THE 2004 RELEASES THREAD

[Rez]

anticipation, news, rumors, and info about 2004 releases can be put here by everyone... it it dies i wont care, but it'd be cool to see this last a whole year, i'll be using it...

2004 releases i'll be looking forward to:

*Air - walkie talkie (this month)
*Beta Band (soon)
*el-p (?)
*Mum - summer make good (april)
*sigur ros (i'm wondering when they'll fucking release odins raven magic)
*Avalanches (they're due)
*Boards of Canada (feb 29?)
*bjork lake experience/domestika/whatever (please please please...)
*nine inch nails - bleedthrough (hesitant about this one)
*Daft Punk (?)
*Chemical Brothers (soon, but no others details given)
*squarepusher - ultravisitor (march 8th, ultra hyped for this, if its anything like his recent live shows.. holy shit)
*out hud (great band or hipster fad? now that theyre famous, theyre probably due for another album)
*2 lone swordsmen (used the same phrase as mogwai (rock action era) to describe their new album...)

oi, i'm gonna need money first.

[Ninjavenom]

Confessor :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Royal Tenenbaum]

I'm mainly looking forward to the new Wilco and the new Loose Fur. I already downloaded the new AIR, and from a two listens I wasn't that into it, despite the fact I love their first two albums and the Virgin Suicides soundtrack. I also hope the final Elliott Smith album finally gets released, hopefully in it's complete 2 or 3 disc glory. What else? The new Ryan Adams box set with 3 unreleased albums sounds promising. Hopefully a new Papa M album (at least an EP) will get relased, and maybe a Billy Corgan solo album. The new Grant Lee Philips album, Melissa Aud Der Maur's album, new Beastie Boys, and I'm sure a couple others are coming that want badly.

[Drew Katsikas]

If the Billy Corgan solo album is unlike Zwan, it could be stellar.

I hate Ryan Adams.

I own one Loose Fur album, I dono if there's more, but I think I've heard them as a live act?

[Royal Tenenbaum]

1. Why was Zwan bad? They had the best guitar attack of the past 10 years! Pajo, Sweeny, and Corgan; easily the best.

2. Why hate Ryan Adams? Do you dislike country? If you like alt-country check out Whiskeytown's Stranger's Almanac and his Heartbreaker album. Also if you like the Replacements, you might like his new album, Rock n' Roll, which has a Westerbergian feel to it. Adams is the shit though, and I'm pretty tired of people (ie. Pitchforkmedia) the fact he's a self-obsessed bastard instead of his music, which is really good. Not saying that you are criticizing him for that, because I really doubt you would. I really hope you have listened to a lot of his stuff, because, if not, you're missing out on one of the most prolific artists around.

[Drew Katsikas]

1. Didn't like the single, I downloaded most of the album, too. I was a big Pumpkins guy, back in the day. They still please me on listens.

2. Listening to tracks at Borders. I'm not huge into alt-country. So, I didn't like the songs, the fans and his image piss me off, too. Mainly, it's the music I have a distaste for.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

Well, actually listen to a full Adams album before you lay on the hate. :p

[Bennett]

What's your opinion of Tim Easton, Royal?

i'm looking forward to boards of canada, spiritualized, elbow and the walkmen.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

I haven't listened to any of his stuff, but that reminds me that I should.

[Mr. Fugo]

I look forward to the new Bal-Sagoth album

[Rongi]

This doesn't really count, but I'm looking foward to getting the new "Does humor belong in music?" DVD.

[Cap'n Crunch]

I'm looking forward to the Anal Cunt/Gay Bar split. :(

[Black Flag]

new shockwave, fags >:

[noob3]

SHOCKWAVE :rock

[crash0814]

New Beastie Boys, woohoo!

[whoreable]

new shockwave, fags >:

kickass didnt know anythign new was coming out, i need to keep an eye out for it..

[Rongi]

New Beastie Boys, woohoo!

