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Post by davidf on Apr 6, 2015 17:04:24 GMT
Campfire Headphase is the nearest sounding album to MHTRTC, so I can't see you not liking it!
Just to add - another reason I like these guys is that they're not in it for the fame and glory, and aren't up their own backsides. They may well be on social media, but they hardly ever post, unlike most artists who use it like a running commentary on their lives, like anyone is really that interested. Home grown too. Well, Scottish, to be precise. For years I presumed they were Canadian...
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Post by davidf on Apr 6, 2015 10:08:35 GMT
I listen to the music and often find myself surprised by the vocals when I actually listen to the words. Never occurred there was this much going on in Geogaddi I know right! When I first read that, my mind was slowly being blown... Try this! You can click on the individual tracks near the bottom of the page for specific info on the track - very informative! bocpages.org/wiki/Geogaddi
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Post by davidf on Apr 5, 2015 23:41:41 GMT
If the room is pitch black, I'll keep my eyes open, but otherwise I listen with my eyes closed. With your eyes closed, and your mind lost in the music, you soon forget about the room boundaries, which massively opens up the soundstage of your system, rendering your speakers truly transparent. Or maybe it's just me...
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Post by davidf on Apr 5, 2015 23:18:43 GMT
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Post by davidf on Apr 5, 2015 22:28:41 GMT
Love the nice shiny new signature! Took me a while to come up with that many interests - and "cyclist" is pushing it!
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Post by davidf on Apr 5, 2015 21:54:17 GMT
And yourself! Thanks to all for the warm welcome
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Post by davidf on Apr 5, 2015 21:52:26 GMT
Good band and one of so many Peel put me onto. I am a lycra punter, only as it works best after many years of soaking wet cotton. Back on my best bike recently and trying out some 'in the zone' stuff. I might be sensible or not Yes, things do rather get a little moist! I'm not one for attracting superfluous attention though, so I stick to normal clothing. The bike attracts enough attention as it is... I was surprised to learn that Aquarius was one of a small number of records John Peel kept in a box of his very favourite tracks. I never really followed him at the time, and always thought he was an indie based DJ - never thought he'd be into something like BoC.
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Post by davidf on Apr 5, 2015 21:44:20 GMT
Big fan of 'Music has a right to children'. Was left disappointed with their last album, 'Tomorrow's Harvest'. Might revisit that this weekend. I was a little initially, although I liked White Cyclosa straight away, as it just had the sound and feel of something like Day Of The Dead (a little fitting actually as Tomorrow's Harvest was supposed to be following a downbeat, apocalyptic, end of the world type theme. Further listening, like the rest of their albums, helped me get more into it. I love the last track - Semena Mertvykh - so menacing and moody. In fact, anyone liking this track should check out some albums by Thomas Koner, as most of his work is like this track.
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Post by davidf on Apr 5, 2015 15:28:13 GMT
Geogaddi tops for me Music has the right.. worth having for sure Good band Oh you're a dodgy cyclist too ! Oh no ! MHTRTC and Geogaddi are my two favourite albums of theirs. Those are actually the main two albums to read up about as there's tons of interesting info about them on the net. I'm not a cyclist as in those lycra clad, multi coloured advertisements on ultra light bikes you see dominating the roads now. I just enjoy cycling, and use my Whyte 46 mountain bike to cycle here and there. I'm a sensible cyclist too!
