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[brobee]

Parts and Labor - Receivers

sounding great so far... not as spastic as previous albums. dare i say pretty and poppy?

yeah, this is one of the best of the past couple months. did you ever listen to hlllyh? they're kind of like sister albums to me. similar enough genre-wise, even in regards to execution, but with entirely different approaches.

never heard hlllyh...

this new P&L record is really great... the lyrics and melodies are so strangely triumphant sounding to me... it deserves iits own thread.

i have searched far and wide and cannot find a working link for hlllyh. sorry. you should look for it, or at least visit their myspace to listen to the songs they have up there. it's pretty similar to receivers, but a lot more sugary. also, with a little yeasayer-ish/post-folk campfire singalong mixed in. it pretty much has everything.

not that receivers isn't amazing. at this rate it'll be a top twenty eoy record for sure (for me at least). but the mae shi made an album that pretty much covers the majority of the modern musical world in less than an hour. and it's still very much a glitch-punk album. speaking of which, i'm putting that on blast.

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downloading this Mae Shi - HLLYH thing now, but i gotta say that none of the songs i have previewed here and there sound anything like Parts and Labor. but whatever...

[brobee]

downloading this Mae Shi - HLLYH thing now, but i gotta say that none of the songs i have previewed here and there sound anything like Parts and Labor. but whatever...

one the whole, the mae shi is far more poppy than parts and labor, but there's a good deal of overlap in the delivery. both are anthemic post-hardcore bands which lean heavily on synthesizers. if p&l are husker du, then mae shi are the replacements.

edit: hope you enjoy hlllyh, regardless. it's fucking awesome.

[Sid Hartha]

[taste the waste]

Nice. You have any opinion on Julian Cope's solo work? Been meaning to check it out.

[Sid Hartha]

You have any opinion on Julian Cope's solo work? Been meaning to check it out.

The first two - World Shut Your Mouth and Fried - I recommend highly. Start there. The Scott Walker influence is strong, and there's still the Teardrops sound. After that, he went through a "pop" period that hasn't aged well. Beyond that, records like Peggy Suicide and 20 Mothers are fan favorites, but those records are hit or miss to me. Things get really proggy in his recent work (you like Hawkwind? it helps)...


NP:


Just got this - it's minty. I can now retire my trashed '72 copy. (I've never heard a CD version of this album that sounded right.)

[Heretix]

really digging this...

[Sid Hartha]

[fabulous muscles]

Beta Evers -- Transient

[Badger]

You have any opinion on Julian Cope's solo work? Been meaning to check it out.

The first two - World Shut Your Mouth and Fried - I recommend highly. Start there. The Scott Walker influence is strong, and there's still the Teardrops sound. After that, he went through a "pop" period that hasn't aged well. Beyond that, records like Peggy Suicide and 20 Mothers are fan favorites, but those records are hit or miss to me. Things get really proggy in his recent work (you like Hawkwind? it helps)...

Forthcoming 'Black sheep' lp reportedly marks a return to the strummy psych-folk of the first two (recommendation heartily seconded btw).

[BRANDON BOYD FROM INCUBUS]

my brother got this last month at a diplo show and i've been listening to it a lot lately
drain you and take me home tonight definitely stand out, this is the album i put on when i don't want to get an asthma attack from listening to the new girl talk record

wanna up this?

i will when i have some free time

[Bruegel]

This is a very pleasant way to come down off a hectic weekend

[plastic]

I'm going to see Califone tomorrow at the Walker's free concert, it's a pretty lucky deal.

[Kennedy]

Parts and Labor - Receivers

sounding great so far... not as spastic as previous albums. dare i say pretty and poppy?

yeah, this is one of the best of the past couple months. did you ever listen to hlllyh? they're kind of like sister albums to me. similar enough genre-wise, even in regards to execution, but with entirely different approaches.

never heard hlllyh...

this new P&L record is really great... the lyrics and melodies are so strangely triumphant sounding to me... it deserves iits own thread.

i have searched far and wide and cannot find a working link for hlllyh. sorry. you should look for it, or at least visit their myspace to listen to the songs they have up there. it's pretty similar to receivers, but a lot more sugary. also, with a little yeasayer-ish/post-folk campfire singalong mixed in. it pretty much has everything.

not that receivers isn't amazing. at this rate it'll be a top twenty eoy record for sure (for me at least). but the mae shi made an album that pretty much covers the majority of the modern musical world in less than an hour. and it's still very much a glitch-punk album. speaking of which, i'm putting that on blast.

Loving that hllyh album. Run to Your Grave is one of my tracks of the year, great stuff.

[brobee]

Parts and Labor - Receivers

sounding great so far... not as spastic as previous albums. dare i say pretty and poppy?

yeah, this is one of the best of the past couple months. did you ever listen to hlllyh? they're kind of like sister albums to me. similar enough genre-wise, even in regards to execution, but with entirely different approaches.

never heard hlllyh...

this new P&L record is really great... the lyrics and melodies are so strangely triumphant sounding to me... it deserves iits own thread.

i have searched far and wide and cannot find a working link for hlllyh. sorry. you should look for it, or at least visit their myspace to listen to the songs they have up there. it's pretty similar to receivers, but a lot more sugary. also, with a little yeasayer-ish/post-folk campfire singalong mixed in. it pretty much has everything.

not that receivers isn't amazing. at this rate it'll be a top twenty eoy record for sure (for me at least). but the mae shi made an album that pretty much covers the majority of the modern musical world in less than an hour. and it's still very much a glitch-punk album. speaking of which, i'm putting that on blast.

Loving that hllyh album. Run to Your Grave is one of my tracks of the year, great stuff.

excellent first post.

[plastic]

Just inspired from the thread...

[John_K]

[Mr.Nobody]

This is one of those albums that I've listened to way too much to enjoy anymore. Although it's touted as the "Best Jazz Album Ever".I don't think I agree. I tend to think that most people that hold that opinion don't own too many jazz records.

The DB's-Like This( I couldn't find a decent sized image of this):
I bought this on the strength of "Amplifier". It's not a bad album though and has quite a few enjoyable songs on it(New Gun In Town,Spitting Into The Wind,Spy In The House Of Love). Overall it's not one of my favorites,but it has enough good stuff on it to listen to again. Plus "Amplifier" is an amazing song.



I think this is quite overrated. Honestly there's only so much jamming I could listen to and there is too much here(Including a nine minute song that overstays it's welcome quite a bit.). Layla and Bell Bottom Blues are classics and I will give the album that(Also, "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad" is a good tune). But there is alot of generic blues playing on here and there is no reason for this to be a double album(What I've come to learn about double albums is that they usually mean that there is going to be a heck of a lot of filler.).This could have easily have been a single album and be much more tolerable.

[Rob Gordon]

I find it enjoyable to listen to radio stations in the path of hurricanes (or almost hurricanes, in Fay's case).
So, now listening to:

US 1 Radio

[Ogawa]

More impressive so far than Here from earlier this year.