Sneer's Emporium of Sound (bass, jazz, pop, punk, genre)

Sneer · 01-14-2009, 06:54 PM

*Apologies for the lack of ups thus far, im still to download the software to do it, i'll put alll the ups people want up as soon as.

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Cannibal Ox
The Cold Vein

"Iron Galaxy" – 5:56
Scratches by Jay Fluid
"Ox Out the Cage" – 3:28
Featuring El-P
"Atom" – 5:52
Featuring Alaska and Cryptic One of Atoms Family
Scratches by DJ Cip One
"A B-Boys Alpha" – 4:27
Scratches by DJ paWL
"Raspberry Fields" – 4:01
"Straight Off the D.I.C." – 4:17
"Vein" – 4:27
"The F-Word" – 5:27
"Stress Rap" – 5:31
Scratches by DJ Cip One
"Battle for Asgard" – 4:26
Featuring C-Rayz Walz and L.I.F.E. Long
"Real Earth" – 3:57
Scratches by DJ Cip One
"Ridiculoid" – 4:46
Featuring El-P
"Painkillers" – 5:58
"Pigeon" – 6:10
"Scream Phoenix" – 5:05

Widely regarded as the best album ever released on the peerless Def Jux label (although i personally disagree as you will see later on in the list), The Cold Vein is an exceptional display of production and wordplay, a high watermark in underground hip hop

Harlem duo Vast Aire and Vordul Mega proceed in setting down lyrics that resonate through the deepest chasms of the mind, they are lyrics that, regardless of race, sex, social class or political stance, are relevant to the listener. They deal with the moral fabric of human existence, the thought processes that form the basis of every day life - they highlight human nature in its grittiest, harshest form.

El-P's production though makes the album. Highly unconventional time signatures and complex, challenging beats litter the album. These beats both manage to sound like they're gliding along silk and being scraped across pebbledashing simultaneously. Synth strings and deep, booming percussion interspersed with sound effects from the very edges of outer space create an errie, cold and desolate atmosphere that runs consistently throughout the album. Coupled with the lyrical content it is consequently quite an intense, challenging listen at times. But i promise its one you will ultimately enjoy.

The songs Rasperry Fields, Iron Galaxy, Pigeon and Atom are particular highlights, but to be honest there isnt really a weak track.

swim · 01-14-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

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The Kills
Keep on Your Mean Side

"Superstition" – 4:40
"Cat Claw" – 3:32
"Pull a U" – 3:23
"Kissy Kissy" – 5:02
"Fried My Little Brains" – 2:08
"Hand" – 0:50
"Hitched" – 4:02
"Black Rooster" – 4:24
"Wait" – 4:47
"**** the People" – 4:17
"Monkey 23" – 3:06
"Gypsy Death & You" – 2:11

It’s a shame they’re associated with Noel Fielding, Kate Moss and the rest of the tabloid chimps these days because I feel it somewhat detracts attention away from their music. Keep on Your Mean Side is, in my opinion, their best album. At times infectiously aggressive, at other times poignantly introspective, its simplicity is its strength. The paradox though lies in the fact that the pair manage to cram in a myriad of influences and styles. From primal, blues-driven garage punk circa Cramps and early White Stripes to psychedelia, folk and velvet underground-esque noise pop. Hotel’s guitar sounds like it’s just been put through a cheese grater, whilst Alison Mosshart’s vocals imbue a sexiness which just draws you in.

Songs such as Pull A U, Fried My Little Brains, Superstition, Hitched and Cat Claw rattle along with a pulsating urgency, whilst the dark, psychedelic Kissy Kissy succeeds in taking the listener to another place. The last track, Gypsy Death & You is a folky gem, highlighting the lyrical prowess of the band.

At times they can come off as pretentious, the pointless interlude in the middle only succeeds in spoiling the flow of the album – but overall it’s a wonderfully dirty and lo-fi effort that chugs along at an exuberant, satisfying pace.

Is this album anything like Midnight Boom because that album sucked.

