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The next My Bloody Valentine album (or compilation) will be released sometime beetween the next Syd Barret album and the Armagheddon.

― francesco, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:42 (twenty years ago) link

That interview linked to a few posts upthread was interesting, but what really caught my attention was:

In Britain there was a big drum-n-bass movement and that was the last thing I got really into. I got really *really* into it at one point...we were programming all this drum-n-bass music...

Anyone have any idea if the drum + bass stuff Shields implys he worked on might have gotten released?

― Graeme (Graeme), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:45 (twenty years ago) link

Probably not, but if you want to hear DnB MBV, just buy Third Eye Foundation's "Semtex".
It even came out around the same time Kevin was working on his DnB stuff.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:02 (twenty years ago) link

Perhaps I should've changed 'gotten released' to 'seen the light of day in any form.'

Third Eye Foundation, eh? Will give it a listen (although Mogwai comparisons / connections have always made me steer clear in the past).

― Graeme (Graeme), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:26 (twenty years ago) link

shields mentioned he was experimenting with DnB in a mid-90s interview that i read. i long since gave up hope of ever hearing this tho'.

― zebedee (zebedee), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:31 (twenty years ago) link

There's a bit of a rhythmic drum'n'bass feel to that MBV Arkestra remix of Primal Scream's 'If They Move, Kill 'Em' that came out back in '98. First fruits of Shields' work with the Scream - or, indeed, anyone for a good few years - if I remember rightly. I thought that record was amazing at the time, but I've just dug it out and to be honest it sounds pretty ordinary.

― Jason J, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:24 (twenty years ago) link

third eye foundation don't sound anything like mogwai, so don't let that frighten you off.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:25 (twenty years ago) link

Third Eye Foundation, eh? Will give it a listen

The first track on Semtex is indeed exactly what I imagined/hoped MBV-n-B would sound like.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:26 (twenty years ago) link

is that "sleep"? that song slays me

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:27 (twenty years ago) link

CD Japan now lists this as being "cancelled"

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 21:38 (twenty years ago) link

its never coming out. though i got some cdrs and its fab. kevin's obsession with sound quality y'all.

― doomie x, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 21:45 (twenty years ago) link

big surprise

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 23:25 (twenty years ago) link

pathetic fat stoner

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 23:26 (twenty years ago) link

er, perhaps harsh

but god help the guy if this continued on-again off-again bollocks with regards the reissues isn't doing his legacy some significant damage.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 23:37 (twenty years ago) link

Er? I think the legacy is stronger than ever!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 23:46 (twenty years ago) link

Ned speaks the truth - being willfully obscure, increasing the rarity of a catalog, etc., when coupled with critical adulation all increase the clamor/glamor surrounding any so-called "genius".

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 23:49 (twenty years ago) link

oh come on, like this whole compilation/no compilation, box set/no box set garbage isn't putting people off? it's certainly pushing me to the point of not caring.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 00:02 (twenty years ago) link

But how many bands and folks are around these days that know their MBV? Plenty, just look at the Air and Fennesz albums from this year for two of the higher profile examples. I don't care if he lurks quietly in a corner the rest of this year or whatever he prefers to do.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 00:19 (twenty years ago) link

i do feel like my point is being missed.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 00:22 (twenty years ago) link

Well, there's always this..

http://accessdbr.tripod.com/images/QVCfront.jpg

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 00:47 (twenty years ago) link

Yes, "QVC" as in the U.S. cable tv shopping network

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 00:47 (twenty years ago) link

It bothers me a little when people rip on Shields for being lazy or whatever. He enriched my life in a big way by making a couple incredible records -- what right do I have to expect anything more from him?

― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 00:53 (twenty years ago) link

now i know my point is being missed.

generally people never hassled brian wilson for not releasing smile, right? would the situation be different if at various points over the years he promised to release it? was known to be working further on it? and then pull it at the eleventh hour? and then repeat the process?

maybe nobody has a "right" to expect anything of the guy, but he's obviously broken promises to somebody. new release information doesn't turn up on hmv's website by magic.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 01:02 (twenty years ago) link

I concur with Jim. I think Kevin's being a bit precious about all this. Theyre just songs FFS and I say that as a big MBV fan myself. I already have most of whats on that tracklisting anyway (inc Instrumental #1 and some other snippet of stuff which has no name... no idea what it is) so why would I be jumping up and down about a few songs?

