This is a community to engage in musical theory and practice. What exactly does that mean?
To that end, this is simply a space for people of varying backgrounds and education to share music and their thoughts about music. Musical study via the history of music is also encouraged.
Rules:
Standard GZD rules apply here
No elitism tolerated. The value of music is ultimately determined by how socially necessary it is, i.e. how much people like it and interact with it.
By the same token, no anti-intellectualism tolerated. Like anything in the world, music is something worthy of study that everyone can always learn more about.
No Eurocentricism tolerated. Western (specifically German) music theory and practice being considered inherently superior to the music of other cultures is reactionary.
Popular or classical, western or non-western, communist or even anti-communist, feel free to mention any and all kinds of music here.
I think comrades here will appreciate this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RXW7GIA3mDqt21ijqhSaw
Also: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0uCzQQUM38y3AuJTutLpTJ
oh and fuck Spotify btw
looks cool! are there one or two tracks that really stick out to you?
Damn that's a hard ask.
From the first playlist:
Tear Shit Up By Paris and Dead Prez on Paris' album "Sonic Jihad"
22clan by Barkaa
Free Palestine by YGT, 42, YAYA, Dietrich
From the second playlist:
God is Busy, May I Help You? By Kultur Shock
Poverty No Good by Ebo Taylor
Brothers on the Slide by Cymande
il Futuro Del Mondo by Jovanotti
Honestly just listen to both playlists, they'll blow your fuckin mind.
just 'greasy unicorn' by 'unicorn on ketamine' on loop
Natalia Lafourcade - Cancionera
A great Mexican songwriter from Veracruz with a great range of styles, but this album is all MX folk inspired.
I tried listening to Bloc Party's second album, Weekend in the City because I really really like Silent Alarm. But this one wasn't as good. Still alright though.
I found the same... they struck gold with silent alarm, but haven't gotten close to that since.
The drumming on that album is incredible.
Threw on some Outkast the other day. Also revisited Tyler the Creator's Chromakopia.
Big Boi's "War" was particularly fun/weird to hear again. Simultaneously inspirational and ineffectual
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My 5 disc rotation the last few days:
Junior Kimbrough - Most Things Haven't Worked Out
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Charlie Mingus - East Coasting
Billie Holliday - Lady in Satin
Thelonious Monk Quintet - Monk
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