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I got this idea from another forum. :)

Just pick 10 songs that represent you, or to the sender you're going to send it to. (But label it if you want others to know what it is trying to represent. )

Edit: Or just put however many songs you want into a pack. And they don't have to represent you. This thread is now pretty much a "put some songs you want other people to hear for whatever reason into a pack" thread. -Kaz

Boyager Packs With Links Still Working

• Kaz - 36 tracks, 146MB, zip file (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VGW0QKYR)


• Pqqu - 69 tracks, 452MB, zip file (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J3JV56GL)


• Hiro - 71 tracks, 375MB, zip file, WARNING FOR MACS: WMA FILES (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EURGPX2Y)


• Famy - ? tracks, 442MB, zip file (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BOUQDX3N)


• Boognish - 30 tracks, 180MB, zip file (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X1WRTFFR)


• Nathan - ? tracks, 192MB, zip file (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CYXZ1KTN)


• Popsi - 22 tracks, 124MB, rar file (http://www.mediafire.com/?4vmyjvinyn4)


• Rae - ? tracks, 97MB, zip file (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZY7MVKCI)


• Zidone's Pretentious Prog Pack - 30 tracks, 431 mb, 3 zip files (http://www.mediafire.com/?zrjhl4av2k8e7)

http://boyah.net/music/boyah-mix.zip

set of 10 that represents my taste pretty fairly, also all songs I'd rate very highly

Well I'm not really gonna go with the "10 that represent me" thing (maybe later), but I feel like passing on a folder of music that likely most of you haven't heard. Not all of it is totally indie (or rock), but most of it is or at least was. There's some good representation of Minnesota music in there, too.

almost entirely in m4a, since it's copied mostly from songs in iTunes that were ripped directly into it

it's a pretty interesting mix, there's even one hip-hop track and one song made up entirely of samples. several of the bands are well-known enough, some of them not indie at all but still under-appreciated.

happydood;

36 tracks, only one song per artist...download it here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VGW0QKYR

Quote from: Kaz on September 14, 2009, 03:02:56 AM
one song made up entirely of samples.

is it girl talk

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on September 14, 2009, 06:16:51 AM
is it girl talk

no, it's The Avalanches

I can't think of anything I will keep thinking

Quote from: JMV on September 14, 2009, 08:33:19 AM
I can't think of anything I will keep thinking

you could download my pack while you do happydood;

it even has one song you definitely won't find anywhere else because it's by a local band that doesn't even seem to have a website

Kaz I am about to listen to your pack  giggle; I see Broken Social Scene and Mew good choice

I made one as well
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/906922/hilol.rar
12 songs all different artists but 2 songs that all have some representation of me and my life

Quote from: Kaz on September 14, 2009, 08:19:17 AM
no, it's The Avalanches

IS IT FRONTIER PSYCHIATRIST?

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on September 14, 2009, 01:33:52 PM
IS IT FRONTIER PSYCHIATRIST?

of course baddood;

Quote from: Kaz on September 14, 2009, 08:19:17 AM
no, it's The Avalanches

I LOVE YOU

I might do this at some point, but it'd pick a bunch of songs that express the variety of what I like. Probably some Cinematic Orchestra, Future of the Left, SOAD, Arcade Fire, Antony and the Johnsons, Venetian Snares, Streetlight Manifesto, Latterman, Islands, Captain Beefheart, Sufjan Stevens....

...65daysofstatic, Against Me!, Amanda Palmer, Andrew Bird, Animal Colective, Arcade Fire, Armitage Shanks, Arnold Schoenberg, Bjork, Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Chemical Brothers, Cocorosie, Devendra Banhart, DJ Sharpnel, Forbidden Ensemble, Gang Gang Dance, Gogol Bordello, Joanna Newsom, John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, Joy Divison, LCD Soundystem, Le Loup, NoFX, Nujabes, The Polyphonic Spree, Primus, Refused, Royksopp, Sigur Ros, Subtle, Violins, Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts...

...um, I'll figure this out later.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on September 14, 2009, 07:25:21 PM
I LOVE YOU

awesome i didn't know you like the avalanches happydood;

aw Etoh and Live at Dominoes are so much better than Frontier Psychiatrist  saddood;

Ten songs? I don't think i can do that, but I'll try tomorrow

Quote from: wziard on September 14, 2009, 10:40:58 PM
aw Etoh and Live at Dominoes are so much better than Frontier Psychiatrist  saddood;

i only picked Frontier Psychiatrist because it seems to be everyone's first Avalanches song, it helps people get into them

Quote from: Kaz on September 14, 2009, 10:52:39 PM
i only picked Frontier Psychiatrist because it seems to be everyone's first Avalanches song, it helps people get into them

Exactly. Wonderful memories of that song.  giggle;

I won't have any time until Thursday night, and then I'll be weaving good spirits together, so not until this weekend.

currently downloading all of yours  akudood;
So yeah maybe I'll make one soon

So yeah snorkel i keep getting an error while downloading yours  akudood;

Quote from: Kaz on September 14, 2009, 10:52:39 PM
i only picked Frontier Psychiatrist because it seems to be everyone's first Avalanches song, it helps people get into them

Listening to one of their albums for the first time right now, I instantly recognized Since I Left You  akudood;

Gah fuck you Kaz, now I have it stuck in my head. akudood;

[spoiler]...I guess now I'm the one who needs therapy. yes;[/spoiler]

Quote from: Thyme on September 22, 2009, 07:30:08 PM
Gah fuck you Kaz, now I have it stuck in my head. akudood;

[spoiler]...I guess now I'm the one who needs therapy. yes;[/spoiler]

Also a good song  baddood;

I think I'll assemble a mix with a bunch of bands with cities in their names...Of Montreal, Architecture in Helsinki, Jets to Brazil, Science of Sydney...I can't think of any others at the moment.

Quote from: Hïro on September 22, 2009, 07:13:58 PM
Listening to one of their albums for the first time right now, I instantly recognized Since I Left You  akudood;

they only have one album

I discovered that last night :(

Quote from: Kaz on September 14, 2009, 03:02:56 AM
Well I'm not really gonna go with the "10 that represent me" thing (maybe later), but I feel like passing on a folder of music that likely most of you haven't heard. Not all of it is totally indie (or rock), but most of it is or at least was. There's some good representation of Minnesota music in there, too.

almost entirely in m4a, since it's copied mostly from songs in iTunes that were ripped directly into it

it's a pretty interesting mix, there's even one hip-hop track and one song made up entirely of samples. several of the bands are well-known enough, some of them not indie at all but still under-appreciated.

happydood;

36 tracks, only one song per artist...download it here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VGW0QKYR

I love it, thanks dude.

I'm trying to make one right now but I can't narrow it down a whole lot  >.<

I think once I pack up my laptop for the trip, I'll head downstairs and work out something with some great variety.  Prolly it'll be too large.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 09, 2009, 12:56:26 AM
I think once I pack up my laptop for the trip, I'll head downstairs and work out something with some great variety.  Prolly it'll be too large.

Mine is currently 84 songs, I'm trying to whittle it down to a maximum of 60

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 01:11:09 AM
Mine is currently 84 songs, I'm trying to whittle it down to a maximum of 60

Holy shit, Hiro dear.

I'm lucky, in that I have to ignore all the drm stuff on my Zune, but I mean still.

I don't think early Animal Collective gets enough love, so that's going on there. Essentially...I'm just going through my filesystem and picking things out. Expect great things.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 09, 2009, 01:13:29 AM
Holy shit, Hiro dear.

I'm lucky, in that I have to ignore all the drm stuff on my Zune, but I mean still.

What?  akudood;

i'm excited for PQQU's

There's some songs I'm fairly certain most of you all have, but there so good I feel bad removing them  :(

I can't get upload sites to work.  >.<

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 09, 2009, 03:03:14 AM
I can't get upload sites to work.  >.<

You already finished?  O_0
I've been working on mine all day, and I started it yesterday.
I have it down to 80 now  >.<

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 03:06:36 AM
You already finished?  O_0
I've been working on mine all day, and I started it yesterday.
I have it down to 80 now  >.<

I just went through my very-well-organized directory, picked things I want to show people, had to ignore all the encoded zune stuff, and then called it a day at 69 songs.

Can I upload it on the boyah directory or something ;__;

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 09, 2009, 03:12:03 AM
I just went through my very-well-organized directory, picked things I want to show people, had to ignore all the encoded zune stuff, and then called it a day at 69 songs.

Can I upload it on the boyah directory or something ;__;

Okay well I guess I'll just get it down to 75 or so  akudood;

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 03:16:56 AM
Okay well I guess I'll just get it down to 75 or so  akudood;

Kk

I'm pissed what is wrong with my computer dammit  :(

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 09, 2009, 03:25:32 AM
Kk

I'm pissed what is wrong with my computer dammit  :(

Is 79 okay  akudood;

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 03:44:58 AM
Is 79 okay  akudood;

Don't fucking ask me, I'm putting all these on my Zune whatever size they may be  :(

I'm switching to the windows partition...stupid friggin'....I HATE LINUX SOMETIMES

Down to 76, trying to get it down to around 60-ish

Everyone already has Teen Age Riot by Sonic Youth I presume, so I guess I'll remove it D:

69, but I still have too many from the same artist

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 04:11:40 AM
69, but I still have too many from the same artist

Just do it, ffs

I'm feeling really insecure about this. For one, a good deal of my music relies on the Zune service, so to talk about all my music together really isn't possible...and I don't like that. I want to show you guys Violins, LCD Soundsystem, Le Loup, Sun Ra...so many things. But I can't. So I feel like you're looking at what I burned since a little while ago (which is outdated, I have so much new cooler stuff that I'd love to show, like Aimee Mann and Devin Townsend, among many others)...but what you have is my mixtures. A bit of classical, punk, rock, jazz, noise, hardcore, dnb, ska, indie, folk, metal...who the fuck knows what else. I get really insecure about people thinking I have a lack of depth in my taste, so I overcompensate. I'm sorry. But here we go. 69 songs that Pqqu has:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J3JV56GL

I'm working on a series of smaller rars if something fucks up there, but it should work.

http://www.mediafire.com/?jsomlexmmd9

the rest won't go  akudood;

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 09, 2009, 05:37:09 AM
I get really insecure about people thinking I have a lack of depth in my taste, so I overcompensate.

This  :(

But man that's too big of a download for me, I'm going to have to make mine smaller.

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 05:44:34 AM
This  :(

But man that's too big of a download for me, I'm going to have to make mine smaller.

DO IT IT'S WORTH IT

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 09, 2009, 05:50:51 AM
DO IT IT'S WORTH IT

No I'm downloading it, but I don't want to have people wait that long for mine.
Also, I still need to make it so I have less songs from the same artist, down to 63 now.

Also, I'm going to make album art for it spam;

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 05:55:07 AM
No I'm downloading it, but I don't want to have people wait that long for mine.
Also, I still need to make it so I have less songs from the same artist, down to 63 now.

Also, I'm going to make album art for it spam;

You care too much.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 09, 2009, 05:56:26 AM
You care too much.

I know I do but when it comes to projects of any sort I have to put all my effort into it ;__;

Okay so I'm dividing it into 7 albums, each with 9 tracks  akudood;
I'm currently arranging the tracks, and then I'll make album art for each of them.

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 06:55:56 AM
Okay so I'm dividing it into 7 albums, each with 9 tracks  akudood;
I'm currently arranging the tracks, and then I'll make album art for each of them.

Your love of order does not alter my desire for your pack.

fuck yes downloading pqqu's

did pqqu download mine :(

I know that Pqqu but i can't help it :(  Kaz I downloaded yours, I'll listen to it today

Quote from: Kaz on October 09, 2009, 12:18:24 PM
fuck yes downloading pqqu's

did pqqu download mine :(

Yeah she did, but she isn't sure where her Zune is. It might still be in the car...I hope so. I made it as a playlist. I don't know a lot of the stuff in there, so it should be exciting! :3

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 03:15:53 PM
I know that Pqqu but i can't help it :(  Kaz I downloaded yours, I'll listen to it today

akudood; akudood; akudood;

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 09, 2009, 10:41:01 PM
Yeah she did, but she isn't sure where her Zune is. It might still be in the car...I hope so. I made it as a playlist. I don't know a lot of the stuff in there, so it should be exciting! :3

akudood; akudood; akudood;

Don't worry I downloaded yours too  giggle;

Kaz, it seems like you and I have some similarities in taste  baddood;

Yes I feel that way too Hiro. baddood;

Pqqu, I gave your pack a listen, a lot more electronic stuff than I expected which is both a good and a bad thing because while I love expanding my very narrow tastes in electronic stuff, some of what you gave is a little out there for me considering I mostly only like trance but some of it is still awfully good.

Cream was like a white dove in a field of crows. But good choice for a Cream song.

Already had the Wilco, Cpt. Beefheart, Cream, and of Montreal songs you put in, but good choices nonetheless.

I like the Islands, Mission of Burma, Chemical Brothers, Future of the Left, Streetlight Manifesto and Fuck Buttons songs a lot. :3

Kinda figured I'd like the Mission of Burma song already though since I have a little bit of their work myself.

So yeah I like probably 3/4 of your pack so far. Will probably increase. <3

Kaz I was going to put Cause=Time in mine  :(

Quote from: Hïro on October 09, 2009, 11:48:43 PM
Kaz I was going to put Cause=Time in mine  :(

lol nigger spam;

Quote from: Kaz on October 10, 2009, 12:28:59 AM
lol nigger spam;

I guess I won't anymore...  :(

I want to put some Flaming Lips in, but I think most of you already have them, no?

Quote from: Kaz on October 09, 2009, 11:41:07 PM
Yes I feel that way too Hiro. baddood;

Pqqu, I gave your pack a listen, a lot more electronic stuff than I expected which is both a good and a bad thing because while I love expanding my very narrow tastes in electronic stuff, some of what you gave is a little out there for me considering I mostly only like trance but some of it is still awfully good.

The hardstyle shit took me a while to swallow, but now I love it. Venetian Snares is a tricky case...in some case he's shitty and angry and worthless, and sometimes he's brilliant and angry and totally artful. It's hard knowing which is which sometimes, but the two albums I picked are examples of his better stuff. Give it some time.  :3

QuoteCream was like a white dove in a field of crows. But good choice for a Cream song.

I have a bunch of Clapton and Van Morisson, both of which really make me happy. In terms of general non-elecronic stuff, a lot of it is on the Zune Service.  saddood;

QuoteI like the Islands, Mission of Burma, Chemical Brothers, Future of the Left, Streetlight Manifesto and Fuck Buttons songs a lot. :3

These are the bands that I'm always trying to convince people to get into. If you liked them all I can die happy.

Quote
So yeah I like probably 3/4 of your pack so far. Will probably increase. <3

Then I have succeeded.  giggle;

Quote from: Hïro on October 10, 2009, 01:07:24 AM
I guess I won't anymore...  :(

I want to put some Flaming Lips in, but I think most of you already have them, no?

Duh.  baddood;

I'm just pissed because I couldn't get your tape before you went off to Canada. Creating a polished finished project is something I can totally sympathize with, but I can get very greedy and posessive about music. I'm sorry.

Okay well I'm just going to make one unorganized package of 69 songs.
I hope people download it, and at least like some of it.  >.<

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EURGPX2Y

At long last, here it is. spam;

71 songs, all carefully hand-picked.

Quote from: Hïro on October 10, 2009, 01:33:41 AM
Okay well I'm just going to make one unorganized package of 69 songs.
I hope people download it, and at least like some of it.  >.<

Hell, that's what I did, and going through the song list, I realized what a good job I did.  hocuspocus;

But I can't put it on my zune because of Linux and all. So, I'll dl it and then put it on later tonight, from the laptop.