Remember the Stone Roses, people (ok maybe not a great analogy but you get my gist).

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 01:04 (twenty years ago) link

i think what really burns me up isn't even anything to do with his perceived or actual laziness. it's more to do with doomie bleating on about hearing a cdr of it - indicating (to me) that KS has actually done the work already - so what's the sodding problem?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 01:06 (twenty years ago) link

The March 23 update that Spencer posted upthread probably speaks volumes: Island had it scheduled for release long before KS received the masters...

― Sean Thomas (sgthomas), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 01:26 (twenty years ago) link

Point taken.

― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 01:37 (twenty years ago) link

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to go and 'upload' my old twelve inch singles and burn them to CD instead.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 07:41 (twenty years ago) link

save yourself the trouble, i'll put my own remasters up on slsk if you like

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 07:44 (twenty years ago) link

jim, i (and i'm sure many others) would be very thankful if you did. what's your slsk alias?

― willem (willem), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 07:55 (twenty years ago) link

wowz. have to bullet Kazaa now.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 07:57 (twenty years ago) link

electricsound. i have all of "geek" and "new record by" done and all the other stuff on cd, so any other requests? the only thing i haven't rem'd is the intstrumental 7"

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 07:59 (twenty years ago) link

they're up now!

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 08:32 (twenty years ago) link

MBV on BBC 6 Music's Dream Ticket tonight. I bet it's old hat to most of you, but still.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/music/dream_ticket.shtml

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 09:28 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, thank you.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 09:33 (twenty years ago) link

Caught the last two songs of this last night and thought it sounded a lot like the records. I wasn't expecting that. It was from 1988.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 6 May 2004 08:19 (twenty years ago) link

I caught it on my minidisc, shall sort it through later...

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 6 May 2004 08:21 (twenty years ago) link

available online here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/music/dream_ticket.shtml

starts an hour in. please try not to slashdot the bbc whilst i'm listening 8)

― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 6 May 2004 09:56 (twenty years ago) link

.. and it runs for thirteen minutes?

(someone do a tracklisting, I have to go out)

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 6 May 2004 10:36 (twenty years ago) link

Scrolling text had the last song as 'Colm's Song' but it was 'When You Sleep You're Still in a Dream'. That's the kind of thing obsessives dig. Hooray for scrolling text.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 6 May 2004 10:40 (twenty years ago) link

Greetings from Amazon.com.

We wanted to let you know that there is a delay with item(s)
in the order you placed on April 28 2004 08:56 PDT
(Order# xxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx).

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this delay.

― rainman (rainman), Sunday, 9 May 2004 15:20 (twenty years ago) link

one month passes...

Fantastic new interview with Kevin:
http://buddyhead.com/music/kevinshields/

(unfortunately, the interviewer neglects to ask for a timeline for the reissues).

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:03 (nineteen years ago) link

I put it to you that the actual TITLE of the page needs some help.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:04 (nineteen years ago) link

mr. bloddy

― the surface noise is another unwelcome bonus resulting from a preamp's inab (ele, Friday, 11 June 2004 00:05 (nineteen years ago) link

(That said, yes, excellent interview.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:14 (nineteen years ago) link

i like the bit about the Lazy records guy..

― the surface noise is another unwelcome bonus resulting from a preamp's inab (ele, Friday, 11 June 2004 00:19 (nineteen years ago) link

Especially if it turns out it was one of the Primitives dudes.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:20 (nineteen years ago) link

He started out asking lame questions but the latter two-thirds were great.
They talked about all the reissues, but not in the context of the supposed box set ...

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:50 (nineteen years ago) link

Pitchfork just had that story about the box sets being live stuff, which I'm not as excited about.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 11 June 2004 18:26 (nineteen years ago) link

B-SIDES, EPs, AND DEMOS YOU LOGY SLOTH-LIKE BASTARD!

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 11 June 2004 18:28 (nineteen years ago) link

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