Spiritualized?

hm, I went and had a totally different feel; I def didn't think it lacked energy (any more than you'd expect Spiritualized to lack energy); band sounded great; band lineup has been pretty consistent for many years now I guess, pretty much after Lupine Howl went off, I think most of them now have been there since then. I've seen this lineup three times now I suppose, this was as good as any; and markedly better than the original spacemen spiritulized lineup which was the first one I saw, who I thought (at the time) were boring.

that was def a different drummer than he had immediately post-Lupine Howl but idk what Kid Millions looks like, maybe it was him

and that was def also not Thighpaulsandra

Kid Millions is no longer drumming with them. I saw a couple of shows with him and they were awesome. Kid Millions is not really a light tapper. This wild show at Secret Project Robot in 2013 was very memorable:

https://youtu.be/5WacFq6cVaA

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fairly consistent since 2009 or so.

fucking whatever bbcode

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ah so the other guitarist was still Coxon (I couldn't see him v well)

the drummer did not at all match my expectations for Kid Millions so I kinda assumed it was somebody else tbh

also tbh I don't think I've seen his touring band since 2009, last time I saw them it was just J and Doggen and a choir + string quartet

that's too bad about the show. the london 'follakzoid' sessions from earlier this year slay, especially "earth", and i'm stoked for an album proper

2 out of 3 attendees thought it was a good show! It just wasn't earth-shattering and there was no new material. still a bunch of surprises at least.

Weird, I've seen the band a bunch and can't remember ever seeing Jason sitting for a show. You'd think that would leave an impression.

Relieved to hear that he hasn't died, which is what I thought when I saw the thread had been bumped.

he seems to be in fine health these days

shakey have you read Will's book?

Is it worth the while?

Saw Spaceman 3 back around 1990 and all the (smallish) crowd were sat down for the entire set. Everyone just passed spliffs around all night.

My memory is a little bit foggy but I think it was more of a Sitar Music type vibe than Revolution/Suicide. Can't remember if the band themselves were sitting.

I haven't read Will's book. I've read that other Spacemen 3 bio, forget who the author was.

xp

I would read it given the opportunity but I don't have the $$ to spend on that kind of thing

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This one, Shakey? It's fucking great. And also makes me think Will C's book has little to add to (but I could be wrong)

yeah that one

Great book.

I'm reading it now, about 2/3 of the way through, just getting to the formation of Spiritualized, thoroughly enjoying it. I really didn't know much of S3's history, despite being a fan for going on 30 years now, so I don't know how much is really new or revelatory here for someone more familiar, but he's a very good writer and storyteller. The chapters don't necessarily flow naturally from one to the next which gives me the sense that they were written at least to some extent as separate pieces over time and assembled into book form later, but I don't find that that detracts from it at all.

So I can't say if it's worth the while if you're looking for new insights into the band and its other members (it is for me), but definitely worth the while as a document of one person's experience in that scene at that time.

I've got both books but not read the Morse one in years. Will's book is great though. A lot of fun to read. It can be funny and harrowing at times

I feel like the Morse book is as good as can be expected, what w Jason not cooperating at all

(My post above was in ref. to Will's book if that wasn't clear.) xxp

it's funny how Sonic has turned out to be the one much more concerned about their legacy/rep. Jason doesn't seem to give a shit at all. That joint statement that came out last year about that reissue dispute was the first time I can recall him ever being involved w/anything Spacemen 3 related.

shakey did you see spectrum and sonic do that Spacemen 2 show in SF like....dunno, 15 years ago or something? I didn't, always kind of regretted it.

no but my bandmate did and he has a signed poster from it framed in our practice space

official Fucked Up Inside on CD: https://www.discogs.com/Spiritualized-Fucked-Up-Inside/release/11198690

The Glass Redux CD marks the first commercially distributed UK release on Compact Disc; faithfully re-creating the original sleeve design, the guitar effects pedals embossed and silver foil blocked it is now presented for the first time in a fold out gatefold card wallet.

er, reissue i mean

you know what i mean, you can read

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— Spiritualized® (@officialSpzd) June 2, 2018

A Perfect Miracle

New album (finally)?

ha

came to post this

there's another one

pic.twitter.com/qIt7hh7jUw

— Spiritualized® (@officialSpzd) June 3, 2018

The second one says "I'm Your Man" apparently. I wonder if we're getting a whole tracklist this way?

i hope it's a Wham! cover

george michael and andrew ridgeley were very much the j spaceman and sonic boom of the pop charts so it would be a fitting tribute

The second one says "I'm Your Man" apparently. I wonder if we're getting a whole tracklist this way?

― brain (krakow), Monday, June 4, 2018 10:25 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Good lord I hope not.

Stoked for new Spiritualized, but all this feels very "hi dere A&R how do i shot an album release in 2018 of I know do something daft"

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it'd be cool if he included these little morse code sounds in the songs in some subtle way

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4mJWCfGj8Jk

yeah these long cryptic rollouts suck. just give us a single and a release date J

Nice idea ∞. I don't mind a little bit of mysterious build-up, especially if it ends up fitting into some kind of concept and/or aesthetic for the album.

they erased all their tweets and instagram posts and redid everything in this orange thing, so i wouldn't be surprised if it's part of a new album art/aesthetic j's going for

i guess he's had enough of the drug references?

Spiritualized without the drug references is a contradiction in terms, no?

Another one today, which is this song:

https://youtu.be/BqeRA6ZbywU

Two new songs out on streaming services, Album's out on Sept. 7th. Both songs are pretty nice and typically lush, crystalline production, though "A Perfect Miracle" is awfully close to a retread of "Ladies and Gentlemen..."'s title track.

wow that is a very classic rock-y guitar solo on I'm Your Man

‘And Nothing Hurt’ was recorded by Pierce alone in his London home. In a press release, he said: “Making this record on my own sent me more mad than anything I’ve done before. We’d been playing these big shows and I really wanted to capture that sound we were making but, without the funds to do, I had to find a way to work within the constraints of what money I had. So I bought a laptop and made it all in a little room in my house.”

that's insane