devin townsend c/d

also occurred to me he's basically the metal Todd Rundgren?

yeah he seems like good people.

thought this might be a bump for his new album lightwork, which im still trying to figure out my feelings on.

rundgren comparison is good i think

I could also imagine a Devin/Andrew WK album that would be....very good indeed.

anyone dive into litghtwork yet?

it didn't do much for me the one time i heard it! some bangers obv. bonus disc far more unhinged

yeah disc 2 way more experimental. kinda hard not to think hes done better versions of each of these songs on past releases.

enjoyed dimensions, call of the void and equinox.

i don't think i could hear all this dude's music if I did nothing but listen to it for a year.

his quality control is pretty good though.

how does it compare to Empath?

it's considerably more mellow imo

I like mellow Devy tbh , i'll have to give it a listen

if i could like convince the guy to do a tour and perform Ocean Machine-Biomech in its entirety though i'd die happy

opening track super nice imo

Yah it’s frontloaded

off the back of relistening to everything/listening to the ones i didnt get to, i've been listening to the podcasts he did during lockdown, which are basically a chronological and very in depth look at each album. So far just up to terria but it's probably some of the most honest and self exposing autobio work i've heard from a musician. well worth checking out. first one here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2vpT_8zKp4

yeah those pods are very good... long tho.

I like the whole of Lightwork! really a great listen

if i could like convince the guy to do a tour and perform Ocean Machine-Biomech in its entirety though i'd die happy

https://www.discogs.com/master/1389963-Devin-Townsend-Project-Ocean-Machine-Live-At-The-Ancient-Roman-Theatre-Plovdiv

Haven't seen it myself, sort of took a Devin break for a few years, but I'm feeling the twitching. I'll have to check it out.
(And the end of the Live at the Royal Albert Hall show, the Ocean Machine triptych finale as it were, is mind blowing. I've never seen him live but I need to.)

I saw him on the metal cruise in 2020 and he played a wiiiide range of material but he stunned us with "All Hail the New Flesh" and "Detox" from City.