[kj] MMXII after a few listens

[bongo]

i still haven't had the chance for repeat listenings, but, so far, all the
songs seem pretty good !

i think it'll be a pleasant grower, and maybe even one of my top KJ albums..
staunch, but not a muscle-thug...
grown up and battle-weary...
roadworn, but still trudging on...
passive aggressive aural delight!




"due to a lack of trained trumpeters, the end of the world has been
postponed indefinitely..."


On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Leigh Newton <angrytomsizemore at yahoo.com>wrote:


> It's probably not as good as Absolute Dissent but it's really damn good

> all the same. WAY better than Democracy and better than KJ2003 as well.

> Possibly even better than Pandemonium? I dunno. That's a weird album for

> me. Some of their best songs are on there as well as some of their most

> forgettable. The filler on this one is far more enjoyable, I find (Rapture,

> for example. I'll take that song any day over Labyrinth, Pleasures of the

> Flesh, Millenium, Black Moon).

>

> Pole Shift is a nice, slow burner of a first track. An interesting change.

> Lots of open space in that song. It's not wall-to-wall guitars which is

> particularly incharacteristic of an opening track. Awesome vocal melodies

> from Jaz on that one too. Fema Camp is killer, don't know why anyone would

> have a problem with that one. Instant like. All Hallow's Eve is probably

> the best song on the album. Amazing closer. Colony Collapse and Corporate

> Elect are also great, the former having a sweet and dirty glam-type groove

> and the latter reminding me quite a little bit of MINOG. Still taking the

> rest of it in.

>

> Leigh

>

>    *From:* Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com>

> *To:* Gathering <gathering at misera.net>

> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:34:12 AM

> *Subject:* [kj] MMXII after a few listens

>

>

>

> Still think it's bloody good.

>

> Pole Shift is 2 minutes too long and Trance gets a bit lost, but I really

> do like the variation in this album.

> I can see what some are saying about Geordie's guitar being a bit lost,

> but actually you can say that about alot of the releases. His truly

> identifiable sound disappears after Night Time for me, brief appearance on

> Extremities, but since then I think it has become a "part" of the sound.

> And I think that shows that he must be comfortable in his own skin to

> relaise that it's not all about the guitar.

>

> There is immense power in this album and that has always moved me about

> KJ. Those low synth growls and almost swamped reverb vocals give it an

> overall feeling of onslaught!

>

> Not many bands at this stage in their career can come anyway close to this.

>

>

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