YESSSSSS! About time! @RoughTrade @GPSutton 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/EwgcfBaiLe— Nigel Wallis (@Mole_9) June 23, 2017
― Duke, Friday, 23 June 2017 09:41 (six years ago) link
^^ retweeted by Graham Sutton
― Duke, Friday, 23 June 2017 09:42 (six years ago) link
^ Nice. Sold my copy of Hex when needing some money earlier this year, brilliant news.
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 23 June 2017 13:21 (six years ago) link
still have the cds but if they put these out on vinyl that would be nice.
― akm, Friday, 23 June 2017 17:58 (six years ago) link
also, Hex was reissued on vinyl, but there was something dodgy or unauthorized about it
― akm, Friday, 23 June 2017 17:59 (six years ago) link
I'd hope there'd be some bonus stuff
― Duke, Friday, 23 June 2017 18:19 (six years ago) link
I prefer the trio material, is that still available?
― Stevolende, Friday, 23 June 2017 18:30 (six years ago) link
This is excellent news. Was the Vinylissimo (sp?) reissue from a few years back official?
Just noticed that there's a new Coldharbourstores thing, too. I'd not heard of them - worth a listen?
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Friday, 23 June 2017 18:39 (six years ago) link
Aha!
Dunno if they're included but I wrote Graham some sleevenotes for Dustsucker a few months ago...
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 24 June 2017 21:28 (six years ago) link
Oh so you're the guy.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 24 June 2017 21:33 (six years ago) link
:-D
colharbourstores were good but they're certainly different from bark psychosis
― akm, Saturday, 24 June 2017 21:40 (six years ago) link
Has anything been heard of John Ling? He seemed to disappear in the 90s from what I heard.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 25 June 2017 01:48 (six years ago) link
That's what Graham meant when he wrote, "Great pains / time / money have been used to do this properly". Decent sleeve notes!! ;-)
― Duke, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 20:11 (six years ago) link
https://www.roughtrade.com/events/fearless-the-making-of-post-rock-jeanette-leech-graham-sutton-in-conversation
― koogs, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 02:03 (six years ago) link
I still don't know the order of events -- ie, whether they already knew each other before she started writing the book, or whether they met because she started writing the book and interviewing people -- but it's fun that Jeanette and Graham ended up getting married. Power couple right there!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 04:08 (six years ago) link
revisiting codename dustsucker and i've gotta say (and someone probably did) that track one basically invented grizzly bear
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Saturday, 22 July 2017 22:37 (six years ago) link
Nice try, but I'm still not going to listen to Grizzly Bear
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 22 July 2017 22:42 (six years ago) link
shapeshifting sounds like movietone with a michio kurihara guest guitar solo
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Saturday, 22 July 2017 22:57 (six years ago) link
I was in London for this talk at Rough Trade. It was fairly interesting and a happy accident that I ended up in the shop just before the talk began. Wish they had played some examples of the music that influenced the sound.
― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 22 July 2017 23:00 (six years ago) link
Oh cool, do you remember much about what was said?
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Saturday, 22 July 2017 23:03 (six years ago) link
In parts. Talked about the influences of the sound. The differences in the U.K. and US post rock principals / sound. The research & writing process. A couple anecdotes. Some other known musicians were in the audience but I forgot who they are now.
― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 22 July 2017 23:39 (six years ago) link
― yesca, Sunday, 23 July 2017 04:24 (six years ago) link
it's the vocal harmonies as much as the music. i don't think i'm insane, i can't actually unhear it now
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Sunday, 23 July 2017 05:58 (six years ago) link
hex double vinyl remaster?
https://boomkat.com/products/hex-2fe2e77f-2575-4820-88f4-b763cf63e88d
― koogs, Sunday, 17 September 2017 14:15 (six years ago) link
Cd's supposed to be remastered too and finally got the mix it should have done if the band weren't falling apart at the time or something. So have wondered if it sounds much different to the original release which i think I still have.
Also wondering if Sutton might remaster the Che era stuff and recompile it.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 17 September 2017 14:20 (six years ago) link
that would be nice. I'll be buying this, more to support the band and Sutton and show interest than anything else; I do wish it wasn't a double 45 release, I hate those. But still.
― akm, Sunday, 17 September 2017 15:44 (six years ago) link
They have a Bandcamp page if you want to go direct. I'm assuming the FLAC is 24bit.
Hard to tell how different the new master is but the previews sound nice enough.
― Noel Emits, Sunday, 17 September 2017 16:03 (six years ago) link
XXP - The album is remixed??
