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Bill Posters · 05-03-2003, 17:34

This week oi av been mostly list'nin' to:

Sidsel Endresen+Bugge Wesseltoft - Out Here. In Here
(Oslo Jazz/electronica with delicate vocals)

Penguin Café Orchestra - Signs of Life
(instrumental. classical rhythmic structures with folk/ instruments)

Brokeback - Look at the Birds
(post rock [i think that's what it's called. I just call it 'good stuff'])

VA - Folky 2
(folk-tinged electronica incl. Gorodisch)

Philip Glass - Glassworks
(modern classicist who inspired a generation)

Nuspirit Helsinki - Nuspirit Helsinki
(nujazz)

Sigur Ros - ( )
(icelandic tundramental* post/avant rock)

Múm - (almost e/thing they've ever done)
(major session of everything i have from these Icelandic avant rock/idm-ers)

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Vriion
(minimal/gltich meets modern classical/jazz piano)

* Did i just make up a new genre title?

---

Last few weeks it's been loads of vocal/guitar stuff like RHCP (By The Way), David Gray (A New Day At Midnight), Coldplay (A Rush of Blood To The Head), Johan (Pergola), The Shins (Oh, Inverted World).

I go through phases, shuttling back and forth between lively, 'sing-a-long out loud' guitar+vocal stuff and quieter, more 'intimate' electronica/jazz/folk-influenced instrumental.

The latter set is where my heart is.

I can't over-recommend stuff like Philip Glass, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Yann Tiersen (Le Phare, L'Absente, Amelie soundtrack).
Greatest stuff in the world to work to, imho.

05-03-2003, 17:37

David Grey - best male ever -
Coldplay - absoulltly fantastic

oli · 05-03-2003, 18:11

yeah David Gray's allright I wish he'd keep his bloody head still when he sings tho!

Brooklyn · 06-03-2003, 04:16

Quote:

Originally posted by COBRAHQ
VNV Nation : Standing/Burning Empires

Excellent, another VNV Person. It's amazing how many people know very little if nothing about their existence. Have you heard the Future Perfect album? If so, is it any good?

Standing has to be my all time fave atm. Had it playing at the birth of my son not so long ago!

Current CD Collection for today:

Rammstein :: Mutter
Mesh :: Trust You EP
VNV Nation :: Praise the Fallen
VNV Nation :: Empires
Apoptygma Berzerk :: 7

It's gonna be a dark day in the office today!

marc · 06-03-2003, 04:35

Saw VNV nation live once, fat bloke in black shorts. Was kinda funny. I tend to prefer oldschool industrial tho, the likes of Skinny Puppy, Mentallo & The Fixer, etc.

The new stuff is just too slick and commercial.

06-03-2003, 08:26

i hate commercial stuff - i was a big fan of Linkin Park Untill the poofs got to materilistic - my fav band at the moment is NERD/Neptunes - they no how to make beats! Pharrell i love you lol :/

ops:

Northernboy · 06-03-2003, 08:27

Quote:

Originally posted by oli
whats KMFDM ??

Kylie
Minogue
Fans
Don't
Masturbate

I need to get some more tunes onto my server at home!
Must dig out the assortment of VNV Nation, NIN, Ministry, Sheep On Drugs, Consolidated, Murder Inc., and RevCo CD's for my "Loud stuff" playlist.
Suppose the Orb, Orbital, Aphex Twin, Amorphous Androgynous and FSOL tunes would add to the "Mellow" playlist too.

And I'll have to ensure that "Clubbed to death" by Rob D, "Look to your orb..." by Monster Magnet, and "Dragula" by Rob Zombie are on the list too - best bits from the Matrix soundtrack by far

And I want to get some Boards of Canada stuff too - not got anything of theirs yet, but keep hearing good recommendations...

06-03-2003, 08:30

Ponders wither or not to download some of the music people are saying here it sounds a bit sick! :S

Regards

Me

greenfruit · 06-03-2003, 09:56

radio 1 GAHHH!!!!!! Makes me want to throw the radio into a bath of water.

Self serving celebrity arse licking fools.

We have an old Mac Performa 6400 as an MP3 jukebox. Everyone has about 200 tracks on it making up roughly 2 1/2 constant days of music.

I currently like roots manuva and various other mainly rap stuff, but i also like heavier stuff, ive got the new anthrax CD and Pains cover of elenor rigby is hella cool.

oli · 06-03-2003, 10:06

northern boy : are Aphex Twin the ones with the sick videos? If its the one im thinking of they have things like little girls with twisted old womens faces screaming and stuff- my kind of video!

