Topic: the eraser (Read 9270 times)

Mikendher · « **on:** 31 May 2006, 08:34 »

Anyone else heard it yet?

I have to say that I was unfortunately dissapointed. I guess I was expecting radiohead though. Every song seems the same dark electronic polishing of heart of darkness. And none of them catch my ear, or make me want to listen again. Nor do any of the tracks make me feel the emotion drain/horror that should come with such darkness. Oh well, mabye other people will like it.

penpen17 · « **Reply #1 on:** 31 May 2006, 10:46 »

I'm not a huge Radiohead fan, so I didn't have terribly high expectations. It sounded okay, though. I haven't really given it a good listen yet, though.

It's very heavy on the electronics, I can say that much

Mikendher · « **Reply #2 on:** 31 May 2006, 10:49 »

Yeah... I felt pushed on the electronics, like it was trying to be a dark version of the postal service

penpen17 · « **Reply #3 on:** 31 May 2006, 10:56 »

That perfectly describes it! I've been trying to pin it down all day. It totally is.

However, I do like the style of electronics. It rides on top of the music without taking over. Like a lot of lap-pop stuff, it adds a sort of sheen to the music

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #4 on:** 31 May 2006, 13:23 »

I really like it. Probably since I wasn't expecting a Radiohead album. The Clock is my favourite so far

amok · « **Reply #5 on:** 31 May 2006, 17:08 »

I'm a couple of tracks in and this sounds excellent. I'm really digging the laid-back electronic approach.

Microfilm · « **Reply #6 on:** 01 Jun 2006, 04:56 »

Come on people, links. You're letting me down.

mediocrity_wire · « **Reply #7 on:** 01 Jun 2006, 10:19 »

Is this Thom Yorke's solo project?

Mikendher · « **Reply #8 on:** 01 Jun 2006, 11:36 »

Indeed.

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #9 on:** 01 Jun 2006, 11:59 »

Link please?

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #10 on:** 01 Jun 2006, 12:38 »

It's on some torrent sites, Oink and Demonoid for sure. Sorry, I don't have invites anymore, but you can ask others in the Oink invite thread

Mikendher · « **Reply #11 on:** 01 Jun 2006, 12:52 »

here was helpful to me... I don't know if it is anymore

jeph · « **Reply #12 on:** 01 Jun 2006, 16:40 »

It sounds exactly like I was expecting it to sound.

Microfilm · « **Reply #13 on:** 01 Jun 2006, 16:45 »

I'm sad now. Still haven't gotten it.

Rumte · « **Reply #14 on:** 03 Jun 2006, 20:09 »

http://www.dsfargeg.com/Thom%20Yorke%20-%20The%20Eraser/

Manta Ray · « **Reply #15 on:** 03 Jun 2006, 20:21 »

Listening to it now, about a minute into the first song and sounds good already. Will definitely return in the morning to give my full input.
When's the new Radiohead album coming out anyway?

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #16 on:** 03 Jun 2006, 20:54 »

Next year.

penpen17 · « **Reply #17 on:** 03 Jun 2006, 21:13 »

My biggest problem with it is that it seems kind of devoid of emotion

Or let me rephrase that. It seems to be lacking any sort of range of emotions

Microfilm · « **Reply #18 on:** 03 Jun 2006, 21:58 »

Quote from: Rumte

http://www.dsfargeg.com/Thom%20Yorke%20-%20The%20Eraser/

I love you, unknown person.

Hat · « **Reply #19 on:** 04 Jun 2006, 08:35 »

I have only listened to a few tracks, but I am pretty uninterested as a whole.

I should probably give it more of a shot, but he is pretty much my least favorite member of Radiohead. I should drink more and listen to it. I never liked Hail to the Thief untill I gotreall loaded and spun it.

Houdinimachine · « **Reply #20 on:** 04 Jun 2006, 11:12 »

Thank you, Rumte. You are a wonderful man/person.

McTaggart · « **Reply #21 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 02:50 »

Cheers Rumte.

I may have burnt them in the wrong order, but it seems to start really abruptly and then be all uncomfortable for a few tracks before settling into an order that fits. Overall, the whole thing sums together to be above average, not brilliant, but not crap either. The darker Postal Service comment is pretty close.

amok · « **Reply #22 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 02:58 »

A few listens later, I already prefer this to most Radiohead albums, and that's saying a lot.

McTaggart · « **Reply #23 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 03:15 »

On inspection of the set of mp3s I have been listening to them in the wrong order. The proper way makes a lot more sense.

Fun Fact: The Eels' Beautiful Freak sounds really good if you play the tracks in alphabetical order.

Microfilm · « **Reply #24 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 04:39 »

I'm honestly pretty disappointed. I finally got ahold of this and 4 tracks in I was like "I don't think I can finish this in one sitting", which never happens to me.

It's much too electronic for me.

nuisance · « **Reply #25 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 06:29 »

Sorry to be a fuckwit, but I think any comparison to The Postal Service is about as superficial as saying eg. Motorhead are a dark Rolling Stones because they are both rock bands. OK, should've picked examples from a similar era, but you get what I'm talking about.

