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3. Ankh: Sound of Ancient Egypt

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9. The Raga Guide: Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas

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u/Belskirnir_ · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

IM BLUE DA BA DEE It is called blue and the artwork is blue! what more could you want!!! its the bluest thing in the world! da ba dee da ba diiii

Summer Rae Her wwe ring name is Summer Rae, which is like summer rays which are what tan us whilst chilling in the summer. She is also hot like the summer!

Watermelon Slicer its like an apple slicer but freaking massive!!! not seen anyone ever use them but i need one in my life for the perfect melons

Elvis Searcher CD this would be for my dad, we havent always had the best of relationships but we are starting to really get along right now, would be nice to treat him with the newest album of his favourite artist that we both love, after all he has done for me recently

Karl Pilkington Book this series was one of the funniest tv shows i have ever seen and this book is just as funny, its a diary of the events and its just so stupid in places that it is sidesplitting!!!

Guitar Picks They are the best pick because they literally are picks ;)

Star Wars Doggo Costume! This is a costume for dogs and fits all sizes! You know it will be funny and cute to see the doggo walk around with a stormtrooper on him!!! ( or her)

Banana Armour I think this is useless because who puts bananas in positions where they are unarmed and need to be protected! i do need it tho

Mulan It is one of the greatest films in the world, it promotes feminism, there is romance, guilt, family honour and values, the moral of not judging a book by its cover as well as you being able to achieve anything you want, its soundtrack is a masterpiece and helped launch the career of Christina Aguilera AND it has Stevie Wonder and Donny Osmond, a panda, a cricket, batman references, a homosexual subplot, and a talking fucking dragon voiced by Eddie Murphy... what more do you want

DIY Enema kit it would be helpful because not only can it make sure your bowel movements are okay, it can be used for sexual pleasure, to help with drug or alcohol intake, it can be used for a punishment on someone who has wronged you and im 90% sure it can be used in some way to benefit the population and aid in childbirth

Nutribullet!!! to help me get healthier and lose weight before my university graduation and cousins wedding in india

Pesky Penguin Bottle Opener Its an add on and its something that Benedrillt Cumberpatch cannot say!

Tottenham Hotspur Scarf! THEY ARE THE BEST AND I LOVE THEM!!! im going to guess you are a fan of the spurs! because tottenham are also called spurs! get it?! sorry im bad at this stuff aha dont know any american teams really

Some rare pokemon haloween plush for this price i hope this is super rare and something that is signed by pikachu himself

Unicorn Poop This is special candy! real unicorn poop, trust me, its real... i promise... i think... i lied

Sweet Candies Yankee Candle this is my fav scent! its what i imagine the wonka factory smells like!!!

Pokedex!!! pokemon was my fav growing up and i used one of these bad boys to go round and try to hunt them down!

The Hero with a thousand faces book this is a book that really shows the basic outline and plot for most films and characters that the world loves! it hellped my dad and his friend when they were writing a screenplay and i feel like its a great place to start and look at !

WWE Seth Freaking Rollins Funko Pop! this is a combination of 2! i love wwe and wrestling and Seth Rollins is my current favourite wrestler! i actually wanan try to become a wrestler! and also funko pops! i am a huge collector and obsessed with them!

Random Ass Bollywood Vinyl This is one of my fav bollywood films and has a banging sountrack, just is funny that it is on vinyl!

This was a lot of fun! thankyou for this!

EDIT: Sorry still getting used to this new reddit and didnt realise the linking has changed!

u/jitzie · 3 pointsr/AskReddit

my favorite stuff from all over in no particular order:

asa and ayo are female singer/songwriters from africa who sing in english, but are worth a listen.

oliver mtukudzi is from zimbabwe with an incredible timbre to his voice. i love vieux diop, a singer and kora player from mali who's songs i find relaxing and beautiful. vieux farka toureis also from mali, and sometimes he makes you think his guitar is an electric kora.

seconding manu chao, lots of fun.

rodrigo Y gabriela are a guitar duo from mexico city. they do a lot of flamenco type stuff. this is them doing a flamenco stairway to heaven--they also do a couple of metallica songs. willie and lobo are another mexican duo (guitar and violin) that has more of a gypsy feel to their flamenco. they also do some great (wordless) ballads that are excellent for relaxation.

cuba's los van van makes great salsa, but for a really fun latinesque sampler, get this.

