...too
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 September 2018 00:23 (six years ago) link
The offspring had some amazing songs
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 00:26 (six years ago) link
Love "Gone Away"
― The nexus of the crisis (Sund4r), Monday, 24 September 2018 00:28 (six years ago) link
A fantastic song. Maybe the offspring aren’t that low on the critic’s estimation— i always got the sense they were.
I like “the kids aren’t alright” and all the other songs rhey made that sound like that, like “you’re gonna go far kid”
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 00:34 (six years ago) link
Self esteem is catchy af
― brimstead, Monday, 24 September 2018 02:21 (six years ago) link
definitely cosign some of the offspring love
― Ross, Monday, 24 September 2018 02:30 (six years ago) link
There's never been a Scottish music scene.
There's a UK scene which includes Scottish people, labels, cities, venues etc.
― everything, Monday, 24 September 2018 02:53 (six years ago) link
dude no
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 03:06 (six years ago) link
Tell your black students to watch Chappelle’s bit on celebrities:
https://youtu.be/H7b5hJ0G_9c
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:11 (six years ago) link
the song "feel it still" by portugal the man is a good song
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 03:20 (six years ago) link
The bulk of the amateur, modular enthusiast tracks (demos, sketches, full-on / fleshed out tracks) i've heard on Soundcloud are more enjoyable than most of the 'studio' songs that make up the proper releases I've listened to (so far) this year. Except maybe for the Beak, Aphex Twin, and xuiqen albums, and some albums on Another Timbre.
New vinyl records are a waste of money. Most tape releases sound like crap--why won't people use metal bias / type II tape cassettes, and put effort into improving the sound quality of their releases? Is it (putting out tapes) just for the sake of novelty? Notice Recordings (label) make good-sounding tapes, why won't others?
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:23 (six years ago) link
What do you recommend for modular enthusiast tracks?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:24 (six years ago) link
xpost A 35 year old second hand cassette copy of say Duck Rock, 90125, Crises etc has better sound quality than a regular nowadays vinyl, CD or cassette release.
― everything, Monday, 24 September 2018 03:28 (six years ago) link
A dubious claim at best
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:29 (six years ago) link
Go pick one up at your local thrift store then tell me I'm wrong.
― everything, Monday, 24 September 2018 03:39 (six years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/leheron_idletones/likes -- this might be hit and miss, but there are loads of modular synth sketches, demos, tracks, etc. The recently liked "Charles" tracks are v pleasant
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:54 (six years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/edbkt/river -- these "edbkt" tracks are really nice as well..https://soundcloud.com/edbkt/mngrvs
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 04:18 (six years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/caspar-hesselager/to-be-quiet-modular-synth-patch
sorry, one more
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 04:21 (six years ago) link
Thanks!
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 24 September 2018 04:29 (six years ago) link
explain this to my black students though, who saw past the spectacle
what did/does the music mean to them?
― crüt, Monday, 24 September 2018 04:52 (six years ago) link
liberation
― groovemaaan, Monday, 24 September 2018 05:42 (six years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/aroom_temp/180407ahttps://soundcloud.com/papernoise/random-ringshttps://soundcloud.com/billygomberg/180125-last-from-brooklyn
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 07:28 (six years ago) link
I think the thing with vinyl and with tapes is that the distortion and lack of clarity are part of the sound, sometimes cleaning up a recording means removing something that worked, whether the artist or producer intended it or not (the reverse is often the case too of course) and that is a creative decision on a case by case basis, you can't say "it's always bad" or "it's always good." Acts putting out tapes in 2018 are essentially putting a 1980s instagram filter on their music, I find it a bit silly, but it's their choice.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 24 September 2018 09:41 (six years ago) link
It made my tracks ballot last year.
― The nexus of the crisis (Sund4r), Monday, 24 September 2018 13:16 (six years ago) link
xps more specifically.
