| This will be the first of the themed mixtapes, and the theme will be: Electronic Rules: - One song per person. If you can't choose, submit two songs and I will pick one. - Post a link to the song you want. Mediafire, zShare, and MegaUpload are examples of file hosting sites. If you do not provide a link to your song, it won't be added to the mixtape. - You must post your song in this thread. I will not accept songs sent to me through any other means. - mp3 format only. No exceptions. High quality preferred. Recommended bitrate is 192kb/s, and minimum bitrate is 128kp/s. All songs below the required quality will be rejected. -All songs must be under 10 minutes in length. Most of the time this won't be a problem, although if you do happen to have a song over 10 minutes, please choose something else. - The deadline is 11:59PM Pacific Time, December 27, 2008. I will not accept song submissions after the deadline. - Goal number of tracks is 12-20, and the limit is 25, so if you want your song included, post it early! Tracklist as of December 28, 2008 Download link: MegaUpload |
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Kokonoe said: Electronic OH HO HO Motoro Faam - And Surface Runoff |
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| How about some SID Metal? Machinae Supremacy - Seventeen I hope that counts. :< |
De-JaYDec 7, 2008 1:31 PM
| Sparks - Now That I Own the BBC I'd forgot how much I loved this one. |
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| Electronic.. my only weakness.. how did you know? Seriously, I dislike most of the genre, but that just makes it more of a challenge.. I really dig the early German stuff (Kraftwerk et al..) though, and my favorite band (Legendary Pink Dots) dabbles in electronic sounds quite a bit, so I'll see what I can dig up. Karppaky said: LOL, I already know I don't like this (that album was painful). Although, if I remember correctly, that was the best track on it, which isn't saying much..Whitehouse - Wriggle Like a Fucking Eel Oh man, I love Sparks and that's a song I haven't heard yet. They've tried many genres over the years, it doesn't surprise me they'd have some electronic as well. Should be interesting (and entertaining, which is a given for Sparks). |
SchnickelFritzDec 7, 2008 1:39 PM
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| wow I should have known.... Amethystium - Fable |
itainteazyDec 7, 2008 1:13 PM
Sonzai said: Boards of Canada - Peacock Tail props for the BoC |
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| Sabrepulse - Horizons (Remix) One of the best Chiptune/8Bit Artists... Hrhrr. |
| Decided to pass on both LPD and the Germans. Maybe some other time. Now, for my pick.. Silver Apples ~ Lovefingers Note that this was released in 1968. I'll just copy/paste a blurb from wikipedia: "... one of the first groups to employ electronic music techniques extensively within a rock idiom, and their minimalistic style, with its pulsing, driving beat and frequently discordant modality, anticipated not only the experimental electronic music and krautrock of the 1970s, but underground dance music and indie rock of the 1990s as well." And another one concerning their.. instrument setup: ""nine audio oscillators and eighty-six manual controls...The lead and rhythm oscillators are played with the hands, elbows and knees and the bass oscillators are played with the feet." Needless to say these two guys were electronic pioneers, way ahead of their time and very influential. Thus ends your history lesson for today. |
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| By the end of December, I bet that I'll be hooked to 90% of the artists on this mixtape. Andy Hunter - Amazing |
| Tokyo Rave Crew - The Anthem (HEAVENS WiRE Mix) Such a great party song :) |
yakisobapanDec 15, 2008 2:16 AM
| Olive by umbrella This is pretty awesome. I am not really into chiptune, though :'< Nice track, however. |
| HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGH I think I'll sit this one out |
| To those still using RapidShare, please use another hosting site. I'm usually subjected to waiting times whenever I try to download anything from RS. Sonzai said: Boards of Canada - Peacock Tail Sorry, but there's a 10 minute limit on all songs. I probably should have mentioned this already, but I didn't expect anyone to actually upload a song that long. I'll add it to the rules. If you have a similar song under 10 minutes, that would be great. |
| Peacock Tail clocks in at 5:24 for me. |
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wizwinkleman said: Peacock Tail clocks in at 5:24 for me. It showed up as the same for me, but it played around 11 minutes. |
| I just played the song and it checks out okay. Must be something on your end? |
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wizwinkleman said: I just played the song and it checks out okay. Must be something on your end? Doesn't matter, he has to choose something else. Shouldn't be that hard to find. |
| Well, that's a bit silly. And I actually liked it.. Try a different player? |
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wizwinkleman said: Well, that's a bit silly. And I actually liked it.. Try a different player? I'm doing the mixtapes, not you, and I can refuse any song for any or no reason if I like. If you think you can do a better job than me, I welcome you to try. In fact you could start by doing #3.5 after I'm done #3, then you can do things your way instead of questioning mine. The only way I can include the song is by editing it to the intended length, which I will do if Sonzai is okay with it. Otherwise he must upload another song. |
SubstanceDDec 15, 2008 1:22 AM
| Maybe you played it twice by accident? I'm only half joking.. Considering the style of music, it could be done without noticing.. No need to get defensive. Just trying to help. |
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| I appreciate your efforts to help, but I know what I'm doing, don't worry about it. Thanks anyway. |
SubstanceDDec 15, 2008 1:30 AM
| I really do appreciate the way you're running these, and find your guidelines very reasonable. Didn't mean to question that. Although, perhaps I was getting a little irritated there, my apologies. Just wondering how a song would play twice as long as it should. |
