I'm kind of astonished at how good More Light is on second listen. It's not amazing, or anything, but it is just really, really good, all the way through.
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 13 May 2013 12:26 (eleven years ago) link
I got as far as the phrase "final solution to teenage revolution" and just felt too embarrassed to continue.
― Matt DC, Monday, 13 May 2013 18:00 (eleven years ago) link
Suspension of disbelief Matt
― Deafening silence (DL), Monday, 13 May 2013 18:08 (eleven years ago) link
Echo Dek is their best. I'm still trying to find other music that sounds like that and having trouble.
― Poliopolice, Monday, 13 May 2013 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
I've paid zero attention to lyrics.
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 13 May 2013 18:37 (eleven years ago) link
a bunch of the other b-sides/remixes from the period are in the same general ballpark
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 13 May 2013 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
I've really been enjoying More Light, Even inspired me to go back and give their previous two another go, and both have some good cuts, just not as consistent as the new one.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
Evil Heat had some decent moments, a little too overly maligned at the time after Exterminator was good.
Never listened to Echo Dek much, Vanishing Point / Exterminator are probably my faves with Screamadelica after.
― tweeship journey to 77 (mh), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 02:52 (eleven years ago) link
so, just found out re the extra disc version.
is it worth it ?
― mark e, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:18 (eleven years ago) link
What's on the extra disc?
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:23 (eleven years ago) link
well, according to amazon :
Disc: 21. Nothing Is Real / Nothing Is Unreal2. Requiem For The Russian Tea Rooms3. Running Out Of Time4. Worm Tamer5. Theme From More Light6. 2013 (Weatherall Remix)
tempted by the weatherall remix alone to be honest ...
― mark e, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:24 (eleven years ago) link
What we used to call 'b-sides' then, I guess.
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:25 (eleven years ago) link
oooh .. and there is this free live ep via amazon :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CAA2I1W/ref=dm_ty_trk
― mark e, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:35 (eleven years ago) link
ooh it is FREE
― Mark G, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:44 (eleven years ago) link
Weatherall's Uptown remix was so good your instinct might be right m. e
― charli.xlsx (sic), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:27 (eleven years ago) link
Worm Tamer
ooh the spice must flow eh
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:40 (eleven years ago) link
saw the cover of this half an hour ago, just stopped laughing
― Koné 2013 (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:55 (eleven years ago) link
Blame Momus.
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 15 May 2013 11:11 (eleven years ago) link
re Disc: 2
1. Nothing Is Real / Nothing Is Unreal << great 5 minute krautrock + horns groove song. love it.
2. Requiem For The Russian Tea Rooms << instrumental. sounds like a dark descendant of roy budd. good stuff.
3. Running Out Of Time << more honking sax, lone bass groove + hard left placed echoed vocals .. before flute action and wah wah guitars join in. brilliant.
4. Worm Tamer << nick cave cover. vocals placed on the left side again (same session as previous track ?). slide guitar loop. 5 minutes of layered sonics, harmonica, before kicking in with some fantastically ott guitar noise.
5. Theme From More Light << more slide guitar and atmospherics, more in line with a ry cooder soundtrack. a throwaway couple of minutes, but adds nicely to the flow of this extra disc (i.e. its not just a chunk of disconnected remixes)
6. 2013 (Weatherall Remix) << over 8 minutes of sci-fi kraut-dub excess. the thin drums + deep bass with the tremolo'd vocals before the momentary widescreen production synth/guitar kicks in at 3 minutes. more sax @ 6 minutes. overall the track is a spooked out, lo-fi variation, giving it a pre-virgin era cabaret voltaire feel. really good.
overall : really glad i picked up the 2cd edition.
― mark e, Thursday, 23 May 2013 14:25 (eleven years ago) link
is the first disc any good though? :D
― ¬╡▫ ▫╞⌠ (sic), Thursday, 23 May 2013 14:33 (eleven years ago) link
hah .. well, i think there are enough reviews out there re the album to figure out whether this is something worth spending your hard-earned cash on. personally i this its rather good.so far, highlight for me is the swamped out psych fug of 'river of pain'.cant wait to hear this on my home system.
― mark e, Thursday, 23 May 2013 14:38 (eleven years ago) link
ok.
a few listens in.
this album hits the same sonic spot as the last david holmes 'solo' album, the holy pictures, (if you haven't got it, then do .. its not 'david holmes does dance music' at all) and andrew w's recent collaboration, the asphodells, but is a lot more satisfying than both of those efforts.
this is another album on which the so called established folks involved feel to have genuinely made an effort for their 2013 effort.
see also : bowie, daft punk, qotsa, suede, omd
summary : 2013 = good year.
