What's that? Music's too loud. NP

[Bubbachups]

Pärt is definitely worth several looks. He was a great love of mine in high school. Possibly the first classical music I listened to actively and repeatedly past the point of familiarity.

What would be a good introduction to his work?

Definitely "Tabula Rasa" I'd say. If I’d ever label an album as essential, this would be the one.

[edison]

Thanks. Checking out Arvo Pärt has been on my to-do list for years.

[Bubbachups]

As for his choir work, I only have his “Te Deum” which is really beautiful and has nice packaging with lots of reading. I used the final track, Agnus Dei, for a mix for Alex a couple of months ago. Have a listen:
http://www.divshare.com/download/4540251-2c7

[alex]

The choir work is a little intimidating to me, I have to admit. (That's how I feel about all choirs ever, mind you, not about Arvo Pärt in particular.)  "Agnus Dei" works beautifully on the aforementioned mix from Bubbachups, but a whole album worth of this? I'm just not sure.

Checking out his non-choral work has been on my to-do list for years too, though.

[Babar]

Pärt is definitely worth several looks. He was a great love of mine in high school. Possibly the first classical music I listened to actively and repeatedly past the point of familiarity.

What would be a good introduction to his work?

Definitely "Tabula Rasa" I'd say. If I’d ever label an album as essential, this would be the one.

seconded. the cd i was listening to includes tabula rasa and fratres and also some of his choir work. but yeah, if you see a pärt album with tabula rasa or fratres on it, buy it.

[ellaguru]

Wow, this Dodos album is really good. Lots of Animal Collective going on (I think I'm liking it better than AC because it has all the joy but only half the wacky, but it would be easy to like it less than AC because it has all the joy but only half the wacky), and a little blues in some places. Not quite finished the first time through, but I'm really liking it so far.

[Killdozersnakeboy]

Listening to the new singles that arrived today.

Jacuzzi Boys - Ghost Ghost 7"
Dead Ghosts - What Do You Do 7"

Both show a pretty strong Black Lips influence. Not so much that they sound like the Black Lips but they each do a BL-like take on a sound that's usually mixed together and covered in fuzz.

Jacuzzi Boys do a mid 60's psych/pop thing. Clean guitars and lots of echo on the vocals. Think Seeds/Druids Of Stonehenge. It's not doing much for me but could very well be a grower.

Dead Ghosts on the other hand are doing a real nice cowpoke country kinda thing. Demon's Claws have this shit down pretty good but this up there as well. Nice melodies and a nice "Whooo" chorus on the A-side

Both are young bands on their 1st or 2nd single release. Will definatley be keeping an eye out for these guys.

On a side note, the Jacuzzi Boys are on a label called Floridas Dying that's been on a fucking sweet run of singles in the last few months. It's worth picking up anything you see on the label.

[Killdozersnakeboy]

Dan Melchior Und Das Menace - Twig Like Fingers.
I'm gonna say the same things everyone else is saying. The time for comparing Dan Melchior to Billy Childish has come to a close. STOP IT NOW! Dan M has closed the door with some force on that shit.
This is gettin to me right away. Bed-sit psychy-folk stuff with a very English (well duh!) feel. Nice clear sound while still sounding a bit scummy. Strangely, I'd totally say Park Life era Blur fans will really like this, but it doesn't sound much like that. Only in the overt English feel maybe. Damon Albarn wishes he could make an album like this. 
Vinyl limited to 1000 copies so get on that shit right away people.

[Killdozersnakeboy]

Blank Dogs - In A Web
I've spoken about how awesome The Blank Dogs are here already. I'm probably shouting in an empty cave really. But yeah, they're one of the best bands to come out in the last couple of years or so. this is the latest 7". At first I was a bit disappointed as it didn't live up to the pure awesomeness of earlier singles. But I have to say it's still better than most shit lying around right now and it's starting to grow on me big time. Some lo-fi 80's sounding keyboard brilliance. 
Jeb, surely you've heard this stuff! Pink reason or Psych Horse was about to release a split 7" with them before label issues came into play.

[Andrew_TSKS]

so the new jay reatard single on matador, "painted shut"/"an ugly death", is really growing on me. similar in sound and feel to the "see saw"/"screaming hand" single, so more acoustically based, somewhat lo-fi, post-punk pop hooks, but it differentiates itself enough from the prior single to more than justify its existence.

i have a feeling that, at the end of this whole single series, i'll be able to play all of them in sequence and hear something that comes across like a single unified album. a really good album, in fact.

