Spiritualized

Spiby

Great interview, Laz, thanks. Mark is one of the nicest people I've met, and certainly the most underappreciated talent. I'm glad he realised he was in the best band in the world at the time, because he was, and in no small part due to him.

Spiby

I still don't understand why we haven't had a proper UK tour for this album. It's well over a year since it's release. Any rumours? Same here. I very nearly didn't go to the Apollo gig because I'd assumed a UK electric tour would happen soon; I'm very glad I did (and equally gutted I didn't go to t...

Spiby

Can't offer any help I'm afraid Runcie, but this is a fantastic piece of music. Takes me right back to early S3 gigs. It's made me want to dig out the Glastonbury recording of "Things'll Never Be The Same" from the Let It Flow 3x CD set - there's that great extended motorik section in it and it just...

Spiby

Max Richter - Sleep.

Started playing it at 10pm last night, and the alarm kicked in at 6:15am just before it had finished, bah! Lovely to drift in and out of sleep to though.

Spiby

Yep, 'ape around your nape' = 'monkey on your back'. Having a monkey on your back is heroin addiction (I've just double-checked on Urban Dictionary, having originally researched it in 1997 :) ). And we now have 'On the Sunshine' with the line "Shake the monkey from your back / the circus never leave...

Spiby

Here is a link to photos and a review of the Englewood show: http://www.listenupdenver.com/50784/spiritualized-april-6th-gothic-theatre/ Fantastic pics. Thanks for sharing :D Yep, great pics, thanks. I like the fact that Jason has corrected the lyric sheet that someone had printed out for come Toge...

Spiby

runcible wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:51 pm
I remember bass player James now - had a chat with him at the Brudenell...

Who is on 3rd guitar here?

Unfortunately that I don't know, but would be curious to find out.

Spiby

Thanks for the photo link. Phew - looks like the usual crew. That's James Stelfox from Starsailor on bass. You know you're in good hands with Doggen and Kevlar :) Hopefully you're right, clewsr, and things will pick up as they get going. I suppose the price to be paid for having some stellar perform...

Spiby

Unfortunately I was unable to go, but I get the impression from earlier comments that the line up was not the usual suspects - no Doggen or Kev? Does anyone know who any of them were? Any photos out there?

Spiby

First post! I'm a new fan, went to the Primavera Sound show with orchestra and choir and was absolutely blown away, been listening to SPZ albums obsessively since then. And loving the new album! I've just made a decision to travel for the Amsterdam show, secured my tickets and just can't wait(dragg...

Spiby

Sorry, me again...

How could I forget to mention Doggen"s fantastic wah-Monica?

And lovely to see all of the band members taking time to individually thank the choir master as they left the stage.

Px

Spiby

Well, what a night! Apologies for my rather pointless comments earlier, but I just wanted to catch the moment. For whatever reason, I decided not to go to the Royal Albert Hall back in 1997, a decision I bitterly regretted once I read Steven Wells’ review, and compounded by their appearance on Jools...

Spiby

Whoever did the sound got it spot on. Incredible.

Spiby

Wow wow wow wow wow!!!!!

Spiby

I am very, very excited about tonight!

Spiby

Apologies if someone else posted this

https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/09/ ... rt-stream/

Fascinating to hear the story behind each track and Jason sounds (deservedly) very pleased with them.

Spiby

clewsr wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 05, 2018 2:21 pm
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_lon ... zed_record

http://exclaim.ca/music/article/spiritu ... thing_hurt

Great articles. This (IMHO) is an incredible album. I just want to give Jason a big hug.

Spiby

I'm hoping we get some/all of ANH in the set. After seeing The Founder Effect earlier in the year, and being blown away by Alan Wilkinson's sax, I'm up for the serious wig-out at the end of "The Morning After" (I'm guessing that's Alan playing on it). Maybe he'll be part of the line-up...

Spiby

I so wanted to hold off until next week, but I've given in and listened.

I love it.

Spiby

I'm loving it all. I am a total tart. Reading the Q article, it is quite extraordinary that the strings have been built from samples. Such lush production; right up my street. It did remind me of that bit on the sleeve notes of Feel So Sad where it is made clear that the recording was made entirely ...

