Just downloaded:
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Titus Andronicus- The Monitor
I appreciated their debut, so I figured I'd give this a shot.

Bought on vinyl:
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The Moody Blues- Days of Future Passed
An amazing album that I'm really excited to listen to on vinyl.

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Daughters - Daughters

I bought:

Pain of Salvation - BE

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Katatonia - Live Consternation (CD + DVD)

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I got two albums from two friends:

Rush - A Farewell To Kings

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Between the Buried and Me - Colors

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Picked this up at a Mediterranean grocery store of all places:

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Tracklisting:
Melody Gardot • Goodnite
Madeleine Peyroux • Dance Me to the End of Love
Cassandra Wilson • Lover Come Back To Me
Sophie Milman • Lonely in New York
Hope Waits • I'll Be Satisfied
Kate Paradise • Mean to Me
Jennifer Hartswick • Lover Man
Stacey Kent • Shall We Dance?
Della Griffin • It Could Happen to You
Etta Jones • Since I Fell for You

Personal faves bolded.

nice :beer:

as for me

LCD Soundsystem-The Sound of Silver
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This is probably my favorite Rush album.

I'm still undecided if I should grab this album or not. I like the concept of a punk band doing a Civil War themed album but I'm concerned about the execution.

I loved their debut, not really been able to get into this one as much. Still hoping that in time I'll like it a lot more.

My most recent additions.... had quite the influx of orders / purchases come rolling into my hot little hands in recent weeks, so here's my little summary!

Regurgitator - love and Paranoia
The Fauves - When Good Things Go Good
7 Worlds Collide - the Sun Came Out
R.E.M - Live at the Olympia
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Devin Townsend - Addicted!
Devin Townsend - Ki

Well, the last two I have had as Mp3s for some time, but i felt it was time to give the most awesome artist his dues for his great work! plus i can now listen in much better quality, which is always good.

um... more than 600 albums in the last 36 hours :tramp:

the best music torrent site on the net is having freeleech on flac all through the weekend, so i'm taking advantage of this opportunity to 'upgrade' my collection.

it's gonna be hell to tag it all though...

Yeah, that is going to be one heck of a tagging job.... have fun with that!!!

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Arrived in the mail last Thursday. A compilation of this black metal supergroup’s one EP and one full length re-released on one disc.
Looking at the lyrics and track listing you’d think this would be pretty bad, there’s songs called “Satan”, “Ave Satan”, “Soldiers of Satan”, even one titled “I Am Elite” :p: but in the end this is fairly well executed primitive black/war metal. Nothing mindblowing or creative in any sense mind you, but it does a pretty good job at what it sets out to do I suppose.

Ramones - Stop Making Sense to Me

Nice. I snatched just over 1000 albums myself...needless to say my listening needs are met for quite a long time. I thought about making a list and posting but that will take forever.

I'd say go for it. It's definitely a great idea, and I think you'd be pleasantly surprised by the way it's done. Still, it's not as good as their first album.

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This was the last album I bought in stores..

and before that:
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I was lucky to found a classic proto-house 12" in a 1£ crate: Colonel Abrams - Trapped. Not an album but a record never the less.

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All Phoenix Wright OSTs.

wAgAwAgA - ph-3.5.6

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Just released today (free), some dubstep-tinged acid tracks. Quite fun and different, and I'm just on the first song.

i just crested the 1000 mark too. they extended freeleech for one more day, so i'll queue up another hundred or so albums before i head off to work.

once this is over, i'll have 80% of my collection upgraded to flac. the rest, well, i'll have to live with mp3 until someone releases a better rip :)

i know flac is extreme overkill, but i have blazing fast internet and lots of drive space, so i figure - why not?

Roel Funcken - Vade
New solo album from one half of the Dutch sibling electronic duo Funckarma.

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Dimlite - Prismic Tops
New EP from Swiss electronic/glitch hop artist.

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Public Image Ltd. - This Is What You Want...This Is What You Get
My first P.I.L. album. I heard the song 'This is Not a Love Song' on the radio this weekend and it was just what I needed to dive in. I'd already been scoping out other albums.

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Jeff Buckley - Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk

Being a big fan of Grace, strange I've never really bothered with this. Decided to download it. I'm yet to listen, let's hope it was worth the effort of clicking a few buttons. :D

It is! Didn't enjoy it quite as much as Grace, but there are a few gems on here that make it all worth it.

Good album that, and definitely better than I first gave it credit for myself. Still not exactly one of my favourite PIL albums, but good enough for me. Bad Life, 1981 and the Order Of Death are my personal favourites off it.

