Nightwish
Friday, July 29, 2005, 11:47 PM -
Well, this is kind of but not really a post because:
1. I already did one today
2. These songs are only samples and not a full songs.
However, I will not be able to post tomorrow as I am tied up with my sister's wedding all day, so I figured I could put out something fast tonight as I finish up her slideshow...
This artist has been one of my guilty pleasures (that sounded weird and like something my mother would say. should i erase it? no i better go on) for about 2 years now. It happened right after that whole embarassing "Evanescence" thing. Yeah, that thing. I realized that while I liked the style, I really wanted nothing to do with the image and pop side of it all. I just wanted power metal, plain and simple.
I also think women singers are like the "top thing."
So, I searched around and found bands like Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, Gathering, and the Kidneytheives. I liked them all, but nothing came close to Nightwish. It's just hauntingly beautiful. Truly.
These mp3s were lifted directly from the artist page and are only samples. If you like it, buy it.
Artist - Nightwish
Song - Dark Chest of Wonders (sample)
Song - Nemo (sample)
Song - Planet Hell (sample)
Album - Once
Genre - Power Metal/Orgy of Justice
Artist Page - nightwish.com
Sorry about the lack of quality in these last few posts. I'll buck it back up when this weekend is over.
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Wolf Parade
Friday, July 29, 2005, 03:35 PM
Artwork coming as soon as I have time!"Wolf Parade is like a retarded dog with four heads. At any given time, three of the heads are sleeping." – Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner in the Montreal Mirror.
Wolf Parade is from Montreal; they've been together a little over two years now. Montreal, if you hadn't already noticed, is the latest city to be made collectively nauseous with media attention, having been anointed (with articles in The New York Times and SPIN, amongst others) as the "most influential scene in American music." And, with such exports as Potion 13 and Soul Haven, it's little wonder. All that hullabaloo aside, Wolf Parade is the genuine article and they were brought to our attention by Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock (whose interest dates back to Dan's previous band, Atlas Strategic). In fact, Isaac, along with engineer Chris Chandler, recorded much of Apologies to the Queen Mary at Audible Alchemy in Portland, OR. The album is an entirely collaborative effort, reeling headlong and breathless through songs written throughout Wolf Parade's time together as a band. They've spent time on tour with Modest Mouse and The Arcade Fire, played last year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival in California, self-released two limited ed. EPs, and have a song (a cover of Frog Eyes' “Claxxon's Lament”) on The Believer magazine's recent covers comp. And then there's this little thing: Time magazine (albeit their Canadian edition) picked Wolf Parade as one of "Canada's Most Anticipated Indie Albums of the Year." Expect to see and hear much more from them.
Artist - Wolf Parade
Song - You Are a Runner and I am my Father's Son
Album - Songbook of Songs
Genre - Alt Rock
Artist Page - newmusiccanada.com
Edit: found their real artist page here.
No post tonight
Thursday, July 28, 2005, 06:00 PM - , ,
Sorry guys, no post tonight because I have family in from Mass for my sister's wedding on Saturday. Looks like it's family time! (yay...) I hope to post tomorrow when I'm at work because there is never anything to do there anyway. That and I need the scanner so I can scan in my drawing for the post's artwork :)Just a reminder, all the music here is released on the internet by the artists or labels and completely legal. So don't worry about legality issues and such. This stuff is gravy. If anything is possibly shady cause I can't find the original link, I either wont post it, or will let you know. Probably not post it.
The Faint
Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 10:17 PM - , ,
A lot has changed since 2001, the year The Faint released Danse Macabre.
They were one of the better-kept secrets of the underground, playing to packed basements and popping up in the occasional fanzine. But in the months following Danse Macabre’s release, the murmur surrounding The Faint grew louder. Shows swelled out of the basements and into the clubs. DJ’s started voluntarily playing tracks on commercial stations like KROQ. Word of mouth pricked the ears of the press, and their name fell from the tips of pens everywhere from the New York Times to Time Magazine. Suddenly, The Faint found themselves touring with No Doubt and being tirelessly pursued by major labels. Systematically knocking showgoers flat city by city, The Faint left Danse Macabre everywhere they went, to be heard bleeding out of car windows, leaking through cracked doors of after-hours bars, and drifting from city apartment windows.
It’s been three years, hundreds of shows, and thousands of miles. Fans have been clamoring for new music since last year’s Danse Macabre remix album from Astralwerks. And after a year of sequestering themselves inside a rented warehouse full of stacked up, broken down washing machines, The Faint have finally reemerged with their most feverish and intense work to date, Wet From Birth.
Meticulously produced by The Faint and Presto! Studios’ Mike Mogis, the sounds of Wet From Birth stretch beyond the boundaries of genre. From the addictive opening gambit of “Desperate Guys,” to the frantic, dark masterpiece “I Disappear,” to the closing anthem “Birth,” Wet From Birth is The Faint sounding resolute in a brave new world, poised to change the face of music…complete with a raccoon penis bone-on-muffler solo.
From their beginnings as a low-fi pop band releasing cassettes to the release of their highly anticipated, electronically charged new Wet From Birth album, The Faint have always been a band which is in constant evolution.
Artist - The Faint
Song - Birth
Album - Wet From Birth
Genre - Synth Pop (moving away from that though)
Artist Page - thefaint.com
Game - dropkickthefaint.com
Saint Etienne
Tuesday, July 26, 2005, 03:03 PM - , ,
Like most bands formed by former music journalists, Saint Etienne was a highly conceptual group. The trio's concept was to fuse the British pop sounds of '60s London with the dance club rhythms and productions that defined the post-acid house England of the early '90s. Led by songwriters Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, and fronted by vocalist Sarah Cracknell, the group managed to carry out their concept, and, in the process, they helped make indie dance a viable genre within the U.K. Throughout the early '90s, Saint Etienne racked up a string of indie hit singles that were driven by deep club beats -- encompassing anything from house and techno to hip-hop and disco -- and layered with light melodies, detailed productions, clever lyrics, and Cracknell's breathy vocals. They revived the sounds of swinging London, as well as the concept of the three-minute pop single being a catchy, ephemeral piece of ear candy, in post-acid house Britain, thereby setting the stage for Brit-pop. Though most Brit-pop bands rejected the dance inclinations of Saint Etienne, they nevertheless adopted the trio's aesthetic, which celebrated the sound and style of classic '60s pop.
If you like this song, don't go buy Foxbase Alpha. This is 1998. That is 1993. 5 years makes a big difference.
Artist - Saint Etienne
Song - Lose That Girl
Album - Unreleased (Travel Edition 1990-2005)
Genre - Brit Pop
Artist Page - saintetienne.com
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