebass Remix) Download __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind. Last edited by CanwllCorfe; 08-04-2010 at 01:41 AM.

07-22-2010, 06:03 PM	#766 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Church burnings, murder, suicide, nazism, and blasphemy. It's not a genre for momma and pep pep. Black Metal originated in the 1980s after some thrash metal bands started experimenting with dark imagery and dark lyrics. Now instead of just having fast and aggressive metal, you had fast, aggressive, and DARK metal. The earliest bands, like Bathory and Hellhammer, were around before it actually had a real name. Eventually more and more bands began to really bring the genre into the, well, "limelight". Though it's never really taken off, (I still can't figure out why) some bands have become pretty damn popular. Bands like Gorgoroth, Dimmu Borgir, and Mayhem all have pretty big followings. For awhile most bands were typically speaking out against Christianity and sung around church fires but not for too long. Around 1995 a man from California named Scott Conner started a project called Xasthur. Instead of the usual Black Metal lyrical content, Xasthur sung about despair, hatred, and suicide. Out of this he influenced a new subgenre called Depressive Suicidal Black Metal. Instead of the usual growling and shrieking commonly found in Black Metal, the vocals were akin to wailing and screaming (much like that of Burzum's). Instead of beheading christians, they were hanging themselves. DSBM is still very, very low key and has not broken into the mainstream at all. Xasthur remains the biggest name. Lately, some artists have incorporated Black Metal to genres like Post Rock and Shoegaze. It's damn near impossible to find any info as it's only happened in the last year or so, but from what I know it started with Niege of Alcest, Amesoeurs, Mortifera, Peste Noire, and Lantlôs. It's slowly but surely becoming more and more popular with bands like Self-Inflicted Violence completely changing their sound to this new found genre. Well.. enjoy! Early Black Metal: Bathory - In Conspiracy With Satan Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky Emperor - Witches Sabbath Current Black Metal: 1349 - Slaves to Slaughter Sortsind - Vandrer Blandt Dødninge Nargaroth - Pisen Pro Satana Tsjuder - Unholy Paragon "Depressive/Suicidal" Black Metal: Xasthur - The Prison of Mirrors Gris - Le Gala Des Gens Heureux ... - I Can Reach the Stars... Svedhous - A Well Post Black Metal/Shoegaze: Caïna - Ten Went Up River Dernier Martyr - Follow the River, Towards the Sea Amesoeurs - Bonheur Amputé Heretoir - Trümmerwelten __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

07-22-2010, 06:41 PM	#768 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Thanks man! I really appreciate it __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

07-25-2010, 10:23 PM	#769 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	the beginners guide to... it's almost all encompassing. Deerhunter - Revival MGMT - It's Working Pinback - Non Photo-Blue The Dismemberment Plan - Life Of Possibilities Modest Mouse - Teeth Like God's Shoeshine Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place Joanna Newsom - Go Long Arcade Fire - Crown Of Love the Unicorns - Inoculate The Innocuous Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven Animal Collective - Did you see the word Download __________________ Last.FM Last edited by debaserr; 07-25-2010 at 10:33 PM.

07-27-2010, 05:01 PM	#770 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	A Beginners Guide to First Wave Ska and Rocksteady Rocksteady is the short-lived transitional genre between ska, a hybrid of traditional Jamaican folk syncopation and the influence of the American pop imports that were gracing the turntable platters in dancehalls around the island during the late 50's to early 60's, and roots reggae, made popular by the legendary Bob Marley among many others. The defining characteristics of rocksteady can be quite ambiguous and often harbor many of the same elements as ska, its predecessor, which are mainly simple frenetic guitar rhythms and progressions, a consistent but offbeat syncopated rhythm section, and less reliance on horn melodies. Rocksteady also tends to have a slower 'steadier" tempo than ska and is more heavily influenced by the American R&B and soul releases that were reaching the island and becoming increasingly popular in dance halls at the time. Although rocksteady as a genre was particularly short-lived, from about 66-70, and quickly evolved into what we know now as roots reggae, it’s influences can be heard throughout the wider reggae genre as a whole. This is primarily a rocksteady compilation, however there is also some first wave ska thrown into the mix simply because the distinguishing characteristics between the two genres tend to not be somewhat ambiguous at times and not completely mutually exclusive, which can sometimes make the music hard to classify. As any enthusiast of the genre will attest to, most of the rocksteady that you’ll find in digital format today is fairly obscure and hard to find, with the ubiquitous greatest hits format and genre & label compilations being the easiest way of amassing a good portion of it. If there’s anything you particularly like, give me a holler and I’ll get you sorted. Alton Ellis - Dance Crasher The Techniques - I'm in Love Desmond Dekker - Rude Boy Train The Melodians - Come on Little Girl Hopeton Lewis - Take it Easy Alton Ellis - Something You Got The Ethiopians - Free Man Bob Marley & The Wailers - Let Him Go The Heptones - Pretty Looks Isn't All Alton Ellis - Shake It Phyllis Dillon - Don't stay Away The Paragons - Silver Bird Reuben Andersen - Wonder No More MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service