Off Topic: What Are You Listening To?

138 responses to “Off Topic: What Are You Listening To?”

1. 

   shane

   October 30, 2012 at 11:04 am

   I bought the Bee Gees Mythology set yesterday, and am listening to that. I was fortunate enough to see Robin Gibb live in Sydney (his last Australian performance before his death). He channelled this amazing combination of ineffable cool style, reserved confidence, outdated nerd, and self-conscious nervous movement.

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   1. 

      garnet23

      October 30, 2012 at 6:51 pm

      Anthology?

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         shane

         October 30, 2012 at 10:44 pm

         No, it’s a 4 disc box set called Mythology.

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2. 

   ace_aviator

   October 30, 2012 at 11:05 am

   I suggest a fairly new Australian band called The Rubens, who have just released a self-titled debut. You might’ve heard their song ‘My Gun’ on the radio recently. Their style is catchy and quite a fresh sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJk-E0A6nxw Not bad at all.

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   1. 

      jartuk

      October 30, 2012 at 11:15 am

      I saw The Rubens perform when I saw Lanie Lane at The Metro in Sydney earlier this year…they sounded good…now the album is out I’ll need to check it out!

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         magus44

         October 31, 2012 at 2:27 am

         Jealous. Tried to see her in a club in Oakleigh bout a month back and it was sold out. So shattered.

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      link

      October 30, 2012 at 1:11 pm

      rubens are good!
      though personally i prefer styles similar to LCD soundsystems more =P
      love Dance yrself clean by LCD soundsystems

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      garnet23

      October 30, 2012 at 6:51 pm

      Is a cracker album

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3. 

   light487

   October 30, 2012 at 11:07 am

   Nothing you would like, I’m sure… it’s all Chinese and Taiwanese stuff for me these days..

   With one exception I guess.. there is a band that was formed a couple years back with old-timers wanting to reimagine rock’n’roll in the new milennia: Chicken Foot.

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   1. 

      tisme

      October 30, 2012 at 6:31 pm

      Good that Satriani is still as amazing as ever. Most melodic guitarist there is.

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4. 

   One_Man_Matrix

   October 30, 2012 at 11:09 am

   Thousand Needles in Red and a little bit of Chevelle’…

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5. 

   Lebowski

   October 30, 2012 at 11:10 am

   Kendrick Lamar’s new album is damn good, any rapper that goes in over a beat that samples Beach House gets a big tick from me. And HOTLINE MIAMI’s soundtrack is superb, so drugged out and woozy.

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   1. 

      iniff

      October 30, 2012 at 11:53 am

      THIS

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      1. 

         garnet23

         October 30, 2012 at 6:52 pm

         YES

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         1. 

            robby

            October 30, 2012 at 9:23 pm

            So stoked a second round of tickets has been released for his Melbourne show, unfortunately missed out on the first. Incredible album

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6. 

   Stealth_nt

   October 30, 2012 at 11:11 am

   I’m listening to a great NZ glitchhop artists called Opiuo.

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   1. 

      link

      October 30, 2012 at 1:13 pm

      thanks for the suggestion so far liking what im hearing =)
      On the topic of NZ music what you reckon of Mt Eden (more traditional style dubstep)?

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7. 

   geriatricpancakes

   October 30, 2012 at 11:13 am

   Black Mesa Soundtrack

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8. 

   DebSrsns

   October 30, 2012 at 11:14 am

   I’m listening to my hard drive make grinding sounds as it clings to life.

   Musically, I’m listening to Kansas because it’s on the non-failing harddrive, and I’m lazy about getting new music.

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9. 

   jartuk

   October 30, 2012 at 11:14 am

   Mixed bag really…Muse’s new cd “The 2nd Law”, “Away From The World” by Dave Matthews Band, “Bangarang EP” by Skrillex and “Theatre is Evil” by Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra.

   Waiting on the next Ministry of Sound Annual to be released.

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   1. 

      rocketman

      October 30, 2012 at 11:27 am

      You I like you.

      Second Law starts really strongly and i thought it started to fade a little but the last few tracks really stand out as great songs. Bangarang is amazingly clever and so catchy.

