Divaman
10.30.20 | Please remember to list the song title, the album and the link for all songs. |
JohnnyoftheWell
10.30.20 | someone rec Kashiwa Daisuke - Stella |
someone
10.30.20 | Neat Beats - Kung Fu of the Astronaut Drunkards
album: Cosmic Surgery
https://youtu.be/jtDYgEWw-MU |
Divaman
10.30.20 | You don't want to rec it yourself Johnny? |
JohnnyoftheWell
10.30.20 | I blew all my karma on Black Rose Immortal, am not gonna make y'all jam a 35min song
advantage Lucy - Hibikasete (from Oolt Cloud) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUV0r0ggmks
this is straight-up one of my favourite songs in general and it makes me incrementally sadder every time I hear it and I have heard it a lot of times so it makes me incredibly sad now. you have maybe not heard it, so hopefully it won't make you incredibly sad too :] there is a telescope on the artwork #space |
NorthernSkylark
10.30.20 | Chris Bell - I am the cosmos
Available on Spotify. |
dedex
10.30.20 | A.R. Kane - A Love from Outer Space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwgQKKkZwvc |
Divaman
10.30.20 | What's the song, Skylark? |
NorthernSkylark
10.30.20 | It’s also called I am the cosmos |
ArsMoriendi
10.30.20 | The Mothers of Invention - "Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula" (from Weasels Ripped My Flesh)
I mostly picked this for the title, but it's cool as hell regardless. 70s Jazz meets tape loops I think? Come for the Processional March, stay for the Dwarf Nebula.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZB2B-v71NY |
Trifolium
10.30.20 | Can I have the 8th of November? It's my birthday, I'm turning 3 0 ! ! ! ! this year. Horrible year to do that in I'm afraid... |
Divaman
10.30.20 | You've got it, Tri. |
ArsMoriendi
10.30.20 | Oh nice, I'll try to remember to wish you a happy 30th when it comes :P |
dedex
10.30.20 | 30 w o a h |
Trifolium
10.30.20 | Love the theme!
Let's go with: An Pierlé & White Velvet - Jupiter (from An Pierlé & White Velvet)
https://youtu.be/aDgGzllWh4Y
https://youtu.be/o8wRWAvX8AA (A higher quality version, but I'm afraid it won't work in all regions...)
One of my personal fave albums of all time. A lovely work filled to the brim with passionate playing, cute little ideas, weird influences left right and centre, and to top it all off Pierlé's amazing voice. I have such a strong, unexplainable connection with this album. Give it a go, I hope my love for this makes sense haha! |
Trifolium
10.30.20 | Yes I know guys, mixed feelings but it's just a number anyway!!!!
Thanks in advance, love you all 💚 |
budgie
10.30.20 | songs about celestial bodies?? sry diva, i don't know any songs written about ars' MOM |
ArsMoriendi
10.30.20 | Rude |
dedex
10.30.20 | but kinda funny ngl |
dedex
10.30.20 | nice
btw bro a list's comment section doesn't support BB code! |
dedex
10.30.20 | woah ninja edit |
Pangea
10.30.20 | okay lemme go for a classic from a dutch band
Shocking Blue - Venus (from At Home)
https://youtu.be/8LhkyyCvUHk |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
10.30.20 | here is a song about myss keta's celestial booty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ElMdm8ZEHA |
Divaman
10.30.20 | Ya got a song title and an album for that? |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
10.30.20 | M¥SS KETA - GIOVANNA HARDCORE
ITS A SINGLE |
ArsMoriendi
10.30.20 | What Miss Kyta doesn't have a song about la luna or something |
JesperL
10.30.20 | love spirals downwards - city moon (from album flux)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AYvyk2PLI0
simply a gorgeous song from a sadly overlooked gazey dream pop band |
Divaman
10.30.20 | someone, were you serious about hosting? I'll pencil you in for December if you were. |
SlothcoreSam
10.30.20 | This song makes me think of floating through space and headbutting planets and kicking moons.
Enigma - Sadness (Part 1)
Off MCMXC a.D.
https://youtu.be/4F9DxYhqmKw
Or the remix
https://youtu.be/oD5tLA09_mc |
Divaman
10.31.20 | Nice song Sam. |
SlothcoreSam
10.31.20 | Only the best.
I've listened to it 7 times tonight. Lol |
garas
10.31.20 | I LOVE THIS THEME! |
garas
10.31.20 | Gustav Holst - Mars, The Bringer Of War
https://youtu.be/DfbIjVJSzTM
If you love sci-fis and space fantasies and you don't 5.0 this, then you have problems. |
Divaman
10.31.20 | I had a feeling someone was going to go with Holst. And if you're gonna go with with Holst, you're likely gonna go with Mars. Good choice. |
garas
10.31.20 | Jupiter is also superb, but Mars is definitely the most iconic one! |
Divaman
10.31.20 | I agree. |
Trifolium
10.31.20 | Jupiter and Mercury for me, although Mars is perfect of course. But they all are! Nice pick garas. |
Egarran
11.01.20 | Good theme. About all my candidates were Sparklehorse or black/gothic metal, but then I remembered this amazing song. Never been more relvant:
Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft https://youtu.be/teBV0EoJJY8
|
porcupinetheater
11.01.20 | If there's room, have to nominate Neko Case - I Wish I Was the Moon |
Egarran
11.01.20 | The Moon - Really Diva? You made this theme only to give us a children's channel song? 2.5/5
Kung Fu of the Astronaut Drunkards - Good old 8-bit n-word wankery. Lost its charm after about a minute. 1.5/5
Hibikasete - Aww, sad Johnny makes me sad. But then again I bet he likes being this kind of sad and that makes me happy. The song. Was there a song? Oh right, there were some pleasantly boring sounds. 3/5
A Love from Outer Space - Don't really like the singing or the melody or the instrumentation. But I bet this inspired Mew to make some of their worst songs idk. Argh there's still two minutes of this to go and it just gets more and more annoying. 2.3/5
Dwarf Nebula Processional March - Ah, the Arsest of recs. Probably great if you never do drugs? 1.2/5 |
Pangea
11.01.20 | 1. Moon - this is nice enough but i can't say that i was too invested. it doesn't help that the chorus is pretty weak too. 2.7 |
Pangea
11.01.20 | I only now noticed that this months sotd is dedicated to papa universe. nice touch diva |
Divaman
11.01.20 | Thanks Pangea. I believe Papa U would have appreciated it. He was actually the host the first month I ever participated in SOTD. |
Divaman
11.01.20 | Nah, that was just a happy accident Egarran. I have a ton of other songs that fit this theme as well. :)
Btw, are you familiar with the original version of that Carpenters track? |
Divaman
11.01.20 | Have you got an album, and a link for that song, porcupintheater? |
Egarran
11.01.20 | Yup Diva, the Carpenters version just has a certain charm that somehow goes well with alien telepathy. |
Divaman
11.01.20 | Karen did have an other-worldly voice. |
garas
11.01.20 | "The Moon" - I wonder what's the reason behind the existence of this song... "The Moon is your friend" ... really??
"You made this theme only to give us a children's channel song? 2.5/5"
I can just echo Egarran this case, so: [2] |
ArsMoriendi
11.01.20 | "The Moon"
This is a pleasant folk song. Not sure why people are saying it's a children's song. I don't think much of it, but I also don't mind it.
3/5 |
Divaman
11.01.20 | I can actually answer that question - it was something of an in-joke between Dave and his wife, based on something his mother said to his wife one time. It definitely wouldn't be the song Dave would want to represent him to people unfamiliar with his music, but it's one of my two favorite Dave Isaacs songs.
Within the context of my beautiful musical-in-development, Eyeball Eaters From Outer Space, the song is sung by Will, the character who would normally be the hero of the play, to comfort his girlfriend Gayle, as they are lost in the woods and trying the evade a serial killer. Sadly, this is just a little before my space aliens tear out his eyeballs and eat them. But at least he lives until the end of the musical, unlike most of the other characters. |
garas
11.01.20 | It all makes sense now! |
Divaman
11.01.20 | But you so-and-so's are a bunch of cynical heathens. :(
Seriously, these are about the scores I expected. But I really do love the song, so I rec'd it anyway. |
garas
11.01.20 | I'm sorry Diva. I guess I can't enjoy blissful things like that anymore.
