Black Grass - Black Grass

Artist: Black Grass
Album: Black Grass
Genre: Hip-hop/ electronica
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Year: 2003

Tracklisting:

1. Grass Roots
2. Easy feat. Blak Twang
3. Score
4. Going Home feat. Ra Khahn
5. Aporia
6. Nice Up
7. Reprise
8. Bang (Turn It Out) feat. Supa TC Iz
9. The Finest Thing feat. Ra Khahn
10. Self Assessment feat. Maylay Sparks
11. Ain't the Man feat. Mango Seed
12. Toys

This is an excellent British hip-hop/ electronica album. Black Grass is simply two men who make incredible beats and this album features an assortment of guest artists both from the UK and US. So anyone who is into hip-hop or electronica in general you should definitely pick this up.

Wma link:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JBB5ET6M

MP3 link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/16818537/bla.bla.rar.html (pinched from another blog hence why it is on rapidshare rather than megaupload)

Bucket Full Of Teeth - IV

Artist: Bucket Full Of Teeth

Album: IV

Genre: Power Violence, Grind, Punk, Thrash

Location: Amherst, MA

I Love this album.  Its been in heavy vinyl rotation with me and my friends.  A MUST LISTEN for anyone who wants to hear a different take on music.

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Scatman John

Scatman John, an absolutely amazing man. I'm currently of the opinion that the concept of new bands having any talent died along with this man. I'm aware that one of the tracks has a skip and I apologize.

The Best of Scatma John

Tiamat - A Deeper Kind of Slumber

Band: Tiamat
Album: A Deeper Kind of Slumber
Genre: Gothic Metal/Atmospheric Rock
Country of Origin: Sweden
Year: 1997

Track Listing:

1. Cold Seed
2. Teonanacatl
3. Trillion Zillion Centipedes
4. The Desolate One
5. Atlantis As A Lover
6. Alteration X 10
7. Four Leary Biscuits
8. Only In My Tears It Lasts
9. The Whores Of Babylon
10. Kite
11. Phantasma De Luxe
12. Mount Marilyn
13. A Deeper Kind Of Slumber

My second favorite Tiamat album after it's predecessor, Wildhoney, and another favorite album of mine, A Deeper Kind of Slumber is an entirely different step, yet a logical continuation from Wildhoney. The album is incredibly varied yet maintains an all around cohesive set of emotions that draws it together perfectly. It bounces between Metal and more Rockish songs like catchy opener "Cold Seed". The music is overall soothing and thoughtful, with Johan Edlunds vocals (now totally void of growls) maintaining a feeling of both being detatched yet emotional. The soothing sound of lapping waves and gorgeous synths in "Atlantis As A Lover", exploration of drug addiction "Alteration X 10", the psychadelic "Four Leary Biscuits", the gorgeous instrumental "Kite" and the chanting of "The Whores Of Babylon" are examples of what make this album so creative and special. It's not something that can be explained, but has to be experienced.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AQEJ6VPB

Tiamat - Wildhoney/Gaia

Band: Tiamat
Album: Wildhoney/Gaia
Genre: Gothic Metal
Country of Origin: Sweden
Year: 1994

Track Listing:

1. Wildhoney
2. Whatever That Hurts
3. The AR
4. 25th Floor
5. Gaia
6. Visionaire
7. Kaleidoscope
8. Do You Dream of Me?
9. Planets
10. A Pocket Size Sun
11. Gaia (Video Edit) (Gaia)
12. The AR (Radio Cut) (Gaia)
13. When You're In (Pink Floyd cover) (Gaia)
14. Whatever That Hurts (Video Edit) (Gaia)
15. The AR (Ind. Mix) (Gaia)
16. Visionaire (Remixed Long-Form Version) (Gaia)

