Stress On The Sky

4 hours ago, Derek™ said:

Ugh.  Hot take here, but I just can’t get into W&R.  Even after seeing them live... they’re just not for me.  The club-exclusive variant sounds pretty heinous, too.  Haven’t seen the album art but Jon’s post above isn’t exactly inspiring me to run out and have a gander.

 

I still haven’t locked in a subscription yet, but if I do, you can bet I’d be willing to hook up someone with that one.

Album art n track link on the previous page if i formatted it right. I wouldnt imagine that one would be hard to punt at a grunt. They are one of the labels bigger draws. Ive even seen em play in the tate modern to a big crowd in London so my guess is therell be a lot of interest in this one.

1 hour ago, drewberinger said:

I love the album art 

I mean I get why it is the way it is but if I compare it to their previous album art its not as pleasing to the eye but I think thats what they were going for. Sure I'll love the music, each consecutive album has been another step up for me.

*EDIT*

Wasn't wrong new song rips. Really mellow for them but they do it so well.

18 minutes ago, jonrawks said:

Stoked that we're getting new W&R this year, significantly less stoked on the cover art.

 

I got my Vale LP on Monday.  Only had time for one listen, but I think it's my favorite of the sub releases.

Yeah i think the cover is supposed to be overexposed and ugly on purpose n I get it but its still yuck.

Heard that Vale is amazing being an overseas sub means my records get bundled together to save on shipping so mine wont land til drowse starts going out but im excited to hear it. I know its streaming in full over at blabbermouth but waiting to spin it.

Final album confirmed for the sub and my guess of Wreck & Reference was spot on. Hyped. Heres the blurb:

Absolute Still Life is the fourth full-length album by the experimental duo Wreck and Reference. The album marks a radical departure from the band’s heavy and noise rock origins and finds them driving toward a more electronic and abstract dimension. Like past albums, warped synthesizers and pillaged samples build up the harmonic elements of the songs, but the absence of acoustic drums gives Absolute Still Life a colder, more alien aesthetic. With fewer screams and stranger textures than before, Wreck and Reference find themselves alone again in uncharted and uncategorizable territory.

Absolute Still Life’s cover depicts a sickly still life in which edible and inedible elements mix in an unnatural and unappetizing collage of bright colors. The title reflects the absurdist version of reality that we find ourselves in and unable to escape.

To date, Wreck and Reference have released four EPs and three full-length albums. Their first work, an EP titled Black Cassette, showcased distorted fragments and synthesizers in angular, heavy songs, with themes of determinism and Cormac McCarthy-esque isolation. Their debut full-length Y̶o̶u̶t̶h̶ (2012) and their sophomore release Want (2014), described by Pitchfork as having “radical vision” and “boundless experimentation,” represented dramatic expansions of their sonic palette. In 2016, Wreck and Reference released their third LP,Indifferent Rivers Romance End, perfecting their song craft and pushing their noisy, sample-based instrumentation to its limits.

1. Black vinyl. 

2. Cyan colored vinyl. Limited to 500

4. Cyan colored vinyl + art book by the band. Limited to 300.

4. Series one membership edition.  Pie slice colored vinyl (Cyan, Red, Mustard) plus art book. Limited to 150.

Out July 19 2019. Series one memberships will ship before then. 

Track on bandcamp: https://wreckandreference.bandcamp.com/track/a-mirror

US Preorder: https://nowflensing.com/collections/pre-orders/products/wreck-and-reference-absolute-still-life-lp

EU Preorder: https://deathwishinc.eu/collections/the-flenser/products/wreck-and-reference-absolute-still-life

2 new W&R shirts are also up in the shop for those who wish to represent, they don't really do reprints on their designs generally so best to get em whilst the getting's good.

Will post the links/cover/song later im on my train commute atm n its fiddly by phone. 

Can't post the EU link as my workplace blocks Throatruiner's distro possibly because of the risqué name lol. But yall Europeans should know where to go.

Other flenz news: Vale records are shipping currently so any of those looking to score a membership version but dont have the funds to join the sub discogs n the flenser fb chat may be worth checking now. Jonathan has stated this mystery 12" is long enough to be considered an album. Also tentative plans for year 2 sub are in the works. They signed Midwife which I can't remember if I bothered waxing lyrical about at the time but she is god damn amazing so if she's year 2 I'm likely going in again.