― crüt, Monday, 24 September 2018 13:18 (six years ago) link
jamie xx will never be respected by the culture he adores even though he deserves it
― ninthyoung, Monday, 24 September 2018 18:20 (six years ago) link
I think the thing with vinyl and with tapes is that the distortion and lack of clarity are part of the sound, sometimes cleaning up a recording means removing something that worked, whether the artist or producer intended it or not (the reverse is often the case too of course) and that is a creative decision on a case by case basis, you can't say "it's always bad" or "it's always good."
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 19:05 (six years ago) link
*especially with Normal bias (type i) tapes, which most people seem to be using
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 19:06 (six years ago) link
of course, you can't monitor each/every dub, for a run of tapes.. but at least do it once, to set a general level just high enough so there won't be distortion / clipping, unless you wanted that effect. I have a Silver Jews 'Early Times' cassette from Drag City, and they did it right. 'Early Time's is sort of a meta- example, though
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 19:15 (six years ago) link
I'm looking forward to this: https://deadoceans.com/news/ryley-walker-announces-the-lillywhite-sessions/
Because I think DMB has a lot of material that most people would like if it weren't being delivered by DMB.
― Evan, Monday, 24 September 2018 20:21 (six years ago) link
oh i am super hyped for that surprise
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 24 September 2018 21:49 (six years ago) link
the "surf's up" album would've been better than "pet sounds" if it had been all wilson songs
― milkshake duck george bernard shaw (rushomancy), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:46 (six years ago) link
most cds sound better than most vinyl
― milkshake duck george bernard shaw (rushomancy), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:47 (six years ago) link
Pet Sounds is overrated (we’ve had this discussion here)
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:50 (six years ago) link
(Beach Boys are great but Pet Sounds a flawed “go-to” album)
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:51 (six years ago) link
i agree with that
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:53 (six years ago) link
50s rock and roll all sounds thes ame
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:57 (six years ago) link
^this is kind of true, but it sounds gr8
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 02:01 (six years ago) link
This is not even remotely controversial.
― Zach Same (Tom D.), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 09:17 (six years ago) link
The fact that Pet Sounds is the only especially celebrated BB album by the world at large (plus Smile if it counts) is completely absurd, when their run from Today to Holland is about as great as they come
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 10:12 (six years ago) link
THE RISE OF ALL CAPS IN TRACKS TITLES AND OTHER LANGUAGE IN MUSIC IS MOSTLY GOOD
― ogmor, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 10:15 (six years ago) link
Beach Boys' Party! is a neglected masterpiece
― Number None, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 10:16 (six years ago) link
A rarified few believe that All Summer Long is where they hit their stride.
― how's life, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 11:20 (six years ago) link
pet sounds is their only consistently good album. the rest go off on weird, creepy, or just plain shit detours, and thus the rest of their albums are hard to recommend to an album-focused listener unless they're already a dyed-in-the-wool fan.
― milkshake duck george bernard shaw (rushomancy), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:51 (six years ago) link
I think Beach Boys are well served by a Greatest Hits comp. I know there's a stack of them, but the 2003 Sounds of Summer compilation is probably the thing of theirs that I listen to the most.
― triggercut, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:59 (six years ago) link
the rest go off on weird, creepy, or just plain shit detours
also true of every post-Help Beatles album tbf
― Number None, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 14:02 (six years ago) link
This is not even remotely controversial.It was fairly controversial on that other thread! (Think it was something like, “Artists you’ve never been able to get into, despite trying multiple times.”)
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 14:39 (six years ago) link
agreed re: bjork, also her songs are unlistenable― crüt, Saturday, September 8, 2018 9:18 AM (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― crüt, Saturday, September 8, 2018 9:18 AM (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
my brother
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 14:44 (six years ago) link
Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, Friends, 20/20, Sunflower and Surf's Up are all extremely enjoyable albums with, at worst, one or two subpar tracks that I don't think would seriously ruin anyone's overall enjoyment of them. I'm sure even casual BB fans have listened to and enjoyed other albs that aren't flawless from soup to nuts and besides, weird/creepy is a pretty essential part of the overall BB aesthetic imho.
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 15:13 (six years ago) link
2000s and on Bjork voice is pretty off-putting yeah
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 15:36 (six years ago) link