tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19804079674591216992024-03-07T13:27:44.896-05:00Migrating TasteB.T.Y.B. <a href="mailto:davesegal@gmail.com">David Segal</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-60310714287220447912008-03-16T17:10:00.002-05:002008-03-16T17:11:47.955-05:00Moving!I'm moving this blog over to <a href="http://migratingtaste.tumblr.com/">http://migratingtaste.tumblr.com</a> so that I can more easily update and have a more casual blog. hope you enjoy.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-11736016236145789302008-01-20T19:25:00.000-05:002008-01-23T00:01:04.869-05:00Shawty Redd<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrJpv_Umz02Pb5db_HaQiAFJBfTT6P1iaenUw7DfI_FRNSxasXxYeDsOT0phO7v7H2sfF-UOhc4o4W-KrHGmfm0Vqac9YAmiu08DMr0hqrhx7tjKMZGmDhBCYDgsf09d-VGV6dgEgv9Gh/s1600-h/Shawty_Redd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrJpv_Umz02Pb5db_HaQiAFJBfTT6P1iaenUw7DfI_FRNSxasXxYeDsOT0phO7v7H2sfF-UOhc4o4W-KrHGmfm0Vqac9YAmiu08DMr0hqrhx7tjKMZGmDhBCYDgsf09d-VGV6dgEgv9Gh/s200/Shawty_Redd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157737056561334146" /></a><br />Shawty Redd seems special. He gained my notice with his production work on Young Jeezy's 2005 debut, where he crafted the track for "Get Ya Mind Right", a song that goes way beyond the typical trap music pack, standing out with a compelling mix of dark cinematics, wild-west whistles, and crisp drums that smoothly transitions between haunting and triumphant textures. It's trembling keyboard-whistles work so well that you'd have to go back to Dr. Dre to find a producer as effective with extended notes.<br /><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/BLbtqpRiJ8/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/BLbtqpRiJ8/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />And that's enough for him to have been special to me. But the fact is that he's recently come into the mainstream spotlight, though most people don't realize it. He produced and wrote Snoop's unstoppable "Sexual Eruption"/"Sensual Seduction". And once again he's using long, almost ambient keyboards to create the backdrop textures that he puts the rest of the song over. But obviously, the style is total different. It's the kind of genre-hopping you rarely see from hip-hop producers, and it will be interesting to see if he can keep it up.<br /><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/m1AyfEiqLo/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/m1AyfEiqLo/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />He has his own appropriately titled album coming out sometime this year, <span style="font-style:italic;">Jekyll & Hyde</span>. From what I've heard from early singles, I'd still prefer see him stay in the background, but as long as the tracks stay original, I'll let him do what he wants.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Bonus Track: His disco-pop lead single that sees him going directly after Timbaland's niche.</span><br /><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/9sVMnBVFsY/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/9sVMnBVFsY/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-53380198732517024472007-12-22T23:55:00.000-05:002007-12-24T15:01:57.632-05:00My 2007 (So far as I remember)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ-fxzhWa1c69okEwYBX4M5FmMJHFHBmTNSNYRLvHrIVVvgtE6VDVCSpuaxIeQLdvUNPud97T7zoTeQ6mHDi8QPm6SU4LW157B4zS_bjGvcJJ9kAfk2xedWSyhavS2b9BHEHiVtI7vWjb/s1600-h/2007-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:left;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ-fxzhWa1c69okEwYBX4M5FmMJHFHBmTNSNYRLvHrIVVvgtE6VDVCSpuaxIeQLdvUNPud97T7zoTeQ6mHDi8QPm6SU4LW157B4zS_bjGvcJJ9kAfk2xedWSyhavS2b9BHEHiVtI7vWjb/s200/2007-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147042208713549890"/></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyi2GHibE9z7y1CmquZyp-hqLp0lQN9ibncf5qfxzDfIEEJebOUbKIl2cRkvRBk8cS8wc64Ws7Ag36Qtet9z83LfDe_JA3dSfNZI_TGMRjbRHZQd-m1wZpEzm8vHbJyGSFyl3Ck4t3qNHB/s1600-h/2007-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyi2GHibE9z7y1CmquZyp-hqLp0lQN9ibncf5qfxzDfIEEJebOUbKIl2cRkvRBk8cS8wc64Ws7Ag36Qtet9z83LfDe_JA3dSfNZI_TGMRjbRHZQd-m1wZpEzm8vHbJyGSFyl3Ck4t3qNHB/s200/2007-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147042208713549906" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznY3qDVpYNleLWXSzXfps_Bz2wSLUthJtXPxtujicVXTZp-x_PUX_EIDqx3j4nxXcncB75PKSIUw4zCByfjlVWaOYFhSerB0ySd7hD8RmdP4ZRlA9bFECEzEgLJXfGNqlLu1Z-IAW-IgV/s1600-h/2007-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:right;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznY3qDVpYNleLWXSzXfps_Bz2wSLUthJtXPxtujicVXTZp-x_PUX_EIDqx3j4nxXcncB75PKSIUw4zCByfjlVWaOYFhSerB0ySd7hD8RmdP4ZRlA9bFECEzEgLJXfGNqlLu1Z-IAW-IgV/s200/2007-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147042213008517218" /></a><br /><br />This year was a fairly revolutionary year for me musically. Amongst other things, I got into Classical and Jazz. I also lost more than 2/3 of my music collection a month ago. What a year!<br /><br />I should note that this list won't be limited to what was released this year, but will include anything that caught my ear for the first time this year. So without further a-d-o, here's what I found this year that has the best chance of coming with me into the future. [Note: I had to finish putting this together really quickly so excuse any typos, errors, or generally crappy writing].<br /><br />1. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Jazz</span><br />I remember flipping through my girlfriend's CD book a few years ago and seeing Charles Mingus in several sleeves. I finally got curious this year, and after getting heavy into Mingus I decided to see what else was out there (with help on the vocal jazz front from the Woody Allen Netflix marathon I had for several months). Now I'm the first to admit I'm not an expert by any means and there are huge gaps in my comprehension. That said, here's what I'm digging the most thus far (in no particular order):<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady</span><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/w8RVKONuJ8/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/w8RVKONuJ8/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'</span><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/roK8bpBhE6/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/roK8bpBhE6/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">John Coltrane - Cousin Mary</span><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/TdFzueypj8/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/TdFzueypj8/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Billie Holiday - Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles</span><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/HOpIRjr6ND/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/HOpIRjr6ND/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Truth</span><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/0xTpS-hkno/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/0xTpS-hkno/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus</span><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/F3WkOeQYg7/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/F3WkOeQYg7/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />2. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Bob Dylan</span><br />Finally. I'm solid up to John Wesley Harding, plus Blood on the Tracks. Since I think I'm the last one to catch up I'll just throw you a couple of songs that really grabbed me that I didn't hear a million times before I ever chose to listen to him.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/YfZHra7gz6/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/YfZHra7gz6/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/ciLOqDK7fg/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/ciLOqDK7fg/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />3. <span style="font-weight:bold;">LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver</span><br />Yes. I'm ranking the new LCD Soundsystem over my interest in Classical music. What can I say, I haven't grown up THAT much. But truthfully, I'm more likely to skip part of Rhapsody in Blue before I skip a single track on this little zeitgeist. My only complaint is that David Bowie didn't buy the masters and rerecord the vocals, not because James Murphy's bad, but because it's all I can think of that could have made this sweeter. Beware the 1-2 punch of Someone Great, and All My Friends, that manages to put two songs in a row that could arguably rank #1 and #2 on a track of the year chart.