[Severian]

Originally Posted by deflinus

ACTRESS - AZD

listened to it off and on for the past few months. didn't think he'd do any better than his other releases. i was wrong

I have to revisit this. It is indeed a good one.

[greenlight]

Originally Posted by Severian

I have to revisit this. It is indeed a good one.

that remind me to check his last one. I haven´t had a chance to listen to it.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by greenlight

that remind me to check his last one. I haven´t had a chance to listen to it.

Personally. I do not think it’s better than Ghettoville, but it’s certaubly good, and one of the year’s best electronic releases

There’s also Arca’s self-titled. Different kind of thing, but also one of the best recent electronic releases.

[_tunic_]

I can't stop listening to my recording of Low's Do You Know How To Waltz? played on the organ at the Westerkerk in Amsterdam last week. (kerk means church indeed). It's so amazingly awesome! Here's a YT video (which is not mine), and here is a video of the same song in London two days before. But I prefer the sound of the organ in Amsterdam.

btw I'm still hesitant to share it because they've mentioned they might release it and it's for the most part all new songs ....

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by _tunic_

btw I'm still hesitant to share it because they've mentioned they might release it and it's for the most part all new songs ....

DAMMIT! I mean, if there's gonna be an official release, please bring it on, Low, but in the meantime:

[The Soup Nazi]

 

Wanna talk about successful reunions? This is one of their best! Fuckin' heroic. Plus, the return of Kendra Smith! For one song, but still. (Spoiler alert: if you're thinking about something along the lines of "Too Little, Too Late", fuhgeddaboudit; she sounds like Marianne Faithfull these days. Spooky...).

[evollove]

Ice Cube's first three records. I think Christgau gets him right.

https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_...?name=ice+cube

[Severian]

Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

 

Wanna talk about successful reunions? This is one of their best! Fuckin' heroic. Plus, the return of Kendra Smith! For one song, but still. (Spoiler alert: if you're thinking about something along the lines of "Too Little, Too Late", fuhgeddaboudit; she sounds like Marianne Faithfull these days. Spooky...).

Dude, I totally missed this.
Thanks for mentioning it. I gave it a listen and it is indeed very good. It is not anywhere near the “Portishead - Third” standard of excellence for reunion/comeback/terminate extended hiatus albums, but it’s quite a fucking treat.

This is one of those times I’m glad that you exist.

[dirty bunny]

Killing Machine- Judas Priest

on a bit of a Priest kick lately. Loving Sin After Sin! Of course Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith and Painkiller are all great too.
And Sad Wings of Destiny is just something else.

[Savage Clone]

Sad Wings of Destiny is a total masterpiece for "Victim Of Changes" and "The Ripper" alone.
Killing Machine has a few real Clunkers, but a lot of great nes too. Much simpler songs, but "Running Wild" doesn't need to be complex to be awesome.

[Severian]

Wow, the new Fever Ray album is fucking good.

 

[!@#$%!]

 

it’s been a while since i listened to meredith monk, glad to have found this one

[noisereductions]

Since I was in high school, the closer it gets to Halloween the more Misfits feel appropriate.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by Severian

Wow, the new Fever Ray album is fucking good.

And what is a fever ray?

[Severian]

Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

And what is a fever ray?

Fever Ray is ... well, you could Google it.

One half of the now-defunct band the Knife. Also a solo artist. Give this new shit a listen. Electro-experimental-art-Punk craziness. Sheer craziness. Dark as fuck. Listen. Google and listen.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by Severian

Fever Ray is ... well, you could Google it.

One half of the now-defunct band the Knife. Also a solo artist. Give this new shit a listen. Electro-experimental-art-Punk craziness. Sheer craziness. Dark as fuck. Listen. Google and listen.

No, TINY, dude, I asked what a "fever ray" is, not what Fever Ray the band or person or whatever the fuck is. And I asked because we are living in THE WORST ERA OF BAND NAMES EVER, HANDS DOWN, and I want some fucking meaning! "Portugal. The man". "Protomartyr". "Alvvays". All those fuckers who just take the vowels out of a word. I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE.

 

[Severian]

Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

No, TINY, dude, I asked what a "fever ray" is, not what Fever Ray the band or person or whatever the fuck is. And I asked because we are living in THE WORST ERA OF BAND NAMES EVER, HANDS DOWN, and I want some fucking meaning! "Portugal. The man". "Protomartyr". "Alvvays". All those fuckers who just take the vowels out of a word. I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE.

 

Well, Fatty, you could still google it.

I hate shitty band names too, but Jesus take a pill. Fever Ray isn’t that bad.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by Severian

Well, Fatty, you could still google it.

For degenerate U.S. standards, I'm pretty sure I'm perhaps kinda sorta rather tiny. I'm 1.74m — that's fuckin' short up there, ain't it?

[Severian]

Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

For degenerate U.S. standards, I'm pretty sure I'm perhaps kinda sorta rather tiny. I'm 1.74m — that's fuckin' short up there, ain't it?

Yeah. People are tall and fat here. That’s like 5 feet, 8 inches, right? Yeah. I’m small too. I’m 5’10” or 11” and somewhere around 140lbs. I feel like a child when I’m around people 15 years younger than I am.

But yeah, you’re short. Americans love their GMO corn and shit. They’re HUGE.

Anyway, fatty, google.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by Severian

Dude, I totally missed this.

I miss shit all the time as well — for instance, the fact that back in August Brian Case released his second solo album... and that Disappears is no more!

 

"...spirit design... spirit design... spirit design... we-will-fall..." Heh. Excellent record. So anyway, three now ex-Disappears, including Case, are rockin' it as FACS; I'm assuming they named the new band after Factory Records' cataloguing system. They have three demos on Bandcamp and they're giving 'em away:

https://wearefacs.bandcamp.com/