Also I broke edge yesterday and had some White Claws at a Pride party and I just realized that I changed my username to remind myself of a new product idea that’s a hybrid of wet wipes and hot pockets
― wet pockets (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 30 June 2020 00:14 (three years ago) link
Thanks for the cd info! I will be patient.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 30 June 2020 00:40 (three years ago) link
Was holding out for a CD but could t Stan RKT anymore so bought files the other day. This is wonderful. The Drake-y guitar is beautiful and unexpected- that note is well deserved. Thank you, Owen.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 31 July 2020 05:39 (three years ago) link
That’s a strange typo.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 31 July 2020 05:40 (three years ago) link
this album unfortunately seems like it was very overlooked in general but it's absolutely one of the best this year
― ufo, Friday, 31 July 2020 05:53 (three years ago) link
Thanks guys! I posted about it on Facebook, but last month I got a really nice note from "The Estate Of Nick Drake" (his sister and her partner). They said they "could hear the ghosts of Nick and Molly roaming through these songs" and that they "rejoiced that they were in such wonderful hands" :) They also gave me a book of Molly's poetry. So sweet!
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 31 July 2020 14:52 (three years ago) link
aw that is very dear!
― imago, Friday, 31 July 2020 14:53 (three years ago) link
oh that is just the nicest thing
― the quar on drugs (Simon H.), Friday, 31 July 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
incredible
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Friday, 31 July 2020 15:32 (three years ago) link
Wow
― Feel a million filaments (Sund4r), Friday, 31 July 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link
aw that’s so lovely
― Roz, Friday, 31 July 2020 16:36 (three years ago) link
awesome. now put out a studio version of riverman!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 31 July 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
'Grats, fgti.
And I second ulysses's suggestion.
― pomenitul, Friday, 31 July 2020 18:48 (three years ago) link
Wonderful.And thirded! :)
― Scampidocio (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 31 July 2020 19:21 (three years ago) link
Way ahead of you :)
Also I'm gonna be releasing the "demo version" of the album from 2017, download-only, included with the vinyl release in November. Certain songs ("Transformer") are virtually the same, others ("A Bloody Morning", "In Darkness") are completely different.
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 31 July 2020 21:06 (three years ago) link
Nice. It’s an incredible album.
― Joey Corona (Euler), Friday, 31 July 2020 22:06 (three years ago) link
Yeah I'm still listening to this all the time and it's also made me revisit In Conflict and Heartland a lot in recent months.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Monday, 3 August 2020 07:25 (three years ago) link
And revisit Nick Drake actually. Boy he was good.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Monday, 3 August 2020 07:26 (three years ago) link
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/697807065
Owen on TrueAnon Twitch playing and talking w/ Yung Chomsky
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Wednesday, 5 August 2020 07:44 (three years ago) link
oh heyhttps://thecreativeindependent.com/people/musician-owen-pallett-on-being-thoughtful-about-each-decision-you-make/
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 3 September 2020 15:14 (three years ago) link
the description of their lyric writing process makes me seriously want to try it myself
― Vinnie, Friday, 4 September 2020 00:54 (three years ago) link
What you do is before you go to bed, you open up your web browser, and pick a songwriter whose lyrics you really admire. So let’s say that person is Cass McCombs
Missed opportunity to shoo in Gaz Coombes imo
Great interview!
― Monte Scampino (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 4 September 2020 08:08 (three years ago) link
Yeah Max transcribed what I was saying as "pre-writing" which sounds kinda gross
I was saying "free writing" but I guess I was mumbling
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 4 September 2020 14:13 (three years ago) link
oh hey, some upthread prayers have been answered
https://evernewohcanada.bandcamp.com/track/river-man-nick-drake-cover
― ptah el dude (voodoo chili), Friday, 4 September 2020 16:38 (three years ago) link
niiiiiiiiiiiiice
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 4 September 2020 16:55 (three years ago) link
Wow, that's remarkably faithful.
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Friday, 4 September 2020 17:02 (three years ago) link
yeah, real fidelity and love shining through
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 4 September 2020 17:05 (three years ago) link
fgti, can i assume you have heard and/or are a fan of the andy bey version? or are into andy bey in general?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SlN_hP3kYc
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 4 September 2020 17:11 (three years ago) link
oh god this is so good
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Friday, 4 September 2020 17:51 (three years ago) link
Yep I know it and love it :)
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 4 September 2020 19:35 (three years ago) link
figured! bey is important to me.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 4 September 2020 19:47 (three years ago) link
Is there still a November vinyl release in the works, or has the ever-roiling shit show of 2020 ruined that too?
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Friday, 16 October 2020 07:54 (three years ago) link
I approved a side-split on the vinyl that was wrong. Test-pressing arrived and the track order was bad (because I approved an incorrect tracklist) so we had to get a repress. It's my fault! But yeah shit-show 2020 also has been making it slow, also. Pre-order for vinyl will be up November, delivery in January
I got some videos coming in the next month and a Tiny Desk, that's exciting
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 16 October 2020 12:19 (three years ago) link
I listened to this album an awful lot cycling back from the beach into the city this summer, and I can tell you it is good for that, particularly with a warm pre-storm wind around. Looking forward to putting it on the turntable through winter — and some more videos!
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Friday, 16 October 2020 19:09 (three years ago) link
looking forward to that tiny desk
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 17 October 2020 03:29 (three years ago) link
Revisting Island while stemming the ebb of a low depression on this foggy DC day.
― unashamed and trash (Unctious), Thursday, 22 October 2020 14:51 (three years ago) link
struggling to think of a more perfect melody than the one in the chorus of "paragon of order"
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 1 November 2020 23:08 (three years ago) link
it is a beautiful song on a beautiful album imo
― cointelamateur (m bison), Sunday, 1 November 2020 23:09 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0_JKdTkjus
here's the tiny desk. really lovely to hear the reworked old songs too, the new arrangements with guitar are wonderful
― ufo, Thursday, 19 November 2020 01:20 (three years ago) link
1-5 in my top played tracks on my Spotify round up are from this record.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 11:45 (three years ago) link
Is https://www.secretcityrecords.com/artists/owen-pallett/ the best place to keep checking for a physical (cd) release? (Other than the man posting himself?)
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 20:40 (three years ago) link
Pre-orders for physical are scheduled to go up next week.. I'll post about it on this thread when they arrive so you don't need to keep checking :)
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:46 (three years ago) link
Feel very much like I should buy the most lavish bonus-encrusted version available
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Thursday, 3 December 2020 09:12 (three years ago) link
https://www.dominomusic.com/releases/owen-pallett/island/exclusive-limited-double-lp?fbclid=IwAR2uFkAd63CtyZhpnBcl-QcKfdocOu1_F1zhX3dj_kfulP8l_Gjr-vFll7c Bonus-encrusted version here
― unashamed and trash (Unctious), Monday, 7 December 2020 15:29 (three years ago) link
New video, too, if you please. Eric Kostiuk Williams is the BEST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny0tDu4qVgI
― flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 7 December 2020 15:34 (three years ago) link
wow that's quite something! both videos from this album have been really so great. did you commission roughly what visual storyline you wanted from Eric (beyond the initial scenario) or was it all his interpretation?
― imago, Monday, 7 December 2020 16:08 (three years ago) link
holy fuck i LOVE EK William, what a great collabo! He's a lovely lovely human in the scant time i had meeting him too; so nice to see the two of you connected.
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Friday, 11 December 2020 06:08 (three years ago) link
further reference: https://www.instagram.com/kostiukwilliams/
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Friday, 11 December 2020 06:10 (three years ago) link
The first artist I thought of when listening to "A Bloody Morning": John Cale.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 December 2020 10:52 (three years ago) link
I can't wait for you guys to see the second video (on Monday!) it's so, so great, Eric is great. imago, the videos were storyboarded by Eric and I both. The final shot of "Paragon" was the result of the two of us talking enthusiastically about the zoom-out shot on Kylie Minogue's video for "Slow"
Yep, definitely, it sounds like Wrong Way Up. Rollie told me the other day that he thought I picked the wrong first single, and I really agree-- "A Bloody Morning" was always meant to be a "deep cut", a kind of cathartic moment in the middle of a more subdued album. We ended up using it regardless because of how strong the video turned out.
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 11 December 2020 17:39 (three years ago) link