Sometimes, this music is awesome.
ALL, "Long Distance"
A thing you can say about ALL is how incredibly consistent the sound of the band was across records. The guitar, bass, and drums all sound exactly the same across every record. They had the sound they liked, and they stuck with...
Cosmic Analog Ensemble, "Pourparlers"
Set everything else aside: listen to how good this song sounds. Just the quality of the recording, the way the instruments sound, the space between them. It sounds amazing, just incredibly appealing.
Blackalicious, "Jada's Vengeance"
This is from a label sampler,...
Chokebore, "Coat"
Chokebore was one of the later Amphetamine Reptile bands, putting out three records before that label kind of stopped putting out much stuff. Turns out they actually put out three records after leaving AmRep. I had no idea - I didn't pursue them...
The Mars Volta, "Eriatarka"
I say this with genuine love, I really do enjoy the Mars Volta, but this is just the most dork-ass band ever, isn't it? That's not a bad thing necessarily, but even if you really like the band, it's impossible to...
Pigs, "Wrap It Up"
Just bottle that opening guitar sound and sell it by the case, I'll buy it and pour it directly into my nostrils.
Dodecahedron, "Finale"
Ooh, backwards vocals. So evil! I'm cowering!
Boris, "Riot Sugar"
I'll never get tired of mentioning this...