heywood on 6/10/2024 at 11:53

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I finally got around to looking up the Fluorescences EP and found it on Qobuz. I hadn't heard it since the 90s. It's more pop than most of their songs. I especially enjoyed the warm horns on a sunny drive home after leaving work early. I liked the long track on that EP too, Soop Groove #1.

I've also listened to Cobra and Phases a couple of times since my last post here. I really dig the songs based on catchy loops. Not so much the ones based on drones, which they drag out unnecessarily at times on this album. I think my favorite album of theirs is still Dots and Loops, but I like Cobra almost as much if I skip over the filler.

By the way, I wonder if you're a fan of Bob James or Sufjan Stevens? I think I hear the influence of Stereolab in Stevens' music, and similarities between some of Stereolab's music and Bob James' early 70s albums.

anhd389 on 15/10/2024 at 04:25

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(https://soundboard39.com/rose-bruno-mars-apt/) ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - APT.

Neb on 17/10/2024 at 20:12

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This song is sickeningly popular for my tastes, but it got stuck in my head.

[video=youtube;Qv5YL1d6siM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv5YL1d6siM[/video]

I like it for the vocal melody in the verses and it's competently made for something so trendy. I started wondering about other songs with vocal melodies which I rate highly:

[video=youtube;1qrqKivCjYo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qrqKivCjYo[/video]

Last year I got a random nonsense word stuck in my head. It sounded something like "food-why-aye", and it was driving me mad. It would pop into my head first thing in the morning, and at other points throughout the day. This went on for a couple of months until I was playing an old playlist from a decade ago. I hear the word, scramble to look up translation because it's in French :sweat: and it's actually foudroyer
transitive verb
to strike down
Il a été foudroyé - He was struck by lightning.
foudroyer quelqu’un du regard - to look daggers at somebody
You can hear it at 3:05, but you're probably not susceptible to that brain virus now that I've inoculated you.


[video=youtube;hlcQiFX5XZs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlcQiFX5XZs[/video]

I think I posted this one a couple of years ago, but this video has the translated lyrics and the song is beautiful enough to post twice. I don't know how I would go about finding more music that is unique in the same way as this.

[video=youtube;k-GOLZTkAcQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-GOLZTkAcQ[/video]

After over 10 years since getting into Mayra Andrade, I have settled on this being her best song. I don't really know how to talk about or judge vocalists (because I don't know anything about singing techniques), but she's easily one of the best I've heard. Her notes are so clear and controlled, and she's anything but robotic.

[video=youtube;B2WZ_XX1fCc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2WZ_XX1fCc[/video]

This is also one that I've posted before. I love the way the bassist supports the vocals, especially moving into the chorus. Bassists usually have the best chance of setting the energy of a tune. It's a shame this one is so short.

Nice mix of songs with good vocal melodies from a bunch of different places: Japan, France, Cape Verde, Brazil.

henke on 19/10/2024 at 15:14

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I like that Ice Cube track. You know who else is back? CAKE!!!!

[video=youtube;3oUNuW3kZ9Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oUNuW3kZ9Q[/video]

Weeeeell, maybe not BACK back. This is a track they teased 3 years ago and released yesterday as their contribution to a charity organization album. But I'll take any scrap of Cake I can get. Love it.

WingedKagouti on 20/10/2024 at 10:50

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Metal cover of a Sonic Adventure 2 character theme.
[video=youtube;vlGpmCPXEyo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlGpmCPXEyo[/video]