afterosmosis Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 VC newb here, I was pointed this direction by @dustanddisquiet over on Instagram after admiring his ridiculous Caspian collection. I'm just starting to hunt down some TWDY and Caspian vinyl and he said this was the place to be. drds89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 On 9/1/2016 at 10:27 PM, afterosmosis said: VC newb here, I was pointed this direction by @dustanddisquiet over on Instagram after admiring his ridiculous Caspian collection. I'm just starting to hunt down some TWDY and Caspian vinyl and he said this was the place to be. Welcome aboard man! This place will make you lose lots of your money. But you will gain many musics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 heading down to the Gates/Athletics/Vasudeva/Rare Futures show now! It sucks being the only one in your friend group who likes post-rock, and likes driving lots of miles for music. Boston for GIAA on Wednesday, now NYC for Gates.... oi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 2 minutes ago, Gumbo72203 said: heading down to the Gates/Athletics/Vasudeva/Rare Futures show now! It sucks being the only one in your friend group who likes post-rock, and likes driving lots of miles for music. Boston for GIAA on Wednesday, now NYC for Gates.... oi. I still can't get over how damn good that lineup is. I would pay full price to see each one of those bands individually. Bet it'll be fun as hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 18 hours ago, deer said: I still can't get over how damn good that lineup is. I would pay full price to see each one of those bands individually. Bet it'll be fun as hell! It was fucking incredible, man. Every band slayed. Rare Futures was the most interesting of all. So many different elements coming together. I wasn't feeling so great during their set which was a bummer, and kept me from sinking in as much as I wished I could have. Random Crazy Thing From Last Night: Talked to some chick before Athletics set, about how they haven't played in forever, how rare their stuff is.... I mentioned I've been trying to get their vinyl for a while and it never pops up. Convo ends, we part. Then, after their set, she randomly yanks on my shirt, and points to this dude next to her and goes "HEY, THIS IS THE KID!" And the dude introduces himself, and it's Dan from Intheclouds Records. He pulls out both Athletics full-lengths from his backpack, and he's like "Merry Christmas, these are for you." The girl is like "Yeah we wanted to make sure these went to someone who really wanted them." So. I have both Athletics albums now. No jackets, and the records are kinda dirty because they were a little drunk and one fell out of the paper sleeve onto the floor lol but... hell, I have it. One is the clear with splatter, and the other is the cup 'o joe variant. Super random haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) Show Me A Dinosaur pre-order starts soon. Wait til you guys see these freaking things. Thread link below. http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/122706-po-soon-show-me-a-dinosaur-st-9916/ Edited September 5, 2016 by Gumbo72203 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 On September 4, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Gumbo72203 said: It was fucking incredible, man. Every band slayed. Rare Futures was the most interesting of all. So many different elements coming together. I wasn't feeling so great during their set which was a bummer, and kept me from sinking in as much as I wished I could have. Random Crazy Thing From Last Night: Talked to some chick before Athletics set, about how they haven't played in forever, how rare their stuff is.... I mentioned I've been trying to get their vinyl for a while and it never pops up. Convo ends, we part. Then, after their set, she randomly yanks on my shirt, and points to this dude next to her and goes "HEY, THIS IS THE KID!" And the dude introduces himself, and it's Dan from Intheclouds Records. He pulls out both Athletics full-lengths from his backpack, and he's like "Merry Christmas, these are for you." The girl is like "Yeah we wanted to make sure these went to someone who really wanted them." So. I have both Athletics albums now. No jackets, and the records are kinda dirty because they were a little drunk and one fell out of the paper sleeve onto the floor lol but... hell, I have it. One is the clear with splatter, and the other is the cup 'o joe variant. Super random haha. Dan @ ITC is the man. Awesome story, Gumbo! Some damn fine freebies right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 2 hours ago, mrewest said: Dan @ ITC is the man. Awesome story, Gumbo! Some damn fine freebies right there. Haha yeah, I couldn't believe it. I feel kind of bad because at the show, I wasn't feeling very well (still dealing with lots of issues from having coxsackie virus) and especially during Rare Futures set I was feeling really bad, and he kept coming up behind me half-hugging me and flipping out over the music, and I just couldn't really reciprocate the excitement. He was pretty lit though so I'm sure it doesn't matter and he didn't really notice haha. I played "Why Aren't I Home" last night though, and holy fucking christ, that record sounds absolutely incredible. Even with the increased surface noise due to the record being just housed in a paper sleeve in his backpack and not completely sealed/stored properly, the sound