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Killswitch Engage (spectacular, just spectacular)
Morphine (Very easy listening, bedtime music)
Botch (some good local hardcore, unfortunately they broke up)
Candiria (I've been lovin' this band for some time now)
Converge (wildly hard)
Norma Jean (hardcore, fairly straight forward)
Porcupine Tree (very melodic, easy listening)
Shadows Fall (oldschool heavy style)
Cave In (Latest 2 discs "Jupiter and Antenna" indeed are joyous)
Shai Hulud (more crazywazy hardcore)

THPTC!

Good to hear that you enjoy Morphine. I celebrate thier entire catalog.

Eighteen Visions
The Gloria Record
Coalesce
Will Haven
The Haunted
Poison the Well
Evergreen Terrace


...Cave In is playing at the Graceland on the 17th and Eighteen Visions is playing May 6th, Killswitch Engage will be on Ozzfest, Shadows Fall and Shai Hulud were just here at the Graceland

It's going to be a good summer

Damn dude - I haven't heard of a lot of those bands. How do you keep your ear to the scene so well? Just downloading random stuff and trying it out, or talking to people, or reading about it, or...???

Usually, I'll hear about a band and DL a few tunes to check them out...in the meantime maybe having a listen to the other stuff that people have (from whom I'm downloading)...message boards, word of mouth.

What p2p you using these days (anyone)? Certainly not WinMX? I use Kazaa Lite if anything, but not too often. Also a program called Soul Seek even more occasionally.

NNTP if I feel like downloading the whole group (not with this connexion fo sho!).

I have indeed continued the use of good ol' WinMX (McNevin I believe is still pumping pure WinMX). Kazaa-lite bugs the crap out of me for some reason, and I haven't found another one that I like yet. WinMX still seems to be the best tool for me, I have a list of servers that I connect to that always seems to have what I need (not to mention some of the cool people on my hotlist). I mainly enjoy the simple UI and the fact that you can connect to lots-o-servers at once, as well as the WinMX network (rarely do I find what I'm looking for on the WinMX network, I merely use their client and SOMETIMES their network to find what I want)

I've been enjoying the sweet succulent sounds of:

soad
qotsa
your mom
and my new personal fave

COCINGA

you'll see soon......

I use:

WinMX
Kazaa Lite
IRC
and the occasional alt.binaries.sounds.%whatever%

Service, how can I help you?

My speakers are plugged in but I get no sound.

Bos has got the picks for music this holiday season, especially WillHaven and Candiria for all the hardcore fans....
Lately I've been on a punk kick: Unseen; Anti-flag; Strike Anywhere;
No Use For a Name; and any old AFI stuff, the new NOFX disc; and the "Punk goes Pop" disc is fun listening (check out the Pink coversong!)
there's a song called "jihad" by Kovenant that is killer hardcore (their other stuff is too medival-goth for my likes) and old Sepultura has returned to favor.
On the techno tip I've been spinning Masters at Work; 2 Many DJs (wow); Cornelius; Hardknox; and Paul Oakenfold....I know some folks here who dug the rave scene.....

of note: Public Enemy's Revolverlution and Michael Franti w/Spearhead

anyone else disapointed with the new Jack Johnson disc?

Whassup bro?! Glad to see you finally found the forum. If you are like everyone else you will post 2 or 3 times and then lose interest . I need to find a way to keep people on here.

I really like the Jack Johnson cd. I think it is a fine sophomoric effort.

I have new CDs that are real cds for the first time in 6 months!

Here's what I LOVE!

THE NEW DEFTONES!!!!! 'nuff said

new STAIND - I like it a lot dammit

ALKAI muthafuckin DIGGINS - you gotta know it. So good to be able to bump diggins in the car.

and I also picked up the new James Taylor greatest hits album hey I like him.

I haven't heard it yet but I have heard nothing but good about the new Metallica. You given it a listen?

Well... I guess I have nothing better to than to post on this lame forum.... :roll:

j/k.... :laugh:

anyway... check out Cunninlynguists. I just dl'd their debut.... it's hot.
All their beats are produced by Rjd2. Highly recommended....

Did you know that the Deftones recorded that album in Belltown? They lived in the Fountain Court complex right across from my building....crazy eh?
I really hate MetalLicka (Metallica) and wouldn't piss on Lars if he were on fire (unless of course my piss was gasoline, then I would). They are the best example of sell-out, overpriced, don't give a crap attitude that so many musicians buy into after "making it."
Haven't listened to the new Staind disc, but the old lady has a friend who used to hang with them in Boston area before they went big time - why that is important is beyond me.....
I was really let down by Jack's sophmore effort, but maybe it was because his debut was so perfect that I had my expectations too high. McNevin intro'd me to the Jackster (seems so long ago....)

There is an Alkai show coming up at the new Pheonix. We checked that club out a few weekends ago and it is a very nice joint. Really looking fwd to that show.

the Killswitch Engage "Alive or Just Breathing" disc out of my player. That cd is so good IT HURTS. I can listen to it everyday and I love even more....

I'll contribute to this flotsam with my latest pick-ups:
Ugly Duckling "Journey to Anywhere" (their second album); nice beats and cartoonish lyrics with a guest appearance by People Under The Stairs

DJ Shadow "Diminishing Returns" I'm sorry to say that I picked up a bootleg copy of his recent gig on BBC (sorry because I shoulda downloaded it, but very happy that I have it); first disc is all calssic hiphop and the second disc is all early 70's California psychedelic poprock (it explodes in your mouth)

Nice - I wanna check that shadow! I am way outta touch with the hippin and a hoppin these days. I really dig that Sage Francis CD I scored from Jaime's pod. Burned Yasu a copy and he was groovin as well.