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Post by davidf on Apr 5, 2015 14:08:11 GMT
Are there any Boards Of Canada fans here? Amongst the many genres of music I listen to, one is electronica. Of my favourite artists, Boards Of Canada is undisputedly my favourite. I first came across them thanks to the excellent British sitcom Spaced in the late 90s that used a few tracks in a few episodes (along with a lot of other great music, mostly from the Warp label), which was around the time I really started to get into and explore the genre (other than 80s electronic). Their first album - Music Has The Right To Children - released in 1999, was an instant hit with me. This is probably a little hard to explain, but it just reminds me of my childhood during the 70s. Not only the music, which has a sort of fuzzy, dreamlike tinge to it, but also the cover, showing family members (wearing flares!) in a sort of worn Super 8 style. Being a similar age to me, I suppose Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin grew up around the same era, and seem to have captured that in their music, particularly with their first album. Their music heavily feature shapes, colours, and numbers. Their music label is "music70", and a track off a later albums is titled "sixtyten". Producing the 70s style sounds mostly come from a Yamaha CS70 keyboard, unsurprisingly from the 70s - an analogue synth producing fuzzy memories of an analogue era. Another aspect of their music are numerous dialogue samples, reverse dialogue, and plenty of hidden meanings, of which there are some crazy interpretations out there! It is interesting to read about the tracks, and there is a forum (which I won't link to unless requested) that lists track by track the meanings, samples used, theories etc, of which there are a lot for this album and their third album, Geogaddi. It is also interesting to read about their highly secretive and intricate promotion of their last album - Tomorrow's Harvest - which took place on Record Store Day in 2013. I highly recommend them to anyone who likes electronic music, although I would say that for many, their albums aren't the sort that will immediately appeal, but take many listenings. Their music initially sounds a little repetitive and quite simple, but on further visits, reveals layer after layer of music, dialogue and effects. I did did try and post up a photo of the album cover, but didn't seem to get very far. Maybe it's because im using Safari on an iPad. I'll try to add it after I post this up, as I lost my whole post last time trying to do it after Safari decided to refresh itself. EDIT: Managed to add it via Tapatalk.
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Post by davidf on Apr 5, 2015 12:19:10 GMT
Nice to see you here. Well put and clearly comes straight from the heart. I feel that you share the same frustrations as I do with attitudes and behaviours on other forums. It also seems potty that someone with the level of experience you can bring should be discouraged from expressing opinions on matters hifi. Lots of the stuff discussed on hifi forums isn't even in production anymore, so it's great to be able to hear from people with hands on experience. Thanks. Although I haven't joined this forum with any intentions on the equipment side of things, that doesn't mean that I won't give my opinions if I'm directly asked. I've been in this industry now for 25 years, and it was a hobby of mine before that, since I was about 9/10 really when I started listening to my dad's system (Pioneer PL12D / Technics RS273USD / JVC JT-V31 / Sansui AU101 / Jim Rogers JR149) during the late 70's. Since then I've heard/owned a lot of stuff old and new, and some customers are quite surprised to find I'm quite familiar with products they've owned for 30 years or more. Personally, I'd rather not have my current sig as I'm not here to represent who I work for. Could I maybe relegate it to "hi-fi retailer" or something a little less precise?
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Post by davidf on Apr 4, 2015 18:21:17 GMT
I've seen various photos like this on the web recently. Like Craig, it baffles me how it even works at all - a squiggly groove set in plastic being able to reproduce instruments and voice with stunning clarity? I know you can say a similar thing about digital music being reproduced with 0s and 1s, but the vinyl format will always have my respect because technically speaking it should sound awful!
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Post by davidf on Apr 4, 2015 16:39:12 GMT
First up for the train journey - Them Crooked Vultures...
(Sorry for the lack of glamour in the post, but posting from an iPhone on the move!)
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Post by davidf on Apr 4, 2015 0:54:20 GMT
I can't see it listed, so just mentioning that mastering engineer Doug Sax passed away on Thursday due to cancer. His career spans longer than my lifetime, and although much of his work isn't of much interest to me, he did master The Doors' L.A. Woman and Roger Waters' Amused To Death - probably the main albums I like from his catalogue. His last album he worked on was Bob Dylan's Shadows In The Night.
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Post by davidf on Apr 4, 2015 0:41:27 GMT
The Day Is My Enemy - The Prodigy (3LP 45rpm box set)
Brothers - The Black Keys
Lost (Instrumental) - Trentemoller
All vinyl.
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Post by davidf on Apr 4, 2015 0:35:41 GMT
Some may be familiar with my name on other forums. Yes, I am a retailer, but please don't hold that against me! I'm purely here to discuss music as ME! Even retailers have a personal side (believe it or not!), and an interest in music. There seems to be a lack of forums where anyone can discuss anything without getting pounced on and belittled, but I've been told this is a much friendlier place by a couple of members, and it is on their recommendation that I have joined up. I watch a lot of films, but I listen to even more music, and love to share, discuss, and exchange.
I have entered my details in my sig as per forum rules.
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