Np

[r00]

the uninformed hackness and out-of-touchness is the exact reason the radio industry is dying as well.

So true.  If this is one of the top 2 (non-news) rated morning radio shows in a metro area of 2 million people, what does that say about American terrestrial radio?  Seriously?  This is the best we can get? 

On the bright side, they do get some killer comedians in studio with them a lot due to the big comedy club here.  Those times are always golden radio.

[sin]

The Cars - The Cars
Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
The Mission UK - Carved in Sand
Miserylab - Freedom is Work

[luna]

omg this! http://soundcloud.com/themarsvolta/the-malkin-jewel-snippet

also cedric grew his fro back! i would post the pic but i'm at work so just take my word for it

[chimera]

Well thank GOD for that (well, not literally, but you know)! 
Oh yes, that's much better...the lion has his mane back.
Interesting...

[doom]

Type O Negative Discography

[TPD]

omg this! http://soundcloud.com/themarsvolta/the-malkin-jewel-snippet

also cedric grew his fro back! i would post the pic but i'm at work so just take my word for it

shitty radio rip of the full song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0GR289X9OY

^_^

[luna]

Aw no longer available

[luna]

oh wait, here http://www.themarsvolta.com/the-malkin-jewel/

[kristin]

I've been listening to a lot of Amon Tobin- specifically, ISAM.

[chimera]

After hearing a Dead song on the radio on the way home I needed some Phish.
Billy Breathes, Farmhouse and some assorted songs.

[rynne]

I was looking at the new DJ Food album 'cause JG Thirlwell does guest vocals on one track, and I was excited to see that they'd also wrangled in Matt Johnson for a cover of "GIANT." The original "GIANT" is a masterpiece of The The's career, a nine-minute opus that starts with a skeletal drum machine pulse and fat analog bass, which are are then progressively draped with overlapping synth and guitar lines before everything is stripped away for a punishing tribal percussion breakdown*. It a song that could really lend itself to a great update by a technologically innovative set of producers, and the fact that Matt Johnson was on board made it that much more likely to be good.

I was sorely disappointed.

The new version follows the original pretty damn closely except for changing the sounds, so it's not a very innovative take. And the new sounds are all wrong. In the orignal, all the sounds are very sharp; aside from the bass, there's only one synth that has any real sustain. The melodic lines double as rhythmic elements, allowing that gorgeous analog bass to anchor the song. DJ Food's version uses more organic-sounding elements with a less distinct mix, which absolutely saps the intensity from the song.  Even the pure percussion section, which should be a DJ's dream, feels lifeless.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aub7ojxeEAw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIkw4E7WdiU

*Which I loved even before I knew that JG Thirlwell was responsible for it.

[chimera]

We all know I'm a dinosaur.  Having made that clear, I had been attempting disinterest in VH MachWhatever because Ed broke my heart too many times, but goddamn it A Different Kind of Truth pretty much rawks across the board.  I think a couple of the songs should have been cut, and the mastering is squashed like a cockroach under a steamroller, but...the last minute-and-a-half of "As Is" is exactly why I loved Ed's playing in the first place.  If he breaks my heart again, I'm gonna be so pissed.

[r00]

I haven't heard the new album yet, but have read too many things about Eddie not being able to write anything new due to mental hang-ups.  I had hoped this album would prove that he could, but it sounds like it is all from 70's demos and outtakes.  Is that true?

[chimera]

As I understand it, a lot of the tracks are based on older ideas, but they've been fleshed out/reworked rather than just recording as is.  I won't lie, it's very sort of "classic" sounding BUT I will say that it proves Ed can still truly play and has the fire in his belly, rather than the dumbed-down stuff he was doing in the 80s and the drugged-out rambling on III.

[Goose]

Ok, so I've been slapping Share buttons on various things, but haven't gotten around to properly posting them here for a while.  This gets fixed now with a whack of awesome tunes from my new albums:

Great groove on this song that really explodes when it takes off.
Basia Bulat - "Gold Rush" (Heart Of My Own)

I really can't get enough of these guys, I really dig their fairly unique style. Ignore the actual video, just throw this on in a background tab and enjoy the song.
3 - "High Times" (The Ghost You Gave To Me)

Mastodon's new album cuts a really good balance between sludgy grooves and prog embellishments. Awesome album, here's the first single.
Mastodon - "Curl of the Burl" (The Hunter)

From what I've heard of Yes, Fly From Here is most reminiscent of their stuff from the 70s. This album could fit in right alongside Fragile and The Yes Album. Absolutely gorgeous work. I just hope it doesn't take another 11 damn years for the next album to come around.
Yes - "Hour of Need" (Fly From Here)

I'm really liking Animals As Leaders. Instrumental prog-metal trio, with both non-drummers playing 8-string guitars. They can switch off between rhythm and lead at will, and have technical chops that could rival Dream Theater.
Animals As Leaders - "Isolated Incidents" (Weightless)