[kj] Pylon further...

[Alexander Smith]

I believe I first read that on the initial NME write-up. It’s possible the notion of a triptych didn’t reveal itself until they were composing this third one.

Alex in NYC




> On Oct 18, 2015, at 4:21 PM, Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Who came up with the triptych idea? I don't recall anyone mentioning a triptych when Absolute Dissent and MMXII released.
> 
> Jim.
> 
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> On Sun, 18/10/15, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Subject: Re: [kj] Pylon further...
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
> Date: Sunday, 18 October, 2015, 21:06
> 
> Herewith my review of
> PYLON…
> http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2015/10/metadata-panic-in-the-age-of-surveillance-killing-joke-unleashes-pylon-.html
> Your
> thoughts/criticisms are welcome.
> Ale
> xin NYC
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 18, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Jim
> Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
> Since we're looking for more Pylon
> discussion, I'll enlarge on my comments, informed by
> listening to the album on repeat since it became
> available.
> 
> In terms of consistency,
> for me this is the band's strongest album since Night
> Time. The general quality is very high. Even the weakest
> tracks (Delete and New Jerusalem IMHO) are still decent. For
> me, every KJ album since NT has included some fantastic
> material and a clutch of tracks I simply can't get into.
> That's not the case with Pylon. That may change when I
> hear the extra tracks, but that's my current
> assessment.
> 
> As to quality, the best
> songs from Pylon are among the best the band have released
> from Extremities onwards. Big Buzz, Euphoria, Into The
> Unknown, New Cold War are all up there with Pandemonium,
> Money Is Not Our God et al. 
> 
> In other words, it's a late-period
> masterpiece, a truly great achievement.
> 
> Jim.
> 
> NOW AVAILABLE: Flowers From Hell: The
> Modern Japanese Horror Film, by Jim Harper (Noir
> Publishing).
> 
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> overview of the Japanese horror boom... Comprehensive,
> in-depth and slickly presented."- DVD Monthly.
> 
> Available from Noir Publishing, Amazon.co.uk,
> Waterstones and all good bookstores.
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