:eek

[soundtest]

*squarepusher - ultravisitor (march 8th, ultra hyped for this, if its anything like his recent live shows.. holy shit)

have his recent live shows been good? he's coming here soon and i was tempted, but heard last time he showed up it was pretty much an hour of random noise. :/

[Drew Katsikas]

New Beastie Boys, woohoo!

:eek

Isn't this some half-assed anti-war album they're putting out?

[The Unseen]

No, that was just one half-assed single they made after 9/11.

[Rez]

squarepushers recent shows have ben absolutely mad. as in great. and part of this album are supposed to have a lot of live elements in it.

rumors:

new beta band album supposedly called "heroes for zeros" source is from the order page at HMV.com

new Mum has leaked on the internet and i'm hearing nothing but good news about it, though i've made the decision awhile back to WAIT for albums to come out.

new crystal meth came out. same old SHIT.

[crash0814]

Assuming that the Pixies reunion is actually happening, I'm super fucking psyched about that.

[Mockery]

*nine inch nails - bleedthrough (hesitant about this one)
I always expect great things from Reznor, and his albums have yet to let me down. But I gotta say, he takes too fucking long to put them out.

Is there even any news about this Bleedthrough album? Release dates? Info on the music? Anything? The nin.com site has just been this static page for a good while now.

[The Unseen]

Anyone buying the new casualties album? :lol

I might :(

[Krythor]

Two new Fantomas releases.

[Rez]

*nine inch nails - bleedthrough (hesitant about this one)

I always expect great things from Reznor, and his albums have yet to let me down. But I gotta say, he takes too fucking long to put them out.

Is there even any news about this Bleedthrough album? Release dates? Info on the music? Anything? The nin.com site has just been this static page for a good while now.

happy to help :)

TRENT REZNOR Talks About New NINE INCH NAILS CD

The forthcoming issue of Alternative Press featuring a list of next year's most anticipated albums contains a short paragraph on the upcoming NINE INCH NAILS album, which will reportedly carry the title "bleedthrough". In the article, NINE INCH NAILS mastermind Trent Reznor is quoted as saying that the follow-up to 1999's "The Fragile" "explores loss and possible discovery of self, along with alternate layers of reality and perception set inside a nightmare you can't seem to wake up from, with lots of feedback."

Reznor has reportedly enlisted Atticus Ross (12 ROUNDS, TAPEWORM), Jerome Dillon, Leo Herrera, mix engineer Rich Costey and Rick Rubin (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, AUDIOSLAVE) to help mold "bleedthrough", which will feature new songs such as "The Line Begins To Blur", "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" and "My Dead Friend". This time out, Reznor is introducing high-tech to low- life. "Computers, among other things, are ruining music these days," he said. "I hate the Pro Tooled sound of perfection and everything being 'fixed.' This record is most definitely 'un-fixed.'" And when it comes to touring behind the release, Reznor is planning on reinventing the wheel. "It won't be the last tour over again. That person isn't here anymore."

"bleedthrough" is tentatively due in early 2004 through Nothing/Interscope Records.
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that was my only problem with the fragile, it *was* pro tooled to death (when i could ignore that, i liked it a lot) but leave all that computer stuff to Garbage (whom i also like), reznor's music by nature should avoid *most* of the newer computer programs altogether.

[Rez]

more news about mum which apparently only i care about. which is a damn shame as theyre really good. :

(mum - summer make good)
Released in April 2004

Tracklisting :
01 - hú hviss - a ship
02 - weeping rock, rock
03 - nightly cares
04 - the ghosts you draw on my back
05 - stir
06 - sing me out the window
07 - the island of children's children
08 - away
09 - oh, how the boat drifts
10 - small deaths are the saddest
11 - will the summer make good for all of our sins
12 - abandoned ship bells


from someone i know:

My impressions after a first listen : the music is great but the vocal parts are a bit disappointing. I think they pushed the singing-like-children-with-throatache formula too far on some tracks (or maybe I just wasn't in the proper mood for that tonight). The record is less catchy than "Finallly we are no one" (that I found awesome right at the first listen), it will probably grow on me.

still very excited about it.

