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Sven wrote:I think I'm gonna do an ironic cover of "I Wanna Be Somebody", all mellow and acoustic... whaddaya think?
Do it!
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Tunng - Comments of the Inner Chorus

I found what I heard from their first album to be a little too precious in a "Hee! We're playing kitchen stuff as percussion!" kind of way (but without the charm of Psapp), but they've clearly learned a lot of restraint since then, because this release gets it exactly right.
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Aliens - 'Astronomy for Dogs'

Nouvelle Vague's new comp of electro bands' classic covers, 'New Wave'.

OMD covering 'Waiting For The Man' (sic), is particularly awesome - and produced by Martin Hannett (I discover from reading 'Who killed Martin Hannett?'), which most likely explains why it's so much better than most of their recorded output (which i like anyway but with a modicum of guilt)


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ok
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Post by Tonamel »

Yeah, that should be its own topic.

Also, Cornelius' Fantasma is schizophrenically awesome.

What can I say? My eMusic quota refreshed, and I got a good crop of stuff this time around.
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The Early November 3-CD set "The Mechanic, The Mother, and the Path". CD 3, "The Path", is a story that is like awesomely done...
"Out of all I've learned in Life,
You always keep your friends close to your heart,
cause they'll help you if you're falling down..."
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New Liars, new Dirty Projectors, and Complicated Shirt.
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All at the same time, Luke?
Tonamel wrote: Also, Cornelius' Fantasma is schizophrenically awesome.
Ah, it was you. You may be interested in this: Chapter 8
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HeuristicsInc wrote:Ah, it was you.
I assure you, it wasn't. I only just got the album this week, and that's the first I've mentioned it.
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Tonamel wrote:
HeuristicsInc wrote:Ah, it was you.
I assure you, it wasn't. I only just got the album this week, and that's the first I've mentioned it.
No, really, you inspired me, via that post from two days ago, to listen again to Cornelius. Then I also did my song post on it. Oh, oops, I thought I mentioned you in my post but now I don't see any such thing. Sorry!
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I see! Then you are very welcome!

And yes, the tape click/rewind stuff really is fantastic.
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The new C.Layne album is awesome. If you haven't checked it, do so now.
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i got the new frank black cd bluefinger in the mail yesterday. he's going by his pixie's name again; black francis.
basically, this sounds like what would have been the next pixies cd. it's much more varied in sound than his last two nashville releases (that i didn't like nearly as much as his catholics stuff).
also, his new wife sings on a lot of the second half of the cd, and it's nice to hear a female voice backing up frank. (the duet on honeycomb was, in my opinion, horrible).
anyway, if you liked the pixies but don't like frank black's solo stuff (shame on you; "dog in the sand" is one of the best cds ever recorded), you may like this.
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Post by c.layne »

hi guys. it's been a while! i'm glad you're enjoying the album, thehipcola.

here's a couple things i've been listening to lately:

liars - liars
this is probably the most digestable of the liars' records, but it's still weird as hell. a couple of days ago i got the opportunity to see them play an in-store at a record store in town and it was pretty excellent. i heard a lot of sonic youth in the guitar tones and i don't think i can get tired of that.

mouth of the architect - the ties that blind
one of the best sludge/psychedelic metal albums i've heard in a while. very much along the lines of isis or cult of luna, these guys are very good at making meloncholy metal, which i imagine is pretty difficult!

animal collective - strawberry jam
i've actually had this record for a while. it got leaked in early july and i couldn't resist. i've listened to it several times and i'm still not quite sure what to think of it. i was able to catch them on the feels tour, which is when they started playing a lot of these songs, and the album sounds a lot like the live show. it's a lot rawer and more energetic than feels and it lacks the drawn out drones and soundscapes that i really liked about that record. but whatever, it's still good.

ok!
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i just got a hold of Mule Variations by Tom Waits. It is mind numbingly awesome.
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Just wanted to second hipcola's recommendation to check out C.Layne's Shark Week album... especially recommended as a good example of what double-tracking vocals sounds like when it's done right.

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sausage boy wrote:i just got a hold of Mule Variations by Tom Waits. It is mind numbingly awesome.
Seconded. Lots of really good songs on this one. Picture In A Frame, What's He Building, Filipino Box Spring Hog, Chocolate Jesus... oh man yeah.
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The shuffle thing just decided I should listen to "Anthem." I had kind of forgotten how much ass early Rush rocks. Now that is a power trio.
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Sonata Arctica - Unia. Great melodic modern prog rock. Tony Kakko's voice is fantastic, with a Queen vibe in the vocal harmonies. Tommy Portimo is a really tight drummer too. Also of note, I get to see them live in a matter of months! :D
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jimtyrrell wrote:
sausage boy wrote:i just got a hold of Mule Variations by Tom Waits. It is mind numbingly awesome.
Seconded. Lots of really good songs on this one. Picture In A Frame, What's He Building, Filipino Box Spring Hog, Chocolate Jesus... oh man yeah.
My person favourites have been Big In Japan, What Is He Building In There, Eyeball Kid and Filipino Box Spring Hog. I think a Tom Waits cover fight should be on the cards.
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Some rockin' old bands whose lack of mainstream fame is probably due to picking really dumb band names.

Budgie
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