Phantom's Music, Musings, and Musical Musings

sidewinder · 08-31-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by music_phantom13

Before I start posting new music, I was curious: anyone on here know what lala is? A friend at work showed it to me, and it's basically a really cool way to listen to music online. You can sign up and listen to any of the songs in their library, which is quite a lot of music, for free once. After that, you can buy web versions to listen to it through their streaming system as many times as you want for 10 cents or buy mp3 albums for $7.49 usually. The web songs are useless unless like me you're around a computer all the time, but it's a great way to find new music because you can listen to a whole album before deciding to download it and waste computer space and time. I'm afraid I'm not sure where it's available outside of the US, but I would highly recommend it for checking out new music if you have access to it. I was going to try to embed albums in my posts, but apparently that doesn't work. Just thought I'd share that with everyone.

Ahhh...lala. How I miss the good old days. Did you know that that site used to be a CD trading site? I was totally awesome. Then they f-ed us all over.

music_phantom13 · 08-31-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Ahhh...lala. How I miss the good old days. Did you know that that site used to be a CD trading site? I was totally awesome. Then they f-ed us all over.

Yeah I heard that. I just think it's pretty cool to be able to listen to albums before I waste my time downloading the whole thing. That sounds like it would be cool, whatever happened? I think there's still some sort of trading that goes on through the site. I could have sworn a message that began with something along the lines of "Attention lala traders". Did the majors come in and rain on the parade or something?

music_phantom13 · 09-03-2009, 12:03 PM

Sorry for not putting more stuff in here. Here's some lo-fi ish summer releases.

Summer Cats - Songs for Tuesdays

The song is Super. Maybe it's just me, but there are some albums that sound better in a certain season. For example, the dark, lonely ambient soul searching of Alias' Through the Looking Glass sounds better to me on a cold, lonely winter day than any other time. This is another one of those albums, true to its name, which I imagine won't bring the same enthusiasm come Halloween. This is a fun one though, the music is kind of like a lo-fi Stereolab without any electronic influences to speak of done garage-pop style. A great album to kill the laziness on another hot summer day. I wish it was a bit longer though...

Box Elders - Alice and Friends

This song is Jackie Wood. The Box Elders are faster, maybe even a bit rawer, and lean a bit more towards garage rock/punk than the Summer Cats. Unlike Songs For Tuesdays, I would say this album might seriously benefit if a few of the tracks were removed and the album was a bit shorter; there's some repetitive spots. Overall, I liked this a lot, though apparently they ripped their sound off from a band called The Nuggers (my mom heard this song while I was listening to it and that's who she thought it was... can't verify this myself).

music_phantom13 · 09-03-2009, 11:12 PM

To keep this as a sort of relevant new release thread, I'm only gonna post stuff that's been released since June of this year, and eventually try to keep it within a month of the post. Here's some more random awesome summer goodness:

Birds of Avalon - Uncanny Valley

They got the name wrong, it's actually All Your Downtime Is Up. This music relies heavily on 70's psychedelic rock, but pushes that music to the experimental level. Sort of seems to borrow from new wave to me, I dunno that could just be me. I think this could be considered progressive rock at times too, though I'm not a big prog fan and am not entirely sure.

The Most Serene Republic - ...And the Ever Expanding Universe

Hopefully this video is them playing, I'm listening to an album and can't be bothered to pause it to check. The song should be The Old Forever New Things. This album was good, it gets busy because they have a bunch of people, I think 7, in their band. But it ends up sounding kind of like a classical composition with a bit of indie rock dashed in, which turns out to be a really cool mix if you ask me. Not the best thing I've heard lately, but it's up there.

Science Fiction Corporation - Science Fiction Dance Party: Dance With Action

Don't think there's a video out there for this one. I love this album, it's actually from a very long time ago but just got reissued this summer so it's new to me. It's a lot of fun to listen to, I think the best way that I can describe it is to suggest 60's cartoons (like Scooby Doo) music done psychedelically with B-movie samples. It's really groovy music, if it were a new release it would be one of my favorite albums of the year for sure. It's hard to stop it once you start playing it.

Bulldog · 09-04-2009, 03:10 AM

Birds Of Avalon sound interesting, so I might have to find a bit more of their stuff at some point. They remind me vaguely of the kind of unease that's at the heart of a lot of Birthday Party and Pop Group songs.

Just thought I'd say it's great to have a thread like this that keeps up with the good new sounds, so keep up the good work eh.

music_phantom13 · 09-04-2009, 07:48 AM

Yeah, I'm not so sure how much interest there really is but I'm having fun doing it so it doesn't really matter.

