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| Return of the Salesman Pitch
So around this time last year, I asked you guys to pitch me one of your 5's like you were "a really annoying and overattentive sales person" and the results ranged from terrible to GLORIOUS! So I'd love for my July this year to be the same: me checking albums that you've pitched well to me. "I promise, and I mean promise, to listen to what I consider to be the the top 5 pitches in July." So the rules are similar: | | 1 |  | Can
Soon Over Babaluma
"Rule 1: Each user can only pitch 1 album, so try to make your pitch specific and convincing." (I will ignore any 2nd attempts at pitching.)
"Rule 2: Remember, if you pitch me something, you have to make it sound like it's something I, ArsMoriendi, want to "buy" or "listen to" so there's probably certain genres and artists that won't be successful.
Rule 3: If your pitch is under 3 sentences, I'll probably ignore it. If it's SUPER LONG, I might actually give it extra attention for your effort, but I really only expect 3-5 sentences."
Rule 4 (new rule): if you pitched me an album last year, don't pitch me the same album this year. I either heard it already, or it lost y'know? | | 2 |  | Red Krayola
God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It
"I'll add all pitches to this list with the album they correspond to.
The opportunity to "pitch me an album" on this list will close at midnight on June 30th. Due to space available, the maximum amount of pitches allowed are 99. I doubt that there will be that many though.
And I hope that this is an interesting alternative to the typical "rec me stuff" list. Good luck Salespeople." | | 3 |  | Paramore
After Laughter
Pitch #1 CompostCompote:
Hey, friend. Have you ever had trouble getting rid of that pesky mildew that accumulates in the corners of your window after rain? I know I have.
Your problems are solved now! If you put this album on your windowsill, all the mildew will symbiotically crawl toward it, leaving the sill as spick and span as it was when it left the sawmill. It may not be 5/5 music, but it sure is 5/5 product. And it can now be yours, for four easy payments of $2.99! | | 4 |  | Phil Ochs
Pleasures of the Harbor
Pitch #2 Frippertronics:
On this episode of "Fripp's Fives", disillusioned patriot folkman Phil Ochs is dropped by his label Elektra, and is found in a box marked "free music do not download" in Harlem by A & M Records. Ushered into a dark studio and held for ransom by shady label execs and his loyal producer Larry Marks, Phil crafts 'Pleasures of the Harbor' in a 52 minute burst of rage, manic depressive artistry, vaguely drunken songwriting about the non-existen purity of humanity and a mind-shattering epic about the parallels of Jesus Christ and John Kennedy. Guest starring Lincoln Mayorga and The United States of America's Joseph Boyd. Tune in at 7.15 on NBC. | | 5 |  | Burzum
Filosofem
Pitch #3 ScuroFantasma:
Is there nothing you love more than a warm and full production that reminds you of a hot summers day or a roaring fire on a cold a Norwegian night? Do you thank our Lord and Saviour, Mr. Jesus Christ, and wish to show him your idolisation by playing an album he himself would be proud of? One responsible for literally bringing the house of worship down? Well then Filosofem is the album for YOU! Enjoy the angelic, soothing tones of Varg Vikernes as he preaches love and tolerance. Feel the overwhelming bass-y tones vibrate through your being as the completely-innocent-and-not-a-murderer-at-all musician rips through heavenly solos and glorious music MADE for moshing to. Invite your non-European neighbours over for a party and pop this in the speaker for a universally accepting atmosphere. | | 6 | | Burzum
Filosofem
Pitch #3 continued:
Mr. Vikernes himself paid top dollar for the best sound quality he could find and with the help of his best friend Euronymous all the effort paid off in the clean, blood-free production! Travel with Varg's voice as he takes you to some of Bergen's finest containment facilities. So what are you waiting for? Grab your rosary beads, your temporary Visa and your copy of Burzum's Filosofem today for the low price of Varg's legal fees! We'll even throw in a copy of MYFAROG if you confess or call, right now! | | 7 |  | Get Well Soon
The Scarlet Beast O'seven Heads
Pitch #4 UniqueUniverse:
Greetings,
It is no secret that in all the history of the world of music (or any art form for that matter) there came an album that has been no doubt proudly receiving an almost impossible lack of critical backlash. An album that is so uniquely perfect that no human being in existence could resist the sweet, soothing and emotionally challenging impact said hypothetical album could possess. And in many respects, keeping the operative and functional system human brain possesses, it is not hard at all to predict with a certain level of certainty that at no point in time in the future will humanity endure upon an album so unbelievably good, so unprecedentedly well-done and ingeniously crafted that it will universally become the one most adored record. | | 8 | | Get Well Soon
