i wonder if he'll do something stupid in honor of comic-con
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:08 (eleven years ago) link
i recommend keeping john maus in mind for christmas 2012, that album is burnt into my mind for christmas 2011. "believer" actually sounds like some hipster "last christmas" shit, amazing.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:11 (eleven years ago) link
you know i think i like that type of stuff the least!
but i really like the muy dramatico tracks like "cop killer" and "don't worship the devil" and i like devo-type things like "navy seals".
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:17 (eleven years ago) link
i am hoping it will be more a.r.e. weapons and less twin shadow, is that a false hope?
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:18 (eleven years ago) link
that was sporadically awesome and he def punched himself a lot
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 07:54 (eleven years ago) link
What do you think of "rights for gays"?
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 15 July 2012 09:37 (eleven years ago) link
there was some classic whiney g vitriol in that other thread, also pics of cute rodents
― sarahell, Sunday, 15 July 2012 10:01 (eleven years ago) link
I still like the one john maus record I have I gotta say
― perry en concrète (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 15 July 2012 13:10 (eleven years ago) link
he played rights for gays! it was awesome and my mormon friend was pumping the fist to it.
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 13:50 (eleven years ago) link
I used "mastering to VHS" to describe Maus itt, as a compliment, though.
― Ówen P., Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:03 (eleven years ago) link
Rereading that other thread I can't really say there's much distinction between Maus' "inside voice" and Whiney's, get Whiney talking about a nacho or about Canadian rap and he'll say some flaming things too
― Ówen P., Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:05 (eleven years ago) link
He punches himself during live performances?
― calstars, Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:54 (eleven years ago) link
Briefly saw him in Peckham last year for the Upset the Rhythm fest (Dan Deacon was playing upstairs, think No Age did the second day etc), his mic broke, lol it was like Barry from Eastenders in Extras in that he carried on not giving a fuck.
Ronan's right about 'Believer'.
The new rarities comp is pretty, pretty wonderful too.
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Sunday, 15 July 2012 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
people used to master to 1630 all the time actually
― perry en concrète (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 15 July 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
all he does live is punch himself and hit himself in the head w/ the mic, he's great, v tall
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 15 July 2012 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
― the late great, Sunday, July 15, 2012 3:54 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Saw him live last week ... pretty awful/hilarious. Like, I understand if you're a press-play-&-karaoke-your-own-songs performer and feel the need to maybe compensate by "losing yr shit onstage" and "going bananananans" etc., but someone needs to sit him down for a bit and explain that his stage persona undercuts like 95% of his show and maybe consider toning down the pacing around / intense-hair-grabbing / GRRRR INTENSE stuff?
― ❀ the cult of ➥upside➥wingspan➥personal growth gurus➥FA charlatans (CompuPost), Sunday, 15 July 2012 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
Sounds entertaining. But I think I'd rather just listen to his records.
― calstars, Sunday, 15 July 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
i don't understand how him jumping around and being intense undercuts the performance when that is the performance?
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
If I'm parsing you correctly, it's because the "intensity" seems like so much of a put-on (ie, pre-meditated / disingenuous) that it was unintentionally funny, which almost never happens? Thrashing around on stage and looking like you've got bees in yr pants is a pretty standard performative pose; usually, as someone in the audience, you either buy in or watch w/o much interest in the physical performance. Out of the thousand different ways a singer can look intense onstage, he found some sweet-spot where he looked silly enough that I was perma-chuckling/cringing for the whole 30+ minutes. It probably didn't help that he was kind of running through the same four or five physical ticks throughout the whole show.
There was other stuff not to like -- same echo effect on vox, bad skip-track transitions -- but I thought his stage presence was irl lol. Then again I didn't spend any money on the show, so can't really complain that much.
This is coming from someone who likes his music fwiw.
― ❀ the cult of ➥upside➥wingspan➥personal growth gurus➥FA charlatans (CompuPost), Sunday, 15 July 2012 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
i bought in pretty easily
― the late great, Monday, 16 July 2012 00:04 (eleven years ago) link
i admit i did go outside during the last two because i felt like i had seen all of his poses by then but i also just wanted fresh air
i liked his unamplified screaming parts too because there
― the late great, Monday, 16 July 2012 00:06 (eleven years ago) link
Huh, I might be in the minority then, although I saw a few people around me who were lolling as well (I was kind of on the outskirts though, rather than down front w/ people who were a little more amped). Was just disappointed since I really like the tracks he puts out; but, if other people are connecting to it, I guess, more power to him.
i liked his unamplified screaming parts
Agreed, which is always good!
― ❀ the cult of ➥upside➥wingspan➥personal growth gurus➥FA charlatans (CompuPost), Monday, 16 July 2012 00:41 (eleven years ago) link
i was lolling too, i think inside john maus was lolling at times, the only people who never cracked a smile were the girls from tropic of cancer, who i was surprised to see were unaccompanied by silent servant, who was also lolling
it was lolling with rather than lolling at
my friend regifted to john maus a carpentry and paint build-your-own-toy-pirate-ship kit that i had given him, john maus lolled at that but i think that was lolling at
― the late great, Monday, 16 July 2012 00:44 (eleven years ago) link
http://devonrecordclub.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/john-maus-we-must-become-the-pitiless-censors-of-ourselves-round-41-toms-selection/
― yugi ex, Thursday, 6 December 2012 06:49 (eleven years ago) link
That album has only gone up and up in my estimation since last year. It's a record I can just have on repeat and not notice it's been looping for about three hours. Helps that it's nice and short.
