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What's Happening on MB? The MusicBanter Portal/Feed Thread - Please Subscribe!
What is this?
A problem with Musicbanter is that sometimes, it can be hard to get your MB projects out there to the eyes and ears of the community. This thread is (an experiment) designed to help you do just that. If you've just made a new review journal, a new album club, a mixtape or something else that you would like to announce to the rest of the MB Community, do so here. Hopefully, those who wish to be in the know will subscribe to this thread and as such it will serve as their MusicBanter feed, news thread or portal to most important going-ons on our forums. Subscribers of the thread will find it bumped whenever there is a new thread or project they might be interested in. So, MB regulars - please subscribe to this thread! How we do it Write a short representation, summary or introduction to the MB project you would like to advertise and provide links to the relevant thread. Feel free to use this format : Quote:
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Review : Kate Bush's Lionheart (1978)
In addition to writing about the songs on Kate's second album, this review explains the events in Kate's life leading up to and during the time of the album's creation, her role in it's production and how these things influenced the final output. Some of the highlights from the album are showcased. The review is the latest addition to the discography review thread http://www.musicbanter.com/album-rev...-reviewed.html which attempts to review each album of her discography and relate them to what was going on in Kate's life and career during the time of creation. |
Mb records update
The MB RECORDS Catalog Grows By One!
A new release by Conan, entitled "Just for You, MB", has been added to the MB RECORDS catalog. |
Album discussion : Soft Machine's Fourth (1971)
Participants in our Musicbanter Prog & Fusion Album Club have listened to Soft Machine's jazzy album Fourth from 1971. This was the last album to be recorded by the band before Canterbury legend Robert Wyatt left the group. Come share your love (or hate?) and participate in our discussion of this classic Canterbury release! |
Give It Up For Our New Moderators!
We mods have polled and got a tie and so we had to poll again and .. got a tie. We figured we didn't really have to settle on one or two moderators. We could get three! So, check out the announcement thread and congratulate our new mods with their promotion :) |
Music Club Starts Up Again
A while ago, NumberNineDream had... well... a dream! She wanted some sort of club where we could share our music and all have discussions about one specific album, together, as a group. Her, +81, and I decided to call it the Music Club, and it's back again. With a little less rules and a little more music, we plan on having some good discussions this time around and we plan on hearing some great albums. PM one of us and send in your album suggestion! |
Hope I'm doing this right now.
Uriah Heep reviews! New review thread launched. This time I'll be taking on Uriah Heep, a band that once used to be one of my favourites. |
Review update: Caravan, Uriah Heep
New album reviews added. |
The MusicBanter Book Club Starts Up Again!
Some time ago now, MusicBanter had a Book Club started up by Sleepy Jack where users would agree on what to read and then later discuss it. After a good run, the thread went silent .. but now Paloma is getting the MB Book Club back in shape! Lovers of all things litterature, please check out the Club's new thread! |
Strategies Against Architecture - The Avant Garde/Experimental Album Club
Yes, new album club. The Avant Garde/Experimental Forum has been slow for quite some time and an album club is maybe just what it needs to give it a little life. You can join at any time be it by suggesting albums for listening, discussing selected albums or just voting. More info here: |
Kate Bush : The Tour of Life (1979)
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4...atebush006.jpg During her musical career, Kate Bush has only ever toured once, The Tour of Life in 1979. Appreciators of Kate can read about the tour and see some of the highlights from the show in the Kate Bush discography review thread; This Woman's Work : Kate Bush Reviewed! |
Album Discussion : King Crimson - Lizard (1970)
The prog & fusion album club has listened to King Crimson's Lizard, the band's most jazzy offering and one which fans of the group often disagree about. Is it crap, genious or something in between? Those interested or simply curious are merrily invited to partake in our discussion of this strange album! |
http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/53...mpetition.html
Music Banter Creative Writing Competition underway! |
MONTHLY THEMED COMPILATIONS
New management! Revised operating procedure has been posted. Please view the following link if you intend to successfully participate in our monthly themed comps: |
Album Discussion : Hatfield and the North (1974)
The Prog & Fusion Album Club discusses yet another album. This week the subject is Hatfield and the North's self-titled debut record released in 1974. The album is highly regarded by many Canterbury enthusiasts and if you haven't checked it out yet, we encourage you to do so and partake in our discussion! |
Why Do You Listen To Music?
What is it that attracts you to music? Do you have a strong preference for certain genres and, if so, why is that? Do you gravitate towards a genre or band for generally the same reason others do or are people attracted to the same sounds for different reasons? If you'd like to attempt to dissect some of these questions or gain a greater understanding of other members' musical preferences, check out our most recent thread on the subject! |
Brother Ape
Anteater's Guide to Modern Prog is going overtime, introducing the music of hard-rocking prog band Brother Ape. Check'em out! |
John Zorn's Top 10 Albums
American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist John Zorn has a daunting discography to say the least. To help newcomers to this enigmatic artist navigate the ocean of albums, Skaligojurah has written about what he thinks are the Top 10 Zorn albums. Check it out! |
The MusicBanter Awards Voting Round IS NOW IN SESSION!
