Emeralds-Classic or Dud?

that album -- the one that got all the attention last year -- was good.

this band inspired a bunch of scintillating new attempted genre names, e.g., sophistorock or elegant-o-pop or something like that.

i don't think anyone in this thread is hating? just talking about a perceived backlash, which is (again) a given anytime a diy drone band with a community of supporters breaks through

well compared to this thread last year things have soured a bit i mean its not all the same posters nec but yknow this used 2 b a lovefest

they probably do release too much stuff, what can u do tho, gotta d/l em all

I know of few artists who give off the impression that they feel everything they lay to tape is worth us paying money for more than these guys (and they're like 17 years old)

yea i think the quality to quantity ratio for emeralds is higher than most bands that do this type of thing

which emeralds cru 2011 releases should i download

xp tho it does change things when we're talking vinyl and not cd-rs or tapes or w/e. from a manufacturing standpoint and also because vinyl is such a revered format. it seems like all releases have to be *worthy* of the pressing or something

i liked the trouble books and mark mcguire release, really dug the forma record on spectrum spools, theres an outer space split cassette thats p rad. have not heard the other outer space white label. also the mist record on spectrum spools is 'worth a download' imo

if you're willing to count the extended Emeralds fam, I'm enjoying "Hazel" by Radio People (aka Sam Goldberg) a whole bunch

cobo

it's not a given, i never saw any expo 70 backlash, just a tapering off

i guess i would argue that expo 70 didn't really break through to the general listening populace / end of year list bonanza as much as emeralds, but it's not as though emeralds are animal collective either so idk depends on your perspective i guess

Never seen them myself, but I've dug on this live video (with obligatory YouTube Comment of No one paid to heard this, did they? OMG):

― She Got the Shakes, Wednesday, August 24, 2011 10:50 AM

i don't understand the headbanging for that kind of music, i'd prob cringe if i saw that live

At the Union Chapel gig Sunday night that headbanging guy was uh, headbanging away and complaining that it wasn't loud enough and at the end he threw his SH101 on the ground. Uh, rock'n'roll. Very cringey, tbh.

the outerspace dude?

what headbanging vid?

Related news: I think the new double LP from Mist (Elliott + Goldberg) on Spectrum Spools is phenomenal. These guys work well together. Goldberg brings the hazy, indie warmth, while Elliott sends it into outer space with his sublime force.

This is OTM. I'm sympathetic to the diminishing returns critique but pretty much everything that comes out on Spectrum Spools is great.

Opening track might be the best from the Mist album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qiMl9o4Zv4

what headbanging vid?

Pretty much any live video of theirs will feature JE rocking the fuck out, but the vid posted above they're referring to is THIS ONE

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I wasn't too fond of either the Container or the Temporal Marauder releases (though I do like the artwork for Temporal Marauder). other than that Spectrum Spools has been unfuckwithable though.

Emm...the other thing about the Spectrum Spools releases is I can't remember which abstract name is which. Temporal Marauder is in my big Spotify list so I've definitely heard it, but I can't say more than that. My favourites have been the Fabric and Mist albums and the Bee Mask retrospective compilation.

My favorite so far is Bee Mask's Canzoni del Laboratorio blah blah... I also like the Mist album a lot. Fabric is nice but hasn't stuck with me. So this Container LP, what is it like?

I headbanged at least as much as yr man up there the one time I saw them

it was probably cringey to watch too but no-one was gonna harsh my buzz

not headbanging just feelin the vibe

I headbanged at least as much as yr man up there the one time I saw them

this

So this Container LP, what is it like?

Beat-based technoid repetition, prickly and odd, murky and visceral at times, too.

poor man's Black Meteoric Star imo

the McGuire box is one of my favorite things this year, played that thing a TON. not terribly sold on the new solo LP, it's good, a bit more low-key than i like my mcguire. Does It Look Like I'm Here was and is still one of the best things i've heard in recent years.

and sure it's easy to burn out if you go overboard on anything, emeralds or otherwise. but shame on you if you're collecting dozens of cassette-only releases like a 16 yr old fanboy, then blaming YOUR burnout on the artist. kinda like going to a buffet, then complaining you ate too much afterward. why not pick & choose yr favorite items, and leave satisfied but wanting just slightly more?

Root Strata's Spectrum Spools release is up for order on Experimedia if anyone's been looking to get it. also Boomkat claims to have the new Mark McGuire on white vinyl available now. think I'm going to take a pass on that one though.

Enjoying Container, that whole synthy rave/noise/drone thing reminds me a bit of Neil Campbell's Astral Social Club stuff, but without the slightly Dada edge.

hey london ppl, mark mcguires playing @ the shacklewell arms next friday

Thanks for that.

Now just need to decide whether to go and see him or Bill Orcutt at Oto.

I'd see Bill Orcutt

set will probably be much shorter than McGuire's, so maybe you can catch the end of that as well

bought Marks Lost album yesterday, bought the Shacklewell tickets today... good timing.

ugh, I meant Driphouse's Spectrum Spools release, not Root Strata

them's fightin' words, m83:

When I go out to see a show now, I want to be blown away, even if I don't like the music. If you watch a band like Depeche Mode, their connection with the audience is just magical. You're not going to see that if you go see Emeralds; I wish Emeralds could be as big as them, but it's a different league. And I don't like people spitting on bigger bands just because they have success or because it's not trendy to listen to the Killers. They have 15,000 people at their shows every night, and they're living the dream.

I clicked through for context but he doesn't really explain why he's comparing Emeralds and Depeche Mode.

well, they're both bands

working on an 11 minute piece for the ILM Louticalla comp has put me in the correct frame of mind to finally appreciate Does It Look Like I'm Here?

Whatever it takes Dan :)

It's been more than a week now, but that McGuire show at the Shacklewell Arms was pretty great! He only did three pieces, but he was on for an hour. The second one had this great trick where it built a huge wall of fuzz that got louder and louder until it finally cut out suddenly and this little spidery fingerpicked stuff was the only thing left. I'm not sure if it's on one of his albums, but it was really awesome.

http://static.boomkat.com/images/501817/333.jpg

Steve Hauschildt album on Kranky is out. It's pretty!

Spotify link

That Hauschildt record is great, one of my faves of the year (and possibly of the Emeralds camp).

ok, I'm sold

Was just listening to this at work and I fell asleep at my desk! Not sure whether to implicate the album or not, and if so whether it's a good or bad thing...

yeah the Hauschildt record is super fabulous

yep. really like this one. blue marlin i find especially stunning. also lol: http://i.imgur.com/ZiZLJ.png

oops http://i.imgur.com/ZiZLJ.png

had eased up on emeralds-related stuff lately but this is reeeeal nice and I'm playing it a lot already.

"music for a moire pattern" into "blue marlin" <3