lets start it off right! Listening Post!

[bitterfruit]

Originally posted by Futureman
bitterfruit, I lived in GR for two years. Are you familiar with the city? Look for East town. Nice area. "The Intersection" is located there and usually has good shows.

I'll be doing some fact finding tonight, so I'll report back my findings. Thanks

[Futureman]

Originally posted by johansen smith
if this isn't the album of the year, whatever beats it is going to have to be pretty goddamn amazing.

What's the release date on this one?

[Paul]

For those of you who are p2p inclined, the new Mono album (Walking Cloud and the Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined) has leaked.

All I can say is... FUCK!

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by Futureman
What's the release date on this one?
it's out July 13th on Rough Trade.

[bitterfruit]

Originally posted by johansen smith
if this isn't the album of the year, whatever beats it is going to have to be pretty goddamn amazing.

Live show was pretty bad. Record was about the same for me.

[tinobeat]

Originally posted by Paul
For those of you who are p2p inclined, the new Mono album (Walking Cloud and the Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined) has leaked.

All I can say is... FUCK!

I can't wait to hear it. I guess "leaked" wouldn't be the exact right term as I believe its already out in Japan and Europe. In the states it got delayed because the decision to put it out on Temporary Residence Ltd. (http://www.temporaryresidence.com) was a very recent one, and I guess they're doing the packaging up right, with crazy origami paper and really intricate stuff. And they're also the only label releasing it on vinyl.

Though I'd love to hear it now, I'm definitely waiting to plop it on the turntable for the first listen...

[earl grey]

Originally posted by bitterfruit
Live show was pretty bad.

i'm real curious to see how they pull the 'blueberry boat' songs off live. sounds like it'd be difficult with four people, let alone two.... i can't get enough of the album though.

[Futureman]

and what is this 'p2p' of which you speak?

P.S. Today's lineup:

Consonant--Love and Affliction
Death Cab for Cutie--Something About Airplanes
Mission of Burma--Vs. & OnOffOn (still)
Animal Collective--Here Come the Indian
Weird War--If You Can't Beat 'Em...
Iran--Moon Boys

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by Futureman
and what is this 'p2p' of which you speak?

I can't tell if you're joking or not, but it's Peer to Peer, like SoulSeek. I'm on a Mac, so my p2p choices are somewhat worthless.

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by bitterfruit
Live show was pretty bad. Record was about the same for me.
I'm not going to tell you your opinion is wrong, because I hate when people do that. But I would encourage you to give the new album another chance. well, actually, another ten chances. I'd say it takes at least that many listens to even manage to sort thru the hooks on any given song. just last night, on an album I've been listening to for at least 2 months, it just hit me how great the movements of "Inspector Blancheflower" are, and that the confusing narration at the end of the song is back and forth dialog. I don't want to be one of those people who berates others for not sharing the same tastes, but I truly feel that Blueberry Boat is so genius and enjoyable that it would be a damn shame for anyone to pass it over without giving it another chance.

[bitterfruit]

Originally posted by johansen smith
I'm not going to tell you your opinion is wrong, because I hate when people do that. But I would encourage you to give the new album another chance. well, actually, another ten chances. I'd say it takes at least that many listens to even manage to sort thru the hooks on any given song. just last night, on an album I've been listening to for at least 2 months, it just hit me how great the movements of "Inspector Blancheflower" are, and that the confusing narration at the end of the song is back and forth dialog. I don't want to be one of those people who berates others for not sharing the same tastes, but I truly feel that Blueberry Boat is so genius and enjoyable that it would be a damn shame for anyone to pass it over without giving it another chance.

I'll do it, seriously. Maybe I was too consumed by other music. Maybe I thought the live show was less than great because they were creating a wall rather than a bridge to Spoon that evening.

But if you burn me like you did with Molina ----- man, no more second chance listens based on Troy's reco.

[9000]

spoon - telephono
rogers sisters - purely evil
quintron - are you ready for an organ solo?
serie noire 2: dark pop and new beat
in the begining there was rhythm - soul jazz comp

[vesper]

re: Fiery Furnaces. I have reservations about "grower" albums, but I certainly think that Blueberry Boat is one that blossoms under the title. Most of you probably know that I lean toward experimental music, but the first listen to this left me annoyed. Greatly. The hooks aren't always completely obscured but the length that they take to develop is tiring the first time or five around. After spending a little bit of time with it, though*, it becomes easier to manage. I guess that also begs the question, "does good, even great, music needed to be 'managed?'" but this is a question for another thread.

*Which is a unique thing about this album. Considering how much I actively hated Blueberry Boat, I wanted to revisit it. That may also have to do with Troy's glowing praise, though, I dunno.

-------

I've spent most of my time with the following discs while between residences.

James Brown, Live at the Apollo, 1962 (re-issue)
The Avalanches, Since I Left You
Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender
Devendra Banhart, Rejoicing in the Hands
Gastr Del Sol, Camofleur
Kno, White Albulum
Murs, Murs 3:16: the 9th Edition
Prince, Sign 'o' the Times

[johansen smith]

some albums I hated the first couple of times around: "Bright Flight" by the Silver Jews, "Come On Die Young" by Mogwai, and "A Series of Sneaks" by Spoon. and now, i'd rank these three amongst my all-time favorites. So, I'd say that YES, good music does sometimes take some warming up to.

[bitterfruit]

I can't look directly at the cover for "Come On Die Young" without squinting. Freaks me the fuck out.

