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Sequoioideae 08-28-2014 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1482808)
Because album covers aren't random. They're a marketing tool deliberately chosen to represent the content of the album.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ather_2013.png

I always thought this was a Beach House affair until I gave it a listen. Now that I think about it, I like the album cover, but despise it giving me the impression it would be boring.

Mondo Bungle 08-28-2014 04:12 PM
It's the color you see when your eyes are shut and in sunlight

Ninetales 08-28-2014 04:12 PM
eh it's not really that uncommon for blackgaze albums to have bright colors on them or feature flowers or other non-black metal-type things. Sunbather was just the one that hit it big for whatever reason.

The Batlord 08-28-2014 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Sequoioideae (Post 1483124)
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I always thought this was a Beach House affair until I gave it a listen. Now that I think about it, I like the album cover, but despise it giving me the impression it would be boring.
I get a sense of reserved, possibly androgynous-sounding minimalism with an emphasis on serious-minded, though not po-faced, artistic exploration and experimentation. And definitely alternative rock. Although I think I may vaguely recognize the cover and associate it with alternative. Am I close?

Zer0 08-28-2014 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1483121)
I think that makes a pretty clear statement of their desire to troll the music industry, music fans, and the world in general, rather than JUST be pretentious and arty. On a related note I gotta say though, no matter how pretentious they might be, arty folk can still make statements that your more straightforward artists are often incapable of. "Slug Bait"'s lyrics and music are far more terrifying then anything Cannibal Corpse or Mayhem or even Macabre could ever hope to put out. Also, as legitimately creepy as "Hamburger Lady" is, "Slug Bait" definitely wins. How you can come up with that and not be just a little bit serial killery I can only speculate.
I'd imagine it was returned to record stores quite regularly by irate jazz funk fans. I think what's creepiest is that the album cover photo, as innocent as it looks, was taken at one of Britain's most notorious suicide hotspots.

Sequoioideae 08-28-2014 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1483132)
I get a sense of reserved, possibly androgynous-sounding minimalism with an emphasis on serious-minded, though not po-faced, artistic exploration and experimentation. And definitely alternative rock. Although I think I may vaguely recognize the cover and associate it with alternative. Am I close?
It's black metal.

The Batlord 08-28-2014 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Zer0 (Post 1483133)
I'd imagine it was returned to record stores quite regularly by irate jazz funk fans. I think what's creepiest is that the album cover photo, as innocent as it looks, was taken at one of Britain's most notorious suicide hotspots.
That's some mighty fine trollin'. I think that's possibly my favorite thing about that band. No matter how serious their material, they always made a point to be juvenile too.

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Originally Posted by Sequoioideae (Post 1483134)
It's black metal.
You know, apart from it being black metal and not particularly minimalist, I wasn't too far off. I was thinking something a more along the lines of dream pop, but blackgaze has more than a little of the same vibe I had in mind.

Franco Pepe Kalle 08-28-2014 10:03 PM
To say Chris Brown is like Michael Jackson. Many people would hate that comparison. Some people do say that phrase.

Soulflower 08-29-2014 08:22 AM
Unpopular music opinion: Music Banter only cares about bickering, being in cliques and attacking others versus discussing music topics.

Isbjørn 08-29-2014 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Sequoioideae (Post 1483124)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ather_2013.png

I always thought this was a Beach House affair until I gave it a listen. Now that I think about it, I like the album cover, but despise it giving me the impression it would be boring.
I was just waiting for someone to post that one.


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