While MPP refuses to leak, you can take a listen to a live preview thanks to the folks over at onethirtybpm.com

And if that isn't enough, check out the MPP Leak feed.

But most importantly, stare at that image for a few minutes!

What an album cover eh?

Ages ago on the internet, I found the same design yet with green and yellow colors, and saved it, knowing, one day, that jpg would grow up to be an album cover.

P.S. use your scroll bar to go up and down and watch the little oval things as it moves.

Seemingly somewhat too completely appropriate, I figured I'd post this.

However, now with thanksgiving down, that means I've not even got a month to make my christmas playlist. Once I get it put together all nice, I'll be sure to post it, but until then, this is going to have to do it for you.

One of my favorite bootlegs of theirs, I think it might be the only time I've ever heard Come Closer played live.

Hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving!

-H

Happy Thanksgiving!

the Music Tapes- Music for Clouds & Tornadoes

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wiki
on merge
on e6

RIYL:
Elephant 6, Neutral Milk Hotel, haunting music, "not just another e6 album", quite possibly the best release since ITAOTS from E6.
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Sampler #2

I'm actually somewhat not completely weighed down by school right now thanks to turkey break. Therefore, today I compiled a little bit of a sampler similar to the last one, that generally has no direction or theme. These are 22 songs that I really like and encourage y'all to listen to. There's something for everyone, or at least I hope there is.

1. Eels- 3 Speed
2. Big Star- the Ballad of El Goodo
3. Little Joy- the Next Time Around
4. the Music Tapes- Manifest Destiny
5. J Dilla- Won't Do
6. My Morning Jacket- Come Closer
7. Blitzen Trapper- Reno
8. George Roark- I Ain't A Bit Drunk
9. the Books- It Never Changes To Stop
10. the Unicorns- Stop
11. Dr. Dog- Little Bird
12. Tortoise- Gamera
13. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy- No More Workhorse Blues
14. De La Soul- Me Myself and I
15. the Flying Burrito Brothers- Hot Burrito #1
16. Fugazi- Turnover
17. Harry Nilsson- Without You
18. Ghostface Killad- Whip You With A Strap
19. Talk Talk- Ascension Day
20. Van Dyke Parks- the All Golden
21. Uncle Tupelo- Moonshiner
22. M. Ward- From a Pirate Radio Sermon, 1989

Aside from this, Kate's got a mix she's going to upload once she gets back from Florida.

As far as album uploads go, I'm going to try uploading the new Music Tapes a little later today and hopefully this mix inspires a request or two, so either leave a comment or shout in the C box over there --------------->

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Blitzen Trapper - Cool Love #1

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wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: cool lovin, folk-pop, jitterbugs

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If you want more I also have:
Blitzen Trapper
Furr
Field Rex
Wild Mountain Nation
EP3


Sorry it took so long to get this uploaded, but at least now I know how to unprotect apple-protected songs :P
Also, I'm leaving for Florida in 12 hours, so have fun with Heno this next week!

American Football- S/T

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wiki
myspace
website (or what used to be their website)

RIYL: Emo, post-hardcore, math rock, pre- Dashboard Confessional, one of the projects involving dudes from Owen/Joan of Arc/Owls/ etc. etc.

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I'm hoping to upload Owls' Owls too.

My Morning Jacket- Sweatbees EP

Download Here:
MEGAUPLOAD

Wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: The weird MMJ between at dawn and it still moves, which also happens to be my favorite MMJ.

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If you want more, I also have:

Everything ever.

Just leave me a comment.

P.S. Is "sweatbee" a regional term? Does anyone outside of Appalachia know what that means?

Phosphorescent- A Hundred Times Or More

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Wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Folk, chanty folk, reverb folk, folky folk.

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Thanks to Shawn for the album art link. Check out his blog (one of my favorites!)

Calexico- Carried to Dust & Garden Ruin

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Carried To Dust
Garden Ruin

Wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Alt-Country, Mexicana/Americana, good slow music.

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Just leave me a comment.

A reminder to all the folks in the Lexington/Louisville area,

Tomorrow night, y'all gotta come to see the Englishman, the Swells, and most importantly, Will Oldham and the Picket Line.

Tickets are on sale at CD Central for 12$, I just got mine and Kate's, so I assume they are still selling them, though I've been told they might sell out by the end of the day.

Anyway, for the rest of you non-Kantucks, I'm working on a batch of uploads for tonight.

