General Music Discussion Thread (a.k.a. indie lovefest)

[JaBlue]

going to Vegoose with best friends. Oct 26-8, Vegas, my birthday on the 28th.

Rage, Daft Punk, Iggy and the Stooges, Muse, Shins, Cypress Hill, Queens of the Stone Age, Moe., Public Enemy, Ghostface Killah, Mastodon, and a bunch of groups I don't know.


Oh HELL yeah.


http://www.vegoose.com/index3.htm

[Claunchy]

M.I.A. and Battles are also both very cool. Looks like a good show.

[nath]

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M.I.A. and Battles are also both very cool. Looks like a good show.

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Anyone know anything about M.I.A's upcoming disc?

[J.Brown]

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J,

Of course she is hot. I think she would normally be just average, but her singing and the fact that she's batsheet insane makes her pretty hot.

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oh i agree and sometimes she takes sexy photos, sometimes not so much, but i wasn't sure if the crazy was an asset or not. she is a bit over the top crazy.....

that said i would much rather do her than britney at this point in time. her last album really is "the greatest"

[Jigsaws]

So I'm feeling kind of ignorant and in leftfield out here, because I really haven't been listening to any of the bands previously posted.



One of my favourite albums this year is Her Bright White Lights by Ragged Hearts. Great rock and roll. I'd say it's old-fashioned, because there's nothing special or tricksy about their music. Guitar, bass, drums, voice. All the classic ingredients, but these guys know how to write fresh songs.



Another album I've been listening to a lot is Luke Vibert's Chicago, Detroit, Redruth. The basis of this solo electronic album is definitely breakbeat, but he mixes in a ton of other influences. The opening song has a very jazzy piano loop running over a classic breakbeat. The fourth song, Breakbeat Metal Music breaks up constantly between a classic drum-and-bassy anthem and a chilled out techno tune. And it's still awesome to dance to.



I may or not have mentioned this man somewhere before, but Whip (aka Jason Merritt) writes possibly the saddest songs I've ever heard. I take a lot of solace in his music. Listen to spare angel on his myspace page, and you'll know whether this music is for you. I'm really happy I happened to walk in on a concert of his accidentally.

I finally found Beirut's Gulag Orkestar too, but I suppose everyone has heard of that already.

[mason55]

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M.I.A. and Battles are also both very cool. Looks like a good show.

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Anyone know anything about M.I.A's upcoming disc?

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http://www.myspace.com/bangladeshproductioncompany

[Claunchy]

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M.I.A. and Battles are also both very cool. Looks like a good show.

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Anyone know anything about M.I.A's upcoming disc?

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It's called Kala. It won't be released till August 27th, but it's leaked if you know where to look. I am about 4 tracks in as I'm typing this, and so far so good.

[mason55]

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M.I.A. and Battles are also both very cool. Looks like a good show.

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Anyone know anything about M.I.A's upcoming disc?

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It's called Kala. It won't be released till August 27th, but it's leaked if you know where to look. I am about 4 tracks in as I'm typing this, and so far so good.

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Holy Jesus I'm halfway through and I think this destroys Arular so far (and I LOVED Arular). If there's one or two huge bangers on the second half of the album it is def gonna be in my top 5 of the year.

edit: yup gonna be listening to this album a ton

ps: ty for heads up claunchy

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Holy Jesus I'm halfway through and I think this destroys Arular so far (and I LOVED Arular).

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Whoever scheduled M.I.A. and LCD Soundsystem against one another at Austin City Limits should be fired

[0evg0]

Just listened to Challengers for the first time and pretty disappointed.

Mass Romantic > Twin Cinema > Electric Version > Challengers