[kj] MMXII thoughts

[nomeanswhat]

Three days into it, and by into it I mean listening to the thing almost
nonstop, I can say that there isn't a single track I don't like in it.
This might not be an album that will blow you away right from the first
chord, but I believe it will grow more and more until it is almost at the
top of my list. I like this lighter side of the Joke and, well, some albums
just work that way, they take their time (WTF...! was the last album I
really fell in love with).

I do like Fema Camp, Primobile, In Cythera, Pole Shift, Colony Collapse a
lot... fuck, this might not be the sound I thought they were going for on
this album, but it is something I am learning to love as much as anything
else they've done with each listen I give it.

My limited double colored vinyl edition can't get here fast enough!






On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:38 AM, fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com> wrote:


> All in all I really, really like it.

> It's Killing Joke back to different again.

> Nice to hear it softer & poppier, less metal & Jaz singing.

> Very much reminds me of Night Time era Killing Joke. Great modern

> production, but with a live feel too.

> I wonder - as with the last album - the nods to previous song/albums are

> deliberate.

> Broad appeal.

> Best ever album? The back catalogue is so varied it's impossible to say

> there is one

> It's different & fresh sounding & to my mind is certainly a very strong

> contender.

>

> Pole shift - Like the verses, not too fussed on the double time bits. I

> hated the album version of Beautiful Dead for that very reason - the flexi

> was much better.

> Fema Camp - Quite like this, though not blown away

> Rapture - Its's OK, but i get bored of it. Are there samples from Pssyche

> in there?

> Colony Collapse - awesome - great bounce & rhythm and DIFFERENT

> Corporate Elect  - Jaw dropping & a massive hook. In similar vein to

> Another Bloody Election - love it

> In Cythera - I think this is one of the best songs they've every done & (I

> don't say this lightly) is worthy of awards.

> Primobile - Really, really like this. Got a bit of a BTATS vibe to it.

> Glitch - OK, same climb as Intravenous, keyboards hark back to Rubicon but

> fuck me, this kicks. Some really great riffage.

> Trance - Intro is very firedances, chorus IS Pssyche - but again, it's

> sounds/feels so different form everything of late.

> On Alls Hallows Eve - really reminds me of something & I can't place what.

> Killing Jokes Albatross??!

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