― mark e, Thursday, 23 May 2013 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
That's been the most pleasant surprise this year - bands who I thought were pretty much done suddenly bouncing back. Human After All, Beautiful Future and Era Vulgaris were all such crashing disappointments but here we are.
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 23 May 2013 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
exactly my point DL ..
2013 is the year that people who needed to, raised their game ..
― mark e, Thursday, 23 May 2013 20:08 (eleven years ago) link
Words in here - http://sickmouthy.com/2013/05/26/albums-from-may-part-1/
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Sunday, 26 May 2013 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
stream. the first two songs are pretty great. the first one more in the party vein of screamadelica, the second one a psychedelic ballad kind of thing.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 14 June 2013 04:50 (ten years ago) link
ok, so about a month ago i made a promise that i broke, which was to listen to XTRMNTR for the first time and report back within the day. i've finally listened to it and it is everything the people on this board said it would be... i love the heaviness and the noisiness which never take away from the catchiness. way better than screamadelica, which is still good, but i can see myself loving this album in a way i do not love screamadelica
― Treeship, Friday, 14 June 2013 05:07 (ten years ago) link
Just got around to listening to More Light... fucking hell, this is actually good!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 20 June 2013 02:59 (ten years ago) link
Turn Each Other Inside Out is amazing.
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 20 June 2013 10:37 (ten years ago) link
Listened to this a few times a while back, it's an astonishingly produced record, Holmes and Shields have done a great job in rescuing it, but the songs and hooks are really piss-poor, which prevents it from reaching XTRMTR territory let alone Screamadelica level.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 20 June 2013 10:53 (ten years ago) link
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, June 20, 2013 10:37 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yup, that's one of my highlights of the album too! :)
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 20 June 2013 16:03 (ten years ago) link
http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/08/20/primal-scream-us-tour-dates/
Primal Scream U.S. tour dates:
Oct. 11: The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CAOct. 13: The Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CAOct. 14: The Glass House, Pomona, CAOct. 15: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 04:08 (ten years ago) link
i'm so there, will make that Fonda Theatre show.
The Name of This Band is Primal Scream.
― albvivertine, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 04:55 (ten years ago) link
Remain in More Light
― Mark G, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 08:38 (ten years ago) link
http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Primal-Scream.jpg
nice janitors on the Death Star look they're sporting. Bobby's wacky collar-buttons show he's in charge. No-one else gets the collar-buttons.
― brio, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 13:40 (ten years ago) link
wait who's the woman?
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 16:00 (ten years ago) link
which one of those is Mani?
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 16:10 (ten years ago) link
The woman is the new Mani.
― everything, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 16:38 (ten years ago) link
Rhythm Nation 2013.
― Matt M., Wednesday, 21 August 2013 17:10 (ten years ago) link
so i bought tix. so excited and i have seen them already five times!
― Bee OK, Thursday, 22 August 2013 01:58 (ten years ago) link
utter utter utter utter cunts
― Master of Treacle, Thursday, 22 August 2013 02:59 (ten years ago) link
Are they gonna do "Gentle Tuesday" or wot?
― Mark G, Thursday, 22 August 2013 07:13 (ten years ago) link
has anyone seen them on this tour? i'm going to see them on Sunday in Los Angeles.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 9 October 2013 02:40 (ten years ago) link
getting ready to go tonight, have only heard one song from the new album. still should be fun.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 13 October 2013 21:47 (ten years ago) link
i had the time of my life last night. Primal Scream did not disappoint and see them if they come to your town. it was one of those type of shows were you are so happy to be alive. show started off a bit slow but they really started to groove and so did the audience. i danced my ass off and to songs like "Rocks" which was pretty surprising.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 01:14 (ten years ago) link
of i found a review: http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/10/live-review-primal-scream-at-los-angeles-fonda-theatre-1013/
Setlist:2013JailbirdBurning WheelShoot Speed/Kill LightRelativityDamagedRiver of PainGoodbye JohnnyAutobahn 66It’s Alright, It’s OKSwastika EyesCountry GirlRocks
Encore:Higher Than the SunI’m Losing More Than I’ll Ever HaveLoadedMovin’ On Up
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 01:15 (ten years ago) link
of oh
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 01:16 (ten years ago) link
want to go tomorrow but it's a work night and $30 is a lot
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 02:37 (ten years ago) link
Not these days it isn't
― Mark G, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 05:34 (ten years ago) link