Music for Middle Brow Snobs: Angherr Soda

Doomy/drony, plus some prog.

1. Angherr Shisspa — Koenjihyakkei (Angherr Shisspa)
2. Rimfrost — The Raventhrone (Veraldar Nagli)
3. Drudkh — Eternal Turn of the Wheel (Forgotten Legends)
4. Nadja — Dead Skin Mask (When I See The Sun Always Shine on TV)
5. 22:34 14 Jan 2009 — Shinobu Nemotu (Improvisations #1)
6. Gui Boratto — Atomic Soda (Take My Breath Away)

Download Angherr Shisspa.

And if you missed it, you can find last week’s Thai music download here.

Music For Middle-Brow Snobs: Luk Thung Apocalypse 2

1. Surapol Sombatjaroen — Doht Rom [Parachute] (Poo Pae Ruk)
2. Thongmark Leacha — Now She Loves Every Man Except Me (Molam: Thai Country Music v.2)
3. Aungkana Kunchai — Finishing My Business in Burma (Molam: Thai Country Music v. 2)
4. Job & Joy — Sao Nar Soan Nong [Teach the Farm Girl] (Sabud Yun)
5. Pamela Bowden — Wud Jai Kun (Bow Daeng Saerang Jai)
6. Bussara Sriroongrueng — Juk Ka Jee (Dao roong Loog Thung pop)
7. Duangjan Suwannee — Rong Kao Fun (Show Ber Mai Show Jai)
8. Aump Nuntiya & Boonta Muangmai —Worn Pee Mee Ruk Deaw (Wong Kalimae)
9. Kratae (with Peter Fodify) — Yaa Wai Jai Tarng yaa Warng Jai Krai [Trust No One] (Rud Mon Non-Stop)
10. Kratae —Perd Jai Sao Tae [Open Your Heart, Girl] (Rud Mon Non-Stop)
11. Poifai Malaiporn — Muk Laew Krub [Likely To] (Muk Laew Krub)
12. Cathaleeya Marasri — Proong Nee Ja Lerk Kid Tueng (Ruam Hit Pleng Dunk)
13. Cathaleeya Marasri — Nong Kai (Ruam Hit Pleng Dunk)
14. Tai Orrathai — Tung Jai Luem (Morlum Dok Ya)
15. Siriporn Umpaipong — Tum Barb Bor Long (Mor Lum Baan Don Vol. 3)
16. Wipoj Petchsupan — Baa Yor [Fond of Flattery] (Huang Look)

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Music For Middle Brow Snobs: Sex Life of the Fern

A completely not-Christmas-themed music download for Christmas:

1. Edward Williams — The Sex Life of the Fern (Life on Earth Soundtrack)
2. Animal Collective — Graze (Fall Be Kind)
3. Suzuki Junzo — Ameria (Pieces for Hidden Circles)
4. Michio Kurihara — The Old Man and the Evening Star (Sunset Notes)
5. Isaiah Owens — You Without Sin Cast the First Stone (Fire in My Bones)
6. Amazing Farmer Singers — I Got a Telephone in My Bosom (Fire in My Bones)
7. Alice Keys w/Beyonce — Put It In a Love Song (The Element of Freedom)
8. Mariah Carey — Candy Bling (Memoir of an Imperfect Angel)
9. Ina Unt Ina — These Eyes (All Sides of Ina)
10. Antony and the Johnsons — Another World (The Crying Light)
11. Ulrich Schnauss — As If You’ve Never Been Away (Far Away Trains Passing)
12. Daylight Dies — Dismantling Devotion (Dismantling Devotion)

Download Sex Life of the Fern.

Happy holidays!

Music For Middle Brow Snobs: Black Dooms Droning

I was asked to contribute some metal recommendations to the ongoing end of year best of blowout at the Factual Opinion. I thought I’d do a playlist to go along with my choices. So here’s some of my favorite metal from the last year/decade.

1. Rites of Thy Degringolade — Totality’s Reign (An Ode to Sin)
2. Harvey Milk — We Destroy the Family (Fear) (Life…The Best Game in Town)
3. Marduk — To Redirect Perdition (Wormwood)
4. Funeral Mist — Anti-Flesh Nimbus (Maranatha)
5. Gallhammer — Endless Nauseous Days (Gloomy Lights)
6. Drudkh — Decadence (Microcosmos)
7. Xasthur — Soul Abduction Ceremony (Microcosmos)
8. Khanate — In That Corner (Clean Hands Go Foul)
9. Pyha — Song of Oldman (The Haunted House)
10. Lugubrum — Kadurha (Albino De Congo)

Download Black Dooms Droning

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Music For Middle Brow Snobs: Luk Thung Apocalypse

For those new to HU: Music For Middle Brow Snobs is a weekly feature in which I post a downloadable mix. It’s free, so enjoy — and if you like an artist consider buying their music and/or finding some other way to contribute to their continued existence.
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As some of you may be aware, I’ve become somewhat obsessed with Thai pop music recently, especially luk thung (somewhat misleadingly referred to as Thai country music.) So I thought I’d do a playlist devoted to the topic.

1. Pamela Bowden — Poo Kai Kai Loong (E-nang Dance 2)
2. Aump Nuntiya and Boonta Muangmai — Ruk Song Paen Din (Wong Kalamae)
3. Aump Nuntiya and Boonta Muangmai — Num Tah Lon Bon Tee Norn (Wong Kalamae)
5. Peter Sareewong — Yug Yai Yug Lek (Loog Thung Super-Hit Volume 2)
6. Pamela Bowden — Kor Pen Nang Eek (Kaew Ta Duang Jai)
6. Sithiporn Soontorapod —Nong Mae Khon Mai (Look Thung Super-Hit Volume 2)
7. Sunaree Rachaseema — Ban Ro (Sunaree Classic Hit)
8. Sunaree Rachaseema — Krai Nor (Sunaree Classic Hit)
9. Duangjan Suwannee — Yung Ruk Yung Ror (Mai Kla Mee Ruk)
10. Yui Yaryer — Roo Tan Na (Yui Yum Yum vol. 7)
11. Cathaleeya Marasri — Sao Muang Noni (Ruam Hit Pleng Duam)
12. Cathaleeya Marasri — Bon Kae Buer (Ruam Hit Pleng Duam)
13. Jintara Poonlab — Gig tarng jai (Jumbo HIt)
14. Siriponr Umpaipong — Tum-naeng Tee Mai Tong Karn (Bow Ruk See Dum)
15. Siriporn Umpaipong — Rean Korn Mae Sorn Wai (Bow Ruk See Dum)
16. Jing-Reed-Kao Wongtewan — Num Tah Fah (Dance) (Hudcha Dance)

Download Luk Thung Apocalypse.

Last weeks’ download is here.

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