[johansen smith]

Blueberry Boat by the Fiery Furnaces
Final Battle by Graham Smith
Customs by Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio
...And Flows Into the Sea by Denison Witmer and the River Bends
15 Command Performances by Al Green
What Would the Community Think by Cat Power
Make Out by the Rosebuds

[bitterfruit]

Originally posted by Futureman
bitterfruit, I lived in GR for two years. Are you familiar with the city? Look for East town. Nice area. "The Intersection" is located there and usually has good shows.

Don't know if you are a rah! rah! type of Grand Rapids kind of fellow, but I had a rather dismal experience. The city and its peeps have this overwhelmingly religious vibe that rubs me the wrong way.

Redemption: Plus Minus was fucking amazing. The guys in the band are uber friendly. They played for a small audience, but acted like it was a New Years Eve show.

[Futureman]

Sorry about your experience in GR. I'm not overly enthusiastic about the place, but I had a nice while there.

[tinobeat]

Its been a while so a list for the past few days:

Q And Not U - Different Damage CD
The amount of space and breathing room on this album is amazing. And the drummer... so crazy, yet tasteful...

Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender CD
She has now totally won me over and broken my heart. *sigh*

Double Leopards - Live in Detroit & Louisville 2002 CDR
2 tracks, about half an hour apiece, droned out heaven.

Growing - The Sky's Run into the Sea 2LP
totally triumphant, and so very patient.

Slint - Spiderland LP
ah, nostalgia! half of it is as amazing as everyone says it is, half of it is pretty empty in every way. not necessarily song-by-song, more moment-by-moment.

Robert Pollard - Fiction Man CD
I'm still waiting for this to hit me. Right now it just sounds like the most MOR thing he's done... come on Fiction Man! win me over!

[Funk]

Mouse On Mars Vulvaland CD
Bowery Electric Beat CD
Captain Beefheart Doc at the Radar Station CD
Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady LP
Neil Young Live Rust 2LP

[maroonwalrus]

Graham Coxon -- Happiness in Magazines <-- This is great!
Neil Young -- Rust Never Sleeps, Comes A Time
Wilco -- A Ghost is Born <-- So is this!
Uncle Tupelo -- No Depression
Guided By Voices -- Propeller, King Shit and the Golden Boys
Blur -- The Best Of
Oasis -- (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Husker Du -- Warehouse: Songs and Stories
My Bloody Valentine -- Loveless

[jef]

The last couple days:

Neil Young - On the Beach
Beulah - Yoko
Sleater Kinney - The Hot Rock
The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillys
X - Unclogged
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
Jon Brion - Meaningless
Leonard Cohen - Songs from a Room
Filthy Thieving Bastards - Our Fathers Sent us
Can - Cannibalism 1
Mystic Chords of Memory - s/t

[Futureman]

Mclusky--the difference between you and me is that i'm not on fire <-----hearing the first track is all it takes.

[satcho]

The Thermals- Fuckin A

well i like it.

[vesper]

at work last night - Angels of Light, Everything is Good Here/Please Come Home CD
at home on the turntable - Pere Ubu, New Picnic Time LP
at home tonight - Devendra Banhart, Rejoicing in the Hands CD & Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender CD

[earl grey]

of montreal - satanic panic in the attic
pas/cal - oh honey, we're ridiculous
the dylan group - more adventures in lying down
the strokes - room on fire
the one am radio - a name writ in water

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Peggy Lee Things Are Swingin'
Marc Bolan & T. Rex Marc, Songs from the Grenada TV Series
The Sort of Quartet Kiss Me Twice I'm Schizo
The Book of Knots The Book of Knots
Charles Ives Sonatas for Violin & Piano 1, 2 & 3
Black Sabbath Master of Reality
Mastodon Remission
The Constantines The Constantines
The Malarkies Broque
Moondog H`art Songs

[fuzztony]

Originally posted by jef
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician


Man, I love these albums. My fave Tom Waits album, just edging out Swordfishtrombones.

Am listening to the Of Montreal, Satanic Panic album and it's pretty fine. Agree with those good comments on it.

[jef]

Yeah I love it too. But I prefer Swordfishtrombones and Raindogs to it. I'm actually listening to Mule Variations right now, and it is also great. Hell, all of his stuff is quality.

[tinobeat]

all these exciting things have come through my mailbox in the past week that I'm working my way through:

Acid Mothers Temple / Ultrasound - In G 10"
Another Time-Lag beauty, recorded on Texas radio two years ago when the Acid Moms got together with Ultrasound (an Austin band) and rocked out for 20 minutes or so together. lovely.

Blood on the Wall - s/t LP
haven't listened to it yet, but it seems very promising from what little I've heard in passing and people talking about it. *fingers crossed!*

Double Leopards - Urban Concusssion LP
A bit darker than the other DL I own. They're one of those bands, though, that I keep getting records by even though they sound pretty similar (every performance is an improvisation, so in their 2 years of existence they've already got some 10 releases of which I have 3), but the textures are always so interesting and unique on closer listens. Their 2LP, Halve Maen is still their masterpiece though. I highly recommend that if you're looking for some quiet noise.

Icewater Scandal - No Handle 2LP
Nice noisy rock, girl singer. Lots of clangy guitars and long songs (by way of lots of parts, not stretching or droning...). The jury's still out, but the 2nd listen is treating me pretty well.

other listenings:

Franz Ferdinand - s/t CD
you know, I was crazy about it, put it away before I could get sick of it, pulled it back out a month later and its even better than I ever thought it was. how 'bout that.

Modest Mouse - Good News... CD
borrowed from a friend, and I'm getting a huge kick out of this album. Fantastic... I need to return it to my friend and just buy my own damn copy.

French Kicks - Trial of the Century CD
I'm still waiting for this to hit me. It sounds, on first few listens, like a watered down One-Time Bells which I love so much. It may take time, though.