zap mama is from belgium, does songs in many languages. I think the older stuff is less "poppy." les nubians is a sister duo that sings french (pop) hip hop. they've worked with erykah badu and the roots.

outback doesn't exist anymore, but it's great didge background music, but if you like the didge, check out this freak. i mean that in a good way.

hamza el din has passed, but his nubian oud music is timeless.

if you like meditating or just zoning out, snatam kaur will take you to another planet--she's the real deal.

celso fonseca, ceu, and bossacucanova are doing contemporary bossa nova. great for lazy afternoons or a romantic dinner.

i really love seu george, but mostly listen to his portuguese bowie covers from 'the life aquatic.'.

you probably know ladysmith black mambazo from putumayo. their songs range from poignant ballads to energetic, makes-you-wanna-jump-around songs. to get a deeper range of the style and their south african contemporaries, check this out. great, great stuff.

i know there's a shit-ton of hawaiian music, but probably someone from there can help you sort out the good from bad. if you want to check out some beautiful tahitian music, emma terangi was one of the best & most beautiful. here she is later in life, but having a good time on a RFO show. looks like a tahitian hee-haw.

lastly, lee everton may be a white guy from switzerland who sings in english, but his reggae fits right in with donavan frankenreiter or jack johnson.

happy listening,

edits: fixed links, formatting, spelling

u/neutralrobotboy · 4 pointsr/AskHistorians

I don't know if this answer will be acceptable, because I don't have sources for everything at hand anymore and it was a long time since I studied this topic, but as a former music student, I can hopefully tell you at least some things. I can't answer the first question, but maybe I can get you closer to having an answer to the others.

Generally speaking, in order to reconstruct music from ancient times, there are a few things that we need to know:

  1. Instrumentation: What actual instruments were used? Can we make comparable instruments still, or have some important details been lost? Etc.
  2. Musical scales/temperament: What notes were the instruments tuned to play? The thing here is that we are mostly accustomed to what's called the equal tempered scale, wherein 12 notes are equally distributed according to steps of the 12th root of 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament), which is itself a compromise solution with some interesting reasons behind it... But the important thing here is that the scales we're used to hearing and playing our instruments with did not exist, and probably could not have existed. So what notes did they use? What was their tuning basis? How precise were their tuning and construction methods?
  3. Compositions: Basically, how were the instruments played to make coherent pieces of music? Is there a written record of some kind, and if so, how well are we able to interpret it? Is there a surviving tradition that we have good reason to think represents ancient compositions?

    There might be some more things we can think of (space and acoustics, cultural context, etc), but the list above should get us basically to the heart of the question of the music itself. As a general note, I should say that it is completely inevitable that all of these elements would have changed over the incredibly long lifespan of ancient Egypt, so probably any meaningful historical accuracy would have to try to narrow down a timeframe.

    With respect to instruments, I'm aware that we have written and archeological evidence of the types of instruments they used. There are also academic efforts also to reconstruct these instruments (https://web.archive.org/web/20050531222650/http://www.phmusic.gov.eg/news/Natinal%20project%20in%20english%20.doc). Most of the instruments they made are no longer made, though basic ideas are familiar in many cases (as with flutes and stringed instruments). Still, I should stress that even the reconstruction of their instruments is an ongoing effort. So in order to have a chance at authenticity, we would probably need a composition that only requires instruments that we can accurately recreate with some degree of confidence.

    With respect to scales and temperaments, we can get some ideas from existing flutes. Flutes are good because if they're well-preserved, we might even still be able to play them! They give very good ideas of notes and note ratios. An example of this type of investigation can be found here: http://egyptsound.free.fr/fathi.htm
    (Note that you can hear an actual ancient Egyptian flute being played from that page, e.g. http://egyptsound.free.fr/sounds/EgyptSound_RealAudio/01_Flute_69817.ra )
    With this information, we can indeed reconstruct at least some of the scales they used, and we can also conclude that some of those scales remained consistent across time and geography, which gives reasonable confidence that by using one of those scales, we would have a meaningful claim to be using the scales of (at least some extended period of) ancient Egypt.

