The Quiet Man in the Corner

Monk · 07-21-2010, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Atmospheric Depressive Suicidal Black Metal:

Gris - Il Était Une Forêt...
Label : Sepulchral Productions
Release : December 20th, 2007
Songs: Il Était Une Forêt..., Le Gala Des Gens Heureux, Cicatrice, Veux-tu Danser?, Profonde Misanthropie, La Dryade

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Depressive Suicidal Black Metal/Shoegaze:

Various Artists - The World Comes to an End in the End of a Journey
Label : Pest Productions
Release : September 2009

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Depressive/Suicidal Black Metal:

... - Somebody Save Me E.P.
Label : Self Mutilation Services
Release : 2009
Songs: Beyond, The Tears Of An Anguished Soul, I Can Reach The Stars..., Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division Cover)

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Modern Classical/Ambient:

Le Lendemain - Fires
Label : Home Normal
Release : October 23rd, 2009
Songs: Fiore, Petrichor, Linden, Att Andas, Narbonne, Lois, Paus, Le Fleuve, & Even With Eyes Closed

Could you pm me these?

CanwllCorfe · 07-21-2010, 04:23 PM

I sure can!

Check your inbox

CanwllCorfe · 07-27-2010, 12:12 PM

Classical/Choir:

Arvo Pärt - Arbos
Label : ECM New Series
Release : May 26th, 1987

Arvo Pärt. He's a big deal. He probably gets all the chicks in Estonia. He is considered THE composer of Religious music. Now, I'm not very big on Religion but it's hard not to see the beauty in his works and not get swept up in them. If you're at all familiar with Gregorian chanting then you may hear that influence on his music. Now he's such a badass mofo that he even created his own technique called "tintinnabuli". He describes it as:

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the mathematically exact connection from one line to another.....tintinnabuli is the rule where the melody and the accompanying voice ...is one. One plus one, it is one - it is not two. This is the secret of this technique.

All this aside, it's pretty much an undeniably gorgeous album. If you're religious you may be more affected and start crying uncontrollably but for me, it has a really old and strange mystique. It makes you feel like you're listening to something very, very important from hundreds of years ago. It also makes me think of Christmas time

Who in the hell doesn't want to be reminded of Christmas time? All the compositions on the album are manageable (short) and stand alone so don't you fret none if this territory is unfamiliar. All you need to do is get your hands on it. You won't be sorry. May the power of Arvo Pärt compel you!

Dr.Seussicide · 07-27-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

I sure can!

Check your inbox

If it's not too much trouble, can that message be forwarded?

CanwllCorfe · 07-27-2010, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Seussicide

If it's not too much trouble, can that message be forwarded?

It sure can!

Any other albums or just the ones he requested?

CanwllCorfe · 08-22-2010, 10:03 PM

Witch House:

Balam Acab - See Birds E.P.
Label : Tri Angle
Release : August 16th, 2010

Does Witch House sound familiar? I bet you're a big fan aren't you. Well, that's where it started for me. I love Halloween so Witches and I go way back. House is a great club genre that I love. But what in the hell is Witch House? Instead of mixing brews and potions, do they grab their brooms and fly to the nearest club? Jeebus only knows. As it turns out, it's also known as Drag and Haunted House. It's a form of Synth Pop slowed way down and each artist does their own thing. This is coming from one of the artists accredited with starting this genre, namely, oOoOO. Burial's Untrue is said to be a big influence, so naturally I became very interested.

