Finally listened to this. I'm not exactly in raptures about it but it's decent enough.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Thursday, 9 June 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
i sort of thought that after one full listen, in a 'maybe ship of theseus is still the best one' way
but no, twenty or thirty listens later i'm declaring this another forward step in the career of the most exciting musician on earth
your damascene moment awaits. no pressure tho ;)
― imago, Thursday, 9 June 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
positive AMG review yesterday
― the world over the crotch. (contenderizer), Friday, 10 June 2016 13:12 (seven years ago) link
I've ordered the CD. Looking forward to it coming!
― Duke, Friday, 10 June 2016 16:25 (seven years ago) link
these riffs are pretty heavily death metal though? does this really read as mainly black metal to yall?
― The bald Phil Collins impersonator cash grab (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, June 6, 2016 6:49 PM (Yesterday)
the vocals are the clearest point of connection. but i've never thought of jute gyte as wholly belonging to any metal subgenre. it's progressive artmusic with a debt to black metal.
― the world over the crotch. (contenderizer), Tuesday, June 7, 2016 10:01 AM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
listening now, yes striking me as modern experimental death metal, of the Gorguts or Portal school. However, the vocals, and the general sickliness of the mood could be seen as black metal. Biggest struggle thus far is the drum programming, but liking the overall production
― Dominique, Friday, 10 June 2016 17:15 (seven years ago) link
I was wondering what instruments he used. His guitar is a "cheap Squier" with a replacement 24 fret per octave neck.
https://thegrindthatannoys.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/guitar.png
― Duke, Friday, 10 June 2016 21:34 (seven years ago) link
Any consensus tracks emerging? Of late I have been marginally favouring the even-numbered pieces while adoring the whole
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:40 (seven years ago) link
New one just isn't doing much for me really. I think I'll just jump off the JG train for a while and see how he's doing in another couple albums or so.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 17:03 (seven years ago) link
CDr arrived today
― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 18:34 (seven years ago) link
Jumping off a train just as it goes all pandimensional
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 18:39 (seven years ago) link
Listening to Perdurance again because it sounds like how I feel right now.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Saturday, 25 June 2016 15:36 (seven years ago) link
It was all I could bring myself to listen to on Friday morning.
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Saturday, 25 June 2016 16:11 (seven years ago) link
Still haven't gotten mine yet. :(
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 25 June 2016 16:35 (seven years ago) link
My 2 CDs arrived today. The discs are housed in DVD covers - unfortunately the black type (natch), rather than the more stylish clear plastic. #firstworldgripes
― Duke, Saturday, 25 June 2016 19:09 (seven years ago) link
i'm bored of not talking about this album
― imago, Thursday, 25 August 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link
Hi
― imago, Saturday, 24 September 2016 15:07 (seven years ago) link
What will his next album be like imago?
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 25 September 2016 02:03 (seven years ago) link
How many tones?
― Treeship, Sunday, 25 September 2016 02:04 (seven years ago) link
2-tones
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 25 September 2016 02:05 (seven years ago) link
Skank Of Theseus
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 25 September 2016 02:06 (seven years ago) link
lol if Mr K. really wants to push boundaries that's the direction he needs to go in
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 25 September 2016 13:18 (seven years ago) link
His new album's opening track literally features trap beats. He is giving the people what they want
― imago, Sunday, 25 September 2016 13:30 (seven years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/blckhrzns/jute-gyte-funereal-like-a-life-in-wait
just in case you hadn't heard and felt like getting your jaw dropped again
the Ecferus half is amazing too - https://ecferus.bandcamp.com/album/jute-gyte-ecferus-split - and I need to listen to Ecferus a lot
― imago, Saturday, 12 November 2016 23:54 (seven years ago) link
how many new 20-minute jute gyte tracks did we need this week?
the answer was
two!!
https://soundcloud.com/blue-tapes/forthcoming-in-2017-from-x-ray-five-jute-gyte-the-sparrow
― imago, Sunday, 20 November 2016 20:47 (seven years ago) link
So, The Sparrow.
https://bluetapes.bandcamp.com/album/x-ray-five-the-sparrow-12
Opening track is still amazing - not as dense, intricate or punishing in many ways as his more overtly black metal stuff, and it doesn't go crazy on the polytempic electronics either - it's more of a Branca-esque neoclassical piece in five movements, almost entirely for guitar. It features some of his most breathtaking polyphony yet, and some of his scariest music. sund4r and DAM you guys have GOT to hear it. I'm listening to that Branca thing in exchange :P
Second track Monadanom is another avant-classical piece - more ambient and with more swirling sonic depth (where The Sparrow was military and relentless, this is psychedelic and sly) - lots of very unsettling and unusual sounds in the mix, as well as what sounds like backwards guitar (the palindromic conceit of the title perhaps tying in here). Around halfway through it blossoms into an immense and cavernous layered drone before retreating into chilling microtonal sighs. I'm yet to fully wrap my head around it but it might even be the more impressive piece.
