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Got mine today. It looks great! Good choice @Dave Grohl! 

I was ready to post a Willy Wonka gif of I've got a golden ticket, but sadly, I wasn't a winner. 

10 minutes ago, Bladewillisisdead said:

It's important for my algorithm that we know when your label was printed.

Ha! June 5th. Exactly 3 weeks from printing to in usps's hand.

USPS got my package on the 26th. Still in Miami for international distribution. hopefully I'll get it this week. 

9 hours ago, omik11303 said:

I listened to it once through the other day. I thought it was more of the same, maybe a step down from IV, but still extremely engaging and worthy of standing up to earlier material. I'm surprised you don't like IV! In the back of my mind I always pegged you and I as having very similar tastes, but I think IV is probably their best, along with II.

Yeah, we do have similar tastes. I always pay attention when you recommend something, and generally like it. I think IV has a couple of good tunes but it doesn't flow nearly as well as their other records, but I feel like I'm missing something because lots of people love it. I think you are dead on that Vortex is more of the same, but I'm ok with that. I'm not someone that is always looking for bands to find inventive ways to write music. While it can be nice, I find when bands stray into new territory, I lose interest. There are definitely notable exceptions. 

II and III are excellent, but I has that hardcore influence that waned as they matured. Holy hell, some of those riffs are catchy. 

10 hours ago, Gumbo72203 said:

Actually that dude might like Long Distance Calling too.....  they're a very riff-centered band. 

Why are you talking about him like he's not here?

Has anyone been listening to the new Toundra? Any opinions out there? I like it, don't like IV very much (I've tried to like it), so I am happy about this one. For full disclosure, I is my favorite by far. 

24 minutes ago, The Butcha said:

Yes sunshine. Just trolling!

 

in for Matt’s variant!

Also in for Matt's variant. Shipping to Aus is expensive, but still worth it. 

7 hours ago, jonrawks said:

I have to lift my platter and move my belt.

Time to buy a speed box!!! I kid. 

I find multi-speed records to be annoying too. 

On 2/17/2018 at 8:10 AM, mrewest said:

And speaking of riff-heavy badassery, this new Long Distance Calling album is a banger...

 

 

Well, this rips. There are parts of the first song that have some sounds that make me think of GnR - Use Your Illusions. 

Did anyone see Ricky Gervais mention we lost the sea in a tweet? It was a surreal moment when I saw it. I had to read it a few times to make sure what I saw was what I saw. 

17 hours ago, mrewest said:

New Man Mountain album up for PO with a track released.  $25 shipped, 2 variants as options.

 

http://spartanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/609477

I'm into that track. Definitely want to hear the rest before I bite the bullet. 

On 12/19/2017 at 9:09 AM, omik11303 said:

Post-rock wise...(outfitted with bandcamp links)

 

FAVORITES: Astralia - Solstice | Æris - Astra | Gullwing - S/T | Hubris - Apocryphal Gravity

RUNNERS-UP: Heron - You Are Here Now | Shipwrecks - S/T | I/O - Anyone, Anywhere | L'Effondras - Les Flavescences

SLEEPERS: November Might be Fine - South | Da Voile - Heitt Hjortu | Enoch - Bog | GlerAkur - The Mountains are Beautiful Now

JUST FLAT-OUT GOOD: Balmorhea - Clear Language | Ranges - The Ascensionist | Sannhet - So Numb | Glacier - Though Your Sins...

WORTH A LISTEN: The Last Sighs of the Wind - We Are Trees | Driftless - Still | Ghost Island - Assimilation

DISAPPOINTING: Oiseaux-Tempête - Al-'An!... | GY!BE - Luciferan Towers | To Destroy A City - Go Mirage
ONLY HEARD ONCE/NEED TO REVISIT: Silent Whale Becomes a Dream - Requiem | Hammock - Mysterium | Icor - S/T | BLAK - Between Darkness and Light

 

(There are quite a bit more in that last category, too, but for brevity's sake I'll cap it there)

 

I really like that Gullwing record. Superficially, I don't particularly care for the name. 

New Toundra this year? I'm pretty stoked for that too!

On 12/7/2017 at 12:58 AM, drds89 said:

Latitudes and Glaciers - 2 great bands! Way overdue for Glaciers. I still like Agonist the best of all Latitudes but Old Sunshine was proggy good!

Yeah, Agonist is great. But the heavy parts in Sunshine are so groovy. 

I bought Utopiod, only 6 euros for shipping from Pelagic. I pick it up more because they are Rosetta; it is my least favorite of theirs so far. I'm willing to give it more listens. They are playing Sydney on Saturday at a pretty awesome venue with Sleepmakeswaves. Should be a pretty fun night. I feel like I've become kind of a hermit, so it's a big deal when I go to a show. I tend to buy tickets and then when the day comes I don't feel like going. 

Looks like 2018 is shaping up to be a big music year for me. Two of my favorites are recording right now: Latitudes and Glaciers. The last Latitudes has been on heavy rotation since its release (easily top 3 of 2016 for me). I always get nervous when a band I love releases new music though. Fingers crossed. 

6 hours ago, mrewest said:

The Sheath Lives!

 

 

 

I know right? They are quiet for about a year and blamo. Really excited to own some jakob back catalogue. That's gonna be an expensive day though.

It's time to plug your phone in!

Wasn't prepared and completely missed it. Damn it. 

damn it. that was a lot of money. Worth it though. Went with the non box set version. 

16 hours ago, Gumbo72203 said:

Can you speak to what the other songs on the album are like, then?  Do they ever get spacey/melodic like Rosetta or late-era Isis?

Wish I could. That released song is the only recording i've heard. But that song is pretty consistent with their live set. So I've got hope that the full length is going to be fantastic.

15 hours ago, Gumbo72203 said:

Woah.  This is really good.  The Isis influence is all over this.  Kinda reminds me of Fall of Efrafa too a bit. 

 

Edit:  Yeah holy fuck, this rules.  This might be a blind purchase.....  the last time I did this (PG.Lost) I got a bit burned because that album isn't nearly as strong as the first 2 singles, but man.... this has TONS of promise.  Also that splatter variant sounds like it would be incredible. 

For what it's worth, I think they are one of the best bands in Australia right now.  I hope their record lives up to their performances.

I'm an idiot, I didn't even add in their name. For everyone else, their band name is: YLVA.

A Melbourne band is about to release their debut record on Translation Loss (US) and Pelagic (Europe). New song is great, can listen here.  I think for fans of Isis and Rosetta I suppose. Has a spacey post-rock vibe towards the end. 

Translation loss has a pretty cool variant that is Silver and Bone White Merge with Aqua Blue, Sea Blue and Olive Green Splatter, limited to 200.

The Pelagic variant is cool too, bone in clear (colour in colour).

I missed on the gold. Bummer. 

The whole Rosetta album, Utopioid, is up on their bandcamp site. 

I like it. I'll be keeping an eye out for the vinyl release.

Also, just got tickets to see them in Sydney, pretty pumped about that. 

Seriously! Thanks for giving this a thread. Love me some pg.lost.

Total bull. Missed out on both splatters. What i get for living in Australia I suppose. 

On 7/29/2017 at 3:25 PM, The Ghost of Randy Savage said:

Been a while:

 

New Egypt?! Yes please. (vinyl coming in the future):

https://egypt1.bandcamp.com/album/cracks-and-lines

 

Solid heavy instrumental stuff:

https://mangont.bandcamp.com/album/v-hk-2

 

Ripple band that flew under my radar (vinyl available):

https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-sunken-djinn

 

So slowwwww:

https://voidcommander.bandcamp.com/releases

 

South African Sabbath worship:

https://madgodza.bandcamp.com/album/tales-of-a-sightless-city

 

Instrumental, nothing crazy, but pretty good:

https://emperorguillotine.bandcamp.com/releases

 

Best find of the night. This blew me away. Like Zaum meets a little heavier stuff + Dune, which I can't resist. (vinyl available):

https://songs-of-arrakis.bandcamp.com/

 

Pretty solid, again kind of Sabbathy awesomeness kind of "post"-y. This is my second favorite of the night. (vinyl available):

https://loviatar.bandcamp.com/album/loviatar

 

 

Thanks for sharing! Those last two are also my favorite. 

17 hours ago, Gumbo72203 said:

The band has their own copies which will be up on Bandcamp at some point.  They said they had a bunch shipped to them back home when i spoke with them at Dunk. 

 

 

Thanks for the heads up, was hoping that was the case. I could probably drive down the road to pick it up.