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[MP3]
The Books Beautiful People
Have u heard the new mp3 by the Books off their upcoming hit album The Way Out? Have u heard of The Books?
Back in 2005, The Books released some album called "Lost and Safe."
I think it was 'culturally relevant' cuz it was kinda like art + music. From what I understand, they take 'tons of audio samples' then rearrange them to make songs, or something. Sorta like an even more artsy version of the Avalanches or something. "Less poppy." For some reason, I think rearranging audio samples of people talking + miscellaneous sounds was a more marketable meme in 2k5 since indie rock was kinda vanilla, and more indie fans were 'yearning for an conceptual experience.'
Wonder if they were the forefathers of indie sample-based music. It's so weird when a band comes back from hiatus, and they are evaluated with the same scrutiny/critical/socially-aware review system that modern buzzbands have to get run through. Feel like 2k5 was sorta like 'playing tee ball', but 2k10 is 'the mother effing big leagues' of independent music. Buzzbands have to be on their a-games, dropping memes, making sure they stay authentic, or else buzz blogs will shit all over them.
It seems like concept music has come so far in the past 2-3 years. An Co Merriweather Post Pavvy. The chill wave era. Tons of other mediocre concept bands that have garnered critical approval even though their product is kinda mediocre. I feel semi-stimulated listening to the new mp3 "Beautiful People" by the books, but I wonder if my taste is 'so refined' that this doesn't really do much for me any more. Like I need a 360 degree stimulating, socially relevant + aware meme dropping band to fully garner any sort of high level praise from me.
From what I understand, The Books consists 2 bros. One on a cello and another one on guitar. Seems like they really turned their live indie performance into an 'artistic experience.' I wonder if they will 'go mainstream' and sell albums to tweens, or if they are stuck with their same fan base from 2k5.
Back in the day, I feel like I had more time to listen to bands talk about their artistic gimmicks, branding themselves as 'interesting artists/humans' in long interviews. Not sure if I have that kinda time with so many music / ginger / mp3 memes flying around at such a rapid rate. Just need a band to produce some good mp3s, a decent album, a conceptually interesting music video, play some talk shows, play live in my local scene, then I will be happy.
Will The Books release a Top 10 album of 2k10?
What score will the Books album get from Pitchfork?
Do u feel like the Books had it easy, back when the indiesphere wasn't so competitive?
Are bands not conceptually relevant until the headline coachella / have an art show at the Guggenheim?
Do you still enjoy conceptual music, or is chillwave the only sample based music that you choose to enjoy?
Is chillwave the perfect sample based music, and everything else is sorta 'too artsy' and not accessible enough?
Will The Books be overrated in a Broken Social Scene kinda way, making it more difficult to genuinely appreciate their music in an authentic way?
Do the Books have an 'uphill' battle ahead of them by re-entering the indie buzzosphere after a long hiatus?
You might have heard of the recent genrefication of the 'chillwave movement', which was basically a non-collective effort by producers around the world who created mp3s that were lofi, chill, electro jams. Because all of this music was released within a 2 month period, the music media was fortunate enough to be able to 'group it together' in order to 'make it seem more meaningful/coverable.'
I was kinda sad when I found out that some of my fave chillwave hits were actually 'sample-based songs.' Apparently this is a 'problem' that has caused many indie music purist bros to 'shit down upon' much of the conceptualcore era music and chillwave music. I am conflicted. I feel like the music is 'good' and 'chill', but something inside of me 'wants 2 believe that all artists are responsible 4 coming up with their own riffs/melodies/ditties. Not sure how to feel about this 'epic chillwave scandal.'
Original Chillwave Hit: Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer
Sampled Song: Todd Rundgren - Izzat Love?
Original Chillwave Hit: Washed Out - Feel it All Around
Sampled Song: Gary Low - I Want You
Do u feel like a metaphorical rug has been pulled out from under U?
When u find out that music is 'sample-based', do u 'respect it less'?
Or do u say that 'finding a sample to use is an art that few musicians can master'?
Is chillwave 'bullshit' or 'legitter than ever'?
I know that rappers and mainstream artists use samples, but it makes me sad to know that 'indie musicians' aren't 'creative enough' to come up with their own melodies. Feeling misled, like it might be more authentic to
Seems like you can become 'a very lucrative artist' if you sample shitloads of artists from the past. Seems like Kanye West made 'a shitload of money' by ripping off songs that were already good.
I feel like I am supposed to consider Daft Punk to be 'authentic' even thought their entire albums are electro-fied reinterpretations of classic samples.
