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joel · Findin' Fundin

Essential thread, make it a sticky.

Nothing eclectic today, Sunday is a day for old favourites from the mid 60s to early 70s, so

Velvet Underground -- Velvet Underground
Marvin Gaye -- Let's Get It On
Dionne Warwick -- Sings Bacharach & David

El Presidente wrote:

I'm listening to Sigur Ros "Takk" (atmospheric Icelandic weirdness) as we speak

I haven't really got on with the little I've heard. Any recommendations?

El Presidente · Disco Brad

joel wrote:

Essential thread, make it a sticky.

Nothing eclectic today, Sunday is a day for old favourites from the mid 60s to early 70s, so

Velvet Underground -- Velvet Underground
Marvin Gaye -- Let's Get It On
Dionne Warwick -- Sings Bacharach & David

El Presidente wrote:

I'm listening to Sigur Ros "Takk" (atmospheric Icelandic weirdness) as we speak

I haven't really got on with the little I've heard. Any recommendations?

'Takk' seems to be the best. If you like Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine etc, but a little bit mellower / melodic, then this may be your cup of tea. Perfect dark grey lazy Sunday afternoon stuff in my opinion.

PS You asked for it, Stickied it is.

joel · Findin' Fundin

El Presidente wrote:

'Takk' seems to be the best. If you like Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine etc, but a little bit mellower / melodic, then this may be your cup of tea. Perfect dark grey lazy Sunday afternoon stuff in my opinion.

I like Mogwai and MBV. Actually, Takk was the one I spent ages trying to download and then gave up. Don't have to now :)

El Presidente wrote:

PS You asked for it, Stickied it is.

Nice one.

El Presidente · Disco Brad

I am currently being entertained by the Swedish indie group - Peter, Bjorn and John and their 2006 CD "Writer's block" which contains the absolutely stonking "Young Folks" single.

joel · Findin' Fundin

El Presidente wrote:

"Young Folks" single.

Nice song that.

Calexico -- The Black Light

El Presidente · Disco Brad

Got the 5 CD New Order box set "Retro" playing while I'm working away. Good stuff mainly, but they can stuff the boring remix disk up their ****

El Presidente · Disco Brad

While I am attempting to proofread the world's most annoyingly boring text I have
Aphex Twin - "Surfing on sine waves" playing to stop my brain from melting. Hmmm, don't know if it's working, my brain is actually melting. Still, cracking CD so who cares?

joel · Findin' Fundin

Once We Were Trees by Beachwood Sparks.

Which is what the last 3 Byrds albums should have sounded like, but didn't, because of the beards.

-- Edited by joel at 09:48, 2007-01-09

-- Edited by joel at 09:48, 2007-01-09

Golcar CC · Bezalgo

joel wrote:

Once We Were Trees by Beachwood Sparks.

Which is what the last 3 Byrds albums should have sounded like, but didn't, because of the beards.

you'll have to let us listen to that...

i was listening to Trees by Pulp the other day. ... swedish pop on a sunday morning of course

joel · Findin' Fundin

Doing you a copy now :)

-- Edited by joel at 10:18, 2007-01-09

joel · Findin' Fundin

The Guitar & Other Machines -- Durutti Column

El Presidente · Disco Brad

joel wrote:

The Guitar & Other Machines -- Durutti Column

Did you know that this was the first ever commercial release as a pre-recorded DAT ? (digital audio tape). Apparently a previous Durutti Column album was the first commercally released solely on CD, also?

I like it, but always feel slightly underwhelmed by it. Nice but also in danger of occasionally disappearing up its own a***

-- Edited by El Presidente at 13:41, 2007-01-09

El Presidente · Disco Brad

Have stuck a copy of The Beatle's "Love" on before I have to start teaching. I do like this disk very much indeed. Sounds fresh and interesting without harming the original versions of these songs. Highly recommended.

joel · Findin' Fundin

El Presidente wrote:

Did you know that this was the first ever commercial release as a pre-recorded DAT ? (digital audio tape). Apparently a previous Durutti Column album was the first commercally released solely on CD, also?

I like it, but always feel slightly underwhelmed by it. Nice but also in danger of occasionally disappearing up its own a***

-- Edited by El Presidente at 13:08, 2007-01-09

I dint know that!