Until then: stream of consiousness writing on each track of Echo's and

[spoiler]

Opeth - Hope Leaves. I know Opeth, I have Hearse, and I enjoy them, but never really got into them. I was really surprised by this song; at first I thought "Man, this is just too floaty and depressed for me," but I started getting really into it. They do a lot of really skilled, unexpected, and well-done things. It's beautiful music, really. The way it comes back to that strange, hypnotic guitar riff, and then builds continuously into a strange...I don't want to call it a crescendo, but things just start falling into place. Everything works so well together, and then when they work on it more you're like "Man, that's worthwhile." The major chords toward the end really give it depth. Such wonderful sonic texture, and use of melody without being overcomplex...it takes great songsmiths to do this without overdoing it. Not exactly intense, but a somewhat enthralling listen.

The Sounds - Midnight Sun. Never heard them before in my life. Dancey at the beginning to the point of being silly, but it's catchy. It flows nicely. The lyrics are...sort of stupid. I like where it goes, but I don't like how it gets there...there's only so much special things there. Then again...it is well done. I'm starting to like it more by the second verse...but it feels very mechanized, in some way. It doesn't...go far, I guess. This is of course a first impression, as all of these are, and I could see myself getting into the chorusy parts...I gotta say it tries to create a harder sound without really putting the energy in....but that guitar solo is pretty awesome. I like that part...I guess I could like this. Why do I hear Cocteau Twins in this?  doodella;

Something Corporate - She Pains Me Blue Holy shit, I love it. Texture, tone: the piano and the drum rhythm and the wailing guitar...man I wish your voice wasn't so reedy...but shit the piano works so well! Man, that and the drums...this started off so promising, but they aren't doing anything with having the lyrics...in fact they're layering the vocals, which isn't cool...but I could see awesome things coming from this group, if they got a bit punkier. On second thought, it all is pretty cool. I wish it just made more of an effort to drag me in...which it totally does in the bridge oh my fucking god, that's perfect. That's perfect, the second chorus is perfect. Goddamn. That's some hot shit. Very beautiful.

Blind Pilot - The Bitter End Nice acoustic. Quiet and pretty, evocative lyrics...uses the guitar really well to reflect everything. It unfolds wonderfully. Ooh, drums, too. I guess it helps. Oooh, vibes. It's not totally fitting together for me, but I'm bopping my head around to it. It's really beautiful, it grows and draws me in, and that acoustic is just fantastic. The drums could help it out more, but how harsh can I be? That's really cool. Oooh, nice choruses. I'm gettin' this shit.

Birds of Avalon - Think This is cool! Psychadelic, cool intervals, classy sitar. Nice vocal line working over it. It just chugs forward, echoes and soars without really changing. The creepy lyrics enhance it. The unison part is strange, but the bass + drums make it more strange and interesting, and it really builds, balancing between unison and soaring. The bass and guitar get more complex, same as drums. It almost...doesn't fit together...but then it does. It's so well put together, in fact ,that you sort of realize it while you're focusing on how it doesn't make sense. I really really like this. So cool man, I'm glad it's as long as it is. It builds and shrinks and regrows so ingeniously. Solos aren't really solos, but developments to get to somewhere else...hot damn! I could love this. Holy shit, I almost got the chills there. That rarely happens. Oh man it only gets more beat-drivenly awesome, this is like the harder version of Gang Gang Dance, somehow. Love love love. I fucking love you echo, this is hot stuff! I love it! That's going on the fuck yes list, yes. Awesome. Woooo. This is now my jam.

Slow Club - Christmas TV Builds and goes along nicely. Quaint and pretty and glowing. Nice lyrics, and they have nice voices. It's great, great. Pretty cool thing. I feel like singing along, just falling into their world. Good stuff, feels good man.

Keane - This Is the Last Time Electronic strangeness + piano + falsetto voice. It works, I think. It holds, I'm getting into it, if it's a bit overdone- but that doesn't make the buildup any less...not just catchy, although it's boatloads filled with that. And then...falls into ballad cliche...it's well done, and it builds nicely, but this just isn't my thing. I skipped the last half. It...doesn't shine at me.

Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar I can't say I know  Wish You Were Here very well, but I don't need to listen to the whole of this song to know I love it. Good choice.

The Rapture - I Am Complete This is the best kind of emo-ish harder stuff. I love the two guitar lines. Drives along nicely, I love the beat. Maybe lags a bit under the vocals...the lyrics are sorta stupid. But the soundscapes are full and filling and wonderful! Lotsa good yes. Cool album art, hey. The chorus just keeps modulating, but y'know that's ok. I wish Sick Puppies did stuff more like this. There's even good development around the guitar lines. Second chorus / pre-chorus cycle is pretty sick, man. P-piano? That's a bit much, even for me. But let's see what they do with it...nice buildup with bassline and the drums, but will it fit in here...that fill's too long...and all you did is make the chorus muddier...but then again it's pivoting in this coolish way. I'm on the fence about this piece, and I'm coming out on the positive. Nice.

The Bravery - This Is Not The End The Bravery has never really disappointed me, from the various cuts I've gotten. I'm gonna spend my time on other things, but the Bravery are pretty good, solidly, somewhat engrossing music. Well-put together, if a bit overdone.

My Twin - Katalonia I just got a wave of fatigue so this isn't gonna be unbiased any more. It's cool...but it's weird. I don't know what to think about it. It's good, it's strange and just sort of paralell to my line of thinking. Tight as hell. I think I like it. Nice melody lines, not too much relience on screaming chords (except in the chorus a bit, in that way it falls into boxes), and for the most part these guys are really creative. Bridge is sick shit, especially with the electric line put in. Oooh, nice cut out, I bet this coming-back part'll be awesome. Yep. I like it, I'll like it more in the future.

Pink Floyd - It's Gold In The ... I don't have to listen to the whole thing.
  [/spoiler]

Good shit, man. Good shit.  giggle;

pew pew que please listen to mine too  :(

Quote from: Hïro on October 10, 2009, 05:15:03 AM
pew pew que please listen to mine too  :(

Here's what I'll do. Since I'm on my laptop for now, I'll dl yours and do a stream of consciousness for the first few, and I'll get all of it done over the weekend, and then I'll do Kazzykins' on the way.

Now, let me finish to this part of The Resistance so I can get my energy back. Don't worry, Hiro dear. :3

lol

im uploading mine now, i made it in somewhat of a hurry so i didnt get everything i probably would have wanted, but i tried to get my favorites and not more than one of a song from the same artist, but i did a few times

its not one specific genre, its got some newer and old school hip hop and i tried to do something cool and get the songs that they sampled breaks from and stuff like that, it has some old soul and psychedelic funk and even some britpop and shit

i wanted to make it small but its still 72 songs so idk and it will probably not be in a specific order but i at least keep the music organized so idk

Quote from: whiny bitch on October 10, 2009, 05:31:12 AM
lol

im uploading mine now, i made it in somewhat of a hurry so i didnt get everything i probably would have wanted, but i tried to get my favorites and not more than one of a song from the same artist, but i did a few times

its not one specific genre, its got some newer and old school hip hop and i tried to do something cool and get the songs that they sampled breaks from and stuff like that, it has some old soul and psychedelic funk and even some britpop and shit

i wanted to make it small but its still 72 songs so idk and it will probably not be in a specific order but i at least keep the music organized so idk

I can't say you're high on the priority list, but I want to hear it. Sounds like it could be awesome.

I'm just gonna take a sec to tell all the haters on The Resistance how much they're focusing on how much they're all douchebags, and not on the music which despite its cliches and posturing is pretty sick. I feel taken by it. That dl is taking a while, Hiro dear. I could write a song in this time (A Shameless Self Plug, if you will).

Ok, it finished downloading, Hiro babe. Unpacking, and here we go.

Belle and Sebastian - Act of Apostle Good choice for Belle and Sebastian song, I don't need to listen to it to love it. But thanks for reminding me of them.

Akron/Family - Everyone is Guilty I have a few cuts by them, and have heard their name everywhere, but never actually listened to them. This funky, awesome. Even if it doesn't go places, it's wonderful where it is. All sorts of wonderful grooves, building and receding. Then lyrics, and wonderful. Shit, this is insanely good! Everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone...violins, hot damn! Oooh, baby, this kind of stuff gets me metaphysically wet. Damn, that's intense, with just the drums and vocals and synth, and then the bits in. Why have I never listened to these guys before, this is amazing!!! Fucking shit Hiro much love for pushing me into them. Hahahahah, yes! It even gets better and more interlocking and wonderful, it's like I've walked into a gigantic fucking festival filled with awesome and signing and hitting things. Hitting things! This music is like hitting things in the best way possible. It's so percussive in its tonality, the sense of rhythm is just spot-on. Slow breakdown! I don't believe it! What can't you do? Fucking yesssss, amazing amazing amazing. This is one of the sexiest, most wonderful things I've ever heard. Hoooollllyyyyy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit I looovvveee youuuu hiiiiirooooo. It's like music and everything. AND NOW A RESATEMENT OF FUNK WITH VIOLINS AND WHOLY WIEOTHWEOF YESSSSSS AND NOW VOCALS AND EVERYONE EVERYONE EVERYONE EVERYONE EVERYONE EVERYONE OHHH YESSSSSS I am getting this when I get home, getting it like weed gets you high. So damn beautiful. So damn...god god god god god yes yes thank you thank you thank you

Tom Vek - C-C (Set me on Fire) Interesting synthy punkish pop. Nice cyclicality to it, well done percussion. I just want to sway along to it in very many ways. Nice, nice. Good stuff.Solid solid solid.

Kasabian - Club Foot Nice resonance, sounds together. And then...punkish guitar and bass and drums and I am displeased as this is just floaty bullshit. The beat isn't enough, guys, there's art to be done. This is like the Chemical Brothers without the real focus on the beat or the songwriting talent, which is the only reason I listen to the Chemical Brothers. Ok, it's not that bad. But there's nothing special to it...wait, let me turn it up. Oh. That's better. Still not great, but it's ok.

Kasabian - Empire Ok, that's how you write a song. Real texture, really percussion. Real sounds, really drives along. Sickly! Oooh, nice tempo thing. I can get into these guys. We're all wasting awaaaayyyy. Nice riffs. I like it, I love it!

The Flaming Lips - Fight Test Don't need to listen to it, if anything.

Mando Diao - If I Don't Live Here Today, I Might Be Here Tomorrow It's pretty cool, but the guy doesn't know how to set a beat for the chorus. Still, really nice use of the violins and acoustic in creating textures. I guess the chorus isn't that bad, it does soar really cooly and stuff. Furi coory, man.

Caesars - Spirit So, are Caesars good? Let's find out. Pretty good, nicely rhythm and movement. Nice echo and feeling and noise and push. It's not really my thing. But it's cool, I guess. O-oh, drums. That's pretty nice. I like the feeling now...ok, the Caesars are pretty good. Problem solved.

Empire of the Sun - Standing on the Shore Uh uh uh holy crap, that's cool. That's cool. That's how you do it. Fuck, man. Perfect beat to it, lovely rotation about it with the guitar. It's like a breath of sun. This is lifting my heart and bringing tears to my eyes. Wow. Wow.

Fugazi - Waiting Room Lounge punk? Or whatever you'd call these guys. It just floats along. Sort of like Stroll, maybe. Well done beats, hehe. Hehe!...NOT MY THING

Hot Chip - And I was a Boy from School This is cool. Good beat...I'm a sucker for good production, but this isn't just that. Good use of rhythm...that vocal line is just perfectly harmonized and placed. Really cool, almost old and new, hard and soft at the same time. Very much in its place, and doesn't go too far, but I like the place it's in. That's just preference, not aesthetics. But it's still...I dunno. Like I said, I'm a sucker for good production, but this isn't just that.


Too tired, quitting at 9. Will come back.  doodella;

Thank you <3

By the way I only put Club Foot in there because that's usually the starting point for most Kasabian fans, even though they have better songs.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 10, 2009, 05:39:16 AM
Akron/Family - Everyone is Guilty I have a few cuts by them, and have heard their name everywhere, but never actually listened to them. This funky, awesome. Even if it doesn't go places, it's wonderful where it is. All sorts of wonderful grooves, building and receding. Then lyrics, and wonderful. Shit, this is insanely good! Everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone...violins, hot damn! Oooh, baby, this kind of stuff gets me metaphysically wet. Damn, that's intense, with just the drums and vocals and synth, and then the bits in. Why have I never listened to these guys before, this is amazing!!! Fucking shit Hiro much love for pushing me into them. Hahahahah, yes! It even gets better and more interlocking and wonderful, it's like I've walked into a gigantic fucking festival filled with awesome and signing and hitting things. Hitting things! This music is like hitting things in the best way possible. It's so percussive in its tonality, the sense of rhythm is just spot-on. Slow breakdown! I don't believe it! What can't you do? Fucking yesssss, amazing amazing amazing. This is one of the sexiest, most wonderful things I've ever heard. Hoooollllyyyyy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit I looovvveee youuuu hiiiiirooooo. It's like music and everything. AND NOW A RESATEMENT OF FUNK WITH VIOLINS AND WHOLY WIEOTHWEOF YESSSSSS AND NOW VOCALS AND EVERYONE EVERYONE EVERYONE EVERYONE EVERYONE EVERYONE OHHH YESSSSSS I am getting this when I get home, getting it like weed gets you high. So damn beautiful. So damn...god god god god god yes yes thank you thank you thank you

I have to admit, this made me blush a little bit  giggle;

But don't worry, for most of those bands you said were okay, there's other songs in there by them that are much better.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BOUQDX3N

ok
well there it is >:[

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 10, 2009, 05:38:07 AM
I can't say you're high on the priority list, but I want to hear it. Sounds like it could be awesome.

thx it better be

Quote from: Hïro on October 10, 2009, 06:16:54 AM
By the way I only put Club Foot in there because that's usually the starting point for most Kasabian fans, even though they have better songs.

Oh good  akudood;

QuoteBut don't worry, for most of those bands you said were okay, there's other songs in there by them that are much better.

Good. If the common denominator is energetic punky-synthy-artful pop, I will be a happy lady.  happydood;

I'm really liking Pqqu's pack, I'm downloading the rest of the packs right now.

Maybe I'll get around to making a pack, but its doubtful.

Quote from: Nate on October 10, 2009, 04:23:24 PM
I'm really liking Pqqu's pack, I'm downloading the rest of the packs right now.

Maybe I'll get around to making a pack, but its doubtful.

Thank you, dear. I'm surprised you don't have most of those songs. Then again, I made sure to include local / unknown groups in there: Algernon Cadwallader (who just got signed to Too Pure, I think, good for them), Solcarlus, Alyssa, etc.

Yeah I have a lot of music, but a lot of the stuff I downloaded in here I either have some of the artist but not the album, or I just don't have the artist. I'm finding some great stuff in these packs.

[spoiler]Black Mountain - Angels I like the way the drum compliments everything. IN its lumbering forward, its still really driven. There's not much of a spark to it, but the guitar is really good. I don't have much to say about it, sort of like Great Lake Swimmers, but then oh look a postchorus with this interesting tonality. It doesn't really fit with the rest of the song, but it's good. It's growing on me, the way it hops forward. I don't listen much to stuff like this, Oooh, synthy.  Nice blusyness. It's ok.

Doves - Black and White Town Ok, this is cool. Again, me being a sucker for production, which is coming through in the piano and intro. It's not too interesting yet...I like the unfolding in the prechorus, and the way it reintroduces that whole first verse thing with that piano lick. I'll be 10 feet underground. Hey, I like it. Could be a bit punkier. If other songs that are...y'know, more interesting with all this wonderful sonic stuff and rhythm, I could be really really into these guys. Lame guitar solo, ok...eh, can't discount them too much for that. Nice breakdown, you should follow me down. That's good there, that's good. I mean, i love a lot of stuff that doesn't exactly shift amazingly, but for some reason, this touches me less.

