I tried to look that up and try it, but my YouTube is acting super funny, and refused to load it.
Hmm, you're really missing out (or making a lame excuse ) on a somewhat hidden gem.
So, tell me a little more about rap. Why rap, what first attracted you to it? Do you listen to it mostly in passive or active ways?
What do I not know?
I got attacted to it through our local Christian radio station doing a Sunday night thing that was an hour or two of Christian rappers (with a little Twenty-One Pilots through in the mix). It hasn't branched out too much since then, I haven't found any secular rappers I really feel safe listening to more than a couple of their tracks. The attraction in it was a new genre, honestly. I love many types of music, and that one had a cool feel to it. I'm not sure what you mean in the last question.
There seems to be a large amount of Daft Punk mentioned around these boards, so I though I'd mention a similar group/album. The ground is "Justice" and their best album (near only good) "Cross". Seriously, if you like Daft Punk, D.A.N.C.E feels like a lost Daft Punk track.
While mentioning it, if y'all are so into funk, what's your take on the genres "Future Funk", "Electro-Swing" and the new funk coming out of Japan?
Hmm, you're really missing out (or making a lame excuse ) on a somewhat hidden gem.
So, tell me a little more about rap. Why rap, what first attracted you to it? Do you listen to it mostly in passive or active ways?
What do I not know? :P
I got attacted to it through our local Christian radio station doing a Sunday night thing that was an hour or two of Christian rappers (with a little Twenty-One Pilots through in the mix). It hasn't branched out too much since then, I haven't found any secular rappers I really feel safe listening to more than a couple of their tracks. The attraction in it was a new genre, honestly. I love many types of music, and that one had a cool feel to it. I'm not sure what you mean in the last question. :P
Hmm, new genres can offer a lot of attraction. Just the thought of finding a new and interesting genre to explore is exciting in itself, even if after a couple of days of serious hunting, there's not much to show for it. I'm talking about my own experiences, of course.
Well, passively listening to music is when you listen to it just to listen to it. Having in the background, just enjoying it to enjoy, using it to brighten a day, like that. Actively listening is when you're really trying to draw something new out of it, like when you hear a piece so good so have to stop doing what you're doing and just listen. Other times it involves study or dissection, like when you have the music score with you, or are trying to figure out its total structure or arch. Sometimes, actively listening to music means you're using the music like using a tool, either to boost personal morale (pumped-up music, or inspirational), create a better environment for what you're currently doing (exercise, or worship), or maybe to create or express difficult or complex emotions that couldn't be easily understood or created by yourself only. It's sorta like the difference between mindlessly eating potato chips one track after another, and eating to savor or create a stronger or more healthy mind, or better looking body, or eating to compete in the Olympics.
I got attacted to it through our local Christian radio station doing a Sunday night thing that was an hour or two of Christian rappers (with a little Twenty-One Pilots through in the mix). It hasn't branched out too much since then, I haven't found any secular rappers I really feel safe listening to more than a couple of their tracks. The attraction in it was a new genre, honestly. I love many types of music, and that one had a cool feel to it. I'm not sure what you mean in the last question.
Hmm, new genres can offer a lot of attraction. Just the thought of finding a new and interesting genre to explore is exciting in itself, even if after a couple of days of serious hunting, there's not much to show for it. I'm talking about my own experiences, of course.
Well, passively listening to music is when you listen to it just to listen to it. Having in the background, just enjoying it to enjoy, using it to brighten a day, like that. Actively listening is when you're really trying to draw something new out of it, like when you hear a piece so good so have to stop doing what you're doing and just listen. Other times it involves study or dissection, like when you have the music score with you, or are trying to figure out its total structure or arch. Sometimes, actively listening to music means you're using the music like using a tool, either to boost personal morale (pumped-up music, or inspirational), create a better environment for what you're currently doing (exercise, or worship), or maybe to create or express difficult or complex emotions that couldn't be easily understood or created by yourself only. It's sorta like the difference between mindlessly eating potato chips one track after another, and eating to savor or create a stronger or more healthy mind, or better looking body, or eating to compete in the Olympics.
Yeah, I'm running out of new genres though.
