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Dissapointed Owl posted:This came in today. Xiu Xiu - There Is No Right, There Is No Wrong 'Best Of' 2002 - 2012 Super jealous. That was one RSD pickup I wasn't able to find anywhere. If you get a chance do find "Unclouded Sky" because it's really, really good. Just Jamie and an acoustic guitar and ambient forest sounds.
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Long post about my personal musical preferences, but at least it's not a post about soundtracks. No dude, this is a really rad post. I'm going to effortpost about one of my favorite records or something. I don't know a *ton* of Xiu Xiu, but it was cool to read something thoughtful.
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Never listened to Xiu Xiu but I like Swans and all sorts of music from the sewer pipes - where do I start with them?
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TubeStank posted:Super jealous. That was one RSD pickup I wasn't able to find anywhere. If you get a chance do find "Unclouded Sky" because it's really, really good. Just Jamie and an acoustic guitar and ambient forest sounds. Hot drat, that sounds great. Fag Patrol was a really nice acoustic album, so if this is anywhere near as good I'll love it. You can still get the RSD from UK Amazon, for pretty much the price it retailed for here in Europe: http://www.amazon.co.uk/There-Is-No-Right2lp-VINYL/dp/B00IX64E9G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399470824&sr=8-1&keywords=xiu+xiu+there+is+no+right a worthy uhh posted:No dude, this is a really rad post. I'm going to effortpost about one of my favorite records or something. I don't know a *ton* of Xiu Xiu, but it was cool to read something thoughtful. Thanks, I really wanted to give descriptions of every song to drum up some interest in them beyond just a random link but it might have made things too long and honestly, I didn't want to embarrass myself by giving the wrong interpretation for a song. WASDF posted:Never listened to Xiu Xiu but I like Swans and all sorts of music from the sewer pipes - where do I start with them? I'd say they're pretty all over the place when it comes to sound. The Air Force for instance incorporates a (relative) lot of piano and string instruments, whereas Dear God I Hate Myself is mostly composed on a Nintendo DS with a synthesizer video game. Pretty much every album brought with it a change of the band itself, Jamie Stewart being the one constant. So if you hate the sound of Apple For A Brain, which is rather indicative of the sound of the album Dear God I Hate Myself in general, doesn't mean you won't love the piano and percussion sound of Buzz Saw from The Air Force I personally started with Dear God I Hate Myself and find it their most consistently good album, which was on repeat for a hell of a time. But their strongest songs seem scattered over several albums. Perhaps the best place to start, and the best way to also get comfortable with their earlier sound, is with Fabulous Muscles. It contains the song that's probably as close to a 'hit' as they will ever get, I Luv The Valley OH! and the sound ranges from rock to acoustic ballads (Fabulous Muscles) to spoken word (Support Our Troops OH!) to... trance-y? (Brian The Vampire). A strong album, and a great introduction to the band as a whole. Their latest album is a bit darker in tone, a big departure from Always which dealt with very dark themes but seemed to have exchanged anger for catchiness. Black Dick and Adult Friends are appropriately harsh (by Xiu Xiu standards, that is.) I just love their sound and lyrically it's touched me many times as only few bands can. Dissapointed Owl fucked around with this message at 14:54 on May 7, 2014 |
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May 7, 2014 14:52
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Can somebody tell me which release of Miles Davis - Kind of Blue is the best one to get? The options are a bit overwhelming.
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caiman posted:Can somebody tell me which release of Miles Davis - Kind of Blue is the best one to get? The options are a bit overwhelming. You could probably find a decent enough one for 1.99 at a used record shop/goodwill store. I got mine at a yard sale.
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Hot drat, that sounds great. Fag Patrol was a really nice acoustic album, so if this is anywhere near as good I'll love it. Thanks, bud. I think I'll check out Dear God I Hate Myself and their latest first off.
