Topic: Like a Book Club, but with Records: 2nd Group (Read 58561 times)

!!!CPAOI!!! · « **on:** 29 Jan 2007, 07:00 »

This thread will be the discussion board for the second group. The rules from the previous thread can be read here.

Participants

1. Will
2. valley_parade
3. Dark Flame
4. Valrus
5. Caspian
6. Brittany Marie
7. amok
8. Valdemar
9. Thirgaofg
10. Scytale
11. jcknbl
12. IronOxide
13. Gridgm
14. Mobius_logic
15. CPAOI
16. Rubby
17. Dimmukane
18. Flaming Ostrich
19. thelightguy
20. fish across face

Valdemar · « **Reply #1 on:** 29 Jan 2007, 10:36 »

Johnny said I should hop over here so here I am, wanting to participate

Mr u Suk · « **Reply #2 on:** 29 Jan 2007, 13:58 »

hey can i grap a seat in this one? i missed out on the first one.

!!!CPAOI!!! · « **Reply #3 on:** 29 Jan 2007, 14:33 »

I'll see how much interest gets shown by tomorrow morning. Honestly if this doesn't get enough people, I'm just going to take it down and we can all take seats in the other thread and watch the game. Or somebody else can take over management of this one.

Caspian · « **Reply #4 on:** 29 Jan 2007, 15:27 »

ill join in

Thirgaofq · « **Reply #5 on:** 29 Jan 2007, 18:22 »

Hey, I'd like to join if I could. Thanks.

Mobius_Logic · « **Reply #6 on:** 29 Jan 2007, 18:30 »

Ok, nevermind my last post, I guess I'm in this one.

jcknbl · « **Reply #7 on:** 29 Jan 2007, 18:58 »

Sounds cool actually.

IronOxide · « **Reply #8 on:** 29 Jan 2007, 19:08 »

I'll do it, sure why not?

Gridgm · « **Reply #9 on:** 29 Jan 2007, 22:22 »

i want to do it but i'm not sure of my availability once i start uni again

Scytale · « **Reply #10 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 03:00 »

I'll give it a go but I'm in much the same boat as Gridgm with respect to Uni.

valley_parade · « **Reply #11 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 06:05 »

So when is it my turn? Because I think I know what I am going to share with you guys.

!!!CPAOI!!! · « **Reply #12 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 09:51 »

I think that this list of 15 should be good enough, I went back through some people's post history's and I think that this will be a) civil and b) will expose some of us to stuff we would never have found by ourselves. I'm going to let valley_parade go first because they seem to know what they want to upload. I'm going back to change the order later today.

Does an album every three days sound like a decent pace or should it get slowed down to a week?

valley_parade · « **Reply #13 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 12:59 »

I like once a week. I'll upload my album on Thursday.

amok · « **Reply #14 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 16:37 »

Rock on. Thanks for setting up the second team, Mr. !!!. Lookin' forward to hearing people's CDs.

Gridgm · « **Reply #15 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 18:14 »

ok all is good

Joseph · « **Reply #16 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 18:24 »

Can I call next Thursday in advance?

thelightguy · « **Reply #17 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 19:02 »

Crap... a couple hours late. Is there any chance I could get thrown in, or should I start another one?

!!!CPAOI!!! · « **Reply #18 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 20:23 »

Quote from: amok on 30 Jan 2007, 16:37

Rock on. Thanks for setting up the second team, Mr. !!!. Lookin' forward to hearing people's CDs.

Thanks, and props on the Thievery Corp. avatar.

Quote from: Dark Flame on 30 Jan 2007, 18:24

Can I call next Thursday in advance?

Sure thing.

Quote from: thelightguy on 30 Jan 2007, 19:02

Crap... a couple hours late. Is there any chance I could get thrown in, or should I start another one?

Sorry dude, I have to draw the line at some point and 15 seems like the right place to stop

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Rubby · « **Reply #19 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 16:54 »

Is there still time?
Why does the other group get 20?

fish across face · « **Reply #20 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 17:06 »

A third group has started.

SeanBateman · « **Reply #21 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 17:32 »

Just make this one 20, having a third group is retarded.

jcknbl · « **Reply #22 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 20:23 »

If there no objection put me next on the list (after who ever last called a spot) I'd rather go sooner than later.

thelightguy · « **Reply #23 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 20:42 »

Quote from: Johnny Katz on 31 Jan 2007, 17:32

Just make this one 20, having a third group is retarded.

Valrus · « **Reply #24 on:** 01 Feb 2007, 18:40 »

Wasn't someone going to upload something today? Let's get this party started.

jcknbl · « **Reply #25 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 07:50 »

Valley parade, where are you?

valley_parade · « **Reply #26 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 08:58 »

Slipped my mind. I'm a little busy this weekend and away from a computer. If I don't have it up by 6:00PM ET on Saturday, slip me to next week or something.

Sorry guys.

Will · « **Reply #27 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 09:09 »

Shane, I can take this one if you want, I can have something uploaded by this evening.

valley_parade · « **Reply #28 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 09:13 »

Sounds good, thanks man.

If anyone wants to check out my selection, it was Thunderball's "Cinescope" album.

!!!CPAOI!!! · « **Reply #29 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 14:08 »

valley_parade, go ahead and post next week. Will, post your album when you see this. I have brought more people in to make it a 20 person group like the first and I will modify the order.

fish across face · « **Reply #30 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 15:13 »

Cool, look forward to it.

!!!CPAOI!!! · « **Reply #31 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 19:49 »

Alright, if Will gets his album up tomorrow that would actually be pretty convenient. Every week, every Sunday would give the course of an actual week to talk about it.

!!!CPAOI!!! · « **Reply #32 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 19:56 »

Quote from: Gridgm on 29 Jan 2007, 22:22

i want to do it but i'm not sure of my availability once i start uni again

Quote from: Scytale on 30 Jan 2007, 03:00

I'll give it a go but I'm in much the same boat as Gridgm with respect to Uni.

I don't think you guys will have much to worry about. How much input you want to give is up to you, and you'll only have to upload twice a year given the schedule, so no pressure. I'm just glad you're both in.

Gridgm · « **Reply #33 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 21:42 »

ok i'm getting sick of this so i'm going to skip ahead and take my turn now becuase i can't be bothered waiting for someone else to get off their ass and do it

so here's Die! Die! Die!'s second self titled EP (blue) to quote the big day out brochure they specilize in "precision drilling of unwary eardrums" they are a punk trio from NZ (why couldn't they play a show outside of the aukland one though

any questions??
(as suggested i've changed the http to hxxp to mask traffic here's you link)...sorry about the format

hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=PRZL556X

Caspian · « **Reply #34 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 02:21 »

freaking gay- I just went over my download limit, so I'm stuck on dial up speeds for 2 weeks. If I'm real bored I may download it, but it will take ages.

Kai · « **Reply #35 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 07:29 »

Yeah, going over your download limit is totally into the cock.

Thirgaofq · « **Reply #36 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 12:03 »

MegaUpload is giving me an error, can anyone else try it?

jcknbl · « **Reply #37 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 12:12 »

I get a "temporarily unavailable" notice.

Will · « **Reply #38 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 13:13 »

Sorry guys, I got held up this weekend. I'll take next turn if that's cool; I have mine all ready to upload whenever.

amok · « **Reply #39 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 16:58 »

I got all kinda of irritating ads and stuff on megaupload (fuckin' site) but I did get the file - reuploading Gridgm's record >here< for those who couldn't get it

Valrus · « **Reply #40 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 18:42 »

Quote from: Kai on 03 Feb 2007, 07:29

Yeah, going over your download limit is totally into the cock.

I read this about eight hours ago and couldn't parse it for the life of me. Then I looked at it again and it made sense. I think this is actually a case where quoting the person before you would have helped? NOT THAT I'M ADVOCATING ANY SUCH THING OF COURSE

Edit: I think I was trying to interpret Kai's post in terms of the, you know, freaky Amazon-river penis-infiltration nightmare-fish.

