OT: The Semi-irregular Music Thread

[ColePens]

I'm jamming Chainsmokers live at Ultra 2016. Great set. Enjoy it you hipsters

 

[T1K]

I'm jamming Chainsmokers live at Ultra 2016. Great set. Enjoy it you hipsters

Cole it is still way too early in the morning for these damn millennial keyboard sounds...

Just kidding, I like Chainsmokers

 

[HandshakeLine]

I'm jamming Chainsmokers live at Ultra 2016. Great set. Enjoy it you hipsters

Get off my lawn.



I never knew you were such an EDM guy, Cole.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Going to see Helio Sequence on Saturday in Pittsburgh. I hope the TV is on at the bar so I can also watch the Pens game.

 

[ColePens]

Get off my lawn.



I never knew you were such an EDM guy, Cole.

I do love all music. Coldplay probably my favorite. M83 right now threw out a great couple of tracks. 2016 can be a great year for music if it continues. I love everything from country and can even admit the Bieber CD is freaking terrific even though I ****ing hate the guy.

I think the EDM scene for like the last 6 years has been superb. These Euro DJs are it. They are so far ahead of the game and the transitions are fun. I don't care if it's done on a computer or not.. it's artistic to transition music, use samples, etc. Brilliant stuff.

When you think it's dead... it just comes back stronger.

 

[tom_servo]

I like minimal house.

Kompakt records, Cadenza records, Ricardo Villalobos, Pantha du Prince, Luciano, The Field (though maybe only one album is "house")...

Really love that new The Field album.

 

[ColePens]

^^ Have not heard that. Can definitely get behind it, though. Good sound. I like the very slow build.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Good call, Tom. That is tight as hell.

 

[PennDanzig]

Today is the day. Judgement day. LGP!

 

[Mordax]

For whatever reason, I always feel awkward posting my band's music, but just in case there are some punk/ska/rockabilly fans on this board

 

[Zen Arcade]

Today is the day. Judgement day. LGP!

I've always dug Integrity, they had a different aesthetic than most of the other hardcore bands that were around when they started. They've had a bajillion lineup changes, but even their later stuff is still pretty solid.



Ringworm is another band that came out of that Cleveland scene and has never really gotten their due.



This came out a couple of weeks and I've been listening to it a lot:



I think a lot of the people picking this up were more into of Cult of Luna than Julie Christmas, but I sort of came into it from the other direction. I think her voice and general weirdness gives their music another dimension, a buddy of mine is super into them and I like them well enough, but I feel like their songs get a bit samey after a while.

 

[PennDanzig]

Zen, yeah I LOVE all those Integ records (new & old). Ringworm rules too. The Promise is one my favorite cleveland hxc releases. Newer Integ is actually comprised of a couple dudes from an old Pittsburgh band, Unreal City. Some of whom I'm friends with and went to school with.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Zen, yeah I LOVE all those Integ records (new & old). Ringworm rules too. The Promise is one my favorite cleveland hxc releases. Newer Integ is actually comprised of a couple dudes from an old Pittsburgh band, Unreal City. Some of whom I'm friends with and went to school with.

Huh, I had no idea some local people were involved, that's pretty cool. I think the last time I paid attention it was Dwid and a bunch of random European dudes.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

The Helio Sequence put on a good show last night. Crowd was tiny, though.

 

[DegenX]

Oh, hey and now for something completely different ....




Still love this, though ... but who doesn't love a good wolf howl along?

 

[Allie Kitsune]

New Thrice album out, new Garbage album coming soon.

I'm pleased with this.

 

[DegenX]

MerryHappyWhatever!

::EDIT:: Forgot to mention, some NSFW language

 

[Syrinx]

Just watched a documentary on Amazon Prime about record stores and thought some of you may be interested.

Website:
Last Shop Standing: The rise, fall and rebirth of the independent record shop

Trailer:

 

[Ogrezilla]

I have to say, I don't understand wanting records at this point. Doesn't hurt me though, so whatevs.

 

[DegenX]

I have to say, I don't understand wanting records at this point. Doesn't hurt me though, so whatevs.

There's a surprisingly large percentage of 'audiophiles' who think vinyl sounds better. New pressings, anyway. Something about analog and warmth. IDK. It's all analog when it hits the end user.

 

[clefty]

Audiophiles are full of it, give them the Pepsi challenge and I guarantee they'd just be guessing. But some people enjoy a physical, tactile relationship with their collection of music. Being able to look at it and hold it in their hands. I understand it.

Too expensive for me, though.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I understand wanting to hold it I guess. Personally, I love that things are digital now, but I get it. But I very much disagree with Vinyl having a better sound.

 

[Syrinx]

I grew up with albums and understand the appeal - especially the social aspect. Look at these music threads that fill up and go on for years on end. How much have you learned about styles and artists? That is what you get at a record store from the guy across the counter and other patrons.

To say "they just sound better" is crazy unless you like pops, scratches and skips.

 

[Gurglesons]

I grew up with albums and understand the appeal - especially the social aspect. Look at these music threads that fill up and go on for years on end. How much have you learned about styles and artists? That is what you get at a record store from the guy across the counter and other patrons.

To say "they just sound better" is crazy unless you like pops, scratches and skips.

It is a lossless format meaning that it does sound better than most digital files which are compressed. If you are listening to lossless formats digitally like FLAC, the sound quality will be better, but in general vinyl scientifically sounds better. Digitally you are consistently remaking a sound signal so there is always going to be a microscopic amount of sound that is being left out. Analog doesn't have that issue.

Obviously, a lot of this is ruined with newer records because they are simply pressing the digital records and files onto a record, but an audiophile can definitely appreciate the difference and I don't think people are just trying to "be cool" when they drop literally tens of thousands of dollars on audio equipment.

 

[DegenX]

New pressings wouldn't have the scratches, etc. I can understand the theory behind it ... it's true analog. Meaning it was never digitized, compressed, de-compressed and converted back to analog so your ears can hear it. Better compression formats have built-in error checking, and the chances of data getting lost on a CD vs. broadcasting is minimal. But data does degrade over time.

Meh, I'll be honest and say I can't really tell the difference if the source material is high quality ... I couldn't tell you if it was the original CD playing, a 320 MP3 or 24 bit FLAC I sort of think it's another way to be an elitist, but to each their own.