modey Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) So is anyone else as obsessed with this album as I am? Parts of it remind me of SAW2, especially 'Miranda' and 'Crazy For You'. Actually it's kinda like a cross between SAW2 and Talk Talk's later albums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2eujVjmIAA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jphrbNdXMc4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYerbroPX34 Edited January 28, 2012 by modey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcofribas Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 yes, this record is totally amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 big fan of souvlaki, could never get into this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 this one is my favorite slowdive record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 very good album, very good band. And yeah I still prefer Souvlaki but Rutti is something special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 how did i miss this thread? beautiful album from start to finish, Souvlaki came close, but IMO Space Station is one of the greatest tracks ive ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 certainly my favorite slowdive record/. that isn't saying much seeing i think souvlaki is kind of 'emo' apart from good songs, and their debut is just all around terrible emo style. that's just my opinion on it though. pygmalion though was on a completely different level from those, i'll be returning to it for the rest of my life if onlky for 'crazy for you' because the atmosphere is so specific to that timeat decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantk Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Really like this album, nothing out there quite like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Since we're in a pygmallion mood. This is something I did using Miranda Samples. I also used a Higher Intelligence Agency Sample. I kinda did a 90s vibe Hip Hop track out of it. I have a version with The Lost Boyz Acapella on it, but Ppeeps like instrumentals. http://soundcloud.com/leftmwrosario/miranda-instrumental Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest igloos unlmtd Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 i find this album too drawn out & depressing. i'm hardly ever in the mood for it which is great because i prefer to be a happy person. Pygmalion has grand mystique though - it has a cool name, a cool sleeve, & it use be extremely hard to find a copy. . If I want to hear this kind of music I'll listen to early Seefeel which is way better. If I'm in the mood for Slowdive then it's all Blue Day/Souvlaki era stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxus Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 one of the bleakest albums ever. it's a deep dark void of bleakness, but a really pretty one with (as mentioned) killer delay effects and nice thick reverb. my favorite track is trellisaze, great processing and weird jangly noises on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 my favorite track is trellisaze, great processing and weird jangly noises on that one. That one's my favorite as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantk Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Weird you all say that, I consider the album not to be bleak/depressing but rather more introspective, even uplifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxus Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 i find it depressing largely because i listened to it the most when i was depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcofribas Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 while i totally feel the bleak vibe on this record, sometimes i just stop after the first track because it just makes me feel awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny O Flannagin Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 This album is amazing throughout but I feel like the first track is on a completely higher level than the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Great album. Initially dismissed it because Souvlaki is so much more immediate, but over time this has become the only album of their's that I still listen to. Reminds me a bit of a Talk Talk record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Great album. Initially dismissed it because Souvlaki is so much more immediate, but over time this has become the only album of their's that I still listen to. Reminds me a bit of a Talk Talk record. Yeah, Blue Skied and Clear is a total ripoff of one of the tracks on Spirit of Eden (I Believe in You, I think?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Great album. Initially dismissed it because Souvlaki is so much more immediate, but over time this has become the only album of their's that I still listen to. Reminds me a bit of a Talk Talk record. Yeah, Blue Skied and Clear is a total ripoff of one of the tracks on Spirit of Eden (I Believe in You, I think?) YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) Blue Skied and Clear is a fucking great track though the bassline is amazing Edited October 6, 2012 by Berk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I actually do like Pygmalion a bit more than the Talk Talk albums. I definitely think it's heavily inspired by them. I think the vibe goes even deeper though. Then again it's kind of idiotic to pick one over the other. All great. Recently I realized just how depressing Pygmalion can be though. I mean, I always just heard it as really deep... but it's actually kind of lethargic sounding at times. Other times very romantic and spiritual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dissolvedpaul Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 A great album and its aged so gracefully. It was absolutely panned and largely ignored when it first came out, they were ahead of their time with it in retrospect but have mostly been vindicated now with how many artists admit to their influence. It's a great 3am album, it'll never floor me like "She calls" or "Morningrise" did when they came out but there's lots to discover for the patient listener in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantk Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 lately this has been getting love for the fall season. Blue Skied an Clear is my favorite definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmower Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Nice topic bump. Probably my favourite album to come out of the whole shoegazing thing, but second the comments on not being in the mood to listen to it that often. Blue Skied An' Clear destroys me. Might have to give the later Talk Talk stuff a listen based on some of the replies here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splesh Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 To those who didn't know, I believe the cover if memory serves, is a section from one of Stockhausen's graphical scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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