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Good?

Good. Yeah, definitely good. Rests any administration concerns or rumours, i suppose.

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Stereotypical 'want to make a different-sounding record, the one that we just did isn't very good'.

--- Break (Potential paraphrasing)

Predictable 'our next one will be better because we've matured'

Foals: You are so FUCKING BORING.

Whatever 'backlash' emerged is completely understandable judging by those meagre quotes.

I am SO going to receive

a ton of spam from entering my e-mail there.

Inevitable split of the week #2

Fascinating interview.

That was well worth my undivided attention.

Cox seems to be dwelling on Microcastle’s pop leanings to dramatically. Is it self-described? Or has he crushed underneath the pressure of experimental listeners categorising his act? Within Liars’ and Deerhunter’s artistic collective, their recent (and forthcoming) output may be considered pop, but generalisation reveals both records to be nothing more groundbreaking than a progression instead of an absolute departure; an audible homage to a method of musical construction they wished to address.

Hemphill’s comment about experimentalism was intriguing, posing a question about what experimental music is, and whether it can be classed as such if it is a constant, not developing or adapting from original establishment. It may be argued that every record or release is built from nothing – becoming a pop record or evolving beyond that into more demanding realms with excessive depth, but consumers don’t experience the production process, therefore any material will seem regimented, lacking any evolution.

There are experimental listeners out there that don’t wish to tag everything with a pre-constructed label or premise, downloading provides relative anonymity that only finds a pre-designated category if the individual wishes to associate that act to a movement prior to or post-exposure. It’s the naïve listeners that are being challenged, feeling uncomfortable when removed from a comfort zone that attempt to disfigure personalities and groups on the basis of their dissatisfaction alone. They’re the ones that aren’t worth considering.

Heartbeat

is another song on my infinite list of 'songs i found interesting for a day'.

I still enjoy the accompanying video, but the synth ensures i'll only remain entertained providing mute has been activated.

Music videos don't often impress me,

but House of Cards, especially in high-resolution is truly astounding. Impeccable digital artistic vision that complements its audible accompaniment so meticulously with themes of destruction and transcendental suspension thanks to the song's ethereal nature.

Haunting beyond anything i've previously experienced in terms of music videography.

I'm really quite blown away by that. Massive kudos.

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I actually quite enjoyed the EP. A tad straightforward, but no less enjoyable for it.

Prinzhorn Dance School

Now THAT'S a bad comparison.

I've just acquired this. Apologies for the impromptu bump.

And below

because i wrongly assumed i had replied at the foot of the page.

Why do people that hate Animal Collective

always appear to cite abysmal, unsubstantiated reasons for doing so. A constructive,(acceptably ostentatious) valid argument wouldn't go amiss once in a while, y'kno?

There are many offending comments above.

Mystery Jets:

Worst Band Ever?

My estimations include:

Nouns
For Emma, Forever Ago
Fleet Foxes

And something from the British contingent i couldn't care less about. Probably Elbow.

Well he did question whether

it was worth noting or not... and to respond to the original inquiry: no it isn't.

I've heard that drum pattern a hundred times

that riff "
that song construction "
that atmospheric 'emotive' theme "
that backing 'woo-oo' "

I'd rather listen to something that challenges me for its original qualities than a decrepit rehash of past glories that doesn't innovate nor entertain at any definable artistic level.

I was going to complain

about Weezer being rewarded with single of the week, but i soon concluded that was an acceptable frustration once i caught sight of the week's other releases.

An awful collective of meagre indie bands. Also: Glasvegas are truly asbysmal. But no-one needed telling that anyway.

If they opt for him

it will certify my concerns that the band aren't going in the direction i want them to be.

What the heck is this utter, utter trash?

Awfully paced editing.

Is it just me,

Or does 'Snakecharming the Masses' sound like Radiohead's '15 Step' put through an audio compression facility? I do like fire though.

