The Beginner's Guide to... (dancing, blues, house, rock, albums)

LoathsomePete · 11-10-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

The Black Metal doesn't appeal to me massively as I'm not a huge fan of the genre, however I am interested in hearing Pain so on the D/L.

What black metal would you be referring to? Hypocrisy is straight up melodic death metal.

jackhammer · 11-12-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

What black metal would you be referring to? Hypocrisy is straight up melodic death metal.

I misread parts of your post

It's ready to be heard soon!

Molecules: Cheers for listening to the TD comp. I very nearly omitted Movements Of A Visionary as I was worried that it would be a little monotonous for those with an attention span of no more than 3 minutes!

gunnels · 11-14-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by PartisanRanger

Beginner's Guide to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Massively enjoyed this, thanks man!

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Originally Posted by zeppy111

Intro To 21st Century South Africa

Downloading now!

PartisanRanger · 11-15-2009, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by gunnels

Massively enjoyed this, thanks man!

You're very welcome. Any standouts for you?

noise · 11-17-2009, 11:03 AM

The Beginner's Guide to Early Björk

Most everyone will recognize Björk's distinctive wail when they hear it, but what most don't know is that she has been recording that wail for more than 30 years. This compilation follows Björk's early years, beginning with her debut as a young Icelandic pop star, rocking through her raging teenage punk years, and ending up with a wonderful jazz album that should be 100x longer than it is.

There's a lot missing from this compilation, unfortunately. But this is simply because there are no known recordings from many of her early projects, including Spit and Snot, Exodus, Cactus, Stigrim, Rokka Rokka Drum, and Hljómsveit Konráðs B. One project, The Elgar Sisters, has some extant recordings - a few tracks can be found on the excellent 5-disc 'Family Tree' compilation album.

You get two tracks from every album. I've kept the tags intact except for the track numbers so you know the source. Enjoy!

Early Solo - Melodious and Saccharine Sweet
Björk [1977] Released when she was 11 years old. Juvenilia at its best. Sung in Icelandic of course...
01 Arabadrengurinn
02 Fusi Hreindyr

Tappi Tíkarrass - Early 80s Icelandic Punk-Pop
Bítið Fast í Vítið [1982] Translated as "Take a Firm Bite of Hell", this is as punk as Björk ever got. It's also the first time we hear her sing in English.
03 Ottar
04 London

Miranda [1983] Poppier, almost disco-like melodies appear, but punk undertones seep through.
05 Beri-Beri
06 Get Ekki Sofið

KUKL - Icelandic Anarcho-Punk
The Eye [1984] This album is all over the place, but it's pure gold from start to finish. Enter Einar Örn Benediktsson, who sticks around to be witty (and often obnoxious) in The Sugarcubes
07 The Spire
08 Dismembered

Holidays In Europe (The Naughty Nought) [1986] Skipping KUKL's impossible-to-find live album brings us to this noisy, scratchy, distorted gem of pure aural experimentation.
09 Gibraltar (Copy The Neighbour)
10 Holland (Latent)

The Sugarcubes - Alternative Pop Rock, 80s Style
Life's Too Good [1988] The most playful album from the Sugarcubes, and one of the best from Björk's whole discography. It deserves 3 tracks. This is where Björk's vocal potential begins to shine.
11 Birthday
12 Deus
13 F***ing In Rhythm And Sorrow

Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! [1989] What can I say - more Sugarcubes! Einar moans a lot in this one.
14 Nail
15 Planet

Stick Around For Joy [1992] This clean and poppy album is actually kind of boring. The track 'Hit' reached #17 on the UK singles chart.
16 Hit
17 Walkabout

Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar - Bebop Jazz!
Gling-Gló [1990] In the middle of her Sugarcubes days, Björk got together with an Icelandic jazz trio to record this fantastic album. Both tracks here are covers of well-known tunes (in Icelandic), but there are originals in there as well.
18 Ég Veit Ei Hvað Skal Segja
19 Bella Símamæ

And that brings us up to Debut, which is Björk's "first" album, released in 1993. If you like what you hear, let me know. I have all of these albums

Please note that I transcoded all tracks to V2 VBR for the sake of keeping the download size smaller!

