tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16919976.post3631379501760569636..comments2023-09-26T05:10:33.913+13:00Comments on Nathanael Baker: Recommended Music!Nathanael Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148826415124996982noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16919976.post-3006191526998881882008-01-16T08:53:00.000+13:002008-01-16T08:53:00.000+13:00Hey Jake, Nice to meet you. Yeah I have heard a li...Hey Jake, Nice to meet you. Yeah I have heard a little bit of Sigur Rós. I need to have a lttle bit more of a listen to them sometime! And I will have to have a listen to Aqaulung aswell.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments. You are right, there is so much good music out there! I wish they would play more of it on the radio but they seem to be stuck on playing crappy pop songs here in New Zealand. The joys of only having a small market!Nathanael Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148826415124996982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16919976.post-16657239364095306652008-01-16T02:39:00.000+13:002008-01-16T02:39:00.000+13:00Ah, so much good music out there, so little time.....Ah, so much good music out there, so little time...<BR/><BR/>Currently, my most played artist is <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/music/Aqualung" REL="nofollow">Aqualung.</A> Hard to classify his music, indie rock would probably be best. Unique sounds, and in most of his songs you can really sense feeling come from him. I'm a big fan of his song <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/music/Aqualung/_/Strange+and+Beautiful+%28I%27ll+Put+a+Spell+on+You%29" REL="nofollow">Strange and Beautiful</A>.<BR/><BR/>I also like <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/music/Sigur+R%C3%B3s" REL="nofollow">Sigur Rós</A> a lot. They are an Icelandic band, classified as post-rock. I won't lie, they are strange, especially when you first start listening to them. But they grow on you, and you start to see a lot of musical genius emerge, and some really creative and moving sounds. A particular favorite of mine from them is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popplagi%C3%B0" REL="nofollow">Untitled #8 (Popplagið)</A>.<BR/><BR/>When I'm in for some all out, driving heavy metal, you can't go wrong with <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/music/Dream+Theater" REL="nofollow">Dream Theater</A>. Absolutely amazing musicians technically. You will be blown away by how skilled they are.<BR/><BR/>I could recommend lots more, but I'm with gwandor...get last.fm. It's a great tool. That's largely how I've been introduced to new and different artists.Jake Belderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17509651205566431288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16919976.post-72056804276221452432008-01-15T12:44:00.000+13:002008-01-15T12:44:00.000+13:00Thanks, I will listen to them when I have some tim...Thanks, I will listen to them when I have some time or I'll listen to them on last fm. (You have to show me how to add html tags sometimes to comments. I feel like I'm really really computer illiterate.) I have heaps of Jonathan Coulton on my computer aswell. Thanks for your comments.Nathanael Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148826415124996982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16919976.post-11662887724415633872008-01-14T20:24:00.000+13:002008-01-14T20:24:00.000+13:00I currently like The Anywheres, because they play ...I currently like <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Anywheres" REL="nofollow">The Anywheres</A>, because they play some nice alternative rock. Their song <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Anywheres/_/Bottom+of+Yourself" REL="nofollow">Bottom of Yourself</A> has been going through my head a lot over the last few days. You can download their self-titled album for free on last.fm, or <A HREF="http://cdbaby.com/cd/anywheres" REL="nofollow">buy it from CDbaby</A>.<BR/><BR/>I also think that <A HREF="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/" REL="nofollow">Jonathan Coulton</A> is great. He plays some hilarious folk rock (and some more serious songs too). You can <A HREF="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/store/downloads" REL="nofollow">download some of his songs</A> from his website, or buy his albums from the same place. I particularly recommend <A HREF="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Mandelbrot Set" REL="nofollow">Mandelbrot Set</A>, <A HREF="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Skullcrusher Mountain" REL="nofollow">Skullcrusher Mountain</A>, <A HREF="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/That Spells DNA" REL="nofollow">That Spells DNA</A> and <A HREF="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Curl" REL="nofollow">Curl</A>. Re Your Brains is also funny.<BR/><BR/>Beyond specific artists, though, I recommend getting a <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/" REL="nofollow">last.fm</A> account. The idea of last.fm is that you download a plugin for your music player (or in some cases, such as Amarok, there is already support built in and you just have to enter your account details) which reports to last.fm what songs you listen to. last.fm will then recommend other tracks and artists that you might like based on your tastes and those of other people who listen to similar music. In some cases (depending on what the record labels have allowed) you will be able to listen to a preview or download full songs as MP3s. As well as this, it generates customised radio stations based on your tastes (or, if you prefer, tags or similar artists). It will also generate a profile page for you (for an example, see <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/user/qwandor/" REL="nofollow">my last.fm profile</A>) so that your friends can see what you are listening to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com