Trust (v2) makes me just space out in a wonderful way. It’s delicate and pensive, and I love its slow build and all its layers.
Purepechazz by micayetoca
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on 2012-07-18
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Purepechazz is a mellow jazz piece, revolving around an acoustic guitar, mostly wordless and then not in English.
In Your Name by TheWaves
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on 2012-07-16
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In Your Name is melancholy, slow-paced indie rock.
[Oops! I previewed but didn’t hit publish. Let’s call this the song for Monday & Tuesday.]
Chain Link Leather by DWRoelands
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on 2012-07-13
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Chain Link Leather is very mellow, mostly ambient, and instrumental but for a couple of spoken samples.
This is the only song DWRoelands has posted on Metafilter Music to date.
Orbital Eccentricities by Sir Mildred Pierce
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on 2012-07-12
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Orbital Eccentricities is a mellow instrumental song from recent guest Sir Mildred Pierce.
Fortune’s Lament by tehloki
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on 2012-07-11
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Fortune’s Lament is some low-key electronica, instrumental background music.
Wow. It’s been a few months since I last posted music from then-frequent-guest (maybe too frequent) tehloki. We’re nearing the end of his Mefi Music output to date. And the time delay on this podcast – a bit under four years, right now – makes for some interesting verb tenses. Perhaps he’ll release more music by the time the podcast catches up? I hope so.
Reckoner (Sparkletone Bmore Slow Dance Remix) by sparkletone
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on 2012-07-10
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Reckoner (Sparkletone Bmore Slow Dance Remix) is a simpler, slower, and prettier remix of a Radiohead song.
1988 by god particle
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on 2012-07-09
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1988 is very 80’s synthpop, sort of contemplative and determined, I think. It’s named after the era it evokes, and the year god particle was born (!) .
There’s a Party in My Head by god particle
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on 2012-07-06
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There’s a Party in My Head is a bouncy electropop tune – it’s got what I think is a ring modulator effect running on one layer, which makes it a somewhat fuzzy, somewhat harsh electronic aspect, but I’m at home here. It’s nearly entirely instrumental; there are some spoken samples midway through.
monster by sleepy pete
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on 2012-07-05
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monster is an awesome charming smorgasbord of a pop song; it has an acoustic guitar, mainly in the first minute; a drum machine kicking in, adding layers that make it much more satisfying; and lyrics that made me pause.
Are You Gonna Go My Way by mexican
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on 2012-07-04
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Are You Gonna Go My Way is just an utterly ridiculous cover of Lenny Kravitz’s “Are You Gonna Go My Way.” It’s not respectful or as close as possible to the original, but I find it highly entertaining.
Happy Fourth of July, everybody!
My Generation Remix by Me, The Snake
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on 2012-07-03
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My Generation Remix is a loopy and groovy dance song, based on samples of the classic rock tune, The Who’s “My Generation.”
Wish You Were Here by backseatpilot
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on 2012-07-02
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Wish You Were Here is a stripped-down, entirely acoustic cover of the Pink Floyd song. I think it’s cool that this was the first recording backseatpilot ever made, after a year of guitar practice.
The Gilded Cage by saulgoodman
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on 2012-06-29
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It’s been a few months since we’ve seen saulgoodman & his band Tangemeenie here; they’re eclectic in style. The Gilded Cage is atmospheric, with lush guitars. It’s poppy, but melancholy.
Ordnance v1.0 by deusdiabolus
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on 2012-06-28
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Ordnance v1.0 is a techno track, with a slow build and layers of squelching and fluttering synths.
It’s the soundtrack to Very Important Stuff Happening.
Certain Death by frenetic
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-06-27
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Certain Death is an acoustic pop rock song.
Aw Yeah (demo) by god particle
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on 2012-06-26
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Aw Yeah (demo) is an electropop dance song, with crunchy synths. Very bouncy and aggressive!
novocaine by bitterkitten
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on 2012-06-25
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novocaine is a heavier-but-still danceable synth cover of the Green Day song, Give Me Novacaine (the spelling is intentionally different). I’ve had a soft spot for this song since the Dean Gray mashup, Novocaine Rhapsody.
They Glow by god particle
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on 2012-06-22
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They Glow is a roaring if harshly electronic techno song.
Sparks by Sir Mildred Pierce
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on 2012-06-21
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Sparks is another brilliant piece by Sir Mildred Pierce; it’s laid-back and mellow, a bit loopy. This samples an artist that Sir Mildred Pierce discovered from a a movie – so, it’s fitting that the video for the song samples that movie.
