Dark Matter (song)

[coptheriotact]

Despise the mix. Matt’s drums sound like a bad Napster rip of a radio rock song filtered through Winamp. Just garbage.

Andrew Wotman is simultaneously the best and worst thing to happen to modern day PJ.

Oh good I’m not alone in the fight against relentless pounding

[Anders]

I was given to understand they were all written around the same sessions and time. These songs and gigatons

If so

Then the question is

How the F do you not give DM a spot on the album instead of a few stinkers I can name

Let's say Dime is 100% correct, that most or all of these songs were written during the Gigaton sessions. Then it still depends how far they had gotten with this song, if they ever did a full version, or how pleased they were with the version they had. Perhaps they were even thinking about a second album, even if a few years have gone by. That way they could record this album in a short time, instead of a long process.

[lecherouslittlestump]

I was given to understand they were all written around the same sessions and time. These songs and gigatons

That's interesting, where did you hear that?

I thought DM songs were all written/recorded in 2022/2023.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

[Higgs]

Where are all the bring back dave a cry babies now eh?

They’re gone. That’s where. Crybabies

[oneway23]

That Spin write-up a few pages back mentions that the songs were conceived at Wotman home studios in July of 2021, recorded in three weeks at Shangri-La in July of 2023.
No mention as of yet as to whether or not any of the songs that made the record were Gigaton holdovers.

[lecherouslittlestump]

That Spin write-up a few pages back mentions that the songs were conceived at Wotman home studios in July of 2021, recorded in three weeks at Shangri-La in July of 2023.
No mention as of yet as to whether or not any of the songs that made the record were Gigaton holdovers.

Interesting thanks. That may tie in with the recording for Earthlings. I believe Waiting For Stevie was written then (Eddie mentioned that when Earthlings came out)

[Bi_3]

I get U2 “Vertigo” vibe from this. But I don’t know what dry drums are, so don’t take my word for it

[dimejinky99]

I was given to understand they were all written around the same sessions and time. These songs and gigatons

If so

Then the question is

How the F do you not give DM a spot on the album instead of a few stinkers I can name

Controversial

It’s too big a rocker like quick escape if I had to guess

[dimejinky99]

Solid 4 stars from me. As many have said, it's no DOTC but not far behind and certainly makes me excited about how the rest of the album might sound

The production is Audioslave-esque

Spot on - their debut was a rare great sounding album from the loudness war era

buy the single and you get a download with the instrumental with a cool Ed on the Arc machine opening.

Very cool. My guess is this is the very end of the previous song (Wreckage) and leads into DM.

Where is this? I bought it on iTunes and that’s not there

[Higgs]

OK. I'm a fan of this one. Love the mix, love Eddie being further back in it, love the drums and Jeff's all over it. Great to hear the band putting out good, solid rawk here.

4 stars and climbing.

[coptheriotact]

I get U2 “Vertigo” vibe from this. But I don’t know what dry drums are, so don’t take my word for it

That sounds like a different mix

[dimejinky99]

I was given to understand they were all written around the same sessions and time. These songs and gigatons

If so

Then the question is

How the F do you not give DM a spot on the album instead of a few stinkers I can name

Let's say Dime is 100% correct, that most or all of these songs were written during the Gigaton sessions. Then it still depends how far they had gotten with this song, if they ever did a full version, or how pleased they were with the version they had. Perhaps they were even thinking about a second album, even if a few years have gone by. That way they could record this album in a short time, instead of a long process.

Well gigaton was part one. Look down the spine of the lp or cd. It even says part one somehwere in the booklet

[wease]

After the first listen, I love this tune.

[dimejinky99]

Just to say. It’s lovely seeing so many familiar names turn up here who have been absent for so long.

And for a wonder, we’re all loving it.

Mental

[Bi_3]

I get U2 “Vertigo” vibe from this. But I don’t know what dry drums are, so don’t take my word for it

That sounds like a different mix

Yeah, much more Ed in this.

[Val]

Just to say. It’s lovely seeing so many familiar names turn up here who have been absent for so long.

And for a wonder, we’re all loving it.

Mental

[Ms Harmless]

this thing is very cleanly produced, it has echoey vocal filters like on Ten, but it sounds GOOD

I’m no audiophile at all

But it sounds different on iTunes than it does to Spotify and sounds really muted on YouTube

I was slightly disappointed in the sound after hearing it on YouTube but then thought ir kicked ass on Amazon music, you're right

[oneway23]

Just to say. It’s lovely seeing so many familiar names turn up here who have been absent for so long.

And for a wonder, we’re all loving it.

Mental

Word...Feel the same...Especially nice to see so many on board with the new goodness. Hope that carries over to the album proper.

[Ms Harmless]

Interested to find out who wrote this one. Apple Music doesn’t say but has all the engineers and producers. No Josh Evans.

Just checked Spotify credits, it lists as written by everyone in the band INCLUDING Andrew Watt.

Hmm

it sounds like Watt probably did some directing of watt they had, and on this evidence that's good