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Ether Diver<p>Listen today, buy tomorrow! Friday is <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/BandcampFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BandcampFriday</span></a> so get a jump on your listening/wishlisting T O D A Y. This little slice of wizard-synth psychedelia and visionary ghostwave will turn your mind inside out, but in a good way. Available now; please use responsibly!</p><p><a href="https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/album/the-mechanics-of-mysticism" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etherdiver.bandcamp.com/album/</span><span class="invisible">the-mechanics-of-mysticism</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/psychedelicmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>psychedelicmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/electronicmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>electronicmusic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musodon</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a></p>
neddyo<p>Summer may be over, but there's still abundant new music to share. Here's this week's hour-long playlist of tracks I've been digging. Enjoy!</p><p>Links to the playlist on Tidal, Spotify, Apple available here <a href="https://linktr.ee/recommneds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linktr.ee/recommneds</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://shakedown.social/tags/newmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newmusic</span></a> <a href="https://shakedown.social/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://shakedown.social/tags/musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musodon</span></a> <a href="https://shakedown.social/tags/weeklymix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weeklymix</span></a></p>
The Propaganda Site<p>Whether working solo or collaborating with her peers, Julien Baker uses idioms of indie, folk, and country to create songs with intensity and emotional heft.</p><p>Find out more about her music at <a href="https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/julien-baker" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepropagandasite.com/artist/j</span><span class="invisible">ulien-baker</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicdiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicdiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tPsThrowback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tPsThrowback</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JulienBaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JulienBaker</span></a></p>
Ether Diver<p>The time is here: Wednesday Teaser thread time! It's your weekly peak at the current Other People's Music. The first line of each review, plus links to the music, socials &amp; full review. Don't want a tease? Read the full thing here: </p><p><a href="https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/29/opm-putting-the-pop-in-popular/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etherdiver.com/2025/08/29/opm-</span><span class="invisible">putting-the-pop-in-popular/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musodon</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/OtherPeoplesMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OtherPeoplesMusic</span></a></p>
Jonathan Blackshire<p>Written by Google Gemini</p><p>Happy Wednesday! Today's "Indie Wednesday" playlist is an incredibly diverse and engaging mix, truly living up to its name by bringing together a unique blend of local, independent, and cult-favorite artists. This list showcases a fantastic range of sounds that defy easy categorization!<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/IndieWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LocalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalMusic</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Playlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Playlist</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GenreBending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenreBending</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/IndieArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieArtists</span></a> <a href="https://tidal.com/playlist/722fde94-85fc-4dd1-9f8f-be7a74c7285a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tidal.com/playlist/722fde94-85</span><span class="invisible">fc-4dd1-9f8f-be7a74c7285a</span></a></p>
The Propaganda Site<p>Outlaw country flavors are not too far off the surface in Stephen Wilson Jr.'s music, where indie accents blend into Americana, and storytelling is the engine.</p><p>Find out more about his music at <a href="https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/stephen-wilson-jr" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepropagandasite.com/artist/s</span><span class="invisible">tephen-wilson-jr</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicdiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicdiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tPsNewEntry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tPsNewEntry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StephenWilsonJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StephenWilsonJr</span></a></p>
Ether Diver<p>Five things you'll find in this week's Other People's Music:</p><p>- Scintillating synth pop from Thor Speeler<br>- A diverse set of indie pop covers, both famous and obscure, from Nicholas Burgess<br>- psych-folk pop from JP O'Duill<br>- sludgey post metal brutality from Veil of Tears<br>- slippery abstract IDM-ambient from fawn</p><p>It's a good one! Read, listen, and let us know what you think!</p><p><a href="https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/29/opm-putting-the-pop-in-popular/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etherdiver.com/2025/08/29/opm-</span><span class="invisible">putting-the-pop-in-popular/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/popmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>popmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/electronicmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>electronicmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ambientmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ambientmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/folkmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>folkmusic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musodon</span></a></p>
