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[karateexplosion]

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This is what I wanna do; learn guitar well enough that I can just beat the shit out of one until good sounds come out.

[matan-san]

Originally Posted by karateexplosion

I didn't even know Tomoko Kawase was still around. Neat.

Found this while pulling up Souretsu on Youtube to listen to (all my SR/TJ is on an external that I'm too lazy to plug in). The bridge layered upon itself and repeated ad infinitum. It's pretty wild; consider yourself warned.




It actually kind of a fun exercise to try to focus on only one layer and follow it through the entire thing.

holy shit, now that was something..

on the subject of Tommy February6, I guess i'm one of the few that don't like it. the whole premise of the Tommy Feb6 project was to make part parody, part homage to J-pop idols from the 80's, together with the dated production and everything. but on the new album with the updated production that 80's appeal is gone

[Superficial Fan]

Okay this one I will absolutely vouch for. Yes it stays within strict house parameters, but what it does with them--wow.

Katy B - What Love Is Made Of

(I don't know, I've just been going through a UK dance pop/dance crossover thing lately and I don't know if it's really as hot as it seems right now or I'm just more receptive and it's about the same.)

[karateexplosion]

^Reminds me of Rihanna.


Currently listening to Jason Mraz butcher what was a somewhat promising career of acoustic R&B by turning into a sad parody of Josh Groban and/or Ben Gibbard with his last album.

[matan-san]

Akiko Shikata fans? just discovered her yesterday

Akiko Shikata - Istoria

[karateexplosion]

^I like it. Very Yuki Kajiura-esque.

Faith No More - Falling to Pieces

[karateexplosion]

Kanye West - Yeezus (Full Album)

I dig it, but seriously, if some unknown had released this as a demo tape (totally plausible), nobody'd have taken notice.

[Tokyo Jihad]

I think Yeezus in okaayyyyy. The sound of the album ranges from fierce to limp. For the most part, the production is pretty darn good (which should be expected.) The song craft is pretty lackluster. "New Slaves," "Bound 2" are killer, "Blood on the Leaves" and "Black Skinhead" are up there too -- and while that is about half of the record, the rest of the tracks are either completely uninteresting or severely flawed. "Hold my Liquor" almost hits it's mark, but the Chief Keef refrain is flat and yet is what the rest of the song orbits. "I am a God" is almost a window smasher until you fixate on Kanye's rough draft lyrics. The subject matter on this record is shockingly shallow. Every song is either "'ey its Yeezy!" or "I have troubled relations with females." It feels as though Kanye has nothing to say apart from "New Slaves."

Maybe Yeezus will grow, but I think I have a pretty solid handle on it by now. While it's novel for Kanye to bring industrial sounds into a top 40, mainstream record, I feel like he could have spent equal attention to his song craft as he did sound craft.

[karateexplosion]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Jihad

"I have troubled relations with females."

I'm literally falling out of my chair laughing at this.

I tend to agree. It's no Dropout or Registration. I think the whole "bringing industrial and acid house to the top 40s" novelty is maybe what I was getting at by the belabored demo tape comment. Just that the album itself does seem a tad lazy. I dunno. Maybe Kanye's just too meta for me.

[Inseu]

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