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I have copies of the Mondaze demo tape coming, let me know if you want one Managed to get an Italian friend (Francesco from Antigone Records) to buy a few for me, and i got extras for anybody who wants one

Welcome to the Hotel California 😉

that Mondaze track is fucking awesome.  Can't wait to hear the rest.  Picking that one up for sure.
 
Also just discovered an old band called Malory last night via a Youtube compilation.  Their song "Sleeper" was a joy.  So good.  Reminded me of Blankenberge in the guitar work. 

Sadly no full lengths on vinyl at all....

yeah it's everything up through Key haha.  Versus and Oscillate are almost a different band, and just not my bag.  But everybody seems to flip shit for that stuff...

Yeah the new album is an absolute banger.  They've been supplying my Isis fix for a long time, along with Pet Slimmers. 

It's selling well, too, so I would pick up your copy before its too late! 

Right on, that's not been my conception of them at all haha over the 3 times i've seen them on bills with other bands I've gone to see.  When I think Pelican, i just think "riff after riff after riff" with no reverby atmosphere or post-rock elements.  Just riffs. 

I will revisit though!

Finally got through this.  It's definitely very good, and very well-done, but i struggle to remember many parts.  It kind of blends together for me. 

The screams feel out of place, which is weird.  The tones are good, and George sounds good though.  I like the riffs, it's all very dreamy and post-rock but i don't really recall any distinct riffs after one play through. 

After listening to "In Blur", my feeling is that Deafheaven is generic now.  The thing that made them stand out and really fucking cool was that they put the blastbeats and black metal vocals over the bright, major key pretty parts.  Now they're just another shoegaze band. 

It's not bad, it's just forgettable.  I wanted so badly for the blast beats and screaming to come in at the end of In Blur to push it to the top, and it just doesn't happen.  Feels like wasted momentum.

I totally get the wanting to change thing and getting sick of doing the same thing, but what made them so unique was their "Fuck it" attitude of "Fuck you, basement Darkthrone and Mgla purists, we're gonna put shoegaze and 90's rock over your blast beats" but now they've just gone and become another band in a sea of shoegaze bands. 

The only thing remarkable is the style shift from their previous work.  Nothing stood out, I can't recall as single part of any of the songs right now.  Like I said, it's not bad....  it's good, actually.  Well done, but not memorable.  ::Shrug::   

After listening to "In Blur", my feeling is that Deafheaven is generic now.  The thing that made them stand out and really fucking cool was that they put the blastbeats and black metal vocals over the bright, major key pretty parts.  Now they're just another shoegaze band. 

It's not bad, it's just forgettable.  I wanted so badly for the blast beats and screaming to come in at the end of In Blur to push it to the top, and it just doesn't happen.  Feels like wasted momentum.

I totally get the wanting to change thing and getting sick of doing the same thing, but what made them so unique was their "Fuck it" attitude of "Fuck you, basement Darkthrone and Mgla purists, we're gonna put shoegaze and 90's rock over your blast beats" but now they've just gone and become another band in a sea of shoegaze bands. 

The only thing remarkable is the style shift from their previous work.  Nothing stood out, I can't recall as single part of any of the songs right now.  Like I said, it's not bad....  it's good, actually.  Well done, but not memorable.  ::Shrug::   

After listening to "In Blur", my feeling is that Deafheaven is generic now.  The thing that made them stand out and really fucking cool was that they put the blastbeats and black metal vocals over the bright, major key pretty parts.  Now they're just another shoegaze band. 

It's not bad, it's just forgettable.  I wanted so badly for the blast beats and screaming to come in at the end of In Blur to push it to the top, and it just doesn't happen.  Feels like wasted momentum.

I totally get the wanting to change thing and getting sick of doing the same thing, but what made them so unique was their "Fuck it" attitude of "Fuck you, basement Darkthrone and Mgla purists, we're gonna put shoegaze and 90's rock over your blast beats" but now they've just gone and become another band in a sea of shoegaze bands. 

The only thing remarkable is the style shift from their previous work.  Nothing stood out, I can't recall as single part of any of the songs right now.  Like I said, it's not bad....  it's good, actually.  Well done, but not memorable.  ::Shrug::   

Scattered is a great word, that's what I was trying to convey.  I know the feeling well, from my own drug use past.  I can relate to it, and I feel that's why I can see through the NB writing a little bit into what it was like to be in their shoes.  It's not a fun place, and I'm forever grateful to be well beyond that bullshit. 

I suppose I can understand the transitional sentiment, but i love the experimentation and having George screaming over the happy parts.  I think what solidifies it for me is that the melodies are solid.  The writing is solid, hooky, and delivers.  They got REALLY good at writing chord progressions.  I also play in a psychedelic jam rock band, so perhaps I can attach myself to the traditional chord changes they use in the alt-rock sections. 
 
Yeah i'm gonna throw it on again soon, it's funny how sometimes my perspective shifts on an album when I give it a lot of time to grow.