Btw: hey, at least your theme is cool enough to make me follow this month more actively! |
Divaman
11.01.20 | Thanks garas. Who doesn't love a good space song? I could've filled the whole month myself, there are so many choices. |
garas
11.01.20 | Oh yeah!! I hope I'll get the chance for a second rec too. But I'll be painful to choose one! |
garas
11.01.20 | (But Holst totally deserved to be my first choice, most excellent.) |
Divaman
11.01.20 | Same. Maybe we'll repeat the theme some time in the future. Although I have a couple of other themes I'd like to go with also in future months where I might be hosting. |
someone
11.02.20 | i accidentally gave you election day song. hope it brightens your day and your vote.
unless you're a democrat in alabama or a republican in california, in which case there's no hope for you
EDIT: wait, election is november 3rd. sorry, i didn't give you jack |
Trifolium
11.02.20 | You did give us today's song someone! That has to count for something! Today is pretty special because tomorrow it will be gone. |
Minushuman24
11.02.20 | This is my favorite subject! |
Scheumke
11.02.20 | I'll finish up October later today. For now here's my rec for november:
Enter Shikari - satellites* * (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adbfJTd717E)
I believe the song was written for a friend of the vocalist who has/had trouble coming out. It's a very happy go lucky uptempo song with a pretty sombre message. I enjoyed their last album and this might have been my favorite song on it. Enjoy! |
garas
11.02.20 | "King Fu of the Astronaut Drunkards" - 8bits? Cool. The samples were kinda meh, but the track was pretty nice, I really dig this "arcade game sound": 3.5 |
dedex
11.02.20 | 1. The Moon - quite pleasant country. 3.0
2. King Fu of the Astronaut Drunkards - woah that's weird I like it. 3.6 |
Divaman
11.02.20 | Neat Beats - Oh for fuck sake. Some guy cursing. Music = OK. Rest of it = not Ok. 2.0 |
Divaman
11.02.20 | >If there's room, have to nominate Neko Case - I Wish I Was the Moon
porcupine, there is plenty of room, but please remember to give me the album and the link for this if you want to rec it. Thanks. |
Egarran
11.02.20 | >Oh for fuck sake
yeah
I was disturbed to see that 3.5 from garas |
Egarran
11.02.20 | And please note that my song starts at 0:50, after some 70s weirdness people may want to skip. |
Egarran
11.02.20 | I was hope diva might add it to my entry
But you're also allowed to do this in any way you like. Rating them all on day one is definitely an ambition for many of us. |
Divaman
11.02.20 | Yeah Octagon, I try to do them day by day myself, but you can do them however you like. People definitely do more than one in a day, go back and catch up, etc. We're not that strict here. |
dedex
11.03.20 | 3. Hibikasete - weeb sadboi stuff :[ 3.6 |
garas
11.03.20 | "Hibikasete" - "weeb sadboi stuff" [2] It was a bit long, but it was nice. 3.5 |
dedex
11.03.20 | nice bro m/ |
Egarran
11.03.20 | lol |
Divaman
11.03.20 | Advantage Lucy - Some nice folk guitar kicks it off, followed by a pretty female Japanese(?) vocal. Whoa. An actual song. 3.6 |
dedex
11.04.20 | 4. I Am the Cosmos - ok so I love this. Psychy, folky, 70s power pop rock with vocals that could be considered as grating but idk I vibe with 'em. Incredible atmosphere. 4.1 |
garas
11.04.20 | "I Am the Cosmos" - I felt quite indifferent about this, but in a positive way. So, uh... a 3.1, maybe? |
Divaman
11.04.20 | Hi, somewhat whiny vocal. Slow guitar. Kinda harsh, with clashing cymbals at the end of every line. He'd really like to see me again. Not if I see him first. 2.7 |
Divaman
11.05.20 | I'm ready to start taking second recs for the month. Here's mine:
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (from Ocean Rain)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVD1HRV8NqA
An '80s masterpiece. |
ArsMoriendi
11.05.20 | Pixies - Planet of Sound (from Trompe le Monde)
If you don't like this one, then I don't know what to tell you, it's a 90s alt-rock classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzdxBYk5Bjk |
Scheumke
11.05.20 | 1. The Moon - 2.3 - I don't particularly like or dislike country music, but especcially his vocals feel really flat to me. The music is nice enough, but his vocals kill it for me.
2. Kung Fu of the Astronaut Drunkards - 2.0 - Oef I'm getting anxiety attacks from the mix alone. Sorry dude the bleeps all over the place are really not for me.
3. Hibikasete - 3.8 - I dreamed off a little, which is a complement. Wonderful little song.
4. I Am the Cosmos - 3.4 - This is from 2016? Sounds like a remaster from a song straight out of the 60's. It was nice, nothing too special, but nice even so. |
Egarran
11.05.20 | Second rec is Kwoon - I lived on the Moon: https://youtu.be/xTysF1E4Ft0
Very sweet video I must have seen 100 times. Pls don't be too harsh on this, it's one of my darlings.
Your dream will be your only shell. |
Pangea
11.05.20 | for my second rec i'll go with Sweet Trip - To The Moon (from You Will Never Know Why)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1AZhoYPtmw |
dedex
11.05.20 | 2nd rec: Television - Marquee Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbunmCbTBA |
garas
11.05.20 | 2nd rec time? Alright then:
STAR RIDER by Hällas!
https://youtu.be/jbfsALc7pPc
The best rock song from the previous decade. |
dedex
11.05.20 | ok it's an insta-5 for Star Rider |
dedex
11.05.20 | STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR RIIIIIIIIIIIIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER
|
Scheumke
11.05.20 | Oeh I know that one, that's a nice one garas :D |
Trifolium
11.05.20 | OOOOOOOOOH! STAR RIDER!!!!!!
Definitely insta-5-ing!~!!!!!
STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR RIIIIIIIIIIIIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER [2309573490687340693] |
Trifolium
11.05.20 | Second rec time:
Telemetrik - Cosmos (from My Lightyear)
https://youtu.be/4ohkv7W7TeQ
A d'n'b classic to me. I heard this album 1,000,000,000,000 times, at least. Plus this features CARL SAGAN Hello!??!?! How much more spacey can you get? |
Divaman
11.05.20 | A.R. Kane - Mid-tempo beat, a little funky. Decent vocal. Pleasant and kind of trippy. It's a little repetitive, but at least what it's repeating is amiable enough. 3.4 |
Divaman
11.05.20 | OK, I think we're all up to date here. Yay, us! |
Egarran
11.05.20 | You're doing the divus' work diva |
SlothcoreSam
11.05.20 | 2nd rec. And it's a fight of earth's favorite celestial bodies.
Sage Francis - Sun Vs Moon
Off a Healthy Distrust
https://youtu.be/lPv7-BHBgK8
"We go blind jerking off to the eclipse
The sun was pulling cheap shots doing commercial body tricks
Behind the back, Under the leg
I think he even did a headspin
On a crossfader that sounded whack, But looked excellent
All of the sudden it gets dim
The crater face steps in
Puts Mexican drumbreaks on the Technics
He's like "Let's begin" |
dedex
11.06.20 | 6. Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula - Ars sorry but half of this is random as fuck. 1.7
|
Trifolium
11.06.20 | "You're doing the divus' work diva" [2]
I get that octagon! |
Egarran
11.06.20 | Those are interesting lyrics, sam. I think I like them. |
Divaman
11.06.20 | The Mothers of Invention - I always wanted to get this album when I was younger, just for the artwork. Plus for awhile, I was VERY into We're Only In It For the Money. But then Zappa lost his charm for me, and I never did. So let's see. Weird ass intro, not without its charm. Now it kind of sounds like an orchestra warming up. Oops, there's one of those stops you know I love so much. We've moved into King Crimson "Moonchild" country. The beginning was OK, but the whole second half was just random noise. Can't give it more than a 2. |
dedex
11.06.20 | wow Diva was less harsh than Eggy and me |
JesperL
11.06.20 | 1. dave isaacs: amazing album cover, not amazing song, 2.0
2. neat beats: wish this were longer but it's ok, 3.2
3. advantage lucy: wow conflicted because i swear that guitar melody is an exact replica of something else, lovely song otherwise.. 3.8 ig?
