Squid - Sludge (Warp Records)

warp what is this ...

King Missile or Captain Beefheart super saiyan attempt

  On 3/24/2020 at 4:10 PM, Hugh Mughnus said:

King Missile or Captain Beefheart super saiyan attempt

attempt

Yeah, I’m good.

Warp, my music also sucks. may i be on your excellent label as well?

Just like that Jockstrap signing this sucks ass

hmmmm

It’s like a machine tried to copy truly transgressive guitar music or something. Singer sounds like an upperclass twat playacting Mark E. Smith.

Every attempt Warp has made at signing rock bands is like this: too polished, too clean, unconvincing. Can’t fault them for trying and sometimes they’ve hit upon an entertaining song or two, but in the end it’s just not in their DNA.

  On 3/24/2020 at 4:07 PM, thumbass said:

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Oh, so thats what this is.  I've heard this like a million times on 6music and every time I just wanna knock the singers teeth out so he can scrape them up off the floor himself.

No.

  On 5/22/2020 at 1:54 PM, rhmilo said:

It’s like a machine tried to copy truly transgressive guitar music or something. Singer sounds like an upperclass twat playacting Mark E. Smith.

Every attempt Warp has made at signing rock bands is like this: too polished, too clean, unconvincing. Can’t fault them for trying and sometimes they’ve hit upon an entertaining song or two, but in the end it’s just not in their DNA.

Well... Broadcast, Stereolab, Battles, Tortoise, Grizzly Bear.

  On 3/24/2020 at 4:07 PM, thumbass said:

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Listening to that reminded me of another time I listened to a tune I thought was shit

man this is not very good. again.

  On 5/22/2020 at 2:22 PM, Gocab said:

Well... Broadcast, Stereolab, Battles, Tortoise, Grizzly Bear.

Stereolab and Tortoise were already big before Warp signed them (and arguably did not do their best work on Warp). The other three I'm not too fond of (in various degrees).

To be honest, though, I had forgotten about those bands you named. I was mainly thinking of Maximo Park. 

  On 5/22/2020 at 4:23 AM, Kid Lukie said:

 

 

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Actually enjoyed this as opposed to the track in OP; cool building layers of perc. Nicely mixed with all the sounds in there by the climax. Vocals are a little iffy.

  On 5/22/2020 at 9:20 PM, Goiter Sanchez said:

Actually enjoyed this as opposed to the track in OP; cool building layers of perc. Nicely mixed with all the sounds in there by the climax. Vocals are a little iffy.

Vocals ruin the entire track

would a Squid instrumental just be a Tortoise jam?

Yes

Don't mind Battles. Was ok with the Dsrkstar thing too. My wife likes Maximo Park. 

Their new full length "Bright Green Field" is out and its pretty damn good.

https://squiduk.bandcamp.com/album/bright-green-field

This is like someone's weird uncle impersonating LCD Soundsystem.

(song at the start of thread is, anyway)

Thought I should at least attempt to listen to this band seeing as they are signed to my favourite label. Made it 3/4 through one of their recent Spotify tracks and switched off. I think it was the vocals that irked me. Oh well maybe the youngsters like it  

  On 3/24/2020 at 11:39 PM, thumbass said:

Just like that Jockstrap signing this sucks ass

jockstrap is fine though

this however... 

I haven't listened to any rock music since the lost prophets guy was caught shagging babies. It's just not worth the risk.

I like this quite a bit. Was unsure when I heard the first single.