[steel102]

i am really liking the downthesun cd. they are a what i would consider a nu metal band, but they are pretty decent. they have "the clown" from slipknot. they remind me a lot of slipknot atually, except they are more musicial and less "brutal" and "mechanical" so to speak.

 

[fractus2]

Quote:

Originally posted by millerdog You may want to check out the bands Olomana or Hapa.

Group: Seawind. Have Light the Light and the compilation album Remember. CD Wish list: Window of a Child and their first album, Seawind [1976].

Artist: Pauline Wilson (lead singer of Seawind). Have two of her albums: Intuition and Tribute.

millerdog, I've got some Hapa, Na Leo, Gabby Pahinui and Olomana's first album. I've been meaning to get my Hawaiian music collection up to speed (Kalapana, Cecileo and Kapono). Do you recommend any others? It's been a long time since I've been back and listened to the local stations.

 

[bjjp2]

Walt Mink--Miss Happiness
Eleventh Dream Day--Beet

 

[skagen]

"What's on Your Mind"LP by Naked Music NYC

Although this CD was released on OM records, it was the album which began the stream of laid-back soul-house style music (personified by DJ Migel "Migs") that was later release on the Naked Music label. It has incredibly clean and tight production - a soul-funk mastereiece.

 

[vrao81]

Prem Joshua- Sky Kisses Earth

Shahin & Sepehr - Aria

newage/world

 

[shawnbowski]

High And Mighty "Home Field Advantage"

Smut Peddlers "**** Again"

Cage "Movies For The Blind"

Copywrite78 "High Exhaulted"

Necro "Gory Days"

NightHawks "NightHawks"

 

[Outdoor Man]

The Dutch Band Krezip.

I've been thinking about it to copy it, send it to Redshifter so he can spread it over the states.

Peter.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Well, I haven't seen it mentioned on this board (nor Neon Golden, for that matter), but I'm sure the more "hip with current trends" people like perhaps markl might be familiar with The Notwist.

Anyway, my rec is not their most recent album, but one of their previous ones, 12. This is more reflective of where this band is, especially live. If one were to base one's impressions on this band solely on Neon Golden, one might think of them as an indie/electro band (think Morr Music), but really, they're a guitar band. I've likened them to New Order, rocking out where necessary, leaving it purely up to the computer when appropriate, and sometimes playing only to be accompanied by a pre-recorded record. 12 more accurately reflects this esthetic, although Neon Golden is just a great record all around.

(One could also get Shrink, also, but I wouldn't venture further back than that, as they were supposedly some sort of heavy metal band before then. I'd like to hear it, but I'm not gonna chance it without hearing it first.)

On an entirely different note: on the whole synth-pop/industrial subthread -- VNV Nation, Covenant, Apop B are all considered "EBM" (Electronic Body Music), which is somewhere between Industrial and Synth-pop, but is really harder than some synth-pop purists would consider. The true current synth-pop torch is being carried by Beborn Beton, De/Vision, Melotron, and (up until very recently) Red Flag. I highly recommend anyone interested in the current state of the art of synth-pop to check those four bands out.

Oh, and please don't rag on electroclash -- it's great! It's just very "retro" sounding, so people who aren't comfortable with their age might feel "old". Personally, I like (especially) Ladytron -- who don't even consider themselves electroclash, BTW -- a lot, they remind me of Kraftwerk a lot. Also, if one is interested in pursuing something as "sprockets" as that, check out "Adult." (I put it in quotes so that you would know that the dot is part of their name -- not everyone gets that.). Highly highly recommended. And I really dug the Miss Kittin and the Hacker album.

Pretty much, if it has a synthesizer in it, I like it.

 

[viviorunitia4]

Add another vote for Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"

Another Good one is Beulah's "The Coast is Never Clear"

 

[MikeM]

Quote:

Originally posted by myself, aka me Boredoms? Anyone heard them? No one I know has heard them.

There's a group I haven't heard in years. My college roomate played their stuff. I liked it to a point, never enough to buy anything.

We did use the Boredoms to get revenge on our neighbors. They would play their bass-heavy music until 3-4 am. When we got up to head to an 8 am class, we would put the loudest, most annoying Boredoms song we could find on repeat, blast the stereo, and leave. I'm sure all of the screaming and smashing kept them awake...