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caiman posted:Can somebody tell me which release of Miles Davis - Kind of Blue is the best one to get? The options are a bit overwhelming. if you want a new copy, the recent mono release sounds great
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WASDF posted:Thanks, bud. I think I'll check out Dear God I Hate Myself and their latest first off. They're two of my favorite 'eras', but scattered among the other albums are much stronger songs. I think Dear God is a really solid album though, and I'm really loving the new one. Always was a little... weak.
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a worthy uhh posted:Let's restart the whole discussion from yesterday morning. GO! I guess the thread is playing from the inside out? \/\/ 
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midge posted:I guess the thread is playing from the inside out? I thought the thread was a locked groove.
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Largest vinyl record pressing plant in the US is expandingquote:United Record Pressing LLC told The Tennessean on Monday that it plans to add 16 presses to its present 30 quote:Millar also told the paper that the company is currently working its 30 presses 24 hours a day, six days a week.
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For as ridiculous as the Jack White LP is, at least it only costs $20. The new Mastodon LP, which I am very much looking forward to, has a limited edition that doesn't sound really all that special or interesting at all, and it is priced at just shy of $70.
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That kind of capital investment suggests to me that these manufacturers think that this vinyl thing is gonna stick around for a while, but I haven't priced record presses lately so who knows, maybe they cost like twenty bucks.
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He's some CanCon(Candian Content) I recently picked up. Also grabbed Ladyhawk- No Can Do at a show I went to recently.  Shrink Dust comes with a small comic(Frizz Bizz Volume One) filled Chad's drawings of Frizbee catches. The Pink Mountaintops LP is really good, I keep playing Shakedown and it was a surprise for me to hear J Mascis' guitar all over this record. I had no idea him and Steve McBean were working together, but the pairing seems natural. I was playing the Belly soundtrack today and have a hard time getting over that they didn't put Soul II Soul on the record, I mean I put Belly into youtube and this is the first thing that came up and the most memorable scene IMO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxz9CK-ePZc I'm usually over it by Windpipe by Wu Tang. It's a great soundtrack overall though, especially if you are a fan of DMX's early soundtrack work and acting. Elrobot fucked around with this message at 21:04 on May 7, 2014 |
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Some records I've bought recently: Goblin - Zombi OST Grace Jones - Nightclubbing Kelis - Food Animal Collective - Sung Tongs (original press)  A Tribe Called Quest - The Low-End Theory School of Seven Bells - Put Your Sad Down EP The Moles - Flashbacks and Dream Sequences: The Story of the Moles Grace Jones - Living My Life I've been wanting that Dawn of the Dead OST for the longest time so when I finally ran into a copy today (a new reissue) I had to get it. It was way more than I would've liked to pay for a single LP, but oh well.
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Just ordered Christmas Island by AJJ. Then I listened to it. I'm now trying to get a refund.
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3dou posted:Just ordered Christmas Island by AJJ. Yeah, a little disappointed with this release. They're slowly moving away from the sound that made me fall in love with them in the first place.
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What's up vinyl thread. I have a few 12' LPs that I've acquired over the years, and I recently was given a Magnavox stereo similar to this one: There are a few differences between this one and mine, most prominently a vertical (!) CD player and a plastic, hinged cover for the turntable. Is this thing worth a drat sound-wise, or should I invest in a standalone table?
