Sneer's Emporium of Sound

Sneer · 03-26-2009, 05:28 PM

Lol so much better than my flippant 'musical cove' suggestion. Yeah its quite liberating not being confined to an ordered countdown now. Thanks RT.

mannny · 03-26-2009, 08:59 PM

This has actually been one of my favotire album list threads. I'm glad that it will go on indefinetly now. That Unicrons album has become one of my favorites. It's a shame they had such a short life. Do you know any bands that have a simliar sound to them?

Mojo · 03-27-2009, 09:05 AM

Yeah it would have been a shame to close it. I've picked up a few albums off this list and keep coming back to check on it.

Sneer · 03-27-2009, 10:17 AM

Savage Republic
Jamahiriya

Released in 1988, this album stands out from its peers with the milieu of influences it entwines within its 47 minute duration.

Essentially a post-punk album with industrial and surf overtones, it incorporates an assortment of ethnic music influences ranging from tribal percussion to middle-eastern mysticism and south american to eastern european folk to create this sound that never becomes formulaic, one dimensional or stagnant.

Quite often the music recedes into these hypnotic, almost numbing psychedelic jams; beautifully lumbering and sparse, before erupting with spikey, art-punk hooks and feedback - you neve quite know where its going to go next. At times it' sound is distant and cold; such as with the title song, whilst at other times it bubbles and froths with energy, as Viva La Rock'n'Roll will testify - but there is always this unexplainable, foreboding underbelly to it that has a strange ability in stirring up your adrenaline the longer it goes on.

Due to the myriad influences replete within this album i feel it somewhat transcends time and space - if you're looking for an angst-fuelled, angular post-punk album; here you have it, if you're looking for an ethereal psychedelic freak out, this'll whip you up something delighful, and if you're up for something a little different that will take you outside the monotony of convention; give this a listen. It is an album that requires your undivided attention and if you're only looking for something to put on in the background i'd stay clear.

Sneer · 04-01-2009, 08:04 PM

The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground released four spectacular albums. The first two, with John Cale, were experimental, often abrasive and sometimes deeply unsettling explorations in sound - subversions of the rock & roll formula. Then Cale left, Doug Yule came in and, coupled with Lou Reed's desire to access a mainstream audience, the third eponymous instalment came into fruition.

For the first time in a while the Velvet camp was acting as a relaxed, cohesive unit shorn of the tensions bubbling through the WL/WH sessions. This is explicated clearly in the music. It's tender, measured and full of confidence - obvious in swaggering numbers such as What Goes On and I'm Beginning To See The Light, songs that seamlessly intermingle with delicate ballads such as Candy Says and Pale Blue Eyes. Theres is a maturity to the songs as Reed really flexes his songwriting muscles; this album to me is the documentation of a journey of self discovery - lyrics often depicting a mind perturbed and conflicted; yet as it progresses clarity begins to seep and unravel from the lyrics and elegantly laid back musical arrangements - I'm Set Free serving as an exhortation for this point.

Listening to this album is a truely life-affirming experience for me personally, and it represents a band free from the shackles experimentation (which is a paradox in itself). Its difficult for me to name a favourite Velvet album - they all bring something different to the table. Yet this is the most personal listen of the lot, the one that resonates within the self most implicitly - what more could you want from music?

GravitySlips · 04-01-2009, 08:32 PM

I've heard a different Savage Republic album, which is very good. Can you upload that one if possible?

Sneer · 04-01-2009, 08:38 PM

Sure thing, give me the until the weekend.

Sneer · 06-18-2009, 11:29 AM

Dublin Duck Dispensary
Luanqibazao

Released earlier this year, this LP is the seventh offering in three years from Irishman Bobby Aherne, AKA Dublin Duck Dispensary.

'Luanqibazao' in Chinese means 'a complete mess'. This is quite a fitting description of the album in general - one glorious mish mash of influences and styles. Fusing folk with punk and electronica, all executed in a savage lo-fi production aesthetic, this is a piece that sounds like it has been constructed from the bedroom (which, in fact, i believe it was) of a, lets say eccentric, individual. It possesses a deeply personal quality laden with psychedelic noise and Dadaist lyrics whilst simultaneously lathering the listener in catchy melodies and guitar hooks interwoven with pummeling synth and drum machines - all drenched in acidic distortion.

Luanqibazao is an immensly energetic album; many of the songs are short, snappy bursts that still manage to completely capture the listener. Nonetheless, there is a maturity and self assurance about Aherne's delivery as the music regularly careers between meloncholy and uncontrollable joy, folk and garage punk.

