TS: Favorite Artist on the 'Harmony of the Spheres' Box Set

Nice review on AMG, for those uninitiated: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hcfyxq9kldhe~T1

I only wish I could have done said review. Tossup between FSA and Roy.

I own this vinyl box set!

I vote Bardo Pond

I own this reissued on CD!

Original vinyl box set is super rare, isn't it?

yeah, it cost me a fortune about 5 or 6 years ago. Worth every penny though.

Kinda hyperrare on vinyl, yes. I have the CD.

Tossup between FSA and Roy.

Next poll? The wondrous FSA/Roy split. Just for you, Ned. ;-)

When this album came out, FSA were the best of the lot, but now it's Bardo Pond, easily.

Just listened to the Harmony box for the third time this week and if I were voting for best track on the box, it would be Roy Montgomery. That piece of his is absolutely stunning, stops time when I hear it.

For sure, Roy Montgomery's track is the best one. I voted for the bands in general though!

Bought the vinyl box direct from Drunken Fish when it was first released. Still one of my fave releases from anyone. The Roy piece was my favorite for a long time, but not necessarily my favorite of his in general (either the Varispeed, the E.N.D. single, or his live set at Aron's/Terrastock II would be #1). Actually, a Roy singles poll would be pretty worthwhile.

Now, the most compelling piece on this is the Charalambides one.

his live set at Aron's/Terrastock II

If you heard this in person I am waaaay beyond jealous...

Def. voting charalambides on this, even though Bardo Pond were a group I got into earlier and had seriously influenced my listening habits from about age 14 onward.... Former ILX user "ddb" gave me his old copy of this box on vinyl. love it.

Only band/artist on this I'm lukewarm about is Jessamine, whose proper LPs have never gone much for me.

(listening to LMC side now, fwiw.)

For me that first Jessamine s/t album on Kranky ranks up there with the best of any works by these artists.

orly.
will have to give it a shot.

will roy montgomery ever release anything ever again?

If you heard this in person I am waaaay beyond jealous...

You're way beyond jealous, then. (I have some photos around.)

will roy montgomery ever release anything ever again?

He's pretty nicely settled into being an academic, I think.

Jessamine!

love 'em all - roy & loren are also big favs

omg crootis, great username A++

nicely settled into being an academic is a sad end for a man of such musical talent.
fucking academics.

I have the OG vinyl box. Voted FSA for the undeniable influence on my own musical development. My favorite song on here is Roy's, though.

nicely settled into being an academic is a sad end for a man of such musical talent.
fucking academics.

Hey now, Ian, he's just focusing in on what is more important to him now:

Basically my job is to train up future environmental policy-makers and managers. I lecture undergrads and post-grads and supervise Masters and PhD students researching environmental management topics. Not difficult at all to combine careers since I don't have a musical one. The musical work is a fitful activity and the pressures are more with family life and being a volunteer firefighter in my twilight years.

More power to him. I don't envy a single person trying to make a living playing music.

connors vs charalambides for me

might vote connors cuz nobody else seems like they're gonna

gotta be Roy Division for me.

I've never seen this comp before, but looks right up my street. The only artist I've not heard is Roy Montgomery - whom you all seem to like a lot. Are there any recordings of his that you might recommend?

I'll check if this compilation is available anywhere.

A lot of his stuff is on emusic I think, along with the albums he made with Bardo Pond as Hash Jar Tempo

Are there any recordings of his that you might recommend?

Most of them. (I have the AMG reviews to prove it.) Offhand I'd say try Songs From the South Island or Temple IV.

man, i didn't even know that 2-CD comp of roy's instrumental works existed!

and for roy montgomery, the essential albums are scenes from the south island (instrumental, watery), temple IV (instrumental, heavy), and 324 E. 13th Street #7 (singles collected, gorgeous).

That singles comp really is incredible. He was also in the Pin Group.

how much could i sell this on vinyl for?

i dont think it sells for as much as it did before the cd reissue.

Agreed on the singles comp. One thing it doesn't have is the amazing mid-song cover at the Terrastock II set -- David Bowie's "All the Madmen," done a cappella.

okay now you're just bragging

co-sign the jessamine comment above! they were amazing. i prefer the second record, though.

cutts, you can maybe get $40-50 on ebay, but in this economy i wouldn't be surprised it was less.

last copy on ebay sold for $36

This is a very tough choice. Edging towards Bardo Pond.

okay now you're just bragging

Yay oh wait.

it used to fetch over $100 so I'd hold on til the recession is over.

cheers for the Montgomery recommendations. allmusic has quite a bit of info on him. Will definitely look him up.

it used to fetch over $100 so I'd hold on til the recession is over.

But it's a mental recession! Sell away! Now!

(I'll buy.)

i'll take offers ;)

Def. voting charalambides on this

^^^

where's the "take another bonghit then decide" option?

