GHOSTDRONES Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 6 hours ago, armadillo01 said: So glad I fought my self-imposed hesitation over these. Fair warning: The generic white paper record sleeves and the heavy cardstock of the gatefold do not make for a happy marriage. I'm thinking of swapping the record sleeves for those 70's style thin-ass treated paper ones (with the clear-plastic see-through in the centre). P.S. They were EXPERTLY packaged with cardboard reinforcement on all sides, also bubblewrap (who the hell DOES THAT anymore?! ) but also they taped the outer plastic sleeve in the middle! Like Yeah, they were packed as if they were expecting gorillas to handle them. OneThreeOneTwo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Appreciate the heads up on packaging. I can usually re-use mailers - even the thin overseas ones for 10" but the way the records were taped in there, I didn't waste time doing surgery, but simply extricated the vinyl and trashed (recycled) the mailer. I don't mind bubble wrap - anything to help mitigate damage. Hopefully will clean and spin these this afternoon, since my wife is not a Nadja fan (understatement of the year lol) but is out with the girlfriends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOSTDRONES Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 All, New Nadja LP up for pre-order https://brokenspine.bigcartel.com/product/nadja-sonnborner-lp-pre-order https://youtu.be/gQ2uC5GG7aA radiatorhums and drds89 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 31 minutes ago, GHOSTDRONES said: All, New Nadja LP up for pre-order https://brokenspine.bigcartel.com/product/nadja-sonnborner-lp-pre-order https://youtu.be/gQ2uC5GG7aA Nice! I dig the artwork on that too. $25 shipped to the US isn't terrible either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 (edited) Was coming here to post that as well. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/nadja_reveal_sonnborner_lp Edited June 20, 2018 by Mars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Same! Rolling the dice for /100 at $25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOSTDRONES Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 6 hours ago, jonrawks said: Nice! I dig the artwork on that too. $25 shipped to the US isn't terrible either. 5 hours ago, drds89 said: Same! Rolling the dice for /100 at $25 Right... Such a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I just got the LP today and had the download on bandcamp (still private). Spoiler To my ears, the 30 min first track has many of their old elements: their version of shoegazey vocals, slow build to full wall at about 8 minutes in, and the drone which harkens me back to earliest releases. Thankfully, they skip the shrill// fingernail-on-chalkboard feeback or whatever. Everything's humming along until 18 minutes, then back to quiet. Instead of a 2 minute outro, it goes on for 10 more minutes of filler (imo). I really like the next two "grindgaze" with driving guitar. The Draino man or Cookie Monster vocals are not my favorite, but don't detract. Overall, I'm glad I got the vinyl, but it will definitely be one to play when I'm home alone - like most of the other albums anyways GHOSTDRONES and radiatorhums 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOSTDRONES Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 23 minutes ago, drds89 said: I just got the LP today and had the download on bandcamp (still private). Reveal hidden contents To my ears, the 30 min first track has many of their old elements: their version of shoegazey vocals, slow build to full wall at about 8 minutes in, and the drone which harkens me back to earliest releases. Thankfully, they skip the shrill// fingernail-on-chalkboard feeback or whatever. Everything's humming along until 18 minutes, then back to quiet. Instead of a 2 minute outro, it goes on for 10 more minutes of filler (imo). I really like the next two "grindgaze" with driving guitar. The Draino man or Cookie Monster vocals are not my favorite, but don't detract. Overall, I'm glad I got the vinyl, but it will definitely be one to play when I'm home alone - like most of the other albums anyways Damn, super jealous... Can't wait for mine to get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 9:14 PM, GHOSTDRONES said: Damn, super jealous... Can't wait for mine to get here. Vinyl sounds GREAT, especially the lows, I almost had to turn my loudness button off And they did an almost perfect edit for the album to be an LP ; side a 33 RPM and I didn't clock it, but think about 20 min vs 30 min track on digital; and side B is 45 RPM with just the two grindgaze tracks that pump. Cut out 10 min of filler side a and the last 2 tracks on side b radiatorhums and GHOSTDRONES 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Aidan Baker - Portraits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 13 hours ago, drds89 said: Aidan Baker - Portraits Thanks for posting! Were only 3 left when I saw it, cutting it very close, haha. I'm glad he's doing more tapes, especially for his solo work. Anyone get Sonnborner in yet? Still waiting on mine and getting a bit eager drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 7 hours ago, jonrawks said: Thanks for posting! Were only 3 left when I saw it, cutting it very close, haha. I'm glad he's doing more tapes, especially for his solo work. Anyone get Sonnborner in yet? Still waiting on mine and getting a bit eager Portraits sounds like something Eno would have done 20+ years ago - really digging it Sonnborner arrived late July and I posted on IG - tagged you this afternoon Great pressing (lows are really good), overall I couldn't think of a better edit - it is one of the 45RPM /33RPM though. radiatorhums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 2 hours ago, drds89 said: Portraits sounds like something Eno would have done 20+ years ago - really digging it Sonnborner arrived late July and I posted on IG - tagged you this afternoon Great pressing (lows are really good), overall I couldn't think of a better edit - it is one of the 45RPM /33RPM though. Hmm, I'll have to reach out then. For some reason I thought they were shipping early this month. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjorn Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 New Nadja album coming out on Southern Lord. The single absolutely crushes: https://nadja.bandcamp.com/album/luminous-rot Mars, radiatorhums and drds89 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 They also released a digital only album last week: https://nadja.bandcamp.com/album/seemannsgarn ...And in January there was a split with Disrotted, if anyone missed it: https://nadja.bandcamp.com/album/split-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Mars said: ...And in January there was a split with Disrotted, if anyone missed it: https://nadja.bandcamp.com/album/split-2 Looks like the LP is still available in the US here. $20 PPD https://romannumeralrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split Mars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 12 hours ago, bjorn said: New Nadja album coming out on Southern Lord. The single absolutely crushes: https://nadja.bandcamp.com/album/luminous-rot Agreed! Can't wait for the vinyl - I believe Aidan said August on his and their IG Passed on the Disrotted split, maybe need a few more listens.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjorn Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 This band has been on a really fascinating creative tragectory. Sonnborner was inspiring and refreshing and really should have received more attention. Not to mention that they nonchalantly put out two of the best straightforward(ish) shoegaze albums I've heard in the last decade (Queller and Dagdrom). I love the apparent pivot to more of an industrial groove on this new one, pretty exciting. drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 10 hours ago, drds89 said: Passed on the Disrotted split, maybe need a few more listens.... I struggle with splits. I like the artwork though 6 hours ago, bjorn said: I love the apparent pivot to more of an industrial groove on this new one, pretty exciting. More of the sound and tones of Tangled (and Sv... (ish). Vocals are more pronounced than usual . Queller and Dagdrom are great. I need to spend more time with Sonnborner though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Queller and Dagdrom are always in rotation, forgive if I've said it before, Queller is a great entry point and imo most accessible to anyone not familiar with drone. Those riffs just stick with you. Sonnborner is definitely worth more listens @Mars Their splits with Vampillia - The Perfect World and Imperfection clicked with me, whereas some others did not. The Bungled And The Botched was the one that got me hooked. My sealed copy from Amoeba records had a jarring, loud pop for at least 15 revs right before the wall hits, so I had to replace it -- with a white label copy. It took me a solid month or more to go from start to finish one time through their back cat many years ago now, including solo and side projects. Prolific doesn't even begin to describe AB, but I have to say I'm glad he has slowed down a little bit and done some cassette releases. 2xLP for drone is a bummer having to get up and flip 3 times, so drone weekends are when I'm already in the listening room doing paperwork or sometning. I need to do it again for the albums I passed on. Running out of room for vinyl and time to spin everything. Mars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjorn Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Sonnborner is what got me down the rabbit hole. It's such an unusual structure for an album, and on paper it probably shouldn't work, but when I first heard it it felt like such a breath of fresh air. Up until then my only exposure was through a couple of their older splits (Kodiak and ASOL), which really weren't a great representation of what I was missing. I've listened to almost every Nadja release in the last three months and a good chuck of AB solo and side projects and added a bunch of it to my collection by placing a sizable order with Aidan. I ended up getting CD's for a lot of it and in some instances that's the better format (Thaumogenesis in particular), but the extra 20 minute hidden track on Tangled is really cool as well. At this point I think Autopergamene is the quintessential album from their early years, and that one works brilliantly on vinyl. I also don't click with splits very easily, but their collab with Pyramids is pretty amazing. Mars and drds89 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) I collaborations are different than splits though, and if memory serves, both Vampillia as well as Pyramids were collaborations - which worked well for sure. the one with Uochi Toki, on the other hand, didn't work with me. The Bungled & the Botched is definitely one of my favs., as is Under the Jaguar Sun. The experimentation of the separate tracks designed to be combined was neat, but the band's mix is where it is at: https://brokenspineprods.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-jaguar-sun-chalchiuhtlicue-rain-pwyc. My first exposure to Nadja was Skin Turns to Glass, which is going wayyyy back. Agreed - 2xlp is totally a bummer for the longer tracks, takes me out of the song. I will spend some more time with sonnborner, it is overdue. Edited March 13, 2021 by Mars drds89 and bjorn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjorn Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 That's true, collaborations and splits are definitely separate categories, but sometimes it's hard to differentiate at first glance. I don't mind 2xLP's as long as it makes sense for the material to be divided into fourths (or thirds in rare cases). I get more annoyed with releases where there's clearly no consideration for those restrictions. If an album is just a few minutes too long for a single disc, then gets spread over four sides, in those cases I wish more artists would just adjust the content to fit the format. I think it's totally cool if a CD version of an album differs from the vinyl version, and Nadja seem to embrace that idea. drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneThreeOneTwo Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 1:46 PM, bjorn said: I think it's totally cool if a CD version of an album differs from the vinyl version, and Nadja seem to embrace that idea. 💯so long as the vinyl version doesn't subtracts songs. Go for that 3-sided 2xLP rather than thinking editing songs out to make it a 1xLP is doing us a solid, just because the value proposition of a lower price-point is better. And depending on the artist/band, you sometimes wonder why they can't just come up with a 10-plus minute jam piece to fill out that fourth side (or be Neko Case and do a sound-collage of frog choruses for those bog/swamp vibes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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