I'm going to try and restrain myself, because my description of Wildhoney could turn into a massive review. Wildhoney is, without a doubt, one of my favor albums ever, Metal or otherwise. It's one of the most well crafted, complete Metal albums I've ever heard. No second is unnecessary, no song filler, every song is necessary to understand every other. It's a psychadelic, gothic journey. The album, just over 40 minutes in length, is essentially a single song that was split up into 10 tracks. Every song bleeds together with the next beautifully, making the album a journey and experience, not merely a collection of songs. It's a highly personal travel through the thoughts and emotions of Johan Edlund. The music covers many emotions and sounds. From the gorgeous titular intro to the aggressive "The AR", backed by choir like and psychadelic electronic synths and a stunning spoken word bridge backed by Industrial music and gentle guitar strums to the synth and drum driven beauty that is "Gaia", this album is wonderful. More so than even the past two album, Wildhoney's lyrics are wonderful.

This rerelease of Wildhoney is accompanied by the Gaia EP, which consists of remixes of various songs from Wildhoney, as well as a Pink Floyd cover, a band which Edlund was apparently listening to often at the time of the creation of this album. Enjoy.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QRQ3JKYQ

Tiamat - Clouds

Band: Tiamat
Album: Clouds
Genre: Death Metal
Country of Origin: Sweden
Year: 1992

Track Listing:

1. In a Dream
2. Clouds
3. Smell of Incense
4. A Caress of Stars
5. The Sleeping Beauty
6. Forever Burning Flames
7. The Scapegoat
8. Undressed

The follow up to The Astral Sleep, Clouds is Tiamat's final Death Metal album. If I had to describe it, I'd call it The Astral Sleep, but better. The creativity and slight dreaminess continue, the riffs get better and better and Johan Edlund's growls sound much better. The lyrics are, again, as amazing as the music. It's just a wonderful Swedeath album; the play between an acoustic solo and an electric solo in "Undressed", the dark acoustics accompanied by the forboding riffs and snappy drum work that pops in at the beginning of "The Sleeping Beauty", and the dreamy chorus to "In a Dream" are three particularly impressive parts that stick out and mark this as a spectacular Death Metal album.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9X9G73OO

Tiamat - The Astral Sleep

Band: Tiamat
Album: The Astral Sleep
Genre: Death Metal
Country of Origin: Sweden
Year: 1991

Track Listing:

1. Neo Aeon (Intro)
2. Lady Temptress
3. Mountain Of Doom
4. Dead Boys' Choir
5. Sumerian Cry (Part III)
6. On Golden Wings
7. Ancient Entity
8. The Southernmost Voyage
9. Angels Far Beyond
10. I Am The King (Of Dreams)
11. A Winter Shadow
12. The Seal (Outro)

Sweden's Tiamat is best known for their Gothic Metal and Goth Rock work. Their fourth release, Wildhoney, is iconic and their recent Goth Rock work, including this years Amanethes, is well known. However, long, long ago they were part of the Swedeath scene and have been sadly underrated, often ignored in the face of bands like Dismember, Unleashed and Grave. Any fan of Swedeath or old school DM in general should find this album enjoyable, or for those familiar with Tiamat's early work, a classic. The Astral Sleep is their second album and second to last DM album, preceeded by the less entertaining Sumerian Cry and followed by the wonderful Clouds. The riffage will be familiar to Swedeath fans. Like all the other iconic Swedeath bands, Tiamat's style is unique but shares a memorable feel with the other Swedeath bands, marking it a member of that elite group of DM pioneers. The production is rough and the guitar tone thick and meaty. Most of the songs are excellent, straight forward Death Metal, but the album displays Tiamat as one of the most creative Swedeath bands. "Mountain Of Doom" begins with gorgeous synths and acoustic, and "The Southernmost Voyage" is almost entirely acoustic and filled with dream like synths and singing, broken up with a soaring solo. The lyrics are also great.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HDJBZBRT

Irrwisch - Irrwisch

Artist: Irrwisch
Album: Irrwisch [Demo]
Genre: Black Metal
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Year: 2008

Track Listing:

1. Vom Felsen
2. Flug
3. Leer
4. ...der Freiheit
5. Irrgang

Irrwisch started in 2006 playing an atmospheric kind of Black Metal. Influences (although they may not be heard) are bands such as Lunar Aurora, Klage, Nocternity, Drudkh, etc. The band consists of members from Widergeist. This demo really stood our for me this year, and I can not wait till they grace us with a full-length effort.