We've all nominated them, now it's time to lock them in, delay or no delay, as long as you're not too late!. Choose your candidates for the MB Awards between now and FEBRUARY 4TH, 2011 and put your fellow community member in the MB forum history books! (Yes, I am even going to create an MB Awards record thread.) Click this here link thing and get your ass voting! We promise next year's awards will be prompt. :D We owe you guys for your patience. |
IF YOU HAVE SENT ME YOUR VOTES FOR THE MUSICBANTER AWARDS, PLEASE READ THIS!!!
I made an error and mistakenly left out Vanilla from the following categories as nominee:
In light of this, if you would like to amend your choices for those two categories, please PM me one or both category names with Vanilla as your choice and I will edit my roster. If you are comfortable with your previous decisions, then no action is necessary. Thank you! |
Feelin' Groovy? It's Disco Week!
It's time for you clowns to get down with the downs! No, sorry, that was tasteless and unfunny. But anyways, this is Disco week and so if you want to pay tribute to this hundreds of years old musical tradition which draws inspiration from European, African as well as Aboriginal and Mongolian culture, you should head on over to our weekly theme thread. See you there, turkey! |
Alva Noto - Transform (2001) Discussion
We listened to this album last week, recommended by Janszoon for the Strategies Against Architecture - The Avant Garde/Experimental Album Club: Quote:
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Album Discussion : Genesis - Selling England by the Pound (1973)
The PFACers have listened to one of the most celebrated records of the prog rock genre, Genesis' Selling England by the Pound from 1973. Now's the time for judgment and discussion. Is it a brilliant masterpiece pushing prog rock to the absolute heights of rock achievement or is it a pretentious, arty farty drivel pretending to be high art .. or something in the middle? Or something completely different? Join in our discussion! |
Monthly Themed Comps - FEBRUARY HAS BEGUN!
If you're reading this and plan to participate in Feb's comp, you have until the 10th of February to lock in your vote for the month's theme! (Unfortunately, due to an operator error, this month's voting is not multiple choice, but I assure you that following months will be.) Also, the format of the voting subjects has changed to accommodate a slight expansion in how general our themes can/will be. While we'll certainly still have woodenly specific themes... you now have the ability to choose, or suggest, more general themes than what was previously adopted. This will hopefully bring in more participants and include more listeners. Now get participating! |
Silver Guns To Drip Old Blood:The Punk Album Club
http://www.musicbanter.com/punk/5418...tml#post996896 |
The Bitrate Challenges : Round 2
There's been a (sometimes heated) debate on whether or not high quality files lead to a higher quality listening experience. Now everyone interested will get a chance to put their money or forum cred or whatever where their mouths are. The second part of the Bitrate Challenge tests how good you are at differentiating between different quality files. In addition to possibly giving you an idea on what quality music you should get, more participants means more certainty in the results, so please take the test! |
The Bitrate Challenges : Round 3
The next step in the bitrate challenges is figuring out if musicbanterers are able to identify lossless from high BR lossy files. This test is the simplest of the challenges so far, requiring you to only compare two sound clips. Sounds easy? Answering it is! And with your (anonymous) answer, the results will be even better, so please take this test. :) |
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It's Art Rock Week! Art, or arty: that is the question
If there is a weekly theme so broad that you can put very different kinds of rock music in, probably every one of your favorite bands, it's this one. You're already thinking: *Isn't all rock music art?* What kind of art does Art Rock refer to? Your definition depends on how you answer this question. What is it that you immediately think of when you hear "art rock"? It'll be interesting to see just how diverse this week's theme can get. |
Monthly Themed Comps - February - VOTING CLOSED. NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS.
For those who wish to participate, submissions for February's themed compilation are now being accepted, until the 20th of February. Please visit The Monthly Themed Compilation Thread for details. |
Album Discussion : Passport - Cross Collateral (1975)
The PFACers have taken on a highlight from Klaus Dolginger's band Passport's debut, Cross Collateral from 1975, a fusion album with funky grooves, cool rock riffs and a lot of jazzy cool. You are all cordially invited to the discussion of this exciting album! |
It's Jazz Week!
Better late than never! Jazz is an umbrella genre encorporating many sub-genres like samba, darkwave, noise rock and bigbeat. The music originally hails from China but taken back to Europe by Marco Polo after Europe's discovery of the east. A decade or two later, it made it's way to America where it's popularity continues today. Although jazz today is relatively unknown and it's influence on music today is negligible, there are some who still appreciate it. So, join in our celebration of this once relevant genre of music! |
New Uriah Heep review
New review, "Look at yourself". |
Journal update
Read all about the digital revolution as misinterpreted by a bunch of mid-swedish teenagers! |
It's Country Blues Week
Yes, it is. Now's the time to share your love for artists like Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker and Bo Carter. So get on over to this week's theme thread, mister! |
New review thread - ELP
Emerson, Lake & Palmer under the microscope. |
Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand
There's been an earthquake in Christchurch measuring 6.3 on the richters scale and so far, 65 people are confirmed dead and hundreds may be trapped inside their homes. We have members who live in the area and/or who will be personally affected by this tragedy, so please show your support! |
New ELP review
New review, "Emerson, Lake & Palmer". |
The Monthly Themed Compilations Thread
Greetings, boils and ghouls! February's compilation Folklore Creatures & Monsters is now available for download! Get it while it's rot! |
Journal update
"Why american music pisses me off, part I: A Rolling Stone indeed gathers lots of moss" |
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