Very laid back, uncomplex jazz that is not quite smooth jazz, has a bit more grit to it than that. Dude's from Ethiopia but I don't really know much about him though he's apparently quite famous. I stumbled onto this album via what I'd describe as a multi-website wiki walk.
I feel like this is a sunn wolf question somehow
Never heard of Mulatu Astatke, but you might like Mahmoud Ahmed if you're looking to get into Ethiopian Jazz. Here's an exmaple of his music:
Hunting Lodge were one of the first American industrial groups. They gradually evolved over their decade-long existence from a kind of tribal noise outfit to a sort of gritty, avant-garde electro-disco group.
On the subject of Animal Collective, I can give you a rundown of most of their work up to around Merriweather Post Pavilion or so and some of their solo and side outings if you are interested. I used to be a bigger fan of their work than I am but I can still provide plenty of info.
it kind of reminds me of a darker version of "Kooler Than Jesus" by The Thrill-Kill Kult, which is a song I like by a group I've never looked much into.
I could kinda take it or leave it but it's not bad by any means. I feel like I could do something with these drums. The singing is kinda comical to my ear.
I've heard his solo début (from 1999 or so) and Person Pitch but not the super new one, but going by the latter and what little I've heard of his recent material, his solo work is less dense and a touch poppier than his band work, but also a little more abstract at points.
On those grounds, I would recommend Feels, Strawberry Jam, Merriweather Post Pavilion and the aforementioned Person Pitch... but those are the records I would probably be recommending to you if you'd heard nothing of theirs to begin with. They're odd, especially Feels, but they're less alienating than their early albums like Here Comes the Indian.
it kind of reminds me of a darker version of "Kooler Than Jesus" by The Thrill-Kill Kult, which is a song I like by a group I've never looked much into.
I could kinda take it or leave it but it's not bad by any means. I feel like I could do something with these drums. The singing is kinda comical to my ear.
Yeah, the vocals are a bit goofy, but that's part of the charm, and the synths and the beat and the odd percussion are delectable.
After nearly 5 long years, Philadelphia-based progressive sci-fi metallers Vektor are back with their third studio album entitled, "Terminal Redux". Both embracing and expanding upon the intricate layers of the preceding albums, "Black Future" and "Outer Isolation", the band deliver the album that we all knew they were capable of. "Terminal Redux" is their first concept album, telling the story of a test subject and his rise to power within the all-controlling Cygnus Regime. His ultimate goal is to restore balance within the galaxy by controlling the ebb and flow of life and death. After regaining his position as a top-ranking General, he incites a coup within Cygnus and takes command of their forces. However, as time passes, it becomes clear to him that power is just an illusion.
Their first ever European tour at the end of 2015 allowed Vektor to premier several tracks from the album, and they continue to showcase the new material on their current North American tour with Voivod. For those of you unable to make any dates on the tour, "Ultimate Artificer" is available to stream on this very page. Vocalist/guitarist David DiSanto explains in his own words:
"We wanted to come out of the gates full force and showcase a song that represented the album accurately. 'Terminal Redux' covers a lot of ground, so it wasn't an easy decision. In my opinion, this song is right in the middle of the pendulum swing between the ultra-heavy thrash and the more proggy/experimental elements of the album. It's only the tip of the iceberg! Since this is a concept album, each song is a different chapter in the story. As the fifth track, 'Ultimate Artificer' introduces a pivotal point within the story without giving away the beginning or the end."
Never one to take a metal-by-numbers approach to song-writing, Vektor have embraced some unusual audio elements, including the vocal assistance of a group of Philadelphia soul singers, adding further texture to the sound without compromising on the riff-heavy fury. Recorded in part at the band's home studio, along with Panther Pro-Audio in Philadelphia, "Terminal Redux" is a fine demonstration of technical precision, a 73+ minute masterclass in complexity, and affirmation that there is still plenty of innovation and intelligence in modern day metal.
So I don't know if anyone but me is into this sort of thing but there's a tumblr called Diskography that has just tons and tons of mixtapes up for download. Some of it is by people who are well known (Dipset's stuff is up there, so are Danny Brown's early Detroit State Of Mind tapes), some of it is in the cult classic category (Stack Bundles' entire discography, Max B's stuff) and a fair chunk of it I've never heard of (Purple City Matrix? Barz-n-Hookz? Dopeheads?). It's pretty cool all told.
