actually if that's a sly eno reference i like it
― the late great, Thursday, 16 May 2013 02:44 (eleven years ago) link
That's a pretty good line.
i'm an idiot! this is amazing!
This is the reaction I've been having to these guys for the past few years. One day I decided to get Forged Prescriptions and I've been converted ever since.
― benedict crumbsnatcher (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 16 May 2013 03:14 (eleven years ago) link
xgau otm, but it's hardly a slam
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Thursday, 16 May 2013 03:25 (eleven years ago) link
well i was not kidding when i said imo GOAT
― the late great, Thursday, 16 May 2013 04:14 (eleven years ago) link
reading "stooges for airports" as a slam requires one to think the stooges and/or music for airports is drivel
and even if you believe such you must admit the successful synthesis of those binaries is a magic trick worth lauding
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
i took it to mean a polite, wallpaper-y version of the stooges ... didn;t really think of the possible music for airports reference until later
though for all their minimalism i can't hear spacemen as "ambient" ... though obviously later sonic boom did a ton of straight-up ambient music
― the late great, Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:51 (eleven years ago) link
may be some conflation of drone/ambient going on there
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Thursday, 16 May 2013 20:08 (eleven years ago) link
which is maybe another way of saying the stooges did stooges for airports when they made "we will fall"
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Thursday, 16 May 2013 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
Now I am envisioning a will-never-happen S3 version of We Will Fall which would obv be one of the greatest things ever,
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Thursday, 16 May 2013 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
one of my fave summertime jams, perfect for a pool float, also pretty ambient imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWrF2xkUPA
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Sunday, 7 July 2013 02:53 (ten years ago) link
Jugando con fuego is a Spacemen 3/Spectrum/Spiritualized tribute album from Central & South America.
It's pretty great - scratch that, it's outstanding. Get it...
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 00:15 (ten years ago) link
http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0272785327_2.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 00:16 (ten years ago) link
you had me at free download
― kel's vintage port (electricsound), Wednesday, 11 December 2013 00:44 (ten years ago) link
Loving this. I've only listened to Loshing touch with my Mind and How you Satisfy Me and I love this. Thanks!
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 04:10 (ten years ago) link
good stuff, thanks
― nostormo, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 12:25 (ten years ago) link
Very sad news per Elvis T. on Twitter: "Word in that Natty Brooker, Spacemen 3 drummer and artist passed away after a long battle with cancer."
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2014 21:43 (ten years ago) link
Oh no. That sucks.
― Oblique Strategies, Thursday, 17 April 2014 23:31 (ten years ago) link
Some art of his you might recognize
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Spacemen_3_-_Recurring.jpg
http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s9i4RB6x1qaxunto1_500.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 18 April 2014 00:13 (ten years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VUom765tKLs/TTLdbKiz0II/AAAAAAAAA6Q/o2AF9N8pAXc/s1600/Anywayblog.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 18 April 2014 00:14 (ten years ago) link
the taking drugs sleeve is awesome. RIP man.
― sleepingsignal, Friday, 18 April 2014 00:37 (ten years ago) link
RIP
― Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln (nakhchivan), Friday, 18 April 2014 00:50 (ten years ago) link
this is one of the worst thread titles on ilx
― Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln (nakhchivan), Friday, 18 April 2014 00:51 (ten years ago) link
"This is indeed a disturbing universe."
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/09/27/the-simpsons-spacemen-3-music/
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 28 September 2015 16:41 (eight years ago) link
indeed
― Οὖτις, Monday, 28 September 2015 16:45 (eight years ago) link
Happy 50th birthday to both Sonic & Jason today!
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 20 November 2015 00:44 (eight years ago) link
Back when I was 16, Playing With Fire was so ace. Happy birthday degenerates!
― xelab, Friday, 20 November 2015 00:56 (eight years ago) link
wow, they both made it to 50. happy birthday boys.
― Bee OK, Friday, 20 November 2015 04:28 (eight years ago) link
incredible!
― the late great, Friday, 20 November 2015 06:15 (eight years ago) link
I consider myself privileged to have met both, and they were charming. They remain icons. I wish them both many more birthdays and good health.
