mcpherson123

https://thirdmanrecords.com/news/third-man-records-announces-vault-package-52-sleep-dopesmoker
 

I caught that too. I believe it said "lightly remastered" so I'm guessing that means they attempted to refrain from deviating too far from the engineering notes/perceived qualities on the initial pressing's mastering parameters.
 
I have an original of this and recently scored an original Effloresce. I don't recall anything particularly wrong with the mastering on my copy of EIP but its been a while since I've listened to it. Its a great album and checks pretty much all of my boxes for the type of music that it is but as an album, maybe its the sequencing, but I find it a bit less of a satisfying listen than Effloresce which for all of its greatness, isn't all that much different of an album compared to EIP. It feels overall a bit less busy than EIP but "busy" isn't necessarily a bad thing as I'm a pretty big TMV fan and it doesn't get much busier than that while still maintaining coherence. I guess Dillinger Escape Plan can come off much busier than either TMV or Oceansize at certain times. I also dig them but admittedly haven't spun anything by them in some time. Still, I know I have great fondness for EIP but I don't find myself going back to it that much. I played it excessively around early to mid-2008. Maybe I got my fill on replays but I still insist its part of "my music." I like Frames a lot but there is some sluggishness happening around the middle of that album that make it tough to get back into. I was super into it when it first released though. Now that I think about it both Frames and EIP were integral soundtracks to some very difficult and dark times of my life so maybe that accounts for why they are so difficult to revisit. Its only dawning on me right now that that could be the reason.
 
Anyway, Oceansize, man. Great band.

THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER!!!
 
Just got my tix.

I'm with you on EIP being too busy sometimes.  I enjoy it, but I enjoy Effloresce and Frames much, much, much more.  There's more of a balance of calm to chaos on those, I guess.  EIP is a lot of chaos. 

I have originals of all full lengths, and I have the remaster of Effloresce too.  They're both good.  I would say that the remaster is a bit of an improvement, it just sounds sturdier.  The original is still enjoyable, but it's like you just went from a 320mp3 to a wav.  The 320 was definitely enjoyable, but the wav is just a bit better. 


On another note, does anybody know why Mike says this:  "The creatively lauded and commercially maligned sophomore album by Oceansize has, unbelievably, earned its self a reissue!"

Just posted this in the Dopesmoker thread.

Just posted this in the Dopesmoker thread.

just posted it in the third man thread @mcpherson123

https://thirdmanrecords.com/news/third-man-records-announces-vault-package-52-sleep-dopesmoker

This was such an underdog/longshot story!
 
I'm glad it worked out. So cool and such a nice change of pace from us all bickering at each other over trivial shit that isn't trivial to us but actually rather life and death hence the totally appropriate bickering lol
 

I may go up for the Chicago show. 
 

Announcing tour dates & new video for "Riding the Grape Dragon (Demo)” by Documa!! Watch full video and pre-order vinyl at the link below. Tickets for all shows on sale April 1st. ‘Duct Tape & Shivering Crows’ is out April 15th on Suicide Squeeze Records. See you all soon! 2022 TOUR DATES - June 15 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater June 16 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall + Schubas June 18 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw Concerts July 7 Oakland, CA @ Crybaby July 8 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex #thesearmsaresnakes  

Yeah in hungarian use of numbers the . is the ,  and vice-verse opposed the use of it in english. Also these prices include import taxes and the wholesale shipping to Hungary, so for you it will be cheaper

yeah the wbsite sucks and stuck in 2002  , but I kinda like the dude running it, so this was a nice sneak peek, hopefully something official coming soon.

Not defaulting to "All" [or requiring format specification before seeing results] is an odd choice to me.

yeah Derek just printscreened it
 
https://www.facethemusic.hu/these-arms-are-snakes/vinyl-lp

That's amazing! Thank you for posting! Where exactly is the indication that there is a non-colored variant for these? I've translated the pages but I don't see anything about that.

so my local record store is listing both easter and oxeeners on colored and non-colored vinyl with a release date of 06.24 and on Jade Tree (sorry the site is in Hungarian) so this might be the  big news they are teasing.
 
Oxeneers Or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope (Orange Vinyl)
https://www.facethemusic.hu/these-arms-are-snakes/vinyl-lp/oxeneers-or--coloured-7896058.html
Easter (Translucent Blue Vinyl)
https://www.facethemusic.hu/these-arms-are-snakes/vinyl-lp/easter-transparcoloured-7896056.html
 

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I caught that too. I believe it said "lightly remastered" so I'm guessing that means they attempted to refrain from deviating too far from the engineering notes/perceived qualities on the initial pressing's mastering parameters.
 
