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― ethan, Sunday, 14 October 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink
i like 'polydistortion' the first album. and the girl (who got sackd) is cute. apparently theres some like community of fan-sites fr her or something. weird huh.
― ambrose, Sunday, 14 October 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink
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― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 July 2006 14:51 (6 years ago) Permalink
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― Jena (JenaP), Monday, 3 July 2006 17:16 (6 years ago) Permalink
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Gary+Martin
He is from Detroit therefore he is great.
― tylero (tylero), Monday, 3 July 2006 20:07 (6 years ago) Permalink
― JTS (JTS), Monday, 3 July 2006 23:02 (6 years ago) Permalink
― Rev. PappaWheelie, The Good Doctor (PappaWheelie 2), Monday, 3 July 2006 23:28 (6 years ago) Permalink
the first half of This Is Normal had some incredible songs, esp. 'Starlovers' and 'Superhuman'
are they still a going concern?
― derrick (derrick), Tuesday, 4 July 2006 00:56 (6 years ago) Permalink
I haven't heard Attention, though. Also www.gusgus.com says they were supposed to have just released something called "Forever" at the end of June.
― Vampire Business (Bimble...), Tuesday, 4 July 2006 01:14 (6 years ago) Permalink
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― and what, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 17:23 (6 years ago) Permalink
"Call Of The Wild" might be the best track they've ever done. Jesus Dan (Dan Perry) on Monday, July 3, 2006 9:56 AM (7 months ago)
― Faisal Shennib, Thursday, 1 March 2007 04:58 (6 years ago) Permalink
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― blueski, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 11:01 (6 years ago) Permalink
PEOPLE PEOPLE DESIRE
― HI DERE, Monday, 25 June 2007 12:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
The Daniel Agust solo album is gorgeous.
― Trayce, Monday, 25 June 2007 13:08 (5 years ago) Permalink
O RLY? tell me MOAR
― HI DERE, Monday, 25 June 2007 13:46 (5 years ago) Permalink
Same here please.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 June 2007 14:02 (5 years ago) Permalink
"I.I.E." is really great, huh.
― Wes HI DEREson (HI DERE), Thursday, 19 March 2009 21:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 11 April 2009 18:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
Was just relistening to a lot of their stuff the other week -- but damn, this version kicks and then some.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 11 April 2009 18:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
their DJ mix for astralwerks was SO GOOD
― moonship journey to baja, Saturday, 11 April 2009 18:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
er sorry, their mix for moonshine
― moonship journey to baja, Saturday, 11 April 2009 19:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
they're on kompakt now? is that right?
― just sayin, Saturday, 11 April 2009 22:08 (4 years ago) Permalink
Stevie! Stevie's the one who rocked my world with that clip above. I don't know how it is that someone else posted it here. I was waiting for Stevie D. to post it here.
― Lucking Faptop (Bimble), Saturday, 11 April 2009 22:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
Hi Bimble! I found it on youtube and thought the folk over here would like it. I was going to post more about it but got called away as soon as I'd posted the link. Seeing how they did that track live makes me want to find out what their other live material was from this period.
― I am using your worlds, Sunday, 12 April 2009 06:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
Oh they were absolutely incredible when I saw them live. Like somewhere in another universe than the Polydistortion album would have led me to believe. That's why I couldn't believe it when their next album was ho-hum. If there's any live bootlegs out there, I bet they're shit-hot, assuming the sound quality is decent.
― Phone of Drone (Bimble), Sunday, 12 April 2009 20:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
Got some live stuff now that they did for KCRW in '97 and '99. Been listening to it over the last hour and a half or so and it is DOPE, of course. Ravers would be flattened by this shit.
― Take The Gothheads Bowling (Bimble), Monday, 13 April 2009 01:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
link plz!
― Jena (who is actually a man) (Jena), Monday, 13 April 2009 01:47 (4 years ago) Permalink
yes, please, post those links! i loved that live vid above, saw them live at Showbox in 99 i think and they put on an amazing show. i had to rifle through my vinyl to see what i had by them and was shocked to find 5 12"s. had no idea i had that many from them but they were quite good for 2 years.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 13 April 2009 01:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
Well I didn't know so many folks would want this. I got it off slsk. Let me upload it and I'll see what I can do. Brian - we were probably at the same show!! Call me or get on AIM. I'm drunk and bored and I wanna talk on the phone to someone.
― Take The Gothheads Bowling (Bimble), Monday, 13 April 2009 02:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
Hey I never did reply to DanNed did I. Agust solo album: lush strings (possibly all synth ones, not sure), him singing melancholy languid slightly twee stuff over it. In retrospect perhaps a little cliched, but I havent listened to it in ages.
