I recommend you all check out this new film clip from The Bloodpoets
I'm in love with the percussion on this. More specifically, the little pops and cracks, short and staccato. I just really really love those sounds; reminds me of the older drum machines in the 70s and 80s Kraftwerk era. Probably not as evident in the crappy YouTube version, but the whole album is worth checking out anyway. Cattaneo is a master. Sequential Vol. 2
when the shit did this get stickied? i got two stickied threads now
nothing more needs to be said about this piece (and the extended body of work it is lifted from)
max richter is proving himself to be one of the most capable fore-runners in contemporary classical
if you enjoy this then i recommend his seminal work: Memory House
that album fucking kills me
max richter is proving himself to be one of the most capable fore-runners in contemporary classical
if you enjoy this then i recommend his seminal work: Memory House
that album fucking kills me
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the new iron maiden album is coming out on monday, can't wait
by the way if you're into indie-experimentalism, then you really cannot look any further than this genre-defining band
SOOOO glad that this album is a worthy follow-up. a big sigh of relief, just like with arcade fire. the books and their mad sampling make me happy around the face. here's a really interesting song off the album with a bit of background, too, just to clue you in to how their method is so damn genius:
SOOOO glad that this album is a worthy follow-up. a big sigh of relief, just like with arcade fire. the books and their mad sampling make me happy around the face. here's a really interesting song off the album with a bit of background, too, just to clue you in to how their method is so damn genius:
For this track we took a very well known folk song (which we’ve been advised not to name) and using free translation software, we translated the text into, for example, German, then into Italian, then into French, then into Swedish and then back into English. The results were spectacular. All of the imagery became completely warped, sentence structure was geniusly scrambled, errant nouns would inexplicably enter into strange situations… it became a machine free association on the original lyrics to the point that the ‘cover’ became a new original. Who wrote the song became completely unclear at this point… it became some mass collaboration of linguists, programmers and songsmiths. Both Paul and I translated an retranslated these lyrics so many times that new characters began to emerge and we made a collection of the best moments in our texts. I then set them to the music the best I could, adding conjunctions and fixing the rhythm of the sentences where necessary to make a smooth vocal line.
The “And I see” chorus became the keystone of the musical structure early on and we improvised a bit around it in London. Paul found that sample on an old folk guitar instructional record, and cut it from two instances of the same lyric over two different chords. That set the key and tempo of the track. The trick was figuring out a way to move off of those two chords, so the bass does the job of reframing the two chords so that the song move in a more interesting way. The alpenhorn solo at the end came straight off a Swiss record that Paul found, documenting the customs of a small town. The wind sound at the very end I made on one of Nigel’s very special vintage synthesizers by tweaking the frequency knob of a filtered white noise source. analog wind….
Last edited by Uzique (2010-08-12 08:33:42)
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I thoroughly enjoyed listening to that album each of the few times I have done so far.
they really know their stuff and truly define music eclecticism. great attention to detail, vast range of sampling/sources.
and a brilliantly subtle finish.
and a brilliantly subtle finish.
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A bit old, but please tell me someone else here has listened to Younger Brother. Their album The Last Days of Gravity is amazing. Go listen to it now!
I find this to be both awesome, AND awesome.Uzique wrote:
nothing more needs to be said about this piece (and the extended body of work it is lifted from)
max richter is proving himself to be one of the most capable fore-runners in contemporary classical
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Kybxu7fiQ
if you enjoy this then i recommend his seminal work: Memory House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GHRftsdlVo
that album fucking kills me
Excellent. Any similar recommendations while you're at it?
i also enjoy olafur arnalds, johann johannsson, goldmund/helios, sylvain cheaveau and peter broderick in that bracket
'contemporary classical', loosely.
'contemporary classical', loosely.
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Just listened to memoryhouse, it was a brilliant albumUzique wrote:
nothing more needs to be said about this piece (and the extended body of work it is lifted from)
max richter is proving himself to be one of the most capable fore-runners in contemporary classical
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Kybxu7fiQ
if you enjoy this then i recommend his seminal work: Memory House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GHRftsdlVo
that album fucking kills me
I'd post this in the "What are you listening to now" thread, but I want the rest of you to actually listen to this.
