I haven't posted in this thread in forever. So I figure I'll come out of hiatus with some pretty cool collections from my favorite band of all time. Basically, I just want to talk about Modest Mouse, haha.

Modest Mouse - Rarities and Unreleased Material
>Indie/quirky amphetamine rock
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzwmzwjym3k

Modest Mouse - Compilation
>Indie/quirky amphetamine rock
http://www.mediafire.com/?d7n4akjblt8rl52

Modest Mouse - Tube Fruit, All Smiles and Chocolate
>Lo-fi (the lowest), childish, naive, fun
http://www.mediafire.com/?ech0ycll8vqwpkb

Modest Mouse - Uncle Bunny Faces

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>It's a song that's really important to me. Have you ever felt that way about a song?
Yes.

Interesting read, by the way. Keep your passion high.

Anyhow, I checked out Modest Mouse, and I'm glad I did. I enjoy their sense artistic exploration, all with superb musicality. I think I'll introduce them to my mom as well, they have the kind of rythme that she likes.

>>1571
Psh, I wish my mother was into Modest Mouse. Both of my benefactors think their music is "weird". They're right, of course, but that makes them want to reject it for some reason. Eh.

So, it's been...4 months since I last posted here - My internet was cut, and it sucked, but it's no big deal. I didn't even miss out on Zazen Boys' new album, Stories, which I'll post here after a short review (that's probably full of a bunch of weird contradictions, as I can't carry an idea in a handbasket).

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Overall, it's closest to Zazen Boys II in how the songs are structured. It's not quite ZB4, with it's rigid, tight, almost pop-y tracks, and it's definitely not ZBIII, with songs that are either the loosest shit that side of the Pacific, or so tight they're almost suffocating. Mukai's experience in Kimonos (alongside Leo Imai) definitely influenced this record - Some songs sound like they'd perfectly belong on Kimonos eponymous debut. Except it still retains that Zazen Boys "madness" that I love. In the first track alone, Mukai asks the listener to dance. "Dance with your pants on," which is the kind of absurdity I've come to expect from this chill-ass dude (this is a man who was smoking three cigarettes at once in a PV).

My personal favorite track is Potato Salad, the only tack that can be considered a lead single. (listen to it here - http://soundcloud.com/matsuristudio/zazen-boys-potato-salad). Potato Salad shows that Zazen Boys still know what's up - When the song shifts gears almost halfway through, it's as if you're taken to some kind of strange, wonderful party. It's also pretty math-y, which is what I like. It has a stuttering beat to it that keeps driving on through the entire track. I also really love the fact that it seems to bridge the gap which separated Zazen Boys II and ZB4 - It fuses the math-rock insanity of the former, while retaining the chilled-out electronic atmosphere of the latter.
A runner up is Sandpaper Zarazara (the attached tra

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The order doesn't matter since I can't decide who my "absolutely" favorite band is

-Burzum
Favorite album: Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
The best black metal had to offer, with a rich, powerful atmosphere, every Burzum album is an unique experience. I don't like the post-prison albuns though.

-Beherit
Favorite album: Drawing Dawn The Moon
The best of both "bestial" black metal and ambient music, and is one of the few classic bm bands that still releases quality material.

-My Blood Valentine
Favorite album: Loveless
I don't what to say other than this is amazing

-City of Caterpillar

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1. William Basinski
Favorite album: 92982
Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iXtXhoCo0I
Music from another world. He manages to capture longing in musical form.

2. Rome
Favorite album: Flowers From Exile
Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Rh7aY3cII
Jerome Reuter is the strongest songwriter I've ever heard. His is a kind of music that makes me feel like I'm living a thousand years ago.

3. Moving Mountains
Favorite album: Pneuma
Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC4g5wvLl5Y
My favorite album ever. Thematic album about the earth, the sun, and love.

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I have a ton of favorite artists but I'll try. (in no specific order)

1. Oval
Favorite album: 94 Diskont
Favorite song: Do While (24 minute version because of the length but I like the style of the Apple X version better)

Do While - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvW6qiTkZdw

I love Oval's cold, glitch soundscapes. They feel like they are combining something natural with something modern. The track Do While means a lot to me, to me it's the sound of tranquility. No matter how bad things get it will always be there to comfort me in its cold but peaceful darkness. A lot of tracks from Oval got me through tough times in life.

