A Mix Concept
I’m going to make a mix CD soon, for no particular reason really, but for myself. I just want it to be high energy. There are a few bands from 2008 that fall under that category and it’s what got me thinking.
So far: Marnie Stern, Ponytail, Soil & “Pimp” Sessions, Lightning Bolt.
Thought this would be a nice thing to discuss. I’m just looking for something fast and steady and wild. Try your best to avoid any hardcore because I really don’t like that genre too much. I’m sure I’ll think of more myself when I get home and scan my library.
Comments
Well, you’re definitely missing some Battles.
I have a playlist at work called “Knee Shaking” that I use to get pumped up for programming. Some stuff you need from that:
- TV on the Radio – The Wrong Way (great to start it out)
- Bloc Party
- LCD Soundsystem
- Justice
- Underworld. Tons of Underworld.
- Broken Social Scene – 7/4 (Shoreline)
- Elvis Costello – Pump It Up
- The Strokes – The Modern Age
- The Ramones
- Bad Religion
- Q and Not U
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Death From Above 1979
- Sonic Youth – Incinerate
- Figurines – All Night
Hopethis helps.
ditto on underworld, Chemical Brothers,(galaxy bounce, etc) Kings of Leon (sex on fire)
Oh, duh, Battles. Underworld I will have to try!
I’m really just looking for extreme noise, and not necessarily “pump you up” music. I can see how some bands can be both though, which is also okay.
Oh, well, if that’s the case, let me make you a mix. The hard part will be deciding which Nine Inch Nails song to include because really, high energy noise is what they do.
Advice on Underworld?
I’m guessing you’re going to want the faster stuff. It’s hard to say how their style changes as they get older, so here’s a few tracks worth getting from various eras:
- *dubnobasswithmyheadman
- Cowgirl
- Spoonman
- Second Toughest of Infants
- Rowla
- Pearl’s Girl
- Beaucoup Fish
- King of Snake
- Jumbo
- Moaner
- A Hundred Days Off
- Mo’ Move
- Two Months Off
- Dinosaur Adventure 3D
I’m thinking the latter stuff off Hundred Days and Beacoup will be more up your alley, but who knows.
I didn’t finish your noise mix, but I’m uploading some of the shit I pulled into a playlist last night.