My Bloody Valentine 2013

[Tubesock Shakur]

So it will be a MBV ATP US 2013?

[amyzzz]

Interviews, you say? Here's a tease, at least (siap). Previews for the Kickstarter doc "Beautiful Noise" about MBV, Cocteau Twins and Jesus & Mary Chain. Looks fuckin stellar, & they surpassed their funding by almost 10 grand, but no word on when it'll actually debut.

(the bold text indicates the parts that got me most moist)

INTERVIEWS INCLUDE: Kevin Shields, Jim Reid, Robin Guthrie, Bobby Gillespie, Douglas Hart, Colm O’Ciosoig, Debbie Googe, Simon Raymonde, Alan Moulder, Ivo Watts-Russell, Alan McGee, Sonic Boom (though, shockingly, no Bilinda? wtf)

FEATURING BAND MEMBERS OF: Ride, Slowdive, Chapterhouse, Lush, Curve, Swervedriver, Medicine, Pale Saints, Seefeel, AR Kane, Telescopes, Boo Radleys, Cranes, Catherine Wheel, Flying Saucer Attack

WITH: Wayne Coyne, Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and Robert Smith

Score by Brad Laner (Medicine) Fuck yeah, Chatsworth shoegaze, bitch!

VFX by John Nugent (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Matrix)

Motion Graphics by Angus Cameron (Music Video Director)

Graphic design by Timothy O'Donnell (4AD)

Featuring Tour Projections, Bootlegs and previously unseen personal videos.

Performance Videos (and some interviews) with current bands: Sigur Ros, M83, Autolux, Serena Maneesh, Ulrich Schnauss, A Place To Bury Strangers, Grouper, Tim Hecker, Belong among others.

Here's the preview vids:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ic-documentary

This sounds AWESOME.

[shoegazer76]

I shelled out some stupid money for a MBV vhs bootleg years ago. I had given up hope for a reunion so I had to pay it. Wonder if any of that will be in this documentary.

[knotted_donuts]

Here's the official full album stream (playlist) on YouTube. So-so quality, of course... http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...xoEDHp89rKoNpO

[SoulDischarge]

The editor of the site I occasionally write reviews for asked me to do one for this album, so I got a chance to dig in a bit more (mostly by listening to it while I napped, which is a very odd experience). I'll post the full review whenever it's up, but basically, it strikes me as very uneven, although even the lesser songs have at least some element to recommend them, and oddly structured, kind of tying up lose ends and showing more promise for future releases (fingers locked!) than being an out and out great complete musical statement. I like it quite a bit and am looking forward to letting it soak in over time, but man does "In Another Way" beat all, with "Wonder 2" either closely behind it or right alongside it. I could listen to just those two songs all day.

[CrimesceneCookie]

"if i am" is the one that's really gotten under my skin after repeated listens. I think that and "new you" are my favorites.
There's nothing to not like here for me, I'm not a gnarly fan or anything but I find this exceedingly listenable.

[SoulDischarge]

Huh. This is a thing. Apparently there's a whole Japanese tribute album:

[TallGuyCM]

^ Yep. I listened to that song today and it was great. Some really solid other bands on there too.

[FEELS]

Serious question.. Why does it never seem like you can listen to an MBV song at too high a volume. Like your set-up can be fucking overloaded with noise, yet it never hurts your ears and you always wish it could go just a little bit louder. Is that something they do in the mastering process or is that really the way Kevin plays guitar?

(I don't know shit about gear)

[shoegazer76]

Feels what kind of stereo are you playing through? Is your question in general for any system you play on or a particular one? It could be a matter of equalization. Turn the treble down and then increase the volume perhaps. If you are listening to stuff like MBV on little speakers cranked up then that is the problem. Its distorting through the smaller speakers because they can't handle some of the frequencies.

[bmack86]

I listened to Wonder 2 in my car yesterday and I had to turn down the volume some. It was brutally loud.

[FEELS]

Feels what kind of stereo are you playing through? Is your question in general for any system you play on or a particular one? It could be a matter of equalization. Turn the treble down and then increase the volume perhaps. If you are listening to stuff like MBV on little speakers cranked up then that is the problem. Its distorting through the smaller speakers because they can't handle some of the frequencies.

I'm talking about in general.. like their music never seems too loud for me and I've heard others say the same (it's not a bad thing at all). And i don't know of any other band that can pull that off. You know their music is playing at a really high volume yet it never gets overbearing

hope that makes sense hah

[Spooks]

So it will be a MBV ATP US 2013?

Probably not but ATP I'll Be Your Mirror Melbourne released their stage times and I'm so jealous for people attending this event. Two hr sets by Swans and Godspeed before My Bloody Valentine....

