Hood and Cold House

Yeah I've dug into the endless amount of EP/split/7" releases in the Cabled/Silent era. Rustic is nice if a bit gloomy iirc... you know I can't recall Cycle at all? I'll check that out again soon. Very turned off by the Dose One & Why? cameos on the Cold House LP. I don't think that nasal rapping style has aged well since its height in the early 00s.

If you think Rustic is gloomy, well, you're in for a treat with Cycle lol. I trust you picked up the Compilations/Singles Compiled cd's? They have nearly all of the early days.

I wasn't put off by the Cold House cameos. I vividly remember buying the lp's of both Cold House and Notwist's 'Neon Golden' on the same day, and they became sort of twin records for me because of that. Dose One and Why? on Cold House seemed completely of its time, for me. But I totally get it's not everyone's cup of tea. (I already dug cLOUDDEAD tbf)

Hey I'm not apposed to gloomy! Just a memory of it being particularly that. But noted!

Looks like I effectively have checked out that comp in the sense that I've come across a lot of the releases themselves. Probably missed a bit of it.

Yeah I like some of that too. Why?'s Elephant Eyelash had some tunes. But overall the style has not aged well for me.

Cycle is my favourite!

Mine too! Well, along with a couple of others :) If I *have* to choose I pick 'Rustic Houses', but 'Cycle' is fantastic. I've to be cautious listening to it though, teh sadness hits hard.

this year it hit so hard

oh so it’s “this year has been so hard” ok

Not strictly Hood but related (via Craig Tattersall)

https://iikki.bandcamp.com/album/flowers-bloom-butterflies-come

I managed to get the new Declining Winter on tape. I agree that it is very good.

Some Downpour (Chris) on tape:

https://downpour2.bandcamp.com/album/do-you-remember-when-it-was-all-about-the-drums-parts-i-ii-re-mastered-with-bonus-track

And now at last properly on Bandcamp

https://hoodband.bandcamp.com/

They've seemed to be alluding to some *other news*, haven't they?

I thought it was just more stuff from the catalogue coming... but what I would give for Chris & Rich getting back together as Hood!
Bring whoever they like along, just do it!

That said, any new Bracken, or another Downpour EP would do it too.

October, rain, chill on the wind = The Cycle of Days and Seasons. It's like a summons.

Missed (mist? xp) both presses of this.

Shame, this is nice.

https://thedecliningwinter.bandcamp.com/track/i-remember

Chris did a record with a Philly musician under the name ROCK which is excellent in case anyone missed it. Tape is well sold out but digital is on Bandcamp

Related:

https://newnorthwales.bandcamp.com/album/minor-birds

There's one vinyl copy of I Remember on Bandcamp, btw.

Oddly enough was chatting with Richard the other day; from the sound of it the two earliest Hood albums may get a reissue in the near future. More Declining Winter en route.