Alas I forgot to ask her about same! Mostly concentrated on her current work and album.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 24 August 2015 14:42 (eight years ago) link
Today looking out the window on a bus and "Miss Modular," - "Do we do we do we do", and also the one in 5/4: "Diagonals"
― obstacle illusion (calstars), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 00:34 (eight years ago) link
is Tim Gane just retired now? It's weird how Sadier seems so much more active/productive post-Stereolab.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link
see here:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/3445802-Cavern-Of-Anti-Matter
not sure how available this stuff is, I have not heard it
― sleeve, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 21:17 (eight years ago) link
fairly recent interview -- he mentions "soundtracks and installations" taking up a lot of his time http://thequietus.com/articles/16983-cavern-of-anti-matter-tim-gane-stereolab-interview
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 21:21 (eight years ago) link
it's strange how his quest to keep things interesting for himself - compositionally, sonically, etc. - led to such boring results. (I have real problems with most Stereolab stuff post-Cobra Phases) Like his micro-managed approach to random compositions, it sounds like an interesting thing to try but the odds of it producing anything worth listening to seem really low.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 21:31 (eight years ago) link
During their lifespan there were times when it felt like a bit of a slog staying with them but now it's done it seems like one of the most sublime bodies of work that any band has managed to produce.
― everything, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 22:09 (eight years ago) link
it's just interesting that his approach to songwriting became so abstract, almost mechanical. The idea that interesting/engaging work can be produced by following a more or less random set of rules. I mean every songwriter has techniques and tricks and boundaries that they draw on but he seems to have taken it to a very extreme level. And you can hear it in the work produced imo - the songs where every bar is different, or melodies and changes that sound completely random, everything just feeling chopped up and atomized and sort of beyond any standard musical logic. That stuff sounds very alienating to me.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link
3 Cavern of Anti-Matter tracks are on Spotify (+ a collab w/ Mouse on Mars)
― phở intellectual (WilliamC), Tuesday, 17 November 2015 23:28 (eight years ago) link
I have a Cavern of Anti-Matter album called Blood-Drums. It's really awesome, actually. I find it much more interesting than the last two or three Stereolab albums.
They're also releasing, or maybe they have released, a single for Ghost Box's "Other Voices" series.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 14:24 (eight years ago) link
You can still stream that album on Staalplaat's bandcamp, if you were to be so inclined.
http://staalplaat.bandcamp.com/album/blood-drums
― Noel Emits, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 14:29 (eight years ago) link
I probably can't explain why without just gushing, but I find a lot of Stereolab's most beautiful music came post-Cobra, especially on Sound-Dust and Chemical Chords. While I can perceive how one might see more immediacy in the earlier material, I tend to turn to the later albums more often. The Stereolab Origins videos on YouTube help excerpt some latter-day highlights and give a sense of the band's range, almost as much because of as in spite of the overtness of quotation the videos sometimes reveal. There's no group I miss more.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
i prefer the earlier stuff, but i still think there's a lot of great stuff on the latter day releases. gane's discussion of his working methods is pretty interesting -- it doesn't sound like a fun way to make music to me, but it must be rewarding for him.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
They're also releasing, or maybe they have released, a single for Ghost Box's "Other Voices" series
Out on December 4th, pre-order from this Friday. Based on the clips on soundcloud and iTunes, the A-side could end up being my track of the year. And for those who like "the earlier stuff", the B-side sounds like a lost instrumental from the Mars Audiac Quintet sessions.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link
Those tracks sound a lot like both Stereolabs I know and love.
Tim Gane's soundtracks with Sean O'Hagan are very pleasant.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 19 November 2015 13:09 (eight years ago) link
Well this thread revival was all well timed.
http://pitchfork.com/news/62170-stereolabs-tim-gane-announces-cavern-of-anti-matter-album-featuring-bradford-cox-shares-melody-in-high-feedback-tones/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 November 2015 15:13 (eight years ago) link
Now, had I missed Joe Dilworth is back on drums or is that actually news?
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 November 2015 15:14 (eight years ago) link
Tim Gane's soundtracks with Sean O'Hagan are very pleasant.yeah! if i made movies, i would hire them.
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 November 2015 15:16 (eight years ago) link
this cavern of antimatter song sounds great!
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 November 2015 15:19 (eight years ago) link
has anyone on here watched any of the movies they soundtracked?