These include, but are not limited to:
Calexico- Garden Ruin (and a re-up of Carried to Dust)
something from the Cap'n Jazz/Joan of Arc scene. (I'm thinking American Football or Owls, but I haven't quite decided yet)
MAYBE the new Ludacris album
and if Merriweather Post Pavillion leaks, I'll post it.

Until it does though, the thread over at ateaseweb will suffice.

Little Joy- S/T

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wiki
myspace

RIYL: the Strokes, Brazil, breakup albums, Los Hermanos, Megapuss, Noah Georgeson's production.

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P.S. This is the best album to come from a solo member of the Strokes.

the Books- Lost and Safe

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wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Folktronica, incredibly underrated albums, albums that have hundreds of cultural references that though at first aren't very noticeable, once analyzed, are really quite impressive, one of my favorite electronic albums.

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If you want more I also have:
Thought for Food
The Lemon of Pink
Lost and Safe
Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities by the Books

Various Artists- Classical Chinese Folk Music Disc 2 & The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. 1

Classical Chinese Folk Music Disc 2
RIYL: China...

But really, this is an incredible collection of old chinese music. It's amazing to me how complex chinese music is, and I hope you all take time to listen with this collection.


The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. 1
RIYL: World music, incredible gems of records that have mostly faded into obscurity, albums Jeff Mangum played on his radio show.

Flying Lotus- Los Angeles

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wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: hip hop, incredible beats!, adult swim, nephews of Alice Coltrane, futuristic music.

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If you want more I also have:
Shhh!

J. Dilla- the Shining

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wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Music, hip hop, greatest producers ever, one of the greatest albums ever.

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J Dilla was truly the greatest producer in music until his untimely death. If you all have any heart, go out and buy a few records of his. This, Donuts, Ruff Draft, any of them, and I guarantee you'll not regret it.

Upcoming albums

J Dilla- the Shining
CocoRosie- Noah's Ark
Flying Lotus- Los Angeles
Various Artists- Classical Chinese Folk Music Disc 2
Various Artists- The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. 1

And, if any interest exists, I might start uploading either the six albums of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk music, or the seven albums of Kentucky Mountain Music.

Six Organs of Admittance - Dust & Chimes

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wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Complex guitar parts, Jandek, John Fahey, quiet music, chimes, noise.

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If you want more I also have:
The Sun Awakens
Shelter From the Ash
School of the Flower

J. Tillman- Vacilant Territory Blues

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MEDIAFIRE

Myspace
Wiki
Website

RIYL: Folk, rock, country, upcoming artists that are wonderful, the drummer from Fleet Foxes... because this is him.

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This is all I got.

As far as that John Fahey upload goes, I'm trying to find a place to host it that works with my internet connection, but it might be a day or two :(

Brian Eno- Another Green World

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MEDIAFIRE

Wiki
Website

RIYL: Albums that are truly unique, Eno's best, experimental music.

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If you want anymore, just ask.

Upcoming:

J. Tillman- Vacilant Territory Blues
John Fahey- Return of the Repressed
Miles Davis- Blue Haze
Brian Eno- Another Green World

Congrats America,
y'all did it!

I'm still working on that program, as well as studying for an exam I have to take in ~3 hours, but tonight once I get back and finish my program, I'll try to upload those albums.

Until then, here's Megapuss' Adam & Steve video.

Your vote counts!

Hope y'all went out to vote today.

Although the night is young, it seems like Obama is indeed going to capture the presidency, giving hope to all us Americans who don't make 200k+ a year.

I'm gonna try to have this program I'm working on for my class done by tomorrow [a day or two overdue :( ] and I think I'm gonna make a blog post tomorrow with anywhere from two to four albums.

In the meantime, I'd like to take a second to encourage you all to think about music on the radio. Don't get me wrong on this, because I worked a 3-6 A.M. shift for a college radio station this past summer, and I know a thing or two about the whole idea of 'alternative' music, but as of lately, I'm absolutely in love with most of what I hear on the radio.

Lil' Wayne is truly the beatles/michael jackson/elvis/whomever of our age you know? Not that I like to compare anyone to anyone, but he's truly the best rapper alive, and if you do not own it, please go out and buy tha Carter III.

The new T.I. is wonderful as well, and that new song "Chopped and Screwed" by T-Pain and Ludacris has got to be one of the top five songs of this year.

I encourage all of you to take a few moments to set aside any prejudices and break down any barriers you have keeping you from listening to this incredible music.

I consider myself mostly a fan of country music, but truly, most of my favorite music could never be played in the grand ole opry, and that's something I'm glad about.