The Scarlet Beast O'seven Heads
Pitch #4 continued:
One breaking barriers between people to a point that even two absolute polar opposites can come together in their mutual enjoyment of the record in question One that would stop all wars, greed and imbalance in the world; One, whose perfection will require no debate or discussion, because everyone will unanimously agree that it is indeed an ideal piece of music; One that would not fear even the seemingly endless attacks of trolls on the internet that tend to spread negativity about good things just to feel personal pleasure, because this album would be so good that they themselves with their cruel and ruthless nature and crave for others' state of hurt over their words will succumb to the album's power and beauty that they will reconsider all the life decisions they made that led them to this very point in time, in which they feel the uncontrollable urge to spam harshness and rude commentary; | | 9 | | Get Well Soon
The Scarlet Beast O'seven Heads
Pitch #4 continued:
Such an album that would destroy all human opinional uniqueness and transform everyone into same-minded opinionless love minions and let us forever enjoy life and each other's company with the power of music (a sort of dictatorship, but reversed inside out, if you will).
Granted, that album can, sadly so, most likely never come and see the blinding light of day or the calming depth of night. There can never be an album with no profoundly negative reception. But there is a way to come closer to such a grandiosely ambitious result. Please, do recall me calling the hypothetical perfect album, although surely the word 'perfect' in no way reflects the actual magnificence of that album, a kind of 'reversed dictatorship'. Well, there is just as reversed kind of way of obtaining that immaculate piece of music. Simply imagine a situation as such: You create an album. It doesn't matter, whether that album is in reality any good. | | 10 | | Get Well Soon
The Scarlet Beast O'seven Heads
Pitch #4 continued:
What matters is, whether or not anyone in the whole wide world knows it is not good. If so, then you might very well have the best damn record in the world.
Now, let's bring this hypothetical verbal spewing into reality, in spite of how comfortable it felt to theorise on this topic. The world has a bottomless supply of potentially brilliant albums and recordings that may very well be the very best in the world, but we will never find out, because their reception was so minimal.
Scarlet Beast O' Seven Heads (SBOSH for short) by the visionary German Alt-Rock outfit Get Well Soon is just an album like that. Its reception is utmost small and no reactions of the listeners have been particularly critical. That should tell you about everything you need to know. It is an album of very little coverage and buzz, but whose buzz so far has been largely satisfied. | | 11 | | Get Well Soon
The Scarlet Beast O'seven Heads
Pitch #4 continued:
To the album itself: A concept of conceptual albums is quite a cliché lately, but not every band has chosen a concept lyrical or musical so specific as this. SBOSH is a fantastic audio spectacular, basing its lyrical and inspirational roots in works of surrealist and fantasy extraordinaires such as Henry Darger, H. P. Lovecraft, Jules Verne and even (presumably) some Alejandro Jodorowsky. This album's marvellous fantasque and versatile beauty simply engulfs one's mind and makes it numb to the pain in the world or personal. Its instrumental finesse is absolutely terrific. Its cinematic and grande atmosphere possesses a never-before-heard absolution of beauty. Its ambition strives for stars, and yet receives such a low and ungrateful amount of popularity that is almost sickening, considering the production level and the sheer magnitude of instrumental, songwriting and influential idealism. | | 12 | | Get Well Soon
The Scarlet Beast O'seven Heads
Pitch #4 continued:
Scarlet Beast O' Seven heads is an album for ages, lost in oblivion and forgotten due to the poor promotion and peoples' inability to appreciate pure beauty and greatness.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you:
GET WELL SOON with SCARLET BEAST O' SEVEN HEADS
VoilĂ | | 13 |  | Casualties of Cool
Casualties of Cool
Pitch #5: ridkadm
Here on Sputnik, you don’t just want a record to be beautifully produced, thematically and tonally consistent, and aesthetically pleasing. You know it, I know it, and a good musician knows it too. Because at the very least, EVERY record should set out to have the above qualities as a bare minimum. You know what makes a piece of music set the bar higher than the rest here at Sputnik? When it DARES to do something novel with what’s established by its predecessors without stooping to pretentiousness. Everyone’s looking for that record that’s unique AND beautiful all at the same time. Most of us don’t want the same thing over and over again.


