the new Subtle single sounds like an anticonned-up version of "Toxic"

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It's called "The Mercury Craze", it's up on their myspace, and I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO IT. tell me I'm not alone in my anticipation of this album, ILX!

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 22:25 (nineteen years ago)

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you can listen to more songs on http://www.subtle6.com/

one of their members, Dax pierson, works (worked?) at the Amoeba Records and was in a serious car accident and is now paralyzed :(

― jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 22:39 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, I know. real bummer. I actually found didn't know they had a new album coming out until I saw this article about Dax a couple months ago.

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 22:47 (nineteen years ago)

paralyzed, but I see him at shows regularly. dax and the music.

― milton parker (Jon L), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 22:56 (nineteen years ago)

that's really good to hear. i just remember getting those amoeba newsletters talking about his accident and asking for donations, but i never heard any of the good news.

― jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:13 (nineteen years ago)

Album is great. Dudes are going the Animal Collective/Deerhoof/Liars route of experimental musicians and getting more into melody, and it sounds great!

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:48 (nineteen years ago)

getting more into melody

Aiming for that Geir seal of approval.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:49 (nineteen years ago)

i enjoyed the album a great deal, and the dudes are all really nice guys if you ever meet them.

― max (maxreax), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:50 (nineteen years ago)

There's an awesome Soft Pink Truth remix of "Mercury Craze" as well. Really looking forward to the album- Subtle are by far the best thing to come out of the whole Anticon/Mush/etc style.

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Thursday, 28 September 2006 00:00 (nineteen years ago)

This sounds really good. The drums at the start remind me of those on Iggy Pop's "Nightclubbing".

― willem -- (willem), Thursday, 28 September 2006 04:13 (nineteen years ago)

their cellist played on our album. this song is better than our record though.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 28 September 2006 04:35 (nineteen years ago)

its rather hyper for anticon. not that amazing though

― Savin All My Love 4 u (Savin 4ll my (heart) 4u), Thursday, 28 September 2006 07:24 (nineteen years ago)

fourteen years pass...

Dax's new album dropped!

https://xlr8r.com/news/oaklands-dax-pierson-unveils-solo-album-on-dark-entries-and-ratskin-records/

https://ratskinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nerve-bumps-a-queer-divine-dissatisfaction

― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 8 March 2021 19:56 (five years ago)

jesus, 14 years

I'm excited for the Dax album!

― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Tuesday, 9 March 2021 17:10 (five years ago)

he released a cassette a year or two ago but i am too lazy to walk three feet and look at the date on the copy i have

― sarahell, Tuesday, 9 March 2021 17:14 (five years ago)

three years pass...

Rest in power. Just bought a tape copy of Nerve Bumps to rock in the car - 5 remaining if you want one.

― rainbow calx (lukas), Thursday, 2 January 2025 20:09 (one year ago)

It arrived along with download codes for like 4 other awesome records on Ratskin, stickers, a patch (!), assorted other treasures. Made my day, highly recommend if you're down to spend $10.

So far have listened to the Yama Uba and Lexagon, really excellent stuff I would not have heard otherwise (actually, I had heard "I'm in love with a German film star" somewhere.)

― rainbow calx (lukas), Tuesday, 14 January 2025 23:06 (one year ago)

Lexagon is great!

― sarahell, Tuesday, 14 January 2025 23:28 (one year ago)

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