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| Jun 1st, 2007 03:39 PM | |||
| BlueOatmeal | So yeah I finally got around to listening to the new Of Montreal album and I kicked myself for taking so long to listen to it. I really wish I could describe it using some big college words and how his music is something or the other about his life but I'm sure anyone who has already heard it knows what I mean when I say its really fucking good. | ||
| May 22nd, 2007 11:05 PM | |||
| noob3 | wow new animal collective :0 i can't wait. did u hear the stuff they did with vashti bunyan or whoever that chic kwas? prospect hummer EP? the title track is pretty good | ||
| May 20th, 2007 04:02 PM | |||
| Rez |
naw i wouldnt begin to know how to get those... new chemical brothers album leaked. i know they stopped being relevant around 7 years ago but theyre one of those first love things that i have to hear the new album from just because... and goddamn, it's bad. not as bad as push the button. but damn bad. title track is the best thing about it, 2 other good songs. one decent one, and the rest is just craaaaaap. some good news though, there's been detai;s announced for new animal collective album called 'strawberry jam' tracklist. 1. peacebone 2. unsolved mysteries 3. chores 4. for reverend green 5. fireworks 6. #1 7. winter wonder land 8. cuckoo cuckoo 9. derek if any of you have gotten the bootlegs or seen them live in '06, then you know how this album will be a great highlight from this year. if justicce hadn't come out i'd say it'd completely rule 07. i was kinda worried that they'd have fucked with the songs and made them different (as they tend to do, especially with reverend green), but they said they did their best to keep to the live versions and are psyched about it. in case anyone knows what all this means and are bummed that 'safer' didnt make it, they said that one and street flash were going to be on the peace bone ep, because it didnt really fit well on the album. so excited for this! promo copies are going to be sent out soon so leak is imminent, even if it doesnt get released until september. 'feels' leaked 3 months ahead of time too. |
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| May 18th, 2007 05:18 AM | |||
| sloth |
I just got it too! I dont quite know what to make of it yet, it's like the whole development of Daft Punk compressed into one album and then more. So good! Definitely a summer album, can't wait until the weather gets a bit nicer to give it a proper belting! Also, been trying to get my hands on a Justice tee as in the promo vid for Waters of Nazareth, if you can hook up let me know. I know the merch stands get rinsed at shows so I can pay over. |
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| May 14th, 2007 09:31 PM | |||
| Rez |
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yeah, they're pretty unique though. they probably have the best sense of rhythm out of most minimal-heads in the business . people might disagree and say audion's "i gave you away" takes the prize on that, but again, that track, as great as it is, is all about doing that technically, without really inspiring a basic funk-out. it's just great for my headphones. half hawaii are both. and pretty mysterious. i havent heard a whole lot from him/her/them. they're either really new or need investigating. as for animal collective... i think, based on new live material, that they're doing a sort of combo of what 'people' does, which is remain fairly linear, and what feels does, which is a structured explosion rather than the multicolor violence of 'here comes the indian' and 'spirit they've gone' so basically long, 9 minute stretches of celebratory wonderfulness, with better riffs than people. just a guess though. okay one last note: Justice's full-length album leaked. it's the best thing i've heard in 5 years. it's everything i believe music should be. lives up to the hype and then some. so happy. |
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| May 13th, 2007 07:09 PM | |||
| Jomb | I have to agree with Protoclown, Of Montreal's new album is very good. Actually its the only album I own from 2007 so far. I'm still getting caught up on everything up to 2007 yet! | ||
| May 13th, 2007 04:15 AM | |||
| noob3 | Okay, seriously! I downloaded some Half Hawaii, because I have never heard of "minimal techno" before. I really like it alot! | ||
| May 13th, 2007 03:53 AM | |||
| noob3 |
Rez, Animal Collective are pretty hit or miss. People totally missed me. Most new music does  Sigh! They're a long way from Sung Tongs ;( Here.. Let me try! Paul Wall - Get Money Stay True There's not really much to say about this one  I'M HIGH AS A SATELLITE. Very good record! Check it out, if you're into that sort of thing  With the rapping. And the lasers. Yes, somone rhymes something with "and it shoots lasers!" The defining CD of 2007? I think so! My avatar is totally jamming out to this record! I'mma break 'em off real bad!
