It certainly is, had this for a while now after someone on here recommended it a while back, can't remember who now, but yes, very good album.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss three 1-1 draws.
The first got us knocked out of the FA Cup, the next puts us in a good position in our Round of 16 Europa League game, and the latest was an actual decent performance against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
All hopes for the season now rest on the Europa League - does Amorim have the squad to win it?
It certainly is, had this for a while now after someone on here recommended it a while back, can't remember who now, but yes, very good album.
Album 60: Nitin Sawhney - Beyond Skin (1999)
Jus gave this one a try. Surprised it didn't get much reaction on here, I thought it was a quality album. A really great sound. I'd heard the name before but never heard anythign of his as far as I'm aware, will definitely try outsome more of his stuff. Any recommendations?
Dear God no!
Whatever. You haven't liked anything I posted so I was expecting this. People need to see past the members of the band. It's a very good album.Edit: On second thoughts, Youtube has just decided not to save the playlist I made and I can't get Spotify and it's not on Last.fm so we'll just pretend this never happened.
Edit: On second thoughts, Youtube has just decided not to save the playlist I made and I can't get Spotify and it's not on Last.fm so we'll just pretend this never happened.
Ah, I was only joking really. I could have got you the Spotify link (if it's on there).
If you could, I'd appreciate it. It's quite a good album. I've not heard a bad review yet.
At least tell me what it was!Edit: On second thoughts, Youtube has just decided not to save the playlist I made and I can't get Spotify and it's not on Last.fm so we'll just pretend this never happened.
Tired Pony - The Place We Ran From. I'll post it back up if he finds it on Spotify. Otherwise I won't bother.
The Place We Ran From - Tired Pony - Spotify
There's the Spotify link for you. Is this the fella from Snow Patrol's side project?
There's the Spotify link for you. Is this the fella from Snow Patrol's side project?
Ah. Haven't heard them. But I must admit they sound a tad boring on paper.
One of them yeah.
Album 66: Tired Pony - The Place We Ran From
The Place We Ran From - Tired Pony - Spotify
Glad to see some appreciation for Nitin Sawhney - it really is a great album!
I have seen him live a couple of times as well and unusually for this type of music, it was a great live show with all sorts of guest performers and different arrangements.
As far as I am concerned, 'Beyond Skin' is his best effort but he does have plenty of other albums to check out - think he did at least 3 albums before getting proper recognition and has done a few since - I dont know them all and I did find a couple of them to be a bit weak.
Personally I also recommend:
Displacing The Priest - Nitin Sawhney - Spotify
Prophesy - Nitin Sawhney - Spotify
Philtre - Nitin Sawhney - Spotify
Cheers Rood, will give them a try.
Actually you know what I just listened to Philtre and have decided its not as good as I remember so try the others instead !
Can't remember what I've actually posted about anymore
Class album had it for years, really need to explore them more.
This was listenable, not an album I'd listen to again I'd say as I don't think it really works and the bits that do work I think sound a bit like seasick steve so I'll probably stick with him.
Found this a little bland on the first listen but I'm giving it another go at the minute and it's grown on me a lot.
Liked this a hell of a lot. Lots of different styles in there and plenty to keep me interested. Lyrically he goes from some excellent stuff to painfully bad lines like "watching eastenders on tv" and "I bought you steak Mccoys" but thankfully they were few and far between. Definite relistener this one.
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Very electic but then we shouldn't expect anything else from mehro and I for one am glad for his quirks as this was a good find. Some of the tunes felt like they belonged in those films in the 40's where a character would randomly burst into a melancholy tune but ignoring them there is plenty of very good stuff on here.
Class album had it for years, really need to explore them more.
Not sure on this. Some of it was good, some showed potential and some was damnright awful. Interesting backstory though and I appreciate listening to it on that basis.
This was listenable, not an album I'd listen to again I'd say as I don't think it really works and the bits that do work I think sound a bit like seasick steve so I'll probably stick with him.
Found this a little bland on the first listen but I'm giving it another go at the minute and it's grown on me a lot.
Liked this a hell of a lot. Lots of different styles in there and plenty to keep me interested. Lyrically he goes from some excellent stuff to painfully bad lines like "watching eastenders on tv" and "I bought you steak Mccoys" but thankfully they were few and far between. Definite relistener this one.
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Very electic but then we shouldn't expect anything else from mehro and I for one am glad for his quirks as this was a good find. Some of the tunes felt like they belonged in those films in the 40's where a character would randomly burst into a melancholy tune but ignoring them there is plenty of very good stuff on here.
Oh and has Cold-Zebra broken the thread, nobody seems to be posting albums anymore.
Nobody can find an album good enough to better mine
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Nitin Sawhney - Beyond Skin: I didn't much care for this when it came out and I think it sounds quite dated already. Uses too many of the sounds (that bloody awful bending bassline stuff) and techniques (nature sounds and spoken word samples running throughout) I personally dislike for me to enjoy it.