Speaking of Burial, I can hear a connection in this record. Think slowed down Dubstep, with a lot of ethereal samples and melodies flowing on top of the broken beats. If you're one of those folks who talk about Post Rock putting you to sleep, look elsewhere. For me, this album is just as beautiful as any Ambient I've heard. It's almost hard to explain the sort of feeling I get from it. In one respect it's quite pretty, but it's not bright. I imagine listening to this on a dark and rainy night. It's lethargic and looming without being oppressive. It's almost like a dream, and I can't help but be brought back to the first time I heard Untrue. It's one of those introspective albums that probably won't be popular with the everyday person, but will resonate for people like me who are drawn into music like this; ethereal and emotive. I was really enjoying the whole album but one track, Big Boy, really moved me. I don't know what it is but there's something in it that really pulls at my heartstrings. Although Dream Out, the song following Big Boy, brightens things up quite a bit. It opens the blinds if you will. Almost as if the album goes from the late night to early morning sun. Then again the subtitle for the first song is Moon, and the last song is Sun.. so this probably isn't on accident. Whatever the reason, whoever you are, you need to check this release out. You WON'T be sorry. I will definitely keep him on my high tech artist radar.

I did this review for the blog that NumberNineDream started, but figured I could post it here as well. Spread the wealth! Although the main reason is that it's one hell of an album and I don't want anyone to miss out.

Ambient/Post Rock:

The Echelon Effect - Reunion
Label : Glidescope
Release : July 27th, 2009

The Echelon Effect is an artist I happen to find on accident, thanks to YouTube. It is the name of a solo project started by the man David Walters in the UK. His sound can pretty much be described as a mix of Ambient and Post Rock with a good heap of gorgeousness. The tracks are so bright and sunny it's hard to be sad while listening. Some songs may be slower or more quiet than others, but there is no darkness to be found. He utilizes a good amount of instruments which really help keep everything interesting. My personal favorite are the bells. They bring so much optimism to the table it can single-handedly reverse any negativity you were harboring before turning on any of the tracks that feature them; namely Finality and Glidescope.

In this album you can go from what sounds like the usual Post Rock (Summing Velocities) to songs like First Sight which is like a huge wall of sound and is, in a word, humbling. It starts quiet and then builds and builds and builds. The whole album is an experience and may have made The Echelon Effect one of my absolute favorite artists. He fills a niche I've been trying to fill for awhile now. If you are into Post Rock, Ambient, or anything gorgeous at all, you owe it to yourself to check him out.

CanwllCorfe · 09-01-2010, 11:55 PM

Depressive Black Metal/Shoegaze:

Hypomanie - Hypomanie
Label : Valse Sinistre
Release : September 2009

This Shoegaze Black Metal stuff is really making a ruckus. A big ruckus. Well.. that's probably an exaggeration. But still. If you're not familiar with it, mix together the dreaminess and instrumentals of Shoegaze and Post rock with the vocals of DSBM. Speaking of vocals, they're one of the biggest reasons that this release stands out among the others of its kind. Despite "happiness" being one of the supposed lyrical influences, all I hear is indiscernible screaming. It's quite bizarre. The song titles aren't of the usual kind. Songs like "Sunday" and "Sleep Tight" aren't what I'm used to seeing. They sound like tracks for a Christian lullaby album. Taking that into consideration, along with the fact that on his Myspace he calls his material "amplified pop music" and that he says he loves everyone, REALLY makes you wonder what the hell he's trying to get across. Though I'd take this over Xasthur's histrionics (pretty much said he has no Myspace because the truth is, no one is his friend and.. blah blah).

Well, as always, I digress. You can get a wide variety of feelings from this record. Songs like Zondagmorgen (Sunday), are rather quiet and dreamy (well.. not taking the vocals into consideration of course), while songs like Innocentie are very intense and evocative; complete with a music box melody and what sounds to be a baby crying. Which ironically is one of the heaviest songs on the whole EP. Definitely recommended fellow MBers!

CanwllCorfe · 10-28-2010, 05:34 PM

I'm back! I've decided I'll just update with whatever I damn well please. The idea of writing a full fledged review while dealing with college, is just never appealing. So sometimes I'll post about a new artist I may enjoy, a song I've been listening to a lot, and all kinds of whatever. For right now, I've been listening to a lot of Progressive House lately. Nomad in the Dark and Mango especially.

On that note, Mango actually released a free pack of remixes he did! Which can be had by clicking right on the link I'm about to post right here.

