Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-01-2015, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Justthefacts

Oh Lord Jesus why haven't you entered my ear canals until now.

lol

I remember saying to you this was better than A Grand Don't Come For Free.

It's really fucking good.

Turn The Page, Has It Come To This, Let's Push Things Forward, Same Old Thing, Don't Mug Yourself, Too Much Brandy, Geezers Need Excitement, Weak Become Heroes, It's Too Late >>>

If you haven't heard Computers and Blues give it a go, though it's nothing like this or AGDCFF but it's probably his 2nd best album.

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Originally Posted by Engine

If you're open Jesus will come inside you.
But yeah I love that album too. It's def a time & place thing though - back when Dizzee Rascal won over pitchfork, the streets were also interesting. Subsequent albums range from pretty good to godam awful.

Yeah, it did capture that time very well.

The only awful Streets album is the third one, but that's because most of the material that was supposed to be on it was given to The Mitchell Brothers for their first album. Skinner wrote that entire album. Their second one they made themselves, and it was shit. He did it cos he wanted to put out an album but without having to do the promotion for it, and cos he thought Teddy had something about him. Even that album has a couple of great tracks on it though. Was saving this for my journal post but fuck it.

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Originally Posted by Justthefacts

I try to envision Mike Skinner making only his first two Streets records and retiring. And Boy In Da Corner's the best grime album, arguably. It's too U.K-ey not to be.

It is.

Also something funny, when I first heard Skinner, it was Weak Become Heroes on The Box I think it was, I thought it was absolutely shit and I hated it. Then I heard Has It Come To This and the penny dropped.

Charlemagne · 06-01-2015, 10:48 PM

Girlpool - Before The World Was Big

I've listened to quite a few singles from this, and I loved their EP, so I'm really excited for this one.

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Surf

It's free on iTunes and it's an awesome summer record, plus, Chance is the lead singer. Big fan.

Justthefacts · 06-01-2015, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeytennis

lol

I remember saying to you this was better than A Grand Don't Come For Free.

Damn I should've listened to you sooner, what the fuck is wrong with me.

bob. · 06-02-2015, 08:40 AM

and

i really need to give both a proper listen....

**Frownland** · 06-02-2015, 12:24 PM

^Did you hear about this one yet bob? It's pretty ****ing sweet.

Many Arms & Toshimaru Nakaruma - Many Arms & Toshimaru Nakaruma

sidewinder · 06-02-2015, 03:11 PM

Shopping - Consumer Complaints (2013)
Black Cat just re-released this London-based band's debut for the US market, ahead of a planned sophomore album later this year. Upbeat post-punk with groovy baselines and female vocals. I keep reading people mentioning Gang of Four when talking about their sound, but no one mentions Pylon. They sound exactly like Pylon to me. And that's ok, because Pylon is awesome.

Pinkunoizu - The Drop (2013)
I put this in my streaming queue maybe 6 months ago, and have heard a few songs but never the full album until now. These Danes produce neo-psychedelia I suppose, with predominantly female vocals but the music takes precedence and the lyrics are not always intelligible (there's likely a mix of Danish and English). It's pretty out there, with a good bit of krautrock influence, but then you get a song in the middle like "The Swollen Map" that's mellow with soft English vocals, that could almost be considered indie pop. That's a pretty cool one, and it gets musically interesting toward the end before a smooth transition into the next one, with some male vocals this time - also in English. Hell, there's definitely some interesting stuff on here and I'll have to keep it in rotation.

Ninetales · 06-02-2015, 03:33 PM

just got my record player set up for the first time ever, just in time for me to move haha. first record to be spun had to be something special

Venice by Fennesz

like falling in love

Josef K · 06-02-2015, 03:49 PM

That album is incredible. Even better than Black Sea or Endless Summer.

Machine · 06-02-2015, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

just got my record player set up for the first time ever, just in time for me to move haha. first record to be spun had to be something special

Venice by Fennesz

like falling in love

Fennesz is awesome my dad has am album by him that's really beautiful.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-02-2015, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Justthefacts

Damn I should've listened to you sooner, what the fuck is wrong with me.

This was the post

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Originally Posted by monkeytennis

imo of course, both are excellent but OPM is better, can relate so much to that album, was more unique at the time and did a lot for the acceptance of Brits spitting over beats. Completely nails it from start to finish. AGDCFF probably has his best single track on it but OPM is far stronger as an album. Better videos as well.

Third album should have been a lot better than it was, was shit really cos he gave a lot of tracks to the Mitchell Brothers but he came back with a bang with the last two.

Skinner's a legend.

The single track I was referring to was Blinded by the Lights.

Did you have a favourite track on OPM? Turn The Page for me.

Computers and Blues has tracks like this on it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9D-bIgHJs

This was the last track he did under that name. End of an era stuff.

06-01-2015, 10:48 PM	#23392 (permalink)
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06-02-2015, 08:40 AM	#23394 (permalink)
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06-02-2015, 12:24 PM	#23395 (permalink)
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06-02-2015, 03:11 PM	#23396 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Shopping - Consumer Complaints (2013) Black Cat just re-released this London-based band's debut for the US market, ahead of a planned sophomore album later this year. Upbeat post-punk with groovy baselines and female vocals. I keep reading people mentioning Gang of Four when talking about their sound, but no one mentions Pylon. They sound exactly like Pylon to me. And that's ok, because Pylon is awesome. Pinkunoizu - The Drop (2013) I put this in my streaming queue maybe 6 months ago, and have heard a few songs but never the full album until now. These Danes produce neo-psychedelia I suppose, with predominantly female vocals but the music takes precedence and the lyrics are not always intelligible (there's likely a mix of Danish and English). It's pretty out there, with a good bit of krautrock influence, but then you get a song in the middle like "The Swollen Map" that's mellow with soft English vocals, that could almost be considered indie pop. That's a pretty cool one, and it gets musically interesting toward the end before a smooth transition into the next one, with some male vocals this time - also in English. Hell, there's definitely some interesting stuff on here and I'll have to keep it in rotation. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

06-02-2015, 03:33 PM	#23397 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	just got my record player set up for the first time ever, just in time for me to move haha. first record to be spun had to be something special Venice by Fennesz like falling in love

06-02-2015, 03:49 PM	#23398 (permalink)
Josef K A Jew on a motorbike! Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 800	That album is incredible. Even better than Black Sea or Endless Summer.