Identifying songs (1 Viewer)

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Got a burned CD compilation lately off a guy with some cool tunes on it (kinda latin/hip-hop stuff). He doesn't have any idea what the music is, he got it through a similar route himself, but I want to find out artist/album etc

Any ideas?

 

[dudley]

if cddb or gracenote isn't recognising the cd, then you'll have to google using the lyrics, i guess

 

[egg_]

Don't even know what language some of them are in, and it's a home-made compilation

I thought radio stations used some kind of software that could identify the songs by actually "listening" to them in order to report to the likes of IMRO? Maybe it's not freely available, I guess

 

[muffin]

I thought radio stations used some kind of software that could identify the songs by actually "listening" to them in order to report to the likes of IMRO? Maybe it's not freely available, I guess

cpr has some application on her phone that, if you play 10 seconds of any song, it's gives ya the song title and artist. I'll ask her what it's called!

 

[wageslave]

Theres software for the iphone and some other mobile (maybe a Samsung?) which will identify tunes - its mighty impressive in action.

Oh - think this is the software - you can also use it on the website: http://www.midomi.com/index.php

A mate of mine has it on his phone and it works really (scarily) well.

 

[ernesto]

yeah it actually works most of the time. it is a bit mental actually.

 

[wageslave]

Shazam is another alternative - shazam.com, seems to be restrictions on it i.e. only iphone version seems available on site. Cracked versions are plentiful though.

Ohh - shazam seems much better - no annoying ads either.

jaysus, i'm supposed to be studying ... this isn't working at all at all

 

[Jim Daniels]

Its even worse when you don't have the songs anymore, but are dying to hear them again. Here's two of mine from some lost "recorded off the radio" tape. Can't Google the lyrics, cause I don't remember them!

1. Released around 1996/97- this was an lo-fi alt country single. Just a bloke with a croaky voice and a battered guitar, singing a rough waltzy type song in a voice like Smog or Silver Jews. Its distinguishing bit was that he whistled the last minute or so. John Peel "really liked that whistling", and Xfm played it a bit.

2. A techno dance song, also from around 1997 with fairly normal rave piano keyboards and a female voice singing "EeeeeeEEEEE....eeeeEEEE", fairly deep in the mix.

They're probably not that great, but I'd love to know who they were...

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Its even worse when you don't have the songs anymore, but are dying to hear them again. Here's two of mine from some lost "recorded off the radio" tape. Can't Google the lyrics, cause I don't remember them!

1. Released around 1996/97- this was an lo-fi alt country single. Just a bloke with a croaky voice and a battered guitar, singing a rough waltzy type song in a voice like Smog or Silver Jews. Its distinguishing bit was that he whistled the last minute or so. John Peel "really liked that whistling", and Xfm played it a bit.

2. A techno dance song, also from around 1997 with fairly normal rave piano keyboards and a female voice singing "EeeeeeEEEEE....eeeeEEEE", fairly deep in the mix.

They're probably not that great, but I'd love to know who they were...

you should upload 'em as sound clips.

 

[Jim Daniels]

you should upload 'em as sound clips.

Problem is, I can't, the tape is well gone. It was a deadly tape too, which also had a live version of Palace Brothers "Ohio River Boat song" from the Baggot Inn, recorded off Dublins XFm, with Will Oldham almost crying his head off.

I think it was last seen in a walkman that was nicked off me in Dublin Zoo of all places.

 

[dudley]

1. Released around 1996/97- this was an lo-fi alt country single. Just a bloke with a croaky voice and a battered guitar, singing a rough waltzy type song in a voice like Smog or Silver Jews. Its distinguishing bit was that he whistled the last minute or so. John Peel "really liked that whistling", and Xfm played it a bit.

hmm, dunno why, but i'm pretty sure that's 'lonesome sound', by tortoise. i used to play it on xfm a lot, great tune

 

[Jim Daniels]

hmm, dunno why, but i'm pretty sure that's 'lonesome sound', by tortoise. i used to play it on xfm a lot, great tune

You know, I really think you could be right! Gonna investigate. Cheers Dudley

 

[thickaspigshit]

shazam is the most amazing thing ever .|..|

 

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Guy in work has shazam on his phone - that's one amazing application. Here's the songs:

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