If you lead a horse to water and nobody’s around to see it, does it take a drink?
By the fifth beat, I knew this song was going to get five stars. By the 50 second mark, I knew that this was going to be one of the best music videos ever.
Hell yes.
Today’s song: Happy Up Here by Royksopp
Math Rock: aka WHAT THE HELL
Oh math rock, you crazy, crazy genre. I think every single band gets weirder and weirder.
Wait until you see the hearts. THERE ARE SO MANY HEARTS.
This video scared the crap out of me. But it was also intriguing enough for me to seek out some of their other videos, some of which included flaming teacups, flaming shoes, dancing mime women, and weird sweaters.
Today’s song (surprisingly not this one): Disorganized Fun by Ronald Jenkees
A good way to free the soul
So I’ve linked to this guy’s 2008 remix before, but his 2009 remix is pretty awesome too, so I’ll just link to all three he’s done, so you can get a good dose of awesome remix happiness before the new year.
2007
2008
2009
AAAAAAH NEW TOY
HOLY CRAP, I played with this for like 5 hours tonight.
Merry Christmas, bitches! Present-opening has been pushed back to tomorrow since I just got here, haha.
BUS CENTRIFUGE!
This song rocks.
DETHALBUM II REVIEW OMG *fangirl freakout*
YAY IT’S FINALLY OUT!!
Favorites:
Black Fire Upon Us
This song is badass. There’s no other way to describe it. The only way it could be cooler is if you watch the final episode in which it is featured.
Laser Cannon Deth Sentence
With a title like that, there’s no doubt that this is the most Dethklok song on the whole album.
Symmetry
Rocking song. That’s all I have to say. This might get five stars (edit: it did).
I Tamper with the Evidence at the Murder Site of Odin
Best. Title. Ever. Not quite like it is on the show, but awesome nonetheless.
ALSKDJSLGLSFJSLR FREAKING PASSION PIT
There is only one song cooler than the Sleepyhead Jazzsteppa remix.
And that is Sleepyhead.
Why does this song and its variants continue to rule my soul?
Also: Tinn-R makes me incredibly happy.
Also also: grant proposals blow. BUT I’m eligible for funding from the National Science Foundation because Quantitative Psychology is a branch of psychology they consider as “science.”
Oh…oh god…
Somebody took some hallucinogens and then remixed Sleepyhead.
At least, that’s what it sounds like.
This is the best remix of this song I’ve heard, and I’ve heard most of them
This makes me obscenely happy. It gives me tingly feelings in my nether-regions, I kid you not.
Another beautiful iTunes single
Here is this week’s stunning iTunes single. Get it before it costs money! Or get it after that, even, it’s that good.
This is how slow electronic SHOULD sound.
Musical Ecstasy
Have you ever sat down and listened to Sleepyhead?
I mean really listened to it, like “going to a quiet place and cranking up your headphones so you can hear every facet of the song perfectly” listened to it?
It’s freaking magnificent, isn’t it? Say what you will, but so far it holds the definition of what a perfect song should be. It’s only flaw is that it’s too damn short.
Haha, sorry, I’m just in love with that damn song.
Zoooooooooooooooooooooom
Gets really good about halfway through.
“What the HELL?! It’s our guitars! Where’d they get those?”
Circular reasoning works because circular reasoning works because circular reasoning works…
I think my favorite part is during the Jurassic Park theme.
Blog 1105: ARE YOU SICK OF MY MUSICAL TASTES YET?
So in honor of reaching 1,500 songs, I’ve decided to give you my list of songs that I’ve given 5 stars. Only 3.3% of my songs have five stars (that’s 50 songs, FYI). Cherish these, they are my favorites. Listed are the title and artist, then genre in parentheses (just in case you have a particular genre you like). Additional comments in [brackets].
- The Riddle – Gigi D’agostino (dance)
- Lights and Music – Cut Copy (electronic)
- Sleepyhead – Passion Pit (electronic)
- Saturdays – Cut Copy (electronic)
- Get Over It – OK Go (alternative)
- Call On Me – Eric Prydz (dance)
- First Date Mullet – Pony Pony Run Run (rock) [this song is impossible to find]
- Breathe (LMC Extended Club Mix) – Erasure (electronic)
- We’ve Got Everything – Modest Mouse (alternative)
- Kill You – Dethklok (metal)
- The Jagermeister Love Song – Psychostick (metal)
- Cara Mia – Mans Zelmerlow (dance)
- Peace Of Mind – Boston (rock)
- Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis (indie)
- I Am The Drug – Ed Harcourt (alternative)
- Valdres March – Johannes Hansen (classical)
- Farewell – Apocalyptica (metal)
- Nothing Else Matters – Apocalyptica (metal)
- Shake It – Metro Station (alternative)
- Atlas – Battles (math rock) [best genre ever!]