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         perforatedear

         October 30, 2012 at 11:40 am

         I agree with you how it fades in the middle.
         It’s still good enough to listen through the whole album.

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         jartuk

         October 30, 2012 at 1:25 pm

         Agreed regarding 2nd Law…Panic Station is probably my fave track so far. Bangarang I’ve really only listened to the title track a whole heap…so I need to give the rest a listen to

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10. 

    puppylicks

    October 30, 2012 at 11:19 am

    Thanks to Mawt I’ve been listening to The Megas all week.
    I really love this acoustic version of QuickMan’s song as it sets the whole thing up like a tragic western. http://themegas.bandcamp.com/track/the-quick-and-the-blue-quickman

    Also while Megaman 2’s music was the best, The Megas’ Megaman 3 album has reminded me how awesome that game’s music was too 🙂

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    1. 

       mawt

       October 30, 2012 at 11:46 am

       I really love that track as well.

       At the moment I’ve been listening to V/A – Handheld Heroes Volume One. It was featured on Kotaku earlier in the year; I picked up then, but I’ve been re-listening to it now as I paid for the Data CD version which just arrived, so I’ve been working on getting it playing through various handheld devices, including my GP2X Cannoo to use emulated Game Boy sound chip for the included ROM’s.

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11. 

    Esther

    October 30, 2012 at 11:20 am

    Ammonia Avenue – The Alan Parsons Project

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    1. 

       lortarg

       October 30, 2012 at 11:24 am

       I haven’t listened to a lot of Alan Parsons Project. Does he have anything else that is like A Valid Path?
       I’ve listened to bits here and there but it sounded different.

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       1. 

          thecracks

          October 30, 2012 at 11:42 am

          I can’t help but think of Austin Powers whenever someone mentions Alan Parsons Project.

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             lortarg

             October 30, 2012 at 11:49 am

             Me too, and I can’t even think of the reference at the moment.

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12. 

    thelastquestion

    October 30, 2012 at 11:20 am

    Gay Paris, The Beards and Kim Churchill.

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13. 

    dan

    October 30, 2012 at 11:21 am

    So far for today: Alt-J – An Awesome Wave, not bad, a few good tracks on there and Hermitude – HyperParadise, really loving Aus Hip-Hop at the moment.
    Oh, and the Jamestown Soundtrack gets spun regularly 🙂

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    1. 

       link

       October 30, 2012 at 1:17 pm

       love the hyperparadise album!
       get in my life and The Villian make me feel like such a badass when listening to them.
       Speak of the devil is pretty catchy as well
       have you heard the flume remix of hyperparadise?

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       garnet23

       October 30, 2012 at 7:57 pm

       Alt-J’s album is so close to my album of the year

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14. 

    lortarg

    October 30, 2012 at 11:22 am

    Always listen to Devin Townsend.
    But also been listening to Drowning Pool again since I recently bought their 4th album.

    Other than that, some Orgy (getting back into Industrial) and Gnarls Barkley (who I only recently started listening to).

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    1. 

       crestler

       October 30, 2012 at 11:45 am

       Okay, that first sentence was exceptional, (anything with Devin is tops!) But drowning pool, man that’s some serious 1999 music! haha

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          lortarg

          October 30, 2012 at 11:54 am

          Well the 4th album is 2010 if that helps. I’m just 2 years late for it (and 5 years for the 3rd which I haven’t heard)

          Been listening to Epicloud (it’s so happy!) and Ghost most recently, but also By A Thread (the live albums of the first 4 Devin Townsend Project albums)

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          1. 

             crestler

             October 30, 2012 at 12:13 pm

             Haha I still can’t get them out of my head with that movie with Jet Li, The One.

             By A Thread is pretty awesome, as well as Epicloud, and Ghost! I’d suggest if you haven’t done so, to obtain one of his first albums, Ocean Machine – Biochem. It’s an exceptionally good album!

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                lortarg

                October 30, 2012 at 1:03 pm

                I have pretty much all of his albums (Ocean Machine being the first) except for the ambient ones. There may be one or two other obscure ones I don’t have but pretty sure I have everything else.

