It's about time we had this thread, isn't it? Myself, I'm not hugely familiar with their stuff, but I love the Craft Spells and Soft Moon LPs, and gotta figure the Blank Dogs stuff is worthwhile, if not hugely essential. I'm pretty indifferent to what I've heard of Beach Fossils (Lord, that name...) and probably a few other things that I'm forgetting right now.
http://www.capturedtracks.com/releases.php
What else is worth hearing?
― hey ilxor, thanks for contributing, glad you stopped by (ilxor), Monday, 4 April 2011 18:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
This makes a handy reference, also:
http://www.discogs.com/label/Captured+Tracks
― hey ilxor, thanks for contributing, glad you stopped by (ilxor), Monday, 4 April 2011 18:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
good: The Beets.bad: most of the rest.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 4 April 2011 19:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
Search: Blank Dogs, The Beets, the Minks singles, Blouse, The JamesesDestroy: the rest of the Minks record
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 4 April 2011 19:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
so are Minks basically like the Soft Moon, but not as consistent?
― hey ilxor, thanks for contributing, glad you stopped by (ilxor), Monday, 4 April 2011 19:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://lovetopost.blogspot.com/2010/03/cake-parties-you-have-been-exposed-in.html funny article about the guy in craft spells
― badboy69 (dboy420), Monday, 4 April 2011 19:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
I can't really compare them to Soft Moon because I get more of a gothy 80s vibe than the more post-punk Soft Moon approach, I just find Minks to be maddeningly inconsistent. "Cemetery Rain" and "Ophelia" are fantastic pop songs, but so much of the rest of the debut album is mired in this dour mess.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 4 April 2011 19:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
loooooooool O_O
― hey ilxor, thanks for contributing, glad you stopped by (ilxor), Monday, 4 April 2011 19:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
the Wild Nothing album, both Beach Fossils records (fuq the haters), the last Tim Cohen album, and ESPECIALLY the AIAS album are all emphatically worth anyone's time
― the pussy/butthole addendum (jamescobo), Monday, 4 April 2011 21:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh yeah totally forgot Wild Nothing! The EP is great too. Aias is prety good, yeah. I need to get that recent Tim Cohen stuff.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 4 April 2011 21:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
I love the Bitters EP. And the Mayfair Set. Kinda haven't kept up with this label.
― GLOWER METAL (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 4 April 2011 21:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh yeah and Soft Moon.
― GLOWER METAL (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 4 April 2011 21:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
minks are nothing like soft moon, don't see why anyone would think this unless they were on some lol indie strawmanning trip imo
love this label. i'd say search it all except some of the v v early stuff (repairs are shit, didn't think much of silk flowers, and i don't rate a lot of the earlier blank dogs stuff though the recent album is great)
they are striking a really good balance between releasing singles/albums which is a sign of a great label in my eyes (cf creation records when they were still good)
― sailor moon frye (electricsound), Monday, 4 April 2011 23:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
the recent stuff has all been really strong too - new dignan porch EP is way better than their album, tim cohen's new stuff is a+, the blouse and widowspeak 45s took a while to click with me but i love them now, and the craft spells album is a real grower and is on its way to becoming one of my faves of the year
― sailor moon frye (electricsound), Monday, 4 April 2011 23:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
Destroy: the rest of the Minks record
even kusmi? that track craps all over the singles
― sailor moon frye (electricsound), Monday, 4 April 2011 23:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
the wake tribute 45 is entertaining, in that it sounds like beach fossils and wild nothing always do, and nothing like the wake at all
― sailor moon frye (electricsound), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 00:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
I like "Kusmi" too and one or two others, but at least half the record is boring and tuneless. Which is more frustrating because you know they are capable of great moments.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 02:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
I can't really get behind any Blank Dogs stuff (most of it is crap) except for their first ep on Sacred Bones. The Bitters, Teenage Panzerkorps, Soft Moon, Oh Sees, and the Jameses 7" are the only ones I like of the bunch. I'm not really a fan of the label. meh
― van smack, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 02:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
just checked the label site and was surprised by the amount of stuff I haven't heard. for now I will rep the Frank(just Frank), Soft Moon and Wetdog LPs and will plan a Rdio binge for tomorrow.
and yeah, I didn't care for the Minks record after absolutely loving Funeral Song.