4. chris bell: yeah is good, 3.5
5. a.r. kane: yeah is good, 3.7
6. mothers of invention: wow yes this does nothing for me, 2.0 |
Divaman
11.06.20 | Wait, did Eggy vote on the Zappa song? If he did, I missed it. |
Divaman
11.06.20 | Oh never mind, I found it. Whew. |
Divaman
11.07.20 | Cynic - Busy guitar and percussion. Somewhat muted vocals. This guy sounds like he wants to growl, but it's not quite coming off. I don't know. It's not offensive, but it's pretty average. At least it doesn't overstay its welcome, though. 2.7 |
Dewinged
11.08.20 | Oh, I'm included on the ratings! Guess I'll have to participate lol
My song:. (Obviously) Iron Maiden - Moonchild (from 7th son)
Finally a chance to plug my all time favorite album (after Homogenic) |
Egarran
11.08.20 | Uh oh, it's risky to rec a favorite in here. You may become a sad dewi when we **** all over it. |
budgie
11.08.20 | the kovenant - bringer of the sixth sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlmQhWln27o |
garas
11.08.20 | "A Love from Outer Space" - It's alright, but sadly does nothing to me. I'm sorry dedex 2.5
"Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula" - Oh my, it was weird. It had a good start, but I don't know what to think about the mishmash in the end. 2.3
"Celestial Voyage" - Alright, let's see: I never listened to Cyinc before. I don't like the production... this is dull like a plastic spoon. But the guitars are solid! The vocals are interesting, but I can't say if they doesn't feel right. Let's go with a 3.4
"Jupiter" - Sounds like a movie opener. It's alright, finally not the typical horribly boring and lifeless singer-songwriter stuff! 3.0 |
budgie
11.08.20 | garas you should jam my second rec on the previous month! it was for you |
JohnnyoftheWell
11.08.20 | shut the fuck up |
Egarran
11.08.20 | No Johnny, for once it is you who should be silent.
budgie's rec is pretty much the best song ever made |
Trifolium
11.08.20 | Omg garas I'm happy with a 3.0 from you for that! And that final comment especially is nice to hear. It indeed isn't boring and lifeless! ❤️
(I love how sincerely happy I am with a garas 3.0 hahaha!) |
Divaman
11.08.20 | An Pierle and White Velvet - I won't lie, this one has me intrigued. I'm unfamiliar with both of these artists. Slow opening, quiet musical background. Good female vocals. Mid-tempo. Less artsy than I expected, which is good. An actual song, not just a bunch of barely related ideas, which is also good. I can hear where the Kate Bush comparisons come from. I like the overall song, although I can't say it's fully bringing it home for me. 3.2 |
garas
11.08.20 | > garas you should jam my second rec on the previous month! it was for you
Awwwww! Anyway, I know each Diablo soundtrack is superb, but I jammed that one particular track for you! |
ArsMoriendi
11.08.20 | "King Fu of the Astronaut Drunkards"
Bold move starting off with a Windowlicker music video pre-song dialogue sample. Now it's just video game music. If I wasn't such a subjectivist, I'd say that this hardly counts as a song.
2/5
"Hibikasete"
Floaty guitar and sweet Japanese vocals so far. Can't say that I'm in love with this, but it's pleasant so far.
3/5
"I Am the Cosmos"
I do not like these vocals at all, but the music is good. I'm getting used to the vocals a little, and the song's still cool, hmmm.
3.5/5
"A Love from Outer Space"
Rhythmic as hell. This is a pretty typical 80s new wave track, but it's good so I can't complain.
3.6/5
"Celestial Voyage"
The progressive metal instrumentation already lost me and now it's growling. Oh damn, Gamecube era Sonic the Hedgehog guitar soloing. This is lame.
2/5
"Jupiter"
I like her voice and I like the bass. I like how spacey the background is, in a space-age pop kinda way. Oh wow, this is like a modern-day Kate Bush. It's so lush and full. It keeps adding new layers, but they all fit. Good song.
4.5/5 |
Trifolium
11.08.20 | Ars Ars Ars please listen to the album do it for me as a birthday gift! I 100% love that thing. |
Egarran
11.08.20 | Cynic - I should love this band, but only about half of what they do appeal to me. This has sweet riffs and good drums, but also iffy vocals and songwriting. 3.2/5
Jupiter - Lovely and I liked it a lot. There is indeed some weird dissonance at times, but I think it works.
You should review this, bet many sputters would love it.
3.8/5
Venus - Damn they're cool. I want to be in that band. Thankfully this sounds extremely easy to learn on guitar. Owww that fadeout hurt. 4/5 |
ArsMoriendi
11.08.20 | @Trif: I still need to hear Georgie Sweet !!!!!
Which will be soonish
I'll check An Pierle maybe Demceber if I remember :O |
Trifolium
11.08.20 | I intend to Egarran, but this one is very very dear to me (which you could probably tell by the 5.0), so deciding how to approach it is pretty difficult. I'll think about it though, for sure. And glad you liked it too!
I can live with that Ars. A belated birthday gift is still a birthday gift!!! Also nice how you rhymed December and remember. |
zakalwe
11.08.20 | There’s some absolute classics on here.
I am the Cosmos
Planet of Sound (one of my all time faves)
Calling Occupants
I’m going to go full on sputer and throw in Opeths Under the Weeping Moon.
Honestly one of the best songs I’ve heard in the past 5yrs. Riffs are supernova.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RobL4AbtnO8 |
Egarran
11.08.20 | I'll have to find some way to not 5 that |
Trifolium
11.08.20 | Omg zak best pick ever~!!! |
zakalwe
11.08.20 | ❤️ |
dedex
11.09.20 | 7. Celestial Voyage - a very good Focus cut (Textures > all), love the vocal duality and THAT fretless bass. 4.1
8. Jupiter - oh this is so sweet, love her voice and the 'easy-listening-2000s' feel this one got. 3.5
9. Venus - yooooooooooooooooooooo this is the razor's ad rofl nice I like it. 3.8
btw garas is winning this month so hard, best two recs, both border 5s |
Egarran
11.09.20 | This month has so many good tracks, I'm def gonna reach my highest avg for this thing. |
Divaman
11.09.20 | Shocking Blue - Oh yeah, I remember this one. Not all all-time favorite exactly, but certainly a song I've always liked. 3.5 |
garas
11.09.20 | "Venus" - Heeeeeeeeeey, I know this song!! (I'm legit surprised.) And damn, this clip is kinda scary (that girl looks like a soul trapped in a full sized doll...). But it's alright, not a bad song. 2.9 |
dedex
11.10.20 | 10. Giovanna Hardcore - Sono Giovanna Hardcore e ci becchiamo al parco. 3.1 |
Divaman
11.10.20 | Myss Keta - Kind of sounds like all the Myss Keta songs that have been rec'd - not something I'd go out of my way to listen to, not terrible. I don't know. 2.7? |
Pangea
11.10.20 | 2. King Fu of the Astronaut Drunkards - yeah this is just samples with random noise to me. 1.5
3. Hibikasete - this is nice and sad. i was quite bored but the song is okay. 3.0
4. I am the cosmos - yeah this is also pretty boring to me. 2.7
5. A love from outer space- 80s pop without any of the fun and boring vocals. oh joy. 2.3
this was a very negative listening session. i hope i like the next batch more |
Pangea
11.10.20 | 6. Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula - this started very nicely, some lovely guitar melodies but then it decides to stop playing after 40 seconds. 2.5
7. Celestial voyage - i can't really deal with dm vocals but otherwise this is cool. 3.2
8. Jupiter - this is very nice. 3.5
10. Giovanna Hardcore - another pretty good myss keta song. 3.0 |
ArsMoriendi
11.10.20 | Dwarf Nebula Processional March is the first section and Dwarf Nebula is the 2nd section |
Divaman
11.11.20 | Love Spirals Downwards - I know I've listened to these guys in the past, but I can't for the life of me remember any of their songs or what they sound like. OK. Kind of chugging electronic percussion and keyboard, followed by a slow guitar intro. Pretty nice. An ethereal female vocalist. I didn't remember that. Very nice. 3.6 |
Pangea
11.11.20 | 11. City Moon - Some very nice gaze-y vibes. great stuff. 3.8 |
Archelirion
11.12.20 | if I may jump in at the end here, I have a song -
Tierpark - Pluto - I appreciate it isn't a real planet anymore but it's a planet in my heart. https://soundcloud.com/seoul-tierpark/03-pluto |
budgie
11.12.20 | you may jump in here |
budgie
11.12.20 | you have my blessing, dear child... feel the burn of the pentagram upon thine breast |
Divaman
11.12.20 | And I'm going to use host's prerogative to finish out the month with yet another '80s classic.
