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Laika - Good Looking Blues (2000)
Indie electronic, Dream pop, Post-Rock/ Experimental | mp3 192kpbs | 91MB
For a band that named itself after the first dog in outer space -- and previous albums called Sounds of the Satellites and Silver Apples of the Moon -- you'd think Laika would make spacey ambient music with a focus on quirky beats. And they do, sometimes. The emphasis, though, of Good Looking Blues, the London quartet's third album, is to give equal attention to Margaret Fiedler's smooth, somewhat gothic-and-soul-influenced vocals and the band's mixture of rock, slow electronic, and sit-on-your-couch dance music. Fiedler, who went to grade school with Liz Phair in Winnetka, Illinois and later played in a Smiths-sounding college band with Moby, speak-sings dark fictional stories about life's basic themes: love, sex, death, and work. But it's not quite that simple. For instance, on one of the album's standouts, "Black Cat Bone," she tells a story of a woman who kills her evil husband with voodoo: "Rocks for my pillow and sand for my bed/For better or worse, I left him for dead." Laika's talent is crafting a particular mood. This mood, however, is difficult to explain. With songs about nights of apologies on "Moccasin," a lover man leaving on "T Street," and working for the man until death do you part on "Widow's Weed" you can't deny that Laika is dealing with themes of depression and wallowing in sadness. And even though you wouldn't call the sound upbeat, it is indeed mesmerizing, tranquil, and head-bobbing.
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1. Black Cat Bone
2. Moccasin
3. T. Street
4. Uneasy
5. Good Looking Blues
6. Windows' Weed
7. Glory Cloud
8. Go Fish
9. Badtimes
10. Knowing Too Little
11. Lie Low
12. Single Word
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:46 am |
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Laika - Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing (2003)
Indie electronic, Dream pop, Indie Rock, Post-Rock/ Experimental | mp3 192kpbs | 62MB
Laika confound expectations at every turn. They’re not a rock band, but they play guitars. They’re not an ‘electronic’ group in the usual sense of the term, yet they meld and twist samples with the best of them.
One common path for a band to take over the course of their career is to test-drive a musical formula for an album or two, and then transcend their sound by broadening themselves, experimenting with new genres, sonics, and lyrical inspirations. Such is the path for great bands as diverse as The Clash, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blur, and the Beastie Boys. For Laika, their fourth full-length album Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing seemingly has them taking the path in reverse. Laika streamlined their recording process for the album, with lead singer/songwriter Margaret Fiedler, producer/engineer/songwriting partner Guy Fixsen, and drummer Lou Ciccotelli doing most of the playing and recording themselves. The results of excluding their frequent multi-instrumental collaborators are apparent throughout the album (and even alluded to with the album's title). That is not to say that Laika is missing the fundamental aspects of its trademark sound: syncopated beats, odd time signatures, subdued vocals, driving bass grooves, and quivering keyboards. However, without the aid of the additional instrumentation from their previous records (such as trumpets, loops, samples, and the sorely missed electric guitars), Laika's typically airy atmosphere sounds more sterilized this time around. Without the usual fixings, the Fender Rhodes keyboard seems alone in the mix, as Laika's over-dependence on this 70's-era Miles Davis fixture becomes apparent. The stripped-down, introverted feel of WIAIAWIM is accompanied by a shift in the presence of Fiedler, who forgoes her typically world-weary lyrical topics (sexuality, domestic violence, etc.) and occasional "rapping" for more personal lyrics ("You broke a heart many a-time/But you'll never break this heart of mine," she coos on "Alphabet Soup") and straightforward singing. Make no mistake, Laika has not lost their ability to produce brooding and compelling music (see "Girl Without Hands" and "Barefoot Blues"), and WIAIAWIM may be their most consistent-sounding record from start to finish. However, what seems like a step forward for the group is actually more of a step back in the construction of their sound. The element of SPAMise, the hint of the unexpected -- wherever it is, it is missed.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:29 am |
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Mark Kozelek - The Finally LP (2008)
Folk rock, Sadcore, Alternative Singer/ Songwriter | mp3 192kpbs | 44.9MB
The Finally LP is a compilation album by Mark Kozelek. The CD was released on December 9, 2008 via Caldo Verde Records. According to the Caldo Verde website:
“ Over the years, Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon and his earlier band, Red House Painters, has gained well deserved praise for his extraordinary songwriting. At the same time, he has developed a parallel reputation for his unique covers of other people's material. Many of these tracks were recorded for tribute albums that are now unavailable. Caldo Verde Records has now collected them in a cohesive, 10-song CD titled The Finally LP. ”
The compilation includes a country-tinged version of "Lazy" by Low, "Bedtime Lullaby," which first appeared in an animated featurette on an episode of the children's show Yo Gabba Gabba! (season 1/episode 5), and an acoustic version of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" recorded for the Minneapolis Bridge Disaster benefit CD. The album also includes radio show rarities, a previously unreleased version of Hüsker Dü's "Celebrated Summer" and two previously unreleased instrumentals, "The Piano Song" and "Gaping Mouth."
