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stockhausen
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Jun 5, 04 12:39 pm  · 
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CIIW

Mr Scruff - Midnight Feast


nice!

Jun 7, 04 11:53 pm  · 
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PostDepot

miles davis-bitches brew
don cherry-multiculti
art ensemble of chicago-urban bushman
los lobos

Jun 8, 04 12:43 am  · 
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joek

the modest mouse album is good - i heard it at a friends house.

MELT BANANA?? - i only ever met one person who likes Melt Banana! Now there are 2!

Jun 8, 04 2:26 am  · 
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surface

I am STILL a sworn & public proponent of the Mouse. Who wouldn't prefer some good bands on the air than.. uh.. a lot of crappy things in this world that could otherwise be on the air?

PS Hush Harbor, anyone?

Jun 8, 04 2:38 am  · 
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billy

rub a dub:
keith hudson - playing it cool + flesh of my skin
african head charge - off the beaten track
v/a - rounds one thru five
matrix - various films
tortoise vs. scientist - echo, los angeles, 3 june 04 live

Jun 8, 04 6:03 pm  · 
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stephanie

melt banana is good. but i can't get into them on album since seeing them live.

Jun 8, 04 7:08 pm  · 
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Hasselhoff

Some stuff that gets me going is:
Converge
Cave In (old and new)
Concrete Blonde
FischerSpooner
Tool
Helmet
Faith No More
Meshuggah
Chara
A Perfect Circle
Aphex Twin
Gladiator (the soundtrack, it's both action packed and soothing)
Atom and His Package
Mr. Bungle
Piebald
Failure


You know what's a good show? Andrew WK. Seriously. I've seen some great shows (Black Sabbath, original line up, APC, Tool, Tori Amos), but AWK was the most fun I've had at a show EVER. Not a person was still. Scenesters, mullets, rockers; everyone was going nuts. Like 40 people were on stage rocking out with AWK. The ticket was $18 and they played with the Locust (also awesome although most people call them faggots and say they suck 'cause they are super weird). If you get a chance, and even remotely think AWK is catchy or just want to get all sweaty and rock out, then see AWK.

Jun 8, 04 9:36 pm  · 
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Giglioroninomicon

I think Hasselhoff is right about the music climate. What kills me is the lack of raw talent and creativity that was seen in bands like Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Doors, etc.. It seems like most artists gave up inventing new sounds and styles, instead resorting to the same retard-level power chords and 1-4-5 progressions (not to get too carried away in musical jargon) that have been the foundation of virtually all "rock" music in the last few years. This isn't to say there's no more creativity in the industry; That's why I love music from Radiohead, MF Doom, Serart, Pierre Bensusan, Clint Mansell, I could go on. Maybe it's just my limited exposure to what people listen to nowadays (all I hear is OAR and Dispatch in studio), but I can't appreciate music that any moron with a guitar and 3 months experience could create. For God's sake, where's Roger Waters when the music industry needs him?

By the way, strange names don't make a good band. What the fuck is Neutral Milk Hotel supposed to mean?

Jun 8, 04 10:19 pm  · 
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David Zeibin

Yeah, you're right: good music is what makes a good band, not the name. The name is irrelevant. I mean, what the fuck is "Radiohead" supposed to mean? Why are some people so judgmental? Why does it make people feel good to denounce others' music because they think it's shite? Why don't you do them a favour and lend them something "tasty" instead of calling them out?

The fact of the matter is that finding good music is hard, and most people don't care to take the time to find what they really like; it's much easier to just eat what is fed to you. Your problem has nothing to do with bands and everything to do with the loss of control of our own culture. So, get to it: tell everyone about your newest fav band from some local act, or lend a disc to a friend who thinks Nickelback invented rock. The record companies exist to make a buck, and they'll do whatever sells, regardless of how much anyone whines. Get used to it, or do something about it.

Jun 9, 04 12:02 am  · 
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Rob Chant

There's plenty of completely original stuff happening in music, but I guess not rock music from what you're saying. Listen to some idm, modern orchestral, ambient or jazz and you'll hear plenty of original sounds and styles...

I agree with Zeibin about the big record companies too... wrote a quite long rant about it recently in fact.