― stevo-rd, Friday, 20 November 2015 06:31 (eight years ago) link
Happy birthday to my favourite band I never listen to any more.
― La Düsseldork (Branwell with an N), Friday, 20 November 2015 09:06 (eight years ago) link
How are they getting on with each other these days? What are the chances of a S3 reunion?
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Friday, 20 November 2015 09:19 (eight years ago) link
At the benefit "reunion" a couple of years ago, onstage they had literally every person who has ever been in Spacemen 3 for more than a week, with the noted exception of Jason. (Photos are on a phone that has since died, tho.) So sources point to... no.
― La Düsseldork (Branwell with an N), Friday, 20 November 2015 09:35 (eight years ago) link
For All The Fucked-Up Semicentennarians Of This World We Give You A Cake
― she used alt+3 like an ascii heart (NickB), Friday, 20 November 2015 10:28 (eight years ago) link
Quinquagenarians!
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Friday, 20 November 2015 10:44 (eight years ago) link
Happy birthday 😍
― Karl Rove Knausgård (jim in glasgow), Friday, 20 November 2015 16:51 (eight years ago) link
The semi-legitimate rumor is that Coachella and Primavera have been racing each other as to who can offer up the most $ for a S3 reunion, but the response has solidly been laughter and shrugs.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 22 November 2015 03:30 (eight years ago) link
That only increases my respect for them TBH.
― La Düsseldork (Branwell with an N), Sunday, 22 November 2015 08:14 (eight years ago) link
Yeah this will never happen imo
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 22 November 2015 18:38 (eight years ago) link
Wouldn't Europe give way more of a shit abt an S3 reunion than west-coast US would?
― cory artangel (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 23 November 2015 13:43 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I wouldn't mind betting ATP have offered them £££.
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Monday, 23 November 2015 13:47 (eight years ago) link
Didn't know Jason was on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jspaceman3/
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 08:57 (eight years ago) link
http://spiritualized.band/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12878&sid=d591c3a1db501e5550c6d370577c4f13#p132432
read Sonic Boom's post
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 1 February 2016 22:06 (eight years ago) link
wtf?
Hasn't Space Age been reissuing stuff of theirs for years?
― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 February 2016 22:08 (eight years ago) link
and wasn't Sonic involved in the double-CD Forged Prescriptions (which I have and is awesome...?) Could've sworn he wrote the liners.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 February 2016 22:10 (eight years ago) link
Note the followup:
My 'involvement' was doing artwork & mastering on either my own , Spectrum or Spacemen 3....Gerald palmer has always been 100% space age owner .
Gerald palmer has always been 100% space age owner .
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 1 February 2016 22:32 (eight years ago) link
Will has a new book coming out this year:http://www.lebowski.agency/will-carruthers/
Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands tells the story of one of the most influential, revered and ultimately demented British bands of the 1980s, Spacemen 3. In classic rock n roll style they split up on the brink of their major breakthrough.As the decade turned sour and acid house hit the news, Rugby's finest imploded spectacularly, with Jason Pierce (aka Jason Spaceman) and Pete Kember (aka Sonic Boom) going their separate ways. Here, Will Carruthers tells the whole sorry story and the segue into Spirtualized in one of the funniest and most memorable memoirs committed to the page.
As the decade turned sour and acid house hit the news, Rugby's finest imploded spectacularly, with Jason Pierce (aka Jason Spaceman) and Pete Kember (aka Sonic Boom) going their separate ways. Here, Will Carruthers tells the whole sorry story and the segue into Spirtualized in one of the funniest and most memorable memoirs committed to the page.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 10 April 2016 20:11 (eight years ago) link
i want that book, goddamn!!!
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 11 April 2016 00:17 (eight years ago) link
Interview with Will about the book: http://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/The_Tom_Dunne_Show/Highlights_from_Tom_Dunne/156575/Playing_the_Bass_with_Three_Left_Hands
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 8 September 2016 20:21 (seven years ago) link
woa
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 8 September 2016 20:27 (seven years ago) link
Need to order this.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 September 2016 20:38 (seven years ago) link