Track listing
1. "Piano Song" (Kozelek) – 1:44
2. "Finally" (Kath Bloom) – 2:11
3. "New Partner" (Will Oldham) – 3:34
4. "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) – 2:55
5. "Lazy" (Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker, Zak Sally) – 3:30
6. "Bedtime Lullaby" (Jarond Gibbs) – 1:31
7. "Celebrated Summer" (Mould) – 3:37
8. "My Friend Bob" (Dom Leone) – 2:59
9. "If You Want Blood" (Live in Lisbon) (Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young) – 3:11
10. "Gaping Mouth" (Kozelek) – 5:12
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:11 am |
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Deerhoof - Holdypaws (1999)
Indie Rock, Noise Pop, Post-Rock/ Experimental | mp3 256kpbs | 42:46 min. | 78MB
| Quote: | By turns cuddly and chaotic, San Francisco's Deerhoof mix noise, sugary melodies, and an experimental spirit into sweetly challenging and utterly distinctive music.
Though I'm a bigger fan of Deerhoof's first album, The Man, the King and the Girl, Holdypaws is probably a better place for the newcomer to start. Where the band's debut alternated actual melodies with meandering bits of downtown-style guitar noise, everything on here could easily be classified as a "song." While this isn't a bad thing in itself, this stab at tunefulness is ultimately too straight an approach for a band this weird, and it doesn't quite seem to fit into Deerhoof's larger scheme.
Musically, the Deerhoof of Holdypaws sounds very much like a less-refined Blonde Redhead. This development represents a steady progression toward relative normality from Deerhoof's debut, a double 7" on Menlo Park that contained no singing at all. Come to think of it, that early single barely had any bass or drums on it either; as I recall, it consisted of a few sporadic blasts of guitar distortion in between vinyl pops and crackles. (Needless to say, I don't pull that single out very often.)
But back to Holdypaws-- one reason this album doesn't work as well for me is that I'm beginning to see lead- screecher Satomi's limitations as a vocalist. Hearing her high-pitched, artless wailing every second or third song on the last album seemed about perfect; here it pops up on every track. So, while this song-oriented approach will initiate the timid into Deerhoof's strange world, I'm less inclined to stick around for the entire ride.
