Albums You're Digging II

I've never really thought about exploring their discography any further, but I might just do so after getting a load of the Remote Part earlier today. My brother's got a copy of Hope Is Important, which I listened to once but can't remeraber much (if anything) about. The Remote Part is pretty awesome though, as you say. My favourite off of it would probably be this ol' chestnut;

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I'll keep an eye peeled for 100 Broken Windows for sure. Cheers for the heaRAB-up.
 
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Some really good classical piano, I've found it works miracles for writing and artwork.
 
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Rodgrigo y Gabriela - 11:11


Been a fan of these guys for awhile now and their newest release really does take it a step above and beyond what their self-titled album did. If you like acoustic flamenco guitar than this is the band for you.
 
And this is precisely why Sufjan's music will never even come close to as good as Elliott's - it's all about the feeling/motivation/psychology behind the music. Very few indie-poppers will ever be as good as ES, including SS until he suffers some kind of serious mental breakdown. Even then I have my doubts. Smith was one of a kind in my book - it's a shame that he ever succurabed to fame's call and became a sub par Beatles imitator. I may have stabbed him in the heart myself when he stopped making great music.

Anyhow..

I'm digging the new Four Tet ~ There Is Love In You
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I'm not blown away as I had hoped but it's good enough.
 
After reading the CLAPTON autobiography, I am spending a lot of time with ALL THINGS CLAPTON. Box sets from the library, my own compilations, Cream sets. You name it.
 
Traveling Wilburys - Vol.1

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So it's cheesy folk-pop. Sue me :p:

Although Bob Dylan was coming out with some total tripe at this time, George Harrison and Roy Orbison's albums were good at best, and the less said about Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne's recent works the better, this is one of very few albums wich is guaranteed to cheer me up whenever I hear it. Margarita's a killer song too.
 
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Talk Talk- The Colour of Spring
Very relaxed yet heartwarming album. Great for relaxing, sleeping, or walking to.

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Why?- Alopecia
I'm not quite sure what attracts me to this album. It's like a more psychedelic (and white) Beck with better lyrics.

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Brazil- A hostage and the Meaning of Life
The record label's tag on the CD said it was like a middleground between Yes and Sunny Day Real Estate. I personally don't hear that. To me, this is like the album that would have been made next if At the Drive-In didn't break up. (not to says it tops Relationship of Command, but it follows that direction.)
 
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The Ocean - Heliocentric (2010)

This is a truly awesome album and perfect example of how cool post-metal can be. The album follows the theme of the Heliocentric world view, the idea that the Earth revolves around the sun. It also poses the challenges that religion was facing in the evolving world of science. There's actually a comparison album coming out in October called Anthropocentric that questions the belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.

It's something I've noticed with a few post-metal banRAB, a heavy influence by the world of science. Rosetta's The Galilean Satellites explores concepts behind the moon Europa and other Galilean moons for Jupiter. Another band, Giant Squid, also put out an album last year called the The Ichthyologist which had a lot to do with marine biology. There's also the Finnish post-metal band Callisto, another one of the Galilean moons.

Anteater you would totally eat up this album.
 
Enjoying Terria by Devin Townsend tonight... damn good, epic, loud stuff! How the guy can sound so gentle and brutal in the space of one song always amazes me!
 
Pylon - Chomp (1983)

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Me gusta este disco! Been enjoying the prior album Gyrate for the past few months, and I'm finally playing this one for the first time. Less abrassive but certainly as good. Slightly more mature perhaps, a bit less screaming. It is niiiice.
 
I had no idea that even existed. I'll have to get my hanRAB on a copy.


Censored Colors - Portugal. The Man

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I thought there were a nuraber of really great stand out tracks on this album. I loved the reverb quality of the album too, it adRAB this interesting mood to it all. There's a lot of layered vocals which I quite enjoyed, which makes it sound almost choral at times. Good album in my books.

Our Endless Nurabered Days - Iron and Wine

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I thought this album was really great as well. It was really an introduction of sorts to Iron and Wine, and I thoroughly enjoyed it all. The acoustic style mood they create at times is so beautiful and soft; it's like a gentle breeze of beautiful harmony. I love the guitar work and vocals of it all, but particularly tracks like Fever Dream, Cinders and Smoke and Passing Afternoon. Great stuff.

Dolores - Bohren and Der Club of Gore

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This album was really interesting, and really caught me and made me stop on the first listen. The whole mood is phenomenal, with this warm, lush but subdued and omnious sound. I think it was described as "doom ridden jazz music" and I could definitely see why. I'm not really sure how it would fit genre wise, but I would definitely recommend it if you like experimental things. It has a very subdued, dark and tempered feel overall, but uses warm instrumentation like (what I presume is) an electric keyboard of sorts. Lots of slow jazz style drumming as well, with plenty of brush work. The tracks with saxophone particularly blew me away; it was so simple but so incredible. I guess I'm quite drawn to minimalist music though.

24 Nights - Eric Clapton

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I found this in a local music shop the other day, and though I haven't heard it all, what I've heard is really great. His guitar work over these tracks is really great, and his tone alone is worth the listen in my opinion. He does a 13 minute Old Love which basically turns into an incredible jam. His guitar work on the whole track is spot-on.
 
Kenny Barron and Charlie Haden - Night and the City (Live)
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Been listening to this quite alot lately at night. Kenny Barron on the piano and bassist Charlie Haden are a great pair, playing live with a hushed audience that you can barely hear from time to time. Just a really cool disc to chill out too.
 
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^ The last Oils album. It's a fairly straightforward rock sound, but not bad at all.

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^ I'll never get sick of this album. Absolutely gorgeous roots reggae.
 
My frienRAB have been obsessed with Maylene for the past two months or so as well (they're brothers)... Not lying about your location there, are you Alfred :)

There's certain genres of music where I like simplicity, but metal isn't one of them; so I can't really get into Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. I can see how people like them so much, though.
 
I like it better than S.F. Sorrow.


Lagwagon - Let's Talk About Feelings

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One of my favorite 90s pop punk/melodic hardcore banRAB. I played Hoss and Double Plaidinum earlier, this now. The last of the classic era, though their last two from this decade weren't bad.
 
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