Wow, nice and in-depth description! I think I definitely tend towards passively listening to music. It'll take me around 50 times of hearing a song sometimes to even realize what they're saying in some parts of the track. NF and Twenty-One Pilots I do try and listen to a bit more actively, due to the really cool stuff behind their lyrics.
There seems to be a large amount of Daft Punk mentioned around these boards, so I though I'd mention a similar group/album. The ground is "Justice" and their best album (near only good) "Cross". Seriously, if you like Daft Punk, D.A.N.C.E feels like a lost Daft Punk track.
While mentioning it, if y'all are so into funk, what's your take on the genres "Future Funk", "Electro-Swing" and the new funk coming out of Japan?
I’ve heard of Justice in DP-related conversations before. Haven’t really listened to them tho.
Well, I think some J-pop is good. Haven’t listened to enough of that stuff to give an opinion I’m afraid.
Hmm, new genres can offer a lot of attraction. Just the thought of finding a new and interesting genre to explore is exciting in itself, even if after a couple of days of serious hunting, there's not much to show for it. I'm talking about my own experiences, of course.
Well, passively listening to music is when you listen to it just to listen to it. Having in the background, just enjoying it to enjoy, using it to brighten a day, like that. Actively listening is when you're really trying to draw something new out of it, like when you hear a piece so good so have to stop doing what you're doing and just listen. Other times it involves study or dissection, like when you have the music score with you, or are trying to figure out its total structure or arch. Sometimes, actively listening to music means you're using the music like using a tool, either to boost personal morale (pumped-up music, or inspirational), create a better environment for what you're currently doing (exercise, or worship), or maybe to create or express difficult or complex emotions that couldn't be easily understood or created by yourself only. It's sorta like the difference between mindlessly eating potato chips one track after another, and eating to savor or create a stronger or more healthy mind, or better looking body, or eating to compete in the Olympics.
Yeah, I'm running out of new genres though. :P
Wow, nice and in-depth description! I think I definitely tend towards passively listening to music. It'll take me around 50 times of hearing a song sometimes to even realize what they're saying in some parts of the track. :P NF and Twenty-One Pilots I do try and listen to a bit more actively, due to the really cool stuff behind their lyrics. ;)
Hmm, the last three genes I've poked my head into are "Doom Jazz" "Tape Loops", and small pieces of "Future Funk".
I'm currently trying to get my head wrapped around a new work by "How to Disappear Completely", a new sub-genre of Ambient called "Sleep-Ambient", for... sleeping or relaxing to. Max Richter (a famous, British, modern classical composer) recently had an 8 hour, all night, beds provided concert near where I lived. Wish I could have gone.
Passively listening is certainly the most popular, and I myself indulge in it often. I just don't want to forget or neglect music for all that it is and can be.
Wow, nice and in-depth description! I think I definitely tend towards passively listening to music. It'll take me around 50 times of hearing a song sometimes to even realize what they're saying in some parts of the track. NF and Twenty-One Pilots I do try and listen to a bit more actively, due to the really cool stuff behind their lyrics.
Hmm, the last three genes I've poked my head into are "Doom Jazz" "Tape Loops", and small pieces of "Future Funk".
I'm currently trying to get my head wrapped around a new work by "How to Disappear Completely", a new sub-genre of Ambient called "Sleep-Ambient", for... sleeping or relaxing to. Max Richter (a famous, British, modern classical composer) recently had an 8 hour, all night, beds provided concert near where I lived. Wish I could have gone.
Passively listening is certainly the most popular, and I myself indulge in it often. I just don't want to forget or neglect music for all that it is and can be.
Never heard of any of them.
I've never been much into ambient, I prefer a kick in my music I guess.
Yeah, it's so easy to just kind of use music to drown out the world, we stop appreciating it at some point.
Hmm, the last three genes I've poked my head into are "Doom Jazz" "Tape Loops", and small pieces of "Future Funk".
I'm currently trying to get my head wrapped around a new work by "How to Disappear Completely", a new sub-genre of Ambient called "Sleep-Ambient", for... sleeping or relaxing to. Max Richter (a famous, British, modern classical composer) recently had an 8 hour, all night, beds provided concert near where I lived. Wish I could have gone.
Passively listening is certainly the most popular, and I myself indulge in it often. I just don't want to forget or neglect music for all that it is and can be.
