asp's classic albums # 61: codeine - frigid stars

atsonicpark · 01.22.2009, 03:17 PM

CODEINE "FRIGID STARS"
1991, Sub Pop

I first heard this one on Christmas a few years ago, at around 3 in the morning, in a shivering cold basement, while fucked up on .. uhm .. codeine. It was the perfect soundtrack. Cheesey.. but true. A depressing, sloooooooow, dark album easily as good as anything .. oh I dunno... let's say it's easily as good as anything Low produced. This album is one I don't dig out that often nowadays but every time I come back to it, it feels like a depressing friend of mine who I try to visit to cheer up every now and then. What the fuck am I talking about.

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Derek · 01.22.2009, 03:38 PM

Great album sir.

greedrex · 01.22.2009, 03:38 PM

EX-ceptional.

king_buzzo · 01.22.2009, 03:40 PM

got a point there.

don't listen to it often but its an amazing album

ZEROpumpkins · 01.22.2009, 06:02 PM

Listened to it on a stormy night on a cruise. Man it was so cool. I'm yet to hear Low do better than this. White Birch is fantastic, too.

Everyneurotic · 01.22.2009, 10:51 PM

i love this!!!

i don't think of them as in the same vein as low, i think of them as a slightly darker galaxie 500 (although not as good).

atsonicpark · 01.22.2009, 11:23 PM

Yeah, you're right actually. Galaxie 500 are amazing.

acousticrock87 · 01.22.2009, 11:35 PM

I love this album, in moderation. 3 Angels is fucking amazing. Listened to it like 10 times on a plane to New Zealand or someplace.

pbradley · 01.23.2009, 03:30 AM

Two weeks ago I had my wisdom teeth removed and I was prescribed codeine so I listened the shit out of The White Birch while in my delirious opiate haze. Haven't heard this LP.

chairman of the bored · 01.23.2009, 07:53 PM

thanks for the rec...looking forward to listening to it (especially since ive been on a low kick) later after im whacked

ZEROpumpkins · 01.23.2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pbradley

Two weeks ago I had my wisdom teeth removed and I was prescribed codeine so I listened the shit out of The White Birch while in my delirious opiate haze. Haven't heard this LP.

Dude, I had my wisdom teeth out three days ago and got prescribed the same shit.

01.22.2009, 03:17 PM	#1
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	CODEINE "FRIGID STARS" 1991, Sub Pop I first heard this one on Christmas a few years ago, at around 3 in the morning, in a shivering cold basement, while fucked up on .. uhm .. codeine. It was the perfect soundtrack. Cheesey.. but true. A depressing, sloooooooow, dark album easily as good as anything .. oh I dunno... let's say it's easily as good as anything Low produced. This album is one I don't dig out that often nowadays but every time I come back to it, it feels like a depressing friend of mine who I try to visit to cheer up every now and then. What the fuck am I talking about. http://sharebee.com/81324be3 __________________
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01.22.2009, 03:38 PM	#2
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Great album sir.
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01.22.2009, 03:38 PM	#3
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	EX-ceptional. __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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01.22.2009, 03:40 PM	#4
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	got a point there. don't listen to it often but its an amazing album
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01.22.2009, 06:02 PM	#5
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Listened to it on a stormy night on a cruise. Man it was so cool. I'm yet to hear Low do better than this. White Birch is fantastic, too. __________________
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i love this!!! i don't think of them as in the same vein as low, i think of them as a slightly darker galaxie 500 (although not as good). __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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01.22.2009, 11:23 PM	#7
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Yeah, you're right actually. Galaxie 500 are amazing. __________________
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01.22.2009, 11:35 PM	#8
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I love this album, in moderation. 3 Angels is fucking amazing. Listened to it like 10 times on a plane to New Zealand or someplace.
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01.23.2009, 03:30 AM	#9
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Two weeks ago I had my wisdom teeth removed and I was prescribed codeine so I listened the shit out of The White Birch while in my delirious opiate haze. Haven't heard this LP.
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01.23.2009, 07:53 PM	#10
chairman of the bored the destroyed room Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 569	thanks for the rec...looking forward to listening to it (especially since ive been on a low kick) later after im whacked __________________ stay awake to the ways of the world
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