Bill Posters · 06-03-2003, 10:23

Quote:

Kylie Minogue Fans Don't Masturbate

Shouldn't that be KMFDM™?

Kylie Minogue Fans Don't Masturbate (That Much)

Oli, the Aphex Twin (singular) track/video you are thinking of is 'Come To Daddy' (1997).
The promo video is by Chris Cunningham.

oli · 06-03-2003, 11:01

Cheers Bill, I seem to remember that it won some kind of award which is why I remember it.
I think the same guy did one for Afrika Bambaata with a guy walking along and bits of his feet & legs start snapping off like they are frozen! good stuff anyway.

06-03-2003, 11:29

Bill Posters · 06-03-2003, 11:57

Quote:

Originally posted by oli
Cheers Bill, I seem to remember that it won some kind of award which is why I remember it.
I think the same guy did one for Afrika Bambaata with a guy walking along and bits of his feet & legs start snapping off like they are frozen! good stuff anyway.

Close.

Afrika Shox by Leftfield.

Chris Cunningham directed a fair number of promos for prominant underground(ish) artists incl. Björk, Squarepusher, Autechre...

Here's a list I found through Google. I don't think it's complete as it only lists up to the Afrika Shox video in 1999.
http://www.mvdbase.com/director/C/ccunn.htm

Here's another which also covers some of his ad and film work:
http://www.director-file.com/cunningham/

oli · 06-03-2003, 12:13

Quote:

Close.

Afrika Shox by Leftfield.

I should have known that - Ive got the leftfield album with the video on the disk.

COBRAHQ · 07-03-2003, 13:48

It's funny... most of the designers I know listen to Techno or Industrial... or a mixture of the two. I don't think I've met one that listens to Britney Skank or one of those pre-fabricated bands on the market that the kids these days seem to enjoy. >_<

I checked out VNV at a show here in Toronto last year... VERY good live. I wasnt too impressed with Future Perfect... I think they cleaned all the tracks a little excessively... it's almost over-produced to the point that it's annoying.
VNV just has that positive feel to it... makes working more tolerable once you've thrown on 'Standing' or 'Kingdom'... makes me WANT to face annoying clients hehe.

Oldschool Skinny Puppy is ALWAYS a favourite... Ogre is tha man. Ohgr was nice to see arrive on the scene... got to love 'Cracker'... anyone that can create a song to mock Reznor of NIN and make a video that blatantly knocks him, is ok in my books.

07-03-2003, 14:02

Just Downloaded Kingdom - fuckin crackin Tune so ive decided to download everything with VNV Nation! - crackin music for a kick ass Counter-Strike Movie - gets me in the mood to kick ass!

COBRAHQ · 07-03-2003, 14:08

Quote:

Originally posted by Marko1888
Just Downloaded Kingdom - fuckin crackin Tune so ive decided to download everything with VNV Nation! - crackin music for a kick ass Counter-Strike Movie - gets me in the mood to kick ass!

If you liked that one... go get 'Joy'...

'So why do I love when I still feel pain
when does it end, when is my work done.
Why do I fight... and why do I feel
that i carry a sword through a battlefield.

AWESOME song. VNV is great to listen to playing ANY FPS I find... kick ass and dont look back. o.o

07-03-2003, 14:16

Forsaken *Vocal Mix* is bloody good 2 have u ever listened to a band called velvet acid christ?

COBRAHQ · 07-03-2003, 14:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Marko1888
Forsaken *Vocal Mix* is bloody good 2 have u ever listened to a band called velvet acid christ?

Yup, I have Neuroblastoma and Fun With Knives... both great cd's.

Haujobb is another favourite to listen to, as well as Wumpscut and Front Line Assembly... staples of any industrial listeners collection. ^^

05-03-2003, 18:11	#23 (permalink)
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greenfruit sflwa.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southsea Posts: 506	radio 1 GAHHH!!!!!! Makes me want to throw the radio into a bath of water. Self serving celebrity arse licking fools. We have an old Mac Performa 6400 as an MP3 jukebox. Everyone has about 200 tracks on it making up roughly 2 1/2 constant days of music. I currently like roots manuva and various other mainly rap stuff, but i also like heavier stuff, ive got the new anthrax CD and Pains cover of elenor rigby is hella cool. __________________ [OAP] somefool

06-03-2003, 10:06	#30 (permalink)
oli Rack off, ya dag™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England.™ Posts: 11,816	northern boy : are Aphex Twin the ones with the sick videos? If its the one im thinking of they have things like little girls with twisted old womens faces screaming and stuff- my kind of video! __________________ Linked In :: Last.fm :: Twitter :: Flavors :: Flukle :: Gowalla :: Posterous

