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Taehan Mingook
Jan 1970
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I would appreciate some recommendations of good bands or good music blogs. I really haven't gotten any new music since I moved to Korea, so anything that's been put out within the last few years would be great. I think its time I got back to expanding my music collections. What I'm looking for:
-Music that's been produced since 2003, don't have any really.
-Specifically music that isn't quite as grating as a lot of what I used to listen to in college ( pure screaming  ) since the kind of music you want to listen to when you want to unwind after forcing kids to listen to your big mouth all day is different than the kind of music you want after being forced to listen to other people talk at you all day.
-Something relatively mellow and lowkey in a vaguely-Fugazi. I've been listening to an insane amount of Fugazi recently, they're great for post-grading headaches.
-Relatively melodic hardcore punk, lots of shouting is fine just not constant screaming. AFI, Thought Riot, Thrice, Thursday (only emoish band I can stand) and one I've been listening to recently called Dead Poetic are all good stuff.
-I don't have enough Metal. Have been enjoying Iced Earth recently.
-No goddam pop, pop is evil.
-No folk, emo or other annoyingly-sentimental garbage.
-Non-English music that isn't strictly derivative of American/English music. I specifically need to expand my Rai and Bhangra collections, but anything original or interesting would be welcome.
-Entertainingly wierd music like, say, The Cramps or Captain Beefheart.
-Pretty much anything interesting/different/non-pop.
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molly bloom
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Lundenwic
Oct 2001
time: 15:24
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Chaba Zahouania : Nights Without Sleeping
Moroccan gravelly voiced singer, very, very sexy voice. She has as far as I can recall, never been photographed, so don't be deceived by the 'Arabian Nights' woman on the cover.
Songhai : Ketama
Toumani Diabate & Danny Thompson amongst others, formed a group which explored the links between African, North African and Spanish music. Way better than the Gipsy Kings, and not French.
Les Negresses Vertes: Mlah
French collective, combining boulevardier, Pogues & indie to great effect. Terrific live.
Sheila Chandra: The Zen Kiss
If you want to unwind in an Anglo-Bhangra-Celtic way after a hard day torturing children, then this might be a good way. She has explored the vocal possibilities of music from the Indian sub-continent, Islam and Celtic traditions.
Marianne Faithfull: 20th Century Blues/An Evening In The Weimar Republic
Marianne goes bluesy, Weill/Brecht & moody. No longer the angel voiced ex convent girl, this Marianne has been down in the depths and crawled out of the wreckage.
Snakefarm: Songs For My Funeral
Traditional folk & blues updated with a trip hop state of mind.
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Buck Birdseed
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Khoon Ki Pyasi Dayan (1988)
Nov 2000
time: 05:24
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Oh, I disagree that there's very little. But then I'm biased.
A brief sweep of "the global south" from west to east, excepting Algerian Raï:
Brazil: Funk, or Funk Carioca, or Baile Funk, the music of Rio de Janiero's Shanty-town Favelas. Vaguely reminicent of Miami Bass but more rhythmic and guttural. Download some here
Jamaica: Dancehall, today's electronic post-reggae music. Should be extremely easy to get hold of compared to most others, collections like Strictly the Best and The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Items are stocked in most major cities.
Puerto Rico: Reggaeton, the local dancehall variant, which kicks ass. Big names include Ivy Queen, Tego Calderón, Don Omar, Panamaian El Chombo...
Trinidad: Soca, happy party music in the traditional caribbean mode, updated with samples and synthesisers. VP records' compilation series' D'Soca Zone and Soca Gold are your best bets here. I'm generally against compilations by record companies without local connections, but the selection on Astralwerks' Lif Up Yuh Leg An Trample seems okay, if pointless.
Trinidad again: Chutney! The world's most naturally eclectic music style is this mixture of Soca and Hindi Pop. This compo is good (though western-issued) but I also recommend more updated soca-chutney sounds by the likes of Ricky Jai.
Senegal: Senegalese Hip-Hop rules. Daara J, Positive Black Soul and Pee Froiss are generally considered the forerunners. If you like French Hip-Hop like MC Solaar, this is its grittier, more streetwise cousin.
Ghana: Hip-life. Actually I've never heard any Hip-life myself tohugh it's meant to kick ass with its mixture of Hip-Hop and Highlife. Anyone got hold of any please PM me.
South Africa: Kwaito! House music slowed down to half-pace and rapped over in all 13 official languages. Kicks ass, download some Mandoza or Mzambiya or Arthur (Mafokate) if you don't believe me.
Egypt/Lebanon: Arabic Pop. Very modern these days, though I can't give you specific recommendations. I usually just pass by my local immigrants' market and pick up the latest hit CDs, which I can't read the labels off. 
Turkey: Turkpop. Very dramatic, very cool. Ebru Gundes is my favourite but Candan Ercetin, even Tarkan has done some well good stuff.
Tanzania: Bongo Flava! Mzibo.net has a good download section.
India: Filmi/Bollywood music. Look out especially for the underrated eighties stuff, with R.D. Burman being by far the best composer. Insane influence mania from Flamenco to classic Hollywood.
Thailand: Lukthung, the Country-influenced local pop music, and Morlam, it's funkier, more psychedelic laotian-language cousin. If you ever get hold of any Heavy-Metal-influenced Morlam Sing, contact me.
Indonesia: Dangdut, fun fun fun pop music with decided Filmi influences. Love the stuff. Rhoma Irama is the big name here.
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Lazarus and the Gimp
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Whale-raping abomination
Aug 2000
time: 05:24
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quote:
Originally posted by Boshko
-Music that's been produced since 2003, don't have any really.
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Patrick Wolf, Bright Eyes, Bloc Party, Joanna Newsom.
quote:
-Specifically music that isn't quite as grating as a lot of what I used to listen to in college ( pure screaming ) since the kind of music you want to listen to when you want to unwind after forcing kids to listen to your big mouth all day is different than the kind of music you want after being forced to listen to other people talk at you all day.
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For unwinding at the end of the day- "Neon Golden" by The Notwist, or anything by Lali Puna.
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-Something relatively mellow and lowkey in a vaguely-Fugazi. I've been listening to an insane amount of Fugazi recently, they're great for post-grading headaches.
-Relatively melodic hardcore punk, lots of shouting is fine just not constant screaming. AFI, Thought Riot, Thrice, Thursday (only emoish band I can stand) and one I've been listening to recently called Dead Poetic are all good stuff.
-I don't have enough Metal. Have been enjoying Iced Earth recently.
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Get the latest Killing Joke album. You'll love it.
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-Non-English music that isn't strictly derivative of American/English music. I specifically need to expand my Rai and Bhangra collections, but anything original or interesting would be welcome.
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Molly recommends an excellent one in Sheila Chandra. You also need some Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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-Entertainingly wierd music like, say, The Cramps or Captain Beefheart.
-Pretty much anything interesting/different/non-pop. |
"Defixiones:Will and Testament" by Diamanda Galas, if you want a challenge (it's a double-CD concept album about the Armenian genocide and is about as far removed from "Easy Listening" as it's possible to get.
Check out Wolf Eyes, The Third Eye Foundation and just about anything by Julian Cope.
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11-03-2005 11:43
(except few We're the Brews, can't not love that song)
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