Enter Casualties of Cool, ranked #3 of Sputnik’s 2014 charts and labeled by a number of people as “the album you’d never thought you’d need to hear”. Described as “haunted Johnny Cash songs” by the head of the project himself, even this description undersells the true nature of the album. | | 14 | | Casualties of Cool
Casualties of Cool
Pitch #5 continued:
In fact, the closest bottom-line description of such an album is so whole-hearted bizarre that you’ll be surprised that it works to the level that it does. Put simply, Casualties of Cool is a country rock/blues/ambient album (and hell, a couple other genres thrown in there if you listen carefully) about a spaceman’s inner struggle while stranded on a soul-eating planet. Now folks, country has given itself a bad reputation over the years, but you’ve likely never heard it being used to take a listener to outer space and even fewer could imagine that such an album could be good. But if it didn’t succeed as a record, it wouldn’t be rated to the esteem that it is. 


You know what? I could rave about the high points of this album. I could sell you on how without even hearing the synopsis, tonally you could get an impression of what this album is about. | | 15 | | Casualties of Cool
Casualties of Cool
Pitch #5 continued:
Or perhaps talking about the the seamless flow of the production and how with every listen there’s something new to discover would be enough to convince you. Or even better - maybe it’s the duality of the vocals, the juxtaposition of a siren-esque female lead with a downplayed, mellow version of Townsend’s voice that would get you rushing to hear this piece of music. I could spend way more time than this to talk about what makes this unique record work. But you know what - don’t just take my word for it. Go hear it for yourself, and see exactly what I’m talking about. Go find out for yourself what about this album sets the bar. | | 16 |  | Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
Pitch #6: AmericanFlagAsh
Is everybody else out doing something without you? Is there nothing good on TV? Are you home alone, drinking beer, watching nature shows? Maybe you keep dozing off, and start having weird dreams about alcoholic robot friends and forests made of appliances? Then you should listen to Grandaddy's The Sophtware Slump! It will help you encapsulate that odd, lonely feeling you keep getting every time a wolf howls on the screen and you are startled awake, only to be greeted by a flickering television screen in the dark and you stare at it for a minute... before falling asleep and dreaming again. | | 17 |  | Deerhunter
Halcyon Digest
Pitch #7: SurfWaxAmerica
Hey you! Have you ever felt like your friends will forget about you? Would that make you want to get into a boat and strand yourself in the middle of the ocean? Would you find solace in that? If so you might want to check out Deerhunter's 2010 album "Halcyon Digest".
On this album, Deerhunter bring 11 tracks that convey the powerful wall of hormone-induced energy that comes with your adolescence and early adult years. They portray this through stories that read as newspaper bulletins about situations ranging from thinking about an ex-lover from a dirty couch to being existentially disassociated while walking through your neighborhood to a Russian gay porn star who gets starved and eventually murdered by an insane drug lord. This album makes you look at your darkest memories with warm fondness while also feeling melancholy about what the future might bring. | | 18 | | Deerhunter
Halcyon Digest
Pitch #7 continued:
Musically, Deerhunter contrast bright pop-rock structures with several layers of echo, resonance, and the souls haunting abandoned homes. This album is as dark and creepy as it is bright and poppy. It's very black and white, but the black is the darkest corner of the basement and the white is the center of the sun. | | 19 |  | They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
Pitch #8 SandwichBubble:
I'm not here to pussyfoot @ArsMoriendi. I make claims that I myself know to be truthful and factual, cause that's just the kind of guy I am. So when I tell you this, I just want you to know that it's coming from a good place, a kind place, a loving place:
Ween are a bunch of hacks.
