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BritGAF |OT3| It's good, but it's not right.
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Don't forget Space Heroin!
Hot Coldman
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I'm only 30 minutes in, ssshhhhhh
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Jedeye Sniv
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Right now I'm living in Italy, I'll be moving to London next week and I think she just wants me to move there to spend some time together
I took a look at shordeitch but it doesn't look really inviting.
XD I do not watch 600 hours of tv I just have some troubles sleeping!
Anyhow I do love bars and pubs but I honestly almost never enjoy clubs unless I'm really in the mood or extremely drunk.
I'll PM you later!
You said you're gay?
I'm going to get a bit of grievance for this but Asian heavy areas are probably not the best bet. Depends how the Asian community are. Speaking from an Asian perspective here .
Thanks guys, I think I'll look for an apartment somewhere else.
Darren870
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Yea, I am the same. Send me a PM. Let me know your age and profession too. I would think Angel or Clerkenwall would be good too. However, that depends on a few things.
Not saying Asians, whether Muslim, Sikh Hindu or other religion or ethnicity, are not tolerant, but that in light of recent event sin the UK it could get a bit more crazy here.
NinjaBoiX
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Jed, if you're a Jeff Buckley fan, you might dig Tom Odell. The second I heard this I thought of him.
Tom Odell - Can't Pretend (live at Dean Street Studios)
Tom Odell - Can't Pretend (live at Dean Street Studios)
Jedeye Sniv
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That's pretty good stuff, it sold me when the band kicked in. His skin is most definitely not rough though
EDIT: I feel like I haven't listened to any good new music for ages. I'm outta the loop!
Jedeye Sniv
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Oh and speaking of musics, I listened to this, it was great, you make my crew sound like a pop band. I'll pass it along to my guitar player, she loves drone music too. How did you record this? Sounds very roomy and live, I don't know how you'd even begin to do this in a traditional studio setup.
I get paid friday, will bung you some pennies when I do
bobs...onGaf
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Aldgate is going to be more expensive, so realistically you will probably want to go towards Whitechapel/ Stepney Green/ Mile end if you want the cheaper prices.
There is a fairly big uni near by, Queen Mary, so thats maybe why its cheaper - there are a lot of students there.
Its a real shit hole though. Pretty much just kebab shops all around, I think Mile End has improved a lot in more recent years but Stepney/ Whitechapel are still very much dumps.
Jedeye Sniv
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Thinking about starting a new community thread for 'Indie' music, who's with me? NinjaBoxi, I assume you'd be along for the ride? I know it's a broad term but there really isn't a space to talk about general alternative music. We've got metal, hip hop, pop, fucking K-POP... nowhere to ask about the new Desaparecidos album or find out what Sufjan Stevens is up to.
I figure we derail this thread often enough, let's do this!
I figure we derail this thread often enough, let's do this!
Brilliant idea. I would love this. Indie music is what i listen to most these days.
this Tom Odell track is OK. Loved his first release better however. Another Love is sublime.
NinjaBoiX
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NinjaBoxi endorses this motion master Jed.
Go forth and create my friend, I'll post some waxin' choons and shit. Sharing and discussing muzak is one of my favourite GAFtimes.
Deaf Spacker
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Last week a women called Emma Way hit a cyclist with her car and bragged about it on Twitter, she quite rightly got in to a spot of bother.
I have an old school friend called Emma Way and since last week she's received random friend requests and abusive messages all because she has the same name as the above woman.
People are stupid.
I have an old school friend called Emma Way and since last week she's received random friend requests and abusive messages all because she has the same name as the above woman.
People are stupid.
Smelly kids with guitars
Hot Coldman
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90% of what f0rk listens to
Hot Coldman
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Jedeye, wouldn't "alternative" be a better word? Indie is a bit too specific. (Also, I don't really listen to indie music any more but would still like to contribute, lol)
Hot Coldman
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Worst case scenario, you'd just be ignored. Happened to me a lot in the "whatchoo listening to" thread. *shrug*
(Actually, I wrote a big-ass post gushing about "Gloss Drop" by Battles after it came out in one of the music threads, and someone brought it up during that year's AOTY thread, which made me pretty chuffed.)
what can, really
(Actually, I wrote a big-ass post gushing about "Gloss Drop" by Battles after it came out in one of the music threads, and someone brought it up during that year's AOTY thread, which made me pretty chuffed.)
what can, really
NinjaBoiX
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Bish,
Bash,
Bosh!
BritGAF is cracking me up tonight!
