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@Jaderail
Just in case, I want to point out that this thread is for whatever you want to post, it doesn't have to be related to stuff others posts here. It's just a general music video thread where you are free to post whatever you like, or you feel others might like.
@Ascania
That song reminded me of a video I found, "The Bicycle Strip". I only watched it because it was shot on the same camera I have, and with the same lens I'm currently saving for, although the thumbnail helped to force my mouse over it and click on it. I couldn't help it, it was like one of those ouija boards moving my hand to select it.
I should also point out that it's NSFW:
http://vimeo.com/18678969
@Kettu
Didn't like Magica, they're just another Nightwish to my ears. There's clearly talent there, but it's not compatible with the harmonic and melodic sensors in my ears. It hits my eardrums and bounces off again rather than being absorbed as anything catchy. Palava just bored me as well. Has to be catchy or unusual for me to like it.
Oh, and Lizzy Borden appears to be right nutter (which can be a good thing)!
As for Spice and Wolf, the title of the last episode I've seen so far was "Wolf and Her Helpless Partner" although I think it should have been called "You two, get a room". Will probably watch episode 5 tonight. Perhaps "girly" wasn't the right term for it but it's still girly compared to stuff like Ghost in the Shell.
Regards Boney M, yes indeed, there's definitely some serious talent going on with their recordings. I once tried to look up who did the compression work but hit a brick wall and couldn't find out. I found names but no definite clue as to who did what because a few engineers have worked on their stuff, often more than one engineered a single track. Whoever it was working the compressor, I was hoping they'd wrote a book on the subject because I've never heard such perfectly crafted compression, like I said, on any other tracks by any other band. It pumps transparently yet powerfully, and the amazing thing is, the compressor even seems to 'dance' if that makes any sense. I think whoever did that (especially on the Ma Baker track) is an absolute craftsman with the compressor!
Regards Russia, yes, yes indeed, Russia is respected for it's achievements as well, of course it is. I was just dwelling on the negatives when I wrote that. But yup, Russia is known for opera, musicians, ballet, and of course athletes. Your opinion on England is only slightly off I think. The only problems I ever hear of are between Ireland and the UK, there is generally no other rifts, certainly not with Scotland or Wales, not that I know of. We don't have armed men patrolling the borders between England/Scotland or England/Wales - we just go where we like, and so do they, never a problem. The only real rift was over Northern Ireland and even that seems to be on level ground the last time I heard anything. As for the English being secretive, yes, your're right, we are, and that's a direct result of the way we are treated as citizens. There is just sooooooooo much red tape in England that it's become a constant pressure to live here. This country is perfectly rigged by solicitors for solicitors. The government have no control over anything, and whatever they do flex their muscles over is always something that puts even more stress on it's citizens and shoves them further still into that secrecy you observe.
Personally, I prefer to be outspoken, I'm not a typical Englishman.
Farscape, yup, I thought you might like that. I noticed that Farscape seemed to be structured differently to other series of the genre in that it played more like a film rather than have a radically different topic for each episode. Been a while since they showed it here but I would definitely watch it again if they do.
Regards Alien 3, I thought it was an ok film. The problem is that Dance really does steal the show with that acting thing he does, but he's only in the first half. There's a daunting seriousness about the first half, but later it all goes back to being as false and ridiculous as the second movie was. If you ever see the movie you'll understand what I mean. One other thing to be careful of is that you never pick up a British copy that has been censored by the a-holes at the BBFC. I was absolutely furious when I found a clip on YouTube showing one of the clips the BBFC decided us adults can't handle. Don't you just love censorship, adults telling other adults what they can and can't watch. Thank god for the internet then, it means the BBFC bullshit is doomed.
Try not to drink anything when you watch this banned clip (no really):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN6mfc0fFIY
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I forgot to say that I suspect the Boney compressor genius might be Frank Farian who also worked with a band called "Eruption".
Here's a catchy track from Eruption, very Boney M (again produced by Farian):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_jUtiKSf1Y
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Just had another look into this, but no luck again, and here's why I'm finding it impossible to find out who did the compression.
Often when it's pointed out that a track was produced by Frank Farian, it resembles "The Farian Crew", and that's at least nine people judging by this photo. Any one of those could have been responsible for the compressor work, certainly doesn't make finding out about it easy, even with the internet. One of the reasons I want to know so bad isn't just because of the technique, but also which model of compressor was used. If I knew I'd be on eBay for one, no messing.
Now then dudes, time to fess-up, which one of you is the compressor wizard, eh?
