Any music collection sounds a little stale after a while, and unless you’re around people who know what they’re talking about, finding new tunes can be something of a chore. There are a few friends who routinely point me in the direction of great material, but then… those people know what I like _now_. I want to find what i’ll like next!
It was while in this frame of mind that I thought maybe downloading the SXSW MP3 Sampler Pack would be a good idea. For those of you blissfully unaware of SXSW; it’s big. It covers not just music but film and interactive media of all sorts. Thankfully, their schedule keeps the themes separate, so if you went there to demonstrate how cool your new PHP-activated flash-widget is you won’t get beat up by _DJ Jester the Filipino Fist_ when HE arrives (real name by the way).
Anyways, the point is, I’ve been sifting through these 763 songs (everyone gets to submit their favorite) for a few days now, and a terrifying trend has surfaced. Someone out there, fighting for the right of music to finally be free from the horrible oppression of GENRE has started the electro-country-folk movement. It’s here. It has arrived.
Not my cup of tea, but then I generally like my genres a safe distance from one another. I was that kid who ate each ingredient out of his sandwich separately, so maybe I’m wrong…. Here… listen for yourself.
(In – hopefully – unrelated news, Jason Langdon just started his own blog. Worth a look.