Album Rating: 4.0

The ambience really just helps the fantastic dynamics shine. The earlier ambience is a bit more effective in itself. Crikey, what an album though. Can't wait to blast this at outrageous volumes next time I have the house to myself

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Blast outside of schools. Much more wholesome vibes.

Album Rating: 4.0

Park up in the middle of a school with a couple of quarts and this album blasting on the largest portable speaker available. Persist until detained.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

L'arca is such a great jam

Album Rating: 4.0

@JohnnyoftheWell: I suppose you would be correct as far as practicality is concerned. Perhaps I should have formulated my response differently: the dichotomy of 'high' and 'low' art does serve a certain practical purpose, creating a readily available foundation for a counter-cultural form of artistic subversion or transdisciplinarity. However one might question whose interests are served best by allowing these dichotomies to exist, even if purely in relation to pragmatic motivations. Generally speaking, the disctinction serves the forces of the dominant culture, not the forces of the sub-cultures which position themselves as an opposing force to the dominant one.

Certainly, binary structures aren't just limited, but fundamentally paradoxical, considering one element within it cannot exist without the other, thereby negating the binary itself. The danger would be, that if artists started to define their possibilities for the creation of subversive or transdiscplinary art (such as a pastiche) purerly within the aesthetic framework of the 'high'-versus-'low' art dichotomy, it could both be limiting the type of subversion that can take place, whilst simultaneously creating the conditions under which this subversion can be recouperated and rendered impotent.

Thus, I would argue that from a postmodern perspective these structures cannot just be deconstructed, but also rejected, although I will admit this isn't necessarily what the postmodern perspective has to argue for. I suppose it comes down to whether the dichotomy between 'high' and 'low' art is an elementary structure required for the artistic creation process. I highly doubt whether its pratical application would solely justify its existence and whether the abolishment of the binary in question would make the artistic process impossibly difficult, especially considering new methods could be construed to fill the void, might these given distinctions and dichotomies disappear.

Then again, you're an artist yourself, unlike me, so I can understand that from your perspective binaries have a certain aesthetic appeal, or at least, a certain aesthetic purpose. I do feel however, as if too often we espouse practicality as an excuse to reject progression beyond or subversion of whatever modus operandi the status quo might impose, whether that relates to society at large, or the domain of art. Nevertheless, I will admit my claim that the dichotomy in question serves no practical purpose was premature, yet I still wonder whether its continued existence is as crucial as you seem to claim.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

I feel like we went of topic here.

Album Rating: 4.0

@Nocte Johnny and I were having a conversation about something unrelated to the above convo, over on the 'Ulcerate premieres a new song thread'. He asked me to respond here, instead of further derailing the other thread. Just ignore my comment (if you're so inclined).

This is just 70 minutes of Tool interludes and Forgotten Arrows outros what the heck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr9h_-EXqkc

You trying to get me incarcerated fren?

glad to have you back asdfp glad im not the only one who thought of that

IMOOOTOOOO

same

I really don’t know what to make of this album. Derivae is one of my favorite albums so I had unrealistic hype for this one. Was originally disappointed, over time seeing more of what they’re going for here. It’s structurally and compositionally much more complex than Derivae but frankly I’m not sure it’s for the better here. Where that one was very monolithic in atmosphere and was built around constantly driving rhythms, this one rarely settles into any kind of satisfying groove. Every time I revisit this I pick up on some interesting nuance I had missed the last time and I’m glad they didn’t just make the same album again, but it just ends up not being as enjoyable to listen to.

tl;dr, too much prog, not enough post

Album Rating: 3.5

correct analysis

I don't know if I owe this a re-listen at this point. What do we do?

Listen to Derivae instead

Derivae... 2014, October, hmmm 4 years and 4 months to go for that one.

whaaa..?? but dewinged, life is short, check everything

That's also very, very true, my friend.

I should play all their albums at the same time, in 3 different devices.

That'd cut time!