Albums You're Digging II

Bulldog · 08-12-2009, 05:00 PM

^ Landmark drum 'n' bass here and an absolutely superb album as well. Fittingly psychotic beats and they work so well together with the vocals where they're opted for.

^ Still my favourite British punk album by a country mile.

^ Some very decent ambient here with some shades of post-rock to it. I reckon it'll take a few more listens to fully click with me, but I do like it so far.

^ This one's up and down. Some terrifically rowdy numbers, but a lot of it's just as harebrained and unspectacular as a lot of the oi punk I've heard.

debaserr · 08-12-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

^ Still my favourite British punk album by a country mile.

sounds like i will have to check this out then!

+81 · 08-12-2009, 09:13 PM

I just listened to this at work and found it amazing.

Fruitonica · 08-13-2009, 12:50 AM

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I got this album a couple of weeks ago, and as is often the case with me, the first listen didn't impress me much. I had another listen today, and it's like a whole new album. Probably as close to prog hip-hop as you're gonna' find

Loved the production on this, definitely ahead of the curve with how much attention it pays to atmosphere, the guitar work in particular stands out, and I sort of can hear the Mars Volta influence. Wouldn't agree that it is incredibly progressive, there are plenty of hip hop acts that push the envelope further as far as experimenting goes.

I should say that the solo at the end of Beautiful Freak is one of my favourite musical moments from 08, soooo good. If only 2mex were a better lyricist.

Seltzer · 08-13-2009, 02:57 AM

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A big hush to all 90's R&B/neo-soul naysayers (which, ironically would include myself). This album and Eryka Bhadu's Bhaduism are my two exceptions to the rule.

I love Brown Sugar! Have you heard Voodoo? That too is brilliant, and having Pino Palladino on bass definitely helps things.

I bloody love this album - there's something about it that makes it fit together so well. It's rootsy but not as rootsy as the Meat Puppets, it's angsty but not as angsty as the Violent Femmes, it's aggressive but not as aggressive as what went before it, and it's an 80s post punk masterpiece but not anywhere as protracted as Zen Arcade or Double Nickels. It just works!

I remembered liking Waiting by the Bridge that Anteater contributed to a MB compilation months ago so I decided to dl the whole album today. After just one listen I can tell it's something special and a kick in the balls to anyone who thinks modern prog is all lousy. It's fairly eclectic overall but it is redolent of Gentle Giant, Freak Kitchen and Yes in particular.

Bulldog · 08-13-2009, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by trace87

sounds like i will have to check this out then!

You certainly do

If you need help finding it, let me know and I'll see what I can do - at least on hard-copy, it's quite a hard album to find.

SATCHMO · 08-13-2009, 02:11 PM

Great NoW album. Hard to conveniently shove into the trip-hop/downtempo genre.There's a lot of strong hip-hop beats in here as well. Very solid and organic sounding production.. I like this one a lot.

debaserr · 08-13-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

You certainly do

If you need help finding it, let me know and I'll see what I can do - at least on hard-copy, it's quite a hard album to find.

got it, and loving it! thanks a bunch man!

scottsy · 08-13-2009, 11:09 PM

Man, I still can't get enough of Ki by Devin Townsend... totally brilliant blend of sounds, from the most laid back stuff he' ever done to his bone crunching heaviness, this is damn brilliant album, from a guy whose work I've always admired.... but he' totally bettered himself and I have a good feeling he's going to keep getting better...

SATCHMO · 08-13-2009, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Fruitonica

Loved the production on this, definitely ahead of the curve with how much attention it pays to atmosphere, the guitar work in particular stands out, and I sort of can hear the Mars Volta influence. Wouldn't agree that it is incredibly progressive, there are plenty of hip hop acts that push the envelope further as far as experimenting goes.

Oh I'm not at all trying to imply that it's massively progressive as hip hop albums go, but that it's literally a prog rock/hip hop hybrid, and the TMV influence is blatant throughout the album.

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Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	^ Landmark drum 'n' bass here and an absolutely superb album as well. Fittingly psychotic beats and they work so well together with the vocals where they're opted for. ^ Still my favourite British punk album by a country mile. ^ Some very decent ambient here with some shades of post-rock to it. I reckon it'll take a few more listens to fully click with me, but I do like it so far. ^ This one's up and down. Some terrifically rowdy numbers, but a lot of it's just as harebrained and unspectacular as a lot of the oi punk I've heard.

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+81 Rats off to ya! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: House of the Ju-Ju Queen Posts: 1,609	I just listened to this at work and found it amazing.

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SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Great NoW album. Hard to conveniently shove into the trip-hop/downtempo genre.There's a lot of strong hip-hop beats in here as well. Very solid and organic sounding production.. I like this one a lot.