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/aLucVUb2Xg/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/aLucVUb2Xg/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/hM8swsoRPz/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/hM8swsoRPz/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />4. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Classical</span><br />So many plunges into unfamiliar waters. This one went pretty well, but I have to admit I haven't kept it up as well as I thought I would when I was in the thick of it. But it doesn't mean I don't have some killer pieces I come back to. I'm still on the basics, and I lost a lot in the hard drive crash of 2007, but here's what I got for ya.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Otto Klemperer conducting Beethoven's 3rd Symphony</span><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/eaVlUXDsg2/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/eaVlUXDsg2/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue featuring George Gershwin on piano</span><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/on47PLiA0A/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/on47PLiA0A/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Horowitz playing P.I. Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the NBC Symphony Orchestra</span><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/oD8gqEgicV/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/oD8gqEgicV/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />5. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Neil Young</span><br />In the same way that Bob Dylan seems able to perfectly communicate a mental state, Neil knows the heart. Granted, I've loved After the Gold Rush since junior high, but this year I did the dive. My general feeling is that the collected great songs are more important then the albums they're on, and seeing him live this week only solidified that opinion. So one of the best pieces of advice I can pass along is to check out his Massey Hall 1971 live album that just got released this year.<br /><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/IhseBDjMf0/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/IhseBDjMf0/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/2_fWONU-z2/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/2_fWONU-z2/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />6. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Pantha du Prince - This Bliss</span><br />This one slipped under a lot of people's radar; probably because the name "Pantha du Prince" sounds more like a Haitian dancehall singer than anything else (I remember almost not listening to it for that very reason). But when you check it out you'll find some of the best electronic music of the decade. Walking in the footsteps of Aphex Twin's seminal Selected Ambient Works 85-92, This Bliss's success is built on beautifully calming tracks that never bore or annoy despite the varied sounds that they employ. They have as much depth as you care to see. Perfect for background listening, but rewarding for anyone who wants to give it their attention. My guess is that of all the new releases of the year, this will be the one that stays with me the longest. Check Pantha's previous album Diamond Daze for more quality cuts.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/8wtq52Esi6/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/8wtq52Esi6/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />7. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Lil' Wayne</span><br />I probably listened to Lil' Wayne more than any other artist this year. And while it seems crazy that I'll still be listening to the Drought 3 mixtape in five years, there's still a chance. He basically held me down with all the rap I needed to listen to this year, which says something both for him and how boring the rest of the genre's been in comparison. He commands the language better than any other lyricist I've heard. It does exactly what he wants when he wants it to regardless of whether it was meant to or not. I'm dying to know his SAT verbal score.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/cstT6XFJBs/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/cstT6XFJBs/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/3AYQTo30ui/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/3AYQTo30ui/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object> <br /><br />8. <span style="font-weight:bold;">David Bowie - Station to Station</span><br />In my opinion, Bowie's best album. It's epic and consistent, which is a hell of a thing to accomplish. The first four tracks dare you to find a flaw and the fifth one doesn't have one. I can't say much about the sixth because I rarely make it there without going back to the beginning. If you don't have the patience to make it all the way through the first song (it's ten minutes) skip to 5:55, listen to what kind of rewards are in store for you and then go back and do it the right way.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/eVwWOtRtrc/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/eVwWOtRtrc/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/ag5_Yx5E9K/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/ag5_Yx5E9K/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />9. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Prince</span><br />I'm only knee ankle deep so far, but that's enough to tell that the water's great. Between Purple Rain and Sign 'o the Times, I've had plenty of purple to take in. I don't know what to say; I'm humbled. He's as good as he says, which I think means he ranks above both existence and non-existence. One question, is he ghostwriting for Andre 3000?<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/-Ass02eNrK/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/-Ass02eNrK/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/9P7TSO6Zd0/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/9P7TSO6Zd0/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />His funky stuff's amazing too, but this is the stuff that caught me by surprise.<br /><br />10. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hank Williams</span><br />I got the 40 Greatest Hits and just put it on straight through two or three times a day for a while. Simple songs from a great singer. It's the kind of material that reminds you that you can boil things down a good tune and a strong emotion, and you'll be pretty good. Can't recommend this enough for cold days by yourself.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/IydxgKKuxN/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/IydxgKKuxN/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />11. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Battles - "Atlas"</span><br />This song gave me unrealistic hopes for the rest of the year and definitely for the rest of the album, but even so it deserves a full credit as it definitely helped make this year what it was musically. A quite unexpected uniter. It's a shame it didn't go to "Crazy" status.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/jev6ZaLgwp/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/jev6ZaLgwp/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />12. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Studio & Tough Alliance</span><br />Two different groups but they hit in such a similar spot of high-color pop/dub bliss, I figured I'd lump them. Too be fair though, I listened to Studio's Yearbook 1 album (basically the same as their album West Coast) and then looked up band that sounded like them, because I needed more. For the kids who enjoy electronic groove builders, you want to go with Studio. For those who enjoy their pop/rock groups like The Legends, you'll probably favor Tough Alliance (bad name, I know). <br />Either way there's a fair amount of bleed as is evident by the tracks I'm posting.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/G5qE4jsgLa/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/G5qE4jsgLa/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/irrVJ8a3CE/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/irrVJ8a3CE/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />13. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Timbaland (ft. Keri Hilson and a horrible rapper who stopped the song from being good enough to warrant release as a single) - Miscommunication</span><br />I can't listen to this song enough. Still. It breaks my heart that Timbaland didn't put a better rapper on this amazing song, as it deserved to catapult Keri Hilson to a place where people could forget about Britney and focus on talent again. Please release a remix. I guess 2:43 of perfection's still pretty good.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/LRnFB-Os7E/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/LRnFB-Os7E/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />14. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam</span><br />Some people play music others play with it. Here's one of the best examples of playing with I've ever seen. Exuberant unsustainable electronic lo-fi gone hi-fi. Has Animal Collective guested on Yo Gabba Gabba yet? Because they need to. Though I can imagine they might never leave. But then, I guess that would be perfect. If you don't know what I'm talking about...<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R9PqjMSNfkU&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R9PqjMSNfkU&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />...now you know (that song should've gotten it's own entry).<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/1N-seX8BO7/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/1N-seX8BO7/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />15. <span style="font-weight:bold;">T.Rex</span><br />Oh, glam.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/ym0nSe091r/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/ym0nSe091r/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />16. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Talking Heads</span><br />I think every year I get a bit deeper into Talking Heads. It's never a ton at once, just a song here a song there. This year found me listening to "Cities" from Fear of Music quite a bit. I actually enjoyed several songs from this album, but "Cities" typically commanded the most attention. I look forward to what other treasures I'll find in the box set of all their albums that I downloaded a couple years ago.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/YxoePauN9S/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/YxoePauN9S/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />17. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Phosphorescent - Pride</span><br />Hard to say how much this album will stick with me since it's a newbie, but "Be Dark Night" gives me a genuine peace at the very least. Other tracks keep me interested and I'm sure to find more favs, but thus far, this track's the main reason I'm mentioning it. A lot of attention's being paid to Panda Bear's album "Person Pitch", which takes a similar route of echoey choir vocals. In the end though, I found "Person Pitch" to be lacking a heartfelt center, and after hearing Phosphorescent it seemed only more empty. But they're both Brooklyn-ers so hooray for my burro.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/FfcwIFCXQZ/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/FfcwIFCXQZ/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />18. <span style="font-weight:bold;">George Harrison - All Things Must Pass</span><br />Another album that everyone else probably digested a long time ago. But if you haven't, George Harrison in his prime + Phil Spector past his prime but before his mush = fantastic.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/6L09AzaYHh/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/6L09AzaYHh/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />19. <span style="font-weight:bold;">James Blackshaw - Clouds of Unknowing</span><br />I've always gotten a kick out of strummy guitar noodlers like John Fahey, and well...I guess Fahey was the only one I'd ever heard. But now there's this guy and he's pretty darned good too. Nothing relevatory, but I'm happy to have someone else like old Johnny.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/89vSGf18cc/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/89vSGf18cc/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />20. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Eddie Kendricks - People...Hold On</span><br />J. Dilla R.I.P. I found this track through a mix of tracks that Dilla sampled on Donuts. It's always nice when a great album has a great track that leads to a great track that's from a great album. Kendricks is one of the former frontmen of the Temptations through most of the material you've heard of theirs, so you already know you love him. But this 1972 album, his second solo effort, is solid from one end to the other, and really makes him a name to know in his own right. Where soulful R&B numbers like "If You Let Me" and "Date With The Rain", cover similar territory as Kendricks had with the Temptations, the Dilla-sampled "My People Hold On", stands out as something wholly original; psychedelic in sound but genuine in sentiment.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/mRr-KgS11_/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/mRr-KgS11_/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />J.Dilla's version:<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/gf5Da-46ah/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/gf5Da-46ah/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />21. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gary Numan - Pleasure Principle</span><br />I lost this album in the great hard drive crash of 2007, so I don't have as fully formed of an opinion as I would like. One of the first acts to achieve pop success with synthesizer music, and still arguably the best (see attached song), Gary Numan nails the same electronic sound that everyone's become re-obsessed with recently. Good to hear back when it was new for the first time. I sound like a jerk, right?<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/DQ8Xra4tsm/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/DQ8Xra4tsm/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />22. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Blondie - Parallel Lines</span><br />A lot of my most focused and frantic listening of the year came as a result of needing to put together music for the pre-show for Very Fresh, the monthly show that I did with Olde English this year. In the heat of coming up with music for the first show, I stumbled upon this gem, and was pretty set after that. So many high-power songs that have the perfect mix of shine and rawness. Zehr cool.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/qZJsdCH9rN/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/qZJsdCH9rN/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />23. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Kanye West - Graduation</span><br />Everyone I talked to about this album was so annoyed with it. I was too. But the weird thing is I liked a number of the songs. I blame it on "Stronger" and feeling like it came out too soon after Late Registration. But Kanye still does the everyman rapper better than anyone else. It's clear as could be on Everything I Am, which is just Kanye doing his Kanye-thing better than he ever has. People forget that that's all you really have to do; also that's what the whole song's about.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/3GsKBI3gLB/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/3GsKBI3gLB/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />24. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Liars - Clear Island</span><br />While their recent self-titled album had lots of good moments, this one really knocked me out. A dance-punk throwback to their first album that's not particularly complicated, but charms nonetheless. One of those songs that benefits with each increase in volume.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/3rlePhm0E7/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/3rlePhm0E7/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />25. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Skream</span><br />There's something so enjoyably adolescent about dubstep. It has the sort of darkness that you can only feel as a teenager. I mean let's face it, hardcore instrumental hip-hop is kind of cartoony regardless, or rather because of how serious it tries to be. That said, it's still fun in spurts.