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jackhammer 11-17-2009 05:44 PM
That Bjork comp looks damn solid. Looking forward to it.

LoathsomePete 11-17-2009 09:17 PM
Beginner's Guide To Dark Cabaret

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ontraption.jpg


Quote:
Dark cabaret is a music genre that blends the aesthetics of the decadent, risqué German Weimar-era cabarets and 1920s burlesque and vaudeville shows with the morbid, gloomy stylings of post-1970s-goth culture, gothic rock, punk, deathrock, and darkwave music. Dark cabaret music usually features passionate, deep female or male vocals, in a style influenced by Marlene Dietrich’s singing or the singing in a Kurt Weill operetta. The vocals are usually accompanied by a sparse piano accompaniment, along with strings (cello or violin) and other instruments such as the accordion or trumpet. Influential Dark Cabaret artists include Klaus Nomi, Rozz Williams, The Dresden Dolls, and Voltaire.

(Taken from last.fm)

dark cabaret tag – Music at Last.fm
That is pretty much the best way to describe this style of music. It is set up a lot like a show you'd expect to see live in some theater. There's often a lot of dark humor in the songs, which just add to the live element. While there's often a lot of studio musician work for each song, for a style like this it really works well. If you can get past the odd demeanor and some of the stereotypical voices, there's quite a lot to this almost unheard of genre. Hopefully with this mix it will attract the attention of some people and create new fans.

Track List

01. "6 Volt Car" - Peculiar Pretzelemen - Uncanny Eyes
02. "Kill Yourself" - The Bad Things - Vaudeville Show
03. "Slavochka" - Beat Circus - Dreamland
04. "Charmed, I'm Sure" - Circus Contraption - Grand American Traveling Dime Museum
05. "August On the Vine" - Rosin Coven - Penubra
06. "Gutter Tango" - Harlequin Jones - Harlequin Jones EP
07. "The Angel of Death" - The Dead Brothers - Day of the Dead
08. "Black River Falls" - Reverend Glassyeye & his Wooden Legs - Black River Fallls
09. "Horse On The Moor" - The Deadfly Ensemble - An Entire Wardrobe of Doubts and Uncertainty
10. "King of Ants" - Dirty Granny Tales Inversed World
11. "Hoochie Coochie Girls" - Circus Contraption - Grand American Traveling Dime Museum
12. "Gone To Jericho" - Peculiar Pretzelmen - Uncanny Eyes

Get it here

storymilo 11-18-2009 04:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by +81 (Post 768605)
I was thinking of making a comp for The Unicorns, Refused, Beck, mewithoutYou, Eric's Trip, HORSE the Band, or Dinosaur Jr. if anyone would be interested. I'll have to check what's been done.
Unicorns, HORSE the Band, or Dinosaur Jr. would all be awesome. Especially the Unicorns, I think I've heard them from my cousin. They're a ska band right?

debaserr 11-19-2009 02:10 PM
unicorns are pop. but they are amazing.

jackhammer 11-20-2009 12:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LoathsomePete (Post 765446)
Been awhile since I've done one of these, so here we go again:

Beginner's Guide to Peter Tagtgren
I gave this a go and have to be honest- it didn't do a lot for me at all. Melodic Death Metal is kind of a misnomer for me as I expect Death Metal to that little more brutal and intense and when I want melody then I prefer something more progressive. The Lock Up track reminded me so much of late 80's Napalm Death it's unreal. Not sure whether that's good or bad and I'm afraid I thought that Pain were terrible. Very commercial Industrial and nowhere near as heavy as I look for in that genre (if it's Metal related). Cheers anyhow!

