It's been hard for me to really get into anything new this year, but that's okay because I'm discovering stuff I've missed in the past...

Harmony In Ultraviolet - Tim Hecker
Endless Summer - Fennesz
Venice - Fennesz
Songs From Before - Max Richter
Burial - Burial
Untrue - Burial (still one of my favorites from 2007)
Lodger - David Bowie
Scary Monsters - David Bowie
Liquid Swords - GZA
Ironman - Ghostface Killah
Fishscale - Ghostface Killah
Return To The 36 Chambers (The Dirty Version) - Ol' Dirty Bastard
N****, Please - Ol' Dirty Bastard
Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx - Raekwon
Tical - Method Man
36 Chambers - Wu-Tang Clan
Illmatic - Nas

Yeah, this whole ambient/hardcore rap/Bowie phase has been going on for about two months, but I think that's just because I recently realized how much I love the genres. I've been taking the time to dig deep and get to know them a bit.

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Originally posted by benjiru:
Burial - Burial
Untrue - Burial (still one of my favorites from 2007)
Lodger - David Bowie
Scary Monsters - David Bowie
Liquid Swords - GZA
Ironman - Ghostface Killah
Fishscale - Ghostface Killah
Return To The 36 Chambers (The Dirty Version) - Ol' Dirty Bastard
N****, Please - Ol' Dirty Bastard
Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx - Raekwon
Tical - Method Man
36 Chambers - Wu-Tang Clan
Illmatic - Nas

Really, really nice list. I especially love all of the rap mentions. It sounds a lot to what I said here a week ago. Good choices.

Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers
Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Oh man, Stacy's Mom RULESSSSS.

This is what I've listened to in the last week or so, I'm sure I've forgotten a couple...


Of Montreal The Sunlandic Twins
Of Montreal The Gay Parade
Talking Heads Remain in the Light
The Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues
Outkast Southerplayalisticadillacmuzik
Outkast Aquemini
DJ Cam Lost and Found
Crystal Method Vegas
Kraftwerk Tour de France Soundtrack
Roxy Music Roxy Music
Spam Allstars Electrodomesticos
The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Since i've acquired a ridiculous amount of music recently, i decided to artificially limit the selection of CDs i can listen to until i've got a grasp on everything within the group. So, i've chosen a selection of brand new and a selection of old but still mysterious (albums i haven't explored to their full potential), as well as a few old classics in case i get overwhelmed by too much "new". They are:

David Axelrod - s/t
Bark Psychosis - ///CODENAME:dustsucker
Joy Division - Closer
Latin Playboys - Dose
John Maus - Love Is Real
Kool G Rap - 4,5,6
Sparks - Kimono My House
Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Scream
Nick Cave - From Her To Eternity
Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
The Electric Prunes - Mass In F Minor
Ghost - In Stormy Nights
Gong - Flying Teapot
TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
Weather Report - Heavy Weather
Espers - II
Evangelicals - The Evening Descends
Sonic Youth - Goo
Scott Walker - The Drift
Burial - Untrue

i'm not sure what the point of restricting myself to 20 albums is.. maybe it's because i remember the days of my small CD collection with some fondness (and maybe it's because i like a challenge), but there should be enough there to keep me occupied for a while.

The Band - The Last Waltz
Battles - Mirrored
Between the Buried & Me - Colors
Neil Young - Zuma
Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice
Hot Chip - The Warning
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
J Dilla aka Jay Dee - Donuts
Ghostface Killah - Fichscale and More Fish
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News

I had a great day of listening yesterday. I listened to:

Okkervil River - "Down the River of Golden Dreams"
Okkervil Rive - "The Stage Names"
Laura Marling - "Alas I Cannot Swim"
Murder By Death - "Red of Tooth and Claw"
The Battle of Land and Sea - s/t
Peter and the Wolf - "Lightness"

I am really going through another big Okkervil River phase. I am also going through my yearly "Down the River of Golden Dreams" where I earnestly believe that it is the best Okkervil River album and maybe the best album of the 2000s. The Battle of Land and Sea is a really underrated band and great for fans of Cat Power. "Lightness" is probably my favorite album ever and "Alas I Cannot Swim" is probably a top ten album for this year.

For the past five days or so it has been all Bright Eyes' Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. Whether it's on vinyl here in my house or on CD in my car, it's all I have been listening to. It really is an underrated/overlooked great album.

Also, at the gym, I have played the past few albums on my walkman (that's right, a big bulky discman because I don't own an MP3 player) and they. pump. me. up.:

Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
Weezer - Pinkerton
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell

Dude, brohirrim, you gotta try Fall Out Boy's "Infinity on High" for the gym!

Listening to recently:

Murder By Death - Red of Tooth and Claw
Wire - Chairs Missing
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace. Really liking this album a lot. Wish I would've explored The Fall earlier.
The Cure - Disentegration
Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps. Glad a couple of people pushed for me to get this record in the Neil thread. Very good and worthwhile purchase.
Talking Heads - Remain In Light

The Replacements - Tim
She & Him - Volume 1
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
The Format - Dog Problems (RIP, Format...)

Already listened to today:

Wire - Chairs Missing
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps
Talking Heads - Remain In Light

Planning to listen to Later:

Neil Young - Time Fades Away
Ultravox - Vienna
Weezer - Pinkerton
Joy Division - Closer

listened to today:

Sun Kil Moon - April
Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
Edan - The Beauty and the Beat
Four Tet - Ringer
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - 11th Hour
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Brave and the Bold
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Superwolf
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Little Lost Blues
A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Trifonic - Emergence

currently listening to Clark - Turning Dragon

Stars - In Our Bedroom, After the War
The Zombies - Odyssey and Oracle

Listened to today:

Beta Band - 3 EP's
Jim O'Rourke - Insignificance
Animal Collective - Water Curses EP
Dodos - Visiter

Pretty good stuff. About half of the 3 EP's hasn't aged very well. The rest is pretty great. I put it on after watching parts of High Fidelity on cable this weekend. I love that scene. "I will now sell five copies of The Three EPs by The Beta Band" And then all of the head bobbing. Great scene.

This thread should really be frequented more often than it is.

Over the last week or so:

Ayatolla - Louder
Milez Benjiman - Feel Glorious
Parliament - Mothership Connection
Langhorne Slim - Langhorne Slim
Adam Singer - Life Force
Ladytron - Velocifero
Booka Shade - The Sun and the Neon Light
Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
Atmosphere - [i]When Life Gives you Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema
Jamie Lidell - Jim
Jay Dilla - Pay Jay

Oh, forgot about this thread. Today I've been through:

Neil Young - On The Beach
Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
The Stone Roses - s/t

Sounding like good choices when I get home:

Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
The Jam - All Mod Cons
Talking Heads - Fear of Music

All new music for me today so far. I'll probably listen to Wolf Parade and No Age again later tonight.

At Mount Zoomer - Wolf Parade
The Devil, You + Me - Notwist
Nouns - No Age

Boards of Canada Music has the right to children
Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited
Cunninlynguist A piece of Strange
Andrew Bird The mysterious production of eggs
The Chemical Brothers Block Rockin' Beats

Richard Buckner - Since

Buckner is just so damn good. He's never done anything but good albums, and this one is great.

Iron & Wine - SHepherd's Dog Bonus tracks (which I wasn't aware of until yesterday). They're both very good. Beam is a songwriting genius.

Dan Friel - Ghost Town

This sounds like nothing I've heard before. Strange mixture of harsh yet somehow comforting electronic noises, singing saw, and melody. Cokemachineglow raved over it.