M83 - Don't Save Us From the Flames Felt's been trying to get me into this group. I love the sound of it. Energy and feeling to it and then falling away to those vocals with that strange, mechanized piano noise. This is cool, someone 80s throwback, but that's mostly in its energy; in its approach it's modern and excited and wooooooo. After second verse, takes time to buildup, which only puts more energy into that huge sonic wall that I'm expecting and loving so much. This is awesome, this really is. I can't think of anything to change it. It's exciting and brilliant and shining and plaintive and simple and honest but still skilled and able. What a good song, damn.

Broken Social Scene - KC Accidental Soup was going on about this. Sparse and exciting, tension and texture....and holy shit nice drum hook and noise going on here, only to fade back away. That's bold. And it goes again and will they stop it again, no! Blast on through, with even more sense of direction, and then take it away for more. It's like each bit of drum-induced joy framed by the noise parts is varying. It's exciting in that way. It then gets deeper fleshing out the new territory it already went over. That's pretty damn sick, hoo dear. VOCALS! Oh man, that's pretty. Not up to par with use of strings, but still pretty good. Such a cyclicality about it, so pretty. Then more noisey, with a tint more of wisdom, maturation and more insanity in the drums and then YES with horns. That's perfect shit there, that's so damn well done. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Dammit Hiro I do love you, yes. Hoo dear

Cold War Kids - Mexican Dogs I have this record, just never plugged in. Sick polyrhythms, love the ascending line. It's bluesy, somehow, exciting exciting. I just love the groove. It doesn't really go places, but it's so good where it is. That's nice, there. Oh, it is changing about. That's even better. Second chorus gets pretty sick. Cool bridge. All around a great cut, I'd like to see them in different situations, but this is cool as it is.

Mando Diao - Never Seen the Light of Day Didn't we already have a cut by them? I love the harmonies and the energy. Really cool energy, like the cello to go along with it. I don't have a lot to say, but I like it. Good solo. It's somewhat derivative, but it just does what it does really well. I could get into this.

Elbow - The Bones of You Ok this is awesome. Lovely rhythm, great sense of putting lines together, melody is great, love the use of voice. It's hypnotic, because of all that he creates and puts together. And then awesome rockiness. And you're a thousand miles away. So cool, man! The percussion could be more complex, but that's like asking the Empire State to get taller. Love the bass, man. Such great use of lines. Great use of acoustic, the texture only gets denser, and fades out. Great shit here.[/spoiler]

I'm not as sharp as I'd like to be, so I gotta stop here. I think I'll feel better tomorrow...

Oh god I'm waiting on pins and needles for Pqqu to evaluate mine. ;___;

I hope she will like all the songs in it. ;___;

Quote from: Kaz on October 11, 2009, 01:56:16 AM
Oh god I'm waiting on pins and needles for Pqqu to evaluate mine. ;___;

I hope she will like all the songs in it. ;___;

The punishment for a shitty tape is

DEATH

Ok, next set of Hiro's. I'm gonna try to get a bunch out of the way.

[spoiler]White Rabbits - The Plot Great energy, great chords, great use of rhythm on the vocals. I feel drawn into their energy, they're good at there. Piano is a strange aspect, but it works. I was worried if the chorus / culmination of the buildup would be worthwhile, but they did a great job of it. They kept up the beat while shifting the instruments, which is the only way you can use that kind of rhythm. Going to half-time would be stupid...anyway, love the bass work, harmonies are really nice. He's not impressed! Second chorus: doesn't really change things up, but you still get a great feeling, because you recognize material from the last chorus, and then the claps, and then a sick breakdown. This is really good songwriting, but also really good thoughts on how to create a beat. It's a great cut here. He's not impressed...but she is. Great great great great great stuff.

Thurston Moore - The Shape is in a Trance Really, really beautiful chords. Very precise acoustic work. Drums are sort of an afterthought, but they do their job. Violins compliment very well...they're really arranged, not just placed there. The drums...are sort of irritating me. They're trying to act as a bridge between the opening and verse parts, but they aren't...fitting. I dunno, this is just me. Beautiful chorus. I'm...getting it now. The drums can fit, it's more of a balance issue. They do fit. It's simple in its parts, and it doesn't make any attempts to soar extra-far for the chorus parts, or really change material. But the acoustic does its work, and everything pivots around that. It's not active listening for me, but it's very pretty, and very well done. Um...electric guitar solo! Ok. That's, um...actually, not so bad, even though it's going on forever. Definitely worth another look, this man.

Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream Yessss, another chance to look at these guys. I was hoping that they'd be more...interesting, and not just have a great sound and great production. Great use of beat, almost disco/funk-like. Great use of voice. We are always running for the thrill of it...the chorus is really brilliant. They're not actively engaging, and in some ways they just sit back on their fantastic grooves. But that's ok! That's really ok here. They do it quite well. Nice buildup towards the end...they really are creative musicians!

The Ponys - Double Vision Punkish straight ahead alt rock, with a healthy touch of reverb. I really, really like the basslines, and not much else. It's not bad, but it's pretty derivative...it gets better, lessee. I'm getting more into it...oh, when the hihat comes in, it's pretty sick. Pretty good, but it's not my thing. I've heard crazier punk and better alt-rock.

Elbow - Fugitive Motel Sweet, more Elbow. Um, I'm liking the chords. They're well detached in terms of rhythm too...it just bleeds decrepitude and distance. The vocals work into it...I love the soft hits, over the bass and drums. But they really know how to swell, damn. Good use of harmony, great use of chords from the intro. Such tenderness to it, really. Great use of violins, both atmospherically and melodically. They help in shaping the epic scope of the chorus, which really does work! I got a bit of a chill, there. Nice bridge. Fades out nicely. Really good cut, these guys are geniuses. Um...vocal thingie at the end? Like a mixture of a harmonica and a voice. That's cool, man. That's cool.

Outkast - Atliens That's a good beat there. Uh, a bit silly use of words ("polar bear's toenails" ?), but the bass and drums is just sick. Great atmospheric stuff behind it behind these really good use of lyrics. I'm listening less to the words, and to their quality: their rhythm, when he double-tracks them, etc. I'm missing out, it's true. From what I do hear, he's a bit...wrapped up in himself. He's not really talking about anything. For rap, I really prefer more...substance, I guess (see Subtle, Nas, Tech N9ne, Cunninlynguists, etc. ) But it's not bad, by any means.

Flaming Lips - Sound of Failure Strange choice for a lips song. Not a bad song by any means, but nowhere near my favorite on At War with the Mystics. Vein of Stars was sick on record, and sick live. But this is still a really good cut. I know I love it. This reminds me, I gotta pick up Embryonic.

Ween - Transdermal Celebration I've heard Detachable Penis, and I guess that's not all of what they do. But I don't see a lot of originality. The basslines and rhythm guitar lines are really great, but I don't have much to say about this. It's not my thing. I skipped past the rest of it.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Ain't No Easy Way Nice blues acoustic. Good octaves...great use of drums to frame it. Wonderful groove, I love it. Nice chorus, that's really creative. Holy shit, and then the harmonica and extra hits, all with those acoustics going. This is fantastic, it really is. It's blues with a rock pacing, or maybe rock with a bluesy feel...either way, it's really good. Really creative and even artful, but most of all it's a great groove and great sound. It doesn't get fatiguing at all...although it is short. I really really like it.

Kasabian - Fast Ruse You sure like Kasbian, don't you Hiro. Good chords, nice texture for the opening, going into sort of ok grooves (like before). But the guitar work is really good. They really fill out the song, then add the vocals and the aaaahhhhhing. First verse is sick that way...and then why cut all that out? Why? I mean, the other parts are still good, but I don't know why you would do that. You had such great energy. But then there's a chorusy breakdown and another buildup, and it just keeps chugging on. I'm not the biggest fans of what they do...I don't think their songwriting is always that great. But they do a really good job here. Tick, tick, tock! That's energy, there. Lightning in the skyyyy. Really good groove to it. Dance and spirit to it. [/spoiler]

If it wasn't clear already, Hiro, I really like your pack. :3

I'd do it except all of you have probably heard all of the music in my library.  saddood;

I'm so glad you like it Pqqu  giggle;
I like Kasabian quite a bit, but they're not my top favorite. I just couldn't narrow it down any more, even though they have better songs that I didn't include. They do disappoint quite often though.

Oh and OutKast is purely entertainment, not usually a whole lot of depth from them.

I think I might do this with a dozen or so songs. We'll see.

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 12, 2009, 02:37:51 AM
I think I might do this with a dozen or so songs. We'll see.

I would die so happy.  bassir;


Lesse then, Snorkel's pack is a 404 now, but the active packs are Echo's, Kaz's, Hiro's, Prince's, and Mine. I have everybody's downloaded, and I've listened to Echo's and I'm finishing Hiro's tonight so help me Carl Sagan.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 11, 2009, 04:44:33 PM
Ween - Transdermal Celebration I've heard Detachable Penis, and I guess that's not all of what they do. But I don't see a lot of originality. The basslines and rhythm guitar lines are really great, but I don't have much to say about this. It's not my thing. I skipped past the rest of it.

You skipped the rest of it? It's a really short song though, did you even get to the beautiful guitar solo?
It's such a sweet song ;__;

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 12, 2009, 03:21:38 AM
I'm finishing Hiro's tonight so help me Carl Sagan.

giggle;

Quote from: Hïro on October 12, 2009, 03:57:59 AM
You skipped the rest of it? It's a really short song though, did you even get to the beautiful guitar solo?
It's such a sweet song ;__;

I'll give it another look later. I just want to do the thinking part now, because I like doing things like that.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 12, 2009, 03:21:38 AM
I would die so happy.  bassir;


Lesse then, Snorkel's pack is a 404 now, but the active packs are Echo's, Kaz's, Hiro's, Prince's, and Mine. I have everybody's downloaded, and I've listened to Echo's and I'm finishing Hiro's tonight so help me Carl Sagan.

Alright, I'll start making a list.

Expect unknown songs from mainstream bands. That'll probably be a bulk of it.

Couldn't get it all done. If I get my homework done in the car ride home (if), and finish Kaz's playlist, I can go through this. Hiro you have great taste. I'm enjoying this. :3 :3

[spoiler]The Whigs - Right Hand on my Heart There's a lot of potential in that drum line. In the abstract, it's bass heavy towards the beginning and snare heavy towards the end, creating a sense of imbalance and flow, but that's a bit out there, even for me. Moreover, it's a straight-ahead I-am-going-to-fuck-shit-up kind of drum beat. Letting the guitar line sometimes rest, and sometimes play in unison with that energy, is pretty brilliant. It's flow control; how hard are we going to rock this shit? Vocals sit nicely over everything, adding another level of sound. The interverse parts are just a culmination of everything we were building up to, but within the chorus they just get glorious meaning. I'm headbanging to this, and this isn't headbang music. Even if the verse parts aren't too different, there's such a sureness that we're going to flow back into this awesome fucking place that we get to in the chorus. The irony is that within the chorus are chords meant to resolve away, down to the 1 again, making it so much deeper. That bridge / extended jam (Right hand on my heart) is all the more awesome because of that. Fills and a sick guitar solo augment all of that. Such a wonderful sense of build. It breaks down and gets just straight-ahead, just restating and re-expressing all that fabulous energy that they built up in the first 3 minutes of the song...and then it fades away to another quiet verse with that same watery verse.. May I be the first to say holy shit, because that was amazing.

Doves - Sea Song Speaking of the ocean, Doves! Lessee how they do in another context. Great rhythm and chords across those two acoustics, and the piano rounds out everything really well. I like the intro so much...and then it gets percussion and ahhhing set over it. You get drawn in, and they vary the acoustic lines and it all makes sense, because they put all that effort into building up. When it goes into the minor, the ascending progression just makes perfect sense, like we're not just cyclical any more; we're trying to reach something. there's an abrupt, but still compelling, shift from that to the vocals. That's glorious. We go through it again, and to be honest it's not as good the second time. But the extra sonic goodness is really nice, and when the second ascending part comes in, there's a greater sense of meaning, now that all this prose about the sea and these atmospheric sounds have been thrown in. But again, that abrupt switch to the intro part, which isn't a natural progression from the ascending part. Nice solo over it, it fits together nicely. I wish they weren't afraid to introduce some more complexity under the vocals, but it does give a sense of clarity. The basslines under all this are hard to hear, but they work well at creating flow: not too complex, but just varied enough. There could be more acoustic variation. Third time through the whole damn thing, a few new things, and then another strange and exciting non-resolution. It's lagging in the complexity aspect a bit, but that's ok. It's clear, it's beautiful, it's soaring like a bird over the cyclical ocean that they've created. Fades out, like...echoes in an ocean? Cute. But I really like this cut.

White Denim - I Start to Run I love the crispness of the drums and bass, and the lines fit together really well...but is something up with the tempo? Anyway, percussion fills out and that's holy shit nice. Voice soars over it, helps create connectivity and build, and then the acoustic pops in with a few hits, but I'm not really getting a sense of build. STill, the groove is just hopping along and doing really well. The extra sonic stuff around the "chorus" is a bit unnecessary, and that guitar and bass part is still really groovy, wow. They're good, but I feel like they're throwing strange things in for interest. Yeah, that solo part but now with the wakawaka texture is great and all, and I love the use of drums under it all, but it doesn't really follow from any other parts. I don't know where the hell I ended up listening, and it was a fun ride...but I really don't know what hit me.

Akron/Family - There's So Many Colors Yes yes yes, I am excited to hear another Akron/Family track. Ok ok, here we go, um. Entrancing lyrics, I like the harmonies. It goes on and on, but that's ok. It's cyclical and all. Ok, guitar finally came in, as the harmonies fall away but wow that's pretty epic. It's just shining over everything and there's some trippiness in the background. It's playing a riff referencing that lyrical line and holy shit there's more of them! They're everywhere, and now the vocals are coming back, giving it real tonality and stuff. It's unfolding right in front of me. Now real unison, over that vocal line which faded away at some point and suddenly drums! Oh man oh man oh man. Beats not exactly fitting together, but bits of energy shot off, not yet resolved, but preparing, under this high-fret guitar solo and a bit of string wailing. And now the solo is referencing that vocal riff again and now there is an acoustic guitar and tamborines and it's sexy and totally different, just grooving along in a sort of bluesy way, far away from the chaos. Is that a banjo? Shades of purpose mainly. And a bit of drums, and something about mountains and plains and pictures of environments and the exact sense of reality that the vocal line was describing before, and there's not quite a clear link between that line and this very simple but very compelling lines. Very good guitar work, good lines, the drums are just perfect perfect perfect, sitting under everything. Gets more energetic, some good lines, but not too complex or repetative. Sunrise, sunset. They keep shifting the guitar lines to be more prominent, shouting louter, sometimes taking melody, sometimes not. As they go into a solo section which flaps all over itself like a thousand walruses on speed or something, and the drums follow through. I mean, you pick up a riff and you're like holy shit that's great, and then you listen to the vocals, and you come back and it's all different. They just all fly like birds around the main progression and now it's fading away to some acoustic strangeness? Nice harmonies. We finish in the dark, totally unlike the so many colors, right? Will you go back there? That chemical mountain chaser? Why reduce it all like this, why is there all sight? Or did that already happen with those wonderful guitar lines? God shit that was amazing.

Hot Chip - Look After Me Hot damn, more Hot Chip. I was interested in seeing these guys in a different setting, and this is more loungy and quiet, maybe a bit of a Latin percussion influence. The acoustic work is a bit spotty, but that's alright. Love the drums when it comes in, a very good understated percussion line with great bass supporting it. Great bass, great bass. Interverse part is just sonically beautiful with that synth and the hihat...I am drawn in. I'm noticing everything referencing and fitting with this line, from the vocals to that strange end-of-4-measures chirping. Nice harmonies. Pizzicatastic, man. They just keep the jam going, and throw things in, but it all makes sense over the course of the song. Like, in the second verse, how the violins play a greater and greater part, and the backup vocals and that synthed buzzing become greater parts. It all is restated in this really redemptive way in the chorus, look after me and I'll look after you. Love the vibes and organ and sparse guitar in the breakdown. They can change things up and still have the same momentum as 2 minutes before. It's the opposite of the quick changes of the Akron/Family song; you're listening to a growth on the same thing for however many minutes, not just a shifting panorama centered at the same point. Beautiful. I'm sort of into these guys now.