For instance, I had a *BIG* problem with the latest Spurv record.  I didn't like it.  I wanted Skarntyde again.  Same with the last 2 PG.Lost records.  The style shifts bugged me, because I couldn't really connect the development in any way to previous releases.  I imagine this is how Opeth fans feel now.  I'm glad i stepped off that train when I was young.  I got to see them a few times from 2002-2004 when they were at their peak, and it was wonderful. 

But I threw "Myra" on in the car a few weeks ago, and I suddenly could hear where they were harkening back to the old sound, and I appreciated it a lot more.  It's good.  I prefer their first 2 albums still over Myra, but I was unduly harsh I think.  Not sure I'll ever feel that way about Versus and Oscillate with PG.Lost though haha, Yes I Am through Key is just....  too good. 

Anyway, Deafheaven is a good band and I'm glad we have the opportunity to keep talking about them here

***UPDATE***

I just heard back from Aaron Harris.  These are NOT new remasters.  They are both the remasters from 2014, just new lacquers being cut. 

His quote is as follows:

"It's the remastered version from a few years ago but we had new lacquers cut by Matt Colton"
No i got that, i was addressing what seemed to be your unfamiliarity with this blue sky-shot cover. 

***UPDATE***

I just heard back from Aaron Harris.  These are NOT new remasters.  They are both the remasters from 2014, just new lacquers being cut. 

His quote is as follows:

"It's the remastered version from a few years ago but we had new lacquers cut by Matt Colton"
No i got that, i was addressing what seemed to be your unfamiliarity with this blue sky-shot cover. 

Shh.  You're gonna' summon Gumbo with that take.  Pretty sure I've read a similar stance from him in 2-3 different spots.

god i hope so.  That and losing out on two Dunk! festivals hurts so much, especially given that Dunk moved their fucking location away from the forests and fields of Zottegem. 

Tahoe would be incredible.....  that's one of their greatest jams ever IMO. 

I feel like 7/10/99 Chalkdust and 11/17/97 Ghost are easy bets too.  You could fit them on one side!

So, its gonna be like the 'Shelter' phase of Alcest? I can dig it

paying all those bands, I imagine.  Junius and Pianos aren't cheap.  Renting sound and lights isn't cheap either.  Then you've got housing for all those bands.... 

It's probably on point if you consider the bigger fests spread that cost around a much larger number of people.  I'd pay it but that's a weekend we're gonna have gigs. 

I hope it goes well because the post-rock kids deserve more festival/camping opportunities like this.  If you've ever been to Dunk! you know how amazing it is.  The jamband kids do it all the time, so there's no reason the post-rock scene can't either. 
 

paying all those bands, I imagine.  Junius and Pianos aren't cheap.  Renting sound and lights isn't cheap either.  Then you've got housing for all those bands.... 

It's probably on point if you consider the bigger fests spread that cost around a much larger number of people.  I'd pay it but that's a weekend we're gonna have gigs. 

I hope it goes well because the post-rock kids deserve more festival/camping opportunities like this.  If you've ever been to Dunk! you know how amazing it is.  The jamband kids do it all the time, so there's no reason the post-rock scene can't either. 
 

Finally getting through my repress copies.  Done YATC and Four Trees so far.  They sound fine, but the pressing's are not good.  YATC is noisy as hell, and my Four Trees is scratched for the entire duration of Moksha.  Sweet. 

Been waiting to play them on the new system so i can have an accurate representation of their quality.  The music itself sounds great but as we expected, the pressings are dogshit. 

Should have known.  Oh well.  We tried. 

Pre-order hubris. stellar 2017 album 'Apocryphal Gravity'.    It will be limited to 150 Gatefold records on 180gm White vinyl with Gold Splatter.  Expected ship date for the records will be July 2021.  Pressed by Dunk! Pressing. 

FFO:  Jakob, Meniscus, Astralia.

This album fucking rules, and these guys are massive.  If you like spacey, sorta proggy post-rock you need this.
 
USA:
https://www.postrecordings.com/products/hubris-apocryphal-gravity-lp
Europe:  (also available here: Test presses, hoodies, CDs, other Hubris albums)
https://www.hubrisband.com/shop
 

 
 

New Mogwai (loving it) and Godspeed for 2021 - whoa!
GIAA has been a pleasant surprise:  a good portion sounds like Russian Circles "light."  Their tour in EU playing All Is Violent  + new material for 2021 has been pushed to 2022 (no surprise). Will travel if they come to the US and things are safer out there.
For any nostalgics, I completely missed April 2020 release - first time on vinyl: All The Bright Lights S/T. Pricey, but this is a special album for me. (FFO light, atmospheric post rock with memorable riffs, and don't mind some buried vocals. Not an EITS copycat)
All The Bright Lights
 
 

i'm like 99.99999% sure everything they do does.  Baulta is through them and Dunk and I know i've got all the WLTS albums in my Bandcamp.  If that one did as well, then they will definitely have them.

oh man that stream was awesome!  I think the first track is my favorite.  Everything I ever want from this band.  Some of the tunes got a little same-y to me but they were still really good overall.  The mix was fucking BANGING.  Loved the sound.  We had just gotten a new sound system/sub for the TV too a couple weeks ago, perfect timing. 

The bonus cuts at the end were fun too.  Celebrating the anniversary of Hardcore was a nice touch there.