Maybe the best musicians in the world aren't actually 'original.' Maybe Girl Talk is a chill bro after all, since he only 'mashes up' songs, and doesn't 'rip them off.'
Hope that the chillwave era wasn't just a sham. Feeling naked (metaphorically), not sure who or what 2 believe. Just thought I was listening to good/chill/relevant music, but I guess that it is no longer just 'buzzworthy mp3s.' Seems like the mainstream has 'finally found out' about chillwave, and we might have to 'say goodbye' 2 those artists now that Rolling Stone 'wrote a profile on Washed Out.'
Chillwave was a genre created by the internet, 4 the internet?
Do u support sample-based music?
Is ur life a sample-based life?
Should there be some sort of indie music standards committee that limits the extent to which samples can be used in 'our scene'?
Should CDs/MP3s make it more clear that a song is sample-based, kinda like how products must list nutritional information/cigarettes must tell u that they will kill u?
Searching for a 'new aesthetic' now that summer is over. Want a new 'movement' to 'get jacked up about'/listen to on my iPoddy.
Previous 'Chillwave' Coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/07/is-washed-out-the-next-neon-indianmemory-cassette.html
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/04/should-have-taken-acid-with-yall.html
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/tag/chill-wave
Neon Indian is a chillwave buzzband from 2k9 that rode chillwaves
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Washed Out is the hit chillwave project of indie hunk Ernest Greene.
Read more>>>>If indie music message boards had trending topics, then "Δρόμοι που αγάπησα - Ελένη Βιτάλη" would definitely be trending. I'm not really sure how to say that, but many Greek-music enthusiasts are beginning to claim that Lana Del Rey's "Video Games" was ripped off / sampled from this song. Of course, every1 claims that every indie artist ripped off/sampled sounds from some1 else. It was at the foundation of the chillwave movement and the structural basis of most dance songs. However, every1 h8s Lana Del Rey, so they will probably say 'OMG I can't believe she's a thief. What will she do next 2 betray us? Sigh... I can't believe she did it again... Srsly Lana? Srsly?'
It is a Greek song from 1991 sung by Eleni Vitali called "Dromoi Agapisa Pou." This is apparently the 'info' on who sings / wrote the song, or something. The only Greek word I know how to say is "fallaffy", so there's no way I could pronounce this stuff.
music -george stavrianos lyrics-stelios hatzimihail(1991)
singer-eleni vitali
δίσκος "Δρόμοι που αγάπησα" (1991)
Στίχοι: Χατζημιχαήλ Στέλιος
Μουσική: Σταυριανός Γιώργος
Do u notice a similarity, or is this a reach?
Does LDR have a Greek background?
Do they ACTUALLY sound the same or is it a reach?
Are there only similar vocal stylings?
Should LDR have 'ripped off' a better song?
Should she have hired Greek backup singers on SNL?
Should samples be illegal?
Will LDR be banned from Greece?
Is the entire world turning on #LDR?
Lana Del Rey is a hot female indie singer. She is 'mad controversial.'
James Blake has a hit song called "The Wilhelm Scream." He recently received a 9.0 from the popular music website Pitchfork Media [link], and he is widely known as 'The Prince of Dubstep.' However, it seems like there is a blemish on his 9.0 trophy after he admitted that he 'ripped off' the song from a song called "Where to Turn" by James Litherland. I wonder if James Litherland has a Google Alert setup for James Blake's name, and is waiting to drop a 'big ass lawsuit' after his first week album sales numbers come back.
As he’s hinted at over the last few weeks, the melody of ‘The Wilhelm Scream’ is borrowed from something his father produced, the James Litherland track ‘Where to Turn’. “This is the track that spurred on The Wilhelm Scream” he explained “It was a track that I grew up listening to because my dad was producing it. It was going around the house for weeks. It became a song for me as well so I think it’s time people heard the original”
Can u hear the direct similarities? Did James Blake 'straight up jack' this song?
"I would expect this kind of ripping off from a chillwaver, but not from some1 getting so much high level buzz."
Does James Blake only make sample based music?
Does he really deserve to be buzzworthy since his best 2 songs are basically 'covers'? [via Feist's "Limit to Your Love"]
Is it time to 'rethink' the James Blake buzzwagon?
Is the original song just some honky white person music?
Is it chill 2 'rip off' pre-existing songs, or should the artist be required 2 do a little bit more remixing?
Do all modern buzzbands just 'rip off' old bands that wrote poppier hits?