Elbow - Mexican Standoff More Elbow, cool. You've got a lot of repeats, Hiro dear. Oh, hello, clapping and things turns 3/4 groove that is really nice. Beat is kept along really well by tambourine and open hihat hits. Really good bassline drives everything along. Great chords, great chords, and acoustics in the background filling in the spaces. Vocal line floats by. This song feels sway-ey, with everything jumping in and around and off of that sick bass line and drum bit. Nice guitar solo, there's a wonderful sense of repetition in what they do, like they know to not be too shit-crazy. Buildup is even more awesome with vocals and guitar crunching. Breaksdown with holy shit the handclaps again! That's exciting, and it makes it...eh, a bit more linear, a bit less floating. But it's exciting, ain't it, especially in that rising bassline / chord part. Oh mexican standoff, I wish I was something bah dum badum and all. Growling / singing right through everything. I just realized that the drum part got more complex to support all this. It's pretty glorious and then poof! Stops. These guys are tight and their songs are like automobiles.

Caesars - Paper Tigers 3rd Caesars cut? Echoey guitar line paralells vocal line, while rhythm electric provides support. But even those noise additions and one-note lines can't support it until we get into every single one of us: oh. That's nice, that's really nice. Well put together, drives along well. Beautiful. I still don't...get...the verse, it just doesn't fit together for me. It's not just the looseness, it just sort of sits there, and nothing mixes. But the chorus is just great. Nice unison solo line, but still...this is not one of their better cuts, I think. I like the anthemic aspect, but it's too loose. The vocal line in the chorus really lends to it, in how often it's sounding. It's relentless, that's it. But towards the end the ride comes in way too strong, and I'm getting a greater sense that this song is just a detached sum of parts. I'm not excited, man. Sorry.

Ratatat - Shempi Heard you talking about these guys, what're they like? Sonic messarounding. I like the beat. Shows how you can create a steady backbeat with no kick, and then add the kick and have it be awesome. Noise swells and trills really fit and drive it along. The wailing lines...oh man, it feels like I'm going on this escalator and things just start swooping in and taking away some of the darkness over me. Those guitar lines are cycling across channels and I love it, such great repetition, really drives it forwards. That's a brilliant synth line, so brilliant. And now they're varying the beat! You've already showed me what the other side of reality is, now you change and build the ground I stand on. My words can barely keep up with this. It's so self referencing, the structure is just glorious. And then a no-drum synth line, then with that sick minimal percussion and now bass and great chorus again. Perhaps not as cool the second time. But still, oh man. I'm not just a sucker for percussion. This is sonic glory, pure and simple. Well engineered and planned and played and put together. That's just perfect. Bongos are a bit over the top, but it's forgivable. Synth line with the cycling guitar part already there, trying to find another way to fold us into that awesomeness that is the chorus. The bongos are just one bridge to that, as are all the trills and "OH"ing. I love it, I love it, I love it! Fabulous!

Iggy Pop / Teddybears - Punk Rocker This is pretty...generic synth punky stuff. It's...I mean the parts are introduced interestingly, but everything just sits there. That really simple synth line that was in the intro, and now is in the chorus, isn't enough to create flow. There's not much...going on. Skipped the rest of it.

Wolfmother - Mind's Eye I didn't know what to expect here at all. Shining synth line, unfolding tones and guitar lines unassuming, dragging us into that descending progression, in minor key. It's so pretty. The two toms just drive it on, and then the kit and bass makes it anthemic, but with the long holds, it still feels like the beginning, organic and radiant. They're not scared to use silence or just lack of movement, it's a part of movement, I like that. Vocals are ok, not exactly fitting with the rest of it, but that's alright. Synthy anthems driven back upwards (gloriously, and reversedly) by that bass and oh my god. Nice hits, nice hits. Come and see the mind's eye. Kit makes it even more anthemic and awesome. Great hits, damn. Then fades away again. Wails, bits of sound, still pushing back into the verse that we just came down from, like the worst comedown. They don't let it sit, they're ready to hop back into that hugely anthemic, shouting, bombastic, beautiful Mind's Eye part. This rivals Queen. Uh HOLY SHIT THAT SYNTH LINE in triplets, that's how you build tension and a beat. TIGHT HITS! That's great. Tension. Preparedness. Drive. Drive. Fill. YESSS YESS YESS YESS YESS YESS YESS Oh good Carl Sagan that is wonderful. It's everything that it was in the intro, that softness back into this total fucking glory. Oh man, yes. A little wrapup looks at the intro again, and fades out. Fucking amazing. Lovely.
Hot Chip - One Pure Thought More Hot Chip, ok. More lackluster guitar work, great production...this intro pre-beat impresses me a lot less. Again, this a great beat, wonderful to dance to and to just bop along to...the I'll help you on your way part is great, though. It hits the holes in the beat just right...damn, I mean it's a great groove, but there's not much to mine here. I could dance away the hours to this...and in parts there are moments of genius, like that first part of the first chorus, and the part right before the versey part (trip I'd never want to take again), but mostly I'm not impressed, man. They can do better than this. Skipped.

M83 - Teen Angst Awesome synth start. 3-part synth line, containing these strange intervals which just set everything else up. With vocals and kick, starts unfolding. Doubled kick and snare is over the top, but I like where they got. The soaring, the tonal, and the roughly noisy all fitting together. It's a bit, dull, maybe, but then they break it down again. It's exciting, preparing for something greater. New synth lines are added in, harmonies needing to find meaning and resolve and another pretty good buildup into this nice section. I decidedly like these guys, but I wish this was a bit more exciting. Great buildup, more kick, but a different approach; just tones, and rhythm, no catalyzing factor yet, until the silence right before the buildup. That's good stuff. Exciting. They can vary the beat, the texutres, and it's all ok. The muddyness of the sound works against them, but that's ok. Still really good stuff.

Louis XIV - All the Little Pieces Love the quiet tonality, of the piano and violin and tamborine. Understated, unfolding. Hehe, nice bit when the drums come in. It's quiet, but beautiful. The voice line drives it wonderfully. Why is it focused on one channel, though? Anyway, nobody knows. There's still tension when all the little pieces come back, with the violins, and still tentative drums, very much on the . When it shifts to center...it's a bit too loud, things fade away. Not well mixed, in that I can't hear everything. They're willing to make a buildup and take it away, that's good, and then put its elements back slowly. But there's...no fitting together. The lines on their own are nice, like when the violins get more frantic. Maybe it's the earbuds, but I want to hear these guys in a different context. I could really like this, maybe a tad reminiscent of Dresden Dolls in approach, or p'raps Rasputina. But this wasn't that great, sort of strange and floaty in its own world. No credit for artsy endings, either. Only Amanda can do that.

Mando Diao - Ringing Bells Another one, ok. The guy does great guitar work. Everything, all of the echoey parts, are contained nicely by the clear vocals and drum line. Acoustic line helps, that very slight rhythm electric muds things up. Nice shaker, sets it along nicely. Bassline is faint, but good I guess. This goes a few places, but doesn't excited me much. He does a great thing, but it's not my thing.

Flaming Lips - The Gash Fantastically amazing song is fantastically amazing, let me just leave it on so I can fangirl about it. The opening chords sketch the rest of the song (awesome descending line), just in minor modes. Wall of sound, vocal destruction and apocalypse comes down to one jaunty piano line. One of the best drum grooves I've ever heard in my life sits under the immense power of that voice. They know just when to put in those hits to drive everything forward. Such a powerful line, like a grand fucking church to awesomeness. Guitar hits frame it like a painting of said church. Drums make it awesome like the best fucking building which is hopping up and down because of the energy. When the solo line comes in, tension and unsurety arrives...can we really stick with all this glory? Is it ok? YEAH! Violins frame everything. Keep an eye on the piano, friends, for that is the key to the entire piece. I love the way the chords just pop along. And that wall of voices is so damn tight, and versatile. Battles on, battles on. And then...piano chord over ok awesome yes bye[/spoiler]

Thank you pew pew que  :3

Also, I put 5 Caesars songs in there, only because nobody at all listens to them, so I thought I'd give a bigger sample of them. They're definitely not the deepest or most original band, but they just need to be appreciated for what they are.

But I do wish you liked One Pure Thought more, it's one of my favorite songs. ;__; Oh well, we all have our own tastes.

Going through my library, I'm realizing how little of this I've actually listened to.

Fuck.

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 12, 2009, 05:42:00 AM
Going through my library, I'm realizing how little of this I've actually listened to.

Fuck.

wow lol just like my sister

Well, my list right now consists of Phoenix, We Are Scientists, The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Count Zero, Queens of the Stone Age, and other stuff you guys might not have heard of. It's growing.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 12, 2009, 05:13:02 AM
Ween - Transdermal Celebration I've heard Detachable Penis, and I guess that's not all of what they do. But I don't see a lot of originality. The basslines and rhythm guitar lines are really great, but I don't have much to say about this. It's not my thing. I skipped past the rest of it.

Detachable Penis is actually a King Missile song.
I've heard a lot of people who think it's ween for some reason.

But, picking one song to represent the band is impossible. They completely throw out all convention and cross genres randomly.
Every album is a different trip.

Some people call them novelty or gimmicky, but the solid convincing musicianship and clever writing is enough to dispel that.
They're not really to be taken seriously. They're irreverent.
Released a ten track country album called "12 golden country greats" which is full of the more traditional country sap ballads  (fluffy) and some genuinely clever writing (Help me scrape the mucus off my brain.

I dont have the time to compile a pack, but I'll go ahead and keep on plugging this band mainly because I absolutely love their music and the quiet little scene they've blown up.

They've got  an incredible community of dedicated tapers. Nearly every show appears on browntracker.net, usually days after.

And they're probably my favorite band to see live. Nothing beats a sweaty four hour show capped by a fifteen minute encore of the blarney stone.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtTJMTbR6Lg[/youtube]

So when people ask me to suggest where to start with them, I always point to the mollusk.
It's more or less a thematic album in a very loose sense. Builds this really nice nautical theme throughout. Synthy and effects laden, goofy at times and fluid at others, it's a really great piece of work.

From there, just work your way to the newest stuff. Quebec is gorgeous.
Chocolate and cheese is like swimming in a lake full of rice pudding with needles covering the bottom.
White Pepper is probably the most normal, conventional album, but it's melodic, well written, and seemingly genuine until you pull apart the lyrics.
The newest, La cucaracha, probably feels the most hinky, but there are some really solid tracks.

If you enjoy flying through those, you can strap on a gas mask and a biohazard suit and take a dip into the earlies.
God Ween Satan is their first commercial album, and it's loud, offensive and musically lacking, but it's still a super enjoyable listen.
The Pod is muddy, murky, and sludgy. The cover shows former member "mean ween" with a scotchguard bong. Pretty much sums up what you're going to hear. The beginning and the end are well written and fun, but it's easy to get lost through the foggy and aimless middle tracks.
Pure Guava is a really good album though. Kind of combines them both and hints at the more prog/melodic/genre crossing shit they pulled out later. The whole album feels like it's inflated with some pretty high grade helium.

Ugh, I hope I'm not messing up this thread here.
Anyhow check em out. One of my all time favorite bands.
And dont take them seriously.
Cheers!

Quote from: Son Of Stallion Vol.13 on October 12, 2009, 06:38:58 AM
But, picking one song to represent the band is impossible. They completely throw out all convention and cross genres randomly.
Every album is a different trip.

Some people call them novelty or gimmicky, but the solid convincing musicianship and clever writing is enough to dispel that.
They're not really to be taken seriously. They're irreverent.

THIS

Quote from: Son Of Stallion Vol.13 on October 12, 2009, 06:38:58 AM
So when people ask me to suggest where to start with them, I always point to the mollusk.
It's more or less a thematic album in a very loose sense. Builds this really nice nautical theme throughout. Synthy and effects laden, goofy at times and fluid at others, it's a really great piece of work.

Indeed, I love that album. I had a smile on my face the whole way through on my first listen.

Quote from: Son Of Stallion Vol.13 on October 12, 2009, 06:38:58 AMQuebec is gorgeous.

I only have Transdermal Celebration, but if it's any indication of the rest of the album, want. ;__;


btw I just noticed your name is the Ween mascot  bassir;

hey little boy, whatcha got there?
kind sir, it's a mollusk i've found

giggle;

Quote from: Kaz on October 12, 2009, 07:28:41 AM
hey little boy, whatcha got there?
kind sir, it's a mollusk i've found

giggle;

Kaz have you listened to mine yet  baddood;

Quote from: Hïro on October 12, 2009, 07:30:10 AM
Kaz have you listened to mine yet  baddood;

no i have to go write a paper

i'll be listening to it tomorrow once i can breathe easy, too much fucking stuff due tomorrow

Quote from: Kaz on October 12, 2009, 07:31:22 AM
no i have to go write a paper

i'll be listening to it tomorrow once i can breathe easy, too much fucking stuff due tomorrow

ok coo
I'm going to finish yours tonight

Hiro should make me a funkee homosapien pack <3

I'm listening to my un-listened-to music in order to get better songs in my pack.

Velviter - The Swimming Song I love banjos. Sufjan and Le Loup both make fantastic use of them. Good cadences on it, I like it. The bass just sorta does nothing once it comes in, but the banjo creates all continuity that's needed. Acoustic rounds things out nicely, voice just floats (lol) along. There's something...Eastern, in the way the guitars pivot around that bass note. I like the way he occasionally repeats a line, just to emphasize and cadence on it. It's not like your other stuff, at all. It hops along nicely, good fiddle solo. Hopping, that's the word. I can't say the drummer does a good job, but I like the cadence of it all. Nice tune.


The Futureheads - Worry About It Later Guitar chords, loose, go over the piano and drums, creating something...exciting...random harmonies, and now building kit. It's a loose sort of way to start a groove on a song, and even when the drums switch, it messes around on the toms. But the voice really helps create a rhythm, creating rhythms where other notes are held. Guitar work is strange but exciting. I like the use of the intro in a chorus fashion, it's exciting. The whole thing has an energy, which is so exciting since it gets pretty sparse. They're pretty exact, they have to be. It creats a precision, and like I said, an excitement. That guitar right before the chorus plays some damn strange intervals. With tamborine adds a nice touch. Um, that guitar breakdown after the chorus is just weird. They don't play there instruments in a normal...tonal sense. It's always somewhat dissonant, and the bass creates that feeling too. The drums are echoey and in the back, as in the guitar, so we follow the voices and get pushed along by the bass.The voice work is fantastic, but the actual notes that each instrument is playing are strange. It's not bad, it'll just take some getting used to. I think I like them.


The Futureheads - Favours for Favours Again, high strange guitar. Nice bassline, creates great percussive rhythm. Great drums to work with it. I like the held note by the guitar once things start escalating, compliments everything well. Part of why this group seems so floaty to me is that the recording is pretty echoey, and the songwriting is...random. It shifts interestingly, and fun...and there are great complimenting parts and strange lines, but it seems to just flop down like some sort of groovy whale on the beaches of my ears. I mean, it's groovy and all, but it's a fucking whale. Vocals in chorus section, including backup, really do it well. Bands rarely use vocals this well, I think. Great bass work, rhythm guitar too. Drums are still just sort of there, however apt they are in parts (i.e., verse/intro). Nice short songs. I like them, but they'll take a while to get used to.


Caesars - Fun and Games That's really beautiful, great use of acoustics, one melodic and one rhythmic. Stupid lyrics, and stupid bongo. Nice harmonies. Not the smoothest transition to the drum heavy part. It's...unexciting, man. Nice synth solo, but this groove does nothing for me. It's...one-dimensional. It has some good parts, I'll admit.