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Joyless - Wisdom & Arrogance

Artist: Joyless
Album: Wisdom & Arrogance
Genre: Depressive Rock/Post-Punk
Country of Origin: Norway
Year: 2000

Track Listing:

1. Divine
2. Close to God
3. Stand
4. Isn't It Nice?
5. The Nails
6. Transpire
7. Why Should I Cry?
8. Trust Endorse
9. Room of Velvet Splendour

Norwegian group consisting of both male and female members, their first album, Unlimited Hate was an Avantgarde Black Metal album, while this one, Wisdom & Arrogance is strictly Depressive Rock/Post-Punk (so don't go in expecting black metal ... or metal at all)

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Janvs - Vega

Artist: Janvs
Album: Vega
Genre: Progressive, Avant-Garde Black Metal
Country of Origin: Italy
Year: 2008

Track Listing:

1. Torri Di Vetro
2. Saphire
3. Tarab
4. Dazed
5. Mediterraneo
6. Vega
7. Vesper II

Super tasty Progressive/Black Metal album by these dudes - Now to look for some more...

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phuse - mingus lingers

band: phuse
album: mingus lingers
genre: funk, jazz
country: ireland
year: 2008

Fronted by Dubliner Gavin Lockhart, Phuse is a collective of musicians where each performer effortlessly blends a myriad of styles - jazz, hip-hop, funk, electronica, ambient, cinematic backdrops and break-beats into a deep and intense soundscape.

This sound is created by the band's integration of standard acoustic instruments such as double bass, drums, saxophone and piano with electric guitars, samplers and a host of other electronic compositional tools.

this album has been playing pretty much every other hour in my apartment for the last week. beautiful mix of styles; never redundant, never boring.

spendsace

Yoshida Brothers - III

Yoshida Brothers - III

1. Erghen Diado
2. Passion
3. Canon
4. Hit Song
5. Overland Blues
6. Cherry Blossoms in Winter
7. By This River
8. Morricone
9. Oh My Love
10. Tsugaru Jinku
11. My Heart Holds
12. Tsugaru Jongara Bushi


Thingy

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Artist: Bon Iver

Album: For Emma, Forever Ago

Genre: Folk Pop

Country: US

Year: 2008

I can't describe this album much better than this:

From allmusic.com:

Bon Iver is the work of Justin Vernon. He isolated himself in a remote cabin in Wisconsin for almost four months, writing and recording the songs on For Emma, Forever Ago, his haunting debut album. A few parts (horns, drums, and backing vocals) were added in a North Carolina studio, but for the majority of the time it's just Vernon, his utterly disarming voice, and his enchanting songs. The voice is the first thing you notice. Vernon's falsetto soars like a hawk and when he adds harmonies and massed backing vocals, it can truly be breathtaking. "The Wolves (Acts I & II)" truly shows what Vernon can do as he croons, swoops, and cajoles his way through an erratic and enchanting melody like Marvin Gayeafter a couple trips to the backyard still. "Skinny Love" shows his more of his range as he climbs down from the heights of falsetto and shouts out the angry and heartachey words quite convincingly. Framing his voice are suitably subdued arrangements built around acoustic guitars and filled out with subtle electric guitars, the occasional light drums, and slide guitar. Vernon has a steady grasp of dynamics too; the ebb and flow of "Creature Fear" is powerfully dramatic and when the chorus hits it's hard not to be swept away by the flood of tattered emotion. Almost every song has a moment where the emotion peaks and hearts begin to weaken and bend: the beauty of that voice is what pulls you through every time.For Emma captures the sound of broken and quiet isolation, wraps it in a beautiful package, and delivers it to your door with a beating, bruised heart. It's quite an achievement for a debut and the promise of greatness in the future is high.

