dunno, but there's a 13-minute spiritualized version on on of their first singles
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:19 (nine years ago) link
^ 2nd single, "anyway that you want me" was 1st
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:21 (nine years ago) link
no way, the one with "Run" was 1st iirc
(off to Discogs, or Elvis to thread)
― sleeve, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:26 (nine years ago) link
OK I am wrong, contenderizer got it
― sleeve, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:27 (nine years ago) link
oh man just looking at those singles, Sway is so goddamn good, how the hell am I gonna do this
love love love 200 Bars as well
― sleeve, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:28 (nine years ago) link
How many singles did they have before Lazer Guided Melodies? 'Why Don't You Smile Now' was the first thing of theirs I heard, a mate taped it for me in 1991.
― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:29 (nine years ago) link
off the top of my headAny Way That You Want Me (7")then Feel So Sad (12")then Run and Sway 12" (one of which has Why Don't You Smile Now on the b-side)
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:32 (nine years ago) link
I think he put Sway on the same tape, so that would make sense.
― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:33 (nine years ago) link
ok Smile was actually the a-side whatever
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:35 (nine years ago) link
will be v high on my ballot
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:35 (nine years ago) link
I love the version of "Feel So Sad" on the Medication single esp. when it all crashes into that huge throaty organ drone.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:37 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV9-yjU_5m8
best Drkside song imo.Spacemen meets Dream Syndicatte sort of.
― nostormo, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:38 (nine years ago) link
Always liked Darkside's last single "Retroglide" (def. has a Dream Syndicate sound here) http://youtu.be/-Pi407wYyRM
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:51 (nine years ago) link
hmm the one I kept off that album was Mystic Morning
you know what is actually impossible to find online/on youtubez etc is Slipstream singles
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:52 (nine years ago) link
My memory might be playing tricks on me, but isn't there a track on Pure Phase (long, repetitive, no lyrics) which is made up of a combination of two tracks from an EP a couple of years before (Electric Mainline?) played simutaneously?
― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:53 (nine years ago) link
itt stoners try to remember minute discographical details from the late 80s/early 90s
― sleeve, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:59 (nine years ago) link
all of the tracks on the Electric Mainline EP that preceded Pure Phase show up on the album in slightly altered form. As far as the "played simultaneously" thing goes, I think yr remembering the (possibly apocryphal?) anecdote that Pure Phase had two entirely separate mixes - one for the left channel and one for the right - mixed together for the final album.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:00 (nine years ago) link
remembering the (possibly apocryphal?) anecdote that Pure Phase had two entirely separate mixes - one for the left channel and one for the right - mixed together for the final album.
Jason talked about this often at the time of PP's release, but I never got around to picking out the differences.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:09 (nine years ago) link
my initial list is 29, time for ruthless cutting
― sleeve, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:13 (nine years ago) link
I hope I'm not the only one voting for "An Evening of Contemporary Sitar Music"
plz also consider "Touch The Stars"
― sleeve, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:16 (nine years ago) link
^^^^ top 10 here
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 02:33 (nine years ago) link
yr not thinking of the "Pure Phase Tones for DJs" EP are you? still have my copy of that around somewhere
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 08:22 (nine years ago) link
Hm yeah I need to vote for that in some form but it prob makes sense voting for it as a track and then devoting my album picks to things more fully fleshed out as albums
― Jennifer 8.-( (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 13:04 (nine years ago) link
I remember being very disappointed with the first Alpha Stone record when it came out and filed it away after a couple of plays. Worth digging out?
― early rejecter, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:44 (nine years ago) link
pure phase tones for DJs came out after Pure Phase
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:34 (nine years ago) link
Skip it. The Alpha Stone records get better as you go forward but the first is the weakest.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:43 (nine years ago) link
I'm aware of that, I was suggesting that it might have been the long track NB&S was thinking of.
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:18 (nine years ago) link
No, don't think I was aware of Pure Phase Tones for DJs. Having done a bit of googling I can give the track names, though this is a bit repetitive. For some reason, I got it in my head that 'Electric Mainline' on the Pure Phase album was a combination of 'Electric Mainline part 1' and 'Electric Mainline part 2' from the 'Electric Mainline' EP from 1993, with both tracks being played simultaneously. I can't remember if I actually read that, or if it was just some random idea I had.
― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:50 (nine years ago) link
I think yr conflating the stereo mix anecdote ref'd above with them re-using the tracks from the EP on the album... although tbh the "entirely different mix for each channel" thing never made any sense to me from an engineering standpoint. Having a different mix in each channel is called... stereo.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:55 (nine years ago) link
some discussion of that: http://forum.spiritualized.me/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9688
I think the album sounds great fwiw but I still don't get the distinction about the channels thing, basically it just means they took a super-long time to mix it
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:58 (nine years ago) link
maybe he had two entirely different mixes already finished and decided he liked them both so why not combine them into a single mix? idk
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:59 (nine years ago) link
Because then each mix would be mono-ised?