Drum machines, incoherent lyrics, incessant genre-hopping; it's all too much. Now that I have your attention, please direct yourself to They Might Be Giants' 1986 debut. Here, you'll find the staples of truly great musicianship: Drum machines, incoherent lyrics, incessant genre-hopping. I'm sure a fine gentleman such as yourself can see the blatant plagarism being fronted right before our very eyes. Therefore, I need your assistance. Your expertise on all things brown is quite appealing to 'us,' Mr. Moriendi. | | 20 | | They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
Pitch #8 continued:
Which is where our proposition comes in. We need you to listen to the debut LP of the Brooklyn-based musician collective They Might Be Giants to determine whether their copyright has been tampered with. If it is found that Ween has taken "inspiration" from my client's music, we will not hesitate to take legal action on the members of Ween and all their affiliates. I hope we can count on you to do the right thing. | | 21 |  | Pulp
Different Class
Pitch #9
The rich and bourgeois got nothing on the boys like us and those of you who decide to purchase this product!
Introducing Different Class, made by the Pulp organization. One aural administration later and watch those soddy tourists get the hell out of your beloved ghetto and watch as ladies (and men!) swoon over your sudden good looks and Bowie-esque charisma and coolness.
*Side effects include a sudden urge to consume tobacco, liquor breath, desire to own poor clothing, and the delusion that you have 100% objectivity in musical opinions.*
What are you waiting for? Get rid of those guns and bombs and own some Different Class now! | |
ArsMoriendi
05.20.17 | http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=1034848&listid=167257 Last year's list for reference.
The stuff in quotes are things I borrowed from last year's post. | TVC15
05.20.17 | Oh shit | Papa Universe
05.20.17 | Can't wait to see what kind of crazy cacophony of obscure ideas and references is butcherboy gonna come up with. | butcherboy
05.20.17 | you rang? | ArsMoriendi
05.20.17 | He did ring | CompostCompote
05.20.17 | Hey, friend. Have you ever had trouble getting rid of that pesky mildew that accumulates in the corners of your window after rain? I know I have.
Your problems are solved now! If you put this album on your windowsill, all the mildew will symbiotically crawl toward it, leaving the sill as spick and span as it was when it left the sawmill. It may not be 5/5 music, but it sure is 5/5 product. And it can now be yours, for four easy payments of $2.99!
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/73712/Paramore-After-Laughter/ | ArsMoriendi
05.20.17 | 12 dollars? What a steal! | Frippertronics
05.20.17 | On this episode of "Fripp's Fives", disillusioned patriot folkman Phil Ochs is dropped by his label Elektra, and is found in a box marked "free music do not download" in Harlem by A & M Records. Ushered into a dark studio and held for ransom by shady label execs and his loyal producer Larry Marks, Phil crafts 'Pleasures of the Harbor' in a 52 minute burst of rage, manic depressive artistry, vaguely drunken songwriting about the non-existen purity of humanity and a mind-shattering epic about the parallels of Jesus Christ and John Kennedy. Guest starring Lincoln Mayorga and The United States of America's Joseph Boyd. Tune in at 7.15 on NBC. | ScuroFantasma
05.21.17 | Is there nothing you love more than a warm and full production that reminds you of a hot summers day or a roaring fire on a cold a Norwegian night? Do you thank our Lord and Saviour, Mr. Jesus Christ, and wish to show him your idolisation by playing an album he himself would be proud of? One responsible for literally bringing the house of worship down? Well then Filosofem is the album for YOU! Enjoy the angelic, soothing tones of Varg Vikernes as he preaches love and tolerance. Feel the overwhelming bass-y tones vibrate through your being as the completely-innocent-and-not-a-murderer-at-all musician rips through heavenly solos and glorious music MADE for moshing to. Invite your non-European neighbours over for a party and pop this in the speaker for a universally accepting atmosphere. Mr. Vikernes himself paid top dollar for the best sound quality he could find and with the help of his best friend Euronymous all the effort paid off in the clean, blood-free production! Travel with Varg's voice as he takes you to some of Bergen's finest containment facilities. So what are you waiting for? Grab your rosary beads, your temporary Visa and your copy of Burzum's Filosofem today for the low price of Varg's legal fees! We'll even throw in a copy of MYFAROG if you confess or call, right now!
