[kj] [KJ] Pylon Deluxe

[Rob Moss]

There is a video being made for a track......

> On 23 Oct 2015, at 17:36, Rheinhold Squeegee <kjlist at live.com> wrote:
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> They don't even feel like "bonus" tracks, except maybe the Snakedance remix. I didn't find them superfluous at all and played together it comes off as a single, cohesive album spread over 90 minutes. 
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> There's so much more BPF on this album than the previous two, Jaz is singing again, Youth has added a lot of very subtle electronic touches and Geordie is revisiting those discordant, queasy guitar tones from the mid-80's that were my first exposure to the band. Definitely a bit of Proust's donut in this one for me.
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> I don't absolutely love every track, but i cant think of any album, ever, where that wasn't the case. There are a few opportunities for a more focused editor to snip a minute here and 90 seconds there, like cutting a 16-bar riff down to 8, but if you've got a good chorus, you might as well play it again.
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> I don't really understand the purpose of putting out a single-disc edition, other than to save four bucks. They should have just released it as a double album. The second disc is 35 minutes already; I'm sure Youth could have whipped up a few more remixes.
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> Speaking of, I really like the Snakedance remix here and hope Youth does more, since there apparently won't be any singles this time around.
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> From: Gathering <gathering-bounces at misera.net> on behalf of Nick Scott <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 10:59 AM
> To: A Joke
> Subject: [kj] [KJ] Pylon Deluxe
>  
> Well, you pay cheap you get no delivery, my supplier (Base.com) have only just despatched my copy today...so after already hearing the album and waxing lyrical about how good it was last week, and it now in the post (Royal Mail snail 2nd Class) I thought fuck it and have downloaded the 2 CD torrent in glorious FLAC whilst I await, with no remorse.
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> At first I thought the tracks were superfluous, however on further listen I retract that view.  Apotheosis is relentlessly snarling Geordie, with some nice industrial keyboard effects, and just when you think the track is not going anywhere it breaks into a europhic chorus.  My only criticism, clocking in at 6:19 it's a tad long.
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> Plague has a wonderful keyboard and Geordie crescendo build around the 4 minute mark worth the price of admission alone.  
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> Star Spangled tempo and guitar crunch is very reminiscent of 'Lightbringer', my least liked out of the extras, the keyboards just do not sit comfortably to my liking.
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> Panopticon my favourite from the bunch shame it was not included on the standard edition, I won't spoil the lyrics, but just will say it most certainly is another Jaz view on big brother....simply brilliant tune.
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> Really curious to hear 'Snakedance' properly, the dub mix whilst not fitting in with the rest of the album is Youth at his dub finest, cannot say I liked all of his work on KJ in Dub, but I am liking it, especially around the 3 minute mark, real good dance vibe.
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> Personally would say, do not overlook the deluxe edition guys.  As far as I am concerned I am in awe that a band 36 years on can be pushing out an album this fucking good.
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> If it is true that venues are selling out, then I think this is the best 'commercial' period for KJ since 'Pandemonium', whilst there was a lot of press around KJ 2003 venues were nowhere near capacity in the UK.
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> For those that are heading to HMV London tonight, enjoy it and report back on here the setlists...
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> Good times for KJ, and I for one am ecstatic.
> 
> Nick
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