LoathsomePete 11-20-2009 12:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 770029)
I gave this a go and have to be honest- it didn't do a lot for me at all. Melodic Death Metal is kind of a misnomer for me as I expect Death Metal to that little more brutal and intense and when I want melody then I prefer something more progressive. The Lock Up track reminded me so much of late 80's Napalm Death it's unreal. Not sure whether that's good or bad and I'm afraid I thought that Pain were terrible. Very commercial Industrial and nowhere near as heavy as I look for in that genre (if it's Metal related). Cheers anyhow!
Fair enough then. I think the reason why Lock Up reminds you of Napalm Death is because the bassist and guitarist are Shane Embury and Jesse Pintado respectfully.

jackhammer 11-20-2009 12:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LoathsomePete (Post 770032)
Fair enough then. I think the reason why Lock Up reminds you of Napalm Death is because the bassist and guitarist are Shane Embury and Jesse Pintado respectfully.
Ah Shane Embury- that brings back a few memories. First met him when I was 15 and a few times after as he lived locally. Quiet fella.

+81 11-20-2009 01:14 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by storymilo (Post 769169)
Unicorns, HORSE the Band, or Dinosaur Jr. would all be awesome. Especially the Unicorns, I think I've heard them from my cousin. They're a ska band right?
Indie pop actually. I'll work on a couple this weekend.

storymilo 11-20-2009 05:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by +81 (Post 770041)
Indie pop actually. I'll work on a couple this weekend.
Oh:o: I guess I thought they were ska cause he likes a lot of ska in addition to them. Can't wait for it:)

gunnels 11-20-2009 07:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PartisanRanger (Post 767564)
You're very welcome. Any standouts for you?
Requiem kicked alot of ass. As did Jupiter!

jackhammer 11-21-2009 04:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by noise (Post 768564)
The Beginner's Guide to Early Björk
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_23nkdTgOzx...ork_debut1.jpg
I had a listen to this and I liked a lot of it. Never really liked the Sugarcubes but Tappi Tikarrass (specifically the first album) and KUKL were really really good and links for those would be well appreciated. KUKL is some damn fine Post Punk I have to say. Great comp and plenty of effort put in too :thumb:

noise 11-21-2009 11:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 770622)
I had a listen to this and I liked a lot of it. Never really liked the Sugarcubes but Tappi Tikarrass (specifically the first album) and KUKL were really really good and links for those would be well appreciated. KUKL is some damn fine Post Punk I have to say. Great comp and plenty of effort put in too :thumb:
very glad you enjoyed it. links are on their way :D

gunnels 11-22-2009 12:15 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by noise (Post 768564)
The Beginner's Guide to Early Björk
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_23nkdTgOzx...ork_debut1.jpg
Downloading now!
I love what I've checked out (Debut through Vespertine) from her so far and I look forward to this!

debaserr 11-24-2009 09:10 PM
The Beginners Guide to...
GENTLE GIANT
http://markandcarol.us/images/2gentleg.jpg

My favorite songs from one of my favorite bands. These aren't in order but...

Funny Ways
The Advent of Panurge
Raconteur, Troubadour
A Cry for Everyone
The Boys in the Band
Proclamation
Playing The Game
The Face
The Runaway
Experience
House, The Street, The Room
Moon Is Down
Black Cat
Schooldays

DOWNLOAD
If the link goes down I would be happy to re-upload it.

+81 11-25-2009 04:50 PM
^definitely going to check that out. I've heard good things about Gentle Giant but really know nothing about them.


A Beginner's Guide To...
The Unicorns

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/200/4...150a75ac24.jpg


1. Jellybones
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone
2. Do the Knife Fight
Three Inches of Blood
3. Peach Moon
Three Inches of Blood
4. Abominable Snowman
The XMF sessions. Islands later record a studio version.
5. Emasculate the Masculine
The 2014 EP
6. Tuff Ghost
The XMF sessions
7. Gut Stains
All Makes Parts and Collisions
8. Haunted House
Live at the Carwash, 17/10/03
9. Hold Your Breath
All Makes Parts and Collision. A.K.A. Big Kind Death.
10. Inoculate the Innocuous
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
11. I Was Born (A Unicorn)
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
12. Ready To Die
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
13. Ruff Gem
2004-11-13 Cambridge, UK. Island record a studio version of this song.
14. William, Clap Your Hands
Unicorns Are People Too. A.K.A. Thunder & Lightning on All Makes Parts and Collisions.
15. The Unicorns: 2014
Three Inches of Blood
16. The Clap
2003-10-7 Montreal- POP Montreal. Live they add a little something else to the original.
17. Les Os
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?


