Bad Bunny sucks. This music is an example of how society with time degrades and it translates to music people listen to. No I'm not trying to sound like an old man. But I speak Spanish fluently, and the man in speaking gibberish he's not even singing. The worst part is non spanish speakers defending the further enmeshment and putrification of their culture by promoting him. I think to myself it must be physically impossible to enjoy to this music everyone just acts like they do because of FOMO.…
There are many bad aspects to the modern day music consumption via streaming services. The artist payouts are ridiculous as we all know as well other extremely awful business decisions regarding advertisers and not paying out on streams with less than a thousand plays. Physical media is best but we all know this. Aside from these horrors, one aspect that is regrettably lost is the skill/risk of buying an album based purely on the artwork. Now if you hear about an artist you can go on Spotify or…
It's not a Songwriting Emergency. But I do just need one line- the punchline- fo a song that I started in Valencia. I'm going to take my head for a walk in a bit, and see if it bubbles up from my brain.
There’s something almost suspiciously calibrated about this album. Like a recipe written by someone who has cooked for so long that failure is no longer an option. Start with a base of distorted guitars. Not too dirty, not too clean. Just enough. Add a languid vocal line, almost disengaged, yet carrying that subtle inner tremor suggesting something underneath is quietly collapsing. Then: measured doses of melancholy, a hint of nostalgia, a controlled trace of emotional disintegration. EMOtive,…
The cover image for the album 'LIVE ROPE' by Swans. I'm listening to Swans' LIVE ROPE, a live album that I thought is released today. It is, on Mute in North America, but it was first released in 2024. I felt a tinge of shame because I didn't know that. On the other hand, release dates are trivial. Swans can be truly great. Some part of me, perhaps a younger part of me, still feels shame in listening to Swans. I recall there being shame and accusations thrown around Michael Gira, the foundation…
For the longest time, I assumed that the Juno line of synths were my favorite. Kind of hard to argue with, really. Insofar as sounds that I liked and used, I have owned at one point everything in the line, including the Roland SH-101, which I always include in there—it’s kind of the mono version. Loved it. Always broken. The only one that I’ve had that has never broken is the Roland Alpha Juno. Funny enough, I own AlphaJuno.com, have a dormant label called Alpha Juno Records. I love the name. I…
Frog “Je Ne Sais Pas” There’s an interesting tension here between Frog’s high level of songwriting craft and their gleeful disregard for careerism. On one hand, “Je Ne Sais Pas” sounds like it could be the demo of a lost early 80s Hall & Oates song. On the other, they’re opening the song by singing “I want to fuck / I want to sick your duck.” The track is lo-fi and feels artfully unfinished, as though you’re meant to sorta hear a more fleshed-out and polished version of it in your head while…
I like Shaman more than Supernatural. I love the way the last three songs just elevate the album.
Momentary Movements Of Landscapes is Finnish musician Juha Mäki-Patola’s third solo album, and his debut for 130701. Taking inspiration from artists such as William Basinski and former label mate, Ian William Craig, Mäki-Patola creates ambient atmospheres from treated loops of Prophet 10 synth and upright piano. Here, however, in with the reverb and echo, he’s added overdubs of violin, bass clarinet and vocals to help shape sonic allusions to imaginary scenery. The 12 relatively short tracks…
Ruth Garbus “I Think I’m Ready Now” • I clearly recall the first time I heard I heard “I Think I’m Ready Now.” Ruth Garbus was opening for Fievel Is Glauque at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, and I was immediately pulled in by the song’s “what the hell did she just sing?” opening line: “When I penetrated that man I felt just like a dog.” • The song is less lurid than you’d expect from that opener. Garbus’ language is vivid and memorable, contrasting vulgar and mundane imagery with a sort of…
"Desgraça" by Anitta Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. I was having some trouble getting started working today and I thought I would goof off find some music to focus with. Apple Music suggested this and I found it great to help me get in the groove. I'm happily working while the album is grooving in the background. View Mandaris's Crucial Tracks profile Listen to my Apple Music playlist
The purpose of this article is to document any digital bonus tracks that are exclusively found on the Aphex Twin webstore i.e. generally not found on a physical release (exceptions are noted). There are approximately 74 tracks listed here that are exclusive or partially exclusive to the webstore. Thanks to Rob for suggesting this article, cheers! Surfing On Sine Waves Clissold 101 [dat28 otari] 48K Originally uploaded to the user18081971 SoundCloud account under the title Chink 101. Clissold…
Words: Chris Arnsby Anthea Turner: “Hallo there! Welcome to another edition of Top of the Pops! On BBC1 and Radio 1 in FM stereo! We’ve got a really lively show for you tonight! That’s going to include Danni Minogue, Madonna, Monie Love, and we’re starting with The Wonder Stuff at six!” [6] THE WONDER STUFF: THE SIZE OF A COW. There’s an immediate difference to the look of the programme. Gone are the blue and purple lights and careful use of black spaces, instead the studio is lit with bright…
I like Jack White, but sometimes the man has been his own worst enemy. For instance, he “Fell In Love With a Girl,” and thought it was significant enough to warrant repeating multiple times and hiring Michel Gondry to depict it in Lego. But dude. Maybe we would’ve heard you the first time if you weren’t so loud. Turn down the volume on your guitar, ask your sisterwife to lay off the drums a bit, calm down, use your words, maybe stop affecting that weird pseudo-accent. At a certain point, our…
Television - The Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1992We dealt with some vintage 1976 Television situations last week. So how about some slightly less vintage Television situations this week? Sixteen years later, the band was back on the boards, reuniting to record their sweet self-titled third LP and touring the world to wildly impassioned delight from the devoted. There are plenty of tapes from this era — but what we’re debuting here today is in the toppermost…
[2026]Boards Of Canada - Tape 05Gotta say sounds better than anything on the last record which was pretty disappointing. Tape 05 isn't so much the idyllic or even deliciously eerie Boards Of Canada sound it's more on the ominous tip and how about that harp? There's even a hint of a post-rock vibe here as well as an anthemic quality. I kinda don't even wanna contribute anything to the discourse because just shut up everyone, I hate all your dumb and boring opinions and speculations and theories.…
Via Ted Gioia: Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are AI-generated When there’s no curation, no “taste makers,” no editorial discernment, this is what ya get! Most of us handed the aux jack to the computers, and now we’re here.