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I knew I'd forgotten to answer something. All I remember was a program the BBC (I think) made some years back, it was an hour-long documentary (Horizon or something like that), and they discovered that the Russians were making diamonds by compressing sand (I think it was sand) using insanely powerful presses which mimic the effect of them being created under the sort of pressure they are naturally created under over time in nature.
They took it to an expert at De Beers in London to have him check out the purity, but at the time, they were unable to fool him, and the reason was that the process always left a tell-tale fracture inside the diamond. The last I heard was that they need only to perfect it and it would effectively be a real diamond. That was a long time ago though, so for all I know, by now you Russkies are probably knocking-out diamonds like there's no tomorrow.
And now, to purge any thought of Boney M from our collective minds: http://youtu.be/BQAKRw6mToA
You only posted that wondering if I knew whether Frank Farian was involved, which he was, I still didn't like it though.
Here's one for you, just listen to the music but try not to look at the screen. I hear women burn-up with envy when they see how beautiful Nastassja is - although I can't say I blame them - she is one of the hottest retro babes alive. Yes, those are real eyebrows and real lips, no silicone. Anyway, the music is an analogue lovers dream from the Italian, Giorgio Moroder. The pics of Nastassja are there because she was in the film, Cat People, for which the music was written.
Nastassja wins on an enjoyment level over the music, but dammit, only just:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKIULQE2zyo
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Some more Moroder from the same film, again, in beautiful analogue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9LwPrCmF1s
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With that father of hers you wouldn't have thought it.
That's a fair point - lol
Still, I never saw what her mother looked like, maybe 'beauty and the beast' genetics play a part in either producing something extra stunning or extra ugly. Klaus was a good actor though, I really liked that vampire movie he made, a remake of the classic Nosferatu called "Nosferatu the Vampire" (first Screenshot) - it's way ahead of all that Hollywood crap. It was the exact opposite to other vampire movies in that it was very un-far-fetched. It had a seriousness to it that the others lack, none of that Hollywood mentality whatsoever. And that reminds me, he made a sequel called "Nosferatu in Venice" that I've yet to see (second screen shot).
and it was a poor copy of the original
Can't for the life of me imagine why you say that, I mean it wasn't the same sort of thing as the original, but it "stood out" just like the original did. It's quite a few years since I saw it and I've only seen it once, yet despite that, it's feel and atmosphere is still pretty clear in my mind. I'm just pissed off it's taking them so long to release it on Blu-ray. Been going to get the DVD a few times now, but always put it off waiting for the Blu-ray.
Same with the sequel, I might as well see it for the first time when it hits Blu-ray.
"Beat it, I don't give a shit.
If you're not capable of asking the right questions or know how to listen to me, we can just forget about the interview. You have no right to interrupt me when I'm talking, did you understand that or not?
I don't talk for you but for the millions of viewers of this.
Listen closely, do you listen now?
Don't ever interrupt me again or I'll go home.
A bunch of idiots! - Some smart-ass interviewer trying to provoke me for her interview. Come to my show and listen to what I've got to say so you don't need to ask stupid questions.
I'm 45 years old, I don't have to take shit from such an illiterate."
Yeah, you tell 'em Klaus, that'll teach those illiterate interviewer idiots. Those are the words of Klaus Kinski when being interviewed, and when an interview is as entertaining as that, you sort of know you're in for some quality acting. I wonder if he behaved like that while dressed as Nosferatu? Anyway, here's the interview, but those who don't speak German will need to press the CC button on the YouTube player to see the subtitles:
Klaus is cool (he starts getting pissed-off at around 5:40 although there are hints of it earlier in the interview):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uwr9JT-nk4
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He didn't just 'teach those illiterate interviewer idiots'.
http://youtu.be/MPKODzv1PD4
Bloody hell, hadn't seen that one!
In the subtitles, Herzog says:
"The cause was trivial, and I didn't bother to interfere, because Kinski compared to his previous outbreaks seemed rather mild."
So if that one was "rather mild", that might suggest another out there that's even more entertaining, have you seen it?
BTW, had to lol at a YouTube comment:
"Christian Bale is so f*cking jealous right now."
I just found this thread. Judging by Page 1 (Bowie) and Page 7 (Kinski), it's my kind of thread - lol.
Anyway, if you don't know the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, this video is worth a look. Even if you don't like the music, try watching the whole video - it's worth it. (Hint - The children 'apparently' indulge in a mass suicide at the end, but nothing is ever what it seems).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr_MJAOyOeU
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Let's all welcome maclean!!
