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September 3 that's my birthday oh boy

  On 7/31/2010 at 2:53 AM, oscillik said:

i was gonna say - if you think that the LP sounds vastly different from the EP, then you must be slightly delusional or listening to something completely different

oh, good. I haven't checked the previews yet, but I loved the EP.

  On 7/31/2010 at 3:11 AM, Echo said:

September 3 that's my birthday oh boy

I already did that. But where did you get September 3rd? On the SKAM site it says it comes out September 6th.

I listened to one sample and was happy some of the cool stuff from Mary Anne Hobbs was on it. Usually I don't listen to samples at all and I won't touch the others.

holy fuck, it's available for preorder on Skam Records right now

  On 7/31/2010 at 11:00 AM, Terpentintollwut said:

  On 7/31/2010 at 3:11 AM, Echo said:

September 3 that's my birthday oh boy

 

I already did that. But where did you get September 3rd? On the SKAM site it says it comes out September 6th.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJLTGWa-SA0&feature=related

'Red Lens Effect' sounds like a homage to late eighties Tangerine Dream (the Froese, Haslinger, Franke line-up).

  On 7/30/2010 at 12:26 AM, lands end road said:

  On 7/29/2010 at 10:56 PM, homecharlie said:

  On 7/29/2010 at 10:25 PM, fumi said:

I love how he makes the 80's feel so sinister and uncomfortable. I think that's where people are picking up on the BOC vibe.

 

Looking at the titles of this one, Twitch of the Nerve is likely referencing Mario Bava's Twitch of the Death Nerve, Guinea Pig Film must be pointing to the infamous gore series, The Violent Breed is a violent 80's action movie, Brain Damaged =? the absolutely awesome Brain Damage, and then there's The Stuff. That's a quality assortment of sinister B movies

 

 

I wonder if he has actually sampled from these films or if these are just points of inspiration. It would seem to obvious to list your sample sources directly like that. Who knows...

 

After seeing Flower of Flesh and Blood and being traumatized for nearly a year, even the track title "Guinea Pig Film" brings back some horrific memories. I need to some how dissociate the track title with the song itself.

thanks for the headsup, gonna look into some of these

already watched the Guinea pig films.. raw exploitation/torture porn

  On 7/31/2010 at 11:00 AM, Terpentintollwut said:

  On 7/31/2010 at 3:11 AM, Echo said:

September 3 that's my birthday oh boy

 

I already did that. But where did you get September 3rd? On the SKAM site it says it comes out September 6th.

Skam still has the 6th as release date, but no big deal, it says they'll send it out so that it will arrive at the day of release, I think - "Pre order this item to be delivered on September 6th."

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!

pre-ordered after listening to the only full length track. its very expensive tho...

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:52 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

pre-ordered after listening to the only full length track. its very expensive tho...

i preordered just off the strength of the EP.

and it's not really that expensive...that's about average for a brand new double LP

plus they're giving you VAT at the old rate...should really be 20% not 17.5% (if i heard correctly when the budget hit us)

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:54 PM, oscillik said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:52 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

pre-ordered after listening to the only full length track. its very expensive tho...

and it's not really that expensive...that's about average for a brand new double LP

i suppose. a 2x lp usually comes to about £14 - £16 with postage... still way too much if you ask me, particularly if it's a standard sleeve. can kinda understand if it's gatefold.

curse my record addiction and lack of moneys

  On 8/3/2010 at 6:29 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:54 PM, oscillik said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:52 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

pre-ordered after listening to the only full length track. its very expensive tho...

and it's not really that expensive...that's about average for a brand new double LP

i suppose. a 2x lp usually comes to about £14 - £16 with postage... still way too much if you ask me, particularly if it's a standard sleeve. can kinda understand if it's gatefold.

 

curse my record addiction and lack of moneys

that's exactly how much it came to with postage and packaging...

what did you buy?

