Stitch on 22/12/2009 at 16:59
I mostly think of it as a double album as it's paced like one. I tend to digest it as two halves of a whole.
Aja on 22/12/2009 at 18:04
Quick listens:
This first fuck buttons track is threatening to bust something out of my list. If only I didn't have to say the band's name to discuss them. Yeah, three songs in now, this is really good. It's actually kinda similar to my Field pick.
I much preferred the HEALTH I saw at Sled Island to the one that was committed to plastic, but I'm digging the followup. The live show is impossible to translate anyway, so why not make a noise-pop record instead?
Nosaj Thing - yep not much of a surprise that I like this, I'd like to hear it a higher quality version though, sounds like there's a lot of detail.
This Hudson Mohawke sampler is pretty exciting; tracking down the album now.
Laser Laser - holy Justice but hey why not, Justice is awesome.
I've had Warm Heart of Africa sitting on my hard drive awaiting review for a while now, and this was my excuse. It sounds like what Vampire Weekend was probably a little afraid of actually doing, which is a good thing.
I'm not sure Protomen is something I would really get into, but I can definitely appreciate what they're doing :thumb:
Riceboy Sleeps is up my alley; Ton, you should check out Mountains if you haven't yet.
Still browsing the rest of the lists; nice to have a day off that I can spend exploring all this new music.
henke on 22/12/2009 at 18:28
I only gave the Warm Heart of Africa album one listen. While playing Far Cry 2 no less. Heh, it seemed like a good idea at the time, they're both Africa-themed right? But the titletrack was the only song that really got my attention.
ercles on 22/12/2009 at 19:43
Cool list Aja, I'm definitely looking into a bunch of your stuff in the very near future. I can strongly recommend getting a high quality version of Drift, his music has some great samples in it, and when you can hear those clearly, it's a thing of brilliance, ditto for HudMo. I personally don't understand why everyone has such an issue with the name Fuck Buttons, but I'm pretty easy going when it comes to swearing. Have you listened to the Health/Disco release? I liked it more than their original release.
Just making rash generalizations from your list, and seeing how interested to seem to be in ambiance and minimalism, you should definitely take a look at that Siren's Sound link I mentioned earlier, there's a lot in there that I think you'd like a lot (to be specific finneyerkes, Heinali, and Metavari).
Tonamel on 22/12/2009 at 20:15
Quote Posted by Aja
Riceboy Sleeps is up my alley; Ton
Kinda thought it would be. And Mountains has definitely made it on my "Buy This" list, thanks :D
Also, why do I always dismiss The Flaming Lips as if they're not worth paying attention to? Every time I hear something of theirs, I like it. This needs to be fixed.
Stitch on 22/12/2009 at 21:27
Quote Posted by ercles
I personally don't understand why everyone has such an issue with the name Fuck Buttons, but I'm pretty easy going when it comes to swearing.
Me too, but "Fuck Buttons" sounds like a fictional band name created to lampoon the latest find of a trend-following hipster douchebag.
But thanks for pushing their music my way, as it is stunning!
Fingernail on 22/12/2009 at 23:42
Almost as bad as "Does it offend you, yeah?"
Aja on 24/12/2009 at 08:08
Quote Posted by ercles
Just making rash generalizations from your list, and seeing how interested to seem to be in ambiance and minimalism, you should definitely take a look at that Siren's Sound link I mentioned earlier, there's a lot in there that I think you'd like a lot (to be specific finneyerkes, Heinali, and Metavari).
I'm planning on scouring it.
Aja on 24/12/2009 at 19:16
STITCH just put Post Pavilion in #1 and call it a year already ;)
ercles on 24/12/2009 at 21:22
I've got my money on Grizzly Bear for no 1
