Wow
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Thursday, 8 November 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
Sorry wrong thread but weirdly right
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Thursday, 8 November 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
Wild Horses is weirdly awkward but that's what makes it so great imo - the syncopation in the choruses specifically.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 8 November 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
I assumed you were talking about the lyrics cos...
― Number None, Friday, 9 November 2018 14:21 (five years ago) link
"I'm a wolf with an eye for the ponies" is an all time second verse closer line
― flappy bird, Friday, 9 November 2018 20:22 (five years ago) link
This album!
― yugi ex, Saturday, 29 December 2018 23:25 (five years ago) link
the greatest album ever made
also an album somewhat ruined by the digital/streaming era (the last time i checked the spotify version is full of single edits)
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Sunday, 30 December 2018 00:02 (five years ago) link
are those actually single edits tho? they're labeled as such, but the song lengths are all pretty much the same as on the track listing from discogs. i don't have a digital copy to compare them to at the moment...
― J. Sam, Sunday, 30 December 2018 00:44 (five years ago) link
at any rate this record is amazing and kind of overwhelming.
also have yall heard nicholas krgovich flip wild horses into sleigh ride?? tis the season... https://nicholaskrgovich.bandcamp.com/track/sleigh-ride
― J. Sam, Sunday, 30 December 2018 00:55 (five years ago) link
― J. Sam, Saturday, December 29, 2018 5:44 PM (thirty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
iirc the between-track transitions are all fucked up for he most part. gotta try again though
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Sunday, 30 December 2018 01:15 (five years ago) link
This was a Xmas pressie for me so I am still unpeeling the layers.
It amazes me that records such as this were released at a time when I was already deeply into music yet never appeared on my radar at the time (either due to the Melody Maker and NME not espousing it or, if they did, me discounting it). I can't help thinking that King of Rock and Roll did PS no favours as I probably thought of them as a bit of a novelty act when Jordan was released back in 1990.
Anyway, this sounds amazing and, at times, makes me think that Eitzel must have listened to a lot of PS as AMC's sound softened around the edges in the early to mid 90s.
― yugi ex, Monday, 31 December 2018 10:18 (five years ago) link
I can't help thinking that King of Rock and Roll did PS no favours
McAloon alludes to this in an interview in this months Mojo
― . (Michael B), Monday, 31 December 2018 12:42 (five years ago) link
Missed this thread. This is an all-time favorite play start to finish set the mood album of mine.
If it was released today, maybe with a few subtle bells and whistles added, it would be...
― nicky lo-fi, Monday, 31 December 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
listened to this a lot this time last year and their ability to explore emotional spaces both musically and lyrically is extraordinary. i had something of a damascene moment regarding them listening to We Let the Stars Go on a tube from Ealing. Wd agree with yugi ex that i missed out on them when reading the music press, feel i overlooked them rather than them not being represented tho. sure that Jordan made either the NME or MM EOYs.
― Fizzles, Monday, 31 December 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
You're right, mm had it at 27, mms at 23. Pills 'n Thrills topped both lists! Hmmmm.
― yugi ex, Monday, 31 December 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
ok so i double-checked and yeah: the single edit of "ice maiden" does not transition properly into "paris smith"
this is why i hate streaming btw
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 January 2019 17:17 (five years ago) link
well actually it's probably apple's fault tbh, it's the same version of the record that's available on itunes. so i actually just hate the entire digital music era
try listening to sign o the times on any streaming service without constantly adjusting the volume
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 January 2019 17:21 (five years ago) link
the drive to have only one version of a song available on digital/streaming services was so fucking destructive
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 January 2019 17:22 (five years ago) link
sign o the times is a great example of a record where the vinyl vs. cd/digital is night and day
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 8 January 2019 17:22 (five years ago) link
Funnily enough I keep thinking of Sign O'The Times as I am getting to know this, something about the scope, ambition and realised vision makes them seem aligned.
At the moment Jordan edges it as it doesn't have a Starfish & Coffee on it!
― yugi ex, Tuesday, 8 January 2019 20:26 (five years ago) link
I worked in a record shop in the summer of 88 and we had everything on cd, tape and vinyl. I remember doing a vinyl v CD sound test on Lovesexy and vinyl won by miles. The sound was indeed richer and more consistent but my abiding memory was how the snares crunched and smacked whereas on CD they just seemed to keep time.
― Daniel Giraffe, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 13:37 (five years ago) link
Well, I'd never heard this (or had forgotten) before today. I've always had a troubled relationship with PS, finding them right on the cusp of the kind of arch and whimsical stuff that I struggle with. Anyway, talk about missing the obvious: it's glorious. And, stating the obvious, but I assume Dan Bejar has heard this once or twice.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 14:33 (five years ago) link
Wow - did not know Natalie Prass was covering this - was made for the Spacebomb treatment now I think of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1jcxlnEK9Y
― Stevie T, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
iirc dan bejar said this was one of the main influences on kaputt
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 15:01 (five years ago) link
xpost (Following Pure Bathing Culture's whole album cover of Hats, maybe 2019 is the year the sophistipop revival goes overground)
― Stevie T, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 15:02 (five years ago) link
No idea who Natalie Prass is but that was a great cover.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 16:58 (five years ago) link
"I Trawl the Megahertz", could also file under "puns I see now": "And, yes: ‘mega hurts’ – pun intended,” says Paddy in this Record Collector interview.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:08 (five years ago) link
Lovely interview - the recent Mojo one is also a very good read.