The Church - Under the Milky Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWxJEIz7sSA |
Divaman
11.12.20 | And since I kind of hogged an extra pick this month, I'll stick to one pick next month. (So someone, pick a sucky theme so I won't feel bad, OK?) |
SlothcoreSam
11.12.20 | Classic pick there Diva. |
Divaman
11.12.20 | Thanks Sam. |
dedex
11.12.20 | 11. City Moon - g a z e. reminds me of Slowdive. 3.8
12. Sadness (Part 1) - well this was weird but beautiful. 3.8
13. Mars, Bringer of War - well, duh. 5.0 |
Divaman
11.12.20 | Enigma - Yeah, I've always really liked this one. It's a little dark, a little sexy, and a little dangerous. 4.3 |
SlothcoreSam
11.12.20 | Loving the Enigma love. |
Divaman
11.12.20 | I didn't necessarily love a lot of '90s music, but I did love that album and especially that track. |
Divaman
11.13.20 | Gustav Holst - A classic. 4.2 |
dedex
11.13.20 | m/
|
Divaman
11.14.20 | The Carpenters - I always thought this was a weird pairing, The Carpenters, who were known for light, easy listening pop with a cover of this song by the Canadian prog rock group Klaatu. Even the 7+ minute length was pretty atypical for The Carpenters. Nevertheless, Karen Carpenter's lovely voice works nicely for the song. It's a kind of choppy, but I'd still give it a 3.6. |
JesperL
11.14.20 | cynic: wow i don't hate it but also kind of don't want to hear this ever again.. uh, 2.3?
an pierlé: love that poodle, really dislike the vocal production, song's ok, 3.0
shocking blue: oh god i heard this so so often when i was young lol, 3.5
myss keta: i really can't hate this, 3.0
enigma: nice and pleasant and also nice, 3.3
gustav holst: i.. don't love sci fi and space fantasies sorry big sad, 2.0
carpenters: yeah quite nice, 3.2 |
Divaman
11.15.20 | Enter Shikari - slow, spacey music, distorted spoken-word vocal intro. We have them classified as post hardcore, etc., but sounds like alt pop to me. Pretty good. 3.5 |
dedex
11.16.20 | 14. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - great stuff, love her voice and the expansive instrumentation. 3.9
15. Satellites** - never was a huge fan of them, but this kind of heavy alt pop rock is quite nice. 3.4
16. The Killing Moon - yeah ofc. 4.3 |
Divaman
11.16.20 | Gonna have to update this later. Stupid list is giving me a bitch of a time letting me in right now. |
Egarran
11.16.20 | WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS |
Divaman
11.16.20 | You can't fool me. I've seen Mars Attacks. |
Egarran
11.16.20 | yeah ok good point |
Egarran
11.16.20 | Giovanna Hardcore - Right, that was weird as fuck. For some reason I don't completely regret watching the video. 2.6/5
City Moon - I hope they're gonna play this at my hospice so I can die peacefully in my sleep. 2.3/5
Sadeness - Ooh I grew up thinking this song was neat. IIrc it introduced the infamous Gregorian pop wave. It sounds just a little boring now. 3.2/5
Mars, The Bringer Of War - Yeah, that's the stuff. I've heard Neptune a million times. Wish there was more classical music like this. 4.3/5 oh shit I guess I have problems
Satellites - I've always been afraid to listen to this band and it seems my fears were well founded. The drum sound alone :( 2/5
The Killing Moon - I know this song, but I had no idea who made it. Nice stuff, not too exciting. Oh it was in Donnie Darko, that's prolly where I got it. 3.7/5
Planet of Sound - Ah yes now that's the stuff. Did I mention I think Frank Black is a genius? Bonus for song length and it doesn't even feel short. 4.2/5 |
Ryus
11.16.20 | these neat beats opinions holy shit
disappoints me how many genres still get cast aside these days on sput. electronic representation now!!!!!! |
Egarran
11.16.20 | Could you expand your point a little? |
Ryus
11.16.20 | which point specifically |
Egarran
11.16.20 | You're kidding right? Like, it's a terrible song, nothing to do with the genre. |
Ryus
11.16.20 | i dont mind thinking that but we have ars saying "Now it's just video game music. If I wasn't such a subjectivist, I'd say that this hardly counts as a song." and i dont think we'd hear that about any type of rock music on this site. we need some serious diversity in electronic! |
Egarran
11.16.20 | I see what you mean, I just don't think that is the song you should use to advance your point.
Also Ars has an almost spotless history, so we can't just disregard his opinion. |
ArsMoriendi
11.16.20 | "Venus"
This song is so good, it made me check their album At Home a few years back. The of the album is mostly meh though with some highlights. The chorus so is catchy and I love how the acoustic guitar and blues guitar are both used.
4.3/5
"Giovanna Hardcore"
The beat so boring and the way she hoarsely shouts "fuck" makes me hate this.
1.9/5
"City Moon"
Yup, it's 90s shoegaze alright. Nothing unique or captivating for the genre, but not bad. Pleasant is always a good quality.
3/5
"Sadness (Part 1)"
This sounds familiar and I like the percussion. It's simplistic but catchy and I definitely have heard this before. I like it, but I don't love it.
3.3/5
"Mars, Bringer of War"
The strings and percussion feel like rain droplets and the brass is epic like a Star Wars intro. Weird mix, but it's working so far. If I was more into classical stuff I'd probably love this, so uh...
3.9/5 |
Ryus
11.16.20 | yeah not to single out my man ars here
i guess my point is made and now ill leave lol |
ArsMoriendi
11.16.20 | @Ryus: you could join Song of the Day and give us a fresh perspective on these songs :P |
Ryus
11.16.20 | bet. starting now |
Ryus
11.16.20 | 1. the moon
i like a lot of country but this just feels like middle-of-the-road alt/country. pretty lame sorry 2/5
2. king fu of the astronaut drunktardsyeahh this is a nice one. glitchy, dreamy. i like the atmosphere a lot. this one is perhaps a little overbearing, not my favorite on the album but solid 3.3/5
3. Hibikasete
nice melancholy vibe. perhaps a little overlong but not bad at all 3/5
4. i am the cosmos
big star fuckin slaps, havent heard this one though. basically feels like a big star song though, which obv isnt a bad thing at all in my book. good one 4/5 |
ArsMoriendi
11.16.20 | "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
Is it weird that I don't like the Klaatu version? This version took a bland pop song and made it awesome though. Karen's voice is powerful and the background music is epic. Progressive pop I suppose. The middle reminds me of ELO haha. Every section of this is prettier than the last. Good song.
4.2/5
"Satellites**"
I mean the lyrics are endearing, but everything about the vocals and instrumentation is just ugh. This is like Muse and I don't like Muse.
2/5
"The Killing Moon"
Is my brain broken because everyone seems to love this song except for me? Is just kinda 80s rock with a thick English gothy vocalist and I don't know it's FINE.
3/5 |
Divaman
11.16.20 | OK, think we're up to date. If I missed anything, please let me know. |
Egarran
11.16.20 | Just when I thought I couldn't love Ars more.
They laughed at me in my sci-fi group for preferring Carpenters over Klaatu ): |
Divaman
11.16.20 | Thanks octagon. |
dedex
11.17.20 | 17. Planet of Sound - well yes it rules. 3.9 |
Divaman
11.17.20 | Pixies - Don't tell Ars, but I'm afraid I might disappoint him today. I've never been a big Pixies fan, although I suppose "Monkey Gone to Heaven" is OK. But maybe they'll surprise me. OK, Pixies, what have you got? Driving guitar, half spoken vocal. Some annoying bursts of guitar wail in the background. Really picking up the energy on the second chorus. I like the guitar, I don't like the vocal at all. It's only 2:09, so it doesn't wear me out. OK, I can go as high as a 3. |
dedex
11.18.20 | 18. I Lived on the Moon - it's sweet, but it didn't do much to me. 2.8 |
Divaman
11.18.20 | Kwoon - Gentle guitar, relaxed (female?) vocal. (Probably male, actually). Electronic stuff picks up the pace, kicking in a little before the two-minute mark. (This is a solo artist, huh?) This is quite nice. 3.8 |
Divaman
11.18.20 | Oops, I amend that - this is actually a 7-member band. |
Pangea
11.18.20 | 12. Sadness part I - this is nice, i like the vibe. 3.3
13. Mars, The Bringer of Wars - okay this is epic. 3.8
14. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Epic song again, but this is pop so a bit more my wheelhouse. I really like her voice and all sections were exciting. 4.2
|
Pangea
11.18.20 | 15. Satellites - god this is awful, i hate everything about it. The vocoder altered vocals are so annoying and the beats are obnoxious. 1.0
16. Killing Moon - okay this is cool. some nice guitar melodies and bass tones. not loving the vocals though. 3.0
17. Planet of Sound - really cool basslines, had some nice riffs later on too. really annoying vocals again though. 3.3
18. I lived on the moon - this is really nice. i really like the guitar melody in the begin and the soft vocals. the synths coming in later are lovely too. i love this song. 4.5 |
Egarran
11.18.20 | ❤ Goosebumps at 1.49 every time |
Pangea
11.18.20 | it's such a nice moment. your recs have been excellent this month egarran |
Egarran
11.18.20 | Thank you! The acoustic version is also sweet: https://youtu.be/-aUq4TgEQUQ
You can better hear that delicious French accent. |
Pangea
11.19.20 | That is very nice again. it has strings now omg. i'm a fan |
Egarran
11.19.20 | It's too bad that their other songs aren't nowhere as good. |
Divaman
11.19.20 | Sweet Trip - Pleasant little strummed guitar intro. Doubled vocals (male and female). Works for me. I'm loving this month. 3.6 |
NODREAMS
11.19.20 | oh how the darkness doubled. |
dedex
11.19.20 | 19. To the Moon - never listened to this album, but yeah this is Sweet Trip, and it's a sweet trip lel 4.0 it's really good |
Minushuman24
11.19.20 | Hi friends, I know I was late for this, but this theme is just.... it is my everything. I am an astrophysics major, inspired by the sight of Saturn through a telescope at an observatory in Texas when I was 5. Space and science has followed me throughout life and my first ever college class was astronomy. Jules used to call me their "Elon Musk" to their "Grimes" though we both knew it was sort of an insult. Anyway, this month has been hard, and this theme means so much to me.
