^ That comp looks sick jackhammer, there's more than a few bands on there I've always wanted to check out. The Rezillos, Stiff Little Fingers and Crass among them.

Begginers Guide to Hip Hop

1- Eric B and Rakim- Paid in Full
2- A Called quest- Can I kick it
3- Gang Starr- From of Intellect
4- DJ Fromat and Abdominal- Fast Food
5-Ugly Duckling- Almond Rocha
6 The Beatnuts- Watch out now
7- Jurrassic 5 - I Am Somebody
8- Run Dmc- You be Illin
9- NWA- Express yourself
10- Immortal Technique- No me Inporta
11- Notorious BIG- Things Done Changed
12- Nas- Halftime
13- The Pharcyde- Ya Mama
14- The Roots- Atonement
15- Snoop Dogg- G Funk intro
16- 2Pac- Changes


These arent necessiraly my favourite tracks by any of these artists and if I was to make a 16 track best of hip hop comp it wouuld be completely difference comp. This is intended to give a rough idea of what the genre is about and first and foremost most of the tracks were chosen either with the fact that they have good crossover appeal or have nice melody, or just give a picture of what a certain style is about.

This is a mix for people who arent into hip hop, hopefully ill convert some people with this as alot of the tracks on this were some of the songs that first turned me onto this brilliant but often derided style of music.

Download hip hop mix.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

^ 2 fine compilations there, shall be checking out both to fill in the cracks

For future reference:

http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...tml#post813373

You should probably put in the OP.

I Can't Stand The Rezillos. That is one of the greatest Punk albums of all time. That's one of my favorite albums. The greatest bass playing on a album ever IJMO (in J. Mascis opinion.) Amazing, amazing guitar playing and guess who played guitar for them? Jo Callis no less from The Human League.


Does anyone have recommendations for a beginner's guide to UK Pub Rock?
like the Motors, The Smirks, etc etc?

If the OP was mine then I would but I have already encroached upon that thread with the links. I will refer people back if needed.

Downloading the punk comp now. Of course i noticed a few bands that werent there but thats always gonna be the case and it looks like a damn fine tracklisting to me.

Cheers Jackhammer.

A couple of electronica mixes, as requested...


Alright, no-one specifically asked for this one, but the above mix (an update of an older one I did) should, with any luck, prove that electronica can make as much sense blaring through your headphones as it can on a dancefloor. The tracks should be in the above order but, in case they aren't, make sure to re-arrange them as above, as the mix'll work so much better that way. Click the picture for the link and enjoy.


And here are some of my favourite ambient and trip-hop numbers, with a total headfuck from Goldie thrown in for good measure. Again, the link's in the picture and, if the tracks don't get to you in the above order, make sure to re-arrange them as above again.

Downloading the Trip Hop and Ambient mix. Looks nice.

I've got most of both of those but it might be wise to reacquaint myself with them. Thanks a bundle, Bulldog.

Kudos for including this. Storming track. I have virtually all the tracks on these comps unfortunately.

Yeah, Drinking In Gomorrah's a great track. Take the Tram from the same album very nearly got the nod in its place, which is another absolute favourite of mine.

If there are any tracks on the mixes that look particularly eye-catching, just give me a shout and I won't mind dishing out a link or two.

Forgot about this, so I'm finally downloading it now, as I was browsing back through this thread again and the thought of the UK's answer to Midnight Oil was just too intriguing to pass up! I'll let you know what I think of it tomorrow...

cheers BullHammer, king amongst men! downloading some sheet naow

Nice one squire. Enjoy :thumb:

Re this...

http://www.twine.com/_b/1130d1qbz-c4...h077/Logo.jpeg

^ Great comp you made there Mr. Jackhammer sir! Some terrific stuff with a powerful, punky and better yet meaningful edge - I can definitely see the similarities with Midnight Oil. More people need to hear this.

Thanks heaps for the additional links you sent my way too.

Glad you liked it Sir. Just let me know if you need any other links.

The beginner's guide to...


I omitted most everything from the middle of his career, while it's not completely awful it certainly doesn't encapsulate the man's true essence. Had I the opportunity I would have included the entirety of his first four albums, they're all really spectacular.

Click pic.

Alright now, this might turn into a beginner's guide trilogy, sheesh. I've put together a comp of my favorite Sun City Girls tunes and I'm pretty sure there is enough schtuff for the unkowning "normal" people to enjoy. Well, I threw in a few "joke" tracks because to be fairly honest, it wouldn't be SCG without the weird humor.