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Thursday, 19 November 2015 16:20 (eight years ago) link
i haven't! are they available in the states?
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 November 2015 16:31 (eight years ago) link
not that I know of
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Thursday, 19 November 2015 16:55 (eight years ago) link
Nope.
The last one they did didn't even get a soundtrack release. I think there might even be another one I forgot about.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 19 November 2015 18:24 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, the last two soundtracks still await a release in any format.
had I missed Joe Dilworth is back on drums or is that actually news?He's been on the drums since CoA-M started.
If you want to hear what they sound like live (good), there's a free live set on band camp here:https://dieletztemetro.bandcamp.com/album/the-cavern-of-anti-matter-loop-de-loop-live-acud-05022015
Oh and they've launched a website today as well:http://www.cavernofantimatter.com
― Jeff W, Thursday, 19 November 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link
ooh thx for that live set!
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 November 2015 22:17 (eight years ago) link
New song just showed up on Spotify today: http://open.spotify.com/album/0qJi44vJHJOdvxNfPh6v2B
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 19 November 2015 22:19 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd67wTwBK0I
― afriendlypioneer, Saturday, 21 November 2015 13:17 (eight years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/06/listen-cavern-of-anti-matter-tardis-cymbals-track-premiere
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
Meantime there's this!
http://www.factmag.com/2016/01/22/fact-focus-stereolab/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 January 2016 19:36 (eight years ago) link
Excellent thanks.
Love the last Cavern of Antimatter single (the one on Ghostbox). Their most Stereolabby so far.
― everything, Friday, 22 January 2016 19:58 (eight years ago) link
Lots of deep cuts there, looking forward to queuing this up
Xpost
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Friday, 22 January 2016 20:12 (eight years ago) link
This is helping my tedious Friday afternoon ever so. Thanks!
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 January 2016 21:55 (eight years ago) link
man, this cavern of antimatter record is sounding great!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:48 (eight years ago) link
New single "I'm the unknown" is gorgeous.
― Ross, Thursday, 13 October 2016 05:37 (seven years ago) link
(Cavern of Anti-Matter)
Need that in my life. On the weekend I picked up brand new copies (CDs) of Margarine Eclipse, Chemical Chords and Emperor Tomato Ketchup for $4 each. Very very happy about that, especially Margarine Eclipse which is just so brilliant.
― everything, Thursday, 13 October 2016 06:20 (seven years ago) link
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― willem, Thursday, 13 October 2016 06:52 (seven years ago) link
I think we all were..
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 October 2016 06:53 (seven years ago) link
Yep, me too.
Saw a couple of the 1972 re-issues at the weekend but they were expensive (nearly £40 each).
Also saw a re-press of one of the Too Pure albums.
― michaellambert, Thursday, 13 October 2016 11:18 (seven years ago) link
"Sound Dust" is an awesome holiday season record. Opening track goes perfect with falling snow.
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:14 (seven years ago) link
Every time this thread gets bumped I immediately think "the future of the groop... is in doubt."
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:45 (seven years ago) link
Has anyone heard the new Laetitia Sadier?
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 31 March 2017 00:28 (seven years ago) link
yeah I got it the other day, only listened to it once but I liked it.
― flappy bird, Friday, 31 March 2017 01:21 (seven years ago) link
https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/03/27/laetitia-sadier-find-me-finding-you-review/
motorik beat...
swinging with Sadier trademarks, like looping bass, chiming vibes, and soft “ba-ba-ba” backing vocals.
its ok
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 March 2017 02:24 (seven years ago) link
the first song that is. Haven't heard the rest.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 March 2017 02:27 (seven years ago) link
It's fine, but kinda similar to the last one. I was hoping for a different sound given the 'Ensemble' credit. Could have done with more guests / different producers actually.
― Jeff W, Friday, 31 March 2017 13:28 (seven years ago) link
the first side is a lot better than the second, i think there's some good stuff but it really drags toward the end
― flappy bird, Monday, 3 April 2017 22:48 (seven years ago) link
first of the microbe hunters is so awesome. i kind of wanna walk the earth with a boombox on my shoulder playing "outer bongolia" on repeat til the end of time
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― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 06:15 (seven years ago) link
Mookie: You killed Radio Raheem!
Cop: Dude, there's only so much "outer bongolia" a man can take...
― Moodles, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 14:39 (seven years ago) link
so much fun to play along to that song on bass.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 17:38 (seven years ago) link