my god this album
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 5 July 2017 13:08 (seven years ago) link
I think staving off truth is the highlight
― calstars, Saturday, 15 July 2017 22:15 (seven years ago) link
wow, there are a lot of great riffs on this. "The Falling Veil" especially.
― jmm, Thursday, 17 August 2017 14:06 (seven years ago) link
830 or so in Blind is tops
― calstars, Thursday, 24 August 2017 00:38 (seven years ago) link
"staving off the truth"!
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 20 October 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
yes.
― calstars, Saturday, 11 November 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link
I've listened to Staving Off Truth so many times I've hardly heard the rest of the album yet. When it kicks back in after the long chill part in the middle I just, like, gaze over the canyons and dwell upon my many adventures as a wandering barbarian.
― orifex, Saturday, 11 November 2017 22:42 (six years ago) link
Carry on then
― calstars, Saturday, 11 November 2017 22:54 (six years ago) link
yep that track is
― ciderpress, Sunday, 12 November 2017 00:47 (six years ago) link
Put this on my year-end list for The Wire.
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 12 November 2017 01:49 (six years ago) link
At over 2200 this album is far and away in the most other collections of things I've bought on Bandcamp. The median being around 100 or less probably.
― Noel Emits, Sunday, 12 November 2017 13:25 (six years ago) link
Interesting. They felt pretty small-time / undiscovered when Lore came out (and even after). 2200 is 600 more than any of my shared albums and that includes Pinegrove and Deafheaven.
Is Elder huge?
― alpine static, Monday, 13 November 2017 06:56 (six years ago) link
Can you guys explain what these numbers get at? College friend of mine is in the band so I always get a kick out of exploring their success.
― tomorrow, Monday, 13 November 2017 18:52 (six years ago) link
It means that 2200+ people have paid to download their album from Bandcamp (including me).
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 13 November 2017 18:54 (six years ago) link
Their later stuff is #great but their high point remains “release,” at least for me
― calstars, Saturday, 25 November 2017 01:57 (six years ago) link
As leaves upon the water etc
― calstars, Saturday, 25 November 2017 02:07 (six years ago) link
#asttheplanetsrealign etc
― calstars, Saturday, 25 November 2017 02:23 (six years ago) link
this fucking band, man
― alpine static, Friday, 1 December 2017 05:19 (six years ago) link
They're a hard working band -- I think they've crossed the country four times in the last couple years. Every show I see there's more and more people. A group of five curious friends accompanied me at the one last month, and minds were properly blown. However, they're definitely still underground, as there is a big hurdle to cross over into the more semi-mainstream success of, say, Mastodon, QOTSA or uh, Evanescence. They don't neatly fit into any genre that is fashionable right now.
A good example are the two reviewers from Overkill via BangerTV. Seeing them talk about other music, they are often fairly articulate, but they come off pretty moronic here because they just don't know what to make of Elder. They don't fit into any one convenient bucket of doom, sludge, psych or prog, so they dismiss them as it's outside of their comfort zone.https://youtu.be/mBsTQ1_UFow?t=8m17s
They remastered their first two albums, and added demos to the first one. I've already bought two different CDs of the first album, but I gladly paid the $7 on Bandcamp for this:
https://beholdtheelder.bandcamp.com/album/elder-remastered-demoshttps://beholdtheelder.bandcamp.com/album/dead-roots-stirring-remastered
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 4 December 2017 16:02 (six years ago) link
For additional perspective on their sales, here's the report after their first week of sales.
http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-614-miss-may-i-missed-some-sales
Miss May I sold 4,425, and Eighteen Visions 3,525. I've never even heard of those bands. Elder was the 11th rock/metal entry listed with just 520 albums sold.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 4 December 2017 16:10 (six years ago) link
Nick also has a 50 track or so public playlist on Spotify.
― calstars, Monday, 4 December 2017 18:39 (six years ago) link
https://open.spotify.com/user/nickdisalvo/playlist/0gUCNLoCeXP1viRN3ej68u?si=1Cn-5p_PT7WwEht451RmiA
― calstars, Monday, 4 December 2017 18:40 (six years ago) link
...and it’s very mellow, very “the amazing” for lack of a better reference
― calstars, Monday, 4 December 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
I wonder how they calculate numbers for albums that sell in those numbers. It's usually very hard to find credible sales figures for classical recordings that sell even five figures. Is the album only available through Bandcamp?
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Monday, 4 December 2017 19:41 (six years ago) link
"Even six figures" (Reich/Glass numbers) is what I meant.
https://open.spotify.com/track/2nTFISlOwaTdUXOtpuiXRp?si=Cb4kkLHQTvecPosVjhNpWg
― calstars, Thursday, 10 May 2018 02:08 (six years ago) link
i mean who is better than this band, heavy/hard-rock-wise? good lord, they're monstrous.
bless this album
this album
LOL. QFT.
UK dates from September 30th.