Drugs Made Me Smarter: Sounds like someone fecking about with one of these:
The Quemists: A mixture of shite techno and shite rock = shitex2
The Walkmen: Okay-ish. Sounds like someone's been listening to the basement tapes a bit too much.
Pop Will Eat Itself: Shite then, worse now.
Malcolm Middleton: I always got the two out of Arab Strap confused and thought he was the beardy one. I enjoyed it more than expected and might return to this one. His voice lets it down a bit though, it doesn't really connect on any emotional level, but the lyrics are pretty good. I enjoyed Burst Noel in particular.
Tame Impala: This is what the 60s sounded like from inside a sofa cushion. Not bad, not very good either.
Future Sound Of London: This kind of music really isn't my cup of tea. I don't really see the craft in it, it's like someone's going through all the sounds on their new FM synth and recording it as they cycle through the presets. I like some of the sounds but I don't have the patience required to appreciate it possibly.
Slayer: Not a fan of thrash, but at least the songs are all pretty short. Sound far too similar though.
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Reading the Pitchfork review, I wondered how could an album so great have passed me by unnoticed? When I listened to it I remembered that it hadn't - I heard it when it came out and dismissed it as average American angst-rock. Feelings haven't changed, can't understand how it's rated so highly.
Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record: Pointless. Just listen to the Piaf recordings of these songs if you like that stuff, if you like Wainwright, listen to her stuff. Don't understand the need for this record's existance.
Alabama 3: Irritating. Don't like it.
Roots: As above, only slightly less so.
Gospel: Screamo shit.
Silver Jews: Heard a few of their songs before but they are just a litle bit too dull. Like Smog but with all the interesting, slightly sinister stuff striped out of it.
Yonlu: Fairly promising fragments show this guy could have been a talent. The story does add an edge to the music though.
Venom: No thanks.
Snow Patrol...erm, I mean Tired Pony: Sounds like Snow Patrol.
God Help The Girl: First line of that BBC review just about sums it up for me.
Decorativeed: Miserable, prematurely aged git. Bring back the 1930s, I say!
Drugs Made Me Smarter: Sounds like someone fecking about with one of these:
The Quemists: A mixture of shite techno and shite rock = shitex2
The Walkmen: Okay-ish. Sounds like someone's been listening to the basement tapes a bit too much.
Pop Will Eat Itself: Shite then, worse now.
Malcolm Middleton: I always got the two out of Arab Strap confused and thought he was the beardy one. I enjoyed it more than expected and might return to this one. His voice lets it down a bit though, it doesn't really connect on any emotional level, but the lyrics are pretty good. I enjoyed Burst Noel in particular.
Tame Impala: This is what the 60s sounded like from inside a sofa cushion. Not bad, not very good either.
Future Sound Of London: This kind of music really isn't my cup of tea. I don't really see the craft in it, it's like someone's going through all the sounds on their new FM synth and recording it as they cycle through the presets. I like some of the sounds but I don't have the patience required to appreciate it possibly.
Slayer: Not a fan of thrash, but at least the songs are all pretty short. Sound far too similar though.
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Reading the Pitchfork review, I wondered how could an album so great have passed me by unnoticed? When I listened to it I remembered that it hadn't - I heard it when it came out and dismissed it as average American angst-rock. Feelings haven't changed, can't understand how it's rated so highly.
Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record: Pointless. Just listen to the Piaf recordings of these songs if you like that stuff, if you like Wainwright, listen to her stuff. Don't understand the need for this record's existance.
Alabama 3: Irritating. Don't like it.
Roots: As above, only slightly less so.
Gospel: Screamo shit.
Silver Jews: Heard a few of their songs before but they are just a litle bit too dull. Like Smog but with all the interesting, slightly sinister stuff striped out of it.
Yonlu: Fairly promising fragments show this guy could have been a talent. The story does add an edge to the music though.
Venom: No thanks.
Snow Patrol...erm, I mean Tired Pony: Sounds like Snow Patrol.
God Help The Girl: First line of that BBC review just about sums it up for me.
Decorativeed: Miserable, prematurely aged git. Bring back the 1930s, I say!
I sort of gave up on this thread. Can someone post something excellent I've never heard before please?`
Album 68 - Social Distortion - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
Wiki - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Last.fm - Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell - Social Distortion - Listen at Last.fm
Spotify - Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell - Social Distortion - Spotify
One of the albums of last year for me:
Pyramids with Nadja - Self/Titled
I'm a huge fan of Nadja, the drone/doom side project of master musician Aidan Baker.
Aidan Baker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Last year Aidan teamed up with Hydra Head's ultra progressive outfit Pyramids for a tour-de-force of aural sexiness.
pyramids with nadja – Pyramids with Nadja – Discover music at Last.fm
YouTube - Pyramids with Nadja - An Angel Was Heard to Cry Over the City of Rome
EDIT: The embed thing on Youtube isn't working for me at the moment.
