[kj] Re: two more cents on the album and other needless grumblings

[Christof hamille]

technically a hard drive spins.  There is (essentialy) a cd-rom inside your 
hard drive.  So yes you are spinning it and you a spinster.  but not a 
winger

Chris


>From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] Re: two more cents on the album and other needless 
>grumblings
>Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:01:03 -0500
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>Been spinning the album (so to speak --- I'm not sure there's any actual 
>"spinning" involved when mp3's are played) more and more. I'm starting to 
>warm to "Tribal Antidote" quite a bit. I'm not especially fond of 
>"Invocation" and "Lightbringers," to be perfectly frank. I do quite enjoy 
>"Majestic" and "Walking With Gods" (particularly the latter), though I do 
>wish some of these tracks were a bit shorter. While it's indeed a treat to 
>be able to hear the record, am I still anxious to hear the album "properly" 
>when it's officially released. I know there's been loads of speculation 
>about whether or not these represent the final mixing process or not.  I 
>think my problem with this disc is that there's no *SPACE* in the mix. Go 
>back and listen to What's THIS for...! or FIREDANCES. There is clear 
>definition between the players on those records. I don't feel any breathing 
>room on these tracks (which might explain why Jaz feels the need to do so 
>much shouting). Also, notice how Jaz has abandoned the "lizard voice" from 
>the last record? One trait of KJ2003 that's remained however is what I'd 
>call the "implant garble" (when all other sound but Jaz falls away, and Jaz 
>tries to speed-read through a jumble of apoplectic lyrics).
>
>Any guesses about possible singles?  I can't imagine which.
>
>Alex in NYC
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>On Sunday, January 8, 2006, at 04:28 PM, Stephen Robinson wrote:
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>>I've just listen to the new album on my Walkman thingie, and now Walking
>>with Gods is on my little sceond stereo, (refused to play on the BIG Cd
>>player, dosn't like CDr or something), and it's wonderful, and the
>>production is better than Firedances, Nighttime, BtaTS, and to be honest,
>>possibly even KJ 2003, because I can actully hear the bass.
>>
>>Walking with Gods is Sun goes Down done right, which until I heard WwG I
>>never knew Sun goes Down was anthing less than Brilliant. But they're
>>intitled to rip themselves off, after all they've done it with neu!, War,
>>Nivirna (joke) etc..
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