xpost (Following Pure Bathing Culture's whole album cover of Hats, maybe 2019 is the year the sophistipop revival goes overground)
― Stevie T, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 15:02 (five years ago) link
No idea who Natalie Prass is but that was a great cover.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 16:58 (five years ago) link
"I Trawl the Megahertz", could also file under "puns I see now": "And, yes: ‘mega hurts’ – pun intended,” says Paddy in this Record Collector interview.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:08 (five years ago) link
Lovely interview - the recent Mojo one is also a very good read.
― michaellambert, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 21:02 (five years ago) link
When I sing "Looking for Atlantis" in my head I always sing it slower then I listen to it and think it's too fast. It is too fast, it's better in my head.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 23:42 (five years ago) link
the September date for Femmes Mythologiques is new isn't it? looking forward to anything new from him
― ufo, Thursday, 10 January 2019 00:16 (five years ago) link
been a real jordan summer for me. it's between the title track, scarlet nights, or moon dog. or we let the stars go. the jesse james diptych also is kinda devastating at the right moment. lord, this album.
― mott the hoopleheads (voodoo chili), Saturday, 13 July 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link
any music worth its salt is good for dancing
― mott the hoopleheads (voodoo chili), Monday, 15 July 2019 03:11 (four years ago) link
Just started really digging into this. Wish the production had a bit more oomphy low-end at parts... but wow lots and lots of a great songs.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 15:33 (four years ago) link
death is a small price for heaaaaven
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 15:49 (four years ago) link
"I will sign it 'Lucifer regrets'" was warring with "Welcome to the glow of high octane affairs, Esperanto style, and blonde disheveled hair" as favorite lyric from a play last week. Every play, a new contender.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 20:45 (four years ago) link
the earth was merely roundbefore the slapback sound
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 30 July 2019 22:46 (four years ago) link
the moment where the heavy guitars come in on the ice maiden, jeez.
― Mommy...can I go out and VAPE tonight? (voodoo chili), Saturday, 14 September 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
We're talking fireWe're talking flameWe're talking ice into ashes
He's been on their official Instagram talking about each of the newly reissued vinyl albums, some interesting and funny stuff on there; the Life Of Surprises comp was originally to be called Ten Years On The Launchpad.
― piscesx, Saturday, 14 September 2019 20:17 (four years ago) link
arctic winds blow and still you believelove makes you one of the chosen
― 525,600 gecs (voodoo chili), Monday, 30 December 2019 05:05 (four years ago) link
a frantic phonecall from a friend has alerted me that the jordan demos have finally leaked
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 19 May 2020 02:09 (four years ago) link
!!!
― sleight return (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 May 2020 02:16 (four years ago) link
Woah, where?
― OneSecondBefore, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 18:24 (four years ago) link
yep
the j0rdan demos
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 May 2020 18:25 (four years ago) link
The google link here worked for me.
Jordan demos anyone? https://t.co/lrFKDEvUTS and https://t.co/7gs4lz5Q2m - nothing to do with me but grab them while they’re there. From the PS unofficial FB group. Unreleased song too— NicD (@Sproutology) May 19, 2020
― Tim, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 18:54 (four years ago) link
Nice, many thanks! An unreleased song from this period is pretty exciting.
― OneSecondBefore, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 18:56 (four years ago) link
woa! this is amazing. i love this record so much... never thought i‘d be able to hear alternate versions of every single song, and they are just beautiful! i love the shiny productions of the records but hearing these versions already carrying the same grand vision while keeping the naive purity of home recordings - even if pretty elaborate ones - is something else.
― Pagoda, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 14:02 (four years ago) link
Well, these demos of one of my all-time favorite albums are such a gift. But are they demos or just rough mixes, perhaps a bit of both?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 22 May 2020 02:04 (four years ago) link
mostly seem like roughs, but scarlet nights is definitely a demo and it's 1000% worth checking out
― sleight return (voodoo chili), Friday, 22 May 2020 02:47 (four years ago) link
while the arrangements are pretty fleshed out they seem clearly enough like demos
― ufo, Friday, 22 May 2020 03:08 (four years ago) link
michael is so good
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 22 May 2020 04:04 (four years ago) link
I usually try to avoid the comments on RYM but this one captured my feelings: "a good example of a band who whilst making a record, probably thought they were making their last." There's so much here, much of it great. If I had heard this album in time for the poll, I think I would have thrown my vote to "Looking for Atlantis" but there's like six or seven tracks here that could vie for best
― Vinnie, Monday, 31 August 2020 12:02 (three years ago) link
my friend hates "horsechimes" but loves "the wedding march". i don't know how you can be so wrong
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 31 August 2020 16:09 (three years ago) link
i love em both
― whiney on the moon (voodoo chili), Monday, 31 August 2020 16:15 (three years ago) link
wedding march gets a little too close to mccartneyesque granny music (which we also have very differing opinions on)
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 31 August 2020 16:21 (three years ago) link
oh yeah, it's very 'when i'm 64'-esque. another song i love. it's corny, but paddy's sincerity and sharp lyricism shines through the corniness, just like on plenty of other moments throughout the album. tho, i understand why the wedding march is the hardest to take.
