>What did you think of the new Fugazi album? I say don't fix what ain't broken.

them's fightin' words! fugazi's new (year-old by now) album is arguably their best. deep, beautiful, aggressive, raw, organic, etc. or did you mean you liked it? all of fugazi's stuff is in constant consideration when the cd player door opens. in high school when i signed year books with ff i meant fugazi forever. well, not really, but you get the point. also, i just got the decline ep by nofx. brilliant work from a bunch of lazy slobs. in my printing practicum class we listened to whole bunch of music that my mother would be shocked to know i was listening to, like tomahawk (completely out of hand), a little band from suburban chicago called big'un, another out of control band called new brutalism, and this wicked cool canadian band called shotmaker. i still have a headache from it (it had to be loud to be heard over the a.b. dick). probably no one cares about this old string anymore, but there you have it anyway.

try thanassis papakonstantinou's "vrahnos profitis"... it's greek (maybe it will also sound to some of you), but it's still very okay, although it's two-three years old...

The New Mercury Program
Fugazi - Instrument
Bill Hicks - Philosophy
Hoover - The Lurid Traversal of Route 7
NPR - This American Life
The Pupils
HWM - Caution

Plastyk Elephant.
http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/mbr/mbr1cd016.html

hhp

well, I'm not much for contemporary stuff, so my play list stays fairly constant.

Cabaret Voltaire (esp Voice of America and 1974-76)
Velvet Underground
Organisation (Tone Float is the only album I know to exist)
Wire (esp 154)
The Legendary Pink Dots
The MC5

I noticed quite a few mentions for Fugazi. I think Instrument is the only album of theirs that I actually enjoy -- the less Guy the better.

>I think Instrument is the only album of theirs that I actually enjoy -- the less Guy the better.

understandable. when i try to explain fugazi to people who aren't familiar with them, i tell them it's two of the worst singers in the world. but poor guy, he's the raging passion, you gotta love him. btw, lately i've been listening to peter paul and mary's peter paul and mommy (children's) album. art by milton glaser (not anything great, but hey), and puff the magic dragon. my kids dig it.

Fugazi? Its all in the drums.

Need New Body / Rock Your Body
http://www.neednewbody.com

"VERVE REMIXED" IS GREAT!!!!

Ramiro.

Current list:

Lisa Ekdal: Heaven Earth and Beyond
Brad Mehldau: Largo
John Scofield band: Uberjam
Paul Weller: Illumination

Today:

Zen and the art of Chilling
The Stone Roses (The Stone Roses)
Massive Attack (100th Window)
T

Notwist, "Neon Golden".

Tortoise - Thrill 013?
Jim O'rourke - Bad Timing
Sonic Youth - Murry Street

16 Horsepower thanks to Stewf.
Yee-Haw!

How you listen music at work? with you computer, with an ipod, with another medium?

I wonder that, because I waited long long before to finally purchase last saturday these

Oh, those creatures look nice, J-F. ;-)
I usually listen to music with my computer, but I still listen to K7s with my walkman every day.

Btw, I'm like 4 years late on this, but I've just discovered Wilco's "Summerteeth" other day. Really great album, a classic.

you guys have got some great tastes in music. i love seeing things like fugazi, tortoise, wilco, sonic youth, the pixies, Cabaret Voltaire, the MC5. add (N) to X. some good stuff up in this mix.

if anyone is digging neue wave at the moment you should look into: figurine, the pulsars, zoot woman, fischerspooner, ladytron, console and adult.

Suddenly comeback to The Clash Black Market album after more than 15-20 years without listening it. A great pleasure, its great Rock band from the end of the 70's early 80's, so long.

SLOWDIVE

The Osmonds 'Ultimate connection' driving in Tuscany. First CD sounds like Guns and Roses.

At the moment I really dig the new, somewhat harder Porcupine Tree Album.
And at least yesterday, when some poster and Freehands effing bugs drove me crazy, I listened to Steve Reich's

other than that I listen to kexp.org in Seattle the old Univ of WA station that King of Seattle Paul Allen bought. 'Shake the Shack' is the best. Then for a laugh I listen to me mate Red Hickey on www.wdvx.com they are just down the street from Dollywood and Red a scream. Good ol' Rednecks.. they're just like foreigners. to everyone.

Ever heard of Bob Dylan?
You guys make me feel like Rip Van Winkle

Don't you worry Gerald you are not alone, I'm listening to Dylan right now - John Wesley Harding.

Millar??
Miller, obviously, as its Glen not Gavin

hmm. It seems typophiles have a generally good
taste in music. I dig the local scene. There is
nothing like picking up a wicked homegrown album.