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                dead_spawn

                October 30, 2012 at 5:47 pm

                Don’t forget about Punky Brewster – Cooked on Phonics, came out the year before ocean machine, awesome and hilarious at the same time.

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                lortarg

                October 31, 2012 at 1:52 pm

                Yep, Punky Bruster is a contender for my fave Devy album.

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             The Promiscuous Crab

             October 30, 2012 at 1:47 pm

             Animals, Animals……….. love this song. when I first heard it though I thought it was: Animals, animals and a monkey. I cant now get it out of my head. monkey. every time.

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                thelastquestion

                November 2, 2012 at 7:03 am

                Dammit. Now I’m going to hear that every time I listen to it too >_

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       gus

       October 30, 2012 at 1:43 pm

       “Ziltoid the Omniscient” is awesome! 🙂

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15. 

    Neo Kaiser

    October 30, 2012 at 11:24 am

    I’m listening to ACOCO http://my.spill.com/profiles/blogs/a-couple-of-cold-ones-october-28-2012
    while at work.

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16. 

    germinalconsequence

    October 30, 2012 at 11:24 am

    I’ve mainly been letting my music player (Winamp user here) decide for me what I’m listening to, however, I have been queuing up BIAS by minusbaby, Favoritism by MC Frontalot, Album Raises New and Troubling Questions by TMBG, Synthetica by Metric (Youth without Youth is fantastic!), Imaginaerum by Nightwish (There’s a movie inspired by it coming next year!) and Poetry for the Poisoned by Kamelot. I also have the new Giana Sisters GST to add to my queue and I’m hoping to get God of Love by Stereo Alchemy soon.

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    1. 

       rocketman

       October 30, 2012 at 11:28 am

       METRIC FAN WOOO
       we should start a club., 🙂

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    2. 

       thecracks

       October 30, 2012 at 11:40 am

       Clone > Youth Without Youth.

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          alexpants

          October 30, 2012 at 11:48 am

          Lost Kitten > Clone

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             sughly

             October 30, 2012 at 1:16 pm

             Love Speed the Collapse

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    3. 

       AkumajoBelmont

       October 30, 2012 at 7:54 pm

       Kamelot’s new album Silverthorn just dropped… its amazing. I loved Poetry too… actually everything from The Fourth Legacy and up is mint. Kamelot can do no wrong by me. Nice to see another fan 🙂

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17. 

    benny

    October 30, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Freak Show. My favourite Silverchair album.

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    1. 

       crispus

       October 30, 2012 at 11:36 am

       Respect!

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18. 

    rocketman

    October 30, 2012 at 11:32 am

    I have been listening to Lots of stuff,like Serrels i have been listening to a lot of Purity ring that whole album is really great. Also been listening to
    flume
    Amity Afflictions new album
    JAck Whites- Blunderbuss
    Metric- Sythetica and Fantasies
    Seth Sentry- This was Tomorrow ( go listen now its brilliantly written and funny and clever )
    Two Door Cinema club (their old stuff is better but the new stuff is pretty okay)
    Billy Talents new album (Suprise Suprise and Viking Death March are standout tracks)
    Madeon (french Music producer, so much talent only 17)
    Feed Me ( My god this is like the epitome of drum and Bass)

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    1. 

       link

       October 30, 2012 at 1:23 pm

       Great list there =)
       Flume is mad!
       You may like the song by baths called “aminals” (yes not animals) and also “splitting colors” by Lemaitre

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19. 

    braaains

    October 30, 2012 at 11:32 am

    I’m going to see The Black Keys tonight 🙂 So listening to a bit of their stuff as a warm up.

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    1. 

       garnet23

       October 30, 2012 at 7:59 pm

       you mofo

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          garnet23

          October 30, 2012 at 7:59 pm

          i’m green with jealousy

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          1. 

