The Return Of My Bloody Valentine

and a really cute girl just requested "that steve aoki song"

has someone already received the cd/vinyl? right now there are offers at 147 euros at ebay for the cd+vinyl.

I don’t think it’s being shipped for another couple of weeks.

And it’s still available online too!

my guess would be that cd and vinyl do not exist as yet.

and a really cute girl just requested "that steve aoki song"

― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Saturday, February 9, 2013 5:01 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

wonder 2?

I don’t think it’s being shipped for another couple of weeks.

One week in & I am pretty much unreservedly loving this. Something I've noticed is that it isn't until you've familiarized yourself with the many (indelible, awesome) textural elements that you can start to parse the melodies, which ARE very strong on this album overall, but much subtler and more oblique than a lot of older MBV.

If another song comes along this year that I like more than 'in another way,' it will have been a very good year for songs.

Wait, is there a new album coming out !?!?

When you say "Wait" ....

Wait for it...

didn't Kevin say there was going to be an EP of new material soon as well? lol

to here knows when?

In MBV years, that's 11 years. Yes! Half way there!

I'm officially in love with the new album and I'm sorry for the people who are not enjoying it (this includes Simon Reynolds with whom I bumped into some years ago. I was completely drunk and said 'are you the famous Simon Reynolds?'. god, I'm embarassed now)

I took my first crack at the album over the weekend. First listen was on the drive up to Vermont Friday morning, just ahead of the snowstorm, set at top volume. Yes, this experience pairs nicely. The two that clicked with me the most were "new you" and "wonder 2." The jungle track seems oddly misplaced until I think about how much nostalgia has pervaded indie culture ("Remember the 90s!" and whatnot), then I realize it's pretty much the perfect closer, since in the act of remembering, jungle was pushed along to memory's wayside. (For me, at least. I'm sure there are electronic enthusiasts here who will disagree.)

Here's the strange thing that happened on subsequent listens: My dog got *really* into this record. With every track, he'd close his eyes, his head would bob, and then he'd just zone out. I wish I was kidding. Since every track on here ends abruptly, he would be jolted out of his vibey bliss, stand up and look at us, like "Where'd the music go?" Since the dog is really bad with cars, we pretty much listened to it non-stop on the 9-hour drive home with zero barking, or other anxiety issues. (Also, driving through snow, rain, and dense fog will forever now be linked to the experience of this album.)

Has anyone had their pets react to the album in a similar fashion?

ahah, sounds great !
dunno about my dog, though, cos whatever happens, he zones out...

I should note our dog has never shown any reaction to music prior to this. Going to experiment with other MBV/shoegaze albums and see if there's a similar response.

You could make money on YouTube!

Listened to this this morning, albeit half of it on a busy train to Kings Cross. Seemed very good, if a little subdued compared to Loveless (not a criticism). Will need to take another listen tonight.

I know people are sick of me asking, but has anyone heard whether there'll be a way to buy this outside of their site?

Oddly enough, my cat also loves this record, and has shown no prior interest in music! But she will sit enraptured with her ears perked up and listen to the whole thing.

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My goldfish maintains Ecstasy was their pinnacle.

there might be a whole part of the record that our human ears are missing... that might be what took KS so long to record... better than ghost tracks !

My Cat was curled up in a circle like the cover of the 1st Chapterhouse album, purring, next the speakers, when I was playing this last night. I don't know whether it was an expression of self referential humour or not. She likes lots of stuff though, and often miaows along to Zappi's La Luna Discordia album.

People keep saying about d'n'b on this album, but I don't hear any. Where is it? I must be listening to this wrong.

'nothing is' is the one track people are calling DnB.

lol I was gonna say "listen for the one that sounds like Third Eye Foundation"

Also, driving through snow, rain, and dense fog will forever now be linked to the experience of this album.)

my most intense experience with their music was in the winter of 1992 when i listened to loveless in my car going home to luxembourg after a carnival party in trier. usually that ride took about 45 minutes at the time (the motorway wasn't finished yet i think). it took me more than two hours as the fog slowed me down to 20-30 kilometers per hour. i was really thrown back onto the music as i didn't see a thing. and the music was as nebulous as my view. it was like a kind of negative feedback. i can't say how happy i was when i fell into my bed.

my cat loves this

Interesting. I wrote a review of this album with an entire "into the ship" and "out to sea" metaphor. There was all sorts of comparison to rain, hail, thunder, and snowstorm.

I think I got too creative with it, but whatevs.

My cats suck at music.

nothing is' is the one track people are calling DnB.

Hmm, not sure about that. The two which sounded like 'drum' but without the bass were 'In Another Way' and 'Wonder 2'.

It's working
5 Listens in.
Genuinely. i'm starting to enjoy this

I am one of the most disastrous, cynical creatures sadly living

If I am .

Current top of the pops

i think "in another way" is secretly best track on the album. it creeps up on you.

was my favourite on first listen & has remained so ever since, tbf, although 'wonder 2' is pushing it hard. both songs are astounding

it turns out 'is this and yes' and 'if i am' are really, really exceptional as well. have slept on those two. my god, the whole album. amazing. although 'if i am' reminds me of a serena-maneesh song

'don't come down here', also something a bit chapterhousey about it, but it's still goddamn wonderful

Deffo no DnB on this album.

I got momentarily excited at the thought, but there is none.

has someone already received the cd/vinyl? right now there are offers at 147 euros at ebay for the cd+vinyl.

― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), zaterdag 9 februari 2013 13:25 (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I don’t think it’s being shipped for another couple of weeks.

― Chewshabadoo, zaterdag 9 februari 2013 14:53 (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

And it’s still available online too!

― Chewshabadoo, zaterdag 9 februari 2013 14:54 (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

my guess would be that cd and vinyl do not exist as yet.

My Bloody Valentine
there are a number of people on e bay trying to sell our album at greatly inflated prices, they do not have the album, and are, as such, selling a product that does not exist yet. please do not buy from these people. Our ship date for orders placed on our website is Feb 22nd. this is the date that finished stock will exist.

I like 'wonder 2' but man it is not a fun thing to listen to in the morning

chapterhouse recorded more than one album, fuck me the first one was hopeless enough

although 'if i am' reminds me of a serena-maneesh song

am now thinking it's more like the outro on one of the songs from bark psychosis' 'codename: dustsucker'

this album is extremely good btw*, and it's a grower

*would basically put it alongside Loveless

it's good. it always seems to be over quite quickly though, in a "wait, was that it??!" kind of way.

yeah, totally. it's a good thing that ~45 minutes flies by! i think the reason that it feels short is that the last few songs, (the last two for sure) kind of veer off in a more experimental section, so the more conventional guts of the album actually concludes after 7 songs instead of the full 9.

Roz, that's why have the muffs :)

we lol