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57 minutes ago, bigdz68 said:

Spotify has a clear version /1000

https://store.smashingpumpkins.com/shiny-and-oh-so-bright-vol-1-lp-no-past-no-future-no-sun-clear-vinyl-bundle.html

Spotify is releasing records now? Have I been living under a rock or is this a new thing?

Haven't heard the new song yet, what's it called? I'm only mildly curious about this album as I haven't really enjoyed much of theirs since Adore. 

2 hours ago, mcpherson123 said:

Ummm...

 

New jam is complete fucking fire.

1 hour ago, MCDELTAT said:

Holy hell. Yeah that was good.

Yup. I see no reason to be disappointed in this.

Kewl news, and glad these are new covers as opposed to a collection of previously released covers. 

Album is quite good.

They're playing here with Bambera (also great) and unfortunately it's a tiny venue and it sold out in July while the show isn't till October. Total BS - hope it gets moved to a larger venue somehow. 

You can get Rot Forever on Discogs for $35 +shipping right now, doesn't seem bad for a 2LP if it's OOP.

2017: Five new albums

2018: Five reissues

18 hours ago, ratbrain said:

I found a copy of this last week on clearance at Amoeba Hollywood for $7.99 

Nice. Strange how it was advertised as limited but afaik it was only ever pressed on red.

P.S. I gotta revisit Lead Into Gold one of these days - I bought Age of Reason on vinyl back in the 90s and don't think I ever listened to it more than twice. But I still have it. On that note, WTF I was just looking on RYM and noticed there's a new Lead Into Gold album that just came out in July?! That's a shocker.

https://paulionbarker.bandcamp.com/album/the-sun-behind-the-sun

22 hours ago, Monastic_mike said:

Agreed.

The Process was a good album but not a good SP album in my opinion. I left at that point. In my eyes, and squarely my own opinion, Last Rights was the pinnacle and the logical end to everything they did to that point. I was so sure that the follow up to LR would be more abstract sound collage, like a less electro Eyes of Stanley Pain type thing mixed with the first few minutes of KNowhere looped and more abstract from a rhythmic standpoint. 

Instead it was decent but wholly unremarkable electro. Which in hindsight makes sense as Critter was dead as well as dwayne. Critter Newell was the genius in those records save for Rabies which was Luxa/Pan'd into the Ministry v Skinny Puppy album I always wanted in 1989.

Totally, it was a decent album but not a good SP album. I'm with you on Last Rights being the pinnacle and logical end. Download's early material, despite being way more techno-influenced, sounds like a much more logical follow-up if there was one. Furnace and The Eyes of Stanley Pain are absolutely brilliant - and seeing them live for TEOSP remains one of my favorite show memories. I love that those have been issued on vinyl after all this time. 

22 hours ago, Monastic_mike said:

Ohgr's solo stuff isn't anything to write home about (IMO). The initial record was good and I saw them/him on that tour (with Hate Dept - who will never get the credit they deserve for being solid) but otherwise danceable stuff with Ohgr being Ohgr over it.

I also saw Ohgr on the first tour, and was really happy that cEvin was on drums as I'd never seen SP live at that point. The discography is pretty weird - I thought the first one was pretty good, I found SunnyPsyOp pretty weak and cheesy, and then Devils in My Details was pretty impressive and closer to SP's reunion material (not great but less cheesy than Ohgr in general). I think Undeveloped was ok but I honestly don't remember much, and I haven't listened to Tricks but the few songs I have heard while shuffling my Spotify queue were absolutely cheesy and I couldn't get through them. 

22 hours ago, Monastic_mike said:

On the subject of the Bites and Remission repressed which do sound good btw, I wish more tracks were included. The cd had another like 6 tracks that do not appear on the records, one of those being one of my all time face SP songs "Manwhole".

Both CDs were about twice as long as the original releases. Getting into SP during the CD era, I always assumed those were the "normal" track lists. But despite some great material not being included, I'm actually glad they've reissued them with the original track list. I forget where all those bonus tracks came from - there are 13 between the two releases. A couple from Back & Forth I guess, but I don't know about the rest without spending time digging.

3 hours ago, jonrawks said:

Great news!  Hopefully they keep going through the Nettwerk era.  I wouldn't mind of The Process got a pressing at some point either.  I fell off after that, any of the reunion material worthwhile?

Not really, although live it blends pretty well with older material. 

NICE. I have these already, but happy that this stuff is being re-issued. I picked up the Remission & Bites re-issues last year. Assuming they continue to repress, I'll pick up the ones I'm missing (basically just Rabies as far as the classic LPs go).

Cool news that I like. 

Will it be as limited as the red TFCF? 

