[kj] Endgame(s)mix

[fluw]

Then again, I bet if you netcasted some of their better mixed material from
the past it would kick ass with none of the sonic short comings heard on
endgames.

 

This possibility is the inherent base of the fears for the mix of KJ 13   

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Neil Perry
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:04 AM
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Endgame(s)mix

 

Glad you all came out of the closet before me...

After the initial excitement of a new song, I was distinctly
underwhelmed, a large part of that because it sounded so 'orrible.
Light and dark seems to have been replaced by a big bowl of mush.

(And I'm not just saying this because I might now be having a meaningless
3 days in Prague for which I gave up my Iggy & Stooges London gig ticket
because
I couldn't afford the time and money for both, oh no, not at all).

But like you say, it is an mp3 of a net broadcast - not exactly hi-fi.
Like anything with KJ 2010, it seems, we have to wait and see.

n



On 3 March 2010 15:51, phil <phil.tofield at virgin.net> wrote:

I totally agree. After reading most of the comments yesterday, I
thought I must be the only one who thought the mix of this track is
dreadfull. The drums dont sound like the tribal Big Paul of old, much
more rocky than I was expecting. The bass, although its doing
'something', seems a bit lacking in punch and clarity. The whole thing
reminds me of the mix on the last album - total wall of sound
production with none of the individual instruments sitting within
their own space in the mix. Like Marc & Todd said, it could be because
its an mp3 ripped from a net radio station, which has squeezed the
life out of this mix. I'll have to reserve judgement until I hear the
final release, but from what Ive heard so far, it doesnt bode well.


On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:12:44 -0600, you wrote:


>I agree rob, terrible mix and hopefully it is merely a matter of us not

>hearing the intended production source. But as all too often, almost

always,

>killing joke take the heavy handed approach to mixing and create an album

>that has all the signatures of the producers attempting to blow the

listener

>away with a maelstrom of frequencies flooding each other out.

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>What killing joke is not good at is understanding that less is more,

>unfortunately, every record becomes more, and more, and more.

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>some space in the mix would greatly increase the power of the aggregates

for

>the whole

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>From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On

>Behalf Of Rob Moss

>Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:49 AM

>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>Subject: Re: [kj] Endgame(s)

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>I know it's an MP3 grab from the radio and could be a rough mix, but I find

>the whole mix very poor.

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>Vocals don't come out, guitars rather fuzzy and drums very buried.

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>Immense power though and a really great chorus. Goes round and round in my

>head.

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>B

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>----- Original Message -----

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>From: Karen Weil

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>Sent: 03/02/10 09:20 PM

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>To: A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)

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>Subject: Re: [kj] Endgame(s)

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>B

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>Hmmm. ... definitely not his more "tribalistic" sound, but I think he holds

>his own.

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>B

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>Cheers,

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>B

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>k.w.

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>----- Original Message -----

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>From: Bob Barathy

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>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

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>Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:59 PM

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>Subject: Re: [kj] Endgame(s)

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>Yes many thanks guys. Love the guitar. Chorus is v strong but where are the

>BIG BPF drums?! :-(

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>-----Original Message-----

>From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On

>Behalf Of ADRIAN WASON

>Sent: 02 March 2010 20:20

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: [kj] Endgame(s)

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>massive thanks to Jon

>

>i've only listened once-first time saw video clipB ithought it was pure

>firedances but it's a litle more sophisticated.

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>everyone came in their pants when implant was 'leaked' but ther were only

>another 2 tracks on that cd(D&R,BOYH)

>

>disagree with anyone who says it isB B way better than anything on

>hosannas-title track /judas goat/universe b up their with best

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>popping headphones on now for another go!

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