highfives Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 4 minutes ago, Gumbo72203 said: Yeah I think Silent/Transparent is one of the best things they ever wrote, but as a whole... I think the album is a little under par for them. When you put it up against the other 3 LPs, it isn't as all-consuming, over the top mind-blowing, this is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 10 hours ago, Burkazoid said: I had tickets to see them in Manchester - flights booked and everything. They cancelled the tour at the last minute due to the drummer having a cyst on his arm. They disbanded soon after and I never got to see them live. Can't complain about their reasons, but that was properly gutting. The only consolation was seeing The Antlers in Dublin instead on the same weekend when they were touring "Hospice" (which has gone on to become one of my favourite albums of all time). As much as I love them, they never blew me away live...their sound was always just a mash...you couldn't really say who's playing what...and I've seen them 5 times I think...maybe I was unlucky and only got to see them in places with deaf sound engineers... whoa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Noticed all the OP showing up on discogs lately? mcpherson123 and whoa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoa Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 On 2017-5-31 at 9:18 PM, Sasan said: As much as I love them, they never blew me away live...their sound was always just a mash...you couldn't really say who's playing what...and I've seen them 5 times I think...maybe I was unlucky and only got to see them in places with deaf sound engineers... Completely agree with this. I saw them before they recorded Frames (and dodgy bootleg recorded that gig too) and really just a bit confused who does what and where. Like, all comes together, but still a big smooshy mess. And saw them at Heaven before Self Preserved and that was a massive mess (horrible venue). No one should beat themselves up for not seeing them, it's too "big" a sound to capture live fully I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 3 hours ago, whoa said: Completely agree with this. I saw them before they recorded Frames (and dodgy bootleg recorded that gig too) and really just a bit confused who does what and where. Like, all comes together, but still a big smooshy mess. And saw them at Heaven before Self Preserved and that was a massive mess (horrible venue). No one should beat themselves up for not seeing them, it's too "big" a sound to capture live fully I think. I've heard a bunch of live stuff that disagrees with these accounts of big, smooshy messes. Not including the F2F gigs, there are bootlegs floating around (or were) that sounded good to me. But, being in a room with the vastness might be overload. Guess it depends on the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Really hoping for a Home & Minor LP release too. highfives, Stress On The Sky and Tom Servo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/1/2017 at 7:18 PM, Sasan said: Noticed all the OP showing up on discogs lately? I've noticed this too. I'm a little grumbly that I spent ~$100 USD on an OG but it sounds absolutely pristine. I had talked to Mike some years ago too a bit about repressing it and he said it would never happen because the label had no interest. I guess never say never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/2/2017 at 3:36 PM, mcpherson123 said: Really hoping for a Home & Minor LP release too. Mike has said a bunch of times that there wasn't a lot of interest on the initial release so it would be really hard to convince them to press it. But I certainly want it to happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 20 minutes ago, highfives said: Mike has said a bunch of times that there wasn't a lot of interest on the initial release so it would be really hard to convince them to press it. But I certainly want it to happen! I think their label is realizing the demand for their records on vinyl now so I hope its at least on the table. Its a pretty big undertaking to remaster a 70+ minute album for a 2XLP re-release so I would think that would make other works by them equally of interest to try to reissue on vinyl. Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 1 minute ago, mcpherson123 said: I think their label is realizing the demand for their records on vinyl now so I hope its at least on the table. Its a pretty big undertaking to remaster a 70+ minute album for a 2XLP re-release so I would think that would make other works by them equally of interest to try to reissue on vinyl. Who knows. Beggars/Arkive might if Effloresce is successful we might see reissues of EiP and MFN. But Home and Minor was released on Superball, so they'd be the ones to press it. I think Frames did pretty well, so it would hopefully happen. We should probably all start bugging Superball about it. EHughes527 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I forgot how they're discography is split across two labels. Frames got pressed about 3 years ago. It was a good pressing from what I remember. Haven't spun it in ages. It is due for a repress though. I think it would be great if all their stuff could get reissued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 30 minutes ago, mcpherson123 said: I forgot how they're discography is split across two labels. Frames got pressed about 3 years ago. It was a good pressing from what I remember. Haven't spun it in ages. It is due for a repress though. I think it would be great if all their stuff could get reissued. I'd love to see a 7" box set or a 4xLP of all of the 10" and 7" songs. That's in addition to keeping the LPs in print. The Vool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Any news? I Want this now! EHughes527 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 57 minutes ago, Sasan said: Any news? I Want this now! Nothing lately. I doubt we'll see it in 2017. I want to say Mike mentioned it being in Q1 of 2018, but I might be dreaming that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, highfives said: Nothing lately. I doubt we'll see it in 2017. I want to say Mike mentioned it being in Q1 of 2018, but I might be dreaming that. Every day I wake up and fear I missed out EHughes527 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHughes527 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Heart skipped a beat when I saw this thread bumped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 6 minutes ago, Sasan said: Every day I wake up and fear I missed out Just now, EHughes527 said: Heart skipped a beat when I saw this thread bumped! Here's the latest. https://twitter.com/Vennart/status/903576617070587904 EHughes527 and The Vool 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyte30351 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I've got both "Frames" and "Self Preserved" so I'm definitely in on this when it gets released! Such an under appreciated band! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 22 minutes ago, Kyte30351 said: I've got both "Frames" and "Self Preserved" so I'm definitely in on this when it gets released! Such an under appreciated band! Aside from a couple of 7", this is the last piece of the collection for me. Oh, and Feed to Feed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easteracrobat Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 (edited) Holy shit. I had no idea this was happening. This was an album that really shaped my taste when I started becoming serious about listening to music. Cannae waaiiitt to hear this on vinyl. Edited September 27, 2017 by easteracrobat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 5 hours ago, highfives said: Aside from a couple of 7", this is the last piece of the collection for me. Oh, and Feed to Feed... Same here...except for F2F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, Sasan said: Same here...except for F2F I just keep dragging my feet on it. I'm not going to find it for less than ~$75 or $85, so I need to just bite the bullet and snag a decent copy of it. The Vool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 EHughes527, Kyte30351 and The Vool 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easteracrobat Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Oh god yessssss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyte30351 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 On 9/27/2017 at 9:08 AM, highfives said: Aside from a couple of 7", this is the last piece of the collection for me. Oh, and Feed to Feed... Unfortunately I still need ALL the Oceansize vinyl and Feed to Feed. Does anyone here know if the Feed to Feed DVDs are region coded? That's been my big hang up, other than price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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