Will · « **Reply #41 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 02:05 »

So I guess I'm gonna be the first to comment on this one. Right of the bat, I dig this stuff. The intro track kind of threw me, because when "Disappear Here" kicked in, it wasn't at all what I was expecting, but other than that, you can count me as a new fan. These guys fit in perfectly in my playlist alongside the likes of Pg.99 and Orchid, but without as much abrasive screaming. I love the under-produced sound they have going for them; it has that raw and dirty punk-rock feel to it that has always appealed to me. I didn't care for the vocals at all at first, but after a couple of songs they grew on me. This band reminds me in a lot of ways of a more "British" sounding version of Ten Grand, vocally reminescent even of the pAperchAse just a bit, only not nearly as creepy. On the side, "Auckland Is Burning" sounds like someone took the main riff to "Low" by the Foo Fighters and dirtied it up a hell of a lot. Not a bad way to go at all, I should say. 7/10 in my book.

fish across face · « **Reply #42 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 02:25 »

Heh, the first CD for this group is by Die! Die Die! and the first CD for the other group had a song with the same name. Odd.

Quote from: Will on 04 Feb 2007, 02:05

So I guess I'm gonna be the first to comment on this one.

I was just typing my comments when you posted!

Fast slabs of go go go is not really my cup of delicate chamomile tea, so I'm not too sure what to say about this. I'd prefer punk with a bit more post- in there, I guess, whether it's weird noises or non-rock influences or whatever. Intellectually, I like that it's pretty uncompromising, and when things do change pace it seems to fit in well with what they're doing elsewhere. Enjoyment wise, I also like those slower bits. The rattling outro on (the awesomely titled) Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Mikey, for instance. Also like the fuzzy bass... bvvvbvvvbvvvbvvv

Quote from: Will on 04 Feb 2007, 02:05

I love the under-produced sound they have going for them; it has that raw and dirty punk-rock feel to it that has always appealed to me.

I did a web snoop, found it was produced by Steve Albini. Certainly has his sound - although the music's different I thought of PJ Harvey's 'Rid of Me' straight away, and having made the connection I couldn't stop thinking about Shellac when I was listening.

Will · « **Reply #43 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 02:32 »

I'm thoroughly convinced that Albini has Midas' fingers. While my familiarity with his work is somewhat limited, the man even managed to make Chevelle sound really good on their first album, and I haven't really heard anything with his name attached to it that I didn't like at least the sound that the album had, even if the songs themselves weren't really my bag.

Scytale · « **Reply #44 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 03:07 »

gah I tried to listen to this I really did, I'm on my laptop (mac OSX at the moment),

1. I had no way of opening the .rar file (had to download a program for it)
2. I-Tunes couldn't play the .wma files and strangely neither could VLC, which is what I normally use for windows stuff. I could open them but there was no sound playing just silence for 3 mins or so. Anyway I've wasted about 45 mins trying to download some other programs and stuff and i'm going to bed now.

Tomorrow arvo I'll try to convert them to mp3 on my pc (Linux

) until then you'll just have to wait for my review.

If anyone else is having trouble I might be able to upload an .ogg or .mp3 version tomorrow if that helps people out...

Gridgm · « **Reply #45 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 03:31 »

if it's that much trouble i'll rip an mp3 of it tomorrow lol

fish across face · « **Reply #46 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 03:58 »

Here you go, MP3s transcoded from WMA, uploaded in a zip file. Yummos.

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download.yousendit.com/D3367341147CD5BD

Thirgaofq · « **Reply #47 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 21:13 »

I liked the cd, but most of their songs sounded kind of the same to me. However, I still liked it, especially the frantic pace of a lot of the songs. The vocals are also great at matching the pace of the songs, although the lyrics are kinda hard to understand.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #48 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 22:20 »

I really liked this album, too. It seemed really familiar though... I know it sounds like something I've heard but I cannot for the life of me figure out what.

Like Will, I was a bit thrown after that intro track. I expected GY!BE or something, but instead we get fast, honest, good music. It kind of reminds me of GoGoGoAirheart, only good. I don't know when this came out, but it certainly sounds mid-ninetiesish.

My only complaint is that random high-pitched whatever that kind of sounds like a bird chirping in Auckland is Burning. I like feedback on occasion but the squeals don't really fit.

Rubby · « **Reply #49 on:** 05 Feb 2007, 00:07 »

I'm gonna listen to this while at school tomorrow, but based on what you guys are saying, I have high hopes.

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