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Post by rimjobflashmob on Feb 22, 2013 17:13:15 GMT -8
Kraftwerk - Radioactivity Kraftwerk - Autobahn Kraftwerk - The Man Machine Kraftwerk - Computer World Kraftwerk - Tour de France
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Post by Pea on Feb 22, 2013 18:05:02 GMT -8
Was someone playing Kraftwerk last night? I'm in the same boat as HG. I need a proper introduction to them.
Suggestions, nick?
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Feb 22, 2013 18:35:11 GMT -8
Was someone playing Kraftwerk last night? I'm in the same boat as HG. I need a proper introduction to them. Suggestions, nick? Yeah, HG and I (and Friendly Destroyer? I think?) were having a Kraftwerkgasm at one point. You can approach Kraftwerk in a lot of different ways. If you're looking to jump into it from a pop perspective, you'll probably want to go with Man Machine. It's probably their most accessible album, and it's great, but it lacks the ridiculous experimentation of their earlier stuff (I, II, Ralf und Florian). I ended up starting with Autobahn, because that was how long it took my dad to take me to the doctor when I was a kid. I thought it was really fucking fun to say the phrase "Fun Fun Fun on the Autobahn" (a mistranslation: they're saying Fahren, which means "drive"). It also helped that parts of it are pure electro-bliss. It wasn't until much later I realized that "Autobahn" - the song - was a 22 minute long masterpiece that was one of the most influential songs of its era and a huge step forward for electronic music. Here's a list of what was pioneered in this one mammoth of a song: - Electronic percussion pads, played by Wolfgang Flür.
- Use of a classic 'Moog bass' sound to play the bass line, playing an octave riff with added analogue echo.
- Liberal use of phasing on synths to play the chords.
- Use of a vocoder to process some of the vocals.
- Use of the so-called 'motorik' 4/4 drum beat in the song's final section.
That shit was released in 1975. And it sounds like it could've come out last year. It holds up insanely well, and continues to be relevant to this day. At one point you might think you're listening to a B-side from some DFA dance-punk band, and the next second you're grooving to a bassline that's oddly reminiscent of "Oblivion" by Grimes. Then throw in lyrics that sound like an homage to "Fun, Fun, Fun" by the Beach Boys. It blows my mind. So I would, unsurprisingly, recommend Autobahn. Try to get yer mits on a decent copy, especially if you go the digital route. There are so many melodies played over each other and phasing(!), you'll want to play it loud. The other four songs on the record are great, too, especially "Kometenmelodie 2", but "Autobahn" is the main event here, and even Kraftwerk knew it - it's the A-side. I swear to god sometimes "Autobahn" is better than sex. I should not write about Kraftwerk after chops. I have way too much to say.
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Post by Pea on Feb 22, 2013 18:48:42 GMT -8
Holy shit. Good stuff man thanks!
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Feb 22, 2013 20:47:25 GMT -8
No problem. Sorry I word-vomited everywhere. I really like Kraftwerk.
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Post by weenie on Feb 22, 2013 20:59:37 GMT -8
If you can't word-vomit all over this message board then really, where can you?
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Post by Blacksmile on Feb 24, 2013 17:03:21 GMT -8
Currently in the midst of reading Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground and it's a great, yet pretty intense fucking read.
Mayhem - Deathcrush Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Burzum - Aske Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse Venom - Black Metal Bathory - Bathory Metallica - Ride the Lightning
...and to round things out...
The Residents - Meet the Residents The Residents - Demons Dance Alone
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Post by Pea on Feb 24, 2013 17:12:42 GMT -8
Kind of a curveball with Metallica at the end, but that's a damn fine list of dark ass motherfucking classic black metal.
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Post by Blacksmile on Feb 24, 2013 18:51:36 GMT -8
That it is. I have never really paid much attention to the extreme shit before. Not sure if I would say I'm a converted fan but the music itself is amazing. The vocals are a bit too brutal and abraisive even for my seasoned metal palete. The Metallica mellowed my mood a bit.
