Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

Skuj · 11.26.2010, 09:44 PM

Where's the thread on this magnificent release then?

noisereductions · 11.26.2010, 10:41 PM

I dont know. But I loved it from first listen. I think it's (almost) flawless.

Skuj · 11.26.2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by noisereductions

I dont know. But I loved it from first listen. I think it's (almost) flawless.

Track 6 could be SY, innit?

First spin I thought it was merely good. 4th spin I make this thread.

hevusa · 11.26.2010, 11:32 PM

love it!! best release of the year possibly???

noisereductions · 11.27.2010, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by hevusa

love it!! best release of the year possibly???

no. But I love it. It's in my top 10.

SpaceCadetHayden · 11.27.2010, 12:31 AM

The album was solid but it's not really my style, per se. Definitely made me stop asking 'why the fuck is everyone so hard about deerhunter'. I get the hype now.

hevusa · 11.27.2010, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by noisereductions

no. But I love it. It's in my top 10.

(almost) flawless but not the best album of 2010??? interesting.

Skuj · 11.27.2010, 01:06 AM

I like it so much I got Cryptograms immediately. I was a Deerhunter virgin until this. ***Insert embarrassed emoticon here.***

The Earl Of Slander · 11.27.2010, 05:10 AM

This album is pretty amazing (especially Coronado), but Cryptograms is my real shit. Shockingly underrated record. Everything they've done is great, but that album is just on a whole other level for me. The way it develops perfectly from lush Kranky drone into just total widescreen indie pop across the record is done masterfully.

Derek · 11.27.2010, 06:42 AM

This isn't too great.

TheFoxBen · 11.27.2010, 07:11 AM

Perhaps my favorite album of the year so far.

Skuj · 11.27.2010, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Derek

This isn't too great.

Get the fuck off my thread you Halcyon Digest hatin' mutherfucker.

Kidding.

Derek · 11.27.2010, 12:19 PM

It sucks almost as much as Joanna Newsom.

(I like Joanna Newsom)

Skuj · 11.27.2010, 12:33 PM

Haha.....don't get me started on the Greatness That Is HOOM. SYG cannot handle the truth.

hevusa · 11.27.2010, 12:37 PM

Joanna Newsom is like nails on a chalkboard for me.

Derek · 11.27.2010, 01:26 PM

You are like nails on a chalkboard to everyone here.

Bal · 12.01.2010, 07:57 AM

not this years best, but deffo a great album!

noisereductions · 12.01.2010, 08:24 AM

I've said this before but

Deerhunter is honestly one of my favorite younger bands. There's multiple reasons, but a lot of it has to do with the fact that b.cox gives a lot to fans. Like this past month we got 4 free albums of Atlas Sounds outtakes. So awesome. It keeps things fun and exicting and constant. I love that so much is put into the artwork and "liner notes" of these free releases.

anyway

Turn It Up is just ok as far as I'm concerned. It sounds like what it is, a band still looking for identity.

Cryptograms is amazing to me. I love that album. It reminds me of a very specific and optomistic time in my life. So there's an optomism in the ambience there -- intentional or associative. If I remember correctly, I called it my #1 album of 2007 on this very board.

Microcastle is brilliant pop. I love it. Think it was my #2 album of 2008.

Halcyon reminds me of the old girlgroups that spector produced. But creepier. I think it's great. Defiitely.

Skuj · 12.01.2010, 09:02 PM

I gave Cryptograms a couple of spins today, and although there are some very compelling instrumentals and song ideas, it just doesn't work as a cohesive album to me. Unlike Halcyon Digest. I think HD flows beautifully, with superb pacing and track organization.

Some tracks on HD are so...."normal".....Fountain Stairs is so simple, but Deerhunter have a way of putting a twist on songs. I love the short songs here....Deerhunter don't waste time. Say what needs to be said, then gtfo. They can ape other bands quite well too: Desire Lines is so Sonic Youth. Helicopter has something Pet Shop Boys about it. Basement Scene is almost Dream Dream Dream....Everly Bros.