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/JhTydUc1C6/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/JhTydUc1C6/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />26. <span style="font-weight:bold;">blank</span><br />This spot is reserved for either the new Fiery Furnaces album or the new Radiohead. Or both. It always takes me a while to get into either groups' albums. At least so far as I feel confident to pass a judgement.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/y0xPyZtL6p/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/y0xPyZtL6p/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/ZorCxjLMpe/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/ZorCxjLMpe/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />Alright thanks for reading. Post your favorites stuff that you found this year in the comments! Also check out <a href="http://juliasegal.blogspot.com">my sister's blog</a>, which is a lot better then mine and is updated on the regular. Very funny.<br /><br />Off to Mexico for me! Happy everything.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-42516857157119303642007-08-08T01:20:00.000-05:002007-08-08T14:18:23.735-05:00Metronomy - You Could Easily Have Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglifQCNCR7EsQrD7Rei06Q_qUdgJbD3xG5UVJ9Vc2I8YWhIUR8UFpUNamyYGSRgEDCXZ4S8i-WyQT_Cku6ffFpDDI8fuhMExZVF2ihzYOZ65QNYrqxJBgPpYV02ALo_7ZSgVIu7A2eim0X/s1600-h/Metronomy2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglifQCNCR7EsQrD7Rei06Q_qUdgJbD3xG5UVJ9Vc2I8YWhIUR8UFpUNamyYGSRgEDCXZ4S8i-WyQT_Cku6ffFpDDI8fuhMExZVF2ihzYOZ65QNYrqxJBgPpYV02ALo_7ZSgVIu7A2eim0X/s200/Metronomy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096217075641789250" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/52EKPELZwm/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/52EKPELZwm/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />It's certainly not <a href="http://migratingtaste.blogspot.com/2007/03/metronomy-trick-or-treatz.html">the first time</a> I've posted re: Metronomy. It's not even <a href="http://migratingtaste.blogspot.com/2007/04/dead-disco-treatment-metronomy-remix.html">the second</a>. But seeing as how he's playing Studio B on Friday night, I think the freshness bares repeating; especially when supported by the killer electro-rock of "You Could Easily Have Me". There's a lot of noodling about, but the crunch mixed with the squeal makes any playful melody a threat, and each repetition more jagged. So let me know if you want to join in me in Greenpoint. We'll make a night of it.<br /><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/You_Could_Easily_Have_Me.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-45177960879096362432007-08-07T23:56:00.000-05:002007-08-08T01:20:24.927-05:00Black Moth Super Rainbow - Drippy Eye<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45AOM5gQsTb10CFQPodXBRrrWfG8dYvOUkiPPWxA_UUPp_CFs7JxKALFX4801Y0OfzgRTA9Oxu0VmpNvjNQvh7Pln3YSy_tEizSbzyoypKEp95UfccD26lNZMXF3_5j_Ykn2MqLXkk_mE/s1600-h/Black_Moth_Super_Rainbow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45AOM5gQsTb10CFQPodXBRrrWfG8dYvOUkiPPWxA_UUPp_CFs7JxKALFX4801Y0OfzgRTA9Oxu0VmpNvjNQvh7Pln3YSy_tEizSbzyoypKEp95UfccD26lNZMXF3_5j_Ykn2MqLXkk_mE/s200/Black_Moth_Super_Rainbow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096192444004346674" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/ELBa1mXNZO/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/ELBa1mXNZO/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://picniclightning.net">Ben</a>'s been asking for a song I played at our last Very Fresh, I think this is it. I've been enjoying the groups recent album <span style="font-style:italic;">Danelion Gum</span> for a bit now. It's nothing overly ambitious. Just saying that there's still life in classic psychedelic jams without reverting to total rehashing. It's a great summer album, and a lovely place to lose ears.<br /><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Drippy_Eye.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-13505355566828766652007-08-01T19:35:00.000-05:002007-08-01T20:30:48.945-05:00Studio - Origin (Shake You Down By The River)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsb-qnozg8k4PEz0K_Q0As6RxsadYDjzLghWvjWVl9VFRwJh-7OhYh5V98aYYq_XIHKIQES9AYVhbXMdwJWyGS8Q6aLQRZYCZArDjhxJ1HVy_3wlVZRzzAbly-Go5bfoxKc1gDZISpGfIR/s1600-h/Studio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsb-qnozg8k4PEz0K_Q0As6RxsadYDjzLghWvjWVl9VFRwJh-7OhYh5V98aYYq_XIHKIQES9AYVhbXMdwJWyGS8Q6aLQRZYCZArDjhxJ1HVy_3wlVZRzzAbly-Go5bfoxKc1gDZISpGfIR/s200/Studio.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093897857726458658" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/4hzC2WsxfP/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/4hzC2WsxfP/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />Been in a little bit. I'm sure assumptions lean towards me having caught a case of the laze. For once I can say that laziness is only part of the reason. The majority of it is that I've been on a lengthy historical kick [i.e. lots of classical, a bunch of Bowie, and finally getting into Dylan] and didn't think people really needed to hear me go on about the stuff they already knew was great and I was only just discovering. But there were new records worth reporting, and here I failed. Apologies.<br /><br />One of the acts that's been able to fit between the classic album hit parade is Sweden's Studio. Their recently released <span style="font-style:italic;">Yearbook 1</span> has pulled a coup on my constant track switching, managing to get played all the way through every time. Somehow Studio's been able to synthesize U2-like textures with dubby sunshine electronic forms and play it all with a cosmically subdued glaze. But the low key attitude only eases you into what's ultimately a warm emotional journey. "Origin" is simply a taste of what they have to offer. The album holds an impossibly filling meal. Each track further explores the same familiar space, but in surprising and individual ways. Here's hoping they come to visit or that I go to them.<a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Studio_-_Origin.mp3"><br />download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-8932934570453062562007-05-02T02:22:00.000-05:002007-05-02T03:00:05.805-05:00Squarepusher - Planetarium<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSS65TSWTWWHgtN7YMDuqJXzIbp7TqXwz0DucbHXUYG4JlsWP-15tupsLfsnDumtCFBx4giWKkqazW0kF9jQ9adl6rk2UbnSEDwxDZbgoAZhY5CqhS1Tm6xei8Tl1gkGaRM1NEMW1V7BAe/s1600-h/Squarepusher.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSS65TSWTWWHgtN7YMDuqJXzIbp7TqXwz0DucbHXUYG4JlsWP-15tupsLfsnDumtCFBx4giWKkqazW0kF9jQ9adl6rk2UbnSEDwxDZbgoAZhY5CqhS1Tm6xei8Tl1gkGaRM1NEMW1V7BAe/s200/Squarepusher.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059866336516173026" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/Z7ijFMrmu6/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/Z7ijFMrmu6/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />I desperately want to hear this in the Hayden Planetarium. The fact that I also love learning about stars, makes it all the more painful.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1BTb-8-9RVRdYEOm0HLP0zQX4c6gMAz4rGqg-9UoBnMCAZEhu8kFDlruuITWlc5waPg5JPz6VGWUe-Bdhger596PcwE04_AJjkV4FLu4VsBVI94l-EuziGhZrD96Mcl-Qix-Ydtk6XTN/s1600-h/Hayden_Planetarium.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1BTb-8-9RVRdYEOm0HLP0zQX4c6gMAz4rGqg-9UoBnMCAZEhu8kFDlruuITWlc5waPg5JPz6VGWUe-Bdhger596PcwE04_AJjkV4FLu4VsBVI94l-EuziGhZrD96Mcl-Qix-Ydtk6XTN/s200/Hayden_Planetarium.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059865387328400594" /></a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-18127054171977549462007-04-28T23:39:00.000-05:002007-04-29T13:04:06.597-05:00So much to say!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqM4lx5YZT_SrrtkVLinnVe3b-rNL27MpJnTQDB5pCxakFrpnJHjqZKzvMYKdmZi0VDCdFpdvOAJDbGu5D9S4EyoVt2VOYNJpIlReSCQoH63fSGQudUWIZ8eWDRgoQas-7fbEFBVoUNpHU/s1600-h/ultimateearssuperfi5pro.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqM4lx5YZT_SrrtkVLinnVe3b-rNL27MpJnTQDB5pCxakFrpnJHjqZKzvMYKdmZi0VDCdFpdvOAJDbGu5D9S4EyoVt2VOYNJpIlReSCQoH63fSGQudUWIZ8eWDRgoQas-7fbEFBVoUNpHU/s200/ultimateearssuperfi5pro.