A word or two about that strange world, by the way. Deerhoof's songs universally portray a surreal, nightmarish place seen through the eyes of a child, as if Glenn Branca composed a soundtrack to "Where the Wild Things Are." Songs like "Queen of the Lake," "The Moose's Daughter" and "Crow" describe an interior landscape populated by shadowy, half-beast mutants, which are all given voice by Satomi. There are no songs about "relationships" or anything else vaguely connected to the sane world's agreement about what constitutes reality; this is the stuff of dreams, and as such, they are effectively creepy and strange. But music with subject matter this abstract cries out for instrumental interludes and textures, brief soundtracks to help transport us from place to place. Holdypaws only provides us with some decent tunes. <pitchfork> |
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1. "Magic Star"
2. "Queen of the Lake"
3. "The Moose's Daughter"
4. "Satan"
5. "Crow"
6. "Flower"
7. "Lady People"
8. "The Great Car Tomb"
9. "Dead Beast Queen"
10. "Data"
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:43 am |
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Deerhoof - Reveille (2002)
Indie Rock, Noise Pop, Post-Rock/ Experimental | mp3 192kpbs | 33:37 min. | 46.5MB
| Quote: | | San Francisco's strident Deerhoof is a much-loved deconstructionist art-pop outfit. The band is part no wave skronk, part Yoko Ono meets the B-52's, and part weirdo J-pop, and continues to push the musical envelope on each new recording. Reveille is a pretty good example of what Deerhoof is capable of. <AMG> |
| Quote: | | This is maddening album. But it's absolutely a rewarding one. <popmatters> |
1. "Sound the Alarm"
2. "This Magnificent Bird Will Rise"
3. "The Eyebright Bugler"
4. "Punch Buggy Valves"
5. "No One Fed Me So I Stayed"
6. "Our Angel's Ululu"
7. "The Last Trumpeter Swan"
8. "Top Tim Rubies"
9. "Tuning a Stray"
10. "Holy Night Fever"
11. "All Rise"
12. "Frenzied Handsome, Hello!"
13. "Days & Nights in the Forest"
14. "Hark the Umpire"
15. "Cooper"
16. "Hallelujah Chorus"
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:18 pm |
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Deerhof - Bibidi Babidi Boo (2004)
Indie Rock, Noise Pop, Post-Rock/ Experimental | mp3 160kpbs | 26:31 min. | 30.7MB
| Quote: | Most of Bibidi Babidi Boo‘s 10 songs represent Milk Man, starting with “Dummy Discards a Heart”. As Milk Man made its debut in March of ‘04, the decision to release these songs free via internet was the right one. The songs were recorded in various locales, from live shows to BBC appearances, and varying degrees of sonic quality and clarity bear this out. “Dog on the Sidewalk,” recorded in London, sounds a little thin, Satomi Matsuzaki’s pushed back and muffled in the mix. In bootleg terms, it’s a cut above audience-quality, but just a cut. The recording does have a charming club feel, but one wishes it had as much punch as “Milking” and “Giga Dance”. But then, would one be wishing too much for a song barely over one minute in length? Its miniature spindliness is effective in studio form, and in person at a show, the crowd is sucked right in. But there’s just no compelling reason to listen to Bibidi‘s versions over Milk Man‘s.
Even the best songs can be a bit redundant. The sinister Dracula-like stomp of “Giga Dance” is nearly as infectious as on the album proper, with its rhythmic breaks and dynamic shifts. The choppy guitar fills up the speakers, and the gentle vocal breaks are pristine, but following so closely on Milk Man‘s heels it’s a teaser at best, designed to spur your ass to the real thing. Or, if you’re coming at Deerhoof for the first time, it’s a quick glance at what they do, a treat, a bonus, a freebie in the age of fingerwagging downloading authorities. And it’s still undeniably fun. “Rainbow Silhouette of the Milky Rain” could’ve been the sleeper dance hit of the leap year. Bibidi Babidi Boo won’t replace having an icy cold one amongst pogoing hipsters, but Deerhoof is always inventive, smart, and playful, and you can never really have enough of that. <popmatters> |
1. Dog on the Sidewalk - 1:05
2. Dummy Discards a Heart - 2:27
3. All Rise - 1:13
4. Milking - 4:00
5. Giga Dance - 1:54
6. Wicca Wind - 2:30
7. Flower - 1:31
8. Satan - 1:44
9. Desapareceré - 3:26
10. Rainbow Silhouette - 1:42
11. The Forbidden Fruits - 2:06
12. Panda Panda Panda - 2:54
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John Frusciante - Smile From The Streets You Hold (1997)
Experimental rock, lo-fi, psychedelic rock, avant-garde
Separate FLAC | 346MB | mp3 192kpbs | 69.2MB | 61:22 min.
