Genre Case Study No. 2 - Shoegaze
Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991. The British music press—particularly NME and Melody Maker—named this style shoegazing because the musicians in these bands stood relatively still during live performances in a detached, introspective, non-confrontational state, hence the idea that they were gazing at their shoes. The heavy use of effects pedals also contributed to the image of performers looking down at their feet (shoegazing) during concerts. The shoegazing sound is typified by significant use of guitar effects, and indistinguishable vocal melodies that blended into the creative noise of the guitars. A lump description given to shoegazing and other affiliated bands in London in the early 1990s was The Scene That Celebrates Itself. - Wikipedia
Genre Case Study No. 1 - Chill Wave
Chillwave is a genre of music where artists are often characterized by their heavy use of effects processing, synthesizers, looping, sampling, and heavily filtered vocals with simple melodic lines. Its musical predecessors are diverse and include the synthpop of the 1980s, shoegaze, ambient, musique concrete and various types of music outside of the Western World. In this case, nostalgia of 80s synthpop is filtered through a distorted lens, re-envisioning the era in a more vague and lo-fi sense. - Wikipedia
Twin Sister Remix
I've been listening a lot to the band Twin Sister recently. They have been posting stems to their songs for remixing on their blog. Such a great idea! Here's a mix of Lady Daydream that I made.
New song!
I finally got some time to work on some new music. I've got 5 or 6 new songs I'm messing around with. I finished one called "byte".
Covers 2
More cover songs!
tracks:
transmission (joy division) - Hot Chip
i can't go for that (hall & oats) - the Bird and the Bee
major tom (peter schilling) - Shiny Toy Guns
against all odds (phil collins) - the Postal Service
exit music for a film (radiohead) - Vampire Weekend
in between days (the cure) - Mystery Jets & Esser
i can't tell you why (the eagles) - Chromeo
don't fear the reaper (blue oyster cult) - Van She
i'll be your mirror (the velvet underground & nico) - Beck
try not to breathe (rem) - Dapple Cities
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Covers
Some of my favorite cover songs.
This is a playlist and is not mixed down to one track like previous mixes.
All the tracks are separate.
Tracks:
no aloha (the breeders) - Montag
love my way (the psychedelic furs) - the Polyphonic Spree
where is my mind (pixies) - Markus Lange & Daniel Dexter
a forest (the cure) - Nouvelle Vague
ram on (paul mccartney) - the Parson Red Heads
human nature (michael jackson) - Toro Y Moi
rave on (buddy holly) - M. Ward
owner of a lonely heart (yes) - Grizzly Bear
rainwater cassette exchange (deerhunter) - Colin Caulfield
grinding halt (the cure) - the Soft Pack
lazy dreamy mix
tracks:
I have sound - Montag
headphone space - A Sunny Day in Glasgow
pool swimmers - Real Estate
greenfields (w/Micheal Stipe) - Faultline
smoke rings - Les Paul & Mary Ford
double - Vetiver
lions - Tones on Tail
jupiter - Desolation Wilderness
2010...
tracks:
The Tears and Music of Love (Alternate Take) - Deerhoof
the Libertine - Patrick Wolf
It don't move me - Peter Bjorn And John
snowshoes - Throw Me The Statue
Show Some Love, When Your Man Gets Home - Princeton
Borderline - Camper Van Beethoven
walk in the park - Beach House
Chimes - Bowerbirds
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