Saturday 16th curated by ATP

Stage 1:

1.45pm-2.30pm - Sleepy Sun
3.00pm-4.00pm - Thee Oh Sees
4.30pm-6.30pm - Swans
7.15pm-9.15pm - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
10.00pm-11.20pm - my bloody valentine

Stage 2:

1.00pm-1.45pm - Strangers From Now On

2.45pm-3.30pm - Civil Civic
4.00pm-4.45pm - Standish/Carlyon
5.15pm-6.00pm - Ben Frost
6.30pm-7.15pm - New War
7.45pm-8.30pm - HTRK
9.00pm-10.00pm - The Dead C
11.30pm-12.30am - Oren Ambarchi

Cinema:

1.15pm-3.31pm - Come And See
4.00pm-6.32pm - TBC
7.00pm-8.30pm - The Italian
9.00pm-10.33pm - Night Of The Hunter
10.30pm-1.00am - Karaoke

Merchandise:

7.15pm - Mixtape Swap


Sunday 17th curated by The Drones

Stage 1:

2.45pm-3.15pm - My Disco
3.45pm-4.45pm - Crime And The City Solution
5.15pm-6.30pm - The Drones
7.00pm-8.15pm - Pere Ubu perform The Modern Dance
8.45pm-9.45pm - Beasts Of Bourbon
10.15pm-11.30pm - Einsturzende Neubauten

Stage 2:

1.30pm-2.15pm - Cam Butler & The Shadows Of Love
3.15pm-4.00pm - Dan Kelly Dream Band
4.45pm-5.30pm - The Stickmen
6.15pm-7.00pm - Harmony
8.00pm-8.45pm - Lost Animal
9.45pm-10.45pm - Don Walker

Cinema:

1.15pm-2.38pm - Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
3.00pm-4.00pm - TBC
4.30pm-6.17pm - Down By Law
6.30pm-8.19pm - The King Of Comedy
8.30pm-11.18pm - There Will Be Blood
11.20pm-1.00am - Karaoke

[butitdidhappen]

Godspeed into MBV avec new material would be one hell of an incredible sensory overload. Maybe the two best live acts playing right now. I'd kill to be there.

[stuporfly]

Anyone who ordered the vinyl through the official website receive theirs yet? I've been (im)patiently watching the mailbox the past couple days.

[xanman86]

Probably not but ATP I'll Be Your Mirror Melbourne released their stage times and I'm so jealous for people attending this event. Two hr sets by Swans and Godspeed before My Bloody Valentine....

Saturday 16th curated by ATP

Stage 1:

4.30pm-6.30pm - Swans
7.15pm-9.15pm - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
10.00pm-11.20pm - my bloody valentine

WOW

[chiapet]

No, but they were only supposed to be shipping on Friday, and the order confirmation said they would take 14-28 days to arrive (they're shipping from the UK).

[bmack86]

Anyone who ordered the vinyl through the official website receive theirs yet? I've been (im)patiently watching the mailbox the past couple days.

What Heidi said. It's gonna take awhile, and I'm getting impatient cuz Zack gave me a bottle of Alesmith My Bloody Valentine, and I'm waiting to have the record to drink it. Probably do a triple feature with Isn't Anything, Loveless and m b v and not get out of bed (except to flip records and grab beers) for hours.

[mmsk123]

People in the UK are receiving theirs. Apparently the packaging is not that good. Does not bode well for a trip across the ocean. But you can check the status of your order on the website in your purchase history.

[zenidogx]

Was gonna order mine tonight, but vinyl and CD aren't for sale at the moment. Hope the packaging problems are resolved when it goes back on sale.

[bmack86]

I'm wondering if they're doing what Radiohead did with the In Rainbows box where they only made as many copies as were ordered.

Oh, and I just checked my order status again. It says it has now shipped. Wooh.

[xanman86]

I'm wondering if they're doing what Radiohead did with the In Rainbows box where they only made as many copies as were ordered.

Oh, and I just checked my order status again. It says it has now shipped. Wooh.

:-( the week I got my In Rainbows in, I put the two disks in my car to listen to...and someone broke in and stole everything in my car and my sound system. At least I have the vinyl but it makes me wish they pressed vinyl for disk two.

[bmack86]

Yeah, some of the songs on disc 2 were every bit as good as the ones on disc one and they deserve a full release.

[Boourns]

Yes, especially "Down Is the New Up" and "Last Flowers." A pity those two seem to have been dropped by the band.

[FEELS]

On the website it says the vinyl/cd are gonna have different covers than the one we've been seeing. Excited to see what it's gonna look like since i'm not the biggest fan of that one

[mmsk123]

Looks the same to me: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MY-BLOODY-...-/330878418244

[Spooks]

My Bloody Valentine will play at the Berlin Festival on September 7th 2013.

http://www.berlinfestival.de/

[mahhhc]

My vinyl arrived in the mail today. Same art work as the mp3 version, but it is a gatefold so there is some inner art as well, but nothing else. Nothing seems to be damaged from the shipping either.

Now I just need to go home and crank it to 11.

[Bumblebee]

Yeah, some of the songs on disc 2 were every bit as good as the ones on disc one and they deserve a full release.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RADIOHEAD-...-/140907466186

Released in Japan on cd.

[bmack86]

Anyone else not received their record yet?