― fffv, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 02:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
my thoughts on Craft Spells here btw
― hey ilxor, thanks for contributing, glad you stopped by (ilxor), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 17:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
jeff & jane hudson reissue is pretty interesting and not half bad
also gives soft metals (who are doing a whole album for CT yayyy) a likeminded release on the label
― final ritchie (electricsound), Thursday, 28 April 2011 00:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
odd how the catwalk 'yay recordings' is being billed as the first digital release of the tracks when they have been available from the yay bandcamp for months
― final ritchie (electricsound), Thursday, 28 April 2011 00:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
teenage panzerkorps are releasing/have released some really incredible music this year as tpk & also sideproject horrid red, think theyre also playing live for the first time i think. one of my favourite bands these days. definitely them & soft moon are the best captured tracks releases, xeno & oaklander is v v pretty too. admittedly something kind of lame & dinky abt this label but i like some of their releases a lot
― flopson, Thursday, 28 April 2011 03:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
admittedly something kind of lame & dinky abt this label
nfi what you mean by this?
― final ritchie (electricsound), Thursday, 28 April 2011 03:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
as i said i like some of it a lot but at its worst the aesthetic woodsist & them do has got a shamelessly murky & noncommital shyguy quality that i dont like. when the songwriting/playing isnt strong it can be pretty limp & awful. ganglians mayfair set veronica falls dum dum girls; iirc all sucked for this reason 2 me. dont want to sound like im rigid & dogmatic abt this, like i love the mantles single & the craft spells youtube i heard & other murky pop of this ilk
― flopson, Thursday, 28 April 2011 03:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
the very early stuff i can see, but i think they've come a long way since then. sure the anonymous indie bloke vocals can be tiresome but i think they're doing less and less of that sort of thing as they go on
― final ritchie (electricsound), Thursday, 28 April 2011 03:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
ya i can believe that. wish i could be more of a h8r but i can't
― flopson, Thursday, 28 April 2011 03:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
hoop dreams single is ace. digging the factory/postcard vibe
― private parts & labia (electricsound), Friday, 3 June 2011 00:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
first track floating around from the soft metals album is adorbs too
― private parts & labia (electricsound), Friday, 3 June 2011 00:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
soft metals album out, total cracker, definitely top five of '11 for me
― me so zoic (electricsound), Thursday, 14 July 2011 22:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
LE version looks so gorgeous - I mean, their alternate sleeves are usually pretty boss but this one's above and beyond even by their lofty standards:
― And we were wearing a lot of athletic shorts. (jamescobo), Friday, 15 July 2011 03:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
i don't think i've ever purchased something so fast
― me so zoic (electricsound), Friday, 15 July 2011 03:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol i was in the basement with keegan screening those sleeves a few days ago.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Friday, 15 July 2011 03:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
by which i mean, he was screening them, and i was with him. hanging out. </suzy>
aw i want an ian screened LP
― me so zoic (electricsound), Friday, 15 July 2011 03:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
I really like the AIAS LE sleeve too
― And we were wearing a lot of athletic shorts. (jamescobo), Friday, 15 July 2011 04:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
the Widowspeak album isn't as good as the Soft Metals one, but it's still quite lovely. feels like it occupies the precise midpoint between the Feelies' second album and Mazzy Star.
― punk rock hyrax (jamescobo), Saturday, 20 August 2011 20:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
i loved loved loved the two widowspeak 7"s that came out this year and 'harsh realm' in particular deserves a lot of prais but i can see a full length maybe running dry
also good to see the soft metals album getting praised here its a total keeper imo
― Lamp, Tuesday, 23 August 2011 05:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah i can't get enough of the soft metals lp
widowspeak lp arrived today, liked the singles so far so am going in with fairly high expectations, please nobody else ever cover 'wicked game' though please, that was unpleasant
― vinyl cut bro (electricsound), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 06:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
the new blouse and soft moon tracks sound so fucking good i am beyond excited
between those and the cosmetics album i think they've got the rest of the year sealed up
― blapping in the freeze (electricsound), Thursday, 8 September 2011 22:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
thieves like us repress (?) is really really good, pulses and gleams and all that
― RR (Lamp), Thursday, 3 November 2011 06:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
is the cosmetics album ever coming out? it was announced for release in spring or early summer, and then . . . .
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 3 November 2011 06:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
was wondering about that. the band seem to have gone very quiet...
― love of gorillagrams (electricsound), Thursday, 3 November 2011 07:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
months after it's announced release date, captured-tracks tweeted some cryptic line like, "coming soon, promise. . ." with a link to a cosmetics video. but after that, they've "gone very quiet" again.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 3 November 2011 07:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
"...we can't hear a single"
― love of gorillagrams (electricsound), Thursday, 3 November 2011 08:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
that can't be it. for one thing, this is captured-tracks; i'm sure they aren't expecting any song here to break big, even in the indie-ish markets. for another thing, the cosmetics songs are really catchy.
i'd guess the issue is the band, not the label.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 3 November 2011 08:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ha I was joking, yeah they're probably in some mix and remix rabbit hole...