If you will accept it, I would like to rec a bonus song. My favorite song of all time of his, and one of jules' favorite artists of all time.
Moonage Daydream - David Bowie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFDj3shXvco&ab_channel=BrokenGrin
It would be greatly appreciated if you accepted this.
|
Divaman
11.19.20 | For sure, Minus. In fact, since I glommed three picks this month, I'm going to make your pick the song for the 30th and move my third pick, The Church song, to being the bonus song. |
Minushuman24
11.19.20 | I appreciate that so much Diva. |
Divaman
11.19.20 | You're 1000% welcome, Minus. |
ArsMoriendi
11.19.20 | I like when we get bonus songs because they're usually great songs |
Minushuman24
11.19.20 | someone coming in clutch with come on eileen which was somehow overlooked comes to mind |
Divaman
11.19.20 | Great track. |
Pangea
11.20.20 | 20. Marque Moon - Ohh i have been meaning to check this album for a while now. This will be a nice first taste. I thought they were more punk as this. I like it but i'm not completely invested. Some nice guitar-ing going on for sure though. 3.5 |
Divaman
11.20.20 | Television - This is another band that seems to be much more revered by music people in general than by myself. I even have this album, but I don't remember the song, so let's give it a go. Hmm. Over 10 minutes long. Strike one! Strummy guitar. percussion kicks in. Crappy vocalist starts singing, doing his best Patti Smith imitation. Oh, yeah, I remember that guitar run. Kind of like that one. I'm leaning towards a 3 right now - I like the song, but don't like the vocalist - but we're still less than 4 minutes in, so that could drop. (I guess it could go up too, but somehow, I feel they're more likely to annoy me than to wow me as the track gets longer.) OK. Mostly harmless extended instrumental break, and the less time listening to this singer, the better. Maybe my score WILL go up. Over 7 minutes in, and we're sitting at about a 3.2 right now. Maybe even 3.3. Yeah, they gave me about a 5-minute break from whiny boy. Good choice. OK, hats off. 3.3 |
dedex
11.20.20 | m/
|
Divaman
11.21.20 | Hallas - never listened to them before. Could be interesting. Nifty guitar opening. Decent vocal. Yeah, I'm liking this one, too. Best month I've had in ages in terms of liking the recs. Might be best month ever. 3.5 |
Trifolium
11.21.20 | STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRR RRIIIDEEEEEEEEER!!!!!! |
Pangea
11.21.20 | 21 Star Rider - this was my first listen but i can join the STAAAAAAAAAARRR RRIIIDEEEEEER chants. really fun song. 4.2 |
ArsMoriendi
11.21.20 | I should catch up on this later today... |
Sharenge
11.21.20 | jesu - Mother Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP33bWs163I |
Sharenge
11.21.20 | here's a few ratings so as not to be a lazy non-participating bastard
#7 Cynic - Celestial Voyage
kind of partial to this because this album has been in my library for years 4.0
#16 Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
know this one thanks to its use in the opening sequence of Donnie Darko 4.4
#17 Pixies - Planet of Sound
was interested to check this out since I haven't listened to Pixies past Doolittle. it's alright 3.3
#28 Opeth - Under the Weeping Moon
pretty killer track, lots of nice moments 4.2 |
Divaman
11.21.20 | Hi Sherenge,
We're actually finished with official picks for this month, although I'll happily add you as a second bonus pick. And please keep an eye out at the end of the month, as someone will be hosting a SOTD for December with a new theme. |
dedex
11.22.20 | 21. Star Rider - STAAAAAAAAAAAAR RIIIIIIIIIDER 5.0 yes m/ |
someone
11.22.20 | "so as not to be a lazy non-participating bastard"
i feel awkward now |
Egarran
11.22.20 | less introspection, more rating |
Divaman
11.22.20 | Btw Sharenge, I literally meant the User "someone" will be hosting next month, not just some random person. |
Divaman
11.22.20 | Telemetrik - Yet another band I've never heard of. But I've been on a roll lately, and it's Tri's pick, so I'm hopeful. Rapid beat electronic music. A little spoken word, like a TV documentary. (Is that Carl Sagan?) Geez, that's a lot of bio for one little album on the Sputnik page. (Btw, it's a solo artist.) This is OK, but to me, it's just kind of random space music. 3.0 |
Trifolium
11.22.20 | Yes that is Carl Sagan 🌈💖 |
JohnnyoftheWell
11.22.20 | gonna be very lazy and score a few tracks I already know:
7) Celestial Voyage - Razorsharp riffage and dumb spacevox and a waste of a guitar solo paha classic Cynic 3.0
10) Giovanna Hardcore - Lol I love hearing her say "hardcore" in that smex smex Italian accent + bonus points for music video 3.5
16) The Killing Moon - Mmm this is a great song but it's the lazy kind of great song that drops a great verse and a great chorus and then goes nowhere. As far as such things go, it ain't Money Machine! 4.0
17) Planet of Sound - Um yeah Pixies doing dumb riff-rock, slightly underrated album and fun song 3.5
19) To the Moon - This album is 75% decent and 25% superb to me, and this is probs around the top of the decent pile. Solid enough but not representative of any of the qualities that make Sweet Trip so special 3.4
20) Marquee Moon - I love a lot of this album, but it's been a hot minute since I last jammed this. Some classic lines and leads on here for sure. 3.7
30) Moonage Daydream - Uh yes incredibly classic stuff 4.2 |
Divaman
11.22.20 | Ooo, Johnny giving me another excuse to keep procrastinating on the work I don't want to do this morning. Keep 'em coming, boys. |
Divaman
11.22.20 | And as I fill Johnny's scores in on the worksheet, I see that Ars is taking me up on that. Good morning Ars. |
ArsMoriendi
11.22.20 | "I Lived on the Moon"
This makes me think of Radiohead so far. The pickup is pretty different and spacey. Meh song, but bonus points for pleasantness.
3/5
"To the Moon"
Catchy guitar line, good bass, this is off to a good start. I usually like the interplay of indie male and female vocals together, but here it feels kinda generic. Good instrumentation though.
3.8/5
"Marque Moon"
I'm probably long overdue for getting into this band. The way Verlaine's voice cracks are so similar to Patti Smith. Whenever I hear Television I'm like "this is male-led Patti Smith Group." I like the guitar and the drums quite a lot. The bass is fine, but not really a standout. These solos in the middle are simple, but pleasant. I know that this is technically "art-punk," but kinda like with a lot of Smith's work, it does come across more like blues rock. Honestly, it's a bit long-winded for what it is, but I definitely like it regardless. Oh yeah! It came back from the begging after the jam, always a good choice.
4/5
"Star Rider"
I think you've played this song for me before. Forgive me, but this is very corny and dated for something from 2017. Especially those synths. I really don't like this.
2.5/5
"Cosmos"
Hello sped up Amen Break. Hello Carl Sagan. Okay, now it just sounds like 90s big beat music. This is pretty cool though. It's aggressive, dancy, and has a fun atmosphere. Maybe better suited at a club though.
3.5/5 |
Divaman
11.22.20 | That's it? Ok. Guess I'm gonna have to go to work now. [sob!] |
Ryus
11.22.20 | wtf ars you havent heard marquee moon?
gonna try and get to some of this soon |
Divaman
11.22.20 | Weirdly, I like Patti Smith. But Verlaine, not so much. He kind of incorporates the things I like least about her vocals and misses out on the things I like best about them. |
garas
11.22.20 | Corny?
...
Is that really the best you could come up with?
Guess what: it is allowed to write good space rock outside of the '70s-'80s era. Pull that stick out of your ass, ffs... |
Egarran
11.22.20 | You see why I have to take a break from this game once in a while |
garas
11.22.20 | "Giovanna Hardcore" - 1.0.Should I say anything?
"City Moon" - It may sound (very) odd, but this song has kinda "hangover" vibes: like just laying around to exist, while this song is going on in the background~ Weird, association, I know. Anyway, it was good (literally). 3.0
"Sadness (Part 1)" - The gregorian chants with a basic beat was an interesting combo, but somehow worked out quite nicely. It was too long, tho. 2.9
"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" - Hell yeah, it was cool. I loved the lyrics! It was a bit... nostalgic too, even though I'm quite sure I've never heard this - will check more stuff from them later, for sure. Have a 4.2!