[Paul]

Originally posted by tinobeat
French Kicks - Trial of the Century CD
I'm still waiting for this to hit me. It sounds, on first few listens, like a watered down One-Time Bells which I love so much. It may take time, though. See? I totally love this record where I thought One Time Bells (and every other thing they'd released before it) was a major snoozefest.

[tinobeat]

hm... I love the way the new one sounds, but none of the songs have jumped out at me yet, while the Young Lawyer and OTB had songs stuck in my head after first listen. patience is the key here, I guess...

[Paul]

Felix da Housecat, Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever
Two Lone Swordsmen, From the Double Gone Chapel
PiL, Second Edition
Bad Religion, How Could Hell Be Any Worse?
Delays, Faded Seaside Glamour
Rjd2, Since We Last Spoke
Lyrics Born, ...Later That Day

[earl grey]

Originally posted by Paul

Two Lone Swordsmen, From the Double Gone Chapel


how is this?

[Paul]

The only other TLS album I've heard was the one Matador issued a few years back. Based on that, the new one is vastly different. I described it to someone else as sounding like PiL's Second Edition without Lydon wailing atop the music. This isn't the case for the *entire* record, mind you, but definitely in spots.

[justin_S]

Morrissey - You are the Quarry
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
The Pixies - Wave of Mutilation
The Postal Service - Give Up

[vesper]

The Third Unheard: Connecticut Hip Hop 1979-1983
Yesterday's New Quintet, Stevie
Viktor Vaughn, Vaudeville Villian
Felix Da Housecat, Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever
Miss Kittin, I Com
Bumblebeez 81 - "Pony Ride" single
The Willowz - "That Willowz Feelin'" 7"

[earl grey]

Originally posted by Paul
The only other TLS album I've heard was the one Matador issued a few years back. Based on that, the new one is vastly different. I described it to someone else as sounding like PiL's Second Edition without Lydon wailing atop the music. This isn't the case for the *entire* record, mind you, but definitely in spots.

yeah that's the only TLS i know as well, though i also like the weatherall solo stuff that i've heard. don't know 'second edition' (or any PiL actually) but still sounds interesting. for me today:

blur - the great escape
magnetic fields - 69 love songs
of montreal - satanic panic in the attic
dizzee rascal - boy in da corner

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Originally posted by vesper
Bumblebeez 81 - "Pony Ride" single I love their two EPs. Is this a promo single from the White Printz EP (since "Pony Ride" is on that'ne)?

[vesper]

Actually, it says that s'from the Bumblebeez 81 album-- I guess to be released?

[Paul]

Amazon sez there's a domestic release of something called Printz coming next Tuesday. There's no tracklist, but I assume it's a combination of both the Red Printz and White Printz eps.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Originally posted by Paul
Amazon sez there's a domestic release of something called Printz coming next Tuesday. There's no tracklist, but I assume it's a combination of both the Red Printz and White Printz eps. That is correct.

[satcho]

Yo La Tengo- Electr-o-pura(vinyl, which i just got)
Elliott Smith- Division Day single

[george]

uh.. uh... uh... uh-uh-uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

...that's me ejaculating all over the killers' "hot fuss"

[otto midnight]

Originally posted by george


...that's me ejaculating all over the killers' "hot fuss"



that's gonna wreck hell on your turntable buddy.

[jef]

John Fahey - 2cd Anthology
John Cale - Vintage Violence
Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands
Lilys/Aspera Ad Astra Split
Mirah - C'mon Miracle
X - Unclogged

[jef]

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - How I long...
Black Sabbath - Masters of Reality
Queens of the Stone Age - s/t
Wire - Chairs Missing
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
Mission of Burma - OnOffOn
Yo la Tengo - And Then Nothing...

[Paul]

The Killers, Hot Fuss (george is onto something here...better than the [upcoming] hype might lead you to believe)
Two Lone Swordsmen, From the Double Gone Chapel
Rjd2, Since We Last Spoke (if someone tells you this is a hip-hop record, give them a Q-tip)
Delays, Faded Seaside Glamour (ridiculously and sweetly beautiful)
Asobi Seksu, self-titled

..and a golden oldie...

The Kinks, The Kink Kronikles ("Mindless Child of Motherhood" is still one of my favorite songs ever)

[t.d.]

dios- s/t
secret machines- now here is nowhere
echo and the bunnymen- ocean rain
beulah- yoko
dirty dozen brass band- funeral for a friend
allison moorer- the duel

[fuzztony]

The Thrills - So Much For The City (this band is under-rated, in ten years time, these songs will still be great)

Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun (i want a new YLT album already)

Blonde Redhead - Misery Is A Butterfly (will have to make my top 5 this year)

Dusty Trails - Dusty Trails
Just given this, from 2000. Josephine Wiggs from The Breeders and Vivian Trimble from Luscious Jackson - anyone heard/into it?

[Paul]

Originally posted by fuzztony
Dusty Trails - Dusty Trails
Just given this, from 2000. Josephine Wiggs from The Breeders and Vivian Trimble from Luscious Jackson - anyone heard/into it? I haven't heard it, but it appears to be the last public appearance of Ms. Wiggs (seems she's become a recluse or something these days).

[fuzztony]

Originally posted by Paul
I haven't heard it, but it appears to be the last public appearance of Ms. Wiggs (seems she's become a recluse or something these days).

A shame, she must be doing something these days, let's bring her back. I always thought she was the "muscial" strength in the early Breeders stuff. I mean, they were all great too. Dusty Trails is smart, sexy Bacharachian loungey tunes. More a curioso than anything, but v. nice on the ear.

