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In destroyed rubies: it felt like a kiss. (6)Purification found in scarlet heifer. (5)
― Tourtiere (Owen Pallett), Thursday, 5 February 2009 01:56 (fifteen years ago) link
bruiselethe
― lemmy tristano (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 February 2009 02:24 (fifteen years ago) link
yes.nope, but it's not your fault
― Tourtiere (Owen Pallett), Thursday, 5 February 2009 08:41 (fifteen years ago) link
redox? detox?
― lemmy tristano (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 February 2009 14:26 (fifteen years ago) link
No, I effed it up.
I got distracted thinking about them last night, trying to find solutions to "Famous? Toronto painter in your pocket" and "An actor's revenge: yields blue blood" but that's the backwards way of writing them.
― Tourtiere (Owen Pallett), Thursday, 5 February 2009 16:45 (fifteen years ago) link
"trouble in dreams" wasn't bad at all, just a bit forgettable unfortunately. not as strong throughout as he's been in the past, though "blue flower blue flame" is all kinds of fantastic and there were a couple i liked too. no matter what, there will always be a place for dan bejar in my music listening world
― k3vin k., Thursday, 5 February 2009 18:28 (fifteen years ago) link
rubies
― your infinity in you is mad lifted (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 5 February 2009 18:32 (fifteen years ago) link
also i just recently found out that kranky artist LOSCIL is the drummer for destroyer. impressed.
there are Loscil "remixes" on side 4 of the Rubies vinyl. (I don't like em though)
― dmr, Thursday, 5 February 2009 18:38 (fifteen years ago) link
I voted for Streethawk, for me it's between that and Rubies with This Night third
again any destroyer fan who hasn't heard "no cease fires" should do so immediately
― k3vin k., Thursday, 5 February 2009 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
partial to streethawk, but it might just be because i heard it first.
yeah that's pretty much where I'm at. "The Sublimation Hour" was the first song of his I ever heard (fuckin awesome)
I should make a playlist of all his songs from the New Pornographers records
― dmr, Thursday, 5 February 2009 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
queen of languages on thief is also quite the tune in my opinion. i vote for this night though. hey snow white is probably my favorite destroyer song.
― stingy, Thursday, 5 February 2009 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Your Blues, John.
― Ricky Apples (Pillbox), Thursday, 5 February 2009 19:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Your Blues, Michael.
― lemmy tristano (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 February 2009 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
I'll go with Rubies because it has two of my favorite songs of all time. For me the correct order would be
RubiesYour BluesStreethawkThis NightCity of Daughters
I cant rate the rest because to be honest I still havent heard them with enough attention.
― Moka, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 13 February 2009 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 14 February 2009 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link
"Bay of Pigs" is the longest of Destroyer songs, and Destroyer's first foray into ambient disco. The song was recorded throughout the winter of 2009 with Destroyer collaborators/members John Collins and David Carswell at JCDC Studio in Vancouver. "Bay of Pigs" is an account of the 1961 American invasion of Cuba. The music for "Ravers" was played entirely on analogue synthesizer, and recorded in April 2009. It explores some of the more meditative realms of 20th Century classical composition. The song is a casual rumination on parties, political parties, madness and suffering (for one's art).
― cutty, Thursday, 30 July 2009 20:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Destroyer's first foray into ambient disco
The music for "Ravers" was played entirely on analogue synthesizer, and recorded in April 2009. It explores some of the more meditative realms of 20th Century classical composition.
not sure if this means it will be more or less boring than trouble in dreams. actually tbh i love that album. dan bejar can do no wrong though, so this will atleast be pretty awesome.
― samosa gibreel, Friday, 31 July 2009 01:37 (fourteen years ago) link
going to see him tonight. supposedly he's playing all alone up there on stage. only other time i've seen him live was when frog eyes backed him. pretty stoked. i hope to enjoy this first foray into ambient disco sold by some all star moves
― kamerad, Friday, 31 July 2009 01:55 (fourteen years ago) link
bay of pigs is amazing.
― cutty, Monday, 17 August 2009 19:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Sucks that it's a vinyl-only release.
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 17 August 2009 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
i am pretty fond of trouble in dreams, actually; would have voted for it
need to hear 'ravers'
― thomp, Monday, 17 August 2009 19:39 (fourteen years ago) link
reallly into the bay of pigs title track, never really been crazy abt his stuff but yeah
― bear, bear, bear, Monday, 17 August 2009 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
I'll go with Rubies because it has two of my favorite songs of all time. ― Moka
― Moka
Which two songs? My favorite is Watercolors Into The Ocean, but I love the whole druggy Bowie vibe on the disc.
