am expecting album to suck even tho i really liked the first one
― Aqua Teen Cunga Force (blueski), Thursday, 23 July 2009 13:43 (fourteen years ago) link
The live show last night surprised me by actually being, like, completely awesome. Either they are just a million times better live than on record (admittedly a very strong possibility) or the album will actually be really good. Single still weak though.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 30 July 2009 08:40 (fourteen years ago) link
2nd track they did was new and seemed like the best thing they've ever done
― unban dictionary (blueski), Thursday, 30 July 2009 09:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Glad they've stepped up the live show. I think the first time I saw them was either their first or second time playing live and it lacked... pretty much everything. Seemed like they were very much still trying to figure out how to translate the record to a performable version. Hence why I didn't go last night.
― N1ck (Upt0eleven), Thursday, 30 July 2009 09:41 (fourteen years ago) link
not sure if a new thread for Temporary Pleasure is really worthwhile because it's a bit of a let down (or, if you hated the first LP, more of the same but a bit worse)
i don't know if it's just that there seem to be fewer hooks or neat ideas (despite there being more songs and guest vocals on this one - the Beth Ditto one is OK but no stretch for her), or the drums are just so compressed that it doesn't sound v good unless really really loud...probably both. 'Synthesize' blew me away in the live show but that power doesn't come thru on the record quite as much (well not on standard headphones via spotify at least). i still like their 'celestial organ' type sounds but they haven't really varied or broadened the palette for this so ehh...
― unban dictionary (blueski), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 11:59 (fourteen years ago) link
SMD have got an album of acid bangers (mixed into a short DJ set, style mix) coming out called Delicacies and it is fucking awesome.
Loads of tweaking acid, trance and techno done on all their vintage equipment.
You can keep lame hook ups with Kele Bloc Party and all that shit (although Hustler will always have place in my heart). This is what they're ace at.
― Duran (Doran), Thursday, 21 October 2010 17:26 (thirteen years ago) link
no thread about the new stuff? hm seems not.
here's the new album stream on The Graun. check Your Love Aint Fair and Seraphim if you like techno-pop stuff. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/may/04/simian-mobile-disco-unpatterns-stream
― piscesx, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
"Hustler" still kicks ass - pleasant surprise whenever it comes up on shuffle.
― skip, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
yah i feel like ADSR got retroactively disowned or something. it's got a handful of great songs.
― caulk the wagon and float it, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
"cruel intentions" off their 2nd album is prob a top-10 song of the last 5 yrs for me
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:17 (eleven years ago) link