where is the love for - hell, where are the mentions of? - boom bip, "blue eyed in the red room"?

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it's like it doesn't even exist round these parts! and i think it's a fantastic album: intricate melodies winding through organic electronica. with a bit of gruff rhys and nina nastasia too.

right enough, i haven't heard his earlier stuff so i can't make an informed boom-bipular comparison. but as an album in its own right i think it's really rather lovely.

am i really so lost and alone?

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 06:27 (twenty-one years ago)

no i mean come on no seriously come on!

anyone?

please?

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 11:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I haven't heard this one, but really enjoyed Seed to Sun. How does this compare?

― Jonathan (Jonathan), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 12:16 (twenty-one years ago)

i love it and have been listening to it loads. the gruff rhys track is fabulous.

― ceri, Wednesday, 30 March 2005 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

that's the problem: i haven't heard "seed to sun". how does it compare? stylus had a pop about this new one being a step backwards; being more electronic wash, less in-your-face.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Are there vocals on the album aside from the Rhys track?

― Jonathan (Jonathan), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

other than nina nastasia, no.

at least, not that i'm remembering.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 13:02 (twenty-one years ago)

While I haven't heard the entire new album (I think it's been a bit unfairly ignored due to high number of other attention getting releases), I've really enjoyed the three or four tracks I've heard. And while it is different from the first album (I can't put my finger on it exactly, I think it's a bit more subtle, less-bouncy, but beautiful like parts of the first album), I think anyone who loves this album would also entirely enjoy the first album. From what I've read, there does seem to be less excitement about this one (although tinymixtapes.com gave it a 5/5), but I think that's more of a bandwagon thing. I heard he uses more of his own instruments on this one and very little sampling but from the track I've heard, it hasn't caused a drop in quality. So, yes, I support both albums and think you'd enjoy both grimly.

― matt2 (matt2), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

the nina nastasia track is GORGEOUS.

― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

x-post: thank you, matt: that's good to hear.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Also check out his remixes record Corymb. All of it is worth your time.

― matt2 (matt2), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

It's a very pretty album. His drums are kinda weak, though.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 7 April 2005 03:20 (twenty-one years ago)

What about on the Gruff Rhys track? Some nice pseudo-tribal drumming there...

― Telephonething, Thursday, 7 April 2005 04:06 (twenty-one years ago)

six years pass...

How's the new one? The Pitchfork review makes it sound like a grab bag of shit.

― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:26 (fourteen years ago)

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