omnifoo
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True, were I not conditioned by eMusic search protocols, I would be unlikely to notice many of the inconveniences. Interesting point about artists wanting to keep all their listings separate.
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Nothing to the point of serious frustration or not wanting to use the site, but there's a fine line between nitpicking and trying to maximize the efficiency of the user interface. An advanced search option or better linking of related artists (some…
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At the risk of being a broken record, I think eMusic can still be a part of the solution to the real problem that streaming platforms’ compensation models only work for popular bands whose songs get streamed a zillion times, that Amazon, Apple, a…
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@Dark_Magus If you hung in there this long and haven't (aren't?) listening to what you download from eMu, I guess I can't blame you. Regarding payment of artists, I think the…
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A "new" (old, non-Western reissue) label from Turkey called Türküola has at least some albums labeled as progressive rock, though I'm not sure I hear it upon sampling these two. I've wishlisted them but probably won't get around to them for a while…
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More Albums from Africa & The Middle East I Like on eMusic (& Bandcamp)...more sub-Saharan this time
As I mentioned in another post, the work schedule and newfound access to Apple Music are slowing my eMu list productiv…
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@Germanprof
I like the idea of a three-tiered "list" and your criteria for them quite a lot. No doubt the majority of your selections will also be of interest. Thanks … -
eMusic, if nothing else, has a high intrigue factor for the vicissitudes of its catalog without rhyme or reason. I still enjoy much from your list.
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Maybe the answers are buried somewhere in this thread (and thanks for dredging it back up...I expect there are updates to be had in the last seven years), but I'm curious about the shortcuts that yield these delightful statistics short of doing a to…
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I've clearly got a lot to learn about prog rock and have had my head in the sand of obscurity. Glad to see so many of you being systematic about listening to everything in your collections...no better opportunity than under Covid. I find making mi…
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Yeah, his style of Azeri jazz and otherwise piano noodlings are definitely a very strong flavor that will rub a lot of folks the wrong way. I've heard people describe Thelonious Monk the same way, though, and as with so many distinctive artists it'…
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I say the solution is always more storage, never deletion for the reasons you all mention. Especially for ambient, lighter jazz and downtempo electronica, knocking my socks off is probably not the point. It's harder to describe what I think of as …
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Jazz Vol. 4ish
At least a couple from 2020 this time, and only a couple of them seem to be on Bandcamp in this round. I assume it’s due to the high concentration of Latin and Russian titles. In approximate order of h…
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Thanks for helping to keep the archives updated. Indeed, that looks like a lot of good stuff on Ostinato. The name sounded familiar and it seems I only noted five titles on it at the time I made the massive list. I'll give them their own entry ac…
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I'll sign on to your burble/gurgle agenda based on the pronciation alone. I appreciate hearing from the expert and will look into your recs. Agreed on the problems of "electronic" music...I think playing w/ the language & spellings i.e. electr…
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This forum does not abide musical mysteries. Thanks, all!
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Hooray for annotated lists, I suppose. I wouldn't say I'm super-obsessed over Indonesian rock, but I'll take a look and see what you mean. Matching songs w/ their metadata in different language sounds tough all right. I hope it was worth your eff…
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Before the purges I didn't pay much attention to int'l stuff and so didn't notice which countries were gutted. In general now non-Western (or at least non-American) labels are all that keep me subscribed. I'm sure you're right about Indonesia, tho…
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Five hours of good music for a good cause...I bought it.
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Yeah, I'll pretty much go broke if I loosen my Bandcamp restrictions beyond NYP albums on occasion. I havent' quite figured out your tastes on what you like more than others yet. I think Adan Yeti has a real knack songcraft that won't scare people…
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That's some serious history.
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Sorry to catch you at a busy time. My school year online is less leisurely than usual.
All around agreement w/ you, and you're definitely the foremost expert on ambient I "know". Also the only one I know who doesn't bow at the altar o… -
I'd rate NF a solid 7, but if you're referring to ambient edge I'll need a full, multi-page explanation of the scale
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I definitely like what I've heard of NF...what's your opinion on how much edge is allowed before giving up claims to ambience?
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On your rec, I'll check him out.
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Theremins seem to have a hand (or two) in more and more styles lately. Gaudi has a lot of nice tunes out there.
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@idiotprogrammer
Time marches on for eMu all right; I've picked up a fair share from 2020 but of course comparing the selection to Bandcamp won't go well unless it'… -
looks interesting. Thanks
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Just happened to be making a playlist of circus music and learned of punk/prog legends The Cardiacs, that their frontman Tim Smith died on July 22nd. https://w…
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Ten More Jazz Albums
There’s a ton of jazz on my wishlist but just barely enough to cobble another list of ten together from what I’ve purchased in the last few months. As ever, this is probably more representative of what in jazz terms I’…