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Thursday, 6 December 2012 09:25 (eleven years ago) link
no one's been talking about it here but the 'rarities & unreleased material' record is a party & absolutely worth your time.
― ogmor, Thursday, 6 December 2012 15:22 (eleven years ago) link
It certainly is a grower and I find the sound of the album - that deliberately 80s sounding synth cheese with doomy vocals thing - to be really intriguing...it should be awful!
― yugi ex, Thursday, 6 December 2012 17:34 (eleven years ago) link
now on his wikipedia:
Underground Releases1984: Maus1985: Maus Time1986: Baumaus1987: Man or Maus?1988: Maus and the Gang1989: Maus and the Gang 2: Return of the Maus1990: Maus and the Gang 3: This Time It's Mausy1991: The Janitor's First LP, with Sam Anderson and Cory Boik1992: The Janitor's Second LP, with Sam Anderson and Cory Boik1993: A Janitor's EP, with Sam Anderson and Cory Boik1994: Early Songs 1, with Cory Boik1995: Early Songs 21996: Early Songs 31997: Early Songs 41998: Mass Appeal, with the Tony Alonso Ensemble1998: The Mystery Molasses LP, with Ian Stahl, Jay Jensen, Gabe Schlake and Jess Bednar1998: Early Songs 52000: Fish With Broken Dreams2000: Love Letters From Hell2001: Snowless Winters EP2003: I Want to Live2011: Demos
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 07:17 (ten years ago) link
"Believer" is some next level shit
― calstars, Friday, 25 April 2014 02:33 (ten years ago) link
pretty much
― 1 pONO 3v3Ry+h1n G!!!1 (dog latin), Friday, 25 April 2014 09:06 (ten years ago) link
All-time break down
― calstars, Saturday, 4 October 2014 00:13 (nine years ago) link
Psyched to hear that he's planning new music for next year.
― calstars, Thursday, 4 December 2014 12:38 (nine years ago) link
We Must Become has to be one of the most surprisingly enduring records I've heard in recent years. I didn't expect to give it more than just a cursory listen when it first came out, but I ended up just having it on repeat for weeks and I still play certain tracks on a fairly frequent basis.
― Hello, my name is Dark Chocolate Cookie (dog latin), Thursday, 4 December 2014 12:55 (nine years ago) link
^^ otm. It's in my top ten of the last ten years probably. Never expected it because his previous work was so scruffy and scrappy, but We Must Become is a stone cold classic start to finish.
Great news that he's going to make music again, was afraid he'd stick to lecturing.
― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Thursday, 4 December 2014 18:08 (nine years ago) link
I just got my first Twitter follower who's not a member of my family - John Maus!
― calstars, Thursday, 4 December 2014 23:46 (nine years ago) link
just realized new gold dream by simple minds feels like a total blueprint for the john maus vibe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzMgfi9y-nc
― austinb, Sunday, 7 May 2017 05:33 (seven years ago) link
https://t.co/NebtrtwBRFAug 19th— John Maus (@JOHNMAUS) May 18, 2017
Aug 19 at moma?
― calstars, Thursday, 18 May 2017 22:15 (six years ago) link
Hope it’s something to do with Spotify.
― the ghost of markers, Thursday, 18 May 2017 22:19 (six years ago) link
I can sort of understand the New Gold Dream comparison in terms of the kinds of chord changes used.. I'm always thinking in terms of arrangements/sonics
― brimstead, Thursday, 18 May 2017 23:34 (six years ago) link
when's he dropping a new album?
― dynamicinterface, Friday, 19 May 2017 00:38 (six years ago) link
^^^^^^^^^^
― joshywinty (josh), Friday, 19 May 2017 03:37 (six years ago) link
i think he said in an interview a few years so he wanted to have a live band for his next album
― ufo, Friday, 19 May 2017 04:41 (six years ago) link
huh
https://youtu.be/g_WPWpo2AXU
― Dancing on the Pylons, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 19:10 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_WPWpo2AXU
― Dancing on the Pylons, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
i hope john maus finds what he's looking for
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 19:13 (six years ago) link
I do too. This is awesome though.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 22:59 (six years ago) link
really liked that but I will never not call him "worthless vhs idiot john maus" in my mind
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Thursday, 10 August 2017 01:10 (six years ago) link
keep the meme alive!
― sansa riff (sarahell), Thursday, 10 August 2017 01:52 (six years ago) link
is this guy the pretentious Ariel Pink?
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 10 August 2017 13:00 (six years ago) link
adam what are you using the word pretentious for, is it cuz of philosophy
― ogmor, Thursday, 10 August 2017 13:05 (six years ago) link