Reminds me of Underworld's "Best Mamgu Ever", which is a supremely sublime track in its own right.
Reminds me of Underworld's "Best Mamgu Ever", which is a supremely sublime track in its own right.
Last edited by mtb0minime (2010-08-13 04:37:29)
noice 
a very important modern classical pioneer, theorist, composer and genius - john cage
famous for his piece '4:33', in which the musical elements are completely silent and the audience instead must focus on ambience, he is an absolutely revolutionising force in modern classical-orthodox music, as well as in inspiring the avant-garde, the experimental, and putting importance on the ambient aspects of music as well as the played. the following quote i think has influenced me a lot in my own development of taste and musical judgement:
famous for his piece '4:33', in which the musical elements are completely silent and the audience instead must focus on ambience, he is an absolutely revolutionising force in modern classical-orthodox music, as well as in inspiring the avant-garde, the experimental, and putting importance on the ambient aspects of music as well as the played. the following quote i think has influenced me a lot in my own development of taste and musical judgement:
If you develop an ear for sounds that are musical it is like developing an ego. you begin to refuse sounds that are not musical and that way cut yourself off from a good deal of experience.(John Cage)
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Lol uzique, I sent that karma before listening to the second track...Uzique wrote:
if you enjoy this then i recommend his seminal work: Memory House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GHRftsdlVo
that album fucking kills me
Fuck me dead this is
that's my fix for tonight. (in FLAC obv)
matthew dear / audion - love this guy, has been a techno pioneer for so-so long... so many great releases.
and now THIS!
such a distinct techno sound!
and now THIS!
such a distinct techno sound!
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At the end of the day it all runs back to the meisters.
Last edited by Dilbert_X (2010-08-20 19:52:01)
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tangerine dream are brilliant, yes... but i wouldn't say it all runs back to them.
however, the retro analogue-synth vibe is having a recent revival... such as in the works of oneohtrix point never!
however, the retro analogue-synth vibe is having a recent revival... such as in the works of oneohtrix point never!
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My parents had a cassette tape of TD playing live somewhere in Poland or some shit, and I would fall asleep to it as a kid.
I know that tape is lying around somewhere, gotta find it...
I know that tape is lying around somewhere, gotta find it...
вечность.слушать.ветер - вечность.слушать.ветер
download here
sourceвечность.слушать.ветер is an instrumental ~ ambient ~ post-rock band from Киев Ukraine Russia. As far as I can gather ” вечность.слушать.ветер ” is a one-man project which I believe in its simplest translation would mean [ Eternal.Hear.Wind ]
Lots of comparison has been made… Although I personally wouldn’t go to the extent of mentioning ” Mono ” [ or may be I should... I mean listening to track " 02 за тысячами проводов погибает небо " right now... and WOW... ] but I have to admit ” вечность.слушать.ветер ” sound compile extensive emotions over an exorbitant passion for music itself.
The 3 tracks sums up to just about 30Mins length and TRULY… everyone must have a go on this one. I most certainly wish and hope for a full LP to be on its way.
download here
No not all, but a lot.Uzique wrote:
tangerine dream are brilliant, yes... but i wouldn't say it all runs back to them.
however, the retro analogue-synth vibe is having a recent revival... such as in the works of oneohtrix point never!
Who needs drugs when you have TD?
Always found them deeply soothing in a primal sort of way.
Last edited by Dilbert_X (2010-08-21 00:57:01)
Fuck Israel
man what in the fuck are you talking about. i swear sometimes you go SO FAR out of your way to make some silly, inane personal comment.Dilbert_X wrote:
No not all, but a lot.Uzique wrote:
tangerine dream are brilliant, yes... but i wouldn't say it all runs back to them.
however, the retro analogue-synth vibe is having a recent revival... such as in the works of oneohtrix point never!
Who needs drugs when you have TD?
Always found them deeply soothing in a primal sort of way.
drugs? this is RECOMMEND MUSIC. stop looking like such a dork.
although incidentally i would say you can't knock, say, acid, until you've tried it whilst listening to this music. it'll change your life...
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It was a rhetorical question TBH.
My brain chenistry is marginal already, I'll pass.
My brain chenistry is marginal already, I'll pass.
Fuck Israel