Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)

As I stated in the previous post, I've been in a state of absolute indie-folk/acoustic music, and I swear when I discovered this album I listened to it 3-4 times in a row every day for the next week or so. With a fairly accessible indie-folk/indie-pop format, a listener of those genres can easily be pulled in by Fleet Foxes' sound. However, what makes their sound really distinct is the beautiful atmosphere in their songs and the landscapes the music creates in your mind. Rich with vocal harmonies, calming sounds that create gorgeous pictures in your mind, and a general catchy sound that derives from their indie rock/pop influences described by the band themselves as "baroque harmonic pop jams," this album is a jewel for any lover of indie or folk music.

Genres: Indie-folk, indie rock, indie pop, baroque pop, experimental, folk

1. "Sun It Rises" - 3:12
2. "White Winter Hymnal" - 2:27
3. "Ragged Wood" - 5:07
4. "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" - 3:29
5. "Quiet Houses" - 3:32
6. "He Doesn't Know Why" - 3:21
7. "Heard them Stirring" - 3:02
8. "Your Protector" - 4:10
9. "Meadowlarks" - 3:12
10. "Blue Ridge Mountains" - 4:26
11. "Oliver James" - 3:24

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Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy (2005)

The past few weeks for me can only truly be defined by one thing - Okkervil River. In the indie-folk state I am currently in, the discovery of Okkervil River hit me twice as hard. Black Sheep Boy (the band's 3rd album), as well as their 4th and 5th albums The Stage Names and The Stand Ins, respectively, are all masterpieces in the genre. Honestly, just listen and enjoy. I haven't truly enjoyed a rock album like this for a long time.

Genres: Indie rock, indie folk, alternative rock

1. "Black Sheep Boy" - 1:19
2. "For Real" - 4:42
3. "In a Radio Song" - 5:39
4. "Black" - 4:39
5. "Get Big" - 3:55
6. "A King and a Queen" - 3:22
7. "A Stone" - 5:23
8. "The Latest Toughs" - 3:11
9. "Song Of Our So-Called Friend" - 3:23
10. "So Come Back, I Am Waiting" - 8:03
11. "A Glow" - 3:43

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Herbert von Karajan conducts Johannes Brahms' 4 Symphonies

I've been meaning to post some good classical on this blog for a long time, and my recent discovery of this musical genius who is Johannes Brahms signaled for me to do so. Honestly, all I can say about this late classical period/early romantic period composer is WOW. My dad showed me the 3rd movement of his 3rd symphony on a night which I was in a severe state of heartbreak, and it proved so deeply and emotionally touching and satisfying that I literally felt my feeling expressed just by hearing the music. Brahms' music is literally the most emotionally deep music I have ever listened to. While some call him the successor to Beethoven, after his first symphony, which was dubbed by many "Beethoven's 10th" because of its similarity to Beethoven's style near the end of his life, he began to adapt his own style and incorporate more of a romantic style into his compositions, the start of the romantic period of classical music. This CD contains all 4 of his symphonies performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra conducted by one of my favorite conductors of all time, Herbert von Karajan. It is split up into 2 discs, the first with symphonies 1 & 3 (my two favorites, as a matter of fact) and the second with 2 & 4. All four of them are absolutely stunning, and I highly suggest spending a night or two listening to all four at a high volume with top-quality speakers/headphones.

True masterpieces by a true genius.

Hope you enjoy.

Genres: Classical (Classical/Romantic period), Orchestral

Disc One:

1. "Symphony #1 (In C Minor, Op. 68) - 1. Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro" - 13:26
2. "Symphony #1 - 2. Andante Sostenuto" - 8:26
3. "Symphony #1 - 3. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso" - 4:48
4. "Symphony #1 - 4. Adagio - Piu Andante - Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio" - 17:46
5. "Symphony #3 (In F, Op. 90) - 1. Allegro Con brio" - 9:39
6. "Symphony #3 - 2. Andante" - 8:14
7. "Symphony #3 - 3. Poco Allegretto" - 6:18
8. "Symphony #3 - 4. Allegro" - 9:17

Disc Two:

1. "Symphony #2 (In C Minor, Op. 68) - 1. Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro" - 15:50
2. "Symphony #2 - 2. Andante Sostenuto" - 9:49
3. "Symphony #2 - 3. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso" - 5:23
4. "Symphony #2 - 4. Adagio - Piu Andante - Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio" - 9:31
5. "Symphony #4 (In F, Op. 90) - 1. Allegro Con Brio" - 12:46
6. "Symphony #4 - 2. Andante" - 11:05
7. "Symphony #4 - 3. Poco Allegretto" - 6:04
8. "Symphony #4 - 4. Allegro" - 10:00

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Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Allat Született (2005)

Hey guys, I've been really busy with school and all that so I haven't gotten much of a chance to upload new stuff. But I have many, many albums I wish to upload on here, and this is only one that I discovered last night but has amazed me most on first listen. My first listen through this album equalled an absolute state of shock and amazement. Aaron Funk is a IDM (Intelligent Dance Music)/breakcore artist who goes by the name Venetian Snares. My friend Matt (his blog is in my page description on the right) first introduced me to Venetian Snares with his ambitious new release Detrimentalist, which was full of insane mindf***ing beats in (usually) 7/4 time or some complex time signature and never ceased to blow my mind. However, I had no idea what I was in for with this Rossx Csillag Allat Szuletett - a truly EPIC as hell cross between powerful classical tunes, as if they were in a movie soundtrack, and just as he creates the atmosphere, heavy or calming, he ambitiously shatters through it with a mindblowingly insane beat.

Full of beautiful and disturbing classical tunes and beats/glitches ready to make your brain explode, this album is a masterpiece of a true genius.

Genres: Breakcore, IDM, glitchcore, avant-garde, classical music, soundtrack music

1. "Sikertelenség" - 0:41
2. "Szerencsétlen" - 4:56
3. "Öngyilkos Vasárnap" - 3:26
4. "Felbomlasztott Mentökocsi" - 3:45
5. "Hajnal" - 7:46
6. "Galamb Egyedül" - 1:37
7. "Második Galamb" - 6:02
8. "Szamár Madár" - 5:49
9. "Hiszékeny" - 1:39
10. "Kétsarkú Mozgalom" - 8:50
11. "Senki Dala" - 2:16

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