| Quote: | | Smile from the Streets You Hold is the second solo album by John Frusciante. The record was released during a time when Frusciante was not performing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released in 1997 on Birdman Records, while Frusciante was still addicted to heroin. <Wikipedia> |
| Quote: | | Those who felt that Niandra Lades demonstrated most of all that John Frusciante seemed to be going over the edge likely thought their suspicions confirmed when Smile From the Streets You Hold quietly appeared on the Birdman label in 1997. However, it's not so much an album as it is a collection of tracks from all over the place, though absolutely nothing about the packaging or liner notes indicates that. At least one cut, the odd semi-goth "A Fall Through the Ground," was recorded in 1988, while others were finished the year of the record's release. Frusciante later confirmed that in 1997 he was still in the grips of a nasty heroin addiction that he has since kicked, and backhandedly dismissed the release as being done pretty much for drug money. Set aside any prurient interest in the work of an artist in the absolute depths, though, and Smile From the Streets has some high points worth investigating, like the lengthy, truly trippy "I May Again Know John." There's nothing quite so stunning as his magnificent remake of Bad Brains' "The Big Takeover," for instance, but his fragmentary, quietly menacing guitar work and often completely thrashed, howling voice -- itself usually further treated and tweaked -- achieves their own catharsis. If listeners can get through the opening primal howl of "Enter a Uh," then that will be enough to indicate whether the rest of Smile From the Streets is for them. Comparisons can be made to similarly on-the-edge musicians like Syd Barrett or Skip Spence, or even Jandek, but Frusciante has his own soulful qualities and approach, disturbingly extreme as they often are. The entire collection, much like Niandra Lades, was recorded for the most part on basic four-track and sounds it, as lo-fi as anything an purist could demand and arguably more unsettling than many of that supposed movement's avatars could create. <AMG> |
01. Enter a Uh (8:06)
02. The Other (1:34)
03. Life's a Bath (1:17)
04. A Fall Thru the Ground (2:23)
05. Poppy Man (1:21)
06. I May Again Know John (8:47)
07. I'm Always (2:32)
08. Nigger Song (4:18)
09. Femininity (2:35)
10. Breathe (6:21)
11. More (2:06)
12. For Air (3:55)
13. Height Down (3:59)
14. Well, I've Been (3:05)
15. Smile from the Streets You Hol (4:37)
16. I Can't See Until I See Your Eyes (1:30)
17. Estress (2:17)
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| Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:06 pm |
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John Frusciante - To record only water for ten days (2001)
separate FLAC | 292MB | 42:19 min.
| Quote: | With the opening kick of a simple but loud drum machine beat and multiple full-throttle guitar wails over the top, it quickly becomes apparent that John Frusciante has also given a swift kick to his heroin addiction. Hard drugs left the Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist derailed, deranged, and near death before an L.A. Weekly reporter detailed his frail state in a chilling story, moving some friends to help Frusciante check into a rehab center. He got off drugs and rejoined the Peppers in time to help Californication become a critical and popular success in 1999.
To Record Only Water for Ten Days is made up of 15 "legitimate" songs. The whole is still quite simple -- stellar guitar work, impressive vocal range, drum machine, and minimal effects -- but it's a much healthier and "together" sound. Still a departure from the Peppers, To Record has an overall almost goth-like singer/songwriter vibe, at times colliding into rock catharsis. |
1. "Going Inside" – 3:36
2. "Someone's" – 1:52
3. "The First Season" – 4:13
4. "Wind Up Space" – 1:59
5. "Away and Anywhere" – 4:09
6. "Remain" – 3:57
7. "Fallout" – 2:10
8. "Ramparts" – 1:11
9. "With No One" – 3:32
10. "Murderers" – 2:41
11. "Invisible Movement" – 2:21
12. "Representing" – 1:46
13. "In Rime" – 2:13
14. "Saturation" – 3:03
15. "Moments Have You" – 3:30
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:18 am |
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Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity (2007)
Indie Rock, Noise Pop, Noise-Rock | mp3 VBR~190kpbs | 51MB | 36:39 min.
