Friday, December 21, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
post from november 26, 2007
here you have some great albums that cover a wide range of LOVE!
Arp "In Light
This album really soothes me, mainly because it's got such smooth synths. It's one of the most positive electronic albums I've ever heard.
Get it here.
WZT Hearts - Threads Rope Spell Making Your Bones
This is my favorite noise album of the year. It is so intensely powerful and just wildly overwhelming. I love it and the sonic vortex it creates.
Get it here.
Terje Isungset - Igloo
This album is so beautiful, an ambient icefest. It is another incredibly soothing work that never feels old.
Get it here.
Sufjan Stevens - Enjoy Your Rabbit
This is a lesser known Sufjan Stevens album, but I think it's definitely one of his best. It's noisy but soft and sweet and just makes me happy all around!
Get it here.
Friendsound - Joyride
This album is just such a fun psych fest, mostly focusing on vocal samples and just mainstream psych influences.
Get it here.
Eric Copeland - Hermaphrodite
This album has been getting play after play for me, being whisked away by the inviting sounds of an unsymphony played by eric copeland, a (clearly most contributing) member of black dice. if you like black dice's stuff, then this will be nothing but another fantastic sound frenzy from the impoverished of brooklyn. sink in.
Get it here.
Chromatics - IV
This is a smooth italian delight from two brooklyners, one of which is in glass candy, another fantastic group on the label 'italians do it better', a label for dark smooth soul pop-pushers. this album had its highs and lows turned into mids and mid is very bleak. this bleakness should detract from the possible pleasure the music gives but in this case, the bleakness is the leading light through a world of confusion and lost opportunities that we all know so well. it moves one to tears, and many times to laughter, but never leaves that bleak feeling bleak; it transforms bleak into worlds you've never examined before and that you will surely enjoy. clearly, i felt greatly for this album and think it has and will always have a strong importance in my life. I hope you enjoy it.
Get it here.
DDAA/HNAS - Electrip 7"
This one's just a full-out creepfest. Creepy, however, has never been so enchanting. reminds you of those times you imagine being lost in caves and taken over by little cave gnomes who reveal this amazing new world that lives inside the earth and you find out that they, in fact, created the earth and are using it to get home on our pride. but the band knows even more than that and tugs your vulnerable spots and places bags of oranges in the air. in other words, it's worth spending the 11 minutes.
Get it here.
i start to get into writing longer more elaborate decriptions towards the end of this entry. i enjoyed it.
love,
loren
Arp "In Light
This album really soothes me, mainly because it's got such smooth synths. It's one of the most positive electronic albums I've ever heard.
Get it here.
WZT Hearts - Threads Rope Spell Making Your Bones
This is my favorite noise album of the year. It is so intensely powerful and just wildly overwhelming. I love it and the sonic vortex it creates.
Get it here.
Terje Isungset - Igloo
This album is so beautiful, an ambient icefest. It is another incredibly soothing work that never feels old.
Get it here.
Sufjan Stevens - Enjoy Your Rabbit
This is a lesser known Sufjan Stevens album, but I think it's definitely one of his best. It's noisy but soft and sweet and just makes me happy all around!
Get it here.
Friendsound - Joyride
This album is just such a fun psych fest, mostly focusing on vocal samples and just mainstream psych influences.
Get it here.
Eric Copeland - Hermaphrodite
This album has been getting play after play for me, being whisked away by the inviting sounds of an unsymphony played by eric copeland, a (clearly most contributing) member of black dice. if you like black dice's stuff, then this will be nothing but another fantastic sound frenzy from the impoverished of brooklyn. sink in.
Get it here.
Chromatics - IV
This is a smooth italian delight from two brooklyners, one of which is in glass candy, another fantastic group on the label 'italians do it better', a label for dark smooth soul pop-pushers. this album had its highs and lows turned into mids and mid is very bleak. this bleakness should detract from the possible pleasure the music gives but in this case, the bleakness is the leading light through a world of confusion and lost opportunities that we all know so well. it moves one to tears, and many times to laughter, but never leaves that bleak feeling bleak; it transforms bleak into worlds you've never examined before and that you will surely enjoy. clearly, i felt greatly for this album and think it has and will always have a strong importance in my life. I hope you enjoy it.
Get it here.
