― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 20:01 (nineteen years ago) link
26 in Los Angeles and I work in "television". I don't like describing music to people because I suck at it. I like lots of stuff and I hardly ever hate anything even when it's bad because it makes me laugh. My copy of "Bootyz in Motion" is a testament to this...It has both "Whoot! There it is" and "Whoomp! There it is". Amen!
― rocknrolldetox (rocknrolldetox), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 20:14 (nineteen years ago) link
also, I live in Reno, Nevada.
― miss chievous grin (miss chevious grin), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 23:51 (nineteen years ago) link
i'm joseph, 20, from new jersey, living in the financial district of manhattan and going to NYU currently (there seems to be a tiny NYU faction on ILX, which is pretty rad). ILM kinda changed how i thought about music (in that it got me to actually really think about music and how i respond to it in the first place) and have since been avidly perusing the music blogosphere, picking up little nuggets of wisdom/truth/free mp3s wherever i find them. my tastes seem to be largely grounded in whatever it was i was listening to when i was eight, for some reason (which was, by some weird coincidence, new order's singles and early '90s eurodance). and um my boss politely snickered under his breath when my copy of a history of miami bass accidentally found its way into my place of employment (fell out of a bag or something). so this is what it's like to be me hooraaaaaay
― joseph (joseph), Thursday, 10 February 2005 02:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― stockholm cindy's secret childhood (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 10 February 2005 02:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― joseph (joseph), Thursday, 10 February 2005 04:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― gallantseagull, Thursday, 10 February 2005 05:15 (nineteen years ago) link
mike aka mikebee, 31, san francisco for money i maintain the electronic(a) section at amoeba music in the cityi've also been a staff writer at XLR8R mag since 1997. i've been known as a freelance writer occasionally, at one time having a column in URB (96-97) and writing for horrible rags like Sweater and Revolution (remember them?) with the occasional respectable cover story in the SF Bay Guardian. i'm a DJ and have been spinning and promoting club nights in SF since 1995. a few of mine: La Belle Epoque (atmospheric d'n'b '96-'00), Bottom Heavy (breaks, d'n'b, uk/2-step garage, broken beat '01-'03), Safe ('03-04 UKG, grime, broken beat, future jazz). they were marginally successful. my motto: "languishing in obscurity"i have been heavily into at one time:kirk degiorgiomo'waxmadchestersonic youthharthousewarp recordsuk hardcore/"breakbeat house"depeche modepixies/4ADnick drakeplaidsquarepusherninjatunestaxgood looking records/ltj bukem4 hero/reinforced recordsbugz in the atticwookiethe orbshoegazerstevie wonderacid jazz
to name a few.
current favorites:m.i.a - arularcaribou - milk of human kindnessv/a - full body workoutame - s/tv/a - speicher 2primal scream - give out but don't give uplots of electrohouse singles - get physical, john dahlback, dirt crewlots of broken beat singles - domu, bugz, i.g. culturethe GAMM labeloctave one "blackwater" strings instrumental mixsteve bug presents bugnologythe dukes of stratospheardolly parton - the grass is blue
anyway you all seem like my kinda people, for the most part. i'm going to try and contribute a bit more. nice to finally meetcha.
mb aka hj
― heywood jablomi (heywood), Thursday, 10 February 2005 09:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― Priti Batta (priti), Saturday, 26 March 2005 04:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Saturday, 26 March 2005 04:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― sibsi (sibsi), Saturday, 26 March 2005 14:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Momus (Momus), Saturday, 26 March 2005 14:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Saturday, 26 March 2005 16:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dr. Gene Scott (shinybeast), Saturday, 26 March 2005 22:52 (nineteen years ago) link
Naturally!
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Saturday, 26 March 2005 23:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Momus (Momus), Sunday, 27 March 2005 10:58 (nineteen years ago) link
I've lived in Copenhagen, Alexandria, Florence and Rome amongst others and have tried and given up on various instruments. I'm open minded, friendly and an amazing lover. Or at least I think so. I'm fast running out of things to say so I shall stop here and hopefully keep my dignity intact.
*Spills coffee on groin as he presses 'Submit' button*
― Kv_nol (Kv_nol), Sunday, 27 March 2005 13:51 (nineteen years ago) link
And Sibsi, you're the first person I've seen mention Asthmatic Kitty on here. Do you like that crazy HalfHanded Cloud?
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 27 March 2005 14:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Priti Batta (priti), Sunday, 27 March 2005 17:19 (nineteen years ago) link
Hair-laden.
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Sunday, 27 March 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago) link
Hello, I'm Chris. I'm 21 and from Northern Ireland but studying French Studies with European Studies at Lancaster University in England. I graduate this year and I'm thinking of doing a Masters in Dublin in a coupla years, after I've earned a bit of money doing some shit job in Belfast. Musical passions are mainly what you might call indie, but especially with a post-punk/new wave kind of bent. Interpol, British Sea Power, Talking Heads, Pixies, Mclusky, MBV, Arcade Fire, Ikara Colt and LCD Soundsystem are all favourites. And I'm a big fan of Liverpool FC.
There you are, hello one and all.
― Crackity (Crackity Jones), Sunday, 27 March 2005 18:40 (nineteen years ago) link
and so on. I've traded mix cds with Nate Patrin and Charlie Rose but otherwise haven't had any contact with anybody else on the board. So there you go. Hoping to drag myself out of lurkdom...
