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Matmos provides a song-by-song exposition
of their synth-only* album
Supreme Balloon, including explicit pics of the gear they used. Highlights include the Electronic Valve Instrument, the Coupigny, & everything else.
*
Mostly - all sound sources were synths, some software controllers were used.
posted to MetaFilter by univac
at 10:53 AM on July 6, 2008
(14 comments)
I'm not into VU bootlegs really, but apparently this is a big deal. It's the ONLY available live stuff from 1967 and has only become available in literally the last two days. Recorded just after the release of The Velvet Underground And Nico and featuring the debut performance of Sister Ray (19 mins long) and the *previously unheard* song I'm Not A Young Man Any More. That's right, A NEW VELVET UNDERGROUND SONG. And it's fucking good too. This version of Sister Ray absolutely shreds and is what the Velvet Underground are all about.
posted to MetaFilter by stinkycheese
at 4:03 PM on February 29, 2008
(61 comments)
"Liquor then beer, you're in the clear; beer then liquor, never been sicker." Is this true, and if so, why?
posted to Ask Metafilter by papakwanz
at 12:18 AM on December 16, 2007
(35 comments)
Here's a chance to acquaint (or reacquaint) yourself with the music of some of the great saxophonists who've made their mark in American improvised music. The following
MySpace Music pages feature audio, video, photos and text aplenty, to get your jazz mojo working. In no particular order:
Lester Young,
Hank Mobley,
Ornette Coleman,
Sonny Rollins,
John Coltrane,
Don Byas,
Pharoah Sanders,
Albert Ayler,
Charlie Parker,
Joe Henderson,
Earl Bostic,
Rahsaan Roland Kirk,
Johnny Hodges,
Wayne Shorter,
Sonny Stitt,
Benny Carter,
Sidney Bechet and
David Murray.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 7:06 AM on December 12, 2007
(33 comments)
Ted Leo
and
the Pharmacists[NPR segment]. Ted is a soon to be 37 years young punk singer/songwriter who draws his influences from artists like Billy Bragg, Curtis Mayfield and Clash singer Joe Strummer, Ted Leo mixes punk rock with soul, folk and pop melodies. Here is
Ted with and without the Pharmacists doing a few tunes:
Me and Mia,
Kelly Clarkson's
Since you Been Gone,
Bomb. Repeat. Bomb,
Where have all the Rudeboys Gone?,
Little Dawn, the Pogues's
Dirty Old Town, Bruce Springsteen's
Dancing in the Dark and
Sons of Cain. As he's touring nearly 365 days per year, you can rest assured that he's coming
to a venue near you.
posted to MetaFilter by psmealey
at 3:34 PM on August 22, 2007
(46 comments)
Even if you're one of those "I don't like jazz" folks, the iconoclastic multi-instrumentalist
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936-1977) is probably someone you can dig. For one thing, he wasn't afraid of using a fat
backbeat, more akin to soul/R&B than most of the jazz of his time. And how can you say no to a guy who passed out little flutes to his audience members, inviting them to join in, saying
"What about a blues in W, in the key of W". Or who played 3 or 4 horns at once, followed by a nose-flute solo? God bless you,
Rahsaan Roland Kirk. [more inside]
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 4:30 AM on August 7, 2007
(50 comments)
That ain't bad for two weeks work and 75,000 pounds. On this day in 1977, after being with the label for just six days,
punk pioneers The Sex Pistols were fired from
A&M Records due to pressure from other label artists and its
Los Angeles head office. 25,000 copies of
‘God Save The Queen’ were pressed and the band made £75,000 ($127,500) from the deal, thus cementing the legend of
the Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.
Under pressure by
Conservative MP Robert Adley among others due to their outrageous behavior - specifically,
their notorious performance on
ITV Today with Bill Grundy -
EMI had dumped the band in January. Also appearing on television with Grundy and the Pistols that day were members of
the Bromley Contingent:
Siouxsie Sioux and
Steve Severin, who later formed
Siouxsie and the Banshees.
posted to MetaFilter by psmealey
at 4:33 AM on March 16, 2007
(60 comments)
Cash Register N00b - looking for pointers on what to get a brand new small business Re: cash register, inventory control, etc.
posted to Ask Metafilter by petebest
at 11:47 AM on January 26, 2005
(14 comments)
Nothing To See Here
A guide to "some of the world's lesser-signposted places to go - attractions that may not be all that attractive; coastal towns they forgot to close down; high streets that haven't been homogenised; oddities and one-offs."
posted to MetaFilter by chrismear
at 1:36 PM on March 11, 2007
(31 comments)
Need more hard drive space... am about to buy a 500 or 600 gb external (LaCie) drive and mentioned it to a friend and she said not to go higher than a 320 due to overheating problems. Experienced MeFites, what do you say? Also, being a Firewire person, I have a dumb USB 2.0 question: can they be chained together? Any other drive anecdotes that might be useful in my purchase are appreciated. I'm on a Mac.
posted to Ask Metafilter by dobbs
at 3:05 PM on March 1, 2007
(23 comments)
Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
...Scroll down and play the audio clip..."The door of the recording room opened on to one of the large painting studios and I left the tape copying, with the door open, while I went to have a cup of coffee. When I came back I found the normally lively room unnaturally subdued. People were moving about much more slowly than usual and a few were sitting alone, quietly weeping."
Sez Wikipedia: Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet is a piece of music composed by Gavin Bryars in 1971. It is based around a recorded loop of an un-named tramp improvising a hymn. The track was rerecorded with Tom Waits in the 80's, and can be bought on
Amazon. Originally heard on CBC's (soon to end)
Northern Lights.
posted to MetaFilter by KokuRyu
at 8:27 PM on February 14, 2007
(27 comments)
Does all freshly-distilled spirit, whether made from barley, corn, rye, grapes, or potatoes taste identical? If not, what makes the difference in taste? I know that whiskey gets a lot of its final taste from the sherry barrels in which it is aged. Are similar tricks used for other spirits?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Joe in Australia
at 3:35 AM on January 31, 2007
(16 comments)
How can my cat tell that I am asleep?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grapefruitmoon
at 7:18 PM on January 6, 2007
(26 comments)
A murder was confessed to me. I am a minister. What is my legal obligation: to report the crime to the authorities, or to maintain the confidentiality of the confession? This is not hypothetical.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 4:29 PM on October 20, 2006
(158 comments)
How does a rejected person become an accepted person?
posted to Ask Metafilter by By The Grace of God
at 7:37 AM on October 17, 2006
(20 comments)
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