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 25 September 2009 02:20 (fourteen years ago) link
the opening one-two punch to "city of daughters" is like my favorite ever
― blap 10, lure, ax (k3vin k.), Friday, 25 September 2009 02:22 (fourteen years ago) link
and yeah, "bay of pigs" is amazing
― blap 10, lure, ax (k3vin k.), Friday, 25 September 2009 02:23 (fourteen years ago) link
havent seen you for agesstill fly into ragesat the mention of your name...christIIINNNEEE...WHIIIITE
http://pitchfork.com/news/40413-destroyer-goes-ikaputti-on-new-album/
Kaputt:
01 Chinatown02 Blue Eyes03 Savage Night at the Opera04 Suicide Demo for Kara Walker05 Poor in Love06 Kaputt07 Downtown08 Song for America09 Bay of Pigs (Detail)
― dmr, Saturday, 16 October 2010 12:27 (thirteen years ago) link
also
As previously reported, on November 2, Merge will release the new Destroyer EP "Archer on the Beach" b/w "Grief Point", featuring collaborations with Tim Hecker and Loscil. Neither track will appear on Kaputt.
not rly anticipating that one tbh
but I anticipate Kaputt
― dmr, Saturday, 16 October 2010 12:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I love the whole druggy Bowie vibe on the disc.
― rmde and dangerous (bernard snowy), Saturday, 16 October 2010 12:47 (thirteen years ago) link
psyched for this
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Saturday, 16 October 2010 15:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I love the whole druggy Bowie vibe on the disc.___________________haha, not trying to hate but... couldn't you say this about basically every Destroyer album ever??
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haha, not trying to hate but... couldn't you say this about basically every Destroyer album ever??
in my defense, i was in a drug-induced haze when i posted this.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 16 October 2010 15:34 (thirteen years ago) link
and no, i mean, that synth-y disc he did before rubies and that bay of pigs EP and that theif piano-based disc weren't "druggy."
but everything else, yes, for the most part.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 16 October 2010 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link
also, lately I've been wondering: is there some sort of critical or fan consensus that This Night is not among his best work? because I friggin' love that album, and think it has a totally awesome vibe from start to finish, in spite of (because of?) the overlong jamminess of some of the songs
― rmde and dangerous (bernard snowy), Saturday, 16 October 2010 16:03 (thirteen years ago) link
bernard, you are right on--these kinds of records are so big and epic (like exile) that they can't really be appreciated except after a period of subterranean integration. yes, it is the sleeper/secret weapon in the destroyer oeuvre!
― iago g., Saturday, 16 October 2010 16:05 (thirteen years ago) link
This Night is the favourite of "the man himself", so I'm told
― The Bartered Bride (Ówen P.), Saturday, 16 October 2010 16:49 (thirteen years ago) link
YESSSS NEW RECORD
― markers, Saturday, 16 October 2010 16:53 (thirteen years ago) link
okay I'm glad it's not just me -- under the right conditions, which are not particularly uncommon, "Tonight Is Not Your Night" is easily my favorite song in the entire Destroyer oeuvre -- I mean fuck, those lyrics:
I also know I'm not the oneYou've been dying to slip off withInto the night!
You shouldn't hurt the ones you love... Unless you really want to
Try to celebrate the worldNot hurl insults at a girl
― rmde and dangerous (bernard snowy), Saturday, 16 October 2010 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
i wonder how the new record will sound like - is it going to be another departure in sound or more of the same?:
Trouble In Dream was basically a weaker version of Rubies, and the new e.p's are electronic-based stuff.
― Zeno, Saturday, 16 October 2010 16:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I consider Rubies, Trouble In Dreams, Streethawk, and Thief all better than This Night
― guess I'll just sing dream on again (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 16 October 2010 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link
i agree. This Night has it's moments but it tends to be tedious
― Zeno, Saturday, 16 October 2010 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
feels like it's been forever since we've gotten a new Destroyer record, but that's probably just because we got Trouble in Dreams two years after Rubies and here there'll have been a three year wait
― markers, Saturday, 16 October 2010 17:24 (thirteen years ago) link
This Night has "Goddess of Drought" = one of Bejar's finest songs
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Saturday, 16 October 2010 17:36 (thirteen years ago) link
yoooo pumped for this
― avoyoungdro's number (k3vin k.), Saturday, 16 October 2010 17:39 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, i agree -- goddess of drought is his best ballad-y number. this night was the first destroyer i heard, so it's a sentimental fave.
