Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)

This is possibly one of my favorite albums of all time. The eerie soundscapes, the off-kilter percussion and horn selection, the vocals that sound like a barrel full of whiskey-soaked gravel being set aflame and devoured... everything about it is absolutely stunning!

Tom Waits' personal best (in my opinion), although it could be his most inaccessible work, right up there with Swordfishtrombones. Listen to it, and hate it. Listen to it more and more and more and learn to never want to stop listening to it.

claphands.

Defiance, Ohio - The Great Depression (2006)

http://www.mediafire.com/?m1mmdzoymty

Elliott Smith - s/t (1995)

So as of 06/28 I've decided to quit soda. I'm allowing myself one soda a day, and it's killing me. I've been having really bad headaches all day and I've been in a weird mood. All I'm drinking lately is water, and it's weird. I never realized how dependent on Dr. Pepper I am until now. What a bummer.

Smith said that he "personally can't get more dark" than his self-titled album

Now, on to the music. This is music I've been listening to forever, and lately I've been using it to cure my headaches. Every music-literate person should have this in their collection, no matter their genre preference. Absolutely heartbreaking and tear-jerking lyrics and atmosphere. But it's mellow, and almost purely acoustic, so it's good to mellow out with.

sorry for the rant.

vulcaaaaaaaaaan

I mostly listen to music when I'm working on something else, like mapping, GIMPing, etc., so it's mostly more ambient/atmospheric music.


At The End Of The Day - Amon Tobin


Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt - DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow has a lot of interesting music, most (all?) of it relying heavily on samples. This song stood out overall, although Organ Donor and Stem are also solid.

Colder - Bitcrush
Above average ambient-type stuff for a while, and then Bitcrush tries to become Ben Frost and does a decent job of it.

Dayvan Cowboy - Boards of Canada
The first half of the video does a much better job of reflecting the feel of the song than I ever could. The first half of the video consists of Joseph Kittinger's jump, and the song just gets...warm after that. In a good way.

Everything is Alright - Four Tet
Sounds like something you'd play over a montage about graphic artists.

Let the Light In - Lens
Has a cool atmospheric sound.

Parks on Fire - Trifonic
Interesting song with a neat video. Has more variety than most of the ambient stuff I hear.

Tepid Coat - Damiak
This song kind of reminds me of Explosions in the Sky. Damiak was also part of the n5md label, Bitcrush is responsible for the guitar in this song. The linked page has a minute or so of the 7-minute song, I couldn't find anything longer anywhere else.

The Launching of Big Face - Plaid & Bob Jaroc
+1000000 points for the song name, but the song itself sounds like...curiosity? Can songs do that? I'm blanking on any other applicable term. This is one of my favorite non-NT songs.

Wurlitzer - The Lushlife Project
Similar to Let The Light In, not quite as atmospheric.




This soundtrack is from a Half-Life 2 mod called Neotokyo. The mod is heavily influenced by Ghost in the Shell, so it's no surprise that these songs sound like cyberpunk future. This OST is incredible, had Ed Harrison done it for an actual game and not a mod he probably would have won a couple of awards.
Departure - Ed Harrison
Neotokyo OST Disc 1 - Ed Harrison
Neotokyo OST Disc 2 - Ed Harrison




Oh, and there's this song:
Standpipe Valve - Zircon
It does not fit with any of the songs above. Not ambient, not atmospheric. More ike aural cotton candy.

End of a Year - You Are Beneath Me (2010)

Newest album by the amazing New York locals End of a Year. The only thing I can say about this album is it has the best line in any song ever.

"I WANNA GET BRAND NEW TEETH, AND THEN I WANNA BRUSH THOSE NEW TEETH WITH $100 BILLS!!"

Sooooo ridiculous. It's awesome.

Things worth looking at.

