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Weekly Music Trading Post
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I think once you're put into the position where you should open you mind to something you'll end up appreciating it in the end, in some way at least. It is music after all.
I didn't think i'd like Wolf's album she sent me but i think it's brilliant now, just because i made the time for it because of the thread. For that i commend you
I didn't think i'd like Wolf's album she sent me but i think it's brilliant now, just because i made the time for it because of the thread. For that i commend you
The Abominal Homan sent me Estradasphere - It's Understood
This album is basically a smorgasborg of different genres which the band switches between whenever they see fit. At times having a jazzy feel, occasionally polka, grindcore, metal, folk and whatever else they feel like it seems. This album will bore you to the verge of death and then pull a complete 180 on you and leave you sayin wtf?, this formula pretty much repeats until the album is finished. They also throw a 'cover' type song of some Hank Williams for a minute. Overall this album was... Intersting, but quite the task to avoid skipping over some tracks. Not bad for a one time listen but I can't see myself wanting to listen to this again.
Overall 4/10
This album is basically a smorgasborg of different genres which the band switches between whenever they see fit. At times having a jazzy feel, occasionally polka, grindcore, metal, folk and whatever else they feel like it seems. This album will bore you to the verge of death and then pull a complete 180 on you and leave you sayin wtf?, this formula pretty much repeats until the album is finished. They also throw a 'cover' type song of some Hank Williams for a minute. Overall this album was... Intersting, but quite the task to avoid skipping over some tracks. Not bad for a one time listen but I can't see myself wanting to listen to this again.
Overall 4/10
evy is bored!!
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Bulldog sent me Junkie XL's Music from SSX Blur. This album is music to accompany the snowboarding videogame SSX Blur and first off I'll say this is definitely soundtrack music. The whole record has a steady style to the songs that don't deviated too much from one to another. As with most games, the music sets a certain feeling that it tenRAB to stick with. The album is very much party music. It's upbeat and danceable. As for the instrumentation, the songs revolve around the drum beat. Bulldog described this genre as 'Big Beat' so I can see how the label would be appropriate. The electronic element adRAB to the rhythmic role and provide accents. The tracks are carried by some enjoyable funk bass grooves that add to the dynamic of the music. Overall I'd say the songs were a bit too repetitive but as I stated it makes sense for what they were doing. I didn't find the music too memorable although not necessarily bad. It just isn't something I think I'd be dying to listen to again.
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James supplied the music.
The Beta Band - Three EPs
When I first put this cd on play it was something different than I had expected. For some odd reason I thought The Beta Band was an instrumental hardcore band like Dub Trio or something like that. Anyway, these three eps have a sooth, mellow, clean tone to them. Wonderful focus on the drums in the production of these three EPs. There is a constant driving force from the rhythm section.
The vocalist from The Beta Band isn't my favorite, but it does not off-set the quality of music they deliver. Perfect example of my love and hate relationship with this band is on the track "Dogs Got a Bone". At times it feels like you're listening to a few frienRAB aimlessly jamming in someones basement, but in no way is that a bad thing for me but it sounRAB a little rough. The Beta Band uses subtle samples that dress up their sound beautifully, which separates them in my book from several other banRAB that are essentially the same. There was a perfect balance of sound between organic and electronic arabiance created on these three EPs.
Personal pros and cons:
Pros: Use of samples, Up right bass on some songs, sound quality and atmosphere that their sound sets, unique blend of genres.
Cons: Length of songs, vocalist(s), overall a "dull" sound for a band not extremely appealing to me, at chaotic points in their songs (such as 1:00 into the song Dr. Baker) seem to get overwhelming for me. I like music with chaotic climaxes but to me they didn't choose the most "tasteful" way I guess.
But these are my own opinions. Overall solid music, a lot better than the majority of music that is out there.
verdict: 6.8/10
Thanks James for showing me The Beta Band's Three Eps!
The Beta Band - Three EPs
When I first put this cd on play it was something different than I had expected. For some odd reason I thought The Beta Band was an instrumental hardcore band like Dub Trio or something like that. Anyway, these three eps have a sooth, mellow, clean tone to them. Wonderful focus on the drums in the production of these three EPs. There is a constant driving force from the rhythm section.
The vocalist from The Beta Band isn't my favorite, but it does not off-set the quality of music they deliver. Perfect example of my love and hate relationship with this band is on the track "Dogs Got a Bone". At times it feels like you're listening to a few frienRAB aimlessly jamming in someones basement, but in no way is that a bad thing for me but it sounRAB a little rough. The Beta Band uses subtle samples that dress up their sound beautifully, which separates them in my book from several other banRAB that are essentially the same. There was a perfect balance of sound between organic and electronic arabiance created on these three EPs.
