labradford poll

I love E Luxo So a lot but have never picked up anything else.

i can't decide... curious to see how votes break down between the pre- and post-MMN material

Too hard to choose! The last 3 (Mi Media Naranja, E Luxo So, and Fixed::Context) were all excellent. I guess I would go with E Luxo So at the moment because it is so mysterious and unsettling. The songs on Fixed::Context seemed to achieve resolution, by contrast.

My pick goes to Mi Media Naranja, though I've heard and own 5 of the 6 albums and all are great to fucking fantastic.

Somehow I never got into the early ones even though I am a huge fan.

white album probably for nostalgic reasons but they're all good-to-great except maybe the first one

Self-Titled album is the standout. The Peel session they did from that album is just tremendous.

Went with Mi Media Naranja

ASR. aesthetically perfect.

^^^ EXARCTLY

MMN always seemed kind of like a low point to me, I guess I need to check it out again.

s/t for me - tried hard with MMN and ELS but always found them kinda boring.

ASR. aesthetically perfect.

^^leaning towards this. fixed::context might be #2. i like MMN but i think they're most compelling when wringing the most they can out of the fewest elements. need to revisit prazision

Love the self-titled. "Mid-Range" is incredible, especially that sudden turn at the 2:10 mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYwezL1MBU

First three are all ace, actually. Then the band shifts a little and my interest wanes a little, too, though I see why they went the direction they did.

how do you say labradford? i say LAB-rad-ferd, but tonight i learned some ppl say luh-BRAD-ferd

I say the latter.

I guess like "La Bradford"

Pretty sure it's La-Bradford. Voted fixed:content

The Labradford reunion tour needs to happen.

Fixed:content is so... Stately and Elegant.

This poll is fantastic, there really is no wrong answer!

Somehow I never got into the early ones even though I am a huge fan.

Yeah, same here. :\

For me, this'll be a close toss-up between MMN and ESO.

The first one isn't very good, from what I remember, at least not on the level of the ones that followed.

I wish these records didn't have vocals.

I wish everything they did had vocals!

i like the nerviness the vocals add on the earlier albums

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no surprises here. i ODed listening to all of these for a week. my brain started moving at labradford speed, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it was all growing a bit dim. prazision has grew on me though, along with the peel sessions. think i'll have another binge sometime soon as winter settles in.

maybe I'm weird but E Luxo So and Fixed::Context do it for me way more than MMN

speaking as a person who didn't get round to voting may I chidingly say that Prazision deserved more <3

Kinda surprised the s/t didn't do that well.

track 3 on E Luxo So remains one of the prettiest pieces of music ever

which is the one where someone leaves the studio in a huff

haha track 3

i love it. about time i gave the whole thing a spin again.

that's what I'm doing now, partially due to the new These New Puritans album

Is TNP related to Labradford?

I've been having a Labradford renaissance lately. Listening mostly to the last three and especially MMN, which is so good.

The new Pan American is also pretty good, by the way.

Very good indeed. No direct connection between TNP and Labradford to my knowledge.

been meaning for years to pick up their last one which I heard good things about

Seconding the new Pan American also. Glad I gave it a listen

I have not been able to get into the early albums at all, which is funny because it seems like they are a lot of people's favorites. I am voting for E Luxo So. It always makes me think of a lonely, windy night on an empty street.

Is TNP related to Labradford?

I brought up Labradford when talking about the new TNP due to similarities in the way the songs are arranged; as far as I know there's no actual link between the two.

Aha. Well, that's still enough for me to check out TNP, which I've heard of but never heard. Always assumed they were a noisy indie band. Maybe I confused them with Times New Viking.

They started out as a not-really-noisy-but-energetic indie band and have since turned into something completely different and awesome

What he said. Basically they've pulled a Japan/Talk Talk etc. level of reinvention, aided/abetted by Graham Sutton of Bark Psychosis who arguably did similar.

Where should I look for the newer sound? I'm listening to "Hidden" right now and I'm not getting a Labradford vibe in the slightest.

Try the Guardian's stream of the forthcoming album: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2013/may/30/these-new-puritans-popandrock

Also more discussion of TNP here: These New Puritans

I'm listening to the preview of the new Pan American on Soundcloud, and one track sounds like a drone remix of "Glory Box." :D

Whole album is on Spotify, FYI.

i want to love the first song on Mi Media Naranja but the high-frequency tone drives me absolutely INSANE. i feel like an old man but it seriously ruins the song for me. at first i thought it was some sort of mistake or weird pressing issue but apparently they did it on purpose?

I'm listening to the preview of the new Pan American on Soundcloud, and one track sounds like a drone remix of "Glory Box." :D

What the hell, what track is this?

i want to love the first song on Mi Media Naranja but the high-frequency tone drives me absolutely INSANE. i feel like an old man but it seriously ruins the song for me. at first i thought it was some sort of mistake or weird pressing issue but apparently they did it on purpose?

It's on purpose. I actually asked Steve Albini in person about it once (he engineered Fixed::Context, where a high pitched thing shows up again in the song 'David'). He shrugged and said 'those guys liked adding weird sounds.'

Hahahaha.

It's there on their remix for LFO's "Freeze" too.

I agree that some of these 'weird sounds' are unnecessary, and maybe even detract from the songs despite being interesting and unusual sounds and textures. I really love the song 'David', but that goddamn tape hiss sound that they bring to the forefront just kills me. WHY???

I'm listening to the preview of the new Pan American on Soundcloud, and one track sounds like a drone remix of "Glory Box." :D

What the hell, what track is this?

― My Life with the Thrillho Kult (Leee), Monday, 20 October 2014 18:23 (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

What was it?

https://soundcloud.com/geonorth/sets/panamerican-sketch-for-winter-ii-rue-corridor

I dunno! I assume it was on Cloud Room Glass Room. xp

That's something that came out in January I think. I think the physical release was cassette only but I'm not totally sure.

The link just above is for the release that can be bought as a cassette (US $5, UK £8.00 or so) but which can also be downloaded for free.

Oh DOWNLOADING NOW THEN