out today. oh god uhh this sounds incredible.
― ꙮ (map), Friday, 27 October 2023 00:07 (six months ago) link
Yeah I played some of the extended version and it was great. Probably just gonna wait for an LP release, it’s not like there’s a shortage of King Gizz records I haven’t heard
― frogbs, Friday, 27 October 2023 00:51 (six months ago) link
the short version is great but i'm a little disappointed the tracks don't quite all segue together
― ufo, Friday, 27 October 2023 04:47 (six months ago) link
first one of the extended versions is wonderful
― ufo, Friday, 27 October 2023 05:11 (six months ago) link
some of these extended versions are transcendent and some do not justify their length at all
― ufo, Friday, 27 October 2023 12:28 (six months ago) link
I agree with that, but I'm still having a blast. When that one track ("Set"?) busts out a Freedom Williams-esque rap verse I cracked up.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 27 October 2023 22:47 (six months ago) link
Actually, there's a lot of stadium house/KLF coursing through a lot of this. But also nods to drum and bass, acid, etc.
Lol at this line in the allmusic review: "... giving the listener more time to wonder why the band chose to go down this route." Like, of all the bands that would make you ask "why," this band is not one of them.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 27 October 2023 23:13 (six months ago) link
this is excellent running music.
― organ doner (ledge), Saturday, 28 October 2023 16:56 (six months ago) link
^hugely looking forward to running to this.
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 30 October 2023 15:00 (six months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZR9SA5pOg
― BEWARE! SPOOKY! BOO! (Hunt3r), Thursday, 2 November 2023 15:34 (six months ago) link
Before the album came out I saw a few references to Giorgio Moroder, and of course they've done Krautrock (sort of), so I was not expecting the Eurodance jock-jam vibe.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 November 2023 16:47 (six months ago) link
me neither but everything they do is a bit silly so it's not exactly out of character. I think this is what's so endearing about them, for example I'm not really a metal guy but I dug Petrodragonic Apocalypse because it wasn't afraid to be dumb in a real fun way. I mean "Gila Monster" is one of the few metal tracks I've heard that really made me laugh.
― frogbs, Thursday, 2 November 2023 17:42 (six months ago) link
I know better than to get hung up on just one particular album from these guys and this made for a fun listen (esp the extended version), but I don't know, this whole album and rollout feels to me like they are leaning way too hard into pleasing the reddit fanbase or something. It just seems too intentionally meme ready and winking, or something. I dunno, it's hard to put into words how I'm feeling about it, but I guess this is where I think the silliness outstrips the quality of the music and I've never really felt that way before.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 2 November 2023 17:46 (six months ago) link
I enjoyed the euro techno jock jam esp because i was rollerskiing. at least they good at what they do.
― BEWARE! SPOOKY! BOO! (Hunt3r), Thursday, 2 November 2023 18:01 (six months ago) link
found a copy of Polygondwanaland today and wow this is just up my alley. real progressive and kind of electrofunky. genuinely nuts that this is was one of FIVE albums they did that year. with most modern prog acts you're lucky if you get an album like this every 4 years.
― frogbs, Sunday, 12 November 2023 04:12 (six months ago) link