2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314797#Comment_314797 2011-11-07T10:10:14-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75

We've all been there. Someone asks you for music to suggest, any genre, and you go all giddy and start going through your collection for what you regard as ESSENTIAL LISTENING. You may listen to it ...

So that's what I'd like this thread to be. A placement for what you personally regard as ESSENTIAL LISTENING. Any genre. Any mood. Any length. Youtube links, soundclouds, links to a web site or even 8tracks mixes made by you are all welcome here. Just show us the best of the best of your collection.

If this is too close to looking like the Listening thread, apologies. Meant it more as a general thing as opposed to a "currently listening" thread.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314800#Comment_314800 2011-11-07T10:21:47-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 Fishelle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8854

I have a few artists that I always go to. Generally, it's just "Listen to everything by _____. They're the best." My biggest four obsessions when it comes to people who make music are Tom ...

everything by _____. They're the best." My biggest four obsessions when it comes to people who make music are Tom Waits, Andrew Bird, Jesca Hoop, and St. Vincent.

Then every once in a while I get a favorite song. So much of a favorite I want to listen to it basically on repeat for months on end. Sometimes a favorite only lasts a few days or weeks, but when I've been listening to it more than once every day for over a month and still not gotten tired of it, I know it's a good one.

My current favorite song I've had for the last month or so is this.




The one before that was this. It was my favorite for over two months, along with Four Dreams.




I think it was Actor Out of Work by St. Vincent before that. You get the picture. Those four people, on repeat, always.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314805#Comment_314805 2011-11-07T11:23:47-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 joe.distort http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1173

the one record that i think ABSOLUTELY needs to be heard on vinyl is the Black Sabbath s/t debut. i used to be 10000% anti-digital, and even though i have softened on that a bit i still prefer ...

i used to be 10000% anti-digital, and even though i have softened on that a bit i still prefer vinyl. this record, above all others, needs to be played loud, with the rich sounds of the birth of modern rock n roll/metal /8 million sub genres bleeds out of the opening sounds of rain and bells. i would link to it...but that kind of is the opposite of what im saying here. i think you could probably find a copy of this record for like $1 anyway.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314815#Comment_314815 2011-11-07T12:05:18-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 allana http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4019

Oh man. I AM going to make an 8tracks mix for this.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314822#Comment_314822 2011-11-07T13:15:38-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 William Joseph Dunn http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798

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This entire album, but starting at the end, then flowing into the first song seems appropriate, given that I listened to nothing but this album for about two straight years (and still listen to it ...

Third Eye


Stinkfist]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314847#Comment_314847 2011-11-07T16:40:47-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75

Joe Distort, based on your recommendation and by the record store guy saying "if you're wondering if this album is amazing and will blow your mind the answer is YES" I just picked up a copy ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314849#Comment_314849 2011-11-07T16:43:48-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 keyofsilence http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7294

Don't mind me, I'm just going to ream off albums that I consider to be "classics" for now. Some may be cliché, but I hold them in high regard nonetheless and I consider these albums to be ...

Godspeed you! Black Emperor - Lift yr Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven!
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
The Beatles - Revolver
Radiohead - OK Computer
Sigur Ros - ( )
Tool - Lateralus
Oceansize - Effloresce
Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Led Zeppelin - III
Soft Machine - Fourth
Gong - Angel's Egg
Yes - Close to the Edge and Relayer
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Explosions in the Sky - Earth is not a cold, dead place
Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw
Brian Eno - Apollo Atmospheres and Soundtracks]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314875#Comment_314875 2011-11-07T19:13:41-08:00 2011-11-07T19:14:01-08:00 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75

Going to start off my contribution with one song for now, but damn, WHAT a song this is. Van Morrison's "Cyprus Avenue" from his live album "It's Too Late to Stop ...

Van Morrison's "Cyprus Avenue" from his live album "It's Too Late to Stop Now".

Magic. Just fucking magic.

]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314885#Comment_314885 2011-11-07T21:27:52-08:00 2011-11-07T21:29:46-08:00 Alan Tyson http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1299

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Yep, while I'm thinking about what I'd recommend, I have to say that Jessica Hoop track is amazing.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314903#Comment_314903 2011-11-08T04:48:49-08:00 2011-11-08T04:51:08-08:00 Soviet Rocket No. 9 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8855

(ignore....just move on...everythings okay..)

