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*gets a LRAD and plays In My Place at full volume* My hill

*sends Molly in a parallel dimension* My hill

"Yalpdloc" :nod:

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Million Miles Away From Home - Dune srsly

*bumps thread* My hill

Dune - Million Miles Away From Home

Genesis vs Mogwai

Don't remember where, but once I saw one called "This WiFi is protected, suck it".

It's More Fun To Compute - Kraftwerk What's the most annoying thing for you?

Armin Van Buuren - Pulsar

Snow Patrol vs. Massive Attack

I agree. I don't want them to totally alienate their sound, but I'm curious to see what they could do contaminating it with said influences.

Snow Patrol vs. MGMT

I think I'm probably the only one who likes the house and hip hop music influences on MX. Actually, since most of the famous prog house and trance producers adore Coldplay-ish music at the moment, I'd really like to see the band expanding even more this new sound.

I'm back, finally. Here's my full feedback. Artwork: I. Dark Clouds Are Coming 1. Ghosts - Mark Pritchard (Ghosts EP, 2013) 2. People Of The Sticks - The Besnard Lakes (Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO, 2013) 3. Soliloquy - Zomby (With Love, 2013) 4. Turning Violent - The Flaming Lips (The Terror, 2013) II. The Thunder And The Rainfall 5. Do You Know Squarepusher? - Squarepusher (Do You Know Squarepusher?, 2002) 6. Temper, Temper - Goldie feat. Noel Gallagher (Saturnzreturn, 1998) 7. Goto 10 - Amon Tobin (ISAM, 2011) 8. Kveikur - Sigur Ros (Kveikur, 2013) III. Quietness, At Last 9. Abandon Window - Jon Hopkins (Immunity, 2013) 10. Dear Heartbeat - Darkstar (North, 2010) 11. Fall Out - Mount Kimbie (Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, 2013) 12. You Won't Remember... - Bibio (Silver Wilkinson, 2013)

Hi Diana, I was your mixtape maker. I'm in Berlin at the moment and I can't post a proper feedback until I'm back at home. Sorry :(

Haha, I don't know why but I've been suspecting it was you since I first opened the readme file :P Trying to hide your identity was probably difficult for you, since we know what our music tastes are (I had the same problem when I was your partner back in October) but you did a good job with that too! I've been meaning to start listening to some of those bands for quite a long time and now I'll definitely listen to more of their stuff. Also, Eddie rocks. And thank you again for the awesome tape :thumbsup:

Ok, it's time to review my tape. The title is "As vacant and thorny as summer could be... " and it's accompained by a nice artwork showing some pink flowers with a mist-like photographic filter. There's also this curious "readme" file: Well, glad that I don't have a Tumblr nor I drink/smoke :P Anyway, let's "analise" the tape track-by-track: 1. You couldn't have started in a better way. This quite short instrumental track is based on a wah-wah synth, some electronic bell arpeggios and slowed down voice samples. If I had to label it with a music genre, I'd say this is trip-hop (the percussions actually kind of remind me of Massive Attack, don't know why) but since arguements about music genres is usually confusing (and somewhat pointless), let's just say this is a really cool instrumental. 2. Electronic percussion again and what seems to be a..... marimba? A female voice sings something like "I'm in love with your brother..." and then is joined by what seems like a falsetto choir. Not really my cup of tea, but I still really enjoyed it. 3. Ok, this is the first WTF moment of the mixtape (and there are some). Some oooing vocals introduce the song, then a hip-hopish beat kicks in and a guy singing in falsetto "Don't fuck with me, don't fuck with me". I actually lol'd when I first heard it. There's also a lo-fi synth that makes the song even more curious. It's superweird, I love it. 4. A complete departure from the previous songs' style. This one feels more like a normal indie rock song based on acoustic and electric guitar. The "sustained" vocals kind of remind me of MGMT (just with a lower register). 5. Sarts with background noises and a quiet keyboard melody, then a downtempo beat, but the centerpiece of the song are powerful (that's the first word I can think of) female vocals. I really liked the song in the beginning,but becames a bit repetitive after a while. Not really sure, since I'm not familiar with her work, but I think this is Bjork. 6. Another indie rock number, this time with a happier feel than before. The line "She fell in love with the drummer" is reapeated a plenty of time, and during choruses a "flying" synth adds even more colour, making it a very cheerful song. 7. Very short track based on what seems an old Moog synth and vocals singing "Looking around to...". Quite intriguing. 8. A little creepy instrumental break. The track is a cool piece os noise music, based on what seems a distorted guitar. Totally dig this. 9. Woah, so much energy in this one! The shoegaze-like guitar and very faded vocals give it a "floating at high speed" vibe and the synth melody is just awesome. 10. "Take my hand and pray with me, my final days are coming... " someone in falsetto sings over gentle guitar arpeggios and drums that almost sound like rippling water. Towards the end the song reaches a climax but without sounding bombastic or something. Sad but lovely song. 11. Bubbling synths and female vocals with lots of effects are the centerpiece of this song. I don't really understand what she's singing, but the song gives me a sense of fear and it's somehow relaxing at the same time. I really love it. 12. The beginning made me think this is just a normal hip-hop song. Well, I was totally wrong. The rapping vocals last only for a few seconds, then an ambient layer "engulfs" the song and weird sounds and voice samples follow. The rapping vocals seem to start again but then they're interrupted again by a huge synth break. One of my favourites so far. 13. A fast-paced guitar based song now. I really like the wall of sound it creates and the changes of tempo during the song. It has a progressive nature, me likes. 14. Acoustic guitar again, but this time with a way more mellow mood. What sounds like a Hammond organ and some electric guitar breaks give it a quite nostalgic feel that almost make it seem like a song from the '70s. 15. A soothing piano melody that reminds me of Becalmed by Brian Eno is joined by male vocals again with a lot of sustain. The drums and synths give it a very dreamy feel, making this song one of my favourites of the mixtape. At this point, the you may think the mixtape is ending but, after 3 minutes of silence... BONUS TRACK ...BAM! I can't help thinking that this song was placed here with the only purpouse of trolling me, sorry :P. Some K-Pop stuff hits you without any warning. The "smooky girl, smooky girl" chorus is really catchy, I have to admit it. Indeed an oringinal way to end a mixtape. Overall, I really loved it. You managed to blend toghether very different music genres without making it sound like a "shuffle playlist". Thank you! :nice:

I've started writing my review. However, I won't be able to get my hands on my pc until Tuesday evening, so I'll probably post it around Weds

Ok, gave mine a listen. I still need to listen to it a few more times to write a proper review