2012 studio album by Metric
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Metric has become one of those bands that have paved the way for independence, along with Aimee Mann, Chance The Rapper and the other self-releasing copyright owning pioneers. Their fifth album Synthetica (2012) as it turns out, is a favourite of the band's front woman and main co-writer Emily Haines. Even though it didn't reach the commercial heights predecessor Fantasies did, it was a mature and ambitious record, setting the tone for Metric's accomplished and reliably strong catalogue. It brings us to the band's recent projects Formentera (2022) and this year's sibling album Formentera II, neither of which miss a beat - not a weak track among the combined 18 songs. If consistency is what you're after, Metric should be your new favourite band. It was refreshing to hear that there was no particular logic to the selection and scheduling of both the Formentara albums - no grand design - just the sound of the band hitting their stride enough for a double album (even if it is released in two seperate packages). “We had made a body of work and knew we had a double album. When we rejoined civilization after our Doomscroller tour, we thought this was the most fun way to release it. I've always envied the surprise release. So we announced on the one year anniversary of Formentera, there is a second album”. This magnum opus came with other influences too, including the “impossible-made-possible” stylings of British filmmaker Terry Gilliam, in particular his 1985 cult masterpiece Brazil. Once you understand the connection between Formentera and Gilliam, you are reminded of a deep artistic sensibility behind Metric that sets this band apart. But what is Metric's secret to making such consistently strong material?“It's terrifying to me that we don't really know what we are doing. Everything we do from a sonic standpoint, to a visual, to lyrical themes…it all comes down to this feeling. All I know is that when I feel it I know it, and if I don't, it will never see the light of day”. No wonder Metric's catalogue is such an entertaining ride.Full text at https://www.songsommelier.com/Support the showGet more related content at: https://www.songsommelier.com/
What albums turn 10 in 2022? What are some of 2012's best albums?Here are some of the topics that we go over in this episode: How did Frank Ocean get his start in the music business?How was "Swimming Pools" countercultural?Was One Direction's career significantly shorter-lived than most other successful "boy bands"?Were American Authors simply an Imagine Dragons rip-off?Was Bastille the UK's answer to US' Imagine Dragons?Did Brandon Flowers' solo music turn out to become better than The Killers' regular releases?How did Muse fans first receive "The 2nd Law"?Was Metric's "Synthetica" a worthy successor to "Fantasies"?
This week Henry has headed back to his favourite snowy musical region so we're back in Canada with Metric's blend of indie guitars and 80's synths. One of the original bands to do this before the likes of podcast favourites Chvrches (yes, we're coming to them at some point), they were trailblazers for the sound but never made it particularly huge outside their homeland. To listen to the music we discuss, go check out the playlist in Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2GS0orSxZHr2ft46YWfTQf Drop us a line at: @imightbewronguk on Twitter and Facebook. Thanks to T-Toe for the intro music! Find his work at https://t-toe.bandcamp.com/
Kayosa & Tolland return with Synthetica 153 from Minneapolis. The post Kayosa & Tolland – Podcast #103 first appeared on AkiraKayosa.com.
00:00:00 Intro - We need a Medic! 00:13:55 rekh predicts if TL (or any non-C9 team) ends up winning the split, it won't be regarded as significant because of the break. 00:24:32 Shawn wonders if Spring split will actually end up not mattering, because of the delays. 00:33:09 GuilliPete wonders if/how online LCS would be so different from the usual broadcast. 00:43:13 Synthetica says: with every major league now disrupted, there should be no asterixis on international performance. 00:56:52 Thank you Alienware
Akira Kayosa’s podcast returns this time with a recent ‘Synthetica’ episode
D.E.B.R.A. takes Seabass to convince Synthia, a synthetic musician/singer residing on the space station, Synthetica, to be in the band.
Akira Kayosa’s podcast returns this time with a recent ‘Synthetica’ episode
00:00:00 Intro - Special guest Riot Sherman 00:08:30 Sherman explains Riot Scholastic Association 00:11:16 Siege asks Sherman about issues with schools’ expectations for collegiate LoL 00:21:55 Parth N asks about crossover, if any, between collegiate & pro LoL 00:31:11 Synthetica asks about collegiate esports’ (lack of) potential to funnel into pro play 00:37:50 Presto asks how Sherman sees the potential for collegiate to nurture NA talent & how he’d improve it 00:42:10 Commissioner Greeley joins HLL as a guest! 00:46:30 TY Alienware :) 00:50:27 Ventus Official says if Fantasy League was seriously implemented, it’d be beneficial for League. 01:02:52 Panda likes Pro View, but wonders if it’ll take away from incentive to come see the events live. 01:15:30 JazzyJas wants to discuss LCS’s marketing compared to LEC. 01:27:04 SPONSORED CONTENT: BRAWL STARS!! w/ OVILEE & COURAGEJD 01:29:30 Nikluos thinks the splits ought to be rearranged to accommodate players who have too-long breaks. 01:44:19 Dr. Jiggy asks Greeley about plans for geolocation for LCS. 01:51:38 MarkZ asks Greeley to assign each team to a hypothetical city (geolocating). 01:55:00 Outro/Wrap up!
Akira Kayosa’s podcast returns this time with a recent ‘Synthetica’ episode.
Episode 51 of Hotline League! 00:06:31 MarkZ - Season 1 isn't Worlds 00:16:53 How to Call in 00:20:10 Kharaix - Kikz joining TSM should be the only roster move should be made 00:38:57 DivideNZL - IG vs G2 will be a skill matchup and will be really close 00:50:39 Nox - Caller who predicts C9 to Semis 01:10:12 WeebMaster - G2 winning it all in 3-0s 01:21:45 Champloo - Luck is a huge factor of C9's success at Worlds 01:42:00 CrispyKreem - 100T should get Huhi, Stixxay, and Levi. TSM should get Anda 02:00:38 Synthetica - the gap isn't closed, Korea just didn't read/adapt to the meta
SharQ Talk #19 is live opgenomen in de nog huidige huiskamer van Niena te Maastricht. Niena Bocken is voor velen in Limburg wellicht een bekende naam, al is het van de columns die ze maakt voor L1's de Stemming. Voor ander is ze de columniste van ZEF Magazine, of was ze de drumster van Siren, Chain of Dogs, $400 Suits, the Job of Synthetica. En voor weer anderen een redder in nood als Groeps- en vaktherapeut bij Zuyderland Ziekenhuis waar ze beeldende therapie, mindfulness, mentalization based treatment of aandachts & acceptance commitment training geeft. Je merkt al, Niena doet veel! Heel veel! Zoveel dat het haar even teveel is geworden en inmiddels klimt ze terug uit een diep dal. Tijd om eens even goed te gaan zitten en uitgebreid met haar te praten over haar liefdes, haar werk, burnout en nog veel meer! Luister lekker mee naar deze podcast. De podcast liever luisteren op je mobiel, check dan je favoriete podcast app of ▶ iTunes: https://apple.co/2L6nRei ▶ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2A9pg0g ▶ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2IUzG6C Connect with me ▶ https://www.instagram.com/mcsharq ▶ https://www.facebook.com/mcsharq ▶ https://www.twitter.com/mcsharq ▶ https://www.mcsharq.nl Heb je ervan genoten, laat even een comment en/of rating achter in je favoriete podcast app, hieronder of op YouTube/Facebook. Wil je MCSharQ steunen, dat kan ga dan naar www.patreon.com/mcsharq of www.petje.af/mcsharq (voor eenvoudige steun via iDeal) en maak met een kleine donatie veel mogelijk. SharQ Talk is onderdeel van MCSharQ.nl Intromusic by: Bram van Rens Logo by: Lars Ickenroth
Matthias ist (Mit)Gründer vom Kinki Mag, Rocker 33, The Opera (Magazine), der Partyreihe Discoteca Synthetica und natürlich Skateboarder. Es geht um das Schaffen, Eigeninitiative, aber auch um Rückschläge und „Watschen“. Liya und Yaw hören zu und sind begeistert. Wir sind neuerdings auch auf Spotify! spoti.fi/2BKthKH Abonniert, kommentiert und bewertet uns am besten mit ★★★★★ auf iTunes. Und hier unsere Playlist zur Show: spoti.fi/2raqzXQ Top 3 - Stuttgarter Locations die es nicht mehr gibt. (Yaw) 3 Das Ei 2 Rocker 33 (Heilbronner Str) 1 Hall Eleven / Skatebox (Liya) 3 Wurst & Fleisch 2 Tonstudio 1 Alle Dinge die sich im Bohnenviertel verändern (Matthias) 3 Red Banks 2 Großer Bär 1 Stuttgarter Stüble Unnützes Wissen: (Matthias) 1. Eine Gruppe von mehr als 15 Fahrradfahrern darf auch über rote Ampeln fahren. Grundlage ist Paragraf 27 StVO. Absatz 2. Frauentränen sind ein halbes Grad wärmer als Männertränen. Tipps: Buddy - Harlan & Alondra KA!VACV!O- Ep Vaco Musikalisch ist die EP ist ein Mix aus Hiphop und Dancehall/Afrobeat Einflüssen. Link zu der Single Worlds https://youtu.be/T8IhHEHAqBg
Akira Kayosa’s podcast returns this time with a recent ‘Synthetica’ episode. Synthetica finally returns after nearly a year out, lots of requests and enquiries regarding what is going on with the podcast etc. Taken a bit of time for me to build a studio, settle down in […]
Welcome to our second March edition, full of wondrous sounds were men and women harmonise the machines on a journey that’s electric. Talking of electric, as promised we have Andy Pickford’s second epic release Shadows Of The Gate, Dream is the more synthesised album from Ex Tangerine Dream member Steve Jolliffe, Erik Wøllo, with his diverse and sweeping 2CD release, Different Spaces, Synthesist/multi-instrumentalist Forrest Fang’s mesmerizing and emotive electronic-ambience on Follow The Ether Sun, ORGHANON’s manifesto to produce music with a strong cinematographic appeal, Berlin school fans will enjoy MTA Lab’s slowly evolving sequences and making his debut on here, Interstellarismusic, full of atmospherics interlacing moods, static-hypnotic sequences, various rhythms and varied melodies. Those of you who have a passion for the guitar to play its part in electronic music will love Mac Of Bionight and Phil Ensamble’s grooves, Dark ambient sounds taken care of by Ivan Black, Alexis Nembrode and No Mask Effect, with the only female on board Hanne Adam, whose productions are complex and fragile, unconventional soundscapes with fairy tale melodies and melancholic moods that are at times deep, but never too dark. We now hand you over to Steve Jolliffe to take you into his dream. Playlist No 106 02.37 Steve Jolliffe ‘Dream’ (album Dream) *** www.stevejolliffe.net 11.00 Mac Of BioNight ‘Heartless’ (album Guardians Of The Blue) www.macvibes.com/ 16.05 Mac Of BioNight ‘ Gods Of Texas’ 23.15 Andy Pickford ’Shadows Of The Gate’ (album Shadows Of The Gate) *** http://andypickford1.bandcamp.com/ 48.50 Erik Wollo ‘Pilgrim Way’ (album Different Spaces) http://www.wollo.com 56.58 Eric Wollo ’Points Of Time’ 64.43 Erik Wollo ‘Past Theme’ 69.56 Orghanon ‘Dissolve’ (album Retrospectre) www.orghanon..com 78.19 Orghanon ‘Retrospectre 1’ 84.55 Interstellarismusic ‘Sphärische Momente’ *** (album Flammende Horizonte) www.interstellarismusic.bandcamp.com 94.40 Interstellarismusic ‘Kosmospharentiefe’ *** 104.53 Hanne Adam ‘Trust Love’ https://amselcom.bandcamp.com/album/trust-love 110.32 Phi Ensamble ‘Mature Doll’ 114.20 Phi Ensamble ‘Indoors Search’ 116.41 Forest Fang ‘Midnight Rain’ (album Following The Ether Sun) www.projekt.com 124.26 Forest Fang ‘Recending Pool’ 129.14 No Mask Effect ‘ Illicit Ambience’ www.whereambientlives.bandcamp.com 133.38 No Mask Effect ‘Drift To You’ (album Drift To You) 141.19 MTA Lab ’Synthetica’ (album Synthetica) ***www.syngate.net 149.47 MTA Lab ‘ATM Resonanz’ 157.47 Ivan Black - ‘Cult Of Mirrors’ (album Body Electric) https://ivanblack.bandcamp.com 166.13 Alexis Nembrode ‘Signals From The Distance’ https://alexisnembrode.bandcamp.com/ 175.00 Velvet Universe feat Chris Franke ‘Gloria Mundi’ (album Enigmas) Blast From the Past Edit ***
"Baby, Will You Be My Heartthrob?" Danny Radio- February 2, 2013This week on Danny Radio: This weeks, Artist of the Week is Tegan And Sara. Tegan And Sara's new album "Heartthrob" is out now!! Also, music from Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Stars and much more!!Playlist:Tegan And Sara-"Closer" from CloserMetric-"Youth Without Youth" from SyntheticaThe xx-"Angels from CoexistPeter Bjorn And John-"Second Chance" from Gimme SomeDeath Cab for Cutie-"I Will Follow You Into The Dark" from PlansYeah Yeah Yeahs-"Gold Lion" from Show Your BonesRilo Kiley-"Portions For Foxes" from More AdventurousStars-"Dead Hearts" from The Five GhostsTegan And Sara-"Shock To Your System" from HeartthrobTegan And Sara-"I Was A Fool" from HearthrobTegan And Sara-"I'm Not Your Hero" from HeartthrobTegan And Sara-"Drove Me Wild" from HeartthrobTegan And Sara-"Love They Say" from HeartthrobTegan And Sara-"Goodbye, Goodbye" from HeartthrobOfficial Run Time: 1:00:19Thank You For Listening!!!To listen to this edition of the Danny Radio Show click here: "Baby, Will You Be My Heartthrob?" Danny RadioGo get Heartthrob from your local Record Store or iTunes Today!Dont miss Tegan And Sara at the LC on March 9,2013!!!