[jebreject]

Blank Dogs - In A Web
I've spoken about how awesome The Blank Dogs are here already. I'm probably shouting in an empty cave really. But yeah, they're one of the best bands to come out in the last couple of years or so. this is the latest 7". At first I was a bit disappointed as it didn't live up to the pure awesomeness of earlier singles. But I have to say it's still better than most shit lying around right now and it's starting to grow on me big time. Some lo-fi 80's sounding keyboard brilliance. 
Jeb, surely you've heard this stuff! Pink reason or Psych Horse was about to release a split 7" with them before label issues came into play.

I've heard Kevin talk about them but I've never actually heard them. I'll get on that, though.

[Killdozersnakeboy]

Most if not all of the Blank Dogs material is available for free download here.
http://blankdogs.blogspot.com/

[jebreject]

thanks!

[alexandra]

Edith Piaf - Simplement une valse

(i wish i sounded like her)

[TeddyTreebark]

Sebastien Tellier- Sexuality
Meeeeeeh.  I'm not really feeling this.  I'll finish the album though.  "Divine" is such a catchy track that I felt compelled to listen to the whole album.  Because, as you know, a catchy europop single always means that the album will be worthwhile and satisfying. 

[WhereTheSlimeLive]

O Satan, I acknowledge you as the Great Destroyer of the Universe.
All that has been created you will corrupt and destroy.
Exercise upon me all your rights.
I spit on Christ’s redemption and to it I shall renounce.
My life is yours Lord, let me be your herald and executioner.
My actions shall lead other hearts away from salvation
All shall acknowledge Your sacred royalty and crawl in terrified devotion.

[Babar]

O Satan, I acknowledge you as the Great Destroyer of the Universe.
All that has been created you will corrupt and destroy.
Exercise upon me all your rights.
I spit on Christ’s redemption and to it I shall renounce.
My life is yours Lord, let me be your herald and executioner.
My actions shall lead other hearts away from salvation
All shall acknowledge Your sacred royalty and crawl in terrified devotion.

 

What it this?

[WhereTheSlimeLive]

The opening lines of Deathsepll Omega's Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice. 

[ellaguru]

Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet.

Contemporary bluegrassy Americana album. Washburn plays banjo. Bela Fleck is on the album. Some of the songs are sung in Mandarin, I don't really know why, except because Washburn seems to like Chinese stuff.

It's streaming free here. It's good. I am on my second listen and ordered the CD between listens.

[Andrew_TSKS]

the velvet underground - "all tomorrow's parties"

i'm not at all a fan of nico's voice, but where this song is concerned i can't even really concern myself with it, because the rest of the song is so weird and awesome. the first 10 seconds, which are nearly inaudible but when turned way up turn out to be a really cool bass intro, the attempt at a rhythmic piano line which is so sloppily played that instead it sounds like a bunch of different repeating single notes all falling all over each other, moe tucker's monolithic drumming, the way lou reed's guitar lines float in and out of the mix and never really settle anywhere... this song is amazing. i think it would be just as amazing no matter who sang it.

[DanielBurns11]

the velvet underground - "all tomorrow's parties"

i'm not at all a fan of nico's voice, but where this song is concerned i can't even really concern myself with it, because the rest of the song is so weird and awesome. the first 10 seconds, which are nearly inaudible but when turned way up turn out to be a really cool bass intro, the attempt at a rhythmic piano line which is so sloppily played that instead it sounds like a bunch of different repeating single notes all falling all over each other, moe tucker's monolithic drumming, the way lou reed's guitar lines float in and out of the mix and never really settle anywhere... this song is amazing. i think it would be just as amazing no matter who sang it.

Strange. I loath Nico's voice, and have said I hated this song since the first time I heard it. But for the last two days or so I have not been able to get it out of my head.

[difficult]

It's an awesome, wonderful song!
And I really love Nico's voice too. And some of her albums.

[narlus]

big jumble of songs on random from Mogwai, Meat Puppets, Misfits, Mission of Burma, Minutemen, and MONO.

[RavingLunatic]

Richard Buckner - Since

Richard Buckner has officially entered my top 10 favorite active artists list. Dude has so many albums that are just awesome and he's never done a bad one. Rumor is that he's getting blocked by his label from releasing more than an album every two years which is a tragedy. Meadow, his latest, was so good.

[diesel_powered]

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