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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3075 on: July 15, 2009, 10:18:40 PM »
Sigur Ros - Takk. No sure if I like em yet, maybe I need to be in a different mood.

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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3076 on: July 15, 2009, 11:35:25 PM »
Sigur Ros - Takk. No sure if I like em yet, maybe I need to be in a different mood.
I don't know if like it either. I thought the same thing.
It's the sort of music that KICKS ARSE in dramatic parts of nature programs.
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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3077 on: July 16, 2009, 09:06:36 AM »
Sigur Ros - Takk. No sure if I like em yet, maybe I need to be in a different mood.

I find that album really mood dependent.  If I'm not in the right head-space for that album I can find it very twee.  If I am in the right place it's amazing.  Beautifully recorded too: sounds great through decent hi-fi.

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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3078 on: July 16, 2009, 10:53:32 AM »
I really love this one mostly for the awesome video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXMA34CeoQ

Their music seems like itd fit really well in dramatic parts of films and stuff as indy says:)

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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3079 on: July 16, 2009, 04:07:43 PM »
Rush
I've bought most of the recent Japanese paper sleeve SHM-CD reissue series of the first 12 studio albums (I still need to get Hemispheres and Permanent Waves in this format).
I love paper sleeve editions because of the vinyl nostalgia, plus I've noticed the mastering on these (which is from '97 so I guess it's the same as the remasters series) seems slightly quieter i.e. more dynamic than some other versions I've heard.

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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3080 on: July 16, 2009, 05:10:31 PM »
Evacuate The Dancefloor - Cascada

My opinion is undecided so far...
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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3081 on: July 16, 2009, 05:32:14 PM »
Evacuate The Dancefloor - Cascada

My opinion is undecided so far...

IMO it has lost the essence of the Everytime We Touch album. Simple melody and then pump it out. More pop than her Eurotrance kind of style.

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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3082 on: July 16, 2009, 05:53:53 PM »
Evacuate The Dancefloor - Cascada

My opinion is undecided so far...

IMO it has lost the essence of the Everytime We Touch album. Simple melody and then pump it out. More pop than her Eurotrance kind of style.

I guess I miss the wall to wall Euro bangers... Nevertheless, I wouln't call 'Evacuate the Dancefloor' a bad album.
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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3083 on: July 16, 2009, 05:57:29 PM »
Cascada is terrible, terrible music :P

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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3084 on: July 16, 2009, 06:01:15 PM »
Cascada is terrible, terrible music :P

au contraire _tom_ : its extremely formulaic well researched high octane electronic dance music. its well worth a listen to any aspiring songwriter.

something like alice cooper for the new millenium..
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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3085 on: July 16, 2009, 06:20:14 PM »
Rush
I've bought most of the recent Japanese paper sleeve SHM-CD reissue series of the first 12 studio albums (I still need to get Hemispheres and Permanent Waves in this format).
I love paper sleeve editions because of the vinyl nostalgia

That's interesting.  I find the paper sleeve editions a bit annoying, they're a reminder of how cr@p CD packaging is compared with vinyl LPs! 

I still have all the early Rush stuff on vinyl anyway, not that I have anything to play them on (but then again, nobody in "real life" listens to Rush...  :wink:  :P )
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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3086 on: July 16, 2009, 06:24:09 PM »
Evacuate The Dancefloor - Cascada

My opinion is undecided so far...

IMO it has lost the essence of the Everytime We Touch album. Simple melody and then pump it out. More pop than her Eurotrance kind of style.

I guess I miss the wall to wall Euro bangers... Nevertheless, I wouln't call 'Evacuate the Dancefloor' a bad album.

Is it worth actually getting the album then? I have only heard the one song on the radio, and not really that keen on it. IS there much stylistic variation on this one?

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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3087 on: July 16, 2009, 06:26:07 PM »
Evacuate The Dancefloor - Cascada

My opinion is undecided so far...

IMO it has lost the essence of the Everytime We Touch album. Simple melody and then pump it out. More pop than her Eurotrance kind of style.

I guess I miss the wall to wall Euro bangers... Nevertheless, I wouln't call 'Evacuate the Dancefloor' a bad album.

Is it worth actually getting the album then? I have only heard the one song on the radio, and not really that keen on it. IS there much stylistic variation on this one?

i quite like it to be honest with you, but it IS different.. having said that there are some traditional cascada style tunes on there
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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3088 on: July 16, 2009, 06:34:14 PM »
Rush
I've bought most of the recent Japanese paper sleeve SHM-CD reissue series of the first 12 studio albums (I still need to get Hemispheres and Permanent Waves in this format).
I love paper sleeve editions because of the vinyl nostalgia

That's interesting.  I find the paper sleeve editions a bit annoying, they're a reminder of how cr@p CD packaging is compared with vinyl LPs! 

You're quite right, typical CD packaging is usually quite poor but with the paper sleeve I can imagine the beauty of the original LP sleeve/innersleeve/insert (although I know it's not a substitute for the original)

Plus these CDs have a much warmer sound than I've heard before, even when ripped to MP3s
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Re: What are we all listening to at the moment.
« Reply #3089 on: July 17, 2009, 11:13:29 AM »
ZZ Top's First Album

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