"Satellites**" - I never really liked this band. 2.4
"The Killing Moon" - Ah, I know this one! Dunno where did I hear it tho - maybe as a movie soundtrack? Anyway, it's good. 3.2
"Planet of Sound" - Please, just don't tell anything. 3.0
"I Lived on the Moon" - It was alright, the song felt it wants to reach a certain epic climax, which (too bad) never happened. The vid was cute tho! 3.0
"To the Moon" - I don't like the vocals :\ 2.5
"Marque Moon" - Almost 11 minutes? Aight, imma lay down for this... (lame band name). So, it was good, I guess. I say less could have been more, but not bad. 3.3
"Cosmos" - Rhythmic stuff. Nice, I guess. 2.8 |
Divaman
11.22.20 | Whoa, heh heh. Got to try not to take it personally how people react to your song. Just do what I do -- try not say anything, but secretly feel sorry inside that not everyone has good taste like you do :) |
dedex
11.22.20 | 22. Cosmos - yeah boi, nice chill dnb that then goes to neurofunk territories + there's Carl Sagan? 4.0 |
Pangea
11.23.20 | 22. Comos - this has some cool stuff going on, but it felt a bit too chaotic to me. 2.9
23. Sun Vs. Moon - this is okay i guess. 3.0 |
Divaman
11.23.20 | Sage Francis - Oh crap. And we were on such a good streak, too. Why'd it have to be hip hop? Ooo, he's actually singing the choruses. Not all that well, but he's singing. I can actually feel my face frowning as this is playing. I don't know. 1.8? |
Trifolium
11.23.20 | Glad to see the higher Cosmos ratings! And the lower ones were expected, haha.
By the way (warning: self-promotion alert!!): I've reviewed the November 8th album, An Pierlé and White Velvet's one, with Jupiter on it. Just so you know it has a thread now 😘 |
Divaman
11.23.20 | Good work, Tri. I haven't been motivated to write a review in ages. |
Sharenge
11.23.20 | #30 really hard to believe I still haven't ever gotten around to listening to Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars... but track is pretty good on first listen I'll agree with 4.2
#6 been meaning to check out The Mothers of Invention too... track is an oddball, that's for sure... 3.2
#19 also should check out Sweet Trip... this song is nice, pretty chill and laid back I like it 4.2 |
dedex
11.23.20 | 23. Sun Vs. Moon - never listened to this dude but I got strong Aesop Rock's vibes - nice. 3.5 |
dedex
11.24.20 | 24. Moon Beam Heart (btw I think it's misspelled in the list) - chill vibes with slight vaporwavey passages and breaky beats. Cool. 3.5 |
Divaman
11.24.20 | Lone - Trippy little mid-tempo electronic beat. Nice, even though it's a little repetitive. 3.5 |
dedex
11.24.20 | didn't think you'd like this one Diva
grrrrrreat month all around btw, kudos errybody |
Pangea
11.24.20 | 24. Moon Beam Heart - niceee. really cool track. 3.8 |
dedex
11.25.20 | 25. I Wish I Was the Moon - oooh her voice is so pretty, the music isn't incredible but it perfectly fits so imma slap a 3.9 |
JesperL
11.25.20 | shikari: god i love this song and i'm so excited to experience this live hopefully asap, 4.0
echo: yes this is very nice song, been a while since i've heard it, 3.8
pixies: another case of haven't heard this in a while, good stuff tho, 3.9
kwoon: more like swoon amirite!!! no is quite lovely just wish it stayed a bit more minimal n stuff, 3.4
sweet trip: obviously this is great, 4.1
televish: yes ok but why this 10 minutes long tho, 3.0
hallas: i really really dislike this soz, 2.0
telemetrik: surprisingly great, bit overlong, 3.8
sage francis: v sweet song but my god i h8 the production, 3.5
lone: nice, quirky, aighty, 3.3
neko case: pretty pretty and not much else, 3.4 |
Divaman
11.25.20 | Hi Jesper. Do me a favor - when you put your scores on the worksheet, put them on in red. I'll turn the scores to green when I enter them up at the top of this page. (That way, when I look at the worksheet, I can tell which ones I still need to update). Thanks. |
Divaman
11.25.20 | Neko Case - Slow acoustic guitar. Think maybe I've never listened to her before. Every time I've seen her name, I've always associated it with Nico of the Velvet Underground, and this is clearly a different person. Not loving her presentation, though. OK, the pace just picked up. Nope, still not doing anything for me. 2.3 |
dedex
11.26.20 | 26. Moonchild - well duh. 4.1 |
Trifolium
11.26.20 | You're about to beginnnnn
A yourneyyyyyy
Through the cosmos -through the cosmos -through the cosmos -through the cosmos
You'll encounter galaxies
And suns
And planets
Life
And consciousnes
Coming into being
Evolving
And perishing -perishing -perishing -perishing
Worlds of ice and staaaars of diamond
Atoms as massive as suuuunnnssss
Universes smaller than atoms
It's a story about us
How we achieved our present understanding of the cosmos
And what our fate may be -fate may be -fate may be -fate may be
Best speech ever. Oh Carl Sagan 💕 |
Trifolium
11.26.20 | Our future depends powerfully on how well we understand this cosmos
In which we float
Like a mote of dust
In the morning sky -sky -sky -sky -sky -sky |
Sinternet
11.26.20 | damn no one rec'd suicide by star i def need to come back next month |
Egarran
11.26.20 | Then we'll just hope the theme is suicide |
someone
11.26.20 | it ain't |
Divaman
11.26.20 | Iron Maiden - Haven't listened to a lot of these guys over the years. Album cover has the Grinch on it, and it's not even Christmas yet. Vocal intro followed by -- violins? synth? Plus heavy guitars. I really don't enjoy this kind of vocal. Guess those were synths earlier. Apparently this is a late '80s album, and it was the first time Iron Maiden used keyboards. I like the song and the lyrics, just not the vocals. Hmm. I see this song was based on a novel by Aleister Crowley. Now THAT's interesting. 2.7 |
dedex
11.26.20 | > Album cover has the Grinch on it
😡 |
Divaman
11.26.20 | Heh. |
dedex
11.27.20 | 27. Bringer of the Sixth Sun - epic metal is epic m/ not really my kind of thing but since I don't often to that kind of stuff it's nice to listen to it from time to time. 3.4 |
Egarran
11.27.20 | That was a very low rating for the best song in the world |
Divaman
11.27.20 | The Kovenant - Busy intro. Raspy vocals. At least there's keyboards, along with the guitars. Really hard to take these vocals seriously. He's half singing, half vomiting. Oops, just got faster and even busier. I like the album art. Think he just threw up blood. Hmm, female backup singers at the end - wish they'd been there all along. 3.2 |
Egarran
11.27.20 | To the Moon - This reminds me of A Triumph For Man by Mew. Which means it's very, very nice. 4/5
Marquee Moon - Post punk was never at all my scene and I notice those 10 minutes with some trepidation, but it starts ok. Vocals a bit too much. Music nicely proggy although it's too tinny and lengthy for me... 3.2/5
STAR RIDER - What so you all knew this song or what? And how is this from 2017? And why it does it get so silly at the end? Fun stuff 3.5/5
Cosmos - Yeah that's some hard d'n'b. Nice Sagan quote and I can almost feel the synthetic taste of ecstasy. 3.1/5
Sun Vs Moon - Yeah this was a lot better with lyrics. Very amusing.
God's not a woman
He's a bitch 3.5/5
Moon Beam Heart - This month takes us to all the decades. Late 80s you say, yeah and that beat is 90s I believe. But this don't do much for me. 2.8/5
I Wish I Was the Moon - Mmhh I feel older now. 2.7/5
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Oh and I missed this earlier:
I Am the Cosmos - This dragged so much, otherwise good. 3.3/5 |
Divaman
11.28.20 | Gonna finish out the month this morning, just coz.
Opeth - So far, I just don't love this band as much as lots of other people, but let's see. Tasteful acoustic opening, and then the electric guitars fire up. Nice. Now a change in direction. Uh oh. What the fuck was that? Orc vocals. Damn. It was going good there for a minute, too. I don't even remember these guys doing Orc vocals on the CD I have of theirs. Oh well. I don't know. This song is just kind of drifting along. Then it changes directions, seemingly arbitrarily. Not really doing anything for me. 2.2 (Sorry about that zak.)
