Hm. I went to the Steve Hoffman forums and the response is...mostly good? There have been a couple of people who received moderately warped discs but Fat Possum are apparently very responsive about replacing them.
I just ordered, since I've never owned these albums in any physical format; if anyone else is considering, the code FATPOSSUM20OFF works and got me $12 off when buying both.
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Monday, 3 May 2021 17:58 (two years ago) link
My copy of the black vinyl ‘LGM’ has the worst warp I’ve had in ages on the first disk (looks like a rollercoaster) bit it plays through fine. Overall sound is fine, not amazing. Have ‘Pure Phase’ on order.
― hamicle, Monday, 3 May 2021 18:43 (two years ago) link
ah good to know, TT... it always felt perfect on CD to me, the clean shimmering crystaline-ness matching the physical medium... in fact I grew up with the cd that had the glitch on “angel sigh” so when I listen to the cd I have now I still get a little tripped up when it doesn’t start over again 1:00 in lol
― brimstead, Monday, 3 May 2021 19:33 (two years ago) link
Spiritualized opening up for Neil Young somewhere in the USA 1996.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oSeSbU984o
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 24 June 2021 01:01 (two years ago) link
Ladies & Gents being reissued on Fat Possum. They really screwed the pooch on the artwork.
― Cow_Art, Monday, 26 July 2021 22:52 (two years ago) link
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/09/08/spiritualized-the-aquarium-drunkard-interview/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 8 September 2021 19:34 (two years ago) link
Good interview but just in case folks don't finish to the end:
Jason Pierce: Not much. I just finished a record. I’m kind of kicking my heels at the moment.AD: When is it coming out?Jason Pierce: Early next year.AD: Will it be Spiritualized?Jason Pierce: It’s a Spiritualized record as well. That seems like a weird kind of accomplishment.
AD: When is it coming out?
Jason Pierce: Early next year.
AD: Will it be Spiritualized?
Jason Pierce: It’s a Spiritualized record as well. That seems like a weird kind of accomplishment.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 8 September 2021 20:47 (two years ago) link
*** Spaceman Reissue Program ***Let It Come Down - the band’s epic fourth album - reissued with new artwork on limited double 180-gram ivory vinyl as well as standard black.Out Oct 22. Available to pre-order now via https://t.co/bux8oadRqd pic.twitter.com/SYPV5wPGvl— Spiritualized® (@officialSpzd) September 14, 2021
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 13:05 (two years ago) link
Possibly teasing a new album? "Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt" is quote from Slaughterhouse 5
エヴリシング・ワズ・ビューティフル™Tout Était Magnifique™Alles War Wunderschön™Todo era bello™ pic.twitter.com/J6al54Ig94— Spiritualized® (@officialSpzd) November 1, 2021
― groovypanda, Monday, 1 November 2021 14:13 (two years ago) link
I wonder if that is supposed to be a cool symbol because all I see is a carton dieline.
― Evan, Monday, 1 November 2021 14:18 (two years ago) link
Their previous tweet was that "symbol" against a plain background so wondering whether it's a slow album cover reveal
― groovypanda, Monday, 1 November 2021 15:00 (two years ago) link
We need to be quick if we want to do a photoshop/MS Paint competition with it before the actual cover is revealed.
― brain (krakow), Monday, 1 November 2021 17:18 (two years ago) link
"Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt" is quote from Slaughterhouse 5
also one of the most cliched literary references in the history of underground music
discogs alone shows like 160 entries when you search that exact phrase (with some repeats, sure, but still)
Hope that isn't the title
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 1 November 2021 18:47 (two years ago) link
Jason Spaceman using a cliche??????
― imago, Monday, 1 November 2021 18:49 (two years ago) link
ha ha ha, touche
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 1 November 2021 19:00 (two years ago) link
Uh, you guys remember that "And Nothing Hurt" was the name of the most recent Spiritualized record from 2018.... right?
― Davey D, Monday, 1 November 2021 19:24 (two years ago) link
Yeah, thought that was obvious sorry. As in last album was And Nothing Hurt and the translation of their tweet is the first part of the quote. So new album/companion piece I assumed (as can't imagine they're reissuing their last album)
― groovypanda, Monday, 1 November 2021 21:06 (two years ago) link
Everything Was BeautifulOut Feb 25th 2022Available to pre-order now.Limited edition boxset only available throughhttps://t.co/D98xVU4reL pic.twitter.com/R7mkkALlGC— Spiritualized® (@officialSpzd) November 2, 2021
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 2 November 2021 16:50 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME0ji3o05UQ
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 2 November 2021 16:51 (two years ago) link
This is a remake of "Always Forgetting with You," a track off of The Space Project compilation.
Sounds like Spiritualized. Which I love, but I guess I've given up on the notion of being surprised by Jason.