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/11913/Burzum-Filosofem/ | Papa Universe
05.21.17 | [PART 1]
Greetings,
It is no secret that in all the history of the world of music (or any art form for that matter) there came an album that has been no doubt proudly receiving an almost impossible lack of critical backlash. An album that is so uniquely perfect that no human being in existence could resist the sweet, soothing and emotionally challenging impact said hypothetical album could possess. And in many respects, keeping the operative and functional system human brain possesses, it is not hard at all to predict with a certain level of certainty that at no point in time in the future will humanity endure upon an album so unbelievably good, so unprecedentedly well-done and ingeniously crafted that it will universally become the one most adored record. One breaking barriers between people to a point that even two absolute polar opposites can come together in their mutual enjoyment of the record in question One that would stop all wars, greed and imbalance in the world; One, whose perfection will require no debate or discussion, because everyone will unanimously agree that it is indeed an ideal piece of music; One that would not fear even the seemingly endless attacks of trolls on the internet that tend to spread negativity about good things just to feel personal pleasure, because this album would be so good that they themselves with their cruel and ruthless nature and crave for others' state of hurt over their words will succumb to the album's power and beauty that they will reconsider all the life decisions they made that led them to this very point in time, in which they feel the uncontrollable urge to spam harshness and rude commentary; Such an album that would destroy all human opinional uniqueness and transform everyone into same-minded opinionless love minions and let us forever enjoy life and each other's company with the power of music (a sort of dictatorship, but reversed inside out, if you will).
Granted, that album can, sadly so, most likely never come and see the blinding light of day or the calming depth of night. There can never be an album with no profoundly negative reception. But there is a way to come closer to such a grandiosely ambitious result. Please, do recall me calling the hypothetical perfect album, although surely the word 'perfect' in no way reflects the actual magnificence of that album, a kind of 'reversed dictatorship'. Well, there is just as reversed kind of way of obtaining that immaculate piece of music. Simply imagine a situation as such: You create an album. It doesn't matter, whether that album is in reality any good. What matters is, whether or not anyone in the whole wide world knows it is not good. If so, then you might very well have the best damn record in the world. | Papa Universe
05.21.17 | [PART 2]
Now, let's bring this hypothetical verbal spewing into reality, in spite of how comfortable it felt to theorise on this topic. The world has a bottomless supply of potentially brilliant albums and recordings that may very well be the very best in the world, but we will never find out, because their reception was so minimal.
Scarlet Beast O' Seven Heads (SBOSH for short) by the visionary German Alt-Rock outfit Get Well Soon is just an album like that. Its reception is utmost small and no reactions of the listeners have been particularly critical. That should tell you about everything you need to know. It is an album of very little coverage and buzz, but whose buzz so far has been largely satisfied.
To the album itself: A concept of conceptual albums is quite a cliché lately, but not every band has chosen a concept lyrical or musical so specific as this. SBOSH is a fantastic audio spectacular, basing its lyrical and inspirational roots in works of surrealist and fantasy extraordinaires such as Henry Darger, H. P. Lovecraft, Jules Verne and even (presumably) some Alejandro Jodorowsky. This album's marvellous fantasque and versatile beauty simply engulfs one's mind and makes it numb to the pain in the world or personal. Its instrumental finesse is absolutely terrific. Its cinematic and grande atmosphere possesses a never-before-heard absolution of beauty. Its ambition strives for stars, and yet receives such a low and ungrateful amount of popularity that is almost sickening, considering the production level and the sheer magnitude of instrumental, songwriting and influential idealism.
