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I am not sure that melody has to have a rhythm and i don't think ambient is the only exception. Rhythm has to have a steady tempo. But playing a melodic instrument solo need not require the player to keep to an even time grid. The notes can be longer or shorter, the player can speed up or slow...

Especially when they are doing it to themselves. The Toro Y Moi album is outstanding for what it's worth. "Lissoms" is so good. Opens up with some Detroit strings and goes into Zomby wonkiness and ends up reminding me of Todd Edwards with the way it uses samples and dissonance. All that in 2...

Salem's lot.

Oh, come on. Don't act like these guys aren't at least slightly ridiculous.

Haha, this thread is like a bad dream. People are discussing "Witch House" like it's a serious genre. I thought it was some bullshit some art bum kids in Baltimore came up with to describe their attempts at like...80's coldwave or something. And "Tri Angle" records. Hahaha....that hipster...

The other problem with tracking down Arabic music is how many different ways the names are transliterated. You write Adawia, they write Adaweya. Dabke is also written as Dabka and Dabkeh.

You gotta be careful in putting down Omar Souleyman not to come across as a "I've been here first" kind of snob :) I really like the guy's music. He has a powerful voice and though it took me a little while to get into them I really like the mijwiz-approximating synths and the quasi-random...

That's Capella - Everybody

This thread is a gold mine. As far as Ultramagnetics, you can't deny "Ego Trippin"

I reckon the Talking Heads should be a part of this discussion.

Thanks for the tips. I went and checked them out on Youtube. I do happen to like house music quite a bit. I just don't think Theo Parrish is any good at writing music. Maybe that's why his tracks don't sound like anyone else's? He does have some interesting sounds, for instance the kicks on that...

I love me some Omar S. http://www.discogs.com/Omar-S-In-Side-My-Head/release/584919 is a fun filtered house track. http://www.discogs.com/Oasis-Thirteen-Two-Eight/release/916247 is probably my favorite overall. But Theo Parrish...I tried listening to Parallel Dimensions. Just can't get into...

Baltimore is pretty close to DC and Brewer's Art there brews their own beer. I think they bottle their "Resurrection" ale so you may find it there. As far as club "U Street Music Hall" opened recently and though I haven't been I've heard that the sound system is top notch and there are lots of...

"My Mind" is really good At least for the first half of its run, then it loses the plot a bit. Those samples are crazy! Somehow most Noise Factory tracks sound so amateurish (in an endearing way) even though the production is actually pretty good when you really pay attention to it. Must be...

Well, they did that whole Classic Jungle series collecting the best Ibiza, 3rd Party, Kemet and Limited E stuff. This one is the best in my opinion: http://www.discogs.com/Various-90-95-Classic-Jungle-Old-Skool-EP-Vol-4/release/222693