Pnumekin Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I saw someone speaking of te' (or Té) earlier, new track : https://vimeo.com/161943702 Hope it will be available soon, according to the guy behind Zankyo UK, it has been pretty chaotic since the first announcement of the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I saw someone speaking of te' (or Té) earlier, new track : https://vimeo.com/161943702 Hope it will be available soon, according to the guy behind Zankyo UK, it has been pretty chaotic since the first announcement of the album. Pretty sure there's another track from this EP that's been out; I used to be able to watch it and then Zankyo pulled all of their access from American servers. So now I can't. So lame. See if any of you guys can figure it out. Sasan, can you confirm whether it's on the new EP? Pretty sure it's got a purple/rainbow-y cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Pretty sure there's another track from this EP that's been out; I used to be able to watch it and then Zankyo pulled all of their access from American servers. So now I can't. So lame. See if any of you guys can figure it out. Sasan, can you confirm whether it's on the new EP? Pretty sure it's got a purple/rainbow-y cover. I'm pretty sure that the song you posted was released on their 2014 EP & the last album: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm pretty sure that the song you posted was released on their 2014 EP & the last album: See, that's what I thought too but I didn't know it was ever released. The rainbow cover one is not on Discogs, and it's nearly impossible to decipher the Zankyo website, so I could never tell. I love that song, and am really bummed I have no way to listen to it any more. Do any of you guys have a way to download or rip videos from Youtube, and then re-upload them? I don't get why they won't allow access to the USA. It's really fucking stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just use a browser extension, like Hola, to switch your region to Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just use a browser extension, like Hola, to switch your region to Japan. Oh, we've told him before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just use a browser extension, like Hola, to switch your region to Japan. Firefox file is corrupt, and the Chrome extension no longer exists. Grrrr This, and my fucking Somewhere Along the Highway black pressing is fucking terrible. It looks like it's a 5 year old used copy haha. So many scuff marks and scratches, right out of the sleeve. And then there's a big 'ol scratch right across the entirety of Side B. I'm having the worst fucking luck haha. UGH! But I did get my Spurv records! Except they misunderstood me when I asked to have the records shipped outside of the jacket. They just took the record out of the paper sleeve, and let it stay inside of the cover, so now my copy of Blader Som Faller has seamsplits on every side. urrrrrggghhhhhhh I can't win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 Hey Gumbo, are you writing Deftones' reviews for Pitchfork now? HAHA Synaesthetically speaking, it’s a smear of pink, purple and black, a kiss that bites down on your lip to draw blood. KingTacoMunster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Firefox file is corrupt, and the Chrome extension no longer exists. Grrrr http://alternativeto.net/software/hola-unblocker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Hey Gumbo, are you writing Deftones' reviews for Pitchfork now? HAHA I just cringed so fucking hard I think I pulled a neck muscle. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 http://alternativeto.net/software/hola-unblocker/ word thanks, will try one of these later. Gotta get to a school meeting now! Hey Gumbo, are you writing Deftones' reviews for Pitchfork now? HAHA No but I totally should. I'm way better than them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I just cringed so fucking hard I think I pulled a neck muscle. Wow. Sorry, I don't know what you mean. You're going to have to be a little more colorful with your description. But seriously, can anyone ever understand what the hell they're talking about? I feel like they use Mad Libs to write their reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 No, I get what they're trying to go for, but it's just so unnecessarily cheesy and amateur that it simultaneously upsets me and also makes me feel embarrassed for them. Exorbitant metaphors do not equate to skilled reviews. It reads like a 4th grade creative-writing exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 word thanks, will try one of these later. Gotta get to a school meeting now! No but I totally should. I'm way better than them. I think we should make this a feature of this thread. "Gumbo's weekly review" I can post on the top of the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I think we should make this a feature of this thread. "Gumbo's weekly review" I can post on the top of the OP. Please don't. The shadow of this thread's former-self already bums me out enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 No, I get what they're trying to go for, but it's just so unnecessarily cheesy and amateur that it simultaneously upsets me and also makes me feel embarrassed for them. Exorbitant metaphors do not equate to skilled reviews. It reads like a 4th grade creative-writing exercise. This x 10000. It's like they have to shoe-horn their "knowledge" into each review like any of us give a damn. And I swear you can google each band's "cliched comparison" and it'll find it's