Not only is this completely hysterical, but anyone who knows anything about headphones know those are easily the worst in-ear headphones in their price-range, and maybe three or four price-ranges below.

You'd better get laid or I'm going to be pissed. Everybody loves a good mousy girl.

Wreck that snizz, Wang-Wang. I'm working my own angle, and am closing in on my first nonwhore bag in over a year, I think. Wish me luck in my creepiness.

http://www.mediafire.com/?3nmwjaj25mt

I remembered that I posted this for Dutch (I can't rememeber why though?) in the benign rap thread. These tracks are, in fact, the opposite of benign. Judging by Dutch's reaction, none so far I believe, this is the best mix in the history of mixes in this thread.

Like I said in the other thread they're not in a mix type order. Just tracks listed alphabetically by artist. It's mainly stuff that you probably haven't heard.

I'm sure a few of you won't hate it.

Someone make/request a mixtape. I have nothing to do tomorrow. Night.

I herby request a mixtape of no theme in particular.

Best hip-hop duets/collaborations.

I was listening to Method Man/Mary J Blige Your All I Need to Get By today and wanted to do it, but if your volunteering.

So far I'd toss these onto it, trying to think of more.

Your All I Need to Get By - Method Man feat. Mary J Blige
So Into You - Fabulous feat. Tamia
Back to Life 2001 - Mary J feat Jadakiss

Obv I'm Real by Ja Rule and J-Lo.






But in all seriousness... All Falls Down by Kanye and Syleena Johnson (or the live version that allegedly features Lauryn Hill, though I've never been able to verify that)

If I Ruled The World by Nas and Lauryn Hill

If it doesn't have to be a female vocalist, I'd throw on Back Like That by Ghostface and NeYo.

This is just off the top of my head, so I'm sure there are many better choices I'm blanking on. I might have to make this mix.

Nah, those were just the examples I tossed out so sex of the vocalist isn't important. Fiesta remix by R Kelly feat Jadakiss is the shit too, I like his verse better than the more popular Jay-z version.

I suppose could toss in Dilemma by Nelly and Kelly. If I Ruled the World was a good call btw, as was All Falls Down.

Sorry, no mix. I got sidetracked. Maybe on the morrow.

Someone else make the Rap Duets, also; my sad little Hip-Hop library is way too small for such a specific theme. I can't name ten of them.

I'd like a mixtape.. the theme " Music to listen to whilst strangling a whore"

I'd open with "Kim," but that pretty much blows the whole payload up front.

I just listened to Black Sheep Boy by Okkervil River and Picaresque by Decemberists. I'd hear BSB in passing, but as with their latest record (the first one I heard), it took me a couple plays for the awesomeness to sink in. "Black" in particular is stellar.

I'm really digging Decemberists, too. I'm looking forward to listening to Her Majesty.

Also: Scott Walker...any good? I hear his name a lot, and I downloaded his last album last year after it landed on PF's top 50 (isn't this year's coming up in a few weeks?), and promptly deleted it (as I'd done with Bee Thousand the spring before), but I have no recollection of what it was like, or if it's a reasonable way to break into his catalog. I'm downloading a boxset called 5 Easy Pieces, unless anyone has a better idea.

Wow. That's so weird. I came on here specificially to reccomend you listen to The Drift. Wow....

That's the only music of his I've ever heard, but I was in love with it for like 3 months when it came out. Just blew me away.

I dig the crap out of the Scott Walker I've heard, which isn't much.

I'm listening to Morrissey's You Are The Quarry.

I decided to play The Drift again today a few times through, see if I still think it's awesome. I do. "Cossacks Are" was my favorite track, and probably still is. Need to get all stoned and listen to the album again. I feel about The Drift like I do about I See A Darkness.

I'm still trying to make myself listen to The Drift. I get like a minute in, but it's so abrasive.... Are there a couple tracks that stand out or should I just suck it up.

I highly, highly, highly recommend you all watch Scott Walker: 30 Century Man.

Just booked ticket to go see Pumpkins in Dublin in February so realllly lookin forward to that,

Also been listening to Kasabian's self titled album pretty much non-stop for the past few weeks, I especially like LSF, Club Foot and Processed Beats.

I think my favorite tracks are "Cossacks Are," "Jesse" and "Psioratic." It's a tough listen, though, so I can understand not exactly enjoying it.



It's been on my short list of films to watch, just because I'm kinda curious about Scott Walker.

Jon Brion's Meaningless.

Dutch, IceBearWang, and a few others would probably dig this if you haven't heard it yet. If anyone has, I'm curious about thoughts. It's on my short list of favorite albums of all time.

Downloading.

