matador? - Page 2

Pookie · 09.18.2008, 05:18 AM

I don't really know much about Matador. Was Liz Phair's first album on Matador? I like that.

HECKLER SPRAY · 09.18.2008, 05:21 AM

There're Times New Viking, Cat Power, (Pavement), Mission of Burma, Yo la Tengo...

http://www.matadorrecords.com/bands/index.html

repeater · 09.18.2008, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

Are Sub Pop still going?

Come to think of it, are SFRTI still going?

Blimey.

yes
and yes if by SFRTI you mean SFTRI

oh baby, they should have gone with SFTRI, and have mark Ryden or one of the other of long gone johns cool artbuddies do the cover

atsonicpark · 09.18.2008, 05:41 AM

sub pop went bankrupt after the wolf eyes/postal service tour fell through.

ZEROpumpkins · 09.18.2008, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by HECKLER SPRAY

There're Times New Viking, Cat Power, (Pavement), Mission of Burma, Yo la Tengo...

http://www.matadorrecords.com/bands/index.html

Unwound, Boards of Canada, Chavez, Superchunk, Mogwai, Guided by Voices, Smog & Unsane were also on Matador at one stage or another.

Dead-Air · 09.18.2008, 05:55 AM

Sub Pop just had a huge 25th Anniversary festival in Seattle (Redmond more properly at Marymoor Park) which included a Green River reunion (the videos are all over you tube, and they're pretty decent even, all of the guitarists played from both versions of the band, so they were pretty massive). They hung a huge Sub Pop banner on the Space Needle, which must have cost some real money.

That said, yeah, Sub Pop hasn't done anything new worth noticing in many years. I really like Wolf Eyes Human Animal album, and I'm not in love with the group by any stretch. And they resigned Mudhoney when Reprise dumped them, which has led to somewhat less mediocre albums from what I've heard, but I'm not exactly excited.

Matador has put out more good recent albums than Sub Pop by far, even if it's mostly by stalwarts such as Yo La Tengo and Mission of Burma. Sonic Youth should fit in perfectly with the likes of them, and I'm serious about crossing my fingers for a SY/Burma tour!

Dead-Air · 09.18.2008, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins

Unwound, Boards of Canada, Chavez, Superchunk, Mogwai, Guided by Voices, Smog & Unsane were also on Matador at one stage or another.

and Matmos too. Unwound were never exactly on Matador though I think they did some licensing, all of their actual albums came out on Kill Rock Stars. Vern's other band Long Hind Legs had a deal with Matador, but when they heard the record and it was instrumental electronica they refused to put it out (I know this from Verne directly) so somewhere there's a very interesting LHL album waiting to see the light of day.

Death & the Maiden · 09.18.2008, 06:09 AM

They're not a label I have any particular interest in. They've had some good bands on it - Bailterspace, Graeme Downes (The Verlaines), The Clean, Chris Knox, David Kilgour, JPS Experience.

Death & the Maiden · 09.18.2008, 06:10 AM

From that list I just posted, I'm guessing they were a Flying Nun distributor in America or something.

greedrex · 09.18.2008, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dead-Air

and Matmos too. Unwound were never exactly on Matador though I think they did some licensing, all of their actual albums came out on Kill Rock Stars. Verne's other band Long Hind Legs had a deal with Matador, but when they heard the record and it was instrumental electronica they refused to put it out (I know this from Verne directly) so somewhere there's a very interesting LHL album waiting to see the light of day.

hey seeing you seem to know Unwound people, i'd be really curious to know what they're up to now. Are they planning anything solo at all? Have they completely retired and now work at Burker King or what? They were such a fucking great band. Raw and edgy. wow.