Can anyone tell me what Tortoise is like? I am meaning
to purchase one of their albums.

www.pitchforkmedia.com is a wonderful place for
reviews.

current:

godspeed you black emperor!
sigur ros - ( )
joy division - unknown pleasures, closer
high dependency unit - fireworks
rotor+
jakob - cale:drew
and you will know us by the trail of the dead - source
tags & codes
arvo p

The Bad Plus is amazing, I like also theses days Brad Mehldau, Lisa Ekdahl, Roy Hardgrove last one.

When not listening Jazz, The last Paul Weller "Fly on the Wall", Black Eyed Peas "Elephunk", Beyonc

I have been listening to Messer fur Frau Muller and Messer Chups lately. Russian inde wierdness.

Anyone else know them?

I play guitar, and sometimes I use a bow too. Now, I don't like playing with the guitar as low as Page used to... I use a viola bow on about the 12th fret and mute the nut to get rid of those unwanted harmonics.

That said, I've been listening to:

The Chicago Underground (Quartet | Trio | Duo)
Isotope 217
Diana Krall
Chet Baker (mostly 'Chet Baker Sings')
Miles Davis ('Kind of Blue', 'Sketches of Spain')
Belle & Sebastian (The first 3 albums)
Tom Jobim & Elis Regina

>>Steve, you like System? The lead singer is sort of a friend of mine.

That's cool Hrant - I've reached the point where I'm discovering new music through my kids and the general Kerrang-sound background noise that lives in my house. System are one of the bands that really stood out and made me stop and listen.

>>Who's Jimmy Page? (j/k)
Does '(j/k)' stand for 'joke'?

>>I play guitar, and sometimes I use a bow too. Now, I don't like playing with the guitar as low as Page used to... I use a viola bow on about the 12th fret and mute the nut to get rid of those unwanted harmonics.

Thanks for the tips Adriano. How long do bows last when you're using them on a guitar? And is there a reason for choosing one type of bow over another, or is it just a matter of taste?

I'll throw a couple ipod favs up too.

Belle & Sebastian
Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Death Cab For Cutie
Transatlanticism

Grandaddy
Sumday

Kings Of Leon
Youth & Young Manhood

The Long Winters
When I Pretend To Fall

My Morning Jacket
It Still Moves

Pretty Girls Make Graves
The New Romance

The Detroit Cobras
Love, Life And Leaving

The Shins
Chutes Too Narrow

The Wrens
The Meadowlands

Yo La Tengo
Summer Sun

Here's my WinAmp playlist:

http://members.aol.com/kakaze/playlist.html

<em>How long do bows last when you're using them on a guitar? And is there a reason for choosing one type of bow over another, or is it just a matter of taste?</em>

The bow I use isn't mine - the guy that used to play bass with me owns a viola (but never plays it), so I borrowed the bow. It's lasted a good 4 years now.

Back to the thread's original subject (although derailing a bit), I'd like to hear people's thoughts on the new Belle & Sebastian, "Dear Catastrophe Waitress". I really can't see it as B&S... it's a nice pop album, but it's just not the same band. I wonder if it was the lineup changes that got them to change this much, or if Stuart wanted to try something new... or maybe Trevor Horn did have a big influence as producer.
The sound is much more polished, a far cry from the signature B&S lo-fi-ish sound, and I'm not sure about some of the lyrics: "I'm sorry if he hit you with a full can of coke, it's no joke / Your face is bleeding".
I'll go back to "If you're feeling sinister"...

what??? can we wake up old threads now?

two disks of Carpenters classics. sweet!

Various albums from Amon Tobin, and Ed Rush and optical are in high rotation here.

Royksopp ( still ...)
Aphex ( still ...)
Japan ( again )
Peter Licht
Boards of Canada ( still ...)
and a bunch of live CAN which was on bitorrent!

http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/stewf

Nice choice eben_sorkin, Boards of Canada are awesome, I quite like much of Aphex Twin's stuff as well.

Orchestra Baobab - Specialists on all styles. Can't seem to get enough of it.

I saw Orchestra Baobab in Salt Lake, roballoo. They played a free festival there and their energy was contagious. Nothing else like it.

RIP Weezer.

With shuffle a permanent feature in iTunes everything has become happily random. That said, my recent purchases from the ever-present and completely tempting ITMS:

Nouvelle Vague (Nouvelle Vague)
Keane (Hopes and Fears)
Amos House Collective (Volumes 1-3)
Keren Ann (Nolita)
Sufjan Stevens (A Sun Came)
Beck (Guero)
A.C. Newman (The Slow Wonder)

sure this new, pop, funky stuff is ok... but I prefer...

