Yes- it's my list of favourite albums thread (lyrics, electronic)

jackhammer · 11-16-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

All very nice picks thusfar Jack. I'll have to check out EBTG too, as they look really interesting.

PS: Camel and Goblin kicks Eloy's ass.

This is alphabetised so I had more than enough 'C's so Camel did'nt get in and I have'nt reached 'G' yet. That's why it's a little different to a typical Best of thread. I can only pick 4 albums for each letter. I have narrowed it down to 17 artist for 'F', which has to be narrowed down again to 4.

jackhammer · 11-19-2008, 06:15 PM

Fat Freddy's Drop - Based On A True Story (2005)

There are many albums that intrigue, educate, enthrall, enrage, envelope, delight and perplex me. Very few albums elicit passion in me. A bass heavy, sensual mix of Dub, Reggae, Funk and sweet Soul alters my perception and appreciation of music.

BOATS is a mish mash of well established musical styles. It riffs on the smooth electro sounds of 80's soul. It incorporates gentle rocksteady reggae riffs. It layers jazz/funk horns all over it's compositions like icing on a cake. It is everything that screams of safety nets, a lack of originality and musical safety.

It is also an album that begs to be played with the lights down low. A faint aroma of the sweetest alcohol and gently burning candles. It's purpose is not to impress. It's purpose is to ingratiate itself into the ambience. Put simply: this album is sex on a stick.

Astronomer · 11-19-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

It is also an album that begs to be played with the lights down low. A faint aroma of the sweetest alcohol and gently burning candles. It's purpose is not to impress. It's purpose is to ingratiate itself into the ambience. Put simply: this album is sex on a stick.

Well put, and if I may continue your sexual metaphors, about the 3 minute mark would be the climax! Ha. Nah, this is really funky. I definitely like it. And yes I was bopping my head.

jackhammer · 11-19-2008, 07:36 PM

At last- someone get's it

Seltzer · 11-20-2008, 06:27 AM

Fat Freddy's Drop is great and I listened to that album today.

NZ's dub/reggae scene makes up for the horror it has unleashed on the world in the form of Goodnight Nurse and Young Sid.

jackhammer · 11-22-2008, 02:32 PM

Fields Of The Nephilim - Elizium (1990)

Probably the pinnacle of the hugely underated and influential Fields Of The Nephilim. Thrown in (unfairly) with the slew of Goth bands that appeared in the mid 80's in the U.K, FOTN (with the exceptionof Carl McCoy's vocals) built their lyrics and imagery about The Nephilim who were a race of people and their music around many textured layers.

Many fans equated the Nephilim sound to a heavy Pink Floyd sound. Indeed Nod's drumming style although of a higher tempo compared to PF's Nick Mason uses that same languid ride cymbal rhythm instead of the usual Hi-Hat sound that most heavy guitar bands utilise. FOTN almost always use the two guitars differently to create a trademark sound. One would play the main riffs while the other would play a steady and simple picking rhythm.

Their sound really softened on this album and is a forgotten masterpiece encompassing some truly outstanding ambient atmosphere punctuated by powerful and emotional outbursts of guitars.

Gone from this album was McCoys trademark guttarl dark baritone to be replaced by a broody and at times alluringly melancholic vocal style. The album drags you in from the opening track and takes you on a journey both lyrically and musically. It is rich, imaginative and all enveloping, in fact this album possesss a rare beauty and (if you like this sort of music) demands to be heard.

Brilliant rendition of 'At The Gates Of Silent Memory' (just wait for little tempo change @ 6 mins-and the actual quality too):

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-22-2008, 02:48 PM

*keeps quiet*

jackhammer · 11-22-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

*keeps quiet*

I know you dislike them. Is it the image or because of their lyrical contents?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-22-2008, 02:54 PM

It was more the nature of how I was introduced to them.

I was 15 & wanted to listen to stuff like Motorhead and I had a best friend who would insist on playing this stuff to me all the time when I just wasn't interested.

Ever since then I've avoided them like the plague.

jackhammer · 11-22-2008, 03:13 PM

Five Or Six - Cantame Esa Cancion Que Dice,Yeah,Yeah,Yeah (1982)

Big props to Urban who introduced this Post Punk release to me. Their is barely info on the net about this band so my background knowledge is sadly lacking.

