palette
― maffew12, Thursday, 26 September 2019 15:59 (four years ago) link
they're like a pallet full of sound from a fog filled netherworld
― maffew12, Thursday, 26 September 2019 16:01 (four years ago) link
not really feeling this new one
― devvvine, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 14:58 (four years ago) link
https://youtu.be/LsvQkuwMb0Y
Album is out. Oof. Phil misses Michelle. It's pretty but it's another tough listen.
― maffew12, Friday, 8 November 2019 13:45 (four years ago) link
it's lower key than Now Only, which is his career peak imo, but i'm still enjoying it and certainly more than the first Lost Wisdom
― ufo, Saturday, 9 November 2019 07:07 (four years ago) link
Peak eh? I liked it a lot, bought the record, but I can't spend a load of time with these things. Anyway the first song put out from this new one, "Love Without Possession" is my favorite of his in years. Gorgeous.After that plus the name of this project, I was surprised that it is basically Now Only pt2 featuring Julie Doiron... that doesn't have the same ring to it though. I do look forward to listening more when I'm in the mood. Some pretty stunning moments here.
― maffew12, Monday, 11 November 2019 01:22 (four years ago) link
Is this the default Mt Eerie thread?
I don’t know anything about this music but my good friend is selling a job lot of early stuff - all the proceeds going to First Nations Development Institute
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Collection-of-Microphones-Mount-Eerie-Vinyl-and-Ephemera-FUNDRAISER-/303611851564?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292
https://www.firstnations.org/
― Priory, Friday, 3 July 2020 17:48 (four years ago) link
Ah man, cool selection. I swear there was another thread bumped recently for the upcoming album - might be under Phil Elvrum or his Microphones moniker.
― cooldix, Friday, 3 July 2020 17:55 (four years ago) link
haha, i own kind of am embarrassing amount of stuff in that auction. but some really rare stuff too, like the test pressings!
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Friday, 3 July 2020 20:25 (four years ago) link
:o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7BkabF31ak&feature=youtu.be&t=01
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 6 August 2020 17:55 (four years ago) link
the microphones - microphones in 2020 (2020)
― devvvine, Thursday, 6 August 2020 18:00 (four years ago) link
heads up, phil is guesting on my mate's nts show this week reading some poetry and doing some new songs acapella. airing tuesday night/wednesday morning depending where you are:https://www.nts.live/shows/plastic-language/episodes/plastic-language-12th-july-2023
― devvvine, Monday, 10 July 2023 10:16 (one year ago) link
https://www.lowprofilepodcast.com/season-7/72-phil-elverum-and-matt-fenton
Check out this podcast episode if you, like me, picked up "On Earth" by Peace from Phil's merch table and wondered what in the hell you were listening to. A 17 minute album I could never finish. I didn't know if it was a joke or some toss-off made with friends in an afternoon. No. Apparently Phil thought for a minute he'd release other people's music and wasted a lot of money recording them in Florida. And a bunch of other details that probably aren't true. Fun listen.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 29 July 2023 14:26 (one year ago) link
clear moon sounded absolutely wonderful to me tonight in a way that it never has before. must be the clear moon outside
― ufo, Friday, 29 September 2023 13:07 (eleven months ago) link
Still umming and ahhing about tickets to his Brisbane show. Saw him last in 2013 (ocean roar/clear moon era) and it was a wonderful show in an intimate venue and I just think that might be enough for me.
Gave The Microphones - Mt. Eerie another spin driving through the hinterland the other day and that first track is still a majestic effort.
― H.P, Friday, 29 September 2023 13:41 (eleven months ago) link
i'm going. he's playing mostly new material live at the moment and it sounds great, all like "huge fire" from earlier this year so i'm looking forward to hearing it in person
― ufo, Friday, 29 September 2023 19:49 (eleven months ago) link
& he's released his best two albums (now only and microphones in 2020) in the past 5 years so hopefully he'll at least do something from now only
― ufo, Friday, 29 September 2023 19:56 (eleven months ago) link
That’s a good sales pitch. I’m going to see David Toop and Loren Connors the night before there (highly recommend, free/donation gig), maybe I’ll back to back it? Time to listen to his new material and see what he does
― H.P, Friday, 29 September 2023 22:26 (eleven months ago) link
I kind of got off the bus after A Crow Looked At Me, seems like I have a lot to catch up on.
