What's everyone listening to...?

[judda fett]

I've been listening to DROKK a lot. It's brilliant and making me want to see the new film even more.

Also, after going to see Edan and Mr. Lif, headliners on the Trap Door Rapp Tour, I bought albums by Paten Lock and Willie Evans Jr. who were also on the bill.

They could both be described as 'geek rap' filled with numerous references to comics, sci-fi and video games.

Paten Locke's Super Ramen Rocketship seems to be more up my street after an initial listen. It's got big fat boom-bap beats, funky samples and fast flowing rhymes and is generaly quite upbeat.

Willie Evans Jr.'s Introducin' is a quiter, less immediate album which I predict will grow on me the more I listen to it. His flow is reminiscent of MF Doom without sounding like imitation and the beats and samples are more subtle but interesting nonetheless.

Both recommended for fans of hip hop who, like me, hate the bling-bling gangsta bullshit often associated with the genre.

I will be checking that Willie Evans Jr isht today hopefully. Speaking of Drokk have you heard any of Geoff Barrows 'Quakers' project? Featuring Guilty Simpson, Jonwayne and Deed amongst 30 odd other collective members- good from what Ive heard so far.
Back on rinse for me is The Last Huzzah remix by Mr Muthaf**kin eXquire ft Das Racist, Despot, Danny Brown and EL-P, if you like your geeks thugged out.

[Frank]

I've been listening to DROKK a lot. It's brilliant and making me want to see the new film even more.
Paten Locke's Super Ramen Rocketship and Willie Evans Jr.'s Introducin' ... (are) recommended for fans of hip hop who, like me, hate the bling-bling gangsta bullshit often associated with the genre.

Speaking of Drokk have you heard any of Geoff Barrows 'Quakers' project? Featuring Guilty Simpson, Jonwayne and Deed amongst 30 odd other collective members- good from what Ive heard so far.
Back on rinse for me is The Last Huzzah remix by Mr Muthaf**kin eXquire ft Das Racist, Despot, Danny Brown and EL-P, if you like your geeks thugged out.

Thanks for the recommendations. Willie Evans Jr's new to me, but hearing lyrics that take anything other than getting bitches, getting fucked up and getting ahead in The Game as their theme reminds me of the invention of De la Soul and Fu Shnickens' sense of fun. Unsurprisingly, I found Introducin' a great place to start.

Fans of musical innovation and lyrical sophistication will be interested to know that Nas is back, and apparently he's The Don.

[Mudcrab]

Not a huge hip-hop fan, or at least not well travelled if you see what I mean, but was disappointed to hear I'm NOT going to see Death Grips at the ATP gig in a couple of weeks, they've cancelled all dates to work on a new album, despite having released one very recently...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W43aQxzjyeM

Replaced by A Storm of Light, which isn't bad. Will see them twice in a week as they're supporting Sleep in Glasgow too 

Band of Josh Graham, the visual artist from Neurosis/Red Sparrowes. Interestingly, their last EP had Vinnie Signorelli on iton drums, formerly of Swans and now Unsane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GxfYW2Jqrc

[DoomBot]

Hawkwind have a new album?  I remember listening to them in high school (a loooooooooong time ago).  That and directing me to Stevie Nicks' baton-twirling skills - this thread is  a mine of information

I don't know what your definition of looooooong is but they've never stopped. My collection is at least 100 albums big (maybe 40 core albums followed by live recordings and compilations) and they tour at least once every year. The worlds most awsomest band 

[Frank]

I was disappointed to hear I'm NOT going to see Death Grips at the ATP gig in a couple of weeks, they've cancelled all dates to work on a new album, despite having released one very recently...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W43aQxzjyeM

Replaced by A Storm of Light, which isn't bad. Will see them twice in a week as they're supporting Sleep in Glasgow too  ... Interestingly, their last EP had Vinnie Signorelli on iton drums, formerly of Swans and now Unsane. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GxfYW2Jqrc

Mudcrab; after your previous recommendation of them, Death Grips have made it onto my playlist of new stuff. I appreciate any recommendation for fucked up heavyosity, since raking through the landfill of hair and sweat that Kerrang and The Rock Show dump on my doorstep for the few pearls I'll actually like is more bother than its worth. Thanks for the tip off, but I'm not sure you're losing out by not seeing them.

I'd only just discovered that Unsane were still going; they still sound great and they're on Alternative Tentacles now: catching up with their newer stuff will feel extra special now I know I'm helping to stick it to The Man and paying Jello Biafra's legal expenses too.