― whiney on the moon (voodoo chili), Monday, 31 August 2020 16:47 (three years ago) link
title track might have the strongest contrast of amazing chorus and what-were-they-thinking verses, although only paddy could even come close to pulling off the 'voiceover' style verses. but greatest chorus of all time! what a band
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Monday, 31 August 2020 18:30 (three years ago) link
not only a voiceover-style verse, but delivered in a weak attempt at a southern-cowboy accent.
― whiney on the moon (voodoo chili), Monday, 31 August 2020 19:11 (three years ago) link
Yeah title track has quite a switch between the verses and chorus. I think there's a few moments like that on the album but I love how this album also feels like it contains every genre and every mood and so, switches like that are part of the deal. "Moondog" also has an abrupt switch from the section with the electric piano and fake brass back to the icy verses. Probably the only thing I wish I could change about this album is make more of the instrumentation live
― Vinnie, Monday, 31 August 2020 23:55 (three years ago) link
the album is all about word painting too, so if he’s singing about angels and king david, he’s gonna add harps, if he’s singing about elvis, he’s gonna sing in elvis’s accent, if he’s singing about carnival in rio, you better believe there’s gonna be some samba.
i love it to death, tbh.
― whiney on the moon (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 03:25 (three years ago) link
I don't think it's so much the arrangements as much as the slightly boxed-in nature of the synthetic sounds.
Still fucking slaps though.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 08:03 (three years ago) link
Yes, I only mean to replace some of the synthetic instruments (like aforementioned brass) with real ones. Yes, the album is great anyway
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 10:06 (three years ago) link
I might be off base, but i think they layer real horns on top of synth horns in carnival 2000, which is kinda wild if that’s what they actually did
― whiney on the moon (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 11:34 (three years ago) link
30 years old today
― ptah el dude (voodoo chili), Monday, 7 September 2020 16:23 (three years ago) link
This album. I'd assumed it was the perfect spring listen but of course it makes sense at Christmas - it practically lights the fire for you. And all those bells.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 14 December 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
I think I'd go for Scarlet Nights or Doo-Wop in Harlem if I voted today.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 14 December 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
I get that wonderful spiralling feeling from this album, that every time I hear it, it just gets better and better - more coherent, more romantic and ambitious. And I only found out today that Jenny Agutter's line from Wild Horses is performed, not a sample.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Sunday, 12 September 2021 19:23 (two years ago) link
Anyone know the story behind how they got her to do that line?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 12 September 2021 23:54 (two years ago) link
For those who want a bit of mini-history, critical response edition
To share this out with any Prefab Sprout fans out there -- posted this in response to a request asking for the writeups they and _Jordan: The Comeback_ got in the December 22 1990 year-end edition of _Melody Maker_ https://t.co/q29agyX527— Ned Raggett (@NedRaggett) February 12, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 12 February 2022 18:06 (two years ago) link
Definitely pushing into that time of year again.
It's time to admit when I listen to this for the first time in a while, I sometimes feel like I'm not making it past 'Machine Gun Ibiza'. "Voodoo up rollmo' down" makes me die a bit inside. Then 'We Let the Stars Go' comes on and I realise everything is going to be fine.
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 19:09 (eight months ago) link
"machine gun ibiza" is silly but the bass is sumptuous
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 20:15 (eight months ago) link
there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. rollmo forever.
― brimstead, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 20:17 (eight months ago) link
But “hot dog jumping frog” didn’t bother you? I love Machine Gun Ibiza. Their lyrics are sometimes corny and sometimes sublime.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 22:12 (eight months ago) link
oh yeah, extreme sincerity boldly crossing over to corniness is certainly a feature, not a bug on this album. wouldn't have it any other way
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 22:16 (eight months ago) link