- Untouched – The Veronicas (pop)
- Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs (rock)
- Go Into The Water – Dethklok (metal)
- Viva La Vida – Coldplay (alternative)
- Buildings and Mountains – The Republic Tigers (alternative)
- Why Do You Love Me – Garbage (rock)
- Enter Sandman – Apocalyptica (metal)
- Crushcrushcrush – Paramore (alternative)
- Pieces Of Me – Ashlee Simpson (pop) [I love this song, deal with it]
- Higher Power (Kalodner Edit) – Boston (rock)
- Hard Rock Hallelujah – Lordi (metal)
- Bodies – Drowning Pool (rock)
- Where’d You Go – Fort Minor (hip-hop)
- Just Dance – Lady GaGa (dance)
- Gives You Hell – The All-American Rejects (alternative)
- Any Way You Want It – Journey (rock)
- Summer (Part 3) – Vivaldi (classical)
- Radio Nowhere – Bruce Springsteen (rock)
- Stacy’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne (pop)
- What A Feeling – Peter Luts and Dominico (dance)
- Primavera Anticipada (It Is My Song) – Laura Pausini (Alternative)
- Cloud Connected – In Flames (metal)
- Bulla Ki Jana – Rabbi Shergill (world)
- Not Ready To Make Nice – Dixie Chicks (country)
- Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Green Day (alternative)
- She Hates Me – Puddle of Mudd (rock)
- Supermassive Black Hole – Muse (alternative)
- Addicted – Simple Plan (pop)
- Hide And Seek – Imogen Heap (alternative)
- Juliet – LMNT (pop)
- Philosophia – The Guggenheim Grotto (folk)
It’s a blog, it’s a blog, it’s a blogblogblog!
Guess what, people? Today I just downloaded my 1,500th song. You know what THAT means…
ANALYSES!!!!
Here are two Wordles (I love this website), one by number of songs in each genre, the other by total playcount for each genre. Enjoy!
Also, screw Dead Week.
Sometimes…the only thing you can do is blog.
So remember Wordle? I did it with the titles of all the songs I own. Here are the most popular words in my music library:
Top 10 influential songs
Hello again! Following yesterday’s blog, I realized that there are also quite a few songs that will stick with me for the rest of my life. Unlike all the books, however, all of these will stick with me because of their emotional impact. Most of these are on here because they remind me of the circumstances in my life surrounding the time I downloaded them (but they still sound freaking amazing, too). There are a few, though, that just rock my world ‘cause they’re so cool sounding. Here we go!
1. O Magnum Mysterium – Morten Lauridsen
This reminds me of the end of spring semester 2007, when I was kind of going through my own little enlightenment period of my life. Always fun to play in a pitch dark room at volume = 100%.
2. Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
Reminds me of Spring Break 2008. That’s all you need to know.
3. Life Is Beautiful – Vega4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR_8m9cvIvg (no embedding and live, but still good)
Another song that reminds me of the end of spring semester 2007. A very beautiful song.
4. Farewell – Apocalyptica
This one’s just badass.
5. Hide And Seek – Imogen Heap
I think I found this song randomly in an iMix one day. The one in the first link is freaking amazing, but the second link is amazing in a different way. Wait till you hear the piano at the end.
6. Summer (Part III) – Vivaldi
Yay.
7. Fix You – Coldplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBEYyHGbwto
Sad, sad, sad memories. This is my “I’m depressed” song.
8. Breathe Me – Sia
Listen to this song, then bask in the feeling of hopelessness and loneliness it conveys. This is what I listen to when I feel that way.
Also, Sia rules.
9. Fitter, Happier – Radiohead
This song is creepy as hell, but strangely wonderful.
10. Tannhaeuser Overture – Wagner
Badass.
Life is better with no pants
Ever heard of Imogen Heap? I have a few of her songs and she’s awesome. Here’s her doing a live performance. Freaking awesome.
Holy shit.
This is, without a doubt, the most addicting song I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s one of iTunes’ freebies songs this week, and I advise you to download it now, before you go crazy after not listening to it for five minutes. Yeah, it may not sound so great when you first hear it, but listen to it again.
Go on, do it.
You want more, don’t you?
Yeah, it was like that with me. Its playcount is up to 32 and I’ve had it for a little over three hours.
(Two years later edit: total playcount over both Vaios is well over 1,000)
Piece of Pi
Boredom + Rock Band + geekiness = this.
Piece of Pi (sung, of course, to Boston’s Peace of Mind)
Now if you’re feelin’ kinda low ‘bout the math you’ve been doing
Answer’s coming much too slow
And you need a break but somehow you keep calculatin’
Solution’s something you need to know
Chorus
I understand about logarithms
And I don’t care if I can’t derive
People livin’ with long division
All I want is to know a piece of pi
Now you’re tryin’ to find the key to this integration
Thought you knew this all by heart
There are so many techniques that you are now debatin’
Try some integration by parts
[Chorus]
Take the log of x!
Take the log of x!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahhh!
[Guitar solo needs no math puns!]
Now everybody’s all hung up ‘bout this 5-by-5 matrix
Actin’ like a bunch of fools
Seems like they forgot all of the algebra tricks
Why don’t they just use Cramer’s Rule?
[Chorus]
Take the log of x!
Take the log of x!
LOG OF X!!!
Yeah.
This guy is my new hero
Most badass cover of Maps ever.
Ah, Math Rock…
OH MAN, so I just rediscovered Atlas? Best song ever.
And here’s another awesome song by Battles. Not a better song than Atlas, but the music video rocks.
The only thing better than a good song is a good song with a good music video along with it
So this music video from Sia, an Australian singer, was released as a freebie on iTunes this week.
Tell me this isn’t awesome: [Official video unfortunately taken down from YouTube]
I’ve downloaded a couple of her other songs already; her voice is amazing, and she’s just as good (or better) live, as proven by this:
The way she sings the end of the song is breathtaking.
I love Sia!
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