Scarlet Beast O' Seven heads is an album for ages, lost in oblivion and forgotten due to the poor promotion and peoples' inability to appreciate pure beauty and greatness.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you:
GET WELL SOON with SCARLET BEAST O' SEVEN HEADS
VoilĂ
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=121901 | ArsMoriendi
05.21.17 | Now that's a long one nice. | Frippertronics
05.21.17 | i g n o r e d | TVC15
05.21.17 | Probably even longer than the one I submitted on the first one lol
I'll get to mine when later cos I got final exams next week. Think I got a good idea on the album I'm choosing tho | ArsMoriendi
05.21.17 | Take your time. I don't actually consider any of them until June 30th anyway | Papa Universe
05.21.17 | So hold on, were we supposed to wait until some thread you were going to put up on 30th of June? | ArsMoriendi
05.21.17 | Yes. And I listen to these throughout July | Papa Universe
05.21.17 | Does that mean that all that crap I verbally sput out above is not going to be accounted for? | Deathconscious
05.21.17 | Holy fucking shit, universe. | ArsMoriendi
05.21.17 | Of course it will be. I read it and I'll read it at least 1 more time June 30th to see if it's one of the 5 best pitches
| ScuroFantasma
05.21.17 | There are only 4 pitches anyway, hope he makes the cut | TVC15
05.21.17 | I'm gonna have a hearty laugh if Ars ends up listening to Filosofem | Papa Universe
05.22.17 | Think it'd help if this got featured. | ArsMoriendi
05.22.17 | Updated the list. | Frippertronics
05.22.17 | should add that if you listen to Pleasures, make sure it's the mono (which can only be found on youtube at the moment)
the stereo is fine but it's the typical 60s mixing board fuckery where instruments are panned on either side | ArsMoriendi
05.23.17 | I'll keep that in mind | Papa Universe
05.24.17 | So are we done? Is this over? | ArsMoriendi
05.24.17 | Literally not until June 30th
Most of the pitches didn't come until later last time anyway
| ArsMoriendi
06.17.17 | Bump? | rifkadm
06.19.17 | Here on Sputnik, you don’t just want a record to be beautifully produced, thematically and tonally consistent, and aesthetically pleasing. You know it, I know it, and a good musician knows it too. Because at the very least, EVERY record should set out to have the above qualities as a bare minimum. You know what makes a piece of music set the bar higher than the rest here at Sputnik? When it DARES to do something novel with what’s established by its predecessors without stooping to pretentiousness. Everyone’s looking for that record that’s unique AND beautiful all at the same time. Most of us don’t want the same thing over and over again.


Enter Casualties of Cool, ranked #3 of Sputnik’s 2014 charts and labeled by a number of people as “the album you’d never thought you’d need to hear”. Described as “haunted Johnny Cash songs” by the head of the project himself, even this description undersells the true nature of the album. In fact, the closest bottom-line description of such an album is so whole-hearted bizarre that you’ll be surprised that it works to the level that it does. Put simply, Casualties of Cool is a country rock/blues/ambient album (and hell, a couple other genres thrown in there if you listen carefully) about a spaceman’s inner struggle while stranded on a soul-eating planet. Now folks, country has given itself a bad reputation over the years, but you’ve likely never heard it being used to take a listener to outer space and even fewer could imagine that such an album could be good. But if it didn’t succeed as a record, it wouldn’t be rated to the esteem that it is. 


You know what? I could rave about the high points of this album. I could sell you on how without even hearing the synopsis, tonally you could get an impression of what this album is about. Or perhaps talking about the the seamless flow of the production and how with every listen there’s something new to discover would be enough to convince you. Or even better - maybe it’s the duality of the vocals, the juxtaposition of a siren-esque female lead with a downplayed, mellow version of Townsend’s voice that would get you rushing to hear this piece of music. I could spend way more time than this to talk about what makes this unique record work. But you know what - don’t just take my word for it. Go hear it for yourself, and see exactly what I’m talking about. Go find out for yourself what about this album sets the bar. | AmericanFlagAsh
06.19.17 | Is everybody else out doing something without you? Is there nothing good on TV? Are you home alone, drinking beer, watching nature shows? Maybe you keep dozing off, and start having weird dreams about alcoholic robot friends and forests made of appliances? Then you should listen to Grandaddy's The Sophtware Slump! It will help you encapsulate that odd, lonely feeling you keep getting every time a wolf howls on the screen and you are startled awake, only to be greeted by a flickering television screen in the dark and you stare at it for a minute... before falling asleep and dreaming again. | ArsMoriendi
06.19.17 | That was a terrifying read, but very specific. :o | AmericanFlagAsh
06.19.17 | I made myself want to listen to it right now at work | guitarded_chuck
06.19.17 | laughing stock
cause im havin a religious experience listening to it rn and you can too | ArsMoriendi
06.20.17 | chuck, at least 3 sentences bud. :P | SurfWaxAmerica
06.20.17 | Hey you! Have you ever felt like your friends will forget about you? Would that make you want to get into a boat and strand yourself in the middle of the ocean? Would you find solace in that? If so you might want to check out Deerhunter's 2010 album "Halcyon Digest".
