Anyway I just wanted to clarify for anyone who didnt know (since Im guilty of assuming these sorts of things sometimes) that of course Liz Fraser does vocals on "Love Insane" (though I dont think thats one of the better songs on the album). So my point is, a Cocteau Twins fan really has no excuse for not owning Extractions or or at least hearing it.
(I apologize that my browser is once again not letting me type apostrophes)
― Twenty Special Offer Stickers (Bimble...), Saturday, 10 February 2007 06:41 (seventeen years ago) link
How's it going, Bimble?
― I.M. (I.M.), Saturday, 10 February 2007 07:53 (seventeen years ago) link
Although I confess I'm now lazy and/or cheesy enough to be listening to Kajagoogoo. Okay I know it's stupid, but give me a break. I just had to hear that whole album again once in my life since I was...12? I'll likely never touch it again, I swear.
― MY NAME IS FREEZER BURN (Bimble...), Saturday, 10 February 2007 08:02 (seventeen years ago) link
Jesus H., David what year was that? Do you know what day it was or month? If so it would really help me, thanks.
I'm pretty sure it was May 1984. I just looked that up on Wikipedia, and it specifies the 8th. Hmm. Can neither confirm nor deny that, but I do remember walking out onto the Embankment accompanied by mad coincidental fireworks (after such intensity) over the London night sky, which someone said were for the Queen (birthday?). Aside from the unreal intensity and weird mix of introspection and community at that show, I already had stars exploding in my eyes being in the Big Smoke as a Northern Monkey, ha ha. Did they celebrate the Queen's birthday earlier in the year back in the mid '80s, because I know they do that in June nowadays? I don't know. Oh, and I also have a bootleg cassette of the Cocteau Twins (sadly no Dif Juz) part of the concert, which I'd have to dig out to see what the date says. It features (from memory) Liz Fraser stating her desire to be a cockney, among other highlights (the Festival Hall people didn't like anyone getting out of their seats, and a very embarrassed Robin tries to get the unruly rock fans [okay, that's priceless!] to sit back down or they won't be allowed to continue, etc).
― David A. (Davant), Saturday, 10 February 2007 08:03 (seventeen years ago) link
Sorry, not trying to derail this thread.
David A....May 1984...I will now look to see what gigs I have of Dif Juz...but as I suspected you have predated me by 2 years. You lucky bastard.
Robin trying to get them to sit down, that's funny. Well I tried to see him with Harold Budd last year and it was boring as FUCK. Sorry but it really was.
― MY NAME IS FREEZER BURN (Bimble...), Saturday, 10 February 2007 08:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 10 February 2007 11:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― I.M. (I.M.), Saturday, 10 February 2007 15:25 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHhlzDGxFas
― I.M. (I.M.), Saturday, 10 February 2007 15:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― mts (theoreticalgirl), Saturday, 10 February 2007 23:43 (seventeen years ago) link
Anyway, the video for "No Motion" is on the 1987 "Lonely Is An Eyesore" 4AD artist compilation VHS cassette for anyone who doesn't know who would care. It also includes Colourbox, Wolfgang Press, Throwing Muses, Cocteaus, Dead Can Dance, and (Clan of) Xymox.
― MY NAME IS FREEZER BURN (Bimble...), Sunday, 11 February 2007 01:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― MY NAME IS FREEZER BURN (Bimble...), Sunday, 11 February 2007 01:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Sunday, 11 February 2007 01:18 (seventeen years ago) link
Anyway, yeah, in my opinion music doesn't get any better than "No Motion".
― MY NAME IS FREEZER BURN (Bimble...), Sunday, 11 February 2007 01:27 (seventeen years ago) link
Also, the This Mortal Coil video on that - "Acid, Bitter & Sad" especially throws for a loop, along with that last video by Dead Can Dance, which seems to say humankind will exist only briefly on this planet. It's scarier to watch now than it was then. That song was called "The Protagonist".
― MY NAME IS FREEZER BURN (Bimble...), Sunday, 11 February 2007 01:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Sunday, 11 February 2007 02:03 (seventeen years ago) link
And look at his hair in Xymox - he had pretty good hair for the 80's, no?
― MY NAME IS FREEZER BURN (Bimble...), Sunday, 11 February 2007 02:25 (seventeen years ago) link
Just stumbled on this, via youtube. Dif Juz - Hu (live) What a great band.
― Ned Trifle II, Friday, 30 May 2008 21:16 (sixteen years ago) link
i liked them more before i learned that their name is pronounced 'diffuse'.