Get Your War On - comic from 9/11 until 2008

http://www.mnftiu.cc/category/gywo/



Racial Slur Database - exactly what it sounds like

http://www.rsdb.org/



Emails from an asshole - hilarious

http://dontevenreply.com/index.php



Them Thangs - assorted images

http://www.them-thangs.com/



Oil Spill LiveCam - hilarious live view of the end of the gulf

http://globalwarming.house.gov/spillcam



BallDroppings - make yer own choons. with a ball.

http://balldroppings.com/js/



Data is Nature - everything worth looking at in the realm of graphic design, algorithm interpretation, and pattern development.

http://dataisnature.com/



XKCD - duh

http://xkcd.com/



Look At This Fucking Hipster - duh

http://www.latfh.com/



How To Destroy The Earth - self-explanatory

http://qntm.org/destroy



Psychonaut - dr0gz

http://www.psychonaut.com/



VICE - think what you will, VICE is amazing and brilliant and hilarious.

http://www.viceland.com/



Black Metal Song Title Generator - "always remember, bad grammar = true!"

http://metalseb.free.fr/index.php



Best Online Documentaries - a shit ton of free to stream documentaries

http://bodocus.com/



Voluntary Human Extinction Movement - swish

http://www.vhemt.org/



Perry Bible Fellowship - great comix

http://pbfcomics.com/



LegoRobot - great comix

http://www.legorobotcomics.com/



Wine, Women, and Song - great music and art blog

http://wine-women-song.blogspot.com/



Jambase - good listing of most concerts in the next year

http://www.jambase.com/shows/Shows.aspx?ArtistID=0&VenueID=0&City=Denver&State=co&Zip=80225&radius=25&StartDate=6/28/2010&EndDate=6/28/2011&Rec=False&pagenum=1&pasi=50

Noir Désir - Des Visages Des Figures (2001)

French alt-rock que c'est absoluement merveilleux. Definitely what you should be playing on your next summer road trip across France. Can't stop listening to the track, "Le Vent Nous Portera"... Mmmmoui.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2k29t9as

The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns (2009)

This album was my AOTY from last year. Amazing "indie" pop/folk rock from - you guessed it - Torontonians! The drumming on this album is incredible, and the subtle hints of synth are thrown in at just the right times. Listen to it, I guarantee you'll like it.

listen.

Defeater - Travels (2008)

This is for you, Duncan.
Defeater are an intense emotional, melodic hardcore band with heartfelt lyrics and jumpy time signatures that hit you like a wave. It's a concept album (not too common in hardcore) about a man who grows up in an abusive home, kills his alcoholic father, runs away from home, returns to find his mother has overdosed and kills his own brother before confessing his sins... I'll leave the rest for you to find out... it's absolutely incredible.

Honestly, one of the top 10 hardcore albums of all time. The acoustic ending to "Prophet in Plain Clothes" is bonechilling. When I saw this band live, the singer started the set out with that same acoustic part before the band exploded into chaos.

Recommended songs:
Blessed Burden
Prophet in Plain Clothes
Cowardice
Forgiver Forgetter
Hell, the entire fucking album!

he clenched his fists, "what did she ever do to you, besides raise us by herself when you were too drunk to come through?"

United Nations - Never Mind The Bombings, Here's Your Six Figures EP 2010

completely destroys the first album

1. Pity Animal
2. O You Bright & Risen Angels
3. Communication Letdown
4. Never Mind The Bombing, Here's Your Six Figures


http://www.mediafire.com/?mdqyynmnnyk

The Fellowship - Summer Standards Mix 2010

just get it. theres nothing to say.




but when has that ever stopped me?


its FUCKING AWESOME. clocking in at a perfect 68 minutes, with improved transitions and a more diverse set of flavors and a more obscure track list, it's probably more of a summer night than a summer day, because it is fucking heavy as shit, and not something you would ever want to relax to.


just get it.


http://soundcloud.com/the_fellowship/summer-standards-mixxx


1. Subvert ft. Shamik-Focus
2. Subvert-Bad Magic
3. S.P.E.C.T.R.E & Samples-VIP BASS
4. Samples-Digitalis
5. Mad Zach & R2 the Specialist-8 Bit Chinoscillator
6. Twist & Torqux-Heavy Rain
7. Physical & Szist-Beast
8. Liquid Stranger-Alert
9. Muse-Knights of Cydonia (Nostalgia Remix)
10. Pixel Fist-Speaka Freaka
11. Kotchy-She Made It Easy (Son of Kick Remix)
12. Funtcase-Fuuuuk
13. Laid Blak-Red (Chasing Shadows Remix)
14. Foreign Beggars ft. Chasing Shadows-Typhoon
15. Nero-Innocence
16. Metallica-Seek and Destroy (Bassnectar Remix)
17. Ajapai-What Do You Hear?
18. Mr. Sludge-Great Kali
19. Mix N Blend & Narch-I Got...
20. Mix N Blend & Narch-I Got... (Mochipet Remix)
21. Tinny-Zingolo (Doorly Remix)
22. Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip-Sick Tonight (Doctor P Remix)
23. DaVIP & Encode-High Technology
24. The Qemists-Stompbox (Spor Remix)
25. Vent-Encoded Vip
26. Kenshu-Reincarnation (Ajapai Remix)
27. Ajapai-Incoming
28. Vent-Smokescreen
29. Flux Pavillion - Got 2 Know
30. Blue Foundation-Eyes on Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)

