And of course Fantasma is probably one of my Top 10 records and totally formative to a newly-teenaged afriendlypioneer. So good.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 28 January 2019 14:50 (five years ago) link
Things afoot at Pledge Music it appears
https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/space-monkeys-new-album/updates/103268
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8494827/pledgemusic-crowdfunding-owes-artists-thousands-late-payments
― groovypanda, Thursday, 31 January 2019 08:39 (five years ago) link
Dark Days/Light Years officially came out 10 years ago on Saturday.
:(
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 18 March 2019 20:23 (five years ago) link
I guess this means it's 16 years since their last truly great record!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 18 March 2019 20:37 (five years ago) link
The further away we get from their last record, the more I'm convinced that it was the best time for them to stop.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 18 March 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
They must've felt the same way!
It's just weird to think it's been so long. They released on such a regular scheduled for 13 years.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 18 March 2019 20:48 (five years ago) link
It felt weird when they didn't put out a new album in 2011, which they probably would have done if they hadn't made the decision to stop. It doesn't feel weird to me now - after ten years I've got used to it.
Still, ten albums (Out Spaced included) is enough.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 18 March 2019 22:34 (five years ago) link
I don’t really disagree. Moved on, myself, though I’d still listen to a new album if it ever came out. Burned out on pretty much all they’ve done at this point and have very minimal interest in any further reissues. Still blew my mind it’s been a decade since their last. That was my final year of college and feels not so long ago...
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 18 March 2019 23:23 (five years ago) link
New Zefur Wolves is a really big improvement over the first album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvPPOSFUHyA
Good use of fuzz and feedback throughout. Some nice songwriting as well.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 1 April 2019 14:05 (five years ago) link
When Creation Records signed Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys hand wrote me a list of every song he'd written up to that point ... pic.twitter.com/y9KYB73uix— Andy Saunders (@mrasaunders) March 30, 2019
Never would've suspected 'Lazer Beam' was written pre-Fuzzy Logic.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 18:17 (five years ago) link
Perhaps a 'single pulled out of the bag'
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 18:48 (five years ago) link
If indeed it is the same 'Lazer Beam' and not a different song with the same title. I'm very skeptical as 'Lazer Beam' is heavily based on a Cian demo that came later.
I'm most surprised to see 'Missunderstanding (sic)' on there.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 4 April 2019 02:46 (five years ago) link
I’ve heard fairly substantiated rumblings they’re working on a new album, but that Gruff is either not involved at all or featured in a diminished capacity. Not exactly what I would’ve dreamed of, but we shall see...
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 15:50 (four years ago) link
I guess I got off the bus at the right time, then!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 16:11 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEwPfg5eVnY
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 14:31 (four years ago) link
Ail-rhyddhad Guerrilla i ddathlu ei ugain-mlwyddiant. Wedi'w ail-fastro o'r tapiau gwreiddiol. Ar gael i'w rhag-archebu rwan: https://t.co/Dw8ZUkKgEOThe 20th anniversary edition of Guerrilla. Remastered from the original tapes available to pre-order now: https://t.co/Dw8ZUkKgEO pic.twitter.com/QXHzKGiCSm— super furry animals (@superfurry) September 10, 2019
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:45 (four years ago) link
*loads of incoherent sweary babble; you know the drill*
― imago, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:55 (four years ago) link
https://images.backstreetmerch.com/images/products/bands/clothing/sfa/bsi_sfa87.png
I've made my peace. That is dope.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:28 (four years ago) link
Not at that undope price.
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:34 (four years ago) link
Excited to get the Guerilla vinyl reissue. Just waiting on Phantom Power and that's the five of their albums I love done.
Some nice looking shirts there (and that hat is great too), but yeah those prices are a bit much.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 23:15 (four years ago) link
I hope they do In Space at some point. I just need In Space and Rings.
I never clicked with Guerrilla; maybe I’ll take this lil “event” as an opportunity to revisit.
― Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 02:20 (four years ago) link
Gruff's new album is really good.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 12 September 2019 15:41 (four years ago) link
Really? Every one of his solo records since the stellar Yr Atal Genhedlaith has been 1-2 great songs and a bunch of really boring junk to me. And I’m a fanboy/Stan.
― Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Friday, 13 September 2019 05:04 (four years ago) link
9 tracks, about 29 minutes long. Not enough time to annoy.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 13 September 2019 11:28 (four years ago) link
Though I would say he’s had a respectable solo career so far, the highlights of which are mostly the live performances and the fantastic documentary films. I really enjoyed Babelsberg as well.
But this is an entirely Welsh, snappy record with really interesting production by Muzi.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 13 September 2019 12:48 (four years ago) link
I’ll pang it up!
Wish all his catalog was on Spotify so I could make a great “best-of” playlist.
― Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Friday, 13 September 2019 16:30 (four years ago) link
Where are you based? I see all his LPs on the USA Spotify.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 13 September 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
Canada. We’re missing at least Hotel Shampoo.
― Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Friday, 13 September 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
Dyfal donc a lanlwythir yr ôl-gatalog...For Guerrilla's 20th anniversary re-issue, we've uploaded the video for "Do Or Die" in vibrant hi-definition with the newly re-mastered audio to our YouTube channel.Pre-order Guerrilla: https://t.co/Dw8ZUksFNghttps://t.co/9GBNOGPg3Y— super furry animals (@superfurry) October 22, 2019
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 16:53 (four years ago) link
Woah, they recorded a demo for Love Lraft's 'Frequency' during the Guerrilla sessions:
Of these, the triumphant and dense "The Citizen's Band" (originally a hidden track before"Check It Out") is among the most wonderfully tight, blissful, and catchy. Elsewhere, the urgent acoustic number "Hand in Hand" (which would eventually become "Frequency" on Love Kraft) is engrossing. "Y Teimland" packs Paul McCartney-esque piano-based poppiness. "John Spex" is a full-blown electronic jam that's downright hypnotic, if a bit repetitious. Whether it's new material or alternate versions of Guerrilla staples, these add-ons are very cool.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 17:41 (four years ago) link
I don't see "Citizens Band" anywhere here
― Mark G, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 17:49 (four years ago) link
I'm guessing it's still a negative track?
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:13 (four years ago) link
A rewindie...
― Mark G, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:43 (four years ago) link
Though I'm not sure how that works out with the vinyl. Probably just gonna tack it onto that extra b-sides set.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 20:31 (four years ago) link
Pretty excited to hear the demos this time. 'Wherever I Lay My Phone" should be interesting.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 20:32 (four years ago) link
Guerrilla is probably my favorite album of all time, so I was going to like the reissue anyway, but I think they did a bang-up job on this one. It sounds phenomenal. It’s also got an 11-minute mix of “Somer Things Come from Nothing,” which is a song that I could probably listen to an hour-long mix of. Superb.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 1 November 2019 13:13 (four years ago) link
The Vinyl doesn't have any extra tracks, though?
― Mark G, Friday, 1 November 2019 13:25 (four years ago) link
Digital/CD.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 1 November 2019 13:30 (four years ago) link
I don't fuck with vinyl too much anymore, unfortunately.
Citizen's Band follows the main album on Spotify
― PaulTMA, Friday, 1 November 2019 13:42 (four years ago) link
Citizen's Band is on Side A of the vinyl.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 1 November 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link
Ar gael i ffrydio yng ngogledd America am y tro cyntaf. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸Now available to stream for the first time in North America. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸https://t.co/pWAFHBxgfM— super furry animals (@superfurry) November 4, 2019
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 4 November 2019 20:11 (four years ago) link
Guerrilla now on North American Spotify. Sadly lacks the extended Some Things.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 7 November 2019 21:19 (four years ago) link
Listened to the remaster. It's my first time hearing Guerrila in maybe 10 years, and first time ever hearing the b-sides. It's a shame "Citizen's Band" and some of the b-sides aren't on the album proper over, say, "Nightvision", "The Teacher", or "The Door...". Guerrilla is still my least favorite of the early albums by quite a bit, but now I realize it's mostly a matter of what they selected
― Vinnie, Friday, 8 November 2019 00:15 (four years ago) link
Turrican came to me in a dream to tell me he'd gotten off the bus
― PaulTMA, Friday, 8 November 2019 12:02 (four years ago) link
Have you seen him,Mr Turrican-thread-wrecker?I'm his bodyguard and protectorDon't remember where I lost himWhen did he get off the bus?
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 8 November 2019 16:05 (four years ago) link
'Night Vision' and 'The Teacher' are two of my favs. The latter is a bit light weight, but it's Gruff's ode to Bunf and I love Bunf.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 8 November 2019 16:06 (four years ago) link
Had a flashback of the Barrowlands 1999 gig after SFA posted the tour poster on IG the other day - I remember both songs being played live, for the only time I can remember. Also only time I can remember seeing an eccied guy dry-humping his friend in time to the outro of Mountain People
― PaulTMA, Friday, 8 November 2019 17:45 (four years ago) link
Well this was certainly a surprise:
29/01/2020@DasKoolies https://t.co/41rHCzF6Vc pic.twitter.com/Hem4AlGESl— Shaun Gordon (@slipp3000) January 27, 2020
I presume this means they're back... under a different name.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 27 January 2020 20:17 (four years ago) link
If you don't recall:
HB: That's right. When we were recording Guerrilla, it was such an overly ostentatious studio, ironically called The Real World. You had so much room. [keyboard/electronics man] Cian started getting bored, I think. There was a lot of waiting around and dissecting, so we ended up starting a parallel band called Das Koolies. We all took on different characters. I think the Stereophonics were next door and they came in to see what we were doing, so we exposed them to Das Koolies. Their late drummer, he was quite taken aback. He said to concentrate on what we were doing.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 27 January 2020 20:21 (four years ago) link