Post by piesore on Jan 6, 2004 3:33:42 GMT -5
Kind of. I guess this could be a general, obscure new music thread, but I think there are a few albums which need attention called to which did not get the props they deserved el ano pasado....I'm sure there are many more, I'm slowly working my way through what I can...these things take time....
Anyways, here are a couple:
Pleasure Forever - Alter, I would pick out of sheer consisentcy, like the first track I was kind of on the fence, but it kept delivering song after song
Polysics- Neu, crazy japanese rock....I think better than any of the " dance-punk " albums in how it uses the eightes influnces w/o sounding too eightes most of the time
Animal Collective - Here Comes the Indian...A lot of people hate this, but whatever. It's experimental, but it felt very natural to me. I would actually recommend d/ling the out of sequence version on the net b/c it flows better, that's what got me into the album.
Supersilent - 6, good improv that doesn't sound like improv to me anyways...if the mars volta could have live improv like this I'd jizz my pants. It's free flowing, but again, feels very natural.
Hella - Bitches ain't Shit but Good People/and their other 7 inch....didn't get the reviews of their debut, but I think it was their best work, despite the occasionally tinny sounding production. It was electronica, but didn't fall into the bad trance techno "mmm-tz--mmm-tz" vibe.
M83 - whatever their album name was. I'm still getting into this, and am not completely sold over yet. It was too synthy for my tastes to start with, but the more I listen, the more I enjoy....this album is getting a fair amount of props though, so it's kind of on the fence for being on this kind of list.
One I couldn't understand which got near top slots on both tinymixtapes and pitchforkmedia was the Books- the Lemon of Pink...I didn't find anything remarkable at all about this album, am I missing something?
edit: Three more I'd like to add are:
Dead Science - Submariner, breathy Radiohead-esque rock with a dark, jazzy edge. I'm kinda middle of the road on Radiohead, but I really enjoy this.
Hint Hint - Sex is Everything. If you're into the whole "dance-punk" thing you should dig this. It's like Knock Knock Knock era Hot Hot Heat but darker and edgier. Oh, and with some screaming.
These Arms Are Snakes - This is Meant to Hurt You. Talked about a bit on this board, but check it out in case you missed it. If these guys can crank out a full length this good, they'll be huge.
Hmmmmm, all local Seattle bands, waddaya know.
Anyways, here are a couple:
Pleasure Forever - Alter, I would pick out of sheer consisentcy, like the first track I was kind of on the fence, but it kept delivering song after song
Polysics- Neu, crazy japanese rock....I think better than any of the " dance-punk " albums in how it uses the eightes influnces w/o sounding too eightes most of the time
Animal Collective - Here Comes the Indian...A lot of people hate this, but whatever. It's experimental, but it felt very natural to me. I would actually recommend d/ling the out of sequence version on the net b/c it flows better, that's what got me into the album.
Supersilent - 6, good improv that doesn't sound like improv to me anyways...if the mars volta could have live improv like this I'd jizz my pants. It's free flowing, but again, feels very natural.
Hella - Bitches ain't Shit but Good People/and their other 7 inch....didn't get the reviews of their debut, but I think it was their best work, despite the occasionally tinny sounding production. It was electronica, but didn't fall into the bad trance techno "mmm-tz--mmm-tz" vibe.
M83 - whatever their album name was. I'm still getting into this, and am not completely sold over yet. It was too synthy for my tastes to start with, but the more I listen, the more I enjoy....this album is getting a fair amount of props though, so it's kind of on the fence for being on this kind of list.
One I couldn't understand which got near top slots on both tinymixtapes and pitchforkmedia was the Books- the Lemon of Pink...I didn't find anything remarkable at all about this album, am I missing something?
edit: Three more I'd like to add are:
Dead Science - Submariner, breathy Radiohead-esque rock with a dark, jazzy edge. I'm kinda middle of the road on Radiohead, but I really enjoy this.
Hint Hint - Sex is Everything. If you're into the whole "dance-punk" thing you should dig this. It's like Knock Knock Knock era Hot Hot Heat but darker and edgier. Oh, and with some screaming.
These Arms Are Snakes - This is Meant to Hurt You. Talked about a bit on this board, but check it out in case you missed it. If these guys can crank out a full length this good, they'll be huge.
Hmmmmm, all local Seattle bands, waddaya know.
