Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

**Janszoon** · 11-11-2011, 10:56 PM

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Nowhere near enough Goldfrapp fans here. Shame as they make some really great Pop tunes that have plenty of individuality.

I love that album. It's worth getting for the first track alone.

TockTockTock · 11-11-2011, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip

Thin White Rope - Moonhead

Two classics from the Paisley Underground... I hope you enjoy them (especially the Thin White Rope album).

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Just finally got a hold of these puppies. No idea why it took me so long to get around to getting them but both are very good. The horns on a couple track of Prayers on Fire were surprising and awesome. I wish they used them more.

Yea, I actually just downloaded that album a few days ago, too. I thought it was just okay, but many other people would disagree.

Sneer · 11-11-2011, 11:09 PM

Yeah, I'm one of them, The Birthday Party are sooperrrrr dooperrrr, especially Junkyard and Prayers on Fire.

Zer0 · 11-12-2011, 10:00 AM

Found these two on CD dirt cheap

Red House Painters - Old Ramon (2001)
Their final album, originally recorded 1997-1998 but not released until 2001. This album has a nice mixture between the more upbeat electric guitar-based sound of Song For A Blue Guitar and the introspective acoustic guitar heavy sound of their earlier material. Some great songs on this album but does tend to drag a bit towards the end. Enjoyable stuff though.

Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind (1996)
Got this for only 3 euro, a bargain indeed considering it's a sprawling double album. There's a lot of variety an this album ranging from post-rock epics, harrowing acoustic numbers, experimental field recordings, live tracks, electronic tracks and their usual grinding noise-rock. It's more of a collection of old recordings but a great job was done in piecing it all together into a solid album.

~~killcreek~~ · 11-13-2011, 01:19 AM

i stole where you been by dinosur jr. last week. does that count?

Saran · 11-13-2011, 09:08 AM

I am collecting information of the history of record shops where you brought your records from your fist to your last. Any other memories of how we used buy records.

Salami · 11-13-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Zer0

Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind (1996)
Got this for only 3 euro, a bargain indeed considering it's a sprawling double album. There's a lot of variety an this album ranging from post-rock epics, harrowing acoustic numbers, experimental field recordings, live tracks, electronic tracks and their usual grinding noise-rock. It's more of a collection of old recordings but a great job was done in piecing it all together into a solid album.

This is the album where they twist the guitar strings around a fork or something. For me, it just sums up post rock

Zer0 · 11-13-2011, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mighty Salami

This is the album where they twist the guitar strings around a fork or something. For me, it just sums up post rock

I can't find any sources to confirm that but that does sound quite interesting. But yeah the album does sum up post-rock in a way, although I highly doubt Michael Gira would see it like that. It is a great example of using rock instrumentation to do something completely different and unconventional and that just about sums it up for me. But then again they've pretty much been doing that throughout their career only harsher and uglier at the beginning, then becoming more ambient as their career went on but still as uncompromising.

Salami · 11-13-2011, 09:57 AM

I can't really find Swans enjoyable for that reason. It just seems that they've removed all the fun from rock whilst still using rock instrumentation. I've listened to Swans, Sigur Ros and Mogwai and all of them seem to be too bland to interest me but to harsh for me to find them beautiful. Mind you, I don't really like anything that starts with "post-".

Zer0 · 11-13-2011, 10:07 AM

I could never really get into Mogwai but Sigur Ros are great, they create really beautiful, cinematic music and I wouldn't really call them harsh in anyway. Their albums can be a bit overlong and ponderous but when you're in the right mood for them they hit the spot very nicely.

Swans certainly didn't set out to create fun music. Their music is as bleak as you can get really and a lot of people find solace in that. They do have plenty of beauty in their music though, especially on their Jarboe-fronted songs, and it counter-balances their ugly harshness somewhat.

11-11-2011, 11:09 PM	#16373 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Yeah, I'm one of them, The Birthday Party are sooperrrrr dooperrrr, especially Junkyard and Prayers on Fire. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

11-12-2011, 10:00 AM	#16374 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Found these two on CD dirt cheap Red House Painters - Old Ramon (2001) Their final album, originally recorded 1997-1998 but not released until 2001. This album has a nice mixture between the more upbeat electric guitar-based sound of Song For A Blue Guitar and the introspective acoustic guitar heavy sound of their earlier material. Some great songs on this album but does tend to drag a bit towards the end. Enjoyable stuff though. Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind (1996) Got this for only 3 euro, a bargain indeed considering it's a sprawling double album. There's a lot of variety an this album ranging from post-rock epics, harrowing acoustic numbers, experimental field recordings, live tracks, electronic tracks and their usual grinding noise-rock. It's more of a collection of old recordings but a great job was done in piecing it all together into a solid album. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

11-13-2011, 09:08 AM	#16376 (permalink)
Saran Groupie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: London Posts: 3	Where did you buy your album? I am collecting information of the history of record shops where you brought your records from your fist to your last. Any other memories of how we used buy records.

11-13-2011, 10:07 AM	#16380 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	I could never really get into Mogwai but Sigur Ros are great, they create really beautiful, cinematic music and I wouldn't really call them harsh in anyway. Their albums can be a bit overlong and ponderous but when you're in the right mood for them they hit the spot very nicely. Swans certainly didn't set out to create fun music. Their music is as bleak as you can get really and a lot of people find solace in that. They do have plenty of beauty in their music though, especially on their Jarboe-fronted songs, and it counter-balances their ugly harshness somewhat. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

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~~killcreek~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: mars university Posts: 132	i stole where you been by dinosur jr. last week. does that count?

11-13-2011, 09:57 AM	#16379 (permalink)
Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	I can't really find Swans enjoyable for that reason. It just seems that they've removed all the fun from rock whilst still using rock instrumentation. I've listened to Swans, Sigur Ros and Mogwai and all of them seem to be too bland to interest me but to harsh for me to find them beautiful. Mind you, I don't really like anything that starts with "post-".