Non-Genre Specific Music Thread

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

For anyone confused about the lack of the single most important bit of information there, they're called The Utopia Strong.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Sep 28, 2019 22:33

Bamba wrote:

For anyone confused about the lack of the single most important bit of information there, they're called The Utopia Strong.

It’s literally in the link, dude. Even non-members can see that, surely?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sun Sep 29, 2019 17:35

Mr Chonks wrote:

Bamba wrote:

For anyone confused about the lack of the single most important bit of information there, they're called The Utopia Strong.

It’s literally in the link, dude. Even non-members can see that, surely?

Only if you click said link.

myp · **Posted:** Sun Sep 29, 2019 18:42

Curiosity wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

Bamba wrote:

For anyone confused about the lack of the single most important bit of information there, they're called The Utopia Strong.

It’s literally in the link, dude. Even non-members can see that, surely?

Only if you click said link.

Which I’d expect anyone who was interested enough to click one link to do so

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Sep 29, 2019 18:46

Mr Chonks wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

Bamba wrote:

For anyone confused about the lack of the single most important bit of information there, they're called The Utopia Strong.

It’s literally in the link, dude. Even non-members can see that, surely?

Only if you click said link.

Which I’d expect anyone who was interested enough to click one link to do so

What link?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38146

MaliA wrote:

What link?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sun Sep 29, 2019 21:27

Mr Chonks wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

Bamba wrote:

For anyone confused about the lack of the single most important bit of information there, they're called The Utopia Strong.

It’s literally in the link, dude. Even non-members can see that, surely?

Only if you click said link.

Which I’d expect anyone who was interested enough to click one link to do so

Not really. Like 90% of the time or more that I am browsing Beex I don’t want to actually play music, or go on Spotify. It doesn’t seem crazy to think to mention it.

myp · **Posted:** Sun Sep 29, 2019 21:29

Curiosity wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

Bamba wrote:

For anyone confused about the lack of the single most important bit of information there, they're called The Utopia Strong.

It’s literally in the link, dude. Even non-members can see that, surely?

Only if you click said link.

Which I’d expect anyone who was interested enough to click one link to do so

Not really. Like 90% of the time or more that I am browsing Beex I don’t want to actually play music, or go on Spotify. It doesn’t seem crazy to think to mention it.

So you didn’t care that much to find out then. That’s fine

Da5e · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2019 13:34

Curiosity wrote:

Not really. Like 90% of the time or more that I am browsing Beex I don’t want to actually play music, or go on Spotify. It doesn’t seem crazy to think to mention it.

Why would you need to know the band's name, then? Absurd.

(for the avoidance of doubt, snooker's Steve Davis is NOT a member of notorious NSBM band Absurd, though that would be very funny.)

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2019 13:46

What a strange way to hold a conversation.

A: Steve Davis from the snooker is in a new band; I’ve sent you a link, give them a listen!
B: Sure, just not right now. What are they called?
A: I’m not telling you. You obviously don’t want to know.
B: I do want to know, I just don’t want to check them out right now.
A: No, you do not want to know this or you would have checked out the link I already sent you.

Madness.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22117

You're thinking of Suggs.

Da5e · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2019 14:53

Curiosity wrote:

What a strange way to hold a conversation.

A: Steve Davis from the snooker is in a new band; I’ve sent you a link, give them a listen!
B: Sure, just not right now. What are they called?
A: I’m not telling you. You obviously don’t want to know.
B: I do want to know, I just don’t want to check them out right now.
A: No, you do not want to know this or you would have checked out the link I already sent you.

Madness.

Bruv, if you had asked, I'd have cheerfully told you. I mean, the most important piece of information there is that Steve Davis is in a band with someone from Coil, c'mon.

Either you'll process that information—Coil? The lads that done the soundtrack to the Gay Man's Guide To Safer Sex and the How To Destroy Angels thing with Marc Almond? That Coil?—and make at the very least a mental bookmark to have a look later, or you'll blankly pass over it with no regard for snooker, early industrial, or krautrock.

Besides, not putting the name in that post gives it an air of mystery, yeah? You can enjoy the thrill of discovering the name for yourself, savour it. Maybe pretend you're a wild journo for The Quietus or something.