    The question of surviving compositions, however, seems to be where we fall short. Basically, we have attempts at "creative reconstruction" (https://www.amazon.com/Ankh-Sound-Ancient-MICHAEL-ATHERTON/dp/B00000AEP0) that are about as good as it's likely to get. Even if we were to accurately identify a written record as some kind of musical notation (which, to my knowledge, we have not when it comes to ancient Egypt), the interpretation of that notation would still be exceedingly difficult. To give a rough idea, our current musical notation system revolves around implicit trained knowledge of what each position on a musical staff represents. We know that a certain note is a "C" or an "E" or whatever because we decided on these values somewhat arbitrarily, and there's nothing inherent to our notation system that might tip a future historian off about which note is which if they only had access to a musical staff and the extra-notational knowledge had been lost. Even when we have some surviving ancient musical notation (as is the case with ancient Mesopotamia), attempts to realize it have been somewhat varied because they are all still "interpretations".

    The popularized sound you're used to associating with ancient Egypt is unlikely to be derived from any meaningful historical evidence, though the cultural influence of ancient Egypt may mean that some of its musical features have survived in various forms in musical styles of the modern middle east. In any case, we have no direct surviving music from them, so various interpretations and guesses are about as good as we're getting.

    As to how we got the ideas we have and when, I'll have to leave that to others.
u/vitonga · 10 pointsr/Jazz

I am very curious as to how this thread works out. Jobim is more broadly known as a composer, rather than a performer. My favorite solo album of his is called Em Minas Ao Vivo: Piano E Voz -- I could not find an online stream of it, but I would be more than happy to upload and share it. I also thoroughly enjoy Elis & Tom -- Elis Regina is one of the most important Brazilian singers that has ever lived. She passed away in her mid 30s. She was a drug addict, alcoholic and said multiple times she did not want to grow old. She is lived on by her beautiful daughter Maria Rita who has a strikingly identical voice, but different outlook on life altogether.

Now, everyone, please make sure you watch this video. Toquinho (who's still alive) is one of the best guitarists I have ever seen and Vinicius was a lyric genius. This set is absurdly wonderful.

I love talking about Brazilian music, so any questions or anything, I am more than happy to answer them as best as I can. Source: am Brazilian.

u/raddit-bot · 1 pointr/listentothis

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|about artist|This historic collaboration of two of the most notable figures of late Twentieth Century music brings full circle a process which began when promising young American composer and performing artist Philip Glass met Indian master musician and composer Ravi Shankar in Paris in 1965. That week, Glass, studying with the great Nadia Boulanger, was earning pocket money doing notation and conducting a recording session for the soundtrack of Conrad Rook's film "Chappaqua." The score's composer, Ravi Shankar, was directing his ensemble from the sitar. ([more on last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass))|
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u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/Music

> There is no intrinsic quality to modern American music to me anymore

There's an extremely obvious rebuttal to this. Can you guess what it is? ;)

Clue: I'm not sure I can pick just 1, but of my top 3 albums discovered/bought this year, one is from Senegal. Not eligible for this list anyway, being from 2007, but the point is I can't fathom limiting musical exploration to a given nation state. Another is from still more years back... but it was still brand new to me. So basically, why stick to modern and/or American music, considering it's not like you're already thoroughly familiar with all music made in times past and/or the rest of the world, right?

Btw I guess I may be preaching to the choir here, and that was your whole point, I don't know. I'm not aiming that at you personally. I just thought I'd chime in at this juncture, being as your comment struck a chord in a few ways.

> Musically, it's gotten almost too simple.

This for example... gah... I just commented elsewhere, "I am now forcing myself to youtube stuff from this list ... in the hope of destroying my preconceptions". Hit the first result for Phoenix and had my worst preconceptions confirmed and then some. Piano bashing away on a straight quarter note rhythm, on a chord sequence that sounds vaguely reminiscent of every other pop/rock song of the last 40 years ever, while the bass plucks roots notes on beat one every couple of bars, and I can't even bring myself to care what lyrics the singer is coming out with because he sounds like such a giant watery bedwetter, the drums and overall mood are somewhat jangly and bright but with a seemingly calculated edge of being too cool to try very hard or seem too happy, so no true sense of uncontrolled joie de vivre... it's basically a perfect archetype of everything which powerfully turns me off indie bands... (braces for downvotes)... anyway I let myself rant rather off course, but the point being, yes, it's pretty musically simple and formulaic, with harmony, rhythm and instrumentation alike about as safely familiar as they could possibly be.