Jun 9, 04 12:09 am  · 
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Giglioroninomicon

Zeibin, you seem to answer all of your own questions. I am judgemental of music because I refuse to just eat what is fed to me, and I denounce others' music because I do in fact think it's shite. I don't really see a problem with expressing distaste in something I don't like. As far lending others something "tasty", I gave the names of 5 different artists that I believe make "good" music. Obviously, I doubt there is a person in this forum that hasn't heard of Radiohead, but hopefully the others aren't as well known, and I think they're geniuses. If I come off as too negative, it's because I like to think popular music should have much more to offer than it currently does. That's not to say I know what "good" music is, nor do I think there exists an objective "good" standard, but I think music should at least involve an inkling of musical talent or even mastery of an instrument like so many popular musicians before this generation. Being somewhat of a musician myself, I am confident enough to say I play well, but am not foolish enough to claim I meet my own standards of good music. So, I try my best to "do something about it", but often to no avail. I just wish there were more recent artists that take my breath away like Elvis did, and Zeppelin, and Hendrix (I hope I live long enough to see another performer like him), and so on.


Some more suggestions (not necessarily ground breaking, but damn good):

Deltron 3030
Bela Fleck (see them live asap, Wooten will change your religion!)
Leo Kottke
Adrian Legg
Madlib/Yesterday's New Quintet/Quasimoto
Kaki King
Peanut Butter Wolf
Robert Randolph and the Family Band (beyond talented)
Peppino D'Agostino (Performing this month in Wakefield, RI)
Jaylib
Binary Star

Try if you can to find a copy of "Serart", and listen to the song "Love is the Peace". It's quite chilling.

Jun 9, 04 2:33 am  · 
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Michael Doyle

Who the hell is Nickelback?

anyway...

anything and everything by Perspects right now.

oh yeah... http://www.dorkwave.com

;D

Jun 9, 04 2:37 am  · 
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Michael Doyle

Stamp your feet in cru-el shoes.

Jun 9, 04 3:00 am  · 
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Doug Johnston

melt banana is good. i have some of their stuff but i haven't seen them live.

'radiohead' comes from a talking heads song. See the movie "True Stories", its awesome.

Jun 9, 04 11:32 am  · 
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eringobraugh

portishead
taj mahal
modest mouse
radiohead
janes addiction
aphex twin
george clinton & p-funk
granian

Jun 9, 04 11:45 am  · 
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eringobraugh

oh, also

eryka badu
doors(LOVE)
zepplin
classical (mozart, chopin & beethoven mainly)

Jun 9, 04 11:48 am  · 
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Rorschach

Good to see that cotton-candy pop/RnB is so low
in the diets of people here ..

Sparklehorse
Stone Roses
The Cure
Charlatans UK
Massive Attack
Metric
Inspiral Carpets
PJ Harvey
Delerium
Hayden
Howie Beck
Emm Gryner
The Dears

Jun 9, 04 12:02 pm  · 
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j lotus

In no particular order...

Underworld _ all albums
Interpol _ Turn on the Bright Lights
Death Cab for Cutie _ Transatlanticism
Pinback _ Blue Screen Life , Offcell
Boards of Canada _ Music has the right to Children
The Smiths _ Selftitled
Enon _ High Society

Jun 9, 04 12:03 pm  · 
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Hasselhoff:

-Only the old Converge stuff, aka 'Caring and Killing', etc.

-for Cave-in, I have a copy of their original demo tape when they were scream-core somewhere, that was good... can't say the same for the rest

-Piebald went downhill after 'Venetian Blinds' IMHO. 'We are the only friends that we have' has some good tracks, but I don't think it compares to 'Venetian Blinds'. Best place to see Piebald had to be at a Kaiju event in Boston, friggin' great. And I've never been a fan of Travis's solo work, although I understood what he was going for.

-you cannot go wrong with the Locust. was supposed to see them with Andrew WK here in Western MA, but didn't end up going for a reason I can't remember (obviously not a good one). Wish I could have seen them when they toured with Melt Bannana, heard it was quite the experience.

some other good stuff:
-Charles Bronson
-Cattle Decapitation
-Silent Drive (member(s) of Bane side project)
-Jenny Piccalo
-The 914

Jun 9, 04 12:25 pm  · 
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Doug Johnston

I like the locust, but i prefer Daughters

Jun 9, 04 1:31 pm  · 
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oe

knock knock.

who's there?

philip glass.


knock knock.

who's there?

philip glass.


knock knock.

who's there?

philip glass.


knock knock.

who's there?

philip glass.


knock knock.

who's there?

philip glass.


knock knock.

who's there?

philip glass.


knock knock.

who's there?

philip glass.


knock knock.

who's there?

philip glass.


knock knock.

who's there?

philip glass.


knock knock.

who's there?