I know what you mean, I also feel underwhelmed but not enough to turn it off. Downloaded it last night on the off, I'm not sure it'll get too many airings.

Lined up some Brian Jonestown Massacre and some Holly Golightly.

joel · Findin' Fundin

Singles Roundup -- Holly Golightly.

Magnificent. On a bit of a superior pastiche trip atm.

joel · Findin' Fundin

Give It Back -- Brian Jonestown Massacre

El Presidente · Disco Brad

I'm in the mood for some Norwegian Dance Music. Hence my cueing up of Royksopp with their "Melody AM" album. A bloody good record, but their next album was basically pants.

joel · Findin' Fundin

El Presidente wrote:

I'm in the mood for some Norwegian Dance Music. Hence my cueing up of Royksopp with their "Melody AM" album. A bloody good record, but their next album was basically pants.. I

I know it's not Royskopp, I've got a compilation of Norwegian house that I picked up for 10 tolars or so in a sale a couple of years back. I'd be happy to pass it on, I don't like it very much.

El Presidente · Disco Brad

joel wrote:

El Presidente wrote:

I'm in the mood for some Norwegian Dance Music. Hence my cueing up of Royksopp with their "Melody AM" album. A bloody good record, but their next album was basically pants.. I

I know it's not Royskopp, I've got a compilation of Norwegian house that I picked up for 10 tolars or so in a sale a couple of years back. I'd be happy to pass it on, I don't like it very much.

10 tolars or so? I hope you made him give you change.

joel · Findin' Fundin

El Presidente wrote:

Sigur Ros "Takk" (atmospheric Icelandic weirdness)

Listening to this now. I usually prefer lashings of guitar with my postrock, but this is quite nice.

El Presidente · Disco Brad

joel wrote:

El Presidente wrote:

Sigur Ros "Takk" (atmospheric Icelandic weirdness)

Listening to this now. I usually prefer lashings of guitar with my postrock, but this is quite nice.

Have you heard "The Polyphonic Spree?" (whatever the album is called)

It reminded me a bit of that, too.

El Presidente · Disco Brad

Ash "Intergalactic Sonic 7's"

A greatest hits collection from a good fun band. Great live too. Can't really get into the individual albums too much, but this is sublime.

joel · Findin' Fundin

El Presidente wrote:

The Polyphonic Spree?

Hippies

brazo de natillas · King of the divan

Some almost unlistenable Drexciya. Not hippies, though prone to an ill-judged gatefold sleeve.

joel · Findin' Fundin

brazo de natillas wrote:

Some almost unlistenable Drexciya

Math techno?

-- Edited by joel at 22:55, 2007-01-11

Golcar CC · Bezalgo

First time I listened to Sigur Ros - about 5 years ago - I was driving - of all things - to go skiiing in - of all places - Logatec (known to English customers of Slovenian timber suppliers as Lager&Tits), when I got chatting to someone who asked if I knew Roger Metcalfe. And oddly given I was listened to the "The Rosh" she turned out to be Icelandic.

I'm listening to Christmas presents - another Nuggets compilation and Charlie Mingus (such nimble fingus)... not so sure about that one.

brazo de natillas · King of the divan

joel wrote:

Math techno?

Kind of warped Detroit electro. Splits about 50 50 between two senses of seminal.

Golcar CC · Bezalgo

what's the Detroit edge to techno then?

Golcar CC · Bezalgo

I'm listening to Fannies and I wanted to buy their latest album...

Is there REALLY nowhere in Lj-center to make such a purchase. Is the reduced top floor of Mueller the only location for CDs?

joel · Findin' Fundin

Yep, that's it, apart from the heavy metal shop near Dvorni Trg.

I could download it for you, unless you want the artifact.

Are you talking about Man-Made, or is there one after that?

-- Edited by joel at 15:52, 2007-01-12

Golcar CC · Bezalgo

yeah Man-Made it is

i think ryan reckoned it was good (tom's brother)

El Presidente · Disco Brad

You might as well amazon for CDs rather than spend the entire day looking for a shop that won't have what you want anyway. Mind you I picked up "Thirteen" and "Grand Prix" for 400 tolars a copy each in a strange and badly lit CD shop in BTC that quickly vanished not long after.

