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exm comes up with a great new track. The acid vibes in the first 5 minutes are unfamiliar - a proper dancefloor banger. Track develops in exm ways. And great percussions again. Will have that on repeat for a couple of 10^n (with n>0) times.

https://youtu.be/qUxEXcrX7Ec?si=FcZQLuaUITG-9ibZ

Creepy Joe - Du riechst so gut

I'm from 1972 and yes, this was extraordinary. It was modern and future. At the same time me and my father were allowed to visit a Boeing 747, cockpit etc.., because we knew the Airports security boss. Awesome. So this song is directly linked with that memory.

"The Boys" - in S02 onwards it heavily educates (U.S. centric) Zeitgeist issues (Trumpists are dumb losers, hate is bad, diversity is good, border protection, blahbleh). I am used to this educational aspect from german productions, where it is always present. I prefer entertainment, not to get educated by film makers, I mean, who do they think they are?

This one runs on repeat and as so often with exm, unexpected by me. I first thought it's a bit long for what actually happens but idk. Especially the later "stuck in a loop" part is so beautiful, mostly because of that simple square wave melody, later answered by a bell, really really lovely.

https://exmat.bandcamp.com/album/manifolds 27 minutes track.

https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2023/the-best-electronic-music-of-2023

I'm currently listening to "Good Fool" and I'm thinking "!". I instantly like her singing. After listening a bit more on YTM, bought her albums on Bandcamp. Couldn't already get past "Loading" from the first album because... beautiful You may have saved my year

Except some exm releases, there was really nothing in 2023. Ae live and RDJ blackbox rather disappointing. I continued exploration in the field of classical music.

Came here to start a thread, but here it is. Track is a grower for me. Listened only to that one track on my way to work today/yesterday, i.e. 4x30 minutes. Was a pleasant experience while driving through partly snowy landscapes. Anyone else thinking, it's a bit loud, crowded and hence distorted in parts? E.g. 8 mins ++ in. But well, listened to it on a BT speaker at home and in car audio.

Rob: "We got on really well with Mark Bell (from LFO) as well because we had the Warp Leeds/Sheffield connection. He was also a massive hero of ours. We were big fans." Contemporary witnesses here @ WATMM know, LFO were THE GODS. I wrote letters, I wrote fax msgs to WARP... "WHEN NEW RLS!!!!?!?!?!?!" - the time after Frequencies was unbearable. But well, they never reached the epic heights after "We are back" again, IMO. Played Mentok 1 a million times. Our house survived.

I adore Andreas Scholl. Awesome countertenor, awesome guy. Singing "Venus birds" - catchy melody which cannot be removed from your brain, once heard. I love early music with luth and singing, calms me down.

...and there's a Heogen release! Yay. My guts say both are massive.

Dimension Intrusion, just ripped my old CD successfully the other day. Speedy J, the only track I really adore is Manhasset.

exm has released a 29:27 minute track. that little one in the corner "Based in the Netherlands, exm delivers a 30 minute piece of abstract IDM, adding to what is already a contrasting and eclectic back catalogue. released October 13, 2023 Written, Produced, Mixed and Mastered by exm Artwork by Megmayo" https://waxingcrescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/that-little-one-in-the-corner

Many of the symphonic music listeners love funeral marches, the dark stuff. There's some obvious, safe picks (Beethoven 3 Marcia Funebre, Bruckner Symphony No. 7, Adagio I think, the one for the death of Wagner). And there's my recommendations of music you may not know: Kurt Atterberg, Symphony No. 5, Lento - the Lento ends really tragic and dramatic. As for Kurt Atterberg, start with symphony No. 3, you will enjoy from the first minute and not regret. Easily accessible and great- like early RDJ. And listen to Symphony No. 7, right in the first movement, right in the beginning it will implant a joyful theme which will stay in your head. Jean Sibelius, In Memoriam, I love it. Not talked about often because it is not typical Sibelius, and maybe it has some problems with flow and pace. But still, immensely enjoyable. Jean Siblius, The Wood Nymph - Not a funeral march, but it has that kind of Rusalka theme and it ends in tragedy, unfolding after 17:12 - This ending is an earthquake, the timpany shake walls, the trumpets... omg. It's really the ultimate dramatic and epic ending, I'm always speechless and in some kind of autistic trance. This is what we want, right? The following is and stays the best interpretation of the piece. It has the early days BIS ... "bite". Sonically superb. Your neighbours will love you. I also want to recommend you the Wood Dove of Dvorak.

You gotta love Braga Santos Symphony No. 4 just for the Andante which starts at 13:46. ~19:20 ff. is pure bliss, oh those sweet accompanying... tubas?They bring up emotions that remind me of Wagner tuba in Symphony No. 7 Bruckner. The whole rest of the Andante is pure power.

teh tah is from teh ancient days CD - I'm 51 - ... and didn't even know about a remaster.

Don't get me wrong, Tha is maybe the greatest achievement of Richard... BUT THAT NOISE there at 10k (cannot hear the one at 16 khz) is reaaaally annoying. Put some notches on it, or just adjust bands, problem solved. Really a pleasure to listen to now.

Yes. But life goes on, we'll see how and where. I stopped reading Songtradrs statement right in the first sentence. Art is not what they remotely care of? "Songtradr, a music licensing platform and marketplace company..."

I was thinking about that when writing. Yes of course, we're adults, right? Have heard all sides of discussion and were probably even part of different sides. IDK. I hope they'll just come up woth stuff I like, that's probably what it's about. Thx guys for pointing to that Reddit guy.

Yes. I know things. All the things. Even more. Fettecke still isn't working for me. I leave it for a year and come every next year since 1982. The underlying question is: Is it impossible the seanpls produce garbage? (not saying AE_LIVE is garbage). I mean, let's be honest, the shoanplease can start up FL studio, put a 1 of 4 kickdrum on it, add some noise every few bars, create a 21m minute file of it... WATMM will find an explanation why it is great.

Note to self 09-2023: I'll never get into their AE_LIVE stuff. Lots of kinda algorithmic beats with no transients, like recorded in next room, filtered... lots of other frequencies output. I'm old. I need hand-crafted music. (Glimpses of) Melodies. Music theory. Kontrapunkt. Great ideas. Not noodling. Did I say "noodling"? Oh. Last good stuff was NTS. Sign/Plus was mediocre. I prefer ABBA "Lay all your love on me" over AE_LIVE rn. They went out of ideas if you ask me. Hiding that behind some max/msp mystery, fans like things they don't understand.

Looking back, Confield marks the peak of all glory. So much good stuff. Totally love the subtle introduction of idk, becoming unsettling. [Edit: what a sentence, I was referring to Uviol] Pen Expers will still be fresh in 2744. Confield 2023 snapels