Personal pros and cons:
Pros: Use of samples, Up right bass on some songs, sound quality and atmosphere that their sound sets, unique blend of genres.
Cons: Length of songs, vocalist(s), overall a "dull" sound for a band not extremely appealing to me, at chaotic points in their songs (such as 1:00 into the song Dr. Baker) seem to get overwhelming for me. I like music with chaotic climaxes but to me they didn't choose the most "tasteful" way I guess.
But these are my own opinions. Overall solid music, a lot better than the majority of music that is out there.
verdict: 6.8/10
Thanks James for showing me The Beta Band's Three Eps!
oh uhm gee
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Damn, no matter what I send Canwll he'll hate it.
elpitojalas2
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Light Em Up, Blow Em Out - Up, Bustle And Out (1997)
Thanks to: Musicphantom
After listening to the album a few times, which I needed to due to the extreme variations of sound and music, I have come to the conclusion that I am baffled about this band. Never before have I heard a band that incorporates such an array of sounRAB ranging from down-tempo trip-hop to the good, old flamenco guitar.
If someone had told me that in the space of 75 minutes you will encounter the aspects mentioned above, as well as some electronica, latin, the occasional almost rapping piece, and a few English blokes who are not afraid to break boundaries and smash down wall, I would have told you there is no chance. The one draw back to the album for me is that sometimes it loses some structure and pushes to many boundaries instead of just sticking around for awhile.
Although this is not my normal cup of tea, I did enjoy listening to it the first few times and will come back to soon enough.
On a side-note, Emerald Alley was definitely the highlight of the lot for me. A really classy track that was. A solid 8.5/10
Diana Jonas
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Who says im not? 
I might participate if there is an odd nuraber or get a three way trade going.
The updated list is as follows, and if you want to join you have just a few hours left to get your name down. I will be pairing merabers up sometime after after 5pm my time which is just less than 4 hours from now.
Abdullah424
Gunnels
James44754
NuraberNineDream
OctaneHugo
RoemerMW
Unchained Ballad
Unrelenting
Gotjuice
Canwll
Duga
Stone BirRAB
I might participate if there is an odd nuraber or get a three way trade going.
The updated list is as follows, and if you want to join you have just a few hours left to get your name down. I will be pairing merabers up sometime after after 5pm my time which is just less than 4 hours from now.
Abdullah424
Gunnels
James44754
NuraberNineDream
OctaneHugo
RoemerMW
Unchained Ballad
Unrelenting
Gotjuice
Canwll
Duga
Stone BirRAB
monkey1401
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Glad you loved it I have a couple of albums by Martin Denny, who is somehow the master of this genre, if you want.
I'll be reviewing the albums in the next hour or two.
I have a couple of albums by Martin Denny, who is somehow the master of this genre, if you want. I'll be reviewing the albums in the next hour or two.
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Why not.
Count me in.
Count me in.
Ok, shame to be losing you though.
That's Lateralus out and Fasho in then. Here's the updated list...
Bulldog
NuraberNineDream
Rickenbacker
Anteater
Fasho
Abdullah424
Duga
DieselBoy
GotJuice
AwwSugar
Still not too late to come forward and take part if you want to. I'll get my reviews up in a bit...
That's Lateralus out and Fasho in then. Here's the updated list...
Bulldog
NuraberNineDream
Rickenbacker
Anteater
Fasho
Abdullah424
Duga
DieselBoy
GotJuice
AwwSugar
Still not too late to come forward and take part if you want to. I'll get my reviews up in a bit...
For dankrsta - Would have gotten the review out sooner, but my play just closed yesterday, so I didn't QUITE have the time to write a proper review until now!
dankstra told me that this album was based on the band's "opera without worRAB", and a little research helped me delve into this aspect more.
TuxedoMoon's opera without worRAB was performed in 1982 at the Polverigi Theatre Festival in Italy. It was entitled "The Ghost Sonata", and the soundtrack (this album) was not released until 1991, although its brilliance was as relevant then as it was in 1982, and even in the present day.
I was also told that several bits of this "opera without worRAB" were available on youtube, which I took full advantage of later to capture the visual aspect of the experience as well as the auditory.
The album itself is rather on the dark side, rich with layered instrumentation (numerous electronics, violin, woodwind, strings, piano, and what I perceived to be a vocoder on many vocals) and intriguing spoken word sections.
The album opens chillingly with "The Funeral Of a Friend", eerie spoken word dialogue over dark-layered instrumentation which segues perfectly into the title track.
The title track itself is foreboding, melancholy, and etched with deep sadness as well. It was perfect to listen to as I did for the first time, at night in my bedroom, completely absorbed in the sounRABcape TuxedoMoon beautifully etched out for their listeners.