Is James Blake a liar and a crook?
Is this the first big buzz scandal of 2k11?
R u disappointed in James Blake?
Is there any way to 'return' a buzzband to the UK, and say that they are 'damaged goods' + get a 100% refund?
Do u feel sad 4 James Litherland?
Is "The Wilhelm Scream" the mp3 of the year, or will this uncovered bit of info 'ruin' James Blake's legacy?
Do u care when a song is 'sample based'/rips off a pre-existing song, or is it the role of a modern artist to re-adapt old, irrelevant sounds 2 be relevant?
James Blake is a solo buzzband from London. Some call him 'the prince of dubstep.'
Trying to utilize social media, shazam, ping, last.fm, pandora's box of mp3s, and hypemachines to figure out what kind of music I will like without having to do tons of legwork. Feels good to live in this modern era. I have been listening to the hit Panda Bear song "Bros" a lot, so they recommended this sweet band to me called the Custom Kings. Wonder if they will become a 'highly bloggable buzzband.'
Do u think this song sounds 'eerily similar' to Panda Bear's hit conceptual wave anthem "BROS"? Did they 'ripoff' BROS?
R u pissed at the Custom Kings for 'ripping off' Pandy?
Should Panda Bear sue them for 'everything that they are worth'/at least try to legally confiscate their amps?
Who seems more chill: The Custom Kings or AnCoBros?
Do u wish u could be in a local band that filmed their new video with an HD Camera?
Did Panda Bear 'peak' with BROS?
Did Panda Bear 'rip off' The Tornadoes - Red Roses and a sky of blue?
So confused about sampling/intellectual property... Might go to law school and specialize in chillwave/indie sampling rights.
They seem like chill bros. Not sure why they had to rip off Panda Bro. Maybe Panda ripped some1 else off [via chillwave sampling].
So confused. Not sure which song belongs 2 who?
Did Panda Bear 'rip off' "Bros" from Brian Wilson?
Are both songs just generic chord structures, vocal deliveries?
Does music/'sound' belong 2 any1?
Did Panda Bear 'ripoff' the Beach Boys?
Is Panda Bear's next album going 2 be a dronewave tank job?
Will Panda Bear 'chart' in the Billboard Top 10?
Panda Bear is a member of Animal Collective. He wrote the hit album "Person Pitch" but failed to deliver in 2k10 with TOMBOY.
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Paul McCartney is widely known as the Panda Bear of the popular band The Beatles. While he is widely respected, many question some of his business and life decisions. He 'pissed away' the rights to the Beatles master tracks, gives away his samples like candy, and even made ill-advised personal life decisions, such as going vegan + marrying a 'one legged gold digger.' Because he is a Beatles, most of these massive mistakes are 'forgiven', since the Beatles have produced some of the best mp3s of all time.
Recently, he 'gave away a sample' from a Wings song to Erykah Bady, the ex-lover of Andre 3000 who has made 'critically acclaimed' albums in recent years.
Here is the quickest summary of this marketable ordeal:
Pitchfork reports on an exchange initiated by Erykah Badu on TwitterTwitterTwitter, seeking last-minute clearance for a sample from the Wings song “Arrow Through Me.” Looking to connect with Paul McCartney, she appealed to anyone who might help connect her to him or a closer contact in the chain.
Following the stream of tweets, it looks like Badu got a hookup to Lenny Kravitz, who knows McCartney’s daughter Stella, who then connected her to Paul. He approved the sample clearance and she thanked her “Twitter fam” for making the clearance come together.
This seems like an uplifting story, justifying the utilization of social networks + technology for 'something good.' The lost story is the fact that Paul McCartney should have 'shafted' this request, protecting the music that he made. Many young artists are capitalizing off the work of legends, so many think it is time for the 'old guard' to stand up for themselves' instead of continuing to be taken advantage of.
Many feel like McCartney gave up tons of emotional and financial capital when he married his one-legged wife Heather Mills.
Even though this seems like a 'good story' to make him seem 'cool' to young people, we have to assume that young people would have appreciated his song more in the original context.
Would it have been 'more alt' to use the sample without clearing it? [via the chillwave movement]
Is Erykah Badu 'alt'/'indie', or should she only be covered on 'black websites/magazines'?
Has Paul McCartney 'pissed away' billions of dollars by not protecting his the rights of his music?
Will there be a 'backlash' against the Beatles? [via Beatles Rock Band]
Is twitter a legitimate social tool that is changing the world 4 the better?