I post it here because as far as I'm aware it's all mixtapes that were originally free but are no longer available (downloads expiring, the services they were hosted on going down, that sort of thing). Lots of stuff from the early 2000s on here.
The Dingees (that punk/reggae band responsible for my favorite album of 2010, The Rebel Soul Sound System) had a full album's worth of dub mixes and b-sides for some years now. They wanted to release it, but their record label just sat on them. So at least one member got fed up enough to just throw the whole thing up on youtube. I haven't been able to listen yet, but I remember hearing some of these tracks on the band's myspace page, way back when. I liked "Y2KAOS" a lot.
So I don't know if anyone but me is into this sort of thing but there's a tumblr called Diskography that has just tons and tons of mixtapes up for download. Some of it is by people who are well known (Dipset's stuff is up there, so are Danny Brown's early Detroit State Of Mind tapes), some of it is in the cult classic category (Stack Bundles' entire discography, Max B's stuff) and a fair chunk of it I've never heard of (Purple City Matrix? Barz-n-Hookz? Dopeheads?). It's pretty cool all told.
Danke!
On an unrelated note, I'm listening to a solo St. Vincent show from Fort Worth in 2007 and while it's not a perfect performance, some of the versions are a weird sort of improvement on the album versions—the end of "Jesus Saves, I Spend" is weirdly compelling with all the distortion and vocal echo.
Yo, Jane, nearly the entire discography of People Like Us is up on the Free Music Archive. You should check it out. It seems right up your alley. I'm listening to Beware the Whim Reaper right now and it's pretty rad.
I'm watching some of LGR's older Oddware videos and the first one in the queue is about the CMS Sound Blaster card and oh my gosh, square wave bass! Eeeeee~! 0w0
What would be an appropriate genre descriptor(s) for a song like Cliff Edge's collaborations with various pop vocalists (Nakamura Maiko, jya-Me, etc.), such as a song like "Endless Tears"? I want to say pop with hip-hop elements, but I'm not sure that'd be accurate. (My own personal name for this would be "bright rap" or "happy rap" but that's a far sillier (and almost certainly less used) name.)
Well I guess it's sort of a hybrid between a J-pop vocalist style and something else, that being the kind of more richly accompanied and more richly melodic rap/hip-hop, such as exemplified in this song of Cliff Edge (that's not a collab). Also the fourth ending theme of Eureka Seven, "Canvas" by COOLON. I don't know the proper name for this.
I have just completed my listen through a discography of a band I had been putting off for too long.
The band is called the Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, and Sredni summed them up as "a cross between the Barenaked Ladies and The Residents", which was a description I thought was so apt for them that I stole it.
They are a fairly inconsistent band, but their best songs are absolutely phenomenal, including the one that I'm using as my signature for now. Strangers of the Universe is probably their best overall album if you only feel like getting one.
I listened to "Empty Cup" last night and totally dug the vocals, which is maybe something of a rarity. All of it was enough for me to put TFUL 282 on my list to get to, hopefully soon.
that is trance, and seeing as virtually all electronic music that isn't descended from 20th century classical music is descended from disco that would be an accurate statement
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Also, these compilations might be good starting points in general for you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rough_Guide_to_Desert_Blues
http://www.allmusic.com/album/ambiances-du-sahara-desert-blues-mw0000609310
^^^ I really like them, actually.
^^ Hush.
There's a metal cover of Boney M's Rasputin (because of course there is). Not sure how I feel about this.
The band is called the Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, and Sredni summed them up as "a cross between the Barenaked Ladies and The Residents", which was a description I thought was so apt for them that I stole it.
They are a fairly inconsistent band, but their best songs are absolutely phenomenal, including the one that I'm using as my signature for now. Strangers of the Universe is probably their best overall album if you only feel like getting one.
It also makes me realize she had more to do with Love This Giant than I realized.
2. Is it fair to say that trance has some rhythmic influences from disco?
and now (with this being the latest of a series of experiences) i can at least confidently say that i like trance music