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TILEBREAKER B/W TIARA FETISH

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

uh i think i have that! yeaaaa

― MATH BLASTER MYSTERY! (ex machina), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Tilebreaker 7" - Merge 1993
Rating = 7

Remember Polvo? And his dog that drooled all over the place? As a forerunner of album number B, this single was hardly a humdinger of a harbinger. The title track is a straightforward Sonic Youth-style indie guitar rock song -- an inoffensive diversion from the difficult mathematical non-catchiness of Jennifer Corcoran's Secret, but hardly the most compelling or worthwhile expression of the band's considerable intelligence. Luckily, it would soon prove to be the only semi-weak track on the brilliant sophomore LP.

The main reason you might want to consider purchasing the thing if you see it cheap is one of the non-album B-sides -- "Tiara Fetish" -- which is as twisted, warped, upside-down, bent, noisy, distorted and completely WRONG as any song they would ever do (so off-the-wall, in fact, that they didn't even bother trying to put lyrics to it!). The third track, "The Chameleon," however, is a waste. Unlike the fine Creedence Clearwater Revival track "Chameleon," Polvo's ode to nature's most chameleonic creature is a slow, sloppy, drunken mess of a banjo-sounding slob's hangover song. Vocals there are, but who knows what they're saying? They're outside in the garage.

You can't find them? Check behind my license plate collection.

Still nothing? Have you looked in that box that says "Truck Bomb Materials" on it? They might be under the fertilizer.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

'Tilebreaker' is a thing of sheer wonder, with hazy vocals and those all important Polvo melodies. During the middle of 'Tilebreaker', where a peak of intensity is reached ( and, this Polvo music IS intense ) the singer screams 'OH YEAH!'. As well he might.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

1992gax.

― ddb (ddb), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.chrisnj.com/archive/polvo/images/tilebreaker.jpg

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

i've seen your CDs ddb, don't front.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

eep.

― ddb (ddb), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Still nothing? Have you looked in that box that says "Truck Bomb Materials" on it? They might be under the fertilizer.

sigh, better get cracking on that ammonia article.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"eep"

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I got that for like $2! :D

― MATH BLASTER MYSTERY! (ex machina), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I opted for the CD version of Celebrate the New Dark Age because I am a dumbass.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i opted for only owning one polvo album and it not holding up to repeated listens (WAY TOO LONG.)

exploded drawing.

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

― ddb (ddb), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

AGAINST I

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I HEART E X P L O D E D D R A W I N G.

also I AGAINST I

― ddb (ddb), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Fast Canoe is teh only(?) good song on Exploded Drawing. I haven't listened to it in a while though

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

that one is v. teh PROG.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I LOVE PULLVOE

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

yo amor "dust"

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

or something.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

i had a polvo t-shirt. RIP.

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

h: amo "dust".

i have 3 polvo shirts.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

ddb does not understand today's active lifestyles.

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

that's the best one!

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

ALSO I SAW THE POLVO PLAY LAZY COMET ON A LEAP YEAR FEBRUARY 29TH

THEY SAID "WE ONLY PLAY THIS SONG EVERY FOUR YEARS"

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

they were psyched to play a former basketball gymnasium.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I AM VERY ACTIVE AND CAN KEEP TEH COR-CRANE SECRETS.

― ddb (ddb), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I AND I IS LISTENING TO TASTE OF YOUR MIND AS WE TYPE.

― ddb (ddb), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:51 (twenty-one years ago)

WHEN WILL YOU DIE FOR TEH LAST TIME.

BELIEVE IT HATORZ.

― ddb (ddb), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i need to encode my polvos ... like now

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I only listened to exploded drawing in the summer of 1996.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

that means I like it.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)

btw

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

hey, Cor-Crane Secret is really good. Maybe I was a bit hasty in my Polvo dismissal.

(Jokes about 1992 will not be tolerated.)

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)

cor-crane is poppy. today's active lifestyles is more proggy... but i think it's the one that gives back the most.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

new mp3 from San Francisco's Libraness, ex-Polvo guitarist/singer Ash Bowie.

― gygax! (gygax!), Sunday, 14 November 2004 23:58 (twenty-one years ago)

it's really really good by the way.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 15 November 2004 01:41 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4074190683&ssPageName=STRK:MEBI:IT

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 14 February 2005 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

the libraness mp3 is quite nice, making me pine for another Libraness record -- it has been too fucking long.

