Hello everyone, and welcome back to this month's Emusic blog. I'm actually going to split this into two separate blogs, because I'm dedicating the first to a little fun I had today.

For this month, being completely aimless musically and getting a little tired of metal, I was wondering what, exactly, I'd spend my 100 downloads on. My first idea was to download 100 songs by 100 different artists, but I thought of how time consuming that would be (not to mention how hard it would be to *not* download a record if I liked a particular song). My second idea was to get some old EBM and goth tracks I haven't heard in a while, but I quickly nixed that idea when I realized I'm not exactly a 25 year old rivethead anymore. Finally, after some excremeditation, I came up with the plan.

I chose 25 different words using the random word generator at http://watchout4snakes.com/creativitytools/RandomWord/RandomWord.aspx
Search in the track box using each word
No duplication of artists
No music I had ever heard
Nothing I was tremendously familiar with
I could choose which song containing the search term, but only by the preview
A new word can only be generated in the case of no (or extremely limited) selection.

So without further ado, here are the 25 songs I have selected, and my impression of each one.


(occasion) The Flat Planets- Grand Occasion
My friend Chris used to compare everything to the band WASP. Mostly, he did it to piss me off, but on occasion, you could catch the glimmer of truth in his words. This band sounds nothing like WASP, but I'll be damned if they're not the musical kissing cousins of steely dan. Also, that's a bad thing. I fucking hate steely dan. They're a little less wussy, maybe more of a ben folds.

(revolt) The Book Of Lists- Pacifist Revolt
There's a nice cool phaser on the guys vocals, which I like. It also has a 60's psychodelic pop feel to it, which i also like.

(washing) Kid & Khan- Washing Machine (Kaos vocal rmx)
This one is interesting, it reminds me of detroit techno filtered through manchester house, with a more updated sound. I like the vox, they remind me of cybertron. sorta. I'd liken the singer more to van christie on a bad day, but in a good way.

(lag) Dana Gillespie- Jet Lag From Paradise
LOL awesomely cheesy. It sort of sounds like a 60's tv star trying to make pop music in the 80's. Which, I actually think I'm not too far off.

(information) Black Debbath- Practical Information
Another cheesy song. The song is basically a tour guide welcoming you to norway, only METAL! It sort of makes me wish I started that industrial band that sang in german, but all of the lyrics were different recipes for cake.

(chalk The A Sides- Sidewalk Chalk
Remember how much I love the New Pornographers, the long blondes, and the 1900's, and understand why this is my next album download. Wonderful indie pop with sweet boy/girl harmonies, with a little bit of rockin'.

(sentence) Kool Keith- Serve 'Em A Sentence (feat. Motion Man)
Someone I know, but I've never heard this track (and I was never a huge kool keith fan). Not a horrible song, but not my favorite. Keith's got an awesome flow, but these lyrics aren't exactly shakespeare.

(knee) Monkey, Don't!- If I Die on My Knees
Quite funky, but I felt like something was missing. It made me feel like I *wanted* to listen to superfly, but didn't sound like superfly at all. It made me bounce, though.

(novelty) Butterglory- Novelty in Two
I was looking for a joy division cover, but I remembered the rules. Oh, and this song is very cow-pop. Yet another genre I've invented today. (See below for the other)

(chose) Mogwai- I Chose Horses
The other artist I'd heard of. Rather than talk about the music itself, i'm going to ask the group - is he speaking english with just a really thick scottish accent? Like that 500 miles song? or is he so into the cocteau twins thzt he wants to talk babytalk like liz frazier? In any case, I like this song.

(guideline) Ass- Guidelines For Bespoke
Remember the one note song? This is that one note song. Not really, but JEEEZ it's boring. And Mogwai is on this list!

(nostalgia) Vector Lovers- Nostalgia 4 The Future
What a stupid title, but the song is pretty cool. Lots of breaks and squelches and bleeps and blurps. Recommended to make your techno friends jealous.

(someone) The Punch Line- Someone
If mid-90's local jacksonville, NC indie rock act "Rusty East" had a cover band, they would sound like this. Which is to say, they really wish they were playing the 50 watt club in Athens about 25 years ago. I would have loved this in college, but I've been out of college for a long time.

(signal) Pharmacy Of Sound- Low radio signal
Hooked on note 1. this is what house music is all about. It's a little on the dark side, too.

