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Skitliv - Skandinavisk Misantropi

have not actually listened to this one yet....but have very high hopes....seems that its basically a bunch of black metal favorites....ie members of Mayhem and Gorgoroth doping doom metal with guest vocals from my personal favorite....David Tibet of Current 93 fame....gonna save this for tomorrows midnight drive


Nirvana - In Utero (Deluxe)

i did not buy the one i pictured above.....but i did get the deluxe on itunes....no book and remembering....mainly for the 2013 remix by Albini, Novoselic, and Grohl....and i must say i am impressed with it....after listening to a great interview with Novoselic and Grohl about the original Albini recording, "their" decision to remix that original with Scott Litt, and their decision to remix the entire album for this edition again with Albini...they really managed to manipulate an entire new feeling and for the most part album....highly suggested for fans of this 90s masterpiece

also a pleasant surprise on the first disc is the original Albini mixes of both All Apologies and Heart Shaped Box....the original Heart Shaped Box has an amazing fuzz delay and the drums are straight from Jesus Lizard's Liar...and All Apologies is straight up noise pop



Paul Seemus dominated a day of plugdj with these guys and basically made me fall in love with them....this was where he told me to start


Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady

i honestly think this was easily one of my most anticipated albums this year...her debut was amazing and really sparked a new interest in current pop music in me...and in my opinion this album in no way shape or form disappoints....her is an incredible song writer with an incredible talent....who is finally getting the notice she deserves

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Cult of Luna - Vertikal II EP (2013)

I will admit I was overly harsh on Vertikal earlier in the year and have thus changed my assessment of the album. This is an EP of material that was cut from the album and one remix from Justin Broderick. I'm mostly just waiting on other projects to come out so this is more of a filler album, but I've been really enjoying Vertikal in the car lately so a little appendix to a great album is always nice.

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Primevil-Smokin' Bats at Camptons

Swans-Holy Money

Found both of these in a box full of gospel lps at a flea market for $.50 a piece. Of course the Swans record was a no-brainer, but admittedly I only bought the Primevil record because it was the only other record in the bin that looked remotely interesting. I came home and found out that it's a pretty rare piece of vinyl. When they occasionally appear on eBay copies go for around $300 a piece . Now I can't decide if I want to sell it or hold on to it so I can brag about the rare record I have.

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Swans at 50 cents? Good deal.

Bob that Skitliv album sounds interesting.

For me:

Oh wow. First album in four years and from a band still going after 30 years and making an album full of diverse influences and sounds yet still retaining that classic NMA sound is to be commended. How a band can make a track about Evil Knievil sound so epic lyrically and musically and not sound like a bunch of geeky fans is the **** really.

They do it again. Europe loves them. Britain ignores them yet they are one of the most interesting bands ever to come out of here. Pink Floyd meets Massive Attack via Radiohead but they don't write singles so the media ignores them.

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Superb music, made me a fan of the band. Have you seen the TV series?

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Ninetales

Bought a bunch of albums that Ive never heard of before so im pretty stoked to find out what they even sound like



Heard part of this before I think, but cant really remember it. We'll see if it lives up to having no reputation with me whatsoever.



No idea what to expect



who knows!



heard some of this already and it sounds pretty cool. Has some of really elaborate cd case setup tho.

Also picked this up but im already familiar with it. Wonderful stuff



great haul i think possibly maybe

bob.

interesting is a good way to describe this album....really it is exactly as i described....taking the slow brooding feeling of doom metal and combining it with the chaotic urgency of black metal....but without the...eh...lo fi quality?... that i tend to enjoy in black metal....although it really works here.....the vocals are very much typical black metal save the track that Tibet is on....overall it's a spooky yet thrilling album

for whatever reason i've never even heard of Archive....i think it's next on must hear list

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Opening track from the new NMA album I posted earlier:

Superb. Worthy of a Nick Cave love fest!

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Carlo Castellano - The Swapper OST

I've been enjoying video game soundtracks lately, so I figured I'd hunt down a copy of the ambient/ piano laden soundtrack from one of my favorite games of 2013, The Swapper.

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If anything, you've got a fantastic Rock In Opposition record (or did you get cds) from Samla Mammas Manna. It gets a bit silly at times, which can throw me off, but I've grown to love their humour and odd proginess.

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