Albums You're Digging II

Mrd00d · 09-11-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Flying Lotus - Reset (EP)

Bassnectar - Timestretch: Yeah...guilty, but this is just eardrum destroying fun.

About Flying Lotus... awesome!

About Bassnectar... way better than Skrillex. I've got 3 of Bassnectar's most recent releases and I might as well check this one out too!

Mojo · 09-12-2012, 02:05 PM

40 WATT SUN - THE INSIDE ROOM (2011)

Ok, so for a metal album it's not exactly very heavy. It crawls at an excruciatingly slow pace, wading through the torrent of depressive tone and lyrical content it has been soaked in. I've also generally been one for a subdued, hazy vocal when it comes to doom metal, something that almost struggles not to be lost within the music behind a wall of psychedelia. 40 Watt Sun's Patrick Walker (of 'Warning') vocals are crisp, clear and I'll be damned if they haven't worked a strong, melodic, longing vocal into a repetitive, melancholy doom metal album in a way I was never sure I would enjoy so much.

Zer0 · 09-12-2012, 03:21 PM

Yppah - Eighty One (2012)
A nice electronic album and is quickly becoming one of my favourite releases of 2012 so far. Although he seems to be classed as trip-hop this album is certainly a lot more than that, with elements of ambient and post-rock it's an album that can appeal to a lot of people.

Ulver - Perdition City (2000)
I'm on a serious Ulver kick lately. Their early black metal stuff like their debut Bergtatt is great but their electronic stuff is even better. This album has a bit of a late-night jazzy feel which I quite like and 'The Future Sound Of Music' is the peak of the album for me. I need to explore this band more.

RVCA · 09-13-2012, 11:31 AM

Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway

I listened to this a couple times when I downloaded it some eons ago. "Si, Paloma" really stood out to me and since then I've fallen in love with it. While giving the song another listen on a bus passing through the Swedish countryside, I wondered why in the hell I haven't given the rest of the album the same attention. So I did. And it's really great, don't know how I missed it the first time. Particularly the tracks that precede and follow "Si Paloma". "Duh Koo Kim" is a massive 14-minute folk epic that is sad and slow but never boring. It starts quietly and slowly builds to a very gratifying climax. "Pancho Villa" is some of the most beautiful manipulation of dueling acoustic guitars I've ever heard.

A++ would recommend to anyone. The singer has a unique voice that is sometimes off key but I think that makes it all the more endearing. Now, off to give Red House Painters a whirl.

Also: this bad mamma jamma

Aside from the very noticeable glitching in the drum recordings, it's pretty fffreaking flawless. "April Ethereal" and "Demon of the Fall" are in Opeth's top 5 heavy songs, in my opinion, and "When" is probably top 5 overall. Also, you should have seen my face when I realized each song ends with the name of the next song.

14232949 · 09-13-2012, 12:01 PM

Ah, Sun Kil Moon in better times.
The record he brought out earlier this year, I couldn't get into at all.
Among The Leaves I think it was called, too long and I got the impression he had given up, which some may see as the albums charming quality. I don't.

Phantom Limb · 09-13-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Flying Lotus - Reset (EP): Somehow during my obsession with Flying Lotus' Los angeles album a few years back I managed to gloss over this early release of his. I think it was mainly due to the fact that I'd been fairly unimpressed with the only earlier releases of his that I'd heard, 1983. The LAx3 remix of the Los Angeles album also didn't do too much for me, but coming across Tea Leaf Dancers -- the opening track on Reset -- While checking out my Pandora trip hop station was enough of an impetus to search out album immediately. I still have a hard time getting past the opening track, but as a whole the 6 song EP really is a gem.

As for the reset ep, Massage Situation is a classic, possibly the best track on the ep. You're right though, his earlier work is kinda kit or miss.

If you haven't already, you should give his Pattern+Grid World Ep a listen. It was released after cosmogramma and is probably my favorite FlyLo release (which certainly means something coming from me because I absolutely love Los Angeles and Cosmogramma).

The little flute sound in this song makes me wanna ****. It's so fucking jazzy

duga · 09-17-2012, 11:13 AM

David Byrne and St. Vincent - Love This Giant

Yay, it's finally out! I've been waiting for this collaboration for a while...based on the couple singles they have put out I was very excited to hear how this turned out. So far, it's basically everything I would expect. It's got the best of both worlds, so if you are a fan of either artist this album won't disappoint. There is an interesting back and forth between the two artists...when St. Vincent takes the lead the music is clearly more Byrne-esque (Weekend In the Dust, I Should Watch TV) and vice versa (Who, Optimist). There are quite a few tracks where they both seem to get equal airtime (Lazarus). All in all, it's one of the better collaborations I've heard...ever. Plus that album cover - I can't stop staring at it. This one is gonna be getting some repeat listenings.

