This album is very good. I remember checking out a track under the Kirby name and not being impressed, maybe I should relisten to that one because this is fantastic.

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The Moon Rang like a Bell by Hundred Waters

Oh god. Oh god. It's streaming now and I cant handle myself. Ive been looking forward to this album for months. Today is going to be a very good day. Here I go..

Very nice, I'll definitely have to pick this up. Thanks for posting about it.

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Fat White Family - Champagne Holocaust (2013)
I've had this on my shuffle wish list for a while now, and have liked the songs I've heard so I finally decided to play the whole thing. Garagey, psychedelic, a bit lazy and lo-fi indie rock from London. Good listen! Reminds me a bit of Sonny & The Sunsets at times, however more varied and overall louder.

Cool album for sure. My mum introduced me to them after they opened for whatever band they paid to see (Gogol Bordello I think). Probably need to listen to it again.

On vinyl:
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To get this back on vinyl is really something for me as this was the album that really got me into music back in '85 and to find a copy in fantastic condition for just £5 made me feel all gooey inside.

Front Line Assembly - Echoes (The EBM masters are back. One for Janszoon and bob methinks)
Black Light Burns - The Moment You Realize You Are Going To Fall (The guitarist out of Limp Bizkit solo project. Decent Industrial.)
Jose Padilla and Kirsty Keatch - Binary Sun (The legendary Balearic guitarist is back with a superb chilled out album of sun kissed tunes).

After hearing Willie Bosket and Hatchet Job, I had to. So ****in good. Also will be looking into whatever movie sample he uses in that one song about getting a job, because it sounds like an excellent movie.

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Love - Black Beauty (2012)

Previously unreleased (officially) studio recordings from 1973. I've heard some of these tunes on various bootlegs and some were new to me. Not as interesting to me as the first three Love albums, but it fits in well with the rest of the albums they released between 1969 and 1974.

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Hyperblast Super Collider - Pryapisme

This is ADD in progressive metal form. The irony.

Hell yes, my album of the year from 2013. I think the movie you're referring to is Runaway Train, which I haven't seen.

That speech about getting a little job, and it being gold and ****, was just an excellent ****ing quote. Mad props to him for sampling something that cool.

James sent me this for one of those album trade things.....i loved and and never wrote my review

no kidding :)....is it worth getting?

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Darren Korb - Transistor Original Soundtrack

It's funny, as much as I enjoyed Supergiant's previous game, Bastion, it was actually the soundtrack that had me more anticipatory for Transistor. Given the cyberpunk-ish nature of the game Transistor, the music on this album has far less acoustic guitar moments as was found on Bastion's soundtrack, this time more in favour for more electronic sounds. That's not to say there's no acoustic instruments found on this soundtrack, in fact there's one song where I swear I heard a banjo in it somewhere, but Bastion and Transistor are very different games with very different settings, and the music on this OST definitely would be in my cyberpunk movie.

Definitely worth a go.

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Wooden Wand Farmer's Corner

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Wovenhand Refractory Obdurate

Excellent new releases from two of my favorite artists. James Jackson Toth, David Eugene Edwards and their respective band-mates can do no wrong in my book or to my ears.

clipping. - midcity
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I listened to the second song off their upcoming full length on Sub Pop, "Body & Blood," today and loved it, so I thought I'd get their mixtape in preparation for CLPPNG. Really interesting rap, good flow, mixed with harsh noise influenced beats. Plus the album art is rad.

Hamilton Leithauser - Black Hours
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Listened to it on NPR First Listen and really liked it. I'm also a big fan of The Walkmen, so I had to pick this one up.

Just got:

1. The Choir - Free Flying Soul
2. Midnight Oil - Earth Sun and the Moon

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Wen - Signals

If you're a fan of Burial's stuff check this. Anyone wants it post and I'll send you a PM.

Pm.

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The Long Ryders - Native Sons (1984)
Been meaning to play this one for a while based on some songs I've heard, namely "Ivory Tower". This album apparently bridges the gap between The Byrds' and Gram Parsons' country rock and alt-country of bands like Wilco. Mostly really good, there's just one overly country sound that's a bit too close to new country for my liking. Shame about that album cover too, I think if it was on something from the 60s or 70s it would be forgivable but it doesn't quite fit this music IMO, makes it look more dated than it sounds for 1984.


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Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground (1984)
This was not on my radar until I started perusing the RYM 1984 charts, as the Violent Femmes were never a band I had much interest in. I've known the hits but never loved them. I listened to their debut a few times last week, trying to compile my 1983 top 10, but ended up liking it less than I expected. Halfway through this one and I'm actually liking it a lot more. Makes me think it could make my 1984 top 10 once I get more familiar with it.


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Felt - The Splendour of Fear (1984)
Another one I discovered thanks to the 1984 RYM charts - I can't deny the cover caught my attention. Really good post-punk / jangle pop with nice instrumentals and great guitar playing throughout. Vocals aren't particularly strong or unique but a really great vibe overall. I'll be playing this more and checking out their other stuff.


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Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip (1983)
This one's been on my radar a bit longer, due to recommendations from people on another forum. I think I had the volume a bit lower for this so it ended up being more of a cursory listen than the others tonight. I'll have to revisit soon. Definitely reminded me of some other stuff, probably the stuff I've listened to before that prompted the recommendation, but I can't remember what. Anyway I'll have to revisit this one to get a better feel for it.