― love of gorillagrams (electricsound), Thursday, 3 November 2011 09:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
the grabbel & the final cut single is so good
― back in gloom (electricsound), Wednesday, 4 January 2012 23:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
man i always forget the cosmetics trax are esp the ones that sound like the persian chick from idib
― sulks (Lamp), Wednesday, 4 January 2012 23:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
so mac demarco pretty much sucks right?
― 12plsrU (electricsound), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 01:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
got the new wild nothing in the mail, the sleeve is absolutely beautiful (and the letterpress outer is lovely too). might even listen to it one day.
― beautifully in with its outness (electricsound), Friday, 31 August 2012 05:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
You got the limited copy? Was debating that but it's like $10 higher. Will probably appreciate pretty well though.
― Evan, Friday, 31 August 2012 05:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
it's a really nice looking package - i felt the diiv one was not worth the extra $$ but this one is
― beautifully in with its outness (electricsound), Friday, 31 August 2012 05:33 (8 months ago) Permalink
Well damn and it already fetched $60 on ebay. Should have pre-ordered it. I got a regular copy but now I'm going to keep wishing I had the color vinyl for no good reason.
― Evan, Friday, 31 August 2012 05:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
haha. at one point i thought i would collect all the limited CT releases but i couldn't face paying a premium for the heavenly beat record
― beautifully in with its outness (electricsound), Friday, 31 August 2012 05:39 (8 months ago) Permalink
snapped one up at amoeba records yesterday and they still have some in their online store, might want to give that a go.
― omar little, Friday, 31 August 2012 05:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
Thanks, but hindsight over limited vinyl pass ups is me at my ugliest with materialism. Got to get over that! What's saddest of all my record collection only really impresses myself.
― Evan, Friday, 31 August 2012 05:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
what's the verdict on the Heavenly Beat album? I really like "Tradition" but after one listen it seems the rest of the LP is just variations with diminishing returns. But man does he nail that 1992 synthy sound.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
it's.. ok. i enjoy the tracks when they turn up in shuffle, and it's always nice when a band has some durutti influence, but it's a tough listen straight through because it's so samey
― relentlessly busting your smoo (electricsound), Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
i'm really amped for the Chris Cohen record. i love both of the singles so far.
― ripersnifle, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 05:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
electricsound otm re: the Heavenly Beat record, one of my least favorite Captured Tracks releases of the year.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 14 September 2012 00:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
i've really come around on holograms though after being a bit meh about it initially
― yo is it true mcanus got sonned by a disco after a sunno))) beef (electricsound), Friday, 14 September 2012 00:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
Now that one I really liked instantly.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 14 September 2012 01:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
wow, the dignan porch lp is a huge step forward from their earlier stuff. really good. and i'm digging the chris cohen record a lot too
the naomi punk album on the other hand sounds like shitty grunge demos of one song they never quite remember how to play the same way each time
― linalooool (electricsound), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 03:11 (7 months ago) Permalink
the Chris Cohen record is INCREDIBLY good. can't recommend it enough.
― With enduring faith, W. Cunt. (jamescobo), Saturday, 6 October 2012 23:04 (7 months ago) Permalink
"the naomi punk album on the other hand sounds like shitty grunge demos of one song they never quite remember how to play the same way each time"lol. yeah i'm not entirely sure how i feel about it right now. i feel the Pacific Northwest vibe, but i'm not sure if it's anything really remarkable.that said, the new Chris Cohen and Mac DeMarco have made this a pretty great fall for this label in my opinion.
― ripersnifle, Friday, 12 October 2012 18:23 (7 months ago) Permalink
so i should get that chris cohen record? cobo you got that shit on colored vinyl to sell?
― Lamp, Friday, 12 October 2012 18:24 (7 months ago) Permalink
u should it is very good
― flopson, Friday, 12 October 2012 18:31 (7 months ago) Permalink
describe chris cohen please.
― cw, Friday, 12 October 2012 21:20 (7 months ago) Permalink
sounds like a lost popsike classic.
― ian curtis e. bear (electricsound), Friday, 12 October 2012 21:27 (7 months ago) Permalink
i feel like buying this without hearing a note.
― cw, Friday, 12 October 2012 21:30 (7 months ago) Permalink
i like the chris cohen album, at first i was like "huh this just sounds exactly like microphones" then i was listening to it every day
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 12 October 2012 21:31 (7 months ago) Permalink
it reminds me a lot of Emitt Rhodes' first couple of albums - less Beatles-y but same level of homespun songcraft. there's seriously not a bad moment on it. legit one of my very favorite albums of 2012.
― With enduring faith, W. Cunt. (jamescobo), Friday, 12 October 2012 23:45 (7 months ago) Permalink
Judging by the DIIV performances on Pitchfork right now they're awful live and I'll avoid that and just stick with the record.
