going under.

music sharing blogs and file sharing sites seem to be going under left and right. To protect myself from getting caught in some bad stuff, i have deleted all my mediafire links. I still own all the music, and will probably still post about music that matters to me. To all the people who lurked but never followed feel free to email me if you cannot find an album you would like, and I will personally email the zip to you. There will always be a way. see you soon.

Don't save us from the flames.

Here is another M83 album. Before the Dawn Heals Us is M83's third studio album, and unlike Saturdays = Youth (the other album of theirs I posted and that you should download now if you haven't already) this one has a little less shoegaze bits, and more ambient electronic soundscapes. But the big sounding shoegazey songs are still present, just a little less. I'm always at odds with which album I prefer, so I thought it would be fitting to post this one as well.

M83 is quickly becoming one of my favorite artists of all time. After seeing them play an outstanding, intimate set here in Phoenix, and upon hearing their newest (6th) album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, they have definitely entered top 10 status. And I will be seeing them again at this years Coachella Music and Arts Festival, along with a bunch of other bands I've already posted (Refused, At the Drive In, Bon Iver, DJ Shadow, etc). If you have not, you should check out M83's newest album, it's fantastic. 22 songs, and yet it doesn't get old. People say that one day it could be on par with Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The White Album, and even Loveless. I am not going to post it here, but you should be able to find it, or buy it. They deserve it. Excellent set of musicians.

M83 - "Before The Dawn Heals Us"

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Honesty is sick...

This album should be just as acclaimed as Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division. A post punk classic, but it's also much more than post punk. It's kind of metal, kind of funky, kind of electronic and you can definitely hear the beginning of Industrial music. But all things said, it's a punk album, and a damn good one.

Interesting side note: Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Metallica, and Tool have all credited Killing Joke for influencing much of their own material. With Foo Fighters and Metallica actually covering songs off this classic album (Requiem and The Wait respectively).

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Killing Joke - "Killing Joke"

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The Nightmare Continues...

"The blast wave from a thermonuclear explosion is being likened to enormous door slamming in the depths of hell."

Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing. Released in 1982, and at the time deemed "unmusical". Now it's seen as the first "extreme" album of all time. Highly debatable, but holy fuck this was heavy and raw for the time. I remember when I bought this CD freshmen year of high school, I was scared when I first heard it. Truly on a different level. Possibly the greatest hardcore band of all time. 12 tracks of rage and protest that stand the test of time.

Discharge - "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing"

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I'm at home, but it don't feel the same.

Merchandise are from Florida and feature members of tons of other great punk bands. This is a cassette tape they released a couple years ago (their 2nd release). This is one of my favorite tapes in my collection. It opens with a punk rager entitled "White Walls", then weaves in and out of 4 more tracks that all sound like one big bedroom session. Sounding more like the early 90's indie rock with a post punk vibe. Sad, distant music and lyrics. Quite catchy but retains that grittiness that makes punk rock so likable. HIGHLY recommended if you like depressing sounds.

Merchandise - "Terminal Jagger Jane's Addiction Boxset"

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(not my rip of the cassette, link stolen from icoulddietomorrow.blogspot.com)

The Earth just won't seem worth your night or your day...

Current musical obsession. Slept on this album for too long. This album sounds so ahead of it's time. Released in 1972, Pink Moon is Nick Drake's 3rd and final studio album. After the album he withdrew from performing and recording and moved to his parents home. He then died in 1974 from an overdose of antidepressants at the age of 26. The sound here is sad and somber yet beautiful. Lofi and acoustic. Reminiscent of the sound that artists like Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley and Iron and Wine would popularize decades later. Great stuff. This is my morning train ride music. Highly recommended.

Nick Drake - "Pink Moon"

  

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You deserve even worse

Insert definition of anger.
members of The Swarm and Cursed
Essential hardcore/punk
"Fuck your popularity contest, I want to see a murder contest."

Left For Dead - "Splitting Heads"

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