sidewinder
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Sure, why not have more control? Even if I don't end up using it.
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Woah long time since no Iceage talk. Thoughts on the new album, Seek Shelter? I listened to it this morning, and it feels like a grower.
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Just embarked on my first listen of Bright Green Field. I've liked some of their songs before this. Recent single "Narrator" was interesting, did sound a bit too much like LCD Soundsystem in the first half but got way more interesting in the second half. Town Centre EP from 2019 wasn't bad, one song was great but I can't recall which one it was without listening again.
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4 hours ago, Polytrix said:
Individual albums now on sale. I got deloused and Frances. Ain't cheap but I adore these albums so probably last chance to get on vinyl without breaking the bank entirely:
https://cloudshillshop.com/
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Jesus, kinda breaking the bank already at $60-65 for a 2LP release. and the 3LP Bedlam is $65? That's a clear indication that they're overcharging for the 2LPs. Oh and Octahedron 2LP is $48, the cheapest one, which is still a lot for a 2LP. All this is better than what originals are going for, to be sure, but I'll pass. I love these albums but a) I haven't listened to them in ages, and b) it's not the kind of stuff I tend to play at home in the common space anyway. I'd be buying strictly for collecting purposes.
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Streamed it this morning while taking the dog on a long walk, sounded quite good.
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I need to catch up on his latest stuff. Loved his albums between 2004-2013.
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I was due for a revisit of this amazing album. Feels criminally overlooked.
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Riffing on Jules' updated cover art...
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I haven't played this "yet" because like many of you I'm discouraged and have lost interest. I listened to Kiri Variations twice. Death Peaks twice. The Last Panthers twice. Clark maybe 3 or 4 by now, but don't remember anything from it. I'm surprised I listened to the more recent few more than once each to be honest. I think it just shows I want to like Clark's recent work, but it's doing nothing for me.
I just listened to the the 30-second clips of Playground on Amazon, as I hadn't yet, and holy shit I want to go to sleep. There seemed to be a few recognizably Clarky elements here and there but by the second half the samples were putting me to sleep. I don't see myself ever getting to this album except maybe if I'm working a 12 hour day and start to feel like it's time to wind it down and need to actually go to sleep soon. Maybe? But I'd probably pick something familiar at that point. Sorry Clark. My queue is far too long already that I'd probably reach for something else of interest.
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4 hours ago, Himelstein said:
Driving is probably as close as I get to the old days.
Yup, driving and walking. But walking with a dog is more of a task, needing to pay attention to many things, as opposed to getting lost in your thoughts and the scenery like walks in the old days. Plus with a smartphone at one's disposal, a lot of thoughts prompt me to take a note or set a reminder or look something up on my phone as I'm walking. Never fully disconnected.
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I can't remember the last time I listened to an album with zero distraction. I'm always doing something else while listening to music, whether it's working, walking the dog, driving, or looking at something on my phone or laptop. I miss the old days.
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11 minutes ago, chronical said:
Maybe it's a boxset
My Boxy Valentine
My Valentine's Box
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Looking forward to this, I liked their last one Hypnic Jerks. Haven't listened to any new singles, I'll probably wait to stream the whole album April 9.
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7 minutes ago, d-a-m-o said:
Check Ghostface and raekwon :
The first one isn't available for me...what's the track?
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I'm listening to Genius/GZA's Liquid Swords for the first time ever. I listened to a fair amount of hip-hop in the 90s but also ignored a lot of it. Pretty sure I've listened to Wu-Tang Clan's 36 Chambers once or twice but can't remember when (probably not front to back until the 2000s). I guess it never really did much for me, and so I never bothered with the individual members' albums either. Decided to play it this morning as I was shuffling a Spotify playlist I made of hip-hop albums I like and need to check out, and the track "Duel of the Iron Mic" sounded good and made me realize this must have been a big influence on MF DOOM, who I really like. So, doing my homework.
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Agreed that De-Loused is where it's at, I also listened to it non-stop when it came out. It's been a while since I've played any TMV album, to be honest. And the only one I have on vinyl is Octahedron, which I purchased just a couple years ago after finding it in a local shop for a reasonable price. Other albums I've come across in the last 5+ years were too spendy. Buuuuut I still haven't even played the damn record. I'd probably have them all on vinyl if I was buying vinyl when they were released. Had them all on CD, up to the last one, except for the live stuff.
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3 hours ago, rhmilo said:
Wait ... where is Cop in his list? You haven’t listened to Cop yet?
I have not. I guess to be honest I was aiming for the less harsh material most of the time. I should have listened to the early stuff in the 90s (I was too young for Swans in the 80s) and probably would have appreciated it more. But still, I do intend to give it a go. Just not sure if it's next or further in the queue.
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Wouldn't mind hearing new material from them, who knows. Noctourniquet was certainly their weakest one, but still good. Probably just a result of their style running its course, so maybe we don't need anything new.
Octahedron was underrated, a much-needed and very well-executed change of pace after the very intense but great Amputecture and The Bedlam in Goliath.
Saw them on the Frances the Mute tour when I lived in Houston. So fucking good.
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8 hours ago, scumtron said:
I started listening to Swans in 2012 with The Seer and have followed them since. I've been sort of "saving" their old stuff for later. I like to save some obvious classics and old albums I expect to enjoy for the right moment to kinda portion it out, if that makes any sense.
I decided that it was the right time for "Soundtracks for the Blind" and oh my what a unique album it is. I can't remember anything that even resembles this monster. It's almost too big, and I tend to listen to three and four tracks here and there, since I have problems finding the right 141(!) minute slot where I'm ready for the whole package.
I'm not sure what album to pick out after this. Should I continue backwards? Or should I start at the beginning?
I'm also a late bloomer when it comes to Swans. Well, sort of...I purchased The Great Annihilator in the mid 90s when it was new, and liked it for the most part, but I didn't follow them or explore older material. It may have been 2018 when I finally decided to dive back in. Did I go that long without revisiting The Great Annihilator? Probably not. And it's entirely possible I listened to Filth (I had decided I might as well start from the top) sometime before 2018, too. In any case, when I decided to dive in I kind of found myself jumping around their discography instead of going chronologically like I tend to do when exploring new-to-me artists. I think the order went something like White Light From the Mouth of Infinity, Soundtracks for the Blind, Greed, Holy Money, Children of God, and The Seer. Having played each a couple of times, I'll say that in addition to The Great Annihilator, White Light is my favorite and Soundtracks is my least favorite. I think that one will just require more listening to absorb, if I give it the chance. Anyway, I certainly wasn't steering clear of the classics as I hopped around.
It is tough finding the right time to play these super long albums. When I decided to dive in, late 2018 and early 2019, I'd been working a lot of late nights at home, in front of the computer, and needed to put something on that wouldn't require changing for long stretches. Usually I reach for my "Focus" playlist on Spotify that has hundreds of IDM albums, mostly instrumental as we know, but felt like something different. The shorter ones (Greed, Holy Money for example) I'd listen to on bus commutes, which tbh weren't the best choice on the way to work because I'd get there feeling depressed.
What's next for me, I don't know, and as for you, scumtron, it all depends how open you are. If you start at the beginning, brace yourself for something completely different. If you'd rather hear an evolution, or devolution in this case, then keep going backwards. I guess that puts you at The Great Annihilator and you probably won't hear too many Swans fans say anything bad about it.
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Lots of men in these bands, but focusing on at least female leads.
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Industrial albums?
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I ordered vinyl on the last Bandcamp Friday so I've been trying to avoid streaming it till that arrives, but I recently learned that it's estimated to ship in JUNE so I'm fairly certain I'll play it a few more times before then.
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19 hours ago, kuniklo said:
I'm liking this better than I've liked a MOM album in a long time.
Just finished my first listen and this is how I feel. I'll have to revisit Parastrophics because I liked that one, but AAI is certainly the best one since. I might say I liked this better than Radical Connector and Varcharz, but perhaps too early to make that claim.
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I understand where he's coming from re: streaming platforms. It is a real shame the business model for these platforms don't adequately compensate artists. And it's a shame they're so useful for music discovery (reliance on the algorithm or via self-guided off-platform discovery), play-listing, sharing, etc. that many of us can't stop using it. I love having files, too, but I run out of space and iTunes is just shit compared to the usability of Spotify. Still, I use both. ANYWAY. I should give this album a stream on Bandcamp and decide it I wanna buy it. And speaking of Bandcamp. I really like it, and buy stuff from there frequently. It's good for sampling tracks, without interrupting what I might be listening to on Spotify. But the platform overall is pretty poor UX.