Elves in Iceland by ORthey
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on 2012-06-20
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Elves in Iceland is a mellow, cool, and layered instrumental piece, with a banjo, an acoustic guitar, and the return of the fistdrum.
Out of Gas by Sir Mildred Pierce
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on 2012-06-19
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Out of Gas is a really lovely song, soulful and trip-hop. I really love this!
Thunder by god particle
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on 2012-06-18
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Thunder is an awesome loud & glitchy techno track. It’s a bit harsh and industrial, but it’s got a good beat.
Young Devin Funck by cortex
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on 2012-06-15
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Young Devin Funck was a twelve-year-old boy who tangled with a ten-foot-long alligator, and lived to tell the tale. Astro Zombie wrote poetry, and cortex did his best Johnny Cash.
Dub Dub by god particle
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-06-14
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Dub Dub is an awesome techno song, quick-moving with glitch, squeaky synths, and farty bass.
Blast Off Forever by jake
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-06-13
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Blast Off Forever is a sweeping and epic theme for a sadly non-existent video game, a synth-based song that would be great for an action montage.
Welcome Coma by naju
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on 2012-06-12
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Welcome Coma is intrumental electronica, initially synth-based chiptune-like, shifting into ambient and noise. Recorded live!
Straphanger (H201E) by loquacious
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on 2012-06-11
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Straphanger (H201E) is a techno track, featuring samples from San Francisco mass transit. Muni sounds good!
Protein Shoes by Beardman
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on 2012-06-08
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Protein Shoes completes a week of Beardman’s weird and catchy answering-machine music, completing the whole set.
I Am Truly Fully Licensed Hairstylist by Beardman
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on 2012-06-07
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I Am Truly Fully Licensed Hairstylist is, like Monday’s I’ve Been Delayed, weird and catchy music, sampling an answering machine. This is his week here! Here, the sample’s exuberant, and it makes the song uplifting and cheerful.
“Have an awesome day–buh-bye!”
Cephalopod by lothar
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on 2012-06-06
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Cephalopod is an educational jazz tune with scientific lyrics about squid.
As a heads-up, the thread about the song has some brilliant and/or painful puns about fishes and music.
FAIRWAY by NemesisVex
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on 2012-06-05
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FAIRWAY is NemesisVex’s cover of a song from the Japanese pop band, SUPERCAR, all jangly guitars. The (translated) lyrics are enjoyably cryptic and contemplative.
I’ve Been Delayed by Beardman
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on 2012-06-04
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I’ve Been Delayed is a weird and catchy song, experimental and also pop. The “singing” is samples from an answering machine, set to pop music.
A portion of this was looped as background music in a certain chatroom of Club Penguin, sort of a Disney MMORPG / social network for kids. So. This song is common in Club Penguin tribute videos.
The use of found audio for vocals makes this musique concrète! The melody emerging from the spoken word is, well, some keywords for searching are “the musicality of speech,” “prosody,” and “speech-melodies.” Radiolab covered this in 2007.
Confession by sputgop
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-06-01
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Confession is a chill trip-hop beat, just the instrumental background.
Take Five by danb
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-05-31
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Take Five is a cover of the Paul Desmond song, done capably with two acoustic guitars. It’s originally performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Oops… I Did It Again by COBRA!
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-05-30
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Oops… I Did It Again is an entertaining punk cover of the Britney Spears tune.
Trust in You (Old Mix) by dunkadunc
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-05-29
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Trust in You (Old Mix) is a shoegazer track – lots of echoing, fuzzy, and overamped guitars, with a synth melody. Play it loud!
Punch ‘Em In The Dick by mediocre
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on 2012-05-28
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The release of the instant classic Punch ‘Em In The Dick was a momentous and historic occasion for Metafilter Music. It’s a NSFW hip-hop track, with a deceptively dumb sound and topic and funny lyrics – “scrotum? I damn near killed ’em!” It made it into the Mefi sideblog (a first for a Mefi Music song!), the Mefi podcast, & it was made into a ringtone.
If you haven’t heard it, give it a verse or two; it’s a really smart song for being so lowbrow.
As appropriate: Happy Memorial Day or Punch Monday in the dick, y’all!
Eleven by not_on_display
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-05-25
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Eleven is a fun mix: it’s a cappella techno, featuring the heavily filtered voice of moderator jessamyn.
Overload by blinks
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-05-24
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Overload is an instrumental piece with piano and strings, like the soundtrack for someone deducing what is really going on.