Topic: The Music Thread

I've been listening to a ton of lo-fi/chillout this past week.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DMF0w1hTY1Y

Here's a good live station:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ohQPySWJToo

Had that on most of Sunday, niiiiiiceeeee. Smooth beats!!

@Kidfried Kendrick is a rare beast. He's accessible, authentic, and didn't run out of steam upon success. That's almost impossible in hip hop.
@draco-n-eliptic1 though I wouldn't call anything they've done "bad", I don't really like anything after once more round the sun. Crack the Skye was a definite high point for me. Emperor of sand was different, but didn't really do much for me.

@draco-n-eliptic1 used to. I was in a bunch of crappy bands.

@Kidfried New Hopkins track dropped today, it's his usual standard and the video is pretty splendid

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t-w-XSbVDsI&ebc=ANyPxKoJu74...

So the Childish Gambino track this is America. Powerful stuff.

I think the use of the iconography in the video hits home pretty hard, the music track itself was ok but the video for me is fantastic.

@Kidfried sweet! He's launched a whole album now which is worth a listen too to be fair.

For anyone into the Apollo missions Public Service Broadcasting have a pretty great album chronicling it.

A select track below:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BHIo6qwJarI

The album is called The Race for Space

@kyleforrester87 there was a jfk speech tune at the end of Match of the day 2 on Sunday crazily - the link was Man Citys footballing coming from outerspace. Similar setup with the original lines spread between techno beats. It was really good. Thanks for the recommendation and have another tune by Public Service Broadcasting, Spitfire while Im typing this.

@themcnoisy ha, brill! What a glorious 20 years the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions were.

Totally agree with MGMT's Little Dark Age, my album of the year so far. Jack White's Boarding House Reach and the Voidz's (Julian Casablancas from the Strokes) Virtue are also very solid albums and highly recommended.

You're welcome buddy, it's a top album too. I maybe, slightly, prefer it to their first LP Tyranny which i really dug.

I just watched the new music video from Babymeral, Distortion. Good metal song and cool video, but honestly, I just want my freakin kawaii. It looks like their first album will remain their best and most unique album. I mean there wasn’t even a hint of dancing in there latest video.

I'm a fan of Gorillaz but I mostly just like their singles with the exception of a few other songs. Haven't heard their new album yet, though.

Are there any cover version of songs you guys like better than the original? I've been listening to Junkie XL & Gary Clark Jr.'s Come Together and I actually like it better than John Lennon's original version.

@WanderingBullet All along the Watchtower, originally a neat folk song by Bob Dylan but the interpretation of Jimi Hendrix is off the charts. One of my favourite songs ever!

Nirvana did a rock solid cover of Lake of Fire by the Meat Puppets at their MTV Unplugged session. So good! Goosebumps everytime.

@JJ-Firl Cool, never heard of the Meat Puppets, but will check out the songs you've mentioned.

@JJ-Firl Yeah, I preferred the cover versions as well.

I’m been listening to the soundtrack of the Devil May Cry series from an album called “Devil May Cry Soundbox” which is bascilly the exciting part of the soundtracks. I’m loving it and my body is so ready for a DMC5 announcement at E3.

Anyone in to prog and have any 'left-field ' suggestions?

I'm down to one eye for a bit, so gaming isn't happening. So some music will have to do.

@KALofKRYPTON prog what? Rock? Electronic? ...Rap?

@kyleforrester87 Rock & electronic is fine. WTF is prog rap? Or is that what folk are calling experimental hip-hop these days?