[Hip Priest]

My tape came in the mail this morning. Am listening to it now.

[Danny Himself]

I have recieved Paulybee's. What a horrid cover.. no offence or anything, but I just can't look at it..

I'll LISTEN to this mofo tomorrow when I hook up my stereo. Review shall follow.

[Hip Priest]

Originally Posted by Danny Himself

I have recieved Paulybee's. What a horrid cover.. no offence or anything, but I just can't look at it...

Scan it in.

[floatingslowly]

Originally Posted by Danny Himself

I have recieved Paulybee's. What a horrid cover.. no offence or anything, but I just can't look at it..

are you sure it doesn't say "floatingslowly" in left-handed scrawl??


PS: thanks for those links HP, I'm going to try to get some Piratio and live Godspeed! tonite.

 

[Hip Priest]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

are you sure it doesn't say "floatingslowly" in left-handed scrawl??


PS: thanks for those links HP, I'm going to try to get some Piratio and live Godspeed! tonite.

 

No problem.

By the way, I've just been looking at the cover of mine again, and noticed your name. We have each other's, which is nice.

[floatingslowly]

the picture is an electron microscope scan of cells in the inner ear.

I had big plans for a scientific collage, but sadly they were tossed out in the name of timeliness.

had I known that I would only be using one image, I would have gone with this scary bunny instead. feel free to paste it on top.

 

[Hip Priest]

I like the leg at the bottom left of the shot. Is that what's left of Flopsy's previous victim?

The cover's cool. The tape's cool, in fact. I'm writing a review as I listen.

[Hip Priest]

This tape is a nice experience for three min reasons:

1 The cover art uses a couple of scientificcy (it's a word because I say it's a word) images. This is a good thing.

2. I'm unfamiliar with over half of the bands, which means a new experience.

3. I enioyed all of the stuff, and much of it I really like.

I will definitely be listening, because the sounds here are sounds that I don't have too much of.


The first song ('Go Progress Chrome' by Grandaddy) has a really good intro, it's a kind of shimmering lo-fi guitar thing.

A few more in and we get to a big surprise - I enjoy a Flaming Lips song! I've never seen the point, but this live track ('Oh, My PRegnant Head') is quite impressive, with good drumming. It's not unusual for me to prefer bands live, maybe because there's usually a heavier or more raw sound.

Next come the best titled track - 'Psychic Hitlist Victim #8' by Honolulu Mt Daffodils. It's a good track too.

Next up are the Jesus and Mary Chain. Now. I'd gone right off them lately, and was kind of convinced that they were never as good as I had previously thought. But hearing 'In A Hole' come on (the first song on the tape I actually recognised, and always a favoutrite JAMC song) was really quite invgorating. I like them again.

I'm just looking at the cover art again, and for the first time I see the name floatingslowly. That means we recieved each other' tapes, which is nice.

After more nice stuff, he next track to get a special mention is 'Rocket' by Carny. Good, fast track with possibly the best vocals on the tape.

So to side two...

For a second or two I thought this was 'Moonchild' by Fields of the Nephilim, as the opening note is very similar, but in fact it's Carny again. More good stuff from him, this time a piece called 'We the People'. The bit of dialogue is nice - I've always been a fan of music with dialogue samples.

Johnny Thunders is a good listen.

As I was growning up, Siouxsie and the Banshees were going strong. I always like what I hear ('Monitor' here, very good indeed) but I never actually got as far as owning a record. Not sure why. One day.

I like th idea of one track starting pretty much the instant the previous one ends - I think I've done that on all my taoes so far - and it's something that's done on this tape.

The tape ends very strongly, with a sequence including the Olivia Tremor Control, The Brian Jonestown Masacre and the quite remarkably brilliant (and new to me) track 'Halo Comb' by Tripping Daisy.

I will be looking into Tripping Daisy online tonight, and seeeking a purchase soon.

Three cheers for floatingslowly.

[k-krack]

Seb, come to Sudbury, there is about infinite copies of some Tripping Daisy album always there haha.
I'm still planning on taking part... I just need to know when the time is right!

