Colossus of Destiny question

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norecess

Quote from: glen on August 17, 2009, 05:26:56 AM
Quote from: Mount Ambulance on August 16, 2009, 04:35:46 PM
I donno ... Eye Flys ... it's brutal sure ... but more than simply that ... IMO it gains alot of its' charm also that it is birthed from the 50 min malestorm that preceeds it ... perfect flow ... it just works ... kinda like the 2x4 shows w/ DSS noise intros ... or the bass intro to Manky ...

nailed it.

not sure if i consider the eye flys version of cod as a climax or a relief of a 50+ minute noisefest, i'd go for the latter.

question to all the praisers in this thread: how many centimeters of dust has your copy collected since the last time you put it on?

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glen

Quote from: norecess on August 17, 2009, 05:37:35 AM


question to all the praisers in this thread: how many centimeters of dust has your copy collected since the last time you put it on?

being a simple american.. you don't mind if I use the old english form of measurement do you?

that being established I'll say its got roughly 3/8 inch of dust.   its been one year. or somewhere thereabouts.
"Glen. You can totally go fuck yourself. I have no idea who you are and I really don't care." - Richie Goodtimes

Glen. You can totally go fuck yourself. I have no idea who you are and I really don't care.
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norecess

Quote from: glen on August 17, 2009, 06:05:53 AM
Quote from: norecess on August 17, 2009, 05:37:35 AM
question to all the praisers in this thread: how many centimeters of dust has your copy collected since the last time you put it on?

being a simple american.. you don't mind if I use the old english form of measurement do you?

i'm all globalized, baby!

Quote from: glen on August 17, 2009, 06:05:53 AM
that being established I'll say its got roughly 3/8 inch of dust.   its been one year. or somewhere thereabouts.

nice dust collecting ratio 0.2 inch/month. you do use months there, right? taking the detroit climate into account, that seems about correct. if you allow me to make a small correction i'd say it's been 391 days since you last spun it, or someone's been cleaning in between.

Mount Ambulance

I've never thought this album is as obtuse as most seem to ... I listen to it once every 2-3 months or so ... if it was the only "noise" cd I had it would surely be listened to more ... thou inbtwn I have heaps of other stuff that fits that bill ... Masonna, Wolf Eyes, Failing Lights, Throbbing Gristle, Torso, Merzbow, Bastard Noise ... and on and on ... I guess if you don't dig "noise" you probably won't dig this ... head & shoulders above Prick to these ears ...
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Juan

It's all about the vicious guitar feedback before Eye Flys drops.

norecess

Quote from: Mount Ambulance on August 17, 2009, 07:52:38 AM
I've never thought this album is as obtuse as most seem to ...

hey, just playing the devil's advocate to check if those who were advocating cod were defending the actual thing, or the idea they have of this thing, you know? :)

on a side note (although quite on topic in this thread i suppose) i've never been able to get into the noise stuff you mentioned ("harsh noise") like masonna, merzbow, some wolf eyes. big fan of slightly more textured/ambient stuff like throbbing gristle, the dead c, some nurse with wound, some birchville cat motel (what ive heard of it).. any suggestions to make the step to some harsher (or do i use the wrong term now?) stuff without completely alienating me?

glen

Quote from: Mount Ambulance on August 17, 2009, 07:52:38 AM
head & shoulders above Prick to these ears ...

tough to even compare to prick.

COD has flow. its one continuous track.
prick is an amalgamation of various recordings and throw-aways.

in other words.. you don't take drugs and listen to prick.  you do take drugs and listen to COD.


and if I might correct the all-knowing 3rd person "JUAN"... its actually all about anyone anywhere near a microphone screaming all-hell "I!!!  LAY!!!!    LIKE!! YOU!!!!!!!" so loud it actually brings pain to a young emo's eardrums.  :)
"Glen. You can totally go fuck yourself. I have no idea who you are and I really don't care." - Richie Goodtimes

Glen. You can totally go fuck yourself. I have no idea who you are and I really don't care.
(signed) MAYNARD  JAMES  KEENAN

r40f

Quote from: norecess on August 17, 2009, 08:11:29 AM
Quote from: Mount Ambulance on August 17, 2009, 07:52:38 AM
I've never thought this album is as obtuse as most seem to ...

hey, just playing the devil's advocate to check if those who were advocating cod were defending the actual thing, or the idea they have of this thing, you know? :)

on a side note (although quite on topic in this thread i suppose) i've never been able to get into the noise stuff you mentioned ("harsh noise") like masonna, merzbow, some wolf eyes. big fan of slightly more textured/ambient stuff like throbbing gristle, the dead c, some nurse with wound, some birchville cat motel (what ive heard of it).. any suggestions to make the step to some harsher (or do i use the wrong term now?) stuff without completely alienating me?

if you can't get into wolf eyes, which is pretty much the pop version of harsh noise, you're probably not going to get into it at all.  CoD isn't even really "noise" genre music.  it's cacophonous, but it isn't completely noise.  it has more in common with throbbing gristle or smegma than with merzbow.

norecess

Quote from: r40f on August 17, 2009, 10:59:45 AM
if you can't get into wolf eyes, which is pretty much the pop version of harsh noise, you're probably not going to get into it at all.

maybe 'getting' is a big word. i've seen them a couple of times and did enjoy it some times, other times i didn't. it often depends on my own mood.

i realize i basically asked for 'subtle harsh noise', which seems like an oxymoron to me now.

GrimReaper


I'm still hoping for a COD vinyl version.

DC

Wolf eyes sucked it up when I saw live. Harsh noise is an aquired taste. I can only take so much, but I love making it.

HogLegged

I have most of The Melvins stuff, and I bought COD not long after it first came out, but I couldn't make it through one listening. I didn't even know "Eye Flys" was on there. I ended up selling it. I have gotten into some drone stuff lately, so maybe I would appreciate it more these days. From what I remember it was mostly electronic bleeps and noise. Does it have guitar noise on there too? Drums?

norecess


ConJuan

I'm tempted to give my Colossus cd another listen now.  I've probably tried to get through it 3 times in about 4 years.  I just wish there was more Dale on it.  I hate to think that I'm sitting through a self indulgent Adam Jones show.  I'm allergic to anything Tool related.
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