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Indeed, there aren't many. It's sort of the same idea, executed differently. Both bands remind me of The Dillinger Escape Plan in places though, which is an excellent, excellent band.

Boris with Michio Kurihara's Rainbow. Easily my favourite Boris release. I don't know what it is about psychedelic rock that makes me sentimental. It just does.

Mass of the Fermenting Dregs' ??????????. (World is Yours) Shoegaze/post-punk from Kobe, Japan. Nothing new, but it's decent.

Personally, I find Pink Floyd a very relaxing band to listen to. There's nothing like playing Wish You Were Here or Meddle after a long, stressful day. Their music just happens to have all of the elements that I think make a great rock band - simple yet effective guitar work, powerful vocals, and poetic, beautifully-crafted lyrics. I was exposed to The Dark Side of the Moon at a relatively early age and I've been an avid Pink Floyd listener ever since then. The first two tracks didn't do much for me, but the moment Time kicked in, I was absolutely sold. As for Tool: well, in all honesty I do think it's angsty music for insecure teenagers. I've somewhat refined my opinion from my "lol tool, lol maynard" days, but I can't really say that I enjoy them as a band. Whilst being a technically proficient band by anyone's standard (check out those time changes and weird rhythms), they seem to lack significantly in the ability to craft memorable songs. The only song I can vaguely remember is Schism. Like so many other contemporary bands with progressive elements, Tool seems to come short of what they actually intended to do because they indulge far too much in trying to come across as esoteric and philosophical. I've never really felt anything in them. I don't hate them anymore, mind you.

Number Girl's School Girl Distortional Addict. Maybe the worst production on any album ever. All I can hear is really muddy guitar. However, it's a great album - full of energy.

Circle Takes the Square's As the Roots Undo. Pretentious lyrics! Here is a sample: [hide=]Rejoice, rejoice a noble birth, a prince is born. Behold the birth of violence, beasts of fang and feather cry for our concrete rapture, and if we beg to be put down, unto us the most inspired storm A princess ravaged by her prince behold: the birth of sex and distance, two frail corpses both were they, his eyes were the first to stray... every tree held fast the earth to sky concrete replaces every branch and twig as they were frayed upon the birth of ambition. The heavens filled our gilded vessel with poison tears, before we drink, I propose a toast, a final prayer. Here's to the watchers in the wood, here's to the last days, unto us a most inspired song. Shaper, stop the music. Halt the harpstrings whose chords confuse our histories with textures. With the disheartened chorus of a hymnal whose choir is the conviction of the starving, artless, tempted by the feast of proof that this body of work has worth. Uncertain as the fingering of a chord torn prematurely from a piano's womb. As we fill our precious lungs with concrete, that faithful shade, a shaper's song is stopped short- a dying breath a sinking shore. Then the only movement and the last remains of grace: Pollen falling off the simple hinge joint leg upon the final breath of a dragonfly. A cardinal, lost but headstrong in midflight cries for our concrete rapture, wade...in the water, wade. Let the flood swell, thank the storm for her tears. The faithful say its beautiful, its god's will, but the fool knows what the prophets have seen, no salvation's impending. The faithful say its beautiful, its god's will, let the flood swell and the bodies that break we'll just float down the river. Stay tame, soft river, while we weigh our faith, stay sweet, run softly, sweet river, the fool who wades in doubt will float like concrete. Come and fill your lungs. There's so much hope buried underneath tragedy, its the same shade as concrete. The faithful say its beautiful, its god's will, let the flood swell on the loudspeaker sermons and a parish descending. There's so much hope buried underneath tragedy, its the same shade as concrete. Let the flood swell.[/hide]

I have really found the people I know who listen to this type of music to be the most standoffish. I've fixed the situation by keeping relatively quiet about my music around friends. This said, I'm not very involved in film and books so I can't really speak for those. It's worse when people do the whole snobby, elitistic thing when you're speaking to them in person rather than online.

