Tim Hecker – Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald!!!!!
man I haven't listened to that Grayfolded album since college - think I'm gonna have to queue it up on Spotify
I was a little worried at first about the lineup change (and will miss the twin-guitar attack and their former drummer), but the new songs are hittin' the spot.
Discovered this guy last year at his opening set for Viet Cong - really dig his vibe and voice. I've always got more room for 70's-style pop when it sounds this good.
other shout outs to artists/bands not mentioned who put out albums I loved that year (too lazy to look at any best of list other than p4k so likely missing a few)
artists: Raekwon's Cuban Linx II, Bibio's Ambivalence Avenue, Mos Def's Esctastic, Neko Case's Middle Cyclone, DOOM's Born Like This
band/groups: Fuck Buttons' Tarot Sport
Bitte Orca was my #1 overall tho
geez when I look back over the 2009 albums mentioned here, I'm struck by how few *bands* in 2014 or 15 put out anything that comes close, for me.
back then I feel like my listening was mostly bands, but over the past few years it's become artist dominated. not sure how much of that is me, and how much is a reflection of young inide bands/groups today struggling to find distinctive sounds that resonate with a wide audience.
To the Justice comparison, I'll just say that not all slap bass is Seinfeld-eque bass. Guess we'll have to agree to disagree. But maybe we can both enjoy this.
http://www.avclub.com/article/kanye-west-rapping-over-seinfeld-theme-whirlwind-n-232258
I was expecting a wise-ass comment like that from somebody. But if you listen to the links, you'll hear even more of a relation between this song and Rustie's 2011 influential album.
also, i stand by the statement that NOBODY was using the Seinfeld-esque bass in electronic tracks before Glass Swords. It sounded cheesy/dated, and that was a bad thing until Glass Swords made it sound cool (while still being dated/cheesy).
or don't take my word for it - google 'Seinfeld bass Rustie'
I'm mainly a lurker here, but yeah - welcome to Denver. City has a surprisingly diverse music scene. I'd give us a B/B+ for indie, A- for underground electronic, A for jambands, bluegrass, funk and mainstream EDM, no idea for country. April will be filled with Coachella artists on their way to/from the festival. And Red Rocks has a half-full summer schedule already.
next must-see show for me is Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ the Ogden on Feb 8th
yeah, wasn't feeling the Bashmore much at all, but G-Fitz is solid.
on the pop-electronic note, I'd encourage people to check out the following releases:
Maribou State - Portraits
Bob Moses - Days Gone By
favorite house LP of '15 overall is either John Tejada - Signs Under Test or Crazy P - Walk Dance Talk Sing.
hate to be that guy, but they didn't emerge "fully-formed" on Settle.
between the Tenderly/Flow single and The Face EP, they put out six pretty-much perfect vocal-oriented, soulful electronic tracks in 2012 (seven if you count Latch). The material collected on Settle is a fluid continuation, stylistically, of what started there.
My favorite of that bunch remains What's in Your Head.
https://youtu.be/Qcm0YrzWMdw
Tom, you should clarify that this group lacks GD bassist Phil Lesh, and therefore isn't the same 'Core Four' of surviving members that played the Fare Thee Well shows
As a Floyd-obsessed teen in the mid-90s, I stumbled upon a Live at Pompeii VHS at a Blockbuster Video, having no idea it existed. I wanted those recordings so bad I taped them onto audio cassette so that I could listen in my room/car.
eh, I wasn't a fan of Bush when they came out (I was 16), and I'm still not a fan today. They were easily my least favorite of the popular mid 90s grunge/alt-rock/post-grunge bands, with Collective Soul a close 2nd.
quite beautiful. I was somewhat surprised to hear something that recalls the glitchy broken-beat of Si Begg, Bil Bless/SOTEG, Tipper etc, but that's def not a bad thing. Can't wait to hear the whole thing
"There just aren’t these kinds of rock bands anymore: the kind that play music this way, and not only hope but expect and know that they will be superstars, and that live with all of the comical excess and decadence that come with all the myths they’ve been handed down..."
Kings of Leon?
Excellent, but I really hope the trap influences on this album aren't as prominent as the first two tracks would seem to indicate. Rustie has so much more to offer from a composition/arrangement perspective.
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