Of course they're good, Kraftwerk are the best facking band ever. :)

I dunno if theyre my favourite ever, but they're sure as hell influential. Ya know, what with practically creating electronic music and influencing almost every band that sprang from the 80s.

I think Trans Europe Express is my favourite album of theirs, or maybe Computer World. Who cares, they're all awesome.

Mine's The Man-Machine. But yeah, pre-The Mix, they're all great.

Sun City Girls-Torch of the Mystics

Thanks to the Cameo Role.

The Urinals

The Arcade Fire and The Magic Numbers (thanks Iai!)

[QUOTE=Iai]Yummy.[/QUOTE]

Agreed.

The only thing I've really been listening to is Television Personalities. But now I'm thinking I may put on an Al Green album after it goes through.

With all the black soul and rap music you like, "Robert Crumb," it surprises me you don't seem to be much of a jazz fan.

Or much of a blues fan. Crumb was big on blues, too. He did a great comic about the life and times of Charlie Patton. But yeah, I'm a mediocre fan of both genres at best. I'm learning. I've still got a pretty large queue of jazz albums to get hold of.

He did an awesome picture of Robert Johnson.

Yep, saw it on his website. Very handsome piece.

I just sat in the dark with my glasses off and listened to [I]Ambient 1: Music for Airports[/I] by Brian Eno and wrote (typed) how it made me think and feel. It was a fantastic experience.

Hot Snakes - [I]Suicide Invoice[/I]
Foo Fighters - [I]The Colour And The Shape[/I]

The National are pretty cool.

I'm listening to the teaser track from the new Blackalicious album right now, and it's good. Restores my faith that this album will rule, despite Gift's sort of lackluster solo record.

The track can be found at [url]www.solesides.com[/url], as the second news item for June 27.

[QUOTE=Parfait]I just sat in the dark with my glasses off and listened to [I]Ambient 1: Music for Airports[/I] by Brian Eno and wrote (typed) how it made me think and feel. It was a fantastic experience.[/QUOTE]

I like to type without my glasses, too. It's kind of liberating in some odd way.

It's my elder sister's birthday today so that, in conjunction with the birthday song thread, has me thinking about birthday party songs and The Birthday Party in general.

[QUOTE=Parfait]I'm listening to the teaser track from the new Blackalicious album right now, and it's good. Restores my faith that this album will rule, despite Gift's sort of lackluster solo record.

The track can be found at [url]www.solesides.com[/url], as the second news item for June 27.[/QUOTE]
Sweet! Downloading now...



I finally managed to pick up a copy of [I]Deltron 3030[/I] on the weekend, so obviously, I've been diggin' that (in the small amount of time I had for listening to music over the weekend).

The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour LP
Beat Happening - Black Candy

The Blue Van - The Art of Rolling

So, that new Blackalicious song is pretty dang great.

Indeed.

[QUOTE=no peros calentes]The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour LP
[/quote]

"When what used do excite you does not, like you've used up all your allowance of experiences."

Love that album.

Oxes
Melvins
Antibalas
Richard Hell & The Voidoids(I really love his singing)

Deltron 3030
Okkervil River
Kraftwerk
John Coltrane
Shpongle

I listened to Shpongle today as well. I melt with joy every time I play [I]Tales of the Inexpressible.[/I]

And Amazon.co.uk finally started selling their new one, so I'll have that as soon as it makes it over the pond and to my mailbox.

I've only heard the new one, it's bloody great. I have it downloaded, thanks to Iai. I haven't been able to find any of their albums around here.

I decided I didn't want to download the thing before it was available to purchase, since I just make a rule against downloading unauthorized (as in, not up on an official website) pre-release material.

Now that it's available, I decided to just shell out for it after all. I've been patient.

Yeah, I'm usually the same, I never like to hear something before its release, I rarely download entire albums at all. But if it's something that's not available in Australia or really difficult to find, I consider downloading.

I prefer to download things from the 90s or earlier (because it saves a lot of money, and the people involved with actually making the record probably don't need the money, due to death etc), and I like to purchase releases from the past 4+ years.

I started listening to Funkadelic yesterday. Now I love it.