Post by Chad Wilkens on Feb 27, 2004 17:04:20 GMT -5
Boards of Canada / Geogaddi - Decent, but you have to be in the mood for it. It's a bit of a heavy Electronica/Rock mix that has potential.
Coheed And Cambria / The Second Stage Turbine Blade - Borderline punk/emo/rock with good guitar lines. Again, mood music, but very good overall.
Danielle Howle And The Tantrums / Skorborealis - Haven't listened to this enough to make a full judgement, but think The Pretenders getting a little funkier, a little heavier. Only problem is that I never was a big Pretenders fan. This might still grow on me; if not, into the trash it goes.
Departure Lounge / Too Late To Die Young - The guy from Spiritualized is in here, so it has to be good. Good music to get stoned to. Light and airy, yet really heavy somehow. Great vocals and catchy guitars, yet nothing too heavy. Great stuff, highly recommended.
Engine Down / Demure - Eh. Kinda winey, bit heavy, nothing special. The quieter tracks are better, but the heavy stuff kinda gets lost in a lack of melody. Damn shame, good potential.
KMFDM / Attak - Thank god KMFDM got back together (that whole MDFMK was a joke, right?) They broke up because of the whole Littleton shootings thing, since the shooters had two KMFDM CDs in their collection; they put out a CD incognito as MDFMK and now that the dust has settled, they're back in their rightful place as KMFDM. Attak exemplifies an industrial Tour de force in my mind, and its right up there with XTORT as fav KMFDM's for me... They pushed the industrial envelope again, this time mixing in some more electronic influences, but didn't forget the guitars, that's for sure. (P.S. Just found out that this CD hasn't even been released yet! Consider this a sneak preview then) Buy this.
Knievel / The Name Rings A Bell That Drowns Out Your Voice - This one wins the booby-prize for best album title of the lot. Lighter singing with good melodies, all the songs begin to sound the same. This is not a bad thing if you're loking for good background music, but don't expect this one to be a conversation starter.
Milemarker / Frigid Forms Sell - The biggest disappointment of the lot. Heavy guitars with lots of screaming. Someone once told me that if you're not good, playing your music any louder doesn't make it any better. Here is the unfortunate proof. And I had such high hopes...
Mirah / Cold Cold Water - The biggest surprise for me; talk about coming out of nowhere, this is a single that looks self produced by a singer-songwriter from Washington, and it's really damn good. Quiet, melodic, a little symphonic, and a dreamy voice to die for. I think I'm in love...
The Saw Doctors / Villains? - Ok, these guys are just plain fun. Listening to the CD from this group of Irishmen is bound to but anyone in a good mood. This stuff is just plain happy and good-natured, unlike the shitty angst-rock that the kids are listening to now-a-days. Give 'em this and lit them be happy for a change.
Joseph Arthur / Vacancy - Man, this thing was a BITCH to get a hold of! Available NO WHERE in the world, I resorted to scanning eBay for a a few weeks until a copy finally poped up. In the end, it cost me $19.50, which, I'll admit, it a bit steep for a 7 song EP, but hey, that's life. The good news is that I'm not disappointed. This one is rougher then both Big City Secrets and Come to Where I'm From, and so its really a) an aquired taste, and b) not for everyone. It's good though, and provides a bridge from the slightly popy Secrets to the deeper Come to...
Joseph Arthur / Live at the Gypsy Tea Room - Recorded 6.9.2000 in Dallas, this CD makes me want to see Arthur live even more. The performance is accoustic, the recodring is not touched up, and results are simply amazing. Since I only paid $5.56 for this one, I wasn't expecting the world, but wow, WOW. There are three 9+ minute monsters on here, and boy, there are worth their weight in gold. Practically dreamy. Well worth it.
Coheed And Cambria / The Second Stage Turbine Blade - Borderline punk/emo/rock with good guitar lines. Again, mood music, but very good overall.
Danielle Howle And The Tantrums / Skorborealis - Haven't listened to this enough to make a full judgement, but think The Pretenders getting a little funkier, a little heavier. Only problem is that I never was a big Pretenders fan. This might still grow on me; if not, into the trash it goes.
Departure Lounge / Too Late To Die Young - The guy from Spiritualized is in here, so it has to be good. Good music to get stoned to. Light and airy, yet really heavy somehow. Great vocals and catchy guitars, yet nothing too heavy. Great stuff, highly recommended.
Engine Down / Demure - Eh. Kinda winey, bit heavy, nothing special. The quieter tracks are better, but the heavy stuff kinda gets lost in a lack of melody. Damn shame, good potential.
KMFDM / Attak - Thank god KMFDM got back together (that whole MDFMK was a joke, right?) They broke up because of the whole Littleton shootings thing, since the shooters had two KMFDM CDs in their collection; they put out a CD incognito as MDFMK and now that the dust has settled, they're back in their rightful place as KMFDM. Attak exemplifies an industrial Tour de force in my mind, and its right up there with XTORT as fav KMFDM's for me... They pushed the industrial envelope again, this time mixing in some more electronic influences, but didn't forget the guitars, that's for sure. (P.S. Just found out that this CD hasn't even been released yet! Consider this a sneak preview then) Buy this.
Knievel / The Name Rings A Bell That Drowns Out Your Voice - This one wins the booby-prize for best album title of the lot. Lighter singing with good melodies, all the songs begin to sound the same. This is not a bad thing if you're loking for good background music, but don't expect this one to be a conversation starter.
Milemarker / Frigid Forms Sell - The biggest disappointment of the lot. Heavy guitars with lots of screaming. Someone once told me that if you're not good, playing your music any louder doesn't make it any better. Here is the unfortunate proof. And I had such high hopes...
Mirah / Cold Cold Water - The biggest surprise for me; talk about coming out of nowhere, this is a single that looks self produced by a singer-songwriter from Washington, and it's really damn good. Quiet, melodic, a little symphonic, and a dreamy voice to die for. I think I'm in love...
The Saw Doctors / Villains? - Ok, these guys are just plain fun. Listening to the CD from this group of Irishmen is bound to but anyone in a good mood. This stuff is just plain happy and good-natured, unlike the shitty angst-rock that the kids are listening to now-a-days. Give 'em this and lit them be happy for a change.
Joseph Arthur / Vacancy - Man, this thing was a BITCH to get a hold of! Available NO WHERE in the world, I resorted to scanning eBay for a a few weeks until a copy finally poped up. In the end, it cost me $19.50, which, I'll admit, it a bit steep for a 7 song EP, but hey, that's life. The good news is that I'm not disappointed. This one is rougher then both Big City Secrets and Come to Where I'm From, and so its really a) an aquired taste, and b) not for everyone. It's good though, and provides a bridge from the slightly popy Secrets to the deeper Come to...
Joseph Arthur / Live at the Gypsy Tea Room - Recorded 6.9.2000 in Dallas, this CD makes me want to see Arthur live even more. The performance is accoustic, the recodring is not touched up, and results are simply amazing. Since I only paid $5.56 for this one, I wasn't expecting the world, but wow, WOW. There are three 9+ minute monsters on here, and boy, there are worth their weight in gold. Practically dreamy. Well worth it.