DDAA/HNAS - Electrip 7"
This one's just a full-out creepfest. Creepy, however, has never been so enchanting. reminds you of those times you imagine being lost in caves and taken over by little cave gnomes who reveal this amazing new world that lives inside the earth and you find out that they, in fact, created the earth and are using it to get home on our pride. but the band knows even more than that and tugs your vulnerable spots and places bags of oranges in the air. in other words, it's worth spending the 11 minutes.
Get it here.
i start to get into writing longer more elaborate decriptions towards the end of this entry. i enjoyed it.
love,
loren
post from september 16, 2007
once again i've found some albums to enjoy so i figured i'd post 'em
Kanguru - Dreaming
This album is a really great psychedelic album, filled with sitars and happy feelings!
Get it here.
Joel Vandroogenbroek - Meditations Vol. 1
Unfortunately I have no album artwork for this one, but in the download it should have it. A really soothing album that, to Ace, is pretty dull.
Get it here.
Vampires' Sound Incorporation - Psychedelic Dance Party
This gem is a really fun album to just dance to and just enjoy the thought of the hippie era. A really fun and groovy time.
Get it here.
Slava Ranko - Arctic Hysteria
A stranger one compared to the others in this post, would be a beautiful sound addition for those of you who dug my Richard Bone post.
Get it here.
Yellow Swans - Psychic Secession
A really noisy treat for those who like hard psychedelia. A really mind-blowing album if you're in the right place for it.
Get it here.
Kanguru - Dreaming
This album is a really great psychedelic album, filled with sitars and happy feelings!
Get it here.
Joel Vandroogenbroek - Meditations Vol. 1
Unfortunately I have no album artwork for this one, but in the download it should have it. A really soothing album that, to Ace, is pretty dull.
Get it here.
Vampires' Sound Incorporation - Psychedelic Dance Party
This gem is a really fun album to just dance to and just enjoy the thought of the hippie era. A really fun and groovy time.
Get it here.
Slava Ranko - Arctic Hysteria
A stranger one compared to the others in this post, would be a beautiful sound addition for those of you who dug my Richard Bone post.
Get it here.
Yellow Swans - Psychic Secession
A really noisy treat for those who like hard psychedelia. A really mind-blowing album if you're in the right place for it.
Get it here.
tutorial post from august 18, 2007
This post is a course in online downloading for those who don't know to already
Let's start by talking about what it is exactly that you will be downloading.
You will be downloading two different types of files: ZIP and RAR.
Both of these file types exist to compress and compile multiple files. When clicking these links and downloading the one file for each album, you will need to have the right software to be able to "unzip" these files, so as to separate the songs and be able to listen to them. The most common programs used for this are WinRAR and WinZip. I would recommend WinRAR, as I feel it is the most user-friendly of the two. You can download a trial for WinRAR here. Since I have the full version, I'm not sure how much you will be able to use the program before the trial expires. Let me know if there are any problems with it and I'll find another program.
This is the order you should follow during this tutorial:
1. Install WinRAR
2. Download the files(I will run through how to do this next)
3. Unzip the files with WinRAR.
Let's start by downloading these files:
Start by clicking the link I have saying "here" for, say, New Music 78/79.
Once you click the link, you should arrive at the above page. Click Megaupload
It will take you to this page:
It will ask you to put three letters in the circled box, and once you do, click the circled "Download".
You will then arrive at the following page:
It will ask you to wait 45 seconds.
Once you've waited that long, that box will turn into this:
Click "Free download".
The following window will pop up:
Click "Save to Disk", and choose where you would like to have it saved. The easiest place to save it would be your desktop.
All of the other files can be downloaded in the same fashion, however I will now show you how to download from rapidshare, where Entheogens and the other files are hosted. I don't suggest downloading strictly from Rapidshare, however, because they only allow one download per 2 hours. Download Entheogens from rapidshare, and then download the rest from Megaupload.
If you click my link for Entheogens, you will arrive at the following page:
Click the circled "Free", and you will arrive at this page:
There will be several links, all beginning with "Download via" and then the name of a server which is located somewhere ON THE PLANET. I find that TeliaSonera's servers are fastest for me, but the truth is that all of them will download at a reasonable speed. Once you click one of them, make sure you click "Save to Disk" and save it to your desktop.
Finally I will show you how to download from MassMirror, which is where the rest of the albums are posted.
