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mortand

mortand

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2011 Revisited part 1 - great songs, not necessarily great albums:

Chelsea Wolfe - Pale on Pale. Scary, doomy slowcore stuff - and she sure can scream.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzMLKCiKdk

Dolorean - Country Clutter. Dolorean is one of my favorite in-love-with-misery americana bands, and 'Country Clutter' is a strong, seriously bitter ballad. The album was slightly disappointing, though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGFRPQeMLAU

Gillian Welch - Scarlet Town. Wonderful to have Gillian back, eight years after her latest release! "The Harrow & the Harvest" was worth the wait, but 'Scarlet Town' in its relative uptemponess (is that a word?) isn't all that representative of this low key album. Wonderful song nevertheless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQAlZeCvkZE

Girls - Alex. Lovely indie pop from this San Francisco band, who seems to sneak up on me without much ado. Definitely a grower.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWhGXCBM6Y

J Mascis - Several Shades of Why. The Dinosaur Jr frontman released his very low key semi-acoustic album in the early Spring, and it's a winner. This one, the title track, is awfully pretty and very non-Dinosaur Jr.
http://youtu.be/NM_4KuRR_JE

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Pleasuring the Divine. Muscular country rock from one of Seattle's finest bands. I must admit I prefer them in a more downtrodden mood (check out the rainy and mournful debut album "Reckless Burning", it's a masterpiece), but this is surprisingly cool too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHEDbNZJQ9A
 
Tank Engine

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Talking about Japan took me back to the early 80s and my new romantic days :eek:. So I'm going to indulge myself with a few things from that era which I can still listen to.

The Associates - Party Fears Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPsdRUHiCAE

Billy Mackenzie's almost histrionic vocals in counterpoint with the keyboards before resolving into a chorus with a hook.

OMD - Souvenir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swzp1eeOMj4

In my opinion OMD's peak, writing mysterious, but tuneful pieces about the wonders of science, the Enola Gay bomb and a heroine from the hundred years war. Synth pop with a nod to German electronica/experimental music.

Ultravox - Hiroshima mon Amour (b-side version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swzp1eeOMj4

From the John Foxx era (sort of post-punk, pre-new romantic). Much edgier than the more poppy Midge Ure incarnation. Talking of which, I'm off to Vienna soon:)

Edit: Hey, Mortand, I really like the Gillian Welch
 
Libertine Seguros

Libertine Seguros

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Tank Engine said:
Talking about Japan took me back to the early 80s and my new romantic days :eek:. So I'm going to indulge myself with a few things from that era which I can still listen to.

The Associates - Party Fears Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPsdRUHiCAE

Billy Mackenzie's almost histrionic vocals in counterpoint with the keyboards before resolving into a chorus with a hook.

OMD - Souvenir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swzp1eeOMj4

In my opinion OMD's peak, writing mysterious, but tuneful pieces about the wonders of science, the Enola Gay bomb and a heroine from the hundred years war. Synth pop with a nod to German electronica/experimental music.

Ultravox - Hiroshima mon Amour (b-side version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swzp1eeOMj4

From the John Foxx era (sort of post-punk, pre-new romantic). Much edgier than the more poppy Midge Ure incarnation. Talking of which, I'm off to Vienna soon:)

Edit: Hey, Mortand, I really like the Gillian Welch
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Lots of synth-pop bands were best in their early days. Human League for certain, when they were dark and strange.

Here's a few more synthpop-era gems:

Cabaret Voltaire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l48tTKtzXFA

Fad Gadget:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GWS5lNDV3A

DAF (Deutsche Amerikanische Freundschaft):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15ScQivK5DY

Agentss:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX5zUMKW-MM

Throbbing Gristle (yes I know this is hardly representative of their sound):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46OQbGMGwaw

and of course, the founding fathers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-G28iyPtz0
 
sublimit

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Libertine Seguros said:
Lots of synth-pop bands were best in their early days. Human League for certain, when they were dark and strange.

Here's a few more synthpop-era gems:

Cabaret Voltaire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l48tTKtzXFA

Fad Gadget:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GWS5lNDV3A

DAF (Deutsche Amerikanische Freundschaft):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15ScQivK5DY

Agentss:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX5zUMKW-MM

Throbbing Gristle (yes I know this is hardly representative of their sound):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46OQbGMGwaw

and of course, the founding fathers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-G28iyPtz0
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Yeah I agree Human League were better early on, and Krafwerk's Autobhan is completly brilliant.

Being Boiled was wierd at the time and still is, pretty good track actually!

Human League - Being Boiled

it says its the 82 remix but I think this is from 1978.
 
Tank Engine

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sublimit said:
Yeah I agree Human League were better early on, and Krafwerk's Autobhan is completly brilliant.

Being Boiled was wierd at the time and still is, pretty good track actually!

Human League - Being Boiled

it says its the 82 remix but I think this is from 1978.
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Arrgh.. How could I forget the Human League?!!! Kraftwerk were of course hugely influential.

Of course, I would follow up some early 80s synth pop with some guitar heroes from the folk revival of the late 60s early 70s

John Martyn - Solid Air (a very distinctive voice and a cool jibe. Originally from Scotland he settled in Ireland where I saw him 3 years ago not long before he passed away)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_Utj4Aljc

And someone who passed away more recently
Bert Jansch -Angie (later used by Simon and Garfunkel, written by David Graham who also died recently)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqjUWJtH88c

Someone who's still very much with us
Richard Thompson (of Fairport Convention fame) - 1952 Black Vincent White Lightning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxKTzwaEa2o
 
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super fine songs from mortand as usual.

Tank Engine said:
Arrgh.. How could I forget the Human League?!!! Kraftwerk were of course hugely influential.

