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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Nov 15, 2007 21:34:03 GMT -5
Orbital - II(The Brown Album) - I hate 99.9% of techno, with these guys as the one exception. Put this on and just try to sit still, I dare you! AYE!!! You are spot on here. This album is a great one. Granted, I am biased being a DJ and all into many of the subgenres of electronica. Suffice it to say though, that this album does tend to get stuck in the player. If you are new to the electronique sounds or want to have a taste, this is a fine place to start. Great great stuff. That is what made Orbital so cool, their commitment to the album as the ultimate form of expression. I don't know of many electronic artists that feel that way. There were some amazing club mixes of the stuff, but those albums...yum Hmm...responding to a message from a month ago? Yup I'm being a bad forum member and bumping this thread, too important to fall off the first page.
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Oct 17, 2007 21:55:55 GMT -5
AYE!!! You are spot on here. This album is a great one. Granted, I am biased being a DJ and all into many of the subgenres of electronica. Suffice it to say though, that this album does tend to get stuck in the player. If you are new to the electronique sounds or want to have a taste, this is a fine place to start. Great great stuff. Is that the one that begins "Time becomes a loop..." That's the only one I have by them, and I like that intro, but the rest of the CD isn't really my bag of techno...just remove the last three letters and now we're talking. Yup that's the one...good ole lieutenant Worf getting sampled.
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Oct 11, 2007 18:58:05 GMT -5
9. Moon Safari (Air) ties with Virgin Suicides Soundtrack (Air) Moon Safari just missed my top ten, and the Virgin Suicides Score is amazing music for a great film. 12. Extraordinary Machine (Fiona Apple) So are you referring to the version they put out on CD last year, or the version that was leaked in '04?
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Oct 11, 2007 15:12:58 GMT -5
Well you are in for a treat. Discovering the Of Montreal catalog has been an amazing musical journey for me these last few years. I started with Satanic Panic as well, a great entry point. I went for "The Gay Parade" next, and it took a while to adjust to. It seems a very silly album until you really start to dig in, but I found it very rewarding after some time with it. The new one "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer" is fantastic as well. I would caution against "Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse" as your next read, because it is brilliant, but weird, really weird. One of the most drugged out albums in years. One of my favorites now, but without a frame of reference I would have seen it as complete shit. Sounds like good stuff. I've been a fan of psychedelic music since a kid with The Beatles period from Revolver - White Album..onto the Doors stuff, Psychic TV, and the like, and techno stuff by bands like Orb and whatever, so I'm sure I'll enjoy it. [/quote] Yeah Of Montreal has a very interesting combination of sounds in the mix. The electronic dance elements are actually quite a recent development. Initially Kevin and crew made simple little lo-fi pop songs that had obvious but hard to classify 60s garage rock influences. The debut, Cherry Peel is definitely worth a listen, there are some real pop gems on there. Progressively the sound morphed into a psychedelic approach much in the vein of Pet Sounds or Sgt.Peppers . Coquelicot was probably the creative peak, it is really hard to describe in words how strange this album is put together--without a doubt some of the weirdest lyrics anyone has ever come up with. By Satanic we had the electronic influences and the formula for the modern Of Montreal. The latest album is quite striking because the lyrics are incredibly personal, dark and depressing-but the music maintains the poppy sunshine happy day feel. That has always been an Of Montreal trademark, but it is quite extreme on Hissing Fauna. Rumors about the album currently in progress for '08 sounds like a return to square one with simple little pop songs, with a twist, no song over 50 seconds long! A fun little Of Montreal fact for you. That Outback steakhouse commercial that is always on TV. With the song: "I'm going to outback tonight." That is actually an Of Montreal song called "Wraith Pined to the Mist and Other Games." They changed the lyrics and turned it into a restaurant jingle. For your reference, this is how the original Of Montreal sounded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyuNjGfWvPU
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Oct 8, 2007 21:33:19 GMT -5
OK, since I'm back here I need to add 3 things to my list. I totally ignored my electronic collection:
Front Line Assembly - Tactical Neural Implant: So much of the industrial/EBM music from this era sounds so DATED now. This disc still plays as fresh and chilling as ever.
Orbital - II(The Brown Album) - I hate 99.9% of techno, with these guys as the one exception. Put this on and just try to sit still, I dare you!
Delerium - Karma - It was so shocking to hear Leeb/Fulber making this kind of music, but for a short time it worked. The whole Delerium project is complete crap now, but this is gold...
so that is 17 now I guess. Bookbunny: I guess I am now in complete violation of your rules for this thread...
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Oct 8, 2007 21:21:11 GMT -5
Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine - The production on the disc is much simpler than what Trent would do later. The emotional intensity translates the best of any NIN release IMHO. 20 years later..Trent still hates himself, thinks he's 'fading away', blah blah blah. I wish he'd just kill himself and get it over with, or just admit the whole things a gimmick...a very evil sick fucking gimmick. Yeah, I see where you are coming from here. Trent is a bit of a one trick pony. I do enjoy that one trick though, and like most everything through The Fragile quite a bit. Of Montreal: The Gay Parade - My favorite modern album, I wish Kevin still made music like this. There is such a sense of profound melancholy under the happy poppy exterior. I just picked up "Satanic Panic in the Attic" at the local record store because it looked cool and was used and cheap. Good stuff. I need to get some more stuff by this band, just discovered them. Well you are in for a treat. Discovering the Of Montreal catalog has been an amazing musical journey for me these last few years. I started with Satanic Panic as well, a great entry point. I went for "The Gay Parade" next, and it took a while to adjust to. It seems a very silly album until you really start to dig in, but I found it very rewarding after some time with it. The new one "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer" is fantastic as well. I would caution against "Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse" as your next read, because it is brilliant, but weird, really weird. One of the most drugged out albums in years. One of my favorites now, but without a frame of reference I would have seen it as complete shit.