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Post by Pea on Feb 24, 2013 19:04:58 GMT -8
You should look into Ihsahn. It's the singer of Emperor's solo endeavor ever since Emperor broke up. It definitely still has a lot of black and extreme metal elements, but with a bunch of avant-garde experimentation and jazz beautifully sprinkled in. Emperor's last album Prometheus hinted at that sound, but with Ihsahn completely on his own now he's really expanded upon it in ways that you never really hear within that genre of music. His latest album Eremita is the best starting point if it's something you're interested in checking out.
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Post by Blacksmile on Feb 24, 2013 19:11:21 GMT -8
You should look into Ihsahn. It's the singer of Emperor's solo endeavor ever since Emperor broke up. It definitely still has a lot of black and extreme metal elements, but with a bunch of avant-garde experimentation and jazz beautifully sprinkled in. Emperor's last album Prometheus hinted at that sound, but with Ihsahn completely on his own now he's really expanded upon it in ways that you never really hear within that genre of music. His latest album Eremita is the best starting point if it's something you're interested in checking out. Will do, thanks Pea. Have you ever seen Mayhem live before? They've played a shithole pub here in the past but I have been too scared to go.
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Post by Pea on Feb 24, 2013 19:23:38 GMT -8
I've either seen Mayhem or Marduk. I can't remember which one it was though. I was always a death metal and grindcore fan during my metal years. I've only really starting appreciating black metal within the past 4 years or so. Emperor was always the one black metal band that I absolutely loved since day one of my exploration into extreme music.
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Post by wonk on Feb 24, 2013 20:25:14 GMT -8
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
I'm certain this will end up being in the top ten 'best albums of the decade,' and we have a long way to go.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Feb 25, 2013 6:03:45 GMT -8
Akron/Family - bmbz Eluvium - Copia Akron/Family - Love is Simple Akron/Family - Akron/Family & Angels of Light Akron/Family - Akron/Family Akron/Family - Set 'em Wild, Set 'em Free Akron/Family - Meek Warrior Akron/Family - S/t II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land Cake - Showroom of Compassion Black Dice - Creature Comforts Bjork - Vespertine Psychic Ills - One Track Mind Caribou - Swim Primus - Pork Soda Sigur Ros - Valtari Sigur Ros - ( ) Death Grips - NO LOVE DEEP WEB Cake - Prolonging the Magic The Residents - Intermission Kraftwerk - Ralf und Florian Kraftwerk - Autobahn Kraftwerk - Radio-Activity Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express Sun Ra - Disco 3000 Mountains - Choral Mountains - Air Museum Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin - Instrumental Tourist Black Dice - Roll Up / Drool Charles Bobuck - Codgers on the Moon Robert Fripp & Brian Eno - (No Pussyfooting) Dirty Projectors - The Getty Address Grimes - Visions
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Post by badchoices on Feb 25, 2013 7:51:56 GMT -8
Atoms For Peace - AMOK UMO - II Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Pushing The Sky Away Yeasayer - Fragrant World Tame Impala - Innerspeaker Sigur Ros - Inni Jaill - That's How We Burn Russian Circles - Empros Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary El-P - C4C Q-Tip - The Renaissance
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Post by Pea on Feb 25, 2013 8:22:06 GMT -8
I was just listening to Empros myself. God damn what an album.
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Post by badchoices on Feb 25, 2013 8:25:48 GMT -8
I was just listening to Empros myself. God damn what an album. Killer album. When we were listening to it yesterday we were talking about their potential for a Sasquatch set someday. I know they only like to play when it is dark so it would have to be a nighttime Bigfoot stage act. Explosions in the Sky sounded great on the Bigfoot. I hope Russian Circles get big enough to make that happen.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Feb 26, 2013 20:36:56 GMT -8
Been 'Twerkin all day with Autobahn. From now on, whenever the music snob in me starts to rustle around I'll just remind myself that I was thirty-two years old before I heard this shit.
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Feb 26, 2013 20:43:14 GMT -8
FAHREN FAHREN FAHREN
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Post by emptyfox on Feb 26, 2013 20:44:57 GMT -8
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