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[miles]

You are all too hip for me.  I have been enjoying the sountrack to the Incredibles (very John Barry inspired) and Nancy Sinatra's latest, as well as the Ray Charles boxed set.

I love the Joey Burns penned track on the new Sinatra record.  I think it's the first track.  I need to listen to the rest of the album.  I also should add, even though I've plugged them before I'm sure, that if you aren't listening to Calexico, you should be.  My favorites are the Black Light and Feast of Wire, and the new Convict Pool EP is also quite good.  They are amazing live, and you really should not pass up an opportunity to see them.

Starlight:  how's the new Prefuse 73?

[starlight]

shit, you've got open season already?  i loved 'decline'; is season as good?

I downloaded it, yes (on soulseek, you can get albums up to 2-3 months in advance.. it's an addicting thing).  and yeah, I think it's just as good.  it has its catchy songs... it has a vibe... they sound just as good; typical bsp yet not disappointing.  at least that's my opinion.

Starlight:  how's the new Prefuse 73?

I enjoyed it.  especially the song featuring Blonde Redhead and the one at the end with Broadcast and Cafe Tacuba.  my opinion matters since before I wasn't entirely sure whether I liked them or not.  I only really liked the song 'Afternoon Love-In' before.

[jough]

I dl'ed the new Beck album (it's fairly unmastered, although not too horrible sounding) and it seems to be harkening back to 1996.  Someone referred to it as "Odelay II" on another forum - and that seems about right.  

Personally I think his best album was "Midnight Vultures" which took the Odelay sound about as far as it can go.

I'm a little disappointed that he hasn't made his sincere R&B album yet.  This pseudo-whiteboy-funk thing is a little played out.

But I'll buy the real album when it comes out and see if it's improved since this early January leak.  From what I've read it sounds like someone associated with Beck leaked it intentionally rather than having tapes stolen or something.  

Anyway, I don't know what else is good now.  I was impressed with Usher's performance at the Grammys and got his latest album.  The Nancy Sinatra album is horrible.  The NIN "Deluxe Edition" of The Downward Spiral mostly has tracks that I already have from the various Halo releases, so that was disappointing (although if you haven't heard the surround-sound DVD audio version of TDS you're missing out on a very enveloping soundscape for an album that was remixed from a stereo source).

[slink]

The NIN "Deluxe Edition" of The Downward Spiral mostly has tracks that I already have from the various Halo releases, so that was disappointing (although if you haven't heard the surround-sound DVD audio version of TDS you're missing out on a very enveloping soundscape for an album that was remixed from a stereo source).

Yea, I had about everything from the bonus disc. And I still haven't got round to listening to it in surround, as I have nothing to play back that way with. I think I'm going to grab some surround headphones soon, as they are cheap and will tide me over for movies and games. It's when I get into making music in surround I'll need to rethink everything!

I must get round to getting the new Beck album to check out. I think Odelay is probably my favourite of his stuff, but I haven't really heard Midnite Vulture. I remixed the first single off it, but never got round to the rest of it, as the single didn't do all that much for me. Was a bit too much funk for me I think.

I'm really enjoying the new Mars Volta cd. It's a more concise record than their first, and it rocks out in a more coherent way, which means I think while it managed to be more prog, it may also show to be slightly more accessible.

[Max]

I downloaded it, yes (on soulseek, you can get albums up to 2-3 months in advance.. it's an addicting thing).  and yeah, I think it's just as good.  it has its catchy songs... it has a vibe... they sound just as good; typical bsp yet not disappointing.  at least that's my opinion.

Ahh, I loved Soulseek, but the network at my school is so old/busted that it won't function anymore.  Thanks for the info, though.

[miles]

Starlight:  how's the new Prefuse 73?

I enjoyed it.  especially the song featuring Blonde Redhead and the one at the end with Broadcast and Cafe Tacuba.  my opinion matters since before I wasn't entirely sure whether I liked them or not.  I only really liked the song 'Afternoon Love-In' before.

Blonde Redhead?

I've only heard that album I have, and that album is One Word Extinguisher.

[starlight]

Starlight:  how's the new Prefuse 73?

I enjoyed it.  especially the song featuring Blonde Redhead and the one at the end with Broadcast and Cafe Tacuba.  my opinion matters since before I wasn't entirely sure whether I liked them or not.  I only really liked the song 'Afternoon Love-In' before.

Blonde Redhead?

I've only heard that album I have, and that album is One Word Extinguisher.

Yeah, there's a lot of features on the new album... not sure about the others; I don't own any -- someone put 'Afternoon Love-In' on a mix for me once... that song's on the album before the one you mention (I have sampled a few songs from that one; it was okay I guess.. not enough for me to want to purchase though).