Nobody else is expressing an opinion on this so I don't know how to calibrate my own. It's amazing? Will that do?
Bonus: John Doran of sometimes this very parish has given it probably the best blurb any record in 2016 has received.
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Thursday, 22 December 2016 21:49 (seven years ago) link
Sounds pretty good. Will say more after listening more.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Thursday, 22 December 2016 23:27 (seven years ago) link
But that was enjoyable.
I haven't listened to this yet (my concentration span for music is pisspoor these days, thanks mental health), am definitely interested in the more avant-classical side of JG though I wonder if I'll still find it not quite living up to the hype. Mainly posting here to point out to imago that Blue Tapes were also responsible for Katie Gately's first tape and I highly recommend you poke around the rest of their output (full disclosure: BT head honcho is a pal and I know it's a labour of love so promoting it to people may well be kinda shilling but also I genuinely think you're going to like a load of it).
― emil.y, Thursday, 22 December 2016 23:48 (seven years ago) link
yeah Blue Tapes guy seems great! will definitely have a poke about. 'pipes' was a truly astounding release and if there's anything even remotely close to that on the roster it'll be worth checking out!
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Friday, 23 December 2016 00:03 (seven years ago) link
this is so fucking good, we're lucky this and Krallice dropped after the metal poll
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 23 December 2016 00:20 (seven years ago) link
He needs to work with this singerhttp://www.cmuse.org/anna-maria-hefele-does-overtone-singing/
https://youtu.be/vC9Qh709gas
― Odysseus, Saturday, 11 March 2017 23:32 (seven years ago) link
and https://youtu.be/WlDi2XpK_dQ
― Odysseus, Saturday, 11 March 2017 23:33 (seven years ago) link
Second microtonal trilogy concludes with Oviri, out 10th July
― imago, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 21:20 (six years ago) link
Cool. Been listening to Young Eagle recently and a lot of it's actually kinda loose and groovy, which is odd. Might be down to what sound like (v good) live drums.
― albvivertine, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 21:24 (six years ago) link
I haven't really listened to that one at all! He's claimed the title/lyrics/aesthetic are basically a parody of the sort of absolutist philosophies espoused by many BM bands, which makes sense
― imago, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 21:39 (six years ago) link
The predecessor was named Old Ways to parody Black Metal's idealisation of basically non-existent ideas of old Nordic culture and cos it's the name of a Neil Young album (no further explanation), so yeah. I sometimes think there might be a fair amount of humour in his overwrought album notes on Bandcamp.
― albvivertine, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 21:46 (six years ago) link
I only have like two of his records but they really repay close attention when I have close attention to give. I think time will show this guy to have been a valuable addition to the field, there's nobody really like him even though all the elements are familiar.
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 21:57 (six years ago) link
:)
and yeah, lots of dry humour. he's a massive DFW fan for starters
― imago, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 22:05 (six years ago) link
Cover connection
https://68.media.tumblr.com/2bf15bcb85c32e2e04b1cbd91b865341/tumblr_orwpt2nkhK1rkya77o1_400.png
― Non-Stop Erotic Calculus (bmus), Wednesday, 21 June 2017 18:53 (six years ago) link
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
― imago, Thursday, 6 July 2017 12:14 (six years ago) link
5 minutes in and this is sounding way more nuts than the last one
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 July 2017 12:25 (six years ago) link
"Mice Eating Gold" is closer to what I was expecting, that martial, lurching groove...
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 July 2017 12:34 (six years ago) link
I just wrote THE NORMS THAT AUTHOR THE SELF RENDER THE SELF SUBSTITUTABLE on my whiteboard at work, fuck it get lit it's new Jute Gyte day!!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 July 2017 12:47 (six years ago) link
:D
Obviously this is completely insane
― imago, Thursday, 6 July 2017 12:59 (six years ago) link
the opening minutes of "fauna of mirrors" are pure nightmare fuel
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 July 2017 13:04 (six years ago) link
yeah that one
― imago, Thursday, 6 July 2017 13:06 (six years ago) link
the last 16-17 minutes of the album are basically an experiment in fear featuring absolutely no metal whatsoever
― imago, Thursday, 6 July 2017 15:11 (six years ago) link
it is a terrifying, alienating, crazed album. also I think it's not as good as the last few, but these are early impressions as i try to get my head around it. feels like it comes from an incredibly dark place and was a sort of punishment to make. perhaps these songs could be shorter (except the opening track, which is amazing and could be longer) but that would maybe spoil the protraction of the pain idk
― imago, Friday, 7 July 2017 12:46 (six years ago) link
I will be very curious to see the bandcamp notes
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 7 July 2017 13:20 (six years ago) link
yeah seriously! the last three compositions are weirder and more difficult than even the sparrow ep
second track is also amazing tbf (haha it starts eh...)
― imago, Friday, 7 July 2017 13:26 (six years ago) link