Released in 2000. In 2000, Pop was mainstream. Like "I love you baaaaaby, dont ever gooo" Now it's rap and hip hop. Like "Yo dawg me and my homie Snoop Doggy Dogg jus' chillin in da back smokin' weed bangin' [garden tools]" :| Fact is, I used to shun everything as bad before I listened to it. I also find mainstream hip-hop highly entertaining, and the same goes for mainstream pop. My turn to be a whiny little [bleep] about mainstream subculture in the UK, right? Over here, we're still in that whiny, pointless post-punk revival fad. We've had some real monstrosities of bands such as Editors, Foals, the Libertines and Franz Ferdinand. I honestly can't think of a single GOOD post-punk revival band. I would much rather people here listen to hip-hop than this self-righteous, indulgent garbage. If you want to make me lose my mind you can just sit me in a room and blast out Babyshambles or something like that. The pretentious indie attitude of most younger people in the UK is horrible. I once recommended my friend a couple of my favourite indie rock bands (as I thought he liked indie rock, not this revival stuff) and he comes back with "this [cabbage] sucks, I'm TOO INDIE for it". Now, I wonder - does the music actually promote this snobby attitude, or do the kids themselves take it upon themselves to act this way? Most of the people into revival bands I know act like this, and it makes striking up a conversation with music incredibly hard because I just end up getting shot down every five seconds for "not being indie enough for us". The attitude of the music, bands and kids that listen to it sums up why post-punk revival makes me want to commit ritual suicide.

Just saying, your new avatar... is bloody terrifying. Have fun at the film, though. Also, congratulations to you and everyone else. It is? ... but I made the t-shirt the exact colour of the moderator name colour! Also thank you :) Granted, I didn't notice that. It's a lot less creepy now. You're welcome.

Just saying, your new avatar... is bloody terrifying. Have fun at the film, though. Also, congratulations to you and everyone else.

I once believed that nothing mainstream was good until I heard Radiohead's Kid A. Changed me for the better, did that album.

If you're in the audience-unnerving mood, make sure you contrast with the song. For example, be gazing at your shoes during lively songs and jumping around like a hyperactive bunny during quiet numbers. Or you could be like Boredoms and just jump around everywhere anyway.

ROCK THE F*CK OUT

Forget backflips and frontflips. Gazing solemnly or mournfully at your shoes gives you a 100% boost in on-stage charisma!

Good to see motW and Alamaailman Vasarat. Käärmelautakunta is also my own favourite by them. Everyone seems to love Vaasaraasia more though... Just a note: there are a select few bands in the same sort of style as BtBaM - most notably English mathcore band SikTh. Can't say I'm too much of a fan, (in fact, I think they're rather uninspired and forgettable) but they could be worth checking out if you're interested in something similar.

I don't particularly get into trouble with my parents, but the recent thing they don't like is the fact I've had to put my foot down to stop them treating me like I'm still eleven. It's working, though.

Well, seeing as you listen to Disturbed you don't really qualify for an opinion on anything.

I have a 4 year old eMachines laptop. Wouldn't recommend that. It struggles sometimes even though I run ArchLinux on it.

John Zorn's album Naked City. I think How2PK recommended John Zorn to me. Shame I didn't listen to this earlier. This stuff is awesome.

Ever wondered what Chinese and Indonesian shoegaze sounds like? This is for you. Great compilation.

Max Richter's album 24 Postcards in Full Colour.

When I was about 5 or 6, I took judo. However, I was a very weird kid and ended up being thrown out of the classes for some reason I don't really remember. Later on, I took up Taekwondo. I did that for about a year or so and became fairly proficient in it, but I think I quit when I moved house last.

Ai Aso's album Chamomile Pool. Incredibly relaxing. Oh, and she has a cute voice.

Coaltar of the Deepers' album Yukari Telepath. Sure is heavy sh*t.

The Band Apart's album Alfred and Cavity. Mellow jazz rock type stuff. It would be more apt to listen to this when it wasn't raining, but it's a good listen anytime.