CanwllCorfe · 11-10-2010, 01:33 AM

Experimentation in the Electronic scene! It's funny how some artists can almost always sound the same, while others can get involved in all kinds of weird **** to the point that you don't know what they're gonna make next. As an example, here's 2 songs made by the German group Megara vs. DJ Lee

To think, they're 9 years apart. To keep things as simple as possible, I'll compare them to another German duo. Their name? Kamui! Their first track came out in 2004, when they were both 17. They went from nothing, to being signed onto the same label as HUGE Hard Trance names such as Scot Project and DJ Wag. The song: Ghosts.

Now, they call what they make "hard funk". I'd personally call it an amalgamation of Techno and Trance with all kinds of weird influences.

But hey now, the plot thickens! Half of Kamui, Patrick Scheidt, has his own solo project. He creates mainly Progressive House and Progressive Trance with a good amount of Techno influence. From being one of the biggest duos in Hard Trance, to being featured on Tiesto's radio show. That's a pretty fuggin' huge jump. It makes me wonder and question why this is. Hands Up, as a genre, has barely changed. Trance on the other hand, changes all the damn time. Ah yes, good ol' Electronic music.

CanwllCorfe · 11-24-2010, 01:59 AM

07-21-2010, 04:23 PM	#62 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I sure can! Check your inbox __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

08-22-2010, 10:03 PM	#66 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Witch House: Balam Acab - See Birds E.P. Label : Tri Angle Release : August 16th, 2010 Does Witch House sound familiar? I bet you're a big fan aren't you. Well, that's where it started for me. I love Halloween so Witches and I go way back. House is a great club genre that I love. But what in the hell is Witch House? Instead of mixing brews and potions, do they grab their brooms and fly to the nearest club? Jeebus only knows. As it turns out, it's also known as Drag and Haunted House. It's a form of Synth Pop slowed way down and each artist does their own thing. This is coming from one of the artists accredited with starting this genre, namely, oOoOO. Burial's Untrue is said to be a big influence, so naturally I became very interested. Speaking of Burial, I can hear a connection in this record. Think slowed down Dubstep, with a lot of ethereal samples and melodies flowing on top of the broken beats. If you're one of those folks who talk about Post Rock putting you to sleep, look elsewhere. For me, this album is just as beautiful as any Ambient I've heard. It's almost hard to explain the sort of feeling I get from it. In one respect it's quite pretty, but it's not bright. I imagine listening to this on a dark and rainy night. It's lethargic and looming without being oppressive. It's almost like a dream, and I can't help but be brought back to the first time I heard Untrue. It's one of those introspective albums that probably won't be popular with the everyday person, but will resonate for people like me who are drawn into music like this; ethereal and emotive. I was really enjoying the whole album but one track, Big Boy, really moved me. I don't know what it is but there's something in it that really pulls at my heartstrings. Although Dream Out, the song following Big Boy, brightens things up quite a bit. It opens the blinds if you will. Almost as if the album goes from the late night to early morning sun. Then again the subtitle for the first song is Moon, and the last song is Sun.. so this probably isn't on accident. Whatever the reason, whoever you are, you need to check this release out. You WON'T be sorry. I will definitely keep him on my high tech artist radar. I did this review for the blog that NumberNineDream started, but figured I could post it here as well. Spread the wealth! Although the main reason is that it's one hell of an album and I don't want anyone to miss out. Ambient/Post Rock: The Echelon Effect - Reunion Label : Glidescope Release : July 27th, 2009 The Echelon Effect is an artist I happen to find on accident, thanks to YouTube. It is the name of a solo project started by the man David Walters in the UK. His sound can pretty much be described as a mix of Ambient and Post Rock with a good heap of gorgeousness. The tracks are so bright and sunny it's hard to be sad while listening. Some songs may be slower or more quiet than others, but there is no darkness to be found. He utilizes a good amount of instruments which really help keep everything interesting. My personal favorite are the bells. They bring so much optimism to the table it can single-handedly reverse any negativity you were harboring before turning on any of the tracks that feature them; namely Finality and Glidescope. In this album you can go from what sounds like the usual Post Rock (Summing Velocities) to songs like First Sight which is like a huge wall of sound and is, in a word, humbling. It starts quiet and then builds and builds and builds. The whole album is an experience and may have made The Echelon Effect one of my absolute favorite artists. He fills a niche I've been trying to fill for awhile now. If you are into Post Rock, Ambient, or anything gorgeous at all, you owe it to yourself to check him out. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind. Last edited by CanwllCorfe; 09-01-2010 at 09:50 PM.