[Hip Priest]

It'd probably be best to hear another track or two before I commit to a trans-Atlantic journey. Thanks for the tip though Steve.

[floatingslowly]

at best, I'm lukewarm about my love for the Flaming Lips right now, but that live track taken from a Westwood One show is still among my favorite recordings of all time. the Lips manager (Scott Booker) had promised me more tracks from that session, but he never came through (that rat bastard).

I figured that everyone had Psychocandy, but those TJAMC tracks are from the Peel Sessions (and harder to find), and they are superior to the versions on the LP (noisier = better in my book).

Carny = Paul Leary (of the Butthole Surfers). I'm not even sure that the album is out yet, but it's all good stuff.

Halo Comb is off Tripping Daisy's last album (after Wes' death). back in the day, Tim wasn't very big on exposure (this has somewhat changed with Polyphonic Spree), and I don't think that many people even knew this album existed. I suggest you get it from: http://www.goodrecords.com/ (it's just called "Tripping Daisy" along with "Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb" (if you don't have that already). both albums are masterpieces.


I'm really glad you liked it. I assumed that most of it would be old news to whoever got it, and I'm glad that there is new stuff for you to listen to.

[Danny Himself]

Originally Posted by k-krack

Seb, come to Sudbury, there is about infinite copies of some Tripping Daisy album always there haha.
I'm still planning on taking part... I just need to know when the time is right!

I'm hosting a round soon! That way you can send me a love letter and I can send you one back.

[floatingslowly]

nevermind that goodrecords link. there is no Tripping Daisy there, so get it anywhere you can.

that's Tim's record store, so it's kind of odd that there isn't any for sell....

[Danny Himself]

Originally Posted by Hip Priest

Scan it in.

 

I have trouble looking at such images. What are those lumpy red things? Blood and guts? It doesn't bear thinking about..

[Hip Priest]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

at best, I'm lukewarm about my love for the Flaming Lips right now, but that live track taken from a Westwood One show is still among my favorite recordings of all time. the Lips manager (Scott Booker) had promised me more tracks from that session, but he never came through (that rat bastard).

I figured that everyone had Psychocandy, but those TJAMC tracks are from the Peel Sessions (and harder to find), and they are superior to the versions on the LP (noisier = better in my book).

Carny = Paul Leary (of the Butthole Surfers). I'm not even sure that the album is out yet, but it's all good stuff.

Halo Comb is off Tripping Daisy's last album (after Wes' death). back in the day, Tim wasn't very big on exposure (this has somewhat changed with Polyphonic Spree), and I don't think that many people even knew this album existed. I suggest you get it from: http://www.goodrecords.com/ (it's just called "Tripping Daisy" along with "Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb" (if you don't have that already). both albums are masterpieces.


I'm really glad you liked it. I assumed that most of it would be old news to whoever got it, and I'm glad that there is new stuff for you to listen to.

From the mid-1990's until about 2002 I was out of touch with music generally, so there are some big gaps there. Apart from that, I tend to be into a few groups or artists from each scene, rather than being deeply into one musical style. The only exception is all the electronica artists I've found onlne.

I'll be checking in Manchester and Liverpool for Tripping Daisy stuff. I was listening to some stuff at their site, and really liked the tracks from 'Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb'. I checked Internet Archive for live shows, but no luck. They sound like they'd be a hit live.

[Hip Priest]

Originally Posted by Danny Himself

 

I have trouble looking at such images. What are those lumpy red things? Blood and guts? It doesn't bear thinking about..

That's a good photo. A bit disturbing, but good.

[Пятхъдесят Шест]

All of Pauly's tapes feature this crash and burn artwork. I like them too.

[Danny Himself]

It was a good idea, in light of his interest in motorsports, but I just find such imagery hard to deal with.

[Danny Himself]

I'm listening to Pauly's tape right now! I love this first track- 'This Used To Be The Future', if I've read correctly. It doesn't sound like LCD Soundsystem, thats for sure..

EXCELENTÉ SO FAR!

[Пятхъдесят Шест]

Bytor that would be my tape, if the 'hecho en Nebraska' wasn't a red flag for you. It's entirely in Spanish. Hope you like it.