36 - Hollow 2010

holy god. this is the finest ambient drone album i have heard since ben frost. better than aidan bakers solo stuff, better than cylon. it covers near-endless sonic territory without making you feel like you are wading through drone, but stays true enough to a theme that you dont have the problem of trying to sleep to a last days album where the tone shifts wildly from song to song.

whats even better is that you can visually sum up the entire album by looking at the cover art. think of every emotion you could possibly feel while being in that picture, then listen to the album straight through. it is fucking phenomenal.

http://www35.zippyshare.com/v/51863844/file.html

Myotonia - S/T 2007

if DEP was still awesome, but also closer to ion dissonance and architects and fellsilent. th00per c00l mathtechcore shreeedddssss. and its actually interesting and fun to listen to, but more grindy than VoM.



http://www.mediafire.com/?z2zzzmkznnj

Indian Jewelry - Totaled 2010

keybored. this sounds like drowning in the sun, possibly forever, but certainly in slow motion.


http://www.mediafire.com/?4ddnjmnqemo

Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (2010)

So this latest album from Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison) features: funky basslines, Thom Yorke, ping pong balls, an abundance of harp, ambient glitchiness, meowing, tenor sax, and a metric shit ton of electronic noise. Very chill and jazzy as usual. My favorites so far are "Do the Astral Plane" and "Recoiled".

Also, admire the cover art. It's by Leigh McCloskey. Up until this, McCloskey acted in many soap operas including General Hospital and The Young and the Restless. From there, he moved on to Star Trek (Voyager AND Deep Space Nine); and from there, he pursued a career as an author, writing such works as Tarot ReVisioned and Codex Tor: Winter Solstice-Part One. He also wrote a textbook of magic. Conclusion: this guy fucking rocks. Also, today is his birthday! Happy 55th, brah.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zfmkm3wgktu

Last Lights - No Past No Present No Future (2009)

Amazing melodic hardcore in the vein of American Nightmare, Modern Life is War, Defeater and others. Incredibly emotional and evil as fuck, this band broke up after the death of their lead singer, Dominic Mallory, in 2008. This is basically a compilation of all their material, which wasn't much.

Also, if you download this album, PLEASE PLEASE buy the album, a shirt, anything, all of the proceeds to this band go to Dom's family.

Abandoned children of god demanding child support.

Alaskan - The Weak And The Wounded 2010

think converge in melodic sludge mode, which is...uhh...more like rosetta? a lot like rosetta but more

jesus fucking christ i dont know anymore. someone somewhere probably has a post- qualifier for whatever the shit im trying to describe right now. its really fucking good and melodic and builds up sometimes and they write songs that i would love to scream along to in a live setting. so who the fuck cares.

also the album-long sample is fucking terrifying and awesome.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zmnzd2u0tkz

Siberian Islands - Equal EP 2009

uuuuggggh buttfuck. L.I.Y.L. - TYCHO

it's that awesome for late summer nights. like, its like a brand new tycho EP with a different set of tones. its really fucking good.


http://www.mediafire.com/?d2mju02ytm0

Echoes of Yul/Sun For Miles/Guantanamo Party Program - Split 2010

i fucking love echoes of yul. this split is retardedly awesome, mostly because echoes of yul is SO. GOOD. like, c'mon. how are they so good?! perfect tone, structure, samples, length, effects...


http://www.mediafire.com/?4hwbgfymyd1


if you missed the S/T, because it was like the 9th post total on this blog:

http://prosperityandbeauty.blogspot.com/2009/09/echoes-of-yul-st-2009.html

Pianos Become the Teeth

Screamo/post-hardcore band from Maryland. Beautiful, chaotic, intense, heartbreaking. You will like it.

