The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is an a cappella song, dubbed over and over again, including the drone background. It’s sort of eerie. It’s a cover of the song popularized by Roberta Flack, which is the best-known version – though it was first a folk song, by The Kingston Trio.
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Sick day
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-10-30
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I’m feeling under the weather, to say the least.
Wuthering Heights by MaiaMadness
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on 2013-10-29
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Wuthering Heights is an acoustic version of the Kate Bush song. It’s sort of unplugged, and sparser than the original track.
Physical by naju
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on 2013-10-28
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Physical is a dirge-like dance / noise cover of the Olivia Newton-John pop song. I like the subterranean baseline.
Africa (Dark Continent Mix) by ropeladder
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on 2013-10-25
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Africa (Dark Continent Mix) is a noisy techno song, loopy and discordant, with (to quote the description) melodic lines and chord progressions from the song by Toto.
Minnesota Porn inspired remix by Greynaab
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on 2013-10-24
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Minnesota Porn inspired remix is a bumpin’ trance song. It follows another electronica tune based on Astro Zombie’s “Minnesota Porn” (NSFW).
Seventeen Below by unSane
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on 2013-10-23
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Seventeen Below is a pretty, wintry acoustic indie ballad.
This is unSane’s first appearance, and definitely not the last!
Dead Man’s Will by Corduroy
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on 2013-10-22
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Trigger warning: Mortality.
Dead Man’s Will is a slow, pretty, and sad folk song, a cover of a Iron and Wine / Calexico tune, which has sorta depressing lyrics.
Memo To My Son by ORthey
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on 2013-10-21
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Memo To My Son is ORthey’s second cover from Randy Newman’s 1972 album “Sail Away,” in his pre-Pixar-soundtrack days. It’s hilarious and sincere, with pretty music. Here’s the original version.
Syncopia by lord_yo
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-10-18
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Syncopia is some nice instrumental electronica. It was called moody and dark in the thread, and I just know that it makes me space out for a couple of minutes whenever I listen to it.
minnesota pr0n by peterkins
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-10-17
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minnesota pr0n is a cool electronic song, incorporating a banjo, a lap steel guitar, and double bass. So, bluegrass, electronica, and jazz. It’s … um … an upbeat instrumental song.
Fall In Silence by ORthey
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on 2013-10-16
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Fall In Silence is a lovely laid-back folkish tune – acoustic, guitar and alto saxophone, and earnest singing.
Alien Rocket Skateboard Cat by CarrotAdventure
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-10-15
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Alien Rocket Skateboard Cat is some relentlessly upbeat synthpoppy electronica.
Circles by chococat
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-10-14
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Circles sounds like a 90’s alt-rock tune, with lofi fuzzy guitars and a singer who does sound a bit like TMBG, as peterkins pointed out.
backseat nudist by es_de_bah
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-10-10
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backseat nudist is a punk / indie rock song, with nice jangly guitars.
All Shook Up by flapjax at midnite
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on 2013-10-09
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All Shook Up is a pleasantly off-kilter cover of the Elvis classic, with a swing, drone, and unusual instruments. See the Music page for an amusing video, in which flapjax is a cartoonish charmer.
Paulina by keithburgun
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on 2013-10-08
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Paulina is a college rock tune, with an opening that sounds like Don Knotts as Orville Redenbacher, and lyrics including a superhero rat and Mouse Hitler.
Don’t Stop Kazooin’ by cortex
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on 2013-10-04
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Don’t Stop Kazooin’ is a gleeful kazoo quartet cover of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” I love cortex’s happily lofi covers, can you tell? Tomorrow will be different.
You Got It by cortex
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-10-03
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You Got It is a raucous bluegrass Roy Orbison cover.
Kids by cortex
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on 2013-10-02
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Kids is a lofi cover of a song by MGMT. It’s raucous and fun.
Jesus Buys Me Cigarettes by RokkitNite
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-10-01
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Jesus Buys Me Cigarettes is a jaunty ukelele-backed tune about the teenaged hijinks of Jesus.