been listening to 'she hangs brightly' quite a lot recently. it's quite upbeat, channeling much brighter soundscapes than its brooding, sombre follow-up. keen to listen to 'among my swan' now.
― Charlie Howard, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
SHB>>>STTIMS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AMS
― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
I concur. Not that there's anything particularly bad about Swan, I just didn't have much use for another iteration of the same sorta thing.
― Frank Sumatra (NickB), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link
That's what I thought when it was released but I feel that it does lack something, variety maybe? It just felt formulaic, whereas the 1st one was completely natural and effortless
― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link
the first one's really nice, but effortless in the sense that it doesn't really dwell on any one particular mood. just sort of skirts around a whole bunch of different shades in a fleeting sort of way. the second one zones in on slow, ethereal textures at times and really nails it.
― Charlie Howard, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Among My Swan vs. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 15:00 (fifteen years ago) link
btw, I luuuurve SHB, really really like STTIMS, & am pretty lukewarm on most of AMS w. the exception of a few really beautiful trax.
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 15:03 (fifteen years ago) link