I've gotta say this album is bloody great. As a long term biffy fan since 2002 this legitimately might be their best work since Puzzle for me. I don't know how this will work in the context of being a score but as a stand alone thing its great. 

My hopes and hype for "Opus 8" are getting out of hand. Apologies for the unnecessary gushy bump but god damn, this thing is infectiously catchy.

10 hours ago, stI_ben said:

I don't think you could have interpreted that email any worse.

Well that came in like a week before the record and I was relying on my crappy memory tbf hence my own attempt to correct myself but go off I guess

7 hours ago, glass realms said:

Looks like Banquet Records are getting this. Most likely Amazon UK will as well. I’ll hold off and get it from Amazon for cheaper shipping.

Yeah in reality its not been advertised as limited in any way so it would have been smarter for me to wait and make a saving but I am a fool when it comes to Biffy 

1 hour ago, Derek™ said:

Interesting.  I’ve dragged my feet on ordering this.  I don’t necessarily think the variant turned out bad at all, but just for curiosity’s sake, should I be waiting for them to announce a 2nd press if I want to roll the dice on this revised colorway?

This is the email I got from awesome distro:

Hello, 

You had me at "all round music branch"

These are going out but weirdly got an email from RFC about a colour mix up or them not looking enough like their mock up and if I was unhappy with mine to send it back to switch it out with the reordered run. I went for the dark blue/white mix and the only difference is that instead of a dark navy blue its baby blue and there's a lot more blue than white in the mix. Still odd something so minor is making them go back to the plant.

 For an album that is this noisy it plays really well, its also worth noting its cut at 45rpm.

My only grumble is my mail man karate chopped mine  in the spine and whilst my copy of A Whole Fucking Lifetime Of This just got a crease my copy of Fucking Bliss has a tear. Not the end of the world by any means and I'm not going to put myself through the hassle of returning it for a different hue and a cosmetic bit of cover damage but a little bit of a bummer.

16 minutes ago, gazzo said:

Sad , but still ordered eventhough i can find it for 15£ cheaper 3 months after

Im a little salty the store confirmation didnt have the digital included because I'm so used to dealing with bandcamp tier bands.

Not fussed about variants or signed versions as ive got a lot of signed biffy on the shelves already. Might have to do some sleuthing n half inch the files. Weird theres no cds on offer too.

Pre-order is live on the bands store, probably available at other retailers as well no special signed version or any variants listed yet. @gazzo @Mattallurgist

Digital downloads have been up since about 12:30 am gmt so for you streamers you should be able to listen. Vinyl is confirmed but the link isnt working yet or maybe its just funny with mobile access. Will update original post once I get it working.

2LP 140gram 26th July 

2 minutes ago, Mattallurgist said:

Still wanna know what happened to that Empire State Bastard thing he was doing with Mike Vennart! Probably just a (hash?) pipe dream at this point...

I mean its not impossible but even after JP said Death Of The Duke will happen I'm not counting on that happening til I'm scraping 40.

Just now, gazzo said:

that shit is weird though 😛 but good.

 

I like me some weirdness, especially when its Biffy related weird. The other day I had a facebook exchange hassling JP Reid about the final instalment of the Marmaduke Duke trilogy and he said it definitely will happen at some point. So the more obscure unmarketable stuff is very relevant to my interests haha

American Pleasure Club - A Whole Fucking Lifetime Of This

https://bandcamp.com/yum

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American Pleasure Club - Fucking Bliss

https://bandcamp.com/yum

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Aye im psyched for both if a little cheesed off that Si is still sitting on his completed solo album under the moniker ZZC but im a greedy bitch.

Jumping the gun here a little I'm sure but probably not obnoxiously early as it's stated the album drops tomorrow. Imagine tomorrow is digital, physical stuff will surely follow but likely to land when the film comes out.

Directed by Jamie Adams, the movie features 17 new songs from the Scottish band. The soundtrack album of the same name will be released tomorrow (May 17).

Discussing the project, frontman Simon Neil says "On meeting Jamie, we realised early on that we'd both had to deal with grief at a relatively young age and so it was interesting to talk about how we'd both dealt with it and the effect it had on us - and this is the main crux of the film, delving into the lonely world of grief and loss and coming out the other side."