1001 Other Albums<p><strong>Self-Titled Summer | Paradise Lost (2005,&nbsp;UK)</strong></p><p>Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight is on number 1077 on <a href="https://1001otheralbums.com/the-list/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The List</a>, submitted by <a href="https://toot.wales/@gavin57" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gavin57</a>. Here’s a quick rundown:</p><ul><li><em>Point of origin(s)</em>: This band formed in 1988, the original line-up of Nick Holmes (vocals), Gregor Mackintosh (lead guitar, keyboards), Aaron Aedy (rhythm guitar), Stephen Edmondson (bass), and Matthew Archer (drums) releasing their debut album, <em><a href="https://album.link/ca/i/158001881" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Lost Paradise</a></em>, in 1990. Starting off with a death-doom sound (including death vocals), they soon began a shift into what would become known as “gothic metal” beginning with their second (amazing!) album, titled – drum roll please – <em><a href="https://album.link/ca/i/158000892" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gothic</a></em> (1991). Indeed, <em>Gothic</em> is considered to have given the genre its name and to have defined the style, and hence Paradise Lost is named as an influence on a lot of gothic metal bands. In the late 90s/early 00s, the band added in some electronica and rock elements and flirted with moving away from metal as a whole but, by the time we get to this, their 10th album, they had returned to the fold. Also by this album, the band had switched drummers a couple of times; Jeff Singer is behind the kit on the s/t.</li><li><em>Tasting notes</em>: Gothic metal, real-life :ablobpainrain: emoji</li><li><em>Standout track</em>: “Accept The Pain” </li><li><em>Where are they now?</em>: Paradise Lost has continued bringing the sadness over six additional studio albums. They’ve also remained a fairly stable line-up other than the rotating drummer door, with Jeff Singer returning just this year after five others had kept his throne warm for 20-some years. Their new – and 17th! – album <em><a href="https://paradiselostofficial.bandcamp.com/album/ascension" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ascension</a></em> will be released in a couple weeks, and the band will be touring in UK and Europe through October and November.</li><li><em>Websites</em>: <a href="https://paradiselost.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Band website</a>, <a href="https://paradiselostofficial.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost_(band)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></li></ul><p>Happy(/sad) listening!</p><ul><li><a href="https://paradiselostofficial.bandcamp.com/album/paradise-lost" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp: Paradise Lost – <em>Paradise Lost</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/11047-Paradise-Lost-Paradise-Lost" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Discogs: Paradise Lost – <em>Paradise Lost</em></a></li></ul><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/gothic-metal/" target="_blank">#gothicMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/metal/" target="_blank">#metal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/music/" target="_blank">#music</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/music-discovery/" target="_blank">#musicDiscovery</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/paradise-lost/" target="_blank">#ParadiseLost</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/selftitled/" target="_blank">#selftitled</a></p>
Crissy Ticia Addams💀<p>The track order of Daft Punk's Discovery album is based on the movie Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. </p><p>The entire album serves as the soundtrack for this animated film, which tells a continuous story with no dialogue.</p><p>The tracks on the album, when listened to in their original order, tell the story of an alien band (The Crescendolls) who are kidnapped from their home planet and brought to Earth by an evil music manager who wants to exploit them. </p><p>The music videos for the album's singles are actually scenes from this film.</p><p>So, listening to the album in this order tells "the full story," to watch the narrative of the movie. </p><p>Each song corresponds to a different part of the plot, from the initial kidnapping ("Aerodynamic") to a rescue attempt ("Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger") to the eventual escape and return home ("Too Long").</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICYMI</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/WhyNot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhyNot</span></a></p>
Ether Diver<p>If you're at work today, I INSIST you steal back some of your time to listen to Other People's Music. This week's collection offers some incredible covers, psych-folk pop, weird IDMbient, brutal post-metal sludge &amp; syncretic synth pop.</p><p><a href="https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/29/opm-putting-the-pop-in-popular/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etherdiver.com/2025/08/29/opm-</span><span class="invisible">putting-the-pop-in-popular/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/popmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>popmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ambientmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ambientmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/electronicmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>electronicmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/metalmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>metalmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/folkmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>folkmusic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musodon</span></a></p>
The Propaganda Site<p>Multi-instrumentalist composer Nala Sinephro's music lies in that contemplative space between ambient and spiritual jazz, gently inviting the audience to get lost in their thoughts. </p><p>Find out more about her music at <a href="https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/nala-sinephro" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepropagandasite.com/artist/n</span><span class="invisible">ala-sinephro</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicdiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicdiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tPsNewEntry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tPsNewEntry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NalaSinephro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NalaSinephro</span></a></p>
Ether Diver<p>I've been hyping the pop in this batch of Other People's Music, so let's shout out the non pop stuff! One's a immensely heavy slab of doom sludge; the other a clicky post IDM bit of ambient abstraction. Plus all that great, varied pop!</p><p><a href="https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/29/opm-putting-the-pop-in-popular/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etherdiver.com/2025/08/29/opm-</span><span class="invisible">putting-the-pop-in-popular/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/metalmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>metalmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ambientmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ambientmusic</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/electronicmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>electronicmusic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musodon</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a></p>
