The Studio - West Coast

Friday, January 5, 2007 11:42 AM (7 months ago)

let it be known

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L->R: Me, Cutty

just picked up the vinyl from the post office.

:) :) :)

so glad to see you repping strategy, cutty. that and radicalfashion are prolly my two favorite records of the year.

cutty looks like he's trying to make Jesus punch himself in the face. "why are you hitting yourself?" big brother style.

but they're totally beardos

JESUS WAS A BEARDO

possible idead for:

-bumper stickers
-1" pins
-t shirts
-re-edit label
-rolling paper co.

idea

oh i repped that radicalfashion album pretty hard too on some noise thread

i miss my ygs

i can't believe i missed this thread before! this is so, so awesome.

the thread or the record?

The posters on it.

^ that's actually my least favorite part :(

the thread is kinda awesome for the enthusiasm - i read it at work in the morning and had to wait until last night to hear the record. but the record is really awesome.

whenever it's on i just feel so relaxed and happy. i hope this effect continues.

i listened to this again. it's still good

I keep on meaning to recommend the band to Simon Reynolds - they remind me of a complaint he made last year about the post-punk revival, being that while everyone had cottoned on to the tense jerking disco-punk blast sound, so far few if anyone had revived the slower, eerie, beautiful side of post-punk, like the slow moments on Remain in Light.

They have a mix up at allez-allez.co.uk very much on their krautrocky side, slow, drifty and lots of arpeggios (soundtrack for new-age porno?), the shitty bitrate really hurts the more subtle stuff. I prefer the Matias Aguayo one below (amazing!)

Fantastic record.

Christ, and here I was thinking that this is why I download things before buying them— this album just seems aggressively OK. Like, yeah, has Cure tones. Cure meets Banco de Gaia. Wind chimes? Again, this seems like OK music to just have on in the background, but I am totally not getting the "BEST ALBUM EVAR!"-ness of it.

listen again.

Thanks, that's helpful.

:) :) :)

He's right, IEC -- took me a second listen for it to fully click.

and a doob.

i'm listening to the mix up at allez-allez.co.uk. this quote kinda bugs me.

rasmus has kindly supplied us with this week's session; 'the blue room mix part 1' is packed with beats and treats from the depths of his dusty crates - in fact so deep that the tracklisting must remain secret!

i've heard or own more than half the stuff on there.

kinda why i started this thread elitism, privacy, djs, blogs and "giving away stuff"

although, i really want to know who did the Riders on the Storm cover.

and all the non-beardo/balearic, anglophiles that came onto this thread because of the cure and talk talk references, have you guys heard the A Mountain of One eps?

I'm a balearic beardless beardo anglophile but I have (despite my best efforts) not heard the A Mountain of One EPs yet.

they're as good or better

Eh, i'm kind of over them. The "cant be serious" cover is still gr8, but the rest of the material i'm just not feeling anymore. maybe i'll come back around.

my ignored mountain of one thread

playing live next thursday in stepney.

feeling MoO waaay more than Studio or Map of shitty dadrock.

but Studio is a close second and MoA a distant third.

i claim to be the first person the mention AMO1 on this message board

</cutty>

im stil deep into those amo1 EPs but i only listen to music when im stoned so what do i know

this album is terrific, too

and i probably would have liked it a few years ago before i got into dance music. i dont know that thats a compliment, though.

ok i re-listened and i guess its just "Innocent Line" that grates on me. its like two lyrics away from MOR Christian Rock.

the rest is grate!

yeah i usually skip innocent line and the reprise now, but i think the last 3 trax are killer. i like the first ep better tho i think, esp. cant be serious and freefall

This is AMO1's MySpace page, right? These songs are great!

I see why you mention them on this thread, sorta kinda.

well studio is in their top friends

Those A Mountain of One tracks on their myspace page sound amazing. "Ride" sort of splits the difference between Studio and the Mungolian Jet Set remix of Lindstrom's "A Blast of Loser" (a total beardo/balearic classic in my opinion).

Oh my God "Freefall"!!! I love those resonant 80s rock vocals.

did i just imagine reading that Studio is doing a remix on the next AM01 release?

no, i guess i didnt

:)

CONSPIRACY

ned i think you'd like AMO1.

it might take three or four listens though.

I'll make you listen to it for me and then I'll write the review based on your humming.

(I think my AMG review is up but I am annoyed in that I didn't properly mention the vinyl release.)

The AMO1 stuff on their myspace page sounds even more eighties rock sheen than Studio, to the point where I can imagine it being off-putting to some people, but it also reminds me of Bark Psychosis a bit - especially of the early ambienty songs on Independence. There's a real sense of vastness.

Hmmm. When's an actual CD out?