― one art, please (Trayce), Monday, 13 April 2009 08:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
Hey Trayce! You're here at just the right time! I finally finished uploading a bunch of live Gus Gus here. I hope this makes people happy else the mods will kill me and ban me and lock this thread, etc.
― Gross Chapel British Grenadiers (Bimble), Monday, 13 April 2009 09:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
Great link Bimble! Thank you.
I have seen them live, but it was around the time of "Forever". Although that was an enjoyable show, this is better.
― I am using your worlds, Monday, 13 April 2009 14:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
They released ANOTHER album on Kompakt last month, apparently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Horse_%28GusGus_album%29
listening to the first track "Selfoss", which is spacey ambient noodling for about 4:30 that suddenly drifts into... klezmer? huh
― DJP, Thursday, 30 June 2011 15:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
shiit that live version of 'Believe' is fantastic
― Dear Projectionist (blueski), Thursday, 30 June 2011 16:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
new album is really good! Much more song-based than the last one, though the first track doesn't really suggest that.
― with hidden noise, Thursday, 30 June 2011 16:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
Weird: at various points in my life gus gus may have been my favourite band and kompakt my favourite label but ... haven't had the urge to buy this yet.
― djh, Thursday, 30 June 2011 18:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah the new one is quite good, was a bit worried after the last one, especially because I was a bit cool on the ones before that. Heard this one while walking around looking at birds soaring up in the sky and it was pretty much perfect accompaniment. That little Klezmer break is fun but not very typical of the rest of the album.
― Sean Carruthers, Monday, 4 July 2011 14:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Though I have to admit, I still really miss the stuff they were doing around Polydistortion or even This is Normal. The newer stuff since then seems way more conventional.
― Sean Carruthers, Monday, 4 July 2011 14:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
OMG that youtube of "Believe" upthread!! Love that song so much. Rarely has a song threatened so ominously to become its own entire world.
Kinda hoping Mungolian Jet Set go in this direction on their album.
― Tim F, Monday, 4 July 2011 15:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
the mellow vibe on the new one is really, really great
BTW I recommend giving 24/7 another shot, I recently pulled that one out and was startled by how much better it sounded given some distance from Attention
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 16:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah I think it was Forever that really got me wondering about whether I still cared about them, and probably didn't give 24/7 enough attention because of that.
― Sean Carruthers, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Within You" on the new album is as good as anything they've done.
― I am using your worlds, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 17:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha Sean, I did the exact same thing
really, Forever is a dud compared to everything else they've done; I'd probably like it just fine had they released it under a psuedonym
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
title track on the new one is amazing. when i was flying to iceland last month icelandair was "premiering" this via their inflight media service. also featured: tim hecker, âme's fact mix, many bizarre things.
i like 24/7 fine but arabian horse may well be their best record like ever.
― adam, Thursday, 7 July 2011 23:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
I still think This Is Normal is their best. The new one is great though.
― DJP, Friday, 8 July 2011 11:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
Polydistortion for me, with This is Normal close behind.
― Sean Carruthers, Friday, 8 July 2011 12:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
I doubt I'll hear another album as obsesssively designed as Arabian Horse from this year. Every surface is sandblasted aluminium, with but a few cues to the listener that mnml/tech house is another shape of folk music. Highly recommended for fans of Luomo.
― der dukatenscheisser (Sanpaku), Thursday, 25 August 2011 23:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Belatedly on board with this album.
― Tim F, Sunday, 13 November 2011 08:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
I just got in from seeing Gus Gus live in Oslo. So at what point did they become the greatest band in the world? Amazing scenes. And one of them was dressed like the Big Lebowski.
― Conan The Asshander (Doran), Saturday, 18 February 2012 01:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
They were always amazing from the get-go.
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Saturday, 18 February 2012 02:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Saw Gus Gus live in 99 and they were amazing then. One of the best electronic live shows I've ever seen.
― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 18 February 2012 04:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Jealous, much... I listen to Arabian Horse and imagine it live.
― mmmm, Saturday, 18 February 2012 07:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
I had a few single by them in the mid 90s and they just seemed like some downtempo 4AD, trip hop thing.
More than happy to be proved wrong. Need to go and see them live again as soon as.
― Conan The Asshander (Doran), Saturday, 18 February 2012 15:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
Polydistortion and This Is Normal are now on Spotify!
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Friday, 25 May 2012 18:09 (11 months ago) Permalink
Polydistortion was sounding just right this morning.
― djh, Friday, 18 January 2013 18:41 (4 months ago) Permalink
Biggi from Gus Gus produced the new John Grant album, or at least the electronic tracks, and it sure sounds like it. Great unexpected alliance.
― Deafening silence (DL), Monday, 21 January 2013 00:44 (3 months ago) Permalink