[Salman]

Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mendor
Black Dice - Miles of Smiles
Don Caballero - What Burns Never Returns
Blonde Redhead - Fake Can be Just as Good
The dB's - Stands for Decibals
Faun Fables - Family Album
June of 44 - Tropics and Meridians

[vesper]

Originally posted by Salman
Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mendor [sic]
Black Dice - Miles of Smiles
Faun Fables - Family Album

My love for these 3 exponentially increases per listen.

[Brett Jenkins]

Hey whats the zwan record like

Pretty bad. I do not recommend it. I don't think the songs are there. Not to mention, the mix is horrible. And the artwork was some of the worst I've ever seen.

[Futureman]

Radiohead--Hail to the Thief
Sonic Youth--Washing Machine (btw--snipets of the new stuff is being streamed on their web site. Sounds *really* good)
Sonic Youth--EVOL
Consonant--Love and Affliction
McLusky--the difference b/w me and you is that i'm not on fire (good, but not great)

[satcho]

Christopher O'Riley- True Love Waits(Radiohead cover album on piano, since you didn't know).
at my job they have this crappy lounge/elevator/opera music that plays softly over the PA system. you know, stuff no one likes or dislikes. after my boss left i put this in and i had a happier day at work. even the old people liked it.
MM- The Lonesome Crowded West. I can't go a week without listening to it at least once. me=addict.

[drunk with guns]

Pavement - Live in amsterdam 4/4/97
Tom Waits - bonemachine
Polaris - Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete
Galaxie 500 - This is our music
The (international) noise conspiracy - survival sickness
Modest Mouse - Building Nothing out of something


Pavement = Favorite Band Ever, hands down

[otto midnight]

on the turntable at home- kit/deerhoof split 7"
in the cd player at home- a this american life cd
in the cd player in the car- stuff up the cracks -p'ment
in the discman on the bus/el/bus this morning- fun house -the stooges.

[Futureman]

Animal Collective--Sung Tongs

Wow! I've heard some good stuff this year, but this is the first 2004 CD about which I've wanted to rave.

[george]

rilo kiley "more adventurous"

does anyone here like these guys? don't let the fact that they were on saddle creek scare you away: they're simply awesome. their singer jenny lewis has the kind of inate melodic sense that you just don't come across very often. plus she was in that classic full-length nintendo commercial "the wizard". and the guy singer was on "salute your shorts". anyways, i just think a lot of people here would like them.

[satcho]

Originally posted by george
rilo kiley "more adventurous"

does anyone here like these guys?

i like them a bit, but not enough to buy one of their albums. just like Bright Eyes. they're ok.

[vesper]

last night at work: RJD2, Since We Last Spoke CD; Sonic Youth, Sonic Nurse promo CD; Gift of Gab, 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up CD
last night on the turtable: Brian Eno, Ambient 4: On Land LP
today at home: Animal Collective, Sung Tongs CD
in the car: Boredoms, Vision Creation Newsun CD (the more I listen to this, the more I think it might be one of the greatest albums I've ever heard)

[tinobeat]

Today, rockin some detroit styles:

Saturday Looks Good To Me - s/t CD
Paik - The Orson Fader CD

just got back from tour, listened to a lot of stuff, mostly arty farty stuff that my bandmates brought along (cause you know, in the middle of a 12-hour drive, the new Loscil CD on Kranky'll really pep shit up). Usually I'm all about that droney psychey stuff, but I was itching for rock music the whole time...

anyway, shit I bought wicked cheap and used on tour:
the aforementioned two CDs (SLGTM & Paik), also:
The Apes - Tapestry Mastery CDep
Life Without Buildings - Any Other City
Superchunk - No Pocky For Kitty CD
Th' Faith Healers - Lido CD
Spiny Anteaters - All Is Well CD
Sloan - Smeared CD

I also acquired a lot of very dubious CDs which I traded with members of some very dubious bands. Its hard to say "no, sorry, y'all kinda suck" to a very nice person asking to trade CDs. because hey, they end up with our stuff and that's always good. Some of the trades went very well though... one day I'm gonna compile a master review list of every CD I've traded or been given at shows.

[Futureman]

vesper, how do you like Sonic Nurse? I've heard only "Pattern Recognition" in full and clips of the rest.

Today:

Animal Collective--Sungs Tongs
Angels of Light--Everything Is Good Here/Please Come Home
Les Savy Fav--Inches
The Fall--This Nation's Saving Grace
some Hella mp3s

[vesper]

I like Sonic Nurse a whole helluva lot. Not a bad song to be found.

[Paul]

Originally posted by vesper
I like Sonic Nurse a whole helluva lot. Not a bad song to be found. However, the really good songs are few and far between (notably "Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Dream" and "Peace Attack").

[vesper]

and I'm listening to
Love, Forever Changes 2001 re-issue CD
Talking Heads, Tokyo, Japan 2/27/81 bootleg
Beck, NYC, NY 9/5/97 bootleg
Tortoise, The Metro - Chicago, IL 1/11/03 bootleg

[vesper]

Originally posted by Paul
However, the really good songs are few and far between (notably "Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Dream" and "Peace Attack").

"Kim Gordon..." is probably one of my least favorite tracks, though s'certainly good. My favorites are probably "Unmade Bed," "The Dripping Dream," "New Hampshire," "I Love You Golden Blue," and "Peace Attack."

Kinda weird (maybe not, I just started getting promos in bulk) that the first Sonic Nurse promo I got had "Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" and a green CD. The newest one I got (last week sometime) has "Kim Gordon & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" and a red CD.