(hospital) Tyfoid Mary- Kitty Hospital
This song is hilarious. It's basically an angry punk song where the guy is pissed because his cat is sick. It's catchy, funny, and utterly disposable. Highly recommended.

(crack) Desert Storm Sound System- Dawn Of Crack
I dunno, some hard trance or happy hardcore thingie that is kind of annoying. It bounces around too much. It's like the producer tried to cram all the music from a single rave into a 5 minute long song. I guess that makes it efficient, though.

(recursion) Abraxas Projekt- Fragmentation/récursion
IDM. Keeps your interest, and there's actually a discernible beat. I suppose that puts it a few steps ahead of other IDM. It has some interesting sax work in it, which actually detracts from the song. I like it best when it's just the beat.

(inheritance) The Beekeepers- Inheritance
If the Replacements had sex with the Smiths while the Gin Blossoms watched, this is what the baby would sound like. Kinda gay, a bit overthought, and way too dated.

(judgement) Polymyth- Lust always clouds my judgement
Recommended. I might get the rest of the record. Soulful triphop - the vocals remind me of a less husky voiced Tracy Thorn.

(French) Benny B- Oui c'est du rap français
A little bit of a cheat, since I actually searched for "Francais" instead of french. this is what I get - it's quite stupid. It has that early 90's CC music factory sound, with much worse production quality and a really stupid premise. It made me think of the retards who post in the Itunes Latino track of the week "Why is this song in spanish?" only in the reverse. "Hey, I'm rapping, and it's in french!" - no dude, it sucks. You're not making the french language better, you're making rap worse.

(protest) Lori Chaffer- Make No Protest
This track wasn't bad. A perfectly fine piece of acoustic chick folk with a touch of electric instrumentation. Then again, it's not special. I'd only recommend buying it if you've worn out your regina spector records. It actually kind of reminds me of something off the last joni mitchell record, only worse.

(external) Audioholics- External Key (Perry O'Neil Remix)
Mildly interesting trance. I really have no more I can say about it, it would be more interesting to me if I were in my early 20's, with a pacifier in my mouth, rolling hard on synthetic hallucinogens. But then again, so would a paper clip. Wow, this is a fucking amazing paperclip. I love it. I just want to eat it. I need it in me now.

(bearing) Elsewhere- Bearings
:) blissful. File under slowdive fans for life. They're not as good as faunts or postmarks, but for neo-shoegazer, they're not bad at all. They actually sort of remind me of big electric cat, only not goth. I love the guitar tone, but the vocalist needs to shut up.

(prime) Natarajxt- Prime Time
This was novel - traditional indian music over a trance beat, but it wasn't exactly breathtaking (or even worthy of more than a footnote in tethnic (HA I coined a new word!) music.

(finding) BEN PARK DRIVE- Finding You
The song is actually very well written, I love the melody. Unfortunately, it's so god damned muddy. If they'd just fire the guitarist who thinks that distortion sounds best with the high end cut out then they'd be a lot better. Or at least get him to stop playing for a few seconds. That constant crunch really kills any dynamics the song might have had. There also seems to be a lot of unnecessary overdubs.

So in closing, this experiment was entertaining, and I did find at least one good artist to check out more of.

Oh, and in case anyone felt like they were jumping around in time while reading this, that's because I wrote each in order that I listened, but put them down in order of download. You're not watching Lost.

Here I will try to keep a list of all the concerts I've been to in my life. It will probaby never be complete, but I can try.

If you remember going with me to a concert that's not in the list, please let me know. ;-)


2008:
August:
08. The Notwist, Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway

July:

18. Valentourettes
17. Kent
17. Fuck Buttons
17. deLillos

June:
23. We Were Lightning, Garage, Oslo, Norway
20. Rammsund, Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
19. PJ Harvey, Operaen, Oslo, Norway

April:
26. We Were Lightning, Samfundet, Trondheim, Norway

February:
11. The Cure, Spektrum, Oslo. Norway
09. Alien Sex Fiend, John Dee, Oslo, Norway



2002:

June:
15. Sahara Hotnights, Norwegian Wood, Oslo, Norway
15. Iggy Pop, Norwegian Wood, Oslo, Norway


2001:

May:
12. Muse, Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway

November:
03. Röyksopp, Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
03. Garbage, Spektrum, Oslo, Norway


1999:

December:
13. Live, Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
13. Muse, Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway

1998:

July:
01. Tori Amos, Quart, Kristiansand, Norway
02. Björk, Quart, Kristiansand, Norway


1996:
May:
12. deLillos, Messa, Tønsberg, Norway

1995:

July:
05. deLillos, Slottsfjellet, Tønsberg, Norway




1993:

June:
10. Guns N' Roses, Valle Hovin, Oslo, Norway
10. Suicidal Tendencies, Valle Hovin, Oslo, Norway
10. Medusa, Valle Hovin, Oslo, Norway

April:
30. NoPlaceToHide, Eikhallen, Tønsberg, Norway
30. Kung Fu Girls, Eikhallen, Tønsberg, Norway
30. Planet Bee, Eikhallen, Tønsberg, Norway

1991:
New Kids on the Block, Spektrum, Oslo, Norway


Unkown dates:
Øya:
Air
Black Debbath
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
Silver
Skambankt
Velvet Revolver


Quart:
Portishead
Eagle-Eye Cherry


Seigmen
Vampire State Building
NoPlaceToHide
deLillos
Arkarna
Gluecifer
Auf der Maur
The Prodigy
Snap!
Haddaway
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Magicka
Mortiis
Where Angels Fall
Malice in Wonderland
Tom McRae
Trang Fødsel
Susperia
Tristania (?)
MC Honkey
Simon Sayz

Here comes a list of all concerts I've attended:

Trondheim Rock Festival 07.06.08:

Judas Priest
Immortal
The Quireboys
Stage Dolls

Trondheim Rock Fæst 08:

Def Leppard
Thin Lizzy

Samfundet 07:

W.A.S.P.. (DVD recording)

Wacken 07:

Falconer
Immortal
Grave Digger
Sodom
Dimmu Borgir
Lacuna Coil
ᛏᛣᚱ (Týr)
Norther
Moonspell
Type O Negative
Blind Guardian
Blitzkrieg
Saxon
In Flames
Cannibal Corpse
Stratovarius
Black Majesty
Rose Tattoo
Iced Earth
Destruction
Napalm Death

Trondheim Rock Festival 07:

Ozzy Osbourne
Black Label Society
TNT

Samfundet 07:

Susperia
W.A.S.P.

Storås Utested 07:

Black Debbath

Unholy Aliance06:

Children of Bodom
Slayer
In Flames
Thine Eyes Bleed
Lamb of God

Samfundet 06:

Enslaved
Stonegard

Wacken 06:

Children of Bodom
Motörhead
Vreid
Finntroll
Arch Enemy
Opeth
Six Feet Under
Whitesnake
Nevermore
Emperor
Wintersun
Morbid Angel
Scorpions
Korpiklaani
Soilwork
Fear Factory
Aborted

Nattrock 06:

Griffin
Manifest
Amulet
harbour hookers
Silence the Foe
Miksha

Rockefeller 06:

Children of Bodom

Hell Music Festival 05:

Nightwish
Stonegard

Frostnatt 05:

Koldbrann
Grenjar

Nattrock 04:

Griffin

Frostnatt 04:

Regnum
Miksha

Platekompaniet free concert:

Gåte

Concert in Oslo:

Don Juan Dracula

UFFA different dates:

Beinhard
Manifest
Klompfot
Brutal kuk
Silence the Foe
Torch
harbour hookers

Isak different dates:

Beinhard Now Daisy's Dead
Griffin (x1)
Manifest (x3)
Chton (x4)
Miksha (x2)
Klompfot (x3)
harbour hookers
Livia A Norwegian rock band
Regnum A Norwegian Melodic Death Metal band
YTO ex Mistress

Other concerts I cant remember where or when happened:

Lumsk
Nile
Subliritum

Hove festival
PIRATE LOVE
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Les Savy Fav
Black Kids
Animal Collective
Jay-Z
MGMT
The Kooks
Panic at the Disco
Coheed and Cambria
Dengue Fever
Vampire Weekend
The Wombats
Charlotte & The Co-Stars
Thom Hell
Foals
Band of Horses
Beck
White Denim
Rival Schools
Animal Alpha
Flogging Molly
Bad Religion
Matias Tellez
Familjen
Slagsmålsklubben
Black Mountain
Black Lips
Ungdomskulen
The National Bank
Goldfrapp
Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy
Ingrid Olava
Jaguar Love
Lupe Fiasco
Duffy
Cavalera Conspiracy
Killswitch Engage
The Raconteurs
The Hellacopters
Yeasayer
Kelley Stoltz
Satyricon
Primordial
Howlin' Rain