― michaellambert, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 21:02 (five years ago) link
When I sing "Looking for Atlantis" in my head I always sing it slower then I listen to it and think it's too fast. It is too fast, it's better in my head.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 23:42 (five years ago) link
the September date for Femmes Mythologiques is new isn't it? looking forward to anything new from him
― ufo, Thursday, 10 January 2019 00:16 (five years ago) link
been a real jordan summer for me. it's between the title track, scarlet nights, or moon dog. or we let the stars go. the jesse james diptych also is kinda devastating at the right moment. lord, this album.
― mott the hoopleheads (voodoo chili), Saturday, 13 July 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link
any music worth its salt is good for dancing
― mott the hoopleheads (voodoo chili), Monday, 15 July 2019 03:11 (four years ago) link
Just started really digging into this. Wish the production had a bit more oomphy low-end at parts... but wow lots and lots of a great songs.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 15:33 (four years ago) link
death is a small price for heaaaaven
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 15:49 (four years ago) link
"I will sign it 'Lucifer regrets'" was warring with "Welcome to the glow of high octane affairs, Esperanto style, and blonde disheveled hair" as favorite lyric from a play last week. Every play, a new contender.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 20:45 (four years ago) link
the earth was merely roundbefore the slapback sound
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 30 July 2019 22:46 (four years ago) link
the moment where the heavy guitars come in on the ice maiden, jeez.
― Mommy...can I go out and VAPE tonight? (voodoo chili), Saturday, 14 September 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
We're talking fireWe're talking flameWe're talking ice into ashes
He's been on their official Instagram talking about each of the newly reissued vinyl albums, some interesting and funny stuff on there; the Life Of Surprises comp was originally to be called Ten Years On The Launchpad.
― piscesx, Saturday, 14 September 2019 20:17 (four years ago) link
arctic winds blow and still you believelove makes you one of the chosen
― 525,600 gecs (voodoo chili), Monday, 30 December 2019 05:05 (four years ago) link
a frantic phonecall from a friend has alerted me that the jordan demos have finally leaked
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 19 May 2020 02:09 (three years ago) link
!!!
― sleight return (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 May 2020 02:16 (three years ago) link
Woah, where?
― OneSecondBefore, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 18:24 (three years ago) link
yep
the j0rdan demos
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 May 2020 18:25 (three years ago) link
The google link here worked for me.
Jordan demos anyone? https://t.co/lrFKDEvUTS and https://t.co/7gs4lz5Q2m - nothing to do with me but grab them while they’re there. From the PS unofficial FB group. Unreleased song too— NicD (@Sproutology) May 19, 2020
― Tim, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
Nice, many thanks! An unreleased song from this period is pretty exciting.
― OneSecondBefore, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 18:56 (three years ago) link
woa! this is amazing. i love this record so much... never thought i‘d be able to hear alternate versions of every single song, and they are just beautiful! i love the shiny productions of the records but hearing these versions already carrying the same grand vision while keeping the naive purity of home recordings - even if pretty elaborate ones - is something else.
― Pagoda, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 14:02 (three years ago) link
Well, these demos of one of my all-time favorite albums are such a gift. But are they demos or just rough mixes, perhaps a bit of both?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 22 May 2020 02:04 (three years ago) link
mostly seem like roughs, but scarlet nights is definitely a demo and it's 1000% worth checking out
― sleight return (voodoo chili), Friday, 22 May 2020 02:47 (three years ago) link
while the arrangements are pretty fleshed out they seem clearly enough like demos
― ufo, Friday, 22 May 2020 03:08 (three years ago) link
we let the stars go is perfect, no doubt. my favorite part is when the reverie ends and paddy’s acoustic plays us out
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Friday, 29 September 2023 01:37 (seven months ago) link
the second verse is such a gut punch
but the light is gone and it is darkand what used to be the skyis suddenly embarrassing to the naked eye
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Friday, 29 September 2023 01:40 (seven months ago) link
Paddy’s acoustic guitar an undeniably great element of all prefab songs. Man knows how to play
― H.P, Friday, 29 September 2023 01:50 (seven months ago) link
Listening to the title track as I read that . . . otm.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 29 September 2023 01:53 (seven months ago) link
I think 'suddenly embarrassing' gets close to how Machine Gun Ibiza makes me feel. There's something very specifically English in it, something I've felt at holiday camp talent shows, pantomimes and end-of-pier shows. It's a mythic (small r) romanticism that tips into something else; it's a zone McAloon has been exploring for decades.
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Friday, 29 September 2023 12:59 (seven months ago) link
This may be my favorite couplet of all time:
You and I won't lose our heads the way some lovers doSaying "This will last forever" when it's just a year or two
― henry s, Friday, 29 September 2023 13:06 (seven months ago) link