Soundtrack To Your Angst

Jamie Starr · 28-04-2010 02:27PM

Monzo wrote: »

I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not but recent? Richard D James (or Aphex Twin) has been putting out music for about twenty years now. Possibly the most influential Irish artist of all time.

I Googled him (because anyone who listens to Takemura must be someone truly amazing!!11), so I knew he'd been around- I just call anything I haven't heard of hip, cool and recent.

Remembered this for some reason today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhbXv0hCXSQ

It is amazingly difficult to find the proper version of this song on Yewtewb. (This guy had to add the 'Don't' at the start just so it wouldn't be taken down.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oCA1wba1HQ

Extrasupervery · 28-04-2010 09:20PM

Ginja Ninja wrote: »

Extrasupervery has made my day music-wise:
This is me set for the exams

Don't worry,I'm yours

I knew I added you on Facebook for a reason

In fact A Neurotic made your day, he posted that song to my wall.

unknown13 · 28-04-2010 10:37PM

jefreywithonef · 28-04-2010 10:55PM

I listened to a Mountain Goats album earlier. I'm not exactly up to date with contemporary singer/songwriters but John Darnielle must definitely be near the top of the pile.

'This Year' was a bit of an anthem for me during 6th Year and the Leaving Cert because of its "I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me" chorus. It's actually about the absue inflicted upon Darnielle by his father, but it's still astoundingly inspirational.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYCzDhaRV60

Here's a more tense but equally brilliant song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZZ_EAr7Ces

Ginja Ninja · 28-04-2010 11:18PM

for the history students among us:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhTSfOZUNLo

I actually like the song as well as the tv show

DylanS09 · 29-04-2010 11:12AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog

Class song!

SligoBrewer · 29-04-2010 11:16AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX5JVB_Puas

Ginja Ninja · 29-04-2010 11:56AM

on a small daft punk binge at the moment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atk2-GTDdsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw

Bobalicious93 · 29-04-2010 06:34PM

Monzo wrote: »

I listened to a Mountain Goats album earlier. I'm not exactly up to date with contemporary singer/songwriters but John Darnielle must definitely be near the top of the pile.

Absolutely nothing to do with this post, but I want to get into some of Frank Black's solo stuff, can you recommend some of the better albums?

EDIT: Actually, while I'm here, I might as well post some stuff...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXkAN28urU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AKbUm8GrbM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_hEdt1Xes

The 3 covers we're playing tomorrow night at our first gig. Listening to them over and over atm

jefreywithonef · 29-04-2010 07:58PM

Bobalicious93 wrote: »

Absolutely nothing to do with this post, but I want to get into some of Frank Black's solo stuff, can you recommend some of the better albums?

You came to the right man Boba.

All his solo stuff is available to listen for free(!) on his website

Start with his first solo album, the eponymous one, it's really poppy but it's his most Pixies-like (check out 'Parry The Wind High, Low' for instance).

Teenager of the Year is poppier still, but it's amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpGD1ZATcuA

Bluefinger, Nonstoperotik and Svn Fngrs continue in a fabulous Pixies vein. I'd avoid the Catholics stuff for now, as righteous as some of their albums are, unless you're big into the Stones or classic rock in general, in which case you'll like them a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1APh7zqNuf8

edit: (Y) to the Cars and Who songs.

highlydebased · 29-04-2010 08:19PM

If you're so inclined. This is pretty awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9CgW_Bh3pk

Novella · 29-04-2010 08:28PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhr0iXFkSaU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djChY6Ol9ig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orv_F2HV4gk

phlegms · 29-04-2010 09:50PM

Serious radiohead binge tonight.
Some people have no love for "Pablo Honey". Those people are wrong, its lurrrvely.

jefreywithonef · 29-04-2010 09:57PM

phlegms wrote: »

Serious radiohead binge tonight.
Some people have no love for "Pablo Honey". Those people are wrong, its lurrrvely.

Yeah it's amazing how some people can dismiss an album that contains the likes of Blow Out, Stop Whispering, Anyone Can Guitar, You, Been Thinking About You, Creep...

jumpguy · 29-04-2010 10:01PM

Was reading through a certain blog (<_< >_>) and I read a lyric of this song! I completely forgot about this for like a year. Savage stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCeD_6Y3GQc

phlegms · 29-04-2010 10:04PM

Monzo wrote: »

Yeah it's amazing how some people can dismiss an album that contains the likes of Blow Out, Stop Whispering, Anyone Can Guitar, You, Been Thinking About You, Creep...

