Saw them in London last night. Almost all stuff off their latest record, as well as a new one, and very good too. Anyone else?
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Saturday, 25 April 2009 10:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Can we S&D reformed Earth? I heard the Sir Richard Bishop split and it's pretty gool in an almost Neil Young soundtrack to Dead Man kind of way. What else is worth picking up?
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Friday, 17 July 2009 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link
all of it
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 17 July 2009 18:39 (fourteen years ago) link
love latter day Earth, but Living In The Gleam Of An Unsheathed Sword is not great. everything else is recommended!
― tylerw, Friday, 17 July 2009 18:46 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^cosign. that's the only weak one I've heard. The last one (And the Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull...? or something like that?) was great, very Ennio Morricone/sdt-ish.
― Bizarro Morbius (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 17 July 2009 18:52 (fourteen years ago) link
stdk-ish
yeah, and the Dead Man sdtk comparisons are right on with the last one, I think that the Earth guy named that as an influence. anyone heard the live LP thing? think it was a tour-only or ltd. edition sorta deal. probably fetching crazy ebay $$$ currently.
― tylerw, Friday, 17 July 2009 18:56 (fourteen years ago) link
the live earth thing was awesome. theres a vinyl version of it out now.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 17 July 2009 19:04 (fourteen years ago) link
I am listening to Hex; Or Printing In The Infernal Method right now. Totally would not guess that this is the same band as Earth 2.
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Friday, 17 July 2009 19:32 (fourteen years ago) link
So can someone sort the live from studio on these things? Hex and Bees are obv studio. Is everything else live?
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Friday, 17 July 2009 19:54 (fourteen years ago) link
everything i've heard of the newer earth stuff is great, tho i haven't heard 'Living In The Gleam Of An Unsheathed Sword'
but 'the bees made honey in the lion's skull' is outstanding. prob my favorite album by them, definitely the best of the newer stuff
― mark cl, Friday, 17 July 2009 19:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Radio Earth is actually better versions of those songs
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 17 July 2009 20:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Actually it might be time for a best earth album poll
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 17 July 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Best EARTH Studio Album?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 17 July 2009 20:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh twist my arm:
EARTH / WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM / Lori Goldston April 2010 Tour:4/14/2010 The Oak Street Speakeasy - Eugene, OR4/15/2010 Noctrum - Eureka, CA4/16/2010 Slim's - San Francisco, CA4/17/2010 Brookdale Lodge - Santa Cruz, CA4/19/2010 Ché Café - San Diego, CA4/20/2010 The EchoPlex - Los Angeles, CA4/22/2010 Rotture - Portland, OR4/23/2010 Neumo's - Seattle, WA4/24/2010 Capital Theatre - Olympia, WA with special guests Mount Eerie and Ô Paon
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 March 2010 17:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Texas, plz?
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 11 March 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link
would like a colorado date, but that is unlikely ... is there a new album?
― tylerw, Thursday, 11 March 2010 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/EARTH-Angels_cover_web.jpg
EARTH have completed their highly anticipated upcoming full-length album, which has been a subject of much discussion over the past two years. Following the band's magnificent 2008-released The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull opus, the next chapter in the ongoing EARTH legacy is ready for public consumption. To see release via Southern Lord Recordings in February 2011, the recently completed new album has been titled Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1, and promises to be a brand new entity within EARTH's already impressive and constantly progressing lineage. Joining founding guitarist and band frontman Dylan Carlson and percussionist Adrienne Davies, the album lineup this time around also includes cellist Lori Goldston (Nirvana, David Byrne, Black Cat Orchestra, Laura Veirs) and Karl Blau (K Records, Laura Veirs, Microphones) on electric bass. Returning to Seattle's Avast Studios in April and July of 2010 to again work with producer Stuart Hallerman (Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Built To Spill, and Earth2), EARTH's newest masterpiece shows the band continuing to expand on the Americana themes represented on The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull, and even their incredible 2005 album Hex (Or Printing The Infernal Method), taking their sound into broad new directions. Citing inspiration from British folk-rock bands the Pentangle and Fairport Convention, as well as North African Tuareg band Tinariwen this time around, while still maintaining the thunderous, organic heaviness of previous EARTH releases, the material on Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1 is more fluid and melodically oriented in nature, relying on more textured patterns and a greater emphasis on improvisational songwriting tactics. This, as well as the inclusion of cello and other experimentations from the musicians involved, culminate into some unforgettable new hymns. The album was mastered by Mell Dettmer, who also remastered the recent re-release of EARTH's first recordings in the form of A Bureaucratic Desire For Extra Capsular Extraction, released by Southern Lord in late October. Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1 Track Listing:1. Old Black2. Father Midnight3. Descent To The Zenith4. Hell’s Winter5. Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 December 2010 16:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks for brightening my morning Ned!
― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 2 December 2010 16:14 (thirteen years ago) link
:Dglad to see what I assume is a Neil Young reference there in the opening track's title?
― tylerw, Thursday, 2 December 2010 16:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Exactly what I was thinking!
― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 2 December 2010 16:30 (thirteen years ago) link
other song titles are pretty lol (in a good way)
― tylerw, Thursday, 2 December 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
That description makes it sound amazing. If it's half as good as Bees that'll be enough for me.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 2 December 2010 16:34 (thirteen years ago) link
wish i liked nu earth more. saw them early this year and was so so bored. cover art's great tho.
― phish in your sleazebag (contenderizer), Thursday, 2 December 2010 18:00 (thirteen years ago) link
i liked the last album a lot.
― scott seward, Thursday, 2 December 2010 18:31 (thirteen years ago) link
me too! this one has a lot to live up to. does the "1" mean we can expect pt. two sometime soon afterward?
― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Thursday, 2 December 2010 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link
album cover loks like Skinner to me
http://theartofskinner.com/
― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Thursday, 2 December 2010 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Hooray! Great cover, good track names, looking forward to this!
― Neil S, Thursday, 2 December 2010 20:30 (thirteen years ago) link
wish i liked nu earth more.
Yeah, country Earth really doesn't do much for me at all.
― that's not funny. (unperson), Thursday, 2 December 2010 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
dude c'mon it's a loooot more complex than "country earth"
― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Thursday, 2 December 2010 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
the last albums tracks were far far superior live than on the actual record. Search out the brilliant live tour cds. There's a couple of them.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 2 December 2010 22:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Radio Earth!!!!
― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Friday, 3 December 2010 02:22 (thirteen years ago) link
couldn't be more excited for espers earth
― kamerad, Friday, 3 December 2010 04:43 (thirteen years ago) link
I love new Earth, old Earth does nothing for me. Hex was the first one I heard and is still my favourite.
― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Friday, 3 December 2010 09:02 (thirteen years ago) link
FUCKING ENGINE OF RUIN PPL
― Blazes Boyband (Pillbox), Saturday, 15 January 2011 11:20 (thirteen years ago) link
if you can find the live version of "engine of ruin" that came out on the Radio Earth EP, it's def worth a listen
― ilxor, Saturday, 15 January 2011 17:43 (thirteen years ago) link
new disc this year, apparently.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 15 January 2011 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
and European tour dates already announced, yay
― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Saturday, 15 January 2011 18:59 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/30/133245988/first-listen-earth-angels-of-darkness-demons-of-light-1
― am0n, Monday, 31 January 2011 20:11 (thirteen years ago) link
p much have a hard time trying to figure what constitutes quality with drone. melodic drone? does that happen?
― The previous message has been brought to you by (kelpolaris), Monday, 31 January 2011 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
^like with everything else: quality derives from total commitment. If any of the players involved falters in concentration for a second, your soul will "hear" it and you will know.
― dolphins cavorting in a cathedral (staggerlee), Tuesday, 1 February 2011 04:46 (thirteen years ago) link
i am not v pleased with this tbh
― HOOS the master?? STEEN NUFF (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Tuesday, 1 February 2011 05:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean i guess it adds depth to BEES but i didn't even really like BEES
i will only refer to that album as BEES
i dig it, esp. hell's winter
― am0n, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 05:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Having a hard time getting into this new one. I mean, sounds nice, but sounds like Earth doing Earth, and this is the first album of theirs I've felt that way about. Am I alone here?
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Friday, 11 March 2011 04:11 (thirteen years ago) link
i think it's fantastic & then somg. listen for the cello. play loud. immerse yrself
― thank you ilxor for starting this much needed thread (ilxor), Friday, 11 March 2011 05:06 (thirteen years ago) link
& then some* ugghhh
― thank you ilxor for starting this much needed thread (ilxor), Friday, 11 March 2011 05:07 (thirteen years ago) link
So, what's the verdict on II?
― LaMonte, Monday, 12 March 2012 01:01 (twelve years ago) link
I really like it, but it is a little less immediate than the first part even.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 12 March 2012 01:04 (twelve years ago) link
I agree that it's less immediate than the first part (which totally blew me away to be fair).
Saw Earth last week (for the first time) and hearing stuff from II live has improved my opinion of it a lot.
― AnotherDeadHero, Monday, 12 March 2012 10:09 (twelve years ago) link