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Posted: January 17 2013 at 13:55
It seems like a few days ago it was in the 70s (Fahrenheit) here, and now there are freeze warnings tonight, to the point where we might have trouble getting into work tomorrow.
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I like it. It is like their other albums in they remind me of a cross between Queen and U2 with a large dose of Coldplay. They've added dubstep to a couple of songs to keep up with the trends.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 14:07
HolyMoly wrote:
The Bearded Bard wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
The Bearded Bard wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
OK, I'll pick one of the jazz phase ones first. I see Audun listening to Phanerotyme a lot on the Listening thread, maybe I'll get that next. Thanky.
A good choice, allthough I disagree with Chris calling "Let Them Eat Cake" - "It's A Love Cult" their jazz phase. More like pop/crossover, IMO.
I hear a little bit of jazziness in those albums, but yeah. It's certainly Eclectic, that's for sure.
Oh yes, there is definitely some jazz in there, but I firstly think of that era as more popish, mellower, than anything else they've done, that I've heard. No matter what it's called, jazz-era or pop-era, they changed their style, that's for sure!
What did you think of Phanerothyme, btw? And how is The Death Defying Unicorn? I've yet to hear that one (amongst others).
I got the Death Defying Unicorn last September, so I've had it for a while. However, at the same time, I also acquired The Swans' "Seer" album (a huge deal for me), so it kind of monopolized my attention at the expense of the Motorpsycho album. I'm still not head-over-heels in love with it, but I admire and enjoy it enough for it to be ranked very highly (#4 I think) on my Best of 2012. Phanerothyme struck me as a lot more tuneful and fun, which I appreciate. And several songs went in areas that made me think "whoa, how did the song get here?". So I liked it, probably at least as much as the Unicorn one. And that was just streaming. But I went ahead and purchased a download for "Heavy Metal Fruit", and though I haven't finished that one yet, I think I like it the best of the three. Very heavy and quite psychedelic, not quite as dense as Unicorn but not quite as whimsical as Phanerothyme. Of course, this is all just initial impressions.
Cool! Glad to see you enjoyed Phanerothyme. Must investigate Motorpsycho further soon myself. There's still some of their albums I haven't heard, "The Death Defying Unicorn" and "Heavy Metal Fruit" being two of them.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 14:53
From my experience, dub-step came out of electronic/house music over the last 5-6 years (?) and grew in popularity over the last couple of years. To me, it seemed to be a genre that revolved around the technique of a build-up to the point where it sounds like the music is going to collapse on itself, then the beat comes in and the bass "drops", each of which sounding big and heavy, and the bass is held out for long measures. Emphasis is on electronic beats themselves, slower tempos, but lots of fast and intricate rhythms. The music itself is usually somewhere between hip-hop samples, house music, and 80s-inspired progressions or chorus's, depending on the artist.
Don't kill me. I'm no dub-step expert. Some of it, like Pretty Lights, is good, but most of it is crap after the bass "drops". Especially Skrillex, who I like to call "wub-step" because he just makes these wub-wub sounding beats.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 15:04
Had a great time at the St.Louis City Museum. It's not really a museum, but a huge playground for all ages. It was really great, one of the most entertaining places I've been in my life.
This shows some of it, but it's really hard to imagine how great it is there. If you're ever in the city, you have to go.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 15:16
darkshade wrote:
From my experience, dub-step came out of electronic/house music over the last 5-6 years (?) and grew in popularity over the last couple of years. To me, it seemed to be a genre that revolved around the technique of a build-up to the point where it sounds like the music is going to collapse on itself, then the beat comes in and the bass "drops", each of which sounding big and heavy, and the bass is held out for long measures. Emphasis is on electronic beats themselves, slower tempos, but lots of fast and intricate rhythms. The music itself is usually somewhere between hip-hop samples, house music, and 80s-inspired progressions or chorus's, depending on the artist.
Don't kill me. I'm no dub-step expert. Some of it, like Pretty Lights, is good, but most of it is crap after the bass "drops". Especially Skrillex, who I like to call "wub-step" because he just makes these wub-wub sounding beats.
Thanks for the clarification. I feel like we've discussed this here before too. Sounds like house music that's got some more dynamics added to it, or electronica that's been beefed up to function as house music.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 15:49
darkshade wrote:
From my experience, dub-step came out of electronic/house music over the last 5-6 years (?) and grew in popularity over the last couple of years. To me, it seemed to be a genre that revolved around the technique of a build-up to the point where it sounds like the music is going to collapse on itself, then the beat comes in and the bass "drops", each of which sounding big and heavy, and the bass is held out for long measures. Emphasis is on electronic beats themselves, slower tempos, but lots of fast and intricate rhythms. The music itself is usually somewhere between hip-hop samples, house music, and 80s-inspired progressions or chorus's, depending on the artist.
Don't kill me. I'm no dub-step expert. Some of it, like Pretty Lights, is good, but most of it is crap after the bass "drops". Especially Skrillex, who I like to call "wub-step" because he just makes these wub-wub sounding beats.
I'd just like to point out there is a big difference between the music Skrillex makes that is known as dubstep and the music that was known as dubstep before it went mainstream.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 18:34
irrelevant wrote:
Split Enz - Mental Notes, fantastic!
Oh yes....
"Spellbound" ....... whoaaaa
Btw, have you heard any of Phil Judd's solo stuff? He put one out just a few years ago called "Love is a Moron", and I was extremely impressed with it. There's a song on it called "W**kers" that is so awesome I can hardly sit still when it's on.
edit: checked, and there's nothing from that album on Youtube, and only one song on Grooveshark.
It's not very fashionable to be a Phil Judd fan these days, not since his unfortunate drunken Facebook stalking episode.
Edited by HolyMoly - January 17 2013 at 18:41
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rushfan4 wrote:
A good choice, allthough I disagree with Chris calling "Let Them Eat Cake" - "It's A Love Cult" their jazz phase. More like pop/crossover, IMO.
