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Hope you get the chance mate. As I said their music really was more suited to indoor clubs and smaller gigs because the vibe and raw music sounded better echoing off the walls than getting lost in the air and suffering from a big audience. They had similar problems at Spike Island which was regarded as their most famous gig in terms of awareness/impact, although Live in Blackpool from 1989 is their best I've been privileged to come across on Youtube. 57 minutes of pure magic from them with a 500 strong crowd and everything just coming together. Brown doesn't sound amazing (if anything his soft voice is a minor problem on a few songs, yet radiant and pure on others) but its remarkable how much better he does sound there than in any outdoor gig he's ever done.
edit: thank you Hanoi Cheyenne for the gif and MBV info. Think Andy was the first person who introduced me ages back to the wonder that is that gif and its remained a personal favourite ever since.
Good man WOOLCOCK it truly is an amazing gif, never seen the before/after source vid, its just such a perfect shot, theyre just ...gone
new MBV is out now btw, full album is on youtube, pretty natural follow up to Loveless, defo worth checking out
Any track you'd recommend checking out? I visited your link and listened to 'wonder 2'. Wasn't really feeling it at first listen, but I didn't hate it ether. Like you said, seems like they're going for a Loveless vibe/natural progression which I guess isn't a bad thing for certain people.
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Originally Posted by WOOLCOCK
Hope you get the chance mate. As I said their music really was more suited to indoor clubs and smaller gigs because the vibe and raw music sounded better echoing off the walls than getting lost in the air and suffering from a big audience. They had similar problems at Spike Island which was regarded as their most famous gig in terms of awareness/impact, although Live in Blackpool from 1989 is their best I've been privileged to come across on Youtube. 57 minutes of pure magic from them with a 500 strong crowd and everything just coming together. Brown doesn't sound amazing (if anything his soft voice is a minor problem on a few songs, yet radiant and pure on others) but its remarkable how much better he does sound there than in any outdoor gig he's ever done.
Unfortunately, Osheaga is outdoors Here's to hoping that the weather doesn't spoil shit too bad, last year we got frequent thunder showers.
I'm guessing this is the vid you're referring to? I've seen snippets of the show, but never in full. Bookmarking that now, might check it out over the weekend if it isn't taken down by then. Looks like an awesome show indeed.
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Yup, is indeed the one I was referring to. Acknowlodged by many as their finest gig. Took me a while to get over the crowd being quiet compared to Heaton Park which was barmy, but then I remembered it was a different time and most there were hopped up on pills and looking for a trip experience as opposed to the modern gigs which are more vocal and energetic.
@blarg - been taking it more as a full album but I really like this track, its been my walking to/from work album all week and little parts are just starting to get stuck in my head, definitely a lot of layers to the sound to get your head round. First couple tracks sound more like their old stuff and last couple track are newer territory.
Tbf Loveless wasnt really an immediate album either so it may take a while to see how it really sits in their discography
@blarg - been taking it more as a full album but I really like this track, its been my walking to/from work album all week and little parts are just starting to get stuck in my head, definitely a lot of layers to the sound to get your head round. First couple tracks sound more like their old stuff and last couple track are newer territory.
Tbf Loveless wasnt really an immediate album either so it may take a while to see how it really sits in their discography
Awesome. I definitely enjoyed that track much more than the first one I listened to, very interesting drum looping throughout. I can see this one being a grower with a few more listens, looking forward to hearing the whole album in quality audio when it drops.
Have you heard of Ulrich Schnauss? He's one of my favorite downtempo electronic producers, and he's coming out with a new album this year. Was looking into his back catalogue this week, and this track reminded me of MBV, i'm sure it was an influence:
Edit: Oops, didn't realize that the entire album was already released in digital format. Assumed that the tracks ether leaked early, and/or MBV released them in lower quality as a preview.
^that was cool, I've heard the name a bit but hadn't heard any music, have actually been looking for stuff in that vein recently(downtempo electro), whats a good album?
Can defo hear an MBV influence in there, that drowsy/dreamy/buried in the mix style of vocal is a trademark of theirs. As for production wise, theres some hilarious stories about Kevin Sheilds obsession with getting the perfect sound in the studio, they pretty much bankrupted Creation records making Loveless and it took him 21 fucking years too get this to his standards, still surprised it came out at all.
I'm currently into the electronic stuff nowadays. Currently listening to Flume, who's from Australia. Ever heard of him? His got a song called Sleepless which is really cool imo. Whole album is pretty good.
^that was cool, I've heard the name a bit but hadn't heard any music, have actually been looking for stuff in that vein recently(downtempo electro), whats a good album?
Can defo hear an MBV influence in there, that drowsy/dreamy/buried in the mix style of vocal is a trademark of theirs. As for production wise, theres some hilarious stories about Kevin Sheilds obsession with getting the perfect sound in the studio, they pretty much bankrupted Creation records making Loveless and it took him 21 fucking years too get this to his standards, still surprised it came out at all.
Strangely Isolated Place
Far away trains passing by
Goodbye (the one with Madusa on it)
All three of these albums are top notch, and they pretty much encompass his body of work. To be fair, his music is much more reminiscent of Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream and Jon Hopkins with his knack for ambient soundscape, but he does experiment on a few tracks and his sound is usually layered with a certain shoegaze flare. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for melancholic headphone music you can relax and dream to, and music that is equally interesting to dissect it's intricacies.
I'm actually shocked that MBV still has a loyal and devoted cult fanbase all these years despite not having released a damn thing since Loveless. Power of the internet man, the MBV word spread like wildfire
@destiny - hadnt heard that but just checked it out and enjoyed it, Im open to any electronic suggestions as im pretty clueless when it comes to modern electro stuff
@blarg - cool, im on it, sounds right up my a street, im a bit of a krautrock freak
the status of Loveless has grown huge over the last decade as loads of new bands starting figuring out their tricks, I was too young when it came out first but when I got into that stuff around the late 90s I remember that album just being a small cult thing that got much bigger since. Also theyve just started touring again for the first time the last 2 years or so, their live gigs always had a rep, mainly for volume.
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it truly is an amazing gif, never seen the before/after source vid, its just such a perfect shot, theyre just ...gone
Here's to hoping that the weather doesn't spoil shit too bad, last year we got frequent thunder showers.