             Braaains

             October 31, 2012 at 12:25 am

             Just got home. It was ****ing awesome! 🙂

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20. 

    os42

    October 30, 2012 at 11:34 am

    My music collection is finally out-growing my iPod’s supposed 32GB, so I really need to sort out the chaff sometime soon. I just fill it up and keep it on shuffle repeat… last few have been Breaking Benjamin, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Garry Schyman, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Muse, Iron Maiden, Evanescence…

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21. 

    thecracks

    October 30, 2012 at 11:34 am

    Recently:
    Zelda 25th Anniversary Orchestra soundtrack
    Metric – both Fantasies and Synthetica
    Billy Talent – all of it
    AC/DC – Black Ice
    Halo 3 soundtrack
    Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game soundtrack (Anamanaguchi are awesome)
    Ben Folds Five – Sound of the Life of the Mind

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    1. 

       sughly

       October 30, 2012 at 11:39 am

       Scott P game album has a special place in my heart <3

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       1. 

          thecracks

          October 30, 2012 at 11:43 am

          Did you see B-Funk’s write-up thingy on Potaku about it?

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             sughly

             October 30, 2012 at 1:14 pm

             Noooo… :O

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22. 

    crispus

    October 30, 2012 at 11:35 am

    The latest Something For Kate album is fantastic and I’m still addicted to James Blake atm.

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    1. 

       crispus

       October 30, 2012 at 11:39 am

       And at this very second listening to Swagger Like Us…..
       All I wanna do is BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM and chk chk CHING and take your money!

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       thecracks

       October 30, 2012 at 1:52 pm

       There’s a new Something For Kate?! Must get on that.

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          crispus

          October 30, 2012 at 6:41 pm

          Yep, came out a few weeks ago and its great!
          (Im pretty biased though tbh)

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23. 

    blackdahlianz

    October 30, 2012 at 11:38 am

    Sylosis – Monolith

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       MickWounds

       October 31, 2012 at 11:56 am

       good album but like their last one its too long. heaps of awesome riffs (they nail some sweet thrash) and songs but then lots of filler. this and the last album could be combined into one awesome album. I still prefer their first album.

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          blackdahlianz

          November 15, 2012 at 9:20 am

          first album casting shadows, the supreme oppressor or their “official” first album conclusion of an age

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             mickwounds

             November 16, 2012 at 2:27 pm

             conclusion of an age. the others are EPs. supreme oppressor is sweet too. i havent heard casting shadows.

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24. 

    sughly

    October 30, 2012 at 11:38 am

    Yeah, Purity Ring is rather amazing. Pretty great suggestions in here, I second Alt-J, really good stuff. Currently I have these going:
    Ghost by Sky Ferreira
    Candy Bar Creep Show by MS MR
    Forever by HAIM
    Forever by Silver Swans (apparently a popular name)
    The Haunted Man by Bat For Lashes

    EDIT: That Purity Ring song is my fave, so good

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    1. 

       sughly

       October 30, 2012 at 11:38 am

       Oh and Bertie Blackman’s latest! Really great album

       EDIT: Eff it, here’s some more that I recommend from recent times, caus I love talking music and why not:
       Piramida by Efterklang
       Gold Motel (self titled)
       Shields by Grizzly Bear (so effing good)
       Highwire Poetry by Karin Park
       Cut It Out by Kitten

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       rocketman

       October 30, 2012 at 11:40 am

       Hipster
       ALSO BAT FOR LASHES ALBUM IS OUT I FORGOTS

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          sughly

          October 30, 2012 at 11:43 am

          I dunno, BFL still hasn’t quite lived up to that amazing first album, but it’s still really good

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             garnet23

             October 30, 2012 at 8:01 pm

             Winter Field, Laura and All Your Gold were the only tracks that I kept from the newest

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             1. 

                sughly

                October 31, 2012 at 9:00 am

                Awww I dunno, I think there’s still a lot of good songs! I really love those three in particular too though

25. 

    MstrCatChowming

    October 30, 2012 at 11:46 am

    Cradle of Filth are releasing their new album this week in Australia, I’ll be listening to it and I highly recommended it. The album is called ‘Manticore and other horrors’ but I would also recommended checking out their 1994 album ‘the principle of evil made flesh’ along with ‘midian’ and ‘god speed on the devils thunder.’

