RIP
so he was the drummer up to and including Exploded Drawing? such amazing records for many reasons, definitely including the drumming. sad I never saw the original lineup live
― a passing spacecadet, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 12:05 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, Brian Walsby replaced him before Shapes and after Exploded Drawing... sometime in 96/97.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 15:12 (eight years ago) link
I've driven (literally) my wife crazy drumming along to his parts on the steering wheel many many times.
― Evan, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 15:25 (eight years ago) link
Cranking "Exploded Drawing" so loudly right now. Haven't listened to this for 10 years or so (cause I wore it out so heavily when it came out it is kind of internalized forever hah hah). So damn good.
― grandavis, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 17:26 (eight years ago) link
"Exploded Drawing" is so awesome - that was my go to on hearing the news - damn good drum record.
― BlackIronPrison, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 17:30 (eight years ago) link
I had the t-shirts on the left and the right:http://i.imgur.com/21nHrUD.jpg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 02:53 (eight years ago) link
this video is amazing, and so is this song. DISCUSS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMa4-d3JW-8
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 21:56 (seven years ago) link
I love that song. Cool guitar solo and nice outro synth doodles too
― real orgone kid (NickB), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 22:11 (seven years ago) link
love that warbly guitar thing in the middle and the end. how fucking cool is that?
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 22:19 (seven years ago) link
They do a good job of writing classic rock-esque anthems without really sounding like anyone else at all
― real orgone kid (NickB), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 22:20 (seven years ago) link
Fantastic song. In Prism was my favorite album of 2009, but I couldn't get into Siberia for some reason. I guess I have to try again.
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 27 May 2016 08:30 (seven years ago) link
love the filigree, not so much the song. my favorite polvos tend to be fragmentary, abrasive, only secretly tuneful.
― like $500 billion in stuffed fart sales and I have an idea (contenderizer), Friday, 27 May 2016 13:06 (seven years ago) link
Emil from Holy Sons/Grails/Om covers them in the latest episode of his excellent podcast: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1633582233421734&id=1280469688732992
― jamiesummerz, Thursday, 15 March 2018 17:35 (six years ago) link
The closing credits of the above podcast contains an amazing lost/forgotten Polvo-related track from Dave Brylawski:
Idyll Swords - "Autumn In Empire"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PATFus6yUf8
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 20 March 2018 20:18 (six years ago) link
Totally missed that the Can I Ride ep got reissued as a mini album last year with the two songs off the Vibracobra single stuck on the end. Looks like it was some sort of record club edition? Gone now though - FUCK
Cor Crane Secret and Today's Active Lifestyles get a vinyl reissue this coming week - i kind of want them to replace my own long gone copies but it looks like they've uglified the covers for some reason
― ymo sumac (NickB), Saturday, 22 February 2020 18:50 (four years ago) link
New interview:
https://www.talkhouse.com/polvo-finally-appreciates-their-own-music-sort-of/
― ymo sumac (NickB), Friday, 28 February 2020 19:51 (four years ago) link
Avalon - Downhill Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQKhsJTrCmo
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 28 February 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
Haha yes that is amazing
― ymo sumac (NickB), Friday, 28 February 2020 20:14 (four years ago) link
https://vimeo.com/4531300
~30min HD pro-shot interview/live footage (warts n all) from the 2009 reunion era:
Fast CanoeEnemy Insects (loose jam outro)Every Holy Shroud (new slower intro, spacey long middle section)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 20 August 2020 06:09 (three years ago) link
Speed Stick - Knots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnO0wp-YYKA
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 22:12 (two years ago) link