The Return Of My Bloody Valentine

I remember seeing them live in '92 and Colm was watching an LED metronome for some songs. I think he was also triggering the samples.

According to Shields the sequencer was only used by Colm when he was taking too long between dongs (needed a breather?) to fill the gap. Apparently he was just activating the passage that came between what you want and soon on loveless.

Songs lol omg

(needed a breather?)

was wondrin' 'bout the dongs..

new cd on amazon as an "import" - £19.39

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BHUJ2XI/ref=s9_newr_gw_d63_g15_ir04

£11.99 + £1.50 p&p

http://www.normanrecords.com/records/138932-my-bloody-valentine-m-b

Having a giggling attack about dongs now

<i>taking too long between dongs ... just activating the passage that came between what you want and soon<i>
that's what she said

Enough about Colm and his dongs. How about we talk about some of the old 12"s?

Dong.

I complained to the MBV website about my damaged LP. They asked for photos. Today a replacement cover arrived in the mail. Better packaged than the LP, but still a tiny bit scuffed. It'll do

was the packaging the same for the replacement?

The replacement cover came in the same box, but loosely wrapped in shrink wrap (my LP was completely naked). When I say "loosely" - I mean the shrink-wrap wasn't taped around it or anything. So the cover managed to wriggle a little loose in the mail and is slightly scuffed on one side.

smh

yep -- you'd think they'd take extra care the second time.

i wonder if whoever does the packaging just sincerely doesn't get it?

anyway. timely revive because i was listening to mbv on the way into work for the first time in a few weeks. it's nice to live with it a while and get to know it, know the songs and where they're going, look forward to certain parts

this makes me worried since they said they'll send me a replacement with "extra-secure packaging."

anyway. timely revive because i was listening to mbv on the way into work for the first time in a few weeks. it's nice to live with it a while and get to know it, know the songs and where they're going, look forward to certain parts

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yeah i have had this a couple of times & it has been sorta the nicest thing about it so far - i got off the bus into the snow a couple of weeks ago just as if i am or something was starting &, totally divorced from context or status, it was so nice just to be hearing it as a song, this bright sounding sweet melodic record i get to bop around to. i am still thinking this record more as this kind of a happy curio than as one of the mbv records at this stage i think.

You realise the new Wire album has been longer in gestation than this one?

Listened to this a few times last night, and it's still my favorite record of the year. And I think "Nothing Is" is my favorite track on the album. It's just so awesome and relentless. But because it's so repetitive there are many tiny things that one notices upon closer inspection. The changes in the mix. The turning up of the overall volume. I kind of see now why "It sounds like demos!" was a criticism when this was released. This track in particular is very raw, not just in sound and construction but in context. It's almost a meta-record experience, listening to it on headphones. Audio-verite or something.

The latter half of this record is the most experimental music I've heard all year, and I don't say that lightly, cos there seem to be plenty of established artists recently doing more experimental work than usual.

For you LA folk:

http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mbvfest-05.13.2013-500x772.jpg

Wonder what Glasser is up to atm?

I wonder that often.

Looking forward to the show, if not the heat.

Don't let Roky melt

when's the new album coming out?

I re-listened to "Loveless" recently. I think I like "mbv" more.

yeah. even though i haven't been able to buy it, MBV is a lock for top three (for now, anyway) - up there with grouper.

+ MORE & COMEDIANS

North American tour dates announced. Info is spotty ATM.

August 16 Austin Music Hall, TX

August 17 Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie, TX

August 19 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO

August 21 WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA

August 23 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Fran, CA

according to the facebook notice

Wow, they're playing the same shitty concrete cavern in Seattle that they played last time. Worst venue in the city. What dipshit books their tours?

When's the album out?...

2035

hey, austin! great!

went to the 09 show in austin, quite memorable imo

I saw different info on different websites, but the dates you got from their FB match their website. At least one website listed a Chicago date in September, but their website doesn't. Anyway, I'm assuming they'll come here at some point, so yay.

Tempted to bite and just go for the Ogden show... anybody have an inkling on when they'd go on sale?

Just got my tickets to see them in LA. I'm over excited, hoping they deliver. Presale for SF is tomorrow @ 10am.

Seeing them tonight. To wear earplugs or not to wear earplugs? The future of my hearing is in your hands, ILM...

you need earplugs

as long as you do not have unusually heavy earplugs there is no downside I can see to bringing earplugs along. I needed them.

oh bugger... i totally forgot about this tonite... i didn't buy a ticket..

just rang the venue and they told me that it's not sold out and that there are plenty of tickets available..

phew...

i brought good earplugs 4 years ago. occasionally took em out for a few seconds to hear the full force, tho.

yes to earplugs

occasionally took em out for a few seconds to hear the full force, tho.

yeah i did this too, my experience was that there was so much top end on the guitars that the sound with earplugs was a little more balanced

I wear earplugs for every show these days, so yes to earplugs... especially MBV.

do they still do the holocaust section? seeing them in denver soon, first time. excited

thinnnnking about seeing them in denver this month too...they were pretty awesome the last time they came through in 09 and they're playing a better venue this time [you're not from out here are you, global?].