Heartland

nick the stripper wrote:

@Si: Shriekback are The The done properly. Where Matt Johnson starts out promising but evens out, they just keep going. [Note: Comparison based on "Big Night Music" vs "Soul Mining" and "Oil and Gold" vs "Infected"]

I want some of whatever you were drinking when you wrote this.

Which bit are you questioning? There is a definite resemblance, even if it's not that strong

ormfdmrush wrote: no 'star' behaviour
that's the main

He's an unbelievably nice, friendly, normal guy. I felt bad walking into the Gents and interrupting him while he was brushing his teeth, and a bandmate was shaving. One of those moments, I suppose, that reminded me how un-glamorous the touring life can be. He's is a very friendly man--much moreso than one would expect from his Satanic Vegas-Era-Elvis on Crack stage persona.

Beirut
Black Mountain
Clipse
She Wants Revenge
Peter Bjorn and John
Neu!
The Knife
Heavy Trash

And before I forget again, the Pet Shop Boys, courtesy of Korin

Also got into Talking Heads and Diamanda Galas a bit more this year.

Oooh yeah, I forgot about Diamanda Galas and Hanin Elias

Clock DVA as well

And I rediscovered Joy Division

Most notably, loads of soul music (including doo wop).
And Johnny Cash.

Fad Gadget - Johnny Cash - psychedelic furs - suicide - MC5 - GOJIRA - the Velvet underground - James ray ****** - Alien Sex Fiend - colour haze - ....

these are some of the bands I really have gotten into the pas year. there are many many others who I could add but these are the top of the pops

Secret Machines
Death From Above 1979

these, 2 days ago.

The Smiths/Morrissey
Joy Division
The Mission

Izzy HaveMercy wrote: - the even more fecked up sounds of VENETIAN SNARES,

Arch Deviant wrote:these, 2 days ago.

Woven Hand?

@ Libs nice idea for an end of the year poll, but I haven't turned myself onto any new sounds, I have been enlightened to some knockout tunes from many good Heartlanders, Claire + Pat for rekindling my Paradise Lost flame, The Mighty Z of Antwerp for Klaus Schulze and Red Sparrows, Arayeph for his own work, scotty for always delivering some fantastic gems from The Forres Taxi Archive not least Play Dead and The Chams, Grison for some quality NIN footage, and Jansenclone + Pat for some quality product from The Sisters Archive.
@ mh, nice to see VDGG hit the spot
@ The Big Yin, Blast will sort you
@ IZ, you've retained your place as the world's greatest living Belgian for some new works by FGG and blowing ma heid apart with some dark ambient sounds available here.

If I missed anyone, please forgive but you really are a very generous lot round here.

Nice to see the virus known as Shriekback spreading.

Chicks on Speed. Just the wrong side of painfully bizarre sort-of-alt-rock. I've been feeling too, mmmm, comfortable with bands, so to hear a group that only has a casual attachment to music, chord structure, lyrical balance, etc. etc. is exciting and new!

My most interesting find this year is Mushroomhead.

Here are a few examples >
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma91hIACGH0 < great video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9bpna1ymP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8aDDanKMjk < newest muzak

ormfdmrush wrote:

Arch Deviant wrote:these, 2 days ago.

Woven Hand?

16Horsepower

Arch Deviant wrote:

ormfdmrush wrote:

Arch Deviant wrote:these, 2 days ago.

Woven Hand?

16Horsepower

Bloody great band. I have been a fan for going on ten years. David Eugene Edwards has a very distinctive sound, and his vocals are consistently good. Never got to see them, unfortunately. If you like them, you might want to check out Jay Munly's Jimmy Carter Syndrome. It got less fire-and-brimstone, but it ups the creepy factor quite a bit. I'm pretty sure most of 16 HP guest on it as well.

sultan2075 wrote:Bloody great band. I have been a fan for going on ten years. David Eugene Edwards has a very distinctive sound, and his vocals are consistently good. Never got to see them, unfortunately. If you like them, you might want to check out Jay Munly's Jimmy Carter Syndrome. It got less fire-and-brimstone, but it ups the creepy factor quite a bit. I'm pretty sure most of 16 HP guest on it as well.

Thank you, I shall check them out.

The singer out of 16 horsepower sounds a lot like Kirk Brandon, don't you think?

James Blast wrote:@ Libs nice idea for an end of the year poll

I done it last year, no-one thought I was clever!

Hmph! Libs is admittedly just cooler than me though...

boudicca wrote:The singer out of 16 horsepower sounds a lot like Kirk Brandon, don't you think?

James Blast wrote:@ Libs nice idea for an end of the year poll

I done it last year, no-one thought I was clever!

Hmph! Libs is admittedly just cooler than me though...

Indeed she is......

boudicca wrote:The singer out of 16 horsepower sounds a lot like Kirk Brandon, don't you think?

No, but that's because I've no idea who Kirk Brandon is. Care to enlighten me?

(for the record, I always thought he sounded like Patsy Cline in a weird, not-even-remotely-alike-but-there-is-something-about-it kind of way)

sultan2075 wrote:

boudicca wrote:The singer out of 16 horsepower sounds a lot like Kirk Brandon, don't you think?

No, but that's because I've no idea who Kirk Brandon is. Care to enlighten me?

(for the record, I always thought he sounded like Patsy Cline in a weird, not-even-remotely-alike-but-there-is-something-about-it kind of way)

He's the chappie out of Theatre Of Hate (and later Spear Of Destiny). I don't know, the first time I heard 16 horsepower I was racking my brain trying to think "where have I heard that voice before?"

Not that that's meant as a criticism. He doesn't sound exactly the same, there's just a timbre.

Motz wrote:And before I forget again, the Pet Shop Boys, courtesy of Korin

You're welcome, I guess.
And for Foetus too.