What's everyone listening to today?

[Phar]

Been listening to a lot of 80's synth music lately, especially Trans-X

[Ady]

Fookin' A.

[Dogg Thang]

The debut Nero album was released today and I've been listening to it all day. If you know the singles like Me & You or Promises, you know mostly what to expect. It's sort of half pseudo-soundtrack and half pop songs. Big synth productions that at times almost sound like, with a quick instrumentation switch, they could be metal ballads. People seem to be calling Nero dubstep but I think that's a word that has sort of lost its meaning and wouldn't point you in the right direction in imagining what this is. I really like it - it's a strong album that seems very sure of what it is. But with one caveat: only within the main album itself. The bonus track version adds tracks that just seem to draw it out, losing the pop part of the equation and, instead, adding what feel like cheesy voice samples. There's some interesting stuff in the bonus tracks, especially the last symphony one, but album does feel like it should finish where it does in the regular version.

[JazzFunk]

Found a few of my old tapes, got me re-listening to this earlier:

[monel]

Celph Titled & Buckwild's "Nineteen Ninety Now", great tru-skool mid-90s style hip hop: My fave track, beat is like something from a vintage Mic Geronimo album before he turned ****e, ace.

I never thought I'd see Mic Geronimo mentioned on this forum. He had two good songs on his last lp, I was quite surprised at that.

[JazzFunk]

^I'll have to look into that. I really liked 'The Natural' but he 'fell off' quite badly with his second album, started going on a bit of a 'jiggy' route and seemingly vanished without trace not long after. Know he'd done some recent stuff but kind of assumed it might be weak, so never bothered. Yeah, will check out.

Btw, you heard that Buckwild/Celph album? I think it's pretty amazing, one of the best hip hop albums I've heard in a looong time (bar some very occasional issues on the rapping side).

Anyway, any excuse to post Masta IC with its wonderfully smoked-out beat:

[monel]

yeah I heard some of the Buckwild lp, I'm a huge fan of his but the rapping doesn't appeal. Buck sold the beats for a bargain price I heard... I have an unreleased version of an old Mic G track you might want, will pm you. I tend not to discuss music on here usually, just films really.

[JazzFunk]

^Nice one.

I actually really like Celph Titled, it's just his rapping persona is deliberately a bit fake and playful, he's more a punchline rapper (and a VERY good one) than somebody 'street'. I think a more street-type rapper, super-skilled, would've been maybe more appropriate for those instrumentals, maybe Big L if he was still alive.

But I can't really moan, I still think it's a fantastic LP.

[Ady]

[eastyy]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/bo...9#comments_top really want to know who did that first tune on the vid

[charlesr]

Mixmag Lost Classics (free covermount from 2001) - picked it up at the wild bird hospital in my road - they have an alladin's cave there, with stuff donated and raising money for the hospital. I'll be going back without the kids next time and a whole load of cash.

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Lost-Classics/release/39021

Fantastic early trance and dance.

[crocky-chocky]

The new Malkmus album, Mirror Traffic. Was bound to enjoy it as I love the guy, but it's both instantly brilliant and peppered with 'growers' for the repeat listener.

My current favourite aside from 'Tigers'...



I'm a sucker for shifts into 6/8 time, and those guitars at the 4 minute mark? Fwooh yeah!

[Kit]

Not sure why but I’ve been listening to a lot of Dr Dre lately, and I'm liking it.



Double G dawg.

[Charlie]

Listening to Syrian legend, Omar Souleyman's new album. Overpriced but very cool. You can't go wrong with an album when it has tracks called "My Tears Will Make the Stones Cry" and "I will Dig Your Grave With My Hands".

[nakamura]

Nice tune.

I'm surprised more gamers aren't into goa/psy trance as it captures the spirit and 'other worldly' feeling of those early 4 and 8-bit computer game soundtracks.

I listen to mostly dance etc music. This track is aces and from 1996, the beat is slow and massive.