On this album, Deerhunter bring 11 tracks that convey the powerful wall of hormone-induced energy that comes with your adolescence and early adult years. They portray this through stories that read as newspaper bulletins about situations ranging from thinking about an ex-lover from a dirty couch to being existentially disassociated while walking through your neighborhood to a Russian gay porn star who gets starved and eventually murdered by an insane drug lord. This album makes you look at your darkest memories with warm fondness while also feeling melancholy about what the future might bring.
Musically, Deerhunter contrast bright pop-rock structures with several layers of echo, resonance, and the souls haunting abandoned homes. This album is as dark and creepy as it is bright and poppy. It's very black and white, but the black is the darkest corner of the basement and the white is the center of the sun. | SandwichBubble
06.24.17 | They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/4557/They-Might-Be-Giants-They-Might-Be-Giants/
[CASEFILE#103: /codename/They Might Be Plagarists]
I'm not here to pussyfoot @ArsMoriendi. I make claims that I myself know to be truthful and factual, cause that's just the kind of guy I am. So when I tell you this, I just want you to know that it's coming from a good place, a kind place, a loving place:
Ween are a bunch of hacks.
Drum machines, incoherent lyrics, incessant genre-hopping; it's all too much. Now that I have your attention, please direct yourself to They Might Be Giants' 1986 debut. Here, you'll find the staples of truly great musicianship: Drum machines, incoherent lyrics, incessant genre-hopping. I'm sure a fine gentleman such as yourself can see the blatant plagarism being fronted right before our very eyes. Therefore, I need your assistance. Your expertise on all things brown is quite appealing to 'us,' Mr. Moriendi.
Which is where our proposition comes in. We need you to listen to the debut LP of the Brooklyn-based musician collective They Might Be Giants to determine whether their copyright has been tampered with. If it is found that Ween has taken "inspiration" from my client's music, we will not hesitate to take legal action on the members of Ween and all their affiliates. I hope we can count on you to do the right thing. | ArsMoriendi
06.24.17 | Holy shit lol that was amazing, I might be biased, but damn | SandwichBubble
06.24.17 | :) glad you liked it | TVC15
06.25.17 | Pulp - Different Class
The rich and bourgeois got nothing on the boys like us and those of you who decide to purchase this product!
Introducing Different Class, made by the Pulp organization. One aural administration later and watch those soddy tourists get the hell out of your beloved ghetto and watch as ladies (and men!) swoon over your sudden good looks and Bowie-esque charisma and coolness.
*Side effects include a sudden urge to consume tobacco, liquor breath, desire to own poor clothing, and the delusion that you have 100% objectivity in musical opinions.*
What are you waiting for? Get rid of those guns and bombs and own some Different Class now!
Maybe not too good but I was willing to oblige to keeping it short, especially since there's so many long pitches here lol | ArsMoriendi
07.01.17 | I'm picking my favorite 5 of these to listen to in July in 20 mins. Yay | TVC15
07.01.17 | HYPE | SandwichBubble
07.01.17 | Nice, I'll be here to see who wins | ArsMoriendi
07.01.17 | 1.They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants
2.Get Well Soon - The Scarlet Beast O'seven Heads
3.Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump
4.Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
5.Pulp - Different Class | Frippertronics
07.01.17 | phil snubbed for deerhunter
fair enough tbh that's a good one | SandwichBubble
07.01.17 | Yes! Can't wait to see what you think of early TMBG
also damn Phil Ochs is great :( | ArsMoriendi
07.01.17 | Phil Ochs actually came in 7th place...
6.Casualties of Cool - Casualties of Cool
7.Phil Ochs - Pleasures of the Harbor
8.Burzum - Filosofem
9.Paramore - After Laughter | ScuroFantasma
07.01.17 | Jam Filosofem ya big baby | ArsMoriendi
07.01.17 | Nah, I'm gonna jam the 5 I picked before July ends though :P | TVC15
07.01.17 | Filosofem is probably the second best album on this list (first being Different Class) | Papa Universe
07.01.17 | Is that ranking of how much you liked the albums or the descriptions? | ArsMoriendi
07.02.17 | Yes and 1-5 I'll be listening to this month for sure. |
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