[fuzztony]

Originally posted by vesper
the first Sonic Nurse promo I got had "Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" and a green CD.

Collectors item fer shure that one.

[fuzztony]

Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Boredoms Vision Creation Newsun
Pink Floyd - Animals
Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Mogwai - Young Team
Bonnie Prince Billy - Master & Everyone
Pavement - Watery, Domestic EP (finally bought this, duh!)

Boredoms LP, first listen was interesting, wasn't sure if i was gonna love it, but now 10 listens in, it's very inspiring, intricate, crazy stuff, just wanna keep playing it.

[yovan]

Listening to:

Modest Mouse - Everywhere and his nasty Parlour Tricks
Longwave - The Strangest Things
Silver Jews - Bright Flight
Josef K - Young & Stupid
Modey Lemon - Predator EP
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People
TV on the Radio - DYBTB
Four Tet - Rounds
Ted Leo's newest single off his website

Reading:

The Stone Raft - Jose Saramago
The Post-Gazette on the daily

Watching:

Pittsburgh Pirates baseball

Concerts:

Wilco 6/6

[satcho]

the last few days:

The Black Heart Procession- Three,
Amore Del Tropico

The Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Choir(well at least the name suits the music)- "This is Our Punk Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather+ Sing.

p.s. does anyone know if Lambchop albums sneak up on you and make you like them after ten+ listens? i have No You C'mon, and have only managed to get through it twice in two months. will more listens be worth it? the song on there "About My Lighter" makes me gag.

[jef]

Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
The Hunches - Hobo Sunrise
Cocorosie - La Maison de Mon Reve

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Tom Jones TenderLovingCare
Allan Pettersson Symphony No. 6
Lul Inside Little Oral Annie
Pavement Shady Lane EP
Pavement Rattled by la Rush EP
Slayer God Hates Us All
The Creation Lay the Ghost
Slapp Happy Live in Japan - May, 2000
Tyrannosaurus Rex BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
Dump I Can Hear Music (and the bonus disc)
Cassiber Live in Tokyo
Buzzcocks Modern
Lullaby of Broadway: The Best of Busby Berkeley at Warner Bros. (disc two)

[Futureman]

Sonic Youth--Sonic Nurse
A.C. Newman--Slow Wonder
Animal Collective--Sung Tongs (I can't love this album enough)
Tortoise--TNT
The Books--The Lemon of Pink
Giddy Motors--Make it Pop

[vesper]

Gravenhurst, Flashlight Seasons
ESPers, ESPers

[baconfat]

east new york ensemble de music-at the helm (ikef)
dykehouse-midrange (ghostly international)
fiery furnaces-blueberry boat (rough trade)
the eternals-rawar style (aesthetics)
gravenhurst-flashlight seasons (warp)
david darling & wulu bunum-munadin kata (riverboat)
murcof-utopia remixes 12" (leaf)
sons & daughters-love the cup (ba da bing/domino)
various artists-haunted weather (staubgold)
the fall-50,000 fall fans can't be wrong (beggars banquet)
mascott-dreamers book (red panda)
various artists mixed by colleen-leaf colleen mix (chronowax.com)
edith frost-demos (comfortstand)
united state of electronica-u.s.e. (mannheim)
various artists-keepintime remixes cd (mochilla)

[vesper]

Originally posted by baconfat
dykehouse-midrange (ghostly international)

God damn, I've been waiting for this CD so. damn. long. I'm supposed to get a promo in sometime, but neither it nor Asobi Seksu have made their way to my mailbox (I think the latter never will). Do you like?

And welcome to the forums! I think we're pretty close; what city in Va?

[Futureman]

Ahhh, don't be too anxious to welcome newcomers, my fine young fiend. This stranger does not have an avatar. How can he be trusted?

[tinobeat]

Originally posted by vesper
ESPers, ESPers [/B]

wait, as in "Espers," Greg Weeks' new band? Is that how its really spelled? I don't know much other than that record is top freakin notch.

[vesper]

I think so? I read a review of it in Arthur Magazine and that's how they spelled it. As I look around at other sites, though, I see that no one else has. And Arthur is free, man, so who knows if you can trust 'em. It's in the issue with Devendra Banhart (!) on the cover. Ian Svenonious wrote a zodiac and most of them are awesome. C'mon, tell yr sign (everybody) and I'll type it out + buy you drinks!

Taurus (mine): "The Bull." You've ruled the roost for a while now, epitomizing toughness, rutting pompously about and snorting at those who defy you. Unfortunately, due to newly perfected cloning techniques, you've been rendered redundant- there is no need for the bull anymore. Your sperm is irrelevant; they've got Elsa's uber-bovine DNA in the lab. Soon there will no Taurus astrological column, because there will be no bull. You will be a picture on the Sierra Club's wall, toasted by donors and environmentalist fund raisers, your name accompanied by tremulous piano plonking. As everyone relates their stories, praising your noble characters, only I will have the guts to say you were an asshole.

[johansen smith]

it's Espers, apparently a Final Fantasy reference according to one of my dorkier aquantances.

[drunk with guns]

Originally posted by johansen smith
it's Espers, apparently a Final Fantasy reference according to one of my dorkier aquantances.

Yea I want to say its from five or six but I'm not sure. I haven't played any of those in like two or three years.

[johansen smith]

Kleenex Girl Wonder "Ponyoak"
V/A "Tracks and Fields"
Graham Smith "Final Battle"
Groovski "s/t"
Little Wings "Harvest Joy"
LKN "In the Leap Year"
the New Pornographers "Mass Romantic"
Shannon Wright "Over the Sun"

has anyone picked up the new Bro. Danielson album yet? I'm curious whether or not it's worth getting.

