― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 18:59 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm always amazed how simple alterations to a group's sound can force a cringe from even the most ardent fans. Earlier this year, some Palace aficionados were disturbed by Will Oldham's conversion of his lo-fi porch songs into slick Memphis country. Well, there's more horror on the horizon-- the separation between M83 and Journey is thinner than you had possibly imagined. Consider "Guitar and a Heart", its monochrome chord progressions, minor-key guitar slides, and arena rock drum fills. Or its new-age synth-- sounds typically produced by scarf-wearing thirtysomethings, guys shielded by Casios stacked three high who only manage to play one note. Of course, you have no idea what my face looks like as I listen to this unfortunate misstep, so let me describe it to you-- it reads something like "eeew." [Joel Ebner; December 1st, 2004
He's obviously assuming that the entire album sounds like that -- he'll be a bit embarassed when he hears the whole thing!
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 19:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 19:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 19:36 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Space Is the Place (Space Is the Place), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 19:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 20:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 21:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 21:36 (nineteen years ago) link
You've been reading Pitchfork for how long exactly? I mean, I think both of those qualities are pretty sewn-in to fabric of Pitchfork's reputation/infamy/unpopularity around ILX.
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 21:48 (nineteen years ago) link
And there's nothing wrong with calling them out on something, even if it's been done many times before. I actually revived this on this thread in order to support the new M83 record in my own little way.
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 21:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 22:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Zimmer026 (Zimmer026), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:07 (nineteen years ago) link
"Pitchfork SAYS:"
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― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Zimmer026 (Zimmer026), Thursday, 2 December 2004 05:25 (nineteen years ago) link
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00070Q8HC.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:57 (nineteen years ago) link
"Don't Save Us From the Flames" is starting to sound like something from the "Flashdance" soundtrack to me. It's still awesome, though.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 7 January 2005 18:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Chuckling at the Tomkat's Marquee (Ben Boyer), Friday, 7 January 2005 18:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 January 2005 18:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― hector (hector), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:34 (nineteen years ago) link
(the cover, that is. not the music. which i haven't heard yet and am oddly apprehensive about.)
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Saturday, 8 January 2005 16:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 24 January 2005 02:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 24 January 2005 03:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Monday, 24 January 2005 09:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Monday, 24 January 2005 10:08 (nineteen years ago) link
Better than the last album though.
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 30 January 2005 21:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Sunday, 30 January 2005 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 30 January 2005 22:52 (nineteen years ago) link
Brilliant. Now I *really* like them.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 30 January 2005 23:02 (nineteen years ago) link
i don't know though because bits of the album sound like the score to blade runner too, so...
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 31 January 2005 01:13 (nineteen years ago) link
but the 1st and 3rd track are 100% epic.
― vahid (vahid), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― mike h. (mike h.), Monday, 31 January 2005 03:01 (nineteen years ago) link
Yeah, there was something kind of cringeworthy about them. I liked the album, though.
― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Monday, 31 January 2005 03:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― owen reading, Monday, 31 January 2005 03:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 31 January 2005 05:10 (nineteen years ago) link
*distant cries in the night*
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 31 January 2005 05:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 31 January 2005 05:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 31 January 2005 05:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 31 January 2005 05:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― haitch, man? (haitch), Monday, 31 January 2005 05:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 31 January 2005 05:45 (nineteen years ago) link
An interesting comparison. Cities etc. struck me as well-meaning but ultimately dull on record, this in contrast actually feels *alive* for lack of a better term.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 31 January 2005 05:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 31 January 2005 05:57 (nineteen years ago) link
I think that's the only thing that bugs me about them really - a lot of this and the last album seems very, well... "by numbers"(?). Boards of Canada, and even bands like Autechre manage to make their music sound like it was composed by human beans but this seems very sequenced and automatic.
― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 31 January 2005 09:37 (nineteen years ago) link