Phil

who's there?

ip

who's there?

glass.

.

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.



[Ad infinitum]

Jun 11, 04 11:04 pm  · 
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stephanie

i like philip glass...

saturday morning/afternoon playlist:
django reinhart - at club st. germain
animal collective - sung tongs
dykehouse - midrange

Jun 12, 04 2:21 pm  · 
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Rorschach

A few more indie recommendations from Canada, for anyone
into folk rock:

Hayden [ http://www.wasteyourdaysaway.com ]
Howie Beck [http://www.howiebeck.com ]
Great Lake Swimmers [ http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com ]


Jun 13, 04 1:16 am  · 
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Nvee

BUT IT RAINED by Indian Rock Band Parikrama.
KEEP TALKING by Pink Floyd
FIELDS OF GOLD by Sting

Jun 14, 04 12:41 pm  · 
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Rorschach

Doug Johnston:

Thanks for that recommendation on Explosions in the Sky ..
listening to some tracks from How Strange, Innocence and they rock.
More intimate and less haunting than Godspeed .. they remind me a bit of (some) Mogwai

Jun 14, 04 11:58 pm  · 
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soleproprietornow

dating myself I suppose....but currently listening to:
Best of British Blues
Townes Van Zandt greatest hits
Taj Mahal old double album: love that "unhuh unhuh" tune
Bob Dylan, 3 cd anthology
Joni Mitchell Blue
Steve Miller: Sailor
The Band: Music from Big Pink
Neil Young: Rust never sleeps
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the circle be unbroken

Jun 15, 04 12:10 am  · 
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Doug Johnston

rorschach:
you're welcome!
i have been told to check out mogwai, but i haven't yet...
you might also try Dirty Three... similar stuff again.

Jun 15, 04 11:43 am  · 
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stephanie

the low/dirty three ep from the fishtank series is completely worth checking out.

pretty much any of the fishtank releases are a good bet though

Jun 15, 04 1:19 pm  · 
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tman

oh shit, mogwai! I forgot about them. They are great instrumental slow music. Very popular in Japan, last time I went they had many cds at all the record stores.

Jun 15, 04 1:54 pm  · 
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db

I kinda get annoyed at really long huge lists of music. I mean, sure, you could list every cd (or mp3) you own, but......what do you LISTEN to???

right now:
Lambchop, aw c'mon / no you c'mon
Billy Bragg & Wilco, Mermaid Avenue
Jonathan Richman, Jonathan Goes Country

and in memorium:
Ray Charles, Anthology



Jun 15, 04 3:00 pm  · 
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I have reignited the Nyabingi fires in "commemoration" of Reagan's passing...
The Nyabingi chants were recorded on the occasion of Ronnie's 1982 visit to Jamaicca; the session lasted for 7 days. While the President of the United States was carrying out the affairs of state, the hills of upper Trelawny were ringing with the sound of the Nyabingi drum while the Rastafari Judgement fire blazed through the night. - from the liner notes.
-churchical chants of the nyabingi; heartbeat records 1983

Jun 25, 04 12:58 pm  · 
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uneDITed

"Once I saw him in the moonlight when the bats were a flyin'
All alone I saw the werewolf and the werewolf was cryin'"

These few days...I listen to that quite a lot...and Szeryng's chaconne

Jun 25, 04 6:59 pm  · 
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billy

dubby, funky, some noise in-between:

the bug/warrior queen - aktion pak version
tackhead - in your head
allman bothers - in memory of elizabeth reed (fillmore east version)
pure prairie league - amy
james taylor - mexico
earth - seven angels
the fall - free range
maurizio - 7
throbbing gristle - hamburger lady
the pop group - she is beyond good and evil
the birthday party - hamlet (pow, pow, pow)
donny hathaway - the ghetto
a tribe called quest - award tour
dictaphone - warzawa w nocy
kat cosm - i write for you tonight
guther - taglieben
van halen - ain't talkin 'bout love ("atomic punks" boot pasadena civic, 29 dec 1977)
earth, wind & fire - can't hide love
tortoise - dot/eyes
savath & savalis - te quiero pero por otro lado ...
koop - waltz for koop (patife remix)
charles webster - i understand (ian o'brien remix)
robert hood - high plains drifter
the stooges - tv eye
clock dva - four hours
television - little johnny jewel
8-eyed spy - diddy wah diddy
a certain ratio - winter hill
kraftwerk - tour de france

Jul 24, 04 8:52 pm  · 
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bigness

dillinger escape plan
devandra benhart
norm
queens of the stone age "rated r"
motorpsycho

Jul 27, 04 10:14 am  · 
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bUbBLe

I LOVE CLASSICAL.. MAKE ME CLAIM AND FOCUS.. RELAX AS WELL =)

Jul 28, 04 4:28 am  · 
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jas

in my car cd player...