A delightfully weird prog rock song for you: Van der Graaf Generator, "Man-Erg"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTTUjNNMxUc
Didn't the first four seasons of B5 have a story arc, too? Andromeda was initially designed with a giant story arc in mind, but the lead writer got sacked in the middle of season 2, so there was a period of unrelated episodes. Still, they somehow managed to regain their footing more or less by the late season 4, and season 5 was quite coherent by the show's standards.
At least Andromeda was sort of finished, unlike Farscape that basically ended on a giant cliffhanger. I've read there are TV films that bring the story to a conclusion of sorts, but I've never seen them.
Makes me think of The Pretender, which is another great show that never got finished, not even with the film sequels...
*runs away in terror* Plushie monsters attack!!
Interesting. I was under the impression every country does this - diamonds are constantly demanded in technology, to cut and grind metal etc, so where else would people find so many of them... As for them being used in jewellery, this is something I know nothing about =)
http://youtu.be/9HmFg0WYx34
@maclean
Indeed, welcome to the madhouse, and while it's not Kinski-mad, it's not far off it either :-P
Not sure I got the message correct from the video you posted, but I interpret it as a warning not to do things just because your friends do. I noticed that most of them could swim through the air, whereas one of them probably looks like a giant pizza now!
@kettu
Bear with me until I think of some examples to post.
The problem is me; I don't understand music theory and never learned to read music. It's a problem because it means I can't explain things to you; such as I like certain types of chord progressions and harmonic structure. Me trying to explain stuff like that would sound really laughable to a musician so I tend not to do it (or at least I try not to do it). It would take me a whole page just to explain something a real musician could explain in a single sentence.
You asked me why I often mention "production" but not individual contributors. The reason is I'm into the production side of music. I develop VST and VSTi as a hobby but intend to make my designs marketable. Amazingly though, you picked-up on the "Production" thing even though it's the "Analogue" thing I try to emphasise the most in my posts. If there is one thing I am perfectly happy to promote and enthuse about, it is analogue technology because today, people simply are not educated as to what is best, they're brainwashed.
That's why, for example, I pointed out that the Giorgio Moroder tracks on the previous page were "Beautiful Analogue". There are three types of people who will listen to that track. Those that will listen to it and the analogue aspect of it will just fly right over their heads because they're listening to it on digital equipment. Then there are those (the ones who don't have cloth ears), will pick up on the fact that it still has a smoothness to it even in digital form, one that can only come from something that was recorded in analogue. And then there are those who will say to themselves, yup, that's definitely analogue and it rocks!
I point out when something is analogue because the hope is that those who have only ever used digital, will learn to associate the warmth and smoothness with the technique that was used to record it ...
Analogue.
The sound of analogue is so yummy that you simply cannot kill it's 'qualities' even with an atrociously bad YouTube upload. Here's what I mean; it's a terrible quality upload, but turn up the volume and enjoy the sheer solidity of it. This clip is effectively beaten to a pulp in terms of audio quality, but listen, the fatness of those real analogue synthesisers, the body behind the vocal (a natural side-effect of real analogue recording), and the general warmth of it all - it's still there - and it's awesome.
Awesome cover as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFNs_-LGgQs
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Well that was more fun than finding out about another Kinski special - not.
@Kettu
I'm thinking of a bunch of tracks to post that'll hopefully allow you to tell me what it is I like. If you understand music theory etc then you'll be able to tell me what it is the tracks I like have in common. I'm having a pretty good think about what to post because I'm curious to know what it is about certain tracks that I find catchy. If there's an easy musical term to describe what I like, I would genuinely love to know what it is.
But that can wait, in the meantime ...
The music by that Norwegian Sorceress, again, I have to say nope, didn't find it catchy. The first track, "Fake a Smile", I thought was listenable, but the others just bored me, as with a lot of them it's as if there's no wow factor to any aspect of the track. I don't expect a track to have a stunning chord sequence, stunning melody, and stunning vocal, but I always expect at least one of those elements to be there.
Whenever I don't like something, it's because none of those elements are there so for me, there is nothing to like about it. I think it was Vangelis once said "If it sounds good, it is good.". That makes perfect sense in some contexts, but not in others, and it's the others part I know nothing about.
Regards the Värttinä track, I had to switch it off around 0:20 as soon as that singing came into it. I just cannot bear that style of singing - it drives me nuts. It always sounds as if they're trying to keep a note but keep faltering. I realise it's a style practiced in various cultures but seriously, it drives me nuts. They do a similar thing in Indian music, but oddly enough I quite like the way Indian singers do it - how strange is that?