Gorneman<p>Messa - At Races<br><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/UnoRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnoRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/musica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <br><a href="https://song.link/it/i/1784510612" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/it/i/1784510612</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Stan Stewart aka muz4now<p>I have 3 albums/suites with free download codes - this is a great way for you to discover my music - costs you nothing and I also get nothing from it - other than you listening!<br>Thanks... <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Listen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Listen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.getmusic.fm/artists/stan-stewart" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">getmusic.fm/artists/stan-stewa</span><span class="invisible">rt</span></a></p>
🏁⚡Omar Two Tone⚡🏁:verified:<p>when I find a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Reggae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reggae</span></a> song with a Vinyl cover, is almost sure it's a great song to save it in the collection like this... it's pure SoulFyah essence 🔥 ... enjoy! 👇😌👌🎶 🏁 🟢🟡🔴 </p><p><a href="https://alonereggaeshop.bandcamp.com/track/enlightenment" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alonereggaeshop.bandcamp.com/t</span><span class="invisible">rack/enlightenment</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ReggaeMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReggaeMusic</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Instrumentals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instrumentals</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BestMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BestMusic</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JamaicaReggae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JamaicaReggae</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ReggaeRoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReggaeRoots</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NewMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewMusic</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MusicOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
1001 Other Albums<p><strong>Self-Titled Summer | Minor Threat (1984,&nbsp;US)</strong></p><p>Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight is on number 609 on <a href="https://1001otheralbums.com/the-list/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The List</a>, submitted by <a href="https://mas.to/@markwyner" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@markwyner</a>. I was meaning to get back to keeping these STS posts brief, but a Fedizen specifically noted they’d like to read more about this rather iconic band so *takes deepest breath possible*:</p><ul><li><em>Point of origin(s)</em>: Minor Threat was formed in Washington D.C. in 1980 by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, following the demise of their high school hardcore punk band the Teen Idles (originally called The Slinkees, formed in 1979). MacKaye had been the bassist and main lyricist, Nelson the drummer; in their new band, Nelson continued as the drummer and MacKaye continued as lyricist but switched from bass to vocals, and Brian Baker and Lyle Preslar rounded out the original lineup on bass and guitar, respectively. The first Minor Threat show would be one month after Teen Idles broke up, in December 1980, to all of 50 people (you were there, right?), opening for local bands <a href="https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/06/24/self-titled-summer-bad-brains-1982-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bad Brains</a> and S.O.A. (State Of Alert), i.e., the band of former Teen Idles’ roadie (and lifetime bff of MacKaye) Henry Garfield aka Henry Rollins.<br>At about the same time as their band change, together MacKaye and Nelson started Dischord Records with the $600 that Teen Idles had earned in its existence, initially just in order to put out that band’s only release, the <a href="https://teenidles.bandcamp.com/album/minor-disturbance" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Minor Disturbance</em> <em>EP</em></a> (1980).[1] The EP made enough for the label to continue, and so next they put out the sole release from S.O.A., <em><a href="https://stateofalert.bandcamp.com/album/no-policy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">No Policy EP</a></em> (1981), followed by Minor Threat’s debut s/t EP (also referred to as <em><a href="https://minorthreat.bandcamp.com/album/1st-7" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1st 7″</a></em>) and soon after their second EP, <em><a href="https://dischord.com/release/005/in-my-eyes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">In My Eyes</a></em> (both 1981). The album we look at here is a compilation of those 7″s (hence also referred to as <em>First Two 7″s</em>), released after the band broke up.</li><li><em>Tasting notes</em>: Hardcore punk, none of your bullshit</li><li><em>Standout track</em>: My favourites are “I Don’t Want to Hear It”, “Minor Threat”, and “In My Eyes”. And then, for its historical importance, “Straight Edge”. Keen eyes may have noted the X-marked hands on the cover of the Teen Idles’ EP that would come to be a symbol used in the locally-grown <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_edge" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">straight edge</a> scene/movement/subculture. However, at the time of that band, those drawn-on Xs initially simply indicated that those hands belonged to concert attendees who were underage, and was a way to allow younger fans into venues that weren’t all-ages. The link between Minor Threat’s song “Straight Edge” and the scene though was absolutely direct, as the scene’s name and manifesto was taken straight out of MacKaye’s lyrics. “Out of Step” also provides another version of the lifestyle guidelines that at least some who considered themselves straight edge followed, including MacKaye himself. </li><li><em>Where are they now?</em>: Following the release of their 2nd EP, Minor Threat briefly split up and then reformed a few months later (thanks to H.R. of Bad Brains) with Steve Hansgen (briefly) joining as bassist and Baker switching to second guitar. The group then put out (via Dischord Records, of course) a 12″ EP in 1983, <em><a href="https://minorthreat.