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| Hearts of Black Science – Miles I know, 128 kbps is kinda low quality but I couldn't find something better |
Kokonoe said: wizwinkleman said: Peacock Tail clocks in at 5:24 for me. It showed up as the same for me, but it played around 11 minutes. That sure is weird. It says 5:25 in my itunes. I guess I'll upload some other song from that album then. Edit. And here it is Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy |
SonzaiDec 15, 2008 6:22 AM
| oh hell yeah, Machinae Supremacy E Nomine - Mitternacht |
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| Yeesh, I wasn't in a very good mood last night. Sorry about that. Think I may have an idea for a 3.5 (or at least a 4.5) mixtape. |
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| Fuck yes, one of my top fav genres. Why am I always a minority in my likings. :< Kill Paradise - Fall From a Star <3 |
wizwinkleman said: Well, that's a bit silly. And I actually liked it.. Try a different player? kokonut is always silly. |
Drybananna said: Fuck yes, one of my top fav genres. Why am I always a minority in my likings. :< Kill Paradise - Fall From a Star <3 96kp/s? I'll allow it this time but I'm not sure if everyone wants to listen to a track with quality that low. From #4 on I think I'll make the minimum bitrate 128kp/s and preferred bitrate 192kp/s. |
SubstanceDDec 27, 2008 8:06 PM
| MAL Mixtape #3 ready for download. This is the first themed mixtape, happy listening! Also, slight change of plans on the themes. I will choose the theme for #4-5 as well. For #6-9, people can suggest themes and I'll pick the most popular theme or just pick one of the suggestions, depending on the situation. #10 will have a special theme that I'll announce in the #10 thread. The best time to suggest themes for the next mixtape would be in the current thread. For example, suggestions for #6 will be open in the #5 thread, preferably after #5 is already done to avoid thread clutter. Edit: Damn it, I screwed up a couple track number tags. Oh well, I'll fix everything when the time for re-uploading comes. |
SubstanceDDec 28, 2008 6:31 PM
| That was a decent mixtape, much better than all the ones we've had so far. Good stuff. |
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| Perhaps I should have gone with some Kraftwerk, but I figured them to be too well known. An obvious choice. Ah, always with the second thoughts.. Time to give this thing a listen. |
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| 1. Mindless Self Indulgence - Mastermind: 3/10 I was already familiar with this band. Didn't like them before, don't like them now. They must exist solely to annoy the shit out of me. 2. Machinae Supremacy - Seventeen: 3/10 More metal than electronic, with cheesy guitar (and synth) lines and some awful singing. 3. Intro5pect - Oppressing You: 5/10 Punk with breakbeats, plus a vocoder near the end. Interesting. 4. E Nomine - Mitternacht: 6/10 Not sure why I like this. Guess I'm a sucker for choirs. 5. Sparks - Now That I Own the BBC: 6/10 Not one of their better tunes, but hey it's Sparks, so there are catchy melodies and amusing lyrics. Gotta love 'em. 6. Hearts of Black Science - Miles 2005: 8/10 Reminds me of the best synthpop of the 80s.. Depeche Mode, New Order.. which is a very good thing. Gave it a repeat listen before continuing. A top notch tune. 7. Silver Apples - Lovefingers: 9/10 My pick, love it, biased, etc.. 8. Airlock - Revealing Some Interest: 6/10 I suppose you could call this instrumental trip-hop. Pleasant. 9. Amethystium - Fable: 5/10 A little bland and some of the synth tones used rub me the wrong way. Still, it has its pretty moments and the singing is good. 10. Global Communication - 8:07: 7/10 Ah, now this is more like it. Wouldn't quite call it ambient, but it's nice and mellow. 11. Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy: 8/10 Listening to Music Has the Right to Children several years ago left me cold, but I'm digging this track (and that other one Sonzai uploaded previously). Might need to give BoC another shot. 12. Andy Hunter - Amazing: 5/10 Huh.. suppose it's not bad for what it is. I'm honestly surprised I didn't hate this song. Normally can't stand this kind of music. Odd. 13. Umbrella - Olive: 1/10 Ugh.. sorry, but this is dreadful. 14. Tokyo Rave Crew - The Anthem (Heaven's Wire Mix): 1/10 House, trance.. whatever this dance/rave-y music is called, I cannot stomach. 15. Astral Projection - Flying Into A Star: 3/10 Slightly more bearable than the last two, but cripes, those pulse beats do my head in after a while. 16. Whitehouse - Wriggle Like a Fucking Eel: 1/10 I was too lenient with my rating of Birdseed. This is even worse than I'd remembered. 17. Motoro Faam - And Surface Runoff: 8/10 A breath of fresh air after the Whitehouse and quite lovely. Thanks to Neverender for the track choice and Kokonoe for its placement. Bravo. 18. !!! - Hello? Is This Thing On?: 7/10 Oh boy, do I like funk (really should go about getting some). Vocals are a bit meh, especially the guy freaking out near the end (one point off for that), but the music is fun so I don't mind so much. 19. The Moog Cookbook - 25 or 6 to 4: 7/10 This is hilarious. Complete novelty, but hilarious. 20. Kill Paradise - Fall From A Star: 3/10 Awful. Bonus point for the "man, I think that's hot" bit. I chuckled. 21. Sabrepulse - Horizons (Remix): 3/10 I think this is what people call chiptune? Isn't saying much, but it's less annoying than the other dance-y tracks, and the length helps. 22. Freezepop - Manipulate (Mastermind Mix): 6/10 Ha, cute. They sound a bit Kraftwerk-ish, although that may just be the robotic voice. Not a bad way to end the mix. Wow, my opinions varied widely there. So I do like more electronic music than I previously let on.. I guess it's just similar to metal in that I'm very selective. But of course, a lot of these tracks weren't "straight" electronic, with a lot of genre mixing going on, which is cool by me. This turned out better than I expected, as always (good to keep those expectations low). Great job, everyone. |
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