Devendra Banhart - Mala

No pictures from me today since I downloaded quite a few.

Machine Gun Kelly - Black Flag
Ludacris - IDGAF
The Game - Jesus Piece
Ciara - s/t
The Used - Ocean of the Sky
Letlive. - The Blackest Beautiful
Skylar Grey - Don't Look Down
Diggy - Unexpected Arrival
The Tallest Man On Earth - There's No Leaving Now
Into The Wild OST

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Thanks to someone on plug.dj last night. Caaant remember exactly who it was that played Trigger Hippie, maybe djchameleon(?), but thanks this is really great stuff.

I'm considering picking this one up as I like the songs I've from it I'ver heard from it so far.

Ordered this one yesterday. It's their first-ever album of new material in the band's 50 year history.
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yeah that was me. It was the last song I actively queue'd up and then I ended up passing out at my desk. I woke up to see helicopter dick pirate and I just shut off my laptop and fell into bed.

It turned it to be way better than I was expecting. I feel like you'll enjoy it.

I'm getting these off of Soulseek right now:

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Is that your first Ocean album?

It is. Is there another album of theirs that would be a better introduction to their discography?

I don't know if it will really matter one way or another, but I actually got into them by going from their newest album (at the time Heliocentric) and working back. They put out a new album this year called Pelagial that's a little more focused then their early stuff, but I wouldn't say it's any better. You've already got the album so give it a go and if you're underwhelmed or turned off, give their newer one a try (pretty sure it's on Spotify) and see if that works instead.

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Phosphorescent - Muchacho (2013)

After the disappointment that was The Handsome Family's new album (whatever the hell it was called), I'm hoping this one will give me some new country from a band I already like.

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Hot Lunch Hot Lunch (2013)

Garage/punk band featuring ex-Parchman Farm vocalist Eric Shea.

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The Heliocentrics 13 Degrees Of Reality (2013)

Enjoyed their last album plus their work with Lloyd Miller and Mulatu Astatke so it's a given I'd pick this up.

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V/A Country Soul Sisters 2: Women In Country Music 1956 to 1979

2nd in the series, a great collection from Soul Jazz records. Features tracks from Bobbie Gentry, Wanda Jackson, Linda Ronstadt, Jeannie C. Riley, Loretta Lynn, etc.

Randy Travis Always & Forever

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This album has been my life.

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Genocide Organ - "Under Kontrakt"

I was looking for more GO stuff to listen to, so I decided to go with their latest full length. So far, it seems less intense compared to "Leichenlinie", more accessible even. Intense drones, offensive imagery, completely nihilistic.

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Arovane - Lilies

On the opposite side of the spectrum, I was looking for more down tempo type IDM. Gunnels played this in plug, and I took an instant liking to "Pink Lilies".

I've downloaded quite a few things since my last post here.

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The Holydrug Couple - Noctuary (2013)
This is probably my favorite of the bunch so far, perhaps becoming my Album of the Week. It's nothing new or refreshing stylistically, but it's well executed. There's a definite Tame Impala vibe here, but it still has its own feel and is maybe a little less drenched in effects. It's a bit more chill as well, some really nice instrumental moments.


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Snowman - The Horse, the Rat and the Swan (2008)
Some dark post-punk/experimental stuff, sounded pretty interesting on the first spin. At times it veered into atmospheric post rock and those weren't my favorite parts of the album. I downloaded ∆bsence also but haven't listened yet so I'll hold off on posting that.


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Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber (2012)
First listen to this Kevin Parker-produced neo-psych pop thing. I don't exactly jump at every opportunity to listen to female-fronted music, but I had this on my radar since its release due to the Tame Impala production. Glad I finally checked it out! The vocals don't dominate, in fact it's really more about the music. French vocals are good, I think some may be in English too. But about the music...definitely reminiscent of Tame Impala without sounding like a Tame Impala album with different vocals. Good psych and experimental sounds. Replay value = high.


