Leo
Well-known member
What musical things did you discover for the first time in 2006 and really get into? Could be a song, album, artist, label, genre, etc., and can be either old or new.
Me? For no particular reason, I never paid much attention to the Type Records label before I went through a piano music phase and happened to pick up "Cordoroy Road" by Goldmund at the end of last year. From there, I got "Pale Ravine" by Deaf Center and really got hooked on it. Then my Type addiction spread to Sanso-Xtro, Midaircondo, Julian Neto and, most recently, Xela's new "The Dead Sea."
I've always thought that stumbling upon a label with a real aesthetic is one of the more enjoyable aspects of being into music, something that you can relate to on a number of levels (the music, the look/graphic design, the feel/sensibility, etc.) A friend once remarked that the best rock bands always look like a gang: a group of like-minded individuals who fit together and you can picture hanging out doing something else if they weren't into music. In a way, I think a good label has the same feel...an umbella for a group of like-minded artists, where you feel you can trust in the value of a new release without even hearing it.
In addition to downloading and totally digging about 40 Rinse FM sets from Barefiles this year (someone please give those guys a medal!), listening to stuff on Type has definitely been one of the musical highlights of 2006 for me.
What say you?
Me? For no particular reason, I never paid much attention to the Type Records label before I went through a piano music phase and happened to pick up "Cordoroy Road" by Goldmund at the end of last year. From there, I got "Pale Ravine" by Deaf Center and really got hooked on it. Then my Type addiction spread to Sanso-Xtro, Midaircondo, Julian Neto and, most recently, Xela's new "The Dead Sea."
I've always thought that stumbling upon a label with a real aesthetic is one of the more enjoyable aspects of being into music, something that you can relate to on a number of levels (the music, the look/graphic design, the feel/sensibility, etc.) A friend once remarked that the best rock bands always look like a gang: a group of like-minded individuals who fit together and you can picture hanging out doing something else if they weren't into music. In a way, I think a good label has the same feel...an umbella for a group of like-minded artists, where you feel you can trust in the value of a new release without even hearing it.
In addition to downloading and totally digging about 40 Rinse FM sets from Barefiles this year (someone please give those guys a medal!), listening to stuff on Type has definitely been one of the musical highlights of 2006 for me.
What say you?