― Hello I'm shitty gatsworth (aldo), Saturday, 30 September 2023 09:36 (eleven months ago) link
if you've ever been a fan of any of his music you've absolutely gotta hear microphones in 2020, it's his masterpiece. utterly transcendental
― ufo, Saturday, 30 September 2023 10:09 (eleven months ago) link
Just chucked it on, nice to return to that lovely stereo acoustic percussive thing he had going. A mellow version of one of my favourite gastr del sol numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaDfGFW6MZo
Thanks for the rec ufo, just bought a ticket. Let me buy you a drink if you're up for it (y)
― H.P, Saturday, 30 September 2023 10:35 (eleven months ago) link
good show tonight, nice to meet H.P too
the new material (which made up most of the show) was great to hear and i'm looking forward to the album. i do hope "huge fire" will be on it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpyhHs32SpY
― ufo, Sunday, 8 October 2023 11:44 (eleven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-2JL00JdwEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyYDdVxDJOg
new music at last! "i walk" is pretty great
double album Night Palace out november 1
Night PalaceHuge FireBreathsSwallowed AliveMy CanopyBroom of WindI Walk(soft air)Empty Paper Towel RollWind & FogWind & Fog pt. 2Blurred WorldI Heard Whales (I Think)I Saw Another BirdI Spoke With A FishMyths Come TrueNon-Metaphorical DecolonizationNovember RainCo-Owner of TreesMyths Come True pt. 2& SunWriting Poemsthe Gleam pt. 3Stone Woman Gives Birth To A Child At NightDemolitionI Need New Eyes
features most (all?) of the songs he was playing live last year & many many more
― ufo, Tuesday, 3 September 2024 07:26 (two weeks ago) link
Ordered. I wish I'd been organised enough to see if anyone else in the UK wanted to purchase at the same time (the postage being so ridiculous).
― djh, Tuesday, 3 September 2024 20:23 (two weeks ago) link
and two days after he put up nice new tshirts, with my sizes sold out already, goddammit Phil!can't wait for this. picking up the physical someday
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 3 September 2024 20:29 (two weeks ago) link
two new book products as well. killing me
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 3 September 2024 20:31 (two weeks ago) link
His newsletter with a long bio/intro for the album is a great read! Sounds like he's doing very well. Interesting remark that Lost Wisdom Part 2 was a failure (i mean i know it's about a failed relationship ..)https://pwelverumandsun.substack.com/p/night-palace-by-mount-eerie
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 4 September 2024 20:12 (two weeks ago) link
on topic, apparently the unfolding cover/poster is even larger than the one for No Flashlight
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 4 September 2024 20:14 (two weeks ago) link
i don't think he's saying that lost wisdom part 2 was a failure, but that the relationship was. i definitely don't like it as much as the albums either side of it
it feels surprising that he's never made an album as long as the new one before, it really seems like a natural fit for his approach
― ufo, Wednesday, 4 September 2024 23:45 (two weeks ago) link
"not yet fully understanding what had happened to me ... I made songs as a vote cast toward fearlessness and honesty and against the cautious heart-guarding that can keep so many of us from what’s actually ecstatically possible. (Lost Wisdom pt. 2) It didn’t work. I am embarrassed."
I could see how he might still regard this as a valiant effort but also be embarrassed by its content (still in love with person after divorce). The present tense "I am embarrassed" is unique in this little career recap, iirc.
i definitely don't like it as much as the albums either side of it
Same but now curious to revisit
― maf you one two (maffew12), Thursday, 5 September 2024 00:50 (two weeks ago) link
Oh, I should have been patient - the LP/CD are for sale at Norman Records (and presumably other places).
― djh, Thursday, 5 September 2024 14:19 (two weeks ago) link
https://www.pwelverumandsun.com/pages/international-stores
I know some Canadian shops that will have it, but they're not going to bother listing it until they have it in hand (if they do online at all). So thanks for the tip on Norman. UK to Canada is somehow not so bad these days (I do an occasional order from Juno, ever since Germany's rates got jacked up)... funny that Norman would've actually saved me a few bucks if I ordered there. But I just went direct and picked up some other stuff while I was at it.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Thursday, 5 September 2024 23:48 (two weeks ago) link
"i walk" is pretty great
it really is. he def shows how to do a final act, damn
enjoyed broom of wind too. imma sucker for sinister w a groove
― +subtle (gaudio), Friday, 6 September 2024 00:42 (two weeks ago) link
not bold, sry
― +subtle (gaudio), Friday, 6 September 2024 00:43 (two weeks ago) link
x-posts.
I did much the same, maf you. Ordered two more CDs, which didn't change the postage.
― djh, Friday, 20 September 2024 20:20 (two days ago) link