Kasabian - Secret Alphabets Cool, more Kasabian. Lovely dones, tonal and then just rhythmic, switching between the two to create an uncoiling feeling helped by the cymbol, and acoustic twills. That's a bass, wow! That's some great bass work. Sonically, it's a bit strange, but it's like...red dusty room. Nice vocal line, very nice; descends over the progression really elegantly. Great rhythm. Guitar bits are nice, that one sitar was nice. Later in the verse, guitar plays for a little bit on 8th notes, and fades out. They just throw wonderful things in and take them out and put other songs in, while the song goes on like a train. I like that about them. That's the same guitar part in the breakdown, then synth goes on top of it. Now electricy things. They have a fantastic sense of rhythm, how to make it memorable, and the notes and lines support each other well, like that wailing synth over the unison descending synth line, with vocals and backups under that too. That's just elegent. Beautiful, orchestrated, well-though, well-executed. I really love this band!

Del tha Funkee Homosapian / Dinosaur Jr. - Missing Link Good groove, nice bassline. Screaming guitar works with the spoken word line. Ok solo...man, it's just sitting there. The two guitars are having a cool conversation, trading of lines, which I like, but it's nowhere near the front. Eh, not varied / exciting enough for me, and the production isn't great.

Caesars - Strawberry Weed That's a brilliant baseline, great use of acoustic guitar, and finally you're using the drums right. It all flows brilliantly. Nice melody over everything, it gives a similar call which we can come back to. Vocals somewhat reference it. Love the cycling strawberry weed line. Cute clapping, but they're doing a few subtle things to keep the line going: guitar bits, bits of backup vocals, and yes, clapping. It hasn't gotten boring yet. Nice harmonies, subtle but creating cool new tones on the verse. Like the synth introduced for strawberry weed part. Great bassline, still, man. Hehe, chromatic bubbly synth line there, in and out. Just cool bits. Drums get better to support the guitar + drums part, and bass and claps move it up. Great, great sense of growth there. We're back home in this riff that, unlike a lot of electropop, doesn't get repetitively irritating. A lot of the stuff you have in here borders on irritating electropop. Fun, man.


The Clientele - Bookshop Casanova Cool percussion, really tight, using both bass, guitar, and drums. There's a sense of tension, which the violins then release, in that rising and falling line. Great sense of flow, in that decision. Bassline supports everything well, violins play an atmospheric role. Vocals could do more than ride a few convenient eighth notes. Part after chorus is nice, going back to the first versish part, and now the second versish part with swelling synth. I hope they use it to create more anticipation for the chorus...which they do. Violins and bass, and drums, rise to the chorus, but then...it's just more material. It's not fundamentally different, I don't feel like I've arrived anywhere until the descending part. It's not bad, but I'd prefer something at the top of the mountain I was just carried to the top of. Nice solo. Very tight though, very beautiful and well-thought. I like it a lot, I do!


Caesars - Soul Chaser EXCITING SYNTHY STUFF WOO it's so poppy and wonderful. Vocal line creates continuity, when it goes to the minor in the verse, that's a good thing to do. Bassline does...jackshit. But the genius lies in the synth and guitar use, as well as some vocality. A million leaves are falling into vocal harmonies. Seems to get more serious the second time around for the verse. Great vocals, wow. Vocals and guitar do a great, but subtle, job on the million leaves part. It's another one of those songs that just goes to the top of a hill and goes to the bottom just to do it again, and there's a steep breakdown on the other side that you then travel up to get back to the top of the mountain and it's awesome because you've achieved something. Classy vocals + drums. I'd prefer if things were more clearly stated, as the sound and form is a bit mushy, if you know what I mean. But it's still great and fine. Now I get it, so NO MORE CAESARS.


Beck - Burro Cute unison between trumpet and...strings? Acoustic sets a great rhythm, as good as any drum. Hits by strings, and a bit of trumpet, add a lot to an otherwise silent verse. There's a symmetry in the unison line: held notes to rhythmic notes to held notes, low to high to low. His voice is fine, I guess. The echo is a good effect. He varies the acoustic nicely. It hops along. Simple and nice. Well executed, subtle in parts. Just a nice groove, in all.


East Side Boyz/OutKast/Lil Jon/Mello/Slimm Calhoun - Last Call Oh man that's a great groove just from the voice. Just...great rhythm and syllables. That's a pretty awful beat...but they play with percussion a bit, which makes it better. But the horns...ugh ugh ugh! It's made up by the voice itself. It's just...a few different artists using their techniques to make a series of very different, but each really exciting, voice lines. That's saying nothing of the rhymes themselves, which are great, if sort of meaningness. It's a fun ride, and there are moments of real genius. And end it with a guitar on that horn line. Pretty nice.

Yeasayer - 2080 oooh, nice noise. Cycling guitar line, added percussion and voices and overarching noise movements. It's exciting, it's pregnant. The drums give it a direction, and the guitar lines give it a rhythmic purpose, but this all chugs under the soaring noise. It's a great effect. Voice line is pretty good. Great basslines and guitarlines, if a bit overcomplex. Cello is classy, man. That bit of percussion on the e and a of the beat fade in and out, like a bit of the noise which has come down from the sky to play. They're great musicians, definitely. Chorus is a bit muddy, and a tad abrput. Breakdown...where have I heard this before? Anyway, that's exciting, really exciting. Lines of...a clarinet? under that yeah! yeah! dadadadadadad etc. vocal line (nice symmetry and flow in that, like a waterfall). Did someone I know cover this? The chorus is unremarkable, which is sad. I just don't get anything out of it, but it's mostly genius in other parts. Really cool.

So I've got a good list going and it's still growing, but I've found I'm flip-flopping a lot on two songs by one artist. So I'm thinking of doing 2 volumes, with the same artists on both. Sort of like a mirror. Thoughts?

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 14, 2009, 12:31:46 AM
Beck - Burro Cute unison between trumpet and...strings? Acoustic sets a great rhythm, as good as any drum. Hits by strings, and a bit of trumpet, add a lot to an otherwise silent verse. There's a symmetry in the unison line: held notes to rhythmic notes to held notes, low to high to low. His voice is fine, I guess. The echo is a good effect. He varies the acoustic nicely. It hops along. Simple and nice. Well executed, subtle in parts. Just a nice groove, in all.


East Side Boyz/OutKast/Lil Jon/Mello/Slimm Calhoun - Last Call Oh man that's a great groove just from the voice. Just...great rhythm and syllables. That's a pretty awful beat...but they play with percussion a bit, which makes it better. But the horns...ugh ugh ugh! It's made up by the voice itself. It's just...a few different artists using their techniques to make a series of very different, but each really exciting, voice lines. That's saying nothing of the rhymes themselves, which are great, if sort of meaningness. It's a fun ride, and there are moments of real genius. And end it with a guitar on that horn line. Pretty nice.

the fact that you did serious reviews of these two (especially Last Call) makes me lol powerofone;

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 14, 2009, 12:31:46 AM
A lot of the stuff you have in here borders on irritating electropop.

>.<

I like this idea, so I put something together on my own.
It's hard to narrow down from nearly 12000 in my library, but it's been fun.
I'll dump it in a few days.

Downloaded Hiro's pack, and I've listened to about half of it, barring the stuff that I already have of course. Mostly good stuff.

Quote from: Kaz on October 14, 2009, 07:32:23 AM
Downloaded Hiro's pack, and I've listened to about half of it, barring the stuff that I already have of course. Mostly good stuff.

What song you at now  giggle;
Also, what songs stand out as particularly good/bad?

Your opinion on Caesars would also be appreciated  bassir;

Ok, so here's the deal.

Narrowing 30 songs down from 12 grand is a hell of a task, and trying to avoid your favorites that everyone's heard a thousand times is an even more daunting feat, but here they are.

Dont go in here expecting anything at all.

A lot of people will look at the track listing and try to decipher where I"m going with this here, but that answer's simple.
Nowhere.

These aren't my favorite songs. Most of them aren't even the "best" songs by each artist. Some of them drone. Some of them hold no context to the one that follows it.

They're all unique listens though, and after you've sat down and heard Brian Jonestown wail right next to a popular Lata mangeshkar Bollywood piece, you'll dig.

Some people are going to have none of these tracks.
Some will have some.
Some will have all.
Maybe.

I hope you can pull at least one track out of here that'll stick in your brain for a little while.

So, randomize it up and have a listen. You'll hear muddy 60's psychedelia, a slight poke at post-punk, some pretentious indie hipster bullshit and a track about a country father pushing his daughter down a well.
Nothing too obscure. Nothing too obvious and overplayed.
Dig in and dig up.


*I'm a stone age technology shlub, so if I didn't compress this right, let me know asap.
-Also, the track names and artists should organize themselves if you pump it through itunes. Anywhere else, and that's your bit. I'll provide a full track and artist list upon request if anyone has any wonky problems. I hope not.

Now here.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X1WRTFFR

Quote from: Hïro on October 14, 2009, 04:28:06 AM
>.<

Nah, nah, I didn't mean it. Your pack is diverse. The most of it IS punky, synthy rock stuff, with a few fabulous exceptions, and a lot of that is great! some of them fall short for me because there's just the dancey beat in there. Some grooves fit some people's minds better than others. Just the way it is.

Gonna work on one soon.

Oh man oh man Boognish pack I'm excited. Shit!

I'm putting all of these on my main comp now, holy shit this'll be good. giggle;

I have 17 artists with a few artists having multiple songs.

I think I'll get to putting together and uploading this pack tonight.

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 15, 2009, 04:08:19 AM
I have 17 artists with a few artists having multiple songs.

I think I'll get to putting together and uploading this pack tonight.

Please do, I'm trying to get them all together and playlisted tonight.

Oh man oh man this is exactly what I imagine musical heaven to be like.  giggle;

The only problem is that a lot of the songs follow a logical progression, but I have some Queens of the Stone Age and Primus which really don't fit with the rest at all. It kind of ruins the feel.

Ditch these songs?

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 15, 2009, 04:14:10 AM
The only problem is that a lot of the songs follow a logical progression, but I have some Queens of the Stone Age and Primus which really don't fit with the rest at all. It kind of ruins the feel.

Ditch these songs?

Nah. Boognish didn't go for feel, I didn't go for feel, and everything works out.

If it feels good, do it, I guess I mean to say.

I've downloaded them all, but only listened to Kaz's so far  >.<
Now I'm listening to Echo's now  baddood;

Quote from: Hïro on October 15, 2009, 04:21:03 AM
I've downloaded them all, but only listened to Kaz's so far  >.<
Now I'm listening to Echo's now  baddood;

Echo's is badass, I still need to do Kaz's, and tomorrow is my holy shit stay up till 4 am day.  saddood;

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 15, 2009, 04:26:01 AM
Echo's is badass, I still need to do Kaz's, and tomorrow is my holy shit stay up till 4 am day.  saddood;

@______@

[spoiler]You gonna finish mine?  akudood;[/spoiler]

So far I quite liked the first 2 songs, already had the 3rd (Have a Cigar), and the 4th (I am Complete) is not my thing at all.

So, all of my music files are protected so I'm trying to find them online. The obscure stuff isn't coming up anywhere though.

Somebody conned me into doing this, so I'll probably have a pack up here tomorrow.

Thank you Nate. :3   n_u

Quote from: Nate on October 15, 2009, 05:03:46 AM
Somebody conned me into doing this, so I'll probably have a pack up here tomorrow.

<3

Also, your sig  giggle;

Quote from: Hïro on October 15, 2009, 04:27:30 AM
@______@

[spoiler]You gonna finish mine?  akudood;[/spoiler]

I have about an hour and 20 minutes of listening lets, starting off with two PNAU tracks and heading to the end. I...might, if I'm looking for a break.

But yeah, like tomorrow is the day where my grades for the first semester are locked in, so I'm fucked if I don't do well.

Nate's and Popsi's are really motivating, as I've finally got all of yours downloaded and playlisted. I'll check back tomorrow to pick those two up...and I promise I'll give my thoughts on them, however long it takes. :3

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 15, 2009, 05:11:21 AM
I have about an hour and 20 minutes of listening lets, starting off with two PNAU tracks and heading to the end. I...might, if I'm looking for a break.

A break from what?

You guys and your musical diversity make me jealous. saddood;

Quote from: Hïro on October 15, 2009, 05:14:15 AM
A break from what?

From dying under all the work I have to do.  :3

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CYXZ1KTN

have fun I guess, I know it sucks lol

Quote from: Thyme on October 15, 2009, 05:16:24 AM
You guys and your musical diversity make me jealous. saddood;

Well if you listen to (and like) our packs, you'll be expanding your tastes as well, so no need to be jealous  :3

I'm having a hard time getting some of the songs for my pack but it's coming together.

So very close to finishing mine. Hold on.

http://www.mediafire.com/?4vmyjvinyn4

I would have liked for it to have been more thorough but it's pretty good right now.

Also, one song on there is a cover of a song everyone knows. I just love that cover, but their original songs are just as good. I would recommend them.

I'm about halfway through Boognish's, and I'm loving it so much. <3

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 15, 2009, 07:37:21 AM
http://www.mediafire.com/?4vmyjvinyn4

I would have liked for it to have been more thorough but it's pretty good right now.

I've never used Mediafire and I have no idea how to download it  doodhuh;

Quote from: Hïro on October 15, 2009, 07:45:39 AM
I've never used Mediafire and I have no idea how to download it  doodhuh;

See where it says "Click here to start download"? Click that.

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 15, 2009, 07:50:52 AM
See where it says "Click here to start download"? Click that.

See I couldn't tell if that was an ad or not
the whole website just looks so shoddy, I trust nothing.  akudood;

Quote from: Hïro on October 15, 2009, 05:58:28 AM
Well if you listen to (and like) our packs, you'll be expanding your tastes as well, so no need to be jealous  :3

But I still won't be able to make a bundle.

"oh hey guys i made a bundle... out of all your bundles" n_u

I can't do any listening tonight, It's all sleep and French and Phyrics. Thanks Popsi and nate, though. This weekend!

i'd do this but my musical taste sucks

Listening to Boognish's right now, great stuff. Good songs by artists I already enjoy, like Ween, Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Super Furry Animals, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Love, Leonard Cohen, and Guided By Voices. Plus, quite a few artists I hadn't heard of. That Man or Astroman song in here kicks ass.

I finished Popsicle's pack yesterday. Overall it was quite good. A few generic songs here and there, but overall I found some very nice stuff in there. I especially loved "Pure Imagination"  giggle;

http://www.mediafire.com/?o5rykfzjut2

The Postal Service, Stars, Silversun Pickups, The Submarines, TV on the Radio, Frou Frou, Death Cab for Cutie, Yo La Tengo, The Unicorns, and Airiel. I have a lot of catching up to do with all of yours.

Quote from: Hïro on October 16, 2009, 06:36:22 PM
I especially loved "Pure Imagination"  giggle;

I tried to put another Smoking Popes song in there but I couldn't find an mp3. Glad you liked it, though.

I almost feel like I should make another one since mine was like half the size of the three I've downloaded so far. I was trying to be really conscious of file size at the time.

Plus it'd be fun anyway. happydood;

how do i make it so that i can put it here for download

Quote from: Skylark on October 16, 2009, 11:00:55 PM
how do i make it so that i can put it here for download

upload it to megaupload or something

preferably not rapidshare

Quote from: antirocketcloudy on October 16, 2009, 07:29:36 PM
http://www.mediafire.com/?o5rykfzjut2

The Postal Service, Stars, Silversun Pickups, The Submarines, TV on the Radio, Frou Frou, Death Cab for Cutie, Yo La Tengo, The Unicorns, and Airiel. I have a lot of catching up to do with all of yours.

I know everything except Airiel.

Wait, the Unicorns? I've always considered them inferior to Islands...

But I'll give it a shot.