Click to listen.

debaserr 11-25-2009 05:09 PM
looks good. but a bit extensive for a band with one real album IMO. my beginner list would b like... I think only Ruff Gem and Abominable Snowman are as good as the songs off the LP.

Abominable Snowman (X Posure Session)
Tuff Ghost (LP)
Inoculate the Innocuous (LP)
Ruff Gem (Live)
Les Os(LP)
Child Star (favorite song prolly) (LP)
The Clap (LP)
Ghost Mountain (LP)

+81 11-25-2009 07:53 PM
You're probably right. It might be a little long winded but I wanted to get something off each release and include some treasures. They do have 2 LPs, 2 EPs, and another album worth of songs. If I cut it down it would still probably be no smaller than 14 songs.

debaserr 11-25-2009 08:00 PM
i suppose. but for me, they aren't very good. the songs from the other LP that don't overlap are mediocre.

+81 11-25-2009 09:52 PM
I think you really need to be a fan to appreciate Unicorns Are People Too. That's why I chose to only include one song from that album.

NumberNineDream 11-26-2009 04:23 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LoathsomePete (Post 768843)
Beginner's Guide To Dark Cabaret

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ontraption.jpg




That is pretty much the best way to describe this style of music. It is set up a lot like a show you'd expect to see live in some theater. There's often a lot of dark humor in the songs, which just add to the live element. While there's often a lot of studio musician work for each song, for a style like this it really works well. If you can get past the odd demeanor and some of the stereotypical voices, there's quite a lot to this almost unheard of genre. Hopefully with this mix it will attract the attention of some people and create new fans.

Track List

01. "6 Volt Car" - Peculiar Pretzelemen - Uncanny Eyes
02. "Kill Yourself" - The Bad Things - Vaudeville Show
03. "Slavochka" - Beat Circus - Dreamland
04. "Charmed, I'm Sure" - Circus Contraption - Grand American Traveling Dime Museum
05. "August On the Vine" - Rosin Coven - Penubra
06. "Gutter Tango" - Harlequin Jones - Harlequin Jones EP
07. "The Angel of Death" - The Dead Brothers - Day of the Dead
08. "Black River Falls" - Reverend Glassyeye & his Wooden Legs - Black River Fallls
09. "Horse On The Moor" - The Deadfly Ensemble - An Entire Wardrobe of Doubts and Uncertainty
10. "King of Ants" - Dirty Granny Tales Inversed World
11. "Hoochie Coochie Girls" - Circus Contraption - Grand American Traveling Dime Museum
12. "Gone To Jericho" - Peculiar Pretzelmen - Uncanny Eyes

Get it here
Downloaded this yesterday and listening to it right now. I love it, it's like I'm in some Tim Burton movie.
Great comp!

debaserr 11-26-2009 11:00 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by +81 (Post 772715)
I think you really need to be a fan to appreciate Unicorns Are People Too. That's why I chose to only include one song from that album.
im a huge fan!

+81 11-26-2009 11:23 AM
Okay, I guess my point is if you are a fan of everything else they've done (not just in general) than you are more likely than not to enjoy UAPT.

stormjh 11-27-2009 11:58 AM
Would anyone like a beginners guide to british maths rock, or just maths in generall? Cus i could probably knock one together, but won't bother if no-ones interested.

NumberNineDream 11-27-2009 12:01 PM
I'm really interested. Never was able to fully get an idea on what "Math Rock" consists.

stormjh 11-27-2009 12:04 PM
Ite then, ill try and have it up by tonight or tomorrow night if I can.

