also I didn't vote for it but props to anyone who votes for the devastatingly quiet Come Softly
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:27 (six years ago) link
Come Softly
― flamboyant goon tie included, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 15:58 (six years ago) link
dream loss helped temporarily suspend a bad mood swing last night, so thanks grouper
my vote's for "no other," which is pure suspension
― lowercase (eric), Monday, 26 February 2018 16:22 (six years ago) link
that and "wind return" are the only tracks on A|A that are still formless and unrecognizable to me- I couldn't recall a melody for those, unlike all the others. but that took a looong time
― flappy bird, Monday, 26 February 2018 18:16 (six years ago) link
i haaate to do this but the best thing i ever read on "moon is sharp" was from piero scaruffi, who described it as "a slow-motion remix of Enya fronting the Cowboy Junkies in a cover of Blue Moon." still my favorite grouper track to just immerse myself in
― austinb, Monday, 26 February 2018 19:36 (six years ago) link
wow i totally forgot piero scaruffi was a thing
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Monday, 26 February 2018 20:34 (six years ago) link
lol you're not missing much
― austinb, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 02:49 (six years ago) link
Don't remember where I read it (maybe a Paul Clipson obit), but Liz Harris curated or was part of some festival a few years ago where she played a programmed an evening of other media, anyway the movie she picked to show was Krzysztof Kieślowski's The Double Life of Véronique. I finally watched it tonight & even more than the Three Colors trilogy this was so close & so evocative of Grouper and this album in particular.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 06:07 (six years ago) link
Devastating version of 'I Saw a Ray' at the end of this live set from last fall: https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F460766655&show_artwork=true&dnt=1&secret_token=s-tHR28
― flappy bird, Saturday, 17 March 2018 01:08 (six years ago) link
I've been waiting
for you to
come gently
to me
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 21 March 2018 06:24 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Btd9qL68A
― flappy bird, Saturday, 24 March 2018 06:19 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 1 April 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 2 April 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
all i am i am is a lie
― flappy bird, Monday, 2 April 2018 01:46 (six years ago) link
As feels appropriate for Grouper, I have only a vague feeling that I participated in this poll but I can’t recall if I did, or what I voted for.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Monday, 2 April 2018 15:18 (six years ago) link
love these but I like the mirroring record a bit more, love the clarity in the recording and how their voices work together. it’s structured just like alien observer, almost feels like a do-over for that record kinda
― sciatica, Monday, 2 April 2018 15:36 (six years ago) link
I ended up voting for Come Softly but I still don't really feel like I know any of these as individual tracks very well
― ufo, Monday, 2 April 2018 16:07 (six years ago) link
I adore these AIA records so much but as was said above I don't know which tracks are which. I honestly don't even really know which of the 4 slabs of vinyl are which anymore. There aren't any titles except on the little pieces of paper that came with - I'm a little too wasted to see if they're there still. I love this music. It's so pretty and so special.
― kraudive, Friday, 15 March 2019 22:35 (five years ago) link
here's "Dragging the Streets," the first song from Dream Loss - just caught it the other day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htq_8TMCg1s
― flappy bird, Saturday, 16 March 2019 01:41 (five years ago) link
that clip reminds me that the chicago show i recently saw featured one of the best ever crowds i've ever been a part of. there were a couple hundred there, at least, and it was as quiet as a mouse the entire time. the crowd is incredibly quiet in the clip above and it sounds like a house party compared to the one i went to; it was amazing
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Saturday, 16 March 2019 01:48 (five years ago) link
She loves me that way is her best song yet 0 votes. Crazy world.
― nostormo, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:05 (three months ago) link