I wouldn't worry about that, this album sometimes sounds like your stereo has been pre-busted.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 9 July 2021 18:39 (two years ago) link
paradoxically it's my experience that noize and productions that are made to 'sound like shit' are the ones to suffer most from mp3 encoding. out of curiosity, i took a look at the spectrograms from double negative to see what kind of imperceptible musical info it was throwing away. here's a comparison of flac vs 320 cbr mp3 for tempest.
i don't want to derail the thread into a lossless vs lossy argument, just an interesting observation i wanted to share.
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 9 July 2021 20:14 (two years ago) link
OMFG at "Hey".
― Tim F, Saturday, 10 July 2021 01:00 (two years ago) link
“Hey” >>> “Days Like These” 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Mind blown!!!
― vinyljunkie, Saturday, 10 July 2021 19:11 (two years ago) link
wow i had no idea burton was working on the kacey musgraves album, that's super exciting
i found an interview where burton said he did some stuff with dj quik in 2019, which he described as his dream collaboration, really hope that sees the light of day
― ufo, Sunday, 11 July 2021 13:44 (two years ago) link
i noticed something kinda weird. everytime i listen to the stuttering outro to white horses, it sounds like its at a different pitch..??? anyone else experiencing this? super fascinating illusion
― maelin, Thursday, 15 July 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
The notes slowly increase in pitch if that's what you mean. But as a whole the outro sounds the same each time I listen
― Vinnie, Thursday, 15 July 2021 22:10 (two years ago) link
that outro sounds like a Lindstrom mix gearing up or something
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Thursday, 15 July 2021 22:25 (two years ago) link
i just felt like every time i've had the record on they've resolved differently, maybe something to do with the harmonic interval, or maybe just my busted old ears.
― maelin, Thursday, 15 July 2021 22:48 (two years ago) link
is that what variable bitrate means? :-D
― StanM, Friday, 16 July 2021 04:34 (two years ago) link
SOMEWHERE OUT ON THE OCEAN...20.07.217:00 PT | 9:00 CT | 15:00 BST pic.twitter.com/BAQSpG05oP— Sub Pop Records (@subpop) July 19, 2021
― StanM, Monday, 19 July 2021 16:25 (two years ago) link
ok ok - it's maybe not them but they retweeted it and they were going to release some more songs from the album during the Summer
― StanM, Monday, 19 July 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link
so, the new bass player is Liz?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZk5cqDxSF/
― StanM, Monday, 19 July 2021 16:32 (two years ago) link
Right. Disappearing is coming out tomorrow and that tweet screenshot IS from the video.
― StanM, Monday, 19 July 2021 16:41 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9JyjipKBJk
― StanM, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
amazing video
i'm so excited for this album
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 14:42 (two years ago) link
"Disappearing" was not a song that caught me much so far but it works great with those visuals
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 21 July 2021 11:45 (two years ago) link
Did anyone ever buy that Japanese Double Negative for the bonus track? I heard it on a radio show, that bonus track, but I'd love to have a CD rip of it without paying 50 bucks for the one song.
― whisper3978, Monday, 2 August 2021 03:15 (two years ago) link
you should be able to find it, "it's all been done", on soulseek
― ufo, Monday, 2 August 2021 03:44 (two years ago) link
Damn, you weren't messing around. I haven't used Soulseek for 15 years, but right there it was. Appreciate your help, ufo.
― whisper3978, Monday, 2 August 2021 04:13 (two years ago) link
Today is the 25th anniversary of 'The Curtain Hits the Cast.'
― heyy nineteen, that's john belushi (the table is the table), Saturday, 14 August 2021 01:18 (two years ago) link
How they made More (single coming out next week)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CShwo23FMDs/
― StanM, Saturday, 14 August 2021 08:47 (two years ago) link
it's for certain / i never thought i'd last / i never thought the sea would try
― maelin, Saturday, 14 August 2021 11:39 (two years ago) link
That pedal chain is awesome but, phew, probably $1300 of boutique box effects.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 14 August 2021 12:19 (two years ago) link
still can't get over how good the guitar on "white horses" is
― ufo, Sunday, 15 August 2021 04:35 (two years ago) link
have been going through rarities i'd never heard before and wow "half light" sure is unique in their catalogue. kinda reminds me of songs of faith and devotion?
― ufo, Sunday, 15 August 2021 04:42 (two years ago) link
oh yeah, that Mothman Prophecies OST thing, right - hadn't heard that in a long time. you're not wrong!
― StanM, Sunday, 15 August 2021 06:37 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfQQvHvIPHI
― StanM, Tuesday, 17 August 2021 14:09 (two years ago) link
that's an interesting video -- all fake, plastic, manufactured tools and items, but with real human force to drive them to use them, all for nothing
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 17 August 2021 14:13 (two years ago) link
I had to go look up The Knife's Handyman video to see how similar I remember it being (not very)
― StanM, Tuesday, 17 August 2021 15:45 (two years ago) link
Exploring Peter Rehberg's catalog since I had only heard a few things over the years, this song reminds me too much of Double Negative (specifically the noisy part of "Tempest") not to share here:
https://pitaemego.bandcamp.com/track/get-out-3
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 24 August 2021 17:19 (two years ago) link
classic
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Tuesday, 24 August 2021 19:32 (two years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/low-band-alan-sparhawk-hey-what/
nice interview, alan thinks 100 gecs are great
― ufo, Thursday, 2 September 2021 10:01 (two years ago) link
nice boots
― micah, Thursday, 2 September 2021 12:35 (two years ago) link
Only one more week. I've put off listening to anything form this so far, after Double Negative I want to wait and savor the whole thing.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 2 September 2021 12:36 (two years ago) link
didnt realize theyd lost their bass player? i liked steve!
― maelin, Thursday, 2 September 2021 17:11 (two years ago) link
I want to see technology break as much as it has broken me.
damn
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Thursday, 2 September 2021 23:14 (two years ago) link
yeah that line hit me like a ton of bricks too
― octobeard, Friday, 3 September 2021 23:24 (two years ago) link
The same thing as ever ; great early on and got worse as they progressed.
― ^TwIn*InFiNiTiVeS^, Saturday, 4 September 2021 15:48 (two years ago) link
*AIR HORN*
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
hhhYYOOOOOoooooooonk
you make a good point i guess i'd never thought of it that way.
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Saturday, 4 September 2021 17:24 (two years ago) link
welp, you've convinced me - I'm no longer a fan. Thanks!
― StanM, Saturday, 4 September 2021 18:22 (two years ago) link
they did start out really well
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 18:24 (two years ago) link
but an attack is followed by a decay. that's the physics of sound. the decay may be sustained, but in will eventually be released. i think we know what stage of low we're at now
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link
seeing their release show next weekend. intimate affair in the woods (~250 attendees? if that?). stoked
― global tetrahedron, Saturday, 4 September 2021 20:12 (two years ago) link
"the same thing as ever" is really funny to say about a band that has made shifts in their sound as radical as double negative & drums and guns
― ufo, Saturday, 4 September 2021 22:12 (two years ago) link
Always hitting a new LOW
― Evan, Saturday, 4 September 2021 23:32 (two years ago) link
More goes really hard and I love it.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 4 September 2021 23:37 (two years ago) link
I haven’t paid attention to them since Long Division, since their sound did nothing for me (I was all about beats n’bass in 1996), and just figured since then it’s been 25 years of the same. Boy was I wrong!!! :(
― Derek and Clive Get the Horn Street (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 4 September 2021 23:54 (two years ago) link