Zardoz wrote:

Ha! He’s been DJing in Ibiza too, hasn’t he?

I didn't know that! He's a man of many talents, that Steve.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2019 15:05

Curiosity wrote:

What a strange way to hold a conversation.

A: Steve Davis from the snooker is in a new band; I’ve sent you a link, give them a listen!
B: Sure, just not right now. What are they called?
A: I’m not telling you. You obviously don’t want to know.
B: I do want to know, I just don’t want to check them out right now.
A: No, you do not want to know this or you would have checked out the link I already sent you.

Madness.

If we were having a conversation, I’d agree, but you would have found out quicker and caused others less effort If you’d just clicked the link than to ask and then wait for a response. It’s just sad how lazy people have become.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14248

What’s the name of the band then?

myp · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2019 15:12

Satsuma wrote:

What’s the name of the band then?

The Steve Davis Interesting Popular Beat Combo

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2019 15:32

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/ ... -interview

Interesting

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22117

Zardoz wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/10/steve-davis-snooker-champion-radio-show-dj-interview

Interesting

Might not be, i'm not clicking one link.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25015

Curiosity wrote:

What a strange way to hold a conversation.

A: Steve Davis from the snooker is in a new band; I’ve sent you a link, give them a listen!
B: Sure, just not right now. What are they called?
A: I’m not telling you. You obviously don’t want to know.
B: I do want to know, I just don’t want to check them out right now.
A: No, you do not want to know this or you would have checked out the link I already sent you.

Madness.

That’s not what happened, though. It was:

A: Steve Davis from the snooker is in a new band; I’ve sent you a link, give them a listen!
B: They’re called _______ by the way
C: People could just click the link
D: But why should they? What if they don’t want to click the link
E-Z: repetition of most of the above.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2019 16:47

Z should clearly have been "Get a 360".

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25015

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2019 17:03

Da5e · **Posted:** Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:17

clipping, then. They're one of those cool and mysterious bands who are in all lowercase and release stuff on Sub Pop and that. Their new album dropped last week—it's called There Existed An Addiction To Blood, and it's superb.

They're a hip-hop thing, but in that weird, experimental way that bands like dälek and cLOUDDEAD were (see, more case weirdness. Must be something to do with drugs.) The producers are a Hollywood composer and a harsh noise artist, and the MC won a Tony for being in Hamilton and is apparently a regular on Sesame Street. But fucking hell. Fucking hell, they're good.

The new album is a horrorcore throwback; that strange little 90's subgenre where tension and, well, horror replaced gangsta bragging. The music is strangely drawn out, drones and NOISES and enormous beats that sound like (and probably are) manipulated concrete recordings. Actual Noise, too—Pedestrian Deposit and The Rita are guests.

It's not just pretentious noise wankery though, there are hooks and beats and some absolutely ridiculous rapping. 'Story 7' has actual polymetrics, flipping between 5/4 and 7/4 with a rhyme scheme that pulls them both into a standard 4/4, as if Meshuggah decided to have a go at the rap singing. There are all sorts of playful modulations, with bars suddenly dropping into swung triplets as the story get more tense.

I dunno. It's just really, really, really good hip-hop, dressed up in a musicology PhD thesis. Don't go into it expecting hit singles (though 'Club Down' and 'La Mala Ordina' could do the trick if they got the airplay), but do have a listen; it's on Spotify.

To damn it with the faintest of praise, it's my favourite rap album since ICP's The Great Milenko!

myp · **Posted:** Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:21

Sounds up my alley. I love cLOUDDEAD and also like Dälek (to a lesser extent).

Da5e · **Posted:** Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:25

Mr Chonks wrote:

Sounds up my alley. I love cLOUDDEAD and also like Dälek (to a lesser extent).

It's a LOT more aggressive than cLOUDDEAD, but definitely cut from the same 'found sound and strange timings' cloth.

Their last album Splendor and Misery is worth a shot—it's a hip hop concept record about a spaceship's controlling AI who falls in love with the last human alive, with hilarious* consequences!

