― gareth, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jel --, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nabisco, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Miranda, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ernest, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
That Powderburns 12" is quite fantastic. I spent years looking for it, too, and was tres chuffed when I finally tracked it down.
― electric sound of jim, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― keith, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris Barrus, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nabisco, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― g, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 15 January 2003 03:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
More people need to hear KG. Lo-fi Jesus and Mary Chain style pop with great song titles (example: "emilie, would you let me taste your mouth if i record your band?").
Sorry, bad at the descriptions, but my 3 KG singles are near the top of the list of my most prized possessions. And the fact that one of them is warped means I need a digital copy.
― Miranda, Wednesday, 15 January 2003 04:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 15 January 2003 05:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Miranda, Wednesday, 15 January 2003 12:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 15 January 2003 12:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― svend (svend), Thursday, 11 November 2004 05:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Thursday, 11 November 2004 05:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ernest P. (ernestp), Thursday, 11 November 2004 07:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― svend (svend), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 03:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 03:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 03:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― svend (svend), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 03:41 (seventeen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 04:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― Godfrzej Ljang (godfrzej), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 05:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 06:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― joan vich (joan vich), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 07:56 (seventeen years ago) link
! ! !
― blood bitch (blood bitch), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:29 (seventeen years ago) link
i also hope the how 7" and the crabapples 7" lead to more records from slumberland, but i'm not holding my breath. the crabapples don't seem to active and both these records are from recordings that were put to tape a while ago. i've heard rumors of more how recordings that haven't seen the light of day. hopefully they make it out eventually because what's been released so far is stellar.
viva slumberland!
― Ben H (Ben H), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 20:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Godfrzej Ljang (godfrzej), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 21:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 21:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 21:47 (seventeen years ago) link
i like this crystal stilts album
― omar little, Monday, 10 November 2008 07:15 (fifteen years ago) link
not bad at all huh
cause comotion lp good too
sexy kids & bricolage singles out now!
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Monday, 10 November 2008 08:04 (fifteen years ago) link
When I first got a job where I had internet in about 98/99 or so I mail-ordered pretty much everything Slumberland had in print at the time. <3 this label.
Crystal Stilts is good stuff, not sure what all the Interpol comparisons are about though. Haven't heard Cause Co-motion yet.
― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Monday, 10 November 2008 09:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Anyone out there have the Sophia Green 7"? They might have put out two - I can't remember.
― Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Monday, 10 November 2008 09:46 (fifteen years ago) link
p.s. Not the Jane Pow song, but the band of the same name.
― Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Monday, 10 November 2008 09:48 (fifteen years ago) link
my friend was in sophia green, they later became magpie. i didn't know they actually had any releases, i had a cassette of their demos which were nice. she went on to be in Dart on Che.
― keythkeyth, Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Keyth, is your friend Lauren? If so, I had a cassette with the same demos. I used to trade mix tapes with her as part of a Prodigy usergroup (!) waaaay back in the day. As a kid growing up in the middle of heartland knowhere, she turned me on to a galaxy of stuff I probably never would have found out about otherwise, so I owe her some major props. Man, this small world keeps getting smaller by the day on these here internets.
― Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:41 (fifteen years ago) link
l4uren? i met her once, bought records off her which she delivered to me while in aus visiting pals
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:41 (fifteen years ago) link
haha xpost
btw, never knew about Dart. I'll have to look into that. Dunno how I missed that b/c I was an avid Che collector back in the mid-90s or so.
― Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:44 (fifteen years ago) link
doggie and bugger both really good singles, album pretty good but a little weaker
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:46 (fifteen years ago) link
also they did some good covers on the bsides
(field mice, pete astor and massive attack)
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:47 (fifteen years ago) link
xposts: I'll look into that, tho some of that Che stuff is uber-hard to find. I'll give slsk the once over. Back then, Che was one of those labels (like Slumberland, Cherry Red, Sarah & others I can't think of) that I used to just buy from uncritically from the Parasol mail-order catalogs. Now that I think about it, I really kind of miss those days.
― Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I'll give slsk the once over.
and i'll make sure i've got the album shared!
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:55 (fifteen years ago) link
last year's Veronica Falls album was AMAZING. top 5 of the year for me. but i love love love indie-pop...
i probably would've spent more time looking into some older stuff but worried i was gonna lose the sale prices.
wish i'd made an order with Relapse Records during their half-off sale on Halloween...oh well.
― alpine static, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I love both Veronica Falls albums. I already have those, but I did pick up the Proper Ornaments LP, side project from the male VF singer/guitarist. It didn't do much for me when it first came out but it's been growing on me a lot the last couple of weeks. He also has a great other side project, Ultimate Painting, with a new album not on Slumberland, check it out). Also got:
Aislers Set - Terrible Things Happen (not sure why I don't have this already; I loved the other two albums back then)Girls Names - both LPs (really like the first one, LOVE the second one -- it's like an indie pop Seventeen Seconds)Crystal Stilts - In Love With OblivionFrankie Rose - both LPsParasites - Something to Hold Onto single
Kinda regret not getting either of the Weekend LPs.
