musician has opinion about record stores that incites esteemed ilxor If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport to violence, feebs hit wrists to chest every time the word "chillwave" is invoked because they are retarded.
― puerile fantasies (Matt P), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
stay classy Matt P
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Wednesday, 3 August 2011 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
fuck you bitch
― puerile fantasies (Matt P), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 17:02 (twelve years ago) link
Matt P, go check out the "S/D: IDM" thread to feel warm about ILM again... I'm only mildly kidding; the discussion going on there is U&K.
― Clarke B., Wednesday, 3 August 2011 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
Remind me to punch this clown in the throat if I ever see him
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 3 August 2011 15:59 (1 hour ago)
dude's fuckin huge, I would train a bit first
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
imo just go to his live show, it's him punching himself in the throat over an over
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
lol Cal Arts
― buzza, Wednesday, 3 August 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
buzza
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that's a good thread. xp
sorry i called you a bitch jon. turns out im the one who needs to chillwave out.
― puerile fantasies (Matt P), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
― I for one am (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
Well, Yglesias is a fan. At least of the title.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 18:35 (twelve years ago) link
so i am going to see him tonight
i have been led to expect *crazy things*
is this going to be like bauhaus + soul junk or what
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 00:25 (eleven years ago) link
also tropic of cancer is opening but they are not really my thing (death to false techno)
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 00:26 (eleven years ago) link
can we please mandate that the right John Maus thread is the one where Whiney calls him a "worthless VHS idiot"
― perry en concrète (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 15 July 2012 00:47 (eleven years ago) link
i love this guy and think that thread is dumb.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
and i know none of his backstory which seems to make people annoyed, cos i have a life.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:05 (eleven years ago) link
hmm that's an odd slur coming from a guy that fucks w/ pre-biggie rap and dope 77-85 reggae
so you're telling me to expect a worthless vhs idiot
:-(
at least i didn't pay for these tix
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:05 (eleven years ago) link
whoops that was xpost to aero
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:06 (eleven years ago) link
i learned about three completely-new-to-me musicians today: frank ocean, twin shadow and john maus. i think i liked john maus' music the best.
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:07 (eleven years ago) link
i wonder if he'll do something stupid in honor of comic-con
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:08 (eleven years ago) link
i recommend keeping john maus in mind for christmas 2012, that album is burnt into my mind for christmas 2011. "believer" actually sounds like some hipster "last christmas" shit, amazing.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:11 (eleven years ago) link
you know i think i like that type of stuff the least!
but i really like the muy dramatico tracks like "cop killer" and "don't worship the devil" and i like devo-type things like "navy seals".
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:17 (eleven years ago) link
i am hoping it will be more a.r.e. weapons and less twin shadow, is that a false hope?
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:18 (eleven years ago) link
that was sporadically awesome and he def punched himself a lot
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 07:54 (eleven years ago) link
What do you think of "rights for gays"?
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 15 July 2012 09:37 (eleven years ago) link
there was some classic whiney g vitriol in that other thread, also pics of cute rodents
― sarahell, Sunday, 15 July 2012 10:01 (eleven years ago) link
I still like the one john maus record I have I gotta say
― perry en concrète (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 15 July 2012 13:10 (eleven years ago) link
he played rights for gays! it was awesome and my mormon friend was pumping the fist to it.
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 13:50 (eleven years ago) link
I used "mastering to VHS" to describe Maus itt, as a compliment, though.
― Ówen P., Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:03 (eleven years ago) link
Rereading that other thread I can't really say there's much distinction between Maus' "inside voice" and Whiney's, get Whiney talking about a nacho or about Canadian rap and he'll say some flaming things too
― Ówen P., Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:05 (eleven years ago) link
He punches himself during live performances?
― calstars, Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:54 (eleven years ago) link
Briefly saw him in Peckham last year for the Upset the Rhythm fest (Dan Deacon was playing upstairs, think No Age did the second day etc), his mic broke, lol it was like Barry from Eastenders in Extras in that he carried on not giving a fuck.
Ronan's right about 'Believer'.
The new rarities comp is pretty, pretty wonderful too.
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Sunday, 15 July 2012 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
people used to master to 1630 all the time actually
― perry en concrète (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 15 July 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
all he does live is punch himself and hit himself in the head w/ the mic, he's great, v tall
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 15 July 2012 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
― the late great, Sunday, July 15, 2012 3:54 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Saw him live last week ... pretty awful/hilarious. Like, I understand if you're a press-play-&-karaoke-your-own-songs performer and feel the need to maybe compensate by "losing yr shit onstage" and "going bananananans" etc., but someone needs to sit him down for a bit and explain that his stage persona undercuts like 95% of his show and maybe consider toning down the pacing around / intense-hair-grabbing / GRRRR INTENSE stuff?
― ❀ the cult of ➥upside➥wingspan➥personal growth gurus➥FA charlatans (CompuPost), Sunday, 15 July 2012 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
Sounds entertaining. But I think I'd rather just listen to his records.
― calstars, Sunday, 15 July 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
i don't understand how him jumping around and being intense undercuts the performance when that is the performance?
― the late great, Sunday, 15 July 2012 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
If I'm parsing you correctly, it's because the "intensity" seems like so much of a put-on (ie, pre-meditated / disingenuous) that it was unintentionally funny, which almost never happens? Thrashing around on stage and looking like you've got bees in yr pants is a pretty standard performative pose; usually, as someone in the audience, you either buy in or watch w/o much interest in the physical performance. Out of the thousand different ways a singer can look intense onstage, he found some sweet-spot where he looked silly enough that I was perma-chuckling/cringing for the whole 30+ minutes. It probably didn't help that he was kind of running through the same four or five physical ticks throughout the whole show.
There was other stuff not to like -- same echo effect on vox, bad skip-track transitions -- but I thought his stage presence was irl lol. Then again I didn't spend any money on the show, so can't really complain that much.
This is coming from someone who likes his music fwiw.
― ❀ the cult of ➥upside➥wingspan➥personal growth gurus➥FA charlatans (CompuPost), Sunday, 15 July 2012 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
i bought in pretty easily
― the late great, Monday, 16 July 2012 00:04 (eleven years ago) link
i admit i did go outside during the last two because i felt like i had seen all of his poses by then but i also just wanted fresh air
i liked his unamplified screaming parts too because there
― the late great, Monday, 16 July 2012 00:06 (eleven years ago) link
Huh, I might be in the minority then, although I saw a few people around me who were lolling as well (I was kind of on the outskirts though, rather than down front w/ people who were a little more amped). Was just disappointed since I really like the tracks he puts out; but, if other people are connecting to it, I guess, more power to him.
i liked his unamplified screaming parts
Agreed, which is always good!
― ❀ the cult of ➥upside➥wingspan➥personal growth gurus➥FA charlatans (CompuPost), Monday, 16 July 2012 00:41 (eleven years ago) link
i was lolling too, i think inside john maus was lolling at times, the only people who never cracked a smile were the girls from tropic of cancer, who i was surprised to see were unaccompanied by silent servant, who was also lolling
it was lolling with rather than lolling at
my friend regifted to john maus a carpentry and paint build-your-own-toy-pirate-ship kit that i had given him, john maus lolled at that but i think that was lolling at
― the late great, Monday, 16 July 2012 00:44 (eleven years ago) link
http://devonrecordclub.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/john-maus-we-must-become-the-pitiless-censors-of-ourselves-round-41-toms-selection/
― yugi ex, Thursday, 6 December 2012 06:49 (eleven years ago) link
That album has only gone up and up in my estimation since last year. It's a record I can just have on repeat and not notice it's been looping for about three hours. Helps that it's nice and short.
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Thursday, 6 December 2012 09:25 (eleven years ago) link
no one's been talking about it here but the 'rarities & unreleased material' record is a party & absolutely worth your time.
― ogmor, Thursday, 6 December 2012 15:22 (eleven years ago) link
It certainly is a grower and I find the sound of the album - that deliberately 80s sounding synth cheese with doomy vocals thing - to be really intriguing...it should be awful!
― yugi ex, Thursday, 6 December 2012 17:34 (eleven years ago) link
now on his wikipedia:
Underground Releases1984: Maus1985: Maus Time1986: Baumaus1987: Man or Maus?1988: Maus and the Gang1989: Maus and the Gang 2: Return of the Maus1990: Maus and the Gang 3: This Time It's Mausy1991: The Janitor's First LP, with Sam Anderson and Cory Boik1992: The Janitor's Second LP, with Sam Anderson and Cory Boik1993: A Janitor's EP, with Sam Anderson and Cory Boik1994: Early Songs 1, with Cory Boik1995: Early Songs 21996: Early Songs 31997: Early Songs 41998: Mass Appeal, with the Tony Alonso Ensemble1998: The Mystery Molasses LP, with Ian Stahl, Jay Jensen, Gabe Schlake and Jess Bednar1998: Early Songs 52000: Fish With Broken Dreams2000: Love Letters From Hell2001: Snowless Winters EP2003: I Want to Live2011: Demos
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 07:17 (ten years ago) link
"Believer" is some next level shit
― calstars, Friday, 25 April 2014 02:33 (nine years ago) link
pretty much
― 1 pONO 3v3Ry+h1n G!!!1 (dog latin), Friday, 25 April 2014 09:06 (nine years ago) link
All-time break down
― calstars, Saturday, 4 October 2014 00:13 (nine years ago) link