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Rose Windows - The Sun Dogs (2013)
Seattle-based new Sub Pop signing. This reminds me a lot of Black Mountain, with some Jefferson Airplane thrown in. Unfortunately it can drag a bit at times like Black Mountain can, but I would definitely recommend it for fans of the band.


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Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart (1988)
After one listen, I don't feel it's as engaging as Telephone Free Landslide Victory, but maybe I just need to hear it more. There were some metallic sounding guitars early on in the album that I didn't care for, but it got more cowpunk and folky later on.


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Moby Grape - Moby Grape (1967)
I've been hearing about this for quite some time and finally checked it out. I think it's going to be a grower. After the first listen I wasn't that impressed except for a couple of songs, and the second listen was a bit more rewarding. I definitely get a Spirit vibe from many of the tracks.


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The Church - Priest=Aura (1992)
I've seen this one mentioned several times on this forum, thought I'd check it out. RYM has it categorized as Dream Pop but I don't hear it. Sounds like light goth rock & post-punk to me.


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Blood on the Wall - Awesomer (2005)
I've been slowly getting into these guys over the past months, starting with their debut. It's decent indie rock/punk or what have you, with some Pixies influence but no obvious rip-offs or anything. This album is a bit different, a bit better. Still a bit hard to describe. I won't try anymore.


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Swell Maps - ...In "Jane From Occupied Europe" (1980)
I've been familar with their debut A Trip to Marineville for a few years and it was time I explored more of their work. This one is definitely more experimental, which reminded me that A Trip to Marineville wasn't all straight-forward punk and had its experiments as well. But I feel they lost me with the experimental tracks on that album, because I just wanted it all to be punk. Here, it's pretty much all experimental/art punk so it works better as a whole. I need to spin it a few more times to see how much I actually enjoy it.

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Wipers - Youth of America (1981)
Not so long ago I noticed a big 1981-shaped hole in my music collection, so I've recently set about trying to rectify that somewhat. I was only vaguely familiar with these guys before but after hearing an entire album of theirs I'm well intrigued. Here they seem to be trying to reverse what punk did in the late 70's by pushing boundaries and experimenting while still staying true to their punk roots. I'm regretting that I didn't listen to this sooner.

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Band of Susans - Love Agenda (1989)
One for all you fuzz junkies out there. A very enjoyable noise rock album that features some amazing guitar tones and a little bit of a hard-rock edge. It's let down somewhat by a lack of variety but mmmmmmmmmmm fuzz.

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If you've never heard of this guy (and I hadn't until today) here's his Last FM write up...

Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis T. Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999).

He was a New York City street musician and former beat poet who was blinded as a young adult. From the late 1940s until 1974, he was a permanent fixture, busking on 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. He was known not only for his music and poetry, but also for the distinctive Viking garb that he wore, including a horned helmet. He routinely gave away copies of his work to anybody who would take them. In this way, he came to the attention of producer James William Guercio, who took him into the studio to record an album, released as “Moondog” (1969) on the CBS label. A brief phrase of another track on the album, Bird’s Lament (In memory of Charlie Parker) was sampled by Mr. Scruff as the basis for his 7-minute track Get a Move On.

A second album produced with Guercio, and featuring both himself and his daughter as vocalists, contained song compositions in the forms of canons and rounds. It did not make an impression on popular music as the first had.

Picked up two albums by two artists I knew absolutely nothing about based solely on the strength of the artwork at the used book store yesterday. Here they is.

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The Pax Cecilia Blessed are the Bonds (2007)

I'm a little more than halfway through this, and I'm fairly impressed. It's basically modern American metal, AKA the sing-scream-sing/blast beat/kinda off-kilter guitar riff formula, turned into post-metal, with strong classical influences and lots of creepy piano and strings. It's decent. Not perfect or anything, but decent.

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Savath & Savalas Manana (2004)

I don't know anything about this album, or this artist, but according to the internet it's a quirky, quiet, subtle electronica album that is very calming. I think the album art is pretty, I look forward to listening.