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...All of a sudden the band is back to silences and blank stares, sustained tones and reverbed guitars. They're "deconstructing pop," which means they're asking questions. But on Friend Opportunity, Deerhoof work best when they blast right to the answers. <Pitchfork Media (8.9/10)> |
After the brilliant sprawl of The Runners Four, it would've made sense if Deerhoof continued in the same direction on their next album. It turns out that Friend Opportunity is a model of efficiency, packing just as much dazzling creativity into ten tracks as The Runners Four did into 20. This new approach could be seen as a reaction to the departure of Chris Cohen, who left to concentrate on his own band, the Curtains, but Deerhoof is such a mercurial group that some kind of change was inevitable. And, as good as The Runners Four was, Friend Opportunity just might be even better. It's as though the band took the ideas they tossed around last time -- more streamlined, structured songs combined with a wider sonic palette -- and threw in more highly concentrated sweetness and weirdness for good measure. Though most of these songs are short, they've got a lot of presence, and Friend Opportunity opens with three of Deerhoof's most adorable, accessible songs yet. "The Perfect Me" kicks off the album with galloping percussion and organs that sound like rays of sun bursting through clouds, two of Friend Opportunity's main musical motifs. "+81" is the single, which makes sense, since its collision of acrobatic guitars, subtle electronics, marching band snippets, and irresistible "choo-choo-choo-choo beep beep" chorus distills the album's kitchen-sink pop perfectly. "Believe ESP" is a SPAMisingly funky departure, with a slinky melody that lilts, slithers, and takes detours into chamber pop and noisy breakdowns, yet still sounds purposeful. Later on, this ultra-pop side of Deerhoof resurfaces with "Matchbook Seeks Maniac," which easily ranks as one of the band's best songs yet. It's also one of their most straightforward songs, with a soaring melody that leads into a bittersweet yet rousing chorus, but lyrics like "I would sell my soul to the devil/If I could be on top of the world" keep things nicely unpredictable. The other facets of Deerhoof's sound sparkle on Friend Opportunity, too: they explore their softer side with "Whither the Invisible Birds?," a symphonic ballad sweet and yearning enough for a cartoon heroine, and "Choco Fight," which is SPAMisingly pretty and mellow, given its title. Things get more experimental as Friend Opportunity ends: "Kidz Are So Small" is a startling track, even by Deerhoof's standards, with Satomi Matsuzaki singing from the perspective of a dog and a man over tumbling beats and rubbery synths (based on this song and Milk Man's "Dog on the Sidewalk," man's best friend inspires some of the band's most out-there songs). "Look Away," an 11-minute suite-like piece, balances the rest of Friend Opportunity's poppiness with loping guitar riffs, rambling pianos, and keyboards that sound like feedback. Deerhoof is in an undeniable groove -- with each album, they make their flights of fancy seem easier, and push pop's boundaries farther. Friend Opportunity is the perfect name for their approach: they look for, and find, the best possibilities in whatever comes their way.
1. "The Perfect Me" - 2:40
2. "+ 81" - 3:03
3. "Believe E.S.P." - 3:07
4. "The Galaxist" - 2:40
5. "Choco Fight" - 3:01
6. "Whither the Invisible Birds?" - 2:11
7. "Cast off Crown" - 2:47
8. "Kidz Are So Small" - 1:59
9. "Matchbook Seeks Maniac" - 3:23
10. "Look Away" - 11:45
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:47 am |
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Daniel Johnston - Welcome to My World (2006)
Folk rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative Rock, Outsider music, Alternative Singer/ Songwriter
mp3 VBR~190kpbs | 82MB | 58:33 min.
