Lu Posted October 14, 2009 Someone linked me this a few days ago; my first introduction to Moondog. I absolutely love this tune. Written in 1955 for and after the death of Charlie "Bird" Parker. jSimbyS_YlA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted October 14, 2009 Oh shit, it's that song that was sampled by that got used in a billion daytime TV shows.I think I prefer this version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevsky Posted October 14, 2009 Damn you, Mr. Scruff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted October 14, 2009 The dumb thing is that I have that album and I totally forgot that song was by him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted October 14, 2009 I did not know this, nor had I ever heard of this Scruff fellow. Consider myself slightly more educated! Thanks for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garple Posted October 14, 2009 I've been mostly listening to my collection of 45s lately. Highly recommended singles and b-sides: "The Shape of Things to Come" - Max Frost and the Troopers "The Hurt Won't Go Away" - Lori Burton "Friday's Child" - Nancy Sinatra "I Don't Wanna Dance" - The Simpson Sisters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted October 14, 2009 If you can overlook the "hey, here's a cool record I found. Let's add some beats and random samples on top of it and call it new" aspect of Mr. Scruff, or the likes of DJ Shadow, then there are some really good tunes to listen to <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D1lJyntI6A&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D1lJyntI6A&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patters Posted October 14, 2009 BigElf are brilliant, Prog rock CdeerOUBNzc jO80-_eKHXI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHoatzin Posted October 15, 2009 Someone linked me this a few days ago; my first introduction to Moondog. I absolutely love this tune.Written in 1955 for and after the death of Charlie "Bird" Parker. jSimbyS_YlA Wiki page for "Moondog": Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis Thomas Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999), a blind American composer, musician, cosmologist, poet, and inventor of several musical instruments. Although these achievements would have been considered extraordinary for any blind person, Moondog further removed himself from society through his decision to make his home on the streets of New York for approximately twenty of the thirty years he spent in the city. The public began to appreciate the extent of Moondog's talents only in the final decades of Moondog's life, primarily because of his stubborn refusal to wear anything other than his own home-made clothes,[citation needed] all based on his own interpretation of the Norse god Thor. He was known for much of his life as "The Viking of 6th Avenue".[1] This reads like someone hijacked the beginning of the article and threw a bunch of ridiculous stuff into the entire first part of that paragraph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted October 15, 2009 Hahaha, no kidding. It's no stretch to say that the man was quite an eccentric. It's fun to read about such individuals; it fascinates me to no end how these people become who they are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted October 15, 2009 Another spot-on example of my most favourite music, this time by Moderat: DoxUiqUpkw4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patters Posted November 1, 2009 I got Between the buried and me's new album on friday, it's utterly fantastic. IccdehlF23c another song split into 2 parts, it's a lot heavier than the first song. ttwBFIhlPnU eiyZmFyO57s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted November 3, 2009 The soundtrack to Moon is on Spotify. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted November 3, 2009 For reference, I found plugging "Clint Mansell" (Moon's soundtrack creator) into the artist radio on Last.fm to be highly agreeable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabbo Posted November 3, 2009 For reference, I found plugging "Clint Mansell" (Moon's soundtrack creator) into the artist radio on Last.fm to be highly agreeable. He does masterful work, especially when he's paired with Aronofsky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted November 4, 2009 Let me correct this: He does masterful work, especially ... <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNh6v6-fpuI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNh6v6-fpuI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Korax Posted November 7, 2009 He does masterful work, especially when he's paired with Aronofsky. True. I enjoyed his work on Pi and Requiem. Doom was... not that great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted November 9, 2009 I'm enjoying this new Shackleton / Invasion EP which is very Thumbs worthy for a very obvious reason: Wizards in Dub (it's good though) Also Which is fucking sweet if you like 8-bit reggae dubs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) Nathan Fake has just posted a new mix on Pacemaker. I've not heard it yet (it's my planned listening for this morning) but the tracklisting holds promise. And if you like something a little more chunky, Gary Werbisky has put out a new installment of Controlled Confusion which is really good--and also, topically, was (I believe) the opening set for Nathan Fake and James Holden that night. None too shabby! Edit: Listening to the pace and feel of NF's set now, it's just dawned on me that these two sets are probably from the same night - how cool is that? Edited November 12, 2009 by Wrestlevania Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted November 12, 2009 Them Crooked Vultures (with Josh Homme from Queens of The Stone Age, Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters and John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin) have put their upcoming album on Youtube, if anyone here is interested in these sort of things. Also available on Luisterpaal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted November 12, 2009 Heh I was just about to post on Them Crooked Vultures as well. http://www.themcrookedvultures.com/ has all the youtubed tracks in sequence. So good, it's like discovering QotSA for the first time all over again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted November 12, 2009 Nifty! I've just blogged about Them Crooked Vultures' releasing their whole album on YouTube as part of my day job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted November 12, 2009 Had this tiny snippet of a very old track nagging at me for days now. But this afternoon, my brain decided to finally put me out of my misery... Big up the Junglist Massive!!! WYSZwwMeKOo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted November 13, 2009 Me again. If you're after something Electronically uplifting/pulse-raising, Thomas Summer is consistently turning out embarassingly good mixes at the moment. I've just finished listening to his 'Day One' set and it's superb--download it and give it a try for a good taster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thyroid Posted November 13, 2009 I've been listening to The Vaselines a lot. While everyone in school listened to Hinder, Tiesto, super radio-friendly stuff, I was really into The Raincoats and The Vaselines. (And yes, Nirvana; my favorite band ever.) I had what my then-girlfriend called "celebcrushes," especially on Frances McKee from The Vaselines. I loved them so much I never shared with anybody. I now graciously share with you. I picked their more accessible music. dW3xlzF0cEc QufDdHzWhgw They made a third/fourth masterpiece called Looking In the Shadows later on in their career, as middle-aged women. They were every bit as brilliant as they had always been. Here's a video they did off one of the singles: yqOuNYR-ckE The Vaselines were a different thing. I think they were a couple, and if they were then their music is the exact kind of thing I'd like to share with someone someday. Either way, they were great and they mixed professionalism with naivete. Eugene Kelly later went on to start a band called Eugenius, and later played with loads of bands, including The Pastels and Isobel Campbell, before making a solo album in 2006. Frances McKee (once again, my "celeb crush," alongside the artist Kei Acedera) was in another band called Suckle; she later made this weird, very small album that got a mixed reception, called Sunny Moon. Once again, these are The Vaselines' more accessible songs: B0qIARknhMg aGNHDD1oJS4 You could throw in "Molly's Lips" and "Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam" too, but I don't want to turn this into a post about songs Nirvana covered. So I'll post my favourite Vaselines song instead: fr5Aw5O2MvQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites