Especially as this board has varied tastes I thought it would be cool.
(For those who are shy, they don't have to leave a recommendation, I just thought it would be fun to mix it up a bit.)
My first "In search of": Does anyone know of good recordings of Carmen? My Dad asked me, and I don't really know much about that sort of thing and I think I would want a recording for myself. I want to be armed with a bit of knowledge before I go to the CD store.
And you might like Forces by Susumu Hirasawa. Just give a good listen (yes it's in Japanese). It actually was used as a theme song to an anime that I am totally not interested in (called Berserk). I first heard the song on a podcast about the the 50 best openings in anime. I was really struck by how much I liked it and I find I constantly replay it. I am not sure how to describe the instrumentation, but it's just cool (the artist is called an electropop artist).My first thought it's some really cool bagpipes with some 80's style synthesizer but I don't think it's that. I even sing the lyrics in sort of phonetic Japanese called Romaji
My second search is, would anyone know what groups Kanye West sampled from his new single "Power" ? (I mention the song in the music video thread.) Would anyone have links to those individual songs?
I can look for this myself but I want to get the thread going a bit and I am sure someone out there is much more knowledgeable in this then Wikipedia. (I read he sampled from a British person and an African signing group.)
My recommendation is, there is nothing like a good soak in a bathtub. Especially after a back breaking day (currently moving). Everyone should take some time to relax in the tub with some good music. Your muscles will thank you. (That is where I got inspiration for this thread)
If there is a thread like this already, please lock this and bump up the old one. Thanks.
About the awkward title, A&E used to have this television show called "In search of.." and the they would be searching for the strangest things.The announcer would say the title so seriously too. My older sister and I would joke about the goofy title names (we were teen and preteen back then
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