[baconfat]

dykehouse cd is great. i was totally expecting some more stuff along the lines of matthew dear at first, but was pleasantly surprised by the shoegazer-ness. sounds like mbv meets the postal service at times, with a little bit of rocketship thrown in there. then the lyrics, which can be a bit corny at times, start to hit you. i could listen to "when you come" over and over. in fact, i have. "chain smoking" is ridiculous, but it's also very addictive. and the songs are strong throughout - not too much filler and certainly not frontloaded. i can picture this guy being tormented throughout his youth for his last name.

also vesper- i live west of charlottesville, work in that town. in a record store. i'll be at the neko case show in richmond tomorrow night.

[Paul]

Originally posted by baconfat
dykehouse cd is great...sounds like mbv meets the postal service at times, with a little bit of rocketship thrown in there. Good god, where do you get the Postal Service from? I hear a lot of things in Midrange, but that's not one.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Originally posted by baconfat
i live west of charlottesville, work in that town. in a record store. Plan 9? Or do they have competition now?

[baconfat]

paul - i'll get back to you on that. i think i'm hearing the postal service more in the lyrical quality than any specific instrumental passage, but if i catch one in particular i'll let you know.

john - yeah i work at plan 9. we've met a few times before - i'm one of maynard's buddies, dominic.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Originally posted by baconfat
john - yeah i work at plan 9. we've met a few times before - i'm one of maynard's buddies, dominic. Hello! You're not the Cashmere Jungle Lords Dominic, though, right? I'm bad with names but good with faces.

[vesper]

Aw, okay. I live in Fredericksburg at the moment (originally from Newport News). I didn't know about a Plan 9 in the Charlottesville area-- I've only been to the Williamsburg store and the Richmond store. Is it a big one?

My pile today
US Maple, Talker
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, Strangers from the Universe
Kill Me Tomorrow, The Garbageman and the Prostitute
Gravenhurst, Flashlight Seasons

[tinobeat]

so, the USMaple and TFUL... you like?

my iPile on the name-brand portable digital music player so far today:

The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me
The first listen convinced me it was the worst album of the year, but I couldn't stop listening over and over, its fucking tremendous. I guess it reminds me of Bongwater or King Missle or something, but somehow the spoken lyrics and pompous bar rock backing it up meshes so well, its fucking unstoppable. Its Lifter Puller in a hard rock disguise, so if you know them, you know what you're getting into. Highly recommended.

18th Dye - Tribute to a Bus
Its too bad their albums are totally unavailable anymore, I'd tell people to get them. Well, you can still get them on Emusic. so you should. awesome noisy guitar pop. from Germany!

The American Flag - s/t
Its like... Guided by Montreal! Smart, nasally vintage-style pop songs played too fast.

[Futureman]

Anyone here notice that tino posts around the clock? C'mon tino! Keep the economy movin' and get a *real* job!

[tinobeat]

I move the economy just fine, thanks...

somehow, johansen is still widening the post gap, too. how's a brother supposed to keep up?

[Paul]

Johansen is a posting fool! I believe in quality more than quantity (although I rarely put this belief into action).

[Futureman]

In 183 posts, I'll be insane just like the rest of you loons.

edit

oops. OK. 183 more posts and I'll be a freak. But for those who know tino, you know that freakishness admits of degrees. Once I achieve freakhood, I'll *still* be somewhat normal.

Bunch of freaks.

[tinobeat]

d00d, you're already insane, look to the left. just not quite the freak yet. I remember *snif* hitting 500, and *snif* realizing, I'd ARRIVED.

I can't wait til Johansen breaks a 1000, then we can see what comes after "Freak". maybe "Loser?" "Total Weirdo?"

[vesper]

Originally posted by tinobeat
so, the USMaple and TFUL... you like?

Yeah, I've listened to both of them twice through and think they're pretty great. I haven't latched onto US Maple as much as TFUL, but I think that's pretty healthy. In time.

I kinda lied in my last post. I'm listening to Fennesz's Venice right now.

re: The American Flag. I was drunkenly going through the archives last night, and thought Futureman's "What are *your* top ten essential albums" thread would be good times. Is this still the most reliable album in yr collection?

[tinobeat]

Yeah, that American Flag CD is rock solid. gets better and better with every listen.

I was trying to see if it was still even in print, but I don't know. Insound has it on CD and LP, but with the original band name and title which is "Herschel Savage and the American Flag," which indicates that they actually don't have it. The longer band name was briefly used and only on the first, long-gone pressing.

although you never know, maybe nobody bought them and they're just gathering dust at Insound HQ..

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Dirty Projectors Slaves' Graves & Ballads
Satoko Fujii Orchestra The Future of the Past
Nellie McKay Get Away from Me
Mono One Step More and You Die
Dirty Projectors Slaves' Graves & Ballads (again)
Sonny Sharrock Band Sieze the Rainbow (side two)
Dmitri Shostakovich Music for the film "The New Babylon," Op. 18
Gizzard This Is This EP
The Dictators Bloodbrothers
Weirdos Who? What? When? Where? Why? EP
The Downsiders The Downsiders
Parenthetical Girls (((GRRRLS))) (O side)
Toxic Reasons Independence
Tin Huey Contents Dislodged During Shipment
Thule La jamais contente EP
The Jean Paul Sartre Experience The Jean Paul Sartre Experience EP
The Martha Dumptruck Massacre The Night We Fell EP
Hans Werner Henze Tristan
Sluggo Contradiction EP
Gods Gift These Days EP
P J Harvey Uh Huh Her
Spaceboy Getting Warm on the Trail of Heat
Henry Threadgill Too Much Sugar for a Dime
Jucifer I Name You Destroyer
The Bumblebeez White Printz EP
Kurtz A Metal Heritage for Young America EP
Nektar Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse (dbl-disc remaster)

-----------------------

And if you're like me, I've never heard of most of the stuff you've been listening to, either. :)

[Paul]

Originally posted by Mr.HCI
Henry Threadgill Too Much Sugar for a Dime
I've long maintained that Threadgill doesn't get enough recognition. Would you agree?