| Quote: | | As with other talented but troubled artists such as Syd Barrett, Brian Wilson, and Roky Erickson, Daniel Johnston fights a daily battle with the chronic mental illness that has plagued him nearly his entire life. However, despite recurrent bouts of delusional behavior wherein he has physically endangered himself and others, Johnston has carved out a respectable, influential career as a singer/songwriter of extraordinary talent who has grown since his first crudely recorded cassette was released in 1980. He became the singer/songwriter of choice of the alternative/underground rock scene, and at various times has had his work championed by members of Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Butthole Surfers, Half Japanese, Nirvana (Kurt Cobain was often photographed wearing a Daniel Johnston T-shirt), and numerous others. |
| Quote: | | He is erratic, moody, adolescent, and unsettling, just as he is strikingly brilliant, and all depictions entwine on this collection that plucks from Daniel Johnston's most memorable work throughout a quarter-century of bare-bones recording. While his helium-pitched voice can often border on acquired taste territory, Johnston, who suffers from bipolar disorder, writes both gripping melodies and cutting, cunning lyrics--often about failed love, life's ambiguity and his passion for the Beatles and comic book heroes. Any Johnston follower might choose 21 different selections to represent such a catalog, but this package--culled mostly from his '80s songbook--is both symbolic and inclusive, including a pair of chord organ grinders that are among his most familiar: the childlike "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and the wistful "Speeding Motorcycle." Johnston's raw vulnerability shines most on "Never Before Never Again," on which he howls about a former girlfriend, and the fragmented and demented "Funeral Home," where he contemplates his last car ride (to the tune of Bruce Springsteen's "Cadillac Ranch"). Welcome to My World is ideal for any newcomers to Johnston's music, provided they are willing to peel away his torment and contemplate his true genius. |
1 Peek A Boo (The What Of Whom)
2 Casper The Friendly Ghost (Yip Jump Music)
3 Some Things Last A Long Time (1990)
4 Walking The Cow (Hi How Are You)Daniel Johnston
5 I'm Nervous (The Lost Recordings)
6 Man Obsessed (The What Of Whom)
7 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Your Grievances (Yip Jump Music)
8 Never Before Never Again (The What Of Whom)
9 The Sun Shines Down On Me (Don't Be Scared)
10 Chord Organ Blues (Yip Jump Music)
11 Living Life (Songs Of Pain)
12 Speeding Motorcycle (Yip Jump Music)
13 True Love Will Find You In The End (1990)
14 Never Relaxed (Songs Of Pain)
15 Sorry Entertainer (Yip Jump Music)
16 Ain't No Woman Gonna Make A George Jones Outta Me (Continued Story)
17 Lennon Song (Laurie EP)
18 Devil Town (1990)
19 I Had A Dream (Why Me)
20 Laurie (Laurie EP)
21 Story Of An Artist (Don't Be Scared)
22 Funeral Home (Continued Story)
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:51 pm |
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John Frusciante - Shadows collide with people (2004)
Indie rock, Alternative rock, Experimental rock
ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) | 407MB | 62:23 min.
| Quote: | | Shadows Collide with People is the fourth studio album by John Frusciante, released February 24, 2004. The album was written during the recording of By the Way, and is widely regarded as his most accessible work, featuring a mix of guitar-driven alternative rock, folk ballads, and electronica. <Wikipedia> |
| Quote: | | It takes a lot to be known as the weird one out of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but for guitarist John Frusciante the title comes easy. He abruptly quit the band at the height of its popularity in 1992 to become a full-time drug addict, claimed to communicate with the fourth dimension, and released a couple of predictably loopy solo albums before returning in time to record the group's brilliant comeback discs, 1999's Californication and 2001's By The Way. The odd and esoteric music on Shadows Collide With People, his fourth release outside the day job, proves that even drug-free he remains touched. Only now, Frusciante is better able to draw life out of his lo-fi experiments, twisting the shiftless strums and electronic fizzes of songs like "Regret" and "Song to Sing When I'm Lonely" into beautiful explorations reminiscent of Radiohead and the Mars Volta. <Amazon> |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:49 am |
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Nina Nastasia & Jim White - You Follow Me (2007)
Alternative Rock, Indie rock, Folk, Americana | m4a 256kpbs | 57MB | 31:23 min.