I really like that album but I do agree that they have room for improvement, but I don't think they've released anything since then :(

I have this particular record: would have loved the opportunity to go wandering down toward some random subway station or another back in the 90's and happen to run across him performing whatever strange, astrally symphonic shuffle the Lunar Denizens had bequeathed upon him that day. :D

Hope he's R.I.P.

Listened to:
Chuck Berry - The Great Twenty Eight
The Beatles - Rubber Soul

"Bought"
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (This one i'd been looking for on vinyl for a while)
Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Both were given as gifts to me by a very generous friend, as an early birthday gift

La Futura by ZZ Top

Have to say, I'm loving it actually. A lot of it is pretty familiar, "Chartreuse" is obviously intended to sound very similar to "Tush", but at the same time all of the songs sound fresh.

"I Gotsta Get Paid", "Chartreuse", "Consumption", "I Don't Wanna Lose, Lose You", "Big Shiny Nine" and "Have A Little Mercy" are all great songs, and I wouldn't call any one song on the entire album bad.

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Love this band, so happy with this release. Now I just need to them to tour the East Coast so I can finally see them live!

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Boom Bip & Doseone - Circle

This is my first hip hop addition to my vinyl collection, and appropriately so, because it was one of the first hip hop albums that I came to love.

He and Sun Ra are very similar in terms of eccentrics.

After finishing the album, I'm actually quite a bit more impressed than I was before. If I like it enough I may do a write-up for it later in "Albums You're Digging."

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Clark "Turning Dragon"

I'm going to say that JD pretty much introduced me to both of the albums I'm posting here, but anyway. I heard "New Year Storm" and was pretty much blown away, hard thumping rhythm, dark atmosphere, distorted synths, it all sounded amazing right away.

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Arovane "Tides"

I listened to Arovane's last album "Lilies" and fell in love with the ambient like songs, and almost crackly synths. This time is no different, but it has a little bit of a different feel to it, but still what I was looking for.

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Tides is one of my favorite albums ever, of any genre; "The Storm" being my epiphanic favorite.
Nothing I've heard from Clark is quite as dark and raw as Turning Dragon, but if you're still interested in hearing more of his work, Totems Flare is great, eclectic, and plenty loud.

Well, I collect vinyls by the crate-load. :D

Just bought 43 vinyls at a liquidation sale last weekend. A mixed bag of classic rock, classical, punk, post-punk, pop and folk/country spanning the years of 1960 to 1990.

The Wild - Dreams Are Maps
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I didn't even know that they had a new album until I saw them open for The Front Bottoms last night and I of course was all over the vinyl. One of my favorite lyrical bands that does folk punk right. It's upbeat, joyous and hopeful, just like Set Ourselves Free.

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Jagwar Ma - Howlin (2013)
If Tame Impala took a time machine back to Manchester in the early 90's and took some pills in the Hacienda I'd imagine they'd come out sounding like this. A great mixture of psychedelic indie rock and dance music with some solid production and catchy tunes.

Nice.

Sweet. Checking out.

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Zomby With Love (2013)

I've heard most of this online and love everything I've heard from it. So many great electronic releases this year!

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Queensryche (2013)

The only Queensryche albums I own are this one and their first one, also self-titled. Enjoyed what I heard from the new one in a record shop so I picked it up.

Aw no way! I'm jealous! How much did you cop it for? Did you buy it online or at a record store?

I got it on discogs for 15 pounds. Unfortunately I thought it was 15 dollars when I bought it (that's what I get for being a dumb American), but I'd say it's worth it.

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink..To A Blind Horse by The Faces

Used to have it on vinyl, found it on CD for £3.00.

Excellent.

Downloading Innervisions by Stevie Wonder, per a recommendation. Thanks, Nurse Duckett. :)

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The last one is The Branches from Long Arm
Got the deluxe edition thanks to hearing Exo play one of their songs in plug.