This album is a compilation that consists of mainly unreleased/ B-side tracks but it is so experimentally brilliant. Strange instrumentals, atmospheric atypical lofi post Punk tracks, a horn solo here and there, electronic rhythms and a genuine sense of talent and uniqueness have quickly made this album one of my favourites in the relatively short time i have had it.

Lost Cause and Chalk Circle are highlights for me. At times incredibly cohesive and at others it just wanders around aimlessly like an old drunk deciding where to go. This IS a good thing though. No youtube vid's for this extraordinary band either. That's what i call cult music.

11-19-2008, 06:15 PM	#72 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Fat Freddy's Drop - Based On A True Story (2005) There are many albums that intrigue, educate, enthrall, enrage, envelope, delight and perplex me. Very few albums elicit passion in me. A bass heavy, sensual mix of Dub, Reggae, Funk and sweet Soul alters my perception and appreciation of music. BOATS is a mish mash of well established musical styles. It riffs on the smooth electro sounds of 80's soul. It incorporates gentle rocksteady reggae riffs. It layers jazz/funk horns all over it's compositions like icing on a cake. It is everything that screams of safety nets, a lack of originality and musical safety. It is also an album that begs to be played with the lights down low. A faint aroma of the sweetest alcohol and gently burning candles. It's purpose is not to impress. It's purpose is to ingratiate itself into the ambience. Put simply: this album is sex on a stick. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-19-2008, 07:36 PM	#74 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	At last- someone get's it __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-20-2008, 06:27 AM	#75 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Fat Freddy's Drop is great and I listened to that album today. NZ's dub/reggae scene makes up for the horror it has unleashed on the world in the form of Goodnight Nurse and Young Sid. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

11-22-2008, 02:32 PM	#76 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Fields Of The Nephilim - Elizium (1990) Probably the pinnacle of the hugely underated and influential Fields Of The Nephilim. Thrown in (unfairly) with the slew of Goth bands that appeared in the mid 80's in the U.K, FOTN (with the exceptionof Carl McCoy's vocals) built their lyrics and imagery about The Nephilim who were a race of people and their music around many textured layers. Many fans equated the Nephilim sound to a heavy Pink Floyd sound. Indeed Nod's drumming style although of a higher tempo compared to PF's Nick Mason uses that same languid ride cymbal rhythm instead of the usual Hi-Hat sound that most heavy guitar bands utilise. FOTN almost always use the two guitars differently to create a trademark sound. One would play the main riffs while the other would play a steady and simple picking rhythm. Their sound really softened on this album and is a forgotten masterpiece encompassing some truly outstanding ambient atmosphere punctuated by powerful and emotional outbursts of guitars. Gone from this album was McCoys trademark guttarl dark baritone to be replaced by a broody and at times alluringly melancholic vocal style. The album drags you in from the opening track and takes you on a journey both lyrically and musically. It is rich, imaginative and all enveloping, in fact this album possesss a rare beauty and (if you like this sort of music) demands to be heard. Brilliant rendition of 'At The Gates Of Silent Memory' (just wait for little tempo change @ 6 mins-and the actual quality too): __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-22-2008, 02:48 PM	#77 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	keeps quiet __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

11-22-2008, 02:54 PM	#79 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	It was more the nature of how I was introduced to them. I was 15 & wanted to listen to stuff like Motorhead and I had a best friend who would insist on playing this stuff to me all the time when I just wasn't interested. Ever since then I've avoided them like the plague. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

11-22-2008, 03:13 PM	#80 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Five Or Six - Cantame Esa Cancion Que Dice,Yeah,Yeah,Yeah (1982) Big props to Urban who introduced this Post Punk release to me. Their is barely info on the net about this band so my background knowledge is sadly lacking. This album is a compilation that consists of mainly unreleased/ B-side tracks but it is so experimentally brilliant. Strange instrumentals, atmospheric atypical lofi post Punk tracks, a horn solo here and there, electronic rhythms and a genuine sense of talent and uniqueness have quickly made this album one of my favourites in the relatively short time i have had it. Lost Cause and Chalk Circle are highlights for me. At times incredibly cohesive and at others it just wanders around aimlessly like an old drunk deciding where to go. This IS a good thing though. No youtube vid's for this extraordinary band either. That's what i call cult music. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”