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Posted by wonk on Jan 17, 2013, 1:53am

Jan 16, 2013, 8:22pm, NO LOVE DEEP BJORRITO wrote:

Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light

I see you've posted this multiple times now. Am I the only one who doesn't like this album? I'm a huge Spiritualized fan, and their show at Sasquatch last year was outstanding, but most of the songs on the new album sound like different interpretations of other songs. Everything sounds familiar, just a bit different.

Posted by NO LOVE DEEP BJORRITO on Jan 17, 2013, 5:36am

It didn't make my top 20 of 2012, and I hear what you're saying about everything sounding familiar, but the good songs (about half of them) are really fucking good. I've never seen 'em and am especially stroked for some live 'I Am What I Am', 'Headin' For the Top Now', and 'Get What You Deserve' on their upcoming tour.

Posted by XhornedXgrammaX on Jan 17, 2013, 10:22am

Oh dude, Heathen is fucking excellent. And not just from the standpoint of the kind of Bowie apologist who swears by Earthling. It's really, really good.

Posted by nick on Jan 17, 2013, 4:00pm

Doves - Lost Souls
Doves - The Last Broadcast
Doves - Some Cities
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Blue Hawaii - Untogether

Posted by XhornedXgrammaX on Jan 17, 2013, 7:19pm

Les Claypool - Of Whales and Woe
Les Claypool - Of Fungi and Foe
Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Dr. Garbanzoht

Posted by NO LOVE DEEP BJORRITO on Jan 18, 2013, 12:20pm

Thee Oh Sees - Castlemania
Mum - Early Birds
Yo La Tengo - Fade
Tomahawk - Anonymous
Maserati - VII
Animal Collective - Transverse Temporal Gyrus
God's Pee - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Circle - Serpent
Big Boi - Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
Swans - The Seer

Posted by badchoices on Jan 18, 2013, 3:13pm

My Disco - Little Joy
Cavity - On The Lam
Tame Impala - Lonerism
Sandrider - S/T
Grinderman - 2

Posted by NadineHurley on Jan 18, 2013, 4:56pm

Been Doing My Homework! (instead of my real homework)

The Residents- Mark of the Mole
The Residents- Eskimo
The Residents- Demons Dance Alone
The Residents- Gingerbread Man
The Residents- Animal Lover

So, none of these babies dissappoint. But, if I had to pick, I'd say Mark of the Mole, Demons Dance Alone and Animal Lover are my favorites- OH GOD YEAH. So, where do I go from here Granny?

Posted by XhornedXgrammaX on Jan 18, 2013, 5:27pm

Hmmm. If DDA and AL are working for you, I might suggest The Bunny Boy. It's from roughly the same era (mid to late 00's) and, like those two, is more song-based than some. It's relatively melodic and has several of those lovely moments that typify Demons Dance Alone and Animal Lover. For something kind-of-but-not-really in the same vein, check out the recent Lonely Teenager, which contains studio recordings of the live versions of a couple of songs from their last tour. Current guitarist Nolan Cook is at the top of his game on both of these.

If you have a hankering for more Mole music, don't forget that there is in fact more Mole music. The Intermission EP is a fan favorite; it's lean and mean, and it has what I think are some of their most interesting textures -- as well as one of my personal favorite Rz chunes, 'Would We Be Alive?'.

The chunes of Two Cities is also a fascinating thing and tends to click with many Rz noobs (for reasons that I don't claim to understand, but hey, what do I know?). It's an instrumental album; the tracks alternate between the music of the two warring cultures represented on the Mark of the Mole album. The music of the Chubs is airy and slight, and showcases the compositional prowess of the Sound Architect -- particularly 'Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth)', which boasts a blistering guitar solo from the dear departed Philip 'Snakefinger' Lithman. The music of the Moles expands on the sound palette explored on MotM -- it conjures the image of titanic machinery turning and turning deep underground, and it features some mind-bending multi-timbral vocals (headphones not optional).

Posted by XhornedXgrammaX on Jan 18, 2013, 5:52pm

I should also mention that, when listening to The Gingerbread Man, it's important to remember that that is music from one of their pioneering experiments in the CD-ROM format; by its nature, Gingerbread Man is meant to be a more open-ended listening experience than a CD will allow. There's some powerful stuff (particularly 'The Aging Musician' -- that spare, spectral guitar solo electrifies my spine every god damn time), but a lot of the material there can be difficult to make heads or tails of without the benefit of the corresponding visuals.

Posted by XhornedXgrammaX on Jan 18, 2013, 5:57pm

...an overview of which can be found on the Icky Flix DVD. The visuals from GBM are pure, concentrated Rz greatness.

Posted by nick on Jan 18, 2013, 6:32pm

Sufjan Stevens - Come On Feel the Illinoise!
Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
Yo La Tengo - Fade
Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun
Serafina Steer - The Moths Are Real

Posted by emptyfox on Jan 18, 2013, 7:56pm

I've had my ichunes on random for a couple weeks, but today, for some reason:

deftones - Adrenaline

Posted by Pea on Jan 18, 2013, 8:02pm

I'm currently listening to the "Svensk Midsommar songs for the Swedish midsummer festivities" station on Jango at work, because yea...

Posted by Friendly Destroyer on Jan 18, 2013, 9:47pm

Jan 18, 2013, 7:56pm, emptyfox wrote:

deftones - Adrenaline

How good were theses videos if you were about 13 when they came out? SO FUCKING GOOD!

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