Max Tundra: Mastered by Guy at the Exchange

the exact same thing happened to me the last time this thread got revived, i just didn't feel like admitting it!

- MBGATE = title acronym
- all song titles are six characters
- the lyric of "MBGATE" is the sentence from Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman where the narrator "dies"

Can this really be five years old next month? I hope there's a new one soon.

I've been listening to most of the Tundra stuff I've acquired over the years today, partly prompted by reading Pitchfork's review of YACHT which claims they sound like they're trying to do what MBGATE does (not so much to me, but hell, I wish someone would), and getting excited googling recent live reviews which mention new tracks.

Lots of remixes in the meantime, of course, some of which are really great, most of which follow the pattern (bit which prominently features vocals from original and I don't really get into) (bit which sounds like ALL-NEW TUNDRA TRACK with occasional spatterings of original chorus and makes me want to tell everyone this is the best thing ever and oh gosh I have to play it again, so I replay the first bit and remember I don't like the original vocals, but but hey! here's three minutes of Max Tundra genius on the end, and...)

Oh yeah, and once Resonance restarts its regular programming (next week, maybe?) Mr Tundra will be doing a show on Saturday afternoons which I'm looking forward to. Missed the first one, unfortunately (anyone here record it?), but the tracklist is up here. Something else to tide me over until a new album. Please?

(also, sorry for yet more parentheses, but that Cozen post upthread - "the record is so fidgety, like he's saying "look look!!!" and when you turn to look at it he's already saying "but, oh yeah, as well..." - there's this boundless joy that is hard to not be affected by" - is the most OTM thing I've read about MT anywhere)

I do really like this record, but I never really got into it. I should really give it another go, I suppose.

Proclaimed his MySpace blog in May of 2006:

"My new record will contain around ten brand new songs, but thanks to my laboriously luddite working methods it's taking me anything up to three months just to record one track. Domino will be releasing this LP; this might happen as early as this year, but then again, what's the rush?

That said, I'm deliriously excited about these new songs. They make everything else I've ever recorded sound more insignificant and ordinary. I really should spend less time on Myspace and get them finished."

Fingers crossed. I was traveling this summer and had only a half-dozen albums with me on cassette. MBGATE soundtracked a disproportionate share of my bus rides and never got old.

playing @ the whitechapel gallery on oct 26th. same night as the boredoms :(

i like some of his less "wacky" stuff.

nice sounding remix of tunng's bullets, previewable on boomkat

this album rocks

I thought this was going to be about a new album : (

These are both awesome:

13. Paul McCartney: Coming Up
15. So Long, Farewell (The Sound Of Music)

AGREED

Max Tundra has very, very nearly completed his third album. (2 hours ago.)

are you his facebook friend?

and can you tell us what he wrote after heath ledger died?

MySpace friend

My fake/crappy electronic music is friends with his real/awesome electronic music.

does myspace have status updates now?

I think you guys are ignoring the exciting point here

that myspace is cool!

You guys really should listen to his radio show, you know...

But yes, super-excited for new album.

Max Tundra has finished his album (On Friday).

Wow, you're really following that story!

is myspace cool?

i'm excited

yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

best news ever

I am happy about this news.

sweet!!!

Oct. 20?

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=95;-1;-1;-1&sku=841756

got this from mt the other day, and is great

Totally great. Awe-inspiring. Can't stop listening to it.

yeah

Is it similar in style to the last one? How about some details?

It sounds like 'Steppin' Out' played at 45 rpm.

very excited for this

It sounds like 'Steppin' Out' played at 45 rpm.
:D :D

Sooo psyched for this. Glad to hear such positive reviews already!

Totally great. Awe-inspiring. Can't stop listening to it.

-- Owen Pallett, Saturday, 2 August 2008 20:42

^^^heh

Max Tundra poos FRAGRANT SPRING RAINSTORMS

'"Parallax Error Beheads You" will be released by Domino on 13th October this year,' says the email update.

Real title? No idea. Made me laugh though. Well, smirk in an office-inappropriate sort of way. Excited by the prospect of finally having new Max Tundra in my life!

http://www.myspace.com/maxtundra - new song "A Truce" is lovely.

ha nothing else sounds like max tundra, maybe "one size fits all" zappa--

"a truce" is great