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    1. 

       MstrCatChowming

       October 30, 2012 at 11:51 am

       Highly recommend the following:
       The furor; which is an Australian black metal band.
       Anno Domini Mortus; Newzeland black metal band.
       Ov Hell.
       Cannibal Corpse.

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       1. 

          Justo11

          October 30, 2012 at 12:08 pm

          I’m listening to Death Audio. Great Melbourne metal band. You tube Place the Blame – its epic

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       virus__

       October 30, 2012 at 12:01 pm

       I dunno, I haven’t thought much of Cradle of Filth since Thornography. But I might check it out see what it’s like. Though I can’t help but laugh when I see Dani in promo pics and he has glitter all over his face..

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       dead_spawn

       October 30, 2012 at 5:51 pm

       Everything before Midian is gold, Vempyre and Dusk and Her Embrace especially.

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26. 

    crestler

    October 30, 2012 at 11:49 am

    Devin Townsend – Epicloud
    The Acacia Strain – Death is The Only Mortal (good gym music)
    Between the Buried and Me – Parallax II – Future Sequence

    Just to name a few non-mainstream, exceptional albums!

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    1. 

       danmazkin

       October 30, 2012 at 12:42 pm

       Damn it i need to get Parallax II, especially seeing as I’m seeing BTBAM and Animals as Leaders in a couple of weeks!

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       1. 

          crestler

          October 30, 2012 at 12:59 pm

          I hope my mate remembered to buy extra tickets to that! Should be a good gig!

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       2. 

          MickWounds

          October 31, 2012 at 12:01 pm

          such a sweet album. take s alot of listens to digest it all. only after smashing it for a few weeks are little pieces starting to stick out haha.
          Colours is still my favourite album but this is right up there.

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27. 

    35

    October 30, 2012 at 11:49 am

    This last week my ear-holes have been mainly full of These Arms Are Snakes, Gay Paris, Future Of The Left, Two Gallants, Magic Dirt, Arcane, BlackLevel Embassy, Bad Day Down, Nothington, Chuck Reagan, Like Alaska, Hank Williams III, Two Steps From Hell & Mogwai.

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28. 

    alexpants

    October 30, 2012 at 11:51 am

    Still listening to Metric…but I’ve gone backwards and listened more to their Live It Out album. Very hit and miss, but some great stuff in it. Synthetica and Fantasies remain awesome. 😛

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       lortarg

       October 30, 2012 at 11:57 am

       Fantasies would be my fave out of what I’ve heard, which only includes Grow Up and Blow Away and Live It Out

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29. 

    perforatedear

    October 30, 2012 at 11:53 am

    I am currently playing through the majority of my library in album order.
    Apart from that, albumwise, I’m listening to The 2nd Law by Muse, Pacifica by The Presets, and Bless This Mess by Lisa Mitchell. The song “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore is also on high rotation.

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       perforatedear

       October 30, 2012 at 11:58 am

       http://www.last.fm/user/PerforatedEar/charts?subtype=tracks
       Are my most listened to tracks of ALL TIME!

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    2. 

       link

       October 30, 2012 at 1:28 pm

       Pacifica is a mad album!

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30. 

    virus__

    October 30, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    Alter Bridge, Tremonti, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators and The Mayfield Four. I’ve pretty much been listening to those bands exclusively of late, unless I decide I feel the need to just listen to RUSH.

    So pretty much anything related to Myles Kennedy other than Creed lol.

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    1. 

       crestler

       October 30, 2012 at 12:29 pm

       Hopefully Alterbridge can create something better than AB: III, that album sucked balls compared to Blackbird and the first album..

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          virus__

          October 30, 2012 at 12:56 pm

          It was a pretty strong album with songs like Fallout, Ghost Of Days Gone By, Coeur D’Alene, Slip To The Void, Wonderful Life, the bonus tracks on AB III.5 were also pretty good. But Blackbird is truly their flagship album. It really captures their full potential.

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31. 

    ZQuest

    October 30, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    Yellow & Green by Baroness.
    Failed States by Propagandhi.

