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Snagged a pink splatter, can't believe I missed that they were releasing this–Pup rips, can't wait to hear the new album.

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Psyched for this release–I paid the extra for colored because one cannot help oneself. The price is quite reasonable for 4LPs, and considering the size/weight of all the jackets, inserts, a book, and apparently a slipcase, sub-$5 media mail is unreal. +1 for Numero

I received my blue copy over the holiday and just got around to opening it - I haven't spun it yet but the cover artwork looks fantastic, and the acid quote on the backside of the sleeve is entertaining.

Got my orange in today, jacket was fairly crunched but the record itself appeared unharmed. Looking forward to spinning this when everyone wakes up (because my mail man just dropped this off at 7:30 a.m.).

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4 hours ago, ptothedo said:

I’m cool, I typically don’t try to help people get the stuff their looking for at at a discount  and the one time I try I’m ignored.  Carry on.

You misspelled both you're* and they're*. Your argument is irrelevant.

Trollin'

4 hours ago, thesecrets0308 said:

Chillhop Essentials Winter 2018 is up for pre-order at Qrates.

https://qrates.com/projects/17464

and digital from bandcamp

https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/chillhop-essentials-winter-2018

Nice, gladly picked up a copy on Qrates. These compilations have some great QA as all my other "2018" records sound flawless.

As long as it wasn't on when it got wet, and you're sure you fully dried it before turning it on you will most likely have no lasting damage. After years of people borrowing my amps and spilling tall boys of PBR directly into the head vent... my experience is that the short will happen more immediately rather than lay dormant for any amount of time.

On 12/8/2018 at 10:37 PM, Tommy said:

My blue came today. It’s pretty

 

 

I received shipping info just a day or two ago, very excited to receive this one in the mail. I have been waiting on this repress for a while, it's probably one of my most anticipated records of the year - that and the repressed Clever Girl LP.

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Grabbed a copy of Fall 2018, love their comps. I'll have to grab the Winter 2018 compilation when it's released and call it a day - it's too easy to buy all of these records.

Snagged a copy the other night, don't know how I slept on this band because they rip. A good mix of surface sound and deep cavernous vats of sound.

I've found the lo-fi and ambient genres to oddly have a reverse effect - I'll pop it on when I'm in a slump or bad spot, and the innate ambiance mixed with lush variety in sound textures just mellows me out and picks up my mood and washes over me. There are so many independent artists, and even the more well-known artists are so prolific there will certainly be no shortage of material to explore. Some of my favorites are below:

Shlohmo

Blithe Field

Groundislava

XXYYXX

Ricky Eat Acid

Son Lux (a little more indie, with vocals)

Chillhop - Label with a ton of fantastic compilations they release (on vinyl at that) every quarter

Maybe something in here will be a good intro to the genre

How have I missed this twice now... by less than a day

Bump, prices are loose - just trying to make some space.

Clearing some space for all the recent preorders. If you don't like a price just shoot me a number, deals on multiple records and freebies here and there.

You can check my tradelist if you like as well, some artists are off limits but shoot me a PM if interested in anything.

12”

[$5] Autakeia – S/T

[$8] Collections of Colonies of Bees – Six Guitars (clear w/ etched B-side)

[$8] Dave House – See That No One Escapes

[$15] Father John Misty – Pure Comedy (red cover)

[$18] Modern Baseball – Holy Ghost (yellow 180g)

[$18] Moving Mountains – Foreword (2012 RSD RP)

[$10] Neutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island (180g)

[$15] Son Lux – Bones (clear marble)

[$15] Sweet Valley – Eternal Champ II (blue)

[$30] TWIABP – Harmlessness (white - sealed)

[$15] Wavelets – Athaletics (clear)

[$15] You Blew It! – Albendrot (pink)

10”

[$25] Murder by Death – Who Will Survive, And What Will Be Left of Them? (olive 160g)

7”

[$12] Beach Slang – S/T

[$12] Bicycle Sunday / Park Jefferson – Split (black or smurf blood)

[$3] Casual/Martin – Split

[$3] Cut Short – S/T

[$3] DM Stitch – War Machine (clear flexi)

[$5] Father John Misty – Real Love Baby

[$2] Martin – The Worst Part (green)

[$6] Modest Mouse – A Life of Arctic Sounds (clear RP)

[$5] One Hundred Year Ocean – Where Were You While We Were Getting High?

[$3] Places to Hide – Wild N Soft

[$2] Rainer Maria – Hell and High Water

[$6] Rozwell Kid/TWIABP – Fourteen Minute Mile (white RP)

[$4] What’s Eating Gilbert Grape/Octaves – SXSW Split (red)

[$4] The Headies/Wringer – Split

On 11/13/2018 at 12:38 PM, Tulsa1989 said:

I looked into the Budgie and it seems really great. Although, it's no longer made and only occasionally pop up on the bay. Any other comparable suggestions? Thanks for the help. 

The Budgie was actually my first pre-amp upgrade and the result of a lot of research a couple years ago, so I don't have any personal experience with too many other pre-amps but I've heard good things about the Schiit line of products. Maybe take a look at the Saga? Again no personal experience but seems like a comparable if not a slightly less robust contender.

http://www.schiit.com/products/saga

Snagged an opaque orange Parrot Flies - I had an OG copy back in the day and sold it for next to nothing, I'm glad I can get this album back as I miss it.

On 11/11/2018 at 5:05 PM, Ishtar said:

Never listened to Blithe Field before. I'll check that out!

Definitely check it out, Spencer Radcliffe has gone by many different pseudonyms in the past but Blithe Field is IMHO some of his best work if you're into the lo-fi scene. Plus added nostalgia points for the name referencing Judy's (Doug's older sister) art school, from Doug.

In addition to a handful of vinyl, he has a ton of digital EPs and albums and they're all great!

Also my collection is below, working on the second coming (aka cleaning out the shelves for my rotating taste records):

https://www.discogs.com/user/bluethumb/collection

I agree with most everything @mikeburns said, solid advice. If you do decide to get a pre-amp sooner rather than later, consider the Parks Audi Budgie which in my humble opinion sounds fantastic and the tubes allow you to upgrade the sound by rolling (if you're into that whole other hobby). Plus it comes in at $400 so it may be a bit easier on your wallet - support is killer if you need help figuring out the best load settings, etc. for your setup.

On 10/8/2018 at 10:55 AM, highfives said:

Idealism did an AMA on the Chillhop subreddit this weekend.  He mentioned there being an EP combo album of his that is the Rainy Evening EP and the Hiraeth EP combined.  If anyone is interested, it's on Vinyl-Digital.

 

https://www.vinyl-digital.com/en/Hip-Hop-Rap/Growth.html?listtype=search&searchparam=IDEALISM

 

Snagged a copy of this from Discogs (for whatever reason VinylDigital said it was "not buyable") - great recommendation, really nice lo-fi.

Sad I missed the preorder (failing my fanboi duties), hopefully I can pick it up on the proper release as it's a great A-side.

Grabbed a clear for the price (and still at 180g) and the /500

44 minutes ago, mesi said:

It will be a 2xLP:

https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/media/splash.html?fbclid=IwAR1XZlz5q2DxfYOvLQFD0G_MuzCUuRFA1mY6WS2FjvijbFJ1KfleSzYJoLc

Very excited for this as I'm a PtL fanboi, but what a tease to click "Pre-order" only to get a page with no PtL album.