[Rez]

Death in Vegas:

a 'back to mine' compilation is about to be put forth from richard fearless, half of the duo that makes electronic-rock for heroin addicts. if its anything like his DJ sets, i'll be getting it.

[Rongi]

Red Hot Chilipeppers and Auidoslave? Eww :(

[Bennett]

Rez,

was that latest 'Death in Vegas' album any good... I heard (what I think was) the first one, and really liked it... how does the newer one rank?

[Rez]

fans of the first album (dead elvis) will probably love their second one (the contino sessions), and be let down by this new one (scorpio rising)

but i like all of them, so what do i know...

this new one is very *song* oriented unlike the first album where things dragged out and focused largely on vibe.... some are jsut straight rock or guitar songs... some of it is kinda throwaway pop, but DiV have yet to release a perfect album...

overall, the new album is solid and worth...mm...$17 max. first 4 tracks off of it are my fave, which usually is a bad indicator but i keep myself interested until the end.

rongi, you can "ew" audioslave, but back off the chili peppers. i think he helped produce the mars volta too.. so make your own opinion about that.. some things about the volta are lame.. some arent.

[Rongi]

The Chili Pepper's work as a band sucks, but as producers they're pretty good.

I mean come on, you have to admit By The Way is a really boring song.

I'll still buy the new NIN, the fragile was fucking excellent.

[Rez]

>: >: >: CALIFORNICATION >: >: >:

you dont know from what if you cant see thats a good album. i'm overreacting, but i dont see how you cant.

and no, "by the way" is not boring.. it aint great, ok, but it's good.

the fragile was by and large very good, but it had an undertone to it that told me he's losing his edge a bit... again, maybe it was the pro tools....

[Rongi]

I can see what you mean. It seemed more high tech and sort of show offy when compared to most of his other albums. But it's still a really good album.

[Bennett]

contino sessions is the one i've heard... thought it was good stuff

[Bobo Adobo]

1. Why was Zwan bad? They had the best guitar attack of the past 10 years! Pajo, Sweeny, and Corgan; easily the best.


You must not listen to that many good Guitar players.

Im looking forward to the Live Albums Widespread Panic is releasing this year along with there sideprojects during the one year Hiatus. I still have yet to buy the Flaming Lips album "Yoshima battles...".

Besides that I'm not into that much new music, concidering there aren't a good load of Bands out there with the right intentions.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

"You must not listen to that many good Guitar players."


Yeah, that's exactly why I said that. I'm glad you backed your statement up, way to go. Please return to being a retarded idiot who listens to reggae, because someone has to.

[Bobo Adobo]

I would almost concider that a compliment from a wannabe Rolling Stone writer.

and since when do I listen Reggae?

[EverythingWillSuck]

Anyone buying the new casualties album? :lol

I might :(

YES >:

C'MON THEY'RE NOT THAT BAD :rolleyes

[Rongi]

I would almost concider that a compliment from a wannabe Rolling Stone writer.

and since when do I listen Reggae?

Reggae, Jam Bands, it's all the same untalented shit, you fucking moron.

Actually I like reggae. Jam Bands can suck it.

[Rez]

that dub n reggae station actually isnt all bad when you're playing GTA 3.

new stuff:

RJD2 has a new album coming soon, promotional copy is online, but i couldnt find the name of the album itself. i thought his first album was overrated, but still really good, so i'll check this one out too:


tracklisting for online searching:

01 since we last spoke 04:15
02 exotic talk 03:44
03 since 76 02:27
04 ring finger 03:48
05 making days longer 04:36
06 someones second 04:29
07 to all of you 05:09
08 iced lightning 04:30
09 clean living 04:07
10 intro 01:10
11 through the walls 03:28
12 one day 04:50

apparently moby's alias "voodoo child," the one he wanted to use to make underground techno stuff.. came out with some fanfare and a sigh of relief from some that he can do decent music still... but mediocre feedback otherwise.

new incubus CD soon... i dont give a shit but others might, as some think theyre above the standard radio play stuff....