― Cow_Art, Tuesday, 2 November 2021 17:33 (two years ago) link
one of the other tracks on this, "Best Thing You Never Had (The D Song)" has also been around since at least 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnGNc8bA_bo
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 2 November 2021 19:39 (two years ago) link
not completely unfamiliar to this group, but i bought 'let it come down' cd off the back of low covering 'lord, can you hear me'. i got five songs in tonight and had to turn it off... it sounded so cluttered, orchestrally overblown, no dynamics... i don't really think i get it? i tried to crack spacemen 3 when i was younger, but they were lost on me then, too. i wanna like them, though. what to listen to from here?
― maelin, Wednesday, 22 December 2021 21:10 (two years ago) link
Lazer Guided Melodies. Less bombastic than LICD but more melodic than S3.
― Cow_Art, Wednesday, 22 December 2021 21:16 (two years ago) link
the S3 version is probably better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLVjB7SI9KA
― koogs, Wednesday, 22 December 2021 21:47 (two years ago) link
I’d say Lazer Guided Melodies as well, maybe try this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLwjblRFXxs
― JoeStork, Wednesday, 22 December 2021 22:40 (two years ago) link
Finding 'Always Together With You' to be oddly affecting
― imago, Thursday, 3 February 2022 18:43 (two years ago) link
yeah it's a good thing I discovered this after voting closed on the 2021 tracks poll haha
― imago, Monday, 7 February 2022 15:29 (two years ago) link
it's SO GOOD what am i
Album is out today and sounds excellent on first listen
― groovypanda, Friday, 22 April 2022 12:32 (one year ago) link
Yep, excellent as usual. Mr. Spaceman is the most reliable purveyor of aural comfort food I know of
― J. Sam, Friday, 22 April 2022 20:02 (one year ago) link
it's very nice, altho the opening track is the clear highlight
― imago, Friday, 22 April 2022 20:04 (one year ago) link
Oh cool thanks for the heads up.
― Bee OK, Friday, 22 April 2022 20:16 (one year ago) link
so I loved their first bunch of albums and have seen them in concert several times and it was always great, but I pretty much gave up on them around Songs in A&E. Should I check this out or will it be more disappointment?
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 22 April 2022 20:33 (one year ago) link
Let It Come Down is still my favorite Spiritualized album, and I feel like this new album and the last one tap into the soulful, hungover widescreen orchestral vibe of that one better than anything he's done since
― J. Sam, Friday, 22 April 2022 20:34 (one year ago) link
that seems promising, I like Let It Come Down, but it definitely isn't my favorite. I really disliked when he went for more of a raw rock sound, it just didn't work for me, so maybe this is a step in the right direction.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 22 April 2022 20:36 (one year ago) link
This one also has a bit of a lo-fi LAGWAFIS feel about it too. You should definitely check it out
― groovypanda, Friday, 22 April 2022 21:15 (one year ago) link
glad to see his knack for vague meaningless keep-it-positive titles hasn't waned
― mookieproof, Friday, 22 April 2022 21:39 (one year ago) link
#goodvibesonly
― J. Sam, Friday, 22 April 2022 21:40 (one year ago) link
My thought listening to this album last night was, man this guy is consistent. I like the new one, he is good at doing what he does.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 23 April 2022 12:58 (one year ago) link
The first track is so choice, I keep playing it
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 23 April 2022 22:40 (one year ago) link
Love the little country elements here and there.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Sunday, 24 April 2022 01:24 (one year ago) link
oh this is really good, his best in a long time, and i thought that about the last one too
― ufo, Thursday, 5 May 2022 01:04 (one year ago) link
The first track is great, as mentioned above. The last one is joyous too.
― giraffe, Thursday, 5 May 2022 08:45 (one year ago) link
Mark Refoy with a story he posted just now on FB:
Spiritualized fun factIt’s time for a lazer guided fun fact folks. Back in 1991 Spiritualized were in the process of recording their debut album in various different studios. A studio we spent a lot of time in was Bath Moles. During the recording of 200 Bars it was decided that some accordion was needed. A call was made and an accordion player turned up to add the necessary vibe.Or so we thought.She was a very polite and well spoken lady, not the folkie type we’d been expecting. We played the song and when it came to the part when Kate intoned “One Hundred” Jason said…“we want you to play over the chords B and F# like this - da dada da da da da dada, da dada da da dada dada - yeah? Okay?” There was a moment of silence and she replied…”well I can’t possibly do that.” We were a bit taken aback - ”er, why not? You can play the accordion can’t you?” Somewhat smarted she replied…“yes I can play the accordion but that’s syncopation, it can’t be done on an accordion.” I picked up a guitar and played what we wanted her to play. She said…“that’s all very well and good but an accordion can’t do that.”We begged to differ so a plan was formulated - while she squeezed the accordion, myself and Jason pushed the buttons and played the keys. After a fashion, job done. So the lesson learnt was, three people using all their hands can play a two chord syncopated rhythm on one accordion.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 23 July 2023 16:24 (eight months ago) link
Wow!
― brimstead, Sunday, 23 July 2023 18:41 (eight months ago) link