Tierpark - Mid-tempo guitar, followed by female vocals. Pretty. Presumably South Korean, since Soundcloud says "Tierpark Seoul". It also say #Experimental, but it doesn't sound all that Experimental to me. Sputnik lists it as Post Rock and Indie Rock. Guitar is kind of nice 4 minutes in. I guess maybe the structure there gets a little experimental. Anyway, pleasant. 3.2
David Bowie - Bowie being Bowie. Or more accurately, Bowie being Ziggy. OK, but not my favorite. Gets kind of cool towards the end, though. 3.3
Jesu - Hmm. Kind of trudging, mid-tempo beat. A lot of cymbal. The vocals are mellow enough, but there's something quietly abrasive about this track. I think this one isn't for me. 2.2 |
ArsMoriendi
11.29.20 | "Sun Vs. Moon"
I don't know, this is fine I suppose. Boring mostly.
2.5/5
"Moon Beam Heart"
A house beat with some tropical percussion. This would be fun at a club I suppose, but I never hear Songs of the Day at clubs. I wonder what a Sputnikmusic themed dance club would be like if run by the electronic fans here. Probably lots of The Knife in it.
3.2/5
"I Wish I Was the Moon"
Very pleasant alternative country so far. This was actually pretty cool.
3.5/5
"Moonchild"
This is 80s heavy metal I don't know. I'm bored. Iron Maiden just reminds me of my friend's annoying Republican uncle who is close-minded to legit everything that he's not used to. Lame band, not just because of who it reminds me of, just the entire aesthetic is so crusty.
2/5
"Bringer of the Sixth Sun"
More lame metal, but this time with guttural vocals. This band is tagged industrial, but this song clearly isn't why. Not too ugly actually, but totally boring.
2.5/5
"Under the Weeping Moon"
Cool acoustic guitar work, but knowing Opeth it's going to lead into some bland prog metal soon and yep there it is. Man, these are some angry alien chicken vocals. I used to feel bothered by songs with vocals like these and annoyed by riffs, but now I'm just BORED, though I'll admit the bass is cool here. Thanks, bass player! +1 for you.
2.6/5
"Pluto"
Pretty vocals and pleasant guitar and bass. This is cool, but not amazing.
3.4/5 |
ArsMoriendi
11.29.20 | "Moonage Daydream"
The emotional vocals, bright piano, and warm acoustic guitar make this great. The progression into a cool woodwind section and the strong chorus make this a glam rock classic.
4.9/5
"Under the Milky Way"
This is chill so far. Decent and very 80s pop rock.
3/5
"Mother Earth"
This is fine. Heavy shoegaze, I suppose.
3/5 |
Egarran
11.29.20 | If there is a higher power She will reincarnate you as a metalhead |
someone
11.29.20 | ketchup
Dave Isaacs - The Moon: 3.3
Advantage Lucy - Hibikasete: 3.8
Chris Bell - I Am the Cosmos: 3.2
A.R. Kane - A Love from Outer Space: 2.7
The Mothers of Invention - Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula: nah
Cynic - Celestial Voyage: 3.3
An Pierle and White Velvet - Jupiter: 3.7
Shocking Blue - Venus: 4.2 (ooooh it's that song, gee)
MYSS KETA - Giovanna Hardcore: 3.7
Love Spirals Downwards - City Moon: 3.6
Enigma - Sadness (Part 1): 3.7
Gustav Holst - Mars, Bringer of War: 4.0
The Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft: 3.7
Enter Shikari - Satellites**: 2.6
Echo and The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon: 4.6
Pixies - Planet of Sound: 3.0
Kwoon - I Lived on the Moon: 4.1
Sweet Trip - To the Moon: 3.4
Television - Marquee Moon: 4.7
Hallas - Star Rider: 3.9
Telemetrik - Cosmos: 3.7
Sage Francis - Sun vs. Moon: 3.8
Lone - Moon Beam Heart: 3.4
Neko Case - I Wish I Was the Moon: 4.2
Iron Maiden - Moonchild: 3.6
The Kovenant - Bringer of the Sixth Sun: 3.3
Opeth - Under the Weeping Moon: 3.5
Tierpark - Pluto: 4.1
David Bowie - Moonage Daydream: 4.0
The Church - Under the Milky Way: 3.5
Jesu - Mother Earth: 3.5 |
Pangea
11.29.20 | 25 I Wish I was the Moon - This is nice. She obviously has a great voice, but i can't say i feel too invested into the song. 3.0
26. Moonchild - decent metal song i guess. i was pretty bored though. 2.8
27. Bringer of the Sixth Song - I really love the main riff here. really nice symphonic touches too and the extravagant solo is cool as well. I see that i really disliked their song from the SOTD a few months ago, but i'm loving this. 4.1
Under the Weeping Moon - Not to upset the sputgods, but this will be first time listening to opeth. pretty nice intro that turns into cool riff. I have a hard time with death metal vocals though, they often sound kinda silly to me and i'm afraid these are no exception. Really cool bass too. This song did feel like different parts put together in a clumsly matter, I am missing some cohesion. Most parts are nice enough for a 3.0 though |
Divaman
11.29.20 | Hi someone. I'm trying to fill out your worksheet. Does "nah" for the Mothers equate to any particular number score? |
Divaman
11.29.20 | normal, did you mean to skip # 22 & 23? |
someone
11.29.20 | nah |
Divaman
11.29.20 | You wouldn't happen to be Orange Cassidy in real life, would you? |
Divaman
11.29.20 | OK, think I'm up to date. Let me know if I missed anything. |
dedex
11.30.20 | 28. Under the Weeping Moon - typical early Opeth. 3.6
29. Pluto - nice discovery yes yes. 3.8
30. Moonage Daydream - yes. 4.5
31. Under the Milky Way - cool 80s jangly stuff, melikey. 3.7
32. Mother Earth - cool, I should listen to their newest album. 3.5 |
garas
11.30.20 | KETCHUP:
"Sun Vs. Moon" - I'm not a huge hip-hop fan, but I liked this! Have a 4.0
"Moon Beam Heart" - Yay, ti was retro! Nice. 3.4
"I Wish I Was the Moon" - Becoming the Moon would be boring as hell. Like spending millions of years while running circles...! I had very neutral feelings towards the song. 2.5
"Moonchild" - Dewi with a dad metal rec. Too bad I was never really into Maiden. It felt like a Dio song, but less "grandiose". It's good I guess. 3.0
"Bringer of the Sixth Sun" - Awesome budgie rec, as usual. 4.2
"Under the Weeping Moon" - Good album, good song. 4.0
"Pluto" - I'm not a big fan of the mix, the guitars are waaaaay too much on the right side. It was especially annoying with headphones. Bot otherwise it was a chill song. 3.0
"Moonage Daydream" - Nice song. I liked how rich and diverse it is. 3.5 |
Egarran
11.30.20 | Moonchild - Love the band ofc, but I never got much into this album. I just can't deal with that keyboard. 3/5
Bringer of the Sixth Sun - I grew up with this album and it saved my life many times. An absolute favorite. And despite what you think I don't just say this to gain favors with budgie. Although he is a vision to forever dwell by the grace of the sun. 5/5
Under The Weeping Moon - More or less the same as above, just substitute budgie with Trifo. 5/5
Pluto - Sounds great, but the singer feels way too safe. Wish she let loose a little, esp at the end where they actually reach a nice climax. 3.7/5
Moonage Daydream - I 5d this album because it's undeniably a classic, and it's more or less the only Bowie I put on voluntarily. But this song ehhhh; nah it's fine. 4/5
Under The Milky Way - What tasty vocals. I like. 4/5
Mother Earth - I swear I've tried a lot to like this band, but it never clicked. Ok song, but it's sooo draggy. I understand why it's popular suicide music. 3/5 |
Divaman
11.30.20 | Updated |
Pangea
12.01.20 | 29. Pluto - this has a nice vibe but i found it to be a bit forgetable. 3.0
30. Moonage Daydream - This is the one Bowie classic album that I never really got. Anyway it's still great cause Bowie. 3.5
31. Under The Milky Way - This is really nice. 4.1
32. Mother Earth - Cool gaze stuff. I really like the part halfway through the song. 3.4 |
Trifolium
12.01.20 | Someone a 3.7 for Jupiter makes me s u p e r happy! |
someone
12.01.20 | i liked the Kate Bush-isms |
garas
12.01.20 | I was so close to have the top rated rec...
so close... |
Divaman
12.01.20 | You were definitely in the hunt, garas. |
Divaman
12.01.20 | I'll give it another day to see if we have any late voters, since I'm away for two days anyway. |
Sharenge
12.02.20 | I'll try to rate a couple more |
Sharenge
12.02.20 | #11 damn don't think I've ever heard of this but that's a nice song, really like that guitar tone and the electronics work... and her voice is nice too... so yeah I liked the whole song through and through 4.4
#12 never gotten around to checking out Enigma... song kind of reminds me of some cool downtempo stuff, the vocals weren't what I was expecting but that's alright 3.9
#20 kind of reminds me of The Rolling Stones... nice classic rock and roll sound, I think I was expecting something more punk but I'm not familiar with this band 4.2
nice, definitely got some more albums to get around to checking out |
Minushuman24
12.03.20 | I suppose I owe it to you all to submit my thoughts on these songs. I have been compiling this over the past few weeks. This has been the best month of SOTD so far.
