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Post by Samw on Jul 8, 2005 16:19:27 GMT -5
Ok, I'm new to the boards, I live in the UK and I'm a huge Xiu Xiu fan.
I love Fabulous Muscles and A Promise and to a lesser extent Knife Play and La Foret (still havent quite got into La Foret).
My collection is almost complete apart from Chapel of the Chimes, I'm just wondering what its like and whether its worth it?
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Post by dr. strangelove on Jul 8, 2005 17:06:28 GMT -5
i've always thought of it as the slightly more experimental/noisier brother of _knife_play_ ... from what i understand, the tracks were recorded around the same time as KP, and they felt that these tracks worked better on their own rather than on KP. of course, i could be wrong about all of that.
of the ep's, i would suggest picking up _fag_patrol_ before _chapel_of_the_chimes_. two of the songs on chapel ("jennifer lopez" & "king earth, king earth") were rerecorded on fag patrol, and i personally like both FP versions much more. most of the people i've spoken to at least consider the FP version of "j-lo" to be far more interesting
chapel is an intriguing ep, but it's probably my least favorite release, although i know others who have it at the top of their lists.
p.s. welcome to the board!
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Post by SINISTER FUNKHOUSE on Jul 8, 2005 17:21:03 GMT -5
this is just my opinion, but chapel of the chimes is one of my favourite releases by xiu xiu. definitely worth it. it was the first xiu xiu release i actually bought.
and i LOVE the chapel of the chimes version of jennifer lopez, but that's just me. still one of my favourite discs to this day.
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Post by todd on Jul 8, 2005 19:29:38 GMT -5
Buy it just for the Joy Division cover.
I had to buy it from them because nobody sold it here.
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Post by lysine on Jul 9, 2005 17:56:18 GMT -5
this is just my opinion, but chapel of the chimes is one of my favourite releases by xiu xiu. definitely worth it. it was the first xiu xiu release i actually bought. and i LOVE the chapel of the chimes version of jennifer lopez, but that's just me. still one of my favourite discs to this day. yes yes yes yes yes! my favorite xiu xiu song for a long time was that version. and ceremony. if anyone wants to be a horrible person and pirate, i can email the cd. capturing.moods@gmail.com |
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Post by blondeonblonde on Jul 10, 2005 12:58:07 GMT -5
I would rank this right below Knife Play and La Foret on my list of favorite Xiu Xiu releases. Dr. Strangelove is right about the Fag Patrol version of King Earth, King Earth being better but I much prefer the Chapel of the Chimes version of J. Lo.
And 10,000 Times A Minute is probably the best song ever written.
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Post by SINISTER FUNKHOUSE on Jul 10, 2005 19:22:27 GMT -5
i saw that song on a recent [or not SO recent, but not so old] setlist and i was really surprised jamie played it. i read in an old interview that he'd probably never play it live because it deals with his father.
i could easily be wrong, though. i read that interview a long time ago.
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Post by lester on Jul 10, 2005 20:46:35 GMT -5
I love fag patrol, but chimes is a must own too! Together, they symbolize the two sides of xiu xiu. Chimes also reminds me of more "old school" xiu xiu because I get the feeling of a full band on that CD mroe than the later period releases.
As mentioned the JD cover on chimes is great... it's really really great.
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Post by todd on Jul 11, 2005 14:16:09 GMT -5
i saw that song on a recent [or not SO recent, but not so old] setlist and i was really surprised jamie played it. i read in an old interview that he'd probably never play it live because it deals with his father. i could easily be wrong, though. i read that interview a long time ago. Which one? Ten Thousand Times a Minute? |
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Post by dr. strangelove on Jul 11, 2005 16:27:59 GMT -5
he talks about that song in a recorded interview that played on a canadian radio station, i believe. i have the ogg file at home, if anyone is interested. he said something along the lines of it being difficult to play at the time, but that was because his father had recently died at the time of interview. i didn't think he never intended to play it again, though
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Post by SINISTER FUNKHOUSE on Jul 11, 2005 18:06:49 GMT -5
dr. strangelove is right. if anyone wants this interview, i have it on my computer. you can add me on aim, or soulseek or something.
and yes, ten thousand times a minute.
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Post by blondeonblonde on Jul 11, 2005 19:53:49 GMT -5
apistat, what's your name on soulseek?
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Post by Ben on Jul 12, 2005 0:06:22 GMT -5
Ten Thousand times a minute and king earth king earth are argubly the two best xiu xiu songs
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Post by SINISTER FUNKHOUSE on Jul 12, 2005 2:12:55 GMT -5
my slsk name is sinisterfunkhouse, but after re-reading that i'm not sharing that interview on slsk. i am sorry. there's still aim, though. or msn or something. there's a lot i refuse to share through soulseek.
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Post by blondeonblonde on Jul 12, 2005 9:28:10 GMT -5
what about yousendit? if it's not too much trouble for you that would probably be the easiest way.
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