― MaresNest, Sunday, 17 September 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
Has anyone established whether it actually sounds any different/better? (It always sounded close to perfect to me).
― djh, Tuesday, 19 September 2017 21:25 (six years ago) link
From one faintly distracted listen last night, not A-B tested (though I did listen to the original, via a different method, the day before), I feel like some of the guitar is slightly more prominent, and some of the background/ambient sounds. Specifically Graham's spooky, scratchy, mood/rhythm guitar bits (not the sparkly, beatific, weary lead melodies). The whole effect of which is to feel a little less smooth. And closer, ever so slightly, to Dustsucker.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 20 September 2017 05:29 (six years ago) link
That's funny because the impression I had from the clips on BK was that the overall 'texture' was a bit smoother (than the origin CD.) Like, slightly more controlled compression, more bass and a more 'open' midrange. Which certainly might make for a better listen, if not dramatically so. A tasteful modern mastering job in other words.
Low bitrate preview clips are of course useless for evaluating this kind of thing, but Sutton says it's better and I'll give him the benefit if the doubt on that.
The original has always sounded pretty good but also for some reason I've never wanted to play it that much and I am intrigued by the prospect of a refreshed version.
It's not been remixed AFAIK.
I make no apologies for the hi-fi mag / Hoffman forums tone of some of the above. My embarrasment should suffice. ;-)
― Noel Emits, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 11:12 (six years ago) link
Sleevenotes don't mention remixing, just remastering.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 20 September 2017 12:11 (six years ago) link
More open midrange would explain the increased prominence of Graham's spooky scratch guitar, actually.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 20 September 2017 12:12 (six years ago) link
Feel sure that this must have been posted somewhere but just in case:
http://thequietus.com/articles/15990-bark-psychosis-hex-graham-sutton-interview
― djh, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 20:41 (six years ago) link
I thought i read something from Sutton somewhere about it finally getting the mix it deserved, or would have got if he wasn't feeling the effect of teh band falling apart at the time of release. Can't think where out of several magazines though.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 20:49 (six years ago) link
It's a fine sounding record anyway imho, remaster or otherwise
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 21:27 (six years ago) link
Codename: Dustsucker reissue on the way:
https://barkpsychosis.bandcamp.com/album/codename-dustsucker
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 19:08 (six years ago) link
things i've never heard til today: bark psychosis (heard of them round here over 16 years but i'm either first or last it seems).i been playing through fire records stuff thanks to learning about and playing lots of virginia wing.
enjoying the hell out of codename dustsucker. i guess just in time for reissue! still not heard hex yet tho. ~anticipation~
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 8 March 2018 17:43 (six years ago) link
I'm jealous! They are one of the best bands ever, ever, ever...
― MaresNest, Thursday, 8 March 2018 19:39 (six years ago) link
Che material needs a new one disc comprehensive home.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 8 March 2018 20:01 (six years ago) link
the two cheree eps were collected on one cd. it's over there (points 5ft to his left). discogs doesn't list anything else.
https://www.discogs.com/Bark-Psychosis-Nothing-Feels-I-Know/release/690188
― koogs, Thursday, 8 March 2018 21:20 (six years ago) link
ah, there was a track on the flexi
B1 –Bark Psychosis Clawhammer
― koogs, Thursday, 8 March 2018 21:21 (six years ago) link
Never much cared for Codename: Dustsucker. Hex and Independency are mostly classic, though.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 8 March 2018 21:26 (six years ago) link
dustsucker was the first one i heard (courtesy of a nick southall review, i think!), and i still love it and connect to it a bit more than their earlier albums (which i also like)
― and in my opinionation, the sun is gonna surely shine♪♫ (Karl Malone), Thursday, 8 March 2018 21:39 (six years ago) link
This is a rather random little essay but has a few tidbits about early BP.
https://christopherothen.wordpress.com/2017/12/01/the-bark-psychosis-stanley-kubrick-connection/
― MaresNest, Sunday, 27 May 2018 12:51 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09xsVXSuUk
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 22:32 (five years ago) link
JUst reading that bark psychosis/kubrick thing and the writer's wrong, they didn't go to Bancrofts which was the other local public school in the area. they went to Forest School. Certainly from the age of about 11 to when they left school.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 23:00 (five years ago) link
Piece in stereogum on hex’s 25th birthday:https://www.stereogum.com/2031861/bark-psychosis-hex-turns-25/franchises/sounding-board/
― goats eat grandma (NickB), Thursday, 14 February 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
i never understood the fuss about hex. nothing special really, nice to listen to but quite boring. codename dustsucker on the other hand totally knocked me out. they reached another level on that album.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link