Making music out of cut-up sampled "found" sounds is pretty old hat in electronic music really--eg Matmos made an album a couple of years ago entirely out of sounds sampled from surgical operations.
Angel: Yeah, I never told anyone about this, but I-I liked your poems. Spike: You like Barry Manilow.
'Hell Bound'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Angus G - Jan 23, 2005 3:32:09 pm PST #7020 of 10003
Roguish Laird
DavidS - Jan 23, 2005 3:34:13 pm PST #7021 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Making music out of cut-up sampled "found" sounds is pretty old hat in electronic music really--eg Matmos made an album a couple of years ago entirely out of sounds sampled from surgical operations.
Not to mention Stockhausen, or Dean Elliot's (fifties) wacky lounge orchestrations built around items he found in junkyards.
Gandalfe - Jan 23, 2005 4:58:25 pm PST #7022 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Making music out of cut-up sampled "found" sounds is pretty old hat in electronic music really--eg Matmos made an album a couple of years ago entirely out of sounds sampled from surgical operations.
Yeah, the only thing that makes this different is that they specifically recorded people fucking for the labum, and then manipulated the sounds until they were unrecognizable.
tommyrot - Jan 23, 2005 5:35:57 pm PST #7023 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I bought The Dresden Dolls album on iTunes... I love it as well, but the song that I am most obsessed with is "Girl Anachronism".
Polter-Cow - Jan 23, 2005 5:42:14 pm PST #7024 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That is a pretty awesome song. I love pretty much every song on the album. "Half Jack" and "Missed Me" don't do as much for me, and "672" doesn't really count.
Angus G - Jan 23, 2005 8:44:39 pm PST #7025 of 10003
Roguish Laird
Not to mention Stockhausen, or Dean Elliot's (fifties) wacky lounge orchestrations
Well strictly speaking they weren't "sampled" as such but yeah.
(Taking sides: Pedantry vs historical one-upmanship)
Frankenbuddha - Jan 24, 2005 5:39:07 am PST #7026 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
"Half Jack" and "Missed Me" don't do as much for me, and "672" doesn't really count.
"Missed Me" is one of the best "scary, insane-o chick" songs ever. Admitadely, not a large genre that I'm aware of (at least, deliberate "scary, insane-o chick" songs). Until I paid close attention to the lyrics, I hadn't realized how scary.
Lyra Jane - Jan 24, 2005 11:15:57 am PST #7027 of 10003
Up with the sun
So U2 has announced their first batch of tour dates, and there isn't a D.C. or Baltimore concert. The rumors are that it'll probably be part of another leg of the tour this fall.
But they are playing Philadelphia, which is a two hour drive, in May.
I'm sorely tempted to buy tickets for that show, and sell them if the D.C. date is announced before the Philadelphia show. Or, you know, I could just see them twice.
Polter-Cow - Jan 24, 2005 11:22:29 am PST #7028 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
"Missed Me" is one of the best "scary, insane-o chick" songs ever. Admitadely, not a large genre that I'm aware of (at least, deliberate "scary, insane-o chick" songs). Until I paid close attention to the lyrics, I hadn't realized how scary.
Oh yeah, that happened to me too. Her lyrics are awesome. I've begun to like it more recently. The best parts of "Half Jack" are the beginning and end.
missed me, missed me, now you got to kiss me
if you kiss me, mister, you must think i'm pretty
if you think so, mister, you must want to fuck me
if you fuck me, mister, it must mean you love me
if you love me, mister, you would never leave me
it's as simple as can be
Alicia K - Jan 24, 2005 11:33:16 am PST #7029 of 10003
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Yeah, Lyra, the U2 schedule is weird. It's like a tour of the blue states. Which isn't intentional, I'm sure, but kind of funny. I can say that because they're coming to my blue state.
I'm going with the general admission tickets, because I've heard that's the way to go; the setup for this tour is supposed to be similar to the Elevation tour, with the second stage jutting out onto the floor. The expensive tickets? Not so great.
The whole pre-sale thing through U2.com is an insane mess, and online U2 fans are freaking the hell out. I've decided to save myself the annoyance and stress, and just buy a GA ticket. I'll get in line when I get there, and I'm okay with being at the back of the floor. As long as I'm there, I don't care.
Hey, Kate! CDs are on their way to you as of Saturday!