Codeine

Mondo Bungle · 01-12-2012, 08:41 PM

Search has never done me wrong, but I can't find a Codeine thread. More slowcore(lol) for ya, very sombre, nasal, and unhurried.

Zer0 · 01-14-2012, 07:59 AM

I like this band quite a lot. Their music can be very bleak and depressing at times but at the same time can comfort you. Definitely one of the best slowcore bands.

This song is a favourite of mine

I have a live Codeine bootleg as well if anyone wants it?

Engine · 01-14-2012, 08:14 AM

I've got a super-soft spot for The White Birch. It's one of my favorite albums.
I wrote a review of it here once.

Mojo · 01-14-2012, 08:23 AM

I only have The White Birch, which I just put on now. It's been a while.

I do like this record. I never really found myself engrossed in it the same way I was with I Could Live In Hope by Low & Songs About Leaving by Carissa's Wierd, but I do enjoy it.

Anything else worth checking out by this band?

Sneer · 01-14-2012, 11:39 AM

Well, I think Frigid Stars is their best album, and a classic of the slowcore sound in general.

Really good band, but definitely one you have to be in the right mood for.

like paper airplanes · 01-15-2012, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zer0

I have a live Codeine bootleg as well if anyone wants it?

I'd love it if you would upload it. What format is it in?

GravitySlips · 01-15-2012, 07:46 PM

Their whole discog is pretty much flawless, in my opinion. Brilliant band.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 01-15-2012, 07:49 PM

I like them, they've got the ability to make me zone out of whatever I'm doing and really just listen to the slow gentle tones and vocals.

Abstract · 01-16-2012, 12:42 PM

My first time listening to them, really digging their stuff. If I were to buy an album of theirs which one should I get first? Any Suggestions?

Zer0 · 01-16-2012, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by like paper airplanes

I'd love it if you would upload it. What format is it in?

It's in 128kbps mp3 unfortunately, I haven't come across anything better I'm afraid. I don't think it's a soundboard recording and the sound is a bit muffled, but it still fairly listenable.

Codeine - live at VUB, Brussels, Belgium 10-02-1991.rar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abstract

My first time listening to them, really digging their stuff. If I were to buy an album of theirs which one should I get first? Any Suggestions?

They only released two albums, Frigid Stars and The White Birch. Get both of them, they're both great!

01-14-2012, 07:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	I like this band quite a lot. Their music can be very bleak and depressing at times but at the same time can comfort you. Definitely one of the best slowcore bands. This song is a favourite of mine I have a live Codeine bootleg as well if anyone wants it? __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

01-14-2012, 08:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	I've got a super-soft spot for The White Birch. It's one of my favorite albums. I wrote a review of it here once. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

01-14-2012, 08:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I only have The White Birch, which I just put on now. It's been a while. I do like this record. I never really found myself engrossed in it the same way I was with I Could Live In Hope by Low & Songs About Leaving by Carissa's Wierd, but I do enjoy it. Anything else worth checking out by this band? __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

01-14-2012, 11:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Well, I think Frigid Stars is their best album, and a classic of the slowcore sound in general. Really good band, but definitely one you have to be in the right mood for. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

01-15-2012, 07:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	I like them, they've got the ability to make me zone out of whatever I'm doing and really just listen to the slow gentle tones and vocals. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

01-15-2012, 07:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	Their whole discog is pretty much flawless, in my opinion. Brilliant band.

01-16-2012, 12:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
Abstract Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The Frontier Posts: 60	My first time listening to them, really digging their stuff. If I were to buy an album of theirs which one should I get first? Any Suggestions?