Taj Mahal - ("Giant Step..." and his self titled cd are phenomenal)
Keb' Mo' - (try "The Door")
Ray Charles - (the older the better, stay away from "Thanks for Bringing the Love Around")
Robert Randolph and the Family Band - (very very good)
Jimi Hendrix - (get "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" box set 4cds, incredible compilation of live and rare recordings with outakes)
Led Zeppelin - (most, in general)

Those are some of my current and/or all time favorites off the top of my head

also check out for variety...

Bela Fleck
Blind Boys of Alabama
Clifton Chenier
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Frank Sinatra
Johnny Cash
Man or Astro Man
Norah Jones
Outcast
Orchestra Baobab
Reverend Horton Heat
Rolling Stones
Son House
Tim Reynolds - acoustic live only...

iTunes party shuffle is great... so technically these are all in my playlist. That was a lot I suppose, but worth it. Editing is difficult...

r.k

Ask Joe about his fabulous Alanis collection, and the warm reception it always gets when it finds its way into the studio playlist.

:groan:

michael buble :: feeling good
tom jones
rem
norah jones
cassandra wilson :: harvest moon
st. germain
de phazz

http://www.typographe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=125#p125
Last purchased or digitized songs/albums from early january (last month update).

PS. first post on this new redesigned forum! Great new design. Congratulations.

Vincent,

Never saw Siouxsie's Banshees or Creatures as being gothies. In my opinion, they were mostly experimenting with different kind of sounds. For eighties gothies there were the Sisters, the Nephilim...

By the way, ¿is there something of the "new" Goth from this decade not some cloning from the eighties? Still searchin'...

Welcome JFP!

At this very moment: Super Discount

I intend to inflict some of these tracks on my co-workers
http://prewarblues.org/

Mosh,

I understand why you wouldn't want to label Siousxie and the Banshees/Creatures and being Goth, however they did have serious impact on the scene itself. I was involved in the Goth/Industrial scene for sometime throughout the 90's and they were at the forefront of what was happening musically. (I remember some of my friends used to cry when Siousxie would come on stage. :) ) Robert Smith once said that he and Siousxie never intended for people to categorize them in this manner, they don't consider themselves a part of any scene or genre – but they are flattered all the same.

I am not that familiar with the goth scene anymore (I still stick to the oldies) but it seems that this genre has morphed itself into contemporary "alternative" hard rock/punk. I can't give any examples as I avoid these records like the plague. I truly believe the goth scene died mid-nineties. Though, Peter Murphy is on tour again, I will be seeing him next week in Portland and I CANNOT wait. :)

Interpol, great band, and yes, obviously influenced by Joy Division, another one of my favorites. No matter how awful some may perceive Ian Curtis' voice to be, I still hear sweetness in songs like "Atmosphere." I highly recommend picking up some JD on vinyl – there is a quality to the music that is lost in other mediums. Early New Order did quite well with carrying on the Warsaw/Joy Division sound, but as soon as they went into mainstream discos, there wasn't much left for me to really enjoy.

Anyone ever hear New Order's Video 5-8-6? (intense, bass driven, 28 minute track)

Peter Murphy on tour? Who knew. Peter Murphy was one of those who actually grew musically post-goth (see also David Bowie) while others of the era rehash their old crap (see Rolling Stones).

How come David Bowie and Peter Murphy get better as they get older and Sting keeps getting worse? :/

Zara:

I was lucky enough to see Bauhaus playing in Mexico City four or five years ago. Marvellous. The place where they played in was closed the day after because it was in a very ruined and dangerous state and was not designed to hold so many people. :) Nobody died the day of the concert, though.

I was a big Cure fan for maybe ten years, but I think the "good" Cure's final record was Disintegration. Others might disagree. The old material is powerful as ever to me. Same with the Banshees' catalogue.

Joe & Tiffany: I find that P.Murphy has gone a little bland also, but he's still got it. Sting? Yes, perhaps too much yoga AND wanting to appeal to 16-year olds with mellow ditties. Bowie's secret?: Get yourself accompanied by young, innovative musicians. His Outside CD was really great and well... chamaleonic.

today's mix yet:
orchestra baobab - specialist in all styles
dälek - from filthy tongues of gods and griots
john coltrane - quartet
roots manuva - run come save me

That Roots Manuva album is FANTASTIC. I love it a lot.

I have been listening to the Smashing Pumpkins these last days, they remember me the high school. Also I boght the Led Zeppelin Remasters and the last cd of The Mars Volta, sublime.

I am currently listening to Boards of Canada - Turqoise Hexagon Sun.

Next up is a piano sonata by Mozart.

