Why is everyone not going totally bonkers about the junior boys?

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i bought the 2 singles from Fopp and they guy said the album wasn't even on the database

N., i should have said I had PREVIOUSLY bought the singles from fopp. they were a fiver each but this was a while back - they dont have them in stock at the moment. They may still have them in stock in Rub A Dub but they will probably be £7 in there.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

That's rub a dub.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I Had trouble getting the Album , unavailable in Hmv/Fopp, but finally came across it in select-a-disc (Berwick st)

― marc read, Wednesday, 9 June 2004 08:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Try the independent shops first.. then the chains.
btw - it'll be MOJO's Dance Album of the Month in August...

― nick.K (nick.K), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 08:09 (twenty-two years ago)

another version of Bellona is up on http://www.electrokin.com/listen/stream/. Different to the one on Fluxblog

― dot, Friday, 11 June 2004 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

have these junior boys never seen the artwork on bedhead's albums?

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

have bedhead ever heard of Tschioldi?

― nick.K (nick.K), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

'tschichold' literally wrote the book on that kind of design

― nick.K (nick.K), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Is the first album where the liner notes mention the word "Bloggers"? Sign of the times.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

'tschichold' literally wrote the book on that kind of design

but did he record an album?

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

n.m.e. didn't review it...

― nick.K (nick.K), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 21:43 (twenty-two years ago)

"The (to date) quiet rise of the Junior Boys is well-documented in the virtual world of the blogosphere, which for the most part has gone totally bonkers for the Ontario trio"

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:19 (twenty-two years ago)

josh and i are now both fully bonkers.

tho if i can ask an impertinent q, can someone clear up the ur-high come down ep thing? there's an early version, yes?

― g--ff (gcannon), Thursday, 17 June 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

there is a sound on 'last exit' (just betw. the intro and the vocal's entrance), a little synth fall, that is straight out of the goonies, I swear.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 26 June 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

not 'last exit', I meant 'birthday'.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 26 June 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

get a hold of yourself.

― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Sunday, 27 June 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

i bought Kompakt 100 instead - money is tight and i had to choose.

― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 27 June 2004 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

So is Last Exit officially released now? If so, how much does the distribution suck?

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 28 June 2004 00:21 (twenty-one years ago)

ALOT!

― jed_ (jed), Monday, 28 June 2004 00:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I got my copy in Fopp (Aberdeen) a couple of weeks ago. I was going to order it from Boomkat, but I just thought I'd nip in for a look on the off-chance ... and they had it.

― coco, Monday, 28 June 2004 09:31 (twenty-one years ago)

It's not difficult to find in Fopp. they got about three copies on vinyl in each shop.

There are still three in Edinburgh...l

― ___ (___), Monday, 28 June 2004 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

the question of distribution, is a two flipped coin - don't just blame the distributors - also look at the store managers/ buyers/ or head office merchandising/buying managers - if they lack knowledge of a particular artist then they will be unable to meet customer demand/ expectations - and will not stock that particular new release.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Monday, 28 June 2004 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

unfortunately, Fopp in Aberdeen is very small and gave up on vinyl some time ago, but they had it on CD

― coco, Monday, 28 June 2004 10:04 (twenty-one years ago)

They didn't even have it available at their live show just over a week ago.

― rs, Monday, 28 June 2004 11:31 (twenty-one years ago)

i got mine at tower records. in chicago.

― tricky disco, Monday, 28 June 2004 12:49 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

I finally got this. I don't think any other band has ever made me miss basslines less.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 July 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, I think all of the songs I really like happen to be the ones written with Johnny Dark.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 July 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I know I've seen some comments, but how are the Junior Boys live? It doesn't look like there's any upcoming touring, but I've been excited lately since we finally have a local venue that has been actively booking interesting shows. If there's a US tour, I would undoubtedly badger anyone I can to try to get them to visit my backward burgh.

― mike h. (mike h.), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I saw them a month ago or so and I have to say that they were incredibly boring. It may just be my town?? For some reason I purchased their album anyway, and thought the album was fantastic. It's really too bad... I'll probably give them another chance if they come near my godforsaken town again.

― defektenlieben, Friday, 16 July 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

i saw them on the weekend and i concur.

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 16 July 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Do they just sing to their tracks?

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 July 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, one of them. The other one sort of stands around next to the Powerbooks.

― defektenlieben (defektenlieben), Friday, 16 July 2004 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

he occasionally holds onto a guitar during the performance aswell.

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 16 July 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

We got this at my college radio station and it is getting a fair amount of play. I should try to get them to play here.

― artdamages (artdamages), Friday, 16 July 2004 20:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not sure. : /

― cºzen (Cozen), Friday, 16 July 2004 21:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I have heard "Last Exit," "Bellona," and "Birthday." Of those three, I'm meh on the first two, but LOVE the third. Will I like the album?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 16 July 2004 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

it's alright if you like wimpy let's-pretend-it's-1984 electropop which sounds like clan of xymox b-sides.

― Edwin Reardon, Saturday, 17 July 2004 08:03 (twenty-one years ago)

four weeks pass...

admittedly i'm really late on this Last Exit album, but fuck i'm diggin' it hard now

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Sunday, 15 August 2004 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Are there supposed to be sloppy edits on "Bellona" at like 3:26 and 4:38?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

don't try and pretend that those timeodes are not 100% accurate.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Adam, help me! Do I have a bum mp3?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

That's kind of a loaded question.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

???

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, I think you have a bum MP3. Buy the record! :)

― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

WHERE?

I just sent somebody to England to pick it up for me, and he couldn't find it!

Okay, I guess I will have to "order" it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

You SENT someone to England? What are you, the wicked witch of the west??
http://www.gckschools.com/users/fortp/klue/flying_monkeys2.jpg

― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you for the visual aid.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

"Fly, my pretties"

― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

tour schedule up @ http://www.electrokin.com/news/live/

― bubbasparks, Tuesday, 24 August 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

HOLY SHIT MPLS YES YES YES YES

oh no, ascot room, oh no!

― g--ff (gcannon), Tuesday, 24 August 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

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