This one I'm talking about is the new one; comes out in March I think.

[BatzRadio]

New Prefuse 73 has been the jam in my car lately. I've really really liked it. The scariest part is the most conventional hip-hop song ("Now You're Leaving") is one of my favorite songs on there. I think I can place the blame squarely on the shoulders of that stunningly beautiful sample at the end of the track. I like the Blonde Redhead song too, as well as "Pastel Assassins".

Other stuff I've been listening to lately though....

I've been going back to some of the Charlatans (UK if you want but I'll make fun of you) albums. Between 10th and 11th was one of the very first "alt-rock" recordings I ever bought, so they always had sort of a special place for me. "Just Lookin'" is probably one of the most underrated and wonderful songs ever though.

LCD Soundsystem's probably been one of my favorite "trendy" albums to listen to lately. It's in the same class of the new Prefuse 73 as far as one of my current music skewings go. That is to say, finally having a good car and a decent sound system I've come to appreciate certain musics for their power to rattle the car. LCD Soundsystem is very good for this.

I'm into Louis XIV's Illegal Tender EP for its' whole Adam and the Ants throwbackiness. As long as they don't move towards Adam Ant's solo output, they'll be OK.

And then there's Bowie at the Beeb (as in David Bowie of course). I got this a month ago and it's been listened to a lot. Has some of the best versions ever of the early 70's material on disc 2. And John Peel talking from back when he was as energetic as Neil from the Young Ones inbetween songs on disc 1.

[Beatrice]

My Morning Jacket has this wicked-awesome EP called "Acoustic Citsouca! Live At The Startime Pavilion" that I have been listening to on repeat forever.  The review from Pitchfork is actually pretty good, imho.
 

I saw them open for Bob Dylan last summer.  They're local (Louisville) boys.

I was at that concert.  I saw MMJ at Bonnaroo the next summer, avoided the Dylan show.  What does that say?

[Max]

Ok, I've been trying to get ahold of these guys 'LCD Soundsystem' for awhile now, but soulseek barely functions on this network.  Anybody heard them?

[Mr Trout]

I hadn't heard of them before you mentioned them, but after reading a bit about them on Allmusic I decided to give them a shot. Downloading the album right now; I can probably figure out some way to get you the CD after it's finished.

Also I just got The Arcade Fire's debut CD and it's really good. The band is made up of a husband, wife, brother, and two friends, and it's some pretty strong indie rock. Walks the fine line between taking themselves seriously and being too pretentious, and I really dig the lyrics. I'm dissapointed I missed them last month at The Ottobar in Baltimore. That place is such a great venue to see upcoming bands in.

[CortJstr]

The Ottobar in Baltimore. That place is such a great venue to see upcoming bands in.

Was the Ottobar recently redone or am I confusing it with another venue? I remember everybody used to be all about the 8x10 but I think that closed.

[Mr Trout]

The 8x10 was very cool till it closed a couple of years ago. It's now The Funk Box and is somehow affiliated with Walther Productions so a lot of the bands the promote play there.

The Ottobar has been around for a while and it's pretty much in the city on Howard street. It's a great place, but they recently outlawed smoking in the front half of the place where the stage is. I don't smoke, but I realize that one of the hazards of going to a club/bar is the cigarrettes. It kind of spoils the atmosphere a little in my opinion. But, it is their club, and it hasn't stopped bands from wanting to play there since the options are kind of limited in the city. I mean, they could play at The Talking Head, but that place is so damn small it get very crowded really easily.

[CortJstr]

The 8x10 was very cool till it closed a couple of years ago. It's now The Funk Box and is somehow affiliated with Walther Productions so a lot of the bands the promote play there.

The Ottobar has been around for a while and it's pretty much in the city on Howard street. It's a great place, but they recently outlawed smoking in the front half of the place where the stage is. I don't smoke, but I realize that one of the hazards of going to a club/bar is the cigarrettes. It kind of spoils the atmosphere a little in my opinion. But, it is their club, and it hasn't stopped bands from wanting to play there since the options are kind of limited in the city. I mean, they could play at The Talking Head, but that place is so damn small it get very crowded really easily.

I've never been to 8x10 but a friend got her start at their open mike night. Stone Cellar seems to get decent acts and one can never discount Fletcher's.

I find the non-smoking aspect of Jammin' Java to be pretty much the only part of that venue that doesn't suck.

[old kentucky shark]

Now my time is divided amongst the following:

the new Books album
the new Spoon album
the new Prefuse 73 album
the new Decemberists album
the new Sleater-Kinney album
the new Of Montreal album
the new Caribou album
songs that will be on the new Mountain Goats album
songs that will be on the new Broken Social Scene album
songs that will be on the new Animal Collective album

dearie me oh