Music Trade/Request/Review Thread!

Okay, here's the scoop. This place is deader than it should be, especially with such diverse musical tastes on the forums. So let's get things hopping, huh?

In the Music Trade/Request/Review Thread, you MAY...

* Recommend a song or artist to a specific user. If you've tried and failed to contact somebody and they've just got to hear this new song you like, or you want to gauge a distant acquaintance's musical tastes, toss something up for consideration. Don't be shy!

* Put forth a song or artist for the forum at large to check out. I'm really hoping for some give-and-take here, so if you've checked something out from the thread, try and put up something of your own! Doesn't have to match the genre, or the theme... You don't even have to think it's as good as what you listened to! Could be something someone wants to hear, you never know.

* Request a song or artist, or music of a certain genre. If you hear something in a Youtube video and you don't know where it comes from, or you just want to hear more music of a specific kind, you can make a request. Anyone can respond to a request in-thread or, obviously, through any other medium. Although, if you do make a request, be courteous and keep an eye out for other requests you may be able to fulfill.

* Review someone else's recommendation. If you check something out that someone else posted, recommend it yourself! Write a review, just say you liked it, what ever you please. Now, your review can be negative, but please keep in mind the rules below when writing a negative (or, preferably, critical) review. It's possible to dislike something without being mean about it.

In the Music Trade/Request/Review Thread, you MAY NOT...

* Insult anyone's music or taste in music. I'm only gonna say this once, and you need to heed it (even if you don't agree with it) if you're going to post in this thread; because in here, it is not an opinion, it is a rule. Your taste in music is not superior to anyone else's. If you dislike a song, you can write a critical review; you can just say, "I didn't care for it;" you can recommend some of your music to the poster; or you could just move along to the next song. If you're responding to something you dislike, make your best effort to remove personal opinion from your response and approach it as clinically as you can. Don't want no turbulence up in here.

* Spam the thread with recommendations. Now, this isn't to put a leash on anyone; some of us just really love our music, and we've just got to share it with everybody *cough guilty cough*. But if I take a look at any page in the thread and half the posts on it are yours, even if you're following all the other rules, you might be overdoing it. Give others a chance to spread the love.

Essentially, whatever you're doing, remember the "trade" aspect of the thread; try to give when you take, and do both in moderation. And remember that everything is welcome. Everything. Rap will not be turned away; country will not be turned away; screamo, metal, noisecore, shoegazer, christian, jazz hop, big band, gypsy punk... Whatever your flavor, let's hear it.

EDIT: There was originally a list of all the music here, but... I mean, I don't think anyone needs it or will read it. It's already in the thread, right? You guys will look through it and find what you're after. All the list is doing is keeping me from posting for dread of having to update it. I would certainly put up, say... songs that a popular vote says should be shared, or maybe specific recommendations? I dunno, your call! This thread serves the people, not the other way around.

 

Rusko- Hold On Sub Focus Remix. I heard it once in a dance act and, I just like the beat. This is for anyone.

 

I will be the first to contribute to your list. I present to you The Decemberists. Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy the show.

• The Crane Wife 1 & 2
• The Crane Wife 3
• The Perfect Crime #2
• The Island: Come and See - The Landlord's Daughter - You'll Not Feel the Drowning (Part 1)
• The Island: Come and See - The Landlord's Daughter - You'll Not Feel the Drowning (Part 2)
• O Valencia!
• The Rake's Song
• Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)

Edit: ...or the second. Whichever comes first.

 

Added to the list. Thanks for your contribution! Pretty sure that's the right version, let me know if you meant a different one.

Ooh, that is a nice beat. It's not as quick a tempo as I would expect from the instrumentation, but that sort of gives it a spacey, out-of-this-world vibe. And the singer's voice is lovely. It's unique, dance-able. Really takes me away. Definitely worth a listen.

Now, for my contribution... I'll throw in "Ghetto Burnin'" by Phonat. I recently discovered Phonat through MrSimon's favorites. I am in love with the melody, it must set off a chemical reaction in my brain or something. Great electro track, lots of attitude, perfect for a night on the town.