Quote from: Kaz on October 16, 2009, 10:49:42 PM
I almost feel like I should make another one since mine was like half the size of the three I've downloaded so far. I was trying to be really conscious of file size at the time.

Plus it'd be fun anyway. happydood;

I would probably die.  giggle;

Almost done with Hiro's.  doodella;

[spoiler]PNAU - Embrace The opening builds nicely, as that one bass/synth note arrives out of nowhere and, along with slight percussion, creates a beat out of those chords. Great beat, nice electric riff. Pacing is nice and slow. The vocals sit on that major second, creating a sort of pivot, but it's not that effective. Chorus is awesome, good high notes bringing the progression into awesome land. I do really like the beat, and it's very danceable, which is a huge merit. New synth chords, broken down bassline, and 16th notes on the hihat all create a a sense of acheiving, but again...it doesn't impress me or astound me much. Nice bridge, it's a sense of restraint that hasn't been present before. Builds back up again very well, they're influenced by techno tradition without succombing to it. Strange choice of becoming a verse after that, but it's ok. Ok third chorus is badass with the drums. I turned up the volume and it got better. A lot of their music is lines sticking around the same few notes, and using deviations from that to create material: the vocals in that one interval in the verse and the high notes on chorus; repeated bassline; that same guitar riff on the verse, and a few other things. That's where the techno part comes in for me, since that's what a lot of techno is. This song doesn't really do it for me, but it's pretty cool. It doesn't need a real hook that it comes back to, which is an achievement.

PNAU - Freedom Acoustic and echoey sorta progression is SUPER COOL. The echoes create some nice syncopated / offbeat rhythms, and the acoustic texture adds a lot to the song: each 2 measures starts rough and ends soft. It was a good decision to have the vocals be softer, and start their line towards the 2nd measure. Really good balance...and then they send this strange falling vocal line over it. Nothing else is really changing interestingly, but that vocal line does quite a lot to sustain a piece. They're so groove oriented, which is a really cool thing to be doing...nice droning in the background, but it's sort of a cheap trick to fill in the parts where the percussion cuts out. Small bits of echoes here and there do the same thing. It's great and all, but I'd prefer they invest their energy in making a bit more happen. They're great at flow, and great at groove, but the song is missing a lot for me...direction, maybe. Or a hook. Then again, it's fine how it is, moving along nicely. It's not really my thing, but it's good!

Midlake - Head Home Flute and synth! Awesome. They're dancing around each other, one repeated and one orbiting it. Great sense of build when the drums come in, but it doesn't stop there; the progression has this strange chords that don't quite resolve, giving a greater sense of growth. Nice piano, but it's a bit obnoxious once the vocals come in. Vocals are sparse and subtle enough, like the basswork, to make it interesting, while the piano forms the real bass of things. Chorus brings intro-y part back. That's some good bass work. That bass pattern feels a bit too country-style for this song, but it creates a bit of a bluesy effect. Is that a bit of Thom Yorke in the vocals? I'm starting to love the way the piano keeps driving along. Great vocal harmonies. Nice drum cutout. Their form seems to breakdown a bit, and I don't know where I am, but it's cool! Great tonalities and playing and all. They keep on building things, although the drum fills under the guitar solo might be a bit over the top. Guitar solo is a bit self-indulgent as well, but it uses held notes nicely. I just noticed the synth part on the chorus (?), it's pretty sick. I think I'll head hooooooome. Hypnotic, and notice how so much of the complexity has been reduced for clarity? They're paying really good attention. This part, with vocals and piano unison is just fantastic. Sort of a breakdown / outro that refuses to die, just keeps building and evolving. Another guitar solo which sits nicely over everything. It had to end with a fadeout, with that kind of momentum. Really nice, I'll be glad to hear this again.

The Futureheads - Hounds of Love Great, more strangeness. Oh man, that's fun and also really cool. Intersecting lines which are inverses of each other sketching chords which the guitar takes and turns into awesome. Really effective drumming. I like how the vocals just keep going over the verse part. The 3-3-2 split for drum beats doesn't really drive me, but it's growing on more. When the electric really starts humming, that's really badass. I'll take my shoes off and I will be really enjoying this stuff. The drum builds nicely, to the ride and to these much larger beats. Vocals are interesting, I like it. Great rhythm and tone. Short and really cool!

Wolf Parade - It's a Curse Yay wolf parade. Love the rising noise going into the serious drums. Piano one measure vs. dropping guitar line is very cool. Wonderful flow. Vocals are really good, using strong notes to accent the beat. Bass notes are really cool chords, grunting and driving. After the chorusish part (which is strangely loose), they mix everything a bit more. Synthy bass takes more focus, and it's awesome. I see why these guys are compared to Arcade Fire a bit, the way they build is very simple but very well thought. I'm not feeling the chorus, until oh major key stuff. Piano finally fits in nicely. Still love how the vocals drive the beat along. It just stays on the place they've gotten to...they're all about this really cool build and just making it more awesome and different and nice. Synthy stuff in the last 4 measures even, and even though I don't exactly where we went, it was really fun and I liked going there!

Peter Bjorn and John - Let's Call it Off Nice beat. Drives forth. Nice rhythm guitar, really smooth and creates a nice chord structure. It's a strange choice to have steel drum and echoey guitar mimicking their line. Very good use of drums to drive into the verse. Vocals are strange, and don't really fit in the tonality of the song. But it's exciting because of the bassline, which is nice. They throw in this great hits, just like at the beginning of the verse, and now into the chorus. I love the chorus, very nice chords. Great songwriting, it all fits together wonderfully. Great offbeats on the acoustic in the chorus, that's why I love it so. That set of three beats at the end of some drum beats really drive things forward nicely. Haha, referencing the intro with all this momentum now. It's fun, I realize; even though the verse is heavy and all, this lick is really light. And then that one part of the intro is the chorus, oh man! I'm not being too clear, but I guess suffice to say I love their tone, the way they build, and their songwriting. Good call.

My Morning Jacket - Lay Low There's a really good flow in the drum beat: the bass is at either side of it, so the middle part of it is like coming up for air. Great guitar work, setting up the rhythm, and then working a melody off of it. It's a simple, really great grove. Vocals float along, perhaps a bit out of place. Bass rounds things out, piano is cute. It took me a moment to realize what time signature  or whatever. But it's polyrhythmic and cool and bright and energetic...while still maintaining a really good beat. It doesn't need to be hypercomplex, since they have such great attention to detail already. It's so damn tight. Bluesish, I guess. Rising chords at the end of the chorus are really great, supported well by drum hits. They play only as much as they need to. That's a pretty good guitar solo, actually relating to the flow of the song. The solo just goes on. Those piano chords are like...arches in a cathedral, I dunno. But the groove keeps on hopping along, getting more creative, sometimes adding doubled solos, changing drumbeats and flow. It's exciting, it's energizing. What are they going to do next? And even if the solos just go on and on, they're wonderful to listen to. Nothing about this is boring, and that's real feat.

Peter Bjorn and John - Nothing to Worry About The opening vocals are creepy but hypnotyzing...took me a while to realize they're English. Nice beat to draw it off, and then they put a few sonic hits and goodies over that one groove for a few measures. And you know? That's fine. I love their pacing, they really know when to slow down. Nice bass work. Great groove, they put a lot of stress on the onbeats and it's awesome. I've got nothing to worry about just drives down to one of the drum hits...that's really exact. I love all the little stuff they throw in, it's interesting...but it's not like they're substituting for material. And behind all that, that...what's the adjective for that guitar line, wavy, wiggly? The one behind the entire song that comes in after the intro? Nice. Cuts out and only the guitar and some goodies. Short and tight and really cool.

Ratatat and The Notorious B.I.G. - Party and Bullshit Nice buildup to add in the guitar. Whole thing is a good beat, nice and syncopated, cuts out nicely. I don't really like BIG's rhyming, but I like his rhythm. Ratatat is paying a lot of great attention to the beat, so it all flows nicely. They do cool creative things with the aabaabaabaab pattern that is modern rap. I love ratat's little touches, the tiniest cut-out riff really adds to the flow. They're really creative. BIG does great work too. All around, a good track...BIG's narrative is a bit flat, a bit stupid, and his rhyming isn't that creative, but it has its moment. But the pretty good rapping with the very good beat work make this a really good cut. Gotta love Ratatat.[/spoiler]

Pqqu, please note that I only put "Freedom" in there because of the hilarious vocals.

FFRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHAAUAHAUGAAAAGUEUEIAUAIAUIIEEEEUAUAUAAAAAAAAAA

Quote from: Hïro on October 17, 2009, 04:18:24 AM
Pqqu, please note that I only put "Freedom" in there because of the hilarious vocals.

FFRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHAAUAHAUGAAAAGUEUEIAUAIAUIIEEEEUAUAUAAAAAAAAAA

I didn't notice.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 17, 2009, 05:09:28 AM
I didn't notice.

lol sillydood;

Here's mine. Including an Aussie singer.   baddood;

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZY7MVKCI

Dammit pqqu did you listen to mine yet?

I still haven't made one. spam;

Quote from: Ensign Halibar on October 21, 2009, 11:56:58 AM
I still haven't made one. spam;

did you download anyone else's

Quote from: Kaz on October 21, 2009, 11:57:55 AM
did you download anyone else's

no.
I have musical OCD and downloading incomplete (and possibly transcoded) albums bothers me.  :(

Quote from: Ensign Halibar on October 21, 2009, 11:59:20 AM
no.
I have musical OCD and downloading incomplete (and possibly transcoded) albums bothers me.  :(

I haven't downloaded anyone else's yet for this same reason.

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 21, 2009, 09:52:58 AM
Dammit pqqu did you listen to mine yet?

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 21, 2009, 12:29:13 PM
I haven't downloaded anyone else's yet for this same reason.

Hypocrite >:[

I'm going on another huge trip to faraway states from Thursday into Monday, so I'm going to be listening and writing a great deal. I almost finished Hiro's pack, if I find I can blow off enough work tonight I'll do it...but I have a lot of catching up to do. ;_;

Quote from: Ensign Halibar on October 21, 2009, 11:59:20 AM
no.
I have musical OCD and downloading incomplete (and possibly transcoded) albums bothers me.  :(

this too bothers me  baddood;

I just put them in a separate folder so I can listen to them, but they're not added to my collection thumbup;

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 21, 2009, 03:37:13 PM
Hypocrite >:[

I know I know.

Also the huge packs seem a bit daunting.

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 21, 2009, 03:43:49 PM
I know I know.

Also the huge packs seem a bit daunting.

One song at a time. Some of them are short, some of them you know. There's enough variety to put energy into it, and there are only a few throwaways. Just listen to a few songs, stop, and pick up where you left off.

Let me know what you think about stuff you didn't know, if you can.  hocuspocus;

pqqu did you listen to mine happydood;

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 21, 2009, 12:29:13 PM
I haven't downloaded anyone else's yet for this same reason.

My anti virus won't let me open yours.  saddood;

Quote from: Ensign Halibar on October 21, 2009, 11:59:20 AM
no.
I have musical OCD and downloading incomplete (and possibly transcoded) albums bothers me.  :(

Yeah, all those M4As bother me. baddood;

Quote from: Ensign Halibar on October 21, 2009, 11:59:20 AM
no.
I have musical OCD and downloading incomplete (and possibly transcoded) albums bothers me.  :(

uh if you really like a song from a pack then you go out on your own and find the whole album

lazy nigger

Quote from: FAMY2 on October 21, 2009, 07:10:54 PM
My anti virus won't let me open yours.  saddood;

I could give you the tracklist if you want to venture out and find the songs on your own.

I'm off, guys. My long plane flight will be filled with dancing and music. I'll finish Hiro's, Kaz's and Popsi's at least over the break, and hopefully dive into Boognish. sillydood;

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 21, 2009, 07:28:32 PM
I could give you the tracklist if you want to venture out and find the songs on your own.

I'd like that.  :3

Quote from: FAMY2 on October 22, 2009, 10:39:10 PM
I'd like that.  :3

[spoiler]Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
Company of Thieves - Quiet on the Front
Company of Thieves - Under the Umbrella
Field Music - Give It Lose It Take It
Field Music - In Context
The Fratellis - Got Ma Nuts From a Hippie
Mute Math - Reset
Mute Math - Control
Passion Pit - Make Light
Passion Pit - To Kingdom Come
Phoenix - Love Like a Sunset
Quintus - Old Guitar
Smoking Popes - Pure Imagination
The Killers - This Is Your Life
The New Pornographers - All the Old Showstoppers
The Raconteurs - Consoler of the Lonely
The Raconteurs - These Stones Will Shout
The Strokes - Soma
thenewno2 - Idle Lover
We Are Scientists - Dinosaurs
We Are Scientists - Tonight[/spoiler]

There you go.

i was gonna put the raconteurs in my next pack

was thinking "salute your solution" even though everyone's probably heard it already

Quote from: Kaz on October 22, 2009, 11:49:10 PM
i was gonna put the raconteurs in my next pack

was thinking "salute your solution" even though everyone's probably heard it already

Yeah, I try not to put stuff in that I think everyone's heard of. The only single in my pack is "To Kingdom Come" as far as I know.

EDIT: Oh yeah, both Arctic Monkeys songs are singles, but they pick good singles so I don't care.

Quote from: Kaz on October 22, 2009, 11:49:10 PM
i was gonna put the raconteurs in my next pack

was thinking "salute your solution" even though everyone's probably heard it already

There was a lot of songs I love that I didn't put in because I figured everyone has already heard them

Finished Hiro's:

[spoiler]Midlake - Roscoe

Cool synth+electric, setting up a circular groove, and around which that perfect bassline spreads, and the rhythm gutiar works, adding...well, rhythm to the drum line as it comes in. Really good growth and introduction, that. The drum fills help create ebbs in the flow, perfect and creative addition of ride cymbols which creates a feeling of surfacing to air. Once again through...vocals are nice and all. Harmonies expand and contract, making even more flow. Flow like water. The harmony for the chorus-like part is especially badass...awoooo...now a creative rhythm and melodic acoustic on low and high frets. Gosh, these guys know how to write a song and put the bits together. Nice solo, descending lines, calmed with those double-tracked vocals after. Bass shifts surprisingly, again ebbing and flwoing. Now a rising, not descending line into the solo, which reaches farther than its counterpart while being borne into the past. 1891 must be an epicly deep, percussive yearh. Soaring, shouting, all still cyclical and excited. Ride sticks along for the last verse. and so you can just here the beginning cycling line there. Woooo!

Supergrass - St. Petersburg It's encrypted. akudood;

Yeasayer - Sunrise Yay!

More strange harmonies. Textured and creepy piano, screeching and striking. The crying and noise evolves into a beat, distrubted...maybe a bit ineffective but very cool. Nice bass, great use of vies to evoke and string things together, but the rest of the groove keeps on behind it, for better or worse. Beats get more interesting, but omsething's off...there's no...basis. Listening more to the percussive entrances/exits make it cooler/more interesting, but something isn't going right. Nice touch on the chorus. Doesn't feel like a breakdwon after it, though..wasn't in it to break, you know?Vocals build nicely but never did make for the the epicness of the start. It's denser...and not much else. Looking pack, the percussion deserves a lot more credit, but it's all too choppy to have flow, that's it. The flow doesn't work for me. The bass and voice and vibes just aren't enough. I sort of want to say "Too artful," but what I mean is that they should clear away the crap and really do what they do well. Simplify, simplify, simplify. Nice, though.

Camper Van Beethoven - Take the Skinheads Bowling

Hops into a solid groove. Like the balence: held notes on the top electric, some shift in the lower electric, and nots of good shhift in the bass. Drums is a good balence of simplicity and interestingness...oh screw you Hiro. I am laughing so hard. Thi is just...lul.