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Originally posted by Paul
I've long maintained that [Henry] Threadgill doesn't get enough recognition. Would you agree? Most definitely!

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by tinobeat

I can't wait til Johansen breaks a 1000, then we can see what comes after "Freak". maybe "Loser?" "Total Weirdo?"
I think I become an honorary member of the Matador Records roster. I just have to tell everyone I played on that one Demolition Doll Rods record.

[tinobeat]

holy crap its quiet today...

anyway, I'll break the silence with another boring listening post.
on the iPood:

Spoon - Soft Effects
"Waiting for the Kid to Come Out" is so totally awesome its not even funny. the reverbed and slap-echoed handclaps in the middle there? whoo! Is it just me though, or is "Get Out of the State" a lot quieter than the rest of the EP? maybe its just a glitch in the pod...

Mazarin - A Tall-Tale Storyline
Not as boring as I thought it was when I first heard it, its got some really nice stuff going on. Good for workin.

Lilys - Live at Maxwells, 6/5/04
One of the nice things about Emusic lately is their recent additions of some nice quality live shows. The Lilys' setlist is great, but damn, Kurt, get a band and hold on to it! I've seen them 4 times now and its always new players, even shows a few months apart. no wonder it always sounds under-rehearsed. It sounds like there's a lady in the band doing backing vocals on this recording too. A nice different touch. But yeah, the band isn't sloppy so much as underrehearsed. Luckily the songs are strong enough that it doesn't matter, but it'd be great to see a crack band bash the songs out right.

The Apes - Tapestry Mastery
Totally awesome. I used to get this band's CDs and lament how not that great they were, but then I'd see them live and they'd kill. This new EP? it kills. Their live show kills more than ever, by the way. I can't wait for the next LP.

The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me
again. still totally awesome.

[Funk]

Originally posted by johansen smith
I think I become an honorary member of the Matador Records roster. I just have to tell everyone I played on that one Demolition Doll Rods record.

You have to be willing to get nekkid if you admit to that.

Edit in: Oh yeah, listening post....

commentary tracks on The Simpsons Season Four DVD

Red House Painters Retrospective (first disc, mainly)

Sonic Youth Sonic Nurse CD

[RubberSOUL]

Jimi Hendrix- Morning Symphony Ideas (http://www.daggerrecords.com/disc3.html)

Pavement- Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe

John Lennon- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

Fugazi- The Argument

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion- Now I Got Worry

The Faint- Blank-Wave Arcade

The Beatles- Anthology 3

MC5- Back in the U.S.A.

Beach Boys- Pet Sounds

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Originally posted by RubberSOUL
Jimi Hendrix- Morning Symphony Ideas (http://www.daggerrecords.com/disc3.html) How is this and what's it actually like? I've been mighty tempted to check it out . . .

[Paul Davis]

I'm listening to "Let It Die" by Feist. She's in Broken Social Scene and the album is absolutely beautiful.

[earl grey]

united state of electronica - s/t
komeda - kokomemedada
kerrier district - s/t
sonic youth - sonic nurse
alter ego - transphormer
the beta band - heroes to zeroes

9000, the kerrier district album is really good. sounds a whole lot like metro area, but less warm/funky overall. i knew luke vibert mainly for his dn'b before (as plug), which is as different from this as you can get. but i dig it.

the komeda album is pretty good too. i've never really listened to them much before but the second song "blossom" is damn catchy. great shuffling groove, kinda reminds of me of motown.

[Futureman]

You folks are fallin' down on the job! We gotta keep this thread alive.

Last few days:

The Angels of Light--Everything is Good Here...(OK. M. Gira is the man. Please recommend more of his stuff!)
Neutral Milk Hotel--On Avery Island
Guided By Voices--Human Amusements...
Wilco--A Ghost is Born (I know the reviews are mixed, but I really like this album. More subtle, patient, and mature than past albums. Enjoying it immensely)
Sonic Youth--Goo

[fuzztony]

Originally posted by Futureman
The Angels of Light--Everything is Good Here...(OK. M. Gira is the man. Please recommend more of his stuff!)

I really like the Swans albums I have. Pretty dark, but great when you're in the mood for them.

Children Of God, World Of Skin (2 x Album CD re-issue, 80's stuff I think)
Soundtracks For The Blind (final swans album, incredible - from '96)
The Great Annihilator (From '95 - quite accesible and almost catchy. Well Swans catchy anyway)

Listening post:

The above as a result of this thread(!), and Devendra Banhart. Only one listen, but his voice/delivery is striking.

[vesper]

All of those Swans albums that fuzztony recommended are ace. AoL's album prior to EIGH/PCH, How I Loved You, is also worth the cash. I'm with you on Everything is Good Here/Please Come Home-- it fits into that small group of albums that rewards a little more with each listen.

