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Synthoholics Anonymous by ozomatli

Synthoholics Anonymous is a sometimes cheesy, sometimes pretty chiptune romp.

Sanitarium Sound System v2.0 by deusdiabolus

Sanitarium Sound System v2.0 has an awesome rolling bassline.

Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out by cortex

Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out is a Great Depression-era folk song by Woody Guthrie.

old french song by nicolin

old french song is a choir singing a traditional song in the Occitan language, recorded by nicolin in a small church in the south of France. It reminds me of the eerie, hair-raising music from Ghost in the Shell.

I just noticed: Last Friday marked the hundredth song posted here!

All The Things You Are by adrian_h

All The Things You Are is an solo acoustic guitar take on a jazz classic. It’s a lovely song, which you might recognize from Charlie Parker and from Ella Fitzgerald.

C & D’d by 31d1

C & D’d is a mellow, upbeat instrumental song. That twangy sound is a (fake) berimbau, a percussive string instrument.

The Biggie Blues by ageispolis

The Biggie Blues is fun hip-hop, remixing Notorious B.I.G. with glitchy samples.

Save the Fattest Girl for Me by markulus

Save the Fattest Girl for Me is a catchy & funny pop/rock ode to women who aren’t skinny.

Triomphe de L’Obelisque by Mach3avelli

Triomphe de L’Obélisque is shimmery, with keening electric guitars and heavy dialogue samples.

vamp by nicolin

Vamp is a quiet and soothing instrumental piece.

Its creator thought it sounded overly like a softcore porn soundtrack, but I think it could use a little bit more, maybe a pulsing saxophone, a squealing guitar solo, or a honking bicycle horn. What do you think?

rabo de nube by nicolin

rabo de nube is a lovely, very mellow cover of a song by Silvio Rodríguez.

Trinity by sluglicker

Trinity has evocative guitarwork, a metronomic flute, & heartbeat-like drums.

Locutus by spock

Locutus is spacy, rockish techno. I like how the username & the song title go together.

February Third (album version) by ludwig_van

February Third (album version) is an indie rock / pop kiss-off song.

Amie and Mr. Wells by sluglicker

Amie and Mr. Wells is a slow-paced, meditative, and mostly instrumental song.

Sock Patterns by jake

Sock Patterns is all about cheesy synths. It’s instrumental, but ZachsMind wrote accompanying lyrics if you want to read along.

Tasha by snsranch

Tasha is a quiet instrumental interlude, in memory of a dog.

If I Had You by miss lynnster

From chanteuse miss lynnster, a cover of Frank Sinatra: If I Had You is a quiet song of longing.

Flying Moby Attack by chillmost

Flying Moby Attack is droning space rock.

While the name suggests a bald musician gliding above the ground in an attack position, or an enemy from Zelda II, it’s meant to suggest a cross between the lo-fi space rock of Flying Saucer Attack and the electronica of Moby.

Nothing Left to Apologize For (demo) by grubi

Hey there, fellow sinners! *fistbump*

Nothing Left to Apologize For (demo) is tightly wound, muscular, and fun power pop.

Burn The Bridges to the Shores by Quartermass

Burn The Bridges to the Shores is a new wave / electro call for drastic action. Make your move while there’s still time!

Hunting for Foxes by Wolfdog

This isn’t in the usual genres covered here – Hunting for Foxes is a nice bit of metal. The video I picture for it involves highway driving and guitar playing, in the desert. It would rock.

HI I’M ON METAFILTER AND I COULD OVERTHINK A PLATE OF BEANS. by buriednexttoyou

HI I’M ON METAFILTER AND I COULD OVERTHINK A PLATE OF BEANS is a song based on an in-joke that still makes me laugh.

Summer’s Ending by ludwig_van

Summer’s Ending is wistful indie rock.

Sgt. Pepper 2.0 by cortex

Sgt. Pepper 2.0 is a Metafilter-centric parody of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life,” put together by cortex, using lyrics from It’s Raining Florence Henderson.

Note: cortex pronounces “LOL” as “lohl,” not (as I thought) “lawl.”

bent+acoustic by RobertFrost

bent+acoustic uses an acoustic guitar and circuit bent instruments – electronic instruments rewired, allowing creative experimentation beyond what the original manufacturer intended. The focus is on the guitar.

All That’s Left by Quartermass

All That’s Left sounds like 80’s synthpop.

This song – post #1002 – is the first one posted in the four-digits.

Lufthansa by ageispolis

Lufthansa is an instrumental electronica song that often abruptly switches gears – it shifts from build-up to chill out, and back, and out.

Beginning of the End by Saellys

Beginning of the End is a pretty song about the end of the world.

Ascension Island by mykescipark

Ascension Island is a synthpop song about love and espionage.

Positronic Hips by Jimbob

Positronic Hips is a mellow, instrumental bit of electronica from frequently showcased artist Jimbob.

Face The Music (Tony Danza) by drezdn

Face The Music (Tony Danza) is a rock song that’s not really about Tony Danza. I think.

Want more Tony Danza?

Summon My Jesus by Navelgazer

Summon My Jesus is a suitable song for the week of Easter. It’s by The Olivers, who also count Afroblanco amongst their members.

What If God Wanted Pasta Sauce by sparkletone

What If God Wanted Pasta Sauce is a very earnest-sounding spoof of Joan Osborne’s “One Of Us,” about the Flying Spaghetti Monster and Pastafarianism.

As an aside, using subjunctive voice, the original lyric should be “what if God were one of us,” not “was.” Performing the corrected version at karaoke (as a Militant Grammarian) struck my fancy, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet.

A historical curiosity: I’ve been posting songs in the order they were originally posted, and I recently caught up to the date I joined Metafilter. Aware by Electric Winter and Get Out of My Songs by goodnewsfortheinsane were both posted that day.

wound by bitterkitten

Wound is a quirky, offbeat electropop song.

Quantum Mechanics by kindall

Quantum Mechanics is instrumental electronica that builds up a nice momentum.

Breaking The Mecanique by drezdn

Breaking The Mecanique is a hypnotic, dancy remix of a music box.

Long Night and Nothing to Do by Electric Winter

Long Night and Nothing to Do is a sedate, atmospheric song.

Flagging by jchgf

Flagging is a really quiet, spacy, and ambient song.

Glow by Electric Winter

Glow is another lovely song from Electric Winter. It’s instrumental, with synths, guitars, a drum machine, and a xylophone.