Huset
Sigrun And The Kitchen Band
Black Debbath
Ralph Myerz & Jack Herren Band
Superfamily
Silver Street

Others
PikkaBird - Mono
The Smashing Pumpkins - Spektrum

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Trondheim Rock Fæst

Def Leppard
Thin Lizzy

Samfundet 07:

W.A.S.P.. (DVD recording)

Wacken 07:

Falconer
Immortal
Grave Digger
Sodom
Dimmu Borgir
Lacuna Coil
ᛏᛣᚱ (Týr)
Norther
Moonspell
Type O Negative
Blind Guardian
Blitzkrieg
Saxon
In Flames
Cannibal Corpse
Stratovarius
Black Majesty
Rose Tattoo
Iced Earth
Destruction
Napalm Death

Trondheim Rock Festival 07:

Ozzy Osbourne
Black Label Society
TNT

Samfundet 07:

Susperia
W.A.S.P.

Storås Utested 07:

Black Debbath

Unholy Aliance06:

Children of Bodom
Slayer
In Flames
Thine Eyes Bleed
Lamb of God

Samfundet 06:

Enslaved
Stonegard

Wacken 06:

Children of Bodom
Motörhead
Vreid
Finntroll
Arch Enemy
Opeth
Six Feet Under
Whitesnake
Nevermore
Emperor
Wintersun
Morbid Angel
Scorpions
Korpiklaani
Soilwork
Fear Factory
Aborted

Nattrock 06:

Griffin
Manifest
Amulet
harbour hookers
Silence the Foe
Miksha

Rockefeller 06:

Children of Bodom

Hell Music Festival 05:

Nightwish
Stonegard

Frostnatt 05:

Koldbrann
Grenjar

Nattrock 04:

Griffin

Frostnatt 04:

Regnum
Miksha

Platekompaniet free concert:

Gåte

Concert in Oslo:

Don Juan Dracula

UFFA different dates:

Beinhard
Manifest
Klompfot
Brutal kuk
Silence the Foe
Torch
harbour hookers

Isak different dates:

Beinhard Now Daisy's Dead
Griffin (x1)
Manifest (x3)
Chton (x4)
Miksha (x2)
Klompfot (x3)
harbour hookers
Livia A Norwegian rock band
Regnum A Norwegian Melodic Death Metal band
YTO ex Mistress

Other concerts I cant remember where or when happened:

Lumsk
Nile
Subliritum

@ Ebay
The Shins - When I Goose-step, $87.70
The Shins - Phantom Limb L.E polaroid ed. , $24.63
The Shins - Fighting In A Sack, $5.89
Lazlo Bane - All The Time In The World, $19.5
Garden State OST, $9.26
Remy Zero - The Golden Hum, $4.61
Rhett Miller - The Instigator, $6.25
Eels - Electro-Shock Blues ,$8


@ Platekompaniet, Oslo City
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs , 79,90 kr
Black Debbath - Tung, Tung Politisk Rock , 89,90 Kr

Here comes a list of all concerts I've attended:

Samfundet 07:

W.A.S.P.. (DVD recording)

Wacken 07:

Falconer
Immortal
Grave Digger
Sodom
Dimmu Borgir
Lacuna Coil
ᛏᛣᚱ (Týr)
Norther
Moonspell
Type O Negative
Blind Guardian
Blitzkrieg
Saxon
In Flames
Cannibal Corpse
Stratovarius
Black Majesty
Rose Tattoo
Iced Earth
Destruction
Napalm Death

Trondheim Rock Festival 07:

Ozzy Osbourne
Black Label Society
TNT

Samfundet 07:

Susperia
W.A.S.P.

