[kj] MMXII first listen:

[Bo Krogsgaard]

Pole Shift - What the fuck is this? Already here it's easy to hear
Youth had WAY much control over the mixing of the album. The song
itself is pointless too. Fuck, i hate the keyboards.

When The Levee Breaks AKA Fema Camp AKA "oh no not more keyboards" -
Arh, gimme a fucking break. Just because Enigma once sampled Jaz
Coleman, doesn't mean they have to pay the favour back.

Exorcism II AKA Rapture - Not sure it dawned on them they already
wrote this song once.

Colony Collapse - Okay, this is ALMOST getting good. Less keyboard
wankery is a GOOD start, mixed with 70s glitter rock, it's actually
quite catchy, but not really what i'd consider a Killing Joke song.

Corporate Elect - Now THIS is more like it. This could easily become a
frequent player!

In Cythera - Pop song, yet masterpiece. My fave song of the album, hands down.

Primobile - The beginning sounds like Gary Numan. Not an annoying
song, but not my thing either.

Glitch - Ballsy, but pointless, and the vocal effects completely ruin
the little good the song is in itself. Plus, isn't this Intravenous
over again?

Trance - Whoa, so many bits here and there lifted straight off of
Pssyche, while the vocals remind me of Intellect. If it wasn't for
those fucking annoying keyboards, this would be my second fave of the
album. Ten bucks says Youth wrote the majority of this.

On All Hallow's Eve - No thanks, my lighter is nearly empty.

Total rating based on first listen: 5/10, in other words "as average
as it fucking gets". Fuck, what a disappointment after In Cythera ..


b


On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 20:46, Nick Scott <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> That;s a weird tracklisting you got going on there Jon...and what is

> this "In The Fields Of Light" song you got?!  Do you mean Trance?

>

> For me personally, Trance is the only song that I am not at all warming to.

>

> On 26 March 2012 19:42, jon chapman <jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>> Glitch starts off very Brighter than a thousands suns.

>>

>> 1. Poleshift

>> 2. Corporate Elect

>> 3. Fema Camp

>> 4. Glitch

>> 5. Primobile

>> 6. Colony Collapse

>> 7. In cythera.

>> 8. Rapture

>> 9. All Hallows Eve

>> 10.In the fields of light.

>>

>>

>> 1-8 are alright - 9 and 10 are fucking awful.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> ________________________________

>> From: kjlist at live.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:33:03 -0500

>>

>> Subject: Re: [kj] MMXII first listen:

>>

>> yeah, I had to go out to my car in the parking lot and listen at high

>> volume.

>>

>> Now I love the whole thing.

>>

>> Also, the first two seconds of "Glitch" sound exactly like "Born To Run."

>> ________________________________

>> From: kjlist at live.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:56:55 -0500

>> Subject: Re: [kj] MMXII first listen:

>>

>> First listen gut check:

>>

>> Loving six of ten tracks; haven't connected yet with:

>>

>> FEMA Camp

>> Rapture

>> Primobile

>> Trance

>>

>> But that's probably because I'm listening in a relatively non-private area

>> at low volume.

>>

>> I've burned a copy and will be cranking it in the car on my way home

>> tonight.

>>

>> Best so far: Glitch, In Cythera, Corporate Elect, Colony Collapse.

>>

>> Pole Shift reminds me of "Termite Mound" and All Hallow's Eve is a slow but

>> shouty closer.

>>

>> I am content.

>>

>>

>>

>> ________________________________

>> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:05:48 +0200

>> From: rob.moss at gmx.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] MMXII album leak:

>>

>> Found it on Piratebay

>>

>> It's fucking amazing!

>>

>> Glitsch sounds like Extremities era, MASSIVE!

>> Corporate Elect - FUCK ME - This is the next planned single I believe

>>

>> Make sure you buy it everyone because music this good demands to be heard!

>>

>>

>> Thanks all for the heads up and sharing!

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

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

>>

>> From: Nick Scott

>>

>> Sent: 03/26/12 05:17 PM

>>

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

>>

>> Subject: Re: [kj] MMXII album leak:

>>

>>

>>

>> Thanks for the heads up, can confirm have checked on

>> Rutracker.org...and just downloaded it from there, it has indeed

>> leaked as 320Kbps CBR MP3s.

>>

>> I urge anyone thinking of fleecing it to buy it, although really I

>> expect no less from you fellow gatherers.  Anyone that has been to the

>> gigs, listened to any of the tracks live on youtube, and the samples

>> on Amazon should already know it's the best album they have done in

>> aeons.

>>

>> The only thing this means to me is I get to hear it a week early, I

>> don't have to rip the CD myself, and can look forward to it when it

>> finally is released next week totally uncompressed.

>>

>>

>>

>> On 26 March 2012 16:28, Rheinhold Squeegee <kjlist at live.com> wrote:

>>> Additional reports indicate it is also available on Spotify.

>>>

>>> FYI

>>>

>>> ________________________________

>>> From: kjlist at live.com

>>> To: gathering at misera.net

>>> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:24:39 -0500

>>> Subject: [kj] MMXII album leak:

>>>

>>>

>>> Downloading is morally wrong; every time you download an album illegally a

>>> kitten dies etc.

>>>

>>> I've already bought the album in multiple formats and it comes out next

>>> week

>>> anyway. Anyone feeling ambitious can check Bunalti, Torrentzap, Bitsnoop

>>> etc. and let us know what they find.

>>>

>>> The sites appear to have the full album but I am unable to check myself.

>>>

>>> Again, I do not condone theft; I condone hearing an album I have already

>>> bought in multiple formats a week early.

>>>

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