I missed this news:
Grouper to release two new albumshttp://www.factmag.com/2011/01/21/grouper-to-release-two-new-albums/
“The process of making these albums reacquainted me with what I want to explore in music,” she continues. “Friction, exploration of something large and outside of me, describing and traveling to intangible objects and places, unseen movements and connections between people and spaces. Songs that move on their own, that have an autonomous monstrous quality, songs from another world.”
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Monday, 24 January 2011 10:16 (thirteen years ago) link
A I A, TWO PART VINYL, SELF RELEASE, APRIL 11th, 2011. Vinyl can be ordered through Mississippi Records, digital downloads will be available as of the 4/11/2011. CONSISTS OF: -DREAM LOSS, FULL LENGTH 12", GR-006A. -ALIEN OBSERVER, FULL LENGTH 12", GR-006B.**Mississippi is no longer taking orders for this. If folks are still wanting vinyl (digital will be widely available, I have a direct agreement with a distributor) this summer than will repress**
aw man. i hope this is gonna be in stores, and stuff, on wax.
― your LiveJournal experience (schlump), Friday, 25 March 2011 22:32 (thirteen years ago) link
ahhhhhhh annoying
― 69, Friday, 25 March 2011 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
sux
― original bgm, Friday, 25 March 2011 23:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I like that she's releasing the stuff on FLAC. I won't pay for mp3s, and the vinyl is just too hard to get a hold of.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 25 March 2011 23:39 (thirteen years ago) link
she is actually really righteous about re-pressing her LPs, which seems kinda unusual now. like i saw her a while back and was psyched to pickup dragging a deer ..., which i'd figured was one of those things i'd never get because i slept on it in the first place. there's a note inside saying it's pressing three. so it's cool that the vinyl is gettable and isn't going to disappear. hopefully some of this has been ordered by stores, anyhow, i can't really tell.
― your LiveJournal experience (schlump), Saturday, 26 March 2011 01:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Samples up on Amazon...
Dream Losshttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004TPTL0W/
Alien Observerhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004TPTNTG/
― Barnaby, Hardly, Saturday, 26 March 2011 15:13 (thirteen years ago) link
this is a funny group to listen to samples of.
― j., Sunday, 27 March 2011 04:40 (thirteen years ago) link
"group"
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Sunday, 27 March 2011 06:18 (thirteen years ago) link
er...
― larry buttz (Z S), Sunday, 27 March 2011 06:22 (thirteen years ago) link
yknow. them all. with the name. the entity.
― j., Sunday, 27 March 2011 06:47 (thirteen years ago) link
FUCK. I have a decent amount of Grouper vinyl but failed to get paid in time.
― the worst dong of the last ten years (Craigo Boingo), Sunday, 27 March 2011 12:52 (thirteen years ago) link
I emailed Mississippi a few weeks ago, and no fucking reply. Fuck them and their shadow way of doing things.
― van smack, Sunday, 27 March 2011 14:01 (thirteen years ago) link
another ltd release ive missed out on by grouper. At least I got the early ones i suppose but this is annoying
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 27 March 2011 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link
hoping this shows up on some distros
― tyler 'scratch' perry (diamonddave85), Sunday, 27 March 2011 16:58 (thirteen years ago) link
bummed that i can't order it, but...
can we talk about how awesome this release is going to be, musically?
― larry buttz (Z S), Sunday, 27 March 2011 17:22 (thirteen years ago) link
^ a good example of why buying vinyl sucks
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Monday, 28 March 2011 04:43 (thirteen years ago) link
eh, same thing would happen if she pressed a stupidly limited amount of cds
― original bgm, Monday, 28 March 2011 13:53 (thirteen years ago) link
there is a newie that is up on pitchfork that i can't listen to because i'm at work; thought getting someone here to describe it would be a worthwhile exercise, what with her music lending itself to extravagant prose. would also like to hear reviews of what one can deduce about her new lp based on thirty second low quality samples.
― your LiveJournal experience (schlump), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 15:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Fuck you, Mississippi
― van smack, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 22:26 (thirteen years ago) link
i mailed mississippi to ask whether any of these were going out anywhere, and they said yes: small quantities going to Forced Exposure, Revolver, CTD, Thrill Jockey, Reckless, Fusetron, Aquarius and Boomkat. so hopefully there should be a shot at picking some up in stores or online in advance. see, they are cool guys.
― your LiveJournal experience (schlump), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 16:07 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone seen her recently? she's playing here next saturday
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
There'll be a re-press in the summer.
