en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/Blacksteel/journal The Last.fm journal for Blacksteel. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/Blacksteel/journal/2007/01/16/88zws_union_of_knives Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:11:46 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Blacksteel/journal/2007/01/16/88zws_union_of_knives I cannot wait.

I actually can't. I ordered the union of Knives album the other day, and I want to it to arrive so bad!! They've just taken me by storm with their excellent, excellent music.

If readers of this haven't heard them, please - I urge you to seek them out. Particularly Operated On, Evil Has Never and Taste For Harmony.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Blacksteel/journal/2006/12/01/88zu7_desert_sessions%3F%21 Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:56:35 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Blacksteel/journal/2006/12/01/88zu7_desert_sessions%3F%21 I love it when you discover a seemingly obscure corner of music, or find a genre that you never knew existed, yet embodies a style of music you adore. It happens quite alot, but particularly assisted by LastFM. I'll be looking at artists, their connections, history etc... and I'll suddenly find an entire cult following involving some of my favourit music. How did this slip by me?! was my first though.

So looking at Queens of the Stone Age, I see that they are mantled stoner rock, never heard of it, so I look it up - Kyussat the forefront, look at them and predominantly mentioned is The Desert Sessions. I have then discovered an amazing slice of rock history. Just like that, hidden before, now adored. A big ranch in the desert where Kyuss, QOTSA, even Manson members met to just make music. "Creosote" from Volumes 9 & 10 was written by Dean Ween and Alain Johannes on the ranch's front porch within four minutes of meeting each other! What great times that must have been. All the songs are excellent, yet so unknown in a way. So I write this to signpost the phenomenon.

I also now understand QOTSA's name!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Blacksteel/journal/2006/11/24/88zte_soundtrack_to_seduction_ Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:13:35 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Blacksteel/journal/2006/11/24/88zte_soundtrack_to_seduction_ Music has a serious effect on the enjoyment you can experience in bed. Seriously - red & black satin sheets, scarlet candles, and the following collection of music makes for a seriously incarnadine night. This is merely my preferred collection, feel free to post your own list of your own gorgeously dark sounds.

Static-X – Cold
Queens of the Stone Age – The Blood Is Love
Marilyn Manson – Tourniquet
Lisa Hall – Is This Real
David Draimen – Forsaken
Gary Numan – Every Day I Die(Hybrid edit)
Kidneythieves – Beføre I'm Dead
Massive Attack – Angel
A Perfect Circle – Passive
Gaelle – Moonsglow
Tricky – Excess
Imogen Heap – Come Here Boy
Jay Gordon – Slept So Long
Muse – Ruled by Secrecy
Kelli Ali – Groupie
Gary Numan – prayer for the unborn(Hybrid Edit)
Goldfrapp – Black Cherry
Porcupine Tree – Mellotron Scratch
Wayne Static – Not Meant for Me
American Head Charge – Ridicule
Godhead – Penetrate
The Prodigy – Hot Ride
Deep – NINE INCH NAILS
Jaymes Bullet – Measure Up
VAST – Touched
Beck – Diamond Dogs
Deftones – Change (In the House of Flies)
Queens of the Stone Age – You Think I Aint Worth A Dollar But I Feel Like A MIllionaire
Rob Zombie – Death Of It All
Massive Attack – Dissolved Girl
Jimmy Eat World – Get It Faster
Muse – Supermassive Blackhole
Chester Bennington – System
Frou Frou – Psychobabble
Goldfrapp – Utopia
The Prodigy – Memphis Bells
Primal Scream – Miss Lucifer
Radiohead – Exit Music (for a Film)
Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows (UNKLE remix)
Hans Zimmer – Injection
Queens of the Stone Age – God Is on the Radio
The Knife – We Share Our Mother's Health
Air – Sex Born Poison
White Zombie – Blood, Milk and Sky
American Head Charge – Song for the Suspect
The Birthday Massacre – Happy Birthday
HIM – Wicked Game
Darling Violetta – Angel Main Theme
American Head Charge – To Be Me
Marilyn Manson – Tainted Love
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
Drowning Pool – Tear Away
Elliott Smith – Angeles
Evanescence – Good Enough
Filter – Trip Like I Do
Fluke – Absurd
Garbage – Sleep
Snow Patrol – Ways and Means (Trust me.)
Jerry Cantrell – Psychotic Break
The Knife – Girl's Night Out
Limp Bizkit – Behind Blue Eyes
Skin – Faithfulness
KoЯn – Make Me Bad
Madonna – Frozen
Mortiis – Parasite God
Queens of the Stone Age – The Sky Is Fallin'
Tool – Schism
Marilyn Manson – Redeemer

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