[Bobo Adobo]

Reggae, Jam Bands, it's all the same untalented shit, you fucking moron.

Actually I like reggae. Jam Bands can suck it.

:lol Damn, its real funny hear some person who thinks he knows his Frank Zappa say that, concidering that he has as much influence on the scene as good ol' Jerry bear.

and you wouldn't know talent if it stuck its big black dick up your ass, you shnapps drinking nancy.

[Rongi]

You spelt schnapps wrong, idiot.

[Bobo Adobo]

thanks, idiot.

[Rongi]

you're welcome, idiot.

[Rez]

music, not schnapps.... oh fuck it as soon as i try to make rules people will invariably go to break them...

rongi, you missed bobo's remark about zappa, maybe you should defend yourself there.

bobo, jam bands suck live, which is why they just suck.

[Rongi]

To be honest there's still a lot about FZ I don't know yet. So, I don't know if he really was inspired by Jerry or not. If he was, well then I guess I might respect Jerry for that and nothing else, since FZ is one of my favorite artists every. Either way the dead where the most boring shit band I've ever heard. Shake It Sugary should be considered a lullaby and nothing more.

You know rez, I don't want to ruin your great thread, so this is the last thing I will say on the subject of the dead.

[Bobo Adobo]

Rez, I would really like to hear your idea of what a "good" live band does. Concidering Widespread Panic, Phish and the Grateful Dead approached each live show as being an actual significant event rather than repeat the same setlist they do everynight to promote there new album. They give there audience something new everytime they play, which is the reason why people stalk them.

Most Jambands are all about Improvisation and Musical composition which not what many musicians manage to do well. in todays music people are more reliant on studio majic to make a good record than actual musical no how.

Also using the word Jambands bugs the shit outta me because a lot of them do suck, but theres a few that are damn good. And just sounds stupid to lump them into one catagory.

FZ was mostly influenced by early R&B, and I didn't mean that he was influenced by Jerry. I was saying that bands like Phish and moe. have more of a Zappa influence than the Dead.

[Rongi]

I hate to break what I said before, but I can see how Phish could've been inspired by FZ more than Jerry. The reason why I was skeptical about FZ being inspired by Garcia is that I don't see much similarities between FZ's music and Garcia's. FZ was more inspired by doo-wop and classical music.

[Rez]

i have been victim to stereotyping. after seeing "jam bands" perform live more than once i have seen "improvisation" as naught more than worthless noodling until they hit on something they like and since it was on the fly, it wouldnt be especially good.
but seeing as i know little about "jam bands" or anything associated with them, i'm assuming those who listen and like em find something i dont.

anyway.. more new things,

The Cure plan to follow up 2000's Bloodflowers with a new studio album next summer, and their entire catalog will be remastered in the next eighteen months, with each album padded out with an additional disc of rare, live and previously unreleased material.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

The only truly great Grateful Dead albums are the ones that had nothing to do with jam and were country (although Anthem for the Sun is great). The rest of their stuff was only good, but not great, with some super fucking terrible thrown in. I wouldn't consider GD a jam band just because they did so live, American Beauty and Workingman's Dead were tight.

[Bobo Adobo]

So are you saying just because they were more folk/country albums they weren't "Jam" albums. And that the there best albums are Workingman's, AB, and AOS (didn't pull that one out of the Rolling Stone did ya?) and that everything else was just "good" if not "Terrible". Your honostly going to say that without giving all of these a listen?

The Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead, 1967
Anthem Of The Sun, Grateful Dead, 1968
Aoxomoxoa, Grateful Dead, 1969
Live/Dead, Grateful Dead, 1969
Workingman's Dead, Grateful Dead, 1970
American Beauty, Grateful Dead, 1970
Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses), Grateful Dead, 1971
Europe '72, Grateful Dead, 1972
History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice), Grateful Dead, 1973
Wake Of The Flood, Grateful Dead, 1973
Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead, 1974
Blues For Allah, Grateful Dead, 1975
Steal Your Face, Grateful Dead, 1976
Terrapin Station, Grateful Dead, 1977
Shakedown Street, Grateful Dead, 1978
Go To Heaven, Grateful Dead, 1980
Reckoning, Grateful Dead, 1981
Dead Set, Grateful Dead, 1981
In The Dark, Grateful Dead, 1987
Built To Last, Grateful Dead, 1989
Without A Net, Grateful Dead, 1990
Infrared Roses, Grateful Dead, 1991
The Golden Road (1965-1973), Grateful Dead, 2001
Postcards Of The Hanging, Grateful Dead, March 2002

One From The Vault, Grateful Dead, 1991
Two From The Vault, Grateful Dead, 1992
Dick's Picks, Vol. 1, Grateful Dead, 1993

(Rolling Stone gave 1-5 4stars you might wanna check em' out!)

Dick's Picks, Vol. 2, Grateful Dead, 1995
Dick's Picks, Vol. 3, Grateful Dead, 1995
Hundred Year Hall, Grateful Dead, 1995
Dick's Picks, Vol. 4, Grateful Dead, 1996
Dick's Picks, Vol. 5, Grateful Dead, 1996
Dick's Picks, Vol. 6, Grateful Dead, 1996
Dozin' At The Knick, Grateful Dead, 1996
Dick's Picks, Vol. 7, Grateful Dead, 1997
Dick's Picks, Vol. 8, Grateful Dead, 1997
Dick's Picks, Vol. 9, Grateful Dead, 1997
Fillmore East 2.11.69, Grateful Dead, 1997
Terrapin Station (Limited Edition), Grateful Dead, 1997
Fallout From The Phil Zone, Grateful Dead, 1997
Dick's Picks, Vol. 10, Grateful Dead, 1998
Dick's Picks, Vol. 11, Grateful Dead, 1998
Dick's Picks, Vol. 12, Grateful Dead, 1998
Dick's Picks, Vol. 13, Grateful Dead, 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 14, Grateful Dead, 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 15, Grateful Dead, 1999
So Many Roads (1965-1995), Grateful Dead, 1999
So Many Roads Sampler, Grateful Dead, 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 16, Grateful Dead, 2000
Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, Grateful Dead, 2000
Dick's Picks, Vol. 18, Grateful Dead, 2000
View From The Vault, Grateful Dead, 2000
Best Of The Grateful Dead Hour, Grateful Dead, 2000
Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead, 2000
Dick's Picks, Vol. 19, Grateful Dead, 2000
Dick's Picks, Vol. 20, Grateful Dead, 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 21, Grateful Dead, 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 22, Grateful Dead, 2001
View From The Vault II, Grateful Dead, 2001
Nightfall Of Diamonds, Grateful Dead, 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 23, Grateful Dead, 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 24, Grateful Dead, 2002
Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72, Grateful Dead, July 2002
Dick's Picks, Vol. 25, Grateful Dead, 2002
View From The Vault III, Grateful Dead, 2002
Dick's Picks, Vol. 26, Grateful Dead, 2002
Go To Nassau, Grateful Dead, 2002
Dick's Picks, Vol. 27, Grateful Dead, 2003
View From The Vault IV, Grateful Dead, 2003
Dick's Picks, Vol. 28, Grateful Dead, 2003
Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, Grateful Dead, 2003
Dick's Picks, Vol. 30, Grateful Dead, 2003
The Closing of Winterland, Grateful Dead, 2003

Yeah, and what I mean by listening to them is not refering to the Rolling Stone for there "intellectual" comments.

Edit - and those are just all the legal releases.

