Albums You're Digging II

Insane Guest · 07-30-2011, 12:15 PM

Plains of the Purple Buffalo by *shels

Really great album, got it after seeing a mention (thank you LS Pete) in I think was the Post-Rock thread. After hearing the first track, I though, how can this possibly get any better, as the first track is absolutely amazing. All I can say about this album is fantastic, haunting, and beautiful. I have to admit, it scared me at times.

LoathsomePete · 07-30-2011, 01:46 PM

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Plains of the Purple Buffalo by *shels

Really great album, got it after seeing a mention (thank you LS Pete) in I think was the Post-Rock thread. After hearing the first track, I though, how can this possibly get any better, as the first track is absolutely amazing. All I can say about this album is fantastic, haunting, and beautiful. I have to admit, it scared me at times.

I'm glad you're enjoying it so much, you should definitely check out their 2007 debut Sea of the Dying Dhow , it's pretty amazing as well.

Nosferatu Man · 07-31-2011, 03:39 AM

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Beach House - Teen Dream

Oh wow, I really love this. Very relaxed, dreamy vibe, with absolutely gorgeous melodies. One of my favorites of 2010.

Sleep - Volume One

I absolutely love Holy Mountain by this band and this one measures up fairly well. It's a lot sludgier and darker than Holy Mountain, and not quite as amazing but still pretty bad ass.

Teen Dream is an epically fantastic album, do you know their earlier (2007) effort Devotion? That and The Zebra EP are worth checking out too!

Kaimon · 07-31-2011, 04:35 AM

Circa Survive - On Letting Go

I'm having a hard time getting into their other two albums even after a couple listens, save maybe a song or two, but this one's great! Semi-Constructive Criticism was probably the only one at first that really stuck out the first time through, but after the second listen I'm digging all the tracks.

lucifer_sam · 08-01-2011, 09:17 PM

Kevin Coyne & Dagmar Krause - Babble (1979)

This album is swiftly rising to the stack of my all-time favorites. Musical accompaniment to the theatrical production of one of the strangest collaborations I've heard: Kevin Coyne, a brilliant songwriter well-versed in outsider art, and Dagmar Krause, the contralto chartreuse responsible for the ethereal vocals of avant-prog outfits Henry Cow and Art Bears. Touted by Will Oldham as "the album that changed [his] life", Babble is an unflinching exhumation of a schizoid romance. It sounds like nothing out of the same era (or indeed, anything else by either songwriter), roaming with manic energy between emotional evocations. I wish I could explain further but I've barely plumbed its depths so far, so I'll just let Coyne's opener do the talking...

NSW · 08-01-2011, 09:30 PM

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Little Dragon - Ritual Union

I just discovered this band a few weeks ago because their latest album(this) leaked. I'm glad I did. Excellent electronic pop, this is more accessible than their other stuff, and they pull it off splendidly. I've listened to this once and I liked every song on it.

Ooohhh...I didn't know they had a new one coming out. What do we mean by "more accessible"? I like the sound of that anyway...the other two were good but I did have some trouble getting into the first one, and the second one had only a couple songs that were really great. They are quirky enough to be enjoyable though. Anyway, thanks for posting this!

Howard the Duck · 08-01-2011, 09:57 PM

sparklingly brilliant post-punk

Nosferatu Man · 08-02-2011, 12:15 AM

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Ooohhh...I didn't know they had a new one coming out. What do we mean by "more accessible"? I like the sound of that anyway...the other two were good but I did have some trouble getting into the first one, and the second one had only a couple songs that were really great. They are quirky enough to be enjoyable though. Anyway, thanks for posting this!

I downloaded based off the mention it got in here and I really enjoyed it.

RVCA · 08-02-2011, 02:09 AM

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It's two songs, one of them is just around an hour long of pure stoner drone noise, it's pretty awesome, but something that's definitely more of a background music.

And if you like this, you'll probably like Om, a project started by two members of Sleep IIRC. some of the best drum'n'bass in the business, imo

anticipation · 08-02-2011, 01:32 PM

this is some really incredible stuff.

08-01-2011, 09:17 PM	#7165 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	*Kevin Coyne & Dagmar Krause - Babble* (1979)** This album is swiftly rising to the stack of my all-time favorites. Musical accompaniment to the theatrical production of one of the strangest collaborations I've heard: Kevin Coyne, a brilliant songwriter well-versed in outsider art, and Dagmar Krause, the contralto chartreuse responsible for the ethereal vocals of avant-prog outfits Henry Cow and Art Bears. Touted by Will Oldham as "the album that changed [his] life", Babble is an unflinching exhumation of a schizoid romance. It sounds like nothing out of the same era (or indeed, anything else by either songwriter), roaming with manic energy between emotional evocations. I wish I could explain further but I've barely plumbed its depths so far, so I'll just let Coyne's opener do the talking... __________________ first.am

07-30-2011, 12:15 PM	#7161 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	Plains of the Purple Buffalo by *shels Really great album, got it after seeing a mention (thank you LS Pete) in I think was the Post-Rock thread. After hearing the first track, I though, how can this possibly get any better, as the first track is absolutely amazing. All I can say about this album is fantastic, haunting, and beautiful. I have to admit, it scared me at times.

07-31-2011, 04:35 AM	#7164 (permalink)
Kaimon Talking Cactus Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Freebirds Posts: 201	Circa Survive - On Letting Go I'm having a hard time getting into their other two albums even after a couple listens, save maybe a song or two, but this one's great! Semi-Constructive Criticism was probably the only one at first that really stuck out the first time through, but after the second listen I'm digging all the tracks.

08-02-2011, 01:32 PM	#7170 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	this is some really incredible stuff.