Duster

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:25 am

bearhead wrote:Oh my god...

Track 6 is gorgeous.

if these were the rejects and b-sides... holy shit.

i just had a 'duster were brilliant' moment. again.

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:30 am

pianoforte wrote:
bearhead wrote:Oh my god...

Track 6 is gorgeous.

if these were the rejects and b-sides... holy shit.

i just had a 'duster were brilliant' moment. again.

I have that moment every time I listen to any Duster record.

Speaking of which, I would really like to have Stratosphere on vinyl.

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:15 am

Incidentally, I received the DVDs of "How To Sleep On Floors And Rock Basements From San Jose To Chicago" and the Calm performance today.

I'm encountering some strange issues when trying to rip the Floors DVD to my hard drive, but I will continue trying. At worst, I will have it ripped and uploaded by the weekend.

TaoTapeTao · Post by **TaoTapeTao** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:01 am

I had never checked these guys out till now and just downloaded their bonus/b-side stuff. I'm really enjoying it so I'll check out more of their shit.

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:37 pm

TaoTapeTao wrote:I had never checked these guys out till now and just downloaded their bonus/b-side stuff. I'm really enjoying it so I'll check out more of their shit.

Oh man, I think you'll really like Duster. Give Stratosphere a good listen.

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:39 am

bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:I had never checked these guys out till now and just downloaded their bonus/b-side stuff. I'm really enjoying it so I'll check out more of their shit.

Oh man, I think you'll really like Duster. Give Stratosphere a good listen.

Yes, Stratosphere is a good starting-place; that being said, it's hard to recommend a specific starting-place for a new Duster listener, because so much of their material is fucking brilliant.

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:48 am

pianoforte wrote:
bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:I had never checked these guys out till now and just downloaded their bonus/b-side stuff. I'm really enjoying it so I'll check out more of their shit.

Oh man, I think you'll really like Duster. Give Stratosphere a good listen.

Yes, Stratosphere is a good starting-place; that being said, it's hard to recommend a specific starting-place for a new Duster listener, because so much of their material is fucking brilliant.

Don't let "Fuzz and Timbre" be the first song you hear.

That song is fucking boring.

TaoTapeTao · Post by **TaoTapeTao** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:01 am

stratosphere is really fucking good.

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:29 pm

TaoTapeTao wrote:stratosphere is really fucking good.

I second this.

Favorite tracks?

TaoTapeTao · Post by **TaoTapeTao** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:10 pm

bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:stratosphere is really fucking good.

I second this.

Favorite tracks?

I'll have to give it a couple listens to be able to pick it apart but there wasn't a single second of that cd I didn't enjoy.

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:05 am

TaoTapeTao wrote:
bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:stratosphere is really fucking good.

I second this.

Favorite tracks?

I'll have to give it a couple listens to be able to pick it apart but there wasn't a single second of that cd I didn't enjoy.

Well, after you finish your Duster adventure, you should give Helvetia a listen. It's Jason Albertini's (late Duster drummer) band with one or two other guys from Duster.

I'd start with Headless Machine of the Heart.

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:41 am

TaoTapeTao wrote:
bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:stratosphere is really fucking good.

I second this.

Favorite tracks?

I'll have to give it a couple listens to be able to pick it apart but there wasn't a single second of that cd I didn't enjoy.

Yay! Now we can be the three-person Duster Fan Club!

TaoTapeTao · Post by **TaoTapeTao** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:26 am

pianoforte wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:
bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:stratosphere is really fucking good.

I second this.

Favorite tracks?

I'll have to give it a couple listens to be able to pick it apart but there wasn't a single second of that cd I didn't enjoy.

Yay! Now we can be the three-person Duster Fan Club!

lol sounds good. I didn't realize they were involved with the whole shoegaze thang. I quite like it.

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:24 am

TaoTapeTao wrote:
pianoforte wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:
bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:stratosphere is really fucking good.

I second this.

Favorite tracks?

I'll have to give it a couple listens to be able to pick it apart but there wasn't a single second of that cd I didn't enjoy.

Yay! Now we can be the three-person Duster Fan Club!

lol sounds good. I didn't realize they were involved with the whole shoegaze thang. I quite like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIlV3tCoK94

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:55 am

bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:
pianoforte wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:
bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:stratosphere is really fucking good.

I second this.

Favorite tracks?

I'll have to give it a couple listens to be able to pick it apart but there wasn't a single second of that cd I didn't enjoy.

Yay! Now we can be the three-person Duster Fan Club!

lol sounds good. I didn't realize they were involved with the whole shoegaze thang. I quite like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIlV3tCoK94

Hm, that Helvetia track is actually OK - almost math-rock-esque in some ways. I haven't really enjoyed any of the material that I have heard from them previously, but "Old New Bicycle" was good.

Also, I've noticed that you linked it using https. Good! I approve!

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:41 pm

Helvetia is a lot more "rocky" than Duster. I guess that's just one of the barriers you have to get across to enjoy their music. They've got a lot of good stuff, though. Have you heard the Camp Century Sessions?

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 5:32 pm

bearhead wrote:Have you heard the Camp Century Sessions?

I haven't. Are they any good?

With regards to the DVDs: I have not yet managed to successfully rip them. I will keep trying, but it may take me a while because they were poorly burned and are throwing up errors when being ripped.

Secondarily, I am in touch with the person who made the compilation. They have some copies of it left, but seem more interested in transferring it to a digital form so that it can go up on YouTube than actually shipping a copy to me (shipping can be a hassle, I know!). That being said, I will politely mention YouTube's compression and the possibility that I can pay for a copy; perhaps that will help advance my case

TaoTapeTao · Post by **TaoTapeTao** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:06 am

I'm torn between getting Stratosphere or Contemporary Movement on CD... I need help

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:08 am

TaoTapeTao wrote:I'm torn between getting Stratosphere or Contemporary Movement on CD... I need help

They're both great albums, really. Stratosphere has more of my favorite songs on there. Contemporary Movement only have about 3-4 songs that I really enjoy.

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:47 am

bearhead wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:I'm torn between getting Stratosphere or Contemporary Movement on CD... I need help

They're both great albums, really. Stratosphere has more of my favorite songs on there. Contemporary Movement only have about 3-4 songs that I really enjoy.

I would suggest simply purchasing both on Amazon. One can get excellent/cheap prices when purchasing used, especially with relatively obscure material like this.

On another note: I am in touch with the person who made the How To Sleep On Floors compilation; I might be able to snag myself an original VHS copy if I'm lucky. If I can, somehow, I will convert it to a digital format and upload the file here... that would be better than ripping my current 320x240 poorly-burned DVD.