Dr_Rez · 01-14-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

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Part Chimp
I Am Come

1. "Bakahatsu" - 1:33
2. "War Machine" - 3:21
3. "Hello Bastards" - 3:37
4. "Do You Believe In Waiting To Die" - 2:38
5. "Punishment Ride" - 4:45
6. "Bring Back The Sound" - 3:30
7. "Dr. Horse Part Two" - 3:29
8. "Fasto" - 3:03
9. "I am Come" - 4:20
10. "30 Billion People" - 6:05
11. "A****a No Bakahatsu" - 3:45

One of the loudest bands ive ever heard, and that is no overstatement. With all instruments turned up to the absolute optimum, this is an album which aurally attacks you, but in a good way.

It begins with Bakhatsu, a barrage of distortion and feedback.

Before your brain can reacclimatize itself to its surroundings the driving opening riff to War Machine grabs hold of it will not let go - that is until the song explodes into a cacophony of drums, distorted bass and feral guitar work - by which point theres nothing left to hold. The quiet-loud dynamic is used to powerful effect here, offering brief resbites in the verse as Tim Cedar screams I WAS BORN IN A WITCHES CAULDRON, before the song again comes crashing in around your ears.

The next song, Hello Bastards, is built upon one of the heaviest riffs you are ever likely to hear. It literally explodes out of the speakers, engulfing you in haze of noise which is strangely soothing.

This is an album which to some may sound like an endurance exercise. It really is an acquired taste. The sheer loudness and level of distortion is, at times, uncomfortable. Yet the band arrange their songs in simple structures that manage to attain a sense of accessibility. They implement quiet-loud dynamics to great effect, one minute the album will literally recede to a tiny, barely heard pluck of guitar strings before exploding into an onslaught of noise.

It is also an album set out perfectly. When you think its becoming too intense and relentlessly loud, suddenly a quiet intro or interlude will intersect, before again crunching into chaos.

Regardless of the sheer ferocity of this album, it is laden with riffs and hooks that will bring a big smile to your face, or perhaps more accurately, incite the biggest erection of your life. It is a masterful piece in evoking mood and tension, the imperious Do You Believe In Waiting To Die slowly building in intensity as Tim Cedar questions life and his fear of death - before it literally rips your face off with its ending. Fasto, equally, is 3.50 minutes of insurmountable agression.

There are of course, weaknesses, the end song for one is unlistenable, distortion taken to the absolute extreme, whilst there isnt too much variation or diversity present on the album at all.

Yet if you're looking for an album that will melt your brain, get the heart racing but also leave you feeling strangely calm afterwards, this is it.

Well I will definitely give this a listen tonight and report back to you shortly.

Sneer · 01-14-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by swim

Is this album anything like Midnight Boom because that album sucked.

No, Midnight Boom is The Kills going cleaner and embracing a pop sensibility to an extent, KOYMS is dirtier, edgier and more primal. It has somewhat of a lo-fi aesthetic. I happen to like both but they're very diiferent.

Piss Me Off · 01-15-2009, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Well I will definitely give this a listen tonight and report back to you shortly.

Really do, i'm creaming over it right now.

Molecules · 01-15-2009, 09:14 AM

Good to see some less common but equally deserving choices in your list Stu; don't have the debut but 'cat claw' by the Kills is a candidate for best single of the noughties I think (and the B-side had a cover of 'dropout boogie'). These bands all got lumped into the 'garage-rock revival' at the time but they make for refreshingly raw listening now, Part Chimp included, I remember them from an old compilation, loud as f*ck. Like Raw Power loud.

Definitely prefer that Cannibal Ox album over El-P's solo work with the exception of Company Flow. He's a great MC and all but his production coupled with Cannibal Ox in particular is just superior and totally unique from anything I've ever heard in hippity-hop.

Sneer · 01-15-2009, 12:33 PM

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Neu!
Neu! '75

"Isi" – (5:06) (phonetically: "Easy")
"Seeland" – (6:54) ("Sea Land"; also the name of various locations)
"Leb Wohl" – (8:50) ("Bye Bye")
"Hero" – (7:11)
"E-Musik" – (9:57) ("Serious Music" (a contraction of ernste Musik) as opposed to "entertainment music", Unterhaltungsmusik)
"After Eight" – (4:44)

A lot of people believe the self titled debut is Neu!'s best album, indeed its very good, but '75 takes it for me, it's one of the best albums to come out of the 70s in my opinion.