09-01-2010, 11:55 PM	#67 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Depressive Black Metal/Shoegaze: Hypomanie - Hypomanie Label : Valse Sinistre Release : September 2009 This Shoegaze Black Metal stuff is really making a ruckus. A big ruckus. Well.. that's probably an exaggeration. But still. If you're not familiar with it, mix together the dreaminess and instrumentals of Shoegaze and Post rock with the vocals of DSBM. Speaking of vocals, they're one of the biggest reasons that this release stands out among the others of its kind. Despite "happiness" being one of the supposed lyrical influences, all I hear is indiscernible screaming. It's quite bizarre. The song titles aren't of the usual kind. Songs like "Sunday" and "Sleep Tight" aren't what I'm used to seeing. They sound like tracks for a Christian lullaby album. Taking that into consideration, along with the fact that on his Myspace he calls his material "amplified pop music" and that he says he loves everyone, REALLY makes you wonder what the hell he's trying to get across. Though I'd take this over Xasthur's histrionics (pretty much said he has no Myspace because the truth is, no one is his friend and.. blah blah). Well, as always, I digress. You can get a wide variety of feelings from this record. Songs like Zondagmorgen (Sunday), are rather quiet and dreamy (well.. not taking the vocals into consideration of course), while songs like Innocentie are very intense and evocative; complete with a music box melody and what sounds to be a baby crying. Which ironically is one of the heaviest songs on the whole EP. Definitely recommended fellow MBers! __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind. Last edited by CanwllCorfe; 10-28-2010 at 05:35 PM.

10-28-2010, 05:34 PM	#68 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I'm back! I've decided I'll just update with whatever I damn well please. The idea of writing a full fledged review while dealing with college, is just never appealing. So sometimes I'll post about a new artist I may enjoy, a song I've been listening to a lot, and all kinds of whatever. For right now, I've been listening to a lot of Progressive House lately. Nomad in the Dark and Mango especially. On that note, Mango actually released a free pack of remixes he did! Which can be had by clicking right on the link I'm about to post right here. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

11-10-2010, 01:33 AM	#69 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Experimentation in the Electronic scene! It's funny how some artists can almost always sound the same, while others can get involved in all kinds of weird **** to the point that you don't know what they're gonna make next. As an example, here's 2 songs made by the German group Megara vs. DJ Lee To think, they're 9 years apart. To keep things as simple as possible, I'll compare them to another German duo. Their name? Kamui! Their first track came out in 2004, when they were both 17. They went from nothing, to being signed onto the same label as HUGE Hard Trance names such as Scot Project and DJ Wag. The song: Ghosts. Now, they call what they make "hard funk". I'd personally call it an amalgamation of Techno and Trance with all kinds of weird influences. But hey now, the plot thickens! Half of Kamui, Patrick Scheidt, has his own solo project. He creates mainly Progressive House and Progressive Trance with a good amount of Techno influence. From being one of the biggest duos in Hard Trance, to being featured on Tiesto's radio show. That's a pretty fuggin' huge jump. It makes me wonder and question why this is. Hands Up, as a genre, has barely changed. Trance on the other hand, changes all the damn time. Ah yes, good ol' Electronic music. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

11-24-2010, 01:59 AM	#70 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	__________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.