*spoilers: not hilarious

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14248

Eminem & Joyner Lucas have done this track called “What if I was gay” and it’s kinda great.

https://soundcloud.com/russprod/eminem- ... ay-premera

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Trooper wrote:

You're thinking of Suggs.

This did actually make me LOL.

50, no, 100 bananas.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:50

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

I heard this live version first and I think it's waaaaay better than the somewhat tame sounding studio version.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4211

Just purchased for Mini Top who is going through a Nirvana phase. And for myself, obvs.

But 9 fucking quid!

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:29

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/ ... ts-at-amas

Quote:

Taylor Swift’s performance at the American music awards is in doubt, as is the future of a new Netflix documentary about her, the singer has claimed, thanks to an ongoing feud with “tyrannical” music managers Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta.

Taylor Swift returns to US court after appeal over copyright lawsuit
Read more
“Don’t know what else to do,” Swift wrote in a tweet, which contained screenshots of a long statement in which she alleged that Borchetta and Braun, who own the rights to her early albums, were preventing her from performing her own work at the upcoming AMAs, at which she is set to receive the artist of the decade award.

Not great

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38146

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2019 19:53

Listening to Taylor Swift's Christmas songs* is pleasing. Not sure about the Last Christmas cover, but the rest is pretty decent. Santa Baby remains pure filth.

*"Alexa, play Taylor Swift's Christmas songs"

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2019 22:07

Kylie's version of Santa Baby is still best, reckon.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25015

Grim... wrote:

Kylie's version of Santa Baby is still best, reckon.

Oh god, I can’t bare to listen to that. I can’t stand the song to begin with, but Kylie’s simpering, infantilised breathy baby voice makes me feel so grossed out that I feel genuinely angry if it comes on the radio. Combined with the lyrics I can’t off the top of my head think of a song I like less.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25015

Yesterday Russell listened to This Ole’ House (both the Shaky and Rosemary Clooney versions). Choooon.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2019 23:39

Mimi wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Kylie's version of Santa Baby is still best, reckon.

Oh god, I can’t bare to listen to that. I can’t stand the song to begin with, but Kylie’s simpering, infantilised breathy baby voice makes me feel so grossed out that I feel genuinely angry if it comes on the radio. Combined with the lyrics I can’t off the top of my head think of a song I like less.

Baby shark

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2019 23:52

Mimi wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Kylie's version of Santa Baby is still best, reckon.

Oh god, I can’t bare to listen to that. I can’t stand the song to begin with, but Kylie’s simpering, infantilised breathy baby voice makes me feel so grossed out that I feel genuinely angry if it comes on the radio. Combined with the lyrics I can’t off the top of my head think of a song I like less.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2019 23:53

Grim... wrote:

Kylie's version of Santa Baby is still best, reckon.

I am doing research

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Dec 08, 2019 0:07

Deconstructed!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38146

I agree with Mimi. Santa Baby is cringe, no matter the singer

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38146

Seen on a toilet wall in Liverpool

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Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14248

Eminem dropping a surprise album this morning got me fully erect.

...ft Ed Sheeren.

Then I went back to bed and waited for the alarm to go off.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14248

Remember that time when Dan Akroyd and NWA were just hanging out on a music video?

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Mimi wrote:

Yesterday Russell listened to This Ole’ House (both the Shaky and Rosemary Clooney versions). Choooon.

I was never a fan of Shaky or that song, by anyone. For some reason it's inextricably linked in my subconscious with "Green door."

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

This is all very nice but you'd never get these banjos on a bus.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:04

Squarepusher's latest album is a harsh ride but this tune off a recent EP is a beaut.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:48

Here's an article on Elastica. A band a billion times better than Sleeper.

https://thequietus.com/articles/28034-e ... ewartifice

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4211

MaliA wrote:

Here's an article on Elastica. A band a billion times better than Sleeper.

https://thequietus.com/articles/28034-e ... ewartifice

As much as I love Louise Wener, that's a pretty low bar.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:52

The it Girl is a decent album. I never really got into Elastica.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4211

Mr Chonks wrote:

The it Girl is a decent album. I never really got into Elastica.

Definitely better than the first album. I have huge affection for Sale of the Century and What Do I Do Now?

Elastica are good though, hard to argue with songs like Stutter and Vaseline.

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