I hope this is a return to original form. The last record was overcomplicated, lacking emotion, bland and flat to understate the matter.

*critisising

I wasn't critising your opinion,

that's the last thing i want to be perceived to be doing. I'm just getting a little aggravated by the amount of people i've seen classing records as 'overrated' when the last dozen or so articles i've read on Discovery have disregarded it completely.

I just caught an inconsiderate review on Rate Your Music describing an unreleased, critically ignored record as 'overrated'. You just caught me at a bad time :(

People that use the term

'overhyped' without understanding its true meaning and as an alternative to "i don't see why people like generic album one as much as generic album two" really annoy me.

So, in your opinion Homework outclasses Discovery? fair enough - but many Daft Punk enthusiasts will disagree.

Another stellar release.

I've listened intently via myspace - this is a purchase.

Did Autolux

perform any new material?

I've been listening to Alive 2007 this week.

Perfect timing.

DiS,

(and i use that collective term loosely) admitted to discovering From Here We Go Sublime an excessive period of time after its release on these shores. Basically, they could have reviewed such material were it not for their haphazard research ;).

*Safety wink*

This went from being fairly useless

to totally pointless.

^

*Surprise *Quantative

Why must i unnecessarily destroy southern most sections of articles so often with grammatical carelessness :(

(b) Axel Willner's The Field

Interesting article with qualitative, rather than quantitive, background information to enhance my understanding of the label. Major kudos for publishing a worthwhile article on the prestigious electronic organisation.

Favourite label EVER.

<3

This is just the most unexpected suprise! I'll read it now.

He's almost as aesthetically displeasing

at that indescribable creature from The Enemy. Isn't Mark E Smith in Von Sudenfed? Everything's neutral then.

The marriage

not the baby.

I (generously) give it three years

and five months.

Don't insinuate my house would be a seven :(

my architectural skills far surpass the limitations of a meagre, underwhelming seven.

Here's to hoping they steer

away from generic pop and toward experimentalist constructions.

This isn't necessarily a critisism,

but i could construct a small house with the amount of seven out of tens i've witnessed lately.

Great record.

One of a minority i highly recommend this year.

Could i possibly have a

fundamental explanation relating to the conceptual basis of the DiSband feature? Obviously, it's comprehensibly interviewing a musical outfit - but why the particular groups you choose etc.?

Who?

hmm.

This is either good

or bad.

Oh yes.

Agreed.

Worst record of the year from a genre i can partly associate with.

"...ample-bosomed horse whispering thesp."

Fantastic. 'Thesp' has scrawled a tidy entry in my mental thesaurus.

This is my number one.

From Here We Go Sublime achieved the mean feat of extracting unlimited admiration from me around the same time last year.

I resolutely defended The Field's effort and pounded home that i knew it would remain top of my musical pile for the entire year. It did. And i'll repeat the same argument for No Age.

Just brilliant. Wierdo Rippers was fantastic, yet Nouns leapfrogs it somehow. They may just be my favourite band in the whole world right now.

Agreed.

Let's not be aesthetically judgemental, though.

EVERYONE

stay where you are.

Is the message here i believe.

I haven't heard the originals,

and i'm quite enjoying sections of the record after several revolutions.

Many outfit's earlier recordings are preferred over their gleaming predecessors by enthusiasts, however opinionated musings shouldn't be delivered as if they are undeniable fact.

Horrors' EP was far more energetic and sustained an element of displacement recording wise but i don't frustrate myself when i occasionally fish out their debut, i'll just listen to the original versions that i feel are superior.

Don't waste you breath complaining how their lo-fi efforts were better, just board it up.

The Strokes

were untouchable to me thanks to their opening duo of records.

Sadly, First Impressions of Earth was a substantial disappointment - and if this fourth outing neseccitates an enhanced diversion towards standard rock, they are all but floundering.

Your counter-retort is.....

SUCCESSFUL!

Congratulations.