Of course, I would follow up some early 80s synth pop with some guitar heroes from the folk revival of the late 60s early 70s
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aarrgh - and i would have bet that you synthpoppies were just one step from landing in the middle of krautrock ;)
and finally someone mentioning CAN

soul desert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxrSlyzdUNU&feature=related
dizzy dizzy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXm-Xco5BWA&feature=related
<missing link for 'thief'>

being the best of this era and Jaki Liebezeit one of the greatest drummers of all time :D

John Martyn - Solid Air (a very distinctive voice and a cool jibe. Originally from Scotland he settled in Ireland where I saw him 3 years ago not long before he passed away)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_Utj4Aljc
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love this song. once i heard the voice, in this song (studio version), i immediately bought the album - but it seems to be solely 'Solid Air' in such a way outstanding..
 
boomcie

boomcie

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Libertine Seguros said:
Lots of synth-pop bands were best in their early days. Human League for certain, when they were dark and strange.

Here's a few more synthpop-era gems:

Cabaret Voltaire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l48tTKtzXFA

Fad Gadget:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GWS5lNDV3A

DAF (Deutsche Amerikanische Freundschaft):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15ScQivK5DY

Agentss:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX5zUMKW-MM

Throbbing Gristle (yes I know this is hardly representative of their sound):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46OQbGMGwaw

and of course, the founding fathers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-G28iyPtz0
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I personally like that musical era a lot, but there's no point in denying that some of those tracks sound a little outdated by now.

Some good reworks:

DAF - Kebab Träume (1981)
Club Le Bomb - Kebabträume (2002)

Kraftwerk - Der Telefon Anruf (1986)
Welle: Erdball - Der Telefon Anruf (1997)

Fad Gadget - Lady Shave (1982)
Fad Gadget - Lady Shave (John Aquaviva's Robo Sapien Vox) (2003)

Fad Gadget actually still sounds pretty fresh.
 
Tank Engine

Tank Engine

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fedaia said:
aarrgh - and i would have bet that you synthpoppies were just one step from landing in the middle of krautrock ;)
and finally someone mentioning CAN
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I was one step from mentioning Neu! whose song "Seeland" was paid homage to by OMD on Architecture and Morality ("Sealand"), but I couldn't think of the band's name and just looked it up now. :eek:

fedaia said:
being the best of this era and Jaki Liebezeit one of the greatest drummers of all time
fedaia said:
Can are :cool:. I particularly liked Dizzy, Dizzy. Since we're talking about drummers, here's another master - Bill Bruford
Red - King Crimson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WziHTTy_MCs
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Libertine Seguros

Libertine Seguros

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Neu! were fantastic, of that there can be no doubt.

But we can also bridge the gap with Klaus Dinger's post-Neu! project, La Düsseldorf.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arultwKRc4A

A band David Bowie once described as the sound of the future, bridging the gap between the krautrockers, synthpop and new wave beautifully, and with of course some of Dinger's trademark motorik beats.

As for some of that stuff sounding outdated? Sure, those old analogue synths are pretty old-fashioned now, but it took a lot more creativity to do some of the things that people did on those than it takes these days, and there's some really amazing studio trickery on those early krautrock records. Holger Czukay's "Movies" for example is something many could comfortably cobble together using Cubase, ProTools or other Ableton nowadays. Back then, he spliced the whole thing together with scissors and tape.
 
boomcie

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@Libertine, that's a great example of stating the obvious, but thanks anyway.

German lyrics are the best. I really adore that language when it's done right.

2raumwohnung - Spiel Mit
Mia - Mein Freund (C2 Harddisco Remix By Der E-Kreisel)
Mia - Mausen (Oliver Koletzki Remix)
Nena - Willst Du Mit Mir Gehn (Sven Väth & Anthony Rother Remix)
Xenia Beliayeva - Momentan

And my personal favorite:
Neo Filigrante - Ein Jaguar
Man I love that song. I used to find it pretty funny, but it really became one of my all time favs over time. Probably a thing of the heart.
 
Granville57

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Two threads I avoid like the plague are this one and the Politics thread. I just don't want to know! :p
(Not in regards to the topics themselves but rather forumite's individual choices. Both are just way too polarizing for me :D)

That being said, sorry if this has been posted already. Brilliant.

Dave Grohl shows how to make a pop song :)
 
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:) yeah, nice video with Grohl, funny

i'd like something elder right now:

Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown

Donovan - Catch The Wind

Donovan - The Universal Soldier

on3m@n@rmy said:
I don't often say I don't like this or that music, but I just can't listen to Elton John's music.
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i wouldn't say i like his music and wouldn't say i don't, but i posted that video because of Eric Clapton 'cause i'm a big fan of him
 
Tank Engine

Tank Engine

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Kvinto said:
:) yeah, nice video with Grohl, funny

i'd like something elder right now:

Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown

Donovan - Catch The Wind

Donovan - The Universal Soldier
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:). My uncle, who lives in Canada, introduced me to Lightfoot's music. Good listening for the Canadian Rockies and ironic, bittersweet lyrics. Here's a cover of a Lightfoot song from someone more associated with the punk avantgarde

Nico - I'm not saying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5P8fn3rmY8
 
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Kvinto

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Tank Engine said:
:). My uncle, who lives in Canada, introduced me to Lightfoot's music. Good listening for the Canadian Rockies and ironic, bittersweet lyrics. Here's a cover of a Lightfoot song from someone more associated with the punk avantgarde

Nico - I'm not saying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5P8fn3rmY8
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nice
tbh i am not very familiar (never tried to be) with avant-garde musicians

on3m@n@rmy said:
Now I'll go with that. Clapton is great. Like this one... PRETENDING
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yep, great song!
 
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