Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

Justthefacts · 04-23-2017, 01:52 PM

This used to be the soundtrack to my waterfall soaked, mountaintop Georgia vacations when I was younger

Justthefacts · 04-23-2017, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Justthefacts

This used to be the soundtrack to my waterfall soaked, mountaintop Georgia vacations when I was younger

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Zer0 · 04-24-2017, 03:16 PM

Slowdive - Slowdive (2017)
It was difficult not to have sky-high expectations going into this album. They are one of my all-time favourite bands after all. But hearing their first new album in 22 years had me perhaps a tiny bit underwhelmed. This album does not scale the awesomeness of Souvlaki, Pygmalion, or any of their early EPs, but what we do have is still a good album. Musically it sounds like the missing link between Souvlaki and Pygmalion and I give them credit for not just completely rehashing their past. But props to them for making a comeback album which doesn't suck.

rostasi · 04-24-2017, 08:34 PM

**Janszoon** · 04-24-2017, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

That album cover has me intrigued.

The Batlord · 04-24-2017, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That album cover has me intrigued.

Same here. No idea what it is, but the fact that I can't read it without effort makes me wanna listen to it. Actual cover reminds me of Khanate's debut and SYL's City.

rostasi · 04-24-2017, 09:05 PM

Well, where to begin...
The label is Edition Modern out of Bucharest.
They're pretty much devoted to the music of
husband and wife composers Dumitrescu and
Avram with about 50 releases. Any of them
that you are interested in, I can send you samples
because they're composers I'm pretty devoted to
and have all of the discs.

Dumitrescu's music is a kind of spectralist form
that is distinct from French spectralism.
Often, the music sounds improvised, but is very
carefully notated (he described to me his notation
software when I asked). Part of one of the scores
is reproduced in the middle of the cover above.

If you ever decide to purchase any of the CDs,
I'll have to warn you that the actual disc quality is so shoddy
that it is the only label that I've ever broken a CD while
removing it from the jewel case - real crappy thin discs that
you can actually see thru(!?). Back in the 90s, I broke two of them.
I'm extra careful now.

Also, they had a weird habit of reproducing their CD
distributor's names on the FRONT covers - often misspelling them
(should be "a-musik" on this one, for example).

**Janszoon** · 04-24-2017, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

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Originally Posted by rostasi

Well, where to begin...
The label is Edition Modern out of Bucharest.
They're pretty much devoted to the music of
husband and wife composers Dumitrescu and
Avram with about 50 releases. Any of them
that you are interested in, I can send you samples
because they're composers I'm pretty devoted to
and have all of the discs.

Dumitrescu's music is a kind of spectralist form
that is distinct from French spectralism.
Often, the music sounds improvised, but is very
carefully notated (he described to me his notation
software when I asked). Part of one of the scores
is reproduced in the middle of the cover above.

If you ever decide to purchase any of the CDs,
I'll have to warn you that the actual disc quality is so shoddy
that it is the only label that I've ever broken a CD while
removing it from the jewel case - real crappy thin discs that
you can actually see thru(!?). Back in the 90s, I broke two of them.
I'm extra careful now.

Also, they had a weird habit of reproducing their CD
distributor's names on the FRONT covers - often misspelling them
(should be "a-musik" on this one, for example).

So is the song in that YouTube video on that album?

rostasi · 04-24-2017, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

So is the song in that YouTube video on that album?

Yes, "Doryphories" is the last piece on the CD,
but it's performed by the Hyperion Ensemble.
More info here.

Also, what I mean by "send" is that I can upload it to YouTube for you.

Akai · 04-24-2017, 10:53 PM

(Finally picked up the 2016 reissue, got em all now.
Eager to hear what changes and possible additions are in store)

Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage

Act I

1-1 The Central Scrutinizer 3:28
1-2 Joe's Garage 6:09
1-3 Catholic Girls 4:19
1-4 Crew Slut 6:38
1-5 Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt 4:44
1-6 On The Bus 4:31
1-7 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 2:23
1-8 Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up 5:42
1-9 Scrutinizer Postlude 1:34

Act II

1-10 A Token Of My Extreme 5:29
1-11 Stick It Out 4:34
1-12 Sy Borg 8:55
2-1 Dong Work For Yuda 5:03
2-2 Keep It Greasey 8:21
2-3 Outside Now 5:49

Act III

2-4 He Used To Cut The Grass 8:35
2-5 Packard Goose 11:31
2-6 Watermelon In Easter Hay 9:05
2-7 A Little Green Rosetta 8:14

04-24-2017, 03:16 PM	#25443 (permalink)
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04-24-2017, 10:53 PM	#25450 (permalink)
Akai Godless Ape Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Britannia Posts: 1,255	(Finally picked up the 2016 reissue, got em all now. Eager to hear what changes and possible additions are in store) Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage Act I 1-1 The Central Scrutinizer 3:28 1-2 Joe's Garage 6:09 1-3 Catholic Girls 4:19 1-4 Crew Slut 6:38 1-5 Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt 4:44 1-6 On The Bus 4:31 1-7 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 2:23 1-8 Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up 5:42 1-9 Scrutinizer Postlude 1:34 Act II 1-10 A Token Of My Extreme 5:29 1-11 Stick It Out 4:34 1-12 Sy Borg 8:55 2-1 Dong Work For Yuda 5:03 2-2 Keep It Greasey 8:21 2-3 Outside Now 5:49 Act III 2-4 He Used To Cut The Grass 8:35 2-5 Packard Goose 11:31 2-6 Watermelon In Easter Hay 9:05 2-7 A Little Green Rosetta 8:14 __________________ ''To be honest, in my opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter from a different perspective and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I do believe that I forgot what I was going to say.'' S p o t i f y

04-24-2017, 08:34 PM	#25444 (permalink)
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04-24-2017, 09:05 PM	#25447 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	Well, where to begin... The label is Edition Modern out of Bucharest. They're pretty much devoted to the music of husband and wife composers Dumitrescu and Avram with about 50 releases. Any of them that you are interested in, I can send you samples because they're composers I'm pretty devoted to and have all of the discs. Dumitrescu's music is a kind of spectralist form that is distinct from French spectralism. Often, the music sounds improvised, but is very carefully notated (he described to me his notation software when I asked). Part of one of the scores is reproduced in the middle of the cover above. If you ever decide to purchase any of the CDs, I'll have to warn you that the actual disc quality is so shoddy that it is the only label that I've ever broken a CD while removing it from the jewel case - real crappy thin discs that you can actually see thru(!?). Back in the 90s, I broke two of them. I'm extra careful now. Also, they had a weird habit of reproducing their CD distributor's names on the FRONT covers - often misspelling them (should be "a-musik" on this one, for example).