Share a song with us - after you review the song posted before you!

[beeface]

ASR has plenty of threads where people can share music, but sometimes it seems like it's just people sharing, with no one listening.

In this thread, you can share a song for someone to listen to, but first you must listen to and review the song posted before you. You don't need to write a thesis - a sentence or two is fine.

All genres are accepted, but please don't post anything excessively long to aggrieve the next poster!

I'll get us started with "Image" by Magdalena Bay, released on Mom+Pop earlier this year:

 

[Axo1989]

Posting music vids is a bit like social media selfies or old school graffiti "I woz here". And you've added significant cognitive load to the process, as well as a requirement to actually pay attention to someone else !! Still I'm surprised you have nothing yet.

Appreciate a recent selection, so I can actually listen. Hadn't specifically heard that duo, some cover art looked familiar and the sound was too, so maybe casually? Appreciate the retro electro-pop sonics (this one even evokes much earlier antecedents like Goldfrapp) with a mildly chilled dance beat. I wouldn't have guessed they were a US act tbh. It benefits from real speakers to deliver the fuller sound, like much modern output. Fairly simple lyrically and structurally (deliberately so). I got the candyfloss melodies, sticky hooks, but not so much of the creeping sense that all is not well (maybe a wider sampling of their output is called for) which characterises the indie end of the genre. I also came across the Grimes Special version of the track, which had some darker notes and a bit more sonic glitch-ery thrown in, that I find helpful.

I'll continue in a not dissimilar electro-pop vein: still recent but not brand new Don't Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty from yeule (sans video for music purists):

https://soundcloud.com/yeule%2Fdont-be-so-hard-on-your-own

The official video is somewhat fun though, filming forward and playing backward, it required some miming the lyrics in reverse (I appreciated the artistic commitment involved there):

 

[beeface]

Posting music vids is a bit like social media selfies or old school graffiti "I woz here". And you've added significant cognitive load to the process, as well as a requirement to actually pay attention to someone else !! Still I'm surprised you have nothing yet.

Appreciate a recent selection, so I can actually listen. Hadn't specifically heard that duo, some cover art looked familiar and the sound was too, so maybe casually? Appreciate the retro electro-pop sonics (this one even evokes much earlier antecedents like Goldfrapp) with a mildly chilled dance beat. I wouldn't have guessed they were a US act tbh. It benefits from real speakers to deliver the fuller sound, like much modern output. Fairly simple lyrically and structurally (deliberately so). I got the candyfloss melodies, sticky hooks, but not so much of the creeping sense that all is not well (maybe a wider sampling of their output is called for) which characterises the indie end of the genre. I also came across the Grimes Special version of the track, which had some darker notes and a bit more sonic glitch-ery thrown in, that I find helpful.

I'll continue in a not dissimilar electro-pop vein: still recent but not brand new Don't Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty from yeule (sans video for music purists):

https://soundcloud.com/yeule%2Fdont-be-so-hard-on-your-own

The official video is somewhat fun though, filming forward and playing backward, it required some miming the lyrics in reverse (I appreciated the artistic commitment involved there):

I didn't want this thread to become a back-and-forth between two people, although the fact that no one else responded does sorta confirm my suspicion that when people share what they're listening to, it's just going into the ether

anyway.

I listened to the yeule track. I'm not the best at describing music, but I really love the way their lead vocals anchor the track, as if it's providing rhythm moreso than melody? hopefully that makes sense. the vibe of the track is one that really resonates with me. thanks for the recommendation, it's a great song, and I'm keen to listen to more of their music.

The next song I'd like to share is a 2023 track by English jazz drummer slash composer Yussef Dayes, featuring Tom Misch called Rust:

https://soundcloud.com/yussefdayes%2Frust-feat-tom-misch

 

[Axo1989]

I didn't want this thread to become a back-and-forth between two people, although the fact that no one else responded does sorta confirm my suspicion that when people share what they're listening to, it's just going into the ether

anyway.

I listened to the yeule track. I'm not the best at describing music, but I really love the way their lead vocals anchor the track, as if it's providing rhythm moreso than melody? hopefully that makes sense. the vibe of the track is one that really resonates with me. thanks for the recommendation, it's a great song, and I'm keen to listen to more of their music.

The next song I'd like to share is a 2023 track by English jazz drummer slash composer Yussef Dayes, featuring Tom Misch called Rust:

https://soundcloud.com/yussefdayes%2Frust-feat-tom-misch

I thought I'd do the same (wait and see if others participated). I expected somewhat less given the extra effort/thought involved, but I really didn't expect to be the only other one who thought it was an interesting variation on the usual music threads. On the very off-chance a bump helps I'll give it another week.

Glad you enjoyed yeule though.