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-step" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Out of Step</a></em> (with a new version of the title track)…and then (partially due to the existence of U2, lol) broke up. Each of the band members would go on to do tons of cool shit, e.g., Fugazi (and a handful of other awesome bands) was founded by MacKaye, Baker has been a member of Bad Religion since 1994, Hansgren co-produced Tool’s <em>Opiate</em> EP, and Dischord Records – still co-owned by MacKaye and Nelson – remains one of the best record labels on the planet.</li><li><em>Websites</em>: <a href="https://minorthreat.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Threat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://dischord.com/band/minor-threat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Band profile on Dischord Records’ website</a></li></ul><p>Happy listening!</p><ul><li><a href="https://minorthreat.bandcamp.com/album/first-two-7s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp: Minor Threat – <em>First Two 7″s</em></a> (the digital edition has a couple extra tracks in between, originally on Dischord’s 1982 comp <em><a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/9740-Various-Flex-Your-Head" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Flex Your Head</a></em> – “12XU” and “Stand Up”)</li><li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/9719-Minor-Threat-Minor-Threat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Discogs: Minor Threat – <em>Minor Threat</em></a></li></ul><ol><li>The tracks had been recorded earlier that year with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Zientara" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Don Zientara</a> at his Inner Ear studio at the request of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_Groff" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Skip Groff</a> (record producer, radio DJ, and owner of the Yesterday &amp; Today record store in Rockville, Maryland), but then shelved. ↩︎</li></ol><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/1980s/" target="_blank">#1980s</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/dischord-records/" target="_blank">#DischordRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/hardcore/" target="_blank">#hardcore</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/hardcore-punk/" target="_blank">#hardcorePunk</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/ian-mackaye/" target="_blank">#IanMacKaye</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/jeff-nelson/" target="_blank">#JeffNelson</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/minor-threat/" target="_blank">#MinorThreat</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/music/" target="_blank">#music</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/music-discovery/" target="_blank">#musicDiscovery</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/selftitled/" target="_blank">#selftitled</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/straight-edge/" target="_blank">#straightEdge</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/teen-idles/" target="_blank">#TeenIdles</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://1001otheralbums.com/tag/washington-dc/" target="_blank">#WashingtonDC</a></p>
The Propaganda Site<p>Samara Cyn pulls strands of hip-hop, R&amp;B, and pop together in a loose bundle with an irresistible cool and plenty of charm that has us gently bobbing our heads.</p><p>Find out more about her music at <a href="https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/samara-cyn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepropagandasite.com/artist/s</span><span class="invisible">amara-cyn</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicdiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicdiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tPsNewEntry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tPsNewEntry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SamaraCyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamaraCyn</span></a></p>
Roberta Fidora<p>Stumbled upon another community-led music discovery site just now (a few of us have been collecting interesting examples at <a href="https://the.socialmusic.network" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">the.socialmusic.network</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>). Are there any others?</p><p><a href="https://www.freq.social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">freq.social</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://record.club/about" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">record.club/about</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musicians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NowListening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowListening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Curation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Curation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusicRecommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicRecommendations</span></a></p>
🏁⚡Omar Two Tone⚡🏁:verified:<p>y aquí algo de los Casettes que tiene poco que subieron su material al bandcamp, tienen muy buenas canciones de <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ska</span></a> como esta, y ya hacía falta poner algo acá en el Skastodon 👇👍🎶🎺🏁 </p><p><a href="https://loscasettes.bandcamp.com/track/skafetero" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">loscasettes.bandcamp.com/track</span><span class="invisible">/skafetero</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SkaMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkaMusic</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SkaIsTheBest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkaIsTheBest</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BestMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BestMusic</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Instrumentals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instrumentals</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NewMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewMusic</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MusicDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MusicOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Skastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skastodon</span></a></p>
The Propaganda Site<p>Jelani Aryeh creates introspective songs with a warm and relaxed sound as he combines an indie rock feel with an easy flowing pop tone that's topped by an R&amp;B accent.</p><p>Find out more about his music at <a href="https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/jelani-aryeh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepropagandasite.com/artist/j</span><span class="invisible">elani-aryeh</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicdiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicdiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tPsNewEntry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tPsNewEntry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JelaniAryeh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JelaniAryeh</span></a></p>