riyl: Iron & Wine, Bonnie "Prince" Billie, Little Wings

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GE9ILDI7

Juno Reactor - Bible of Dreams

1. Jardin De Cecile
2. Conga Fury
3. God is God
4. Komit
5. Swamp Thing
6. Kaguya Hime
7. Children of the Night
8. Shark
9. High Energy Protons (Orion Mix)


Thingamajig

greyboy allstars - what happened to television?

band: the greyboy allstars
album: what happened to television?
genre: funk, jazz
country: us
year: 2007

The Greyboy Allstars (GBA) are a San Diego funk and jazz group created in the early 1990s. The group began as collaboration of DJ Greyboy (turntable) with Karl Denson (saxophone, flute) during weekly shows at the Green Circle Bar in San Diego and on the DJ Greyboy albums Home Cooking and Freestylin’. Together they gradually gathered musicians co-founding a house band including Robert Walter (keyboards), Chris Stillwell (bass), Elgin Park (also known as Mike Andrews) (guitar), and Zak Najor (drums). The Greyboy Allstars were a major part of the mid-90s acid jazz movement and a catalyst for renewed interest in late 60s/early 70s soul jazz. Denson has described the Greyboy Allstars as a boogaloo band, a distinction which has set them apart from other contemporary soul jazz/acid jazz combos.

i've been listening to this album pretty regularly for the last year. i don't know a lot about the genre they fall into, but this is a solid, super entertaining album you should check out

i'll send YOUR space!!

The Spectacle - I Fail

Artist: The Spectacle

Album: I Fail

Genre: Punk

Location: Norway

Awesome Release from DIY punks The Spectacle.  Every track is superb, my favorite is easily "self and other"

big ups to Revengence.wordpress.com

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Back Door Slam - Roll Away

Band: Back Door Slam
Album: Roll Away
Genre: Blues Rock
Country of Origin: Isle of Man
Year: 2007

Track Listing:

1. Come Home
2. Heavy On My Mind
3. Outside Woman Blues (Cream cover)
4. Gotta Leave
5. Stay
6. Too Late
7. Takes A Real Man
8. It'll All Come Around
9. Too Good For Me
10. Roll Away
11. Real Man

Back Door Slam are a Blues Rock trio from the Isle of Man. Roll Away is their debut album is full of excellent basslines, great Blues riffs and the deep, emotive singing of vocalist Davy Knowles. I can't compare it to anything as I'm not much of a Blues person but I know that I really dig this album, so maybe you will too.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HZDQ3Z4Z

Murder by Death - Red Of Tooth And Claw

Band: Murder by Death
Album: Red of Tooth and Claw
Genre: Indie Rock
Country of Origin: USA
Year: 2008

Track Listing:

1. Comin' Home
2. Ball & Chain
3. Rum Brave
4. Fuego!
5. Theme (for Ennio Morricone)
6. A Second Opinion
7. Steal Away
8. Ash
9. The Black Spot
10. '52 Ford
11. Spring Break 1899

For my main man Tim.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JCPASUZL

of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

Band: of Montreal
Album: Skeletal Lamping
Genre: Indie Pop
Country of Origin: USA
Year: 2008

Track Listing:

1. Nonpareil Of Favor
2. Wicked Wisdom
3. For Our Elegant Caste
4. Touched Something's Hollow
5. An Eluardian Instance
6. Gallery Piece
7. Women's Studies Victims
8. St. Exquisite's Confessions
9. Triphallus, To Punctuate!
10. And I've Seen A Bloody Shadow
11. Plastis Wafers
12. Death Is Not A Parallel Move
13. Beware Our Nubile Miscreants
14. Mingusings
15. Id Engager

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q030QXNC

of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

Band: of Montreal
Album: Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Genre: Indie Pop
Country of Origin: USA
Year: 2007

Track Listing:

1. Suffer For Fashion
2. Sink the Seine
3. Cato as a Pun
4. Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse
5. Gronlandic Edit
6. A Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger
7. The Past Is A Grotesque Animal
8. Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider
9. Faberge Falls for Shuggie
10. Labyrinthian Pomp
11. She's a Rejector
12. We Were Born The Mutants Again with Leafling

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N4ZW6PNU