    Both new albums and both awesome.

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32. 

    baydogg

    October 30, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    Im loving my UKF mix at the moment.

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33. 

    fatshadylive

    October 30, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    Macklemore on repeat. Only been into his music for the past few months and kinda dissapointed that i didn’t find him earlier. Really enjoying the heist but songs like ‘Otherside’ & ‘We Danced’ are awesome. such amazing production on filmclips too!

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34. 

    warcroft

    October 30, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones Part 1

    Some excellent hard solid rock!
    
    The album is quite possibly on par with albums like ‘Metallica – Master of Puppets’, ‘Alice in Chains – Dirt’ or ‘Pink Floyd – The Wall’.
    Part 2 will be out early 2013.

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    1. 

       virus__

       October 30, 2012 at 12:59 pm

       Personally I wouldn’t put it in the same class as Puppets or The Wall, but it is a very solid effort from them. I can’t wait for part 2. I still think Come What(ever) May is my favourite release from them though.

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35. 

    lortarg

    October 30, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    Going back a bit further I realised a lot of bands I was listening to were all from Canada.
    The Birthday Massacre
    Creepshow
    Devin Townsend (and by extension, Strapping Young Lad and Punky Brüster)
    Kittie
    Metric
    Rush
    Skinny Puppy
    The Watchmen
    Zimmers Hole
    and probably a heap more I’ve forgotten.

    And that doesn’t include old faves like The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive who I haven’t listened to in a while.

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36. 

    scruffy

    October 30, 2012 at 12:19 pm

    Two Steps From Hell’s Halloween album…. actually, mostly just “Cannibal”, “Exhumed” and “Jocelyn Janson” on endless repeat. Also, Diego Miazrahi’s “Futurama”, Kimbra’s “With my hands” from the Frankenweenie soundtrack and the occasional bit of Metric and Sleigh Bells.

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37. 

    secrets

    October 30, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    EYELINER: http://crystalmagic.bandcamp.com/album/high-fashion-mood-music
    Kinda on-hold grade mood music. That’s my label by the way, CMR, I live in Sydney and put out music in the brief moments between gaming.

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38. 

    Jesse

    October 30, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    Right now? The Goldeneye soundtrack while I work

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39. 

    spaghett

    October 30, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    Imperative Reaction, Ellie Goulding and Stone Sour the most at the moment

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40. 

    danmazkin

    October 30, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    I’m currently listening to a wierd mix.

    The new album from Car Bomb, called w^w^^w^w. If you like metal in any way I highly reccomend giving it a listen as I can guarantee that at the very least it’ll be unlike anything else you’ve ever heard before. Pure technical chaos and utter power forcing it’s way through your ear holes. Here’s a link to the entire album if you want to give it a listen (The Sentinel and Lower The Blade are highlights) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIcnc_8UxXo

    As well as that, it’s been Deadmau5’s new one, album title goes here. Progressive electronic stuff, while i’m not a big electronic fan, I enjoy Deadmau5’s stuff, and this album is honestly some of his best work (in my opinion). Great working music. – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUu6lkcvRK0

    Finally, I’ve been hitting the Portal 2 Soundtrack depending on what mood im in. I wish the album had more of the energy that Science is Fun has, but the slow ambient tracks are also good to have in the background – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sER1rSv5bd8

    Wow, that turned into a longer spiel than I had planned.

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41. 

    Redwin

    October 30, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    Listening to The Mountain Goats

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42. 

    link

    October 30, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    Ah Mark we both appear to have very good taste in music.
    other good suggestions if you like purity ring
    – Flume (guy out of sydney)
    – Gold panda (of course lol)
    – Royksopp (especially songs “eple”, “happy up here” “what else is there” “what else is there remix by thin white dukes”
    – tycho
    – Baths : song “animals” is awesome
    – lemaitre – “splitting colors”
    – ratatat: any thing buy this guy is good
    – caribou
    – sbtrkt
    – crystal castles
    – Justice
    – Kavinshky: “nightcall” with lovefoxxx is sick (drive theme song)
    – Mount kimbie: “before i move off”
    – nosaj thing
    – The glitch mob: album “drink the sea”
    – DatA: “blood theme”
    – Stumbleine: fairly relaxing music
    – Oliver tank: guy i went to school with been on jjj and fbi radio stations occasionally
    if you like some slow build progressive
    try James holdens remixs of “breathe on me” and also ” the sky was pink” these must be played loudly and listened to completely otherwise they dont sound good if you just skip through.
    – tomas barfod – november skies feat. nina kinert (love this song)