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058731726415654082" /></a><br />Well I've obviously not been focused on this for a week! So what have I been doing? Getting into high quality audio of course! First, I decided I wanted some ear canal headphones (ECHs), also known as in-ear monitors (IEMs), which involved days and days of scouring messageboards and audiophile focused review sites ending in the purchase of the <a href="http://www.ultimateears.com/superfi/superfi-5-Pro-black.htm">Ultimate Ears super.fi 5 pro</a>'s from <a href="http://www.earphonesolutions.com/uleasu5peabl.html">Earphone Solutions</a>, I list the links because the headphones and the service are both awesome. Then I decided why drop a bunch of on headphones if you're not going to have perfect audiofiles? So I started converting all my favorite albums into the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) from the original compacts discs (CDs) so I could put them on my iPod in the most perfect format that exists. But I download (DL) a lot of Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-1 Audio Layer 3s (MP3s), which aren't perfect quality, so I've also been DL-ing Free Lossless Audio Codecs (FLACs), which are equivalent to ALACs but aren't supported by the iPod, to replace the MP3s, which means I have to convert them to ALAC with <a href="http://www.sbooth.org/Max/">MAX</a> [not an acronym (NAA)]. The neat thing about FLACs is that because it's a format for the quality-obsessed they often put up the super rare pressing, best in existence versions of these albums, so it's a real trip. So much of a trip that it took me a little while to realize, I don't have enough space on my hard drive (HD) for all these extremely large files! So I ordered a new 500 gigabytes (GB) external hard drive [<span style="font-weight:bold;">not<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epizootic_Hemorrhagic_Disease">EHD</a>]. The external HD hasn't arrived yet but the headphones have and now all I listen to is ALACs, it's beautiful. Things sound better than they have in years. MP3s the first audio format I'll have lived from their beginning to end.<br /><br />Also, did a bunch of work, got my computer spilled on, got my computer fixed, got a yellow shirt (finally), got a nice haircut at <a href="http://www.frankschopshop.com/">a place I like</a> (finally), and fell in love with the idea of living in Manhattan with roof access.<br /><br />To make up for all the not being here, here's the funniest thing I saw all week:<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FrBnTGR45yg"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FrBnTGR45yg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-49015326101864289772007-04-19T21:44:00.000-05:002007-04-20T00:41:54.120-05:00Movies! Movies! Movies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSW2kc_NxSmltQGhHRJ3ocL3EYMatoSBrEM7UZO9uod7VXTsWQkxIo3M9UalXL07dOPGICAZ2XaIm4sNWpLilcOLOcJbC7STHYf4UWZiSFUiOzprO7flvUwcbhrWjfqHHELTeNo0H-ycr/s1600-h/Popcorn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSW2kc_NxSmltQGhHRJ3ocL3EYMatoSBrEM7UZO9uod7VXTsWQkxIo3M9UalXL07dOPGICAZ2XaIm4sNWpLilcOLOcJbC7STHYf4UWZiSFUiOzprO7flvUwcbhrWjfqHHELTeNo0H-ycr/s200/Popcorn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055381282113359250" /></a>Since becoming a <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0087635/">"Lonely Guy"</a>, I've found increasing solace in attending movies. It's escapism for sure and I anxiously await its waning, but this week there's finally some crap that I'm excited to see (as opposed to thing's like "The Shooter" and "Dead Silence" that have plagued my debit card statements recently). So I present to you "A List of Movies That David Would Be Happy To See With You This Weekend And Into Next Week"!!! Music, please!<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/Gf5bcdptW3/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/Gf5bcdptW3/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0425112/">Hot Fuzz</a>!!! - A cop movie from the guys who made that little gem, "Shaun of the Dead. I predict this won't be as good as Shaun and that it's packaged in a way to make it seem more like a satire than it is. Let's see it!<br /><br /><a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0488120/">Fracture</a>!!! - A law thriller that looks like it might have some legitimate class and fresh approach. With Anthony Hopkins & Ryan Gosling. Let's see it!<br /><br /><a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0070334/">The Long Goodbye</a>!!! - Robert Altman directs Elliott Gould as Phillip Murlowe (playing at Film Forum). Between it coming up as a Netflix suggestion, the Gould Village Voice cover, and finally seeing "The Oh Hello Show", I feel like I have to see this. Let's see it!<br /><br /><a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0452702/">Vacancy</a>!!! - Finally, we'll get to see a movie where Luke Wilson <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">has</span></span> to change his expression. It's a horror movie for heaven's sakes. The plot? Something about a non-magical non-Japanese video tape (aka regular) that a couple finds in a motel that shows people being killed in their room. And then they see the hidden cameras... Let's see it!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-72123850425898902412007-04-19T00:32:00.000-05:002007-04-19T02:50:03.456-05:00Dead Disco - The Treatment (Metronomy Remix)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoXRk7WQcYLaZ5eJQaouRneYcAC9ogKgMBFwvUWbikt6oXKByvAJ3U2BR4AUQOzKWramohQVsIyCu1tqgnjgkinXDrYUyJUATOzRoTagvmoVudnVxnO2-9yyiUEuRrvtFbJVacXMb5pEv/s1600-h/Dead_Disco.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoXRk7WQcYLaZ5eJQaouRneYcAC9ogKgMBFwvUWbikt6oXKByvAJ3U2BR4AUQOzKWramohQVsIyCu1tqgnjgkinXDrYUyJUATOzRoTagvmoVudnVxnO2-9yyiUEuRrvtFbJVacXMb5pEv/s200/Dead_Disco.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055018950552350130" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/z1qFiYLR2n/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/z1qFiYLR2n/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />As much as I love <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/futureheads-worry-about-it-later-switch.html">a good twitch remix</a>, restraint's always a nice surprise. Transforming <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/dead-disco-treatment.html">the synth-tweaked bar stomp of the original</a> into a skitter-step bass led, glitch backed piece of tense dancefloor pop that ends far too quickly regardless of how much ground it covers, <a http://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifhref="http://migratingtaste.blogspot.com/2007/03/metronomy-trick-or-treatz.html">Metronomy</a> obliterates his source material that comes courtesy of Dead Disco, taking the vocal track and running with it wherever he likes. The result is a rare amalgamation that pulls from an eclectic pool of sound styles feeding it all into an entrancing powerhouse that somehow finds room for both rave and pop flourishes without feeling muddled. With this one track, Metronomy might as well be submitting his production resume to every major indie female vocalist from <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/mia-hombre.html">M.I.A.</a> to <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/yeah-yeah-yeahs-turn-into.html">Karen O</a> to <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/annie-heartbeat.html">Annie</a>, and if we all keep a hawk-eyed watchout for shooting stars, maybe he'll get to do 'em all.<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Dead_Disco_-_The_Treatment_(Metronomy_Remix).mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-48538508592865272082007-04-18T01:02:00.000-05:002007-04-18T02:18:03.552-05:00Keep it Brief<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQksAplsGEYLFMOqsEEwEOOkUMm3TB2Hn_oZwei60KpWu0gioo3BvGPYHxn-PQHWEf-19T4ZhkW0xBXVbwD0KGfvP_zLAG-sw-lZIoWWfRBdqblQlqxtOjkX8Nv41BkcvfZOAjfXVFAPrN/s1600-h/Neil_Young.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQksAplsGEYLFMOqsEEwEOOkUMm3TB2Hn_oZwei60KpWu0gioo3BvGPYHxn-PQHWEf-19T4ZhkW0xBXVbwD0KGfvP_zLAG-sw-lZIoWWfRBdqblQlqxtOjkX8Nv41BkcvfZOAjfXVFAPrN/s200/Neil_Young.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054661095500770498" /></a>Too many half started posts are distracting me from too many half baked video ideas. Today's song is dedicated to yesterday's diatribe.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/eJoVWQwJqs/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/eJoVWQwJqs/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Neil_Young_-_Motion_Pictures.