EDIT: Whoop, I got ninja'd. I'll have your stuff up in a sec, Makaze.

RE-EDIT: Mmkay, they're up! And I won't list it as a formal review, but The Decemberists (and Makaze, of course) kind of inspired this idea, so you can guess they're pretty great.

 

I have some reviews.

For: Rusko - Hold On (Sub Focus Remix) (Recommended by Firekeyblade)

I would pretty much echo what Sforzato had to say on this; it is well done rhythmically with clean vocals and above all it is smooth and without loss or distortion through the use of its filters. I like that in my music. I have heard it from you before.

For: Phonat - Ghetto Burnin' (Recommended by Sforzato)

Not as enjoyable overall. It is not annoying, but not worth listening to repeatedly. A good addition to a soundtrack, but not an album that I would listen to often or buy. A little overproduced, to be honest. Simple and clean gets the job done...

 

I guess I'll be the third to contribute to this lovely list. KHV, I present to you Of Porcelain. If you wish, you can download his album for free over here. And here are some samples:

Signal the Captain
Gone Til Morning
You Are The Sun
Here For Now


I hope you enjoy C:

I might post a review later of what's been posted.

 

Alright, I will keep this thread updated from now on when I have some free time, like I told you Sforzato.
I'll also sticky it because this section needs something to liven it up.
Cheers guys.

 

It Must Really Suck to be Four Year Strong Right Now - Four Year Strong

I love this song. Scrap that, I love the whole damn album Enemy of the World. I love the energy it brings. It always brings a smile to my face. For the past 10 months it's been one of my favourites

Here are some more songs from them:

Tonight We Feel Alive (On A Saturday)
Enemy of the World

I guess I can bring over some recommendations I made in another thread.

 

Another duet for you! I present of Montreal.

For the sake of clarity, please ignore the videos until you have heard the songs at least once with some kind of focus.


Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?

• Gronlandic Edit
• The Past Is A Grotesque Animal
• A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger
• Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
• Suffer For Fashion
• We Were Born The Mutants Again With Leafling

The Sunlandic Twins

• Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games
• So Begins Our Alabee
• October Is Eternal
• Death of a Shade of a Hue

Skeletal Lamping

• Wicked Wisdom
• Gallery Piece
• An Eluardian Instance
• Death Is Not a Parallel Move
• Id Engager

I can provide all of these albums on request, if anyone wants them.

 

Meh, why not.

Artists:

The Bloody Beetroots:

• We Are From Venice
• I Love The Bloody Beetroots
• Shoulda Remix
• C'est La Vie Remix

Shinichi Osawa (aka Mondo Grosso):

• Star Guitar
• White's Dream (A "remix" based on the anime TekkonKinkreet)
• Prayers Remix
• Pogo Remix

Diplo:

• Sunsets (feat. Borgore)
• I Blamce Coco Remix
• California Soul Remix
• Four Floors Remix

​

Songs:

• Boys Noize - & Down
• Neo Tokyo - Laser Laser
• Asobi Seksu - Thursdays (The Twelves Remix)
• Camo & Krooked - Looking Back
• We Are Scientists - Chick Lit (Danger Remix)
• Feed Me - The Spell
• Discovery - So Insane
• Kosheen - Suicide (Receptor Remix)
• Tiesto - Knock You Out ft. Emily Haines (B. Rich Remix)
• Boys Noize - Jeffer
• Louis La Roche - Malfunction
• Shock One - Polygon (Dirtyphonics Remix)
• Los Campesinos! - In Medias Res
• M83 - Beauties Can Die
• B. Rich - Bump
• DatA - Rapture (TeddyLoid Remix)
• MGMT - Kids (Soulwax Remix)

*bold words are recommended artists/bands

Will post more later.

 

I'll start with just songs, by artists.

