Albums You're Digging II

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-17-2009, 11:47 AM

Yes I watched Synth Britannia last night.

Molecules · 10-17-2009, 12:36 PM

^^^ anybody lucky enough to have copped some of the Kraftwerk reissues? They have omitted Kraftwerk 1, Kraftwerk 2 and Ralf und Florian but i understand these are due at a later date. New artwork and all

Bulldog · 10-17-2009, 12:50 PM

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Doc At the Radar Station

^ I love getting back to Beefheart after going yonks without listening to a peep out of him. It's that kind of relationship I have with his work - I go weeks, sometimes months without hearing him wondering why he's in my top scrobbled artists in LastFM, then comes that moment when I need to remind myself and I get hooked all over again. This album in particular's such a coherent unit which quite simply never falters, and given the kind of music he made that's quite an achievement. Might even have taken over the 'favourite Beefheart album' mantle from Trout Mask Replica and Decals just now.

Molecules · 10-17-2009, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

Very good album. I've been kicking around the idea of making a thread for reviews of early Hydra Head stuff - lest it becomes forgotten.

good idea, you realise that would be all their albums except for Anchor? their last record was released by Hydra Head too =P
I say just review them all. Go Cave In mad. I was listening to 'Jupiter' in a state of semi-consciousness last night and it was even better. That album has a funny logic to it

Molecules · 10-17-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

^ I love getting back to Beefheart after going yonks without listening to a peep out of him. It's that kind of relationship I have with his work - I go weeks, sometimes months without hearing him wondering why he's in my top scrobbled artists in LastFM, then comes that moment when I need to remind myself and I get hooked all over again. This album in particular's such a coherent unit which quite simply never falters, and given the kind of music he made that's quite an achievement. Might even have taken over the 'favourite Beefheart album' mantle from Trout Mask Replica and Decals just now.

let's not get carried away now... there's always room for Ice Cream

Engine · 10-17-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

good idea, you realise that would be all their albums except for Anchor? their last record was released by Hydra Head too =P
I say just review them all. Go Cave In mad. I was listening to 'Jupiter' in a state of semi-consciousness last night and it was even better. That album has a funny logic to it

Actually, I hadn't realized. I knew that Antenna was released by HH - after that I lost track..
But what I meant was reviews of albums released in the early years of the label. Early releases by Cave In, Botch, drowningman, Coalesce, etc.

Molecules · 10-17-2009, 07:01 PM

damn yeah i meant Antenna. Antenna was the RCA one, then they got dropped, did a record on HH in 2005 and not a peep from them until a couple of months ago, when they released an EP.
Why not, could do with some schooling on classic metal/mathcore, all the names you mentioned keep cropping up for me

Engine · 10-17-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

damn yeah i meant Antenna. Antenna was the RCA one, then they got dropped, did a record on HH in 2005 and not a peep from them until a couple of months ago, when they released an EP.
Why not, could do with some schooling on classic metal/mathcore, all the names you mentioned keep cropping up for me

Haha - I actually pulled out my copy of the Antenna cd to check the spelling of the word and then went on to fail to remember/see that this was their big 'sellout on a major label' album. Oops. It's weird that I even own the thing (and I only do because I found it very cheap somewhere at one point) because I really only like their first stuff. I haven't even listened to Jupiter in years. But, yea, some the early Hydra Head albums are important to me - especially the first Botch one.

scottsy · 10-17-2009, 08:12 PM

Machina II... ya know, The Pumpkins shoulda just taken the plunge and put out another double album... so much stellar material going on here! They could have easily bested themselves with a double Machina... people might have even welcomed it, they knew the Pumpkins were a band that didn't do things by halves...

Dr.Seussicide · 10-18-2009, 12:55 AM

Right Away, Great Captain - Bitter End

Can't get enough of this album right now, I love it

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Yes I watched Synth Britannia last night. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	^^^ anybody lucky enough to have copped some of the Kraftwerk reissues? They have omitted Kraftwerk 1, Kraftwerk 2 and Ralf und Florian but i understand these are due at a later date. New artwork and all __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

10-17-2009, 07:01 PM	#2087 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	damn yeah i meant Antenna. Antenna was the RCA one, then they got dropped, did a record on HH in 2005 and not a peep from them until a couple of months ago, when they released an EP. Why not, could do with some schooling on classic metal/mathcore, all the names you mentioned keep cropping up for me __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

10-17-2009, 08:12 PM	#2089 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Machina II... ya know, The Pumpkins shoulda just taken the plunge and put out another double album... so much stellar material going on here! They could have easily bested themselves with a double Machina... people might have even welcomed it, they knew the Pumpkins were a band that didn't do things by halves... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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Dr.Seussicide FakingSuicideForApplause Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: I live in a van down by the river Posts: 1,365	Right Away, Great Captain - Bitter End Can't get enough of this album right now, I love it __________________ I'll stay if I ever could, and pick up your pieces babe, because there's never a perfect day. Don't fret, baby, we're simply growing And my darling, I wouldn't mind to die like this.

10-17-2009, 12:50 PM	#2083 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Doc At the Radar Station ^ I love getting back to Beefheart after going yonks without listening to a peep out of him. It's that kind of relationship I have with his work - I go weeks, sometimes months without hearing him wondering why he's in my top scrobbled artists in LastFM, then comes that moment when I need to remind myself and I get hooked all over again. This album in particular's such a coherent unit which quite simply never falters, and given the kind of music he made that's quite an achievement. Might even have taken over the 'favourite Beefheart album' mantle from Trout Mask Replica and Decals just now.