Fungi

This reminds me of a Tool bootleg I sold to a guy on eBay. Graded it as VG+ because of corner dings. A german guy won the auction about 2/3rd what I paid, so it was a loss from the get-go, but then he had the audacity to raise a dispute/refund because my photos didn't show how bad the corner dings were claimed the listing misleading.  (they weren't, that's why you couldn't see them without an effing zoom lens) 
 
I told him the grading reflected minor dings but he wouldn't budge. Never had a buyer dispute raised in my life, I pride myself on accurate gradings. Gave him a discount and called it a day.  But next time I'm not putting up with that baloney. 

i applied to immigrate to canada on their website and they told me no.

you are all good dude, I kind of thought the same. People shouldn't be jumping down your throat for being the third person saying the same thing
 

Detracts from that optimal resale value, of course.

I wonder what David Bowie track they're going to milk the fuck out of this year

Deja repress in a plastic bag this time so you can suffocate yourself after listening

Oh god. It begins... 

you look very intimidating according to your avatar, WAXXX should be extremely worried...

I'm pretty sure both WAXXX and Fungi are actually Bake.

Courtesy of Discogs.
 

 

Really?...This is the kind of behavior expected from you as well? C'mon. Action was taken as a result of WAXXX's abusive behavior and that should be it. The additional commentary is not necessary. I understand that you're upset b/c his comments and derision was aimed and involved you, but no need to get aggressive and abusive as such either.
 
And before anyone comes in saying so...I'm not being the PC Police or any of that...but it's my job (unpaid & thankless as it is) to maintain and remind people to keep a level of civility and maturity around here. Especially in any and all hot topics such as this one.
 
And before I forget...Fuck the mods!
 

 

 
 

I don't know, seems to me like he could be a fun guy.

There were loads of them that didn't have bad sound quality, but, yes, these would be from a different pressing for whatever that's worth.

that mock-up looks amazing. excited for this one and glad i got on it. it really fits the overall aesthetic of the album.

I propose a database of every VC user with a nautical star tattoo. The way threads for mid 00s posthardcore /pop punk records tend to go, I feel like it'd be a pretty big list.
 
And to be honest, I like the dude's hair color and the way his avatar could fit in on 2004 MySpace is kinda comforting.

That hair is a /1 variant, good find.

also the blue album mock-up doesn't even match the overall aesthetic. who's responsible for that decision? they should lose their job, or at least be reprimanded.

Dude, come on, don't even JOKE! about that....... 

I do not, but I'm inclined to take your question as a compliment, so: Thank you!

Standard release just posted to Amazon Pre-order

I was able to nab 4. None for the board!

Who fucking cares?
 
Listen, let's split the difference, say you're both scummy douchebags and move on. Yeah? Good. Can you both drop it and leave each other alone? Take advantage of the wonderful block feature this forum has in place. I know I've been using it to good result and I'm about to do it again.

I really hope that the new season preserves the feel of the original run. I'll be pretty disappointed if they opt for vulgar language and sex/nudity solely because it's on Showtime.

Already got my hands on a copy of William Basinski's new album A Shadow In Time. I'm very much looking forward to spending a lot of time with in the next couple weeks, but after three consecutive listens both intently and somewhat distracted, it seems to be kind of a mixed bag, so far. 
 
Side A is, well, perfect, really. A 17-minute slowburner, as bleak as it is mournful and full of richly detailed sonic variety. I'm sensing a prerecorded loop somewhere below the surface, but it hardly gets to the front, if ever. It cerntainly is an ever evolving piece, slowly disintegrating and, eventually, fading, but there's a lot of progression going on in the details, making the title track an instant favorite of his body work. 
 
Side B is a somewhat different monster. It starts out as a classic Basinski-loop that inevitably reminds me of his work in The Disintegration Loops. It's crushingly beautiful, with a melancholic fanfare-like feel to it reminiscent to D|P1. Without hyperbole I could listen to this loop on repeat for days. 
 
Yet, Basinski planned to do things somewhat differently this time around. Around six minutes in a rather hideous saxophone-sample takes the stage, starting out as pleasing and surprising Badalamenti/Lynch-improvisation, but evolving into an atonal mess, getting louder and more center for ten minutes, before slowly crumbling to dust with the rest of the piece. Surely I'm not set on this opinion, as I have to spend more time with it, but right now I'm pretty much baffled about Basinski's decision to sabotage the piece's melancholy edge and take it down an experimental, almost jazzy path. It's great, kind of, but I'm having a hard time getting over the fact that the loop's sublime beauty is subverted by that shaky saxophone cut.
 
Nonetheless, this is far from a disappointment. As much as Basinski's art is a 'hate it or love it'-affair, it's a very welcome breath of fresh air to hear something genuinely new going on in his music. I think I'll be content with the path the second song takes, since almost all of his work until now is full of his trademark knack for melancholy and beauty. Abrasiveness is an attribute I never would've thought to attach to this record, but I'm more than happy with Basinski adding new words to his dictionary.

not sure who picked it up, but whole album is pretty great mood music.