Thanks to iTunes shuffle: Louis Prima, Captain Beefheart, The Durutti Column, The Residents, Pere Ubu, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Soul Coughing, The Fall, Ivor Cutler, The Chemical Brothers, Anton Karas,Alice Cooper, Elbow, John Barry, N*E*R*D, Air, Snow Patrol, Brian Wilson, Gonzales, Ian Brown, Sly & The Family Stone, The Beatles, Brian Eno, Goldfrapp, 808 State, Coil, The Flaming Lips, Neil Young, Buddy Holly, Grandaddy, Django Reinhardt, Cornelius, Spike Jones, Pink Floyd, Associates, Nick Drake, Magazine. The Beta Band.

I could go on.

I love iTunes shuffle.

Nick Cooke

The hum of flourescents, the click of others' keyboards, the murmur of muffled voices.

I forgot my headphones today.

::silently grumbles::

and the
Stranglers Hammersmith Odeon album 1981

Right now I'm into Bløf while learning some Dutch.

Rachid Taha's hilarious yet rocking Arabic version of 'Rock the Casbah'. Over and over again.

I am listening to a lot of shit that makes me feel like a 35 year old lawyer.

Kathleen Edwards
Beth Orton
Adem
Damien Jurardo

I feel like I should be sitting in a Starbucks, instead of the studio!

Yesterday I stumbled upon a CD my sister forgot in the house (she studies contemporary dance in other city). The CD is only labelled "Wim Mertems" yet it became one of my favourites in a single day.

I actually couldn´t find anything about this Wim Mertems on the internet so I guess I'll have to wait a couple of weeks to ask my sister about it.

Héctor

"Narcotango", by Carlos Libedinsky.

http://www.carloslibedinsky.com/english/home.html

fela kuti

When you come to Typecon in NYC and want to listen to the best jazz 88.3 FM WBGO. Listener sponsored radio and from 3-4 during M-F is the Blues Hour. If you would like a taste on-line streaming wbgo.org

Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, Kasabian... Lots of stuff beginning with "K". Saint Etienne and The Specials have also being appearing a lot recently on my iPod.

Headphones
Crystal Skulls
Copeland
Denison Witmer
Frou Frou
Massive Attack
Damien Jurado
Over The Rhine
Matisyahu
Mae

Botellita de Jerez: naco es chido, abuelita de batman, guacarrock del santo, alarmala de tos & al.

Héctor

Fountains of Wayne, my favorite purveyors of power pop, just released a 2-CD set* of b-sides, non-album singles, demos, etc. Awesome stuff -- their discards outclass most bands' official output.

*"Out of State Plates," for those shopping at home.

Right now -- 13 & God, a collaboration by German glitchpop rockers The Notwist and Anticon electro-rap experimentalists Themselves.

Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
Green Day - American Idiot
The Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation

...are the most played albums on my iPod.

Montreal Jazz festival, live from 2-6 on WBGO.org

Steve Reich
Spankrock
Devin the Dude
Express Rising
Delarosa&Asora
Paul Wall
A few of J-Rocc's mixtapes (Soul, Hip-Hop, Funk)

Thievery Corp, Boards of Canada, nice choices :)

Ever since Saturday, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon has been in high rotation!

At moment listening to quite a lot of power pop, like:
Brendan Benson, Oranger, The Sights, Jason Faulkner, Bronco Bullfrog, Death Ray Davies, Cotton Mather, etc, etc.

Ooh, Oranger! I was introduced to them a couple of months ago -- great stuff. Can't wait for their new disc in September...

"Proud" - Heather Small

Jerusalem - Emerson, Lake and Palmer

London Calling - The Clash

"In the days that follow look at our airports, look at our sea ports and look at our railway stations and, even after your cowardly attack, you will see that people from the rest of Britain, people from around the world will arrive in London to become Londoners and to fulfil their dreams and achieve their potential."

"They choose to come to London, as so many have come before because they come to be free, they come to live the life they choose, they come to be able to be themselves. They flee you because you tell them how they should live. They don't want that and nothing you do, however many of us you kill, will stop that flight to our city where freedom is strong and where people can live in harmony with one another. Whatever you do, however many you kill, you will fail."

-- Ken Livingstone - Mayor of London

http://www.thelondonline.co.uk/theline/article.php?articleID=495

well last night, it was Michael Buble in concert. now i've got jazz standards playin in my head.

a little rock: keane, snow patrol, the killers, franz ferdinand, embrace, blur, bush, the bravery, doves, the vines

and

some led zeppelin and def leppard for good measure

=^D

Tiff, you had me up until Def Leppard... =)

Speaking of the UK... I found this podcast, Not Your Usual Bollocks (iTunes link requires v4.9). Very tasty, half hour block of various indie tracks with very little talk. The host plays some obscure stuff (to my ears) - Brit electronica, German electronic. He mixes in just enough recognizable stuff from Kasabian, Autolux, Aphex Twin, to keep it at least a tad familiar. Very highly recommended! (Isn't it rare to find a podcast you can actually recommend?)

