Albums You're Digging II

**Goofle** · 11-28-2012, 08:05 PM

Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites

Okay... One of the best "dream pop" albums ever recorded. From what I am told this isn't even their best.

duga · 11-28-2012, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

Okay... One of the best "dream pop" albums ever recorded. From what I am told this isn't even their best.

It's hard to rank Mew albums. This is the best all-around, but the one preceding it (Frengers) is for the huge-guitar-Siamese Dream was the best album ever-kinda fans and the one after it (No More Stories) is great for their experimental side.

Generally, Mew is damn awesome. I remember listening to ATGHK the first time I got REALLY stoned...it was that moment I knew I was a pothead.

**Goofle** · 11-28-2012, 08:38 PM

No More Stories Are Told... is their best apparently. Brilliant so far.

**Goofle** · 11-29-2012, 03:23 PM

Catherine Wheel - Chrome

If one band/album was going to encapsulate the direction my tastes have taken in the last three or four months (less Hip Hop, more general) it would be Catherine Wheel and this album. Chrome and Ferment are two of the most perfect records I have ever come across.

Zer0 · 11-29-2012, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

Catherine Wheel - Chrome

Great album this. I still prefer their debut Ferment, mainly for the seriously epic 'Black Metallic', but Chrome is a close second.

If you're looking for something in a similar vein check out Against Perfection by Adorable.

duga · 11-29-2012, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Zer0

If you're looking for something in a similar vein check out Against Perfection by Adorable.

I'd have to agree with this.

I already saw you listen to Ride...how about Chapterhouse? Their album Whirlpool is essential. These guys were heavy hitters during shoegaze's heyday, but I figured I'd mention them just in case you haven't checked them out. Lush, Curve, Moose, and Monster Movie are also bands worth looking into.

duga · 11-29-2012, 03:29 PM

Sounds like you are starting to hit on my area of expertise if this is the direction you are going now. Catherine Wheel are pretty excellent...I prefer Ferment to Chrome, though.

**Goofle** · 11-29-2012, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

Sounds like you are starting to hit on my area of expertise if this is the direction you are going now. Catherine Wheel are pretty excellent...I prefer Ferment to Chrome, though.

Both 5* for me. Chrome has better high points (Nude, Crank, Pain etc.) but Ferment is probably the better all round album.

Any suggestions in this kinda vein?

**Frownland** · 11-29-2012, 04:02 PM

Masayuki Takayanagi & Kaoru Abe - Gradually Projection

This is the accompanying album to the duo's Mass Projection, and it's an entirely different animal. Mass Projection is two 25 minute improvisational noise jazz pieces that is similar to Borbetomagus's work, although it predates the groups by ten years. It has Masayuki Tagkayanagi on guitar and Kaoru Abe on alto saxophone.

Gradually Projection, however, has Tagayanaki on the acoustic and Abe on bass clarinet and harmonica. Takayanagi's playing is great, but Abe is the star of the show in this 49 minute journey that touches on a plethora of emotions that ranges from melancholy to angry to hopelessness. When I listen to it I imagine that Abe just found out that his wife died and he's contemplating suicide. Fucking great piece.

Spoiler for The Album:

stonesandpies · 11-29-2012, 05:55 PM

I'm really liking Good Old War's latest

Also, I discovered a record that's a few years old by a band called Little Joy that I really like.

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Sounds like you are starting to hit on my area of expertise if this is the direction you are going now. Catherine Wheel are pretty excellent...I prefer Ferment to Chrome, though. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Masayuki Takayanagi & Kaoru Abe - Gradually Projection This is the accompanying album to the duo's Mass Projection, and it's an entirely different animal. Mass Projection is two 25 minute improvisational noise jazz pieces that is similar to Borbetomagus's work, although it predates the groups by ten years. It has Masayuki Tagkayanagi on guitar and Kaoru Abe on alto saxophone. Gradually Projection, however, has Tagayanaki on the acoustic and Abe on bass clarinet and harmonica. Takayanagi's playing is great, but Abe is the star of the show in this 49 minute journey that touches on a plethora of emotions that ranges from melancholy to angry to hopelessness. When I listen to it I imagine that Abe just found out that his wife died and he's contemplating suicide. Fucking great piece. Spoiler for The Album: Youtube doesn't have it all in one video, so here's the song divided. Part one: Part two: Part three: Part four: __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x Last edited by Frownland; 11-29-2012 at 04:20 PM.

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stonesandpies Groupie Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 3	I'm really liking Good Old War's latest Also, I discovered a record that's a few years old by a band called Little Joy that I really like.