Music from independent or used to be independent artists.
In my opinion it also covers music that is very different from mainstream in may cases or is simply not covered.
Jedeye Sniv
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Excellent question, I think the title might be Alt/Indie or something along those lines. Basically, it's the music that doesn't fit in the Metal, Pop or Hip Hop categories! At the risk of saying "my subculture is better than yours", I think that alternative music fans have the widest tastes of music of any group . Once you're into that world, chances are you can listen to anything. In general my taste runs the gamut from pussy acoustic girly music to fuzzed out noise rock and I would like a space to talk about all this stuff (that isn't the boring fucking list and images with no context thread that is the Listening thread). From Lightning Bolt to Emmy the Great to Los Camps to the XX to Godspeed to Titus Andronicus to Metric.
If you have any better ideas of what to call it then I'm all ears.
Hot Coldman
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Shit, I've heard all of them but the first. Does this make me cooler than f0rk? :O
NinjaBoiX
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Fugazi man, you cannot fuck with this band!
Full Disclosure
From paper to fretboard to print, entirely independent. Dischord Records sign the best bands too. Faraquet are kind of awesome:
Cut Self Not
Ian McKaye is both a musician and businessman of utmost integrity.
Hot Coldman
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Jedeye Sniv
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Get Googling then son! Great bands all. Although Lightning Bolt are more something you need to experience than something you'll listen to every day. Like Converge.
Jedeye Sniv
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Yeah, I really like latter day Fugazi. I can't really get into the old stuff, it's too brittle for my tastes. I super respect the DIY ethic though, massive influence on me personally.
NinjaBoiX
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My pal is really into Citizen Fish, and some of their early recordings he has are literally just cassettes physically recorded, boxed and shipped by the band themselves, with homemade B&W printed labels done by Dick personally.
You don't get much more intimate than that.
So I guess Lightning Bolt is a moshie rock band which I can respect but don't normally get into that much.
Emmy the Great is a chick with a guitar, seems alright but a bit boring for me.
Los Camps (Los Campesinos! right?) seem pretty cool, maybe a bit too fresh but I'll check them out. Should I just get the newest album?
You just put the XX in the list to satisfy me
After seeing the album art I realise I was going to check out Godspeed at one point, I guess they got a lot of buzz (pitchfork 9.3!). I'll probably get round to buying this album at some point.
Titus Andronicus seem pretty good as well, added to mental list.
Smelly kids with guitars is a suitable description for all of them. Emmy might not be THAT smelly though
What are the recommended first albums for Los Camps and Titus Andronicus?
Emmy the Great is a chick with a guitar, seems alright but a bit boring for me.
Los Camps (Los Campesinos! right?) seem pretty cool, maybe a bit too fresh but I'll check them out. Should I just get the newest album?
You just put the XX in the list to satisfy me
After seeing the album art I realise I was going to check out Godspeed at one point, I guess they got a lot of buzz (pitchfork 9.3!). I'll probably get round to buying this album at some point.
Titus Andronicus seem pretty good as well, added to mental list.
Smelly kids with guitars is a suitable description for all of them. Emmy might not be THAT smelly though
What are the recommended first albums for Los Camps and Titus Andronicus?
Musha_Soturi
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Yes please set up an indie thread asap
NinjaBoiX
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Jedeye Sniv
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Moshie?? I wouldn't say that so much as they're just MENTAL and something to experience. I wouldn't like to try to dance to it, more stand there slack jawed and try to take it in.
Hot half-Chinese chick with a lovely voice and writes songs that are like stamping on your testicles (first album at least, the second wasn't so good). CHeck out this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BirQTy_FM8Q
Yeah, Hello Sadness is really good. Either that or their debut Hold On Youngster. New one is a lot more mature. I like them cos their singer is more neurotic than I am.
Yep!
Oh man this band is so good, their new record is incredible. Very longform instrumental stuff but it's thrilling and emotionally wrenching.
My first Titus album was the Monitor which I hated for about two months before it lodged its way into my top ten albums ever. It's a concept album about both the US Civil War and mid-20s depression and is a work of minor genius. Local Business is also really good and a bit more straightforward.
Phew!
Jedeye Sniv
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Will do tomorrow! Spent all evening writing stuff for Parachute For Gordo's next zine issue by accident.
Look how independent and deep he is. No one can understand his feelings. I bet you've never even heard of half the indie groups he listens to.
Ironically your snarkiness would fit in better in a music thread than your not-in-Britain-ness does in this one.
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