Alternative rock, indie, inspired by Radiohead although it took a different turn and doesn't sound that much like it anymore.
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posted by AnTilgangs
on May 5, 2013 -
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When a band "dances" on the border between 6 or more musical genres and one of them happens to be progressive rock, the listener is often in for a delightful surprise. Hopefully this song qualifies as one of them. This is "Outside" by Ummagma.
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posted by Brodyaga
on May 3, 2013 -
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For anyone who loves Tortoise and especially the fired up drive of their first two albums, or maybe Sputniks Down, you will likely love an ear-scoop of this Ummagma track.
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posted by Brodyaga
on May 2, 2013 -
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Imagine a carefree diva singing in a non-chalent way as she looks out the window of the passenger side during a road trip. The soundtrack to her ride is based on an indie rock slide-guitar laced tune, which builds in intensity throughout the ride until bang - confusion and collision. That is this Ummagma song in a nutshell, message and all.
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posted by Brodyaga
on Apr 29, 2013 -
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This instrumental explores not only ambiences and walls-of-sound seemingly inspired directly by cosmic travels, but also features electronics, samples, drones, and beautifully melodies peppered with a lot of dissonance, creating sonic tapestries perfectly suited for reflecting, reading an Arthur C. Clarke (or Isaac Asimov) book and taking a journey through the stars. This is Sounds of Sputnik.
posted by Brodyaga
on Apr 28, 2013 -
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Psych rock is a genre that spans worldwide, ignoring such arbitrary delineations as man-drawn borders. This song is a case in point, with Nameless (UA, Ternopil) taking the lead in this song - the only hint of the Eastern bloc here is reflected in their language. Ummagma provides the icing on the cake.
posted by Brodyaga
on Apr 27, 2013 -
1 comment
A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has spotted sugar molecules in the gas surrounding a young Sun-like star.
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posted by Devils Rancher
on Apr 26, 2013 -
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Whispy male vocals and plenty of air for dream-weaving delicately frame this ethereal song. While "Photographer" is one of Ummagma's more melancholy songs, it's far from depressing. This one stands in the light.
Features male vocals by Alexx Kretov (Ukraine).
posted by Brodyaga
on Apr 20, 2013 -
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Post-rock always seems embedded with the sense that something is dire; however, shake it up a bit to get a kind of post-rock indie shoegaze vinaigrette and Sounds of Sputnik is likely what you would come up with. This is Ambiguous Sense of the Future.
posted by Brodyaga
on Apr 19, 2013 -
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Somewhat reminiscent of Sonic Youth's cover of the Carpenters' "Superstar", this song still seems to have a unique quality all of its own. When we recorded this Ummagma track, we didn't know about that cover but since then, this has been the feedback received and we also feel a similarity there too. What do you think? I'm also posting the lyrics here.
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posted by Brodyaga
on Mar 30, 2013 -
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It's funny how sometimes it takes all but a few minutes to write a song, while the development of another song can really stretch out. This was one of those stretches - "Risky" was a song that was written "in chunks" - the basic instrumental bit was written in Kyiv, Ukraine before a big move to western Ukraine and then to Canada, where the rest was written & recorded before finally being dragged back to Ukraine, where it was properly mixed and mastered. The time span from start to finish: 5 years. All that moving around was us, by the way, not just the tracks bouncing around in cyber space. Thus is the history of this track. I'm posting the lyrics too if anyone wants to have a go at them or "sing along" …. yeah, right… any feedback is welcome. Peace.
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posted by Brodyaga
on Mar 26, 2013 -
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I do a short song every year for St Pat's, but this time I got exasperated and went meta. Contains authentic swears.
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posted by erikgrande
on Feb 24, 2013 -
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This was a fast and dirty demo I made up to teach my band the song. Kinda like how it came out, so I figured I'd throw it up here. Nice little garage rock tune. Nifty synths.
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posted by es_de_bah
on Feb 1, 2013 -
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So I have another instrumental piece of pop to share with everyone. This one has lyrics but I don't like the way my vocals sound with it. It basically expresses remorse for a Wet Reckless (reduced DUI) in a roundabout way all while using a 1-5-6-4 progression that avoids total cliché by way of a treble synth playing altered tones and keeping it fresh.
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posted by dacre
on Jan 10, 2013 -
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Carbon 7 again -- This was the opening salvo at our Solstice show last month. 10 minutes-worth of us making it up as we go. Recorded live at the Carousel Lounge.
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posted by Devils Rancher
on Jan 9, 2013 -
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New and much improved mix of a song from a few years ago. Kinda rock-metal-electronic fun with a pretty good helping of vocal harmonies. Critique away!
posted by Wolfdog
on Jan 4, 2013 -
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Sure, the world could end Friday. Or Saturday. Or some other Friday 100,000 years from now. 7 minutes of instrumental contemplation, as it flowed in from the sky, last May.
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posted by Devils Rancher
on Dec 19, 2012 -
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Just some instrumental rock I've had kicking around for awhile. Not much to it.
posted by uncleozzy
on Nov 20, 2012 -
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Enjoy Millimeters of Mercury breaking out some real guitar and being more rock than electronic, and unautotuned except for a vocoded/autotuned effect in the bridge.
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posted by dacre
on Oct 14, 2012 -
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A story of an unexpected journey, and a choice to make; part rock opera, part... wolfdog, I guess. Lyrics inside!
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posted by Wolfdog
on Sep 24, 2012 -
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This is a experimental punk rock song. If you like late Black Flag and early Public Image Ltd stuff you would like this song.
posted by clockwork1
on Sep 19, 2012 -
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Punk rock party jam about a little wiener dog who hangs out a lot at a hair salon in Seattle.
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posted by l2p
on Sep 8, 2012 -
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This song I recorded in 2007, and is about my birthplace of Paterson, New Jersey, the "City of Silk". I used to go to the famous Passaic River Great Falls (made famous in the Sopranos, when the thugs threw the guy off the bridge)... anyway it doesn't have anything to do with the Sopranos, but just my thoughts when I returned to the bridge after 35 years.
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posted by Disbro
on Sep 6, 2012 -
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Punky rocky kind of stuff from a new band with a terrible name. Recorded during rehearsal in a Tenderloin basement last month.
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posted by milquetoast
on Aug 27, 2012 -
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An instrumental rock song, I guess. Someone told me that it's about a guy taking off his sunglasses.
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posted by danb
on Aug 27, 2012 -
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59 seconds of punk written by
Riot Dog's 20 year old drummer Levi, on a subject that should be readily apparent.
posted by InfidelZombie
on Jul 27, 2012 -
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