 

[minya]

Quote:

Originally posted by Dusty Chalk Oh, and please don't rag on electroclash -- it's great! It's just very "retro" sounding, so people who aren't comfortable with their age might feel "old". Personally, I like (especially) Ladytron -- who don't even consider themselves electroclash, BTW -- a lot, they remind me of Kraftwerk a lot.

Gah... no. Gotta disagree with you here, Dusty. Electroclash is trash. (That rhymed.) It's sleazy, cheap, but it thinks it's doing something new and exciting. I'm afraid not. Give me Drexciya and Dopplereffekt circa 1995 over any "electroclash" and I will be much, much happier.

Dusty, are you familiar with the aforementioned (Drexciya, Dopplereffekt, Japanese Telecom, Abstract Thought, Transllusion, etc.)? If not, you should check them out. They're much more "purist" and experimental than today's electroclash artists, but they're also much more interesting, IMO.

Also of note is Anthony Rother, who runs the EXCELLENT PSI49NET label out of Germany - AWESOME electro & techno. I recommend you pick up the "PSI City" 2CD compilation. Great overview of Rother and his label.

Oh yeah... Dusty, while you're reading this, check out this label (totally off-topic, but still): Beta-Lactam Ring -- a wonderful experimental label. I recommend you check out Martijn de Kleer's "So Close Yet So Far Out" ... I think you'd dig it enormously. Also neat is that many MP3s are available for almost all of the releases, so you can preview stuff before you buy it. And, yeah, the prices are steep but the packaging and presentation are worth it. (Same with the heavy vinyl!)

The Boredoms are definitely an interesting band, to say the least.

- Chris

 

[Gopher]

Michael J. Sheehy's "No Longer My Concern"

Something about his sick/dark sense of humor keeps me comming back for more.

 

[TheBeave]

Two super great albums that I own are Sigur Ros - (_) and Apocalyptica - Cult. The first CD is a fantastic mood CD from an Icelandic band who might be a little too well known for this post but I'm not sure. Apocalyptica is a group of four guys who play the hell out of cellos through various distortion machines and the like. They do a lot of Metallica covers which are fantastic too, but this CD is their own material. Both of these are highly recommended.

 

[Kali]

Logh.

Norwegian band that sorta sound like a more modern Codeine.. they released an extremely good album called "Everytime A Bell Rings An Angel Gets Its Wings".. love it to bits.

http://www.deepelm.com/bands/index_logh.html

 

[ls20]

Quote:

Originally posted by Dusty Chalk Well, I haven't seen it mentioned on this board (nor Neon Golden, for that matter), but I'm sure the more "hip with current trends" people like perhaps markl might be familiar with The Notwist. Anyway, my rec is not their most recent album, but one of their previous ones, 12. This is more reflective of where this band is, especially live. If one were to base one's impressions on this band solely on Neon Golden, one might think of them as an indie/electro band (think Morr Music), but really, they're a guitar band. I've likened them to New Order, rocking out where necessary, leaving it purely up to the computer when appropriate, and sometimes playing only to be accompanied by a pre-recorded record. 12 more accurately reflects this esthetic, although Neon Golden is just a great record all around. (One could also get Shrink, also, but I wouldn't venture further back than that, as they were supposedly some sort of heavy metal band before then. I'd like to hear it, but I'm not gonna chance it without hearing it first.) On an entirely different note: on the whole synth-pop/industrial subthread -- VNV Nation, Covenant, Apop B are all considered "EBM" (Electronic Body Music), which is somewhere between Industrial and Synth-pop, but is really harder than some synth-pop purists would consider. The true current synth-pop torch is being carried by Beborn Beton, De/Vision, Melotron, and (up until very recently) Red Flag. I highly recommend anyone interested in the current state of the art of synth-pop to check those four bands out. Oh, and please don't rag on electroclash -- it's great! It's just very "retro" sounding, so people who aren't comfortable with their age might feel "old". Personally, I like (especially) Ladytron -- who don't even consider themselves electroclash, BTW -- a lot, they remind me of Kraftwerk a lot. Also, if one is interested in pursuing something as "sprockets" as that, check out "Adult." (I put it in quotes so that you would know that the dot is part of their name -- not everyone gets that.). Highly highly recommended. And I really dug the Miss Kittin and the Hacker album. Pretty much, if it has a synthesizer in it, I like it.

id you'd like, i can send you Shrink through soulseek (192kb)