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what is this stuff about? what is it like?

― *@*.* (gareth), Friday, 12 November 2004 18:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

it's great. it's about freedom and energy and love.

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 12 November 2004 19:01 (8 years ago) Permalink

dood, buy *folk scene* before you die. you will thank me and then thank me again.

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 12 November 2004 19:02 (8 years ago) Permalink

'eared the new one yet? haven't, but i must gripe about the tower rec. reunion that didn't even play new york. doesn't like, half the band reside here?
that aside, the new matt valentine & erika elder long-player, ragas & blues, is pure melt. and better yet, it added another 9 to the usually impossible CoM editions of 99, making it 999! mass consumption, ahoy!

― Beta (abeta), Friday, 12 November 2004 19:14 (8 years ago) Permalink

Tower Recordings LIVE (!) (with WW&VV & Dredd Foole) - 11/6/04
POO/V/X: Psychedelic Albums 1995-Present
Siltbreeze Records: Search! Destroy!
Sunburned Hand of the Man on the cover of the new Wire - explain

― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 13 November 2004 00:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

come see them in dundee, *@*.*

― cºzen (Cozen), Saturday, 13 November 2004 00:19 (8 years ago) Permalink

the new one is pretty good! I like the extendo-drones better than the tiny snippets on folk scene, but i think the overall vibe of folkscene was more magical; this one's kind of a downer.

― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 06:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

Ian is the new one The Galaxies’ Incredibly Sensual Transmission Field? Has anyone else heard it? I would love insight into if it's a good one to get first--it's the only one I've ever seen in shops!

― Nanker Phelge, Wednesday, 5 January 2005 19:24 (8 years ago) Permalink

That is the new one, and I really, really, really like it! It's six tracks and fairly 'song-y' in approach. (whereas a lot of their other albums have lots of collaged together fragments this one sticks with six more structured pieces.)

― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 19:40 (8 years ago) Permalink

5 months pass...

I just picked up Fraternity of Moonwalkers for $4.99 brand new. There's more at the store if anyone's interested. Anyone? I haven't heard much of them and the limited edition vinyl I once had of Furniture Music is long gone, but I expect this disc is probably pretty good. Or at least worth what I paid for it.

― Goodbye Brain, Monday, 27 June 2005 19:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

I have the Galaxies' Incredible Sensual Transmission Field and I haven't heard Folk Scene so I can't compare the two, but the album is great. I'd recommend it.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Monday, 27 June 2005 20:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hey, I'd like a copy of fraternity of moonwalkers! email about it and whatnot.

― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 27 June 2005 22:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ian, if you live in NY, it's $4.99 at Academy Records on 18th street. Through the Academy website it's $8.00, which is still an okay price considering it seems to be kind of hard to find. You can get it here: http://www.academy-records.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=201925

I had been wondering why nobody snagged it in the 3 weeks since I first spotted it. When I finally decided to go ahead and buy it today, they reached around back and grabbed one of several copies and then returned the one with the $4.99 price tag back to the display shelf.

You were the guy who used to go by the name of Helios Creed, right? I recognize the dr.carl.sagan email from searching the archives for Helios Creed. Now that I see you're still around, I will have to go check and see if you contributed to my Helios Creed thread I made yesterday.

― Goodbye Brain, Monday, 27 June 2005 23:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

Currently listening to Furniture Music for Evening Shuttles and remembering why I like this band so much.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 18:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

ned u should pick up the pg6 albums.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 18:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

i have The Well of Memory by PG Six, its great - what are their other albs like?

for londoners: PG Six + Samara Lubelski @ underbelly, hoxton square, monday 14th Nov 2005

― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 19:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

i haven't heard the first one, "parlor tricks and porch favorites" but the guy who runs amish, m@tt h@rm0n, sez good things about it and i'm gonna pick it up soon. definitely go see him live.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 19:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

ned u should pick up the pg6 albums.

Noted, noted...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 19:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

3 years pass...

folk scene is still so fucking good. i want an atrocity jukebox in my kitchen

― kamerad, Friday, 24 July 2009 22:36 (3 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

how is metal mountains? they're playing in brooklyn next friday.

― mizzell, Friday, 28 January 2011 21:05 (2 years ago) Permalink

I love Metal Mountains! I haven't heard the record yet but seen them live three times, and I am really into it.

― not everything is a campfire (ian), Saturday, 29 January 2011 04:24 (2 years ago) Permalink

Got the record today--as good as I'd hoped. Do seek it out.

― not everything is a campfire (ian), Sunday, 30 January 2011 22:57 (2 years ago) Permalink

4 months pass...

just got a promo link for the new pg six record -- sounds really good! more guitar heavy than usual, very much of a richard and linda thompson "pour down like silver" vibe.

― tylerw, Monday, 27 June 2011 16:05 (1 year ago) Permalink

ooo sounds good. i loved The Well of Memory; never clicked w/ Slightly Sorry though.

― nerve_pylon, Monday, 27 June 2011 16:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

yeah, this one improves on the sound of slightly sorry, i think. i liked that record, but it was lacking in something...new record seems to be a lot more muscular. great full band sound, more confident singing.

― tylerw, Monday, 27 June 2011 16:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

awesome. i think there's a PG Six/Metal Mountains split LP in the works too..

― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 27 June 2011 16:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

dunno who the lead guitarist is here, but he's killing it.

― tylerw, Monday, 27 June 2011 16:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrsGV7QqbmM

― one dis leads to another (ian), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 21:46 (9 months ago) Permalink

wow, nice. when's that from?

has anyone seen mv&ee touring with their special sound system and live visuals? great show in london last night, that sound system really brings out the best in the gnarly neil young guitar solos, and after a slowish start i really got a ~thing~ going on with the visuals. perhaps it goes without saying but throughout i was thinking how amazing it would've been if i had been stoned.

― Right or wrong, It's the truth! (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 22:20 (9 months ago) Permalink

that is some very early tower, circa first album so like 1995 maybe?

― one dis leads to another (ian), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 23:09 (9 months ago) Permalink

5 months pass...

p.g. six solo show at 9pm tonight at hank's saloon on atlantic avenue.

― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Sunday, 3 March 2013 01:04 (3 months ago) Permalink

(in brooklyn.)

― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Sunday, 3 March 2013 01:20 (3 months ago) Permalink

This is about 10 minutes from my place. More than 56 minutes heads up would be appreciated next time.

But thank you all the same.

― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Sunday, 3 March 2013 07:44 (3 months ago) Permalink

didn't hear too many people talking about it, but that last pg six record was pretty happening.

― tylerw, Sunday, 3 March 2013 15:08 (3 months ago) Permalink

oh i guess i was talking about it upthread a little bit.

― tylerw, Sunday, 3 March 2013 15:12 (3 months ago) Permalink

maybe MFB and I are neighbors. sorry for the lack of heads up, i forgot to post it until later. pat is not great at promoting his shows.
i also really like the last pg six record.

― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Sunday, 3 March 2013 22:30 (3 months ago) Permalink

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