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MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#2201: Nov 18th 2011 at 7:56:45 PM

Yeah, I guess the repeated notes motif, and the kinds of note combinations being used are just not what I'm used to. Which is what made it interesting but I guess also what put me off. What I'm trying to say is that I found it a pretty intriguing listen because it was strange and unpredictable, but I'm not sure if I'd ever put it on for "enjoyment" in the future.

edited 18th Nov '11 7:58:01 PM by MikeK

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#2202: Nov 20th 2011 at 2:40:58 PM

Hey everyone. Something has come up and I will not be able run this club for at least a month or so. Mike K has graciously agreed to take over for me.

arks Boiled and Mashed Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Boiled and Mashed
#2203: Nov 20th 2011 at 8:34:32 PM

Long live our new microphone overlord.

Video Game Census. Please contribute.
Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#2204: Nov 21st 2011 at 3:06:47 PM

I quit because my chronic procrastination tendencies and general laziness don't mix even with the slight responsibility of listening to an unfamiliar album every week and commenting on it. I'm a failure of a human being, I know.

Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#2205: Nov 21st 2011 at 3:31:04 PM

I'm on hiatus because my headphones are broke. i think i said this before

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#2206: Nov 22nd 2011 at 11:03:45 PM

Anyone else have anything to say about the current album? If not I'll probably have us move on by tomorrow or day after.

MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#2207: Nov 24th 2011 at 11:28:56 PM

Forgot I was gonna do this. The new album is... Fantastic Damage by EL-P.

edited 8th Jan '12 10:21:37 PM by MetaFour

MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#2208: Dec 2nd 2011 at 7:17:42 PM

Giving a first listen right now. Right away I started being reminded of Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein from a previous round, and then when I did the research it turned out El-P produced that album, so yeah. For some reason I find this a little bit harder to get a handle on than The Cold Vein - maybe it's a matter of vocal delivery style or something. Overall I like it, but I'm going to try and get some more listens in before I say more.

BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
|like a boss|
#2209: Dec 3rd 2011 at 5:39:03 PM

I forgot about this thread.

Will post my thoughts shortly.

go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagine
BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
|like a boss|
#2210: Dec 3rd 2011 at 7:35:45 PM

Listening to this album again, my thoughts remain mostly the same from the first time I heard it.

El-P has delivered a good record here, but it's not the game-changer many make it out to be (indeed, it was a combination of this album and a number of others that paved the way for the Def Jux era, not this one alone, and not even Cold Vein alone, which is also often given credit). El-P hadn't really hit upon a solo style yet, he'd just come out of Company Flow, and it shows, in some songs he sounds like he's rhyming with a partner who's not there. That said, the great songs ("Delorean", "Truancy", "Stepfather Factory") are truly great, and the lattest of those is just plain unnerving.

It is an enjoyable album, there are a lot of references that you won't get on first listen (there's a line that I think is an opaque reference to Serial Experiments Lain to give an example) and you're never quite sure that they're actually there. But that's precisely what makes the more abstract songs as fun to listen to as they are. The album's only real flaw is the sometimes misplaced bragging that El-P does, and it's a flaw he's never really gotten over.

final score? 8.5/10

go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagine
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#2211: Dec 27th 2011 at 1:34:38 PM

...

i don't think this club is alive anymore

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#2212: Dec 27th 2011 at 2:45:13 PM

I figured everyone was too busy to participate due to Christmas break. I know I am.

MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#2213: Dec 29th 2011 at 10:19:02 AM

Yeah, I actually deliberately decided to wait up on the last album a bit so maybe there'd be more people to discuss next time.

BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
|like a boss|
#2216: Dec 29th 2011 at 6:50:10 PM

Me Too Too

go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagine
rumetzen Since: Jan, 2010
#2217: Dec 29th 2011 at 7:11:59 PM

So should we just start a new round?

rumetzen Since: Jan, 2010
#2218: Jan 3rd 2012 at 3:35:53 PM

You know what? I'm taking the initiative here. This is too cool to let die. The next album will be Southernunderground by the Cunnin Lynguists.

edited 8th Jan '12 7:15:10 PM by MetaFour

MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#2219: Jan 4th 2012 at 10:14:01 PM

downlaoding. Yes, "downlaoding".

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#2220: Jan 5th 2012 at 11:42:43 AM

Listening to El-P for the first time and wow, that high-pitched electronic tone in the background of "Accidents Don't Happen" is REALLY annoying.

BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
|like a boss|
#2221: Jan 5th 2012 at 12:03:57 PM

I'll pass this particular round, then. I don't care for the Cunninlynguists all that much.

go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagine
MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#2222: Jan 5th 2012 at 8:27:01 PM

I gave this a first, semi-superficial listen today - Initial thoughts: the beats are generally pretty cool, I caught a few funny lines here and there, and I particularly like "Falling Down" - it was sort of interesting how it kept switching beats for different "scenes" of the narrative.

rumetzen Since: Jan, 2010
#2223: Jan 6th 2012 at 3:12:33 PM

Listening to it now. Thoughts: It's similar to their other stuff. Good production, good rapping, nice cohesiveness. I like that Kno has stopped doing the "sampling other rappers" thing on every song.

Favorite song so far: Doin' Alright.

edited 6th Jan '12 3:15:39 PM by rumetzen

balrog1911 Since: Dec, 2009
#2224: Jan 6th 2012 at 7:31:23 PM

I gave this a bit of a listen, but I'm not going to go through the full thing - because after a few songs I can already tell that this is really not my style. I don't know anything about the genre, and I wouldn't be able to respond constructively. Looks like I'll have to wait until the next one.

Drpepperfan So Great, So Powerful. Since: Feb, 2010
So Great, So Powerful.
#2225: Mar 2nd 2012 at 10:51:00 AM

Oh nooooo, I come back from my break from the Album Exchange Club and it seems to have completely died without notice? What a shame, and I had such a hankering to give some cool albums for listneing....

R.I.P. Album Exchange.

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