Be Up A Hello [2020]

A thought:

I don't think the mastering is off on Squarepusher's latest albums but I think he is intentionally going for the in your face, aggressive, distorted mids. 

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  On 2/18/2020 at 7:18 AM, yekker said:

A thought:

 

I don't think the mastering is off on Squarepusher's latest albums but I think he is intentionally going for the in your face, aggressive, distorted mids. 

 

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Some albums imo are just meant for big systems and high volume. His last three be up included, fall in that category.

Or good headphones at high volume of course.

^yeah I did that earlier 

Listen safely, boys!

ALL music sounds great loud though, it so happens that most other music sounds good quiet as well.

Huh? I don't agree with that at all. =/

Tons of albums that start to sound shit at mid to high volume for me, bass all sloppy and distorted, highs grating and ear splitting. Around -60db start to make your ears feel like they're bleeding type of thing.

Throw on something like BT's "This Binary Universe" which is p amazing at any volume. And then Nobukazu Takemura's "10th" which is a fantastic album at low volumes but the entire thing sounds like an amp shortage at high volume, constant ear destroying buzz for 67 minutes.... Certainly suffers played loud. =/

I don't ascribe to this concept I've seen in this thread that mixing/mastering is meaningless lol....

  On 2/19/2020 at 7:45 AM, Stickfigger said:

Mastering is meaningless

Life is suffering 

RTR is not Steinvord 

I agree with the last two

ok yeah mastering is def not as important as mixing. Normalizing volume etc across tracks, as an album... not so important. 

  On 2/18/2020 at 11:27 PM, Amen Warrior said:

ALL music sounds great loud though, it so happens that most other music sounds good quiet as well.

That's why I think it's an aesthetic. 

Shit aesthetic then. Wasn't the whole artificial intelligence braindance thing specifically about making electronic dance music that you could dance to but was still interesting to listen to if you fancied chucking it on at home at a normal volume?

This is his third record that sounds like shit unless I turn it up loud enough for my wife to question her life choices.

New rx-101 has arrived so be up a hello is getting shelved till I'm next in the mood to listen to music where every single element of every track is the exact same volume from beginning to end.

I'm in the same boat - tried blasting it loud and it did improve, but by the time speedcrank was up the wife told me on no uncertain terms to turn that fucking racket off.

  On 2/19/2020 at 4:01 PM, danshoebridge said:

I'm in the same boat - tried blasting it loud and it did improve, but by the time speedcrank was up the wife told me on no uncertain terms to turn that fucking racket off.

lol similar situation happened to me.  thus its been a headphone album for me..  my girlfriend is well into blasting aphex and most autechre but couldnt stand speedcrank

Watmm, a forum where the quality of music is judged by WAF

Merch page is online: https://shop.squarepusher.net

Who in their right mind would listen to this quietly?

  On 2/19/2020 at 9:50 PM, Consul said:

Merch page is online: https://shop.squarepusher.net

album seems like a unique and dense burst of energy. interesting blend of light and dark. two squares up.

  On 2/19/2020 at 9:50 PM, Consul said:

Merch page is online: https://shop.squarepusher.net

This is not official is it?

I think I'll stick to my homemade T's - cheaper, unique, not as shit

  On 2/20/2020 at 12:29 AM, yekker said:

This is not official is it?

It is. Go to the main store and its on the top. Also:

More information: https://squarepusherredemptions.ochre.store/index

anyone in US get the cd yet?

  On 2/20/2020 at 1:47 PM, very honest said:

anyone in US get the cd yet?

I did.

  On 2/20/2020 at 10:39 AM, phudoshin said:

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That's a wicked T shirt mate. Very nice indeed.