2013 Musical Recordings

Frog Eyes are actually an awesome band that are a bit under appreciated.

i bought that haim album on vinyl and the shipment date keeps getting pushed back. wtf haim

Reflektor is out there on the intertubes.

it's about as good as the premise (ie - arcade fire fuck off to haiti for a while and then make a record with james murphy) could have possibly been, I think.

it's pretty good.

that's still not out yet, huh

I guess I was wondering how the run-up to this was going to go, surely they have a team at work making sure that this album is the biggest "event" of the year and such.

I don't mean that cynically, everyone wants to be popular.

undo wrote:I guess I was wondering how the run-up to this was going to go, surely they have a team at work making sure that this album is the biggest "event" of the year and such.

everyone has a team at work these days man

yeah I know, I guess I wish it wasn't that way but who cares

This new Rashad full length on Hyperdub brings it to new heights. Fuck.

Wp, did you like the spinn record from earlier this year? Think it was teklife 2.

undo wrote:that's still not out yet, huh

I guess I was wondering how the run-up to this was going to go, surely they have a team at work making sure that this album is the biggest "event" of the year and such.

I don't mean that cynically, everyone wants to be popular.

think it's official date is next week, at least in the states.

BGwaves wrote:Wp, did you like the spinn record from earlier this year? Think it was teklife 2.

A friend of mine would always bump it in the car when we were driving around and I dug it a lot. Although I never downloaded it for myself. For some reason I thought those tapes both came out last year.

I also really like the Rashad EP that came out on Hyperdub. First track on that thing is a masterpiece.

I've spent the last two days listening to a shit load of Blawan, Surgeon, Karenn (Pariah + Blawan), and Trade (Surgeon + Blawan).

It's been the shit. Feeling really fucking intense.

Really enjoying this record by Dick Chvrches.

What is this new Moonface bullshit? Is it really just Krug playing his piano?

yes; it wears pretty quickly

Another new Melvins album, Tres Cabrones.  The personnel on this one is the "Melvins 1983" iteration of the band - Buzz, Dale on bass, and original pre-Dale drummer Mike Dillard.  All new material.  
Pretty decent Melvins album.  A potential "where should I start with these band?" recommendation, even.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/d4lfqe

vintage Melvins excellence

Played the Melvins "Goin' Blind" on the jukebox last night at my friend's 50th birthday party, and he started raving about how great A Senile Animal is. I have lot of recent-ish Melvins records to catch up on.

I did not know that you were a Melvins guy, Yancy.

I'm a pitiful excuse for a Melvins guy, but I like what I've heard and have enjoyed them live.

Also, FWIW, last night's party was upstairs at local watering hole Bandito Barney's Beach Club and Bordello.

Ah, Banditi's.  I know it far, far too well.  Andy T passed out in the (outdoor; not sure if you would've seen this) lagoon/pond/moat thing, one time.  That was an evening, let me tell you.

Also, I am the exact same kind of Melvins guy.

zappo wrote:Andy T passed out in the (outdoor; not sure if you would've seen this) lagoon/pond/moat thing, one time.

Yeah, I got a tour of the grounds last night. Turns out the owner is my neighborhood pinball friend's brother. Small world.

Holy Christ this new Swans live album is brilliant. They are the best live band in the world right now and this recording captures how punishing and uncompromising they are. Even more than We Rose From Our Bed which I thought was quite good as well.

Really, really getting into this new Castevet Long Player, Obsian. Mathematical Brooklyn Black Metal not unlike that last Tombs record (in terms of texture). They've also listened to a lot of Enslaved, apparently. Hints of noise rock in places, even, with Touch and Go sensibilities. The whole thing takes a while to wrap both ears around, but it really rewards repeated listens. One of the better metal releases this year.

Nick, I bet you'd dig this if you haven't heard it...