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30-06-2010 8:08pm#1
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Enemies are a really good band who I haven't heard mentioned too much around the place. More instrumental post rock, but done really well I think. Adebisi Shank are pretty cool too, up-tempo instrumental rock stuff with really cool textures and effects. Definitely a guitar rock 'power trio' kind of band.Meeja Ireland wrote: »Dance music leaves me cold, and my dislike of men bragging about the cost of their watches tends to rule out a lot of hip-hop - but maybe that's just the American variety.
That's just the crap variety
Good hip hop is a great kind of music. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and Common are a few of my favourites. Some rappers can't get past talking about how great they are, for some reason. There are a lot, however, who take their lyrics just as seriously as any singer or poet might. If you compare a good rapper to your garden variety singer songwriter, I'd say the rapper would be a lot more passionate about the music.
And dance music is another misleading one. Most of the popular stuff you might hear on the radio is repetitive (hang on - repetition can be very effective when done right, but often isn't done well at all) annoying trendy rubbish, and a lot of great electronic music gets unfairly labeled as 'dance' music. Just try dancing to Venetian Snares or Autechre
I found it especially true for hip hop and electronic music, if you just make an effort to scratch the surface, you'll find a whole world of great music waiting for you. Electronic music is one of the few areas, I think, where genuine innovation and exciting new ideas can - and do - happen. Try Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada and Venetian Snares for a start, and see what you think of those sounds. If you're into jazz, I think you'd appreciate where some of these guys are coming from (maybe not directly, but using that creative and curious part of the imagination)
Hehe, sorry that the part of my post about Irish music is way in the minority, but I always find the most fun thing about music is challenging your own preconceptions 0 -
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Hehe, sorry that the part of my post about Irish music is way in the minority, but I always find the most fun thing about music is challenging your own preconceptions
You're probably right. I hope I do eventually get to tackling those blind spots in my taste. Writing off a whole genre is certainly down to my listening in an uneducated or unsympathetic way. But life is short, and I'm prepared to leave most dance and hip-hop aside while I fill some of the other glaring holes in my knowledge.
I'll certainly check out Enemies and Adebisi Skank.
I figure if I can acquire one Irish album a week, I'll be happy enough. Thanks again to everyone. I have a shopping list from this thread that'll keep me going till the end of the summer.0 -
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