[Mudcrab]

He he, quite right. They're touring soon (Unsane), along with Big Business.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEoIoiHczwU

Also, Grud yeah, Kerrang etc are useless for decent heavy music these days, it's all a bit emo/commercial and general fakery. Possibly aimed at a much younger audience too I guess. I tend to find all my music these days from blogs, youtube and general internet raking. And forums of course.

[judgefloyd]

I don't know what your definition of looooooong is but they've never stopped. My collection is at least 100 albums big (maybe 40 core albums followed by live recordings and compilations) and they tour at least once every year. The worlds most awsomest band 

I used to listen to Hawkwind back in the mid to late 70s.  I remembered that they changed their name to the Hawklords or something. The last album of theirs that I bought had a cool cover by Hipgnosis and was called (I couldn't resist looking it up) Quark, Strangeness and Charm

[Spikes]

Big Country.
The Crossing (1983), and Steeltown (1984) are often played favourites of mine, and Stuart Adamson was perhaps one of the best guitarists that these islands has produced. Sadly missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDW55NA9l7g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alWmWJS5MlQ

I see The Crossing has had a deluxe 2 CD release, hopefully Steeltown will as well

[Spaceghost]

I will be checking that Willie Evans Jr isht today hopefully. Speaking of Drokk have you heard any of Geoff Barrows 'Quakers' project? Featuring Guilty Simpson, Jonwayne and Deed amongst 30 odd other collective members- good from what Ive heard so far.
Back on rinse for me is The Last Huzzah remix by Mr Muthaf**kin eXquire ft Das Racist, Despot, Danny Brown and EL-P, if you like your geeks thugged out.

I've only just become aware of the Quakers project from reading articles about DROKK, but I'm definitely going to be picking it up. It sounds right up my street.

I was disappointed to hear I'm NOT going to see Death Grips at the ATP gig in a couple of weeks,

Death Grips sound intriguing too. I'll be checking them out later.

Anyone into The Coup? It's like Funkadelic/Parliament morphed into an anti-establishment, political hip hop group.

Five million ways to kill a CEO - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQthFDpYCys

Ride the Fence - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NafraPA7YeU

[Noisybast]

My morning commute was soundtracked by Tragedy's "We Rock Sweet Balls And Can Do No Wrong" followed by Anthrax's "Sound of White Noise".
Both excellent, and I'm off to see Tragedy at Liverpool O2 Academy at the end of the month.

[Aonghus]

I recently inherited my gran's record player, which means the LPs I've been collecting for pretty covers' sake are now being resurrected!

Currently bouncing between In A Gadda Da Vida and an AMAZING version of Borodin's Palovtsian Dances.

[COMMANDO FORCES]

Later on in the car I will be listening to RIZE OF THE FENIX by TENACIOUS D, the explicit version 

[klute]

Crown of Thorns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUVQ-fcVVe8

Living Colour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg41Iej7eeI&feature=relmfu

Fishbone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm0th4zgubw&ob=av2e

Bad Brains

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5WkZ_M1PPQ

I love/d these more so as a student in the mid 90's

I think for a time maybe even now "Rock/Metal" has been perceived by people of being a whites mans business the above for me prove how wrong some people are

[Frank]

Crown of Thorns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUVQ-fcVVe8
Living Colour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg41Iej7eeI&feature=relmfu
Fishbone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm0th4zgubw&ob=av2e
Bad Brains http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5WkZ_M1PPQ. I love/d these more so as a student in the mid 90's. I think for a time maybe even now "Rock/Metal" has been perceived by people of being a whites mans business the above for me prove how wrong some people are

I'd add Faith No More (when Chuck Mosley was fronting them) to any list from that era too, but do you remember the disastrous 1991 Anthrax/Public Enemy joint tour? Racial tension at the big city US shows, rows of bored white metal kids ignoring PE at all the rest- even though, by all accounts, PE blew their tour mates off the stage.   

Little Richard and Chuck Berry invented Rock (and/or Roll) and were so comprehensively ripped off that the latter took to touring with a handgun in his guitar case and demanded payment before he'd take to the stage. The way promoters ripped off black pioneers was an important reason why US strains of R&B/blues diverged in the Sixties, with black artists retreating to the familiarity of labels run by sympathetic businessmen and playing to largely black audiences on an established tour circuit of venues receptive to their music.

None of which accounts for Jimi Hendrix.

[M.I.K.]

Ace of Spades is just a mutant Tutti Frutti.