Amorphis:

• Drowned Maid or Drowned Maid (2010)
• My Kantele or My Kantele (2010)
• Song Of The Troubled One or SotTO (2010)
• Cares
• Warriors Trial
• Leaves Scar
• Silver Bride
• The Smoke

Angra:

• Heroes Of Sand
• Spread Your Fire
• Temple Of Hate

And their (Angra's) Symphonic counterpart Juvaliant:

• Live To Die
• On Wings Of Steel

I'll leave it at that for now. [:

 

Updating the list. Sorry about the delay.

I'm already starting to see problems with my layout... Anyone got any ideas as to how we could improve it?

 

What do you mean?

Anyhow...I'm looking for a male vocalist that's good to listen to. Not anything overly heavy or some rock, please. Something nice, probably really smart with their voice, so I'd expect lots of harmonies or something melodious. Possibly a soloist.

Recommends? Well...

I recommend Imogen Heap. I'll come back to recommend more when I think about it.

 

It looks really... bulky. I dunno, maybe it's just me.

Oh, and please remember to make a contribution when you put in requests.

 

Andrew Jackson Jihad

People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World

• People II: The Reckoning
• People
• Bad Bad Things
• A Song Dedicated To The Memory of Stormy The Rabbit
• No More Tears

Can't Maintain

• Love in the Time of Human Papillomavirus
• Evil
• Truckers are the Blood
• Sense, Sensibility

Only God Can Judge Me

• Darkest Heart
• Human Kittens
• Candle in the Wind (Ben's Song)
• Guilt: The Song

Candy Cigarettes and Cap Guns

• Jesus
• Love Song
• Scenesters
• God Made Dirt
• Lady Killer

Andrew Jackson Jihad/Ghost Mice Split

• We Shall All Die Alone Someday
• Forest Fire
• Let Us Get Murdered
• All The Dead Kids + Unicron (Live, because it is good, and I can't find the album version)

 

To you (and to...everyone), I recommend Hawksley Workman. He ventures into a wide variety of genres, including anywhere from very soft and easy rock, to cabaret, to harder rock, and even some pop-rock as well. His voice is very melodic, and to be competely truthful, he's probably the only singer that could sing my clothes off. *cough*

"We Will Still Need A Song" by Hawksley Workman (recommended for Stardust)

Hawksley Workman

Album: (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves

• Jealous of Your Cigarette
• Little Tragedies
• Your Beauty Must Be Rubbing Off
• Clever Not Beautiful
  

Album: Meat

• (The Happiest Day I Know Is A) Tokyo Bicycle
• Song for Sarah Jane
• We'll Make Time
• You Don't Just Want To Break Me (You Want To Tear Me Apart)

Album: Lover / Fighter

• We Will Still Need a Song
• Wonderful and Sad
• Smoke Baby

Album: Milk

• We Dance to Yesterday
• Chemical
• Not Your Parents' Music*

*Y'all might recognize this one from a commercial or two.

 

Allow me to contribute something for you.

Introducing Sufjan Stevens.

Illinoise

• Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
• COME ON! FEEL THE ILLINOISE! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream
• JOHN WAYNE GACY, JR.
• Jacksonville
• Chicago
• The Man of METROPOLIS Steals Our Hearts
• They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!
• THE SEER'S TOWER
• Out of Egypt, into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I shake the dirt from my sandals as I run

 

Bump.

Two recommendations:

Los Campesinos!

We are Beautiful, We are Doomed
We Are All Accelerated Readers
Romance is Boring
We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives
Death to Los Campesinos!



Emmy the Great

24
First Love
Paper Forest (In the Afterglow of Rapture)
Absentee
Paper Trails

Emmy the Great is more indie-folk, and usually her songs start out slow and get faster as it progresses. Also her lyrics are beautiful.

Los Campesinos! is indie-pop, and they have a wide variety of sounds in their music. Probably my favorite has to be the violins in We Are All Accelerated Readers.

 

Hey gaiz.

I'm kind of looking for a good pop-ish group with and some rock elements blended into their music (lots of drums and guitar, stuff like that).

Any reccomendations?

 

Cat, I think you might like a band called Marianas Trench.

• Decided to Break It
• Shaketramp
• Celebrity Status
• All To Myself

They are quite humourous in their videos, too. c: