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On 4/11/2024 at 12:30 PM, mameeshkamowskwoz said:

I'm conflicted on the price tag. On one hand it's way too much money for an LP, BUT if it were $20 it would sell out quickly and then flippers get the flip sale money that is in excess of what the band sold it for. If anyone is going to get the money for the art it should be the artist. I guess the solution is having it not be limited, but that will also discourage some buyers. Regardless it's a clown move... and I mean nothing good or bad by that; just stating the facts.

the dynamic pricing model of vinyl begins lol 

But it's a good point.  It's just that the bands traditionally are not in a position to take that sort of risk.  and it's not always the entirety of a fanbase willing to spend that much. 

On 4/10/2024 at 11:39 PM, seanicus said:

I run our distribution company. The Jakob records are so good but took forever to sell. I’ll chat with Ryan about it. For awhile a decade ago, he was doing archival presses and it’s something I’d like to bring back. It was a great idea then and that hasn’t changed. 

dude, what?!  That's insane to hear.  That's one of THE most screamed-about albums people want on vinyl in all the message board forums everywhere.  Have you seen what they sell for on discogs?  Fucking $200!  I have all 3 variants, cost me about $650 total.  Insane.  Although i suppose way back in 2006 when the internet was still new socially and the band wasn't as big as they are...

I bet you could move 1,00 copies of that, easily.  Maybe even 2,000.  People would lose their absolute fucking minds if Jakob vinyl was available again.  The old albums too!  The band is interested, I've been talking to Jeff a bit about it. 

On 4/9/2024 at 12:11 PM, seanicus said:

It’ll be on Graveface.com by RSD 4/20. We’re waiting on approval to do a shirt/screen print for those who want it. It’s a great variant. I’ll post here before I put it up. 

EDIT: date changed. Their label asked us to wait until then to put it out. If you want you local shop to carry it, have them get in to contact with us and I can get them copies. 

dude you work for/run Graveface?  That's crazy and very cool.  I've always wondered why you never did more copies of "Solace" by Jakob.  Everyone is always clamoring for that online. 

On 3/15/2024 at 5:10 PM, TheGhostOfRandySavage said:

I haven't! Something about the name Clown Core never really made me think I'd like it 😂

 

Really fun though

It's not even about whether you like it or not haha....  it's more like.......  it just needs to be experienced.  And then, it is respected.  It transcends taste.  XD XD

16 hours ago, TheGhostOfRandySavage said:

I want to thank you for posting this. Not because I'm going to buy it, because I'm not, but because this is the most batshit amazing thing I've listened to in a long time.

have you for serious not watched any of their live videos throughout the years? 

If so, my friend.......  your cultural enlightenment awaits:

https://youtu.be/hT7x1NvGf5k?si=kCEOPYMcblo-P7du

finally heard the new Ride singles, and they're good!  I'm looking at their site tho, and Rough Trade has 2 iterations of their blue variant for sale.  One of them is limited to 250 with a signed print, is that just the number of signed prints?  Theres another drop down available for blue but it doesn't specify the limitation. 

I tried searching this thread and couldn't seem to come up with anything.  thanks!

1 hour ago, rooks said:

 

I hope that made you feel better, knocking down someone else's positive story

19 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

I think I’m going to uphold my tradition of not listening to the actual tracks, especially so far in advance of a release date (which we don’t even have yet).  I do like to go into the new records 95% blind, I think that’s the most fun and rewarding.  Way too many horror stories from people binging bootlegs for months and then feeling underwhelmed that there’s “not enough new material” when the album drops, or that the songs and their production just don’t “feel the same”.  (Which, I mean… yeah.)

I was able to whet my appetite with some very promising clips from the new songs last night, and that’s more than enough to keep new Godspeed atop my list of most-anticipated music.  To each their own though.

Yeah I feel you on that, especially because i found the versions of Bosses Hang live before Luciferian Towers came out to be EXCEPTIONALLY more badass than how they whittled the song down for the album. 