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Aug 3, 2007 9:23:46 GMT -5
bookbunny, you caught me I think that my love of PHM is a response the relatively simple production values (by NIN standards). I really feel like I'm better able to focus on the words and the emotional intensity of Trent's vocal performance. It also has that great feeling of newfound freedom and exploration that only a self-produced debut can generate. I love all the NIN albums though (with the possible exception of "With Teeth"). My favorite release is without a doubt "Broken" but that isn't an album. While I have your attention I wanted to say how cool it is that you listen to The Mars Volta, I didn't know they had female fans! I agree that Amputechture is my favorite. It has a focus beyond that of the other two, and I think that getting away from those Rush style concept albums has done them a lot of good. I want to change my list to have little descriptions of my affections for each of the albums like your original post, I'll have to do that later today.
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Aug 1, 2007 0:38:56 GMT -5
Wow...I'm really new to this community but as a music obsessive, I am really digging the top ten lists posted so far! My top ten right now, unranked are:
Tori Amos: From the Choirgirl Hotel - So perfect, so adventurous, I love every moment... Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine - The production on the disc is much simpler than what Trent would do later. The emotional intensity translates the best of any NIN release IMHO. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here: Such a touching tribute to a terribly ill friend and former bandmate, while at the same time a scathing attack on the record industry. Depeche Mode: Songs of Faith and Devotion - I'm splitting hairs here, DM has had like 7-9 classic albums, this one stands out a bit for me. Beatles: Abbey Road - At their experimental best, but working as a team unlike the White Album and Sgt. Peppers... David Bowie: Station to Station - Greatest drug album ever. Bowie was so coked up and paranoid, such a brilliantly spastic work. Can: Ege Bamyasi - Crazy, crazy stuff - so complex, but so completely catchy at the same time. The Clash: London Calling - One of those throw everything at the wall and see what sticks albums, messy and beautiful. The Jam: Sound Affects - The ultimate traditional British rock album Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures - So beautifully dark... Elliott Smith: Either/Or - Elliott wrote music that was profoundly sad, but gorgeous--what a loss... Slint: Spiderland - Completely unique in the history of rock music, no one has made anything remotely like this, so atmospheric and wonderfully strange Of Montreal: The Gay Parade - My favorite modern album, I wish Kevin still made music like this. There is such a sense of profound melancholy under the happy poppy exterior. Genesis: Foxtrot - The classic album of the 70s progressive scene in my book. Only Genesis can get away with making a 25 minute song...
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Jul 31, 2007 23:59:17 GMT -5
Feb: Pure Reason Revolution/Blackfield - London, UK Feb: Regina Spector (for about 2 minutes)- London, UK (She was playing a sold out show in the theatre attached to where I was watching Blackfield. I got very bored/intoxicated at the first show and snuck into the Astoria to try and see a bit of Regina's set, my drunk ass was promptly tossed) Feb: London Symphony Orchestra - selected works by Leos Janacek with a bit of Brahms March: Oppenheimer - State College, PA, USA Jul: Tokyo Police Club - Dublin, IRL Jul: Beach House - London, UK Jul: The Good, The Bad, and the Queen - London, UK (The Beach House show was the most unique experience I ever had with a band I admire. I had hoped to have a chance to meet Victoria and Alex after they played their set, I didn't realize I would be comforting them and buying shots for Victoria after her keyboard crapped out and the show went south. I feel terrible for them, but I hear the show the next night was amazing.) Oct-Nov: Tori in D.C., Philly or Pittsburgh - I really hope it happens this time. I had tickets to both the Plugged tour and Tori/Alanis and couldn't make either
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Sept 14, 2007 12:55:56 GMT -5
Wow, thats nuts. And there is no guarantee that they will be any better than the last time they played together, which was horrible (Live Aid 1985).
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Aug 31, 2007 10:12:35 GMT -5
I just added andrew bird to my list. October 1st. Front row!
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Aug 31, 2007 7:26:29 GMT -5
They Might Be Giants - Sep 12 Tori Amos - Oct 2
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Mar 31, 2008 21:31:50 GMT -5
OK, I need to go listen to all of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy right now. I haven't put that on in ages, but it is such a great record...Fear...wow, it has been way too long...waves of uncontrollable nostalgia can commence... I'm listening to Possession by Sarah McLachlan... and reliving my younger days
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Mar 31, 2008 14:24:26 GMT -5
Chopin - Piano Concerto in E minor (1st)
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Mar 25, 2008 20:32:48 GMT -5
Groovallegiance by Funkadelic
and I wanted all to know that I indeed pledge my groovallegiance to the funk...the united funk of funkadelia
do you promise to funk the whole funk and nothing but the the funk? Go forth and funk...
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