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Thanks very much.
Buckley was quite popular over there though, wasnt he? I know he was reasonably popular here too, even though he was never the household name anywhere but I was used to talking about him and the majority of people not knowing who I was talking about. Quite recently thats changed somewhat. When I went to Australia (and your university stalkstalkstalk) though it just seemed like far more people there already knew who he was and I was able to talk about him and his music which I loved. |
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b4ft3Mod7A...400/Mostly.jpg "THIS WEEK I HAVE BEEN MOSTLY LISTENING TO..." 1) http://www.metalkingdom.net/album/img/d15/26314.jpg ALCEST - ÉSCAILLES DE LUNE (2010) After their previous effort and first full length release SOUVENIRS DUN AUTRE MONDE quickly became one of my treasured acquisitions I had high expectations for a follow up. This didn't disappoint. While this album is somewhat removed from the previous, it retains alot of the same qualities and so in many ways becomes Souvenirs II. However the powerful shoegaze, dripping with long, gorgeous ambient post rock-esque passages is paired very effectively with aggressive yet still rather ambient black metal and luckily this variation hasnt hurt the outcome at all. This record has become a serious addiction and solidified Alcest's place as the greatest addition to my music library that I can credit to this message board and more specifically Jackhammer. 2) http://www.u2achtung.com/00/artistes/brmc/baby81.jpg BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - BABY 81 (2007) A record I havent played for quite some time and so recently reminded myself how much I like it. I was a huge fan of their debut self titled record when it was released which is still potentially their favourite release of mine. I've heard some far from flattering reviews of this record here which could have a lot to do with the shift from the touches of shoegaze and psychedelica that were present on the first record, in place of a much cleaner and produced garage and even in places blues sound on this one. Tracks like Berlin, Weapon of Choice and Need Some Air however make this album more than worthy of a good listen and this could even be my favourte release of theirs, despite my recent statement regarding their debut. I do have gaps in their discography though. A good album to crank the volume up and have a few beers to. 3) http://www.covershut.com/covers/Loop...Cover-2722.jpg LOOP - A GILDED ETERNITY (1990) Probably the most accessible of Loops albums. It offers a much more produced and polished sound than their other albums and as much as I adore Heavens End for being neither of the above, I cant fault this record. Moody, repetitive drone-gaze that just seems to hit the spot at times. Such a stellar, talented band that when im in the right mood I could listen for hours and never get bored. I can only imagine what kind of live experience these guys gave due to the fact I was very young when they disbanded but im fairly sure id give alot to see it. |
I love the way you write, you always have the perfect balance of emotion and information.
I'm listening to the first Alcest link you posted right now and I can see why you've been listening to it so often. Keep writing, your journal is my favourite. |
Oh yeah he's back!!
I wasn't surprised much by you opening with ALCEST - ÉSCAILLES DE LUNE (2010) after sharing your eargasming experience of the album so openly, for the last month. Thank you for reminding me, for the 4th time, to download the Alcest discography already... |
@Sugar - Thanks alot for that. My writing is somewhat limited and im hoping to continue to improve on it. I like the way I write but i often struggle to find the right words or to write something different and avoid repeating myself.
@NND - Definitely get on those Alcest albums. Did you check out those videos? Does it sound like something you could get into? |
Great call on Loop. I had the pleasure of seeing them live when that album came out and although there wasn't more than a 100 people there it was a great night with the band dragging tracks out (in a good way) for over 10 minutes at a time.
Apart from Isn't Anything (MBV) it's probably my favourite Shoegaze album. |
To my shame ive never really given MBV a go yet. Ill start with that album.
My favourite Loop record is probably Heavens End but its such a tough call. Im immensely jealous of the fact that you saw them live, and that it was such a small gig. Also, im not sure if you know what i meant in my Alcest write-up but the first I heard of them was on your shoegaze comp so thanks for that! |
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Also, thanks for reminding me to get that BRMC album sometime very soon :D Looking forward to the next update mate. |
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