"Send" is terrible though <---- adequately fulfilling the requirements of the thread title
― Zach Same (Tom D.), Sunday, 23 September 2018 22:49 (five years ago) link
yep
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 23 September 2018 22:50 (five years ago) link
beyoncé's music imprisons minds & liberates no one
― crüt, Sunday, September 23, 2018 11:29 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I’ll up this one as this might be the right thread.
This shouldn’t be a controversial opinion. Beyonce’s grotesque transformation of real radicalism into a dep Fuck Beyonce and her imperialist elite pretensiousness. She’s not progressive, she’s a commodified caricature.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 23 September 2018 23:16 (five years ago) link
Sorry I erased a bit by mistake:
Beyonce’s grotesque transformation of real radicalist imagery and messages into de-politicized, mindless spectacle is what should spark controversy.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 23 September 2018 23:19 (five years ago) link
I really liked “a dep Fuck Beyoncé” tho
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Sunday, 23 September 2018 23:28 (five years ago) link
Read & Burn 01/Read & Burn 02/Send > Pink Flag/Chairs Missing/154
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 23 September 2018 22:20 (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
kind of agree. send is one of the best albums of the last 20 years
― imago, Sunday, 23 September 2018 23:54 (five years ago) link
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, September 23, 2018
explain this to my black students though, who saw past the spectacle
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 23 September 2018 23:55 (five years ago) link
What do you teach, Alfred?
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Monday, 24 September 2018 00:06 (five years ago) link
After giving Chairs Missing and 154 proper listens in the past couple weeks... I’ve decided I really only care about Wire songs that sound like singles. Not that they’re a bad band or anything.
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Monday, 24 September 2018 00:21 (five years ago) link
Edit... I listened to Pink Flag also
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Monday, 24 September 2018 00:23 (five years ago) link
― growing up in publix (morrisp),
Journalism. Until last month I was the student media adviser for the student paper and radio station.
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 September 2018 00:23 (five years ago) link
...too
The offspring had some amazing songs
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 00:26 (five years ago) link
Love "Gone Away"
― The nexus of the crisis (Sund4r), Monday, 24 September 2018 00:28 (five years ago) link
A fantastic song. Maybe the offspring aren’t that low on the critic’s estimation— i always got the sense they were.
I like “the kids aren’t alright” and all the other songs rhey made that sound like that, like “you’re gonna go far kid”
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 00:34 (five years ago) link
Self esteem is catchy af
― brimstead, Monday, 24 September 2018 02:21 (five years ago) link
definitely cosign some of the offspring love
― Ross, Monday, 24 September 2018 02:30 (five years ago) link
There's never been a Scottish music scene.
There's a UK scene which includes Scottish people, labels, cities, venues etc.
― everything, Monday, 24 September 2018 02:53 (five years ago) link
dude no
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 03:06 (five years ago) link
Tell your black students to watch Chappelle’s bit on celebrities:
https://youtu.be/H7b5hJ0G_9c
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:11 (five years ago) link
the song "feel it still" by portugal the man is a good song
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 03:20 (five years ago) link
The bulk of the amateur, modular enthusiast tracks (demos, sketches, full-on / fleshed out tracks) i've heard on Soundcloud are more enjoyable than most of the 'studio' songs that make up the proper releases I've listened to (so far) this year. Except maybe for the Beak, Aphex Twin, and xuiqen albums, and some albums on Another Timbre.
New vinyl records are a waste of money. Most tape releases sound like crap--why won't people use metal bias / type II tape cassettes, and put effort into improving the sound quality of their releases? Is it (putting out tapes) just for the sake of novelty? Notice Recordings (label) make good-sounding tapes, why won't others?
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:23 (five years ago) link
What do you recommend for modular enthusiast tracks?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:24 (five years ago) link
xpost A 35 year old second hand cassette copy of say Duck Rock, 90125, Crises etc has better sound quality than a regular nowadays vinyl, CD or cassette release.
― everything, Monday, 24 September 2018 03:28 (five years ago) link
A dubious claim at best
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:29 (five years ago) link
Go pick one up at your local thrift store then tell me I'm wrong.
― everything, Monday, 24 September 2018 03:39 (five years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/leheron_idletones/likes -- this might be hit and miss, but there are loads of modular synth sketches, demos, tracks, etc. The recently liked "Charles" tracks are v pleasant
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:54 (five years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/edbkt/river -- these "edbkt" tracks are really nice as well..https://soundcloud.com/edbkt/mngrvs
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 04:18 (five years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/caspar-hesselager/to-be-quiet-modular-synth-patch
sorry, one more
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 04:21 (five years ago) link
Thanks!
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 24 September 2018 04:29 (five years ago) link
what did/does the music mean to them?
― crüt, Monday, 24 September 2018 04:52 (five years ago) link
liberation
― groovemaaan, Monday, 24 September 2018 05:42 (five years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/aroom_temp/180407ahttps://soundcloud.com/papernoise/random-ringshttps://soundcloud.com/billygomberg/180125-last-from-brooklyn
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 07:28 (five years ago) link
I think the thing with vinyl and with tapes is that the distortion and lack of clarity are part of the sound, sometimes cleaning up a recording means removing something that worked, whether the artist or producer intended it or not (the reverse is often the case too of course) and that is a creative decision on a case by case basis, you can't say "it's always bad" or "it's always good." Acts putting out tapes in 2018 are essentially putting a 1980s instagram filter on their music, I find it a bit silly, but it's their choice.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 24 September 2018 09:41 (five years ago) link
It made my tracks ballot last year.
― The nexus of the crisis (Sund4r), Monday, 24 September 2018 13:16 (five years ago) link
xps more specifically.
― crüt, Monday, 24 September 2018 13:18 (five years ago) link
jamie xx will never be respected by the culture he adores even though he deserves it
― ninthyoung, Monday, 24 September 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
I think the thing with vinyl and with tapes is that the distortion and lack of clarity are part of the sound, sometimes cleaning up a recording means removing something that worked, whether the artist or producer intended it or not (the reverse is often the case too of course) and that is a creative decision on a case by case basis, you can't say "it's always bad" or "it's always good."
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 19:05 (five years ago) link
*especially with Normal bias (type i) tapes, which most people seem to be using
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 19:06 (five years ago) link
of course, you can't monitor each/every dub, for a run of tapes.. but at least do it once, to set a general level just high enough so there won't be distortion / clipping, unless you wanted that effect. I have a Silver Jews 'Early Times' cassette from Drag City, and they did it right. 'Early Time's is sort of a meta- example, though
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
I'm looking forward to this: https://deadoceans.com/news/ryley-walker-announces-the-lillywhite-sessions/
Because I think DMB has a lot of material that most people would like if it weren't being delivered by DMB.
― Evan, Monday, 24 September 2018 20:21 (five years ago) link
oh i am super hyped for that surprise
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 24 September 2018 21:49 (five years ago) link
the "surf's up" album would've been better than "pet sounds" if it had been all wilson songs
― milkshake duck george bernard shaw (rushomancy), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:46 (five years ago) link
most cds sound better than most vinyl
― milkshake duck george bernard shaw (rushomancy), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
Pet Sounds is overrated (we’ve had this discussion here)
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:50 (five years ago) link
(Beach Boys are great but Pet Sounds a flawed “go-to” album)
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:51 (five years ago) link
i agree with that
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:53 (five years ago) link
50s rock and roll all sounds thes ame
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:57 (five years ago) link
^this is kind of true, but it sounds gr8
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 02:01 (five years ago) link
This is not even remotely controversial.
― Zach Same (Tom D.), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 09:17 (five years ago) link