ZEROpumpkins · 09.18.2008, 06:45 AM

Prediction: Unwound reform.

greedrex · 09.18.2008, 06:48 AM

^^^that would be awesome.

radarmaker · 09.18.2008, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dead-Air

Sub Pop just had a huge 25th Anniversary festival in Seattle

20th anniversary. Even though Sup Pop 100 was 1986.

wilffiv · 09.18.2008, 08:22 AM

i didn't like alot of bands on DGC.... guns and roses, anyone?

why does it matter that you don't like bands on the label.. you like sonic youth so thats all that should matter

atsonicpark · 09.18.2008, 08:24 AM

Guns N Roses are amazing.

atsonicpark · 09.18.2008, 08:25 AM

sonic youth/aerosmith split

09.18.2008, 08:28 AM

skam
would be great. love it and it sounds just badass

Kosako · 09.18.2008, 08:47 AM

I don't fuckin' care with whom they sign, all I want is a Sonic Youth record per year.

scott v · 09.18.2008, 09:43 AM

Troubleman doesn't have the distribution or the ability to promote to the way the band should be at this point, and Matador does... that simple.

I thought Drag City would've been a cool label for them to be on.

Everyneurotic · 09.18.2008, 09:57 PM

gawd, again?

matador = shitloads of good bands, shitloads of bad bands, more bad bands now than before but it's not them who are going to play the instruments or tell them "you know? you should sound like yo la tengo, get thurston and kim to harmonize on a track...ohh and maybe do an instrumental with a saucy title; man, you have too much energy on these songs, we were thinking you could maybe give it a little pavement attitude, that would be great".

i hate label hatred and label worship, it's just morons who make money off bands.

i wish they could have gone with kiddieriot...

09.18.2008, 05:18 AM	#21
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	I don't really know much about Matador. Was Liz Phair's first album on Matador? I like that.
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HECKLER SPRAY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Near Paris, France Posts: 3,762	There're Times New Viking, Cat Power, (Pavement), Mission of Burma, Yo la Tengo... http://www.matadorrecords.com/bands/index.html __________________
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	sub pop went bankrupt after the wolf eyes/postal service tour fell through. __________________
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09.18.2008, 05:55 AM	#26
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	Sub Pop just had a huge 25th Anniversary festival in Seattle (Redmond more properly at Marymoor Park) which included a Green River reunion (the videos are all over you tube, and they're pretty decent even, all of the guitarists played from both versions of the band, so they were pretty massive). They hung a huge Sub Pop banner on the Space Needle, which must have cost some real money. That said, yeah, Sub Pop hasn't done anything new worth noticing in many years. I really like Wolf Eyes Human Animal album, and I'm not in love with the group by any stretch. And they resigned Mudhoney when Reprise dumped them, which has led to somewhat less mediocre albums from what I've heard, but I'm not exactly excited. Matador has put out more good recent albums than Sub Pop by far, even if it's mostly by stalwarts such as Yo La Tengo and Mission of Burma. Sonic Youth should fit in perfectly with the likes of them, and I'm serious about crossing my fingers for a SY/Burma tour! __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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Death & the Maiden expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,036	From that list I just posted, I'm guessing they were a Flying Nun distributor in America or something. __________________ www.myspace.com/ghostofanidealwife
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Prediction: Unwound reform. __________________
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09.18.2008, 06:48 AM	#32
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09.18.2008, 08:22 AM	#34
wilffiv little trouble girl Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 35	i didn't like alot of bands on DGC.... guns and roses, anyone? why does it matter that you don't like bands on the label.. you like sonic youth so thats all that should matter
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Guns N Roses are amazing. __________________
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	sonic youth/aerosmith split __________________
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09.18.2008, 08:28 AM	#37
al shabbray Posts: n/a	skam would be great. love it and it sounds just badass
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Kosako children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 302	I don't fuckin' care with whom they sign, all I want is a Sonic Youth record per year. __________________ http://www.karikatur-cartoon.de/cart...fghanistan.jpg
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09.18.2008, 09:43 AM	#39
scott v expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,484	Troubleman doesn't have the distribution or the ability to promote to the way the band should be at this point, and Matador does... that simple. I thought Drag City would've been a cool label for them to be on.
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09.18.2008, 09:57 PM	#40
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	gawd, again? matador = shitloads of good bands, shitloads of bad bands, more bad bands now than before but it's not them who are going to play the instruments or tell them "you know? you should sound like yo la tengo, get thurston and kim to harmonize on a track...ohh and maybe do an instrumental with a saucy title; man, you have too much energy on these songs, we were thinking you could maybe give it a little pavement attitude, that would be great". i hate label hatred and label worship, it's just morons who make money off bands. i wish they could have gone with kiddieriot... __________________ 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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