Ozomatli- Street Signs
Ben Harper- Diamonds
Julieta Venegas- Si
modest mouse
kinky- atlas
Bob Marley- Legend

Jul 28, 04 12:23 pm  · 
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huh

Marvin Gaye - I Want You, What's Going On?
Amp Fiddler - Waltz of a Ghetto Fly
Phoenix - Alphabetical
JayZ - the Black Album

Jul 28, 04 12:56 pm  · 
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archetecton

BILLY IDOL - GREATEST HITS
PETER RAUHOFER - CLUB69 FUTURE MIX 1
GERSHWIN - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

Jul 28, 04 2:48 pm  · 
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bathysphere
www.woxy.com

- they have had a stream up again now for the past few weeks

Jul 28, 04 6:01 pm  · 
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mdler

bathysphere-

it's about time 97.7 did something right again. They sold their souls to the devil, and now are playing shit music on the radio (I know the website is different).

Those whores

Jul 28, 04 11:37 pm  · 
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Lets see...

the new Sparta
the new Slayer
both Coheed and Cambria CDs (which reminds me I have pre-order the first comic book of SSTB)
Zao
Unearth
Most Precious Blood
The Locust
Blood Brothers
Daughters (based on a previous Archinect recommendation)

and all the CDs my friends got on their trip to Hellfest this past weekend...

Jul 29, 04 12:16 pm  · 
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dlj

in rotation:

+/-
the album leaf
the books
the cansecos
make believe
menomena
ms. john soda
one am radio
the polyphonic spree
tycho
wilco

Jul 29, 04 5:19 pm  · 
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PericoPalotes

my current playlist is from KEXP.ORG, the Johnny Horn DJ show

Jul 31, 04 5:52 pm  · 
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kyll

speaking of indie- i've been looking on the net for a week for the name of this song- cant find it no matter where i look- i figure ma fellow archies would know-

movie- "all the real girls" by david gordon green

scene- when main actor (paul) is dancing in the clown suit with his mother at the hospital with the children- lively, upbeat, strange as all hell

anyone?

Aug 4, 04 12:54 pm  · 
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liberty bell

I'm reviving this thread because I have three new (or sorta newish)releases on repeat:

The new Ike Reilly ROCKS!

The new Cake ROCKS!

The new Marah is PRETTY GOOD!

They will see me through to this horrific deadline next Friday, I can do it, I can do it.....

Oct 22, 04 11:20 am  · 
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stephanie

i turned my office onto mirah with that new album.

the latest mouse on mars album is really kickin.

Oct 22, 04 2:04 pm  · 
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liberty bell

Wait, stephanie - I meant "Marah", did you mean Marah or Mirah? So confusing.

Oct 22, 04 2:16 pm  · 
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rtdc

uber-trendy dance rock

!!! - me and giuliani down by the school yard
killers - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine (or Somebody Told Me)
rapture - house of jealous lovers
hot hot heat
TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun
Franz Ferdinand - michael (or take me out)
Trouble Every Day - Code Word
Paradise Boys - The Young and The Guest List
The Magnificents
The Calculators
the faint
Radio 4 - Dance To The Underground (New Version - Full Length)
spoon - stay dont go
Le Tigre - My My Metrocard
THE FEVER
sister scissors - take your momma out
DOGS DIE IN CARS - I Love You 'Cause I Have To'


pre-requesite indie rock

interpol
Call & Response - When The Lights Are Out
Rilo Kiley - Pictures Of Success
Mellowdrone - Fashionably Uninvited
Hey Mercedes - Playing Your Song
Garageland - Come Back
Black Cat Music - Thirteen Foot Waves
Secret Machines
Mystic Chords Of Memory - Golden Dome
Royal City - She Will Come
Slint - Good Morning, Captain
Engine - I Don't Need
Christie Front Drive - Sight Unseen
Califone - Dock Boggs
Elefant - Gallery Girl (or misfit)
Moving Units - Between Us And Them
Braid - Do You Love Coffee?
black keys - set you free
Refused - Liberation Frequency
Muse - Muscle Museum
Gomez - Rosalita
owls
cap'n jazz
The Dismemberment Plan - Come Home
steven malkmus - 1% of 1
The New Pornographers - The New Face Of Zero And One
Apollo Sunshine - Happening
Gossip - Jasons Basement


