Announcements (new album releases, new events)

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:55 pm

Several things to announce, in no particular order:

1. www.laptopdeathmatch.com - next deathmatch on Saturday at the DoubleWide in Dallas; I plan on doing a song entirely live-looped with all sounds coming out of a bass. I'm not promising that it'll sound good, but it'll definitely be interesting.

2. New Anjunabeats compilation released ("Volume 5") - double album from the saviors of trance, Above & Beyond. I know trance gets a bad rap, but honestly, this is the absolute cream of the crop...info and listen here: http://www.anjunabeats.com

3. New Travis record out, "The Boy with No Name" - f-ing fantastic...a return to the glory of the "Invisible Band" with shimmering guitars and lovely vocals. Check out all the songs at http://www.myspace.com/travis and the new video at http://youtube.com/watch?v=u2hYn_4yuhc

4. New Bjork album out ("Volta") - is it me or has she gone so far into "creative" territory that her music is no long accessible? What happened to the fantastic stuff of legends like on "Post" or "Homogenic" ???

5. New Armin mix out - "A State of Trance 2007" - or as I like to call it, "A State of Complete Boredom 2007"

Feel free to comment, in any particular order.

gezabelle · Post by **gezabelle** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:21 pm

i worked at a travis gig t'other night... as fran left the stage he said 'thank you' and touched my shoulder. thoughly pleasant chap.

That is all.

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:22 pm

lucky you...my wife would be swooning if that happened to her

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:50 pm

nebulae wrote: 4. New Bjork album out ("Volta") - is it me or has she gone so far into "creative" territory that her music is no long accessible? What happened to the fantastic stuff of legends like on "Post" or "Homogenic" ???

I think it might just be you mate.

on a tangent, I picked up NIN-Year Zero....and returned it. I got Volta with the refund. good move.

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:54 pm

Yeah, Year Zero didn't do much for me either. And even worse, it sounded "thin" to me...almost too digital.

My wife says Volta will grow on me over a few weeks, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt, but I miss Bjork's creative-yet-accessible days.

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:59 pm

nebulae wrote:Yeah, Year Zero didn't do much for me either. And even worse, it sounded "thin" to me...almost too digital.

My wife says Volta will grow on me over a few weeks, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt, but I miss Bjork's creative-yet-accessible days.

AMEN to the "thin" remark. I had actually written a lengthy diatribe on the NIN topic of accessibility and how its ruining his output imo, but figured it would be a bit of a thread-jack. But I definatly thought the entire album sounded flat/thin/weak ... I'm speculating here, but could this be for better mp3 playback or something ?

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:03 pm

I don't think MP3 has anything to do with thin...it's all about how it was produced.

I think the thin sound comes from overcompression and bad distortion. Keep in mind, there's good distortion and saturation, but thats not what happened in Year Zero. The distortion is flat and actually sounds NOT angry, which is not Trent's purpose or goal. The vocals sound like they were recorded on shit mics. The guitars could have come out of Refx Slayer or something cheezy like that. The drums sound like bad Battery 3 samples.

I don't know what happened, but I hate it when good records get recorded like crap. These guys know better...

Conversely, if you listen to a well-recorded warm and thick record, whether it's mp3 or wav won't make a difference in the warmth of the album. Any Cardigans record will sound great, even down to 128kb mp3.

Pinetree Jones · Post by **Pinetree Jones** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:03 pm

............so the about the Deathmatch:

Saturday May 12th ?

Time ?

I plan on attending since I live a few blocks away. I like being able to walk home after getting sloshed. I'll be sure to bring my streetwalker repellent (loose change and cheap cigarettes)

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:05 pm

Hey, cool! Come introduce yourself to me, so we can meet in person !!

Yes, Sat May 12, and I'll be there around 8:30ish...they usually don't start earlier than 9pm. Ethios4 and his wife will be coming down from Oklahoma, so you can meet them too.

Pinetree Jones · Post by **Pinetree Jones** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:11 pm

Cool, I'll bring some tunes for you.

See ya there!

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:19 pm

Update: the DeathMatch starts at 10pm. Anyone coming should be there by 9:30, just in case we start early.

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Fri May 11, 2007 5:44 pm

Upon further listening, I have to say this ASOT 2007 is growing on me, and is better than anything Armin's put out in a few years. It's prolly the past baggage that kept me from liking the new record...overall, it's a smooth and delicate sound, which has it's purposes.

The Anjuna record is just sick!!!

And don't forget the deathmatch tomorrow night

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Sun May 13, 2007 7:51 pm

I finished in second place at deathmatch last night. It was a really fun night.

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