    if you want more suggestions give us a shout. Work 2 days a week in a production place that also does music distribution/ tracking so we get heaps of freebies all the time. need to get another tb harddrive so that i can jump some more cds =(

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       robby

       October 30, 2012 at 9:37 pm

       Don’t know if you’re from Melbourne, but Strawberry Fields festival is coming up at the end of November – Tycho, Baths, James Holden are all playing plus so much more great stuff. Tickets aren’t much for a three day festival, it should be rad.

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          Link

          October 31, 2012 at 8:55 am

          would be Awesome . Except I’m from Sydney and have work commitments then =(. Holden and baths would be sick.

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    serafis

    October 30, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    Mostly Reel Big Fish, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Area 7 and Goldfinger.

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       GFresh

       October 30, 2012 at 2:02 pm

       Hell yeah! same here with less than Jake and big d and the kids table as well! Skank on

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44. 

    oggob

    October 30, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    At the moment still listening to…

    Muse : The 2nd Law – Has some really awesome songs and some very average songs also, strangely I can’t stop listening though.

    Otherwise, been listening to The Pigeon Detectives, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, QOTSA, Sahara Hotnights, Photo Atlas.

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45. 

    Reign

    October 30, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Sigur Ros and Radiohead.

    Nothing new, but it’s the best music made in the last 20 years.

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46. 

    andy

    October 30, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    As I Lay Dying’s new album Awakened is insanely awesome. And Parkway Drive’s new album Atlas is just as good. I was looking forward to All That Remains new album but I find it pretty meh at best. Shame really.

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47. 

    UNM4RK3D

    October 30, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    If you like FF7 or old skool game music and hiphop
    check out Random aka Mega-ran and K-Murdock. I’m diggin the Black Materia remix album!

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48. 

    lillee

    October 30, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    Missy Higgins’ new album The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle is fantastic

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49. 

    fester

    October 30, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    I have been listening to the following purchases a bit
    Unseeing Empire – Scar Symmetry
    Dark Roots of the Earth – Testament
    Epicloud – Devin Townsend

    on top of that I been re-listenin to a bunch of the following;
    Soilwork, Dream Theater (pre Rudess), Strapping Young Lad and Symphony X

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50. 

    Greeny

    October 30, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    Wintersun – Time I

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51. 

    wood_league

    October 30, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Lots of different taste here on Kotaku (guess thats whats great about music)

    Im a Teck, Electro, DandB dubstep fan.

    Dude who im really digging at the moment is Xilent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xilent
    He’s new EP ives me eargasims.

    Also the usual Feed Me, Kill the Noise (both here for Future Music) plus NetSky.

    Also digging KOAN Sound http://www.koansound.com/news/ oh and Klayplex =)

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52. 

    switch2015

    October 30, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    Well, I am a drum and bass DJ, and one of the biggest releases of the year, Audio – Soulmagnet (LP) has come out, so that, a bit of Gridlok – Chrome (EP) and Cyantific – The Tomorrow People/Walking Away (EP)

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53. 

    d370n8

    October 30, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    Past few weeks I’ve had The Ghost Inside’s “You Get What You Give”, Amity Affliction’s “Chasing Ghosts”, Parkway Drive’s “Atlas” aaaaannnndddd Memphis May Fire’s “Challenger”

    And all in between those, can’t go wrong with anything Angels & Airwaves 😀

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54. 

    trex

    October 30, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    I’m loving “Eagle and the Worm ,Give Me Time” and “D Cup, Corrupt”

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55. 