Check out the full tracklist below:

Biffy Clyro - 'Balance, Not Symmetry'

1. ‘Balance, Not Symmetry’
2. ‘All Singing and All Dancing’
3. ‘Different Kind of Love’
4. ‘Sunrise’
5. ‘Pink’
6. ‘Colour Wheel’
7. ‘Gates of Heaven’
8. ‘Fever Dream’
9. ‘Navy Blue’
10. ‘Tunnels and Trees’
11. ‘Plead’
12. ‘The Naturals’
13. ‘Yellow’
14. ‘Touch’
15. ‘Jasabiab’
16. ‘Following Master’
17. ‘Adored’

Filmed in Scotland, the ‘Balance, Not Symmetry’ film "follows American student Caitlin (Laura Harrier) after her father’s funeral, leaving her grieving mother (Kate Dickie) behind to return to her third-year studies at the Glasgow School of Art. There she juggles her grief and end-of-year presentation with meeting a new guy, Rory (Scott Miller), and a rupture in her relationship with her housemate and BFF Hannah (Bria Vinaite). Can she again find balance in her turbulent life?"

The film will be released in the UK on July 26 following its June premiere at the Edinburgh film festival and stars Laura Harrier (BlackKkKsman), Bria Vinaite (The Florida project), Lily Newmark (Pin Cushion), Freya Mavor (The Sense Of An Ending), Tasmin Egerton (The Brothers Grimsby), Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones), Shauna Macdonald (The Descent) and newcomer Scott Miller.

Will update with pre-order links when they go live. Personally hyped that first song is ace.

Preorder is live in the biffy store. Probably live elsewhere like amazon etc. No Variants yet.

https://store.biffyclyro.com/uk/balance-not-symmetry-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-vinyl.html

12 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

You too!  Goddammit.

4 easy payments of $50 with that Sizzle / Sazzle / Frazzle, whatever it’s called.

I mean tbf so far this thread has had requests for All Your Sisters, Vale and drowse membership variants so even if theres stuff u dont dig you can probably rehome them dude.

Also cannot overstate enough how good that Elizabeth Colour Wheel album is.

One of us, one of us, one of us, one of us.....

3 hours ago, DecayToDeath said:

I was thinking the exact same thing just yesterday. Granted, it's a lot harder to leak a record since you have to jump through more hoops to rip it than a CD, but still respectable.

I have a machine that could do it and I even had one in hand for a night before sending it to it's rightful owner. Still being that 50% of the sales of this are going to the Scofield family memorial fund I wouldn't dream of leaking it and I applaud everyone who has done the same.

 Another track off light mirror. 

Gotta say hype levels for this one are skyrocketing for me at the moment.

2 hours ago, buddha4281 said:

I checked out both of these and thought they were decent. Idk about mathcore as a genre, so i cant say much to that. to me they both kind of sounded like mathy skramz like Kidcrash. 

I would also say that Nitkowski (at least the album listened to) reminded me of what it might sound like if Pretend decided to start a skramz band with the singer of Suis La Lune singing. 

But yeah, thank you for sharing these!

glad you digged it

6 hours ago, V3XED said:

I never really could figure out how people sit around and listen to soundtracks, like in their entirety.
Unless your going to tell me people are pulling out the LP to just skip around to their fav. tracks.... :')

Skyrim/Fallout/The Witcher are all games you can pour hundreds of hours into. Why not just play the game for a few hours and then you got the score going and you've saved yourself $60-$100.

 

On ‎4‎/‎25‎/‎2019 at 10:34 PM, punkvinylarchive said:

any UK sellers?

https://www.recordstore.co.uk/recordstore/Coming-Soon/Order-In-Decline-Signed-Limited-Edition-Yellow-Vinyl/655L0E3I000

Signed yellow for £17.99 plus delivery

*Holy shit I need to read the thread before posting this link has been posted three god damn times and I missed it apologies all*

2 minutes ago, axisrecapital said:

If it makes you feel better, I caved on the first pre-order and then again on the signed pre-order.  Multiple copies.....ugh!

If that makes you feel bad, have a gander in the Taylor Swift thread where you'll see people buying 4 versions of a 7 inch which has the same song on each side because of the different covers when most people have agreed the song in question isn't even her best.

Luckily I'm in the UK so this wasn't too extravagant just been trying to hold off lately as I need to streamline my collection.