Not a big fan of that style, but I quite enjoyed Laser Guided Melodies on its own merits.

Patterson: Not a big fan of that style, but I quite enjoyed Laser Guided Melodies on its own merits.



this

I'm probably the only person one Earth who likes Let It Come Down more, but I'd happily see this if I got the chance.

Awesome. I love that album. Seeing them last year was a highlight. though I did miss out on the first 10 min of their set cause I was 10 feet away from ghostface and raekwon.

/Songs in A & E is amazing as well.
//As is Let it come down.

I had a journalist friend who had received the advance promo copy. It really came in a prescription package that you had to peel the foil , like a pill. Awesome packaging

of course, it breaks your heart to rip apart the foil to get to the CD



"all i want in life is just a little bit of love to take the pain away..."

actually that album is fuhking superb
event to a psychedelic hardhead like myself

quite the shiit
amazing LP



http://myspace.com/daveyunderground

/most psychedelic tune of all time
//try before you buy

HappyHarryHardOn: I had a journalist friend who had received the advance promo copy. It really came in a prescription package that you had to peel the foil , like a pill. Awesome packaging

of course, it breaks your heart to rip apart the foil to get to the CD

Worst thing I ever had to do was I had a vinyl copy of Boymerang's "Balance of the Force" and the damn thing came sealed inside this plastic pouch that had no opening. I had to get a razor blade and cut it open. I frickin' hated doing that.

Still not as bad as the people who found their CD hidden in a nicely bound book. The CD was underneath one of the glued parts. They had to literally rip the book apart to get to it.

I think it was Soleilmoon or World Serpent or someone similar
who did that.

Glitchwerks: HappyHarryHardOn: I had a journalist friend who had received the advance promo copy. It really came in a prescription package that you had to peel the foil , like a pill. Awesome packaging

of course, it breaks your heart to rip apart the foil to get to the CD

Worst thing I ever had to do was I had a vinyl copy of Boymerang's "Balance of the Force" and the damn thing came sealed inside this plastic pouch that had no opening. I had to get a razor blade and cut it open. I frickin' hated doing that.

Still not as bad as the people who found their CD hidden in a nicely bound book. The CD was underneath one of the glued parts. They had to literally rip the book apart to get to it.

I think it was Soleilmoon or World Serpent or someone similar
who did that.

funny, I also thought about this band that put sand in the sleeves of their vinyls but I also cannot remember the band's name

HappyHarryHardOn: funny, I also thought about this band that put sand in the sleeves of their vinyls but I also cannot remember the band's name

Zoviet France perhaps? I know they liked doing stuff like that. Actually put sand paper on the cover of one of their albums, so it would destroy every other album it came in contact with. I've also heard of records being shipped cut into pieces that you had to assemble. Don't know who did that.

Of course, there's the more traditional fun of the old Wax Trax! Black Box limited edition and winding up all that tape that came in the box into a cassette and then listening to what they used as box "padding."

let me ask you Spiritualized farkers this:

Is "ladies and gentlemen...." a grower?

I've had it for about a year, and I've listened to it maybe 4 times...
it all seems to be dirges...
slow psychadelic music, all blending together, sometimes can't tell two songs apart...
[except for the short noise track and of course the epic "jazz odyssey"... "Cop shoot cop"]

Glitchwerks: Zoviet France perhaps? I know they liked doing stuff like that. Actually put sand paper on the cover of one of their albums, so it would destroy every other album it came in contact with



possibly :Z*F:, but Durutti Column's "The Return of..." album is most notorious for that packaging.


is that Boymerang album any good? I love Bark Psychosis, but never got around to checking that album out.

Third_Uncle_Eno: let me ask you Spiritualized farkers this:

Is "ladies and gentlemen...." a grower?

I've had it for about a year, and I've listened to it maybe 4 times...
it all seems to be dirges...
slow psychadelic music, all blending together, sometimes can't tell two songs apart...
[except for the short noise track and of course the epic "jazz odyssey"... "Cop shoot cop"]

personally, I liked it much better after hearing the Royal Albert Hall live album.

