Eliminator Jr.

If anyone with warped discs or other defects is considering reaching out to CH customer service, I highly recommend doing so. Just had a perfect correspondence asking for a replacement of Ampu LP1 and it’s all being taken care after one mail. They took my adress from my original order and ship it out on monday. Perfect. 

Wow, I thought the box set was pricey as hell, but with the individual releases stacking up to pretty much the same I’m almost willing to call it a cheapo haha.. 

Also laughing about the CEO of Clouds Hill stating that people won’t have to worry about scalpers on eBay anymore. Wouldn’t have thought he’ll be trying to preemptively outscalp them all. 

15 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

One of these days I'll revisit it without letting so much internet bias cloud my perception [as much].  It's been a long time for me – I remember nothing of it and maybe that's part of the problem.

 

Did I miss a crematorium post?  Or is that a lowkey TMV meme?  Because I could see that.

The new remastering really pops the whole thing open, for sure. I did a quick A-B with the digital version and it’s all just glued together without any cohesiveness. This heavily compressed mastering doesn’t do the record any favor, I think. Those sweet analogue synths with the overall calmer, but trippy atmosphere and the drums just relentlessly going insane.. without a broad soundstage and lots of space it just doesn’t add up, I think. And the remaster is spacey and dynamic all the way.  
 

If you should ever feel inclined to give that album another go, I’d give it a few weeks for high quality needle drops to pop up and try it out. It seems to be settled that the new remastering will stay vinyl only, unfortunately. 

10 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

It's great that you're gun-ho about the entirety of their discography.  I have an ex who would wholeheartedly agree with you, and then there's the dude with the De-Loused avatar that'd probably give you a resounding thumbs-up, too.  But that post of mine [and predictions within] were based off the general verdict, where De-Loused + FTM have notably higher user scores and critic reviews in general.  Of course there are outliers and super fans; if you're one of them, I hope you copped the box and are enjoying it.

Gotcha, there’s no denying that De-Loused and Frances are the most popular and it’s easy to see why, also as a fan of the entire discography. What’s interesting to me is that my level of enjoyment of these albums has changed quite significantly during the last ten years, in which I barely listened to any of them at all. Having revisited them all during the last couple weeks has opened the later entries up drastically for me.  I also used to hate the meandering and more out there-parts of Frances back then and thoroughly enjoy the entirety of it today. I guess that’s just me growing as a music fan and finding loads of stuff like mid 70s Miles Davis fusion era immensely captivating which lends new colours and a renewed focus to TMVs output for me. 
 

I grabbed a box set via CH early on and think that it’s, while a bit overpriced, yeah, a great value. Will spin these a lot. Good to see individual represses rather sooner than later. 
 

1 hour ago, Derek™ said:

The box does seem cool but ain’t nobody looking to drop $80 on Octahedron and Noctourniquet tomorrow morning.  Let’s be real here.  I’m sure there’s plenty to go around but I’d fully expect FTM and De-Loused to sell out well before anything else, if quantities are limited.  Consistency was not the name of the game for this band.

I respectfully disagree. Consistency is actually the main feat of this band IMO. I love De-Loused and Frances as much as the next guy, but apart from Octahedron, which I adore but is a bit tame, I would rate them all pretty much the same. Amputechture and Bedlam are my go-to albums most of the time. 

2 hours ago, kannibal said:

I don’t think people are ridiculous, unless they are flying off the handle with rage about it, which seems to be the go to extreme for so many  these days. 

Sure thing, that’s what I was addressing. It’s one thing to air a little grievances about it, wish for a statement and move on, but some people go ahead and feel entitled to demand a repress of 90k records because of a weight difference. It’s delusional. 

Mine was charged right away and shipped the day after payment. 

1 hour ago, redroom said:

Still impressed by the box and all the details. Nice way to store/hide the pins and keep your records save. You'll see it (or maybe not) when you get the box. 

 

But when I took out the first vinyl I immediately felt this wasn't 180gr. (also confirmed on discogs) 

For me it doesn't matter because lower weight vinyl is better for sound quality and it does sound perfect! 

But I already see people on discogs that they want a replacement because... Blah blah blah. 

People are fucking ridiculous hahah

9 minutes ago, Karpatenhunde77 said:

Caretaker

https://boomkat.com/products/an-empty-bliss-beyond-this-world

Thank you for posting! Just got my copy of Patience from Boomkat yesterday, ordered this one immediately. Finally a repress I didn’t miss. 

Just arrived! It’s pretty stunning in person.. Also very well and professionally packaged, there’s not a single dent anywhere. 

Mine shipped today and is supposed to be here tomorrow. I live 50 miles from the studio though. 

8 minutes ago, billya said:

I missed the deluxe editions on the website. What are the chances of finding one of these in a European record store following the release?

There’s a bunch of record stores with online shops that took preorders for the deluxe editions and they’re all sold out, so I reckon chances for just bumping into a copy are rather slim, unfortunately. 

200 more tapes of the new Parannoul will be put up for preorder this Friday via bandcamp. 

If Domino is planning to keep these records in print a quality digital cut is actually the most logical, feasible way to go. Talking about AAA is a niche within a niche and it’s probable many fans of the music don’t really care, but are willing to drop a cool 20 bucks on a revered album they love. It’s way easier to produce and repress and also a lot more cost efficient. 

I also go nuts about the AAA stuff and am one happy camper that I got an early order for the deluxe via their UK store in, but absolutely see why a digitally-cut run for the retail market makes sense. 

1 minute ago, phantasmatt said:

How much are we actually going to notice the sound difference between the dlx loveless and standard. Can't imagine them sounding night and day.

One is an all analogue cut and the other a highres digital cut. Depending on the system there might be a huge difference in sonics. I’m absolutely sure both will sound very good. 

Second tape run /200 up on bandcamp

https://parannoul.bandcamp.com/album/to-see-the-next-part-of-the-dream?utm_content=fanpub_nfb_merch&utm_campaign=parannoul album to-see-the-next-part-of-the-dream&utm_medium=email&utm_source=merch_release

28 minutes ago, youspinmeround said:

Anyone know how amazon decides on order fulfillment. 

 

If they get 100 stock but have 1k orders, how do they decide who gets those 100

They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 

25 minutes ago, OldKentuckyShark said:

Do you think Numero will do another press of Capsule Losing Contact since it sold so well?  Still bummed about missing out on that

I still remember the numero website announcing that the set had sold out and was ‘gone forever’. Discogs resale went brrrr after that. 
 

Also, with this existing the Codeine set they did a couple years ago is no longer the greatest box set ever. 

Holding out for another EU/UK variant maybe. That gold ain't no match for the cover art and the clear is (probably) a little too rich for my blood. 

43 minutes ago, kannibal said:

The only negative is they were all pressed at United, and sometimes you can tell. 

Not the only negative for me. I hated the fact that they didn't use any original artwork on the record sleeves. I recently got rid of the sets and bought originals since the prices have come down a bit. Still, well done and nice comprehensive sets, I'm just a purist when it comes to record sleeves ha.

2 hours ago, Derek™ said:

Pretty nice little lineup of albums that should be in everyone’s collection.  I’m in need of that Midwife album, myself.  I think it’s my favorite thing she’s done.

Definitely the case for me. I remember ordering one of the very last remaining LPs via bandcamp back then and being enbalmed in this record for weeks. Being let down by the follow-up the way that I was still hurts a little.

The Prayer Hands cassette release was just as strong as the debut, though. Will be checking out whatever she is going to release in the future.

39 minutes ago, Sh100by said:

I was bummed when I saw your insta comment yesterday, glad you kept trying and got a copy though!

Hahah yeah I was pretty bummed out after setting a timer for the drop only to find everything gone. 
 

I almost reluctantly checked back before going to bed and had a lot more luck the second time around. 
 

I hope you got everything you were looking for? Initially I was game for the tape set, too, but I hold no grudges for missing out on it. 
 

Checked back into the US store just at the right moment yesterday and ordered brown Hell Songs and black/white Selftitled hours after missing out over here at the EU-store.
 

Adequate shipping and good conversion made it just as cheap as ordering from here, too. Pretty baffled and happy about that. 

Weirdest find was a NM/NM Tool Aenima US OP on a flea market last year. Seller deemed it a bootleg and asked 20 bucks. Sold it for more than that a couple month ago. Also saw a Lateralus Promo picture disc flying around the back office of the record store I worked at at the time and was told to take it home if I wanted to. Also, not a Tool fan.

Both Down Through and Anymore arrived today via Evil Greed. Interestingly enough I ended up with a black OP of Down Through instead of the half&half repress. Not gonna complain, much appreciated.