Never heard of any of them. :P
I've never been much into ambient, I prefer a kick in my music I guess. *-)
Yeah, it's so easy to just kind of use music to drown out the world, we stop appreciating it at some point.
(CONgrats on the rank-up! :D )
"Doom-Jazz" takes the tempo and... doom-y-ness? of doom metal with the instrumental, chords, and ambient aspects of jazz. It's a lot like "Noir-jazz" like played in old movies, but even more down tempo and ambient like.
"Tape Loops" is a more difficult genre to describe, mostly because I don't know a lot about it. At least a majority of the genre is about using old, analog tapes to record music and "loop it" by taping a small section together and then playing it over and over and over, with effects or not. William Basinski's "Disintegration Loops" is considered the height of the genre, and is devastation in its musical palette. It's divided into six movements each between 20 minutes and an hour, with most of them being closer to the hour mark. At first you almost want to turn it off or laugh at the "boring" super-repetition, but then the music changes, and the notes get inside you. The music literally decays, the old brittle tapes fell apart, and bit by painful bit the music dies. I could talk about it for half an hour on how amazing the music is, how sorrowful. The notes that fade away quickly, the notes that remain till the end, how long you think the last minutes might last, so painfully do they hang on. Each loop does this differently, with no. 6 being the most peaceful, almost like credits rolling after a movie, to the 4th movement, that rips itself apart.
"Future Funk" seems to be a lot like "vaporwave" that ironic genre that's like plugging a synthesizer into the internet. Future Funk is an offshoot of vaporwave too, with snippets and jazz influences too. It's weird, but different, a lot of stuff online, although I wouldn't recommend using streaming services to find it.
Thanks for the congratulations! I use the font "Old LMBs", so I see the old ranks too. :P
*waits for Daft Punk to announce a new album and/or tour* :P
Ugh! You're monomaniacal (obsessive :P ) about Daft Punk! Variety is the spice of life, learn something new to enjoy! :P
I mean, yeah. Waiting isn't fun, but most great bands make you wait for good things to happen. Know of any of good bands related to "Daft Punk" that could tide you over?
Oh, hi ZeroTwo in the avatar, you should really cut back on the sweets, it'll ruin your teeth.
*waits for Daft Punk to announce a new album and/or tour*
Ugh! You're monomaniacal (obsessive ) about Daft Punk! Variety is the spice of life, learn something new to enjoy!
I mean, yeah. Waiting isn't fun, but most great bands make you wait for good things to happen. Know of any of good bands related to "Daft Punk" that could tide you over?
Oh, hi ZeroTwo in the avatar, you should really cut back on the sweets, it'll ruin your teeth.
That’s me.
Well, uh, not really. I like music that isn’t Daft Punk, so I’ll occupy myself with that.
Look, a fellow intellectual. I take pride in my sweet tooth.
Ugh! You're monomaniacal (obsessive ) about Daft Punk! Variety is the spice of life, learn something new to enjoy!
I mean, yeah. Waiting isn't fun, but most great bands make you wait for good things to happen. Know of any of good bands related to "Daft Punk" that could tide you over?
Oh, hi ZeroTwo in the avatar, you should really cut back on the sweets, it'll ruin your teeth.
That’s me.
Well, uh, not really. I like music that isn’t Daft Punk, so I’ll occupy myself with that.
Look, a fellow intellectual. I take pride in my sweet tooth.
And which music may that be, which isn't Daft Punk but which you enjoy? :P
I've been meaning to mention that avatar for a while. :P
And which music may that be, which isn't Daft Punk but which you enjoy?
I've been meaning to mention that avatar for a while.
Well, predominantly, album rock, adult standard, anime score, and Japanese pop music. :P
You’re the 2nd person I met from the LMB community that understands. :P
I know of anime score and Japanese pop, neither of which I particularly enjoy, although I might find something in J-pop. I'm really a down tempo kind of guy. Cathartic music really. "No Rain, No Rainbow" by BabyMetal takes my attention, although it's really not my genre. :P
Now what is "album rock"? It's boggling me as not to know.
Ichigo is more interesting, and the anime dropped like a stone have-way through. I never even finished it :P
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