― Keiko, Sunday, 24 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― John Darnielle, Sunday, 24 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Another comparison leapt to mind just now -- this has all prompted me to listen to the albums again, and the band's title track "Supercollider" itself makes me think of Earwig/early Insides. The comparison is not exact, but it's that same minimal drive that's so captivating and precise.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 24 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
initial thoughts - SLINT! the whole scrapy guitar & scrapy voice thing, tho they use completely different dynamics (dynamics - it's possible the two Swans tracks I've heard, "Cop" & "Raping A Slave", seemed to do a similar crawl, but with completely different sonics - Supercollider's stuff sounds like it's falling upwards (haha like "Breadcrumb Trail") as opposed to sinking into the mire).
haven't really picked up any samples (unless they're doing it in a Young Gods sense instead of in the Disco Inferno sense).the drummer's baddabaddabaddabaddabaddabaddabadda tendency is odd but not, so far, offputting.
ooh, some quasi-orchestral bits just cropped up (& less scrapy singing).
― Ess Kay (esskay), Saturday, 24 May 2003 17:58 (twenty years ago) link
the way the tracks never "take off"/"ignite" is nice to these postrockcliche-weary ears.
― Ess Kay (esskay), Saturday, 24 May 2003 18:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 15 February 2004 20:14 (twenty years ago) link
(I assume the reviews/bio are coming soon?)
(And "Dual" was from 1994, if I'm not mistaken)
― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 21 February 2004 00:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 21 February 2004 01:29 (twenty years ago) link
The two albums are getting reissued and remastered by Thrill Jockey sometime this year.
I've heard this from two sources that don't know each other... (though both sources could be taken with a grant of salt, I suppose.)
― donut debonair (donut), Thursday, 2 June 2005 04:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 2 June 2005 04:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 2 June 2005 11:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― peepee (peepee), Thursday, 2 June 2005 12:14 (eighteen years ago) link
Supercollider though. (Fierce as Super_collider? Who cares. if you do care, start your own thread or find a previous one.) News, people. reissues are happening or not?
― donut debonair (donut), Thursday, 2 June 2005 14:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 2 June 2005 14:17 (eighteen years ago) link
Anyway.
SUPERCOLLIDER THE BRILLIANT SOCAL BAND, THEN.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 2 June 2005 14:18 (eighteen years ago) link
So it was just two parallel rumors. :( either that, or Thrill Jockey is planning to reissue/distribute Super_collider -- the Lidell collab., and that person didn't immediately recognize the point of confusion.
― dali madison's nut (donut), Monday, 12 December 2005 19:04 (eighteen years ago) link
fuck you last.fm for autocorrecting my Supercollider plays as "Super_Collider"
― System Jr. (Mackro Mackro), Sunday, 15 February 2009 09:22 (fifteen years ago) link
"Supercollider" is a great Oasis pastiche by Fountains Of Wayne. :)
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 16 February 2009 04:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Ten years later but some news! There's an official FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/Supercollider-368279025357/
And the two albums are due for reissue via Bandcamp in the very near future, while archival material and new music is being planned.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 5 September 2019 23:34 (four years ago) link
First album now reissued:
https://supercollider-la.bandcamp.com/releases
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 October 2019 22:18 (four years ago) link
Second album reissued and my interview with them for Bandcamp is live!https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/supercollider-post-punk-interview
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 January 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link