06-03-2003, 11:01	#32 (permalink)
oli Rack off, ya dag™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England.™ Posts: 11,816	Cheers Bill, I seem to remember that it won some kind of award which is why I remember it. I think the same guy did one for Afrika Bambaata with a guy walking along and bits of his feet & legs start snapping off like they are frozen! good stuff anyway. __________________ Linked In :: Last.fm :: Twitter :: Flavors :: Flukle :: Gowalla :: Posterous

06-03-2003, 11:29	#33 (permalink)
Marko1888 Posts: n/a	ohhk

05-03-2003, 17:34	#21 (permalink)
Bill Posters trouble free and loverlee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: YooKay Posts: 3,083	This week oi av been mostly list'nin' to: Sidsel Endresen+Bugge Wesseltoft - Out Here. In Here (Oslo Jazz/electronica with delicate vocals) Penguin Café Orchestra - Signs of Life (instrumental. classical rhythmic structures with folk/ instruments) Brokeback - Look at the Birds (post rock [i think that's what it's called. I just call it 'good stuff']) VA - Folky 2 (folk-tinged electronica incl. Gorodisch) Philip Glass - Glassworks (modern classicist who inspired a generation) Nuspirit Helsinki - Nuspirit Helsinki (nujazz) Sigur Ros - ( ) (icelandic tundramental* post/avant rock) Múm - (almost e/thing they've ever done) (major session of everything i have from these Icelandic avant rock/idm-ers) Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Vriion (minimal/gltich meets modern classical/jazz piano) * Did i just make up a new genre title? --- Last few weeks it's been loads of vocal/guitar stuff like RHCP (By The Way), David Gray (A New Day At Midnight), Coldplay (A Rush of Blood To The Head), Johan (Pergola), The Shins (Oh, Inverted World). I go through phases, shuttling back and forth between lively, 'sing-a-long out loud' guitar+vocal stuff and quieter, more 'intimate' electronica/jazz/folk-influenced instrumental. The latter set is where my heart is. I can't over-recommend stuff like Philip Glass, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Yann Tiersen (Le Phare, L'Absente, Amelie soundtrack). Greatest stuff in the world to work to, imho.

05-03-2003, 17:37	#22 (permalink)
Marko1888 Posts: n/a	David Grey - best male ever - Coldplay - absoulltly fantastic

06-03-2003, 04:35	#25 (permalink)
marc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 31	Saw VNV nation live once, fat bloke in black shorts. Was kinda funny. I tend to prefer oldschool industrial tho, the likes of Skinny Puppy, Mentallo & The Fixer, etc. The new stuff is just too slick and commercial.

06-03-2003, 08:26	#26 (permalink)
Marko1888 Posts: n/a	i hate commercial stuff - i was a big fan of Linkin Park Untill the poofs got to materilistic - my fav band at the moment is NERD/Neptunes - they no how to make beats! Pharrell i love you lol :/ ops:

06-03-2003, 08:30	#28 (permalink)
Marko1888 Posts: n/a	Ponders wither or not to download some of the music people are saying here it sounds a bit sick! :S Regards Me

07-03-2003, 13:48	#36 (permalink)
COBRAHQ < ( o.O ) > Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 32	It's funny... most of the designers I know listen to Techno or Industrial... or a mixture of the two. I don't think I've met one that listens to Britney Skank or one of those pre-fabricated bands on the market that the kids these days seem to enjoy. >_< I checked out VNV at a show here in Toronto last year... VERY good live. I wasnt too impressed with Future Perfect... I think they cleaned all the tracks a little excessively... it's almost over-produced to the point that it's annoying. VNV just has that positive feel to it... makes working more tolerable once you've thrown on 'Standing' or 'Kingdom'... makes me WANT to face annoying clients hehe. Oldschool Skinny Puppy is ALWAYS a favourite... Ogre is tha man. Ohgr was nice to see arrive on the scene... got to love 'Cracker'... anyone that can create a song to mock Reznor of NIN and make a video that blatantly knocks him, is ok in my books.

07-03-2003, 14:02	#37 (permalink)
Marko1888 Posts: n/a	Just Downloaded Kingdom - fuckin crackin Tune so ive decided to download everything with VNV Nation! - crackin music for a kick ass Counter-Strike Movie - gets me in the mood to kick ass!

07-03-2003, 14:16	#39 (permalink)
Marko1888 Posts: n/a	Forsaken Vocal Mix is bloody good 2 have u ever listened to a band called velvet acid christ?

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