I have an original of this and recently scored an original Effloresce. I don't recall anything particularly wrong with the mastering on my copy of EIP but its been a while since I've listened to it. Its a great album and checks pretty much all of my boxes for the type of music that it is but as an album, maybe its the sequencing, but I find it a bit less of a satisfying listen than Effloresce which for all of its greatness, isn't all that much different of an album compared to EIP. It feels overall a bit less busy than EIP but "busy" isn't necessarily a bad thing as I'm a pretty big TMV fan and it doesn't get much busier than that while still maintaining coherence. I guess Dillinger Escape Plan can come off much busier than either TMV or Oceansize at certain times. I also dig them but admittedly haven't spun anything by them in some time. Still, I know I have great fondness for EIP but I don't find myself going back to it that much. I played it excessively around early to mid-2008. Maybe I got my fill on replays but I still insist its part of "my music." I like Frames a lot but there is some sluggishness happening around the middle of that album that make it tough to get back into. I was super into it when it first released though. Now that I think about it both Frames and EIP were integral soundtracks to some very difficult and dark times of my life so maybe that accounts for why they are so difficult to revisit. Its only dawning on me right now that that could be the reason.
 
Anyway, Oceansize, man. Great band.

I caught that too. I believe it said "lightly remastered" so I'm guessing that means they attempted to refrain from deviating too far from the engineering notes/perceived qualities on the initial pressing's mastering parameters.
 
I have an original of this and recently scored an original Effloresce. I don't recall anything particularly wrong with the mastering on my copy of EIP but its been a while since I've listened to it. Its a great album and checks pretty much all of my boxes for the type of music that it is but as an album, maybe its the sequencing, but I find it a bit less of a satisfying listen than Effloresce which for all of its greatness, isn't all that much different of an album compared to EIP. It feels overall a bit less busy than EIP but "busy" isn't necessarily a bad thing as I'm a pretty big TMV fan and it doesn't get much busier than that while still maintaining coherence. I guess Dillinger Escape Plan can come off much busier than either TMV or Oceansize at certain times. I also dig them but admittedly haven't spun anything by them in some time. Still, I know I have great fondness for EIP but I don't find myself going back to it that much. I played it excessively around early to mid-2008. Maybe I got my fill on replays but I still insist its part of "my music." I like Frames a lot but there is some sluggishness happening around the middle of that album that make it tough to get back into. I was super into it when it first released though. Now that I think about it both Frames and EIP were integral soundtracks to some very difficult and dark times of my life so maybe that accounts for why they are so difficult to revisit. Its only dawning on me right now that that could be the reason.
 
Anyway, Oceansize, man. Great band.

I caught that too. I believe it said "lightly remastered" so I'm guessing that means they attempted to refrain from deviating too far from the engineering notes/perceived qualities on the initial pressing's mastering parameters.
 
I have an original of this and recently scored an original Effloresce. I don't recall anything particularly wrong with the mastering on my copy of EIP but its been a while since I've listened to it. Its a great album and checks pretty much all of my boxes for the type of music that it is but as an album, maybe its the sequencing, but I find it a bit less of a satisfying listen than Effloresce which for all of its greatness, isn't all that much different of an album compared to EIP. It feels overall a bit less busy than EIP but "busy" isn't necessarily a bad thing as I'm a pretty big TMV fan and it doesn't get much busier than that while still maintaining coherence. I guess Dillinger Escape Plan can come off much busier than either TMV or Oceansize at certain times. I also dig them but admittedly haven't spun anything by them in some time. Still, I know I have great fondness for EIP but I don't find myself going back to it that much. I played it excessively around early to mid-2008. Maybe I got my fill on replays but I still insist its part of "my music." I like Frames a lot but there is some sluggishness happening around the middle of that album that make it tough to get back into. I was super into it when it first released though. Now that I think about it both Frames and EIP were integral soundtracks to some very difficult and dark times of my life so maybe that accounts for why they are so difficult to revisit. Its only dawning on me right now that that could be the reason.
 
Anyway, Oceansize, man. Great band.

I know we can rule out a new pillow case line since this band isn't Tool.

I'd be surprised if it was a press of Blood Enough for Us All. They don't really consider that an actual mwY release based on some past comments. I asked Aaron about it once, and he basically said LOL NO.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbfod3HpckK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
 
"Big news" coming next week.
 
Probably tour dates like Brian Cook has been hinting at through his Tumblr. Maybe announcing the other LP reissues.

He's been talking a little bit about it on both Instagram and Facebook, but really only started today.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbfmwqSspfN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I remember him talking about this happening a while ago, maybe on his Patreon or something.  I just didn't know it was dropping now.