Ein fast brandneuer Track von ElCamino mit der Black Soprano Family, er heißt „Eating Steaks“ und kommt vom Album „BRUV“. Viel Spaß damit, hört rein! Bei Klick wird dieses Video von den YouTube Servern geladen. Details siehe Datenschutzerklärung.
Best Record of 2001: Day 22 Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Satellite Rides by Old 97s as it squares off against the self-titled debut from The Knife. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challengeand noted that I’d be writing some of these up. The plan is to do quick hits on each first-round matchup and post them directly to the page. Some will be longer, some won’t, and some might just be a handful of sentences. There’ll probably be a few typos.…
"Because the Night" by Patti Smith Group Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. What is your favourite cover song? Because the Night by Patti Smith The man who wrote this song is the poet laureate of a generation as is Patti Smith. View Lou Plummer's Crucial Tracks profile
Today the nostalgia mode is activated — the radio started it. I’m so easily influenced by music! It’s strange to say, but I come from an era when playlists were made on cassettes, recorded from the radio or other CDs and cassettes. I made a dozen myself for my friends, and Adam’s Song playing this morning reminded me that it was a constant in those years. Enema of the State by Blink-182 was one of my favorite CDs in middle school. I still remember when a friend of mine lent it to me. At that…
Its shocking how bad the non-uber-famous songs are, ie everything except "Hey Ya.""The Way You Move" and "Roses" both became popular as well with the latter being quite enjoyable.
Devoid of Thought hail from the Lombardy region in Italy, and spent the better part of the last decade honing their powerful self-defining debut record, Outer World Graves (2021). With that album, the band attempted - while not leaving the crater - to handle death metal’s most perplexed branches and reassemble them into something new, and as immune to passive listening as possible. I admit to having missed the initial shockwave at the date of release, but measured Devoid of Thought a bit later…
Memorize the lyrics, remember the beats, and hit the back button again and again until your new favorite tune is permanently etched in your brain. AWESOME! Ready for more awesome? Get brand-new daily awesome things straight to your inbox: Photo from: here The post #698 Listening to your new favorite song over and over again appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things.
John Sebastian has been very much on my mind. And the way things work the more I have found myself thinking about and listening to John Sebastian the more I have come across his presence. So, for example, I recently stumbled upon footage from the Summer of 1984 of John onstage in New Jersey with REM performing ‘Do You Believe In Magic?’, complete with autoharp. The smiles on Michael Stipe and Mike Mills’ faces you just would not be able to wipe off, no matter how hard you tried. This was so…
"Money Machine" by James Taylor Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. I was sitting in a dark room just trying to relax when this song came on. I heard the instrumentals followed by the chorus. The lyrics weren't what I needed to hear at that point in time, but it was notable and I came back to it. View Mandaris's Crucial Tracks profile Listen to my Apple Music playlist
I just now realized that there is a band named GOOSE and a band named GEESE
Wonderful words by the ever erudite Adam Turner. As with so many artists, the first time I heard Pan*American was in an Andrew Weatherall mix. In 2017, in a live session, he started with the song Both Ends Fixed, an 11-minute instrumental, released on FatCat’s Split Series in 1999. Minimalist and contemplative with a percussive sound like a pen being tapped against a radiator, and nothing in any hurry to get anywhere quickly. The new Pan*American album, Fly The Ocean On A Silver Plane, is a…
As I do about once a week, it seems I’ve been looking into new things, new ways to work on my music and to get it out there, and to make more music, and generally to keep writing all the time and composing. So what this inevitably leads to is finding a couple good people on YouTube, and they always have what they like to call communities, which is a super fancy word for sales funnel. I think they’re really good intentioned. Yes, they’re teachers, yes, they’re this and that, but it is kind of…
I watched Justin Bieber perform at Coachella recently. (on YouTube) I felt something I’ve felt for a long time. From when I was younger. His energy. His presence. The way he moves like he belongs there. You can’t fake that. And it reminded me of a feeling I’ve always had but never really explained properly. That pull towards something bigger. Like you’re not meant to just watch life happen. You’re meant to step into something. Create something. Be seen. And watching that performance brought it…
