that one is maybe the best one
― marcos, Friday, 6 July 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
I need to spend more time with those records
I also really like the S/T Outer Space LP that John Elliot put out (in 2010, lol)
― sleeve, Friday, 6 July 2018 14:52 (five years ago) link
been listening to these guys again lately and idk... what made the band special imo was the interaction between the three players. they were almost better as a live band
the only band that scratches that itch for me now is bitchin bajas
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 6 July 2018 14:58 (five years ago) link
I’d say it was a mistake for them to part ways but their last record was their weakest by far. Anyway I will never tire of Does It Look Like I’m Here.
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 6 July 2018 15:00 (five years ago) link
y'all should try mind over mirrors :) i agree about the character of the interaction being more interesting with all emeralds on deck
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 6 July 2018 15:08 (five years ago) link
in MOM there are vocals but they're much more interpretive and djong yun-like than songwriter-with-words type of vocalsstrong pulse, good vibe, enjoyable every time i see them (which is every chance i get, lol)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 6 July 2018 15:10 (five years ago) link
listening to bellowing sun right now, thank you! i like this a lot
― marcos, Friday, 6 July 2018 15:20 (five years ago) link
I’ll check both out
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 6 July 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
Anyway I will never tire of Does It Look Like I’m Here.
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Friday, July 6, 2018 5:00 PM (thirty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Same. Stone cold classic.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 6 July 2018 15:39 (five years ago) link
solo-wise i think Hauschildt has been the one i've gravitated to the most. I like Mark McGuire's stuff as well but after awhile i stopped keeping up with him.
― omar little, Friday, 6 July 2018 16:05 (five years ago) link
New Steve Hauschildt album is absolutely lovely in a "I listened to Selected Ambient Works 85-92 and 76:14 and decided everything should just stop right at that moment" kind of way.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 00:26 (five years ago) link
Works for me
― calstars, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 00:37 (five years ago) link
Their 'moment' seemed to be a relatively short one. I saw them at ATP in, I think, 2010; I know their sound had changed quite dramatically by then, but there was already a sense that they had moved beyond anything transgressive and were a bit daft and jock-ish - particularly John Elliott's (ironic or otherwise) sky-punching. Maybe that was always the case.
Anyway, Does It Look Like I'm Here? sounding great right now. Of the other stuff I find McGuire's output bewildering but like Beyond Belief and the VDSQ album and always had a soft spot for the Skyramps record.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 11:05 (five years ago) link
i think i like strands and where all is fled a little more but dissolvi is still quite good
― marcos, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 11:20 (five years ago) link
xp God, that sounded pompous! That murky, transgressive scene from the early 00s seems a world away.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 11:21 (five years ago) link
Not feeling the new Hauschildt - sounds like Synkro from about 5 years ago. ‘Ketracel” off Stands is an utter masterpiece, though.
― the article don, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 21:14 (five years ago) link
They're reuniting to play Primavera Sound next year! Hopefully more shows to follow...
After a decade in the aether, Emeralds are back to perform live @Primavera_Sound in June 2023. Thanks to all the believers out there 💚 pic.twitter.com/frhFtpLHAS— John Elliott (@MineralDisk) November 29, 2022
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 29 November 2022 18:37 (one year ago) link
ahhh great news! i don't think any other band has been able to capture the synced-by-ear swirl of sequencers and delays quite like they did. bitchin bajas comes pretty close, but different vibe
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 29 November 2022 18:42 (one year ago) link
Y E S
― death generator (lukas), Tuesday, 29 November 2022 20:02 (one year ago) link
"Just To Feel Anything" didn't grab me at all but still
Just to Feel Anything made my top ten that year. Here's hoping there's a tour. Mark McGuire's solo albums on Editions Mego and Dead Oceans have all been pretty good listens.
― ilxor, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 04:24 (one year ago) link
I really liked the Outer Space album and a couple of those Mist records, as far as solo projects go
― sleeve, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 15:30 (one year ago) link
I liked Steve Hauschildt's run of solo albums from about 2009 to 2018 too, realized I missed one in 2019.
Hoping this leads to more shows and maybe some new studio material.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 15:44 (one year ago) link
yes those are good too, I forgot abt them!
― sleeve, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 15:54 (one year ago) link
Remastered version of Does It Look Like I'm Here? out today with 7 bonus tracks
― groovypanda, Friday, 1 September 2023 12:28 (eight months ago) link
Listening to the bonus tracks. Goodly stuff. The long version of Genetic is quite a thing.
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Monday, 4 September 2023 19:47 (eight months ago) link
whoa 28 minutes!!
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Monday, 4 September 2023 19:49 (eight months ago) link
It *goes*.
I was intrigued by the Pitchfork review of the re-release. I liked the piece just found the idea that the band wanted to 'determined to melt behind their instruments' kinda funny. My signature memory of seeing them live was of John Elliott punching the air and roaring with glee from behind his keyboards.
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:13 (eight months ago) link
*were determined to melt...
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:14 (eight months ago) link
I saw them open for Throbbing Gristle in Chicago, 2009, but I don't remember much other than "surprisingly good", I had not heard the records at the time but started picking them up afterwards, "What Happened" was my gateway
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:15 (eight months ago) link
*Allegory of Allergies* was the first thing I heard, which I think I yoinked from what.cd (RIP). I saw them live at an ATP event and thought they were great.
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:20 (eight months ago) link
Allegory is prob still my favorite, there is a newer Bandcamp version that restores most of the cassette material missing from the 2LP, but (frustratingly) not quite all of it
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:22 (eight months ago) link
Oh! Didn't know about that - will have to go and investigate.
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:25 (eight months ago) link
extended versions! so good
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:26 (eight months ago) link
it was originally a 120-minute tape
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:27 (eight months ago) link
I think I have the whole thing buried on a hard drive somewhere but will go the Bandcamp route for sure.
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:30 (eight months ago) link
Read somewhere that they are prepping a reunion, which !!!
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 18 December 2023 22:48 (four months ago) link
ooh!!
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, 18 December 2023 22:54 (four months ago) link
excellent
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Monday, 18 December 2023 22:59 (four months ago) link
with Yellow Swans and Emeralds reuniting, next thing you know NNCK and Tan As Fuck will be touring by end of next year. (an aging noiser can hope)
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 18 December 2023 23:30 (four months ago) link
If those four toured as a unit, OMFG
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 20:58 (four months ago) link
Okay wtf just found out Solar Bridge is improvised with no dubs or edits??????
― H.P, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 23:58 (four months ago) link