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314906#Comment_314906 2011-11-08T05:06:56-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

Pencil in when you have some spare time. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314943#Comment_314943 2011-11-08T14:10:56-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 JP Carpenter http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2485

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan - Rag Chandranandan Can't find this recording on Youtube, and to listen to it at that bitrate would be horrific, but playing this CD for the first time absolutely blew me ...

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan - Rag Chandranandan

Can't find this recording on Youtube, and to listen to it at that bitrate would be horrific, but playing this CD for the first time absolutely blew me away, in a way that's only happened a couple of times in my life. I'd got it through the post and put it on quite casually. And then within about 30 seconds it had me... I was sitting somewhere above the galaxy watching stars fall, the notes were like shards of light falling away into the black - sounds trite but that's the best way I can describe this. Played late at night, in the dark, it's like you're looking at the universe.

In other words, this is the most acid I've had when not taking acid. If I could only take one piece of music to a desert island, this would be it, and this would get me through...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=314961#Comment_314961 2011-11-08T16:08:58-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

This is a whorish cross post. Satisfaction

Satisfaction]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315046#Comment_315046 2011-11-09T14:31:09-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 icelandbob http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5250

what do i recommend?..... RIDE: GOING BLANK AGAIN of course!

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And now time to troll the thread slightly... at the very least give a little counterpoint to all the "Essential Listening" lists you get in magazines... QUITE CONTRARY - "the word ...

QUITE CONTRARY - "the word 'essential' really shouldn't belong in pop" ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315125#Comment_315125 2011-11-10T06:09:51-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 Internaut http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7307

#Reasonwhyilikeicelandbob

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315150#Comment_315150 2011-11-10T12:01:32-08:00 2011-11-10T12:05:07-08:00 Alan Tyson http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1299

Pretty sure everyone's heard of her already, but if you haven't, or if you haven't heard this song, I highly recommend it. Expressionist-era science-fiction-themed rhythm and blues, produced ...

Expressionist-era science-fiction-themed rhythm and blues, produced by some of the most successful names in the hip-hop business, performed by a woman who refers to her on-stage clothing and hairstyle as her "uniform." I don't know about you, but that's my perfect example of "I didn't know I wanted to hear this until I heard it." Which is the best kind of discovery, I think.

"I was made to believe there's something wrong with me" always kicks me in the chest. Every damn time.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315183#Comment_315183 2011-11-10T16:46:26-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 vandalhandle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4586

A Perfect Circle: Mer de Noms Miles Davies: Bitches Brew Mad Season: Above Chris Cornell: Euphoria Morning Mr. Dibbs: The 30th Song Isobel Campbell/Mark Lanegan: Ballad of the Broken Seas Hope ...

Miles Davies: Bitches Brew
Mad Season: Above
Chris Cornell: Euphoria Morning
Mr. Dibbs: The 30th Song
Isobel Campbell/Mark Lanegan: Ballad of the Broken Seas
Hope of the States: The Lost Riots
Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions
Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral
Gil Scott Heron: I'm New Here
Saul Williams: The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust
Refused: The Shape of Punk to Come
Team Sleep: Self Titled

Chris Cornell: Wave Goodbye

Saul Williams: Sunday bloody Sunday]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315309#Comment_315309 2011-11-11T20:09:16-08:00 2011-11-11T20:10:23-08:00 Nostromo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9322

Nina Simone Bomb the Music Industry ALL of Bomb's stuff is available for free off quote unquote records http://quoteunquoterecords.com/

Bomb the Music Industry

ALL of Bomb's stuff is available for free off quote unquote records http://quoteunquoterecords.com/]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315383#Comment_315383 2011-11-12T19:22:44-08:00 2011-11-12T19:25:51-08:00 JECole http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7834

Found a copy of this in my fathers music library. Ripped it to MP3 on a whim. Been listen it on replay while writing the second draft of my novel. Particularly this gem which is probably one of ...

this in my fathers music library. Ripped it to MP3 on a whim. Been listen it on replay while writing the second draft of my novel.

Particularly this gem which is probably one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7nJL1hpUU]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315436#Comment_315436 2011-11-13T14:43:46-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 icelandbob http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5250

This.... something Icelandic that's not one of the "Big Two"? and finally

something Icelandic that's not one of the "Big Two"?



and finally

]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315448#Comment_315448 2011-11-13T18:06:39-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 scs http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7988

Fishelle, I bow in your direction. Jesca Hoop is freaking brilliant, and deserves to be as well-known as Waits. There are few artists whose entire catalog I will recommend, but here are a couple ...