Storås Utested 07:

Black Debbath

Unholy Aliance06:

Children of Bodom
Slayer
In Flames
Thine Eyes Bleed
Lamb of God

Samfundet 06:

Enslaved
Stonegard

Wacken 06:

Children of Bodom
Motörhead
Vreid
Finntroll
Arch Enemy
Opeth
Six Feet Under
Whitesnake
Nevermore
Emperor
Wintersun
Morbid Angel
Scorpions
Korpiklaani
Soilwork
Fear Factory
Aborted

Nattrock 06:

Griffin
Manifest
Amulet
harbour hookers
Silence the Foe
Miksha

Rockefeller 06:

Children of Bodom

Hell Music Festival 05:

Nightwish
Stonegard

Frostnatt 05:

Koldbrann
Grenjar

Nattrock 04:

Griffin

Frostnatt 04:

Regnum
Miksha

Platekompaniet free concert:

Gåte

Concert in Oslo:

Don Juan Dracula

UFFA different dates:

Beinhard
Manifest
Klompfot
Brutal kuk
Silence the Foe
Torch
harbour hookers

Isak different dates:

Beinhard Now Daisy's Dead
Griffin (x1)
Manifest (x3)
Chton (x4)
Miksha (x2)
Klompfot (x3)
harbour hookers
Livia A Norwegian rock band
Regnum A Norwegian Melodic Death Metal band
YTO ex Mistress

Other concerts I cant remember where or when happened:

Lumsk
Nile
Subliritum

1. How did you get into 31?

Howling Bells - Rob let me hear them after saying I should go and see them. I didn't manage to see them but I do like their album.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?:

Ozzy Osbourne - Hmmm, probably something from his live album, Speak of the Devil.

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29?:

Sasquatch - "You better believe it!!"

4. What is your favourite album by 49?:

Robert Fripp - Exposure

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?:

Sunn O))) & Boris - One, they've only done one.

6. What is your favourite song by 50?:

Orange Goblin - The Big Black

7. Is there a song by 15 that makes you sad?:

Hyatari - No not really.

8. What is your favourite song by 4?:

Judas Priest - Currently Beyond the Realms of Death

9. What is your favourite song by 6?:

Pelican - The Woods

10. Is there a song by 5 that makes you happy?:

Panterap - [track artist=Pantera]Widowmaker is funny. :p

11. What is your favourite album by 40?:

Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull

12. What is your favourite song by 12?:

Camel - [track artist=Camel]Rajaz[track]

13. What is a good memory you have involving 33?:

Goldfrapp - I only have negative memories listening to them!

14. What is your favourite song by 37?:

Black Debbath - Traditional Food

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?:

Goatsnake - "Happy" isn't the word!

16. How many times have you seen 24 live?:

Anaal Nathrakh - Never. :p

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?:

Barclay James Harvest - Summer Soldier

18. What is your favourite album by 11?:

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - [album artist=Emerson, Lake & Palmer]Pictures at an Exhibition

19. Who is your favourite member of 1?:

Black Sabbath - Tony Iommi

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?:

Triangle Theory - I'm IN Triangle Theory. :p

21. What is a good memory involving 45?:

Joe Satriani - None really spring to mind.

22. What is your favourite song by 16?:

Down - [track artist=Down]Lifer

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 48?:

Metallica - [track artist=Metallica]Sad But True

24. What is your favourite album by 21?:

Deep Purple - [album artist=Deep Purple]Made in Japan

25. What is your favourite song by 18?:

Trace - Birds

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38?:

Django Reinhardt - Swing 42

27. What is your favourite lyric by 3?:

Megadeth - Holy Wars

"Fill the cracks in with judicial granite."

28. What is you favourite song by 2?:

Clutch - The Soapmakers

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?:

Rush - Spirit of the Radio

30. What is you favourite song by 8?:

Iommi - Time is a Healer

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?:

System of a Down - Once, but I wasn't really into them at the time.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?:

Slayer - No!

33. What is you favourite album by 27?:

Glenn Hughes - Soulfully Live in the City of Angels

34. What is the worst song by 41?:

Eric Clapton - [track artist=Eric Clapton]Wonderful Tonight

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 35?:

Warning - [track artist=Warning]Footprints

36. What is you favourite album by 42?:

Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre

37. How many times have you seen 39 live?:

Machine Head - None.

38. What is your favourite album by 25?:

Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?:

The Funeral Orchestra - Feeding the Abyss

40. What is your favourite album by 7?:

Grand Magus - Wolf's Return