Right now I'm listening to The Milk-Eyed Mender and Ys. I really like Joanna Newsom. That make me some kinda fag?

omg if my roomate tells me to turn my music/guitar down one more time im gonna put a hit out on him

Buy headphones or move.

I also nabbed the Brion disc, but haven't spun it yet.

Anyone like classical at all? I listen to a lot of the really cliche stuff; Rite of Spring, right now.

What site do you use?

I use the uTorrent client, and search Mininova, Pirate Bay, and myBittorrent for the torrents. None of them are all that good, but people usually point me in the right direction if I need them. There's some stuff I struggle to find, but the Jon Brion album -- even though I'd never heard of him/it -- was easy to locate/download.

i dont think immortal technique gets enough love in here

I dig him, but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to find him funny, which is 90% of the appeal, to me. His politics are absolutely deranged, and he puts them center-stage, which makes the albums a tough sell, other than novelty, for me, anyway. But I guess that's the case with a lot of hip-hop.

About lcd soundsystem



I would seriously make love to James Murphy if he asked. Everything about him is awesome.

I've been listening to the Fantasia soundtrack today. Anyone else listen to Classical like at all?

New Ghostface (The Big Doe Rehab) leaked, apparently.

Edit: The 8 Diagrams, too.

I'm like half-way through Ghosty. It's a little skit-heavy, but good.

Just got a bunch of new stuff:

The Perceptionists (a bunch of Def Jux guys [Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, and DJ Fakts One]) - Black Dialogue
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
Jay-Z - American Gangster (finally)
A bunch of Elvis Costello stuff
A few PE albums I was missing
The Replacements - Let It Be

does anybody still have this in full for upload (download? I don't know, I'm dumb)? it seems that the original one that yorke was hosting is gone now, and I can't find the majority of these on limewire.

I've got it on my computer. If you don't find it from somebody else in the next few hours, I'll just hop on AIM and send you a copy. Probably be around 7-8pm (after class, before Chuck, on NBC).

Send me a PM if you don't mind taking the contact level from "totally anonymous" to "still anonymous, but with real-time interaction." Don't worry. I won't demand you cuddle afterwards.

lv, you know i love me some jb.

he is a hero. a godsend. a god. so skilled he makes me lol. and other times (eternal sunshine score) he makes me weep.

I was fairly certain that you would chime in here at some point. I concur with all statements. The Eternal Sunshine score is phenomenal, as was his work on Magnolia. I haven't seen I Heart Huckabees, but I understand he did the score to that as well.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm listening to CD2

Version of "Up on the Ladder" on CD2 is awesome.

Last Flowers is my jam, thusly.

Did we ever decide if these were B-Sides or if this is a long EP or if the whole thing is a double LP or if it's two short LPs or what?

It'll probably be easier to tell when they release it on CD form. Is it going to be a double disc? It feel like a CD Proper and a Collection of B-Sides, except they might not really be B-sides, because there might be OTHER tracks released as b-sides to the singles.

I'm listening to some of Mahler's early work. I really enjoy the way his symphonies use sound and grow harmoniously to evoke both drama and emotion.

No, seriously, I'm obviously listening to disk 2. COME ON.

rent/buy dvd and dl/buy score immed

so i know it was discussed like a month ago, but i put together a pretty sweet 80s mix that should complement LLYs nicely.

i'll post it if anyone wants it.

Do it!

Naw, none of us here like music, much. We're waiting for you to post some Hand Histories and celebrity gossip.

FYP

You know I love you, Yorke, but if you ever disrespect me by "fixing" my posts again, I WILL cut you. Cut you good.

Ok, so LLY's mix was sweet and I <3 all of his choices. I tried to build on it and include stuff that was maybe a little more obscure (not that any of this is super 'out' or anything); I also wanted to include some punk rock, hip hop, and electronic music. I did duplicate a couple bands if I just really loved a song that felt needed to be on there. I ended up having to cut a ton of songs I wanted to include just for the sake of keeping it under 80 minutes so as to fit on a single cd. My apologies in advance if this gets long-winded and mildly auto-biographical. Hope you guys dig.

01 – Cocteau Twins – "Lorelei", from the album Treasure (1984)

If you're like me, and I know a lot of you are, you hold My Bloody Valentine's Loveless near and dear to your heart. I'm also guessing that you've all wasted a few hours of your life pondering what music Kevin Shields was into that could've inspired him to make such a ridiculously awesome album. Cocteau Twins are as relevant a precedent to MBV as I've found, and this song is one of my favorite songs ever. Robin Guthrie's effects-drenched guitar drones make me happy in the pants and Elizabeth Fraser's breathy vocals no doubt inspired Bilinda Butcher and Billy Corgan, among others. Treasure could be released tomorrow and it would probably be my favorite album of 2007.