Ah, c'mon. What's like with out a little hairband? =^D Their 'best of' was released on iTunes and I found myself having a flashback to torn jeans, black leather, and big hair. =^D

Tiffany, I am right there with the Def Leppard. I have a secret collection of Def Leppard on vinyl and am always on the hunt for old paraphernalia, such as t-shirts and pins. Every once in a while I pull out the ole' "Historia" video colleciton on VHS, that is when I am near a VCR, which is rare. And then I totally play air guitar and imagine what my life would be like if I had followed my teen-age dream and married Joe Elliot. It is a sickness…

Sampling a lot of new stuff right now, but there are a couple of albums I can't stop listening to that should make it onto this year's list of best releases:

Sufjan Stevens, Come on, feel the Illinoise! Beautiful, dramatic, a truly stunning piece of work. Highly recommended!
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Debut release. A few of us TypeCon attendees are lucky enough to have nabbed the very last tickets for a sold-out show next week in Brooklyn, all thanks to my favorite ghost.

Bix Beiderbecke, Sydney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Gjango Reinhardt

and cat recovering from surgery

Jim

My new favorites are from Iceland nonetheless: Sigur Rós and Múm

Other stuff I've been listening to has been really chill music/trip hop like:

Aqualung
Boards Of Canada
Thievery Corporation
Sound Tribe Sector 9
Mogwai
Telefon Tel Aviv
DJ Shadow
Four Tet

Oh and a recent obsesion with the Finnish band: H.I.M.

That's really it!

which 4tet?

Rounds!

I just requested to join that group Stephen, only my handle is grafixforlife :D

Rounds is such a stunning album.
Now I’m queueing it up.
Now I’m listening to it.
Now I’m smiling a little.
Ahh.

AND you're in Philly too, it must be something in the air that makes us love this album! ;)

–I encourage all to join Last.fm — the music community site. (Here’s my page.) Then join the Typophiles group and we can all listen to each other. (Stephen Coles)

Just signed in. Consider me a Hangaround.

ƒ

Ok I'm interested. Look for typegirl.

I'm currently listening to The William Caslon Experience and loving it!
http://www.p22.com/records/

c'mon we just need 3 more at the last fm group!

Sufjan Stevens, his Illinois album.

I've been listening to Tony Bennett's The Art of Romance and my favorite tune is The Best Man. …I was the best man at the end when I was the best man at my best friends wedding day.

American Copywriter (Podcast). Search iTunes for it.

hi (newbie)
Doves - Lost Souls
Doves - The Last Broadcast
Doves - Lost cities (yea the others are better)
Broadway project - The Vessel
Eric Trufaz - Saloua

miles davis is AWESOME.
listening to his sessions can be tedious but it's fun fun fun.

glen phillips singin' bjork's hyperballad

Back in the saltmine, I've cooked up a shuffle with the Cramps, Gun Club, Go!Team, Gloria Jones and sweet, sweet El Perro Del Mar, fully visible at Last.fm.
But the Radio software fails to unpack every time. Could it be that I'm on OSX.2.8? Any clues? I want Typophile radio!

ƒ

Nickel Creek's Why Should the Fire Die? over, and over, and over, and ...

I have Bugge Wesseltoft in the car, at home and at work. Constantly.
http://www.jazzlandrec.com/bios.html

Am also into Jack Johnson and Les Cowboys Fringants and you can't beat Daniel Belanger's Deflaboxe when you're in the zone working on layout. http://www.audiogram.com/

i wonder how many record sales Mr. Stevens can credit to our dear Zara? (i = +1)

New music. I like . Michael Bublé. Young guy, sings jazz standards, some motown, oldies. Swingin.

Stan Freberg Presents: The United States of America

Should I pick Popeye or Donald Duck?

CHOCOLATE GENIUS!

Lonely beer Midnight kerning music:
--------------------------Jeff Buckley

KCRW (http://www.kcrw.com). The world-class "Morning
Becomes Eclectic" show is finally an MP3 stream and no
longer a lame Real Audio broadcast.

(Note: It's a true 'simulcast' so you can see the
programming on the site.)

Enjoy.

Stephen is responsible for reintroducing me to Cat Power.

Also, digging Interpol lately. It's like the distilled
essence of alterna-eighties, in a modern package (sans
the Casio keyboard and the hair).

Oh, and Jared introduced me to Add N to (X).
Nice stuff. It's like the Chemical Brothers with a sense of
humor, overlayed with Radiohead-esque textures.

this may not be very cool.
but I liked the last fugazi album


there's a really great act from DC called the Black Eyes. they have 3 drummers and 2 bassists. pretty amazing live
So far theyve been releasing their own vinyl, but theyre supposed to have something produced by ian mckaye soon

Sigur R

I can't get enough Beth Orton lately. Don't know what it is... her voice is like butter.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs! As raw as Beth Orton or maybe Cat Power, but more... unexpected. Check it out.

