the siren of titan is an instrumental electronica piece, with atmospheric electric guitars sailing around. It’s spacy and upbeat.
I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock’n’Roll by Karlos the Jackal
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on 2012-11-08
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I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock’n’Roll is like a Magnetic Fields outtake; deliberate pace, bass singing, and unusual instruments – Marxophone and autoharp.
The original versions are by Nick Lowe and also by Dave Edmunds, and they’re rockabilly or roots rock.
Kim by god particle
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on 2012-11-07
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Kim is a pretty epic and awesome big techno song.
I wonder if my ringtone is sampled here. Every time I listen to this song, I swear my phone is ringing. My apologies if this happens to you too.
Also, to mefites named Kim: *waves*
V-Unit by lord_yo
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on 2012-11-06
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V-Unit is a somewhat dark instrumental electronica track. I like its groove, and its layers. It reminds me of Trinity by sluglicker – both suggest movement through space to me.
Take a Chance on Me by equality7-2521
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on 2012-11-05
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Take a Chance on Me is a melancholy indie pop take on the ABBA classic.
Gunslinger by chiefbluefeather
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on 2012-11-02
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Gunslinger is a simple yet, well, powerful alt-country song.
Edit (2013-01-05) – Whoops, I attached the wrong mp3. Fixed!
Beestung by The World Famous
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on 2012-11-01
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Beestung is a really lovely indie rock song, with fun falsettos.
Never Gonna Bring You Down by flatluigi
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on 2012-10-31
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Never Gonna Bring You Down is a mashup of ELO’s “Don’t Bring Me Down” and Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” I like ELO’s stompy bassline.
Happy Halloween!
Slo by sloe
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on 2012-10-30
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Slo is mostly an ambient, quiet track with guitars – but, it includes some shoegazer-ish guitars in the background.
This is the only song sloe has posted to Mefi Music.
Reason #3 by itchylick
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on 2012-10-29
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Reason #3 sounds purposeful and has momentum, and it’s dedicated to, well, noodling along happily.
Half Empty Waltz by Karlos the Jackal
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on 2012-10-26
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Half Empty Waltz is an evocative and sad song, a collaboration with es_de_bah. It feels like autumn and Tom Waits and holidays spent alone.
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by ford and the prefects
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on 2012-10-25
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is a poppier cover of the Neutral Milk Hotel song.
This is the first appearance here from ford and the prefects.
Chainletter by orville sash
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on 2012-10-23
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Chainletter is a electronica piece with beeps and boops and it just sort of grooves, noodles, and glides along effortlessly. It’s both orville sash’s first song posted to Metafilter, and posted here!
Folsom Prison Blues by chillmost
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on 2012-10-22
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Folsom Prison Blues is chillmost’s faithful cover of the classic Johnny Cash tune.
Rainbow Man (Colours Mix) by ageispolis
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on 2012-10-19
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Rainbow Man (Colours Mix) is an electro / hip-hop mashup – specifically, Busy P’s “Rainbow Man” and Beastie Boys’ “That’s It That’s All.”
Large Hadron Collider Pr0nz (SFW) by 5imian
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on 2012-10-18
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Large Hadron Collider Pr0nz (SFW) is both breakbeat and chill. It’s instrumental, and it reminds me of an Underworld song – perhaps Tin There.
This is 5imian’s first time on here!
Etude003: Presets Only! by LMGM
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on 2012-10-17
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Etude003: Presets Only! is a gentle and minimal electronica song, loopy and hypnotic.
It’s LMGM’s first song on here, and his second (and last, to date) song on Mefi Music.
Smallbeat by lord_yo
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on 2012-10-16
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Smallbeat is a friendly noodly mellow house tune. It’s lord_yo’s first posted song on Mefi Music and on here!
How Jesus is Made or Thank You and Goodnight by tehloki
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on 2012-10-15
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How Jesus is Made or Thank You and Goodnight is a dreamy electronica shoegazer track.
Wow. We’re nearing the end of tehloki’s catalog on Mefi Music – as I write this, he’s only posted one song after this. I liked hearing new music from him.