Having taken a break from the band, Rother and Dinger got back together to start work on the third album. However, Rother wanted to take a more ambient approach whilst Dinger was interested in a more aggressive, rock-orientated style. So as a compromise the album is split into two sections, and **** me does it work.

The first half consists of Rother's ambience. It begins with the excellent Isi, a track that trundles along to Dingers trademark motorik beat as a synth twists and weaves playfully through ethereal sound effects. Seeland begins on a sombre, ominous note. Its a slow, atmospheric piece that launches a lumbering drumbeat to a whirl of sampling and lingering guitar chords. The third track, Leb Wohl, is amazing. This due mainly to the fact it samples natural sounds such as waves and wind to create a lush, deep atmosphere. Its supposedly a love song, and the emotions it evokes are as rich and fulfilling as you can possibly get i think. A piano plays over the top as the track delicately ambles on.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a guitar chops in aggressively and that driving motorik beat hammers out of the speakers. Hero is definately one of the albums best tracks, Dinger snarls over the driving rythm as the relentless aggression of the song shakes away the tranquility tenderly carressed upon the listener from the first half of the album. That pounding ryhtm continues with E-Musik, as the guitar and synth aggressively fight for space amongst the composition. Another sample of natural sound interrupts the constant barrage of motorik, the sanguine sound of wind flows effortlessly out of the speakers as what i can only describe as one of them growling conveys an utterly otherwordly mood. After the welcomed break the album kicks into overdrive with the final track - the closest thing Neu! get to writing a punk song. After Eight is highly decent song to finish on, the sudden silence that greets the listener at the end after listening to 25 minutes of relentless motorik is a strange, numbing experience.

This album isnt for everyone, it takes a good few listens to really appreciate it i'd say, but the transition from ambient, soothing krautrock to highly unconventional, aggressive 'rock' music is both startling and highly innovative for the time. Its an album that needs to be listened to as a whole, the sampling and phasing gives it a deep, lushious texture that, coupled with the transition in musical thematics, makes it a rewarding listen IMO

Dr_Rez · 01-15-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Really do, i'm creaming over it right now.

I would like to also but having trouble finding it.

Sneer · 01-15-2009, 01:21 PM

If you can wait a day or two i'll have it upped for you

Dr_Rez · 01-15-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

If you can wait a day or two i'll have it upped for you

That would be great thanks.

01-14-2009, 06:54 PM	#21 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Apologies for the lack of ups thus far, im still to download the software to do it, i'll put alll the ups people want up as soon as. 22 Cannibal Ox The Cold Vein "Iron Galaxy" – 5:56 Scratches by Jay Fluid "Ox Out the Cage" – 3:28 Featuring El-P "Atom" – 5:52 Featuring Alaska and Cryptic One of Atoms Family Scratches by DJ Cip One "A B-Boys Alpha" – 4:27 Scratches by DJ paWL "Raspberry Fields" – 4:01 "Straight Off the D.I.C." – 4:17 "Vein" – 4:27 "The F-Word" – 5:27 "Stress Rap" – 5:31 Scratches by DJ Cip One "Battle for Asgard" – 4:26 Featuring C-Rayz Walz and L.I.F.E. Long "Real Earth" – 3:57 Scratches by DJ Cip One "Ridiculoid" – 4:46 Featuring El-P "Painkillers" – 5:58 "Pigeon" – 6:10 "Scream Phoenix" – 5:05 Widely regarded as the best album ever released on the peerless Def Jux label (although i personally disagree as you will see later on in the list), The Cold Vein is an exceptional display of production and wordplay, a high watermark in underground hip hop Harlem duo Vast Aire and Vordul Mega proceed in setting down lyrics that resonate through the deepest chasms of the mind, they are lyrics that, regardless of race, sex, social class or political stance, are relevant to the listener. They deal with the moral fabric of human existence, the thought processes that form the basis of every day life - they highlight human nature in its grittiest, harshest form. El-P's production though makes the album. Highly unconventional time signatures and complex, challenging beats litter the album. These beats both manage to sound like they're gliding along silk and being scraped across pebbledashing simultaneously. Synth strings and deep, booming percussion interspersed with sound effects from the very edges of outer space create an errie, cold and desolate atmosphere that runs consistently throughout the album. Coupled with the lyrical content it is consequently quite an intense, challenging listen at times. But i promise its one you will ultimately enjoy. The songs Rasperry Fields, Iron Galaxy, Pigeon and Atom are particular highlights, but to be honest there isnt really a weak track. __________________ LastFM* Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show Last edited by Sneer; 01-14-2009 at 07:01 PM.