(No, not Hot Hot Heat -- who's lyrics are as repetetetetive as their name. Anyway, what's with band names nowadays? Soon they're gonna sound like race horses.)

> Bowing a guitar like a cello.

Yeah, the end of the guitar was on the floor while he sat in a chair and drew the bow across the middle of the neck. Like a cello. Droning ensues, true to their signature sound. Not sure how Jimmy Page did it. Who's Jimmy Page? (j/k)

I've been in a dazey mood lately. Beck's new album, Sea Change, is helping me thrive.

Slayer, to keep up the pace.

momus

Nick Drake at the moment.

I've got a major playlist... but the last couple of songs were from Paul Brady, Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Christy Moore, Van Morrison and Lou Reed.

Just ordered the new Alison Krauss CD so I can trip on the zen-like reserved bass playing of Abraham Laborial, as well as listen to an angel sing. Jerry Douglas and the rest are well worth grokking also.

Wow. There's people that listen to music? Who would have known?

pbc

I think the world would be a pretty awful place if there were no music. Just MHO.

Marc Bolan and T-Rex!

Get it on...

I have a bad case of Travis season going on at the moment.

By the way, they're type related (a font to download)
http://www.selfishjean.com/

Various Ensemble Organum recordings in rotation. Not only stunning, powerful vocal performances, but the kind of musicological archaeology that makes you question what you think you know about the history of western music.

Today I’m hooked on the Dethalbum. I feel very lucky to live in a time when a cartoon death metal band can release a full-length album and get their marketing people to “leak” it a month before it hits stores.

John’s organum recordings sound fascinating, but I’m on a loud, fast, and distorted binge right now.

Currently listening to cocoRosie, Lou Reed, red house painters, sigur Ros...
I recently discovered CocoRosie actually, and i'd like to always be all ears for creative musical experimentation. so let me know what you think of as creative experimentation!

exist,
Hilda

Jazzanova
Jaga Jazzist
Heroes & Zeros
Erik Satie
Beck
The Knife
Magnet
Ryan Adams
Sondre Lerche
Rufus Wainwright
Anthony and the Jonhsons
Talib Kweli

To mention just a few;o)

I’ve had Rhianna on repeat for two days now. It never gets old. I need to go buy the CD and stop streaming the video from YouTube—this THX system does not do good things for Youtube audio.

I’ve had Rhianna on repeat for two days now.
that's what i said, breakin dishes. :P
but now i've moved on to "sealion woman" mmmmm.

I like the first Rufus recording but it has something to do with the Van Dyke Parks arrangements.

Sad news that Joe Zawinul has died.

Sad news that Joe Zawinul has died.

At least he had a good long ride. But when I think of Weather Report, it is hard not to think of and be saddened by the tragic direction Jaco's life took. In his short span he influenced just about all bass players, whether they know it or not.

also double-post

A man! (John;-)

I played that snippet just before crawling to bed and now I cannot sleep. Probably the first time I've been really scared by sound alone. It sounded like it was recorded in hell.

Any music that can create a feeling so strong in a person deserves our respect.
Awesome....

I don't want to stop typing: It will be dark when I turn this off and right now the blue light from my Macbook Pro is the only thing keeping me safe!

haha, after hearing the test piece 'Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima' (John) my body hair stood on its tip, then i went into a hyterical fit of laughter. Luckily Andre, i'm in daylight now! i dont think i've ever been captured so quickly in a music piece as i just had. it was so instant.

on the other hand, currently listening to soap kills and Scrambled Eggs from LEBANON

The Threnody is definitely interesting, emotional, and powerful. Unfortunately I can tell it’s one of those pieces that loses quite a bit of power as a recording. I’ll have to keep watch for a performance.

Does anyone else feel that experiencing certain artistic events sort of turns down the volume on everything else? Between Wagner operas and seeing a 70mm print of Lawrence of Arabia, everything else seems smaller—especially experienced at home.

The trouble I have with concerts -- and I'm talking here about serious music performances, of course -- is that they almost always want to give the impression of value for money, which means that there is usually two or more pieces on the programme, depending on the overall length. And not only am I usually only interested in hearing one of the pieces, but that's usually all I can manage if I'm going to really pay attention to the music. It's tiring to really listen to something!

I know exactly what you mean about long concerts. It’s hard enough for those of us who appreciate the music but in limited doses, but it can be really hard to get friends and family to go along knowing that before they get to the one really great work they have to sit through a debut from some new composer almost nobody has ever heard of and one or two other minor works. It doesn’t help that concert halls also have the most uncomfortable seats around.

Gus Gus- Northern Lights!!!