way into a Pitchfork review. Not that they review much post-rock, but you can damn well bet you are going to get an Explosions reference in each one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 See, that's what I thought too but I didn't know it was ever released. The rainbow cover one is not on Discogs, and it's nearly impossible to decipher the Zankyo website, so I could never tell. I love that song, and am really bummed I have no way to listen to it any more. Do any of you guys have a way to download or rip videos from Youtube, and then re-upload them? I don't get why they won't allow access to the USA. It's really fucking stupid. You can listen to it on bandcamp: https://zankyorecord.bandcamp.com/album/without-the-necessity-of-ideology-and-sympathy-the-music-attribute-of-prompting-is-only-an-auditory-hallucination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Not that they review much post-rock, but you can damn well bet you are going to get an Explosions reference in each one of them. *reviews Jakob* "...between the swells of noise and harsh distortion are the tender pluckings of "All of a Sudden..."-era Explosions in the Sky, clearly a nod to their genre forefathers..." *reviews Daturah* "...the sound samples and slow-building climaxes combine for an otherwordly listen, the latter obviously drawing from the post-rock behemoths Explosions in the Sky, sounding like a B-side off of "Take Care..."..." *reviews Yndi Halda* "...an inital listen through the sweeping violin melodies and raw drums underscores a clear reference to Explosions in the Sky and the sound that made up that genre-defining band, specifically in their 2001 effort "Those Who Tell the Truth..."..." *reviews The Angelic Process* "...ostensibly you wouldn't think a reference to the post-rock masters Explosions in the Sky could apply; such a notion, however, would be false. Beginning at around the 4:37 mark on the C-side of Weighing Souls with Sand, there's a four-second interlude where the bass is held on the middle E: a subtle nod to their brethren from across the genre, who, on "The Earth is Not...", utilized a similar note..." Sad Heart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Maybe I don't get it but what is "the middle E string"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Maybe I don't get it but what is "the middle E string"? Ah, that's me thinking piano trying to talk bass (which I don't play). Just trying to make a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 *reviews Jakob* "...between the swells of noise and harsh distortion are the tender pluckings of "All of a Sudden..."-era Explosions in the Sky, clearly a nod to their genre forefathers..." *reviews Daturah* "...the sound samples and slow-building climaxes combine for an otherwordly listen, the latter obviously drawing from the post-rock behemoths Explosions in the Sky, sounding like a B-side off of "Take Care..."..." *reviews Yndi Halda* "...an inital listen through the sweeping violin melodies and raw drums underscores a clear reference to Explosions in the Sky and the sound that made up that genre-defining band, specifically in their 2001 effort "Those Who Tell the Truth..."..." *reviews The Angelic Process* "...ostensibly you wouldn't think a reference to the post-rock masters Explosions in the Sky could apply; such a notion, however, would be false. Beginning at around the 4:37 mark on the C-side of Weighing Souls with Sand, there's a four-second interlude where the bass is held on the middle E: a subtle nod to their brethren from across the genre, who, on "The Earth is Not...", utilized a similar note..." Baahaha well done. Sadly that's probably dead on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 This I can't make up... Russian Circles - Memorial In that regard, you'd have to place them in the company of Explosions in the Sky, another band that can create compelling narratives without words.Russian Circles - Genevabut it also works against the album's momentum a touch, the widescreen beauty of Explosions in the Sky reformatted to fit your screen. It's fine, but it's not necessary;Russian Circles - StationWhereas Mogwai are spiky and slightly oblique, Mono are purple-hearted and passionate, and Explosions in the Sky muck about in major key clouds, Russian Circles are efficiently precise.This Will Destroy You - Another LanguageIf you're an instrumental guitar band that resides in Texas, people are bound to compare you to Explosions in the Sky—even if it isn't at all accurate. Do Make Say Think - Other Truths The charged music of Explosions in the Sky fit the open expanses and crushing blows of Friday Night Lights' take on Texas high school football culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 This I can't make up... Russian Circles - Memorial Russian Circles - Geneva Russian Circles - Station This Will Destroy You - Another Language Do Make Say Think - Other Truths TIL everything sounds like EITS, and everything is actually bad. I thought every band was supposed to sound like Foo Fighters?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 TIL everything sounds like EITS, and everything is actually bad. I thought every band was supposed to sound like Foo Fighters?... Only Thrice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Ah, that's me thinking piano trying to talk bass (which I don't play). Just trying to make a joke. Forget it...it was 0:30, I was in bed almost sleeping and saw your post...thought it was a serious review from that page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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