We have fifteen playlists! This is an awesome turn out. Thanks to all who participated.
Also, I ditched the pairing idea as it isn't necessary.
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The playlists that have been submitted are below:
1. delta - Indie Pop/Folk Rock
3. AdSeriatim - Netherlands Trap
6. philipp - Indie Rock/Alt Pop
8. ProtrudedDemand - Electro/Synthpop
10. elizabeth - Gypsy Punk/Russian Rock
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Well I thought Huxley's playlist was pretty cool. Probably my favorite track was Yavuz Çetin & Erkan Oğur - Dünya. Is that a fretless guitar being played? I don't think I've ever heard one used well like that. I also thought elizabeth's was pretty interesting. Djinji Dinji Bubamara - Emir Kusturica was the standout song for me. I've always been intrigued by Russian folk music. Do you know a bunch?
Yes, i listen to lots of russian music, but i tried to focus on rock-ish stuff for the playlist. Bubamara is in Serbian if i'm not mistaken. I think it means ladybug or something. It's from the movie "Black cat, White cat" by Emir Kusturica, check it out, it's great!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Actually, i was at their set at Solid Sound as well - i have a great picture of sam france climbing the support beams just before he got thrown off by one of the crew. I actually played on the same stage the next day! (from your description of the event, i'm guessing you missed us) =). It was a great weekend for me as well, i ended up spending a few hours in a hot tub with Foxygen's guitarist and have since been to a few of their shows. They really do have a great sound, i just hope they can keep themselves together.
What was the experience of playing that festival like? As a fan it seems decidedly different than other festivals, in a good way. From your mix, I dig your taste in music, my guess is that I'd dig your band too.I actually played on the same stage the next day! (from your description of the event, i'm guessing you missed us) =).
-With whom? You've definitely have me intrigued. That stage was awesomely placed imo. Although I could imagine that it might seem like a large part of the audience in front of you was in transit. Still, I watched a number of groups perform while standing on that balcony up by the food/beverage venders. Great vantage.
I play bass for a band called The Blisters and we had the breakfast set (11:30 i think), but from where i was standing the house seemed pretty packed. Solid Sound does a great job of timing the sets so you can see almost everything you want. In fact, Solid Sound does a great job of pretty much everything. I haven't played many festivals but later in the summer we played at Lollapalooza in Chicago and i was amazed at how much SS spoiled me, haha. At Lollapalooza having an artist wristband doesn't mean anything because anyone can pay a couple hundred for a pass that offers more privileges. Plus there are too many people in charge and none of the staff knows anything so to get anything done you have to argue with ten different people. Which is how most festivals (pitchfork, sxsw, bonnaroo, etc) are to my knowledge. But at Solid Sound, everything was organized fantastically. from the stage crew to the festival managers, everyone knew what they were doing and when and how they were supposed to do it. More importantly though, everyone there is so nice! I felt welcome as a performer, because all the audience members are there to listen to music, and you can definitely feel that on stage. So yeah, Solid Sound is very different in that the people in charge's main concern is just to put on the best music festival possible.
I had come with a handful of Hubski stickers that I was planning on handing out, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. The festival was all about music and I didn't want to be "that guy". But I did wear my Hubski t-shirt for three days straight. If you guys ever come through the Raleigh-Durham area and you remember, give me a shout-out. I'd love to come out and see you perform. We did just miss your performance that morning. Dammit! Had I known.... That said, I recall checking out your band prior to the show and digging the song "One Day." I just downloaded your album Finally Bored, I look forward to giving you guys a good listen. Glad you found us here, nice to have another musician in our midst.So yeah, Solid Sound is very different in that the people in charge's main concern is just to put on the best music festival possible.
It's evident. From the volunteers on up, you can just tell that it's not your average festival. While having lunch or just walking around you feel like the musicians you came to see are just "fans" like you are, eager to see their favorite bands playing. I saw Nels Cline checking out Yo La Tengo, and I saw James McNew of Yo-La waiting at the end of a very long line for pizza. -Just a regular fella, still having to wait for his 'za. It seemed humble and the music was at the forefront and the music was very approachable -meaning you could get right up there and be a part of it and not have to be 1/2 a mile away.
I saw that you guys recorded at the Loft, what was that experience like? Again, thanks for the kind words regarding Hubski, let me know if you have any suggestions for the site etc.I've only been here for a few days so far but i think i'm really going to enjoy it.
Thank you, that's really nice to hear. I appreciate you being willing to let others know about the site, especially Jeff. If Tweedy were to be on Hubski, well.... that'd be pretty damned cool. I'm a singer/songwriter and aside from John Lennon and a family friend that would bring his guitar over when I was a boy, I don't think anyone has influenced me musically more than Jeff Tweedy and Wilco.
It'll take a while to make it through all these. That's one benefit the pairing idea had: you could be sure at least one person listened to your playlist and hopefully started some discussion on it. Right now I can say that it's interesting that there's a few people that chose similar styles but ended up with very different sounding mixes.
delta, i think your playlist was my favorite. It was nice getting a more detailed listen to a couple bands rather than 12 songs from 12 different bands. And i loved all three bands you chose. I downloaded Rooms Filled With Light as soon as i heard Lenslife, and i wanted to know which album by Camera Obscura you would recommend most. I also liked eightbitsamurai's song choice. I am familiar with all those artists but had never heard most of those songs. It was really refreshing to not have to listen to Chance for once, too =).
Thank you! I always love being complimented on my taste of music due to the fact that most people find it too outlandish for their tastes. For the Camera Obscura album, I would recommend My Maudlin Career. Fanfarlo just released a new EP called The Sea. It's a sci-fi/dystopian style rock mix, it should be interesting to listen to. How did you like Beirut?
gotta say, really digging the electro-swing by cov always loved this genre but I have just had a lot of trouble finding artists that make this kinda music, thank you