Hmmmm, Patricia!
Did Cat Empire make it to the States?
They were a small local band in Melbourne, Australia back in 2003. A friend of mine from my Melbourne days; Jumps is on the decks. I haven't heard of them since 2003. American tour hmmm, Good on them! Hope they come to Norway.

I’m starting off with Muse this morning. Reminds me that hockey season opens soon.

The Damned—Strawberries

Right now I'm listening to very good Persian traditional music on iTunes.

Hey Fontplayer,

in my ears is John Lee Hooker right now.
Damned! He IS cool.

Stefan

Fontplayer,
thanks to the iTunes shuffle I had this amusing playlist some weeks ago, the song names in a row almost make sense:

Nothing’s Impossible (Depeche Mode)
Straighten Out (Stranglers)
Touched By The Hand Of God (New Order)
A Touch Of Henry Moore (The Nits)
Writing To Reach You (Travis)
Rainbow Flows (Husky Rescue)
Carry Me (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
Where The Wild Roses Grow (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
Smile Like You Mean It (The Killers)
Blame It On Me (Barenaked Ladies)
What You Meant (Franz Ferdinand)
Mercy In You (Depeche Mode)
Unconditional (The Bravery)
The Seething Rain Weeps For You (Mew)
Starz In Their Eyes (Just Jack)
Coming Home (The Crash)
Aerial (Kate Bush)
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (The Smiths)
Dress Up In You (Belle & Sebastian)
Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday) (Moby)
Now My Heart Is Full (Morrissey)

I've spent some time tonight at uTube listening to Feist, the lady with the quirky voice singing on the new iPod Nano commercial. Her delivery is so unusual. Sort of like Melanie mixed with a touch of Marc Bolan. I finally had to look up who was doing it. She has some other nice songs. I will probably have to buy something of hers.

I bet that commercial is a nice boost for her career. I can't be the only one checking her out.

junior boys: so this is goodbye {special edition}
i highly recommend this one.

Django Reinhardt at the moment. Love the guitar tone - so tinny.

pbc

Every day, Thelonious Monk. For 45 years, every day, Thelonious Monk.

Ever listen to Herbie Nichols? Highly recommended.

I'm listening to Christmas music. I can't help myself. http://www.last.fm/user/typegirl

The latest 4am mixtape from Warren Ellis. I kind of want to crank up the Wagner, but if I turn it up enough to hear the bass I Birgit Nilsson will wake up the baby next door.

The Lassie Foundation
Madlib
Bill Evans
Sun Ra
Serena Maneesh
The Lionheart Brothers
Gangstarr
My Bloody Valentine
Caribou
Dj Shadow
Swervedriver
Mozart

Django Reinhardt at the moment. Love the guitar tone - so tinny.
Paul, did you see Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown with Sean Penn?

Aimee Mann
crazy bitch Amy Winehouse
and I have a crush on Elliot Smith. Sigh.

This thread is so cool. I was so happy to see the Weather Report album posted. I am still discovering them, although I've listened to Jaco's first album for some time now.

White Stripes - 2007 - Icky Thump... vinyl version which _completely_ blows away the CD
Andy Taylor - 1987 - Thunder [2006 Expanded Remaster Promo Sample] ... short run pressing that cost me a fortune on "the Bay"
Dead Kennedys - 2004 - Live At The Deaf Club
Kazumi Watanabe - 1987 - The Spice Of Life
Killers - 2007 - Sawdust
Kylie Minogue - 2007 - X
Superdrag - 1996 - Regretfully Yours
Chicago - 1972 - V [2002 Rhino Expanded Remaster]
Kanye West - 2007 - Graduation (Don't know much about Kanye, a coworker gave me the CD to listen to)

I bought a laserdisc copy of Jimmy Buffett: Live By The Bay, albeit more for listening than watching. Not on DVD, not one stinker in the setlist, Jimmy was in his prime for a great show.

I'm trying to find a few nice compilations of violin sonatas on CD (I am open to recommendations).

at this moment? Sufjan Stevens' Joy to the World... mmmmm

Tell us more, James. Your link is less than instructive -- for me at least, I just get a seemingly non-clickable clock face. But "Green Day experimental album" sounds interesting...

LUX fragil

http://www.luxfragil.com/

Camera Silens
-Réalité

Nigeria 70
-The Definitive Story of 1970's Funky Lagos

If you're looking for some earthy funk, or a rich soul sound... no better place than Dusty Groove America

http://www.dustygroove.com/

Sometimes I just go over there to get inspired by all the great, and not so great, cover art.

For me, Christmas is all about nostalgia, so every year I dig out the Christmas vinyl.

First on deck:
Phil Spector's Christmas Album--Props to Phil for keeping the spoken intro in "White Christmas".