02 – De La Soul – "The Magic Number", from the album 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)

I probably don't need to say much about this; this album is essential. I <3 every song on it.

03 – Black Flag – "TV Party", from the album Damaged (1981)

When discussing music with friends, I have often half-joked that I think all modern music made by people who were never into punk rock is lame. I really think it's kind of true. There's something about the aesthetic that is just exactly what pop music should be: immediate and visceral. Anyway, Black Flag had tons of lineup changes over the years, but Damaged is a landmark. Henry Rollins famously got the lead singer gig by jumping onstage at one of their shows. "TV Party" is a lol satire of couch potatoes and wouldn't be out of place today, save for the references to dated tv series. Dallas! Guitarist Greg Ginn of course also started the legendary punk label SST which at times in the 80s had a ridiculous roster including bands like Husker Du, Bad Brains, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., and Soundgarden.

04 – Echo & The Bunnymen – "The Killing Moon", from the album Ocean Rain (1984)

Just as I've always been interested in what inspired MBV, I've also been interested in what inspired Radiohead. We all know that Thom discovered Warp Records and that those albums have hugely influenced everything from Kid A to the present. In my opinion, Radiohead's early work is most directly influenced by three bands: Echo & the Bunnymen, R.E.M., and The Stone Roses, the latter two of which I think also wanted to sound like Echo & the Bunnymen. Within "The Killing Moon" you can hear traces of Radiohead's "My Iron Lung" (<3 the minor iv) and aspects of the bass line were copped pretty straightforwardly for R.E.M.'s "Man on the Moon".

05 – The Stone Roses – "She Bangs the Drums", from the s/t album (1989)

Hugely influential guitar work, awesome Ian Brown vocals…this album for some reason never gained a whole lot of traction in the states, but it was big in the UK and paved the way for the Brit-pop of the mid-90s. Totally solid, front to back.

06 – Prince – "I Would Die 4 U", from the album Purple Rain (1984)

Prince had already made two unbelievable albums (Dirty Mind and 1999) by the time he turned 26 in 1984. With Purple Rain, he wanted to make himself a huge star, and he succeeded, obviously. The album was number one in the U.S. for something crazy like 8 weeks. He recorded this pretty much on his own, writing all the material, playing all the instruments, singing most of the vocal parts, and the end result is so brilliant and unique it's no wonder everyone else in the record-making business was trying to catch up for the rest of the decade.

07 – Bad Brains – "Pay To Cum", from the s/t album (1982)

Famously lauded by the Beastie Boys' MCA as the best punk album of all-time, Bad Brains' first release was massively influential to the burgeoning D.C. hardcore scene. The recording sounds like they put a radio shack mic on the floor in the middle of a garage, but it justs adds to the vibe. Their shows were said to be some of the most intense and energetic live shows ever. Later efforts were more polished, but nothing captures the raw intensity of Bad Brains like this 1:25 of audio napalm. I promise to never write a phrase like that ever again.

08 – Eric B. and Rakim – "Paid in Full", from the album Paid in Full (1987)

Everything these two ever did is essential, and the first two full lengths, Paid in Full and Follow the Leader stand as untouchable monoliths of hip hop greatness. Rakim's flow is still the best evar.

09 – Bruce Springsteen – "Atlantic City", from the album Nebraska (1982)

I never really 'got' the Boss until I forced myself to sit down and listen to Nebraska. Holy hell, what an album. Recorded at home on his shitty cassette 4-track, songs like "Atlantic City" are so bare you can't help but be drawn into the protagonists' plights. Some of his 70s albums like Born to Run were so overproduced it's easy to forget that there's a pretty ridiculously talented singer/songwriter there who can stand in front of an audience of 20,000 with nothing more than an acoustic guitar and a harmonica and have the place totally captivated.

10 – Elvis Costello – "Almost Blue", from the album Imperial Bedroom (1982)

I dare you to find a more beautiful song on any modern pop record. The lyrics are so amazingly perfect I am compelled to post them in their entirety:

Almost blue
Almost doing things we used to do
There's a girl here and she's almost you
Almost all the things that your eyes once promised
I see in hers too
Now your eyes are red from crying

Almost blue
Flirting with this disaster became me
It named me as the fool who only aimed to be

Almost blue
It's almost touching, it will almost do
There's a part of me that's always true...always
Not all good things come to an end now it is only a chosen few
I've seen such an unhappy couple

Almost me
Almost you
Almost blue


11 – Depeche Mode – "New Life", from the album Speak & Spell (1981)

This was kind of the first fully realized synth-pop album. The songs are good, and the production is stellar. The band's sound changed a lot after Vince Clarke left to form Erasure, but their early material is undeniably catchy and awesome.