Peter Bjorn and John - The Chills

Cool fuzz-bass and good drum groove under that vibes shit and the shhhing. Breaks down nicely. The drum work is really good...even if it's a loop. Love the haunty shifty vocals. Great reintroduction of material into the verse. An unexpected breakdown...buildingand receding with drums. But once everything roars in...there isn't much actually there. It's a sweet groove, but it's just sorta burning, having some stuff thrown in. His reedy voice is less soulful, stirring, and evocative then needed...that's one of my bigger problems with PB&J, they have great hooks and great beats, and then things just sorta sit there and feel less interesting. I could see this being wonderful for dancing. Most of this stuff is wonderful for dancing, dear.

Ratatat, Slim Thug, T.I. & Bun B. - Three Kings

Again, great beat on their part. That electric is a bit annoying, but the drums and synthy moanings are really good, vary nice with the voice. Again, no discernable point in lyrics besides misogyny and hubris, great breakdown as we get closer to the chorus form, adding and removing things. Some of the rhymes are nice, but neither rapper so far is really impressing me. I like this kind of stuff, rap with a bit more variation in the beat and change as things continue on. It's quite the challenge to make a hip-hop beat and hide it an sorts of other percussion, and still have it flow, which this song acheives. But this Slim Thug man just strikes me as an asshole. Third guy I like a bit better, plays with rhythm more. Some of my favorite rappers, mostly Doesone and Subtitle, use crazy rhymes and sonorities along with rhythm and subject. But none of them are particurally inspiring. Good, but not my thing. Rhyming a bunch of things with "ug" is also pretty stupid in its own right, I'll say.

Midlake - Young Bride

Builds, emerges out of the silence on violin and octaves on the acoustic...staging, setting. The violin plays on a blues scale solemnly and reflectively, the acoustic builds up, and these drums which are simple yet really compelling, and easily and effectively altered. Like a tired old woman. They know when to stop speaking to make it awesome. Adding in bass creates more flow, and then they cut it in half by adding the second, stronger snare. Builds together for the chorus, the crazy shimmering over all that we've created, that we now receede. Drums and bass start it back off, drums starting off and become slightly more complex, more exciting and dense. Nice throwaway double and triple tracking for effect. It still feels organic and natural, even though that electronic wailing and sorta bright synth tone sits over everything. Great second set of vocals on the chorus, which is a tapestry of sounds in the most exciting sort of way. Awesome. Nice breakdown to violin solos, now building and mirroring each other so as to evoke...more of that natural growth, despite the fact that we've gotten so much energy. Third chorus is just ten times more badass because of this, and because of the extra vocal work going into it. Oh man, oh man, oh man. Wonderful! Great intervals on that vocal line, reminiscent of the violins. That's smart, that's friggin' smart. I love it! Keeps going, perhaps a bit less exciting, but there's a good solo over it so I don't care. Midlake is amazing, amazing. We're drowning in more synthy winthy wonderful hundred-fold intensity then further dying away into its source, grasshoppers. Oh boy that was fantastic and wonderful. LOVE.
[/spoiler]


Started Kazzykins'
[spoiler]
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter - Birds over Water

Unfolding in an arpeggio, to those violin notes flittering about the dominant, ready to resolve...wow. Evoking, pulling. Electric is simple and really fantastic, manages the same thing. Percussion moving little, but not needing to. Electric builds more, allowing the violins to really push what's going on. It's slowly, it's somewhat bluesy, but that's great. Rumbling of a snare, I think?, in the background. Nice chromatism, everything, the rhythm and the flow, rest on that guitar. But now it's secondary, jumping in with piano to frame each vocal line, adding all this drama. Vocals fit perfectly, descending and bridging those two chords. More activity on violins and guitar and piano, plus vocal harmonies, make more tension. We're almost, but not quiet, at a regular percussion, not just epic frames and throwins. Rides and snares jump in and create it. Here we are. Shit, man. Voilins create tonality, electric frames and creates rhythm and tension, resolved by the nature of the chords itself. Piano is really percussion. A really good balance and mix exists here, how amazing. Gosh. Like birds over water, such a buildup, after we've had all of this. The chords are changed to awkward counterparts, needing even more resolution and care, and the piece meets that requirement fantastically. Oh wowie. Love it, love it! How wonderful! The formula is getting old but I don't care. Acoustic is just...so damn pretty, evocative. Breaks to a solo part, she really knows what she's doing and how to achieve it. I love everything follows the path of the guitar, even though the guitar is the supported one: all of the emotion lies there, and thus brightens everything around it. How...that's just impossible. Impossibly done. Fall down on me. I can't even hear everything because I'm on this fucking plane and this is just making me feel warm inside. Fall down on me. Second solo, holding on notes and then descending, using piano to vault back up to the tonic. Each resolution to that tonic is such a sweet release of pain, like she's holding back very subtly and then bringing us home. I feel carried, loved, appreciated, welcomed in in this respect. She's speaking to me. Secondary acoustic is simple enough to really enhance everything. Such damn good use of violins. Like seriuosly, holy shit Kaz. If the rest of this pack is that good you should win a Nobel Fucking Peace Prize. I love you so much.
[/spoiler]

yeah i couldn't listen to Hiro's Supergrass song either which pissed me off because I like Supergrass but haven't heard that particular song

also omg i'm so glad you like Birds Over Water that much, it's such a beautiful song. it's currently the only Jesse Sykes song i have, and a friend gave it to me. it's by far my favorite country song at the moment...it gives me hope for alternative country

and i love you too giggle;

pqqu  giggle;

Quote from: Kaz on October 24, 2009, 11:30:00 AM
yeah i couldn't listen to Hiro's Supergrass song either which pissed me off because I like Supergrass but haven't heard that particular song

what exactly is wrong with it? I might have another copy of it or something, i can try to find it...

Quote from: Kaz on October 24, 2009, 11:30:00 AM
yeah i couldn't listen to Hiro's Supergrass song either which pissed me off because I like Supergrass but haven't heard that particular song

also omg i'm so glad you like Birds Over Water that much, it's such a beautiful song. it's currently the only Jesse Sykes song i have, and a friend gave it to me. it's by far my favorite country song at the moment...it gives me hope for alternative country

and i love you too giggle;

Great, but...that's not really country dear. It's folky and country influenced, but it barely passes for alt-country. Heck, Wilco is barely country in parts.


kaz kaz kaz

I want to have musical sex with your mind

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 24, 2009, 11:47:25 AM
Great, but...that's not really country dear. It's folky and country influenced, but it barely passes for alt-country. Heck, Wilco is barely country in parts.


kaz kaz kaz

I want to have musical sex with your mind

yeah i guess...but Jesse Sykes apparently mostly performs alt-country, so a song this good gives me hope that her more country-esque material is just as good and thus yay for the alt-country scene

but either way yeah you're right

and omg musical mind sex sounds amazing and i wouldn't turn it down from you ever giggle;

Quote from: Kaz on October 24, 2009, 11:51:33 AM
yeah i guess...but Jesse Sykes apparently mostly performs alt-country, so a song this good gives me hope that her more country-esque material is just as good and thus yay for the alt-country scene

but either way yeah you're right

and omg musical mind sex sounds amazing and i wouldn't turn it down from you ever giggle;

I think musical sex is listening to the same thing and vibing out so hard

and me listening to your pack is musical masturbation or something  :3

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 24, 2009, 11:56:05 AM
I think musical sex is listening to the same thing and vibing out so hard

and me listening to your pack is musical masturbation or something  :3

you have such a way with words :3

also i hope that means you're enjoying all of it, some of it i know perfectly well isn't all that great but i put it in anyway for certain reasons

like for example the Bill Dankert song is only in there because Bill Dankert is a St. Paul musician who played there and apparently nobody knows about him except people from St. Paul/Minneapolis lol

Quote from: Kaz on October 24, 2009, 12:00:20 PM
you have such a way with words :3

also i hope that means you're enjoying all of it, some of it i know perfectly well isn't all that great but i put it in anyway for certain reasons

like for example the Bill Dankert song is only in there because Bill Dankert is a St. Paul musician who played there and apparently nobody knows about him except people from St. Paul/Minneapolis lol

I do it to get into your musical pants :3

"for reasons" again, huh? Well alright. S'cool.

I would've put some Violins in there for that same reason. I sorta put Algernon Cadwallader and Alyssa in for those reasons, as they're both local (and in the second case...really local).

yo bro above me, do you like 1994! and Snowing(some other local emo bands)

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 22, 2009, 11:20:59 PM
[spoiler]Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
Company of Thieves - Quiet on the Front
Company of Thieves - Under the Umbrella
Field Music - Give It Lose It Take It
Field Music - In Context
The Fratellis - Got Ma Nuts From a Hippie
Mute Math - Reset
Mute Math - Control
Passion Pit - Make Light
Passion Pit - To Kingdom Come
Phoenix - Love Like a Sunset
Quintus - Old Guitar
Smoking Popes - Pure Imagination
The Killers - This Is Your Life
The New Pornographers - All the Old Showstoppers
The Raconteurs - Consoler of the Lonely
The Raconteurs - These Stones Will Shout
The Strokes - Soma
thenewno2 - Idle Lover
We Are Scientists - Dinosaurs
We Are Scientists - Tonight[/spoiler]

There you go.

You chose "Quiet On the Front"
giggle;

Quote from: bamhi on October 25, 2009, 02:12:52 AM
You chose "Quiet On the Front"
giggle;

Why yes I did, mainly because the bass is damn fantastic on that song.

Also, I just realized I left The Kooks out of my pack. What an oversight.

Quote from: burzumfan420 on October 25, 2009, 02:07:33 AM
yo bro above me, do you like 1994! and Snowing(some other local emo bands)

a) not a bro, b) never heard of them, c) I don't get out enough, d) I'm generally not into emo

This summer I'm taking the clubs by force. baddood;

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on October 25, 2009, 03:12:45 AM
Why yes I did, mainly because the bass is damn fantastic on that song.

Also, I just realized I left The Kooks out of my pack. What an oversight.

I don't know if it's the bass, or not.
But I just really like the song.
happydood;

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 25, 2009, 03:19:04 AM
a) not a bro, b) never heard of them, c) I don't get out enough, d) I'm generally not into emo

This summer I'm taking the clubs by force. baddood;

HOW ARE YOU NOT A BRO, WE ARE ALL BROS HERE

Quote from: Travis on October 25, 2009, 09:39:37 AM
HOW ARE YOU NOT A BRO, WE ARE ALL BROS HERE

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Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 25, 2009, 09:43:46 AM








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traps is bros too

Quote from: Travis on October 25, 2009, 09:44:49 AM
traps is bros too

Fuck your shit

psh whatever bro

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 25, 2009, 03:19:04 AM
a) not a bro, b) never heard of them, c) I don't get out enough, d) I'm generally not into emo

This summer I'm taking the clubs by force. baddood;

i always used bro as a unisex term.
anyway, they are extremely great 90s sounding emo bands like algeron cadwaller. highly Suggest looking into them.

bump akudood;

wow this thread is pretty big, kaz you should of remade it or at least put everyone's in the first post  bassir;

Quote from: Emu Dragon on November 09, 2009, 11:06:14 PM
put everyone's in the first post  bassir;

i'll do that, actually, thanks for the idea

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on October 25, 2009, 09:47:11 AM
Fuck your shit

i lol'd

first page updated, a few of your guys' links have since died

Uploading now. 25 minutes remaining.  madood;

Mine is 22 tracks, but I might stick a couple of Kooks tracks in there and make it an even 2 dozen. Maybe something from The Coral for 25.

k thanks popsi

and you're welcome to simply make another pack

Quote from: Kaz on November 10, 2009, 11:21:23 AM
k thanks popsi

and you're welcome to simply make another pack

i might

Alrighty 10 songs. All from Australian bands as I figured I'll get some more multicultural up in this bitch. You may or may not have heard some of these bands before, who the fuck knows. I'd say 30% are actual Australian mainstream.

Artists Included:
Tame Impala
Architecture in Helsinki
Yves Klein Blue
The Grates
Philadelphia Grand Jury
The Cat Empire
Children Collide
Jet
TZU
Empire of the Sun

http://www.mediafire.com/file/hmmmdyqyvzn/BOYAH.rar

I really, really suggest everyone listens to this. Australia has shit tv shows and movies, but it's music is insane. Also if anyone does actually listen, what's your favorite song here?

Aaaaaaaaa too much music for me to handle at once  saddood;

Quote from: Emu Dragon on November 10, 2009, 11:27:03 AM
Alrighty 10 songs. All from Australian bands as I figured I'll get some more multicultural up in this bitch. You may or may not have heard some of these bands before, who the fuck knows. I'd say 30% are actual Australian mainstream.

I really, really suggest everyone listens to this. Australia has shit tv shows and movies, but it's music is insane. Also if anyone does actually listen, what's your favorite song here?

Actually Australia has some decent bands. And I loved the Aboriginal music we heard.   :3

the other night(lol offpeak bandwidth) i downloaded kaz's pqqu's and hiro's pack. there's some really good stuff there, i especially liked hiro's pack. seems to have pretty much exact same taste as me

Quote from: FAMY2 on November 10, 2009, 11:27:42 PM
Actually Australia has some decent bands.

that is what i said lol

Quote from: Emu Dragon on November 12, 2009, 01:12:06 PM
i especially liked hiro's pack. seems to have pretty much exact same taste as me

thank you  :3
Was there anything you hadn't heard before that you particularly liked?

Quote from: FAMY2 on November 10, 2009, 11:27:42 PM
Actually Australia has some decent bands.

like The Living End, right?

i freaking love them

Quote from: Hïro on November 12, 2009, 01:49:43 PM
thank you  :3
Was there anything you hadn't heard before that you particularly liked?

Peter Bjorn and John has to be my favorite, followed by The Ponys. Plan to get them tonight.

And Kaz I really like that Apples in Stereo song. Will download more packs soon.

Glad someone resurrected this. I've been way too tired to review packs, but I need to finish Kaz's. Thank god for a vacation coming up. Hyper's, I'll through yours in. Architecture in Helsinki is fun.

Guys what do you like about my pack ;-;

Wtf
Can anyone make a pack?

Quote from: justjack on November 15, 2009, 06:06:14 AM
Wtf
Can anyone make a pack?

everyone except you :O

Awwh why?

Quote from: justjack on November 15, 2009, 06:48:15 AM
Awwh why?

dunno sorry man

Its cause you guys know how
Dude for some reason my youtube vids are playing but sound doesn't come out
yet sound comes out if i try playing something with the media player
weird.
I need to fix this.

Quote from: justjack on November 15, 2009, 06:52:53 AM
Its cause you guys know how
Dude for some reason my youtube vids are playing but sound doesn't come out
yet sound comes out if i try playing something with the media player
weird.
I need to fix this.

maybe the little volume control on youtube is all the way down

nope its all the way up
and so is the system volume
I think i need different plugins...
Ill see what happens im not working on it very hard cause i never use youtube on this computer
i only use it on my laptop so i really don't care for now.

Quote from: justjack on November 15, 2009, 06:52:53 AM
Its cause you guys know how

uh it's not exactly hard

make a new zip folder, drag music files to zip folder, upload zip to megaupload

and youtube is not relevant to this thread sir

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on November 15, 2009, 05:18:29 AM
Glad someone resurrected this. I've been way too tired to review packs, but I need to finish Kaz's.

while I have to say I absolutely cannot wait (giggle; ), take all the time you need

oh easy
yeah i know youtube isn't relative...
just don't know why i said that.

Mine's bland.

Quote from: Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow on November 15, 2009, 11:03:37 AM
Mine's bland.

no, yours was excellent

I should look into all of these.

Um, I'm afraid this vacation will be a little tight for stream of consciousness writing. I'm writing college essays and listening to enough Final Fantasy so that Owen Pallett will pat my head :(

I'm discovering enough new music to create another pack. I'm starting to assemble now.

HERE WE GO KAZ YEAH! I finally have some energy. Not the time, no, because I should be doing work.