Golcar CC · Bezalgo

not bad Mr Pres. though amazon doesn't consider us Europe yet. maybe amazon.de does tho.

i'm off to the pub now ...

by the way Joel i found a couple of good links if you wanna start a speedway thread.

joel · Findin' Fundin

Downloading now, try afore ye buy, etc.

joel · Findin' Fundin

El Presidente wrote:

strange and badly lit CD shop in BTC that quickly vanished not long after.

Yeh, I remember that one. Never a member of staff in there, couldn't see a bastard thing.

Re. online purchasing, it's worth looking at other sellers, even record companies and booksellers direct, rather than Amazon. They mostly seem to recognise Slovenia as EU.

joel · Findin' Fundin

Golcar CC wrote:

i'm off to the pub now ...

by the way Joel i found a couple of good links if you wanna start a speedway thread.

Cool. I'm going to have a speedway and garage rock weekend.

Where you off to the pub to? I'm coming in in a bit.

El Presidente · Disco Brad

I have Thomas Dolby "The Golden Age of Wireless" playing. This would be one of my top 10 favourite albums ever. Quirky, catchy, intelligent pop music with a nice electronic sound. Much underrated in my opinion. Not a weak track on it either.

joel · Findin' Fundin

Science!

El Presidente · Disco Brad

joel wrote:

Science!

Hahaha. Yep that's the one.

Golcar CC · Bezalgo

just been washing up to the Beechwood Springs (see above)

felt like i was in the middle of the woods the camp was made and someone was heading out looking for firewood for later.

"you can take your gold
and i'll take the forest
you can have what's bought and sold
cos i can't take much more of this
my trees are green they always give me shade..."

a rhyme with forest for your presidente

-- Edited by Golcar CC at 13:27, 2007-01-13

El Presidente · Disco Brad

Golcar CC wrote:

a rhyme with forest for your presidente

-- Edited by Golcar CC at 13:27, 2007-01-13

Considerably better than the last one I heard by one senor Dan Ryan, that's for sure.

El Presidente · Disco Brad

I'm listening to an album called "The light at the end of the tunnel is a train" by a guy called "Whitey"

It is described as "the underground, narcotic Electro-Rock album of recent times, drenched in influences from 13th Floor Elevators, Can and tons of forgotten Garage rock and psychedelic fuzz nuggets."

What I've heard so far is pretty cool, but the description alone sounds like something our Joel would really like?

-- Edited by El Presidente at 13:40, 2007-01-13

Golcar CC · Bezalgo

psychedelic fuzz nuggets

I like it!

-- Edited by Golcar CC at 13:41, 2007-01-13

El Presidente · Disco Brad

It is pretty cool, kind of like how Beck mixed with Primal Scream should sound like if such a thing existed.

joel · Findin' Fundin

El Presidente wrote:

I'm listening to an album called "The light at the end of the tunnel is a train" by a guy called "Whitey"

It is described as "the underground, narcotic Electro-Rock album of recent times, drenched in influences from 13th Floor Elevators, Can and tons of forgotten Garage rock and psychedelic fuzz nuggets."

What I've heard so far is pretty cool, but the description alone sounds like something our Joel would really like?

-- Edited by El Presidente at 13:40, 2007-01-13

I've got 'Leave Em All Behind', but I didn't think it was all that.

joel · Findin' Fundin

Golcar CC wrote:

just been washing up to the Beechwood Springs (see above)

-- Edited by Golcar CC at 13:27, 2007-01-13

Sparks, dear boy.

El Presidente · Disco Brad

Try track 3 "Y.U.H.2.B.M.2" I think that might be more to your taste. I didn't like "Leave em all behind" much either on first listen.

-- Edited by El Presidente at 14:52, 2007-01-13

joel · Findin' Fundin

Cheers, I'l track the whole album down then. Just listened to Leave Em All Behind again, actually it's OK but doesn't really go anywhere.

I'm listening to an assortment of stuff on my computer. Some N Soul and the incomparable Junior Byles.

El Presidente · Disco Brad

Peter Gabriel "So"

Classic pop. Great production. No shame in liking this one.