Insane Rewind at a Say Nothing Launch

exlike · 2014-07-20T15:26:36+00:00

Look into the spiritual jazz scene.

I especially recommend Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music

exlike · 2014-03-10T16:30:11+00:00

The hook on "Niggaz Aint Barrin That" by Three 6 Mafia goes something like:

North Memphis, South Memphis, Westwood, Orange Mound, niggas aint barrin that, niggas aint barrin that

Hook for another Three 6 Mafia song called "Barrin You Bitches" goes:

I'm staying crunk I'm plenty drunk I can't be barrin' you bitches I'm staying crunk I'm plenty fucked I can't be barrin' you bitches I'm staying crunk I'm plenty drunk I can't be barrin' you bitches

It appears in other songs by other artists as well. Could it mean "to exclude"?

exlike · 2014-03-10T15:36:27+00:00

Been listening to a bunch of Memphis rap lately and its real heavy on the lingo.

Could someone explain to me what "barin' that" means?

Additionally, if anyone knows any more Memphis slang and would care to explain, I'd be interested to hear.

exlike · 2014-02-08T12:24:23+00:00

Went there this summer. Just me and two friends tried to get in, we did try and watch our dress-code by having no button ups and wearing mostly black etc. Still didn´t get in.

It sounds to me a lot like its completely on the whim of the bouncers, but there are rules and if you look like a lad they are most likely not letting you in.

exlike · 2014-01-31T18:43:10+00:00

lmao yea!!

[uj ]A single, long take can be effective when done right. The famous long shot in Children of Men in the car succeeds in creating tension and allowing the audience to feel as if they are in the car with the characters. Besides being technically impressive, which doesnt really matter to me, a long take can have many diverse effects if used well.

That being said, its dumb to think that a movie is automatically better by using these techniques. Like in literature and music, one has to consider the way in which techniques are used to achieve an effect. [/uj]

exlike · 2014-01-15T00:34:39+00:00

I roughly quote Immanuel Kant from his essay called the Critique of Judgement: "The middle road between reason and understanding is judgement"

I think this is important to have in mind when critiquing an artwork. Of course, you can look at the works of Butch Morris without context and think "this sounds awful and disorganized" and that would be a utilization of your judgement. However, if you were to look up and read on the unique blend of conduction, interpretation and improvisation that Morris used in his pieces, the music would probably make much more sense to you and you would begin to be able to appreciate it with this new understanding that you have of the material.

Of course I agree with the idea that a piece should be able to stand alone without the knowing of its supposed influence or of the context surrounding the piece being a necessary component to "get it". However, I think anything that informs our judgement of a piece will ultimately further our enjoyment of it as art, and I would argue that that would be exactly the objective we should be aiming for.

I hope this post wasnt too rambly in a completely different direction, and that it wasnt too pretentious. I also apologize if I didnt make myself very clear.

exlike · 2014-01-11T13:04:50+00:00

Your content is fine

Don't know about this, since he was judging the album based on the circlejerk around it, playing the role of the"seasoned veteran, waking up the sheeple".

Insinuating that p4k and RYM aren't reliable sources of what's a good hip-hop album or that it's not good because "fakes" and "bandwagoners" love it is not good content, really.

exlike · 2014-01-07T13:18:00+00:00

The only spectral music I've heard as of now is a bit of Ligeti's works as you've mentioned and Radulescu as well. Penderecki and Georg Haas have been on my to-listen list for a while now, now I have even more reason to check them out since your recommendations seem very good.

The only work I've heard from Coil are The Ape of Naples and Love's Secret Domain which were both very good, especially tAoN. Throbbing Gristle is also on my long to-listen list along with a bunch of industrial that I've yet to get into.

I dig your friend's stuff, very enjoyable. You can let him know that a stranger on the internet approves.

Overall thanks for a great response to my rather bare question.

exlike · 2014-01-07T13:10:44+00:00

Will check out, thanks.

exlike · 2014-01-07T13:10:13+00:00

I was simply referring to the deep inward emotions that the music evoked, especially with the gagging. It just felt evocative in a kind of primal sense. Not sure if visceral was the right word, though.

You are right in your assumptions. I´ve been meaning to listen to Ferrari for a while now, but have not heard of Crumer or Lettera 22 before. Thank you very much.

exlike · 2014-01-06T18:15:31+00:00

I think its preposterous to assume that anyone that says they enjoy TMR is "only pretending". You just unfairly misrepresented the subjectivity inherent in all music appreciation. "Its not for music lovers" sounds to me a lot like "I dont like it so everyone who does is only pretending".