There are few artists whose entire catalog I will recommend, but here are a couple of disks I unreservedly adore:

Melody Gardot's "Worrisome Heart." One of my great hopes is to hear Gardot cover Hoop.

Sam Baker's "Mercy." This man was severely, severely damaged, and has come back from it.

And for sheer fun, Richard Thompson's "1,000 Years of Popular Music." Thompson selects and performs his favorites from the last 1,000 years. Just plain fun. Listen carefully for the exit music at the end; it's a madrigal arrangement of something much more recent. If you can read Chaucer in the original Middle English, the title gives you a big clue: "Marry, Ageyn Hic Hev Donne Yt."]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315451#Comment_315451 2011-11-13T18:34:10-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 Internaut http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7307

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Everybody loves Death Grips.

Everybody loves Death Grips.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315495#Comment_315495 2011-11-14T07:32:47-08:00 2011-11-14T07:33:12-08:00 texture http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1472

@keyofsilence - yes, we do. I've thought long and hard at what to post on this thread and I'm going to limit myself to one artist. His lyrics inspired me to start writing. His production work ...

I've thought long and hard at what to post on this thread and I'm going to limit myself to one artist.

His lyrics inspired me to start writing. His production work redefined hip-hop. He's never let himself be defined by the fact he is a 'white rapper' - that shit is irrelevent to him and to his fans. He has a Dylan-esque ability to nail complex concepts with a couplet. His sonic pallette brings back the explosions, air-horns, sirens and screams of urban New York to a hip-hop scene that has embraced gentrification and the nouveau-riche. He's angry like Chuck D, and as horror as Tyler, and more consistent than either. Ladies and gentlemen, YOU MUST LISTEN to... El-P.

Starting with my favourite:



Some older stuff:







Awesome collabs:







I managed to get an interview with him last year - one of the proudest moments of my life.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315542#Comment_315542 2011-11-14T15:28:04-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 roadscum http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7712

I find it helpful to listen to this from time to time.

this from time to time.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315567#Comment_315567 2011-11-14T19:49:48-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 Sonny http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1167

@TEXTURE: FUCK YES EL-P. #Analogue Ribbon Synthesizing Illyness:

#Analogue Ribbon Synthesizing Illyness:

]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=315579#Comment_315579 2011-11-14T21:28:43-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75

Guy Clark... Billy Joe Shaver... Waylon Jennings And DAVID ALLAN FUCKING COE... (and this one is pure POETRY...)

Billy Joe Shaver...



Waylon Jennings




And DAVID ALLAN FUCKING COE...



(and this one is pure POETRY...)
]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=316177#Comment_316177 2011-11-20T12:04:32-08:00 2011-11-20T12:05:24-08:00 scs http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7988

Ah, Guy Clark. I moved out of LA practically to the day that song came out. And if we're talking 'You Must Listen", Clark's "Keepers" is awesome.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=316223#Comment_316223 2011-11-20T19:31:04-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 Alan Tyson http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1299

Friggin' MORPHINE This guys are one of those bands that I discovered long after they were done and gone, and went "how the HELL did I not hear about these guys when they were big!" ...

Friggin' MORPHINE

This guys are one of those bands that I discovered long after they were done and gone, and went "how the HELL did I not hear about these guys when they were big!" Angry, growly pop jazz for the Nirvana era.

Have a Lucky Day

Cure for Pain

Really, really good smoky late-night city music.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=316646#Comment_316646 2011-11-24T03:18:52-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 flecky http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8949

Big Black.Kerosene.Good to play when you want the world to burn.Play loud.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=316739#Comment_316739 2011-11-25T04:31:48-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 Vornaskotti http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665

I ran into this video months and months ago, but lost it - today a former colleague linked it on G+. If it's possible to fall in love with someone's voice...

If it's possible to fall in love with someone's voice...

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@ Texture - Man I love EL-P. From one of my favourite albums, Paradise of Replica, which I just can't recommend enough to anyone who likes any music at all.

From one of my favourite albums, Paradise of Replica, which I just can't recommend enough to anyone who likes any music at all.

]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10333&Focus=317105#Comment_317105 2011-11-28T22:21:25-08:00 2013-05-25T12:13:40-07:00 flecky http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8949

@ Icelandbob: Good to see LFO there.That takes me right back to my early raving days in 1990.Old school techno. Excellent.