Arab Strap

[Sandbag] · 10.10.2008, 05:31 PM

so yeh, i'm listening to this band for the first time.
'The Last Romance'.. it's the record i've got.
sounds quite good to me..
any other album/songs i should check oot?

Pablo
x

the ikara cult · 10.10.2008, 06:56 PM

I only have Philophobia, but if hangovers are your thing then i heartily reccomend it.

Dead-Air · 10.10.2008, 10:35 PM

My wife has Philophobia. It's fucking incredible. Like taking downers without getting tired.

greedrex · 10.11.2008, 03:07 AM

i like some of their stuff, but it does draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag after a while.
i like The Week Never Starts Round Here, Philophobia and the Mad For Sadness live LP; these are good.

PAULYBEE2656 · 10.11.2008, 03:30 AM

any of them.. arab strap are great.... shame they have called it a day tho....
my personal favs are mad for sadness, philophobia, monday at the hug and pint and last romance..

also check out aidain moffats solo album, i can hear your heart..

actually check it here...
its funny, sad, nice, filthy, all in one big poetic dollp... download it and listen then go and buy it because it comes with a little book which enhances the audio no end, he even says that in track one...

excellent talent from scotland!

phoenix · 10.11.2008, 07:00 AM

just makes me think of an ex lovar. into all this kind of biz.

I like it in the background, but I can't actively listen to it.

jimbrim · 10.11.2008, 08:16 AM

I really enjoy Malcolm Middletons solo albums, check out Into The Woods, that's probably my favourite one.

radarmaker · 10.11.2008, 08:30 AM

Fucking love them. As others have said, Philophobia & Mad For Sadness are their defining moments, but it's all great stuff. The Ten Years of Tears comp is certainly worth checking out too, since it's got a load of rarities & obscure tracks from across their entire career.

[Sandbag] · 10.11.2008, 09:46 AM

paulybee, thanks for the link

downloading now...

I think I should check out Philophobia + Mad for Sadness first...thanks for your advice, guys...

narlus · 10.11.2008, 02:54 PM

the first one and Mad For Sadness are totally essential.

"New Birds"....what a song.

Green Magnesium · 04.17.2009, 03:34 PM

Picked up the Shy Retirer EP today. Miss this band. They were/are so much better than their "influences", Smog (who I sometimes like) and Will Oldham (who I can't fucking stand) both of whom are still making music.

Derek · 04.17.2009, 03:38 PM

Great band. I saw Aidan live supporting Shellac so thanks for the link pauly

Derek · 04.17.2009, 03:39 PM

"The file could not be found. Please check the download link."

atsonicpark · 04.17.2009, 03:49 PM

I bought the Red Thread or whatever many years ago and thought it was alright but I didn't miss it when I sold it.

Toilet & Bowels · 04.17.2009, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green Magnesium

Picked up the Shy Retirer EP today. Miss this band. They were/are so much better than their "influences", Smog (who I sometimes like) and Will Oldham (who I can't fucking stand) both of whom are still making music.

no way. i'm not even a will oldham fan but he's way better than arab strap.

i'm going to go against the grain, i really liked them when they put out their first couple of albums then i kind of lost interest, last year i pulled those those records again and i thought they were a bit crap

Green Magnesium · 04.17.2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

no way. i'm not even a will oldham fan but he's way better than arab strap.

Will Oldham is better than nobody........... well, maybe Joanna Newsom.

atsonicpark · 04.18.2009, 06:27 AM

(Smog) is actually really good.

Toilet & Bowels · 04.18.2009, 06:59 AM

smog is a million times better than arab strap

atsonicpark · 04.18.2009, 07:03 AM

Yeah definitely.

greedrex · 04.18.2009, 07:06 AM

they're very different. I enjoy both a lot. Smog diversifies a lot more. AS's output is way more monolitihic.

10.10.2008, 05:31 PM	#1
[Sandbag] 100% Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 820	so yeh, i'm listening to this band for the first time. 'The Last Romance'.. it's the record i've got. sounds quite good to me.. any other album/songs i should check oot? Pablo x __________________ My new facebook page for my new mainstream noise band
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

10.10.2008, 06:56 PM	#2
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	I only have Philophobia, but if hangovers are your thing then i heartily reccomend it. __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

10.10.2008, 10:35 PM	#3
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	My wife has Philophobia. It's fucking incredible. Like taking downers without getting tired. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

10.11.2008, 03:07 AM	#4
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	i like some of their stuff, but it does draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag after a while. i like The Week Never Starts Round Here, Philophobia and the Mad For Sadness live LP; these are good. __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

10.11.2008, 03:30 AM	#5
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	any of them.. arab strap are great.... shame they have called it a day tho.... my personal favs are mad for sadness, philophobia, monday at the hug and pint and last romance.. also check out aidain moffats solo album, i can hear your heart.. actually check it here... its funny, sad, nice, filthy, all in one big poetic dollp... download it and listen then go and buy it because it comes with a little book which enhances the audio no end, he even says that in track one... excellent talent from scotland! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

10.11.2008, 07:00 AM	#6
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	just makes me think of an ex lovar. into all this kind of biz. I like it in the background, but I can't actively listen to it. __________________ tiny and lost.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

10.11.2008, 08:16 AM	#7
jimbrim expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,308	I really enjoy Malcolm Middletons solo albums, check out Into The Woods, that's probably my favourite one.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

10.11.2008, 08:30 AM	#8
radarmaker the end of the ugly Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,122	Fucking love them. As others have said, Philophobia & Mad For Sadness are their defining moments, but it's all great stuff. The Ten Years of Tears comp is certainly worth checking out too, since it's got a load of rarities & obscure tracks from across their entire career.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

10.11.2008, 09:46 AM	#9
[Sandbag] 100% Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 820	paulybee, thanks for the link downloading now... I think I should check out Philophobia + Mad for Sadness first...thanks for your advice, guys... __________________ My new facebook page for my new mainstream noise band
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

10.11.2008, 02:54 PM	#10
narlus 100% Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 749	the first one and Mad For Sadness are totally essential. "New Birds"....what a song. __________________ http://www.tinnitus-photography.com
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.17.2009, 03:34 PM	#11
Green Magnesium 100% Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A House Like a Lotus Posts: 809	Picked up the Shy Retirer EP today. Miss this band. They were/are so much better than their "influences", Smog (who I sometimes like) and Will Oldham (who I can't fucking stand) both of whom are still making music.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.17.2009, 03:38 PM	#12
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Great band. I saw Aidan live supporting Shellac so thanks for the link pauly
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.17.2009, 03:39 PM	#13
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	"The file could not be found. Please check the download link."
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.17.2009, 03:49 PM	#14
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I bought the Red Thread or whatever many years ago and thought it was alright but I didn't miss it when I sold it. __________________
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.18.2009, 06:27 AM	#17
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	(Smog) is actually really good. __________________
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.18.2009, 06:59 AM	#18
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	smog is a million times better than arab strap
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.18.2009, 07:03 AM	#19
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Yeah definitely. __________________
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.18.2009, 07:06 AM	#20
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	they're very different. I enjoy both a lot. Smog diversifies a lot more. AS's output is way more monolitihic. __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|