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if it helps i still can't get INTO it, embrace it 100%. i dunno i'm not ready to dismiss it, it is v impressive, but there's as much that makes me go hmmm as there is which makes me go mmmm. i want to discuss this!

i agree with the lex but i also think it a bit cheeky eh wot wot for him to be telling other people to look stuff up

i look stuff up when i have to review it! ilx doesn't merit quite that commitment.

― lex pretend, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 19:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Which brings us to Antony 'and the Johnsons' Hegarty, aka 'Supplier of Pissed-Up Pub Singer Theatricality'

...what kind of pubs is this man hanging out in?

― Telephone thing, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 19:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Can I post a URL? I don't know how to delete my comment if that is bad business. I have it on Sendspace.

― Finefinemusic, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 20:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Perhaps people can "webmail" for more information.

― Finefinemusic, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link

who produced "declare independence"?

― toby, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 21:40 (seventeen years ago) link

i don't know but it's fucking awesome. this album is better than i expected. "declare independence" is one of my favorite ever bjork tracks.

― ^@^, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 22:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Declare Independence apparently originated from Mark Bell(LFO), she's sung over a couple of his tracks before on b-sides (and rightly B-sides imo, I never liked 'I Go Humble' or 'Nature is Ancient' much) but never on an album. Although that's barely relevant as he did give a great deal to Homogenic already in some form or other production wise.

I'm waiting for the CD ^__^

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 22:46 (seventeen years ago) link

When is it actually out?

― admrl, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 22:47 (seventeen years ago) link

May 7th (although One Little Indian have sent the last two out at least a week early if you're sad like me and have pre-ordered it)

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 22:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Fandango you are crazy, "I Go Humble" is an absolutely amazing track.

― Tim F, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Although that's barely relevant as he did give a great deal to Homogenic already in some form or other production wise.

He was the producer for the whole record, wasn't he?

― Telephone thing, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:20 (seventeen years ago) link

All except "Unravel" (Guy Sigsworth) and "All Is Full of Love" (Howie B) I think.

― Tim F, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:35 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah, all I mean is that you can hear his sound on her records often whether he's provided all the music or not...

xpost - I just feel like the vocal is a bit static, that's all!

I felt that before I heard the track the music is taken from (Shove Piggy Shove of LFO's 'Advance' IIRC) fwiw. If it helps I love everything she ever did in collaboration with The Black Dog so hard (Charlene, Sweet Intuition... er, remixes).

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:37 (seventeen years ago) link

(and 'Heirloom' too, I adore (which was a Console track she did the imaginary karaoke to as well))

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:39 (seventeen years ago) link

B-b-but... I'm QUEEN of PRO! VA! CATIOOOOOON!

― Tim F, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey, it's not BAD! I dunno, I suppose it never really clicked enough for me to feel like it could have been album-worthy?

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:41 (seventeen years ago) link

i think i'm gonna wait for the cd to come out. it'll be the first new cd i buy, this year.

― funny farm, Thursday, 26 April 2007 01:13 (seventeen years ago) link

DECLARE INDEPENDENCE!

DON'T LET THEM DO THAT TO YOU!

― Matt DC, Sunday, 29 April 2007 15:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Watching her Coachella performance of Declare Independence, I can't wait.

― o-ess, Sunday, 29 April 2007 15:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Decalre Independence could be a lightning bolt song. I think I got mad mp3s of the album because my ipod was astuttering sometimes, which it never does.

― JW, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:00 (seventeen years ago) link

piece in th tymes today is alright nuthing breaking news..except that the clarity with which she speaks of her place in it all,the genre,and her homelife and it's influence is refreshing and real and good to see someone co-opt things they have every right to..and blablah,lbalha

― danbunny, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Jon I think I've got the same - the first three songs stutter madly, sounds like a dodgy vinyl rip.

Which is annoying because The Dull Flame Of Desire is possibly my favourite thing on here, on one listen. In some ways it feels like the simplest thing she's ever done.

― Matt DC, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:33 (seventeen years ago) link

i love the way every time you think 'declare independence' has reached its height of hardcore squawky noisy bangingness, it somehoe goes up another level

― lex pretend, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

that koacjhella clip of independebcde gives me renwewed faitrh ion dsometing otr other

― danbunny, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link

The first thing I thought upon hearing Declare Independence was "OMG this is awesome but the people who hated Earth Intruders and Innocence are REALLY going to hate this" and the second thing I thought was "it's only a small step from this to 'fuck you I won't do what you tell me'".

― Matt DC, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:40 (seventeen years ago) link

Tell me of your homeworld, danbunny.

