We continue on with part three of our hello.shuffle…
Mike’s Songs
3) ‘We Wont Just Be Deflated’ by The Go! Team (Thunder, Lightning, Strike)
I imagine this is what would happen if you went to a music buffet, ate a bunch of old hip hop, blaxploitation soul and funk, 70s action theme songs, surfer rock and kids playground rock records and pooped out the most perfect golden nugget. This record is great fun party music.
Greg’s Songs
3) ‘Se Lest’ by Sigur Ros (Takk…)
Ahhhhhhhh….. I love this album so much. I think it is their best. The songs are really listenable in comparison to the previous albums (which I also love so much). This song is perfect for the setting right now- late night, in bed, roomate out of town, really quiet and dark. I think Sigur Ros is really inspiring- with the sweeping crescendos, huge endings. [Im about halfway through this song now… oh yes!! i love this change. this vibraphone melody is going to be ringing in my head as i fall asleep. i wish it would have come up last because i would have finished the email right now, turned off my bed lamp and fallen asleep to it. brass band, synth tremelos. bass drum- cymbals.] And the repetetive, building nature of the music seems to me to be very much inspired by film score music. Im suprised you dont hear more of their stuff in movies or commercials.
Aryn’s Songs
3) ‘Blown A Wish’ by My Bloody Valentine (Loveless)
Another band that I don’t frequent, I feel like their sound gets tiresome after a few tracks, Its a nice sonic scape they create, but maybe not quite diverse enough to fill albums worth of material. Worthy for some of those key cinematic moments though. you know.. the ones in movies.
comeback again tomorrow for part four…If you have any comments or suggestions of your own shuffled music, feel free to drop them here or at [email protected].
Just reading these original posts again from round one. Gotta say, Loveless might be one of the singular classics from the 90s in the way OK Computer and Mutations were later. The more you listen to this album, the more subtlety you will find. I wish this band orat least Kevin Shields would make more music.