Dakota Suite. Where to start.

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I love the Red House Painters and know that Dakota Suite make very similar sad/slow-core music. As far as I know they have released six discs up to now:
- Way I Am Sick (the new one)
- Morning Lake Forever (EP, what I heard sounded very good)
- Signal Hill
- Songs for a Barbed Wire Fence
- Navigator's Yard
- Alone with Everybody

Which is the best record to start with?

― alex in mainhattan, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Idaho, "Three Sheets to the Wind."

― charlie va, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Alone with Everybody. It's a singles comp. Rather good.

― electric sound of jim, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Idaho, "Three Sheets to the Wind."
Rubbish. The Idaho to start with would be the first. "Year after Year". Absolutely brilliant depressive music. What a voice as well.

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'd go with Signal Hill. Haven't heard the new one yet.

― Chris Barrus, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

I was just told that Chris Hooson was very ill and may have passed away. Can anyone confirm or deny (hopefully the latter)?

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

i've not heard about Chris passing away but the last message on his website is way depressing.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

well I've spoken to someone else who did receive email from him in the past few days so that's a promising sign, but he hasn't responded to any from me. So I don't know.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 23:08 (twenty-one years ago)

what's he actually ill with?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 23:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I was told he had cancer. Keep in mind this was second hand so I don't know, the story might have gotten screwed up or something. But this came from someone else from Leeds.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 23:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, I've gotten a denial of sorts from someone who would know, who insists he's fine. So, don't trust any random lawyer from Leeds.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

six years pass...

I keep picking up their albums in the store, gaze at the covers before putting them down. What kind of music is this? And what should I check out?

― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 1 October 2010 13:23 (fifteen years ago)

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