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What i've been getting upto in October 2004
By an Amazon.com customer
Everything I Touch Falls to PiecesEverything I Touch Falls to Pieces by Dead to Fall
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $2.08
I'm loving the jackhammer metal approach but getting tired of the melodic black metal. Most songs follow the same structure but nevertheless this pummels the message home. Intense & satisfying.
Let Me Be a WomanLet Me Be a Woman by Oxbow
Buy used from: $19.99
oxbow is my torch & this torch has a xenon bulb. Some of there best songs are contained in this experimental sludgy dark chaos rock lp. Probably best to start with this one after there others
Here Is Night Brothers Here the Birds BurnHere Is Night Brothers Here the Birds Burn by Love Life
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $0.66
Forget PJ Harvey, this is the real deal. Dark brooding atmospherics fuse with female vocals which r equivilent of Eugene from Oxbow. Sometimes it reminds me of Evergreen (ex Slint post punk) and OXBOW
Hail Unamerican!Hail Unamerican! by Underminded
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $0.78
Nice. Take a underground punk band who have an unhealthy obession with US Death/HxC. This is sorethroat scremo hxc punk which is technical and unpredictable. loving it
A Love Hate RelationshipA Love Hate Relationship by Sincebyman
Buy used from: $0.01
An extension of their stunning debut 'Sing the body electric', this is hxc metal with a punk swagger & a hint of electronica. Good stuff
Oxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go HomeOxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home by These Arms Are Snakes
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $4.91
Another great collection of punk rock epics by this unique & talented band. A perfect extension of their great debut lp & Harkonen split.
Winds Devouring MenWinds Devouring Men by Elend
Buy new: $32.99 / Used from: $10.02
RE: The new Elend lp - Sunwar the Dead. Album 2 of a five album cycle. One of the lp's of 2004. Stunning dark & beautiful atmospheric choiral/poetic battle music
Penderecki: Anaklasis; Threnody; etc.Penderecki: Anaklasis; Threnody; etc.
Buy new: $10.98 / Used from: $5.94
Avantgarde left-field classical experimentalism. Seriously, when you're 100% captive & listening on a prestige hi-fi this music is immense. Contains elements of original dark ambient & noise within.
Until Your Heart StopsUntil Your Heart Stops by Cave In
Buy used from: $2.92
Wow. why did i leave it so late. Immense hxc/metal/space rock that sounds like a faster & tighter Botch (is it possible?) mixed with top quality space rock elements. MASTERPIECE
TrasTras by Battles
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $4.09
Disapointing. The first track is only 3 1/2 minutes and sounds great but it doesn't have enough time to develop & mature. The other trk is 8mins & sucks. A chink in the armour of the mighty BATTLES
A Criminal RecordA Criminal Record by Malkovich
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $0.01
RE: Their 6trk debut: A successful punk rock hxc noisecore experiment that lasts only 14minutes. Brings to mind Since By Man & Underminded.
MalkovichMalkovich by Malkovich
Buy used from: $0.50
Malkovich provide straight up punk influenced metal. A nice little record and i'd go far as to say this is the best of the 3 records they've made. Its just rawer & more aggressive.
II by Meshuggah
Buy used from: $10.98
stop gap release from tech-metal powerhouse. 1 track, 21minutes of mayhem. Honestly, this is so precise, it sounds inhuman but without sounding sterile. Awesome
77447744 by As the Sun Sets
Buy used from: $2.99
13mins of intense math-noisecore on par with DEP's 'calculating infinity'. There other lp is as technical, spead over 30mins & sounds like Cephalic Carnage (& thats some accolade). Heavy band.
Hold Your Horse IsHold Your Horse Is by Hella
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $6.00
More crazy angular instrumental math rock mayhem from Hella. As good as (if not better) than their wonderful 'Devil Isn't Red' lp. Normal people can't handle the chaotic structure & inside-out nature
Fourth/FifthFourth/Fifth by Soft Machine
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.50
Soft Machine = Top notch jazz rock fusion - TBA
Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall [2-CD SET]Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall [2-CD SET] by Miles Davis
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $7.19
No superlatives- miles davis live is always unique & breathtaking. This is no exception. One of his best. He and his band took jazz to the next level & no one has superceeded them yet.
Filles De Kilimanjaro (Deluxe Edition) (Bonus Track)Filles De Kilimanjaro (Deluxe Edition) (Bonus Track) by Miles Davis
Buy used from: $1.99
no superlatives
The Guitar TrioThe Guitar Trio by Paco de Lucia
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.98
After hearing this i was in disbelief How can three people play the guitar so well & read each others minds so expertly. This is guitar playing at its best & a great example of synergy. Trk 3 rocks
Romantic WarriorRomantic Warrior by Return to Forever
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $4.26
tba
Misanthropic CarnageMisanthropic Carnage by Severe Torture
Buy used from: $6.68
Top quality US death metal performed with out and out conviction. If you like crazy death grind check out underground czech band -Negligent Collateral Collapse. Crazy vocals & merciless chaos. Mental
ThirteenThirteen
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $4.09
A well made & acted portrayal of a 13yr old girl caving into the pressures of the modern world. There's a great ambience to this film & it is thought provoking stuff. Really worth getting.
The 400 BlowsThe 400 Blows
Buy used from: $7.22
B&W French (parisian) drama is something i love. This film performed on many levels, it was excellently shot & acted, was funny yet dramatic .Paris rocks.
Shoot the Piano PlayerShoot the Piano Player
Buy used from: $15.59
More Parisian film noir. A brilliant portrayal of a shy pianist & why he became shy & what happened next. Quality acting & well captured on film. Suberb music, buy it for the version of Framboise
BreathlessBreathless
Buy used from: $15.36
Stunning cinematography, a very 'leftfield' approach to your average love/crime thriller with a great jazz soundtrack.