― jack cole (jackcole), Monday, 14 February 2005 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.young-sounds.com/Images/My%20Amazing%20Time%20Machine.jpg

― ddb (ddb), Monday, 14 February 2005 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

we can't all make the devil's horns with one hand and hold up a lit lighter with the other 24/7 like you. you are the heaviest, dood. rawk for say-ton!

― jack cole (jackcole), Monday, 14 February 2005 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.highonfire.net/hof_splash.jpg

― jack cole (jackcole), Monday, 14 February 2005 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.villagehatshop.com/media/senior-citizen-ballcap.gif

― jack cole (jackcole), Monday, 14 February 2005 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

if i had an "AMAZING TIME" machine...i'd push you into it and lock the door.

http://www.cuddleparty.com/

― ddb (ddb), Monday, 14 February 2005 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

i think you would make a perfect cuddle party facilitator, ddb. do you need a recommendation? i'll gladly write you, devil boy.

― jack cole (jackcole), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 00:05 (twenty-one years ago)

r0g3r m0n0tr@ct wants to buy my "exploded drawing" vinyl for like $20!

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 04:39 (twenty-one years ago)

four months pass...

http://www.chickenorbeef.net/images/rokkhouse/treepeople.jpg
http://www.chickenorbeef.net/images/rokkhouse/treepeople.jpg

I have dugglez' t-shirt too!

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 1 July 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

http://www.chickenorbeef.net/images/rokkhouse/treepeople2.jpg

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 1 July 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

eight months pass...

EXPLODED DRAWING still rules.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

It's all right, I think "today's active lifestyles" is a trillion times better.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

No.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

cor crane secret

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:45 (nineteen years ago)

Can you fix the IMG SRC on my yellow card? It would look prettier if it wasn't a string of red X's. Thx.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

is the site blocked for you:

http://www.newburycomics.com/images/muze/130/134369.jpg

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

that's what's showing up on the admin log.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

this eclipse!

seeing as we seem to have expanded it, from 7"s

― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:53 (nineteen years ago)

Show Properties:

http://ilx.p3r.net/"http://www.newburycomics.com/images/muze/130/134369.jpg/"

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:55 (nineteen years ago)

CELEBRATE THE NEW! DARK! AGE! WITH! US!
CALCULATE THE IRONY WITH SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST!

― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:56 (nineteen years ago)

i dont know if that was a 7"

― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:56 (nineteen years ago)

I like that EP.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:57 (nineteen years ago)

That EP was released as box of 7"s.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

me too!

― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

i mean, i was also released as a box of 7"s.

― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Thursday, 30 March 2006 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

I opted for the CD version of Celebrate the New Dark Age because I am a dumbass.
-- hstencil (hstenc!...), September 14th, 2004 5:02 PM. (hstencil) (userip)

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 30 March 2006 21:01 (nineteen years ago)

the 7" box isnt still in print, is it?

― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Thursday, 30 March 2006 21:01 (nineteen years ago)

fuck no.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 30 March 2006 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

that shit was gone not too long after it was first released in like 1994 or whenever it was.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 30 March 2006 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

I've got it ( $8.99 @ Lou's Records 1994!), but a friend got one on ebay for under $10 a couple years ago.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 30 March 2006 21:04 (nineteen years ago)

The packaging is really nice.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 30 March 2006 21:04 (nineteen years ago)

http://cgi.ebay.com/polvo-celebrate-the-new-dark-age-3x7-i-p-p-merge-indie_W0QQitemZ4856073845QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 30 March 2006 21:05 (nineteen years ago)

dude imma get one

― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Friday, 31 March 2006 01:30 (nineteen years ago)

got one on bedford avenue from ppl selling mostly shoes, $5

― autovac (autovac), Sunday, 2 April 2006 05:09 (nineteen years ago)

nineteen years pass...

vibracobra is so weird, the drop at 1:18 is from a different galaxy

― imperial frfr (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 5 November 2025 04:06 (three months ago)

i was poised to yell at you for not, 20 years ago, suitably recognizing vibracobra

relieved that i can still <3 u

― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 November 2025 04:11 (three months ago)

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