John Vanderslice - Radiant with Terror

I've heard this man's name somewhere before. I love the build here, the hypnotic sway of "back and forth back and forth" lends to a greater swelling, punctuated by the slightly distorted acoustic twang and those...glockenspeils? That takes courage, to use glockenspiels. Great sense of rhythm to grow, it's understated but very very grand. Nice chords, I guess. Why double-track those lyrics, really? Still, to get so much flow and build out of such a simple, radiant (ha) intro is quite the feat. Percussive weirdness is sorta strange, not as effective as he'd like it to be. Still, this song soars really really far. Wow, he's tight, those quickstops are nice. I'm glad it's as short as it is; he knows that you can't drag that on too long. The brightest star must flash for the shortest time, right? Unless you're a quasar or something. But this is wonderful! Great, hypnotic build, quite a lot of variation on a simple theme.

Mando Diao - The Wildfire (if it were true)

To be honest, Mando Diao is awesome and wonderful when I manage to not listen closely to it. I love his grooves death, and this song is no exception. The synth part, stretching past everything, really rounds out the song. But the acoustics and drums make a fine set of percussion. I wish the rhythm electric did more then arpeggiate chords; it's those kinds of things that could give his songs the variety and inspiration which I'm looking for in him. Really nice bass notes in the pre-chorus part. The chorus soars really well, and from a non-analytical perspective this is fantastic. But it's not fulfilling, sorta like a chocolate cake with crusty frosting. The drums could be fit better into this particular groove, it doesn't flow as smoothly as some of his other things. More onbeats, more melody, etc. Great pop writer, just enough for me forgive the saxaphones on the chorus (hehehe). Basslines are really inventive, that's a plus, but not appropriate in many parts.

Manic Street Preachers - Be Natural

Accordian unfolding of a strange jazzy chord, then switching into that guitar progression...I use that one one a lot, I to iv, it creates a sense of sighing and opening. The drum use is sorta typical late-80s use, but they're pretty inventive I guess. Very subtle use of synth. Wow...once things get going, the drums are a huge asset. Occasional subtle doubling of the guitar melody, which is in itself wonderful. Great bass/drum work on the verse part, I like the swirling lyrics especially because they contrast with the guitar line really effective. Is that an accordian? It's a strange but wonderful addition. Nice guitar arpeggiations on the second verse, used in a really growth/melody method. Drums compliment everything perfectly. Woah, beat driven breakdown is surprising and well-executed...this is like the typical epic rock without all the crap about it. It feels more sincere, even a bit smaller. Guitar/vocal/rhythm guitar interplay for this song will be the thing I take away; it's able to soar only because there's such an unfolding and shrouding of a melodic line. It's not really my style, as it sort of borders on classic rock stylings (clearly influenced by the more modern stuff), but I like it a lot for what it is. They just toss in this wonderful bits of brilliance. They know how to vary dynamics too, which is good, hehe.

Mew - Snow Bridage

Oh, sweet, a chance to get into these guys more like you asked giggle; . Sonic rumblings and unstated sorts of things going on. There's an interplay in this noise which I like, is all their music so abstract. Those are chords. What's coming ne- OH. Violins and then these guitar lines again INCORPORATING those noise bits. Holy shit, that is fantastic drum work, making a perfect groove. The guitars don't need to overstate anything. They round it out really nicely on the prechorus. They make some strange choices for chords, and it's a bit harsh when that monster groove comes back in, which even the floaty lyrics and the echoey pizzicato can't fix. There's a...self-indulgent sort of melancholy in the lyrics, but whatever. Wow. That's fantastic breakdown, great guitar work and intervals, perfect use of drums to contrast while the guitar does its lyric weirdness. Good hits on that synth, nice swelling noise. They have the best sensibility about noise and what the ear hears that I've heard in a while. I wish they rounded out the vocals a bit, but that's just me. They're good! Am I correct in hearing the Norwegian / northwestern european influence? This song goes on a bit long, and it can't wholly fit together for me. But it's a great tune, great tune. Ahhh, fadeouts. Classic.

Mission of Burma - This is not a Photograph

My dad got me into these guys, they're wonderful. Great basswork, especially with the drums. Great guitar groove, but the groove of the whole feels a bit halting until we get farther in. Wow, great use of noise to keep things going. Very good punk work here. This is not a photograph, etc. Like a lot of punk, all I have to say is that I like it and it's fun and excting, and in this case pretty artful.

American Music Club - Myopic Books

I love the atmopsheric quality. Very plaintive lyrics, simple acoustic works, quietly glowing, evoking. Like the piano atompshere to...hell, this sorta borders on ambient, or at least has roots there. I love the Dino Jr. reference, but as funny as it is, the guy manages to be almost dull, but not quite. Anyway, nice out there piano intervals. The hand drums fit in really nicely, because hey, we're just walking around this street praying and thinking. But it's ok, I'll find a bookstore. The chords on the acoustic are really nice, getting all the right intervals. There's no chance music going here, just a sort of pure musing, arcing up. Maybe the worst is over...these guys remind me of Bell Orchestre somewhat. Like the breakdown, like a point where you stand still and don't look at anything while your thoughts go everywhere. What is the nature of happiness, is the point, I guess. Flashes on, flashes off, like being visited. I really like this, my girlfriend would really dig this.

Atmosphere - Panic Attack I think I heard some asshole on /mu/ saying good things about this or something, plus a good friend recommended it. I like the groove alright, it's a bit weak in parts. But it's building and getting momentum. Wow, I like his rhymes and sonorities. He knows how to vary things, make syllables shorter to create a tension, all while the guitar held note soars over. He pays a lot of attention to what he's doing. His chorus looses some power for me, because I don't really like the beat as much as other grooves. Drums aren't meant to be that subtle and offbeating in this kind of pattern. Love the noise flying through things. He's making a real statment, trying to make things real. Yeah! He's good. Nice changes under the samples. Um, yeah. Cool.

I stuck Manic Street Preachers in there just to try to subtly say "hey guys can we make it so I'm not the only one who listens to Britpop other than Oasis around here?" Though I think Sam mentioned she likes The Verve once and Kasabian sorta counts and um I think Hiro listens to Supergrass BUT STILL IT SURE SEEMS LIKE I'M THE ONLY BRITPOP LOVER AROUND HERE.

Anyway I'm really glad you liked all those songs, especially the Mew, MSP, and Vanderslice ones. Those are my favorites from what you just reviewed, definitely. I like to think of the Vanderslice song as having an almost Beck-ish quality to it. Kind of reminds me of a "Lazy Flies"-ish song. But Vanderslice doesn't usually fool around with such percussion and stuff. I dunno, he's kinda versatile. But great, in a new folkish-kinda-sorta way.

I love reading your thoughts on these songs, can't wait to see more. giggle;

It's ok Kaz I listen to Britpop.

Quote from: Man of Popsicle on November 21, 2009, 03:33:16 PM
It's ok Kaz I listen to Britpop.

I sure hope you include Manic Street Preachers in your diet. baddood;

Quote from: Lain on November 21, 2009, 03:47:10 PM
I sure hope you include Manic Street Preachers in your diet. baddood;

I will now.

Quote from: Lain on November 21, 2009, 03:02:21 PM
I stuck Manic Street Preachers in there just to try to subtly say "hey guys can we make it so I'm not the only one who listens to Britpop other than Oasis around here?" Though I think Sam mentioned she likes The Verve once and Kasabian sorta counts and um I think Hiro listens to Supergrass BUT STILL IT SURE SEEMS LIKE I'M THE ONLY BRITPOP LOVER AROUND HERE.

I listen to a solid amount of britpop and britrock  baddood;

I'll get sum moar Manic Street Preachers eventually  akudood;

Quote from: Hïro on November 21, 2009, 05:38:30 PM
I listen to a solid amount of britpop and britrock  baddood;

I'll get sum moar Manic Street Preachers eventually  akudood;

when i say britpop i specifically mean the britpop movement of the 90s that was basically started by The Stone Roses

Oasis
Blur's most early work
The Verve
The Charlatans
Supergrass
Manic Street Preachers
The Bluetones
Primal Scream
The La's
The Seahorses
etc.

Kasabian and Keane are derived partially from the Britpop sound but I wouldn't entirely count them since they don't fit into the correct era nor do they conform to the styles too much

Quote from: Lain on November 21, 2009, 05:45:33 PM
when i say britpop i specifically mean the britpop movement of the 90s that was basically started by The Stone Roses

In that case I have a little bit, but not a whole lot.

Oh yeah then I don't really either, sorry.

Quote from: Lain on November 21, 2009, 03:02:21 PM
I stuck Manic Street Preachers in there just to try to subtly say "hey guys can we make it so I'm not the only one who listens to Britpop other than Oasis around here?" Though I think Sam mentioned she likes The Verve once and Kasabian sorta counts and um I think Hiro listens to Supergrass BUT STILL IT SURE SEEMS LIKE I'M THE ONLY BRITPOP LOVER AROUND HERE.

Anyway I'm really glad you liked all those songs, especially the Mew, MSP, and Vanderslice ones. Those are my favorites from what you just reviewed, definitely. I like to think of the Vanderslice song as having an almost Beck-ish quality to it. Kind of reminds me of a "Lazy Flies"-ish song. But Vanderslice doesn't usually fool around with such percussion and stuff. I dunno, he's kinda versatile. But great, in a new folkish-kinda-sorta way.

I love reading your thoughts on these songs, can't wait to see more. giggle;

I've been listening to the manics for ages, but my enthusiasm for them has curbed a little.
How about Suede?
Suede's ok.
Geneva's good listening too.
Strangelove? Strangelove's like an acid filled bullet to your psyche.

Dig it dig it dig it dig it.
Dug.

Suede is good, yeah, never heard Geneva though. Or Strangelove, for that matter. I'll need to look into them.

I'm going to stop you there and remind you that Primal Scream stopped being Brit Pop with Riot City Blues. akudood;


Also, Kaz and Hiro: I'm happy to inform you that "Myopic Books" and "Take The Skinheads Bowling" are now inside jokes between my ladyfriend and I. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

You're welcome from the bottom of mine. giggle;

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on November 22, 2009, 08:51:57 AM
Also, Kaz and Hiro: I'm happy to inform you that "Myopic Books" and "Take The Skinheads Bowling" are now inside jokes between my ladyfriend and I. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

No, thank you  cjlubdoods;

Guys would anyone download mine if I made a bundle showing what I think represents my music taste well? baddood;

sure i don't see why not

as long as it's not just mostly stuff i already have

Quote from: Lain on November 22, 2009, 10:39:39 AM
sure i don't see why not

as long as it's not just mostly stuff i already have

idk it might have some stuff you have but I personally think our taste is different enough for you to maybe get a few decent things from it. baddood;

Guys I'm uploading a bundle I made right now that I think represents my taste well.

43 songs, about 300mb. Those of you with 5869569856GB of music probably won't find anything new, but I hope there will be at least one decent thing for the rest of you. hocuspocus;

Thief's pack! I am excited...damn, I just got off my main computer. I might not be able to get it for a while. I'll dl it for now.

Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on November 22, 2009, 01:02:18 PM
Thief's pack! I am excited...damn, I just got off my main computer. I might not be able to get it for a while. I'll dl it for now.

I don't think there'll be anything you won't know that you'll like but I'd love it if you could download and recommend me a few things. cjlubdoods;

I deleted my pack on accident. ;_;

would just uploading stuff of no significance be fine too akudood;

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NZYOJHVM

Mine is done. giggle;

Downloading Thief's, will listen to it when I have more time.

Quote from: JMV on November 22, 2009, 02:36:09 PM
would just uploading stuff of no significance be fine too akudood;

it's saddening you can't just pick up your favorite songs i mean come on you have 10,000+  akudood;

Quote from: Freud and His Friend:Jung on November 22, 2009, 07:40:44 PM
it's saddening you can't just pick up your favorite songs i mean come on you have 10,000+  akudood;

If I had the ability to choose the best of all ofmy 10k pack, and really cared about my result, it would take me days. Really. I'd be going over everything and thinking about it from lotsa angles.

On the other hand, I just took some songs, went "yeah that sounds good" and stuck em in a pack.

i looked at my music and said "hmm okay here's some minnesota artists you guys wouldn't know of" and threw them in with some other more known indie bands and also a couple bigger artists that i just wanted you guys to get into

so yeah i focused on stuff you guys hadn't heard, basically

I just grabbed every song I thought you guys should listen to because I always like listening to them. I also made sure there wasn't too many that everyone already had

Thief, I only recognized the 65dos and the F'Lips song Jack White. I know maybe a sixth of those artists, maybe I've heard of a fourth in total. From my small sampling, I really like your style. I'll try to get to know it soon.

thief your pack is awesome

i discovered that i love school of seven bells

Thank you both for the compliments. giggle;

So can we do this again  baddood;

Quote from: Hïro on October 16, 2010, 06:11:48 PM
So can we do this again  baddood;

YES

But this time with required WMA usage.

Quote from: ZIDONE on October 16, 2010, 06:23:53 PM
But this time with required WMA usage.

best be joking nigger

Quote from: Asuka on October 16, 2010, 06:33:58 PM
best be joking nigger

Yeah, we should really use Monkey's Audio. akudood;

i've still yet to download all of your packets

I feel the need to force my progfaggotry down upon you all.

should i do it

yes!!! please!!!

Quote from: ZIDONE on October 21, 2010, 07:49:43 AM
I feel the need to force my progfaggotry down upon you all.

should i do it

so basically just a bunch of Yes?

Downloading Thief's, did not know this was even going on.

Quote from: Asuka on October 21, 2010, 02:15:47 PM
so basically just a bunch of Yes?

No, I think I'll go with "stuff that isn't more famous than Camel" because I'm such a hipster.

Quote from: ZIDONE on October 21, 2010, 06:02:12 PM
No, I think I'll go with "stuff that isn't more famous than Camel" because I'm such a hipster.

I prefered the previous version of your post. :'(

Quote from: Thyme on October 21, 2010, 06:09:08 PM
I prefered the previous version of your post. :'(

yeah but i didn't deal so w/ it

also, addendum: probably no krautrock because if i add can i'll have to add faust and then amon duul 2 and then tangerine dream and so on and so forth

u should make a kraut rock mixtape anda prog rock mixtape that would b cool

Quote from: burzumfan420 on October 21, 2010, 06:17:56 PM
u should make a kraut rock mixtape anda prog rock mixtape that would b cool

i have no prog rock ;__;

30 songs, 439 mb 5thgrade;

Quote from: ZIDONE on October 21, 2010, 09:49:36 PM
30 songs, 439 mb 5thgrade;

if it resembles lawlz's music choices then uuuh  >_<'

Quote from: ZIDONE on October 21, 2010, 09:49:36 PM
30 songs, 439 mb 5thgrade;

I'll give it a try. giggle;

Quote from: Analysis Paralysis on October 21, 2010, 10:03:19 PM
if it resembles lawlz's music choices then uuuh  >_<'

from what I know, the only prog bands I can think of that I might include that he doesn't really like are gong, univers zéro and caravan

Quote from: ZIDONE on October 21, 2010, 10:09:47 PM
from what I know, the only prog bands I can think of that I might include that he doesn't really like are gong, univers zéro and caravan

WHAT ELSE

Quote from: Analysis Paralysis on October 21, 2010, 10:11:53 PM
WHAT ELSE

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Beardfish and Anglagard

but none of those are that spectacular compared to their contemporaries anyways

my upload speed still sucks  SocksDood;

also thyme there's a québécois band there

Quote from: ZIDONE on October 21, 2010, 10:35:06 PM
my upload speed still sucks  SocksDood;

also thyme there's a québécois band there

I'm actually not a big fan of local music. sillydood;

Quote from: Thyme on October 21, 2010, 10:38:27 PM
I'm actually not a big fan of local music. sillydood;

in that case, there's one from greece hocuspocus;

ok added to the first post

enjoy the pretentious faggotry n_n

oh lol harmonium giggle;

I think I went a little overboard with zeuhl considering its definition  baddood;

yay clucky gave me a rainy day pack.