Saltwater EP (2008)

Old Pride (2009)

Torche - Meanderthal Demos 2009

hey it's everyone's favorite band! since torche is so retardedly awesome, and everyone in the world knows it, check out the demo versions of some of the best songs on meanderthal. for some reason the actual album is much better produced and cleaner and such, which is sad, because these versions sound AMAZING.


http://www.mediafire.com/?yonwid0mzjr

Trash Talk - Eyes & Nines 2010

jake and brett are both pretty big on this album, i havent made it all the way through yet though. but im in a PUNK RAWK MOOD. so listen to it.


Vultures
Flesh & Blood
Explode
Hash Wednesday
Envy
Rabbit Holes
I Do
Trudge
On A Fix
Eyes & Nines


http://www.mediafire.com/?w0ifzjmodyh

password : akuma

Sabretooth Zombie - Human Performance 2010

i love this band almost as much as jordan fagatron does.


1. White Love
2. Young Tongues

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T0UR4EPA

password : akuma

Jesu/Fog - Kissing Kin Split 2010

HOLY SHIT. this is fucking gorgeous and slow and melodic and heavy and...ugh..."lo-fi".


http://www.mediafire.com/?wkjbm2zlmck

Ceremony - Rohnert Park 2010

OH MAH GAHD PUNK RAWK. its still alive! they even complain about a ton of stuff! fucking awesome and fun as hell.


Into The Wayside Part I / Sick
M.C.D.F.
Moving Principle
The Doldrums (Friendly City)
Open Head
Into The Wayside Part II
Terminal Addiction
Don't Touch Me
Back in '84
All The Time
The Pathos
Nigh To Life
Into The Wayside Part III


http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OBSRZD3J

password : akuma

Because I'm Overdue

My excuse for posting? Meth made me do it!

Big tings from Rottun Recordings :D

Excision- Subsonic/Force

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf2143089d1c1c31f8b135f935cbde7375ca78c

Subvert- Party Alarm EP

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf214300dedbd8bdac911fbe04f31aacf568dab

Torqux & Twist- Hotline EP

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf21430f9a4e66afa4fab964df0d6082f1c2cd0

Now on to other favorites

Affinity-Static (Reso remix)

http://www.mediafire.com/?tzrzzml4mnt

DaVIP & Encode-Vamonos/High Technology

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf214309c7c770d84eba9dff7e866bfb1230ce0

Mix N Blend & Narch- I Got... Acid Crunk EP. Vol 6

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf21430236fe81b9a566fa8a7b01fe6e4055ae3

Comma-Carry the Fire EP

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf2143097f8aa59350303ded8c7c6998cb4ca21

Losers- Flush ft. Riz MC & Envy (SKisM remix)

http://www.mediafire.com/?unq2dzzzehy

Funtcase- So Vexed/Mattress Punch

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf214309ad680b43deaf9f1a7b01fe6e4055ae3

Chasing Shadows-Dream On

http://www.mediafire.com/?mqz0nigvkqj

Excision,Datsik-Boom (SKisM's Got a Big Boomstick remix)/Excision,Datsik-Swagga (Downlink remix)

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf21430caf39515bc2e1ad8d6f20ee4ff677d52

Mad Zach & R2 The Specialist-Wolf Spiders

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf21430e7d3c02a57902b12daada8390b259c5f

EPROM-Shoplifter

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf2143076d8cdb3ade8de27d8c7c6998cb4ca21

Vent-Deviant Creatures vol 2

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0438079fc6427005a3d773badf21430e7d3c02a57902b12d6f20ee4ff677d52

All 320's. Should tide you over for a while.

Heyoka - Cosmic Boogie 2010

maybe you arent sure if this is going to be awesome. meth will change that.

also that guy totally looks better with a beard. thanks meth!


http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AIL9NK2T

Knut - Wonder 2010

crushing.


