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AztecConsulting · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject: Music of Right Now

A recent post from Saxy got me to thinking: With as diverse a crowd such as we have here on TGT’s forum, I thought it might be interesting to ask what people are listening to right now as a way to catch artists or sounds to check out. I love all music, but only with Saxy’s post did I discover “Thievery Corporation” so I wonder what music you are listening to I should give a spin.

Currently I am listening to Robert Plant, Blue October, and Nora Jones but all that will change in a half hour or so…What are you listening to right now?
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Durin Mephit · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject:

Good topic!

Right now I am re-ripping my music collection to mp3 (I prefer ogg, but my new car stereo will not play ogg, so - mp3 wins).

I ripped all of my SO's music too Wink

Except one CD, which had that nasty Sony/BMG rootkit "copy protection" on it. I pointed it out to him - he's requesting a replacement CD from Sony....

Right now, ripping disc 2 of "The Nutcracker" presented by "Royal Opera House Covent Garden."

Next after that: Lots and lots of Christopher Franke. Babylon 5 soundtracks. Then Dido, Don McLean, and my collection of Sierra Soundtracks. When all of that is done, I get to run everything through volume normalization... and then sort the mp3s into groups and burn them to CDs I can listen to in my car Smile

Recently I have been listening to Sirius Radio. Not very happy with it - they rotate the same music too much. But I've heard some Thievery Corporation on channel 33. I think I like the Paul Oakenfield hour best.
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Cycreim · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject:

Let me check my stack of un-jewelcased CDs. Smile

Cake - Comfort Eagle
UNKLE - Psyence Fiction
cLOUDDEAD - Ten
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
Aphex Twin - drukqs (disc 2)
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
Radiohead (again) - Kid A
Radiohead (again again) - Amnesiac
DJ Shadow (again) - The Private Press
aaannndddd... the Myst V End of Ages sountrack

Oh and currently in the stereo: Boards of Canada - Trans Canada Highway
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Daedalus · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject:

Ooh, great idea, Aztec. Perhaps if we could even provide a link sampling the music -- such as to YouTube or another source -- might be a good way to mix things up a bit and get an idea what everyone's into.

My tastes normally stay within a particular realm (who can identify my forum icon?), but in any case I love finding new music. Enter Pandora, which I've turned a few TGT members onto. This is how I find new music, rather than listening to the radio.

A while back I heard a song in the playlist by a band called Dredg. Their first album is a concept taken from a short story by one of the members, and I can't stop listening to it. It took me a while to get used to their new albums, but this one was gold on my first hearing.

AztecConsulting · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject:

If you want YouTube links, check out this cool version by my look-a-like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8nkkOA_AM
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Durin Mephit · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject:

Pandora is cool; a similar service is last.fm, and I think someone's working on tools that make the two work together somehow...
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dcos · Great Tree Member Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 1174

Woo good idea Very Happy

If you only watch one of the videos I recommend go for the first one and watch it all the way through Very Happy

Right now I'm loving Regina Spektor! She rawks my sawks, don't like all of her stuff but she's so experimental its to be expected. She is amazing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGTDRztaCCw

Also still loving The Arctic Monkeys- Whatever people say I am is what I am not Album at the moment. Their sound was amazingly fresh Brit stuff, and was a welcome breath of fresh air when it came out last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA8BxwrniUs

And two Scottish acts The Fratellis- Costello Music (Wee lads fae Glasgow Smile

)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clhOnZRrmXc [Warning: Video may be considered a bit raunchy... if you were born in the 19th century that is]

and Paulo Nuttini who I hear is going down a treat in the states. Much love for the Paulo, we were born in the same town and he's a friend of an actress pal of mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajYZFmmjPrY

Mystlander · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject:

Right now I'm listening to the Rippingtons' 20th Anniversary DVD... Cool

Official website: http://www.rippingtons.com/
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Saxy · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject:

I LOVE The Rippingtons! I must've seen them in concert at least six times. I saw them once at the Thorton Winery (I think that's the name of it) in the middle of the desert of inland southern California. That was a really cool concert. I got to meet Jeff Kashiwa and have him sign some of my CDs. Weee!

Right now I'm listing to Regina Spektor's "Fidelity". (See Dan's post above.) Cool

I'm so addicted to that song! It's been stuck in my head all weekend! Great taste, Dan.

(Great thread, Aztec!)
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BladeLakem · Great Tree Member Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 514

Right now, it's all about Optimus Rhyme
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AztecConsulting · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:41 am Post subject:

Cycreim · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:29 am Post subject:

I can't get this dang song out of my head...

Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
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Saxy · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject:

Right now I'm listening to Bjork's "There's More to Life Than This" (kinda weird music video... but good song).
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Quaxo · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject:

Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen" has been my song of the hour for the last two days. I think I will have to tag it as the "Song of Chapter 4". Laughing

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CuzinJohn · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:55 pm Post subject:

my iPod is shuffling through a mix of Meatloaf, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, The Colgate Thirteen (a capella group), Evanesence, Bonnie Tyler, Fire Inc., an album of various modern bands doing ABBA covers, and the Trans Siberian Orchestra.

I dare anyone to get more eclectic than that. Wink

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