I have a Nadja record or two, and they're awesome.
got something to post. more to follow.
You bastard, I was just about to post one.
Tut tut. First someone posts a second album on friday and now someone's posting at the weekend...
Yobs and thugs.
Yobs and thugs.
Pyramids with Nadja - Droney feedback stuff is my thing, but I thought this sounded plodding, sterile, dull and lacking in beauty.
Friendly Fires: This dancey indie-pop stuff really isn't my thing. The singer's voice really reminded me of someone else - that guy out of Datarock (who possibly styles his voice on David Byrne).
Friendly Fires: This dancey indie-pop stuff really isn't my thing. The singer's voice really reminded me of someone else - that guy out of Datarock (who possibly styles his voice on David Byrne).
Can people please number their albums. Makes it a lot easier to follow. Jaysus, I was going to post Friendly Fires at the beginning of this thing but I thought they'd be too well known. Tis a decent album. 4/5 excellent songs but the rest is a bit meh.
Why dont you post something !
I know - what is the world coming to ...
I already have. And after posting that I won't dare to post again! Or maybe I will, after I've been to the shop.
eh? What did you post?
Fair enough if not your thing - I know this type of stuff will not appeal to everyone and you will never hear it on the radio. It does need patience and a few listens to appreciate - shame you can't hear what I am hearing when I listen to this!
As some one else noted, I did actually post one of their more challenging albums and could have gone for something more accessable for those who arent into this stuff. Believe me, there is a lot of craft that goes into putting together these type of soundscapes.
Album 70.
Faith No More - The Real Thing
LastFM: The Real Thing – Faith No More – Discover music at Last.fm
Spotify: The Real Thing - Faith No More - Spotify
Faith No More - The Real Thing
LastFM: The Real Thing – Faith No More – Discover music at Last.fm
Spotify: The Real Thing - Faith No More - Spotify
Album 70.
Faith No More - The Real Thing
LastFM: The Real Thing – Faith No More – Discover music at Last.fm
Spotify: The Real Thing - Faith No More - Spotify
Love this album. Faith No More are my favourite band and I toyed with posting this or Angel Dust. No doubt everyone else will say "it's shit" etc.
Hard to believe it's 21 years old. fecking madness.
Album 60: Nitin Sawhney - Beyond Skin (1999)
Beyond Skin - Nitin Sawhney - Spotify
AllMusic Review:
Nitin Sawhney's Beyond Skin works on at least two levels. First, it's a plea against racism and war, relating, as Sawhney writes in the liner notes, that one's identity is defined only by oneself -- that identity is "beyond skin." Second, the music is an extremely accomplished blend of classical, drum'n'bass, jazz, hip-hop, and Indian elements. The album's political statements are seen most clearly in the samples imbedded in the beginning and ending of most tracks. Dealing with nuclear testing and identity, the samples are effective in setting the tone for the songs. The music is quite lush, featuring among other instruments, tablas, pianos, and cellos to equally beautiful effect. The production brings a crystal-clear polish to nearly every element in the mix, whether it's the passionate, intense vocals of the Rizwan Qawwali Group on "Homelands" or the stunning, impossibly gorgeous voice of Swati Natekar on "Nadia." The entire album is bathed in eclectic touches which never fail to maintain a poetic, accessible sense of charm and wonder. Rarely has electronic music been crafted with as much substance and style as it has on Beyond Skin. Sawhney travels back and forth between genres quite effortlessly. "Nadia" is as good a drum'n'bass track as one is likely to find. "Letting Go" suggests the coffee-table trip-pop of Morcheeba's Big Calm. "The Pilgrim" is moody, soul-searching hip-hop aided by the wiry vocals of Spek. "Tides" is an excellent, breezy jazz number suggesting Vince Guaraladi in his finest, most experimental moments. "Nostalgia" sounds like a more-relaxed Lamb. "The Conference" is a treat, featuring incredible vocal interplay that simply must be heard to be believed. "Beyond Skin," which opens and closes with a sample of Edward Murrow reading the poem "Now I'm become death," is a powerful conclusion to Sawhney's pacifistic vision. Accessible, frightening, emotional, and most-of-all accomplished, Sawhney's Beyond Skin is a remarkable album of rewarding, organic music.
Really fecking like this one Rood, never heard of him/them before so great post. I will be exploring further
Album 70.
Faith No More - The Real Thing
LastFM: The Real Thing – Faith No More – Discover music at Last.fm
Spotify: The Real Thing - Faith No More - Spotify
Great album lad, love a bit of Faith No More.
Gonna post one tonight I think, I'll see what takes my fancy later.
Always preferred Angel Dust. Classic band though at their best.
Both great tbh, would probably just edge towards this one, more for sentimental reasons I think.