Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

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Anders wrote:Not been listering to any more metal door clips. Either need a better leak, or wait for the album.
You're one of the good ones, Anders.
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bluestate wrote:The most promising little nugget from the latest SOLAT podcast was PJ Tour Kid describing Setting Sun as one of the "heavy" songs. This was certainly music to my ears since that title was conjuring up unwanted visions of a River Cross/Future Days type cheesefest.
Ooooh yeah

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Anders wrote:Not been listering to any more metal door clips. Either need a better leak, or wait for the album.

Same. I listened to a little bit once

Don’t wanna hear anything else until I have it in hand.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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Apparently Stone did an interview with PJ Radio about the album, anyone catch it?
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Here are the running times for Dark Matter:

1. Scared of Fear 4:24
2. React, Respond 3:31
3. Wreckage 5:00
4. Dark Matter 3:31
5. Won't Tell 3:28
6. Upper Hand 5:57
7. Waiting for Stevie 5:41
8. Running 2:19
9. Something Special 4:07
10. Got to Give 4:37
11. Setting Sun 5:44

Hopefully Setting Sun is really 5:44 and not lots of silence before a 30 second hidden track.
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thesound wrote:Here are the running times for Dark Matter:

1. Scared of Fear 4:24
2. React, Respond 3:31
3. Wreckage 5:00
4. Dark Matter 3:31
5. Won't Tell 3:28
6. Upper Hand 5:57
7. Waiting for Stevie 5:41
8. Running 2:19
9. Something Special 4:07
10. Got to Give 4:37
11. Setting Sun 5:44

Hopefully Setting Sun is really 5:44 and not lots of silence before a 30 second hidden track.
Prediction: 1-4 are all rockers, 5-7 is midtempo stuff/ballds, Running a punk rock song, 9-10 midtempo/ballads with Setting Sun as a heavy closer.
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Calibrate your enthusiasm
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it's the two clips 1.48 and 2.18 that I'm most excited about
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is there no sound if you don't have an instagram account?
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stip wrote:is there no sound if you don't have an instagram account?
classic B. there's an unmute button on the bottom right of the thing
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Yeah, I think I can lay off the door leak now until we get additional official releases or teasers. I still hear it in my head, but I won't be playing it on my laptop.
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Val wrote:
bluestate wrote:The most promising little nugget from the latest SOLAT podcast was PJ Tour Kid describing Setting Sun as one of the "heavy" songs. This was certainly music to my ears since that title was conjuring up unwanted visions of a River Cross/Future Days type cheesefest.
Ooooh yeah

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Ms Harmless wrote:that's excellent news! I hope that relationship with Josh continues
I have wondered if he's felt kind of sidelined, with how acclaimed Gigaton was and how they sang his praises perhaps he thought he was their new go-to studio guy and suddenly this hotshot Justin Bieber producer comes along and he's shoved aside
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pearl jam sucks now
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yeah, Josh was great but it's not like he made zero mistakes; hopefully WattJosh is the dream team
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Jaeti wrote:Yeah, I think I can lay off the door leak now until we get additional official releases or teasers. I still hear it in my head, but I won't be playing it on my laptop.
I’ve practiced metal door clips abstinence for a week now. Since we have one of 11 songs I’ll chew on that for a while. I can also hear all the other clips pretty clearly in my head so, what’s the difference?

PJtourkid (rich from post listening party YouTube video) has confirmed that setting sun is heavy, and I think it may be the final clip.

The first and last have me rigid.
"For me, it's all about the time we're having just playing the songs. So if it's kind of a mindless good time, then....."
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Josh may have been fine not being asked to produce the new album. I read an interview with him in Sound & Vision from last summer when he was working on the Dolby mix of Yield, and he was really enthusiastic about the format. He talked extensively about ideas he had for recording albums in Atmos from the ground up and how he wanted to deploy the format in new and exciting ways.

Not coincidentally, he's worked on the new mix of DM alongside Nick Rives.
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it's very possible that Josh knew already that their experience with BO'B has made them not even want a go-to producer anymore
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DDWJMUVW wrote:
Jaeti wrote:Yeah, I think I can lay off the door leak now until we get additional official releases or teasers. I still hear it in my head, but I won't be playing it on my laptop.
I’ve practiced metal door clips abstinence for a week now. Since we have one of 11 songs I’ll chew on that for a while. I can also hear all the other clips pretty clearly in my head so, what’s the difference?

PJtourkid (rich from post listening party YouTube video) has confirmed that setting sun is heavy, and I think it may be the final clip.

The first and last have me rigid.
If setting sun is the last clip, then the whole metal door leak is out of sequence. Could be though.
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Vindicator wrote:
DDWJMUVW wrote:
Jaeti wrote:Yeah, I think I can lay off the door leak now until we get additional official releases or teasers. I still hear it in my head, but I won't be playing it on my laptop.
I’ve practiced metal door clips abstinence for a week now. Since we have one of 11 songs I’ll chew on that for a while. I can also hear all the other clips pretty clearly in my head so, what’s the difference?

PJtourkid (rich from post listening party YouTube video) has confirmed that setting sun is heavy, and I think it may be the final clip.

The first and last have me rigid.
If setting sun is the last clip, then the whole metal door leak is out of sequence. Could be though.
It’s the last snipped and setting sun is the last song. I guess I’m assuming some were skipped. From what the guy described, it doesn’t seem like running (which he says is crazy heavy/fast). So that really only leaves Setting.
"For me, it's all about the time we're having just playing the songs. So if it's kind of a mindless good time, then....."
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