That said, I cannot abstain because I am pathological in my consuption lol.  I can think of only one album where i waited for the vinyl, which was Long Road North by Cult of Luna. 

I've done Song 2 so far, thanks to a youtube video, and i'm curious to see how they develop it.  It's a bit sprawling, and jammy, which I guess is to be expected for this stage of the game.  And I don't mean that to be negative or disparaging at all, just descriptive.  It's cool tho! 

3 new songs!  Thank god for tapers. 

https://archive.org/details/gybe2024-02-24.dpa4061.flac24

I first heard Dreamhouse because the guy who runs Dark Descent Records (home of Spectral Voice, Blood Incantation, and other OSDM revival stuff that rules) was posting something about it, and all of the trv3 kvlt kydz were losing their fucking minds over this band not being "real metal" in the comments. 

I want to say it was a Pitchfork article, I'm not even sure if the whole album had come out yet.  But I 1000% remember exactly where i was and what i was doing when I heard that first major chord come in under the blastbeats, and i was like "What the FUCK is this!!!!!"

I was hooked instantly.  Fuck the trends.  Fuck the trv3 kvlt losers.  I still love Darkthrone and Emperor and Entombed and I love Deafheaven and Phish and the Grateful Dead too.  Fuck all of the boundaries and rules.  Music rules. 

 

45 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

2 new tracks debuted tonight.  Lines up with a Belgian article that recently mentioned a new album in September.  The video clips I heard were glorious… but I also say this as someone who’s really happy with their last album, and isn’t even remotely tired of them covering the same ground they do so well.

Bits of the percussion and flow at a few parts were giving me major DMST vibes.  Which is a good thing.

3 songs actually, per discord!  The clips were great, and there were tapers at the show so we'll get to hear them in a couple days! 

I like Soul Net but Brown Paper Bag seems a bit sparse for them.  I'm sure i'll dig the rest of the album but I really miss the fast, dancey, dreamy thing they did.  Not really feeling the slowing down and getting heavier thing but hey, it's their band.  Still bought 3 vinyl and a cd haha because fuck me right

On another note, I am shocked that there are still copies of Ozean up. 

8 hours ago, mrewest said:

Trees sounded fantastic last night.  First show in almost 8 years which is insane to me.  New song was reeeeeally good live

you bastard.  lol. 

I hope someone taped the show! 

12 hours ago, Shelby said:

Dude literally explained himself twice are you retarded?

lol thanks man.  It's really not that crazy.  His bass lines bring a massive character to the band that was 100000% missing from their old stuff.  You didn't talk about Deafheaven bass lines before OCHL.  Now you do. 

11 hours ago, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ said:

"Hey Chris, prowl20 says what's up!"

More or less.  He's a real nice dude.  Shares a lot of inside perspective on stuff.  It's cool to just talk about the music person to person. 

On 2/12/2024 at 4:53 PM, mrewest said:

Bones is solid but definitely my least fav of theirs.  Some songs just sounded unfinished imo & the bass drum sounds like a wet fart throughout.

 

Never forget the great “cover art debacle” lol.

 

Above the Earth can’t be topped though.

 

I dig the new single although it’s a very paint by numbers ITTCT song.  

i actually like that drum sound haha but i know what you mean. 

Its probably when I got into them, but ATE is my least-listened-to album of theirs.  The songs are great, but i'm not a fan of the production.  I do remember that cover art drama tho lol.  Man.  It's been a long time. 

I also agree that the new song is 100% by-the-book ITTCT.  Which is totally okay with me! 

On 2/7/2024 at 11:19 PM, Derek™ said:

Maybe in a minority here, but I didn’t care for their last album at all.  I also kinda’ find Red Forest to land somewhere between “okay” and “decent” at best – I don’t think it holds a candle to the 2 albums before it. 🤷‍♂️

In more exciting news, anyone see those Caspian + ASIWYFA dates?  That’s a tight bill.