Once you click the link for the Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair, Lichens, and David Holmes albums, you'll arrive at this page:
I have circled megaupload's download link because I think it is the easiest and fastest, however any of the other links should work just fine, but when you get to the other pages, a lot of times it's very busy and tough to tell where you're supposed to click to download the file.
Click Megaupload and follow the directions I have earlier in this post for downloading from Megaupload.
Once you've downloaded all of the RARs, the albums, you will have them all sitting on your desktop and, assuming you installed WinRAR correctly, they will all have an icon that is a stack of books. Double-click the first one you'd like to unzip, and you will see something similar to this:
You'll see the WinRAR window with one folder inside of it. As illustrated, take the folder and drag it to your desktop to somewhere that is blank. In doing so, you will tell WinRAR to unzip the folder so that you can use it.
This should appear:
It's completely normal. All it's doing is unzipping(decompressing) the files, and putting them into a usable format. This should only last 10-20 seconds.
And then you've got the albums! If you use iTunes, you can put the songs into your library by highlighting all of the music files in the folder and dragging them into the library. Before doing this, however, I suggest you go into the iTunes preferences and in the first window that pops up make sure that "copy music into file folders" is checked. Once you copy the music into your library, you can delete both the RAR/ZIP file and the folder that you unzipped. However, if you're not using iTunes, do not delete the unzipped folder as it is the only thing keeping the music on your computer.
I hope that this tutorial has been helpful and not too confusing. Let me know if you have any more questions.
You will be downloading two different types of files: ZIP and RAR.
Both of these file types exist to compress and compile multiple files. When clicking these links and downloading the one file for each album, you will need to have the right software to be able to "unzip" these files, so as to separate the songs and be able to listen to them. The most common programs used for this are WinRAR and WinZip. I would recommend WinRAR, as I feel it is the most user-friendly of the two. You can download a trial for WinRAR here. Since I have the full version, I'm not sure how much you will be able to use the program before the trial expires. Let me know if there are any problems with it and I'll find another program.
This is the order you should follow during this tutorial:
1. Install WinRAR
2. Download the files(I will run through how to do this next)
3. Unzip the files with WinRAR.
Let's start by downloading these files:
Start by clicking the link I have saying "here" for, say, New Music 78/79.
Once you click the link, you should arrive at the above page. Click Megaupload
It will take you to this page:
It will ask you to put three letters in the circled box, and once you do, click the circled "Download".
You will then arrive at the following page:
It will ask you to wait 45 seconds.
Once you've waited that long, that box will turn into this:
Click "Free download".
The following window will pop up:
Click "Save to Disk", and choose where you would like to have it saved. The easiest place to save it would be your desktop.
All of the other files can be downloaded in the same fashion, however I will now show you how to download from rapidshare, where Entheogens and the other files are hosted. I don't suggest downloading strictly from Rapidshare, however, because they only allow one download per 2 hours. Download Entheogens from rapidshare, and then download the rest from Megaupload.
If you click my link for Entheogens, you will arrive at the following page:
Click the circled "Free", and you will arrive at this page:
There will be several links, all beginning with "Download via" and then the name of a server which is located somewhere ON THE PLANET. I find that TeliaSonera's servers are fastest for me, but the truth is that all of them will download at a reasonable speed. Once you click one of them, make sure you click "Save to Disk" and save it to your desktop.
Finally I will show you how to download from MassMirror, which is where the rest of the albums are posted.
Once you click the link for the Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair, Lichens, and David Holmes albums, you'll arrive at this page:
I have circled megaupload's download link because I think it is the easiest and fastest, however any of the other links should work just fine, but when you get to the other pages, a lot of times it's very busy and tough to tell where you're supposed to click to download the file.
Click Megaupload and follow the directions I have earlier in this post for downloading from Megaupload.
Once you've downloaded all of the RARs, the albums, you will have them all sitting on your desktop and, assuming you installed WinRAR correctly, they will all have an icon that is a stack of books. Double-click the first one you'd like to unzip, and you will see something similar to this:
You'll see the WinRAR window with one folder inside of it. As illustrated, take the folder and drag it to your desktop to somewhere that is blank. In doing so, you will tell WinRAR to unzip the folder so that you can use it.
This should appear:
It's completely normal. All it's doing is unzipping(decompressing) the files, and putting them into a usable format. This should only last 10-20 seconds.
