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Post by bugman13 on Sept 22, 2022 20:21:19 GMT
wow! after first listening.... i dont know what to say.... its another chapter, new band. Editors vol 3 but i stil feel vibe from back room. my fav; Picturesque !!!! what a banger - its gonna be highlight of new shows! Strange Intimacy yeah- beginning is a little bit strange but few seconds later.... silence-tom's voice here!!!!!! no bad tracks, i like/love them all.
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Post by Captain Crieff on Sept 22, 2022 20:28:57 GMT
I just listened too and my first thought is I FUCKING LOVE IT I LOVE ALL OF IT!!!!!!! I'm so happy. Picturesque and Strange Intimacy are so. fucking. good. My least favourite is Kiss at the moment and I still love that so whatever
and yes Tom's voice on Silence holy shit. Justin did not lie.
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Post by bugman13 on Sept 22, 2022 21:11:37 GMT
I just listened too and my first thought is I FUCKING LOVE IT I LOVE ALL OF IT!!!!!!! I'm so happy. Picturesque and Strange Intimacy are so. fucking. good. My least favourite is Kiss at the moment and I still love that so whatever and yes Tom's voice on Silence holy shit. Justin did not lie. ha! totally agreed. have the same feeling !
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Post by tribble on Sept 23, 2022 14:11:46 GMT
(Newbie here, so excited for the new album that I had to sign up! ) It's nice to read people's thoughts on EBM. I totally love the album - I haven't been able to sit still all day! I love all of Editors' albums but particularly enjoy their more electronic side and moments when they get weird and almost industrial with it, so EBM is everything I hoped for. Every song's a banger and I love the twists and turns that some of them take. I really can't pick a favourite from the album tracks. I love Picturesque and Educate - but then Silence (has Tom ever sounded better?), Strawberry Lemonade... They're all brilliant. I know a lot has been made of the electronic-ness of the new sound, but I love the Cure/Chameleons-like guitars that come in and out of the album, especially on tracks like Strawberry Lemonade and Educate. It's very pleasing to me as a fan of miserable alternative 80s bands, and maybe their most "classic post-punk" guitar sound since The Back Room, which is ironic when so many people dismiss the band for losing touch with their perceived roots I would love if they did something more ambient with Ben next, like a darker, fuzzier In Dream. Chernobyl was the first ever Blanck Mass track I heard, so imagine my surprise to hear his more brutal "normal" stuff! But looking at his film scores like Calm With Horses, too, I think he could totally turn his hand to something more dreamlike and ethereal. Whatever they do, I trust the guys not to make the same album twice, as much as I love each one. But I'm getting ahead of myself - I still have EBM to digest! Exciting times!
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Post by Captain Crieff on Sept 23, 2022 16:12:30 GMT
Can we talk about how good the chorus of Strange Intimacy is? Holy fuck
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Post by Christelle on Sept 24, 2022 13:12:25 GMT
Additional vocals on Karma Climb by Rudy and Spike Smith!😉
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Post by Richard on Sept 24, 2022 14:00:01 GMT
Additional vocals on Karma Climb by Rudy and Spike Smith!😉 and artwork by Alfie Lockey
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Post by Richard on Sept 24, 2022 14:55:30 GMT
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Post by Richard on Sept 25, 2022 6:39:57 GMT
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Post by Christelle on Sept 26, 2022 16:01:27 GMT
I feel a little bit of "Camera " atmosphere in "Silence", isn'it?🤔
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Post by cityscape on Sept 26, 2022 23:32:02 GMT
I feel a little bit of "Camera " atmosphere in "Silence", isn'it?🤔 Oh yes, I can hear that. Also think Silence would have fitted right in on In Dream. Was listening to In Dream before and slotted Silence in right after The Law - it worked really well (to my ears anyway). Also want to add that the signed grey-cover-CD version of the album arrived in the post today, and it's a really beautiful package. The minimalist artwork, with obvious nods to the style of 80s electronic / industrial bands, is just great.
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Post by tribble on Sept 27, 2022 16:55:42 GMT
Did anyone else go for the cassette? I'm eagerly awaiting mine. Received the signed CD today but no cassette or tote bag yet - hopefully everything's fine with them! After a few days, I think Picturesque and Strawberry Lemonade might be my favourite album tracks. But they're really all so good, I'm sure every song will get its turn. It's such a tight album! I wish it was a bit longer than nine tracks, but those nine are so well done, more might've just spoilt it
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Post by Captain Crieff on Sept 27, 2022 19:53:46 GMT
WHEN YOUR HATE DON'T CUT IT THROUGH THE MESS YOU STARTED I CONFESS I FIND IT PICTURESQUE ARE YOU LIVID? WHEN MY LOVE BOILS OVER WHEN MY SHAME GROWS COLDER IT'S A MESS PICTURESQUE IT'S A MESS PICTURESQUE
this fucking song.............what a banger
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Post by nikacp0kac on Sept 27, 2022 21:05:02 GMT
Hideo Kojima, the (in?)famous game creator posted this on his Instagram account - he has 1.4M followers. http://instagram.com/p/Ci9Ix5qrOVq Might be unexpected but awesome PR for the project.
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Post by cityscape on Sept 27, 2022 23:07:27 GMT
WHEN YOUR HATE DON'T CUT IT THROUGH THE MESS YOU STARTED I CONFESS I FIND IT PICTURESQUE ARE YOU LIVID? WHEN MY LOVE BOILS OVER WHEN MY SHAME GROWS COLDER IT'S A MESS PICTURESQUE IT'S A MESS PICTURESQUE this fucking song.............what a banger Yes! The way this chorus is delivered in a sort of militant, staccato rhythm, I could almost imagine this song being on The Back Room if it was arranged differently. Some people moan that the band have changed too much since those early albums, but I can still hear the key ingredients all over EBM. Tom's delivery of Picturesque's chorus isn't a million miles away from Fingers in the Factories.
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