1 hour ago, synapsistapped said:

It is part of the 2018 Artist in Residence Series, featuring new/previously unreleased Rob Crow-related material. Subscribers receive digital downloads of each release on the 15th of each month, with a vinyl box set to follow in November. 

 

Per the O.Y. in Hi-Fi post above, supposedly only two of the releases from the series will be released more widely beyond the box set.

 

https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/2018-artist-in-residence

Thanks, hopefully this will be the "Other" one. Although I haven't heard anything from some of the other projects like Byre, Third Act Problems, Remote Action Sequence Project, or Physics.

I wasn't into the Optiganally Yours sound.

On 7/10/2018 at 8:45 PM, warhenrecords said:

Alright goddammit.

The records finally showed up and I've been getting them ready for the past two nights.

All pre-orders from me are going in the mail tomorrow morning.

Thanks for your patience. If anyone is curious why this took so long, I suggest you do a search for Merchant Vinyl on FB and read what you find. The MV page has been conveniently deactivated, but there are some public posts that will shed some light on why it took forever.

 

 

Love the artwork on this.

I just noticed a new album by "Other" pop up on RYM and Discogs called For the Purposes of This Conversation and supposedly released August 15. I may have overlooked the mention of "Other" on the first post in this thread, but this appears to be aka Other Men, the alias used by 3/4 of Heavy Vegetable when releasing Wake Up Swimming in 2007 - which is probably my favorite non-Pinback Rob Crow release. 

I don't see anything about this on the Joyful Noise site. There may be a VIP page, although both entries I found were for digital releases, not vinyl, and it supposedly came out last week anyway. Nothing on Spotify. Anyone have any additional info? 

1 hour ago, morfiend said:

Cevin Key - Brap and Forth Vol. 8 now available for pre-order. Options include -

 

White/Clear vinyl + limited edition green flexi (limited to 200 copies)

Dragon yellow vinyl

Ash black vinyl

Test pressings (limited to 10 copies each)

 

 

https://brap.bandcamp.com/album/brap-and-forth-vol-8

Cool cool, thanks for the update. 

On 8/13/2018 at 7:24 AM, mcpherson123 said:

New song is awesome. I hope they keep this general feel and mix it with some Aaron aggression more up front on other songs. Still this song is legit as all fuck.

Listened to it proper for the first time this morning (Spotify "very high" quality) and the more aggressive vocal passages are quite low in the mix. 

Overall the song sounds great though.

Looking forward to this, nice surprise after a week out of town. Checked out the EP on Spotify yesterday and it's definitely calm. Just one cursory listen in the car though, will have to listen more. Gotta check out that Julia track on something other than my laptop speakers tomorrow. 

[Untitled] though...a bit overdone as an album or track name. But whatever. 

This album's a weird one - doesn't flow all that well for me right now and I really dislike the overlong jazzy rock jam "Anthemic Aggressor" in the middle.

Excited for this. Not sure I need it on vinyl though - I still haven't gotten around to picking up his classic LPs on vinyl yet I got Chetah for some reason. Being more selective with what I buy lately as I'm really low on space. 

But, track is awesome and I'm stoked for new Aphex! Oh and the video is a major acid trip. 

2 hours ago, ✦ S U N S H I N E ✦ 日 光 ♡♡ said:

I know this is "fun" for the show attendees but why they gotta release the final LVL UP song so exclusively 

Did LVL UP BRK UP?

I'm in Seattle and planned to attend this when it was first announced, but it's going to be a shit show based on the location. 

Got the Peacock Blood because I like the way it looks better. BLOOD AND FIRE! 

Yeah it's definitely not a return to form - I appreciate the fact it's less polished but on first listen I felt it was pretty weak. 

"Casual Acquaintances, the new LP from The Growlers is made up entirely of demos, works-in-progress and other unfinished business from the band’s City Club sessions. Casual Acquaintances brings back the grit and majesty of vintage Growlers, “Beach Goth” in its purest form. The album is the first long player for the band’s newly formed and very own label imprint, Beach Goth Records and Tapes."

Ahhh - a return to form. Couldn't stand the slickness of City Club. Samples are sounding good, will be streaming this soon.

The track has a very 90s sound - style and production. Something that could use a remaster. Not a bad song, but certainly not compelling enough for a pre-order in my book. I'm only a casual Nothing fan though. Only have Tired of Tomorrow, which I really like. Purchased a used color variant at a local shop last year.

Cover art is pretty dull. As mentioned, the fact it's a mask makes it more interesting but it's too subtle at a quick glance.

Also not a fan of the album title, personally.

But all that said, I look forward to streaming the album when it's out.