MicShazam will listen to anything.

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-11-2018, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I'm not really into gospel either but the songwriting is great on that album in addition to the warm atmosphere and interesting explorations of harmony. I'd say it's a lot more than a gospel album too, there are psych rock, blues, Gregorian, and doo wop touches It's rare to find a neo-psych record that doesn't suck and Dang is one of them.

I shouldn't have reduced the description to just gospel, but a lot of the vocal stuff during the first half gave me that vibe. One of the latter tracks, perhaps the very last, felt a little like Beach Boys. Definitely some variation on that front, even if I feel like the sonic textures are very samey across the album - probably due to the way it's been mixed.

**Frownland** · 10-11-2018, 07:46 AM

Ja it does feel like an extension of SMILE in a lot of ways, though it's not as technically complex.

**Frownland** · 10-11-2018, 08:21 AM

grindy · 10-11-2018, 11:45 AM

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-11-2018, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Unitron

Not reeeaaally into hip hop, but this track was a lot of fun. Kind of a rambly musical progression, but it sounded great and I enjoyed the drums big time. Very non-boring dude on the microphone, which is something I'll rarely say about this sort of music. Still, I've got a feeling the hip hop that I will eventually grow to love will lie in a different direction.

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Originally Posted by Exo

I always throw this out first during these types of threads. Try it out.

Didn't need to hear the whole thing before responding, because I'm already on board with the very first track. Lots and lots of highlights across this so far. That change where the drums and bass come in at around 14:15 and forward... chills down my spine. I'm a sucker for a good transition, so I had to rewind that bit a few times. Definitely gonna listen to this album a few times.

Mondo Bungle · 10-11-2018, 04:35 PM

Unitron · 10-11-2018, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Maybe I find Deadmau5 a bit too straight forward in his sonic stylings. I feel like I'm trapped in some old Playstation 1 3D sci-fi shooter, with an announcer informing me in a gruff voice that I've just gained the kill rank of "OVERKILL!!!!" or picked up an "ENERGY SHIELD!!!!".

Not bad. I kinda liked it a bit for what it was, but I'm not seeing much of chance that I'll be listening to full albums of this stuff in the future.

Maybe that's why I love it, I'm a sucker for 90's video game soundtracks.

Deadmau5's got a really eclectic discography though with a little bit of everything that falls under the electronic umbrella. I love the trip-hop stuff he's been doing recently, if that sounds more appealing:

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Not reeeaaally into hip hop, but this track was a lot of fun. Kind of a rambly musical progression, but it sounded great and I enjoyed the drums big time. Very non-boring dude on the microphone, which is something I'll rarely say about this sort of music. Still, I've got a feeling the hip hop that I will eventually grow to love will lie in a different direction..

Yeah Blackalicious is great, actually discovered them through their song "Paragraph President" (which is another one of my favorites) on ATV: Offroad Fury 2 on PS2. If you'd be interested in hearing more, you can't go wrong with the A2G EP, Nia, or Blazing Arrow (which the posted song is from).

**Frownland** · 10-11-2018, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Unitron

ATV: Offroad Fury 2 on PS2.

lol that used to be my ****. I never knew that anyone else played it, I just thought my grandpa was being an ATV dork when he got it for me.

Mondo Bungle · 10-11-2018, 04:56 PM

remixed a lot of that

Unitron · 10-11-2018, 05:19 PM

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lol that used to be my ****. I never knew that anyone else played it, I just thought my grandpa was being an ATV dork when he got it for me.

lol and I never thought that I'd find anyone else who's played it either, much less on a music forum.

The first one was one of the first PS2 games I had, so I ended up playing a ton of it and I soon after got the second. Honestly I still play them sometimes, I think they hold up pretty well as a couple of the best racers on the console (at least out of the ones I've played).

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