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-78190482432982906842007-04-17T00:59:00.000-05:002007-04-18T02:20:14.188-05:00On a Precipice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAJPyUJCAL5UlcZAdXWGiwyXuSO4ImysR0oCzt0WVHj1rCI4hIFgjiD9CAGUrxaN5rsQXyj4RQZgf8lN4FFN5bx3h5v0XChr62X9z15pTeRu3kz6Dx4k7T74u6LsU2sj9QIqZEagqFqme/s1600-h/VT2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAJPyUJCAL5UlcZAdXWGiwyXuSO4ImysR0oCzt0WVHj1rCI4hIFgjiD9CAGUrxaN5rsQXyj4RQZgf8lN4FFN5bx3h5v0XChr62X9z15pTeRu3kz6Dx4k7T74u6LsU2sj9QIqZEagqFqme/s200/VT2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054644224869231794" /></a>Apologies for two missed posts. Excuse: Visiting in Illinois. Highlights: Symphonies and state parks. Lowlights: Flight delays and spitting homeless men on subways (again).<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/bETR6RITVb/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/bETR6RITVb/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/P.I._Tchaikovsky-_Valse_(Part_2).mp3">download</a><br />When I left New York, airport televisions were filled with Imus and Duke lacrosse stories. On return, Virginia Tech killings filled the same spot. I've been out of touch with the tube, but the degree to which tragedy has become little more than a commodity in the eyes of airwave personnel surprised. They treat the number of dead as if its primary importance came from its place in the Guinness book, craving something they can call a national disaster. They've become so used to making the mundane massive that they're unable to handle the massive with anything more. It all feels out of focus, heartless, and cheap.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/Bm9rMmk3xM/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/Bm9rMmk3xM/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Liars_-_The_Other_Side_of_Mt._Heart_Attack.mp3">download</a><br />Oh yeah, and a music blog.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/_TQH-4ajpo/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/_TQH-4ajpo/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Sebastien_Tellier_-_La_Ritournelle.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-13311354157228471592007-04-12T02:59:00.000-05:002007-04-12T03:40:05.414-05:00LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends and Sly & The Family Stone - Plastic JimPlane delays at the airport, so no time to write much for now. First, another LCD Soundsystem song to celebrate seeing old friends again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsq25iL1YeW3BdxYdw6HSYSAK3bvSgHyHrEyaWUQGOpai5ZmMNDIrV5wc1zjCuBWBrBIELi5260Qa0b2cngJY8Q45vK9J0NmlSXeNVkShOSMgaYhEKm8YqoBnWzFu8nYrEHZv52D0TeVy/s1600-h/LCD_Soundsystem.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsq25iL1YeW3BdxYdw6HSYSAK3bvSgHyHrEyaWUQGOpai5ZmMNDIrV5wc1zjCuBWBrBIELi5260Qa0b2cngJY8Q45vK9J0NmlSXeNVkShOSMgaYhEKm8YqoBnWzFu8nYrEHZv52D0TeVy/s200/LCD_Soundsystem.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052457824522562706" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/_D35Kw1770/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/_D35Kw1770/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/LCD_Soundsystem_-_All_My_Friends.mp3">download</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9kupN1UQ265lMBA0Vbg7fn5z2P7eZaRRlWE9Gs4nWAmogw9RQtByzk8-muAHewB1Qfv_MjhRXqNy6OGIN862jkCqFrDKa1zh3AJAC8pAiJZLrWWKUpWx0AuL2jywJTif4Gi1aVuMFKxe/s1600-h/Sly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9kupN1UQ265lMBA0Vbg7fn5z2P7eZaRRlWE9Gs4nWAmogw9RQtByzk8-muAHewB1Qfv_MjhRXqNy6OGIN862jkCqFrDKa1zh3AJAC8pAiJZLrWWKUpWx0AuL2jywJTif4Gi1aVuMFKxe/s200/Sly.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052456278334336130" /></a>Next, Sly & The Family Stone see all their albums remastered, which is good to hear since the old versions were very muddy. So here's <span style="font-style:italic;">Plastic Jim</span>, the song that always made me want to hear their songs in a different mix. <br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/9hTOhUCnbF/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/9hTOhUCnbF/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Sly_&_The_Family_Stone_-_Plastic_ Jim.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-29457493664878786952007-04-11T00:51:00.000-05:002007-04-12T13:09:05.247-05:00Zirafa - Cicadas & Orange Drink - The Skies Have Turned RedToday I head to Chicago to visit two of my favorite musicians and best friends, Zirafa (aka <a href="http://midnightparking.com">Farsheed</a>) and <a href="http://www.orangedrinkmusic.com/">Orange Drink</a> (aka Drew + friends). <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hw99QTIHAcUZlXzDjqVLkxVXLwXHrKYRY_lK2KqS3Tz0Jx6kkYEl89N6hb5srMHhyiG54YWoUCcxPUuv6xG9Dur2IHMT_gVd0q-YCZT-xb_ewFO-bcpH7_uNCad0u6Lx-RGE4GIkE3QX/s1600-h/Zirafa_2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hw99QTIHAcUZlXzDjqVLkxVXLwXHrKYRY_lK2KqS3Tz0Jx6kkYEl89N6hb5srMHhyiG54YWoUCcxPUuv6xG9Dur2IHMT_gVd0q-YCZT-xb_ewFO-bcpH7_uNCad0u6Lx-RGE4GIkE3QX/s200/Zirafa_2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052045537726917730" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/c9D_p6NcMN/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/c9D_p6NcMN/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />First up we have, <a href="http://midnightparking.com">Zirafa</a> with a song from his debut album that he self-released while still in high school. Play this track on Groundhog Day and we skip Spring and move straight to Summer. Shit's hot. White hot as the sample says. There may be an inspiration from DJ Shadow's <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/dj-shadow-high-noon.html">High Noon</a></span> here, but the soul comes from its own creator, leaving behind the mystery and self-torment of Shadow in favor of celeb- and explo- rations. Sweat pours off of everything from the guitars to the drums to the sunbaked foundsounds until it's so palpable that the closing rain recordings feel well deserved and bring a very real sense of relief. One of the tightest tracks on the record, <span style="font-style:italic;">Cicadas </span>certainly stands the test of time and sounds even more impressive with the accrued knowledge that teenagers don't typically make instrumental trip-hop rock masterpieces like this.<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Zirafa_-_Cicadas.mp3">download</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk3IGwb68UU6IZeZK2_h6us6y2in27RlnpfGXWuX5iWtxx-YVn0-lRM0DerCA9kUAq4U4vjqYM-YXCubUUEW2RqgH0dA0KcbiClXzMATLeueS339fpIP0OrdpdkTiaN0lLjp0uTp6Ylf5/s1600-h/Orange_Drink.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk3IGwb68UU6IZeZK2_h6us6y2in27RlnpfGXWuX5iWtxx-YVn0-lRM0DerCA9kUAq4U4vjqYM-YXCubUUEW2RqgH0dA0KcbiClXzMATLeueS339fpIP0OrdpdkTiaN0lLjp0uTp6Ylf5/s200/Orange_Drink.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052075641152695410" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/tMbMet_MpD/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/tMbMet_MpD/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />Next we have <a href="http://www.orangedrinkmusic.com/">Orange Drink</a> with a still unreleased song presented here in demo form (if I'm not mistaken). Opening with a distinctive and mood setting tightening of the strings, <span style="font-style:italic;">The Skies Have Turned Red</span> releases the listener into a beautifully strained 3-part harmony. The song's brevity only serves to heighten the impact of it's unbelievably elegant and concise suicide-letter lyrics that begin with our character having already given in to his self-erasing impulses and lying dying in his own wake; his final thoughts filling our ears. From fearless declarations of freedom to the comprehension of the effects his death will have on others, both physically and emotionally, Drew keeps his character from succumbing to heroic-depressive stereotypes instead exploring the whirlwind of what self-inflicted death must bring with unrelenting realism that's wise enough to include a quick but remorseful outcry for help after it's already too late, fading out with the final harmonic cries and added layers of embittered guitar. There's a brutal sympathy here that leaves you mourning for those left shattered before their end.<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Orange_Drink_-_The_Skies_Have_Turned_Red.