However

> I don't think there was a single new album that came out this year that I really enjoyed

I can't really agree with this. Truth be told I'm not the best person to challenge it, because I don't really care about buying new stuff or not, so I've only bought a dozen or so 2009 releases, in between doing tons of fleshing out of past decades' output. Even so, this simply blew me away, this was a delight, this struck me as dubstep's musically richest lp yet, this and this were solid if not exactly vast progression from previous releases, while this and this were only disappointing to me because their respective predecessors were too jawdropping to realistically repeat, not because they were at all unenjoyable.

Of course standard disclaimers apply and I don't pretend to claim anybody else's taste is poor, or any business but their own, or that my taste is awesome, or at all likely to be shared by you or anybody else.

u/MarkusOber · 1 pointr/sociopath

yes in the physics community Feynmans like a god

He's well known for many things in popular culture. He was on the committee that investigated the space shuttle Challenger disaster and on live TV he showed that the o-rings lost their elasticity in the cold by simply dumping the o-rings in ice water.

He was also an artist and a very good bongo drum player. He was instrumental in popularizing Tuvan throat-singing in the West. Back Tuva Future https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000GC1U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_H01vDb1JENG4N

He was perhaps the father of nanotechnology. He wrote a very famous paper and presented at a conference called "there's plenty of room at the bottom" it sparked people's interest and imagination in the field of nanotechnology.

But of course the most interesting aspect to Feynman was his combination of genius, intellectual honesty, and curiosity. One book that I couldn't recommend highly enough is the one I mentioned earlier
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393316041/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_D31vDbF44F7T1

Along with some really great critiques of modern science such as "Cargo cult science"

and of course if you like physics he wrote a great book called "six easy pieces" along with a three-volume set called the 'Feynman lectures of physics"

u/fdash · 2 pointsr/icm

Disclaimer: Long answer, and quite subjective - I have no formal training of any sort (hindustani or western), I play guitar/flute/piano by ear and try to listen to most forms of music actively, and have consequently picked up a smattering of knowledge that is barely structured. If you want to really get into this, I recommend searching for a guru(teacher) - when it comes to Hindustani Classical, there's no real replacement.

  1. Jhala:
    For a better idea of what the chikari strings do during a jhala, try this performance, pt.1 & pt 2 by Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra (the jhala starts being apparent in the second half of pt 1 I think). The raag is Bihag. For the technique itself in the context of a sitar, see this.

  2. Raagas:
    For a quickfire introduction to ragas, I'd recommend this 4 CD pack which comes with a surface level explanation for each of the 74 ragas - the basic notes that make up the raga, the time at which it is to be played/listened to and so on. Another thing I've done over the years is listened to more of Dhrupad as opposed to Khayal (which is what has been more popular over the years) - Dhrupad is stricter in terms of musical grammar, and consequently makes ragas easier to identify. As an added bonus the development of ragas is much slower, and it's a good introduction to microtonal variations in hindustani classical. In the same vein, listening to thumris (semiclassical in a sense) will help you relate ragas to their place in popular music.

  3. Basic Theory:
    Finally, this playlist of short lessons aimed at introducing the untrained listener to the basic theory/philosophy of Indian music is great - it starts off with the assumption that you have zero knowledge of Hindustani Classical (or any music) and provides good insight into the workings and vocabulary of the music. Ideally start with this before you listen to the 4CD pack - it'll make much more sense that way.
u/asushunamir · 2 pointsr/ancientegypt

Michael Atherton (not to be confused with the English sports figure of the same name) is a musician/scholar who did this fantastic album of Ancient Egyptian music that you might be interested in. Some of it is his own settings of real Ancient Egyptian music and some is just Egypt-inspired, but it all uses ancient instrumentation and even Ancient Egyptian lyrics. Here's my favorite track. To be honest I wish it sounded a little bit less Western or "New Age-y" (there's more influence in there from European musical traditions than Middle Eastern or African ones, particularly in the vocals) but it's still really great and atmospheric.

u/Lilla__My · 2 pointsr/zelda

I placed a preorder on December 15 for this: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01N2SZOX4/
On January 31, I received a message from Amazon telling me that this one was available: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01MU0XKVH/

I do not know if the ticket holder is considered as a first press bonus or another kind of bonus, but the limited edition CD box is the same – cdjapan were the first to show the bonus.
I didn’t like this way of doing things, because the price of the new reference was about ¥1,000 higher for a bonus – normally a bonus is free… and my first preorder was made 45 days before.
Apparently, it wasn’t a problem for customers, since the following days the new reference was marked as the #1 Best-Selling of the category, so most people changed their preorder.