[Krythor]

Tenenbaum, you mixed this retarded bobo adobo up with Les Waste, who used to be Bobo Adobo, listens to reggae and isn't a complete cuntwhore.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

Opps, I fucked up.


"And that the there best albums are Workingman's, AB, and AOS (didn't pull that one out of the Rolling Stone did ya?) and that everything else was just "good" if not "Terrible"."


Is that the only magazine you've heard off? And, no, I didn't pull that from Rolling Stone, I actually was introduced to AB from the TV show Freaks and Geeks. I have listened too a ton of the stuff on your list, and while like I said, it's good, it's not fucking great.

[Bobo Adobo]

no its not, but I use to have a subscription and whenever I read you posts about music, your comments and muisical biases lead me to believe that the Rollingstone is your Bible. Which is a very bad thing.

And if you think tht Studio Dead is better than Live Dead you either haven't really listened to live Dead or were dropped on the head as a baby. >:

[Royal Tenenbaum]

Or maybe Live Dead just smokes ass because they didn't play there best stuff enough, you fucking dolt.

[Bobo Adobo]

If they did they would be more like all them generic bands you listen to.

edit - and they did (according to you) play there best stuff more than enough, but if you are ever been in a band that has toured for 30 years and has played more than 2300+ shows together, you just might have a craving for doing something different.

[Rez]

NEW BJORK: but not what you think...

Bjork Singles Box....again
Looks like they're going to be giving it another go. Let's hope it actually comes out this time. From bjork.com:

--
Looks like some sort of itch is setting in, because for 7 years, we have had plans to make a SINGLES BOX SET and it guess what - that soup is being stirred again as it certainly looks like it is has gotten a confirmed final release for April!

It is the complete singles box. Every single, mix and white label combined in one box. This is being released to cater for the demand for the obscure mixes which are no longer available, hard to get or were never released in some countries.

And to add to the excitement, the word is indeed that the design-legends of Me Company will be the ones designing it.


:)

this means that underworld mix will be out :) :) :)

HOWEVER, i am owed at least $40 by Bjork because i was fool enough to buy the family tree set, and i was gloriously ripped off. >:

[Rongi]

I still want my money back for vespertine :(

[Royal Tenenbaum]

If they did they would be more like all them generic bands you listen to.

:lol yeah, ok.

and vespertine kicks ass. >:

[PILLOWFIGHT]

mdoest mouse good news for people who love bad news :melt

[Rez]

I still want my money back for vespertine :(

no you dont >:

sigur ros signed onto EMI so their album gets pushed back to 2005 >:

[Rez]

The Beta Band will release their self-produced, Nigel Godrich-mixed third full-length Heroes To Zeroes, May 4th on Astralwerks, according to a Billboard report (the album will be out one week earlier in the UK, on April 26th). The album will be preceded by first single "Assessment" in the UK on April 12th, with an accompanying video chronicling "the history of human warfare," according to the band's Steve Mason.

In fact, the band are hard at work on clips to accompany each of the album's twelve cuts for a future DVD release. Each of the Beta's four members will be responsible for three videos each, with the possibility that some of the tracks "may not be from the LP but will be new," according to Mason. Here's the album tracklist:

01 Assessment
02 Space
03 Lion Thief
04 Easy
05 Wonderful
06 Troubles
07 Out-side
08 Space Beatle
09 Rhododendron
10 Liquid Bird
11 Simple
12 Pure For


:)

[Rongi]

I'm talking about the book

The album was great :(

[Royal Tenenbaum]

NEW WILCO news:

That next record (or should we say "cd"?) is now entitled "A ghost is born" and will, if the schedule holds, be released by Nonesuch in North America on June 8 and their affiliated labels virtually everywhere else in the world that same week.The track listing is as follows:

At least that's what you said
Hell is Chrome
Spiders (kidsmoke)
Muzzle of Bees
Hummingbird
Handshake drugs

Company in my back
I'm a wheel
Wishful thinking
Late greats
Theologians
Less than you think