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Old 01-05-2008, 03:56 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default A few bands to sample

I've been browsing a bit tonight, had a few listens to a few bands and found some great outfits. Theres a bit of a range, from a relatively mellow psychedelic Radiohead through to awesome party starter southern rock through to minimalist drone and ambience that is bloody hard work to sit through!

Just right click the links and hit 'save target as'. The quality is only 56k as they're just samples which is a shame, but still beats not hearing these bands at all.

Mr Plow - Dead Eye Dick - This is a cool Dozer, Clutch, Sabbath like song, a slowish tempo, and all I need now is a beer. This is a fairly easy listening song, and a great one to start with.
Asteroid - The Great Unknown - Love this one, it's got a good QOTSA/Truckfighters sound, with some awesome vocals resonating throughout.
Federale - Hong Kong Trail - some of that feel good, wouldn't go a miss at a party, rock. Turn it up and get-me-a-beer stuff.
Giant Brain - Ausgesetzt - Definetly one for the Kraut fans, ie Kraftwerk and the likes. Great extending jams.
Dead Meadow - At Her Open Door - Indeed to me has a lazy Radiohead vibe to it. Mellow compared to the others.
Leaf Hound - Freelance Fiend - Easy to see these guys liked their Hendrix and Zep on the way to becoming a band. Don't let that put you off though if you're one of these 'Ew, Zeppelin' people.
Marble Sheep - The Drop - It's a pity the quality is such arse on this track because these guys can fucking play, awesome see-you-later we're going on a ballsy Hawkwind journey stuff. Awesome, awesome, awesome.
Suma - It's Broken - Heavy stuff, again shite quality foils it's impact on me, but this is coming down from the likes of Spiritual Beggars, that heavy southern sound.
Whitehorse - Fire To Light The Way - This is where things get a tad heavier. The bleak, thick and doomed outlook of post rock/drone whatever, combine to make this feel like the end of the universe.
Black Mayonnaise - Ttssattsr - As if Whitehorse didn't do the job, this one man band certainly left me feeling just a bit cold and ugly. Spacey groans over a thick distortion and some slow-mo minimal snare drumming.
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