They implemented a kind of loss leader strategy – they still gain money though –, knowing that many would willingly pay more later; they’re clever at Amazon Japan…

All of this to say that you probably paid less money.

u/judogirl · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

earworm

I hope you are enjoying your time in Hawaii! I have been guiltily singing along with is Let It Go from Frozen! :)

If I win I would like Raining Up by the Celtic Women.

Thanks for the contest!

u/kuenx · 2 pointsr/Music

I'm looking for it too. I think it might be Cambodian or Vietnamese (I have no idea). I didn't find it but I came across this cool playlist and this CD (you may know this melody).

Well, good luck. If you find it please post it here.

u/obillion · 1 pointr/movies

loved the movie. If you really want to get a feel of the soundtrack don't just get the OST this will really get you to appreciate the david bowie parts of the movie. absolutely beautiful.

u/xDedalusx · 2 pointsr/vinyl

That 2-disc version sounds absolutely amazing. All analogue mastering. Silent Vinyl. And of course the music is the stuff of legends. I fell in love with it when the CD came out in 1997, and this great pressing makes it sound even better.

If you are really enjoying the Cuban vibe enough to want (a lot) more, it might be worth checking out this upcoming 5-lp release called Complete Cuban Jam Sessions. I’ve had the chance to listen to 4 of the 5 lps in that boxed set, and while they are less polished than Buena Vista Social Club the set is still a great slice of Cuban music from the late 50’s- early 60’s. I'd wait for a price drop though. $99 is a bit too much for this set, but I have already seen the pre-order discounted a few times.

u/jameswarrensaid · 2 pointsr/bangtan

I have a quick question - sorry if the answer is obvious, but I've googled around and can't seem to find it.

When I go to preorder Love Yourself: Her on Amazon, it shows two different formats - one has a release date of Sept 18 and is sold out - the other is available and has an Oct. 4 release date.

Is the October 4 the date Amazon expects to have more in stock? Or is this a different version? The descriptions are the same for both. I've never done this before so, again, sorry if this is obvious to everyone here.

u/Keatonfuchs · 2 pointsr/bangtan

About Amazon: PLEASE make sure you don't buy from a reseller!

THIS is the official German link: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PB2W4ND/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FM1OCbZ70ZJ08

It isn't "imported", so you can get it fast, cheap (Prime even) and it counts for our charts!

-> I know on Reddit we like to look down on stan Twitter, but this kind of information has been circulating there even long before CB, so I really recommend to check in there at least occasionally to stay up to date. <3

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I pre-ordered mine at my small local MediaMarkt, they stocked it on 15th April already!

With small local stores you can always check on their store finder if they stock it (not guaranteed!). If they don't have it, make them order. :P If you go to bigger stores (say Berlin Alexanderplatz), they seem to stock a whole BTS arsenal including the "Notes" books in several languages. :D

I know that MediaMarkt/Saturn and Müller have it, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are more. Especially now that it has been in the charts for so long. Several stores have some promotional setup for chart albums.

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https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_bts-bangtan-boys-bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-pop-cd-2536000.html

https://www.saturn.de/de/product/_bts-bangtan-boys-bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-pop-cd-2536000.html

https://www.mueller.de/p/map-of-the-soul-persona-2500186/

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Small anecdote about version choices: They have one product code for all versions and the MM clerk tried to get all 4 on hand so I can choose, but they only ended up with 3+4. I wanted 1 or 2, but decided to get one anyway to make sure my sales count for the first tracking week. We barely missed #1 album though. TT

u/Terroragon · 2 pointsr/dataisbeautiful

Well, looks like both of you learned something today! Often times the vinyl + download is only a couple dollars more than the download only. For example the MP3 download is $10.49, and the vinyl is only $12.99 + free digital download.

Another example with even less of a price difference

Sometimes (rarely) it actually works out to be less to buy the vinyl which comes with the digital download anyway.

u/reallyemy · 15 pointsr/bangtan

this is the original link with the release date of 9/18.

however, as the album became out of stock, amazon put up a new link with the release date of 10/4 as they wait for the second batch of the albums to arrive from korea.

i have emailed amazon to ask whether the orders get reported to Nielsen / counted for BB200 when ordered or when shipped, and they replied with this:

>"I know the whole situation.

