i am now a huge fan of this ridiculous record (the ark work)
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 4 November 2019 17:25 (four years ago) link
Brad! <3
― imago, Monday, 4 November 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
(it's become one of my absolute favourites of the decade, what a vision)
― imago, Monday, 4 November 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
New album is out aaaah
― imago, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 15:49 (four years ago) link
opener is fucking sick
― Simon H., Tuesday, 12 November 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
The Nepalese lady who cleans my room just came in and slowly backed out again. Fair response: this is fucking mental.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 17:42 (four years ago) link
*classroom, just to be clear.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 17:43 (four years ago) link
Wooaaaah. Hajj just turned into a metal version of a Star Wars planet theme, then a misdial, then a march. Lol.
Lol.
Looooooool
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
I mean this is going to encourage loads of impressionistic drivel but that first track is like listening to the original Star Trek theme while being entombed in an iron maiden full of icicles.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
EXACO!!!
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link
The title-track is truly something, if you make it that far (which you should)
― imago, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 17:57 (four years ago) link
The sound of this is so crazy, but makes so much sense. It feels weirdly streamlined, even though it's all over the place.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 19:32 (four years ago) link
I think back when we were talking White Ward someone was dissapointed that it didn't sound more like cosmic jazz / Ayler / Alice Coltrane, and I was like 'lol, that can't be done'. But here we kinda are? And it's amazing.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
I guess I have no choice but to hear this now.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 20:14 (four years ago) link
loving this so far. jesus christ
― gman59, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link
AOTY
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:44 (four years ago) link
This is amazing.
the climactic build of the title-track is like staring into a new form of art, or something
― imago, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:51 (four years ago) link
One would almost say, a micro genre :D
Head's spinning in the best way possible. Played it twice now and it somehow seems to be over in 20 minutes idk. What a glorious catharsis.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:54 (four years ago) link
Finding it literally unlistenable rn, but my ears are kinda fried already and I have a headache, so I'll try another time. So far the glitchy Pro Tools edits are not appealing, that's an ugly & dated effect imo.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:58 (four years ago) link
Jesus Jordan I so completely feel the opposite. Ew, but, my ears want to have sex with this record. The piano of Exaco I sounds crisp and so sincere to me. The glitchy stuff fits well in a prog-like, 'fooled you we're taking this song into an entirely different direction' kind of way. This is the opposite of ugly and dated for me personally. Crazy as it is it all fits together and paints a masterpiece imo.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:01 (four years ago) link
i cannot wait to hear it but i'm also at a loss to describe what i even want from this band after the ark work
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:24 (four years ago) link
my answer to that admittedly pertinent question is simply 'more'
― imago, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:38 (four years ago) link
The glitches are at once awful and so so perfect. They felt a bit gimmicky on Ark Work, and now they feel like an essential part of the style.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:43 (four years ago) link
lmao from the first track i love it
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
This one also benefits tremendously from being the correct length for a Liturgy album
― Simon H., Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:19 (four years ago) link
as with the ark work i'm kinda loling through every song in a good way
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:21 (four years ago) link
― Simon H., Wednesday, November 13, 2019 12:19 AM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Abso-fucking-lutely.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:23 (four years ago) link
wonder if this album syncs up with end of evangelion
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:37 (four years ago) link
So glad they are still making music. Always seemed like the rest of the band was annoyed with Hunter in interviews and such but they always get back together and make these crazy great albums. id be fine if I never heard the term transcendental black metal ever again but I do love this. Also, Greg is a really good dude who just loves making music and art. New album rules. The first track and the title track are beyond excellent.
Brad otm, this feels equally of that show as The Inalienable Dreamless.
― gman59, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 00:26 (four years ago) link
Greg is long gone!
― imago, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 00:51 (four years ago) link
wow. I should have really looked that up. I thought he was still in the band. I take that part back
― gman59, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 01:47 (four years ago) link
all of the riffs in "pasaqalia" make me think of emo a lot
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 03:12 (four years ago) link
I take it all back. Different bass player too. Damn. Didn't realize all of the personnel changes but the music is still great.
― gman59, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 03:14 (four years ago) link
much as i love the ark work for being perversely intractable (until you adjust and figure out it’s very catchy), pretty sure this is the populist (as much as it ever could be) masterpiece that also stretches their music way out
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 03:31 (four years ago) link
Rereading the Transcendental Black Metal manifesto, it's still so so annoying - and kinda racist towards Norwegians - but it honestly makes a lot of sense and explains a lot of what goes into these last few albums. Took ten years, but he delivered on his thoughts, lol.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 12:29 (four years ago) link
Ok this is sounding much better with fresh ears
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:05 (four years ago) link
Love all the bell tones
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:07 (four years ago) link
lol this is bespoke lj fodder. Enjoying it so far.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:22 (four years ago) link
Also it helped to skip the first track, that one is just a lot. Every other track has some kind of unexpected element, or at least a break in the assault.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:28 (four years ago) link
Nah the first track is great too.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:31 (four years ago) link
First track is huge, kicks it all off proper.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:42 (four years ago) link
This record is fucking crazy
I think I love it
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 14 November 2019 22:16 (four years ago) link
Awww no physical release till the end of February.
Definitely AOTY material here, at least for me
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 14 November 2019 22:30 (four years ago) link
This record is zany as hell and probably their best, I'm on board. Dude's vocals are still terrible though, this should've been an instrumental record.
― Siegbran, Thursday, 14 November 2019 23:23 (four years ago) link
Gargantuan record. One might mistake the operatic flirtations and overcautious 'building up to a climax' for a flaw, but it's done so charmingly, so damn coy, while at the same time being integrated in their sound so very well. The opening notes leading up to the disarming nue of Exaco III and the beginning of the title song, man... Sincerity overrides pretentiousness, again and again. A masterpiece.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 25 November 2019 19:12 (four years ago) link
^^ my blurb for the AOTY albums poll rollout lol
this slaps
― ciderpress, Saturday, 11 January 2020 18:42 (four years ago) link
I need to get this.
― Duke, Saturday, 11 January 2020 19:16 (four years ago) link
i was a nonbeliever before this one but this is just really well done
― ciderpress, Saturday, 11 January 2020 19:40 (four years ago) link