Oh, (yesterday).
― Mark G, Thursday, 12 February 2015 14:53 (nine years ago) link
Planning on voting on this but will probably be all Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized stuff. Possibly a Spectrum track or two but don't think I've heard any of the other stuff so am looking forward to the rollout.
― groovypanda, Friday, 13 February 2015 20:13 (nine years ago) link
with only 20 track ballots, I doubt anything by any of the lesser-known side acts are going to place. Unless someone puts an Alpha Stone track at number 1 or something. and how likely is that. I predict results being at least 75% S3 and Spiritualized
― Οὖτις, Friday, 13 February 2015 20:16 (nine years ago) link
well I'm voting for at least four Spectrum/SB tracks, the hell with y'all
― sleeve, Friday, 13 February 2015 20:38 (nine years ago) link
Gonna abstain because my ballot would be all SPZ, but looking forward to results.
― Hollinger Escape Plan (Leee), Friday, 13 February 2015 20:42 (nine years ago) link
you should vote anyway
― Οὖτις, Friday, 13 February 2015 21:57 (nine years ago) link
ballot sent
― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 15 February 2015 22:31 (nine years ago) link
feel like i should vote for at least one track off of "phenomena 256" but i got no idea which one!
― the late great, Sunday, 15 February 2015 22:39 (nine years ago) link
Any opinions on splitting up "Ecstasy Symphony" and "Transparent Radiation?" Have received ballots with both of them as one track (a la Perfect Prescription CD) and as separate tracks (like on the singles, etc.)
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 16 February 2015 05:39 (nine years ago) link
options:
1) add them all together
um, I think that's it.
― Mark G, Monday, 16 February 2015 10:19 (nine years ago) link
i'm guessing those who chose the perfect prescription track are essentially voting for just "transparent radiation"?
― sleepingsignal, Monday, 16 February 2015 15:07 (nine years ago) link
forgot to vote for this (half-joking):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAyqT_ntl3Y
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 19:27 (nine years ago) link
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, February 15, 2015 9:39 PM (2 days ago)
as sleeping signal suggests, i'd assume that all votes for "ecstasy symphony/transparent radiation" (or suchlike) are basically votes for the perfect prescription version of "transparent radiation". it at least makes sense to treat them as such. i think votes for "ecstasy symphony" as a stand-alone track, however, should be tallied separately. it runs nearly 10 minutes and has nothing at all to do with "transparent radiation".
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link
86/87 spacemen 3 are the greatest band of all time
leaning toward an all-spacemen ballot
― the late great, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 03:57 (nine years ago) link
Five ballots in and everything is a surprise.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 05:57 (nine years ago) link
I have mine done, just gotta take one more look and send it
― sleeve, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 15:50 (nine years ago) link
only 3 days to go and only 5 ballots?
for shame
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link
I have a list just about ready to go. It will be all Spiritualized songs though. I like Spacemen 3 and have a few albums but it's Spiritualized that I love and know the songs of really well.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 20:35 (nine years ago) link
I find Dreamweapon very enervating, so I'm not sure you'll me my SPZ + Spacemen 2 ballot befouling the results.
― Hollinger Escape Plan (Leee), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
now i know why i don't vote in these things! who can make up their mind?!
― the late great, Sunday, 22 February 2015 03:31 (nine years ago) link
I'll have mine in later today!
― Millsner, Sunday, 22 February 2015 03:37 (nine years ago) link
i tried not to vote for any covers and failed
― the late great, Sunday, 22 February 2015 04:35 (nine years ago) link
Sent!!!
― thrifty grades of pay (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 22 February 2015 05:13 (nine years ago) link
17 ballots in. Can we get at least 20?
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 22 February 2015 07:41 (nine years ago) link
Sent!
― Millsner, Sunday, 22 February 2015 16:28 (nine years ago) link
Going to roll this out in a couple of days... Will take last-minute ballots (still only have 17)
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 23 February 2015 20:03 (nine years ago) link
I've been waiting for this poll for ages ... but just saw this thread! I'll throw together a ballot right now.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 23 February 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
Sent.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 23 February 2015 21:42 (nine years ago) link
Another sent. 95% Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized. Now regretting submitting a ballot that reinforces my biases whilst expecting to get something new out of it.
― useless chamber, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 11:46 (nine years ago) link
20 ballots now. Will take any/all last minute voting for another day or so. Rollout on Thursday (hopefully)
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 07:39 (nine years ago) link
Which Thursday?
― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 1 March 2015 08:21 (nine years ago) link
Somewhere in our hearts, results won't be the same (Spacemen 3 & etc. ballot results - ILM poll #57)
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 11:30 (nine years ago) link