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| May 13th, 2007 01:35 AM | |||
| Rongi | the new Shellac album comes out pretty soon! | ||
| May 11th, 2007 01:49 AM | |||
| Rez |
okay, well instead of a lazy bump i'm gonna mention a few eps worth checking out. starting with whats going to be, short of gross mismanagement, the summer track of 2007... Justice - D.A.N.C.E. as one of my design classes was winding down from studio and critique time, i heard the beginning sample played on someone's computer, i turn and go "FUCK. YES. that song is amazing!" turns out he's on youtube and watching the video for the damn thing uploaded yesterday... he eventually think everyone should see it, so he hijacks the teacher's computer and plays it on the projector hooked up to the soundsystem. now, there wasnt spontaneous dancing because this world isnt that perfect, and also because people were fucking transfixed by it. amazing video for an amazing song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo_QVq2lGMs as for the rest of the ep, it's got 2 b-sides. a total rework of the track called B.E.A.T which is a little more stuttered and thick, and "Phantom" which leaked months ao and had everyone saying "oh shit" thinking they might not just repeat the magic of their first ep "Waters of Nazareth" but might just top it. a dirty-ass track that sent their distorted bass into pure indulgence. they've branched out to have a more distinctive style otherwise, but we do have that one if we like to keep things simple and raw. seriously. France is going to own this year, and Justice is at the front Kavinsky - 1986 ep. on tour with daft punk right now, this is a strange bit of genuine retro revival so strong you can see the goddamn leisure suits from miami vice. normally, this is lame, for the 80's rather blew, but since he knows that despite the schtick he needs to produce a solid tune, he makes tracks that are custom built for high hilarity on the road. driving on a freeway at night, you may as well be the goddamn nightrider. never has there been such a blatant, involuntary shift on the road from being impossibly bored at the monotony of it to feeling like you're the most ridiculous badass on I-5. sure, there's that 5-10 second gap where you're fighting the ridiculousness of it, but who are you anyway? if nothing else do it for the lulz, for there will be many. Mr. Oizo - Transexual/Patrick122 we all remember flat beat and flat eric and lol and all that. thing is, quentin dupieux is kind of sparse with his music releases because he's primarily a video artist. the levi's thing was a fluke, and he hasn't really tried to be as kooky as that since. he re-emerged in 2005 with the unlistenable "moustache/half a scissor" and by unlistenable i mean amazing. he confused the hell out of everyone who bought analog worms attack, where people were expecting a whole lot of flat beat and instead got a drum machine on loop and some uuuuuuugly computer bass. he started on a trek twords creating the kind of electro that wasnt for hip euro-trash but a true fascination with complete garbage. it's like electronic funk debris being blown here and there, deteriorating and filthy in a very non-sexy but immensely creative way. unabashedly cheap and more than a little caustic, he's developed this perspective into his subsequent singles, "Nazis" in 2006 and the just released "Transexual/Patrick122" his myspace pictures for each track features a cheap winking mannequin with a bad mouth and wig, and a WW2 pic of a soldier holding a sax. 'transexual' has a toneless voice listing different types of sexualities behind a rough beat before it dramatically breaks into cheap fx and starts over again. some things change here and there, but the shit is genuinely unappealing as hell. there's no point, it's rotten, but instead of just sounding like apathetic garbage, he gets into what makes rejected things vaguely appealing and executes it fantastically. he's got a mysterious funk in the back of those tracks that makes every cheap move not just acceptable but amusing and enjoyable. 'Patrick 122' is simply playing the Gary's Gang song "Do it again" starting at 30 seconds and going for two minutes with digital blurts added in the most ill-timed parts. for essentially just pressingly play for 2 whole minutes it has such a disregard for the material that he butts in with complete nonsense and turns the whole thing amazingly awkward, eventually he destroys it and brings in a different beat altogether and adds a goddamn saxophone. shit makes absolutely no sense but it's the most eccentrically catching pile of wonderful assery that he's about the most fun guy to listen to in a loooong time. he has a style, but i can't see what he's doing next. i certainly didnt see a fucking saxophone Half Hawaii - Into You Out of You usually, minimal techno is kind of a scam. it's assimilating different definitions like The Field's static overdrive and Villalobos' subtle club shifting to make minimal also mean a minimum of change for maximum effect, but generally, when you get minimal techno, you get a steady beat with a barely there bass, one abrasive effect that runs throughout, and some clicking. this ep isnt dramatically different from that setup. but the fundamentals groove first and allow the extra noise room to play and contribute instead of letting purism dictate by default that the beat is automatic backdrop. it's dark and it's bouncy. definately the right idea when i think of what minimal could be and not often is. Pan Pot - What is what more minimal. this one is a bit more difficult to swallow. it has a great ear for editing, and it sounds like most of the samples were recorded in a warehouse. sounds fade in and quickly snap shut or into something else. there's a few decisions about the programming that veer dangerously close to what's annoying about minimal, a slightly throwback effect used repeatedly, and some bad vocal (though only occasional) treatment, but if the track grooves, than most of it can be forgiven. this is even darker than half-hawaii, and not something that can extend to people who aren't that curious about minimal in the first place, whereas half-hawaii might have a better shot just because it has that extra funk. Animal Collective - People things like ths confuse me. you have 2 good songs, and instead of trying to make them gel beautifully within an album, it just get released. how do they decide these things? why even bother? we know these arent singles and we'll never see them again, why make a $6.99 ep out of it. i guess it makes more sense in that was a tour-only ep to begin with, and demand became such that they commercially released it to prevent e-bay rape but still. it's not good enough to escape the feeling that this is 2 songs on a whole goddamned cd. they're good songs. 'people' is a slow build of nice guitar, a warm and enveloping hum, and some good natural shouting and throwing shit about, but for a *really* linear track, it doesnt have a transcendant quality that kind of structure implies. the end of the ep has a live version, so they're shouting in concert this time. 'tikwid' is also pretty good. extending the kind of songs heard on 'feels' i wouldnt mind this one replacing that god-awful harp indulgence on that album, and it'd fit pretty damn nicely. but it's just AC being bubbly, not anything amazing. so then we get a throwaway drunken blurt called 'my favorite colors' fro a minute and a half and there's yr ep. i dig the songs, and it's a good time, i'm just not sure why this got released. |
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| May 5th, 2007 12:21 PM | |||
| BlueOatmeal |
I really like Papercuts - Can't Go Back. Also Islands may make a new album sometime this year or early 2008 which I'm really excited about. As much as I loved The Unicorns Nick really has his shit down with Islands. 
