Resident Hipster
That's fine! But I wouldn't want you to think that obscurity is an issue. In fact I'm slightly concerned if that's how this thing appears, because my intentions were almost the complete opposite.
Anyway, better get listening to this myself!
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- Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
- Giraffes? Giraffes! - More Skin With Milk-Mouth
- Owen Pallet - Heartland
- Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
- Ben Frost - Theory of Machines
- Tiamat - Widhoney
- Girl Talk - Feed The Animals
- Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies
- Relient K - Forget and Not Slow Down
- Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu - 1987 (What the Fuck is Going on?)
- Venetian Snares - Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding
Re-updated list, for convienience.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
You know, I find most rap and hip hop to be pretty terrible, but this... this is good. Really good.
Fun fact: "Coffee" has John Darnielle from The Mountain Goats on it, somewhere.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Resident Hipster
Agreeing with Zudak on this one, hugely enjoyable so far. But there is a real danger that this might come across as 'it's acceptable for a middle class white guy to like a white hip-hop artist' syndrome. So I guess I'll have to listen to more hip-hop 
.
cLOUDDEAD are also good.
Laugh it off, everybody
I think my opinions on None Shall Pass are pretty well known hereabouts.
But to summarize, OMG AESOP ROCK FOR THE WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN
I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
Boiled and Mashed
I'm pretty sure not all the albums I post are going to be obscure. Some might just be to get discussion going.
(Also, I've always said my taste in music favors bands that are just south of mainstream - they're still quite popular, but not constant radio play.)
As for Grooveshark, right now my computer doesn't like it, so I'm staying away from it. May try again later.
edited 17th Sep '10 4:35:46 PM by arks
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Resident Hipster
Holyyyyy shite that lick in The Harbour Is Yours is funky as hell.
I'm actually massively enjoying this album. Despite obviously trying to wow me with his rhymes, which are undeniably impressive, I'm most impressed with the backing. The beats are awesome - it's dense, complex and there's a real sense of lurking menace looming out of the background. The licks kinda shine through the murky basslines like the headlights of a juggernaut. I have no idea if I'm making any sense.
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No no, I'm totally picking up what you're putting down.
Laugh it off, everybody
Make sense to me Saeg.
None Shall Pass is also produced almost completely by Aes himself, El-P does I think one track, and Blockhead does two.
I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
So Wikipedia tells lies, then?
edited 17th Sep '10 5:15:33 PM by Wicked223
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Laugh it off, everybody
I may be mixing up albums.
I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
Resident Hipster
So yeah, I surmise that None Shall Pass was pretty freakin' awesome. Consider me a convert.
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AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
Really digging the title track.
I didn't write any of that.
See if you can tell what the song is about, it's fun.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Laugh it off, everybody
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
I cannot think of an album nearly as obscure as the ones you've got up there.That's fine! But I wouldn't want you to think that obscurity is an issue. In fact I'm slightly concerned if that's how this thing appears, because my intentions were almost the complete opposite. ...I can't help that the genre itself is obscure.
I didn't write any of that.
See if you can tell what the song is about, it's fun.He doesn't seem to like bureaucracy.
Hexachordal Combinatorial
I'm very much interested in joining this thing, and will join in on the listenings with the next album.
My album suggestion is Gackt's latest, Re:Born.
edited 8th Jan '12 7:21:26 PM by MetaFour
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AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
Guitar Bizarre was forum-banned for misbehaving elsewhere. Are we going to keep his suggestion (the Venetian Snares album) on the list?
I didn't write any of that.
I don't see any reason we shouldn't.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
I cannot think of an album nearly as obscure as the ones you've got up there.
Plus I generally don't listen to music by the album anyway.
I'm convinced that our modern day analogues to ancient scholars are comedians. -0dd1