Third_Uncle_Eno: Is "ladies and gentlemen...." a grower?

Depends on the drugs you take while listening to it. Acid/shrooms, very much so, it builds to the awesome peak of Cop Shoot Cop. Pot, the buzz starts wearing off, so CSC can be a bit of a bummer. Powders and pills, no way. Booze, absolutely not.

What? People listen to music sober? Get out! [/Elaine Benes]

Henry Holland: it builds to the awesome peak of Cop Shoot Cop.

I've always thought the song had an awesome first half, but then you could more or less turn it off during the noisy part. Kind of seemed like an awesome track that they couldn't figure out the ending for.

Third_Uncle_Eno: let me ask you Spiritualized farkers this:

Is "ladies and gentlemen...." a grower?

I've had it for about a year, and I've listened to it maybe 4 times...
it all seems to be dirges...
slow psychadelic music, all blending together, sometimes can't tell two songs apart...
[except for the short noise track and of course the epic "jazz odyssey"... "Cop shoot cop"]

Yes, it's definitely a grower. I came to it as a huge fan, and it took me probably a dozen or more play-throughs to really start to get it and appreciate it for what it really is. If you follow their music in order, it gradually evolves from loosely threaded alt-pop (Lazer Guided Melodies) to this quasi-anthemic smack opera, with Pure Phase being a mix of both (though a fascinating work in itself with some amazing moments).

I recommend giving yourself plenty of time and listening to it sitting back in a comfortable chair with the lights down or out completely. The acoustic dynamic is pretty broad: this will sound best on a good system with a subwoofer, as there are some truly deep notes in some places that many systems (and almost all headphones) just fuzz out on.

Like some other albums out there, this works best played nonstop all the way through, with no distractions or interruptions. It's hard to get inside Jason's head, so you have to have to give it a lot o time and space.

The only thing I find weird about this article is how they keep referring to the band as if it wasn't just Jason and whomever he brings along. Kate's long gone, and he fired everyone else.

(For the Spacemen 3 / Spiritualized unemployment line, check out Darkness and Lupine Howl. Both worth hearing, though both also obviously lacking the critical genius of Kember or Pierce. Also lacking the madness.)

Love This band. Love This Record. Pure Phase is my fav of theirs though.

on the packaging note...Spiritualized has always had excellent packaging..like the glow in the dark cover one of the forst two records J. Spaceman released as Spiritualized (wish i owned that version). My understanding is he spent his own money to make sure the packaging was right.

FeedTheCollapse: possibly :Z*F:, but Durutti Column's "The Return of..." album is most notorious for that packaging.


is that Boymerang album any good? I love Bark Psychosis, but never got around to checking that album out.

It is one of my favorites from that time period, but it sounds a bit dated when compared to current drum n bass. I don't see this as a bad thing, I love the older, more raw techstep than this new Pendulum/Qemists stuff.

thanks guys and gals! :-)

Love it! Just see my handle. Too bad they sound like a completely different band now.

Would rather them play Pure Phase/Electric Mainline in it's entirety...a f'n masterpiece!

Glitchwerks: HappyHarryHardOn: funny, I also thought about this band that put sand in the sleeves of their vinyls but I also cannot remember the band's name

Zoviet France perhaps? I know they liked doing stuff like that. Actually put sand paper on the cover of one of their albums, so it would destroy every other album it came in contact with. I've also heard of records being shipped cut into pieces that you had to assemble. Don't know who did that.

Of course, there's the more traditional fun of the old Wax Trax! Black Box limited edition and winding up all that tape that came in the box into a cassette and then listening to what they used as box "padding."

God Bless all these pranksters.... along those lines, the vinyl edition of "Sticky Fingers" with a real zipper had to be removed, because it was scratching all the other vinyls it touched

I'd love to see that. I haven't seen Spiritualized since they opened for Siouxsie and the Banshees back in '90...something (5? 8? I don't remember)

Broken Heart off that album is one of the saddest songs I've ever heard.

Ladies and Gentlemen is a great album.

But Lazer Guided Melodies is an utter classic. The guitar/sax unison solo and saxophone growl at the end of "Shine a Light" still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.