I love making my through their discography starting with Pablo Honey and going through it chronologically. Their progression is astonishing. I don't think any other band (except maybe The Beatles) was able to so successfully reinvent their sound so distinctly with each album.

sock puppet · 29-04-2010 10:12PM

phlegms wrote: »

I love making my through their discography starting with Pablo Honey and going through it chronologically. Their progression is astonishing. I don't think any other band (except maybe The Beatles) was able to so successfully reinvent their sound so distinctly with each album.

Reinvention? Pablo Honey to the bends was just an evolution of their sound. Neither album were anything ground breaking.

jefreywithonef · 29-04-2010 10:12PM

phlegms wrote: »

I love making my through their discography starting with Pablo Honey and going through it chronologically. Their progression is astonishing. I don't think any other band (except maybe The Beatles) was able to so successfully reinvent their sound so distinctly with each album.

Yeah it's always great for a band to evolve their sound, but as you say Radiohead somehow manage to reinvent it and continue to make it amazing.

That reminds me of my urgent need to acquire every Beatles album. Only have Let It Be, Magical Mystery Tour and Revolver. Can't believe it took me nearly four years for me to properly check them out. I should have been listening to that goodness in TY!

phlegms · 29-04-2010 10:24PM

sock puppet wrote: »

Reinvention? Pablo Honey to the bends was just an evolution of their sound. Neither album were anything ground breaking.

Schtop your nonsense.

Extrasupervery · 30-04-2010 09:15AM

flyswatter · 30-04-2010 03:16PM

Bought these today.

Ginja Ninja · 30-04-2010 04:04PM

just watched the music video for M.I.A-Born Free .it was banned on youtube,I can see why it's terrible and pointlessly OTT,plus the song isn't that good.

it's basically the cleansing of the ginger kids from an area,I'll admit I'm biased but WTF?

something more motivational:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SAxT6eXtcs

just for the first minute of the song

Fad · 30-04-2010 04:21PM

Ginja Ninja wrote: »

jut w the music video for M.I.A-Born Free .it was banned on youtube,I can see why it's terrible and pointlessly OTT,plus the song isn't that good.

it's basically the cleansing of the ginger kids from an area,I'll admit I'm biased but WTF?

Notice the Irish accent and the "Our Day Will Come"? Notice the fact that it's in America?.......there's a huge problem with illegal Irish immigrants over in the US......they might have been getting at something a little beyond cleansing the gene pool.....

Ginja Ninja · 30-04-2010 04:27PM

Fad wrote: »

Notice the Irish accent and the "Our Day Will Come"? Notice the fact that it's in America?.......there's a huge problem with illegal Irish immigrants over in the US......they might have been getting at something a little beyond cleansing the gene pool.....

oh yeah,it's based on the IRA,see the typical mon on the wall? And the raiding of the house.The IRA were one of the only terrorist groups to take their targets out of their house and leave everyone else untouched.

still what's the point of the violence and nudity? Unless they are terrorist sympathisers[not impossible given the history]

jefreywithonef · 30-04-2010 04:36PM

Listened to new albums by The Fall and the New Pornographers this afternoon. This song is just glorious. Summer anthems ftw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SUTizNQgLA

Fad · 30-04-2010 04:39PM

Ginja Ninja wrote: »

oh yeah,it's based on the IRA,see the typical mon on the wall? And the raiding of the house.The IRA were one of the only terrorist groups to take their targets out of their house and leave everyone else untouched.

I dont think it's to do with the IRA, just something to make the whole Irish connection a bit more blatant, that said, I could have entirely missed the point. I do however think the whole raiding and only taking the one person is just a coincidence.

still what's the point of the violence and nudity? Unless they are terrorist sympathisers[not impossible given the history]

Sensationalism.

To provoke discussion (I'd say not even half the number of people who watched the video would have seen it, had the video not been so shocking).

That and it's fúcking genius promotion on M.I.A's part, epic viral promoting.

Ginja Ninja · 30-04-2010 04:49PM

Fad wrote: »

That and it's fúcking genius promotion on M.I.A's part, epic viral promoting.

yeah it is! it's working well,we're discussing it right now.It still doesn't change the fact that it's a bad video and the song is less then awful

if you want a really well put together video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcHKOC64KnE

the video is about sex,that's all I need to say

Fad · 30-04-2010 05:43PM

Ginja Ninja wrote: »

yeah it is! it's working well,we're discussing it right now.It still doesn't change the fact that it's a bad video and the song is less then awful

I really like M.I.A so.....meh

It's not a bad video, you just have a chip on your shoulder