This is going to reach back a little further than I just said I would go back in my last post (it's from April) but I really like these albums so I'm putting them up anyway:

Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone

The song's Pink Sabbath. Dananananaykroyd have a sound that to me harkens back to At The Drive-In's Relationship of Command, but injected with a nice fresh blast of indie rock and a bit of punk. It's not too often I find a very upbeat band and think of post-hardcore. This is great, check it out.

Pomegranates - Everybody, Come Outside!

The song's Tesseract. The Pomegranates make fantastic indie pop infused with a bit of a shoegaze feel (well, actually more that ethereal dream pop feeling). This is a really good album, you should get it.

EDIT: As long as I'm putting up The Pomegranates, here's another:

Memory Tapes - Seek Magic

This came out last week I think and I'm just now giving it a full listen. It's pretty good, but I'm disappointed because I found it searching for new shoegaze releases. Which is not really what this is. It's pretty good, more dreamy with less noise than the Pomegranates track. Enjoy.

jacklovezhimself · 09-04-2009, 10:10 AM

I've definitely heard that Dananananaykroyd song before and really enjoy it. How's their album?

music_phantom13 · 09-04-2009, 10:32 AM

Personally I loved it, it really is like an injection of indie rock type stuff into At The Drive-In's post hardcore sound. It's got a nice balance of heavier and softer songs too. You want?

By the way, I guess I never mentioned this in here, but if anyone wants anything that I post about just ask.

Oh, and this is the ****.

Glide and Swerve - Bring Back Love

The song is And I Smile. This is one of my favorite releases of the year, it's a lot like Thievery Corporation but maybe a bit more hip hop at times and a bit more ambient. I think it's ambient trip hop actually. It's made to listen to in one sitting as well; it's like they put a simple ambient break in between each song and then randomly chose a spot in it to end one track and have the next one start. That's not to say you can't tell the tracks apart, but it could be one big long flowing song with various sections as much as an 11 song album. In fact, I just found out this band started in Hong Kong and decided to create music to do themed club nights for the masses, which explains why this album plays like a downtempo DJ mix. Do yourself a favor, especially if you like ambient, dub, or trip-hop, and check this out.

jacklovezhimself · 09-04-2009, 12:02 PM

!!!! that would be awesome !!!!

music_phantom13 · 09-08-2009, 08:34 AM

New Yo La Tengo out today...

Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs

The song is Nothing to Hide. This album is fantastic; Yo La Tengo bring us another fantastic album today. My only complaint is that at the end of the album the really long songs do get a bit repetitive for my taste.

TV Ghost - TV Ghost

This song is Cold Fish by TV Ghost, a noisy experimental abrasive punk band. Very harsh, but fun to listen to if you can enjoy this kind of music. Just be warned, it's a bit of an assault on your eardrums. It's a very dark album, I suppose it's really like art punk done evil style.

09-03-2009, 12:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	Sorry for not putting more stuff in here. Here's some lo-fi ish summer releases. Summer Cats - Songs for Tuesdays The song is Super. Maybe it's just me, but there are some albums that sound better in a certain season. For example, the dark, lonely ambient soul searching of Alias' Through the Looking Glass sounds better to me on a cold, lonely winter day than any other time. This is another one of those albums, true to its name, which I imagine won't bring the same enthusiasm come Halloween. This is a fun one though, the music is kind of like a lo-fi Stereolab without any electronic influences to speak of done garage-pop style. A great album to kill the laziness on another hot summer day. I wish it was a bit longer though... Box Elders - Alice and Friends This song is Jackie Wood. The Box Elders are faster, maybe even a bit rawer, and lean a bit more towards garage rock/punk than the Summer Cats. Unlike Songs For Tuesdays, I would say this album might seriously benefit if a few of the tracks were removed and the album was a bit shorter; there's some repetitive spots. Overall, I liked this a lot, though apparently they ripped their sound off from a band called The Nuggers (my mom heard this song while I was listening to it and that's who she thought it was... can't verify this myself). Last edited by music_phantom13; 09-03-2009 at 10:40 PM.

