i need some new music.
I’m have an incredibly short attention span when it comes to music, so I consume a lot of new music… So, to fill my voracious appetite for new music, I’m lookin’ for new good stuff to listen to. I’m not really picky, gimme everything from breaks to ska to dnb to country to indie to bagpipes.. whatever, I don’t really care, as long as it’s good..
Right now, I’m finding most of my new music through Pandora, my XM radio (in particular channel 43: XMU), musically knowledgeable folks like my brother Andy and my friend Willo, the iTunes music store (especially user-created lists), and sites like Aurgasm.. But.. I need more..
So, I’m always excited when neat new sites launch, like musiclens. Parametric music search isn’t really new (anyone remember Music Buddah back in 2000?).. but it’s kind of a neat way to navigate the music that is out there. They basically give you a bunch of sliders on a bunch of dimensions (slow-fast, vocal-instrumental, etc..) and depending on what you pick, they suggest some songs. So far, I haven’t really found anything that groundbreaking, but the idea is sound…
In the past week, I’ve been listening to:
- The Album Leaf (who is coming to SF in a few weeks)
- Alexi Murdoch
- The Like
- Prefuse 73
- Mates of State
You always can see what my iTunes has been playing on my last.fm page.
Anyway — if any of you have any awesome music recommendations for me, please send them my way.. I’m all ears.
July 25th, 2006 at 10:34 am
SomaFM is about the only radio station I can stand any more — and if you like The Album Leaf, Groove Salad plays lots of it. And it’s free (but I’m sure they’d welcome some dough)!
L.