― Shawn Porter (shawnporter), Sunday, 27 March 2005 19:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Monday, 28 March 2005 01:45 (nineteen years ago) link
Last week of CD purchases:"Pop Ambient 2005"Cut Copy "Bright Like Neon Love""Putting the Morr Back in Morrissey" (Morr Music label comp)Spiritualized "Complete Works Vol. 2"Wedding Present "Take Fountain"M83 "Before the Dawn Heals Us""Phil's Spectre: A Wall of Soundalikes" (compilation of 60s tracks with Spector-influenced production)
― i am nervous (cochere), Monday, 28 March 2005 02:50 (nineteen years ago) link
Priti I'm just getting my feet wet here, not the most knowledgeable person about Hindi music. I thought Rahman's score for Lagaan was pretty great, my daughter and I went around singing that title theme for WEEKS before we forgot it. Other than that, I dunno, most of my stuff is compilations, etc.
In fact, we should probably check to see if there is a thread around here, or start one....
― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 28 March 2005 03:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 28 March 2005 03:32 (nineteen years ago) link
Grew up in a musical household, first musical loves (upon reaching adolescence and beginning a search for self-definition) were Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Fugazi, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, The Who. Still like all of those today (though there are surely others I've long forgotten).
Work as a quasi-journalist (heavy emphasis on "quasi"), play in a fairly serious band. Some of my my top albums of all-time:
Jay-Z: Reasonable DoubtLed Zeppelin: IIIJimi Hendrix: Axis Bold as LoveDJ Shadow: EndtroducingJim O'Rourke: Halfway to a ThreewayFugazi: Red MedicineThelonious Monk: Thelonious in ActionOrnette Coleman: Free JazzMiles Davis: Filles De KilamanjaroSam Prekop: s/tTortoise: Millions Now Living ...Gang of Four: EntertainmentMississippi John Hurt: 1928 Okeh RecordingsPink Floyd: Wish You Were HereJohn Coltrane: Complete Live at the Village Vanguard 1961Tony Williams: LifetimeWu-Tang: Enter the 36 ChambersSilver Jews: Natural BridgeMeters: Look a Py Py
Top 10 of right now:
Jim O'Rourke - InsignifiganceBlonde Redhead - Melody of Certain Damaged LemonsDavid Axelrod: Songs of ExperienceBill Evans: Sunday at the Village VanguardCan: Ege BamyasiMiles Davis: Live at the Filmore EastMiles Davis: On the CornerMike Wexler: EPWilliam Parker: And William DancedKris Kristofferson: Silver Tongued Devil and I
― Hurting (Hurting), Monday, 28 March 2005 03:37 (nineteen years ago) link
Representative quote from my Myspace profile: "Did I mention that if you go to clear channel shows, you are fucking your favorite independent club/non-asshole sellout musician in the mouth with a rusty screwdriver? Well, you are. Please stop. Now."
Dan Perry is my official sponsor in this Alcoholics Anonymous of musical listeners. Thanks Dan!
― John Justen (johnjusten), Monday, 28 March 2005 03:52 (nineteen years ago) link
(I also live in Minneapolis. Are you going to the Gang of Four show? Sonic Youth's Clear Channel show at the Quest was not a good experience.)
― mnra, Monday, 28 March 2005 05:48 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm jealous of what you must be feeling right now.
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 28 March 2005 05:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― mnra, Monday, 28 March 2005 06:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― mnra, Monday, 28 March 2005 06:16 (nineteen years ago) link
I would kill to see the Gang of Four show. But I won't support clear channel, so I can't go. My CC boycott is running 3 years strong now, and I am an aggravated but immovable object. Sons of bitches...(both GO4 and CC)
― John Justen (johnjusten), Monday, 28 March 2005 06:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― mnra, Monday, 28 March 2005 06:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 28 March 2005 07:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― John Justen (johnjusten), Monday, 28 March 2005 07:03 (nineteen years ago) link
You can't be TOO excited about it! :-)
― nathalie doing a soft foot shuffle (stevie nixed), Monday, 28 March 2005 07:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 28 March 2005 07:16 (nineteen years ago) link
Myonga, you may well be right about the relative merit of the rest of My Bloody Valentine's stuff; it can't be entirely coincidental that in my passing acquantaince with it none of it has ever hit me like this. On the other hand, I'm still going to have a bloody good listen to all their post-1988 stuff this week, with particular attention to the sizable chunks I haven't heard, specifically the You Made Me Realise EP. That's after I download the 17-minute live version, and build the shrine.
― mnra, Monday, 28 March 2005 07:48 (nineteen years ago) link
Perhaps I should introduce myself again (even though I've been here for over a year), since I posted on another intro thread and this is the one that always gets revived. Plus, my original intro sucked.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 28 March 2005 07:57 (nineteen years ago) link
I guess I've recovered from an earlier period of indie schmindie immersion, but I've never been through a proper metal phase, nor a Britney phase, nor an Italo disco phase. There is work to be done.
― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Monday, 28 March 2005 12:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Evil Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link
And, I am here because my husband posts here (as the Mad Puffin) and said I would like it. Er, hi?
― Lyra Jane (Lyra Jane), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 21:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― cdwill, Tuesday, 29 March 2005 22:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― Deric W. Haircare (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 00:04 (nineteen years ago) link
I have an obsession for pop music, although I've never done anything music related myself; sometimes I wonder if I'll ever do. Right now I'm a lot into Euro-Pop, but in general I like sophisticated, well crafted, catchy stuff.
― daavid (daavid), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 00:25 (nineteen years ago) link
And welcome to everyone else! Ya crazy good folk.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 00:31 (nineteen years ago) link