NumberNineDream 11-27-2009 12:09 PM
thanks a lot :D

LoathsomePete 11-27-2009 03:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by NumberNineDream (Post 772805)
Downloaded this yesterday and listening to it right now. I love it, it's like I'm in some Tim Burton movie.
Great comp!
Thank you, it's about damn time someone takes notice of it!

Anything in particular strike your fancy that you'd like to listen to further?

NumberNineDream 11-27-2009 03:47 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LoathsomePete (Post 773465)
Thank you, it's about damn time someone takes notice of it!

Anything in particular strike your fancy that you'd like to listen to further?
I loved Beat Circus, The Bad Things, The Peculiar Pretzelmen and Dirty Granny Tales the most. I love Cabaret music in general, but that extra touch of macabre was exactly to my taste.

Edit: What surprised me the most is the influence of Eastern European music in the comp, tho most of the bands (if not all) are originated from the U.S

Dr.Seussicide 11-27-2009 04:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LoathsomePete (Post 773465)
Thank you, it's about damn time someone takes notice of it!

Anything in particular strike your fancy that you'd like to listen to further?
I actually downloaded it as well and I thoroughly enjoyed it! But gosh I loved the Harlequinn Jones and the Rosin Coven

Dieselboy 11-27-2009 05:59 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by noise (Post 768564)
The Beginner's Guide to Early Björk
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_23nkdTgOzx...ork_debut1.jpg
Checking this out. As popular as she is, I don't think I've heard a single song from her. Thx.

Rickenbacker 11-27-2009 08:12 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dieselboy (Post 773556)
Checking this out. As popular as she is, I don't think I've heard a single song from her. Thx.
Er... that's probably not a great place to start if you're trying to get into Bjork.

NumberNineDream 11-28-2009 01:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by stormjh (Post 773457)
All right then here we go, Beginners Guide Contempory Maths Rock.

It's mostly british stuff as that's the stuff I know. Sorry if missed stuff you guys think should have been included. But tough sh*t.


Beginners guide to contemporary maths.zip

Track list, in no particular order, there was an order worked out, but it got lost/messed up.

Brilliant the Brilli Ant - Cats And Cats And Cats
The Torso Was Severed In Mid Thorax - Meet Me In St. Louis
Naughtiest Girl Is A Monitor - Youthmovies
Baboon - This Town Needs Guns
Night Of The Pencils - Tubelord
Outerspace - Colour
... Spooks The Horse - Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies
If You'd Seen A Battlefield - Youthmovies
All We Need Is A Little Energon And A Lot Of Luck - Meet Me In St Louis
Unicorns - Colour
Every Place Is A House - Maps And Atlases
Building (A House For Flowers And Lovers) - The Murder Of Rosa Luxemburg
I listened to it while reading the explanation of the tag "Math Rock". I have to say, I'm glad I finally understood what the hell they were doing, while also enjoying it. I even downloaded Meet Me In St. Louis' album "Variations on Swing":

http://a778.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...b6de22a239.jpg

Maybe cause I liked the whole concept of the band having movie quotes as track titles, or maybe because one of the tracks was named "Ein Zwei Drei Hasslehoff". All I know is I had to get it, and I'm pretty much digging it.

Thx for the comp Storm.

stormjh 11-28-2009 02:58 PM
check out colour, its the bassist from MMISL's others band, and shoes and socks off is the MMISLs singers solo acoustic stuff.

Variations on swing is possibly my favourite album.

jackhammer 11-28-2009 04:25 PM
What could be good for this thread is members requesting bands or genres that they would like to hear and providing comps that way. There are so many good comps in here that people have taken time over never to be downloaded.

NumberNineDream 11-28-2009 05:23 PM
I think it should also be indexed (and I'd be happy to help with it)

Mojo 11-28-2009 05:26 PM
Indexing it would be the way to go i think. I would probably be more likely to check this thread for comps as and when i was in the mood for them rather than download them as they are posted.