― tylerw, Saturday, 16 October 2010 17:40 (thirteen years ago) link
don't wanna be a hater but I just don't get this. not that Trouble in Dreams sucks or anything, but it just doesn't hang together as an album for me, and I don't think there are enough awesome songs (there are a couple!) to make up for that.
― rmde and dangerous (bernard snowy), Saturday, 16 October 2010 18:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Well in my estimation Your Blues towers above all his other efforts so wtfs all around it's all High Quality
― The Bartered Bride (Ówen P.), Saturday, 16 October 2010 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
video for Kaputt is pretty cool; babes + surreal stuffhttp://vimeo.com/18442047
― gr8080, Thursday, 6 January 2011 01:30 (thirteen years ago) link
oh we're talking abt it on the other thread
― gr8080, Thursday, 6 January 2011 01:31 (thirteen years ago) link
destroyer covering gorkys zygotic mynci! yay!
http://www.avclub.com/articles/destroyer-covers-gorkys-zygotic-mynci,83550/
― all the worlds a stage and kitty's just stepped into the spotlight (cajunsunday), Thursday, 9 August 2012 22:31 (eleven years ago) link
love this new order cover too. i don't remember destroyer ever doing a cover before 2012.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR85bAxCX6M
― all the worlds a stage and kitty's just stepped into the spotlight (cajunsunday), Saturday, 11 August 2012 14:36 (eleven years ago) link
Surprised no one seems to be talking about this interview/new track? http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9651-accidental-pop-a-conversation-with-destroyers-dan-bejar/
― goodoldneon, Wednesday, 27 May 2015 21:52 (eight years ago) link
we r on the kaputt thread
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 27 May 2015 21:53 (eight years ago) link
Ah, OK
― goodoldneon, Wednesday, 27 May 2015 21:54 (eight years ago) link
Nothing to discuss. Reporter asked a question about Taylor Swift, Bejar makes it clear he doesn't listen to her and has no plans.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 May 2015 21:55 (eight years ago) link
lol wrong thread
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 May 2015 21:56 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, less about the Swift thing than general anticipation of the new record. But Diamond Dave set me straight on that
― goodoldneon, Wednesday, 27 May 2015 22:00 (eight years ago) link
I heard "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart for the first time today snd just, damn. D sounds just like him! And the instrumentation and progression were spot on too.
― calstars, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 23:29 (eight years ago) link
mmh has actually been mentioned on the quite active kaputt threadDestroyer - Kaputt (2011)
not much love for trouble in dreams in this poll! great alb imo
― niels, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 12:16 (eight years ago) link
yeah that's a good one (but I still would vote for Rubies over anything else by a large margin)
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 13:42 (eight years ago) link
I'm not suprised (by the results of this poll that I've certainly seen before, lol) -- 'Rubies' got so much love on ILM when it was released vs. everyone everywhere being kinda down on 'Dreams' (check Bejar's riffing on "Grief Point") -- In the end, though, I played 'em both out, along with the three before (still haven't heard Thief, not crazy about CoD)
― regular ass terrestrial radio (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 14:14 (eight years ago) link
AS an aside, I and my wife both LOVE Grief Point.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 15:00 (eight years ago) link
yeah but like... you're self-loathing english on the mediterranean, innit?
― regular ass terrestrial radio (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 16:05 (eight years ago) link
Bejar featuring on a new Sandro Perri track. Very nice!
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/sandro-perri-everybodys-paris-pt-iii-ft-dan-bejar/
― cajunsunday, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 16:59 (five years ago) link
that's great!
― niels, Wednesday, 12 September 2018 08:56 (five years ago) link
thanks for the heads up
Seeing him do a solo show at the end of the month. Interested to see how the lush sounding stuff from his recent records comes across sans band.
― triggercut, Wednesday, 12 September 2018 09:13 (five years ago) link
I saw him do a solo show last night, it was cool. he played songs from all over his career - at least one from every album except Ideas for Songs and City of Daughters and also one new one called I think 'Crimson Tide' that was reminiscent of the first section of Rubies and a lyrical sequel to The Laziest River.
hope he manages to bring the full band out here some day.
― ufo, Monday, 24 September 2018 06:54 (five years ago) link
https://mergerecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-merge-group-plays-heroes
live album of a merge supergroup doing a "heroes" album tribute, featuring bejar on lead vocals. it sounds great
― ufo, Sunday, 10 February 2019 00:57 (five years ago) link
This sounds great!!!
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 10 February 2019 01:14 (five years ago) link