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My mother-in-law was a I'd pretty much forgotten that we hadn't taken all the records with us until recently when my Dad wanted to know when the hell I was gonna come back and take the rest of the records. Oops. I suggested mailing them to me in small batches over time via media mail, but my mom doesn't understand how media mail works and instead spent a small fortune shipping 25 pounds of vinyl through UPS.  So here's what I've been going through tonight:  (click to embiggen) Oh and apparently this is only about half of the stuff that was at my parents' house. That record cleaning kit I just bought is about to see a lot of use. Edit: The list in no particular order... Big Brother & the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills Earl Hines - Once Upon a Time Jimi Hendrix - The Cry of Love Iggy Pop - The Idiot Television - Marquee Moon The Rascals' Greatest Hits Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople - Rock and Roll Queen Hot Lips Page - Feelin' High & Happy Hank Crawford - True Blue Alice Cooper - Love it to Death Weather Report - Mysterious Traveler Johnny Winter And - Live Johnny Winter - Nothin' But the Blues George Benson - Goodies George Benson - White Rabbit Gabor Szabo - His Greatest Hits The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack - The Nice Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard Edgar Winter's White Trash - Self-titled BB King - Live at The Regal The Rocky Horror Picture Show OST Jimmy Smith - The Monster Simon and Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Bob Seger - Night Moves Neil Young - Journey Through the Past OST The James Gang - Straight Shooter The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band - Enlightened Rogues The Allman Brothers Band - S/T Patti Smith Group - Easter Eagles - The Long Run The Grateful Dead - S/T (2 copies) The Grateful Dead - Anthem of the Sun Ballz fucked around with this message at 01:53 on May 8, 2014 |
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Ballz posted:My mother-in-law was a It appears that your aunt had awesome taste.
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Blue Raider posted:What's up vinyl thread. I have a few 12' LPs that I've acquired over the years, and I recently was given a Magnavox stereo similar to this one: Those all in ones are terrible, and you should definitely invest in a proper turntable. There is a thread in IYG that can help you out in selecting a new or used one, I'm phone posting right now so can't get the link for you but that should definitely be your next step
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Blue Raider posted:What's up vinyl thread. I have a few 12' LPs that I've acquired over the years, and I recently was given a Magnavox stereo similar to this one: I'm no expert but in my experience with electronics, the more different poo poo crammed into a single unit, the worse the overall quality. VCR + DVD player = crap. Turntable + radio = crap. TV + DVD + VCR = super crap. And right there you've got the motherload. What is that, five different devices? Good lord.
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Blue Raider posted:What's up vinyl thread. I have a few 12' LPs that I've acquired over the years, and I recently was given a Magnavox stereo similar to this one: I actually saw that exact one over in a nearby thrift shop. Didn't even bother to get it. Any of those "X in 1" systems are terrible, as everyone else has already said.
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Ok, so no dice on the Magnavox. No harm done or money spent. Does anyone have any opinion on the Audio Technica AT-PL50 (http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT-PL50-Drive-Turntable/dp/B00006HO3O)? I could ask the other thread, but as many opinions as possible are good with such things.
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Ballz posted:
I don't know if it's just a typo on your part considering the way everything else is formatted on your list, but that's the other way around. The Nice are the group. Rondo and Flower King of Flies are the standouts on that album. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme is awesome. 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night is one of those songs that's difficult to replicate in another format; it has to be on vinyl to be truly appreciated. Patterns is great, too. Of course Scarborough Fair, too. Makes me jealous and I just went album hunting last week at an antique store.
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3dou posted:Just ordered Christmas Island by AJJ. i think it's really really good but i get why people don't like it and anyway they love alienating anyone who carries expectations about their sound from record to record. it's unsurprising.
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stay depressed posted:i think it's really really good but i get why people don't like it and anyway they love alienating anyone who carries expectations about their sound from record to record. it's unsurprising. yeah I really like the new album and how they've evolved their sound. It feels natural coming from Knife Man. Also they can still write a song.
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RC and Moon Pie posted:I don't know if it's just a typo on your part considering the way everything else is formatted on your list, but that's the other way around. The Nice are the group. Rondo and Flower King of Flies are the standouts on that album. My bad, thanks for pointing that out. Did 180g vinyl exist back in the 60s and 70s? I ask because the record for the Earl Hines album is noticeably heavier and seems to be a bit thicker than the other records. It sounds really, really good too, even though I haven't cleaned it yet.
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Ballz posted:My bad, thanks for pointing that out. As a specific marketing device I don't think it did. Records have always come in different weights, though.
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BigFactory posted:As a specific marketing device I don't think it did. Records have always come in different weights, though. And a 180g record shouldn't really sound any different...