And then you've got the albums! If you use iTunes, you can put the songs into your library by highlighting all of the music files in the folder and dragging them into the library. Before doing this, however, I suggest you go into the iTunes preferences and in the first window that pops up make sure that "copy music into file folders" is checked. Once you copy the music into your library, you can delete both the RAR/ZIP file and the folder that you unzipped. However, if you're not using iTunes, do not delete the unzipped folder as it is the only thing keeping the music on your computer.
I hope that this tutorial has been helpful and not too confusing. Let me know if you have any more questions.
post from august 14, 2007
Here is another installation of albums I'm really enjoying these days
Let me know if you have no idea how to actually download the stuff once you click on the links, and if enough people don't know how, i'll write an entry explaining how to do it. Let's begin:
V/A: New Music 78/79
This album is a few performance art pieces and several very artful musical pieces. A truly fascinating album to see what was happening in the art music world in the late 70s.
Get it here.
Entheogens - The Gnostic Mass
This album is really a fantastic psychedelic experience. It's a few live recordings of this Swedish band, and they really have an energy that spreads to anyone listening.
Get it here.
Jad Fair And Daniel Johnston - It's Spooky
Honestly the best indie pop album I've ever heard, it's just a really killer fun-fest.
Get it here.
David Holmes - Come Get It I Got It
Another fun-filled album, chock-full of oldies and funky stuff sure to make you dance.
Get it here.
Lichens - Omns
And finally, to continue on my psychedelic streak at this age, is Lichens' Omns, which is a really calm and happy trip to faerie land. If you like soft and pretty, this is an album for you.
Get it here.
I hope you find joy in some of this.
Let me know if you have no idea how to actually download the stuff once you click on the links, and if enough people don't know how, i'll write an entry explaining how to do it. Let's begin:
V/A: New Music 78/79
This album is a few performance art pieces and several very artful musical pieces. A truly fascinating album to see what was happening in the art music world in the late 70s.
Get it here.
Entheogens - The Gnostic Mass
This album is really a fantastic psychedelic experience. It's a few live recordings of this Swedish band, and they really have an energy that spreads to anyone listening.
Get it here.
Jad Fair And Daniel Johnston - It's Spooky
Honestly the best indie pop album I've ever heard, it's just a really killer fun-fest.
Get it here.
David Holmes - Come Get It I Got It
Another fun-filled album, chock-full of oldies and funky stuff sure to make you dance.
Get it here.
Lichens - Omns
And finally, to continue on my psychedelic streak at this age, is Lichens' Omns, which is a really calm and happy trip to faerie land. If you like soft and pretty, this is an album for you.
Get it here.
I hope you find joy in some of this.
post from july 17, 2007
Bjork - Medulla
This album has been really great for me for both musical and personal growth. It's almost done entirely with an orchestra of voices. Download it here.
Black Dice - Creature Comforts
Pushing the boundaries of what many of you will call 'music', this gem is something that expands my mind and reality every time I listen to it.
Get it here.
Denis Wize - Consciousness Program
This album is honestly the closest thing to a trip I've ever had sober. Just see if you can avoid its vortex.
Get it here.
Der Kohlenklau - Spielt Auf!
I have such a fun time listening to this album; a great mix between psychedelic sampling, rock, and minimal synth.
Get it here.
Excepter - KA
This album is the second closest thing I have come to feeling like I'm tripping while sober. Enjoy.
Get it here.
Uchû - "Buddha" and "1st"
These two albums are really trippy and definitely ones to listen to when you want to zone out into whatever you're thinking. Psych gold.
Get them here.
Richard Bone - Quiz Party, The Game of Sound
This album sounds exactly the way I want my music to sound sometimes. I'm so confused and taken by it every time; I just love love love it.
Get it here.
Okay, so that is all for now. Let me know if you enjoyed any of these albums, and let me know what you're listening to.
Friday, November 30, 2007
explanation
I've kept a livejournal for years now. I've used to keep others posted about my life, but mainly just to get attention from other people. I had a group of friends always looking at it, but I've found a good reason to really keep one: to make a condensed archive of my passions that I may be able to look back on. In the summer of 2007, I started posting a list of albums I was passionate about at that point in time, and determined to maintain this, and also to provide a download link for all the albums so that those interested might download them. I'm hoping to continue this, and perhaps more frequently. I hope also that I can attract more people to music they may not have heard before or didn't give a shot. This is for me, but I hope you can find something in it, too.
love,
loren
love,
loren
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