got it, hithats and cymbal washes
ok, i've got the album, it's pretty good. i bought it.
D Muzak
so i'm not going to go on about lyrics and such, i don't listen like that. but it's a good length, long and short enough.
iit getz better from like track4 onwardz. track 2 sounds like a japanese band. heard that structure and melody line.
will it change my life? no fucking way.
(but i am nearly 40, in the music "biz" and waay tooooo jaded)
will i listen to it again? probably, maybe.
(i am playing it again now, you win, radiohead!)
are they better than the beatles? no.
(they defined so much in terms of writing and sonic perspectives, it is VERY hard to compete with them. they kind of wrote the bible. comparing your music to the beatles is NOT FAIR, so let's not use that cliched comparison over and over. do you compare your child to someone else's? get over it)
i'm not a simple music fan, i know about the machines at play too well.
but this album may change your life. music is a non-linear experience. apart from whatever minutes of time one is immersed in it, the experience transcends time. like i said, i am not a typical buyer.
i like the album, i think it sounds like a band.
Perzonal Attraction
though i do know about the machines, they don't get in the way of my hearing unless i hear something i feel jealous about.
with this album, it's the "processing" mostly on d drumz. is that mic'ing? soundz like it. the hihats and ride cymbals give me the horn. jazz like sexay. it's NOT EASY to get that kind of sound, so stop banging on them brand spanking new cymbals expecting to get the same sound.
you'd expect the performances and sounds to be more than adequate with a band of this calibre, so what stands out to me and what makes it different from another british electric folk influenced bookend band is the processing. that's what makes it 2007, really.
does that department go to the axe and boards bloke, stage left? i'm sure he gets the horn when he's on ebay.com, vintageking.com, soniccircus.com, etc...........
i hearz some nice crusty action using human voices with, i believe that might be a granular synthesis unit............ oh, i <3 big knobs. having good compositions help too.
it's got like nice sonics. what is that compressor though.......... doesn't sound american. it's almost abrasive, dry........ ssl? there's a lot og sonics going on, it sounds like from my laptop speakers.
VALU
is it worth 40 quid? hmm...................................................... i better wait for the visual porn to arrive to comment.
is it worth 1p+45p "processing"? yes.
how much would i pay for download only after having heard it? hmm, $2 for 160kbps.
i might pay a bit more if it sounded more robust with like 320kbps. but let's not confuse. yeah, i'd pay $2 in a heartbeat and i'd think about $3. actually, make it $3. maybe $4. i would pay $5 for a FLAC or lossless format so i can get the horn with the hihats and cymbals. but i'm weird like that.
"this is my point" what is the value of music? doesn't it change every fucking time you have a listen? do you attach a value to your girlfriend when you're getting along and not getting along? i hope not. it ain't fucking linear!
i dunno about 160kbps, it makes it sound a bit lightweight. but as a standard format, 160kbps "may" be adequate. must google that.
no, this isn't the post about making money.