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I'm facing a dilemma that I bet a lot of vinyl collectors probably face and I wanted to hear others' thoughts. I basically listen to music in three ways: on my turntable in my living room, in my office through my computer, and in my car. I value all three of these equally. So the question is, how does one go about being able to listen to his entire collection of music in all three settings? Obviously if I own a CD then it's all good, since I have CD players in all three places. But I prefer buying vinyl over CDs. And doing so means I'm restricted to only listening in my living room. I suppose I could move my turntable into my office or buy a second one. But that still leaves the car. I have a few options here. 1. I could rip my records to digital files via a USB capable turntable. 2. I could purchase the CD version of every vinyl I buy. 3. Or I could download a copy of every vinyl I buy. All three of these have drawbacks. Number 1 is labor intensive, and I'm worried the vinyl rip won't sound that great (never done it). 2 is expensive. And 3 means I'm likely getting piss poor mp3s, if I can even find somewhere to download the album legally. The final option would be to just not worry about being able to listen to ALL of my music in my car. But then it leaves me in a quandary every time I'm about to buy an album: "Will this be a living room album or a car album?" Kinda sucks. What do you guys do?
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caiman posted:I'm facing a dilemma that I bet a lot of vinyl collectors probably face and I wanted to hear others' thoughts. I basically listen to music in three ways: on my turntable in my living room, in my office through my computer, and in my car. I value all three of these equally. So the question is, how does one go about being able to listen to his entire collection of music in all three settings? Obviously if I own a CD then it's all good, since I have CD players in all three places. Turntable for vinyl, spotify for everything else.
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BigFactory posted:And a 180g record shouldn't really sound any different... Sorry, I probably shouldn't have worded it like that. Most (all) of the records are extremely dirty due to years stashed away in a hoarder's house and a few show varying degrees of warping. I was pleasantly surprised at how well this particular one sounded when I played it last night in addition to the heavier feel it has when I handled it.
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most new things come with download codes and those codes provide high quality mp3s. i don't know where you're getting "piss poor" legal mp3s from online. if it's a download code from the label or from bandcamp you can't really get bad quality files. if it doesn't have a download code, pirate it. if you can't pirate it in good quality (you can, look harder) buy it on bandcamp/iTunes/CD
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ambushsabre posted:Turntable for vinyl, spotify for everything else. Eh, I guess that's an option too. I have a Spotify premium subscription, but I mostly think of it as a way to try out new music before I buy it. The best I can get is 320kps. Not bad, but it's no CD/Vinyl/FLAC. I also don't currently have the ability to play it in my car, but that's something I could solve.
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or yeah just pony up for spotify premium which will probably have everything you want
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caiman posted:And 3 means I'm likely getting piss poor mp3s, if I can even find somewhere to download the album legally. Keep a digital archive on an iPod (or whatever) for the car/office and an analog archive for the living room and/or office. Most labels are good about offering 320k mp3s as downloads with new releases. In fact, these days it's not hard to find 320k mp3s anywhere, legally or otherwise. If you're uncomfortable with illegal activity or you're at a loss as to where to find rarer things, I'll eBay a cheap used copy on CD to be able to get a quality rip myself. And if worse comes to worse and you're stuck with downloading a lower bit rate, try not to think about it. I'm not about to start or participate in a digital sound quality war, and so this is all I'll say about it: you won't be able to hear the difference. edit: to clarify my opinion, you will hear a qualitative difference between vinyl and CD/digital (that's why we're all into records here!), but you will not be able to hear a difference in quality across comparable digital formats. On a different note, and while I feel like posting, I'm so sick of all the "we promise, no compression" bullshit marketing tactics most recently seen in that Jack White video. A compressor is a legitimate piece of analog equipment that serves a very specific function. I guarantee you that it's used across most instruments on that record. What he's obviously referring to is the modern tendency to feed the master track into a compressor/limiter and use it to boost the overall perception of volume while squashing the dynamics of the track. But come on, give the little ol' compressor a break! We are indebted to it for most of the recorded sounds that we love. 1000 umbrellas fucked around with this message at 17:48 on May 8, 2014 |
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