Wow, I didn't think there was anyone who doesn't absolutely love Red Forest!  Of course it's you tho haha.  ❤️

On 2/12/2024 at 11:01 AM, OldKentuckyShark said:

https://numerogroup.com/products/ozean
 

Limited Numero pressing with signed and numbered press photo

bought the fuck out of that!  I can't believe the other variants are still available unless they did 1,000 of them or something. 

On 2/8/2024 at 9:46 PM, twatay said:

No disrespect, but I dunno about that dawg.

I'm saying he has completed their sound.  WIthout him, they are a lesser entity.  His basslines have so much character in a medium that traditionally does not have attention-getting bass playing. 

On 2/8/2024 at 8:14 PM, prowl20 said:

Me and Chris both went to school together for audio engineering. It’s awesome to see a fellow classmate doing something really cool with their degree. He’s such a genuine person and I have nothing but positive stuff to say about him 😎

dude he's the best.  he's so gracious with his time.  we get deep into the music.  I'll tell him i know you!

I think the most important thing to talk about is how Chris Johnson is the most crucial member of the band now.  His basslines bring character to the songs in a way that wasn't there on any song beforehand. 

Him and I chat on IG a bit, he's super cool.  We talk about gear and the music, and it's so funny, because we were watching the 2022 Outbreak fest show that he mixed, and they're playing Honeycomb and him and Kerry both do some different stuff in it, and I brought that up to him and he's like "oh yeah we never play the songs the same way, that's boring."  He has some clear bass fills in the shoegaze outro that are noticeably different, and they sound great. 

Its things like that that make me love the band even more than I did before.  Typically, big metal bands are pretty rigid and don't change setlists or don't let the music live and breathe, but seeing stuff like that happen where they're kind of jamming and in the moment is just so beautiful. 

That all being said, I'm very excited to hear what theyve been cooking up.  If you listen to the Worthless Animal and Honeycomb Audio tree videos from 2019, that bit at the start... that's them jamming.  100% improvised.  He said the Audiotree people were like "Hey we need some intro music, just jam a bit" and they came up with that haha and it sounds SO good. 

23 hours ago, likeweeds said:

Thanks for sharing that RS interview. I had always assumed that KK was kind of a cunt but he came across as a decent person

i agree but after watching the Big 4 encore with Jeff on South of Heaven and Angel of Death, I think he was underselling Jeff's ability a little bit.  Dude sounds fine.  He made it seem like it would be a train wreck. 

1 hour ago, Derek™ said:

I know the last album rocked the boat pretty hard for a lot of folks, but they haven’t missed in my books.  Really excited to hear whatever they’re cooking up.  George has allegedly said that their is still more “metal” (traditional Deafheaven) songs up their sleeve, so a flip to something more aggressive than Infinite Granite wouldn’t surprise me at all.

Before "Brought to the Water" every night on the Sunbather tour, he would say that if you like this next song, you'll like the new record. 

I'm a firm supporter of Infinite Granite, but it took me seeing the songs live to get it.  It's a hard shift, and losing the blastbeats and metal riffs completely takes a while. 

PO's are closing soon for this shoegaze classic, a 3rd pressing that won't likely ever be pressed again.  Only $28 which is solid.  This stuff is just solid, dreamy modern shoegaze like Slowdive, Mondaze, Blankenberge, etc.  The PO period is closing this week probably, and I'm just trying to get the band a few more copies sold so they can get some cash out of this. 

Go here: https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/315454/the-daysleepers-creation-blue-moon-vinyl-edition

9 hours ago, seku said:

There is new track from ITTCT coming Feb 8th. I wasn't big fan of last record, maybe I didn't give it enough spins, but happy to see they are still around. Excited!

dude, you should really go back and revisit.  I didn't like it at first, but now, I think it may be their strongest effort.  The production is tremendous, and the songs are all so, so solid. 

I know it's impossible to compete with when you first heard Red Forest and ATEBTS but man, Bones is fucking killer. 

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