from freak fighter to lamp lighter

OccultHawk · 04-10-2018, 07:00 PM

orrin evans knowing is half the battle

This guy has joined or is joining The Bad Plus. I think of The Bad Plus as a pretty good band. Are they a poor man’s Martin Medeski and Wood or is it the other way around? Or is there no reason to associate the two bands? I also don’t know if this record is nu jazz or smooth jazz or what. Seriously, tell me if you know. I dislike how it’s marketed. I mean the cover. Mr. Serious Jazz Musician. Gin and tonic. Some stupid hotel. There’s better stuff coming out all the time mentioned in my free jazz 2018 thread. But why am I so bitter? This isn’t even very famous and it’s actually pretty good except some vocals. Don’t ****ing sing. Oh. My. Gawd. It’s a terrible David Bowie cover. Kooks from Hunky Dory. Oh Jesus that’s ****ing awful. Kevin Eubanks from Jay Leno and Branford. He’s really good but it’s hard not to hate.

Now you know.

OccultHawk · 04-11-2018, 03:16 PM

https://ulisesconti.bandcamp.com/album/bremen-2016

ulises conti bremen

Ulises Conti is a good composer from Argentina. This album, Bremen, is a collection of field recordings he made in Germany.

Here he is playing piano on a rooftop in an unrelated video

OccultHawk · 04-12-2018, 04:53 PM

Damien Jurado - Visions of Us on the Land

He’s been making good music for a while now. As long as he keeps it stripped down it still works here. The big production stuff sucks though. Keep your trigger finger on the skip button.

OccultHawk · 04-13-2018, 10:37 AM

Mark Kozelek Sings Favorites

This 2016 release is a good reminder that it’s not always a good idea to do something just because you can.

Same goes to you too Ryan Adams.

OccultHawk · 04-14-2018, 11:40 AM

Kodak Black - lil BIG pac

The album cover is a homage to Ready to Die. The title references Biggie and Pac. However, musically and lyrically there’s no connection. It’s just an eye catcher album cover.

Saying that Kodak’s guest rappers all drop better rhymes than he does is like saying Malcolm was the second best guitarist in AC/DC. Kodak (from Florida) is an Atlanta style trap rapper. Well, poor man’s trap. Mumble Rap. It’s all groove. It’s all hypnosis. 100% on track. No distractions. This isn’t music to reflect on. This is drug music. Lean. Weed. Booze. Volume. Abandon. This is music you surrender to. Don’t worry. He does no wrong. It’s always that trippy demonic accent that is exactly how he really talks. Definitely one of the best hip hop recordings of 2016. Formulaic perhaps but it’s the newest formula and he implements it like he was born to do it because he was. **** your Nas wannabes.

OccultHawk · 04-15-2018, 02:01 PM

Fantômas by Amiina

Tries to be atmospheric while also exploring traditional musical motifs but doesn’t quite hit the spot.

OccultHawk · 04-16-2018, 02:37 PM

Still wading through 2016

https://brunosanfilippo.bandcamp.com...ano-textures-4

bruno sanfilippo piano textures 4

Things this music reminds me of:

Late Fall
Successful Crops
Ditches
Playing Hookie
Puberty
Bridges
Matter

**Frownland** · 04-16-2018, 08:30 PM

Eola - Dang

Neo-psych that doesn't suck. Electronically processed a capella performances with psychedelic, blues, gospel, Gregorian, and 50s/60s pop inflections. Definitely an underrated gem of 2016.

OccultHawk · 04-16-2018, 08:49 PM

Oh Frowny!

I love you so much!

THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU

freak fighter remains triumphant

!!!!

xoxox

OccultHawk · 04-17-2018, 01:48 PM

Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not - Dinosaur Jr

Honestly reviewing a Dinosaur Jr record is a difficult journey of self reflection at this point. I was already bonkers over the first two records when Bug came out. I remember buying Bug at a record store that catered to students of Virginia Tech. I mentioned the good reviews that it was getting and she asked me the way you ask someone if they’ve dropped acid yet, “Have you HEARD it?” “No,” I confessed. “It’s that good?” I asked. “Oh YEAH,” she replied with the yeah drenched in college chick sexuality.

So that’s the bar. They were (and likely are) an astounding powerhouse live. Every guitar riff was perfect, the solos shot through the heart, the vocals cracked into your soul. After Bug, a few Dinosaur Jr tracks here and there hit the spot but mostly I turned to Sebadoh and J Mascis’ solo acoustic stuff.
In so many interviews I’ve heard bands ponder why so many have wandered. Is an album just as good not as good in another time and space? Is it me demanding the impossible? That my youth be returned in the process. Can my old college girl get my old dick rock hard again?

Dinosaur Jr bridged to the Swans through Sonic Youth. The Swans and Sonic Youth have given us so much after the 80’s. Is it me? Am I open to Sonic Youth because the SYR series leaves my youth alone? Is the musical self immolation of Michael Gira what keeps me on board. They were never young.

I’m serious about this. I need that spark of joy from Dinosaur Jr. If the signal is all there but my heart doesn’t open then what the **** is wrong with me?