― StanM, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

― Tape Store, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:44 (seventeen years ago) link

'declare independence' is like 'pluto' part two

there's lots of that on the album, a lot of the songs are direct descendants of past bjork songs - innocence/alarm call, earth intruders/human behaviour/army of me.

― lex pretend, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:55 (seventeen years ago) link

In what way is Earth Intruders a direct descendant of Human Behaviour or Army of Me, other than 'there are big drums'?

― Matt DC, Sunday, 29 April 2007 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link

earthy ethno dense

― Surmounter, Sunday, 29 April 2007 19:52 (seventeen years ago) link

i love the hiss of "damn colonists" on 'declare independence'!

― lex pretend, Sunday, 29 April 2007 20:39 (seventeen years ago) link

"Earth Intruders" sounds most like "Regina" to me, at least as far as the melody (if you want to call that) goes. And I hear "You've Been Flirting Again" in "Dull Flame of Desire."

― richjuz, Sunday, 29 April 2007 21:41 (seventeen years ago) link

there's lots of that on the album, a lot of the songs are direct descendants of past bjork songs - innocence/alarm call, earth intruders/human behaviour/army of me

Is that a good or a bad thing?

― the Dirt, Sunday, 29 April 2007 22:13 (seventeen years ago) link

danbunny otm re the nyt piece

― tricky, Sunday, 29 April 2007 22:27 (seventeen years ago) link

I love how the lex loves declare independence because its obstinately by a diva but he would wrinkle his nose if lightning bolt did it. (most obvious cover for them to do ever!)

― JW, Sunday, 29 April 2007 22:36 (seventeen years ago) link

gay and noise dudes be actin stereotypical!

― JW, Sunday, 29 April 2007 22:36 (seventeen years ago) link

Matt DC, that kind of stutter seems digital.

― JW, Sunday, 29 April 2007 22:38 (seventeen years ago) link

lex also skipping over matt dc's allude to Rage Against The Machine!

― fandango, Sunday, 29 April 2007 22:46 (seventeen years ago) link

he probably thought it was about the lyrical content

― JW, Sunday, 29 April 2007 23:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Okay so "Earth Intruders" is fucking phenomenal.

― HI DERE, Sunday, 29 April 2007 23:42 (seventeen years ago) link

"Declare Independence" is awful---tuneless and painful. "Pluto" is exhilarating and gorgeous. Don't get the comparison at all.

― Turangalila, Monday, 30 April 2007 01:55 (seventeen years ago) link

did we see the nytimes write-up?

― Surmounter, Monday, 30 April 2007 02:22 (seventeen years ago) link

Geir sock puppet!

― JW, Monday, 30 April 2007 03:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh, what the fuck ever. I'm not even alluding to the lack of melody per se. Pluto isn't exactly sing-songy, I just think they're completely different songs going for completely different things.

Declare Independence sounds to me like a punk art-school protest project gone wrong, whereas Pluto is lush, pulsating, and beautifully tense.

― Turangalila, Monday, 30 April 2007 04:06 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't think "tune" is what she's going for there. And, yeah it is fucking awesome. The album is a bit awesome overall, too. The Antony duet needs to be several minutes shorter, though.

― The Reverend, Monday, 30 April 2007 04:20 (seventeen years ago) link

lex also skipping over matt dc's allude to Rage Against The Machine!

no he'd mentioned it to me in the pub, i think i responded with "shut up"

― lex pretend, Monday, 30 April 2007 09:50 (seventeen years ago) link

It's the 'Raise Your Flag!' bit that really reminds me of RATM.

― Matt DC, Monday, 30 April 2007 10:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Anyway, I'm not sure about this as a whole album, after 4 or 5 listens. It feels like a good EP plus padding - that middle section from Vertebrae by Vertebrae up to and including Hope is all quite pretty but not exactly compelling, ditto the last track. Maybe it'll seep in later and start to make sense but I can't see me loving this album.

― Matt DC, Monday, 30 April 2007 10:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Ugh, the more I listen to this, the more I hate it. "I See Who You Are" is such a nonentity, and I hate those sine tone synth parts. Also, I'll never forgive her for Declare Independence. It's so childish and basic. If you want to make a statement, at least put more thought into it, but this sounds like a bad Peaches song or something. (Funny that she says 'invent your own language' and she's singing in English.) Mark Bell's stupid IDM beats have to go.

And I'm still impressed that Corsano sounds like... any other drummer. As does Chippendale. She could have let them freak out a bit and make some interesting sounds. It all just sounds like a hodge-podge of ideas, no cohesion.

/end rant

― Turangalila, Monday, 30 April 2007 17:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I love See Who You Are.

― admrl, Monday, 30 April 2007 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link

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