― Evan, Thursday, 25 October 2012 20:04 (6 months ago) Permalink
CT embarking on a flying nun reissue program i see
― pointillist not pointless (electricsound), Friday, 4 January 2013 22:21 (4 months ago) Permalink
http://pitchfork.com/news/49042-captured-tracks-and-flying-nun-partner-for-expansive-reissue-series/
― pointillist not pointless (electricsound), Friday, 4 January 2013 22:23 (4 months ago) Permalink
awesome, i will buy a lot of that
― flopson, Friday, 4 January 2013 22:24 (4 months ago) Permalink
Gonna buy the SHIT outta that stuff!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 5 January 2013 02:04 (4 months ago) Permalink
About fnunning time!
BTW the Blissed Out Fatalists record on the new CT sublabel Body Double? Great. Like early J&MC and the Fall and some American noise rock style.
― Yo Leon, what's this all about? (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 5 January 2013 04:12 (4 months ago) Permalink
Looking forward for this as well. Look Blue Go Purple better be on the reissue list.
― van smack, Saturday, 5 January 2013 04:38 (4 months ago) Permalink
Isn't Flying Nun already reissuing much of their older titles already? Either way I am excited to see the results of this.
― Evan, Saturday, 5 January 2013 06:38 (4 months ago) Permalink
FN are shit at reissuing their own stuff as far as i'm concerned
― pointillist not pointless (electricsound), Saturday, 5 January 2013 08:34 (4 months ago) Permalink
that bird-dog was out of print for so long is testament to that
― pointillist not pointless (electricsound), Saturday, 5 January 2013 08:35 (4 months ago) Permalink
Widowspeak's 2013 album Almanac hasn't been discussed on ILM yet. My first impressions are that its a big jump in production clarity, and a lesser step in songcraft, up from the debut.
Worth checking out for fans of Beach House, Speck Mountain, Trespassers William etc.
― Sanpaku, Sunday, 17 February 2013 22:12 (3 months ago) Permalink
Kind of surprised there hasn't been more talk about that one, actually. Listening to it again right now and it's definitely one of the year's early stand-outs for me. They manage to take a pretty simple formula but vary it up enough to keep things really interesting. The real star, for me, is Robert Earl Thomas and his guitar lines. Just love the way they slink into so many of these songs and steal them away. My only, relatively minor, complaint is the way they stick a little too close to the Almanac theme with the lyrics, sometimes this turns into a game of "spot the folk adage!".
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 4 March 2013 18:07 (2 months ago) Permalink
bona drag reissue is kinda fun, reminds me of a trashier dolly mixture in parts
― vco shi (electricsound), Thursday, 18 April 2013 03:09 (1 month ago) Permalink
bona dish obv
― vco shi (electricsound), Thursday, 18 April 2013 03:10 (1 month ago) Permalink
lol bona drag
― flopson, Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:43 (1 month ago) Permalink
yeah i like this a lot. p snappy lookin too
― flopson, Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:44 (1 month ago) Permalink
the singles from the upcoming lps (minks, holograms, medicine) are encouragingly good. the soft metals single is a major disappointment though, it's like they've gone backwards. also they *really* need to be paired with a sympathetic producer
― failures on the moon (electricsound), Friday, 17 May 2013 00:30 (1 week ago) Permalink
I really thought that was Brian Peppers up there for a second.
I need to hear that release.
― svend, Friday, 17 May 2013 02:14 (1 week ago) Permalink
This label has to have the worst distribution of any label going.
― benedict crumbsnatcher (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 17 May 2013 06:00 (1 week ago) Permalink
how so
― glycemic index joe (electricsound), Friday, 17 May 2013 06:02 (1 week ago) Permalink
We can't order their stuff for our store and the other store across town can't, either. They seemed to briefly run through one of the main one-stops but now that seems to be done.
― benedict crumbsnatcher (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 17 May 2013 06:08 (1 week ago) Permalink
is it as bad for the other secretly canadian distro stuff?
― glycemic index joe (electricsound), Friday, 17 May 2013 06:11 (1 week ago) Permalink
According to their website in the US they go through ADA, which just makes it odder as most of the ADA stuff is easy to get. Oh well.
― benedict crumbsnatcher (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 17 May 2013 06:23 (1 week ago) Permalink
oic
― glycemic index joe (electricsound), Friday, 17 May 2013 06:25 (1 week ago) Permalink
You can't get it through AEC?
― Evan, Friday, 17 May 2013 12:15 (1 week ago) Permalink
Nah, we use a different one-stop and a few random smaller distros (mostly punk or garage oriented).
― benedict crumbsnatcher (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 17 May 2013 12:58 (1 week ago) Permalink
AEC kind of sucks but I think at least a few titles from CT are order-able through them.
― Evan, Friday, 17 May 2013 13:36 (1 week ago) Permalink