Can we just do another music thread?

[Faulty]

This is now a shoegaze thread.

NEVER!

This is now an Acid House thread.

[Raistlin1040]

This is now a video game inspired music thread.

[Moff Chumley]

Nope, still a shoegaze thread.

[OhJohnNo]

Is this shoegaze?

Either way, it's great.

[Shadow of the Sun]

Their profile says they're dream pop, which I think is more apropos. Shoegaze has the vocals way lower in the mix and is focused a lot more on textures.

That said, around this sound, genre labels are...difficult. At best.

[Raistlin1040]

>Band Of Susans
>Shoegaze

There can be only one.

Shoegaze thread requires best shoegaze of 2012

[Faulty]

This thread is now about 2012's AOTY.

[Moff Chumley]

That doesn't look like Quarantine to me, Faulty.

Shoegaze thread requires best shoegaze of 2012

Man, I am not a fan of this type of super clean, pretty nugaze. Shame it seems to be the only type people are making these days. A Place To Bury Strangers, come back, we need you.

I know APTBS released an album this year, but it was not very good. APTBS circa debut album, come back, we need you.

[Faulty]

That doesn't look like Quarantine to me, Faulty.

That doesn't look like Red to me, Chumley. :v

[JoshL]

And neither of those look like The Seer

[Makensha]

This thread is now about 2012's AOTY.

Give me an in-depth explanation of how that album deserves to be anywhere near anyone's Albums of the Year list. Not Sarcasm. Please enlighten me. I'm very curious.

[Faulty]

Give me an in-depth explanation of how that album deserves to be anywhere near anyone's Albums of the Year list. Not Sarcasm. Please enlighten me. I'm very curious.

It's catchy and Taytay is adorbes.

It was the #2 album of '12 for a friend whose taste I very much trust. Haha.

[DJ Yung Crunk]

This thread is now about 2012's AOTY.

That doesn't look like Quarantine to me, Faulty.

Neither of those look like the AOTY to me.

[Faulty]

Neither of those look like the AOTY to me.

That doesn't look like an AOTY either.

[DJ Yung Crunk]

That doesn't look like an AOTY either.

Nope. Throw that in the pile with Kendrick Lamar and Frank Ocean as albums I just don't see the appeal in. Maybe I'll give her another shot sometime.

[Makensha]

It's catchy and Taytay is adorbes.

Have you been watching the Lizzie Bennet Diaries?

Anyway, I find those two reasons insufficient to pronounce it AOTY. Taylor being adorable seems questionable as a reason for an album (AKA an entirely sonic experience) to be brought into consideration for this prestigious award.

While I understand that some with less sufistkated tastes might consider the album something resembling memorable or "catchy" (to use lay-man terms), there are many albums released this year that fulfill this requirement to a similar degree and offer far more than mere scientifically designed sonically pleasurable chord progressions and insipid repeating choruses with silly lyrics about how everything is everyone else's fault than what Taylor and her band of producers are capable of concocting.

[Faulty]

Grimes is great! I think people are a tad over enthusiastic about her, though. We went to college together, bit of trivia there! :D

I haven't listened to the Frank Ocean yet but damn it's #1 on so many year end lists. It had a two page New Yorker article dedicated to it!

I don't have an actual AOTY. I'll be following 2013 more closely though. At the moment I'm partial to Will Thomas Long's Luxury Centre and Mountains' Centralia.

scientifically designed sonically pleasurable chord progressions

:v

[Raistlin1040]

Taylor Swift is awful. I don't listen to her music, so just as a person.

Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar albums were both good, but I maintain album of the year is either Kill For Love or Nocturne.

[Shadow of the Sun]

The best album of the year has always, and will always, be what Michael Gira decided to release this year.

So, The Seer.

[Faulty]

I'm gonna get crucified for this, but no matter how hard I try, I cannot get a Swans album to stick.

[Shadow of the Sun]

Eh, it's cool, Swans isn't for everyone. Not saying that you have unsophisticated tastes or whatever, but Gira is known for being abrasive, even in his softer stuff.

[Faulty]

I listen to harsh noise and power electronics. Abrassive isn't a problem for me. It's like Grouper or Wolves in the Throne Room for me. I enjoy it as I listen, but afterwards forget what it sounded like and don't have a huge desire to listen to it again.

Every now and then I try again, though, because, like, Swans.

[Shadow of the Sun]

I also listen to noise and power electronics, so, who knows?

Tastes are subjective, so. Woo.

[Faulty]

Tastes are subjective, so. Woo.

Nein. Taylor Swift ist undeniably krieg.

Anyway, whatevskis. Too busy listening to Psychic TV to give any poops.

We should also talk about how Natural Snow Buildings are beautiful.

[JoshL]

As you know, I am a huge Swans fanboy. But even if you like other harsh music, noise, industrial, no-wave, etc, Swans are still a "not everyone's cup of tea" sort of band.

Psychic TV is of course an acceptable substitute

Shadow of the Sun, have you caught Swans and/or Angels of Light live? A must if you haven't, and they're touring a lot these days! Makes for a happy me!

[Faulty]

I still need to listen to Angels of Light. Maybe I'll dig that! :D

Psychic TV is of course an acceptable substitute

Man, I am crazy about their acid house stuff right now. Towards Thee Infinite Beat and "Origin Of The Species" Volume Too! A Second Supply Of Two Tablets Of Acid, every day.

[JoshL]

You might. My girlfriend likes them better. It's a lot more lyric driven than Swans. The first two records are particularly awesome (I didn't care for We Are Him though)

Man, now I want to listen to Infinite Beat!

[Faulty]

Man, now I want to listen to Infinite Beat!

"I.C. Water" is so damn good. Do you have a favorite PTV release? The only stuff I'm crazy about thus far is the acid house stuff, but "Godstar" is one catchy song.

As far as stuff I fan girl over, I find Prurient, Whitehouse, Muslimgauze, Tegan and Sara, and Coil (Coilcoilcoilcoil) to be nummy. Probably more but that's off the top of my head.

EDIT: God damn Darkthrone are one of my favorites of the evertims.

EDIT EDIT: Deathspell Omega, Foetus, Natural Snow Buildings. So many noob moves forgetting stuff up in here.

THROBBING GRISTLE

[JoshL]

Probably A Pagan Day, but mostly sentimental reasons there. I like them so much because they're so all over the place (eclectic tastes leaning towards eclectic bands). Godstar is indeed catchy (though I like Roman P as a rock song better).

I fanboy out a lot. I just get excited about music. Swans, LPD, tindersticks, Tom Waits, The Church, Oingo Boingo, Aube, Current 93...and the more diverse the catalog the better!

Yeah, way, way too many to name. Foetus are awesome. And I love Erasure way too much too. To quote Zappa, "music is the best"

Haven't grabbed that C93 yet (and limited, so I'll probably have to wait until a reissue), but even the releases I'm not as crazy about have songs I love!

[Faulty]

and the more diverse the catalog the better!

You da best. Shawty, you da, you da best.

The second "Origin of the Species" comp is currently blowing my mind but I love Thee Infinite Beat and Allegory and Self has grown on me. Also heard Hand of Chance and Pagan Day but they haven't stuck as much for me.

Music is like the most exciting thing ever for me. @_@ Have you checked out C93's Haunted Waves, Moving Graves? Love it.