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-59183047278170889332007-04-09T23:24:00.000-05:002007-04-11T15:04:43.411-05:00Saliva Brakes New York<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIib9hcMX_B96eBJPRoVDUpABbh75dQAoloLoxBW3A1jXTzLME1DW_ZimTH-VAVm6eA97l9f1rzBh6KXm8H2pHD6sUP7TNCj6Tjl8LzsYf3FRd5G0IW19fg9Y8g36ZHB8WRWNeYWtTNHKx/s1600-h/Spit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIib9hcMX_B96eBJPRoVDUpABbh75dQAoloLoxBW3A1jXTzLME1DW_ZimTH-VAVm6eA97l9f1rzBh6KXm8H2pHD6sUP7TNCj6Tjl8LzsYf3FRd5G0IW19fg9Y8g36ZHB8WRWNeYWtTNHKx/s200/Spit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051665617804815426" /></a>I woke up yesterday morning to find out that I'd be coughing up blood for the rest of the day due to a mix of excessive yelling during an <a href="http://www.superdeluxe.com/sd/artist/olde_english">Olde English</a> shoot on Friday (don't worry, it was in character) and excessive drinking after an <a href="http://oldeenglish.org">Olde English</a> show Saturday. Later, in the night, in the subway, in the city, a particularly upset and sermon-filled homeless man spit on <a href="http://likespinningleaves.blogspot.com/">Asif</a> and I (along with several other evening commuters). This would have been much more surprising if he hadn't already been crazy enough to pull the emergency brake just moments before (point of information: it works) and would have been totally avoided if the previous L train we'd been waiting for hadn't breezed through the station without stopping. Obviously this means I need to find a song for today that fits some of the themes that the day so graciously handed me.<br /><br />A couple options:<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/QQ9VVtAsEj/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/QQ9VVtAsEj/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/MF_Doom_-_Saliva.mp3">download</a><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/2WCQXNYuhb/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/2WCQXNYuhb/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/LCD_Soundsystem_-_New_York_I_Love_You.mp3">download</a><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/PlKiSj2iwo/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/PlKiSj2iwo/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="De_La_Soul_-_Brakes.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-80791198406874535362007-04-09T09:09:00.000-05:002007-04-10T01:34:50.396-05:00Klaxons @ Studio B, Friday April 13<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKQGqnuL0gAs61Ycc9gyWBa16Gyf4jGqLtjyYHlECcj322EHZbVSS2c69oINWwExhBELWUEttnfFhoSL3UTbeplNUQA9NWBt1OekkAuSnKqtl_fDk9hl9SSGM1vdrNjqw6SwKhjHSvczN/s1600-h/Klaxons.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKQGqnuL0gAs61Ycc9gyWBa16Gyf4jGqLtjyYHlECcj322EHZbVSS2c69oINWwExhBELWUEttnfFhoSL3UTbeplNUQA9NWBt1OekkAuSnKqtl_fDk9hl9SSGM1vdrNjqw6SwKhjHSvczN/s200/Klaxons.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051671617874127954" /></a>In celebration of a show I won't be able to see.<br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/NLpmZu_FZq/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/NLpmZu_FZq/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Klaxons_-_As_Above,_So_Below.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-37674074808994756382007-04-06T00:31:00.000-05:002007-04-06T23:45:00.075-05:00Mother Mother - Dirty Town<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUq_3QT4LDAThuHs2d2rtwX2AoHBmpOR-YdMvatfNmxSdrMeeoS6mRg64mRcPjFiM6PxD6ezbjmCvDguA-R5NYbRwzjbfd8OvCsu-9Mg9Hco5wItXdVSsDZERLSQFJwCAvkuNPLb41sXW5/s1600-h/Mother_Mother.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUq_3QT4LDAThuHs2d2rtwX2AoHBmpOR-YdMvatfNmxSdrMeeoS6mRg64mRcPjFiM6PxD6ezbjmCvDguA-R5NYbRwzjbfd8OvCsu-9Mg9Hco5wItXdVSsDZERLSQFJwCAvkuNPLb41sXW5/s200/Mother_Mother.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050186479785255634" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/kjq2Poe9AK/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/kjq2Poe9AK/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />Very tired. So concisely: <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/modest-mouse-all-night-diner.html">Modest Mouse</a> eats <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/danielson-bloodbook-on-half-shell.html">Danielson</a>. <br /><br />Special thanks to <a href="http://earbear.blogspot.com">Boris</a> by way of <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/lincoln/">Mike Lerman</a> for the introduction.<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Mother_Mother_-_Dirty_Town.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-87582566676811148562007-04-04T23:34:00.000-05:002007-04-18T02:21:28.850-05:00The Free Design - My Brother Woody<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh4WMfv6NzWxHrY3IabnFgkuHv5so6seCe4bq0AXInNfWrvb7KzScZ2G7LyRp2A8srDrdTc__ruSkg1lKko1XfQuDAfex68Vea_iAMmrmH02BLgdB9BQmaD1WnFe7OFxQadC-E2_hpNfu/s1600-h/The_Free_Design.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh4WMfv6NzWxHrY3IabnFgkuHv5so6seCe4bq0AXInNfWrvb7KzScZ2G7LyRp2A8srDrdTc__ruSkg1lKko1XfQuDAfex68Vea_iAMmrmH02BLgdB9BQmaD1WnFe7OFxQadC-E2_hpNfu/s200/The_Free_Design.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049802350795203266" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/iIoQ28Z4pq/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/iIoQ28Z4pq/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />I was asked by someone for something relaxing. Easily one of the most relaxing songs I know by one of the most relaxing groups I know, here, the harmonies do a dolphin dance; sometimes together, sometimes apart. And though the sweetness might be too innocent to believe, the group was comprised of siblings who grew up singing. So don't write it off as naive posturing. It's the real thing, kind of like <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/coca-cola-its-real-thing.html">a Coke commercial</a> I remember someone playing for me as a kid.<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/The_Free_Design_-_My_Brother_Woody.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-78088649686029665412007-04-04T02:11:00.000-05:002007-04-04T02:29:38.305-05:00Announcing: Migrating FootnotesI don't know about you, but I find it frustrating when reading a music review packed with references to artists and songs that I don't know. How helpful is it to know that this sounds like that when you've never heard of that in the first place? So to keep that from happening here, I've created another blog that contains everything I reference on this. You can easily find it by clicking on the hyperlinked references. And just to show you how much I care, I've gone back through the old posts with a fine tooth comb. Oh, to have fine teeth.<br /><a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com">Migrating Footnotes</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-40109501451417091462007-04-03T21:37:00.000-05:002007-04-05T00:02:27.049-05:00Franz & Shape - Countach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkDMhxOm9oeFFKS2uJLzA0NaVTuDpEYPFBqcEH0ncCe3g_kllq-f1ZrNwXRJBYHR-sfeAczS-QhF6juZyGX31oSScaH9oiMdOquPpFar7_MrTdj2yj8OUJhkYPQaUbhiXsiSVagPdVnpL/s1600-h/Franz_and_Shape.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkDMhxOm9oeFFKS2uJLzA0NaVTuDpEYPFBqcEH0ncCe3g_kllq-f1ZrNwXRJBYHR-sfeAczS-QhF6juZyGX31oSScaH9oiMdOquPpFar7_MrTdj2yj8OUJhkYPQaUbhiXsiSVagPdVnpL/s320/Franz_and_Shape.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049470113600021170" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/Uk46GmYIp7/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/Uk46GmYIp7/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />For the folks that are salivating for more Kavinsky like he's salivating for brains from the eighties, here's the next best thing; Franz & Shape. While this Italian duo don't bring the terror like our zombie friend, they may very well have been what Kav' was listening to right before his fabled crash. "Countach"'s high detail dancefloor production and jerky bass quickly cast it as an evil twin to Alan Braxe & Fred Falke's <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/alan-braxe-fred-falke-rubicon.html">"Rubicon"</a>. And like "Rubicon", "Countach" sends your mind to the discotheque with little regard to what the rest of you is doing. Colored strobes, fog machines, fabric-rippling bass, somehow it all fits between a pair of headphones. Under the right conditions, anything with a beat will make people dance, but when it's 8am on your Monday commute and despite waiting for 11 minutes for a train that end's up being overcrowded you still feel the urge to cut loose with the stranger to your left, that's special. Basically, if you see me at a party throw this on; I'll get your next drink.