― plazzTT, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 17:19 (Yesterday) Bookmark
yeah, a couple of months back. it was great; i'd seen her a couple of times before but this was the best, which might've been the venue but, whatever. i can't really remember what she played but then i don't think that's the point, with her, live.
― your LiveJournal experience (schlump), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 20:53 (thirteen years ago) link
You can pre-order AIA with Ed Hardy at Eclipse Records, btw. Each disc is twenty bucks.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 20:57 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, I've seen her over the last year or so. if you're a fan, definitely go. you'll be into it.\
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― original bgm, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
also saw her do a long-form set once where she was working primarily with tapes. the weather was unbelievably humid and there was zero ventilation in the venue. it was crazy - felt like I was on the verge of hallucinating!
― original bgm, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
this is awesome
― Z S, Monday, 11 April 2011 02:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Dude I met at a potluck this weekend is a total Grouper freak, kinda funny.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 11 April 2011 02:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Make me a tape, Zach? I will return the favor. C'mon.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 11 April 2011 02:30 (thirteen years ago) link
webmailed ya sean
― Z S, Monday, 11 April 2011 02:35 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_IHlhD_GV8
― ridic beau (NickB), Monday, 11 April 2011 09:21 (thirteen years ago) link
so great
what i did get to hear of liz last night was lovely . . . but, dearest brooklyn scenesters, why would you go to a grouper show . . . and talk the whole way through it? ugh
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 17 April 2011 13:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Heads up, Volcanic Tongue has the LPs in stock... https://www.volcanictongue.com/artists/browse_all/8947
― Barnaby, Hardly, Sunday, 17 April 2011 14:55 (thirteen years ago) link
at twice the price of everywhere else?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 17 April 2011 15:06 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i have been scanning for these non-stop but damn.
― Turtle: No dancing (schlump), Sunday, 17 April 2011 15:09 (thirteen years ago) link
It's VT. And you gotta add postage to that too.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 17 April 2011 15:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Was she selling the new album at the show last night? I'm going to see her tonight and I'm wondering if I should bring extra $$$ for the album...
― jonathan - stl, Sunday, 17 April 2011 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
but, dearest brooklyn scenesters, why would you go to a grouper show . . . and talk the whole way through it? ugh
yeah, can't stand this shit.
― original bgm, Sunday, 17 April 2011 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link
look forward to hearing this...love grouper.
― Will.Have.Known (Local Garda), Sunday, 17 April 2011 20:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Keenan's VT review is spot-on. These are both incredible albums. I think "Dream Loss" is my favorite of the two, but I'd be surprised if I hear anything else this year that tops either. Such desolate, haunting music...
― Professor Respect, Sunday, 17 April 2011 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
they kind of feel like weird enya albums.
― j., Sunday, 17 April 2011 23:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Was she selling the new album at the show last night?
nope. at the merch table they told me the only place that has them is Other Music
― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 18 April 2011 03:32 (thirteen years ago) link
That's lame. Touring off a new album(s) and not being able to sell it at your own show because it's so damn limited? I know it's available digitally but WTF
― Z S, Monday, 18 April 2011 04:01 (thirteen years ago) link
at twice the price of everywhere else?― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, April 17, 2011 Bookmark
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, April 17, 2011 Bookmark
Yep, that is pretty pricey.
Before they stopped taking orders the records were £28 delivered to the UK direct from Mississippi.
― Barnaby, Hardly, Monday, 18 April 2011 12:12 (thirteen years ago) link
damn. i think boomkat's waiting on some, so i neurotically re-visit the site; i wondered if the reason VT's were so expensive had to do with them somehow getting them before anyone else but, even still, y'know.
― sensual bathtub (group: 698) (schlump), Monday, 18 April 2011 12:46 (thirteen years ago) link
If you're feeling really neurotic you can subscribe to an RSS feed of Boomkat's new vinyl which they are extremely proficient at updating. They've added 15 new arrivals already today.
― Barnaby, Hardly, Monday, 18 April 2011 12:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Volcanic Tongue ALWAYS charge way more than everyone else. Why do you think david keenan is so hated?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 18 April 2011 13:52 (thirteen years ago) link
that sounds more like an open subthread than a direct question. i don't really know.thanks for the RSS tip; knew they were on top of tracking what was coming in but it's helpful. sorry i am making this thread so boring, i will talk about the records, provided i get hold of some.
― sensual bathtub (group: 698) (schlump), Monday, 18 April 2011 13:53 (thirteen years ago) link