[baconfat]

most recently:

lori scacco-circles (eastern developments)
christian kleine-real ghosts (city centre offices)
yo la tengo-5.31.97 chicago
delays-faded seaside glamour (rough trade)
vandermark five-exercises in surprise (atavistic)
colleen-everyone alive wants answers (leaf)
jim guthrie-now more than ever (three gut)
pedro the lion-tour ep
sixtoo-chewing on glass and other miracle cures (ninja tune)

[earl grey]

Originally posted by Futureman

Wilco--A Ghost is Born (I know the reviews are mixed, but I really like this album. More subtle, patient, and mature than past albums. Enjoying it immensely)

i agree. there's a lot of depth to it, but nothing hits you over the head. i even like the drone jam that's getting panned in every review, though it makes "the late greats" feel pretty out of place. also been listening to:

v/a - kompakt 100
spacemen 3 - playing with fire
frankenixon - depth perception <-- excellent
dykehouse - midrange
sufjan stevens - greetings from michigan
rjd2 - since we last spoke

i like the dykehouse album. not the most original sound, but i still don't get pitchfork's 2.5 rating.

[Paul]

Originally posted by earl grey
i still don't get pitchfork's 2.5 rating. Chris Ott admitted on ILM today that The Wall is his favorite Floyd album. If that doesn't shed some light on his weaknesses as a music lover, I don't know what does.

[earl grey]

Originally posted by Paul
Chris Ott admitted on ILM today that The Wall is his favorite Floyd album. If that doesn't shed some light on his weaknesses as a music lover, I don't know what does.

yeah seriously. 'the wall' always struck me as really overrated. it's all about 'wish you were here' and 'pipers' for me.

i think the dykehouse blurb referenced pete yorn (?!).

[9000]

Originally posted by earl grey

v/a - kompakt 100


does this have lots of new material or does it rehash what's already out?

[earl grey]

Originally posted by 9000
does this have lots of new material or does it rehash what's already out?

somewhere in between - it's all kompakt artists doing new remixes of singles from the back catalogue. i'm really enjoying it. it's a good mix of the kompakt styles - some ambient stuff, some poppier cuts, some mellower techno, and some serious bangers (esp. DJ koze remixing reinhard voigt). and a total steal at $18 for 2 discs.

[vesper]

The Jam, This is the Modern World/All Mod Cons CD
The Kinks, Lola vs. the Powerman & the Money-Go-Round, Pt 1 CD
Brigitte Fontaine w/ Arescki Belkacem, Vous et Nous CD
Serge Gainsbourg, Comic Strip CD

I haven't even heard the Dykehouse CD yet and I imagine that review was irredeemably off the mark.

[pabost]

I listened to the mp3, "Chain Smoking," on his web-site and found it very inconsequential. It is my official opinion that I don't give a shit about Mike Dykehouse or Pitchfork's probably erroneous review of his record.

I haven't listed what I've been listening to in a while, so here's what I have going on:

Paul McCartney - McCartney
Rye Coalition - The Lipstick Game
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (I think this is excellent)
Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything
Sloan - Twice Removed
A.C. Newman - She's a Small Wonder
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
Frank Black/Teenage Fanclub - John Peel Sessions
The Who - The Who Sell Out
The Beastie Boys - To The Five Boroughs

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by earl grey

frankenixon - depth perception <-- excellent

hell
yeah
my brother.

[Paul]

Originally posted by pabost
I listened to the mp3, "Chain Smoking," on his web-site and found it very inconsequential. It is my official opinion that I don't give a shit about Mike Dykehouse or Pitchfork's probably erroneous review of his record. Ugh, I apologize on behalf of the entire record that "Chain Smoking" was chosen to be the song they used to promote it. That song is totally unlike the rest of it and, frankly, kind of blows. I wish they'd have left it off.

[earl grey]

Originally posted by johansen smith
hell
yeah
my brother.

your recommendation in another thread turned me on to them, and i keep coming back to it. the first three songs are amazing. it all kinda reminds of 'blueberry boat', in a way. i think it's the lead singer's vocals and the twists and turns some of the songs take.

have you heard their newer album?

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by earl grey
your recommendation in another thread turned me on to them, and i keep coming back to it. the first three songs are amazing. it all kinda reminds of 'blueberry boat', in a way. i think it's the lead singer's vocals and the twists and turns some of the songs take.

have you heard their newer album?
I have, it's a different beast, but still one of the best albums of this year. much slower moving songs, more contemplative, but once you adapt to it's tricks, it really comes alive. Amorphous is really one of the best "slow burn" albums I've heard in a while.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Martin Rev Cheyenne
Yura Yura Teikoku Rame no Pantaloon EP
Melvins Ozma
Tim Buckley Live at The Troubadour 1969
MX-80 Sound Crowd Control
Gizzard Denise!
Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Research Arkestra Black Myth/Out in Space
Manitoba's Wild Kingdom . . . And You?

[fuzztony]

A.C. Newman - Small Wonder (great tunes here)
Pavement - Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Of Montreal - Satanic Panic In The Attic (don't know if this will wear off fast, but it's damn fine and very infectious)
YLT - Electr-o-pura
Les Savy Fav - Inches (hit me, then hit me again, thanks guys this is fierce)

Yeah, my take on Of Montreal is that it delivers on what the Unicorns promised. Seems in a weird way similar territory. Apologies to Unicorns appreciators...of course.

[earl grey]

> arthur russell - the world of arthur russell. i wish i listened to the hype with this one sooner, because i can't get enough of it now. f'in great.

> DJ language - new wave vs. negroclash. the arthur russell disc has me back into this ... similar vibe, but hip-hop. just a CDR from an NYC DJ but worth seeking out.

> !!! - louden up now. i liked the first album and 'me and giulani' but this one isn't clicking with me. seems to be missing an edge.

> the streets - a grand don't come for free. found this a little hokey at first, but it is growing on me.

[Patrick]

How about a new listening post? We may be testing the limits of vBulletin here.

Patrick