Runnin’ With The Songsmith by mrzarquon
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on 2012-10-12
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There’s a story behind Runnin’ With The Songsmith. Microsoft released Songsmith, software that would take vocals and make up backing music, with frequently unintentionally hilarious results. mrzarquon put it together with the lead vocals from Van Halen’s “Runnin’ with the Devil.” The result is amazingly shambolic and hilarious, though it bears little relation to what humans refer to as “music.” It received attention from outside the site, like from Gizmodo, Stereogum, and the New York Times.
The sliding whistle gets me every time.
Then He Kissed Me (Ultra GAMELAN Mix!) by clcapps
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on 2012-10-11
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Then He Kissed Me (Ultra GAMELAN Mix!) is poppy, with an organ and gamelan backing the singer. It’s a gender-bending cover of the song by The Crystals.
There’s a War On by es_de_bah
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on 2012-10-10
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There’s a War On is a grungy punk song, catchy enough to stick in my head.
Girl Cave by azarbayejani
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on 2012-10-08
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Girl Cave is minimal electronica, slowly drifting about a bit – ambient, but with a rhythm; there’s a spoken word sample, but otherwise instrumental. It’s somewhat head-nodding.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Bertie (Blissout Mix) by CarrotAdventure
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on 2012-10-05
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Bertie (Blissout Mix) is a happy, blissed-out & loopy dance remix of a Kate Bush song.
I Don’t Want to be Here by Devils Rancher
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on 2012-10-04
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I Don’t Want to be Here is a cover of a britpop song by XTC’s Andy Partridge. It’s poppy rock, with some atmospheric guitars, catchy and layered.
I’ll Stab You (for Sumru) by cortex
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on 2012-10-03
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I’ll Stab You (for Sumru) is a parody of Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called To Say I Love You,” with lyrics about a specific game of Diplomacy. If you haven’t heard of it, Diplomacy is a board war game of intense scheming and two-faced political alliance-building and backstabbing. The game seems smart and challenging and highly recommended, with some really big caveats.
Where was I? Oh yeah. The song is a decent mimickry of an earnest song, with a piano and nice synth strings in the background.
Graduation Song by txsebastien
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-10-02
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Graduation Song is a happy synthpop song about finally graduating. It was posted in late December 2008, so it was much more timely when originally posted.
Says Saturn by god particle
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on 2012-10-01
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Says Saturn is an upbeat electro dance party kinda song. There’s a beat right out of a New Order song, too.
Way up high by ORthey
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on 2012-09-28
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Way up high continues the banjo motif from yesterday – listening to them side-by-side is what made me realize my weakness for the banjo.
(I promise some synthpop is on the way!)
For Heidi by mediocre
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on 2012-09-27
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You know, I don’t think I always had a weakness for banjos. I mean, I thought I disliked bluegrass. But For Heidi is just some noodling around on the banjo, and, well, I’m all right with that.
Dammit: Reprise by tmcw
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on 2012-09-26
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Dammit: Reprise is tmcw’s second try at covering Blink 182’s song; his first take was also featured here. It’s a warm, friendly, and acoustic take.
You’re Not The Only One by clcapps
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on 2012-09-25
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You’re Not The Only One is an upbeat synthpop song, bubbling over with energy & momentum. So fun.
Kait by onehalfjunco
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on 2012-09-24
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Kait is a cover of the Ben Folds Five song “Kate.” I wouldn’t call it “sloppy” – I’d say it’s joyous and raucous and fun, and it’s particularly awesome because it was all played by one guy.
We’re Animals. by azarbayejani
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-09-21
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We’re Animals. is a nearly-ambient, instrumental piece; it’s partially glitchy and then just pretty and mellow.
Franklin’s Tower by terrapin
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-09-20
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Franklin’s Tower is a lovely, drunk jam band at a wedding, with an appreciative audience. I love the atmosphere! It’s a more laid-back cover of a Grateful Dead song, by the way.
Zillion by The Great Big Mulp
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on 2012-09-19
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Zillion is a cover of a song from a Sega game, with new lyrics. I love all the instruments – a kazoo, a toy piano, a trumpet, and a reed organ – and the unexpected melancholic mood of it all.
Revolutionary Women’s Mechanized Suicide Brigade by doubtfulpalace
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on 2012-09-18
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Revolutionary Women’s Mechanized Suicide Brigade is a multi-layered, electronica track; with a mellow bassline and upbeat glitchiness.
Ibot Ubot Robot Nobot by nthdegx
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on 2012-09-17
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Ibot Ubot Robot Nobot is breakbeat and noodly electronica.