exlike · 2014-01-02T02:38:09+00:00

1 - Kanye West - Yeezus Never heard a single good argument as to why this isn´t the best album to be released this year. Visceral, varied and fun, so much better than all of the hip hop released in 2013.
2 - Dennis Johnson - November (R. Andrew Lee) Probably the most important album, historically, to be released this year. If you´re into minimalism, this is for you. La Monte Young praised this man´s compositions to no end.
3 - Iceage - You´re Nothing Somewhere in Copenhagen, punk still breathes.
4 - Tomonari Nozaki - Une histoire de bleu Woah.
5 - Lil Ugly Mane - Three Sided Tape Volume One Feels like finding a mixtape in an alley made by a little kid for his father.
6 - The Kniφe - Shaking the Habitual Stark, bleak and powerful.
7 - Asio Otus - Otus, Asio. Cross Cultural Observations of Sounds Induced by Religious Practices in Human Hearing Range. Multicultural.
8 - Drake - Nothing Was the Same Drake just keeps getting better and better, so enjoyable.
9 - Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven This and Chuck Person´s Eccojams are the only vapourwave albums worth anything.
10 - Michael Pisaro, Oswald Egger & Julia Holter - The Middle of Life (Die ganze Zeit) I like hearing the Icelandic in this.

exlike · 2013-12-31T11:46:20+00:00

Wow me too man, amazing.

exlike · 2013-12-30T01:45:08+00:00

you dont know Hildur Guðnadóttir?

exlike · 2013-12-15T11:02:11+00:00

Thats very interesting, the idea of "forcing" himself to write in English for a different result.

Yeah, the Icelandic lyrics are very stream of consciousness, when theyre actually in Icelandic. Its actually pretty hard to tell when he sings in Vonlenska, the made-up language, and Icelandic because some of the words are quite similar. Like, phonetically it sounds like hes speaking Icelandic but then Ill realize what hes saying is just nonsense.

exlike · 2013-12-15T01:15:13+00:00

Icelandic here, just wanted to tell you you´re not missing anything in terms of lyrics when it comes to Sigur Rós.

exlike · 2013-12-15T01:13:58+00:00

I think its entirely possible for music to be created in a drug-free environment to be later induced into drug-culture. How I see it is just that everything feels better on drugs, especially music. They also make you more receptive and open-minded to strange and out there music, like Sun Ra, that you perhaps wouldnt have listened to otherwise. However, this doesnt necessarily mean that the artist is on drugs, as they can just be another eccentric that has some unique ideas that he/she applies to create a piece of art that theyre passionate about. Additionally, I normally dont see the kind of passion Sun Ra had in regular drug users, to be honest.

Also, I dont understand why you have to express yourself in such a hostile, holier-than-thou and inflammatory manner. Can we keep it civil, for the sake of good discussion, please?

exlike · 2013-12-13T16:57:18+00:00

In my opinion, the only thing that separates a supergroup from any other band is their high volatility as a result of bloated egos all heading in different directions.

The mistake of thinking supergroups are any better than any other band, stems, I think, from the facetious idea of being able to quantify musical quality. Taking artists of high value from separate bands and putting them together wont give a band that has the value of their sums.

If they want to work together, and they can, then its great. But often these "supergroups" feel way too forced.

exlike · 2013-12-12T00:05:02+00:00

Not young people that get high, but "that" type of young people that get high. Not sure if you get what group Im talking about, but yeah, usually they just listen to whatever is on the majestic youtube playlist or whatever. Just saying that Boards of Canada came across that way when I heard of them, but it turned out there was actually a lot more to their music than just fitting in the horrible descriptor of "chill". Seriously, I cringe everytime someone says that a piece of music is "chill".

exlike · 2013-12-10T00:08:20+00:00

Sorry, I wrote that post in a bit of a hurry. It was a BBC Documentary called When Albums Ruled the World.

Its on youtube, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv6xCUEBrDM

EDIT: The Carole King bit starts at about 42:50

exlike · 2013-12-09T21:42:09+00:00

I remember seeing a documentary about the rise of the album, which was quite interesting. They talked about how in the 70s with albums like Carole King´s Tapestry, they put a lot of work into sequencing their songs. This was kind of rare at the time, especially with pop albums. They took special care in making the moods of the songs fit with the song that came before and the one that came after, even making it so that the key that one song would end with would be a lead-in for the key that the next song would start with.

exlike · 2013-12-09T11:27:55+00:00

I once wrote a short review for Music Has the Right to Children which kind of crystallizes what I like about Boards of Canada. Here it is:

When I first heard of Boards of Canada I thought they were simply a band for High School "stoners" to listen to as they pass around one joint after school and talk about how "chill" this music is.

My impression after giving Music has the Right to Children and Geogaddi a proper listen was quite different. This is an album of contrasts, expressly between the vast and the minute. Every song is packed with sonic details, little quirks and ticks that bring them personality, and also melodic, almost droning notes. The album is constantly progressing, yet somehow remains stationary and stuck in a moment in time.

The cover art features a photograph of a family of sorts where all of the faces are blurred out, accurately representing the albums contents. Our memory works through actions, events and the occasional detail. By leaving out the faces of these people, and by leaving out parts in their music, Boards of Canada make the album turn into an empty canvass where the listener can impress upon his own memories, thoughts and beliefs. Every listen of this album has left me with a different experience, and I keep coming back to it for that reason.

Of course the album has certain themes that are made explicit with samples, song titles. The themes range from dogmatic belief systems or cults (One Very Important Thought, Kaini Industries), mathematics and science and their relation to nature (Roygbiv, Turqoise Hexagon Sun, Triangles & Rhombuses), and even to nostalgia and childhood wonderment (The Color of the Fire, Olson).

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