Music

[Duplode]

what if music albums would have animated covers?
http://animatedalbums.tumblr.com/

Now I'm not sure if I will ever be able to listen to Parallel Lines without feeling dizzy 

[zaqrack]

for last.fm users:

check whether you like girlish or maleish music and whether your music is preferred by younger or older people:
http://playground.last.fm/demo/genderplot

[Duplode]

I like how Cork's Crew shows up in this graph   (Overdrijf, please do tell us if you have a profile there)

[BonzaiJoe]

I really like that too. I'm a 28-year old slightly masculine woman.

[CTG]

I really like that too. I'm a 28-year old slightly masculine woman.

That's a coming out!!!

[JTK]

In these times of gender mainstreaming my place is clear:  

[zaqrack]

ever heard about Microsoft Songsmith? It's basically a tool to remove uniqueness from music. (actually what it does is to autoamtically write music for the voice of a singer) From one side this is frightening. On the other hand it can be quite funny sometimes, especially if you like covers.

Some nice examples:
Motörhead goes easy listening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg0l7f25bhU#noexternalembed

Metallica goes synthpop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmC28cXWqLc#noexternalembed

but youtube has lots of others...

[BonzaiJoe]

Brilliant! This can be used to show crap songs as crap (such as the Mötorhead one).

[BonzaiJoe]

The beginning of this video is hilarious because it looks like they are wondering what the hell is going on with the backing music 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNLk-3c6Gow#noexternalembed


The way the chords are changed is quite strange.

[BonzaiJoe]

Brilliant! This can be used to show crap songs as crap (such as the Mötorhead one).

Correction: after hearing the Songsmith rape of "Creep", I have realized that this can be used for nothing at all.

[zaqrack]

yes, Creep was disappointing. But I guess this tool also shows that true music geniuses are geniuses for a reason

[alanrotoi]

Therion will perform their music this friday in Buenos Aires and I have my ticket! 

[Duplode]

In the meantime, eight days until Rush returns to São Paulo. A few hours less right now, actually 

[JTK]

Metallica goes synthpop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmC28cXWqLc#noexternalembed

but youtube has lots of others...

[zaqrack]

Like to many of my favourite artists, I was introduced to Sparks by Bonzai Joe. I remember he told me "There is nothing like the Sparks". Indeed, this is true. I liked them instantly, it took me a year to fully discover and truly fall in love their early years (70s) constantly playing their songs on my mp3 player, and only recently I felt myself ready to explore their later works. And I must admit, I find most of their work an act of genius.
And now I listened to the album Lil' Beethoven from 2002. Amazing fusion of genres in a minimalistic yet versatile presentation, an instant place on my top10 album list.

My two favorites from this album as of now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx99ngfekwo#noexternalembed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ejoeu8O4_c#noexternalembed