    Erebus

    October 30, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    I’m currently waiting for my copy of Purity Ring’s “Shrines” to arrive from Amazon. First time I’ve bought a CD of this “genre” of music. Its shipped with Xzibit’s new album “Napalm”. How’s that for contrast!
    Don’t know what to expect with Shrines since I’ve only really heard one song on FBI radio (where I discovered them). But I like the atmospheric sound of them and resisted the temptation of my Uncle to support the artists.

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56. 

    ruffleberg

    October 30, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    Way too much to name, But it’s all awesome, i guarantee you.

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57. 

    Oaklawyer

    October 30, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    Paul Banks new one.
    Tame Impala – Lonerism
    Capsized and Drive soundtrack aswell

    and everything Radiohead in preparation for the 9th Nov.

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58. 

    AkumajoBelmont

    October 30, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    I’m listening to Kamelot’s new album Silverthorn. I was really worried that this being the first album without Roy Khan, that it would feel like it’s missing something. But no… Kamelot are still amazing. Highly, highly recommended if you like symphonic program/power-ish metal.

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       AkumajoBelmont

       October 30, 2012 at 7:49 pm

       Program= Prog … damned auto-correct…

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       MickWounds

       October 31, 2012 at 11:59 am

       Awesome. Yet to check it out. Was worried about changing singers too. I’ll have to check the new one out.
       I missed them at Wacken which i wasn’t happy about as they clashed with other bands i wanted to see more.

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59. 

    garnet23

    October 30, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    Favourite albums for the year and on high rotations on iTunes are Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’, Tame Impala’s ‘Lonerism’ and Alt-J’s ‘An Awesome Wave’
    new songs I’ve been listening to are
    The Palm Violets- last of the summer wine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGSUl0RbK5Q
    Fidlar- Awkward(ft Kate Nash) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXtpqg5SQxM
    Microphones- I felt your Shape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npqqaE3SFXo
    ^all indie-ish music so be warned

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60. 

    robby

    October 30, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    Hey Mark, if you’re digging Purity Ring you might like Clams Casino. He’s a guy over in the US that produces chillwave/trip hop (promise I will never say something like that again), often giving it out to hip hop artists over the net. His instrumental mixtape is amazing, and was really well reviewed. If you get a chance you should give this a listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbvrM6Nj2Ok

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61. 

    chrislwatson

    October 30, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    I’ve been travelling down memory lane lately during my commutes. Stone Temple Pilots and the greatest Aussie band no one remembers – Horsehead.

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62. 

    MickWounds

    October 31, 2012 at 11:58 am

    At the Gates – seeing them this friday. cant wait. first time to aus.
    Between the Buried and Me – new album is amazing. seeing them in a couple of weeks.
    The Faceless – Autotheism
    Wintersun – Time I. such an epic album. worth the 8 year wait haha.
    My Dying Bride’s new album
    The Tea Party – Transmission.

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63. 

    mickwounds

    October 31, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    As I Lay Dying – Awakened is pretty damn amazing too.

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64. 

    tigerion

    October 31, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    I’ve been mainlining the 50 greatest pieces of classical music by the london philharmonic for over a week now

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65. 

    anonymous

    October 31, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    I have a massively diverse collection of music; anything from heavy metal, pop, trance, dubstep, inde, country, rock, etc.. but at the moment the hardcore/post-hardcore/metal scene is really killing it.

    Parkway Drive’s just released Atlas, The Amity Affliction just released Chasing Ghosts and Dead Rabbitts just released their EP.

    It really depends on my mood, but at the moment, that’s just too good to pass up.

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66. 

    mushaconvoy

    October 31, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    http://www.the-unguided.com

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67. 

    Agarthan

    November 2, 2012 at 12:45 am

    Having recently been completely seduced by the near-perfection of the game “Journey” on PS3, I also got my hands on Muse’s 2012 album The 2nd Law (as in the Second Law of Thermodynamics). For me the track “Follow Me” evokes the joy and energy of Journey and the simple exhilaration of the anonymous nature of the game’s dual-multiplayer experience.
    That, and I’m really hanging out for a new Raison d’Etre album (and not just a remaster either!)

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