Grouper - Ruins

damn, i could die to "holding".

Not a bad album, but not my favorite either.

I miss the smeary reverberated textures.

Didn't know about her until this thread popped up and I checked a few things out. Must say that I'm pretty impressed. New album is up for streaming here:

http://www.npr.org/2014/10/24/357630343/first-listen-grouper-ruins

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Streaming now, and it sounds great so far.

Labyrinth is amazing, love the repetitiveness

this last two tracks on this one....fuuuuuuuuck

maybe her best album finale yet.

this album is amazing, cant stop listening

grouper <3

  On 8/21/2014 at 2:42 AM, The CIA said:

 

  On 8/17/2014 at 10:00 PM, bitroast said:

i'm curious about the "Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4-track, Sony stereo mic and an upright piano" part.

it specifies the album was recorded in 2011. this track Cassiopeia appeared in compilation album for japan in 2011. perhaps an indication of things to expect??

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtFLf75Qkso

 

yes, I hope so. Piano Grouper is my favourite kind:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=356PNNkb5ys

 

don't forget this one:

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

This is the perfect night time album

  On 11/6/2014 at 8:03 PM, oldenjon said:

 

  On 8/21/2014 at 2:42 AM, The CIA said:

 

  On 8/17/2014 at 10:00 PM, bitroast said:

i'm curious about the "Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4-track, Sony stereo mic and an upright piano" part.

it specifies the album was recorded in 2011. this track Cassiopeia appeared in compilation album for japan in 2011. perhaps an indication of things to expect??

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtFLf75Qkso

 

yes, I hope so. Piano Grouper is my favourite kind:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=356PNNkb5ys

 

don't forget this one:

 

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

 

didn't forget! I've never heard the xiu xiu/collab album.

yess. digging into groupers catalogue and getting obsessive is a great little world to absorb yourself into / big fan.

for some reason, the casual nature of the album gave me this bias that it wasn't going to be that good before I even heard the thing...

received in mail recently and been listening a lot. .. it's so beautiful ... *u*

the songs really are just classic grouper but played straight up on a piano + multitracking. the multitracked vocals are so pretty too, btw...

songs like clearing and lighthouse seem like similar songs melodically to alien observer, hold the way. but stripped back and limited to piano (more so than what I was expecting from a grouper piano album).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhiKqkmkvO4

anyway. yes. lovely album :)

^ that youtube, the song starts at 1:58 ^

yeah its totally stunning, want more of this. her voice is amazing. probably my favourite LP of the year

Dat microwave beep

  On 12/18/2014 at 9:56 PM, Danny O Flannagin said:

Dat microwave beep

lol yes

this album reminds me of Erik Satie sometimes

Just heard this album for the first time, I've never listened to Grouper before. I'm totally stunned at how incredible this is. I'm not really going to say anymore than that really. Pretty much lost for words to explain what a powerful effect this has just had on me.

Just got back from Grouper in London last night. Excellent stuff. She was on guitar for this one, played about 5 completely new songs off the bat (that are reminiscent of the AIA stuff) one of which was an absolute stunner. She played a few tunes of 'Ruins' as well, (Labyrinth, Lighthouse and Clearing) but as a guitar arrangement. Then finished with a nice long drone.

Oh god !!! That sounds so lovely !!

Would kill to see her live !!'

  On 4/24/2015 at 3:22 PM, The CIA said:

played about 5 completely new songs off the bat (that are reminiscent of the AIA stuff) one of which was an absolute stunner.