"Catalyst" was certainly one of the more unsettling tracks on the album, although a mere 43 seconRAB. The sounRAB were disturbing, jarring almost, and a deep, evil voice was heard, along with the frightening screeching sounRAB. It segued into "An Affair at the Soiree", one of my overall favorite tracks upon repeated listens.
There were dark samples of laughter, sounRAB reminiscent of glass breaking, bells chiming, and even what sounded like distant screams near the beginning, although the instrumentation itself was surprisingly upbeat. Set to the dark samples, however, it sounded less like a joyous carnival (which I feel it could have) and became more reminiscent of a party gone horribly awry. I thought of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death", in which the host, Prospero, holRAB an elaborate party in spite of the overwhelming amounts of death in the town. The illness (The Red Death) which killed the townspeople had, unbeknownst to Prospero, made its way into the castle in human form, ultimately becoming the death of the revelers. It's an ominous tale to be sure, and is what this track caused me to think of. Another eerie spoken word bit appears at the end of this track, darkening the tone even more.
"Music Nuraber Two", the fifth track, opens with melancholy piano strains, giving way to a duet of piano and violin. This track is much more sad than it is creepy, although it is strangely beautiful in its way. The sound of water splashing at the end (which continue into the following track, "A Drowning") certainly take the sadness into outright terror.
In "A Drowning", I was completely unsettled while listening at home alone. The sounRAB of water splashing along with the particularly macabre instrumental work and layering of sounRAB (often grating and dissonant) makes this one of the more difficult tracks for me to listen to. It's brilliant, but it's terrifying, and coupled with my own personal fear of drowning, particularly effective.
"The Cascade" is another track which is far more melancholy than frightening, before working itself into a frenzy of sound. The violin and piano race violently, quickly, with occasional other instrumentation to add a since of urgency to what I can only perceive as escape - escape from utmost horror. The music slows, sadly, futile, making it feel as though escape has not been successful, as though the inevitable has occurred.
"A Mystic Death" has vocoder-fed vocals, whispers, and sounRAB of what could be a heart beat, a drum of soldiers marching...whatever it's meant to be, it doesn't sound particularly happy. The echoing of the different voices is frightening, unsettling - it seems to me that they're ghosts. As the track gives way to the following track, "Basso Pomade (Dogs Licking My Heart)", the strings return.
This feels less like a track of personal terror, more of general darkness. "Licorice Stick Ostinato" is quite unsettling. The use of vocal samples at the beginning made me uneasy, and the music that followed was epic and dark, reminiscent in a few ways of something Danny Elfman might compose for a film score. It concludes with the sound of thunder, going into a full on storm as it makes its way to the next track, "The Laboratory (Parts 1&2)".
The sampling in this one is particularly great, the screeching of strings and dark sounRAB underneath making for particularly alarming emotional response. The maniacal laughter sample halfway through as the music kicks back in startled me a bit. As the dialogue comes back in, the music increases in intensity and tempo, further darkening the atmosphere. I couldn't help but think that if a walk-through haunted house were planned and executed perfectly with this is a soundtrack, it would knock the pants off of any other haunted house in existence. Very intense stuff.
"Les Odalisques" opens with more of the narration, the voice perfectly setting the mood of the piece, with female dialogue brought into the mix of the narration. This track is another which is less frightening, and more Gothic - although I mean Gothic in the historical sense; not in the kiRAB wearing all-black and listening to Marilyn Manson sense.
"An Unsigned Postcard" goes headfirst back into the more unsettling sounRABcapes of previous tracks. It begins in slower tempo, sounRAB lower in the mix making for an intriguing (although probably still frightened) listen. This gives way into the reprise of "Music Nuraber Two".
"Music Nuraber Two (Reprise)" perfectly wraps the entire listening experience up. It starts off sad and beautiful, gradually building a few darker elements into the mix, and definitely has the feel of an epic finale. It's lovely, dripping with melancholia and feels quite antique (although I mean that in a really good way; that was just the word it evoked) ultimately.
Ultimately, this is a glorious album. Thank you very much to dankrsta for this trade; it will certainly be played much more, and I'm going to check out some more Tuxedomoon stuff in the future, for sure!
TuxedoMoon - The Ghost Sonata (1991)
"...Every story is about death. Relentlessly pursued until death do us part..."
"...Every story is about death. Relentlessly pursued until death do us part..."
dankstra told me that this album was based on the band's "opera without worRAB", and a little research helped me delve into this aspect more.
TuxedoMoon's opera without worRAB was performed in 1982 at the Polverigi Theatre Festival in Italy. It was entitled "The Ghost Sonata", and the soundtrack (this album) was not released until 1991, although its brilliance was as relevant then as it was in 1982, and even in the present day.
I was also told that several bits of this "opera without worRAB" were available on youtube, which I took full advantage of later to capture the visual aspect of the experience as well as the auditory.
