as I've said before, I've never got the "Confield is difficult" thing,
I found it quite easy to get into & it's still a favourite
"Draft", however, is the ae album I play the least
not going as far as to say I don't like it, cos I do...
I just have to be in the right mood to listen to it
the usual ae rhythm & melody patterns seem buried a lot deeper than usual
most reviews of "Draft" were along the lines of 'most accessible thing ae
have done in ages'
I couldn't see that one at all
nevertheless, still obviously looking forward to "Untilted"
I'm sure it will indeed be "another iteration in their sound" (nice one)
& that in itself has to be worth listening to, innit?
I saw ae live in Bristol 2 or 3 (dodgy memory) years ago
the description of the Cologne gig sounds familiar...
I thought that that was just what they 'did' in a live situation
at one point in the gig, it sounded like the start of "Lost" off the Anti
EP,
and a few people including myself made appreciative noises
- the track immediately morphed into something I've never heard before or
since
& the rest of the gig was likewise
they didn't do anything remotely downbeat, it was all quite full-on
I thought they were possibly doing their 'club/party set'
I got down the front right at the beginning, vaguely shuffled about until
the music stopped
& thoroughly enjoyed myself!
"marty" <rmartin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <lonelymachines@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Just got an email from Warp, and there's a new full-length due out in
> > April. Right now they're just calling it "Untitled." Seems odd that
> > it's only two months out, and we haven't heard anything. It's also
odd
> > that they didn't release a between-records EP at some point. After
the
> > last two records, I have no idea what to expect. Any speculation?
> > --
> > oblique strategy: assemble some of the elements in a group and treat
> > the
> > group
> > --
> > erik
> > http://lonelymachines.org
> >
>
> As ever there's a clamour of people (not on this group obviously, this
is
> the first post in a seriously long time) hoping that they return to
their
> older Amber sound.
>
> I wouldn't hold my breath. Although I've as much info as the next person
> (i.e. none) about the direction this album will take you have to imagine
> it'll be another iteration in their sound. Ok, that's hardly a
controversial
> statement suffice to say I welcome that they aren't looking back.
Besides,
> they can use Gescom as a vehicle for anything retro.
>
> Looking back on Draft, some people labelled it as easier listening than
the
> previous few albums and ep's. I didn't think so, if anything it was as
> complex as Confield. As with all Ae listening to it two years later
still
> throws up sounds not encountered previously.
>
> I seen the Hafler Trio collab mentioned on one of the above threads. You
all
> probably know this already but there's another one due:
> http://www.phonometrography.net/news.asp.
>
> -----------
> np : monolake - invisible force
>
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