Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

LoathsomePete · 07-28-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Awful cover and even worse album title (Hammer Of The North) but this is one of those rare albums that doesn't end up sounding like a parody of Heavy Metal or sound like squealing, operatic Power Metal claptrap.

Instead it is a damn solid straight up Metal album that would appeal to fans of Maiden, Dio, later Sabbath, Judas Priest and King Diamond (minus the vocals) etc. Very decent and very 80's

2010 was a pretty good year for that traditional heavy metal revival. Grand Magus there was:

Ghost - Opus Eponymous
Slough Feg - The Animal Spirits
Accept - Blood of Nations
Charred Walls of the Damned - Charred Walls of the Damned

Those were just the ones I could think of off the top of my head, I'm sure there were more.

BastardofYoung · 07-28-2011, 10:44 PM

Zer0 · 07-29-2011, 07:41 AM

Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha (1991)
A band I've been meaning to get into for quite some time now. I'm loving the sound of this; dreamy, electronic pop songs sit alongside dance numbers and experimental, trippy instrumental pieces. Unfortunately I could only seem find a 128kbps rip but if anyone has a link to a better quality one that would be brilliant.

The Drones - Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By (2005)
Aha now I see, there's more than one band called The Drones. I've heard a couple of tracks by the British post-punk Drones before and I thought it was that band. Anyway this the Australian indie band The Drones and is the next album going to be discussed in the Indie and Alternative Album Club so I decided to check it out. Will give my report then.

bob. · 07-29-2011, 10:19 AM

Eldar - Sapere Aude

this is just what the doctor ordered for a hot summer days....chilling dark ambient with a martial drum beat.....good stuff

The People Republic Of Europe - Singularity

an interesting combination of harsh power electronics and EBM....very bombastic and beat driven....and very mean and noisy

Z'EV - Sum Things

a little different from the Z'EV albums i've heard....this is very slow and very dark.....a soundtrack of nightmares

Zer0 · 07-29-2011, 03:35 PM

Hooverphonic - The Magnificent Tree (2000)
Found a used copy of this on CD today for only €2.99. I was looking for more good trip-hop bands and this album fits the bill pretty damn well. The music has a very night-time mood, reminiscent of Portishead at times, but the key strength here is frontwoman Geike Arnaert's smooth and impressive vocals which add a nice warmth to the music. Great stuff. Whoever had the CD before me though seemed to have glued the entire booklet together, the twat.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 07-29-2011, 08:52 PM

Hoodie Allen - Leap Year

Capitol Punishment - Capitol Punishment

Rockie Fresh - The Otherside: Redux

BastardofYoung · 07-30-2011, 05:10 PM

on vinyl.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-30-2011, 06:26 PM

on wax cylinder

loveissucide · 07-30-2011, 08:27 PM

Pretty strong live disc of Bill's stuff.

Also obtained the following in a raid on a mate's hard disk.
All Prince albums up to 1992
All The Roots
All Beastie Boys
Gorillaz-S/T
The Pitchfork Top 100 albums of the 70's(if nothing else a fairly eclectic selection of music)
De La Soul-3 Feet High And Rising
Faith No More-The Real Thing

Howard the Duck · 07-31-2011, 05:37 AM

metal HAUL:-

above includes Enter the Realms EP

"Gothic"

07-28-2011, 10:44 PM	#15882 (permalink)
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07-29-2011, 07:41 AM	#15883 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha (1991) A band I've been meaning to get into for quite some time now. I'm loving the sound of this; dreamy, electronic pop songs sit alongside dance numbers and experimental, trippy instrumental pieces. Unfortunately I could only seem find a 128kbps rip but if anyone has a link to a better quality one that would be brilliant. The Drones - Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By (2005) Aha now I see, there's more than one band called The Drones. I've heard a couple of tracks by the British post-punk Drones before and I thought it was that band. Anyway this the Australian indie band The Drones and is the next album going to be discussed in the Indie and Alternative Album Club so I decided to check it out. Will give my report then. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

07-29-2011, 10:19 AM	#15884 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	Eldar - Sapere Aude this is just what the doctor ordered for a hot summer days....chilling dark ambient with a martial drum beat.....good stuff The People Republic Of Europe - Singularity an interesting combination of harsh power electronics and EBM....very bombastic and beat driven....and very mean and noisy Z'EV - Sum Things a little different from the Z'EV albums i've heard....this is very slow and very dark.....a soundtrack of nightmares __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

07-29-2011, 03:35 PM	#15885 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Hooverphonic - The Magnificent Tree (2000) Found a used copy of this on CD today for only €2.99. I was looking for more good trip-hop bands and this album fits the bill pretty damn well. The music has a very night-time mood, reminiscent of Portishead at times, but the key strength here is frontwoman Geike Arnaert's smooth and impressive vocals which add a nice warmth to the music. Great stuff. Whoever had the CD before me though seemed to have glued the entire booklet together, the twat. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

07-30-2011, 05:10 PM	#15887 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	on vinyl. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

07-29-2011, 08:52 PM	#15886 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	Hoodie Allen - Leap Year Capitol Punishment - Capitol Punishment Rockie Fresh - The Otherside: Redux

07-30-2011, 06:26 PM	#15888 (permalink)
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07-30-2011, 08:27 PM	#15889 (permalink)
loveissucide Himself Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leuven ,Belgium, via Ireland Posts: 1,325	Pretty strong live disc of Bill's stuff. Also obtained the following in a raid on a mate's hard disk. All Prince albums up to 1992 All The Roots All Beastie Boys Gorillaz-S/T The Pitchfork Top 100 albums of the 70's(if nothing else a fairly eclectic selection of music) De La Soul-3 Feet High And Rising Faith No More-The Real Thing __________________ www.last.fm/user/p-mccusker http://www.mixcloud.com/pmccusker www.valjester.wordpress.com