For fans of Islands, Wavves and Ariel Pink.

dac · 06-18-2009, 11:45 AM

Link to this newest one please

Sneer · 06-18-2009, 11:50 AM

Rack & Ruin records

You'll notice i included the incorrect album art in my review, the correct art was hard to find. Just right click on the thumbnails (i strongly recommend you acquire Yykes Basket too)

03-26-2009, 05:28 PM	#101 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Lol so much better than my flippant 'musical cove' suggestion. Yeah its quite liberating not being confined to an ordered countdown now. Thanks RT. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

03-26-2009, 08:59 PM	#102 (permalink)
mannny **** Steve Harvey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MASS Posts: 423	This has actually been one of my favotire album list threads. I'm glad that it will go on indefinetly now. That Unicrons album has become one of my favorites. It's a shame they had such a short life. Do you know any bands that have a simliar sound to them? __________________

03-27-2009, 09:05 AM	#103 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	Yeah it would have been a shame to close it. I've picked up a few albums off this list and keep coming back to check on it. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

03-27-2009, 10:17 AM	#104 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Savage Republic Jamahiriya Released in 1988, this album stands out from its peers with the milieu of influences it entwines within its 47 minute duration. Essentially a post-punk album with industrial and surf overtones, it incorporates an assortment of ethnic music influences ranging from tribal percussion to middle-eastern mysticism and south american to eastern european folk to create this sound that never becomes formulaic, one dimensional or stagnant. Quite often the music recedes into these hypnotic, almost numbing psychedelic jams; beautifully lumbering and sparse, before erupting with spikey, art-punk hooks and feedback - you neve quite know where its going to go next. At times it' sound is distant and cold; such as with the title song, whilst at other times it bubbles and froths with energy, as Viva La Rock'n'Roll will testify - but there is always this unexplainable, foreboding underbelly to it that has a strange ability in stirring up your adrenaline the longer it goes on. Due to the myriad influences replete within this album i feel it somewhat transcends time and space - if you're looking for an angst-fuelled, angular post-punk album; here you have it, if you're looking for an ethereal psychedelic freak out, this'll whip you up something delighful, and if you're up for something a little different that will take you outside the monotony of convention; give this a listen. It is an album that requires your undivided attention and if you're only looking for something to put on in the background i'd stay clear. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show Last edited by Sneer; 03-27-2009 at 10:25 AM.

04-01-2009, 08:04 PM	#105 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground released four spectacular albums. The first two, with John Cale, were experimental, often abrasive and sometimes deeply unsettling explorations in sound - subversions of the rock & roll formula. Then Cale left, Doug Yule came in and, coupled with Lou Reed's desire to access a mainstream audience, the third eponymous instalment came into fruition. For the first time in a while the Velvet camp was acting as a relaxed, cohesive unit shorn of the tensions bubbling through the WL/WH sessions. This is explicated clearly in the music. It's tender, measured and full of confidence - obvious in swaggering numbers such as What Goes On and I'm Beginning To See The Light, songs that seamlessly intermingle with delicate ballads such as Candy Says and Pale Blue Eyes. Theres is a maturity to the songs as Reed really flexes his songwriting muscles; this album to me is the documentation of a journey of self discovery - lyrics often depicting a mind perturbed and conflicted; yet as it progresses clarity begins to seep and unravel from the lyrics and elegantly laid back musical arrangements - I'm Set Free serving as an exhortation for this point. Listening to this album is a truely life-affirming experience for me personally, and it represents a band free from the shackles experimentation (which is a paradox in itself). Its difficult for me to name a favourite Velvet album - they all bring something different to the table. Yet this is the most personal listen of the lot, the one that resonates within the self most implicitly - what more could you want from music? __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show Last edited by Sneer; 04-01-2009 at 08:16 PM.

04-01-2009, 08:32 PM	#106 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	I've heard a different Savage Republic album, which is very good. Can you upload that one if possible?

04-01-2009, 08:38 PM	#107 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Sure thing, give me the until the weekend. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

06-18-2009, 11:29 AM	#108 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Dublin Duck Dispensary Luanqibazao Released earlier this year, this LP is the seventh offering in three years from Irishman Bobby Aherne, AKA Dublin Duck Dispensary. 'Luanqibazao' in Chinese means 'a complete mess'. This is quite a fitting description of the album in general - one glorious mish mash of influences and styles. Fusing folk with punk and electronica, all executed in a savage lo-fi production aesthetic, this is a piece that sounds like it has been constructed from the bedroom (which, in fact, i believe it was) of a, lets say eccentric, individual. It possesses a deeply personal quality laden with psychedelic noise and Dadaist lyrics whilst simultaneously lathering the listener in catchy melodies and guitar hooks interwoven with pummeling synth and drum machines - all drenched in acidic distortion. Luanqibazao is an immensly energetic album; many of the songs are short, snappy bursts that still manage to completely capture the listener. Nonetheless, there is a maturity and self assurance about Aherne's delivery as the music regularly careers between meloncholy and uncontrollable joy, folk and garage punk. For fans of Islands, Wavves and Ariel Pink. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

06-18-2009, 11:45 AM	#109 (permalink)
dac MB's Biggest Fanboy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 2,852	Link to this newest one please __________________

06-18-2009, 11:50 AM	#110 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Rack & Ruin records You'll notice i included the incorrect album art in my review, the correct art was hard to find. Just right click on the thumbnails (i strongly recommend you acquire Yykes Basket too) __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show