Also kinda kitschy:
A Liberace Christmas--As good an excuse as any for Lee to use the top octave!
Doris Day: Here Comes Santa Claus --makes me feel like a five-year old in a world with no cares.
Gene Autry: He'll be Coming Down the Chimney--"Yes by Gosh by Jimminy, he'll be coming down the chimney", a lyrical gem, and love the sound effects!

On the serious side:
A Festival of Lessons and Carols as Sung on Christmas Eve in Kings College Chapel Cambridge (1954)--Awesome old-school aristocratic accent of Sir John Sheppard, reading the lessons, and the schoolboy choristers are quite angelic.

Music for the Feast of Christmas (Ely Cathedral, c.1960)--A lot of really old tunes, 15th-17th century, with, for some reason, Messaien's "Les Anges".

**

I go to church at Christmas for the carols. Bit of a cheat, as I'm not religious.

Christmas is La Boheme time for me with tears and spicy Indian tea cuddled on the couch with family.

ChrisL

Ok, here's for the post-rock extravaganza:

1A) I just started my own myspace music page. Check it out.
An Echo and a Stranger's Hand

1B) Faunts new EP M4 - This band is like a perfect cross between the best parts of Sigur Rós and Radiohead. It's no exaggeration, they are that good. Super highly recommended.
Faunts Myspace

2) The Evpatoria Report - You've gotta hunt down their music online to listen to, since their distributor sucks, but it's totally worth it. Instrumental along the lines of Mogwai, but with heavier guitars.
The Evpatoria Report Myspace

3) Maserati - Like Pink Floyd? Particularly the delayed guitar work of David Gilmour on the Wall album? Maserati takes that basic guitar style and turns it into their entire sound. Very cool.
Maserati Myspace

I
HATE
CHRISTMAS
SONGS

Which is what I'm listening to now...I swear I'm about to go Crazy Kitten if they keep this up.

We were somehow listening to the Hanson Christmas record last night.

Christmas music. But good Christmas music: vespers from Westminster Cathedral, a compilation of Orthodox nativity hymns, Praetorius' Mass for Christmas Day, and assorted seasonal chant.

Oh, and the fabulously wonderful 2Cd set of the Tallis Scholars singing William Byrd, which isn't actually Christmas music but was a Christmas gift.

I just gained new respect for Koppa.

Also loving the neopsychedlic band Yeasayer and their debut album "All Hour Cymbals".

Amy Winehouse

...over
...and over
...and over again.

Dri — You Know I Tried

Dav(id)

Torchy songs and my new fave rave from Britain.

Amy Winehouse, Nina Simone, Al Green, old Tina.

...Muse - Supermassive Black Hole!

Bad luck charms (Defunct Hobart fuzzy think-pop)
Scientists of Modern Music (up and coming Hobart Kraftwerk electro boogie)
Nation Blue (Ex-Hobart blistering shouty wall of sound breakup music)
Sufjan Stevens
Arcade Fire
The Wrens
Guided by voices

Ahh what did we do before whiny indie music and type? Does anyone know if there is a longer running thread on Typophile then this one?

Priscilla Ahn’s EP
Benjamin Biolay “Trash Yéyé”
British Sea Power “Do You Like Rock Music?”

The Beatles, "When I'm 64"

ChrisL

Got the new Robert Wyatt, comicopera, which is very solid. Thought I would share this as I've never seen type on the surface of a record.

Mr. Wyatt explores some more traditional forms on this one, including some latin tunes. I hope this guy lives forever.

SAW the Nina! Her voice was shot but what a presence!

Where? Was it in France?

It is something to see a great off their prime. Sometimes it can be even more sweet. Nina is some sort of force to me more than a voice. And her over-the-top playing is so crazy. Too bad we ran her out of the states, but I totally understand.

I saw her at the Beacon Theater in NY in the early 90s. The audience was out of control. It was a great show and she did not have any temper tantrums. So glad I went.

Evolution of the Trumpet by Arturo Sandoval (the more you know about jazz trumpeters, the more stunning this is) - Slim Whitman's Vintage Collection (Reliving the spirit of "Mars Attacks") - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (lovely)

My short list:

GOMEZ! (current fav)

Propellerheads
Sigur
Wilco
The Wrens
The White Stipes
The Books
Deathcab

Jolie Holland

Her Texas accent is so pronounced she sounds Australian.

A playlist I made in the fall called "Annual Report" obviously to listen to while working on an annual report.
Includes:
Band of Horses
Bears
Beirut
Beniot Pioulard
Elvis Perkins
Luke Temple
M. Ward
Midlake
Miracle Fortress
Patrick Watson
Rogue Wave
Sea Wolf
Seabear
Sparrow House
Vampire Weekend