Dave Monolith - Welcome

[GraveGlitcher]

mans, i have no idea how y'all could possibly not enjoy farewell frenchman. shit gets my juices flowin'.

 

This!

[psn]

mans, i have no idea how y'all could possibly not enjoy farewell frenchman. shit gets my juices flowin'.

 

This!

[Guest jasondonervan]

This thread? Surprisingly tl;dr (well, I sort of did read some of it).

 

This album? Enjoyable. It might have been hailed as greater had tracks from the Volume 1 12" been held back for it (without prior knowledge of said tracks), but otherwise it's a solid enough listen and scratches the Rephlexian itch I get every now and then. As others have said, 'Farewell Frenchman' is quite lush - finely distilled machine funk that you could easily imagine Turbo from Breakin' busting out his broom for. And props on the artwork for going all BBCSoft.

 

[arbitrary figure/10]

Edited December 23, 2011 by jasondonervan

[Redruth]

windrush, so pretty

[dr lopez]

Just got this in the mail today lol fuck america or bleep or whatever. i ordered it 5 weeks ago.

 

music is fun. I like it. Most irritating thing about this release is the TERRIBLE pixelation on the album artwork. come on guys. not to mention the shitty printing too. just looks so unprofessional, but that's the rephlex vibe these days.

[Soloman Tump]

First 3 tracks im like "yeah ok this is starting off well, whats he gonna do next?"

 

Tracks 4-7 im all like "man, he's got a couple of good ideas, but each track is basically the same"

 

Then towards the end im like "ok so theres a few new things going on but I lost interest somewhere and I cant quite pinpoint where"

 

Its exhausting listening, but not in a good way.

[ganus]

First 3 tracks im like "yeah ok this is starting off well, whats he gonna do next?"

 

Tracks 4-7 im all like "man, he's got a couple of good ideas, but each track is basically the same"

 

Then towards the end im like "ok so theres a few new things going on but I lost interest somewhere and I cant quite pinpoint where"

 

Its exhausting listening, but not in a good way.

yeah, that's exactly how I feel. I was enjoying it to begin with, but if you were to ask me what the last few tracks sound like, I could not tell you, because after hearing the same thing over and over again, I just started to tune it out.

[awepittance]

Just got this in the mail today lol fuck america or bleep or whatever. i ordered it 5 weeks ago.

 

music is fun. I like it. Most irritating thing about this release is the TERRIBLE pixelation on the album artwork. come on guys. not to mention the shitty printing too. just looks so unprofessional, but that's the rephlex vibe these days.

 

i think the first time i realized that rephlex's graphic department just did not give a shit was when i got Acceptable Side Effects, it has some of the funniest slap-dash pixelated photoshop collaging i've ever seen

[cear]

Just got this in the mail today lol fuck america or bleep or whatever. i ordered it 5 weeks ago.

 

music is fun. I like it. Most irritating thing about this release is the TERRIBLE pixelation on the album artwork. come on guys. not to mention the shitty printing too. just looks so unprofessional, but that's the rephlex vibe these days.

 

i think the first time i realized that rephlex's graphic department just did not give a shit was when i got Acceptable Side Effects, it has some of the funniest slap-dash pixelated photoshop collaging i've ever seen

 

[eh Speedy]

Just got this in the mail today lol fuck america or bleep or whatever. i ordered it 5 weeks ago.

 

music is fun. I like it. Most irritating thing about this release is the TERRIBLE pixelation on the album artwork. come on guys. not to mention the shitty printing too. just looks so unprofessional, but that's the rephlex vibe these days.

 

I couldn't be more w/ you on this entire post. Ordered the thing like 2 weeks before new year. UK mail is so horrendous during the holiday that it didn't show up for a FUCKING MONTH.

 

And even if Rephlex was going for the pixelated 8bitty look, it was a bad choice because no one is going to get that or care. In reality it just looks cheap.

 

Music wise, it's burrowing it's way into my brain, like i have those songs stuck in my head all the time...and all that after I was quite a bit less impressed w/ it upon first listen. I was kinda disappointed but it's actually pretty hot.

[YO303]

Did Tuss ruined braindance forever? Welcome its a fun album but Monolith like many other fall into the "tuss trap".

[dr lopez]

Just got this in the mail today lol fuck america or bleep or whatever. i ordered it 5 weeks ago.

 

music is fun. I like it. Most irritating thing about this release is the TERRIBLE pixelation on the album artwork. come on guys. not to mention the shitty printing too. just looks so unprofessional, but that's the rephlex vibe these days.

 

i think the first time i realized that rephlex's graphic department just did not give a shit was when i got Acceptable Side Effects, it has some of the funniest slap-dash pixelated photoshop collaging i've ever seen

 

lol yes I forgot. But that's like so bad it (sort of) comes around, but like SPD2 said, it's just pixelated, not a "pixelated" style choice. And besides, if the whole idea of the artwork was like 70's/80's throwback, they should try for a shitty non-digital printing effect. GAHHH

[psn]

Quite a few times I've found myself in the record store, WANTING to WANT to buy a Rephlex release, but being turned off by the lazy and cheap artwork.

[beerwolf]

First 3 tracks im like "yeah ok this is starting off well, whats he gonna do next?"

 

Tracks 4-7 im all like "man, he's got a couple of good ideas, but each track is basically the same"

 

Then towards the end im like "ok so theres a few new things going on but I lost interest somewhere and I cant quite pinpoint where"

 

Its exhausting listening, but not in a good way.

 

Once again Fletch I agree with you. Sums it up for me too. A big dissapointment for me, the cd has been gathering dust for many weeks now, Shame because the first track kills.

[baph]

I dunno, it seems like some of you guys think Rephlex has a marketing research department .

 

you mean troon?

[eh Speedy]

Don't get me wrong. I actually like the cover, if only it i didn't look like I printed it off my deskjet. And no credits, no notes, no nothin'. When did people stop thanking their friends and shit when they put out a record?

[baph]

Maybe Dave Monolith is a loner, a rebel, a soldier forever waging a solitary, internal war... his only goal

 

 

IS TO SURVIVE

 

 

 

 

W E L C O M E

 

 

Starring

 

Jeff Fahey as Dave Monolith

 

Adrienne Barbeau

 

and Treat Williams as the Frenchman

 

Directed by Jim Wynorski

 

Coming to video Summer 1987

Edited January 27, 2012 by baph

[perunamuusi]

I've never seen so much moaning in all my life.

[GraveGlitcher]

I've never seen so much moaning in all my life.

Then you haven't been to the BoC subforum as of late. : D

[Candiru]

I've never seen so much moaning in all my life.

Then you haven't been to the BoC subforum as of late. : D

 

The thread that just got deleted there was some twisted shit, I tell you.

 

Edit: It was so bad that the mere mention of it will get your post deleted, apparently.

Edited January 27, 2012 by Candiru

[baph]

I've never seen so much moaning in all my life.

 

Have you tried a little foreplay? And what's wrong with a kiss, boy? You don't have to go leaping for the clitoris like a bull out of the gate.

 

 

 

Edited January 27, 2012 by baph

[GraveGlitcher]

I've never seen so much moaning in all my life.

 

Have you tried a little foreplay? And what's wrong with a kiss, boy? You don't have to go leaping for the clitoris like a bull out of the gate.

 

 

 

Lol! Oh, Cleese. You get me every time.

 

[beerwolf]

I've never seen so much moaning in all my life.

 

Well you either moan or suck cock round here. You take your pick....

[Stock]

Don't get me wrong. I actually like the cover, if only it i didn't look like I printed it off my deskjet.

 

This. The sleeve looks so amateurish it hurts. But I guess it's all about the music, not the context of it.

Speaking of which, the album really grew on me.

 

On my first listen I was like "Hmm this is overall good. Not all the tracks are great and some sound like the Tuss but anyway... "

 

2nd listen : "Yeah fuck it, sounds like RDJ gave him 2 synths plus a drum machine, it's not that interesting ."

 

3rd listen : "Wait a minute ".

 

4th : "Hey they're some great ideas in there ! Me likey ! "

 

5th : "WOOHOOOWHWOOHWOWOWHOHWOW !!!!! :music: :music: "

Edited January 28, 2012 by StocKo

[Kanakori]

Well if it worked that way for you i'll give it another try. As we have similar taste.

Edited January 29, 2012 by Kanakori