RANGDA (Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny, Chris Corsano)

bishop's playing reminds me of bob drake in bits of this.

still don't think they've delivered on the promise of the first album, this record feels a bit enervated and rote

I dunno, I like this new one as much as the first one. There's a lot more of the 'surf raga' / Torch Of The Mystics-type stuff happening on this one. I thought the second album was just ok, but this one got me back on the horse

Of course, none of the albums compare to seeing them live

they were excellent when I saw them, seemed to be having a really good time, chasny detuning himself mid solo, and they definitely sounded better than on record, but yeah, I don't really like SCG, I want more extremes

fuck, they were here last night and i missed them

I don't really like SCG, I want more extremes

having a hard time parsing this w/r/t a band that made a career out of extremes, check out Dawn Of The Devi or Djinn Funnel or Bright Surroundings if u want dense Rangda type sound

I meant wrt rangda, miss the intensity of the first one

ah, gotcha, and I agree. Have not heard this new one but was not very enthused by the 2nd.

New live set just been upped to Dime
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=556680
live in Canada 2 weeks ago.

Three night residency @ Cafe Oto, 11-13 July. Supported by different solo sets/collaborations by each member on each night.

this record comes together for me more than the others but i'm not really sure why yet

― adam, Monday, March 14, 2016 9:57 AM (six months ago)

yeah I finally got Heretic's Bargain on LP and it is fantastic, but it's hard for me to articulate just what it is that made the previous one more disappointing - no wild parts? out of all the long epics I like "Hermetic Museum" the most, lots of variation and texture.

has anyone heard the live 10"? are the versions different enough that it's worth getting?

Man I haven't even heard the actual release/album yet, need to get on that.

I know, I felt like I was totally late to it as well! A lot more surf guitar bouncy action and there's a pretty awesome 8-minute freakout with a long fadeout ending ("Hard Times Befall The Door-To-Door Glass Shard Salesman")

yeah, it's good! especially love the long closer.
was just listening to david grubbs' new one and there are actually some pretty rangda-y moments on the tracks with drummer eli keszler

I haven't checked in on a Grubbs thing in forrrever. Mirror Repair remains one of my favorite records of the 90s.

yeah, me neither -- this one is almost all instrumental, which is a plus in my book when it comes to his stuff. i like it!