― Absolute Unit Delta Plus (Noel Emits), Saturday, 16 June 2018 11:11 (six years ago) link
Every now and then, someone gets out of their head and discovers E
― calstars, Monday, 18 June 2018 21:57 (six years ago) link
Annoyed at myself for neglecting to pick up a T-shirt at the London show. Really want a green on black 'embryo' (medium). Help!
― the sun-dried raisins of muesli (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 17:21 (five years ago) link
I’ve got 2 shirts, one gold on black head in the desert, one blue on black cosmic. Don’t think I’ve seen the one you’re talking about
― calstars, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 18:57 (five years ago) link
I think it's this design but on a black shirt. Looked much better.
https://tshirtslayer.com/files-tshirt/styles/shirtviewbottom/public/user-23801/x12a86e3d9df6cfc6dcf796697f66e029.jpg?itok=9ClTzz8y
― the sun-dried raisins of muesli (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 19:06 (five years ago) link
Returning to the winter
― calstars, Saturday, 20 October 2018 21:24 (five years ago) link
(Downbeat)
― calstars, Saturday, 10 November 2018 20:46 (five years ago) link
“ELDER – THE GOLD & SILVER SESSIONS
Brand new EP of experimental, improvised material written and recorded while on tour in Europe in 2018!
Available Spring 2019 as the first record in the new Postwax subscription vinyl series from Blues Funeral Recordings. “
Looks like available on Bandcamp in July but seems to be streaming now : https://open.spotify.com/album/4WD2n2uML96zPjzds22Ykl
― calstars, Saturday, 22 June 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
Nice. I pre-ordered that on Bandcamp but will definitely stream it now.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Saturday, 22 June 2019 16:41 (five years ago) link
and...it's gone from spotify...
maybe this side project can hold me over until July:
https://goldandsilver1.bandcamp.com
― calstars, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 21:08 (five years ago) link
The Elder thing has been rescheduled for July 12 on Spotify...
― glenn mcdonald, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 13:42 (five years ago) link
Elder thing now liveLet’s boogie
― calstars, Saturday, 13 July 2019 02:34 (five years ago) link
when did this band (who i already loved) turn into a motorik psych outfit? because i'm into it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2phzK85kSRw
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 30 December 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
Elder has changed their hometown to Berlin on Bandcamp.
I felt I should tell my people (you all)
― alpine static, Friday, 10 January 2020 04:23 (four years ago) link
Yeah that Gold & Silver Sessions was so good, I'd love to hear more of that influence creep into their next full length. This band slays so hard.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 10 January 2020 15:13 (four years ago) link
i mean who is better than this band, heavy/hard-rock-wise? good lord, they're monstrous.bless this albumthis albummy god this albumthis fucking band, manLOL. QFT.UK dates from September 30th.― Absolute Unit Delta Plus (Noel Emits), Saturday, June 16, 2018 4:11 AM (one year ago)
― Absolute Unit Delta Plus (Noel Emits), Saturday, June 16, 2018 4:11 AM (one year ago)
― alpine static, Friday, 10 January 2020 19:05 (four years ago) link
New song! New album in April!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QCXTizosLc
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:29 (four years ago) link
Those closing minutes are seriously groovy.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:38 (four years ago) link
Full track listing:
1. Omens [10:53]2. In Procession [9:53]3. Halcyon [12:48]4. Embers [10:47]5. One Light Retreating [11:13]
North American tour dates:
May 6 - Brooklyn, NY @ ElsewhereMay 7 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground ArtsMay 8 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music HallMay 9 - Asheville, NC @ MothlightMay 10 - Atlanta, GA @ The EarlMay 12 - Lexington, KY @ Cosmic CharliesMay 13 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy LoungeMay 14 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed JacksMay 15 - Houston, TX @ Secret GroupMay 16 - Austin, TX @ BarracudaMay 17 - Dallas, TX @ Blue LightMay 19 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister BarMay 20 - Denver, CO @ Hi DiveMay 22 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf ClubMay 23 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’sMay 24 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog ShopMay 26 - Detroit, MI @ SanctuaryMay 27 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s PalaceMay 28 - Montreal, QC @ Café CampusMay 29 - Boston, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 24 February 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
I just emailed Armageddon Shop to see how the hell you preorder from them. I bought Reflections and Lore from Stickman and had them shipped from Germany because Armageddon Shop's web presence is like, Geocities level.
― Schammasch Cannonball (Tom Violence), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 01:30 (four years ago) link
Finally got back around to “embers” after a Luke warm reaction when it came out and it sounds about ten times better than I remembered it, and like I always find with them, volume helps
― calstars, Sunday, 22 March 2020 01:21 (four years ago) link
I mean the break at 3:45 is
― calstars, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 00:59 (four years ago) link
Staring at the sun hanging in airWait for it to fall
― calstars, Saturday, 4 April 2020 21:21 (four years ago) link
Deep cut for the fans. An animated short with music by Nick DiSalvo.
https://vimeo.com/36888803
― I've got my bidet and my pills (Noel Emits), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 21:55 (four years ago) link