is so awesome. I cleaned it as best I could, but these are going to have to get run through a VPI before they're really as good as they can be. WYAINE will be the real test though because during their set, I had looked over and saw the girl I first talked to holding some records, which I assumed she bought. I was like "why does she have them out of the jacket?" It looked like maybe she was showing her friend (Dan) them or something, but then one of them fell out of the paper sleeve and onto the floor of the club, and I was like "oh man, that sucks.... this floor must be awful." Turned out that those were the Athletics records I ended up with haha, and it was WYAINE that fell on the floor. Haha, oh well. I also bought a copy of the Gates 7" (the song "Captive") which unfortunately sounds like fucking shit. It's covered in abrasions and surface scratches which I'm sure is playing a part, but the left channel is one big wall of noise, even after cleaning. And towards the end of the song, there's just a ton of distortion present, especially on Kevin's vocals. Which is a bummer, because that song became a favorite of mine after them having played it. It's such a monster, live. Athletics set-list: Intro/Opener Thingy That Zach Wrote Why Aren't I Home? III Jordan When To Run Where To Hide The Cost Of Living Gates setlist: Habit Walls The Thing That Would Save You Eyes Shiver Empty Canvas Low Captive Penny Left Behind Fade To Those Who Fell....and To Those Who Carry On At The End of All Things Sleepwalker ......and from last Wednesday's GIAA show in Boston: Beautiful Decay Pig Powder Echoes Snowfall Vetus Memoria Worlds In Collison Helios | Erebus From Dust To The Beyond Fragile Centralia Forever Lost Agneya Encore: Red Moon Lagoon Suicide By Star They had Zodiac listed on the setlist as a bonus but they didn't end up playing that, they ended with Suicide By Star. They had Red Moon and Suicide listed as "Encore 1". Oh well, their set fucking killed. Such a great live band. Can't wait to see those guys again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freki Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Saw ITTCT the other night and gotta say they fall firmly in the camp of "recorded material falls flat but live they are amazing" for me. Great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I saw them this past Saturday. They were incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Seems to be happening.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 49 minutes ago, Sasan said: Seems to be happening.... I hope that B destination is just a pin in general and they aren't holding it in fucking Kansas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Dave Grohl said: I hope that B destination is just a pin in general and they aren't holding it in fucking Kansas. I think it's general because only "USA" was chosen as the destination...seems to be pretty much the center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 4 hours ago, Dave Grohl said: I hope that B destination is just a pin in general and they aren't holding it in fucking Kansas. HEY FUCK YOU!! Youinreverse, deafening, The Butcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 2 hours ago, abovetheearth said: HEY FUCK YOU!! My exact thought when I read Matt's message was, "I bet Charlie is stoked on it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 19 hours ago, Thomas³ said: My exact thought when I read Matt's message was, "I bet Charlie is stoked on it". Mine too. I love Dad, but come the fuck on ... Kansas? Hahahahha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Come to Lawrence, your mind will be forever changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 34 minutes ago, abovetheearth said: Come to Lawrence, your mind will be forever changed. Road trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 6 hours ago, Dave Grohl said: Road trip! Pick me up! Sad Heart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 6 hours ago, Dave Grohl said: Road trip! Pick me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 "If they play there, we will come" (a voice whispered in the corn fields) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Post Rock Is Dead I want one. (UpC DownC have some brilliant stuff and soso stuff, but nothing unlistenable.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 5 hours ago, drds89 said: Post Rock Is Dead I want one. (UpC DownC have some brilliant stuff and soso stuff, but nothing unlistenable.) It's true. 2016 killed post rock as far as growth / originality / momentum / hype. Sigh. Kokomo ITTCT Hammock pg.lost Russian Circles was the only redeeming post rock album of the year for me so far. Hoping Mono, Lavinia, and Giants redeem my monumental disappointment. mrewest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Post-Rock has died years ago... NapalmBrain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) I agree with nothing (other than RC) really blowing me away this year this far (although Coastlands is really good). I guess I could count Obsidian Kingdom here but that one is hard to classify. Not really post-anything, although they dabble in it. But that one has still held up well for me. I'm still riding the Unconditional Arms hype train. No clue when that'll come out but a full length from them will NOT disappoint. Edited September 9, 2016 by mrewest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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