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A Winged Victory for the Sullen *New Album Nov 1st 2019*
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:57 pm
by Mexicola
The increasingly prolific Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid) has hooked up with Dustin O'Halloran on
this new release. The
preview sounds typically fantastic. I know I don't have to give this the hard sell to the likes of Bleak and Disavowed....
Oh - and the best bit? From the great man himself:
'ladies & gentlemen. this to be released this fall by me & good friend dustin o'halloran. it will surely help true lid lovers cope until the next one is done.'
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:18 am
by Logan71
"Cellist Hildur Gudnadottir and violinist Peter Broderick make guest appearances."
Wonderful news.
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:37 am
by bleak.
this is wonderful news, and the guest appearance of mr peter broderick makes it even more special
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:10 am
by Shoes
The samples sound absolutely heavenly.
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:41 pm
by Mexicola
Great review in today's
Guardian. New band of the day no less!
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:55 pm
by Mexicola
Whole album streaming on
DrownedInSound. Personally, I'm waiting for the vinyl to arrive, although I'll probably relent and check it out tomorrow.
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:39 pm
by thedisavowed
This album is beautiful. It's as good as having a new SOTL LP, honestly.
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:41 pm
by Mexicola
thedisavowed wrote:This album is beautiful. It's as good as having a new SOTL LP, honestly.
WHERE'S MY VINYL!!! Ho hum. Drumming fingers on table...
EDIT: ....downloaded (officially) the MP3's while I wait for the LP to arrive. Oh me, oh my. Words can't do it justice. There's a clip on
Vimeo showing them recording it and Adam Wiltzie looks close to tears. Now I know why.
Truly, truly special. Please seek this one out. Unless something comes out of leftfield before Dec 31, this is my album of the year.
Stunning.
Re: A Winged Victory for the Sullen (even more Adam Wiltzie)
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:12 am
by adelinyenmah
Mexicola wrote:The increasingly prolific Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid) has hooked up with Dustin O'Halloran on
this new release. The
preview sounds typically fantastic. I know I don't have to give this the hard sell to the likes of Bleak and Disavowed....
Oh - and the best bit? From the great man himself:
'ladies & gentlemen. this to be released this fall by me & good friend dustin o'halloran. it will surely help true lid lovers cope until the next one is done.'
AHHH NEW SOTL HOLY SHIT. This is really, really good news. Like fucking awesome. This album is pretty incredible too. Can't wait for the vinyl to get here. I was pretty bummed when it got delayed two weeks.
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:28 am
by IanRedpoint
Vinyl ordered from Norman. Only allowed myself the briefest of listens on Soundcloud before deciding it was amazing.
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:22 am
by thedisavowed
This is the next one
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:36 am
by thedisavowed
Thanks for sharing that video Mexicola. If you run into any other content for the album - please let us know!
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:24 pm
by Archrival
I give the album 5 out 5. Album of the year so far.
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:35 pm
by Mexicola
Archrival wrote:I give the album 5 out 5. Album of the year so far.
Vinyl (finally) arrived today after days of making do with the MP3's. I'm inclined to agree - possible album of the year. The only thing that makes me hesitate is the Sleepingdog LP which is truly stunning too.
I posted as much on AWVFTS's Facebook page and Adam Wiltzie came back with one word:
'Sleepingdog'
Both are simply magnificent. SOTL will have to work damn hard to top these.
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:18 pm
by thedisavowed
It kind of amazes me in a way - I mean given the constraints that ambient operates under - how much variety these guys seem to come up with. I mean I'm sure to the layman that any give SOTL album sounds same-ish - but to a fan there's clear differences - lots of nuance and growth that we have seen from these guys in the past 10 years.
We're only on our way up from here. The records seem to increasingly be embracing more and more acoustic instrumentation (filtered through STOL's lens of course) and I just love this classical vibe that's becoming more and more central to their aesthetic.
Anyways. It's great stuff. Very pleased. Probably will order the CD and the vinyl.
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:10 pm
by Mexicola
***
FREE GIG*** in Brussels.
Damn you lucky Belgians. DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:55 pm
by Fredd-E
Thanks for the recommendation.
I just listened this one : and now I need to hear all the rest. Very moving track.
This is so damn beautiful. Nice artwork too.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:02 pm
by rik0000
Free listen (at least for dutchies):
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpa ... l.45128480
Don't know whether there's a filter for other countries, but at least dutch twoismers should be able to listen.
www.luisterpaal.nl is also recommended to check for other music, they have some decent stuff every now and then (again, maybe only for dutchies).
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:40 pm
by Logan71
My CD arrived yesterday, along with a beautiful poster.
One more for the 'to be framed' pile.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:28 pm
by thedisavowed
Logan71 wrote:My CD arrived yesterday, along with a beautiful poster.
One more for the 'to be framed' pile.
Where did you order from Logan? Direct from Kranky?