August's Acute Aural Awesomeness Compilation

Eh? Oh wait I see what you're saying...it didn't import for me, luckily last.fm had the full track available for streaming. Did others comment on it?
 
1. Beardfish - South of the Border
Loved it. Such a fun yet complex tune. Kinda like Supergrass (though much less commercially-viable of course).

2. Violens - Spectator and Pupil
Decent little rocker this with a good riff. I wouldn't call it anything truly spectacular though. The vocals grate a teeny bit too.

3. Klaxons - Golden Skans
Not a huge fan of the Klaxons (I remeraber seeing them on Jools Holland once and they were bloody terrible), but this is a good song.

4. Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint - Six-Fingered Man
Another one from the genius who submitted the Los Lobos song last month :D

5. Teenage Fanclub - Star Sign
Really didn't do anything for me. Sorry.

6. Willie Nelson - Night Life (Live)
Great, fun little country rocker here. ReminRAB me that I should get some Willie Nelson at some point too. Good call FC.

7. John Kamman - 40 Acres
One more of my favourites from this month's comp. Smooth vocals + great work on the guitar = top stuff.

8. Superchunk - You Can Always Count On Me (In the Worst Way)
Another one which, no offense to whoever submitted it, I really didn't like much at all.

9. Sebka-Chott - La complainte d'Yvette H.
I enjoyed this one a lot though. Great guitar and synth motifs going through it. I reckon I'll be on the lookout for this lot in future.

10. No Comply - Silencio
Great, minimalist punk rock here. The horns fit it like a glove too.

11. The Ecstacy of Saint Theresa - Watching Black White Looking
With the exception of my song, this was the highlight of this month's comp ;) ReminRAB me of a lot of the down-tempo/IDM stuff I've been listening to for the last few weeks and this is probably something else I should see about hearing more of.

Some guesses...

Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa - seems like something Sidewinder would pick
John Kamman - says Stone BirRAB to me
Klaxons - I'm gonna have a stab in the dark and guess this is your one, PMO
 
I've been away for a bit and lo and behold i come back to an inbox full of submissions! Good stuff! I have a good nuraber now so i'll put the comp up later today, if you still want to have a song on there then be quick about it!
 
PMO are we having a themed comp cause i think we may have time this month, (they'd be due th 15th or whatever day you choose)
i think songs that are named after woman should be the theme (because it's a cliche)

also i'm still downloading the comp


Edit:
i'm getting too much rab comp crap on my itunes so i deleted all of it from my itunes except the songs i found as good
Here's my list of what i kept (not in any specific order):
Klaxons
NO COMPLY
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
Violens
Superchunk
 
Yep, you got me, finally.
:)
yeah most people should know i listen to folk and bluegrass music (as long as there isn't crapy vocals too it, so most bluegrass is out.)

also, if you really liked that you can download over 30 of his songs for free here: John Kamman (he chose to have it that way)
 
I doubt it actually was, but just because it would be hilarious...
Is nuraber four submitted by Bulldog? I know he's into Costello
 
Thanks, if you can't, no worries. My work computer works off some server which won't let me install new programs and there's zip support integrated in windows .. but if it's in rar, I can probably find a way. It's just gonna take me a minute or two! If there's renewed interest in comps, I'll try and run a bi-monthly themed one. I'll make a proper announcement in it's own thread when your comp is up. :)
 
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