The album itself is rather on the dark side, rich with layered instrumentation (numerous electronics, violin, woodwind, strings, piano, and what I perceived to be a vocoder on many vocals) and intriguing spoken word sections.
The album opens chillingly with "The Funeral Of a Friend", eerie spoken word dialogue over dark-layered instrumentation which segues perfectly into the title track.
The title track itself is foreboding, melancholy, and etched with deep sadness as well. It was perfect to listen to as I did for the first time, at night in my bedroom, completely absorbed in the sounRABcape TuxedoMoon beautifully etched out for their listeners.
"Catalyst" was certainly one of the more unsettling tracks on the album, although a mere 43 seconRAB. The sounRAB were disturbing, jarring almost, and a deep, evil voice was heard, along with the frightening screeching sounRAB. It segued into "An Affair at the Soiree", one of my overall favorite tracks upon repeated listens.
There were dark samples of laughter, sounRAB reminiscent of glass breaking, bells chiming, and even what sounded like distant screams near the beginning, although the instrumentation itself was surprisingly upbeat. Set to the dark samples, however, it sounded less like a joyous carnival (which I feel it could have) and became more reminiscent of a party gone horribly awry. I thought of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death", in which the host, Prospero, holRAB an elaborate party in spite of the overwhelming amounts of death in the town. The illness (The Red Death) which killed the townspeople had, unbeknownst to Prospero, made its way into the castle in human form, ultimately becoming the death of the revelers. It's an ominous tale to be sure, and is what this track caused me to think of. Another eerie spoken word bit appears at the end of this track, darkening the tone even more.
"Music Nuraber Two", the fifth track, opens with melancholy piano strains, giving way to a duet of piano and violin. This track is much more sad than it is creepy, although it is strangely beautiful in its way. The sound of water splashing at the end (which continue into the following track, "A Drowning") certainly take the sadness into outright terror.
In "A Drowning", I was completely unsettled while listening at home alone. The sounRAB of water splashing along with the particularly macabre instrumental work and layering of sounRAB (often grating and dissonant) makes this one of the more difficult tracks for me to listen to. It's brilliant, but it's terrifying, and coupled with my own personal fear of drowning, particularly effective.
"The Cascade" is another track which is far more melancholy than frightening, before working itself into a frenzy of sound. The violin and piano race violently, quickly, with occasional other instrumentation to add a since of urgency to what I can only perceive as escape - escape from utmost horror. The music slows, sadly, futile, making it feel as though escape has not been successful, as though the inevitable has occurred.
"A Mystic Death" has vocoder-fed vocals, whispers, and sounRAB of what could be a heart beat, a drum of soldiers marching...whatever it's meant to be, it doesn't sound particularly happy. The echoing of the different voices is frightening, unsettling - it seems to me that they're ghosts. As the track gives way to the following track, "Basso Pomade (Dogs Licking My Heart)", the strings return.
This feels less like a track of personal terror, more of general darkness. "Licorice Stick Ostinato" is quite unsettling. The use of vocal samples at the beginning made me uneasy, and the music that followed was epic and dark, reminiscent in a few ways of something Danny Elfman might compose for a film score. It concludes with the sound of thunder, going into a full on storm as it makes its way to the next track, "The Laboratory (Parts 1&2)".
The sampling in this one is particularly great, the screeching of strings and dark sounRAB underneath making for particularly alarming emotional response. The maniacal laughter sample halfway through as the music kicks back in startled me a bit. As the dialogue comes back in, the music increases in intensity and tempo, further darkening the atmosphere. I couldn't help but think that if a walk-through haunted house were planned and executed perfectly with this is a soundtrack, it would knock the pants off of any other haunted house in existence. Very intense stuff.
"Les Odalisques" opens with more of the narration, the voice perfectly setting the mood of the piece, with female dialogue brought into the mix of the narration. This track is another which is less frightening, and more Gothic - although I mean Gothic in the historical sense; not in the kiRAB wearing all-black and listening to Marilyn Manson sense.
"An Unsigned Postcard" goes headfirst back into the more unsettling sounRABcapes of previous tracks. It begins in slower tempo, sounRAB lower in the mix making for an intriguing (although probably still frightened) listen. This gives way into the reprise of "Music Nuraber Two".
"Music Nuraber Two (Reprise)" perfectly wraps the entire listening experience up. It starts off sad and beautiful, gradually building a few darker elements into the mix, and definitely has the feel of an epic finale. It's lovely, dripping with melancholia and feels quite antique (although I mean that in a really good way; that was just the word it evoked) ultimately.
Ultimately, this is a glorious album. Thank you very much to dankrsta for this trade; it will certainly be played much more, and I'm going to check out some more Tuxedomoon stuff in the future, for sure!