I'm starting to think The Holy Bible and Journal for Plague Lovers are the only Preachers stuff I'll ever be into.
The few songs they've played live from the new one sound to be more in the THB/JFPL vein. Do you not like Know Your Enemy? A lot of people who like THB & JFPL like that record.
It's actually kind of rare to find people who like every single Manics record. They really do push themselves into completely different areas with each album.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Wed April 30, 2014 4:04 pm
by Heathen
Birds in Hell wrote:
super nintendo chalmers wrote:The new Survival Knife is pretty good.
New Nels Cline, Pixies and Survival Knife out this week.
Good times, though I'll add my usual frustration that it's nigh-on impossible to find lossless downloadable copies of any of them: it's all LP, CD or MP3. The Pixies LP album is available on Boomkat in FLAC for £10 but that's a staggering $20 AUD (or so).
It's consistently mind-boggling that it seems so hard to find a legitimate way to source a simple FLAC copy of an album; I would much prefer to buy an album, particularly by an artist I've long been a fan of, than download it illegally but there's often no other option.
It seems silly but it's a genuine moral dilemma I struggle with as someone who: a. isn't a vinyl enthusiast, b. isn't particularly interested in purchasing CDs either (for reasons of space as well as exorbitant postage costs to Australia), c. actually cares about sound quality and d. wants to ensure that the artists who've made the music are suitably compensated.
What's the alternative - just don't listen to music? It's nuts.
Download the FLAC from What.cd (or any other legit source), contact the band and explain you'd like to donate some money to them via paypal or whatever and why you had to do it this way.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Wed April 30, 2014 8:10 pm
by kreng
heh, he kind of answered his own question.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 12:19 am
by pjpjpaul
Anyone want to help me with a what.cd invite? Much appreciated, thanks.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 3:52 pm
by super nintendo chalmers
The new William Tyler EP, Lost Colony is seriously great.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 5:25 pm
by Jorge
That is nice.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 7:13 pm
by Kevin Davis
I love both ''Behold the Spirit'' and ''Impossible Truth,'' will have to pick that up.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 7:40 pm
by zeb
theplatypus wrote:That is nice.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 7:41 pm
by PryTo
theplatypus wrote:That is nice.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 12:32 am
by Mojopin
Very nice! Man this whole thing is great. Some really beautiful guitar tones on here!
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 2:17 am
by psychobain
New Baths ep leaked. Sounds great.
Here's the title track:
He released one of my fav albums of 2013.
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 5:11 pm
by Heathen
so there's a(nother) new Fire! Orchestra album out
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 8:21 pm
by Heathen
June 3
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 8:50 pm
by Mojopin
Heathen wrote:
June 3
Definitely looking forward to this!
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 7:16 pm
by Heathen
Fantomas: Le Faux Magistrat CD/2LP available on Tompkins Square, July 2014
In celebration of the centenary of Louis Feuillade’s Fantômas silent film series, James Blackshaw was invited by Yann Tiersen to perform a live score to the fifth and final film, Le Faux Magistrat, at the beautiful and prestigious surroundings of the Théâtre de Châtelet, Paris on October 31st 2013.
Fantômas – a master of disguise and symbol of terror - is one of the most popular characters in French crime fiction, as well as a favourite with the avant-garde, particularly the surrealists.
Tim Hecker, Amiina, Yann Tiersen and Loney Dear also performed during the event (which was broadcast live on the European ARTE channel) each bringing their own unique sonic perspective to the other installments in the series.
Written during the course of a few months, James Blackshaw drew influences from French impressionist composers, Brazillian guitar music, musique concrete and the works of other film composer such as David Shire and Pino Donaggio, to create a noirish score that is in turns sinister, quietly profound and thrilling.
Personally invited by James Blackshaw, experimental musicians Duane Pitre and Simon Scott (also of Slowdive) contributed drums, electronics, synth, bowed guitar, bass and more to Blackshaw’s nylon string guitar and grand piano, with multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Glasson adding violin, vibraphone and several wind instruments to the 75 minute long work.
wish I had known this was broadcast on TV
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 9:54 pm
by Mojopin
Holy Fuck if you like metal! \M/
Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere
Re: Albums of 2014
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 5:47 am
by Heathen
I'm both excited and anxious about this one, I don't want it to be a let down like Marrow of the Spirit was.
