Synergy Music Club (SMC) Round 4!

transplant
transplant Posts: 1,088
edited February 2006 in Other Music
Ok folks, time for Round 4.

What is the SMC? A music club where the primary focus is to introduce new music. Those that participate, once a week 1 member uploads a CD to a specific Gmail account for the rest of the members to download and critique. In turn, the member starts a thread with the title SMC: (album name) ~ (artist) and introduces the piece of music. Then the discussion begins. If you want some examples, do a search on SMC: and you will quickly get the picture.

There is absolutely no genre excluded. In fact pushing the boundaries is the goal. We have had just about everything thrown out the first 3 rounds minus metal (which I plan to change). This is the time to pimp your favorite unknown band.

To note, you do not need to participate every week however it is more fun the more people get involved. Examples of bands over the previous 3 rounds (off the top of my head)....

Clann Zu
Powderfinger
Augie March
Black Heart Procession
Garage a Trois
Sandra Black
Art Brut
Saul Williams
Bob Mould
Girls Against Boys
Jose Gonzales
Mountain Goats
Esthero
M. Ward
Gogol Bordello
Adorable
Ane Brun
Andrew Bird
Poe
Blue Rodeo
Lemonheads
Blonde Redhead
All Night Radio
Dungen
Krenshaw
the Weakerthans
Rocket Science
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan
the Baker Brothers

If you don't recognize many of these, that is the whole point. So kick it around, the more the merrier. If this is something you would like to partake in, respond to this thread. If you have any questions, respond someone will be able to answer them. I have had a blast doing this as have many who have participated in it. Hope to see everyone back plus some new blood.

Cheers.
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  • thebetterman
    thebetterman Posts: 657
    i'm back in, i found too much awesome music through you guys to back out now.
    -one thing to remember, always have a good time, all the time
  • barcoach
    barcoach Posts: 413
    I need a new pick URGENTLY!!
    Really...
    Stone: Thanks for the pick and the night of complicity, you rock!
    -The crazy guy with the Ramones t-shirt.
    Mexico C. 12/10/05.

    "There is a rose that I want to live for
    although, God knows, I may not have met her"
    -J. Strummer

    "And you'll never know just how dark this screen could be"
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    I am all up in this and will upload as many albums as you want me to.

    we have also had the weakerthans and krenshaw
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,080
    i'm up for this round since i have more time on my hands.

    in rounds one and two i did All Night Radio and Dungen

    another rule is that we have to be able to purchase this album nationally (as in dont pick your garage rock neighbors album from down the street)

    and although you can pick any album you think is cool, its a lot more fun when you pick a relatively unknown album because the whole point of this club is to learn new and different music. So try to venture away from the new strokes album or Alice in Chains: Dirt.
  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,287
    Let's do this, Rockapella.
  • VEDHEAD27
    VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    I've been behind a few times lately, but I definitely can't back out either. I love the SMC. :)

    VEDHEAD's ordering another round!
    :D
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    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

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  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    Echoes wrote:
    I am all up in this and will upload as many albums as you want me to.
    well, it wouldn't piss me off if you threw one up there until we get Round 4 settled.

    updated my original thread to include bands mentioned that I could not think of at the time.
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    I am totally down! I'm not sure exactly what to do yet, but I definitely have a few bands in mind that I would love to upload for all of you!
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • barcoach
    barcoach Posts: 413
    transplant wrote:
    well, it wouldn't piss me off if you threw one up there until we get Round 4 settled.

    Hey, I'd be glad to do that as well!!!

    Something in Spanish to start melting even language.
    Stone: Thanks for the pick and the night of complicity, you rock!
    -The crazy guy with the Ramones t-shirt.
    Mexico C. 12/10/05.

    "There is a rose that I want to live for
    although, God knows, I may not have met her"
    -J. Strummer

    "And you'll never know just how dark this screen could be"
  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    barcoach wrote:
    Hey, I'd be glad to do that as well!!!

    Something in Spanish to start melting even language.
    fine by me!
  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    yosi wrote:
    I am totally down! I'm not sure exactly what to do yet, but I definitely have a few bands in mind that I would love to upload for all of you!
    you will get briefed later but basically I am assuming 10 or so will be participating. When it isn't your turn, once you see an SMC: post pop up, just go out to the gmail account (which I'll pm you the info) and download the current selection, listen and comment.

    when it is your turn, zip up (or rar) a Cd (in mp3 format preferably but others have used wma) to the gmail account using http://www.yousendit.com. Start your SMC: thread and wait for the comments. Do your part to keep the thread alive as at times they fall to page 2 and 3 quickly.

