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The part in the BoC track Open The Light where the first synth comes in after the keyboard...

Some that come to mind...

Super organic synth when it's by itself at the beginning of "Olson."

The big ascending thing in Moonlight Sonata. At about 2:55 on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck this video. Bone chilling.

The part on "Happiness is a Warm Gun" when it goes into the "Happiness is a Warm Gun" part. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2Vdcv9Q_o 1:35 . Smooth as smooth.

When the singing and drums come in on "Song Seven" by Interpol. "You can't sit up..."

Outro of "Warsaw" by Joy Division. 3,5,0,1,2,5! Badass and harrowing at the same time.

Third verse of "Paradise" by John Prine. That man is an undersung genius.

Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel
And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken
Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man.

When the trumpet-sounding synth comes in later in "Everything You Do Is a Balloon." That song makes me picture epic wide rolling hills in a faraway land.

The last section of the solo in Pink Floyd's "Time" when the chords change. Backing vocals come in at that part, too.

The intro bass riff of "Romantic Rights" by Death From Above 1979. Gritty and sensual.

When the vocals come in on "Tortoise Song (Theme from Head)" by the Monkees. Call them cheesy, I don't care. It's good.

Who can deny the whole intro of "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin?

Neutral Milk Hotel - the transition between "Two Headed Boy" and "The Fool." Brilliant!

I could go on and on and on...

When 'One Flowery Sabbath' by BMSR starts with that perfect wobble-synth and crunchy drums.

Speaking of Neutral Milk Hotel- The dynamics of 'Tuesday Moon' are lo-fi at its absolute best. Man I love that song. Unfortunately I think Mangum's less-trippy later stuff pales in comparison to his 'Everything Is' EP. I don't understand why he toned down such a wonderfully fuzzy, bent tape sound he'd developed.

Low - Stars Gone Out, when Alan says "That's Enough".

the very brief bit of choir about 2:06 into Dayvan Cowboy

it's so beautiful *sobs*

I'm bending the rules of my own thread here, but whatever:

I just finished listening to Tippy's Demise by Stars of The Lid for the first time, and the breathy, wavery trebly midrange drone- I'm not even talking about the pitch content but the noise that accompanies it- just did something to me. tickled my brain somehow... hairs on the back of my neck are standing up now

I'd always regarded them with suspicion before. One myspace visit on a whim has sold me on looking into them more.

*Puts Tippy's Demise on again*

Infinite E wrote:I'm bending the rules of my own thread here, but whatever:

I just finished listening to Tippy's Demise by Stars of The Lid for the first time, and the breathy, wavery trebly midrange drone- I'm not even talking about the pitch content but the noise that accompanies it- just did something to me. tickled my brain somehow... hairs on the back of my neck are standing up now

I'd always regarded them with suspicion before. One myspace visit on a whim has sold me on looking into them more.

*Puts Tippy's Demise on again*

And so it begins. Welcome

what album do you recommend for introductory listening?

Infinite E wrote:what album do you recommend for introductory listening?

Hmmm. Tricky question. On balance I'd probably recommend either "The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid", or maybe Disavowed's favourite, "Avec Laudenum" which is perhaps a more immediate, easily digestible work.

Truth be told though, you honestly can't go far wrong with any of their work, but the early stuff is much more guitar-heavy albeit still drone based. The newer stuff, such as "Their Refinement of the Decline" is a more rounded Neo-classical sound.

My own personal favourite however remains "The Ballasted Orchestra" which is by far the darkest thing they've ever done. Try listening to Central Texas, Sun Drugs or Taphead and tell me it's not the scariest thing you've heard in ages.

dayvan cowboy 3:07 when those drums come in..man thats awesome