 

[wadude]

Nice to hear these tunes. I liked the yeule tune but had to enjoy it without the video in order to hear the music. Looking up their Wikipedia entry, the artistic influences cited jibed with what I was hearing. Also the chord progression was interesting although I haven’t taken time to figure it out. Accessible but moving in surprising ways.
The English jazz number reminded me of Terje Rypdal’s ECM recordings from the late seventies. The bass guitar tone really took me back to that Jaco influenced era! The drummer brought forth a Tony Williams via Simon Phillips vibe.

 

[kemmler3D]

I really like the idea of this thread, thanks @beeface for starting it up. I have to admit I'm guilty of post-and-run in threads like this normally, so adding a listening requirement is smart.

I'm already a fan of Yussef Dayes so I decided to give this track a review. Stream of consciousness incoming:

I first came across him on Chasing the Drum so about 1:30 in I'm still hoping for some showier drumming, but the groove is solid. I generally enjoy this kind of modern jazz fusion stuff, complete with the solid beats, chorus-y bass as a lead instrument and spacy choir vocals. (see also: mansur brown) Overall I liked the track but I think it sounds a little sanded-down compared to some of his other stuff. Still, great vibes and overall good recording.

My contribution to the thread - Jacob Coller's cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water... not the type of music (acapella, even more gospel-y covers of gospel-y folk songs) I go for, but Jacob takes it so many levels beyond what's normal that I find it pretty compelling.

I also like to brag that I predicted it would win a grammy as soon as I heard it back in February last year, which it eventually did.

 

[GD Fan]

I really like the idea of this thread, thanks @beeface for starting it up. I have to admit I'm guilty of post-and-run in threads like this normally, so adding a listening requirement is smart.

I'm already a fan of Yussef Dayes so I decided to give this track a review. Stream of consciousness incoming:

I first came across him on Chasing the Drum so about 1:30 in I'm still hoping for some showier drumming, but the groove is solid. I generally enjoy this kind of modern jazz fusion stuff, complete with the solid beats, chorus-y bass as a lead instrument and spacy choir vocals. (see also: mansur brown) Overall I liked the track but I think it sounds a little sanded-down compared to some of his other stuff. Still, great vibes and overall good recording.

My contribution to the thread - Jacob Coller's cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water... not the type of music (acapella, even more gospel-y covers of gospel-y folk songs) I go for, but Jacob takes it so many levels beyond what's normal that I find it pretty compelling.

I also like to brag that I predicted it would win a grammy as soon as I heard it back in February last year, which it eventually did.

I love Bridge Over Troubled Water. I honestly think what Art did on that song was one of, if not the best, vocal performance of the decade. Pretty sure I wasn't even alive yet when it was released. The cheesy electronic sounds at the end are a detraction, obviously.

The problem with super iconic songs like that is they're hard to cover without improving them. I'd argue the version above fits that bill. Slightly overwrought, trying a little too hard. The original, despite its flaws (lousy recording quality, those sound effects), just can't be beat.

To receive my own criticism I'll offer Grant Lee Phillips. I think he may have played every instrument on this album.

 

[wadude]

I did listen to Walking in the Green Corn, which was very pleasant. Also checked out a bit of Jacob Coller’s, Bridge Over Troubled Water. The S&G original is so fine, pure, so it was nice to hear an interpretation. Somehow over the last few months I’ve taken a deep dive into the 13th Floor Elevators, but won’t get into that right now…

If I’m going to submit a fairly recent tune/video that knocked me out recently (over the last summer) it’d be Childish Gambino’s, Little Foot Big Foot. There is so much going on in this video that it’s hard to know where to begin. The depth of the subject matter, all of the illusions that are set up, all the samples, back in the day we’d have called it musique concrete, but time marches on.

 

[dualazmak]

Just for your possible interest and reference...
I host these threads on similar topics;

- An Attempt Sharing Reference Quality Music Playlist: at least a portion and/or whole track being analyzed by 3D color spectrum of Adobe Audition

- Music for Testing Treble (High Frequency) Sound

These posts would be also of your interest, I assume;
- Reproduction and listening/hearing/feeling sensations to 16 Hz (organ) sound with my DSP-based multichannel multi-SP-driver multi-amplifier fully active stereo audio system having big-heavy active L&R sub-woofers:

- A nice smooth-jazz album for bass (low Fq) and higher Fq tonality check and tuning

 

[Saidera]

Walking in the Green Corn was indeed very pleasant. I wonder why I have not listened much to similar music.

As for Little Foot Big Foot, although there is more to it than I can ever know, I reckon it is a bold, thought-provoking track with plenty of storytelling about street survival. The music video really enhances the song’s impact, showcasing reactions to performance, power, and violence. In the opening scene, three energetic men enter the bar, only to be greeted with skepticism. The moment where they’re asked to sign a pad—and denied the right to consult a lawyer—immediately sets a tone of control and restriction. As they starts dancing, the audience remains completely stony-faced, creating an eerie and unsettling tension. It’s almost as if his performance exists in a vacuum, with no validation from the crowd. For me, a pivotal moment comes when a man pulls out a gun, and suddenly the crowd shows enthusiasm. This shift feels like commentary on desensitization to violence—the performance wasn’t enough to move them, but the presence of a weapon having gone off, was.

