I'm so glad you liked it! That's actually their second album, just came out a few weeks ago. It does tend to fall into the background, especially if you're doing other things.. it's definitely one of those albums you just have to sit down and concentrate on. Elephants is one of my favorites off this album, good pick.. and I agree, the horns are amazing throughout this album. I'll post a review for the album you sent me once I listen a few more times. :)


Not a problem, expect a PM soonish.

Thanks, getting it now.

No word from Shoe :(

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Word.

I really liked the album Demonoid sent me (The Dirtbombs - Ultraglide in Black). This thing is a great idea.

From RoemerMW -

Carl Stalling - The Carl Stalling Project: Music from Warner Bros. Cartoons 1936-1958

Haha, wacky?! Crazy?! What the fuck?! Obviously, I do recognize some of these and it still sounds fresh. I wouldn't necessarily give this repeated plays, but it's certainly an interesting first two listens so far. I think it's more or less self explained by the title - Music from Warner Bros. Cartoons 1936-1958. I'm not even sure how to rate such a recording. I'll edit this post after another listen :).

If Proggy doesn't send me an album soonish I might not be able to get a review in by Saturday. Depending on whether I go out Friday or not.

Let me know tonight if its still a no go, and Ill fix that.

When I first got the PM i had a quick check up on the net while I was waiting for the link and the first thing that came to mind is how this was not sounding like something that was going to be easy for me to get into at all. The mention of 'indie-folk' and 'alternative country' immediately made me realise this wasnt gonna be up my street but I viewed this as a good thing. I would never check out this myself if it were based purely on the written word in any review I may stumble across.

Throughout the first track I was thinking the very same thing. The vocals were not doing a damn thing for me, if anything they were going right through me and I could already see myself giving a rather negative review but of course I kept listening. Now I'm finished and to be honest I havent the faintest idea what I think now or what my opinion of this record is as it completely threw me for six.

I like a lot of ambient music and this album certainly fits the bill which I think opened a few doors for me. It is very mellow sounding and beautifully spaced out so most of the tracks can make extremely soft and gentle use of an acoustic guitar, percussion, piano's and what must be countless different vocal parts to achieve some of the impressive harmonising.

Such a mellow, spacey album that it sounds a lot more minimalistic that it actually is. When listened to closely theres much more than going on than I personally would have realised had I only been half listening. It needs another listen or two before I can really go either way on this one but theres lots of potential.

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When Bulldog handed this baby over to me, I wasn't sure exactly what to expect. I knew The The had the ever-industrious Johnny Marr and did less-than conventional music, but that was about it.

Mind Bomb, at-least from my perspective, is an example of accessible avant-garde lite' that doesn't sacrifice potential mass-appeal or force creativity in order to sound different. No filler here; each track is completely distinctive from the other: Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) is one hell of a potential dance number, while Gravitate to Me prods along almost funkily with some kind of harmonica goin' about at the edges. There are a variety of influences at play here (including horns!!), but none of them dominate; rather, Mind Bomb has some helluva nice atmosphere that never cares to stay rooted in just one kind of sound or emotion, and that's what made it an interesting listening experience for me.

Basically, this is an incredible album and I want to thank Bulldog for sharing it. :)