2. Microstoria
Favorite Album: _snd
Favorite Song: Sleepy People/Network Down

Sleepy people/Network Down - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvW6qiTkZdw (you will need to turn it up a bit since the quality on this video is bad and it's a quiet song with a lot of small detail. You can easily find it in 320 mp3 online or on soulseek)

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1. Badfinger
Favorite album: Wish You Were Here (also my favorite album of all time)
Just... wow. Their entire output is perfect. There are exactly 0 bad songs or albums. They somehow managed to write some of the most depressing lyrics of all time and fit them with poppy melodies and stuff. Amazing. It sounds cliché, but work with me here; Pete Ham (their lead songwriter) also indirectly has saved me countless times. I often experience extremely suicidal thoughts, and then I think, literally, "If I end it all, there's no going back. No more Lonely You . I will never experience Dennis again. Maybe it isn't worth it..." [italicized = song by Pete Ham]. He has thus become my namesake on most forums I visit. His impact alone on my life and the way I live has been greater than any other human's, and I can say that with 100% assurance. But it's a bit of a problem for me, because I know that no matter how hard I try, or how much pain I go through, I'll never be able to match his abilities. The coda at the end of Song For a Lost Friend has made me cry, both because it is simply that mind-blowing, and because of the aforementioned reason. I lack the dedication, intelligence, and most of all, raw, natural talent that Pete had. I probably love Badfinger beyond their own merit as a group, but damn it, I love them.

2. The Replacements
Favorite album: Tim
No comment necessary.

3. Captain Beefheart
Favorite album: Lick My Decals Off, Baby
Honestly? A lot of people will tell you they like Beefheart because of how he "revolutionized" whatever, but I love him because his music is fun. That's it. Trout Mask Replica is simply fun to listen to.

4. Can
Favorite album: Tago Mago
There's just "something" there. I can't say what. It's so subtle that I barely notice it's existence, but there's just something about Can that makes them so easy to enjoy, even when they're doing stuff like Peking O.

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>>1596
>MC5
I've always preferred The Move, but Kick Out the Jams and High Time are definitely great LPs.

Also, ever heard of The Royal Trux? Band from the 90's that essentially took all the noisiness/dissonance of all those hard-psych bands and magnified it times a billion.

Here.

>>1595
>My only real complains with the Beatles are that they're given way too much credit for stuff they didn't do.
Yes, this. I've even had people tell me that they "invented" the concept album.

Funny that this discussion has popped back up, as I posted >>1440, then forgot about this for a while, and then a couple of weeks ago tried listening to some Beatles again after a guy played the Let It Be album at work. I still don't hear whatever it is that everyone else hears. Oh, but they've influenced EVERY BAND that's come after them. Whatever.
Back to the broader subject of dadrock, I'm surprised no one's mentioned Neil Young. He has some songs that I really love, but I've only made it through a fraction of his discography. And I'm normally not much of a fan of lenghty guitar solos, but his leads are just so ragged and emotive.

>>1597
What I've heard of Royal Trux doesn't really do anything for me. Thanks though.

Speaking of psych, ever hear of the Japanese band Les Rallizes Denudes? They shared the early MC5's belief in "total cultural assault".

>>1599
Yeah, I actually have their LP "Mizutani". Not one of my absolute favorites but still really good.

This is such a weird question because:
1. "Rock" is an incredibly vague term and I have no idea what you actually mean by it.
2. There is a plethora of happy punk music that I'm not sure why you would be having trouble finding it.

>>1362
My guess would be that it's just Rita and Etsuko making fairly similar sounding music.

>>1285
I suppose you're fairly positive it's not original, then?

Could you please upload Silver Forest's "Tsurupettan"?

>>1459
Resolved it myself.

>>1435
You might enjoy Nick Cave.

These are great, thanks for sharing. Hope you had a merry Christmas and get a good new years!

I don't know who you are but that is alot of good music there. Thank you for the post and have a happy new year.

>>1346
Tohno, do you have MSN? Can I add you?

>>1347
Msn: Tohno_minagi_is_mai_waifu@yahoo.com
dozo

I had lost the file myself. Thanks again.

I actually listen to this regular on my mp3 player.
Can you give me the tab for this? I want to learn it too!