So, thank you very much for sharing!

Now I'd like to request a review of this Japanese music video cover of Last Resort by Ayase, possibly by dualazmak or anyone willing to take a challenge. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea, given its Vocaloid origins, but it made Ayase / YOASOBI rise in popularity, and introduced me to synthesized voices, which previously I would not have known about.

 

[goat76]

Sorry if the above music video was addressed to someone else, but I like to participate in this thread so I take it.

You are right, it's not my cup of tea but I understand that many people like the whole idea of Japanese manga and the whole culture that follows it, including this type of music. It is a very energetic song that still sounds pretty positive, even though the video indicates a catastrophic scenario for the world and all life living on this planet. A pretty strange combination, but maybe it all would make more sense to me if I could follow the lyrics.

The following is my contribution, who here wants to review the following song called "The Deadly Rhythm" by the Swedish hardcore band Refused?

 

[Multicore]

The following is my contribution, who here wants to review the following song called "The Deadly Rhythm" by the Swedish hardcore band Refused?

Thank you for the opportunity. As it happens just yesterday I was preparing to review John Zorn Spy vs. Spy for the podcast. It's an album of tunes by Ornette Coleman including at least one from the album that the retro hipster with the retro hipster Walkman in the video buys from a retro hipster record shop: The Shape of Jazz to Come. And Spy vs. Spy is done in an 80s hardcore style but with two alto saxophones and without the electric guitar.

Now, about your selection, the band sounds pretty good, nice punchy rhythm section but the singing gets really boring really quickly. The quiet muttering part in the middle is surprising but it fits the nostalgic hyper-romanticism of the whole thing. The kids are doing 1940s style dancing! Why, ffs, why?

Now for something that isn't laden with all the nostalgia but has both Ornette Coleman and is hardcore. Chippie from Spy vs Spy. Here's the original from Something Else!!!! The Music Of Ornette Coleman. With four (4) exclamation points.

ASR has plenty of threads where people can share music, but sometimes it seems like it's just people sharing, with no one listening.

Hi @beeface this is a nice idea I had not seen before. I hope it gets some more traction.

 

[Ibofobi]

Ok, I'll give it a go.

Ouff, this is an intense track. Brass and drums are prominent throughout the short song, and there is some bass filling out any empty spaces. It was an interesting listen for sure, and I always like to hear something different, but I also felt it was quite appropriate for that blast of energy to last for about one minute only.

Here is another one that is up for grabs. This is Franco Luambo (in purple), performing with his band TP OK Jazz, with the song Mario.

 

[Multicore]

Ok, I'll give it a go.

Ouff, this is an intense track. Brass and drums are prominent throughout the short song, and there is some bass filling out any empty spaces. It was an interesting listen for sure, and I always like to hear something different, but I also felt it was quite appropriate for that blast of energy to last for about one minute only.

Here is another one that is up for grabs. This is Franco Luambo (in purple), performing with his band TP OK Jazz, with the song Mario.

That ... is ... awesome. Love it! TPOK Jazz FTW! Presumably recorded by Zaire TV, but when?

To listeners and viewers at home: do not quit before it's done. There's some killer duo soprano sax near the end. SQ isn't good in this YouTube but still. Listen to TPOK Jazz in Spotify or whatever after this.

Morning Song - Iva Bittová and Pavel Fajt​

This is a clip from the 1990 film Step Across The Border which is a kinda artsy doco featuring Fred Frith, but there's some great performances in it.

I hadn't meant to hog this thread but I had to say something about that TPOK Jazz Mario.

 

[Ibofobi]

That ... is ... awesome. Love it! TPOK Jazz FTW! Presumably recorded by Zaire TV, but when?

To listeners and viewers at home: do not quit before it's done. There's some killer duo soprano sax near the end. SQ isn't good in this YouTube but still. Listen to TPOK Jazz in Spotify or whatever after this.

Morning Song - Iva Bittová and Pavel Fajt​

This is a clip from the 1990 film Step Across The Border which is a kinda artsy doco featuring Fred Frith, but there's some great performances in it.

I hadn't meant to hog this thread but I had to say something about that TPOK Jazz Mario.

I think the recording is from '85 or '86. Glad you liked it!

I will leave your new video for someone else to review.

 

[Enstip]

Review of Morning Song - Iva Bittová and Pavel Fajt

Well, this is different (for me anyway). I’m certainly left with a ‘what was that all about’ feeling. Not knowing the language doesn’t help. It really evokes a ‘jamming in the bedroom’ vibe. The recording of the strings and guitar is quite raw / natural, in a good way. May be I’ll look the film out. Thanks for sharing.

Here is my offering.