hip lo-fi

the standard - folk song
the coral - Bill McCai
Beck - Fourteen Rivers Fourteen Floods
james mcmurtry
smog - hit the ground running
arab strap
Palace Music - New Partner
silver jews
eels
The Decemberists - Everything I Try To Do, Nothing Seems To Turn Out Right
cat power - good woman
magnetic fields - I Don't Believe You
Lisa Germano - Singing To The Birds
belle and sebastian
Royal City - Can't You
nick cave and the bad seeds
Tall Dwarfs - Over The Waves
Damien Rice - Delicate
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Refrigerator - Wedding Waltz
Doves - Here It Comes
Camera Obscura - Keep It Clean
Mountain Goats - Letter From Belgium
Robbers On High Street - Debonair
Destroyer - Notorious Lightning
Ambulance Ltd. - Heavy Lifting
Sondre Lerche - Track You Down (or 2 way monologue)
The Microphones - I Felt My Size
Another Blue Door - Nova Scotia
Iron & Wine - Naked As We Came
Joey Cape & Tony Sly - Violet
Johnathan Rice - The Acrobat
Secret Stars - Can U Feel It?
Low - I Remember
Old Time Relijun - Dark Of The Male, Light Of The Female
Neil Halstead - Driving With Bert
Elf Power - Let The Serpent Sleep
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - Hills
Silent Drive - 4/16


nuevo/retro 70's rock that you can't help but like

pink grease - fever
the go - american pig
The von bondies - C'mon C'mon
The Walkmen - the rat
The Hiss - Clever Kicks
The Pattern - She's A Libra
The French Kicks - Living Room Is Empty
The Mooney Suzuki - Oh Sweet Susanna
The Stratford 4 - Telephone
The Karl Hendricks Trio - I Think I Forgot Something...My Pants
The Magic Magicians - White Ash
The Unicorns - Jellybones
The Stills - Still In Love Song
The Go-Betweens - Streets Of Your Town
The Flaming Sideburns - World Domination
The Catheters - Clock On The Wall (or "nothing")
The D4 - Get Loose
The Libertines - Vertigo
The Thermals - How We Know
The Sounds - Seven Days A Week
the cansecos
The Rosebuds - Kicks In The Schoolyard
franz ferdinand - Jacqueline
jet - are you gonna be my girl
The Fall - Spoilt Victorian Child



nuevo prog rock that you can't help but love

Neutral Milk Hotel - king of carrot flowers?
Blonde Redhead - Hated Because Of Great Qualities
Mercury Rev - Spiders And Flies
silver mount zion
black heart processional
godspeed you black emporer
Sparta - Glasshouse Tarot
Portastatic - Swimming Through Tires
The Mars Volta - Son Et Lumiere
Pinback - Grey Machine
John Wilkes Booze - See Though Sound
Califone - Electric Fence
Kaito - Driving Manual Auto
The Sleepy Jackson - Mourning Rain
The Sisterhood Of Convoluted Thinkers - Be Lonely With Me
Galaxie 500 - Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
Tortoise - TNT
Mogwai - A Place For Parks
The Orange Peels - Something Strange Happens
Pep Love - Ascension
Campfire Girls - Two Girls
Moving Units - X And Y
Le Tigre - They Want Us To Make A Symphony Out Of The Sound Of Women Swallowing Their Own Tongues
les savy fav


upbeat electro/pysch rock

The Flaming Lips - A Spoonful Weighs A Ton
polysymphonic spree
Grandaddy - now its on
shins - chutes to narrow
From Bubblegum To Sky - Clean Tiger
The Olivia Tremor Control - The Sylvan Screen
broken social scene
90 day men
Nottwist
Prefuse 73
IMA Robot - 12=3
Deerhoof - Magic Star (or flower)
russian futurists
enon - Sold!
pinback - grey machine




Oct 22, 04 2:41 pm  · 
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stephanie

oh, i mean mirah.
apparently i don't know how to read.

reedtimothy...do you listen to albums or just singles?
uber-trendy? most of that stuff is old.
pre-requisite indie-rock? most of that is new
neuvo progr rog? have you listened to prog rock?

sorry, i am in an off mood today.

Oct 22, 04 2:47 pm  · 
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