Stars of the Lid

Amo Bishop Roden · Post by **Amo Bishop Roden** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:22 pm

fujee wrote:Bloody hell that sounds like a billboard time, wish I had the money to get stateside, meet in the middle?

"Twoism Transatlantic: Waves, Drones, Brews, and Bro's"

Also, International waters. No laws, boys.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:36 pm

Destination Drone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores

Amo Bishop Roden · Post by **Amo Bishop Roden** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:52 pm

I've always wanted to go to Azores. Bourdain says the food is sublime.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:56 pm

Well, there is your incentive. Incredible food, incredible drone and Portugal's liberal drug laws. It's a done deal

Rikkiebags · Post by **Rikkiebags** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:16 pm

Logan71 wrote:
Rikkiebags wrote:
Goiter Sanchez wrote:Fuck me, that new 'E7' track is lovely.
Totally. I've listened to it way too many times over the past few days. Just lovely. Any idea what the spoken word part of it is?

It's from Terrence Malick's 'The Thin Red Line'

That's a great spot, cheers. The full quote is:

WITT
You're wrong there, Top. I seen another world. Sometimes I think it was just my imagination.

WELSH
Well, then you've seen things I never will.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:43 pm

Im not sure I can even remotely enjoy anything else on the same level right now, this band are out of this world.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:55 pm

Currently spinning!

bored_of_canada · Post by **bored_of_canada** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:09 pm

fujee wrote:Currently spinning!

ah, so good. i may do the same tonite!

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:04 pm

I now have Decline, Tired Sounds and Ballasted on wax'

Life is complete. My stylus is having an orgasm.

My poor, poor wallet though....

Goiter Sanchez · Post by **Goiter Sanchez** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:34 pm

Is surface noise ever an issue with SOTL on vinyl? I know that parts of 'Tired' are particularly quiet so I've wondered about this.

bored_of_canada · Post by **bored_of_canada** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:51 pm

Goiter Sanchez wrote:Is surface noise ever an issue with SOTL on vinyl? I know that parts of 'Tired' are particularly quiet so I've wondered about this.

it's not overwhelming. in fact, for this type of music, a bit of crackle only adds to the music.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 4:21 pm

Yeah, I think it comes with the territory, vinyl for that warmth and ambience. Then CD for how the music was meant to be heard from the studio mastering. Its good to have both I think. One thing is for sure, I love this album so much.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:47 pm

Never had a problem with it to be honest. Like others mentioned above, any surface noise / 'warmth' just adds to it in my view. Ditto Arvo Part, classical music etc.

Amo Bishop Roden · Post by **Amo Bishop Roden** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:21 am

This is kinda random, but I'm gearing up for the warmer seasons by planning some urban exploring here in town, and after two years I'm ready to try to get into the abandoned 17-story Psych hospital in town. It's locked up tighter than a nun's - well, you know - but having spent the last two weeks laid up in an adjacent hospital with a view of the damn thing, I can't get it out of my head.

Anyway, in some of my light research, I stumbled upon this vieo, which combines stars of the lid and abandoned buildings. Ahh, heaven.

EDIT:
I found the whole film here SotL throughout. Enjoy!

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:59 am

That was brilliant, thanks for sharing man. Hope you get into this building you speak of! Make a similar film?

Amo Bishop Roden · Post by **Amo Bishop Roden** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 10:21 pm

The building I want to get in to is the very one depicted in the film! And sadly I don't have the equipment or the capacity to make my own film, but I'll be sure to take lots of pictures (35 mil and shitty iPhone pics) and post them here. That is all assuming I can get into it. It's been notoriously well locked-up for the last twenty or so years.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:51 am

Hope it all goes to plan, I love urban exploration. Urban decay is strangely beautiful also. SoTL music fits so perfectly with that video.

In other news, my copy of Decline arrived today

jcnporter · Post by **jcnporter** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:11 pm

Amo Bishop Roden wrote:The building I want to get in to is the very one depicted in the film! And sadly I don't have the equipment or the capacity to make my own film, but I'll be sure to take lots of pictures (35 mil and shitty iPhone pics) and post them here. That is all assuming I can get into it. It's been notoriously well locked-up for the last twenty or so years.

Funny, there used to be a video on youtube of someone exploring a former hospital just down the road from me with Austin Texas Mental Hospital Part 3 as the soundtrack.
It was a regular haunt for urban explorers a few years ago, sadly now boarded up and much of the interesting stuff removed.

auzzie4life010 · Post by **auzzie4life010** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:30 am

Seen these guys on Spotify. Think I might go check them out.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:22 am

auzzie4life010 wrote:Seen these guys on Spotify. Think I might go check them out.

Do.