<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Franz_&_Shape_-_Countach.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-79983789953835771652007-04-03T01:09:00.000-05:002007-04-03T23:42:41.737-05:00The Go Find - Dictionary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2vjbs7EKu2YVCXgpPjvVCzHnYylmdkVIlBWwv2dnWp_Qg2pOsJEGMMQ8FgLjjORfvl6ZvHs0-Is3stz7jEs7Um05Gi7ko4EU6aqr-LSaYJzxTpfpBeEmkqOCJk-TTFqHwmaNYic0sbG8/s1600-h/The_Go_Find_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2vjbs7EKu2YVCXgpPjvVCzHnYylmdkVIlBWwv2dnWp_Qg2pOsJEGMMQ8FgLjjORfvl6ZvHs0-Is3stz7jEs7Um05Gi7ko4EU6aqr-LSaYJzxTpfpBeEmkqOCJk-TTFqHwmaNYic0sbG8/s200/The_Go_Find_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049085932122904466" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/sutp3J_Hx5/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/sutp3J_Hx5/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />How rare is it that you find yourself craving more of the verse? Initially striking me as so saccharin I thought I'd never fess up to liking it, I went so far as to keep this song at a 3 star rating in iTunes, just in case someone borrowed my iPod. But honestly, those stars keep growing on me. And with the Peter Bjorn and John album worn to rags thanks to a cross country roadtrip, The Go Find give me one more blast based on a more restrained version of that same sound. There's a perfectionist attitude here that makes the love song sentiments that much more pained. Where raw emotion frees, hearing a heart held back for the sake of hitting the right note grips whatever sonic center directly affects mood and forces it to ride the melody that's been tweaked until it packs in all the relationship breaking failures as concisely as possible. We rarely feel as free as our music, so it's nice to have something as held back as we are to empathize with sometimes. Also, it's catchy.<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/The_Go_Find_-_Dictionary.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-45089051166778773162007-04-02T18:37:00.000-05:002007-04-02T18:41:57.162-05:00Pitchfork Jacks the First Post on my Totally Unknown Blog!Check the Goblin/John Carpenter name drop in <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/42052-kavinsky-testarossa-autodrive-grand-canyon-streams">their</a> Grand Canyon review then check out <a href="http://migratingtaste.blogspot.com/2007/03/kavinsky-grand-canyon.html">mine</a> which was written over a week earlier. This means war me tells ya! Although I'll totally surrender if offered free tickets to their festival.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-26960702428613668522007-04-02T10:35:00.000-05:002007-04-02T11:09:11.851-05:00Menomena - Rotten Hell<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2dOaglEot94M9zRGD8mkQbWIpghE_PaGoqpQCkMdVFE72zwXbwcc9tObza1gfiuTxNp8ZkNmOdP9hhlLHfRsNqqoHJUpTkIDO_K08KM04pTPX6QwDH9IqQogiFrybbWhWI_uyRKqZKRE/s1600-h/Menomena.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2dOaglEot94M9zRGD8mkQbWIpghE_PaGoqpQCkMdVFE72zwXbwcc9tObza1gfiuTxNp8ZkNmOdP9hhlLHfRsNqqoHJUpTkIDO_K08KM04pTPX6QwDH9IqQogiFrybbWhWI_uyRKqZKRE/s200/Menomena.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048859333943334786" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/XmQQgWRO-6/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/XmQQgWRO-6/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />Thanks to a sudden rush of tickets from Ticketweb after the show had been listed as sold out all month, I was able to succeed in a valiant effort I'd been making to see them without paying triple the ticket price. The show was pretty good, not out of the park. The most unfortunate part of the show was undoubtedly the over-focused butchering of "Rotten Hell", one of the best songs on the album. The last song of their regular set, which would cause me to skip the encore, had a completely unnecessary ten minute intro in which the audience was instructed to chime in in rounds, which took about half the time to explain for no good reason, and then forced to practice. Add in a lot onstage patter and you've got ten minutes of waiting after cheering when the song was announced. When it finally came, all the rounds were off and unclear and they fucked up the song a few times. Sometimes it's best to skip the audience participation and just play your amazing song as best you can.<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Menomena_-_Rotten_Hell.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-59846067217809735152007-03-30T00:42:00.000-05:002007-04-04T00:47:03.621-05:00Skream - Dutch Flowerz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpFO3N9wcKPCiI4Az5tdtDKG7bmzowC6pygWAvSws7tBQZWxX9wHxbutjDZWDTrPlSfxWJ1c91_KG6nhs26whxD7ZBjXzowMszMLXUDiDBvzgAa7gT28ntlQaQJY4giYuYez_9fa3GBPa/s1600-h/Skream.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpFO3N9wcKPCiI4Az5tdtDKG7bmzowC6pygWAvSws7tBQZWxX9wHxbutjDZWDTrPlSfxWJ1c91_KG6nhs26whxD7ZBjXzowMszMLXUDiDBvzgAa7gT28ntlQaQJY4giYuYez_9fa3GBPa/s200/Skream.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047593113159964530" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/DAa9KI3_Ro/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/DAa9KI3_Ro/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />Perhaps riding elevated trains by night-clad apartment buildings is the perfect setting for a dubstep soundtrack, my guess is rainy afternoons would do just as well, but whatever the cause, this evening's trial session with Skream was quite the success. Each solid track made way for another, and while I'm not done with the album, it doesn't mean I can't share a gem. While many of the tracks grabbed me with their detailed sound production over solid bounces, "Dutch Flowerz" came at me from somewhere else entirely. With its relaxed dub bass line and simple keyboard rhythm providing a calm and centering backbone, Skream provides a way for the different flourishes to push the tone in varying directions without ever feeling like the song's gotten too far off track. It's a train of thought; if you focused on the different places you've been they might feel disparate, but when taken as a journey it's an unbreakable whole. Like I said, maybe that elevated train really did do the trick. My only wish is that it went on a bit longer. But even if I never find that extended mix I'm dreaming of, I'll always have "repeat".<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Skream_-_Dutch_Flowerz.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980407967459121699.post-77207585792326367992007-03-29T00:51:00.000-05:002007-04-04T00:54:11.578-05:00Surkin - Radio Fireworks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIYOYlZh-wBoqZ-PuPdFycyNaQ_uQpzYXqkSTG7b5cV7obrVn17FfSG6MPJaur8_c8V4efaYgRXWUjJrxnNCM95s7o9lSUmhQw7EmTJRVECQabLQsioM98LDZ3k2zhfbtNTlMox51hAil/s1600-h/Surkin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIYOYlZh-wBoqZ-PuPdFycyNaQ_uQpzYXqkSTG7b5cV7obrVn17FfSG6MPJaur8_c8V4efaYgRXWUjJrxnNCM95s7o9lSUmhQw7EmTJRVECQabLQsioM98LDZ3k2zhfbtNTlMox51hAil/s200/Surkin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047229183401105250" /></a><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/jQqh4vfMKG/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/jQqh4vfMKG/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />We're moving pretty fast at this point. Remember how exciting cut-up vocals sounded on that first Prefuse 73 album? I believe there was a <a href="http://migratingfootnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/prefuse-73-radio-attack.html">"Radio Attack"</a> involved. Oh, how quaint and leisurely those chops were. And while the "Radio Fireworks" of today wow us with how quickly they can jitter step between syllables while we two step to the rhythm, how soon until these too lose their sense of speed? But we live in a time of constant refreshing and brief obsession, and this is the sound that matches it. There's no emotion here, just the perpetual motion of progress. That feeling of giving everything you've got 'til it's gone. At this point, we're paving parking lots, but I like it.<br /><a href="http://oldeenglish.org/david/migratingtaste/Surkin_-_Radio_Fireworks.mp3">download</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685785328173850521noreply@blogger.com0