| Quote: | | You Follow Me is a collaborative studio album by American singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia and Australian drummer Jim White. White is the regular drummer for Australian instrumental rock trio The Dirty Three and has long been associated with artists such as Will Oldham, Cat Power, Bill Callahan and Nick Cave, but You Follow Me is the first album to bear his own name. <Wikipedia> |
| Quote: | | ...At a time when piling on wacky instruments often passes an excuse for lackluster songwriting, You Follow Me is incredibly refreshing. Like the best conversation partners it doesn't talk a lot, but it says a lot. <Pitchfork (8.6/10)> |
1. "I've Been Out Walking"
2. "I Write Down Lists"
3. "Odd Said the Doe"
4. "The Day I Would Bury You"
5. "Our Discussion"
6. "In the Evening"
7. "There is no Train"
8. "Late Night"
9. "How Will You Love Me"
10. "I Come After You"
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Social Distortion - Sex, Love, and Rock 'n Roll (2004)
Punk-Rock, L.A. Punk | mp3 192kpbs | 59 MB | 37:43 min.
| Quote: | | Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll shows that Social Distortion have held onto what made them great while growing and changing in the best ways, and the result is one of the best albums this band has made to date. <AMG> |
| Quote: | | ...Social Distortion maintains the lean, propulsive punk attack that made them famous. While the group's trademark sound is a Ramones-meet-Johnny Cash punk/country amalgam, the twangier leanings are largely left behind here in favor of a more straightforward--still characteristically unrelenting--rock & roll approach. |
1. "Reach for the Sky" – 3:31
2. "Highway 101" – 3:44
3. "Don't Take Me for Granted" – 3:47
4. "Footprints on My Ceiling" – 5:08
5. "Nickels and Dimes" – 3:05
6. "I Wasn't Born to Follow" – 2:55
7. "Winners and Losers" – 4:45
8. "Faithless" – 3:02
9. "Live Before You Die" – 2:47
10. "Angel's Wings" – 4:59
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:41 am |
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Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted (1992)
Alternative Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie Rock, Noise Pop | mp3 VBR~232kpbs | 66.2MB | 39:08 min.
| Quote: | | Slanted & Enchanted is a left-field classic, a record that came out of nowhere to help establish a new subgenre of rock & roll. Pavement had already sketched out their sound, as well as their amateurish lo-fi aesthetic, on a series of indie singles before recording their debut, but Slanted & Enchanted is where they pulled all of their disparate sounds together into a distinctive style. At first, the primitive sound of the record is the most gripping thing about Slanted, but soon the true innovations of the record appear through the songs themselves. Stephen Malkmus and Spiral Stairs subvert conventional pop structures, turning melodies inside out, reinterpreting and reworking older songs, and bending genres together. It's a complex, enthralling record, filled with fractured riffs, strong melodies, and cryptic melodies, and with all the hiss and static, Slanted & Enchanted sounds like listening to a distant college radio station -- melodies and hooks keep floating in and out of the mix, with individual lines instead of full lyrics surfacing through the murk. This unique song structure as much as the sound of the album itself makes Slanted & Enchanted an individual, signature work and one of the most influential records of the '90s. <AMG> |
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Pavement - Westing (By Musket & Sextant) [1993]
mp3 192kpbs | 75.8MB | 48:35 min.
| Quote: | | Westing (By Musket & Sextant) is a compilation of the early EPs and singles by the band Pavement. It features all the tracks from their first three EPs, Slay Tracks (1933-1969), Demolition Plot J-7, and Perfect Sound Forever, as well as the single mix of "Summer Babe," its B-sides, and two compilation tracks. |
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