Posts Tagged ‘music’
I’ll say it – I’m not the biggest fan of hip-hop. Never have been, never will be. Apart from a few select records, like the Wu-Tang Clan, Jay-Z and Eminem, I’m just not a fan. It’s not that it’s awful music, it just doesn’t click with me. Regardless, you heard it here first – Man Mantis might just change my ideas about hip-hop for a while.
You may have noticed this new thing called twitterRAGE being mentioned on Twitter recently. What is it? The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have a music video show called rage – and basically a bunch of “tweeps” (Twitter users) including @misswired @barrysaunders @ApostrophePong myself and others have a shared account on YouTube twitterrage where we collect and make available through a playlist our favourite music videos and tracks for people to listen to … basically a community-programmed web version of the ABC’s rage show.
I had to find some music yesterday morning to play before and after the speeches at the rally in Canberra yesterday against the Government’s mandatory Internet filtering proposal which I was an organiser of … and I didn’t want to get into the whole paying APRA/AMCOS royalties thing or illegally play licensed music in a public place – so I needed to find some free music.
I’m voting The Bird and the Bee “Polite Dance Song” as worst music video that’s in high rotation at the moment. I’m not sure if my extreme dislike for the video is because of it’s insipidity or slight freakishness – but it just distresses me.
I’m not even through my first track of Cog – Sharing Space (No Other Way), and already I’m falling in love with this band and their truly emotive sound.
Without a doubt, Wes Borland’s new project Black Light Burns is one of the best sounds I’ve heard in years. Straight to the favourite band list. Sophisticated, dark and powerful; both the songs and the album collectively take you on a journey.
The latest interview with Borland I’ve read provides great insight.
The record starts real aggressively, but toward the middle it gets a little more hurtful and hurting, lyrically, trying to express painful feelings, but still in an aggressive way. Then it kind of opens up in the end. And that was the purpose: to attack, then explain, then release and be done with it.
Jye put the call out a little while ago for people to send in music for reviewing, and Julian Rapp from Friendship Records was one of those who answered the call.
Now listening to: Puscifer – V Is For Vagina. Really loving Maynard James Keenan‘s new album – it’s not Tool and it’s not A Perfect Circle, which I’m sure disappointed so many. It’s dark, haunting and acoustic with some industrial undertones. Keenan’s voice is delivered in a soothing baritone and really sets it apart from anything he, or anyone else, has done in the past.
Originality is not dead.
First of all a big thanks to Jye for inviting me to contribute to The Music Blogs and it’s been awesome to see how popular the blog has been since being formally launched only a few weeks ago.
New album arrived today: Disturbed – Indestructible
Just over the first two tracks now, and the grinding guitars over the familiar drive of some fucking thunderous drums broke through. Now that’s a lot of adjectives, but this album sounds like the soundtrack to Armageddon itself. Getting solid reviews everywhere. Also the brand new video below (speaks for itself).
A much darker tone overall, with some epic vocals from one of my favourite frontmen David Draiman. One can hear a much wider use of Draiman’s vocal ranges, and also a few extra layers. His vocal asethetics range from his classic tones right through to traditional growls.
Speakers and Tweeters by UK group Dub Pistols has been a favourite of mine for quite a few months now possibly odd considering dub isn’t a genre I have many albums from – mostly d&b, house, rock & metal – but it’s a great album to chill back to; I can listen to it over and over again and never get sick of it.
Billy Howerdel‘s (A Perfect Circle) new project ASHES dIVIDE is also at the top of my playlists at the moments. The guitars and vocals deliver a very emotive sound over the alternative rock base. As producer and performer (on all instruments unless otherwise noted) Howerdel’s signature, singing guitars can be easily recognised; co-produced with Danny Lohner (former Nine Inch Nails) some industrial tones can also be picked off.
Reading more about the ASHES dIVIDE project, it immediately demonstrates Howerdel’s experience with planning and arranging the album – and you hear it too:
At last year’s Parklife I finally got to see my favourite live drum & bass act, Shapeshifter. The 5 piece is playing this September 5 at The Metro. The second Chizm flicked me the announcement, I bought tickets and they arrived yesterday. If you want to go you can buy tickets for just $35 through The Metro – let us know if you’re going too.
Saturday’s Tiesto show at the Hordern Pavillion (Sydney) created an amazing atmosphere and a surreal experience – managed to catch a few moments, check out my Flickr gallery for more. Read more
What do you think of downloading music? After watching this week’s Whaddyareckon? I came away with a little gem of philosophy: Read more