― nerve_pylon, Friday, 30 May 2008 22:03 (sixteen years ago) link
AAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!! LIVE DIF JUZ ON YOU TUBE!!!!!!!!
Christ, it's Friday and I haven't even had a drink yet. This is fantastic. Thanks, Ned!
― Bimble, Friday, 30 May 2008 22:13 (sixteen years ago) link
thread reminded me to get extractions from emusic
― electricsound, Saturday, 31 May 2008 01:14 (sixteen years ago) link
nO YOU DON'T UNDERSATND THEY WERE MY FAVE BAND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD BETTER THAN THE COCTEAUS HOW MANY BANDS CAN SAY THEY WERE BETTER THAN THE COCTEAUS? AND YES RECEIVED HISTORICAL ILX WISDOM WILL SAY THAT nEW oRDER/jOY DIVISION ARE MY FAVE BUT HERE IS A CLOSE #2. i'VE NEGglected MY blohg. But I shall rectify this tomorrow.
Too many people around me for too long. Need solitude. Need to cut the cord and just be with myself for awhile. Everyone has to do that sometimes.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Saturday, 31 May 2008 08:49 (sixteen years ago) link
For the love of a non-existent god, when will Dif Juz reform? In heaven? Must we wait that long?
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Saturday, 31 May 2008 08:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Also! Take heart the poor soul who interpreted their name as "DIF J-uh-z" for I pronounced it that way for a long time in high school before somewhere along the way realizing that the way my friend had been pronouncing it all along was correct: "Dif Yooooze" Almost Philly style. Hahahhahahaahah. Americanizing pronunciations. Christ. Now I'm really cooking. The humble anglophile shows his true embarassed colours!
No but seriously, Diffffffuuuuuuuuuseeeee
etc.
Main Entry: 1dif·fuse Listen to the pronunciation of 1diffuse Pronunciation: \di-ˈfyüs\ Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere to spread out, from dis- + fundere to pour — more at found Date: 15th century
1 : being at once verbose and ill-organized <a diffuse report from the scene of the earthquake> 2 : not concentrated or localized <diffuse lighting> synonyms see wordy — dif·fuse·ly adverb — dif·fuse·ness noun
(please don't any Brits get on my case, Bimble sez...I like Radiohead and I'm a reasonable man, get off my case...)
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Saturday, 31 May 2008 09:03 (sixteen years ago) link
No, but seriously that YouTube clip of "Hu" makes my heart/stomach do what happens when you go over the top of a ferris wheel, over and over and over. I'm serious. Butterflies are only the start. Jesus.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Saturday, 31 May 2008 09:06 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm thinking someone must have some more somewhere? I haven't heard much of their post DJ careers, any good?
― Ned Trifle II, Saturday, 31 May 2008 09:14 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm embarassed to say I've never read the Wikipedia entry on these guys until now but WOW. I mean WOW. This stuff makes my head spin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dif_juz
I don't know that I've heard any of the post-DJ career stuff. I was aware that Richard Thomas went on to drum for several other folks, but that's about it.
Lee Scratch Perry sessions...crikey!
― Bimble, Sunday, 1 June 2008 22:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Also I'm completely stunned to realize that the same guy who played the drums was the same guy who played the sax. I mean that throws me for a fucking loop.
― Bimble, Sunday, 1 June 2008 22:11 (sixteen years ago) link
i have that "who says so?" 12", i need to rip it to mp3.
"the last day" is the prettiest song i've ever heard.
also my roommate in college hated "crosswinds" whenever i played it but liked "lazy calm" from victorialand. go figure!
― f. hazel, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:16 (sixteen years ago) link
i heard crosswinds for the first time yesterday and i gotta be honest the phrase 'new age shit' did flow through my head briefly
― electricsound, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:19 (sixteen years ago) link
"The Last Day" reduced me to slow, silent tears earlier this afternoon.
Sure. Crosswinds is "new age shit" but I defy anyone to call anything ELSE this band did that!
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:36 (sixteen years ago) link
A one-off song of new age shit...not much to forgive a band who had so many other songs.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:37 (sixteen years ago) link
well yes indeed
― electricsound, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:39 (sixteen years ago) link
whatev, i like crosswinds.
― f. hazel, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:42 (sixteen years ago) link
i have Who Says So? ripped. i'll try to post it.
― Mr. Hal Jam, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:44 (sixteen years ago) link
FETISH FOR THE VINYL of WHO SAYS SO?
Don't push me or I might play my vinyl copy.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Electricsound is right, it's all about the surfacenoise.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:46 (sixteen years ago) link
i mean, how can you possibly play extractions and skip crosswinds? it just doesn't make any sense.