Eye Mohini
Horse cock Phepner
X+Y= Fuck You
Ghost Ghat Trespass/Sussmeier
The Shining Path
The Geography of the Swastika
Kickin' The Dragon
The Vinegar Stroke
My Painted Tomb
Eyeball In a Quart Jar of Snot
Helwa Shak


ps.If you want to be a pussy skip through the "joke" tracks...
pss. approach with an open mind...
piss. If this isn't "Beginner's" enough then I'll up another version of the comp...

Link, link, linky, link

Wow that was quick Sam! I have Beefhearts first 3 but still a couple of tunes I don't know. Solid stuff.

LLSS- I had a Sun City Girls album a couple of years back and couldn't get into it but it's time for a fresh evaluation. Both on the D/L.

re ^that: Really great stuff, you did a good job of editing it down. Finally hearing all these bands that inspired my US hardcore faves at that time; damn classic punk tunnel vision! The only bands I have full albums by on here are the Stiffs and of course Crass (fine track selection btw) so most of it is new... so cheers, I done blogged the link! The comp also flows very well backwards in the 'recently played' playlist, just so you know

The Sun City Girls one was damaged when I tried to extract it.

Yes, they had the stuff in Australia too, and a lot of it was actually quite good! Following the emergence of punk in Australia in the late 70s (thanks to the Saints and Radio Birdman, who I haven't included here because you should already have some songs of theirs:p:), a host of great bands boasting a garage rock sound and ties to the punk rock of the aforementioned Saints and Radio Birdman emerged. In some cases with this tracklisting, these ties are more and less obvious than others. As I say though, this is a compilation of my favourite songs that emerged following the demise of of those two bands.

I won't claim to be an expert or anything though - this is just a bunch of songs I like from the era. Again, the pic's the link. This is another update of an older mix I've done as well, so whoever downloaded that one will already have quite a few of these songs.

Did you redownload it?

I did. The result was the same.

Another one no-one asked for, but I was bored, so...


As a few us may know, this guy's been responsible for a lot of great music down the years, and has quite a large and mind-bogglingly stylistically-varied discography as well. It goes without saying that a fella like Bowie requires quite a large compilation when it comes to something good enough for this thread then. So, three of the mixes compile two songs from each of his albums, while the fourth one's made from a bunch of my favourite rarities, and may or may not be interesting to any of us who already have plenty of his official albums. Best to re-arrange the first three mixes in chronological order as they have been below should you wanna download any of them. Anyway, without further ado...


So, yeah, there you are. Again, pics=links.

I've got everything from the first three but that last compilation looks so enticing! Definitely downloading that one.

^This.
Thanks a lot B-Dog.

The National
 

All The Wine-The National Primer
http://omgplz.files.wordpress.com/20...henational.jpg
One of my favourites,The National proved themselves to be one of the best groups of the 00's by virtue of superb songwriting and performances, and constant development from album to album. This compilation covers their development from American Music Club and Wilco-beholden indie types to a smart, confident band on a par with any other as the decade drew to a close, making records on a par with those of prime Tindersticks and Afghan Whigs in which the songwriting and vocal performances of Matt Beringer were second to none.
Tracks numbers 1,6,9 from Boxer, 2,5,10 from Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers, 3,7,11,12 from Alligator, 4 and 8 from The National and 13 from Cherry Tree EP

Link is All The Wine.rar

How up to date is the index?

Has anyone done Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins or Rage Against the Machine?
I couldn't find them..

It was updated a few days ago I think,

Id happily do a pumpkins one if people are interested.

As much as I like them I dont think Rage really need one to be honest

I'd like the Pumpkins one.
I asked about Rage because I have heard lot's about them, but i don't actually know any of their music and i don't know where to start....

Just get their debut, its clearly their best album.

Okay. Thanks.

Once again; i'd really appreciate a Pumpkins one ;)

I could probably whip up a Sonic Youth one.

Cheers :D
That would be awesome.

Also, sorry for requesting here. I didn't see the request thread
:banghead:

/n00b

if a pumpkins one is being made....i have high expectations for it. i am more or a less a pumpkins scholar.

^ If not, why don't you go ahead and make on Duga. You sound qualified.

thanks for the sonic youth one :D