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by **DesAnges** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:31 am

How are we for Blues/Reggae fusion around here? Anyone heard of Brushy One String before?

Last.fm · by **Cadonica** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:49 am

Blues is excellent. Reggae isn't really my thing.

by **Mayane** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:25 am

Corrian wrote:So I have been pointlessly trying to figure out what the difference between experimental music and avant-garde music is. For a while it seemed like pretty much the same thing.

From what I have noticed, experimental seems to more be like highly strange and bizarrely done versions of other genres and whatnot, like Hella that is a mash of noise rock and math rock, and whatever they're doing turns it into an experimental version of that. The whole album can be in the same general realm of genres and still be classified as experimental. I've seen this with a few bands.

Avant-garde seems to be more focused on being a mesh of a bunch of genres, and if you're staying around the same genre throughout your entire album, you're not really classified as avant-garde. Except avant-garde metal, but even those mesh all sorts of weird genres with metal. Secret Chiefs 3, Ulver, and so on being good examples because a lot of their albums can't really be classified as one genre, and neither can specific songs half the time.

I don't know if this is accurate, but eh.

Kind of figured something like that, I only have one album tagged as Avant-Garde though, that's Trout Mask Replica, because it really doensn't fit any genre. Experimental is not something I like to use though, because experimental may not be so experimental anymore after a few years.

by **DesAnges** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:26 am

Cadonica wrote:Blues is excellent. Reggae isn't really my thing.

He plays it more like blues than reggae, it's just a little bit of flavouring. Very good though.

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:19 pm

So I ended up hitting 16 full length albums yesterday and 5 EP's. I was going to go for 17 but I couldn't stay awake long enough to finish the last Why? album.

Mayane wrote:Kind of figured something like that, I only have one album tagged as Avant-Garde though, that's Trout Mask Replica, because it really doensn't fit any genre. Experimental is not something I like to use though, because experimental may not be so experimental anymore after a few years.

I have a lot of Avant-Garde bands, mostly because of my dad. Avant-garde is great when done well, but there are also avant-garde bands that are like "Look at us! We're avant-garde!", without really being interesting.

DesAnges wrote:How are we for Blues/Reggae fusion around here? Anyone heard of Brushy One String before?

Not a huge fan of either. But I just haven't really tried to delve into any of those yet.

by **Meryuma** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:50 pm

Corrian wrote:Avant-garde seems to be more focused on being a mesh of a bunch of genres, and if you're staying around the same genre throughout your entire album, you're not really classified as avant-garde.

Not really. A lot of "avant-garde metal" is like that but that's not what "avant-garde" means.

by **Dangelia** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:05 pm

I just performed the Pathetique Sonata by Beethoven, giving the best performance I have ever given. I even made my teacher cry.

by **Mayane** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:25 pm

Dangelia wrote:I just performed the Pathetique Sonata by Beethoven, giving the best performance I have ever given. I even made my teacher cry.

Crying over Beethoven.. that's so 18th century.

Just kidding, that's awesome.

My Last.fm · by **Ancient Magmia** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:11 pm

DesAnges wrote:How are we for Blues/Reggae fusion around here? Anyone heard of Brushy One String before?

I love reggae. Never explored blues but I've been wanting to.
Never heard of this guy but I'll check him out later.

by **DesAnges** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:15 pm

Ancient Magmia wrote:
DesAnges wrote:How are we for Blues/Reggae fusion around here? Anyone heard of Brushy One String before?

I love reggae. Never explored blues but I've been wanting to.
Never heard of this guy but I'll check him out later.

There's not really that much reggae to it, it's just a flavour given to the blues (imo, anyway).

My Last.fm · by **Ancient Magmia** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:28 pm

DesAnges wrote:
Ancient Magmia wrote:I love reggae. Never explored blues but I've been wanting to.
Never heard of this guy but I'll check him out later.

There's not really that much reggae to it, it's just a flavour given to the blues (imo, anyway).

Listening to it now...those are definitely reggae vocals over a blues instrumental.
I love it. :lol:

by **San** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:10 pm

this makes me doubt my playing abilities

by **Dangelia** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:20 pm

Mayane wrote:
Dangelia wrote:I just performed the Pathetique Sonata by Beethoven, giving the best performance I have ever given. I even made my teacher cry.

Crying over Beethoven.. that's so 18th century.

Just kidding, that's awesome.

It's a beautiful peace. There's so many emotions in it. It's full of fire, passion, love, mourning, and hope. It is an amazing piece of art.

by **North Wiedna** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:51 am

I've come across a rip of Osamu Sato's Equal. It's like Vangelis on acid.

Good Vangelis, not the shitty stuff he puts out now.

by **Artiaa** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:25 am

My favorite bands are Nirvana, The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd.

by **North Wiedna** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:28 am

Artiaa wrote:My favorite bands are Nirvana, The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd.

I've never heard of them, they must be indie bands, right?

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:13 pm

Meryuma wrote:
Corrian wrote:Avant-garde seems to be more focused on being a mesh of a bunch of genres, and if you're staying around the same genre throughout your entire album, you're not really classified as avant-garde.

Not really. A lot of "avant-garde metal" is like that but that's not what "avant-garde" means.

Really? Pretty much every avant-garde band I know usually merges a whole bunch of genres together into this weird song, or the albums have like 20 different genres throughout.

by **Katyuscha** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:49 pm

I just rediscovered Days of the News.

I forgot how amazing this band was.

by **Creative Vikings** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:38 pm

Sharon van Etten.
yeh

by **DesAnges** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:17 am

Would anyone happen to know of a...repository for obscure/lost artists? Because I've lost track of one guy and he seems to have disappeared. Or at least, I'm having trouble relocating him, being as my Google-fu isn't strong and his name was eYe.

by **Dumb Ideologies** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:05 pm

How. Is. Ambient. Black. Metal. So. Damn. Good?!

by **Hurdegaryp** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:06 pm

Dumb Ideologies wrote:How. Is. Ambient. Black. Metal. So. Damn. Good?!

Because it's the mirror universe version of post rock?

by **Dumb Ideologies** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:31 pm

Hurdegaryp wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:How. Is. Ambient. Black. Metal. So. Damn. Good?!

Because it's the mirror universe version of post rock?

My god, it is...

Mind ---> *pop*

by **North Wiedna** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 3:42 pm

DesAnges wrote:Would anyone happen to know of a...repository for obscure/lost artists? Because I've lost track of one guy and he seems to have disappeared. Or at least, I'm having trouble relocating him, being as my Google-fu isn't strong and his name was eYe.

http://www.last.fm/music/Eye/+wiki

by **DesAnges** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:04 pm

North Wiedna wrote:
DesAnges wrote:Would anyone happen to know of a...repository for obscure/lost artists? Because I've lost track of one guy and he seems to have disappeared. Or at least, I'm having trouble relocating him, being as my Google-fu isn't strong and his name was eYe.

http://www.last.fm/music/Eye/+wiki

Nope, none of those. Thanks anyway.

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