04-10-2018, 07:00 PM	#431 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	orrin evans knowing is half the battle This guy has joined or is joining The Bad Plus. I think of The Bad Plus as a pretty good band. Are they a poor man’s Martin Medeski and Wood or is it the other way around? Or is there no reason to associate the two bands? I also don’t know if this record is nu jazz or smooth jazz or what. Seriously, tell me if you know. I dislike how it’s marketed. I mean the cover. Mr. Serious Jazz Musician. Gin and tonic. Some stupid hotel. There’s better stuff coming out all the time mentioned in my free jazz 2018 thread. But why am I so bitter? This isn’t even very famous and it’s actually pretty good except some vocals. Don’t **ing sing. Oh. My. Gawd. It’s a terrible David Bowie cover. Kooks from Hunky Dory. Oh Jesus that’s *ing awful. Kevin Eubanks from Jay Leno and Branford. He’s really good but it’s hard not to hate. Now you know. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html Last edited by OccultHawk; 01-14-2020 at 04:58 PM. Reason: Edited to remove dead youtube clips*

04-11-2018, 03:16 PM	#432 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	https://ulisesconti.bandcamp.com/album/bremen-2016 ulises conti bremen Ulises Conti is a good composer from Argentina. This album, Bremen, is a collection of field recordings he made in Germany. Here he is playing piano on a rooftop in an unrelated video __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

04-12-2018, 04:53 PM	#433 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Damien Jurado - Visions of Us on the Land He’s been making good music for a while now. As long as he keeps it stripped down it still works here. The big production stuff sucks though. Keep your trigger finger on the skip button. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html Last edited by OccultHawk; 01-14-2020 at 04:56 PM. Reason: Edited to remove dead youtube link

04-13-2018, 10:37 AM	#434 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Mark Kozelek Sings Favorites This 2016 release is a good reminder that it’s not always a good idea to do something just because you can. Same goes to you too Ryan Adams. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

04-14-2018, 11:40 AM	#435 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Kodak Black - lil BIG pac The album cover is a homage to Ready to Die. The title references Biggie and Pac. However, musically and lyrically there’s no connection. It’s just an eye catcher album cover. Saying that Kodak’s guest rappers all drop better rhymes than he does is like saying Malcolm was the second best guitarist in AC/DC. Kodak (from Florida) is an Atlanta style trap rapper. Well, poor man’s trap. Mumble Rap. It’s all groove. It’s all hypnosis. 100% on track. No distractions. This isn’t music to reflect on. This is drug music. Lean. Weed. Booze. Volume. Abandon. This is music you surrender to. Don’t worry. He does no wrong. It’s always that trippy demonic accent that is exactly how he really talks. Definitely one of the best hip hop recordings of 2016. Formulaic perhaps but it’s the newest formula and he implements it like he was born to do it because he was. **** your Nas wannabes. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

04-15-2018, 02:01 PM	#436 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Fantômas by Amiina Tries to be atmospheric while also exploring traditional musical motifs but doesn’t quite hit the spot. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

04-16-2018, 02:37 PM	#437 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Still wading through 2016 https://brunosanfilippo.bandcamp.com...ano-textures-4 bruno sanfilippo piano textures 4 Things this music reminds me of: Late Fall Successful Crops Ditches Playing Hookie Puberty Bridges Matter __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

04-16-2018, 08:30 PM	#438 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Eola - Dang Neo-psych that doesn't suck. Electronically processed a capella performances with psychedelic, blues, gospel, Gregorian, and 50s/60s pop inflections. Definitely an underrated gem of 2016. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

04-16-2018, 08:49 PM	#439 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Oh Frowny! I love you so much! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU freak fighter remains triumphant !!!! xoxox __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

04-17-2018, 01:48 PM	#440 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not - Dinosaur Jr Honestly reviewing a Dinosaur Jr record is a difficult journey of self reflection at this point. I was already bonkers over the first two records when Bug came out. I remember buying Bug at a record store that catered to students of Virginia Tech. I mentioned the good reviews that it was getting and she asked me the way you ask someone if they’ve dropped acid yet, “Have you HEARD it?” “No,” I confessed. “It’s that good?” I asked. “Oh YEAH,” she replied with the yeah drenched in college chick sexuality. So that’s the bar. They were (and likely are) an astounding powerhouse live. Every guitar riff was perfect, the solos shot through the heart, the vocals cracked into your soul. After Bug, a few Dinosaur Jr tracks here and there hit the spot but mostly I turned to Sebadoh and J Mascis’ solo acoustic stuff. In so many interviews I’ve heard bands ponder why so many have wandered. Is an album just as good not as good in another time and space? Is it me demanding the impossible? That my youth be returned in the process. Can my old college girl get my old dick rock hard again? Dinosaur Jr bridged to the Swans through Sonic Youth. The Swans and Sonic Youth have given us so much after the 80’s. Is it me? Am I open to Sonic Youth because the SYR series leaves my youth alone? Is the musical self immolation of Michael Gira what keeps me on board. They were never young. I’m serious about this. I need that spark of joy from Dinosaur Jr. If the signal is all there but my heart doesn’t open then what the **** is wrong with me? __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

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