VHS Head - Trademark Ribbons of Gold

  On 5/19/2017 at 9:41 AM, Obel said:

There's one we'll never agree on DLo

Wrong.

  On 5/19/2017 at 8:55 AM, dr lopez said:

you have to have realllllllll bad taste in electronic music if this isn't top 5 of the decade if not *the* best.

 

it's becoming a non-negotiable for me.

Correct.

Beats anything Autechre has put out since. Real talk.

  On 5/19/2017 at 9:49 AM, Bread said:

is there not new VHS Head emerging soon?

Please.

Been on a fairly sizeable VHS Head kick lately. That track with the "romantic" kinda housey chords in the "methlab" mix is doing things for me. I think this mix is also (mostly) available as a proper release?

Right, then, Trademark Ribbons. So much angst in these tracks, you don't usually get to hear so much emotion in modern electronic music, but the frustration, longing, exhaustion is front and center. 

"Twitch of the Nerve" is fucking magical and cathartic and you know he watched thousands of hours of crusty tapes to find those 5 samples that spooged in unison to create an auditory orgasm. Few things boost my faith in humanity like the intro to that.

I feel like he "cheated" (OK, perhaps there aren't any -rules- about using VHS samples) quite a bit with "Red Lens Effect" but it's so fucking good... like the 80s trying to dream its way into the modern era like its life depended on it.

That said, it's a little hard for me to just plop this on these days. Not because it's anything less than a top-shelf, gold-ribbon, single-malt masterpiece, but because it helped me through some tough times so now it has a little bit of baggage for me. It was wise of him to start it off with that intro that lets you know how serious he is about the whole thing. For a few months it was my soundtrack to some long, challenging work days... when the going gets rough, though, I know where to turn.

Thanks Ade. WE NEED YOU.

This record fucking rules. All of em do really. Sorry I can't be more eloquent about it

i fucking love @3:42 in the title track when that cheeky filtered guitar(?) melody sneaks through but is still being synopated with the cuts along the beats.
 
just really good a e s t h e t i c stuff that a *lot* of vaporwave people wish they could pull off. and from 2010.

ACADEMY AWARD WINNER (academy award winner)

As mentioned in another thread, there is the S>>D album dropping in early February. It's not VHS Head but it did get the seal of approval.

https://www.kudosrecords.co.uk/release/cpu00110111/s-d-co-intel-pro.html

The S>>D album is nice and dark. Been loving spinning this one

if you dont think Trademark Ribbons is a 10/10 you're on the Wrong Side Of History

I've never heard it before. 

But I will do so this week.

Sounds like a good album.

wtf??????????

I live under a rock.
 

Little known remix from years back.

  On 12/12/2017 at 10:22 PM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

I live under a rock.

 

certainly top 10 possibly top 5

  On 12/14/2017 at 3:41 PM, sweepstakes said:

 

  On 12/12/2017 at 10:22 PM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

I live under a rock.

 

Yeah dude. Almost definitely album of the decade.

 

I listened to it. Should have called it Trademark Ribbons of BORING.

"Mad-Dogs And Englishmen" clause needs invoking ....

  On 12/14/2017 at 6:42 PM, mcbpete said:

"Mad-Dogs And Englishmen" clause needs invoking ....

googles*

What's this? All I found was dog sledding tours.

  On 12/14/2017 at 6:08 PM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

 

  On 12/14/2017 at 3:41 PM, sweepstakes said:

 

  On 12/12/2017 at 10:22 PM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

I live under a rock.

 

Yeah dude. Almost definitely album of the decade.

I listened to it. Should have called it Trademark Ribbons of BORING.

I'm jk, I haven't heard it yet. 

Plan to tomorrow night. I heard a track on the youtubes and it was pretty dope. Guess I've slept on this.

  On 12/14/2017 at 7:52 PM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

I'm jk, I haven't heard it yet.

 

Plan to tomorrow night. I heard a track on the youtubes and it was pretty dope. Guess I've slept on this.

Sunset Everett

Twitch of the Nerve

The Stuff

Red Lens Effect

When Remote Control gets to the 0:20 mark:

I don't enjoy this as much as Persistence of Vision.

There, I've said it now.

its ok to be wrong

  On 12/14/2017 at 9:14 PM, Rotwang said:

I don't enjoy this as much as Persistence of Vision.

 

There, I've said it now.

They are both fantastic albums.

The physical artwork on Persistence of Vision is amazing.

Bleep still has this on vinyl which is surprising.