Justthefacts · 09-17-2012, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

David Byrne and St. Vincent - Love This Giant

Yay, it's finally out! I've been waiting for this collaboration for a while...based on the couple singles they have put out I was very excited to hear how this turned out. So far, it's basically everything I would expect. It's got the best of both worlds, so if you are a fan of either artist this album won't disappoint. There is an interesting back and forth between the two artists...when St. Vincent takes the lead the music is clearly more Byrne-esque (Weekend In the Dust, I Should Watch TV) and vice versa (Who, Optimist). There are quite a few tracks where they both seem to get equal airtime (Lazarus). All in all, it's one of the better collaborations I've heard...ever. Plus that album cover - I can't stop staring at it. This one is gonna be getting some repeat listenings.

What the hell is wrong with Clark's face? It's like something's poking her cheek from the inside.

**Janszoon** · 09-17-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Slow Groove

What the hell is wrong with Clark's face? It's like something's poking her cheek from the inside.

Both their faces are distorted. Look at David Byrne's jaw!

Justthefacts · 09-17-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Both their faces are distorted. Look at David Byrne's jaw!

I know! It's trippy!

09-12-2012, 02:05 PM	#8542 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	40 WATT SUN - THE INSIDE ROOM (2011) Ok, so for a metal album it's not exactly very heavy. It crawls at an excruciatingly slow pace, wading through the torrent of depressive tone and lyrical content it has been soaked in. I've also generally been one for a subdued, hazy vocal when it comes to doom metal, something that almost struggles not to be lost within the music behind a wall of psychedelia. 40 Watt Sun's Patrick Walker (of 'Warning') vocals are crisp, clear and I'll be damned if they haven't worked a strong, melodic, longing vocal into a repetitive, melancholy doom metal album in a way I was never sure I would enjoy so much. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

09-12-2012, 03:21 PM	#8543 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Yppah - Eighty One (2012) A nice electronic album and is quickly becoming one of my favourite releases of 2012 so far. Although he seems to be classed as trip-hop this album is certainly a lot more than that, with elements of ambient and post-rock it's an album that can appeal to a lot of people. Ulver - Perdition City (2000) I'm on a serious Ulver kick lately. Their early black metal stuff like their debut Bergtatt is great but their electronic stuff is even better. This album has a bit of a late-night jazzy feel which I quite like and 'The Future Sound Of Music' is the peak of the album for me. I need to explore this band more. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

09-17-2012, 11:13 AM	#8547 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	David Byrne and St. Vincent - Love This Giant Yay, it's finally out! I've been waiting for this collaboration for a while...based on the couple singles they have put out I was very excited to hear how this turned out. So far, it's basically everything I would expect. It's got the best of both worlds, so if you are a fan of either artist this album won't disappoint. There is an interesting back and forth between the two artists...when St. Vincent takes the lead the music is clearly more Byrne-esque (Weekend In the Dust, I Should Watch TV) and vice versa (Who, Optimist). There are quite a few tracks where they both seem to get equal airtime (Lazarus). All in all, it's one of the better collaborations I've heard...ever. Plus that album cover - I can't stop staring at it. This one is gonna be getting some repeat listenings. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

09-13-2012, 11:31 AM	#8544 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway I listened to this a couple times when I downloaded it some eons ago. "Si, Paloma" really stood out to me and since then I've fallen in love with it. While giving the song another listen on a bus passing through the Swedish countryside, I wondered why in the hell I haven't given the rest of the album the same attention. So I did. And it's really great, don't know how I missed it the first time. Particularly the tracks that precede and follow "Si Paloma". "Duh Koo Kim" is a massive 14-minute folk epic that is sad and slow but never boring. It starts quietly and slowly builds to a very gratifying climax. "Pancho Villa" is some of the most beautiful manipulation of dueling acoustic guitars I've ever heard. A++ would recommend to anyone. The singer has a unique voice that is sometimes off key but I think that makes it all the more endearing. Now, off to give Red House Painters a whirl. Also: this bad mamma jamma Aside from the very noticeable glitching in the drum recordings, it's pretty fffreaking flawless. "April Ethereal" and "Demon of the Fall" are in Opeth's top 5 heavy songs, in my opinion, and "When" is probably top 5 overall. Also, you should have seen my face when I realized each song ends with the name of the next song.

09-13-2012, 12:01 PM	#8545 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	Ah, Sun Kil Moon in better times. The record he brought out earlier this year, I couldn't get into at all. Among The Leaves I think it was called, too long and I got the impression he had given up, which some may see as the albums charming quality. I don't.