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Fuuuck yeah

Instant preorder.  Went for the red/black splatter even though I’m kind of over splatters.

Does anyone know what’s up with the album title?

12 disc sets, no music, just holograms and etchings.

Kidding…ish.  Stoked for Aenima and maybe a normal track list, non-pictured disc Lateralus.

7 hours ago, TheWindBlower said:

Instant PO for me. Went with the PV Early Bird.

Same.  Love the ep.  

On 2/6/2023 at 10:38 PM, jhulud said:

I hope that Manic Compression gets a reissue in this same fashion. 

I asked Walter on Instagram  if Manic would get the same treatment and both he and Iodine liked it.  So that’s a good sign.

11 hours ago, sugareggs said:

I’m the weirdo who prefers Manic, I just like the songs better. I’ll see myself out….

Same here.  It was my intro to the band.

On 11/18/2022 at 3:06 PM, Rottengoth said:

99.9% if the time it’s always screenprinted. So yes he is.

I ended up grabbing one of his Nirvana Bleach tees.  Super nice, huge screen print, nice blank.  Somehow it was only $15.  Totally worth it.

1 hour ago, drewberinger said:

LOL at people thinking they were bamboozled by the band - come on - it's says this on the production page:

 

"In 2020, to commemorate a decade of Nothing, Domenic Palermo and the group travelled to Rhode Island studio Machines with Magnets to fulfill a two part thought experiment with producer Seth Manchester. The vision was to capture the sound of nothing on both a sonic and subsonic level. On the surface of the 180 gram vinyl you experience the recordings of the live room setting of Nothing with meticulously placed mics, tuned drums and guitars, amplifiers, pre-amps, EQs and compressors set. With the help of legendary vinyl cutter Paul Brekus, a methodical double grooved b side hides the second more cerebral part of the vision. Manchester takes a page from Alvin Lucier’s “I Am Sitting in a Room" projecting the 2010 Nothing demo through the live room speakers repeatedly until the song dissolved into the tonal sound of room resonances that seem to span infinitely."

 

at worst the band took advantage of collector's FOMO but it was never presented as anything else than what it was.

This is bullshit.  Describing meticulously placed mics, tuned drums and guitars, amps, preamps, all insinuate actual music.  The easy swap of the band name stylized in all lowercase letters with the actual word “nothing” is also deceptive.

They knew what they were doing and it was sneaky as fuck.  It has absolutely ruined me taking any chances on this band’s releases now.

The moment I spun this and found out what it was I listed it on eBay and luckily recouped my money.   

1 hour ago, ethanpricington said:

I'm both proud and a little disappointed in the fact that each of the early comments/answers on this post are completely helpful and respectful. In my 8+ years on this forum, that may be a first given the nature of the OG post...

I figured I’d set the tone with a helpful one.  My dad is getting back into vinyl a bit and thought of how I’d want someone to respond to him.

58 minutes ago, phillybhatesme said:

 

Insanely huge cosign on VSS; my entire collection is in them. The outer sleeves are dual-pocket. The jacket goes in one side and is held shut with a flap. There is a separate pocket for the record so when you go to play the record, you don't even have to deal with the jacket, keeping it in pristine condition. Dude sells em with and without tape. True Gs get em without tape lol. 

Here's the website - https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca/

What we're talking about can be found here - https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca/collections/12-inch-dual-pocket

And while you're on the site, pick up a slew of inners cause you sure as shit don't wanna put that nice vinyl in paper - https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca/collections/12-inch-inner-sleeves

For a brush, I just got a cheap POS from amazon, which I use before spinning each record. It also came with a stylus brush which I use when I can visibly see hair on the stylus lol. I feel like there was a thread not too long ago about cleaning records, which is certainly a topic of interest to me. Even some new records I get are fuckin filthy and look like they can use some cleaning. 

I bought some after the recommendation.  Cool thing is he does singles so you can try them out.

They just shipped, so I’ll have them in a few days.

For a dry brush, I’ve been using the MoFi brush.  It works well enough and has replaceable pads.

I have a stylus brush but honestly couldn’t tell you what brand it is.  Got it off Amazon.

Only 3 days left and it’s at 86%.   

On 11/25/2022 at 4:48 PM, j67ab said:

I bought it, excited for it.

Let us know how it is!  
 

if anyone was on the fence, it’s too late.  Just sold out.

5 hours ago, achillesstand7 said:

Rubano Tapes Vol. 2 is up:

https://madamezuzus.com/products/the-rubano-tapes-vol-2-double-lp-no-autograph?_pos=1&_psq=rubano&_ss=e&_v=1.0

$101.20 after shipping and taxes. Oof, I think I'm out on this one.

 

Same.  $15 shipping for what will be Media Mail doesn’t make me want to bite either.

4 hours ago, youspinmeround said:

I haven't seen any praise for Zeitgeist.  Sadly it's better than this recent stuff. I would rank Oceania as their best of the sp era 2.0

It’s been pretty common lately, especially on the SP subreddit.  

There's a 10% discount code that may work.  Try  FAILURE 

I stumbled on this by adding 1000 copies of one album to the cart, let it drop to the actual amount, then dropped that to 1 and it somehow added the discount. 

Edit:  looks like they're doing 10% (no code) on everything at the moment, including new presses.

1 hour ago, teakay said:

How’s the sound quality on these releases?

Kawasaki and Viper Room sound great.  I haven’t heard the first Rubano yet, so I can’t say.  I have heard it varies a bit because of the mixed recordings.

Next release is Rubano Tapes vol. 2

out on Black Friday.  
 

Also, the black editions of Viper Room and Kawasaki are available here:

https://madamezuzus.com/collections/zuzus-record-releases

Does anyone have a digital link to the Rubano vol. 1 release?  

7 hours ago, jhulud said:

Welcome to – KillerCereal Co.

 

Is this guy screenprinting these tees? 

These dudes also do some nice bootleg takes. 
 

https://fsgprints.com

12 minutes ago, Alan P said:

Oops, well I hadn't listened to "Hooray!" until just now and holy crap that is the worst SP song ever. 🤮

I’ve heard it’s a character piece, which is why it’s so wacky.  
 

But, this goes back to just how difficult it is to write a concept album, that tells a story, but is still good enough to stand on its own as pop music.  If the songs aren’t strong enough, then the story better be captivating.  And so far it’s not.

It reminds me of stuff like The Dear Hunter where some of those Act songs, while they serve the story well, are immediate skips because they just aren’t good songs.  

Out 1/27.  First two songs are streaming.

For Hammock fans, this one seems like it’ll be in the same vein as Chasing Shadows, Echo, and Everything and Nothing rather than their more ambient stuff.

Kinda pricey as usual.  5 variants available:  black, clear w/ black, opaque hellfire, transparent purple w/ pink, transparent blue w/ black.  Also there are signed test presses with a foiled jacket, but they’re doing 100, so not really test presses.

https://shop.hammockmusic.com/album/love-in-the-void

Kinda bummed BV and NC got better looking variants given their markups.  

Ugh… bummed because I felt these last EPs were some of the stronger material they’ve done.  
 

Depending on if there are extras, I might have to double dip.