>I extremely apologetic for this inconvenience....

>I've checked all situations and simultaneously talk to escalation team about this.

>Please try to understand as a retailer we are heavily depended on seller or manufacturer for the availability of the item. In this case too we were highly dependent on the manufacturer for its availability. So that we could have immediately delivered this item to our customer as specified on release date delivery.

>But due to the heavy demand at the last moment, the manufacturer pulled out his hand on its availability and we came to know this particular situation at the last moment...."

i wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that bighit's officialshop also went out of stock? it would make sense if amazon is getting their supply directly from bighit. i'm just speculating, though.

u/Neoncloudff · 2 pointsr/Bayonetta

You're welcome! (lol as I'm typing all this I'm listening to the first game's soundtrack). Importing of soundtracks is risky (I do it often)...you never when something is going to fly off the shelves and be discontinued or be readily available years down the road.

Going by the bayonetta soundtrack on Amazon it seems like the soundtrack is still readily available.

Considering though the huge praise of the game from western critics and eastern critics alike, especially that of the score, I would recommend pre-ordering if you want to get it. You can preorder via paypal on CD JAPAN and use Bill Me Later if you so choose...

As of right now I preordered mine, because I remember reading that the set is a limited run.

Its all up to you.

u/kol13190 · 1 pointr/Music

Mongo Ft. La Lupe

u/JonasRH · 2 pointsr/listentothis

Wow, I thought the sound of the YouTube video (to which I linked) corresponded with the track found on the Dengue Fever Presents: Electric Cambodia release (which collects originals as selected by members of Dengue Fever). It seems that it does not, so thanks for bringing it up. However, the similarity of the song in the YouTube video is still overwhelmingly similar to the track found on the aforementioned collection, with regard to the vocals, musical style, production quality and so forth. A preview can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Dengue-Fever-Presents-Electric-Cambodia/dp/B002WSYLRQ

Do you agree?

u/characterselect · 1 pointr/ffxiv

Reminds me of when I bought this, granted I only paid about $45 for it.

Full soundtracks are pretty expensive these days.

u/PriceKnight · 1 pointr/VinylDeals

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u/squeezethesoul · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon
  1. Mother Simpson, though every episode from Season Seven is high up there.

  2. Lionel Hutz, because his lack of intelligence and flawed view of law always makes me laugh.

  3. [Link!]
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  4. If you need me, I'll be in the refrigerator.
u/napmonsters · 2 pointsr/bangtan

Here's Bighit's official link to the second batch! Yeah, I don't think anybody saw that coming - or at least I didn't see it coming. I kind of thought they would have enough for everyone who wants to buy one.

u/Xenoceratops · 1 pointr/musictheory

Raga Guide is worth a gander.

u/diriaka · 1 pointr/truezelda

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N2SZOX4/ref=ya_st_dp_summary here's a Amazon US Link there's a standard edition for 33 on there too

u/darksteel2291 · 1 pointr/SNSD

Here is the link on Amazon Japan for the New Edition.

u/neightwulf · 6 pointsr/nintendo

> a recording hasn't been made available yet

There's a CD+DVD coming next month featuring a "30th anniversary concert" -- not sure what the tracklist will look like, but it's the only legit professional recording of any live Zelda music coming any time soon to my knowledge.

Available for pre-order at Amazon Japan and can be shipped to the US.

u/maingey · 1 pointr/recordstore

try some Fela Kuti

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Also this compilation

u/JeffieM · 3 pointsr/Music

Haven't heard Molko's cover. I also haven't heard of Brian Molko. to the youtube. Have you heard Seu Jorge's for the Life Aquatic soundtrack (in Portuguese!)

u/eolisdartmoor · 1 pointr/zelda

Nippon Columbia is releasing a 2-disc cd of the Japanese 30th anniversary concert on February 15, 2017 for 3,000 yen (excl. VAT).

There will also be a 5,500 yen (excl. VAT) Limited First Print Edition available containing the 2 discs, along with a CD stand, can badge set and a DVD of the imagery shown during the concerts. All this also comes in a luxury box.

Preorders are available at Amazon Japan, CD Japan and Play-Asia:

u/photo4jin · 1 pointr/bangtan

Amazon Canada stocks it, and it counts for official charts. Preorder was $28.97 and I've seen the price drop to $26 a few different times, so if you keep checking back you might be able to snag it for that price.