The Lizzy Borden track, again, the best one of the post. It's not what I listen to, but withing seconds of his music starting, I sort of know the rest is going to be acceptable at the very least.
The Girly and Lighthearted thing, OK, you win, although I should point out that in England, "Girly" is used in an extremely loose fashion, to the extent it can even mean exact opposites. An example context you might find the word "Girly" in would be "Girly Mag", meaning a magazine packed with nude women - a men's magazine. At the other end of the scale, the context I was using it in, "Girly" means something that girls or women are more likely to be interested in than men. For example, gossip magazines are Girly, the colour pink is Girly, shaving your legs is girly, knitting is Girly. There's no real definition of Girly because the fact is, there are men who wear a pink shirt, and men who shave their legs, it's just that in general terms, it's Girly. I think we all make-up our own minds as to what's Girly and what isn't.
Girly can even be synonymous.
I for example see Digital as the Girly technology and Analogue as the brute-force mans technology. I see Apple iPods as the girly mp3 player and the Sony Walkman as the mans mp3 player. I wouldn't walk around with an Apple logo on if you paid me (unless I could hide my face, take the cash and run), but would happily have the Sony logo printed across my shirt. So even names and logos can be girly.
Regards Farian and the compression, yup, I could use those forums but I just don't bother.
No famous Russian musicians:
Tchaikovsky?
Regards you sadly not being mistaken about England, yup, you're right, it is sad. It's sad because it makes British citizens like myself balk at the thought of propping-up the country in any shape or form. It comes out of hatred for the way we are treated, but as with the Olympics right now, people only see the "cool" side of Britian, they're not the lower class who have to live here. There's a saying around the world that most Americans don't seem to realise that the world extends past the shores of America. Well, that's pretty much what it's like in England too, the only difference being, the government don't seem to realise the country extends beyond the boundaries of London.
I'm proud to be British, not only because I'm British but because we have a heck of a lot to be proud of. But the government has no place in that pride, and it is the government that is systematically destroying the place. You'll notice in the Olympic Games that the opening was a celebration of what Britian was all about: innovation, industry, inventors.
After all that impressiveness, it's a pity they didn't put up a picture of all the dicks in government that have since destroyed all that industry - something for the Olympic Archery teams to target practice on.
Haven't seen Babylon 5 so I can't comment, but I was comparing to stuff like Star Trek etc. Farscape seemed more like a continuous film than the other series. There was another one I used to like as well, again it was one of the women that made me watch it and if I can remember her name I'll be able to locate the series. Again, despite the reason for watching it, it was an enjoyable program, will have to dig deep into my memory for it though - I can picture it but can't see it.
Regards the diamonds, I'm not talking about casual diamond look-a-likes, I mean they were trying to pass-off home-grown diamonds as real ones, or at least that's how I remember it. Had they done so then you can imagine the effect it would have on real diamonds, and the paranoia it would cause when buying them - is it real or is it real - that sort of thing.
Good news, you lucky people, I found the other series I was talking about, it's called "Space Precinct". If it weren't for remembering the name "Simone Bendix" (god I fancied her) - I doubt I'd have found it.
The First photo is of Simone, obviously, and the rest are screenshots from the series. Anyone who likes Star Trek, Farscape, Thunderbirds, will probably love Space Precinct. It was one of Gerry Anderson's works (think Thunderbirds), and you can see that in the sets and spaceships/spacecrafts (I especially used to love the outdoor sets).
Just checked the Wiki, It ran for 24 Episodes and this is Episode 14 "Predator and Prey" :
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxk-eijXPnQ
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn40Dk5g02k
Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hl5jFJZToU
Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gki5kp-gf1Q
Part 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz3Dc-KcE04
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Hey everyone!! If there's anyone who's into the oldschool heavier stuff, Testament released their brand new video today!! I absolutely love this band, they're always evolving yet keep their unmistakable style... Enjoy!!
Testament - Native Blood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Ibm8mjSek
O.o He's long dead. And he was a composer, not a musician.
Denis Matsuev, for instance, is a musician - a crazy brilliant piano player: his official playlist
But I was wondering more about Russian pop artists. Some claim international success, but I have yet to verify it for any artist that is not T.a.T.u.
After all that impressiveness, it's a pity they didn't put up a picture of all the dicks in government that have since destroyed all that industry - something for the Olympic Archery teams to target practice on.
LOL @ the target practice
I thought the opening was awesome, there was only one thing I wasn't too impressed with - the part with the mass dancing. I just can't stand mass dancing. Actually mass anything.