― early rejecter, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 03:04 (nine years ago) link
the proper ornaments is probably my favourite Slumberland thing they've done for a while. the tony molina is awesome but it's a reissue and also should have twice as many songs on it
the literature album is nice enough but it's like they have shaved off all their interesting edges to "slumberlandize" their sound which is disappointing.
did not know that about the ultimate painting album, interesting! trouble in mind (who put it out) is an excellent label
― mit iodine (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 03:09 (nine years ago) link
thanks for the heads up! I snagged the Lichtenstein album, the second Crystal Stilts, and some 45s... very good prices!
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 05:22 (nine years ago) link
xpost, was gonna say, if Trouble In Mind were to have a similar sale, i'll be handing over my next paycheck. another one of the best labels going...
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 07:36 (nine years ago) link
ilxors be raving over that ultimate painting album:
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/23/ultimate-painting-ultimate-painting-review
― john wahey (NickB), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 09:13 (nine years ago) link
Just listened to that Veronica Falls album from last year in its entirety... now I'm really bummed I didn't pick that up! It's great! Thanks alpine.
― Evan, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 14:31 (nine years ago) link
Teenage is one of my favorite songs of the past few years, and the rest isn't far behind. "Driving late at night, I let you listen to the music you like. Then I'll drop you home." <3<3
I listened to that Ultimate Painting album three or four times and found it pleasant, but I wasn't wowed. Certainly not in the same league as the past couple VF and Mazes albums. I will revisit, though.
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 15:54 (nine years ago) link
I'm excited to dive into that "just a Taste" comp once it delivers.
http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/3?page=8&ret=catalog
― Evan, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 15:58 (nine years ago) link
wow, yeah, that looks like a treasure trove of twee
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 16:08 (nine years ago) link
That's the soundtrack to my first year of university
― mit iodine (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 20:16 (nine years ago) link
Ultimate Painting US tour. DC gig 3-15 with the Twerps (Aussie band on Merge I think?) and Baltimore's Expert Alterations
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 March 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link
That Twerps record seems like a great way to welcome spring.
― Evan, Friday, 6 March 2015 19:37 (nine years ago) link
A friend also praised that, so I need to go hear it. He likes it better than Ultimate P.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 March 2015 20:28 (nine years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/music/pressplay.html?ref=music
NY Times listening thing for another Slumberland band:
It’s hard to get a bead on Evans the Death after just one song. The young British rock group veers from folksy strumming to harmony-driven pop to screaming punk rock. They are, however, Londoners through and through.
Whatever that last sentence means
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 March 2015 20:30 (nine years ago) link
It means "Either way, it ultimately just sounds like Coldplay."
― Evan, Friday, 6 March 2015 20:52 (nine years ago) link
It doesn't though. It skews a lot earlier, to Britpop, Madchester, hints of No Depression even. First song is called "Intrinsic Grey," second one "Terrified," and so on, and the whole thing is unmistakably poverty stricken in a way I haven't encountered in a while. And because Slumberland often releases albums in nifty pairs, the new one by Young Guv, which is Ben Cook from Fucked Up doing an Exploding Hearts type thing, is good too.
― geoffreyess, Friday, 6 March 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link
ugh is nowhere safe from twerps discussion
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Friday, 6 March 2015 23:03 (nine years ago) link
Evans The Death are decent. The singer has an amazing voice. I keep hearing the new album is a step up, will need to check that out soonly.
― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Friday, 6 March 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Friday, March 6, 2015 6:03 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
What's the issue here? Looks like two singular comments about them to me.
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:07 (nine years ago) link
any mention of that awful, awful group is enough for me
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:34 (nine years ago) link
haha I'm not seeing what could be so hatable about them.
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:40 (nine years ago) link
Wait a minute I saw you saying positive things about them on multiple threads what did they do to you recently?
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:48 (nine years ago) link
ha since then they put out an ok album, a really really bad ep and a not very good album all complete with lazier and lazier lyrics
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:58 (nine years ago) link
I have nothing against Twerps but they do make me wish I was listening to The Stevens. Since we're already off topic can I ask if anyone's heard "A History of Hygiene"? Might be premature to call it a classic but that's really the only word, like "Daddy's Highway" crossed with "Bee Thousand."
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 14 March 2015 15:56 (nine years ago) link
Facebook:The Stevens shared a link to Twerps's timeline.January 13, 2014 · Melbourne, Australia ·
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 14 March 2015 16:49 (nine years ago) link
like "Daddy's Highway" crossed with "Bee Thousand."
...excuse me this sounds amazing.
― Evan, Saturday, 14 March 2015 19:45 (nine years ago) link
haha. stevens are great when they're good, though 'hygiene' could probably lose 3-4 songs..
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Saturday, 14 March 2015 22:43 (nine years ago) link
Liked the EP more than the album, but yeah The Stevens are pretty great
― Wandering Boy Poet, Monday, 16 March 2015 13:42 (nine years ago) link
Three new Slumberland releases since this thread lapsed:
Joanna Gruesome - Peanut ButterExpert Alterations - EPLinden - Rest & Be Thankful
I've heard and enjoyed them all. Anyone else keeping up?
― geoffreyess, Thursday, 6 August 2015 21:22 (eight years ago) link
Trying to keep up. They're having another big sale, ends today. Most LPs under $10 and CDs under $5.
― early rejecter, Wednesday, 2 December 2015 17:59 (eight years ago) link
I urge everyone to add Young Guv's "Kelly I'm Not a Creep" to their year-end playlists. And something by Evans the Death. Title track probably.
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 2 December 2015 18:14 (eight years ago) link
Only a few full-lengths from Slumberland this year but the Pete Astor one is really good. He could pass for either half of the Go-Betweens.
Love this tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG9u13Oxc0U
― geoffreyess, Friday, 26 August 2016 04:00 (seven years ago) link
Also they're putting out the new Real Numbers album! http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/307
Never dreamed I'd see a Minneapolis band in their catalog (unless I'm forgetting one?) but this is a perfect fit.
― geoffreyess, Friday, 26 August 2016 04:03 (seven years ago) link
Was reading about the upcoming 30th anniversary Chickfactor zine shows in London and NY and saw a reference to a band called the Jeanines who are gonna be at the NY show. Seeing some folks rave about their guitar pop. It's ok on first listen.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 July 2022 12:23 (one year ago) link
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/chickfactor-throwing-30th-anniversary-concerts-in-nyc-london/
NYC gets two shows: October 6 aboard The Frying Pan with The Aluminum Group, Jim Ruiz Set, and Beatrix Madell, DJs Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields) and Gaylord Fields, plus "vegan options in the restaurant, nautical photo ops and portraits and other fun stuff!" (tickets TBA); and October 8 at Union Pool with San Francisco bands Seablite and Artsick (mems Boyracer, Kids on a Crime Spree, Lunchbox), Jeanines and special guests TBA (tickets).
The London shows are at The Lexington on October 28 & 29 with Sacred Paws, Artsick and Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture) on night 1 and The Umbrellas, Birdie (Dolly Mixture, Saint Etienne) and Seablite on night 2. There's also a Hangover Lounge at the Betsey Trotwood on 10/30 with The Catenary Wires and more TBA.
https://www.chickfactor.com/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 July 2022 12:26 (one year ago) link
Posted here as Slumberland and Chickfactor share common interests
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 July 2022 12:27 (one year ago) link
Kind of a brief Hangover Lounge on the Sunday I expect but it should be nice.
― Tim, Friday, 29 July 2022 12:42 (one year ago) link
I attended a Chickfactor DC area anniversary gig once, but never NY or London.
Have mostly lost touch with this scene but am curious to check back in.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 July 2022 16:50 (one year ago) link
They co-hosted a funny little halloween outdoor showcase last night in SF:
Cheap Tissue (from LA) as CRIME... who absolutely killed it
and then!
The Umbrellas as My Bootleg Valentine. No Loveless songs, just pure jangle noise pop from the 80s. Amazingly recreated. There were about 50 people there, some real olds (older than me!) and then a ton of youth which was great to see.
The Umbrellas just released a new record and single (not-MBV related) so I grabbed a copy.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 26 October 2023 17:58 (six months ago) link
That sounds like it was fun. Old guy me remembers Slumberland label head from when he lived near me in Washington DC area
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 October 2023 18:11 (six months ago) link
sounds great, would love to see a Crime tribute band, pre-shoegaze MBV sounds fun too
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 26 October 2023 18:13 (six months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dywxtxVBnM
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 27 October 2023 01:17 (six months ago) link
even not knowing what they looked like i knew that was going to be the umbrellas. their latest album is "how many 80s twee pop references can we stuff into every song". i can't hate on it tbh, it's a level of music nerdery i can respect
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Wednesday, 24 April 2024 10:06 (two weeks ago) link
Umbrellas, Linda Smith playing near me close to Washington DC on June 12 @ Quarry House
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 13:28 (two weeks ago) link
Swansea Sound who contain members of Heavenly are doing some us gigs in June too
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 13:44 (two weeks ago) link
I need to catch up with Slumberland, I haven't paid attention for several years now
ha just read the thread to see electricsound slagging off the Twerps, I actually really liked that 2015 album lol
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 13:44 (two weeks ago) link
I saw Swansea Sound a few months ago, great gig. although not as good as seeing Heavenly last year (never saw them in the 90s because I only got into them just after they broke up after Mathew died)
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 13:45 (two weeks ago) link
fwiw, start with any of The Reds, Pinks and Purples albums in Slumberland, just absolutely killer. Will also vouch for The Umbrellas and Chime School.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 24 April 2024 14:19 (two weeks ago) link
oh I haven't heard them (R,P&Ps) but they are playing here in a few months so will check them out asap thanks
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 14:54 (two weeks ago) link