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Post by ScottsyII on Aug 21, 2004 22:08:32 GMT -5
REM - Monster
The Fauves - Self Titled
The Church - Hologram of Baal
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Post by Mary on Aug 22, 2004 0:53:08 GMT -5
 i really think that working with jarboe rekindled the creative fire of neurosis, who really kinda lost the plot for a minute on a sun that never sets, when they decided inexplicably that it was time to break out the acoustic guitars and fuckin james taylor records. (ok that is an exaggeration but still, c'mon, it's neurosis, give us some apocalyptic, cinematic death metal already!!!) but here they manage all the different styles,from hautning ballads to crashing metal, all anchored by jarboe's enormous presence. this woman can sing anything. she can chant over and overa gain 'i tell you if god wants to take me, he will' in a way that sounds utterly terrifying, and makes you begin to wonder if perhaps god doesn't want to take you too. thenshe can sing in her quiet ethereal icy chanteuse voice that puts nico to fuckin shame 'hold me mother to your breast, hold me mother through my death' and then fuckin start shredding her vocal cords and scremaing bloody murder like she just ate max cavalera for breakfast. she is a wonder to behold. i would proclaimm this the best album of 2004, except i've only heard one other 2004 album, because i'm a lazy poor sod who always buys albums from 1982. Cheers, M |
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Post by maarts on Aug 22, 2004 2:32:59 GMT -5
Some Australiana for me today:
Art Of Fighting- Second Storey
Architecture In Helsinki- Fingers Crossed
The Panics- A House On A Street In A Town I'm From
Augie March- Sunset Studies
Cog- Open Up
The Finn Brothers- Everyone Is Here (yes, I know.....)
Eskimo Joe- A Song Is A City
Epicure- The Goodbye Girl
That Neurosis sounds interesting indeed. I found Jarboe always a bit limited as vocalist as she mostly employed a soft, agreeable, slightly hoarse vocal to the eclectic Swans-mix. Her solo-efforts just gave me the same feelings as the ones from Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance; together with Michael Gira the combination clicks whereas solo you miss the synergy- the deep, sonore baritone from Gira alternates so well with Jarboe, in the same sense as the rich vocals of Brendan Perry alternate with the exquisite operatic warblings of Gerrard.
One thing I notice too is that lyrically Jarboe hasn't moved very far on from her pseudo-intellectual horrormelancholia. It works for her music, that's true, but I wish she sidestepped the imagery sometimes for more direct lyrics. Perhaps that's why she opened up a can of screamalistics?
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Post by angel on Aug 22, 2004 3:19:40 GMT -5
maarts, is austrliana a hybrid of assie and kiwiana? have to say oz r outclassing us (and most everyone) in the pool and the diving and they have lotsa medals generally too mark my words, watch your back USA  |
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Post by angel on Aug 22, 2004 3:29:17 GMT -5
maarts i see u were online but i cannot find you in this maze so if i dont reply, its cos im going out to derbyshire for lunch now!!
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Post by angel on Aug 22, 2004 3:29:38 GMT -5
gotta make the most of the rare sun!
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Post by maarts on Aug 22, 2004 3:36:03 GMT -5
I'm circling about like the vulture I am- see Kats board!
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Post by ScottsyII on Aug 22, 2004 4:02:27 GMT -5
Having a bit of a resurgence of listening to this album...
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
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Post by Dr. Drum on Aug 22, 2004 6:39:11 GMT -5
Amongst others:  Finn Brothers – Everyone is Here What can I say? Fuckers made me shed tears of joy the first time out.  Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts Now This is a protest record but the reason why it works so well is that it's a friggin' big party! |
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Post by angel on Aug 22, 2004 8:10:10 GMT -5
found ya maarts!
great choice of kiwi music there, drum - sounds like a must-listen!
**don't need to be olymic medal-haulers when we are so culturally supreme** ;P
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Post by rockysigman on Aug 22, 2004 8:43:46 GMT -5
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Post by RocDoc on Aug 22, 2004 8:50:21 GMT -5
 This is the latest of the Northside Music label's 'Nordic Roots' samplers(#3 in fact! And still 5 buck...as they put it 'cheaper than food'!!!)and this music is extraordinary....esp in a world w/the likes of Bjork, Sigur Ros, etc getting attention. THIS is the REAL thing, maarts will tell ya! 1 Gjallarhorn -- Suvetar · Goddess of Spring 2 Maria Kalaniemi & Aldargaz -- Ahma 3 Wimme -- Bambumiehta · Bamboo Honey 4 Väsen (with Harv) -- Polska after Mats Berglund / Sold or Sale (live) 5 Harv -- Spaken · The Lever 6 Aly Bain & Ale Möller -- The Full Rigged Ship / The New Rigged Ship 7 Maria Kalaniemi & Sven Ahlbäck -- Polska after Johan Erik Taklax 8 Hedningarna -- Knarklåten · Bulldog (live) 9 Värttinä -- Laiska 10 Swåp -- Seagull (live) 11 Ranarim -- Höga berg och djupa dalar · High Mountains and Low Valleys (live) 12 Nyckelharpa Orchestra -- Storpolskan · The Big Polska 13 Karen Tweed & Timo Alakotila -- Riverside Aby 14 Garmarna -- Viridissima Virga · Greenest Branch 15 Hoven Droven -- Malört ~ Great to see you checking in angel!! Great pics over at the 'Photo Album'site, BTW...life IS treating you well it seems! Excellent... ~ Dr D, you bastard! You've sure as hell talked me into finding that Finn Brothers disc....as great as maarts has been talking it up, when I hear about THAT sort of a response to music(when its artists I love), I've got to hear it... ~ **don't need to be olymic medal-haulers when we are so culturally supreme** ;PTho I can't resist to brag....well the Lithuanians ARE medal-haulers AND we're also culturally supreme!  ...tho medal-haulers in proportion to our tiny 3 point something million population... |
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Post by Proud on Aug 22, 2004 9:06:24 GMT -5
  yup, listening to the same old stuff. don't really know what else to listen to lately... |
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Post by Mary on Aug 22, 2004 12:14:08 GMT -5
Yeah maarts, the same ex who burnt a ton of Swans for me also burnt me some solo Jarboe, but I've barely touched it - I really should give it another chance now that I've fallen in love with this Neurosis & Jarboe record. The lyrics here are still pretty much just about the dark side of sex and religion - definitely potentially a bit cliche, although I do think she has a fairly poetic way with words that often saves her from self-caricature. I really like what Neurosis is doing as well on this album, they're experimenting with various keyboard sounds and such in a great way - it's not just like random blips and bleeps to be fashioanbly electronic, but they've created these entire, doom-laden soundscapes which are highly effective underneath Jarboe's vocals. Did you know that Jarboe had this totally crazy biography? From allmusic.com: Coming to rock and experimental music from a complex, fascinating background (both her parents were FBI agents; her upbringing in the South included such elements of extreme American religious faith as snake-handling ceremonies; and before her direct involvement in music she participated in "unorthodox sex work," to use her own words, in various U.S. cities), Jarboe, who has always preferred to be known by her sole name, has long been known as one of the fiercest spirits in modern music. Hmmm...I'm gonna have to read up a bit more on this so-called "unorthodox" sex work.... Cheers, M |
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Post by PC on Aug 22, 2004 14:44:08 GMT -5
Yesterday I got something like 100 Black Sabbath songs from a friend over the net, along with Sabbath covers by various metal bands (good and bad). Gotta love high-speed internet access! ;D
NP: Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout (on Winamp)
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