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| May 5th, 2007 12:49 AM | |||
| Black Flag |
i made a thread about the battles album but it was ignored also: new melt banana! |
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| May 3rd, 2007 09:10 PM | |||
| Rez |
yeah, it's pretty good but doesnt get me excited or anything. it definitely sounds like it would work better as part of a whole album to keep the momentum going with a good tune, but it doesnt have that killer riff their singles usually have. i hear it's a departure from Get Behind Me Satan, which may be a great thing for most fans, but that was honestly my favorite album of theirs
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| May 3rd, 2007 08:54 AM | |||
| FartinMowler |
Anyone heard the new White Stripes song? 
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| May 2nd, 2007 01:18 PM | |||
| noob3 | YOU WOULD HAVE GUESSED WRONG, EXTREMLY WRONG! | ||
| May 2nd, 2007 11:15 AM | |||
| executioneer |
if i had to guess i would pronounce it as a gasp of surprise
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| May 2nd, 2007 11:03 AM | |||
| noob3 | when blackflag & i saw them live, they pronoucned it "CHECK CHECK CHECK" and really put thier name to use during thier 20 minute DANCE TEST SESSION | ||
| May 1st, 2007 06:22 PM | |||
| Rez |
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but the band have said it's pretty much any successive repetition of three short words. it's not naything i have to deal with since i dont have anyone to talk to about music, really. which is kinda sad.
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| May 1st, 2007 12:28 AM | |||
| Protoclown | I realize this will reveal me for the out-of-touch old fart I'm slowly becoming, but how the hell do you pronounce "!!!" anyway? | ||
| Apr 30th, 2007 10:10 PM | |||
| Rez |
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as far as person pitch goes, am i the only one who never really salivated over 'bros' and really, REALLY preferred tracks like "i'm not"? i had that one on repeat for most of a trip up north and it was amazing. |
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| Apr 30th, 2007 09:51 PM | |||
| JohnBoy |
Hey Rez, Great job, this is an extremely comprehensive and thought provoking look at the music scene so far in 07'. It's got me excited to check out some artists that apparently have flown under my radar. I thought Pocket Symphony was an extremely solid effort and helped re capture some of the feeling that Air created with "Moon Safari". I wasn't really a fan of "Talkie Walkie"(even if people who make car commercials were). I'm completely with you on Person Pitch, I think it is by far the most beautiful album I've listened to in some time. Nicely done. |
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| Apr 30th, 2007 09:15 PM | |||
| Rez |
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sometimes it turns out that with bands like that, once i do get around to listening, i understand why i may have initially been but off, but why i was wrong and it was the best thing ever. i know that if i do get converted, it'd make a friend of mine really, REALLY happy, since he cant physically sit me down and make me listen to them, being in LA and all. i keep hearing comparisons between the ir new album and that of !!!, so as odd as that might sound, i should maybe get crackin on them sooner rather than later. thanks! Quote:
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| Apr 30th, 2007 06:44 PM | |||
| sloth | I got hands of a stanger by teenage bad girl a while ago, really loved it. definitely got a justice feel to it - nice to hear some people picking up the slack left by the MSTRKRFT hype. your reviews are spot on, getting some stuff i havent heard now. By the by, I just got a hold of plague park by handsome furs, its early days yet but 'handsome furs hate this city' and 'dumb animals' make it a standout 2007 release for me so far. | ||
| Apr 30th, 2007 04:47 PM | |||
| Protoclown | Hey Rez, have you heard Of Montreal's new album from this year? It completely blew me the fuck away, and I wonder if it isn't something you might appreciate as well. | ||
| Apr 29th, 2007 06:40 PM | |||
| FartinMowler |
Nice reviews...I bought Neon Bible  I bought Volta  I bought NIN  Never heard of any of the other bands... I like the Explosions in the sky. |
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