Opening:"Boing Zoom DAKOTA!" by Shadow, from Rock Candy 1 0:00:31 - 0:03:13 Opening Segment 0:04:00 - 1:46:07 Main Topic Part One: 2012 in Review, featuring Kristina Pino 1:46:35 - 2:39:55 Main Topic Part Two: 2012 in Review, featuring Angel Defana & Austin Blake 2:40:58 - 2:43:08 Closing Segment Closing: "Boing Zoom DAKOTA!" by Shadow, from Rock Candy 1 List of music in order of appearance "Build That Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb, from the Bastion OST "Main Theme" by Mahito Yokota, from the Super Mario Galaxy OST "Legend of Zelda Main Theme Medley" by Koji Kondo, from the Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony "Misty Mountains" by The Dwarf Cast and Richard Armitage, from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey "Mama Told Me" by Big Boi featuring Kelly Rowland, from Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors "Madness" by Muse, from The Second Law "The Prettiest Weed" by Jim Guthrie, from the Swords and Sworcery OST "Moonlight Sonata" by Danimal Cannon, from Roots "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin, from Celebration Day "An End, Once and For All" by Clint Mansell, from the Mass Effect 3 OST "Final Fantasy 2/4 - Boss Battle (Doni's Dubstep Remix)" by Doni, from Button Masher - Dubstep Edition "Derezzed" by Daft Punk, from the Tron Legacy OST "Battle vs wild Pokemon" by Kanto Symphony, from Pokemon Reorchestrated "Bad Things" by Jace Everett, from the True Blood OST "Sweet Drops" by Puffy, from the Usage Drop OST "Zannenkei Rinjinbu Hoshi Futatsu Han" by Tomodachi Tsukuritai, from Boku Wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai "Sakamichi no Melody" by Yuki, from the Sakamichi no Apollon OST "Orion no Nazuro" by Unison Square Garden, from the Tiger & Bunny OST "Skyfall" by Adele, from the Skyfall OST "Drug Lab" by Mike Shinoda & Joseph Trapanese, from The Raid:Redemption OST "Battle Ghirahim" by Koji Kondo, from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword OST "I Am Alive and Not Alone" by Sam Hulick, from the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut OST "Noveria" by Jack Wall, from the Mass Effect OST "Final Fantasy XIII-2 Overture" by Masashi Hamauzu, from the Final Fantasy XIII-2 OST "Menu" by Martin Stig Andersen, from the Limbo OST "Goes With Everything" by A_Rival, from the Street Fighter X Mega Man OST "Main Theme" by Yoko Shimamura, from the Xenoblade OST "I Dreamed a Dream" by Anne Hathaway, from the Les Miserable OST "Ballad of Gears (Out of Time)" by Viking Guitar, from Vampire Variations "Aoi Shiori" by Galileo Galilei, from the AnoHana OST "Doctor Who Main Theme 2012" from the Doctor Who Christmas Special "JoJo - Sono Chi no Sadame" by Hiroaki Tominaga, from the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure OST "Artificial Nocturne" by Metric, from Synthetica
Well, another year has flown by. And while December usually means scrambling for last minute gifts and wondering where the year went, it also means it's time for one of our favorite episodes, Best Songs of the Year! This year we're curating not only our own picks for 2012, but the top choices from our favorite blogs, as well as the songs you wrote and called in as your favorites. And while the choices varied, one thing is clear - 2012 was full great music. So listen, enjoy, reflect, and get ready for 2013 Tracklist1. "Wildest Moments" -- Jessie Ware, Devotion (Dawson) 2. "Thinkin Bout You"-- Frank Ocean, Channel Orange (Consequence of Sound) 3. "Half Gate"-- Grizzly Bear, Shields (listener - Joshua Griffith) 4. "Climax"-- Usher, Looking 4 Myself (Gorilla VS Bear) 5. "Jasmine"(demo)-- Jai Paul, single (listener - Jamal) 6. "Five Seconds"-- Twin Shadow, Confess (Olivia) 7. "The House That Heaven Built"-- Japandroids, Celebration Rock (PASTE/listener - Josh Hornick) 8. "Oblivion"-- Grimes, Visions (listeners - Lucy/Ardie) 9. "Every Single Night"-- Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (Pretty Much Amazing) 10. "Breathing Under Water"-- Metric, Synthetica (listener - Isabelle) 11. "F.T.F"-- Trust, TRST (Jaime) 12. "I Love It"-- Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX, Iconic EP (The Line of Best Fit) 13. "Elephant"-- Tame Empala, single (listener - Thom Stead) 14. "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings"-- Father John Misty, Fear Fun (Spinner)
"Let Me Introduce Myself"- Danny Radio December 14th 2012PlaylistThe Books-"Group Autogenics I" from The Way OutM.Ward-"For Beginners" from Hold TimeThe Features-"The Beginning(Week One) from The Beginning Elvis Costello & The Attractions-"Pump It Up" from This Year's ModelTaking Heads-"Psycho Killer-Remastered Album Version" from The Best Of Talking HeadsDavid Byrne & St.Vincent-"Lazarus" from Love This GiantPixies- "Gigantic" from Surfer RosaRegina Spektor-"All The Rowboats" from What we Saw From The Cheap SeatsMetric- "Breathing Underwater" from SyntheticaYo La Tengo-"You Can Have It All" from And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-OutThe Shins-"No Way Down" from Port of MorrowThe Black Keys- "Gold On The Ceiling" from Gold On The CeilingWeezer- "Perfect Situation" from Make BelieveDivine Fits-"Baby Get Worse" from A Thing Called Divine FitsAndrew Bird-"Lazy Projector" from Break It YourselfJustin Townes Earl-"Won't Be The Last Time" from Nothings Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me NowOfficial run time: 1:01:50Thanks For Listening!!!Download this podcast: Danny Radio #1
Part 2 of my conversation with filmmaker Eric Green as we discuss his documentary about V66, the short-lived Boston music video channel. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Mission of Burma, David Byrne and St. Vincent, Metric and Ceremony. Show notes: - Recorded in Cambridge, Mass. - Eric's documentary is called Life on the V - V66 was on the air from 2/85 to 9/86 - Response to the topic has been great - Doc is almost finished - Music docs are in vogue - Rumors that MTV was keeping an eye on V66 - Eric resisted the classic Behind the Music structure - V66 was based in Worcester, Mass.; bands would visit before concerts there - 9-year-old Eric got on the air with a phoned-in joke - Cable TV was much different in the '80s; still hadn't made it to many rural areas - Memories of USA Network's Night Flight video show - Music docs: Stop Making Sense vs. The Last Waltz - When V66 played Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" video, they took MTV logo out - Eric received a lot of fan submissions of V66 videos on VHS tapes - Bonehead of the WeekMusic:Mission of Burma - Second Television David Byrne and St. Vincent - Who Metric - Artificial Nocturne Ceremony - I Don't Wanna Be Learned/I Don't Wanna Be Tamed Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Mission of Burma song is from the forthcoming album Unsound on Fire Records. Download the song for free at Rolling Stone. The David Byrne and St. Vincent song is from the forthcoming album Love This Giant on 4AD. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at Stereogum.The Metric song is on the album Synthetica on Mom and Pop Records. Download the song for free at Epitonic. The Ceremony song is an unreleased track available for free download at Noisey. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.
Synthetica is the fifth album for this Canadian band and, as the title suggests, reaches a perfect blend of electronica and rock and roll.