― f. hazel, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:48 (sixteen years ago) link
The saxophone solo on Felt's "Final resting of the ark" is from the bloke from Dif Juz.
― flowersdie, Monday, 2 June 2008 17:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Dude!! Your kidding!!!http://cgi.ebay.com/DIF-JUZ-huremics-four-pieces-SEALED-EP-4AD_W0QQitemZ350097463324QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
― brg30, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 16:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I saw that record for far, far cheaper a few years ago in a record shop. It probably wasn't unplayed, but I steered myself away from buying it because I just felt I didn't need it. I didn't realize it was going for the likes of $500 though! Oh well.
― Bimble, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
This is GOD right here, and I'm an atheist, but you know what I mean. Jesus would be jealous of this band, I think. I'm sorry but it doesn't get any better than this, does it?
Dif Juz - No Motion
― It's hrd bein a man, livn' in a garbage pai (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Monday, 27 October 2008 06:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Listening to this^^^ now is so sad. But thanks Bimble, wherever you are, for posting it.
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 6 August 2009 19:06 (fourteen years ago) link
found this just now:
http://siysmam.blogspot.com/2009/04/lonely-is-eyesore-1987.html
i've seen this just once before - rented it at the tower video store my freshman year in college.
i've always loved this comp and think 'no motion', as already stated upthread, is def one of my favorite dif juz tracks...
"i gotta be honest the phrase 'new age shit' did flow through my head briefly"
this is a good thing - i dig on some new-age shit my damn self.
see here
― sknybrg, Friday, 7 August 2009 01:58 (fourteen years ago) link
this thread should have like 900 more posts than it already has
Extractions is killing me tonight. it's part of that imaginary genre that includes Roxy ca Avalon, solo David Sylvian, Dolphin Brothers, late period Talk Talk, the Blue Nile (there was a thread on this last year I think but I can't remember what it was called). i love the production, lots of early digital pitch shift fx and modulated reverb embellishing the minimal arrangements. seems like people back thread were slightly lukewarm on it -- have opinions changed over time?
― missingNO, Sunday, 9 January 2011 11:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Liked them a lot but haven't listened in a long while, I imagine because the music is kinda low-key people's reactions to it, however positive are similar.
There was a band from the late 90's called The Workhouse iirc, who took that baton and ran with it, dunno if they are still going or whats available.
― philippe is standing on it (MaresNest), Sunday, 9 January 2011 11:58 (thirteen years ago) link
An hour interview with Gary Bromley and a link to an interview with Richie Thomas!http://radiobombast.podbean.com/2013/07/02/gary-bromley-of-dif-juz-full-interview/
― I'll take the jangle-jangle over the throb-throb (brg30), Monday, 8 July 2013 01:32 (ten years ago) link
Correct pronunciation is Diff-Juzz!
― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 22:32 (nine years ago) link
This is GOD right here, and I'm an atheist, but you know what I mean. Jesus would be jealous of this band, I think. I'm sorry but it doesn't get any better than this, does it?Dif Juz - No Motion― It's hrd bein a man, livn' in a garbage pai (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Monday, 27 October 2008 06:39 (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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bimble otm x 1000. some moments in that song are so beautiful it just crushes all the breath out of me
― yeovil knievel (NickB), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 22:44 (nine years ago) link
there's nothing else quite like it certainly. not even in their catalogue.
― charva favela (clouds), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link
― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 6:32 PM (four years ago) bookmarkflaglink
I have been saying 'dif-yooz' for years! It isn't "diff-yooz??!"
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 14:14 (four years ago) link
of course it's Dif-yooz.
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
Not according to that interview with Bromley. Wonder if the other members have a different idea. I didn't listen to the Thomas interview.
― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 15:52 (four years ago) link
Did you respond to some kind of indie batsignal?
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 15:56 (four years ago) link
I guess it's possible it's pronounced 'dif-juz' given the reputed origins of the name being a (likely stoned) variation on 'different jazz,' but 'dif-yooz' is such a cool name and 'dif juz' is so clumsy
anyway this band is long overdue for a lavish deluxe box set
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 17:48 (four years ago) link
.gifjuz - Is it pronounced "Gif Juz" or "Jif Juz"?
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 17 October 2019 03:36 (four years ago) link
Could get a nice 4-CD box set... Extractions + No Motion on disc 1, Who Says So? + Vibrating Air + Huremics on disc 2, Time Clock Turn Back + whatever other demos and odd tracks are available for disc 3, and then the fabled album recorded with Lee Scratch Perry for disc 4.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 17 October 2019 04:03 (four years ago) link