What do you think of the new SEVERED HEADS album "Op"?

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― Todd E. Jones, Monday, 17 March 2003 16:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Haven't heard it yet. MUST FIX THIS.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 March 2003 16:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Okay, I've played it through once and as a result Severed Heads have leapt out of the "sentimental favorite" pile to the "SO FUCKING CLASSIC IT HURTS MUST PLAY ALL THEIR ALBUMS NOW GAH!" pile. I like how there are explicit nods to electroclash all over it, yet it still sounds like _Bad Mood Guy_ crossed with _Cuisine_.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 March 2003 20:41 (twenty-three years ago)

I still think I was Filled With Folly at not asking for copies of all of Donut Bitch's Sev Heads stuff when he was still living at the old place. Silly me.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 17 March 2003 20:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes, silly silly you. Severed Heads = UEBERGODS OF ALL THINGS SYNTHY.

(I keep saying "they" when nowadays it's really just one guy. Oh well.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 March 2003 20:57 (twenty-three years ago)

_Bad Mood Guy_ crossed with _Cuisine_

*droooooool*

wow, SevHeads and Durutti Column all back ON FORM in 2003! what a great year!!

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 17 March 2003 23:33 (twenty-three years ago)

three years pass...

So, I'm finally going through all my oz and nz purchases... I got Op2 at Red Eye in Sydney...

What an amazing CD(-R). It's a collection of Ellard stuff from 2000 to 2004.. definitely the best stuff I've heard since Rotund For Success... "Capitola", "Rental Heart"(!), "Symptom Symphony", "Nigella Type B", and that untitled bonus track (#17) are all up there with the classics from the early to mid 80s IMHO.

― DOQQUN (donut), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 09:18 (twenty years ago)

Have you heard the soundtrack he did? That's pretty great too.

― Eppy (Eppy), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 21:34 (twenty years ago)

Also, the concept behind Op was really awesome, I kinda wish more musicians would try it.

― Eppy (Eppy), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 21:35 (twenty years ago)

tbh i was pretty disappointed by the soundtrack, but i'd still like to get this

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 21:52 (twenty years ago)

Haha, from sevcom:

Tracks from the 1.0. version may be downloaded by Op2 owners. Please consult the cards that are supplied with Op2 for passwords to the bonus tracks. See opdate

Once upon a time Ellard was commuting between Sydney and San Francisco and was writing music on the fly which was going to be called Lap Top Pop. Written on United Airways. That went on for a while and then somebody decided to break into the studio and steal all the laptops. I hope the smack killed them. Anyway, there was no more lap tops and no more pop. Choice: forget it or try recreate it. I was hungry and I chose wrong. I made Op. That's the bit left over.

So I tried to recreate it and quickly and get the album out quickly so haha mister smack thief I trounce you. But once bad shit hits it doesn't let go. The album was mixed on dodgy monitoring, it was all wrong. And then the copies started to come back. Defective, won't play. Misery.

Short term - record Op 1.1 and Op 1.2 and give it to people. Sit down and think slowly and then try again THIS TIME FOR SURE. The funny thing was - the substitutes Op1.1, Op1.2 Op2.2 etc. etc. always seemed to work out better than the damn main album. Some albums simply don't want to be. As it stands half of it is wonderful and half of it not as much. But thing is, no one will agree on which half.

...

Glad I checked the site. I have all those cards that came in the DVD case, so I'll have to investigate/unlock what came before 2.0. Also I'll have to search out what track 17 is on this CD-R.

― DOQQUN (donut), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 21:54 (twenty years ago)

It's just a shame that "Capitola", "Rental Heart", or "Symptom Symphony" aren't registering on the stateside indietronic tip... these tracks compete with the best that US/Canada/UK has to offer on that level. (Insert another Sevrant here.)

― DOQQUN (donut), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 21:58 (twenty years ago)

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