09-04-2009, 07:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	Yeah, I'm not so sure how much interest there really is but I'm having fun doing it so it doesn't really matter. This is going to reach back a little further than I just said I would go back in my last post (it's from April) but I really like these albums so I'm putting them up anyway: Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone The song's Pink Sabbath. Dananananaykroyd have a sound that to me harkens back to At The Drive-In's Relationship of Command, but injected with a nice fresh blast of indie rock and a bit of punk. It's not too often I find a very upbeat band and think of post-hardcore. This is great, check it out. Pomegranates - Everybody, Come Outside! The song's Tesseract. The Pomegranates make fantastic indie pop infused with a bit of a shoegaze feel (well, actually more that ethereal dream pop feeling). This is a really good album, you should get it. EDIT: As long as I'm putting up The Pomegranates, here's another: Memory Tapes - Seek Magic This came out last week I think and I'm just now giving it a full listen. It's pretty good, but I'm disappointed because I found it searching for new shoegaze releases. Which is not really what this is. It's pretty good, more dreamy with less noise than the Pomegranates track. Enjoy. Last edited by music_phantom13; 09-04-2009 at 10:28 AM.

09-04-2009, 10:10 AM	#17 (permalink)
jacklovezhimself five years Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,248	I've definitely heard that Dananananaykroyd song before and really enjoy it. How's their album? __________________

09-04-2009, 10:32 AM	#18 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	Personally I loved it, it really is like an injection of indie rock type stuff into At The Drive-In's post hardcore sound. It's got a nice balance of heavier and softer songs too. You want? By the way, I guess I never mentioned this in here, but if anyone wants anything that I post about just ask. Oh, and this is the **. Glide and Swerve - Bring Back Love** The song is And I Smile. This is one of my favorite releases of the year, it's a lot like Thievery Corporation but maybe a bit more hip hop at times and a bit more ambient. I think it's ambient trip hop actually. It's made to listen to in one sitting as well; it's like they put a simple ambient break in between each song and then randomly chose a spot in it to end one track and have the next one start. That's not to say you can't tell the tracks apart, but it could be one big long flowing song with various sections as much as an 11 song album. In fact, I just found out this band started in Hong Kong and decided to create music to do themed club nights for the masses, which explains why this album plays like a downtempo DJ mix. Do yourself a favor, especially if you like ambient, dub, or trip-hop, and check this out. Last edited by music_phantom13; 09-04-2009 at 12:39 PM.

09-04-2009, 12:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
jacklovezhimself five years Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,248	!!!! that would be awesome !!!! __________________

09-03-2009, 11:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	To keep this as a sort of relevant new release thread, I'm only gonna post stuff that's been released since June of this year, and eventually try to keep it within a month of the post. Here's some more random awesome summer goodness: Birds of Avalon - Uncanny Valley They got the name wrong, it's actually All Your Downtime Is Up. This music relies heavily on 70's psychedelic rock, but pushes that music to the experimental level. Sort of seems to borrow from new wave to me, I dunno that could just be me. I think this could be considered progressive rock at times too, though I'm not a big prog fan and am not entirely sure. The Most Serene Republic - ...And the Ever Expanding Universe Hopefully this video is them playing, I'm listening to an album and can't be bothered to pause it to check. The song should be The Old Forever New Things. This album was good, it gets busy because they have a bunch of people, I think 7, in their band. But it ends up sounding kind of like a classical composition with a bit of indie rock dashed in, which turns out to be a really cool mix if you ask me. Not the best thing I've heard lately, but it's up there. Science Fiction Corporation - Science Fiction Dance Party: Dance With Action Don't think there's a video out there for this one. I love this album, it's actually from a very long time ago but just got reissued this summer so it's new to me. It's a lot of fun to listen to, I think the best way that I can describe it is to suggest 60's cartoons (like Scooby Doo) music done psychedelically with B-movie samples. It's really groovy music, if it were a new release it would be one of my favorite albums of the year for sure. It's hard to stop it once you start playing it.

09-04-2009, 03:10 AM	#15 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Birds Of Avalon sound interesting, so I might have to find a bit more of their stuff at some point. They remind me vaguely of the kind of unease that's at the heart of a lot of Birthday Party and Pop Group songs. Just thought I'd say it's great to have a thread like this that keeps up with the good new sounds, so keep up the good work eh.

09-08-2009, 08:34 AM	#20 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	New Yo La Tengo out today... Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs The song is Nothing to Hide. This album is fantastic; Yo La Tengo bring us another fantastic album today. My only complaint is that at the end of the album the really long songs do get a bit repetitive for my taste. TV Ghost - TV Ghost This song is Cold Fish by TV Ghost, a noisy experimental abrasive punk band. Very harsh, but fun to listen to if you can enjoy this kind of music. Just be warned, it's a bit of an assault on your eardrums. It's a very dark album, I suppose it's really like art punk done evil style.