Spiby

angelsighs wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:05 pm
I'm not saying that he needs to go back the Lazer Guided sound or anything...

...but it would be nice

Spiby

1. Great to see the board is back. It's like I'd lost my right (& left) arms for a while there. 2. Went to the Founder Effect show at Cafe Oto. Fantastic. I've been trying to post a review all week, but can't find the words. Basically totally free-improv type stuff is way out of my area of expertise...

Spiby

Ok, so it's radio rather than TV, but good to hear "Feel Like Goin' Home" being used for the Radio 4 trail of "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" this morning. Interestingly the first episode is "Hexagonal Phase". I wonder if there was some unconscious link to "Pure Pase" going on there. This trac...

Spiby

Personally I don't think an artist's role is to 'care' about their fans. I agree with Modlab, and believe that any artist with true integrity probably has no concept of fans or critics. They just create art. And I can't help but be attracted to that integrity; perhaps somehow there are enough people...

Spiby

Slipstream's "Out of The Blue", with "Maybe the Day Will Come" being a particular highlight - LGM-era Spiz meets Technique-era New Order.

Merry Christmas one and all

Pxxx

Spiby

MODLAB wrote:

Me too! The note from Mark really was 'out of the blue'. I'd not had a chance to listen before posting. I've now had a weekend of it, and it's really rather good.

Spiby

'Out of The Blue'

Out today on iTunes

Spiby

Just to let you know Slipstream will be performing at the Albion Brewery Bar in Northampton on Sunday 26th March, just a few days before the 25th anniversary of the release of Lazer Guided Melodies. I'm tempted to say that they will be performing the album in its entirety, with strings, horns, dulci...

Spiby

good dope/good fun wrote:What's the spoiler?
It's the same encore that it's been with all of the LAGWAFIS shows.

...and it was "Out of Sight" at the first LAGWAFIS at the RFH.

Apologies for the pedantry. I'll get my coat.

Spiby

Unfortunately I didn't get to go myself (I'd already booked a holiday) but I've spoken to my friend who organised it and it was incredible; life-altering.

There won't be one next year - the plan is to have it again in 2018.

As for location, I will find out...

P

Spiby

A good friend of mine is helping to organise 'Festival 23' - a celebration of discordian counterculture, which I thought may be of interest to you good people: http://www.festival23.org.uk http://thequietus.com/articles/20426-festival-23-debuts-this-year https://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-discordia...

Spiby

Did anybody else go along to this? Mrs S and I went along and it was absolutely beautiful. I haven't received the album yet, having only heard it on Soundcloud, but I'm guessing the liner notes explain the different bee noises. We were greeted by folk in bee keepers' outfits at the entrance and then...

Spiby

Ah, SWells - that's right.

Thanks Hedspace (don't know why I couldn't find that earlier).

Spiby

Many years ago, I remember reading a review of Spiritualized at the Royal Albert Hall (18 years ago, then...), where the band were described as '...coming on stage looking like a dole queue on smack', and '...if this were whale music, it's killer whale music'. I seem to remember it was a great revie...

Spiby

Alex English wrote:This just popped up on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQI8IINqrcs

One of the backing singers obviously missed Jason's pre-gig briefing. That is so funny.

Spiby

http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-fa ... o-station/

Spiby

The music was generally very bluesy. The "Lord Can You Hear Me" riff was a motif throughout. There was a scene around a drunken couple of newly weds, at which point the riff became slurred, sloppy, and... drunk. Then, accompanying some dark, mean scenes, was a tight, churning riff that built and bui...

Spiby

Well my wife and I went along to this, and we both found the experience incredibly intense. The event was sold out, and having watched the Station to Station documentary in the same room that afternoon we were a bit concerned that we'd struggle to see either the band or film in the evening. It wasn'...

Spiby

Can anyone remember the exact release date of 'Anyway That You Want Me'? Googling got me June 1990, but I can't remember the day. I remember hearing it on a cassette a mate had made from its airing on XFM (Lawrence - are you around?). And I remember buying the 12". And I remember seeing them in Burb...