    It must be noted again, if you put up the new Strokes or something Cornell related, you will get a virtual ass kicking :D
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Got it. Sounds fucking awesome.

    And don't worry, I won't put anything like the Strokes up (I personally hate them and any new punk kind of stuff). Mine will be way different from that, and a lot more "worldly" or branched out! Totally excited to get this started. I love spreading cool music.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • psycosmic
    psycosmic Posts: 504
    transplant wrote:
    when it is your turn, zip up (or rar) a Cd (in mp3 format preferably but others have used wma) to the gmail account using http://www.yousendit.com. Start your SMC: thread and wait for the comments. Do your part to keep the thread alive as at times they fall to page 2 and 3 quickly.

    i personally don't mind either, but i heard that people on mac's prefer .zip files... so if you can try to keep it to mp3 and zip...
    YSI is a good way to share the files but there are also other sites that offer the same service and if all else fails there's always the possibility of emailing the files directly to gmail...
    but newbies don't worry... someone's always going to help you out...

    can't wait for round 4! bring it on! :D
    ~~~
    Some days you wake up and sit on a park bench next to an eighty year old Russian architect, and some days you don't. I think this is my new life philosophy.

    http://epplehausradio.blogspot.com/

    pearl jam @ the astoria, london, 20/04/06
  • barcoach
    barcoach Posts: 413
    Hey, I have an album already ripped for all of you, but will need the help of Mac users concerning compressing. When I decompress your files at work I use this software called stuffit, now someone told me I need kind of a different stuffit software when it comes to compressing. So, I went and looked at stuffit's web page and they only give you a free trial version to compress if you give your credit card number, something I don't wanna do. so, I'd like to know if someone knows about other alternative to compress from a Mac computer without having to give a credit card number, if anyone knows and replies soon, I could upload you this album pretty soon, just to have some fun until 4th. round starts properly. Give me a hand with this, I'm just so unfamiliar with Mac's.
    Stone: Thanks for the pick and the night of complicity, you rock!
    -The crazy guy with the Ramones t-shirt.
    Mexico C. 12/10/05.

    "There is a rose that I want to live for
    although, God knows, I may not have met her"
    -J. Strummer

    "And you'll never know just how dark this screen could be"
  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    I just skip Stuffit and I downloaded a Zip software package that is Mac compatable. ZipIt I 'think' it is called. I am still at work so I can't verify.
  • barcoach
    barcoach Posts: 413
    transplant wrote:
    I just skip Stuffit and I downloaded a Zip software package that is Mac compatable. ZipIt I 'think' it is called. I am still at work so I can't verify.

    Got it, transplant, thanks!!
    Unfortunately this unpredictable machine doesn't allow me to upload to YSI, weird 'cause in the morning didn't have trouble. Tomorrow morning I'll try to put it there for you, 'cause right now is time to leave work, and I gotta take advantage of that...
    Stone: Thanks for the pick and the night of complicity, you rock!
    -The crazy guy with the Ramones t-shirt.
    Mexico C. 12/10/05.

    "There is a rose that I want to live for
    although, God knows, I may not have met her"
    -J. Strummer

    "And you'll never know just how dark this screen could be"
  • burnin-candle
    burnin-candle Posts: 158
    Wow, we're already in round 4!! I'm definitely in. :)

    Don't forget my Baker Brothers choice, too. ;)

    Got some nice funk ready for you guys!
    "If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done"

    If you can't get high on purely music and the sounds that you hear, you're missing out on something.
  • trappedinmyradio
    trappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    well, you know i'm in.
    I'll dig a tunnel
    from my window to yours
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    I would like to partake in this venture if I could. :)
    On the pro-side, I'm Norwegian and have access to all kinds of music you most probably havent heard before. :)

    So how does this work? Do I get a pm if I'm in or something?

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    OutOfBreath wrote:
    I would like to partake in this venture if I could. :)
    On the pro-side, I'm Norwegian and have access to all kinds of music you most probably havent heard before. :)

    So how does this work? Do I get a pm if I'm in or something?

    Peace
    Dan
    cool! you are in. I'll send you a PM with the gmail account info. just post up if you have any questions.

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