Song: Heroin
Artist: The Velvet Underground & Nico
Album: The Velvet Underground & Nico
Also try: Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico
Commentary: One of the greatest songs off of one of the greatest albums from one of the greatest rock bands of all time (with one of the greatest album covers). It's embarrassing to use all those superlatives...
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
"Dip into my daddy" by Mt. Gigantic
Song: DIP INTO MY DADDY
Artist: Mt. Gigantic
Album: Old Smiler
Also try: Pixies, Times New Viking, Wavves, Tune-Yards
Commentary: I spent a lot of time looking for music in the early 2000s, without Google. Free mp3 downloads were abundant (especially single tracks from whole albums). I have no idea how I came across this album, but I still appreciate this track at least. A little chaotic drumming and screaming and still sticks in my head. Accessed from the band's entire ouevre, recently uploaded to the Free Music Archive, an excellent resource in general.
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Artist: Mt. Gigantic
Album: Old Smiler
Also try: Pixies, Times New Viking, Wavves, Tune-Yards
Commentary: I spent a lot of time looking for music in the early 2000s, without Google. Free mp3 downloads were abundant (especially single tracks from whole albums). I have no idea how I came across this album, but I still appreciate this track at least. A little chaotic drumming and screaming and still sticks in my head. Accessed from the band's entire ouevre, recently uploaded to the Free Music Archive, an excellent resource in general.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
"Janitor of Lunacy" by Soap&Skin
Song: Janitor of Lunacy (Nico cover)
Artist: Soap&Skin
Also try: Björk, Nico, Joanna Newsom
Commentary: Austrian singer Anja Plaschg (yes, Plaschg) makes pretty cool music. I was thinking of how much the music reminds me of Nico and found out Anja played Nico in a play. Here's a sweet cover of "Janitor of Lunacy"--not as in, the music is sweet; it's haunting and expansive like the original.
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Artist: Soap&Skin
Also try: Björk, Nico, Joanna Newsom
Commentary: Austrian singer Anja Plaschg (yes, Plaschg) makes pretty cool music. I was thinking of how much the music reminds me of Nico and found out Anja played Nico in a play. Here's a sweet cover of "Janitor of Lunacy"--not as in, the music is sweet; it's haunting and expansive like the original.
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