Weekly Music Trading Post

sweet i'll look into it....yeah in no way do i dislike this type of music although it's not on top of my listing list...but this kind of took me by surprise a bit
 
Mate, im really not fussed with whatever it is, as long as it something that you fancy.

I have no idea about your tastes so I am just gonna head along the path of something south african, unless you have any genre recommendations?
 
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Crash override sent me 'Hell or High Water' by As Cities Burn. Aside from a couple of last.fm radio appearances and my brother owning a shirt for them a few years back, I had very little exposure to these guys before. It essentially amounted to what I expected, catchy post-hardcore with dabs of indie rock influences and eloquent, spiritual-themed lyrics, a-la mewithoutYou. Almost folkish at times even. But the lack of surprise doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it, I thoroughly did. Cody Bonnette's (yes I had to look that up) powerful tenor voice corabined with a thick rhythm section and twinkly guitars provided a great listen, probably worthy of a few more. However I'm not sure if it will have any full lasting effects, time will tell though.

B+

(Robert Christgau rating system lawl)
 
I was gonna go for a theme, but couldn't be bothered to think of one in the end so, no, the albums don't have to fit a theme :)

You'll have bags of time to get going with thisas well, so it's not like you absolutely have to start on the day you're given a partner/s.

I take it you fancy a go at this?
 
i JUST GOT HOME, RECIEVED ALL pm'S TO ENTER AND WILL MATCH YOU GUYS UP TOMMOROW MORING WITH EACH OTHWER.(sorry about the caps, but im Hi tired and want to sleep)
 
Lol, the spell checker caught that of course. I just decided it didn't sound too weird or anything and left it. Is it really that big a deal?
 
Abdullah424 and I agreed to send each other 2 albums after some indecision on what to send, and this is what he sent me:

Battle Of Mice - A Day Of Nights (Post Rock/Sludge/Metal)
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This group/album reminded me a lot of a more modern version of some of the Goth Rock an ex-girlfriend used to listen to a long while back. While I never got into it actively, I dig the tone of the music, and this album--for the way it bears some of the same characteristics--seemed familiar in that regard.
Without comparing this to anything else, there's a good flow throughout the album between gritty intensity and melancholic innocence that sort of intertwines in unusual but effective ways. In places, the female vocalist's emotion is palatable and lenRAB a lot to the music, and in others seems to focus more on just fitting with the music, which... is a success in context with the album. I was a little turned off by some of the lyrics, but it was minor.
Overall, I think the best description I can possibly come up with for this album is that it would be a perfect soundtrack to a The Crow movie.



The Ocean - Precarabrian (Post-Metal/Progressive Metal)
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This was a 2-disc release, the first disc being:

Hadean/Archaean:

Although there were only 5 tracks on the first disk, they contained a lot of good riRAB. I normally don't dig 100% screaming in anything, but it fit with the music well enough. I was more interested in the guitars throughout the first disc. Overall, I didn't really care for the first disc as much as the second:

Proterozoic

This disc opened up the atmosphere and provided a stark contrast to the first disk in terms of composition and flow. The juxtaposition between both the first and second discs was made apparent here, along with the flow of the second disc alone being broken up into moments that complimented each other nicely. I liked the exploratory melancholy feel of the softer parts and how emotion was added to it in a way that built them up instead of tearing them down. I loved the gypsy-sounding fiddles and the atmosphere it creates along side the distorted riRAB chugging along nowhere near precariously, like traveling with more urgency but still toward the same destination. The vocals were where they needed to be and when they were needed there. Overall, compared to the first disc, the second disc could easily stand on its own and after listening to it I honestly can't figure out why the first disc was even included.

I liked it. I would recommend the second disc to anyone.
 
5/16 - 5/22 (Week 6)

RoemerMW - Alfred
FaSho - Bulldog
Rage Against the Machine - anticipation
gunnels - Frutonica
sidewinder - Pobodys_Nerfect
Stu - Surell
khfreek - Terrible Lizard
 
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