Now I see. It's just that in my own little world, outside of fantasy movies diamonds just don't exist in any shape or form that would be different from that of technology diamonds =) So I'm not that bothered.
Thanks! I hope to have enough time to watch this episode ASAP.
AH, the 90s... When I was a kid, I was hugely into Masterboy. Another side of 90s, but as 90s as it gets LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGkcsw-7OYw
Now that I'm looking back at it, it's logical - Masterboy were basically Van Halen with a dance beat =D OK, for the purists - "Van Hagar" XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfk89hBNO9g
OK, Kettu, here you go then, my most favourite piece of music of all time.
I've really thought about this, and while it was easy to separate the love I have for this piece from the general stuff that I like, it wasn't so easy to decide between this and the song that came second to it. In the end I decided that out of my top two, this one had to win because it never fails to give goosebumps. I will post the song that came second after you have dissected this one.
All I can tell you about this track is that from the first time I heard it, I could not stop whistling it, and it wasn't until many years later that a certain company did the best thing ever, and used it to chart the evolution of their company in the most magnificent way. I already loved the song, but then I saw the ad on TV and thought, wow, that was just fantastic! The icing on the cake was when I went to the cinema, and totally unexpectedly, they showed a full uncut version of the ad I'd never seen, it was in it's original super-wide panorama aspect ratio and was blasted through those speakers they use. I swear my jaw must have hit the floor, I'm sure of it - it was just f*cking incredible - goosebumps like you would not believe.
To me this track is like a musical 'fix', where sadly the length is not sufficient, I can play it endless times and never get tired of it, and for a song to be so good I could never tire of it, that alone is praise indeed. I love everything about it, the vocal, the style, the chord sequence, the melody, the counter-melody, the lyrics, the everything.
Just promise me this before you dissect it:
- Use headphones (yeah I know, you do anyway)
- Play it full screen
- Play it as loud as you can comfortably get away with
- Play it at least twice over
Then dissect it, no cheating.
If you haven't already guessed it, the attached images hint at what it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWX2YTolwQ
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Actually, it's quite "lighthearted", so I'm pretty sure you'll like it.
---links first, discussion second---
I understand, it's just that I need to get some of my own thoughts out too =) And maybe they will be somewhat interesting for you because we're like on two different sides of the fence music genre-wise =)
...The iPod sounds gay for mainly three reasons...
I always have my Russian mp3 player assembled here from Korean parts with me, thank you very much =D And I would not shop at iTunes even if it were available in Russia - it rips the musicians off!!! the royalties are non-existent.
Unbelievably stupid of your government...
LOL Now I wish such crystals were physically possible XD
I'll let you know. Though I generally prefer my SF daaaaaaaark and aaaaaaangsty...
What about the song? - I was looking forward to the dissection, did you miss my previous post?
I put a lot of thought into that, took me at least a day to think about it.
Maybe you thought it was so bad you dare not comment, you thought it was crap? :-P
I'm sorry, I've just seen the post!! Must have been some forum notification glitch...
The song is very pretty and has wonderful lyrics with a lovely spiritual message. I've never heard it before - who did it, BTW? - but I've seen the lyrics quoted here and there. And even though I've never heard it, it has that "instant familiarity" that is considered to form the basis of a "classic hit" - the chord progression is pleasantly recognisable yet is not really some tried and true I-IV-V, and the melody moves mostly in consonant intervals. It seems seventh chords are very important for the arrangement - I tend to think of them as "high fashion" because they're used in many classic pop or jazz hits. Do you like jazz?
I'm also curious what that second song in your top would be =)
Oh wow... so many great links here... I guess It'll take me a few days to sort through that, thanks Mustakettu85 for pointing me here :)
Somehow this thread inspired me to listen to some of my faves again... I don't really know how to categorize them... Never been good at that :) Hmm... I admit I haven't read all the sites yet and this might be linked already... but...
My Dying Bride (especially For my fallen Angel)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLmspcgrYrY
or the Wolfheart Album...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtbUPfhA18c
And for a less "heavy menu" how's about Bands like Airbourne?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQBtVQ0TxWA
Might not really fit in here, but... heck they help when you're cleaning up your flat *lol*
People caught in the Apple bubble are unaware of pages like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vinyl-Albums-Music/b/ref=amb_link_164095247_26?ie=UTF8&node=520022
And news like this:
http://thequietus.com/articles/07738-hmv-to-stock-more-vinyl
Of course the only reason these measures have to be taken in the first place is because of the damage iTunes and other such crap has done to music retailers worldwide, and because our governments are incapable of dealing with industry and job threatening monopolies.