01-15-2009, 09:14 AM	#26 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	Good to see some less common but equally deserving choices in your list Stu; don't have the debut but 'cat claw' by the Kills is a candidate for best single of the noughties I think (and the B-side had a cover of 'dropout boogie'). These bands all got lumped into the 'garage-rock revival' at the time but they make for refreshingly raw listening now, Part Chimp included, I remember them from an old compilation, loud as f*ck. Like Raw Power loud. Definitely prefer that Cannibal Ox album over El-P's solo work with the exception of Company Flow. He's a great MC and all but his production coupled with Cannibal Ox in particular is just superior and totally unique from anything I've ever heard in hippity-hop. __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

01-15-2009, 12:33 PM	#27 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	21 Neu! Neu! '75 "Isi" – (5:06) (phonetically: "Easy") "Seeland" – (6:54) ("Sea Land"; also the name of various locations) "Leb Wohl" – (8:50) ("Bye Bye") "Hero" – (7:11) "E-Musik" – (9:57) ("Serious Music" (a contraction of ernste Musik) as opposed to "entertainment music", Unterhaltungsmusik) "After Eight" – (4:44) A lot of people believe the self titled debut is Neu!'s best album, indeed its very good, but '75 takes it for me, it's one of the best albums to come out of the 70s in my opinion. Having taken a break from the band, Rother and Dinger got back together to start work on the third album. However, Rother wanted to take a more ambient approach whilst Dinger was interested in a more aggressive, rock-orientated style. So as a compromise the album is split into two sections, and ** me does it work. The first half consists of Rother's ambience. It begins with the excellent Isi, a track that trundles along to Dingers trademark motorik beat as a synth twists and weaves playfully through ethereal sound effects. Seeland begins on a sombre, ominous note. Its a slow, atmospheric piece that launches a lumbering drumbeat to a whirl of sampling and lingering guitar chords. The third track, Leb Wohl, is amazing. This due mainly to the fact it samples natural sounds such as waves and wind to create a lush, deep atmosphere. Its supposedly a love song, and the emotions it evokes are as rich and fulfilling as you can possibly get i think. A piano plays over the top as the track delicately ambles on. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a guitar chops in aggressively and that driving motorik beat hammers out of the speakers. Hero is definately one of the albums best tracks, Dinger snarls over the driving rythm as the relentless aggression of the song shakes away the tranquility tenderly carressed upon the listener from the first half of the album. That pounding ryhtm continues with E-Musik, as the guitar and synth aggressively fight for space amongst the composition. Another sample of natural sound interrupts the constant barrage of motorik, the sanguine sound of wind flows effortlessly out of the speakers as what i can only describe as one of them growling conveys an utterly otherwordly mood. After the welcomed break the album kicks into overdrive with the final track - the closest thing Neu! get to writing a punk song. After Eight is highly decent song to finish on, the sudden silence that greets the listener at the end after listening to 25 minutes of relentless motorik is a strange, numbing experience. This album isnt for everyone, it takes a good few listens to really appreciate it i'd say, but the transition from ambient, soothing krautrock to highly unconventional, aggressive 'rock' music is both startling and highly innovative for the time. Its an album that needs to be listened to as a whole, the sampling and phasing gives it a deep, lushious texture that, coupled with the transition in musical thematics, makes it a rewarding listen IMO __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show**

01-15-2009, 01:21 PM	#29 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	If you can wait a day or two i'll have it upped for you __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show