12 – New Order – "The Perfect Kiss", from the album Low-Life (1985)

New Order is one of my favorite bands of all-time, and Low-Life is my favorite album of theirs. Idk, this whole record is just perfect to me.

13 – Fugazi – "Bulldog Front", from the s/t EP (1988) and later, 13 Songs (1990)

I first heard Fugazi when I was 13, and I'm not sure if any other band had as much of an impact on my musical upbringing (as a rock musician, that is). I was in love with the energy of punk, and I was starting to want more than simple 3 chord guitar slop. Fugazi had all the energy of punk, but they added Ian McKaye's unflinching lyrics and guitar work like I had never heard before.

14 – David Bowie – "Ashes to Ashes", from the album Scary Monsters (1980)

Scary Monsters was sort of the end of Bowie's golden age, but it's one of my favorite albums. It's just a great batch of songs that was new wave before such a thing existed. The vocal melody on the line "I'm happy/Hope you're happy too" is one of the catchiest hooks I've ever heard. And the outro is just so great.

15 – Cybotron – "Clear", initially a single, later from the album Enter (1983)

Widely regarded as the birth of techno, Juan Atkins' "Clear" almost single-handedly spawned a new kind of popular music. I say almost single-handedly because, of course, his high school buddies Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson (together known as the Belleville Three) helped make Detroit (and later Chicago) a hotbed for groundbreaking electronic music. Timbaland was smart enough to recognize how sick and how ahead of its time this track was and thus copped it verbatim (and gave credit) for Missy Elliott's 2005 single "Lose Control". Becoming a hit 22 years after the fact is a pretty impressive feat.

16 – Public Enemy – "Don't Believe the Hype", from the album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)

With groundbreaking production from the Bomb Squad and much improved lyrics from their debut, It Takes a Nation is totally essential. Chuck D really started coming into his own as a lyricist, and like the first Eric B. and Rakim records, it boggles the mind that these albums were made when they were. I probably needed to include some Run DMC on this compilation, but Run DMC always seemed more willing to 'play ball' whereas PE prided themselves on rubbing people the wrong way and pushing things into uncharted territory.

17 – Beastie Boys – "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun", from the album Paul's Boutique (1989)

Everybody probably knows that the Dust Brothers basically invented a new way to make music with primitive computer technology which they used to sample stuff. Paul's Boutique was way ahead of its time and stands as a landmark album. Also, I just really like this song.

18 – R.E.M. – "Cuyahoga", from the album Life's Rich Pageant (1986)

People will tell you that Murmur is the best R.E.M. album, but the Life's Rich Pageant/Document 1986/1987 period is my favorite R.E.M. period. I feel like they really peaked as a band, achieving a sort of 'everyband' sound that was somehow their own. And I only say 'everyband' because literally every band started to try to sound like them for the next ten years. One of the by-products of being great is that excrement like Sister Hazel follow in your wake. You can imagine an ordinary garage band playing "Cuyahoga", and it would suck. When R.E.M. do it, it's really great. And Michael Stipe's lyrics are excellent, as always.

19 – My Bloody Valentine – "Lose My Breath", from the album Isn't Anything (1988)

I certainly feel like Isn't Anything is overlooked due to the magnitude of Loveless' awesomeness, but aside from simply showcasing the potentially great things on the horizon, there are some pretty staggeringly beautiful moments. Whenever I listen to "Lose My Breath" I always think of the Beavis and Butthead episode where they watch the video for Radiohead's "Creep" and Beavis asks Butthead why the verses have to suck so much, and Butthead responds shrewdly that the chorus wouldn't be nearly as awesome if the verses weren't as ghey. The verses for "Lose My Breath" are almost unlistenably dissonant, but they give way to a chorus that is so stunning you completely forget that the verse was even there at all.

20 – Brian Eno – "An Ending (Ascent)", from the album Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks (1983)

The pioneer of ambient music/superproducer could have found his way onto this list in a lot of different ways. His collaborations throughout the 70s and 80s were so numerous it's hard to get a handle on everything he did, but suffice it say that he is certainly one of the most important record makers of the modern era. All of his pop stuff from the 70s is great, as is his collaboration with David Byrne, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981). And of course there are the big albums he produced like Bowie's Berlin trilogy and U2's Joshua Tree, etc. Some of the ambient stuff from the 80s is meh, but I've always really liked the Apollo album. If this sounds familiar to you, it's because Soderbergh used it at the end of Traffic.


So I had to leave out a bunch of stuff I'm not happy about leaving out like The Fall, Wire, Suicide, Talking Heads, Cameo, Big Black, Husker Du, the Police, Last Exit, Run DMC, Dead Can Dance, DAF, Spinal Tap, Rick Astley etc etc. but I think the list as is is a really enjoyable listen, which has to count for something....