Spiby

Thanks for that above Spiby. Did you hang about and have any chat with PK? I've always found that to be one of the highlights of Spectrum gigs - their availability afterwards and happiness to chat. Unfortunately I had to dash off, as I had an early start the next day (that's the problem with gigs o...

Spiby

...some nice merch too, but I didn't want to frighten my wallet, so kept well away.

Spiby

Well I was fortunate enough to make it. I checked the venue details late last week, and there was no mention of it on the Music Café website. The only mentions I'd found were here, and on sonic-boom.info where the dates were initially announced; so I was a bit wary that the whole thing may have been...

Spiby

: Slipstream November 9 2013.jpg (126.39 KiB) Viewed 777 times

Spiby

Nice, albeit brief, interview with Jason on Radio 4's The Last Word regarding J J Cale - I think it's repeated at some point and is probably on iPlayer.

Spiby

This is some thread resurrection I know... In light of today's post in the 'Music' section on BJM and regurgitating the '60's, here's something I've just renovated from the 60's, and I'm dead chuffed with how it's turned out: http://www.mercianblog.com Just in case you're not reading this within a f...

Spiby

Just thought I'd chuck in my two pennies' worth. Having bought my tickets earlier in the year, I then discovered it was my daughter's graduation in Cardiff the day after the gig. This meant a drive up, as a family, from Rugby straight after work, then off to Cardiff immediately after the gig (we got...

Spiby

...now available on Mind Expansion records and iTunes.

Been looking forward to this one for a loooong tiiime.

P

Spiby

Followed by Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, on 18th July (presumably the day they land from the US). Hmm... I know what I feel like after an eastbound transatlantic flight...

Spiby

Just been posted on http://www.twitter.com/officialspzd

Spiby

I'm loving this tour diary toomilk

I am envious, but equally impressed at how you're managing to keep going!

Spiby

Yup, me too

Spiby

Labour Club, Northampton.

Looking forward to it

Spiby

That is just so, so beautiful.

Spiby

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ma ... r-20986758

Spiby

Full broadcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CigfLjmw2KM

Spiby

Unsurprisingly, struggling to get through...

Spiby

Do you think the band will stick to the 'Christmas Jumpers' dress code?

Spiby

Had a great time in Leeds, wish I'd been free to go to Warwick on the Sunday night - it's only 20 minutes from home. People keep talking about the 'sweet' Perfect Miracle, but if I was hearing it correctly it's got a wonderfully bitter ending along the lines of 'Sorry I won't see you again' (followi...

Spiby

http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/lifest ... -1-4357791

Spiby

For those who can't make it to Hull for Spiz on Friday night, you could always go to the Picturedrome in Northampton where Wilson (more-often-than-not featuring Jonny Mattock, and always featuring the legendary Pat Fish) are holding a one-off gig to celebrate the release of their DVD. Tickets Â£2.50...

Spiby

Yep, only spotted it myself last night, and only saw your post when I searched for 'Blitz' on here just now. End of an era - all my musical education happened there - S3, Tell Tale Hearts, Darkside, Dead & Buried, Cogs of Tyme... great days.

Spiby

Don't shoot me down in flames here but...

I think they've done an excellent job of distilling "Hey Jane" into 4 minutes. Much better than the decimation of "I think I'm in Love" in its radio edit.

Great pace to it too.

Spiby

No worries - very much appreciated that you host it. I imagine a lot of people realised how much they'd miss it were it to disappear!

Pete

Spiby

Straight in at No. 1

http://www.officialcharts.com/record-st ... ums-chart/

Spiby

Merz. Lausanne, 18th April. Launch of new album 'No Compass Will Find Home'. Road trip from Rugby. Hoping SHSL comes before I leave on Tuesday night, as it has a space reserved at the top of my playlist. Well what a cool trip! SHSL didn't come in time so I downloaded it from iTunes; the CD came whi...

Spiby

jack white wrote:Who r what is Roche?

& what's j's fave type of haribo?!

this album throws out more questions than it answers. these ^ r merely the most important 2..

Roche is a pharmaceutical company. I'm guessing the chemo and the Gold Bears were a significant part of his diet. Or was it Starmix?

Search found 133 matches