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Echo and The Bunnymen - Crocodiles (1980)
The 80s fest continues with another first listen! I started to play The Psychedelic Furs' Talk Talk Talk but after a couple of songs (and enjoying "Pretty in Pink") my g/f asked if I had any Echo and The Bunnymen. I said I don't but Spotify does, so I looked into their albums (haven't heard any in their entirety) and decided to start with the debut. Got halfway through and she asked if I could play "The Killing Moon" from Ocean Rain, so now we're onto that album for a little bit before heading to bed - definitely like what I heard enough that I already downloaded it. Same with all the others, save for Rain Parade which I need to reevaluate.

Solid night of first listens.

I recommend you check out The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories and Forever Breathes the Lonely Word. The former has some amazing guitar playing and the latter features a nice combining of organ and jangly guitar. Lawrence certainly can't sing but I wouldn't say that his vocals are not unique. I think of him more as a poet fronting a jangle pop band than a singer. I find his vocal style quite distinct.

Ocean Rain is easily my favorite Bunnymen album, followed by HUH. I like that Rain Parade album too (I listen to it when I want something peaceful), and I'll second what Zer0 said about Felt.

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Archive - Axiom (2014)

Didn't even know they had a new album coming out until I grabbed it.

Keep in mind this was my first time listening, maybe the vocals will stand out more next time.

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The Icarus Line - Penance Soiree (2004)
A straight-up, noisy rock 'n' roll album. Straight-up rock 'n' roll often bores the crap out of me but this album isn't half bad I guess. What saves it are the abrasive guitars and bucket-loads of energy, however the album could have benefited from a shorter running time.

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Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (2006)
A very enjoyable alt-country album. 'Star Witness' is the standout track for me but there's plenty of great songs here. The album seems to bounce from romantic and uplifting country-pop to dark, eerie ballads. But all throughout, her reverb-heavy voice sounds wonderfully warm.

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The Horrors - Luminous (2014)
After the hugely enjoyable Primary Colours and Skying this album had a lot of expectation riding on it. Unfortunately it falls flat on it's face. The band isn't taking any risks here and have drifted into that safe, arena rock territory occupied by countless middle-of-the-road straddling bands. The result is an album which is bland and unmemorable for the most part.

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Michel Chion - Requiem

This is fantastic, thanks for sharing.

I absolutely adore this album. Definitely my fav of hers.

anyway for whatever reason I have never gotten into the swans. They've always seemed like a band I should like but don't. So once again I'm trying to find something in them to like..

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But yeah. Not doing it for me :/ maybe ill try again later but I'm not sure theres any reason to tbh

What don't you enjoy? I've yet to listen to it, but I hear it's terrific. Dat album cover though. So good.

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and

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on fucking vinyl.

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Weed Deserve (2013)

Finally got this on vinyl.

Weed bandcamp: Deserve | Weed

I love 'The Killing Moon', I first heard it in the movie Gia. Echo and the Bunnymen are one of those bands I keep meaning to get into but don't know where I'd start. Dig that song, dig their 'People are Strange' cover.

I've since listened to Ocean Rain, and I definitely prefer Crocodile. I'd suggest starting at the beginning.

Yeah, hard to argue with any of the first four albums.

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Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
Blown away by this. Amazing album artwork too.

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The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (1980)
First time playing this one, it's been on my to-do list for quite some time. Impressed! Need to spin it again this week.


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Meat Puppets - Up on the Sun (1995)
I enjoy this one as much as II. It may not contain their best songs (those are on II), but it's just as consistent and the mood is upbeat and fun.


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The Skull Defekts - Dances in Dreams of the Known Unknown
Pretty interesting experimental/post-punk stuff from Sweden that brings to mind These New Puritans (first two releases) and Liars. Released on Thrill Jockey - on whose site I just learned that the band added Lungfish vocalist Daniel Higgs around 2011. Their RYM discography is huge, yet only dates back 9 years. not sure what to make of it all though, as many entries don't have track lists and some appear short. I wonder if the long album list doesn't also include demos and EPs.

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Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
I don't think I will ever get used to the noisy/screechy production of this album. Does the remaster sound any better? I wonder if even in 1985 this didn't hurt people's ears. I know it's noise pop so it's intentional to an extent, but it hurts. I could like this a lot more if it didn't sound so poorly recorded. Still pretty awesome.

Also every time I listen to this I'm reminded of how much of an influence this must have been on Hilt's Journey to the Center of the Bowl (1991). It's like an industrial version of this album. I loved it before I even know about this album, and I always described it as industrial death rock with a strange 50s greaser vibe.


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Talking Heads - Little Creatures (1985)
I thought I had listened to this one before, but I guess not - haven't listened to anything post-Speaking In Tongues until now. I found it pretty weak overall, certainly the weakest at this point in their discography.


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Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist (1985)
First time listening to this one. Back in the day all I had was Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death on vinyl, so I never bothered with the actual albums. Over the past month or so I've been working through them, though I've only listened to each once. One thing I'm noticing with this one is how tinny it sounds compared to the last two.

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WAT - Laibach

My second time venturing into Laibach. Have to say I didn't like this as much as their cover album Let It Be, but the track Anti-Semitism really caught me in the end. Need to give this another listen.

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Torture Garden - Naked City

Expected it to be great and got great. Then again, it's John Zorn so...

Bombay Bicycle Club - so long see you tomorrow album is my latest album

So many good albums! I love The Feelies and JAMC. Agreed on Little Creatures too, I still like it better than Naked but only by a slim margin.

I've never understood the dislike people have for Naked, I think it's one of their best albums honestly. Little Creatures is hit-or-miss but it has some good songs on it.