Dieselboy 11-28-2009 06:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 773854)
What could be good for this thread is members requesting bands or genres that they would like to hear and providing comps that way. There are so many good comps in here that people have taken time over never to be downloaded.
If anyone wanted to do an Electro-House beginners guide I'd be all over that. I really don't know much about this at all, but love what I've heard of it lately. Someone posted a couple mix's of it in the Electronica forums which were great, but if anyone wanted to make a guide here I'd love to check it out.

NumberNineDream 11-28-2009 07:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dreadnaught (Post 698752)
Well, this hasn't been a long time coming. Yoni Wolf is essentially my hero and if you don't like his music I don't think we can be friends.



The Beginner's Guide to
WHY?

Crushed Bones
Good Friday
Gemini (Birthday Song)
Dumb Hummer
Cold Lunch (Albert Brown Morhary Dumpster Dive remix)
Me On Beer
By Torpedo Or Crohn's
Decieved
Bad Entropy
Our Neighbor's Daughter
A Little Titantic
The Fall of Mr. Fifths
A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under
Waterfalls
Sanddollars
I've been hearing good things about this band the second I visited this forum, so checking them was a priority. Luckily, I found this comp posted by Dread. I'm liking almost all of the tracks, and some of them I just loved. So I decided it's time to get my hands on some albums, any recommendations would be appreciated.

As from what I found out from my favs in the comp, I should download these three first:

Early Whitney (2003)
https://www.anticon.com/library/thum....jpg&width=310

Oaklandazulasylum (2003)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Pv35XdukTV...azulasylum.jpg

Elephant Eyelash (2005)
http://boredomstrikes.files.wordpres...ahyeahyeah.jpg

NumberNineDream 11-29-2009 05:59 PM
I thought of something the other day (who would've guessed). Anyway, I was thinking, that other than this thread being stickied, maybe when this new "Comps & Soundtracks" section is created this thread would be stickied there.

Edit:

I downloaded this comp yesterday:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zarko (Post 638488)
The Beginner’s Guide to…

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/...+and+Ellis.jpg

This may be the most useless beginner’s guide as of yet, but for those 2 who haven’t bothered checking out The Bad Seeds, here is a little compilation for you. I decided to upload two lists, allowing you to check out both sides of the band. Some will probably complain that some choices are too mainstream, or I didn’t include their fave song, well **** you :D.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds…
Track then album year

Saint Huck - From Here To Eternity (1984)
Tupelo - The First Born Is Dead (1985)
Hard On For Love - Your Funeral My Trial (1986)
Deanna - Tender Prey (1988)
The Hammer Song - The Good Son (1990)
Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry - Henry's Dream (1992)
Loverman - Let Love In (1994)
The Curse Of Millhaven - Murder Ballads (1996)
Get Ready For Love - Abattoir Blues (2004)
Lie Down Here & Be My Girl - Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)

Bad Seeds 1.rar

Your Funeral… My Trial - Your Funeral My Trial (1986)
Mercy - Tender Prey (1988)
The Ship Song - The Good Son (1990)
Loom Of The Land - Henry's Dream (1992)
I Let Love In - Let Love In (1994)
Henry Lee - Murder Ballads (1996)
(Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For? - The Boatman's Call (1997)
Cannibal’s Hymn - Abattoir Blues (2004)
O Children - The Lyre Of Orpheus (2004)
Hold On To Yourself - Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)

Bad Seeds 2.rar
I really loved the idea of separating the two sides, tho I guess we can only appreciate them together. But for a beginner's comp (like my poor self) this can be helpful. Really good comp. I can't believe I still don't own any of his albums, tho I've been a fan of his for some good time now (but it was more from viewing some specials and concerts on TV).
So thanks for the comp Zark.

storymilo 11-29-2009 06:47 PM
^ I just downloaded Nick Cave and Why? too. They were both great, especially the Why?, so I'll definitely be checking out some of their albums.


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