How do you think 'The Eraser' compares to The Notwist? To the last Dntel record, even? To Lali Puna? To Hood?

Anyone heard that newish Radiohead covers album? Maybe it's a Japan-only release. The R&B version of 'High & Dry' works really well, which makes lots of sense, really, bar the lyrics.

McTaggart · « **Reply #26 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 06:56 »

Okay, it's like what a darker Postal Service would sound like if Ben Gibbard was Thom Yorke.

nuisance · « **Reply #27 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 07:07 »

But it's like what a darker Postal Service would sound like if Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello were Thom Yorke.

I think the drum programming, piano, guitar, and dry, grubby production aesthetic are all very typical of (what I always imagined was) Thom's contribution to Radiohead post-'OK Computer'.

Edit: sorry, I'll stop. I normally restrain my argumentative side.

Valrus · « **Reply #28 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 13:08 »

However superficial the Postal Service comparison might be, I think it's a good one to give a very vague idea of what the album sounds like.

Johnny C · « **Reply #29 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 19:08 »

Quote from: nuisance

Anyone heard that newish Radiohead covers album? Maybe it's a Japan-only release. The R&B version of 'High & Dry' works really well, which makes lots of sense, really, bar the lyrics.

I've got the cover of "Just" featureing the guy from Phantom Planet. It's basically incredible.

brandie · « **Reply #30 on:** 06 Jun 2006, 15:20 »

I had heard somewhere that the tracks leaked so far actually had an indetermined number of seconds lopped off the beginnings due to some watermark or something. Have complete verisons been released since then?

Artakserksis · « **Reply #31 on:** 10 Jun 2006, 01:48 »

Yeah, I have heard it. I really liked it, although I'm not a great Radiohead fan.

Radiowar · « **Reply #32 on:** 11 Jun 2006, 08:34 »

Yeah I'd say a dark Postal Service is pretty accurate. Or maybe a less crap Hail To The Thief. 'Cymbal Rush' is a pretty kickass song i thought. The others have not left much of an impression...

internethandle · « **Reply #33 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 00:53 »

have you guys even listened to a radiohead song from the past ten years? "a dark version of the postal service?" christ, guys, get some better references. the postal service is not the fucking genesis of pop music plus electronic instrumentation.

Vaginal Intercourse · « **Reply #34 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 05:15 »

Rumte · « **Reply #35 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 05:16 »

comparing thom yorke with the postal service is just blasphemous.
not loving every single radiohead song as well.
i guess i've just outed me as complete weirdo. and a huge radiohead fan if that isn't the same?

Kai · « **Reply #36 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 06:02 »

I normally wouldn't do this.

but.
InternetHandle man.

Chill the fuck out dude. Radiohead are terrible. Seriously. But that's still no reason for you to get pissed. On the internet. YOU ARE ANGRY AT THE INTERNET

The Tet Offensive · « **Reply #37 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 07:12 »

thom said in an interview that he wanted this album to sound like "death cab jamming with pauline oliveros in compton, circa 1992". i think that's a pretty accurate description. too bad the postal service did it better and first!

thedevilissix · « **Reply #38 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 08:02 »

Just had a listen to "5261". Eee, it's okay. Hardly groundbreaking stuff, but still pleasant to listen to.
It also makes me wonder if some even better remixes could emerge from it, as well as the extent of their faithfulness to the originals. DFA, anyone?

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #39 on:** 16 Jun 2006, 22:07 »

Dissappointment pending.

It is not Kid Aish enough for me. I wanted him to take Kid A to the inevitable extreme thus creating a monster that no-one would to.
Well except me, since I really really loved Kid A, moreso than OK Computer and the lot.

corwinzor · « **Reply #40 on:** 02 Aug 2006, 15:33 »

I dig the Eraser, maybe side A moreso than side B. It kind of sounded how I'd expected it to. It sounds the best to me at night when I'm falling asleep, although Kid A is still my number one album for that.

blasphemy · « **Reply #41 on:** 02 Aug 2006, 23:17 »

he should have ERASED the master tapes

eh? eh?

Johnny C · « **Reply #42 on:** 03 Aug 2006, 00:09 »

I think the problem, from what I'm reading here, is that a lot of people approached the album thinking that they wanted something specifically, when really you should only want one thing when you purchase or listen to an album: good music.

I like a lot of The Eraser.

Misereatur · « **Reply #43 on:** 03 Aug 2006, 12:01 »

I agree with Johnny C. The Eraser is probably one of the best albums to come out this year.

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Author Topic: the eraser (Read 9270 times)

Mikendher

penpen17

Mikendher

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Microfilm

mediocrity_wire

Mikendher

Mikendher

Microfilm

Rumte

Manta Ray

penpen17

Microfilm

Microfilm

nuisance

nuisance

brandie

Artakserksis

internethandle

Vaginal Intercourse

Rumte

The Tet Offensive

thedevilissix

Praeserpium Machinarum

corwinzor

blasphemy