bickster Posted August 23, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 23, 2023 As I have today bought me a brand new turntable. I have the match on silent and as is tradition, new hifi equipment, the ultimate test record comes out 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, bickster said: As I have today bought me a brand new turntable. I have the match on silent and as is tradition, new hifi equipment, the ultimate test record comes out What have you got or is this in a different forum thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 23, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, Seat68 said: What have you got or is this in a different forum thread? The upgrade of the old deck, Project Debut Carbon EVO I went for that in the end because it’s several generations on from my old one. Carbon tone arm, upgraded cartridge and they’ve also fixed my bugbear by having a switch to change speeds instead of having to take the platter off to manually move the belt. I also have the upgrade acrylic platter on the old deck so that’s a straight swap. Sounds flipping amazing, much improved bass definition is very noticeable and the separation is also much better. I’m definitely hearing stuff I couldn’t before 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 24, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 24, 2023 Highly appropriate album and oh yes the bass is louder and much more defined on this new deck. This one has flown under the radar this year I think but it is one of my favourite releases, safe to say it'll be in the end of year list. Bass player in late 70s / early 80s DIY post punk feminist Rough Trade band The Raincoats if you were wondering. Co-produced with Youth who also plays alongside Helen McCookerybook and others. Released on that Jack White's Third Man label. Worthy of your time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, bickster said: Highly appropriate album and oh yes the bass is louder and much more defined on this new deck. This one has flown under the radar this year I think but it is one of my favourite releases, safe to say it'll be in the end of year list. Bass player in late 70s / early 80s DIY post punk feminist Rough Trade band The Raincoats if you were wondering. Co-produced with Youth who also plays alongside Helen McCookerybook and others. Released on that Jack White's Third Man label. Worthy of your time. She features on this lovely Hefner song. I really like her vocals. I will give that album a spin later I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 24, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 24, 2023 Another one from a few months ago, I'm listening to albums all the way through for he first time in ages, there will probably be tracks on side two of albums I’ve owned for months that I’ve never heard… it’s a joy. Mexican psyche-rock duo Lorene Meets The Obsolete's latest, Datura on the Sonic Cathedral label. I really do like his band's last two albums since they adopted a more experimental style and adding electronics in with their spacey / Psyche guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I've never seen why everyone fawns over this lot (I know I'm in a small VT minority ) but this is probably the only LP of theirs I've wanted to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 26, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 26, 2023 28 minutes ago, rjw63 said: I've never seen why everyone fawns over this lot (I know I'm in a small VT minority ) but this is probably the only LP of theirs I've wanted to listen to. It’s that shit, they couldn’t even be arsed designing a cover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, bickster said: It’s that shit, they couldn’t even be arsed designing a cover After listening to recorxd one it's a lot better than SPLHCB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 26, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, rjw63 said: After listening to recorxd one it's a lot better than SPLHCB Revolution#9 is probably the best music on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 26, 2023 34 minutes ago, rjw63 said: After listening to recorxd one it's a lot better than SPLHCB Depends what you like. And, sorry Bicks, the contrast between those two albums illustrates why they were so damn good. Pepper was ground-breaking, and universally lauded as a masterpiece. Any other band would have stuck with a winning formula, and done more of the same. And they did, briefly, with the Magical Mystery Tour EP. But then they went completely counterintuitive and reverted to a more stripped-down approach. Still plenty of experimentation, but in wildly different directions. Personally, neither album is among my favourites (I prefer Revolver and Abbey Road), but they were still head and shoulders better than 90% of bands, then or now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: Depends what you like. And, sorry Bicks, the contrast between those two albums illustrates why they were so damn good. Pepper was ground-breaking, and universally lauded as a masterpiece. Any other band would have stuck with a winning formula, and done more of the same. And they did, briefly, with the Magical Mystery Tour EP. But then they went completely counterintuitive and reverted to a more stripped-down approach. Still plenty of experimentation, but in wildly different directions. Personally, neither album is among my favourites (I prefer Revolver and Abbey Road), but they were still head and shoulders better than 90% of bands, then or now. Just finishing side four, much prefer this to Pepper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Just finishing side four, much prefer this to Pepper. Like I said, totally different genre. Pepper owed much more to George Martin - it was baroque pop, not everybody's cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 26, 2023 And, as usual, they left the best track off the White Album, and relegated it to a B-side. Way better than the slow version on the LP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chrisp65 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 My Name Is Ian. Go Bananas. Another Cardiff based band, another released by Bubblewrap Collective, another sub £19 new vinyl record, another great record. The ‘local bands’ tub in the record shop at the moment is just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 (edited) stumbled across this the other day and very much like it! Golden Hours by Golden Hours Based between Brussels and Berlin, Golden Hours is comprised of past and present members of Gang Of Four, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tricky, The Fuzztones and The Third Sound, to name just a few. A band with mileage and stories, they trade in rock'n'roll missives that are at times dark, tense and hypnotic, at others sweaty, relentless and danceable. Made up of Hákon Adalsteinsson (Guitar/Vocals), Rodrigo Fuentealba Palavacino (Guitar), Tobias Humble (Drums/Vocals) and Wim Jansens (Bass/Keys/Vocals), Golden Hours' self-titled debut album is due for release March 31st 2023 on Fuzz Club Records. Wim says of the project and its incoming debut: "The musical backgrounds of each member are pretty broad but somehow when we come together there's a pretty clear definition of what our music should sound like. There's a beautiful friction between the noise we produce and the love for melody that seems to overtake at just the right moment. There never seems to be a lack of ideas when we come together. In silent agreement, every idea gets tried and will be further developed into a song or skipped in a heartbeat. No time is wasted.It all happens pretty automatically Edited August 26, 2023 by theboyangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 Labi Siffre - S/T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Sea Power Man Of Aran I’ve got the dvd somewhere, just a wonderful piece of work. Been working, with the headphones on and the Villa score clicking up in the corner of the screen with this just washing over me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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