1. Leet
2. Damned Extroverts
3. Suckers
4. Calamity
5. Ultralight Backpacking
6. Segue 1
7. Fast Forward Bastard
8. Lemmings
9. If We Can't Fly, We'll Take The Boat
10. Segue 2
11. Wonder/Daily Grind


http://www9.zippyshare.com/v/82789624/file.html

PiHKAL & TiHKAL - A Chemical Love Story

hilarious and amazing and brilliant. shulgin is the smartest chemist alive, and i hope he lives forever.


http://www.mediafire.com/?lwmdmrywjzm

shhhhhh

keep it secret, keep it safe.

its real good.

http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/5611115/Tokyo_Police_Club_-_Champ_%5B2010%5D_%5BCD_Cov%5D_%5BKoolioZ%5D.5611115.TPB.torrent

Scorn - Refuse; Start Fires 2010

mick harris, the de facto creator of the blast beat, makes terrifyingly amazing dubstep. if you like to talk shit about dubstep, but like drone, try this. its a different style, but distinctly dubstep. in the sense that cocaine and ketamine are both white crystalline solids.


http://www.mediafire.com/file/2ylnwziojnn/scorn-rsf.zip

Boris - Flood (2000)

Prepare to have your dick blown off.

Post-Rock(ish) Extravaganza

Time to flood the blag with post-anything, so here you go:

Ioseb - The Ghost of 33 (2009)


Really light and melodic. Soooo good.

Click me

Irepress - Sol Eye Sea I (2009)


Jazzy post-metal. Better than their first album.

Click me

Mercury Program - A Data Learn the Language (2002)


Relaxing post-rock with vibraphones.

Click me

Mogwai - Come on Die Young (2001)


Classic.

Click me

Sunwrae - Autumn Never Fall (2009)


It's not post-rock, but fuck it. It's a great album. I don't even know what to call it - modern classical?

Click me

Year of No Light - Ausserwelt (2010)


Fairly heavy post-metal from France.

Click me

Toundra - II (2010)


Somewhere between post-rock and metal...

Click me

ASG/Blacktusk - Low Country Split 2009

ASG IS AWESOME. PLAY IT LOUD.


1. ASG-Mourning of the Earth
2. ASG-Young and Innocent
3. ASG-Not My Kind
4. ASG-Black Magic
5. Blacktusk-Rift of Men
6. Blacktusk-Cease Fire
7. Blacktusk-Death March


http://www.zshare.net/download/64299892dbdb7fe8/

Bohren & der Club of Gore - Sunset Mission (2000)

Alone in the comforting darkness the creature waits. As confusion reigns on this hellish stage, the deafening grind of machinery, the odious clot of chemical waste. Still, the trail of his ultimate prey leads through this steely maze to these, the addled offspring of the modern world.

Quiet, brooding darkjazz.

DOWNLOAD!

Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire - Omega Drunk on the Blood of the Alpha 2008

To entice everyone to go see them play on Sunday. They are great live, great on albums, and great dudes. They are leaving on tour soon, so come out and buy a shirt. Or their new album is coming out, so buy that too. I would listen to this band if they weren't local. Mind-bogglingly evil grind.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ucgdjzzejww

Nadja - When I See the Sun Always Shines on TV 2009

SO! COOL! It's Nadja. But it's Nadja playing covers of (mostly) really sweet songs. I love the Swans cover. Tracklist:

01. Only Shallow (My Bloody Valentine)
02. Pea (Codeine)
03. No Cure for the Lonely (Swans)
04. Dead Skin Mask (Slayer)
05. The Sun Always Shines on TV (a-ha)
06. Needle in the Hay (Elliott Smith)
07. Long Dark Twenties (Kids in the Hall)
08. Faith (The Cure)

www.mediafire.com/?gtymi2nzikn

Amanda Woodward – La Decadence De La Decadence 2004

really cool french mathemo. really awesome production. super melodic and very consistent.

im really glad world police and friendly fire started posting again.


http://www.mediafire.com/?cimjnbmmmey

Our Ceasing Voices - Passenger Killed in a Hit and Run (2010)

Excellent post-rock. Slow and heavy with some electronic stuff mixed in.


Click me!

Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today (2007)

Druuuuuuuuuugula.....

www.mediafire.com/?umowgdjmn3g

Across Tundras - Old World Wanderer (2010)

Still not sure about the vocals, but it's good sludgey stoner-rock....

www.mediafire.com/?nulizymyo3z