The closer is so epic, on par with You Set The Scene. I adore that seamless morph into a different verse...the aching lyrics, shut your mouth, then....cut!

noisereductions · 12.01.2010, 09:20 PM

I figured "Basement Scene" WAS purposefully a ripoff of Everly? No?

Anyway HD rules. I love pretty much every moment. I still love Cryptograms though. Just makes sense in my head.

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hevusa expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rain hell Posts: 1,535	love it!! best release of the year possibly???
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11.27.2010, 12:31 AM	#6
SpaceCadetHayden the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: the void of civilization Posts: 988	The album was solid but it's not really my style, per se. Definitely made me stop asking 'why the fuck is everyone so hard about deerhunter'. I get the hype now. __________________
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11.27.2010, 01:06 AM	#8
Skuj invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Location: See My Top 10. Posts: 2,699	I like it so much I got Cryptograms immediately. I was a Deerhunter virgin until this. *Insert embarrassed emoticon here.* __________________ Fuckit.
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11.27.2010, 05:10 AM	#9
The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	This album is pretty amazing (especially Coronado), but Cryptograms is my real shit. Shockingly underrated record. Everything they've done is great, but that album is just on a whole other level for me. The way it develops perfectly from lush Kranky drone into just total widescreen indie pop across the record is done masterfully. __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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11.27.2010, 06:42 AM	#10
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	This isn't too great.
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TheFoxBen expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The land of fries and mussels Posts: 1,366	Perhaps my favorite album of the year so far. __________________
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11.27.2010, 12:19 PM	#13
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	It sucks almost as much as Joanna Newsom. (I like Joanna Newsom)
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11.27.2010, 12:33 PM	#14
Skuj invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Location: See My Top 10. Posts: 2,699	Haha.....don't get me started on the Greatness That Is HOOM. SYG cannot handle the truth. __________________ Fuckit.
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11.27.2010, 12:37 PM	#15
hevusa expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rain hell Posts: 1,535	Joanna Newsom is like nails on a chalkboard for me.
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11.27.2010, 01:26 PM	#16
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	You are like nails on a chalkboard to everyone here.
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12.01.2010, 07:57 AM	#17
Bal the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Budapest city Posts: 1,011	not this years best, but deffo a great album! __________________
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12.01.2010, 08:24 AM	#18
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I've said this before but Deerhunter is honestly one of my favorite younger bands. There's multiple reasons, but a lot of it has to do with the fact that b.cox gives a lot to fans. Like this past month we got 4 free albums of Atlas Sounds outtakes. So awesome. It keeps things fun and exicting and constant. I love that so much is put into the artwork and "liner notes" of these free releases. anyway Turn It Up is just ok as far as I'm concerned. It sounds like what it is, a band still looking for identity. Cryptograms is amazing to me. I love that album. It reminds me of a very specific and optomistic time in my life. So there's an optomism in the ambience there -- intentional or associative. If I remember correctly, I called it my #1 album of 2007 on this very board. Microcastle is brilliant pop. I love it. Think it was my #2 album of 2008. Halcyon reminds me of the old girlgroups that spector produced. But creepier. I think it's great. Defiitely. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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12.01.2010, 09:02 PM	#19
Skuj invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Location: See My Top 10. Posts: 2,699	I gave Cryptograms a couple of spins today, and although there are some very compelling instrumentals and song ideas, it just doesn't work as a cohesive album to me. Unlike Halcyon Digest. I think HD flows beautifully, with superb pacing and track organization. Some tracks on HD are so...."normal".....Fountain Stairs is so simple, but Deerhunter have a way of putting a twist on songs. I love the short songs here....Deerhunter don't waste time. Say what needs to be said, then gtfo. They can ape other bands quite well too: Desire Lines is so Sonic Youth. Helicopter has something Pet Shop Boys about it. Basement Scene is almost Dream Dream Dream....Everly Bros. The closer is so epic, on par with You Set The Scene. I adore that seamless morph into a different verse...the aching lyrics, shut your mouth, then....cut! __________________ Fuckit.
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12.01.2010, 09:20 PM	#20
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I figured "Basement Scene" WAS purposefully a ripoff of Everly? No? Anyway HD rules. I love pretty much every moment. I still love Cryptograms though. Just makes sense in my head. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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