Get it here:
RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting

Or here:
zSHARE - Early-Bjork.rar

jackhammer · 11-21-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by noise

The Beginner's Guide to Early Björk

I had a listen to this and I liked a lot of it. Never really liked the Sugarcubes but Tappi Tikarrass (specifically the first album) and KUKL were really really good and links for those would be well appreciated. KUKL is some damn fine Post Punk I have to say. Great comp and plenty of effort put in too

noise · 11-21-2009, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I had a listen to this and I liked a lot of it. Never really liked the Sugarcubes but Tappi Tikarrass (specifically the first album) and KUKL were really really good and links for those would be well appreciated. KUKL is some damn fine Post Punk I have to say. Great comp and plenty of effort put in too

very glad you enjoyed it. links are on their way

gunnels · 11-22-2009, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by noise

The Beginner's Guide to Early Björk

Downloading now!
I love what I've checked out (Debut through Vespertine) from her so far and I look forward to this!

Dieselboy · 11-27-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by noise

The Beginner's Guide to Early Björk

Checking this out. As popular as she is, I don't think I've heard a single song from her. Thx.

Rickenbacker · 11-27-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dieselboy

Checking this out. As popular as she is, I don't think I've heard a single song from her. Thx.

Er... that's probably not a great place to start if you're trying to get into Bjork.

11-17-2009, 11:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	The Beginner's Guide to Early Björk Most everyone will recognize Björk's distinctive wail when they hear it, but what most don't know is that she has been recording that wail for more than 30 years. This compilation follows Björk's early years, beginning with her debut as a young Icelandic pop star, rocking through her raging teenage punk years, and ending up with a wonderful jazz album that should be 100x longer than it is. There's a lot missing from this compilation, unfortunately. But this is simply because there are no known recordings from many of her early projects, including Spit and Snot, Exodus, Cactus, Stigrim, Rokka Rokka Drum, and Hljómsveit Konráðs B. One project, The Elgar Sisters, has some extant recordings - a few tracks can be found on the excellent 5-disc 'Family Tree' compilation album. You get two tracks from every album. I've kept the tags intact except for the track numbers so you know the source. Enjoy! Early Solo - Melodious and Saccharine Sweet Björk [1977] Released when she was 11 years old. Juvenilia at its best. Sung in Icelandic of course... 01 Arabadrengurinn 02 Fusi Hreindyr Tappi Tíkarrass - Early 80s Icelandic Punk-Pop Bítið Fast í Vítið [1982] Translated as "Take a Firm Bite of Hell", this is as punk as Björk ever got. It's also the first time we hear her sing in English. 03 Ottar 04 London Miranda [1983] Poppier, almost disco-like melodies appear, but punk undertones seep through. 05 Beri-Beri 06 Get Ekki Sofið KUKL - Icelandic Anarcho-Punk The Eye [1984] This album is all over the place, but it's pure gold from start to finish. Enter Einar Örn Benediktsson, who sticks around to be witty (and often obnoxious) in The Sugarcubes 07 The Spire 08 Dismembered Holidays In Europe (The Naughty Nought) [1986] Skipping KUKL's impossible-to-find live album brings us to this noisy, scratchy, distorted gem of pure aural experimentation. 09 Gibraltar (Copy The Neighbour) 10 Holland (Latent) The Sugarcubes - Alternative Pop Rock, 80s Style Life's Too Good [1988] The most playful album from the Sugarcubes, and one of the best from Björk's whole discography. It deserves 3 tracks. This is where Björk's vocal potential begins to shine. 11 Birthday 12 Deus 13 F*ing In Rhythm And Sorrow Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! [1989]** What can I say - more Sugarcubes! Einar moans a lot in this one. 14 Nail 15 Planet Stick Around For Joy [1992] This clean and poppy album is actually kind of boring. The track 'Hit' reached #17 on the UK singles chart. 16 Hit 17 Walkabout Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar - Bebop Jazz! Gling-Gló [1990] In the middle of her Sugarcubes days, Björk got together with an Icelandic jazz trio to record this fantastic album. Both tracks here are covers of well-known tunes (in Icelandic), but there are originals in there as well. 18 Ég Veit Ei Hvað Skal Segja 19 Bella Símamæ And that brings us up to Debut, which is Björk's "first" album, released in 1993. If you like what you hear, let me know. I have all of these albums Please note that I transcoded all tracks to V2 VBR for the sake of keeping the download size smaller! Get it here: RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting Or here: zSHARE - Early-Bjork.rar __________________ my flac collection