The Moon - Dave Isaacs - I didn’t really expect such a relatively modern sounding song, this is very 90’s with a bit more polish. Are the lyrics corny? Of course they are, but I have always been a heart on the sleeve type of guy. Especially when it comes to stuff like this, it fills my heart with hope from time to time. 3.9
Kung Fu and the Astronaut Drunkards - Neat Beats - beautiful album cover. This song is simple, but I find the video game noises to be hypnotizing. However, those samples are… They’re just not very good for this song, are they. 3
Hibikasete - Advantage Lucy - I remember my very first class in college as an adult, Astronomy. I was so excited to join that class and learn from someone so smart. I recall talking about the Oort Cloud in class, and asking a question to my professor about it. He didn’t know what it was, and that is when I realized that professor didn’t care/or he was dumb. Anyway, this is a wonderful song. I wish it was on Spotify because I could listen to it over and over again and just stare into vacancy. 4.3
I am the Cosmos - Chris Bell - Speaking of heart on my sleeve, this song made me cry. A Lot. Fresh wounds form strong bonds. This has some major 80’s indie rock vibe, like a natural progression from Big Star. I love this. I love this a lot. 4.9
A Love From Outer Space - A.R. Kane - I am surprised a song like this has escaped my ears for this long. Space? Love? 80’s pop? Sign me up for this. It sounds like something I could listen to in any mood, from sad to happy. Plus this has some MST3K theme song vibes. Sha-la-la. 4.1
Dwarf Nebula Processional March And Dwarf Nebula - The first half of this song is absolutely lovely. Then it falls into some tape manipulation; maybe I have been falling asleep to too much Nurse With Wound lately, but this isn’t very bothersome, and it makes for a neat little track. 3
Celestial Voyage - Cynic - I believe this is the first Cynic song I heard back in highschool, I was excited to find a death metal band doing something different. The real highlight here is the break halfway through the song, before it devolves in a bit of wankery. I like this song quite a bit, but it never… felt complete, it is missing a certain something. 3.5
Jupiter - An Pierle & White Velvet - this is…. Whimsical. The instrumentation is so interesting and beautiful. The vocals are definitely a situational thing for myself, but I still quite enjoy them. This is a lovely piece of work 3.8
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Minushuman24
12.03.20 | Venus - Shocking Blue - lmao I knew this sounded familiar. Ars told me I needed to check this out a while back, and I really had no desire to hear that hook ever again. That being said, it is far more bearable in this song. If this song had not been ruined for me, I would love this a lot, groovy sounding, and those vocals just after two minutes on the bridge are lovely. 3.3
Giovanna Hardcore - Myss Keta - ‘ardcore 2.9
City Moon - Love Spirals Downwards - Dreary, Sexy, Sad, Beautiful. Hard not to like this song quite a bit, will definitely return to this. 3.7
Sadness - Enigma - I think I am listening to the right version of this. It is certainly spacey. Kind of a hip-hop new age hybrid going on here. It reminds me a whole lot of Dj Okawari. I would have loved this more in high school, when I listened to him a lot with Nujabes. The more I listen to it, the more its late-80’s influence shows itself, which is not a bad thing. 3.4
Mars, Bringer of War - Gustav Holst - Ahhhh, another triumphant classical song, classical songs are always, always hit or miss for me. The first 4 minutes of this track are void, it is just fine. But it is all about that amazing second half of the song, the triumphant climax. Sorry garbear, but it isn’t a 5 for me, but it is still certainly “classic”. 3.7
Calling Occupants - The Carpenters - Strange, but dope opening. The melody for this song is beautiful, I am unfamiliar with this song, but it is familiar at the same time. This second portion to this song is just simply perfection, wow. 3.9
satellites** - Enter Shikari - hm. This song confuses me really. It is very much a pop punk-electronic song with some heavy radio vibes. Which normally I would wanna trash, but the melodies of this song are undeniable. There is so much that this band that I hate, but somehow…. It all works out for me. I can see everyone hating this, but this is pretty god damn commendable in my eyes…. Shit I may listen to it again at some point. 3.3
The Killing Moon - Echo & the Bunnymen - I don’t really know what there is to say about this song. This has been one of my favorite songs for a very long time now, and it will continue being a song that brings me to another plane. Melancholy beauty. 5
Planet of Sound - Pixies - Not one of my favorite “rocking” pixies songs, but it is still a kick in the teeth for sure. 3.8
I Live on the Moon - Kwoon - Simple and elegant. A lovely, albeit short listen. 3.1
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Minushuman24
12.03.20 | To the Moon - Sweet Trip - A sweet trip indeed. I never got into this band too much, but I do really like this song. I feel I could form a definite bond with this band, and this just confirms that suspicion more. 3.9
Marquee Moon - Television - ooh, how the darkness doubled... The line between annoyance and hypnotic is a fine one, and this song has never failed to hypnotize me. No matter the length of the song, I have never skipped away from this song. It feels like I remember every night I have driven along to this song, staring blankly at the highway in front of me, I remember bringing my nephew to school and this being one of the regular songs we would listen to. It is truly a marvel. I was listening…. Listening to the rain… 5
Star Rider - Hallas - I love that guitar tone, but I am not in love with the “star ridah” hook. Seems a bit too… cheesy, and it ultimately clashes with the beauty of everything else. I do really like this though outside of that complaint. 3.7
Cosmos - Telemetrik - this is definitely drum and bass. I like it, but when it becomes too high energy it loses that spacy magic it started out with. 3.2
Sun Vs Moon - Sage Francis - Classic alternative hip-hop right here. Not exactly captivating, but it is fun as fuck. 3.5
Moon Beam Heart - Lone - This is okay, it doesn’t really leave an impression on me at all, unfortunately. 2.7
I Wish I Was The Moon - Neko Case - Another song I would expect to not do well with this group. Simple heartache and desire. 3.9
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Minushuman24
12.03.20 | Moonchild - Iron Maiden - I could never really get into this album as much as everyone else it seems, but I mean, it is Maiden, so it still kicks unrelenting ass. 3.9
Bringer of the Sixth Sun - The Kovenant - I can tell already how dorky this will end up being. It is a black metal song, with symphonic elements. That’s really all there is to say. 2.9
Under the Weeping Moon - Opeth - Well here goes ten minutes of my night. It has been a couple years since I heard this song though, so I will keep an open mind. The riffs: Negligible, the solo: forgettable, the vocals: Mikael. But fuck… I forgot about that passage 3 mins in, which erupts with a beautiful climax that Mikael fucking nails. Too bad it is bookended by several minutes of extraordinarily boring music. 3.1
Pluto - Tierpark - And I appreciate this song. Exceedingly beautiful. Another song I wish was more readily available for me. 3.9
Under the Milky Way - The Church - Certainly sounds familiar, and this is absolutely up my alley as an adult. I can see myself driving around to this song, it pulls on the heartstrings just enough. 3.8
Mother Earth - Jesu - I’ve had this album sitting in my itunes since high school. I’m glad I am hearing it for the first time now, because I don’t think my adolescent brain could connect to the simplicity of this song, its ugly elegance. A lovely track to float into the void too. 4
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Egarran
12.03.20 | 5/5 reviews, minus. You set a standard we all should meet. |
JohnnyoftheWell
12.03.20 | 5.1/5 without a doubt, lovely lovely stuff
"I wish it was on Spotify because I could listen to it over and over again and just stare into vacancy."
can confirm that doing exactly this is beautiful and special and horrible for your emotions :[ that song is pretty for a few spins but cuts deeper and deeper from then on |
Minushuman24
12.04.20 | You're both too nice. Thank you.
And yeah, I kinda zoned out after I finished writing that all out and stared forward for a few minutes. |
ArsMoriendi
12.04.20 | I need to start this lol
Also minus i listened to that X-Ray Spex album |
Minushuman24
12.04.20 | It's nearly perfect imo |
garas
12.04.20 | > "garbear"
Am... am I... a bear? :0 |
dedex
12.04.20 | best garas surname ever |
Trifolium
12.04.20 | "I need to start this lol"
[2] oooooops. |
Divaman
12.04.20 | I'll give you guys one more day before I call the winner. You're still welcome to rate them after that, but the high score for the month will be the one it is at the end of today. |
Trifolium
12.04.20 | Loved the An Pierlé love by the way dearest Minus ❤ |
Divaman
12.05.20 | Congrats to Minushuman24 for coming in late and winning the month! |