  On 8/3/2010 at 6:29 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

curse my record addiction and lack of moneys

this

  On 8/3/2010 at 6:32 PM, oscillik said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 6:29 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:54 PM, oscillik said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:52 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

pre-ordered after listening to the only full length track. its very expensive tho...

and it's not really that expensive...that's about average for a brand new double LP

i suppose. a 2x lp usually comes to about £14 - £16 with postage... still way too much if you ask me, particularly if it's a standard sleeve. can kinda understand if it's gatefold.

 

curse my record addiction and lack of moneys

that's exactly how much it came to with postage and packaging...

I know, thus the "I suppose" and "still way too much if you ask me".

What should I get the vinyl or CD, I use to not buy CDs but I am slowly starting to buy more. I like vinyl for the huge artwork and "warm" sound, but they usually get fucked up on the way to America from overseas. Bent corners, warped, ect.

  On 8/3/2010 at 7:10 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 6:32 PM, oscillik said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 6:29 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:54 PM, oscillik said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:52 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

pre-ordered after listening to the only full length track. its very expensive tho...

and it's not really that expensive...that's about average for a brand new double LP

i suppose. a 2x lp usually comes to about £14 - £16 with postage... still way too much if you ask me, particularly if it's a standard sleeve. can kinda understand if it's gatefold.

 

curse my record addiction and lack of moneys

that's exactly how much it came to with postage and packaging...

I know, thus the "I suppose" and "still way too much if you ask me".

ahhh i get ya now.

as someone who's spent €115 on one album in the past, i'm one of those people that says "it's worth as much as you'll be willing to pay".

  On 8/3/2010 at 6:32 PM, oscillik said:

what did you buy?

Tax Charges - For orders made from the UK or the European Union, 17.5% VAT is added.

All orders made OUTSIDE the EU are VAT FREE and you should click the EXEMPT BUTTON to reduce VAT to zero .

Isn't it supposed to be the other way round or something? I haven't ordered directly from UK based label to Germany before. What is this VAT shit?

  On 7/31/2010 at 11:05 AM, oscillik said:

holy fuck, it's available for preorder on Skam Records right now

lol, Holy Fuck, oscillik! that means you can go and give Skam your money right now and still not get the record til September! :)

  On 8/3/2010 at 6:32 PM, oscillik said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 6:29 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:54 PM, oscillik said:

  On 8/3/2010 at 5:52 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

pre-ordered after listening to the only full length track. its very expensive tho...

and it's not really that expensive...that's about average for a brand new double LP

i suppose. a 2x lp usually comes to about £14 - £16 with postage... still way too much if you ask me, particularly if it's a standard sleeve. can kinda understand if it's gatefold.

 

curse my record addiction and lack of moneys

that's exactly how much it came to with postage and packaging...

what did you buy?

yeah, 15 odd quids is standard, and fair.

anything around 20 and above is a ripoff unless it's gatefold with lush artwork + heavyweight vinyl.

and i don't care how limited it is or if it's hand numbered with a dodgy old biro!

  On 8/3/2010 at 7:12 PM, oscillik said:

as someone who's spent €115 on one album in the past, i'm one of those people that says "it's worth as much as you'll be willing to pay".

Agreed, noone's putting a gun to your head. I've paid what might seem over the odds for loads of records in the past, but it's how important they are to you (I mean generally, not just you osc) and owning them that's important. And I also agree that the price for this album seems perfectly reasonable, I've found that if there's one music vendor that won't rip you off it's Skam.

  On 8/6/2010 at 7:53 PM, sirch said:

anything around 20 and above is a ripoff unless it's gatefold with lush artwork + heavyweight vinyl.

'Syn Emergence' is a case in point there.

preordered the CD for £10 + free P&P from HMV

  On 8/6/2010 at 8:29 PM, Caretstik said:

I've found that if there's one music vendor that won't rip you off it's Skam.

most definitely. if you're getting it straight from them then they're not gonna charge you any extra for anything, eh. like other places might.

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  On 8/6/2010 at 7:53 PM, sirch said:

anything around 20 and above is a ripoff unless it's gatefold with lush artwork + heavyweight vinyl.

 

'Syn Emergence' is a case in point there.

yeah, exactly. fine example. that's a quality package in every respect and well worth the pounds!