Fun Lovin' Criminals - Loco
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The title track's a great tune in a sleazy, over-familiar way. I don't really expect much from the rest of the album, but it should be vaguely interesting at least.

The Presets - Apocalypso
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And some slightly more modern stuff. No idea what it'll sound like though (it was one of those find downloading at random from time to time).

Grateful Dead:
Golden Road
Beyond Description
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:D

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Good old DIY folk pop.

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Cocteau Twins - Treasure
Been meaning to get this for ages. A really cool dreamy album.

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Alcest - Écailles De Lune
What an awesome album. There's a more black metal influence on it than 'Souvenirs...'. One of the best albums of 2010 so far.

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Blood Red Shoes - Box Of Secrets
Some great hook-laden alternative rock. Nice.

^^Great call on the Cocteau Twins :thumb:
Probably my favourite album of theirs along with Heaven Or Las Vegas. Absolutely gorgeous music to unwind and relax to…
I really need to get around to checking out that Alcest album as well…

VOND - Green Eyed Demon

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Picked it up from clearance at the record shop downtown.
I've heard some pretty bad things about this one but seeing as how I'm a big fan of early Mortiis as well as Vond's "Selvmord" thought it was worth a $1 gamble...
I'm going for a walk and will give it a listen in a few minutes here..

Nat King Cole - The World Of Nat King Cole
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Ella Fitzgerald - Lullabies Of Birdland
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^ As per getting into some 50s vocal jazz and swing lately.

The Best Of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet With Chet Baker
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^ I couldn't find White Blues or My Funny Valentine anywhere, so this'll have to do.

The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
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^ Could've sworn I had this album before. Apparently not, so here it is.

I think its definitely worth it. There are some tracks on it that can be quite hard to listen to as they are in demo form and so clearly unfinished. That has more to do with thinking what those songs could have been though rather than being poor as they are.

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Good call on Alcest. Im currently loving that one. Its heavier than Souvenirs for sure which i was hoping would work, as i think Souvenirs is gorgeous and the vocals have alot to do with that. It works well though i think.

Ive never known what to make of Blood Red Shoes though. I suppose it serves a purpose if you just want hooks and fairly generic background music. Some of those tracks would work well in an indie/rock club too I guess.

Definitely worth the clicking of a few buttons, it could've been a special album if mixed and produced properly etc.

Shame it was only Sketches instead of the real thing. Because it's not the finished thing, it could be looked at as yeah well it's not Grace. But some people don't fully appreciate Jeff as a song writer, putting the melodies together. Some people just see him as the voice. Some of the song structures on SFMSTD are second to none. If his death didn't happen, I believe he would've made that album as special as Grace.

FINALLY!!

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I went to the shop yesterday, so I bought some hard copies:


^It's the debut album by a Jordanian band called Jadal. I remember loving some I tracks, after listening to them briefly in my friend's car. If I found the complete album to my liking, and of a high quality, I shall review them in the Arabic Music thread.


^It's the guy's final studio album. Nothing much to add, about Davis here.


^That's the only one I was able to find by them, and sadly that's the first album I pick up by them.


^Her debut, the ultimate place to begin... A beginning that is long overdue.

i grabbed that Alcest album a few weeks ago but still haven't gotten around to listening to it
haven't heard any of their other stuff either so i should probably check it out

The rest of the list ... A couple of guilty pleasures.


^The famous debut of Serj Tankian.


^I love Etienne Daho, and all I know about this live concert, is that it includes the track "Comme un Boomerang", a tune that I got addicted to 2 years ago. It's originally composed by Serge Gainsbourg, but the first time I heard it (and kept hearing it), it was sang by Etienne Daho. Enjoy V




*Plus it says on the back, there's a duo with Charlotte Gainsbourg, and another one with Jane Birkin (Yeay!)

Unbelievably enough, I found myself downloading the most recent owl City album... my wife wanted it, and somehow in the process I wound up liking it... I know, I'm not usually taken by such pop music offerings... but this ones kinda catchy in a Postal Service knock off kinda way...

William Fitzsimmons-The Sparrow and the Tree
Rosi Golan-The Drifter and The Gypsy

DMX Krew - The March to the Stars

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Image links to sound samples page.

I don't understand the Owl City hate I guess...his recent album did have some comically bad moments (Dental Care is beyond cringe-worthy), but his first EP and LP were generally solid. Yes, it's somewhat of a Postal Service knockoff, but let's be real here: Postal Service released one album. Sometimes the lyrics do get a bit cheesy, but when I see him compared with Brokencyde or other **** I just don't buy it.

i'm so torn on that album. i really, really hate hearing him sing in english, but the music he sings to is so fukkin awesome. i just don't know if i should love it or throw it away.