Yo Ryland, check these guys out if you get a chance when they come to Seattle:
10.3.03 Seattle Wa, Graceland
10.4.03 Seattle Wa, Graceland

http://www.bouncingsouls.com

Good punk rock from Jersey.

I've heard of these guys but don't remember any of their music. I'll check em out.

Just added a few new ones to my library...

Cinematic Orchestra - Man with a movie camera
I looooove these guys... Nothing beats kickin back listening to their stuff on a rainy day... If you've never heard of them or their stuff, they're sort of jazz with a electronica/turntablism influence... and they're on Ninja Tune, so that should give you a rough idea of where they're coming from.

Gangstarr - The Ownerz
SKILLZ!.... I've never been a huge gangstarr fan, but their new stuff is hot... SKILLZ!

Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk
A bit more lighthanded than the gangstarr stuff... kind of a clubby hiphop feel.

all worth picking up.

Cinematic Orchestra - Man with a movie camera

Wanted to pick this up too, but that seals it. They also have a dvd for sale at Tower Records which looks worthwhile.

Speaking of mellow vibes, what ever happend to Kruder & Dorfmeister? Their "K&D Sessions" is the best low-vibe mix ever, but they've been MIA since Kruder started that Peace Orchestra group.

Picked up a Tito Puente re-issue to wooo wooo the lady to; nice mamba action if you can handle it.

And got the new Plump DJs "Eargasm" album; this is good bumping material.

Oh yeah, forgot to mention I got the new Mark Farina mix in the "Mushroom Jazz" series. Really good mellow mix.

Mista*: Mark Farina's DJing at Yellow this Saturday July 19th; I might be going with some peeps if you're interested. (Ryland: you can make it too if you hop a flight...)

All right - You guys wanna meetup for a drink at Muse beforehand?

G: Supposedly "Man with a movie camera" was composed as a soundtrack to some old school (1920's?) silent russian film. I think that's what's on the DVD. I must peep that sometime. Ah... how I would love to go to yellow this weekend... unfortunately I'm headin home next wednesday, and my budget is in super crunch mode.... Let's definitely hit up the parties in august though.

Forgot to mention before.... Also picked up:

Prefuse73 - Extinguished: Outtakes from One word extinguisher
If you dig prefuse73 then you'll dig the new stuff. If you've never heard of him, his style is like hip-hop mixed with quirky IDM. Meticulously cut up and assembled samples and beats.

and on the chill out , mellow vibes tip...
Never heard of this cat before but I saw his stuff at a listening station with the Cinematic Orchestra at HMV:

Gilles Peterson - Broken Folk Funk Latin Soul
Gilles Peterson - Trust the DJ: GP02
I haven't had a chance to really absorb both albums, but the initial impression I get is that he's a master of eclectic chill out mixes. Styles ranging from straight up jazz to hip hop to latin beats. Certainly worth checking out.

Speaking of Kruder Dorfmeister.... ever heard anything from Tosca? Read a bit about it (Dorfmeister's side project...), haven't heard anything yet...

ender: Maybe we should meet at Hobson's instead...

Mista*: I haven't heard any Tosca, but there are some real audio bits at the G-Stoned site:
http://www.g-stoned.com/acts/tosca/

I've got (and really like) the Prefuse73 "OneWord Extinguisher", but not the outtakes album you mentioned. Saw it at Tower this weekend, but I was over my daily purchase limit...But I'm going to see him live at Fuji Rock in 2 weeks :P

We'll bust out da whistle tips when you get back in town. Shout out to all my peeps in Strong Island!

I listen to Cinematic Orchestra and K&D all the time when I'm working. Keeps me happy while I'm at it. Trouble with stealing stuff all the time with Kazaa is that you don't get much info with the tracks. I love K&D's 'Fuck Dub' (starting with the name....) that purports to be by Tosca too.

Other favs are Fourtet, LTJ Bukem, Zero 7, Thievery Corporation, and St Germain. I'm liking Blue States too.

Ocean: Big fan of LTJ Bukem's "Logical Progression" comp. Picked it up years ago without know anything about him and was immediately hooked on his brand of D&B. Saw a showcase concert for his label once in NYC which was amazing. Too bad I missed him when he swung through Tokyo recently...

Have you heard any of the "Another Late Night" series? Some good mellow mixes there:
http://www.whoamusic.co.uk/
(enter and check "The Late Nights")
I especially like the Groove Armada, Tommy Guerrero, and Nightmares on Wax entries in the series.

Also picked up this Ibiza chill out mix last weekend; good for da woo woo:
http://www.react-music.co.uk/release/191/react.html

Heheh, fwiiiiiiiip, sound of nasty Communist brigandry software being fired up... No I haven't heard those, but I will soon, heheh.

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Now, WTF is all this woo woo business?

Then you got da flows:
http://lisupras.com/wooo.html

(MistaS posted this on SnowJapan)

Or you can see the original clip here:
http://bubbrubb.howheels.org/

I swear I heard the whistle tips in Tokyo last weekend.

You guys are throwin out all kinds of stuff I don't know about. Can you give me a track name or two to dload before grabbin the entire album for a lil taste (for each group)?