Earth: s/d, c/d?

"high command" = \m/(>_<)\m/

The new one is on them internets ! sounds good so far.

"a harder, more rock and American Gospel-oriented, and improvisational direction"

Pentastar has always been my favorite. Can't think of an album that's better to work to. Drone rock at its finest and most minimal.

Earth 2 is classic, I know of no other album that can be played in my apartment that will have my neighbors friends start knocking.

earth's definitely classic. i'm kicking myself now because i saw pentastar for super cheap but passed it up. earth 2 is great but i like the sparse country drone stuff too. hex is excellent.

not really 'country' obv. but you get the idea.

Yeah, like the new one, you mean?

the brand new one is the one with Frisell on it, yes?

yesh

I was introe'd to these guys on the weekend via Pentastar, which was really good!

"i'm kicking myself now because i saw pentastar for super cheap but passed it up."

the new reissues are cheap. vinyl is like ten bucks.

cool!

haven't heard the new one, xposts.

I had a flat promo cd of Pentastar that I bought when it was new for a few bucks. Kicked myself for years on missing the original vinyl. Once I saw the reissues advertised, I bought myself a nice 12" version and Dj the finale on a pretty regular basis. One of my favorite guitar solos ever--right up there with Paul Leary and Elliot Easton as far as its succintness, melodic quality, and epic feel.

You guys know that Cobain played on the first album, right?

Earth will still occasionally end a set with something from Pentastar. (They did at the in-store last spring during EMP)

x-post - Nate, yup

i still have my promo cd of pentastar. i love that album too. i guess i like it cuz it's the most "rock" earth album. i dunno. it's just cool.

I wish there was a whole genre of albums like Pentastar.

I once had a dream that I started a tribute band to that album called HighH Command. Yess, with 3 "H"s.

ps - where do you live Scott? I owe you a bong hit someday.

I like Pentastar, but then I put on something by Fu Manchu or Torche, and I feel like changing to an Earth album where Dylan is undoubtedly trumping everyone. Does that make sense?

I love Torche too though.

not really into the hendrix cover. is pentastar the only earth album with vocals?

extra-capsular has some vocals.

"I like Pentastar, but then I put on something by Fu Manchu or Torche, and I feel like changing to an Earth album where Dylan is undoubtedly trumping everyone. Does that make sense?

It makes sense except that I just don't hear it that way. It seems so incredibly stoned and laid back. They're not even trying to rock really... and yet in places it does anyway. It's got a total savant quality that probably shouldn't work, but does (for me anyway).

Pentastar was always my favourite, was great when they played coda maestoso in f(flat) minorin Glasgow when they toured with Sunn o)))

Dud = searching this band on ILM.

Hibernaculum is one of my favorite (non)albums of 2007, like this probably more than the older stuff by them I've heard. The DVD was crap though. Is the new one out yet?

I liked the DVD. But yes, I agree Hibernaculum was excellent.

There were some interesting interviews, but visually it didn't really match the music, all grey and grainy.

Does the new one have a release date?

There's nothing on the Southern Lord site about it. It sounds great on first listen, though.

Blasting Earth 2 and my left speaker just vibrates itself off the shelf and explodes. :(

Dylan would want it that way.

Yes he would!

Picked up the new Earth today at a Zavvi in Dublin, for only 15 euro -- I didn't think it was out till the end of the month. Anyway, on first pass it's very good, with real monsoon-rains-in-the-desert vibe to it. Certainly not drone doom, though.

I'll second the above post -- the new album is FANTASTIC, one of the best things I've heard in '08 so far. Expands a bit further on the americana, folk and gospel influences that surfaced on Hex and Hibernaculum. Perhaps the best album they've done!

the new one is quite remarkably mellow and spacey. it is also very very very fucking good.

It is. Was even better live too!

the new one is quite remarkably mellow and spacey. it is also very very very fucking good.

^^^^^ This. It was the ideal disc for me to get acquainted with Southern Lord records (tho probably not representative of the label's artists).

not at all representative, you're right, but definitely a nice gateway. check out some of the Boris stuff too, it's fairly accessible for Southern Lord. then move in deeper. lots o' good stuff on that label.

oh! and don't forget Earth's previous album, Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method, which is in relatively the same vein as the new one, and really really good as well. highly recommended.

Is the prior Earth album like the new one? Must investigate.

(Best thing I've heard on the Southern Lord label, BTW. Best cover art, too).

I'm with J0hn too. So fucking great. Perfect for the mood I've been in lately.

Yes it is like the new one. But really the new songs are much better live. btw there's a tour only live album over at southernlord.com that was on sale at the european gigs, its awesome and quite ltd so you should all pick it up, its fab. I got mine in glasgow.
Also apparently on their current tour there's a new live cd that id love to buy. Anyone pick it up?

cool, thanks for the heads up on the 2006 tour cd.

It's a great recording.