The Dancing Thumb (aka: music recommendations)

[Orv]

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I seem to be finding a lot of artists I enjoy via commercials these days.

[AteBit]

http://vimeo.com/39693681

No YouTube version.

Not sure if I like the music, or the cute European girls on bicycles.

[Roderick]

That's some craaaaap kendo in that video, Orvidos. That's not even remotely what it's actually like. What's the point of using kendo fighting in a video if you're not going to show actual kendo fighting, but instead a pair of morons swinging around their swords like the Star Wars kid?

[Orv]

  Rodi said:

That's some craaaaap kendo in that video, Orvidos. That's not even remotely what it's actually like. What's the point of using kendo fighting in a video if you're not going to show actual kendo fighting, but instead a pair of morons swinging around their swords like the Star Wars kid?

I know absolutely nothing about kendo beyond the terrifying WARPSPEED BEATINGS I've seen in videos of top-level kendo. It's just for the music, the video is stupid in every way.

[Roderick]

As evidenced by the man alone on a chair, singing at the wall with a pained expression.

[dium]

Zammuto (formerly of The Books) put out his first solo album earlier this year and I've fallen deeply in love with it. Here's the full album stream.

Here's a track on youtube, for people who don't want to leave the forum page. But I had a hard time picking just one song; this one may not be the most common pick.

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[Orv]

First, something interesting, not to mention quite good.

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Second, a classic that has been stuck in my head for a few days now. Thanks XKCD.

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[Wubbles]

You guys like Foxy Shazam? Of multiple flavors?

Contemporary Rock Flavor (I guess):

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Other Flavors:

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[Korax]

I've probably been listening to much more Die Antwoord than I should be...

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[Thyroid]

I've listened to this maybe 10 times in this past half hour.

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[Orv]

:tup: X infinity.

[Nachimir]

  Orvidos said:

:tup: X infinity.

What Orv said, x infinity +1.

Another that gets under my skin in the same way:

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[Sleepdance]

My favorite band right now along with Sigur Ros. If you don't like it at first, please give them another chance, it's worth it.

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[Grufff]

Mr. Oizo released a new free EP today:

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[Corelli]

FEISTODON is so great.

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Edit: Thanks! My embedding-fu is terrible.

Edited May 1, 2012 by Corelli

[Nappi]

  Corelli said:

FEISTODON is so great.

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Only use the video ID with youtube tags.

Anyway, good stuff! I'm glad that Feistodon turned out to be exactly what I expected.

[Orv]

I don't know why, over the years, Stephen Rippy has so utterly managed to capture my memory and imagination, but he really has.

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I remember this music even better than I remember Jeremy Soule's (he of Elder Scrolls and Guild Wars composing.)

[Orv]

Behold the glorious depth of Russian facial expression!

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[Roderick]

I think I spotted one of them briefly raising their eyebrow.

[TheLastBaron]

  Corelli said:

FEISTODON is so great.

Yep

He's one from the opposite side

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[Wrestlevania]

It sounds like we might, at last, be getting a new Aphex Twin album this year!

Here's RDJ doing his tweaky acid-techno-hardcore-jungle thing in Paris last year, including some clever realtime video performance stuff:

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[Wrestlevania]

  Orvidos said:

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I seem to be finding a lot of artists I enjoy via commercials these days.

I'm not ashamed to say the chorus for this makes the hairs on my arms stand up--fantastic depth of sound to it, particularly with his keen vocals.

[Corelli]

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I can't stop listening to the new Death Grips. It's like James Murphy on crack.

[Orv]

  Wrestlevania said:

I'm not ashamed to say the chorus for this makes the hairs on my arms stand up--fantastic depth of sound to it, particularly with his keen vocals.

Absolutely. The video is completely stupid and makes no sense, but the song itself is just . Totally recommend you check out some of his other stuff, Wrestle.

[Wrestlevania]

  Orvidos said:

The video is completely stupid and makes no sense

For the yoofs innit.