It goes unspoken. ;-)

Think I'm going to have to vote for Roy Montgomery, but it's been a while, so I ought to dig it out and take that all-important bong hit first.

(I can tell it's been too long because I was totally sure there was an Azusa Plane track on it for some reason)

for Roy suggestions, DO NOT FORGET....

DADAMAH!

That was my introduction to him.

I was gonna say that but I couldn't remember if he was in that band or not.

Dadamah LP on Majora is a classic.

I'm still missing one of the Dadamah singles I think... I have the Scratch Sun/Radio Brain 7" but I'm pretty sure there's at least one more.

The Dadamah CD on majora contains the LP and singles.

Yes, but who wants a CD?

Hi there! (I got the Kranky CD of same years upon years back, recently gave it a relisten.)

NOBODY WANTS CDS!!!

That's why I cry myself to sleep every night.

We're doing vinyl soon. You better sell some copies!

Nicotine/High Time is the other single. I think I have that one. I'll give it to you, or trade it for "store credit" or something.

I have Scenes from the South Island on vinyl!

I love this comp. the vinyl can't be THAT rare, there's like 6 people on the thread already who have it (me too)

second half of that Charalambides track usedta scare the hell out of me

this is a hard poll

dan, i'd buy 10-20 copies of anything you release as an initial order, and with mailorder probably end up selling more than that. xpxp

i'll trade pastries or beer for records also fyi

NOBODY WANTS CDS!!!

lol, I just heard about somebody planning to start a label and they will only do vinyl and digital releases

The way Merge does it, where you buy an LP and it has a download code for the album in mp3 format, is pretty nice. Assuming the mp3s are a decent bitrate.

that's a v sensible business model i think, ed. even considering the low cost of CD manufacture, the market seems to be rapidly dividing between LP and mp3 crowd; i don't know many serious CD collectors. people get more obsessive about their harddrives, it seems.

If you heard this in person I am waaaay beyond jealous...

Be jealous. I was at both shows.

Bastard. How can I choose?

Grumble.

Chose Roy. SCENES FROM THE SOUTH ISLAND is superlative. 324 E. 13th Street #7 is a devastating collection of his singles. Still trying to track down the collection of instrumental singles from a couple years back.

But really, having to choose from that pack? Just plain mean.

Oh, and I'll attempt to top Chris and note that I was at the "drone summit" which featured Dave Pearce of FSA jamming with the guys from Bardo Pond...and someone else, as I recall. Maybe Carl Hultgren of Windy and Carl. Was awhile back.

^^ captured on the excellent 10" EP "Providence."

Also on CD. Haven't listened to it in forever.

It's not.... I don't know, it doesn't stand out in any way for me (not at the original performance obv) but it's a very nice thing to listen to.

Dave Pearce of FSA jamming with the guys from Bardo Pond...and someone else, as I recall. Maybe Carl Hultgren of Windy and Carl.

It was Dave P., the Gibbons Bros., Carl, and Jason from Azusa Plane (I believe)

the winner is: hash jar tempo

I refuse to accept the notion that the Hash Jar Tempo albums are in any way superior to the contemporary work of Charalambides, FSA, Roy or Loren M Connors.

i just meant i can't choose between roy and bardo pond

probably vote for roy on the strength "fantasia on a theme ..."

if i was going to put together a compilation like this, a handful of artists a side apiece, it might look like this:

bob dylan
the dead c
max ochs
u.s. girls
jandek
metal mountains

(all currently active afaik.)

even considering the low cost of CD manufacture, the market seems to be rapidly dividing between LP and mp3 crowd

yeah, CDs are cheap to manufacture but nobody wants to buy them! unless you're like, AC/DC or cat power or somebody with bigbox pull.

that's the idea, yeah.
independent labels seem to be better going the LP/digital route, as bizarre as it may sound to a lot of people. this shouldn't really be surprising, considering the short lifespan of the cassette as a popular, marketable format.

i.e. cds are just clutter and mp3s are near enough in quality (at least for the average consumer) to make them the preferable format. tbh i'd like to know more about legal, purchased downloads vs. torrents & slsk, but there is basically no cost to manufacture a digital file, so even with a lower total number of sales the profits can still be substantial. BUT, then someone just posts it on a blog and there go another hundred sales.

six finger satellite's half control has been out digitally for months, with no sign of the physical object appearing soon. ben couldn't even get it out in time for their SXSW show. hard times.

I saw u.s. girls a few weeks ago. I heard she got really pissed at the providence band that headlined.

Voted FSA for my fave artist on this awesome comp.

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That looks about right.

Hate to see anyone "lose" but this looks alright. Didn't expect quite this much Roy love but I've no complaints!

I do have to shout out for that Jessamine singles comp - totally worth tracking down

Loren Connors probably deserves more love than this result suggests, as well.

Indeed he does.