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offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2004-03-05 11:42 [#01100105]
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Mastered by the Guy at the Exchange is now officially my
favorite CD. I could listen to it all day every day,
eclipsing even The Books. It has a lot in common with The
Books, except it's cleverer and funnier and packs in more
instruments and sounds and larfs per.

I just read this interview with the fella. Damn I gotta
get my hands on that first album. Anyone heard it?

There is a pill to make you feel better and its name is Max
Tundra.


 

offline xceque on 2004-03-05 11:53 [#01100109]
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I have it I'm sure but not really listened to it much. Check
out the cover of Tell It To My Heart though, that's a
classic :)


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2004-03-05 11:55 [#01100113]
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that whole learning every instrument thing... sure good for
him for wanting to do it all...

but youd think it would perhaps impact the quality of the
music? To REALLY play an instrument well, and to be able to
control the subtle nuances, it takes years of practice.

I would think hes kind of robbing himself of a better
performance?

But hey, I havnt heard the guy... maybe its meant to sound
"amature"


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2004-03-05 12:30 [#01100212]
Points: 18042 Status: Lurker | Followup to xceque: #01100109



I didn't listen to MBGATE much at first. I found it
off-putting. Then it started clicking with me, and now I
think it's genius. He has great original melodies, tricky
arrangements, oddball blends of sounds, and he makes it
work.

Zeus - I agree with you that it takes years to become truly
proficient on an instrument but once you can play a few
instruments you can pick up a new one and be good enough to
play a tune without embarrassing yourself in a matter of
days.



 

offline Xanatos from New York City (United States) on 2004-03-05 12:50 [#01100263]
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I isolate amino acids sometimes
I bottle them and sell them when the sunshines

ma-ny foods are rich in ar-ge-nine
con-cen-trate on the ones with more ly-sine


 

offline AlfredPMcLovely from the country that will end up d (Turkmenistan) on 2004-03-05 12:51 [#01100266]
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a great cd indeed

wish he would make a proper full lenght soon


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2004-03-05 13:26 [#01100350]
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oh man, je suis jadorre Max Tundra


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2004-03-05 13:42 [#01100399]
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Yeah the lyrics are great!

a man of such small frame as I
broke into several sweats a day
whilst failing to procure
even the hint of any musculature improvement



 

offline jupitah from Minneapolis (United States) on 2004-03-05 13:53 [#01100434]
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is "some best friend you turned out to be" his first
release? that is a great little album. what's the books?
a recent release?


 

offline uviol from United States on 2004-03-05 14:19 [#01100502]
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One of my friends didn't want this, so I bought it from him.
He was an emo kid and didn't get it. I loved it. I let my
friend up at school borrow it, and he loved it so much that
he said Max Tundra's one of his new favorite artists and
offered me money for the CD, which I reluctantly sold him.
Who would've guessed..


 

offline aquinas on 2004-03-05 14:47 [#01100549]
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I've said it before and I'll say it again. MBGATE is one of
the best electronic albums ever.


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2004-03-05 15:25 [#01100611]
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Aw Man, if you haven't heard The Books you're missing
out on one of the great musical treats of the new millennium.

Uviol - hope ya made a copy before ya sold it!


 

offline aron from saskatoon (Canada) on 2004-03-05 15:42 [#01100648]
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that max tundra album is delightful, though i havent
listened to it in quite some time. i remember i got kind of
bored of a lot of the tracks.,
but it's still a great album, no doubt.

also i bought the books' the lemon of pink not too long ago.
that cd is fucking amazing. havent heard thought for food.


 

offline nene from United States on 2004-03-06 11:13 [#01101435]
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I can't wait for the next one. I think it's supposed to be
on the modern rnb tip.


 

offline deepspace9mm from filth on 2004-03-19 12:41 [#01110585]
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Both of his albums are true favourites of mine... does
anyone know if and when he has any new music out?


 

offline wimp on 2004-03-19 13:21 [#01110679]
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Very awesome album. Heard "Lights" on a Tigerbeat6 comp.,
knew I had to check this guy out. So glad I did.


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2004-03-29 05:55 [#01123562]
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My love for this album has now turned into a dangerous
obsession with Ben Jacobs himself. I'm considering hiring a
sorcerer to steal his songwriting ability, or a french chef
to cook his brain in a light sauce so that I may gain his
musical wisdom by eating it.

How does he come up with songs that are so idiomatic and
flavorful, but still original? It's like a blend of show
tunes, exotica, cartoon music, game music, classical and
prog.


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2004-03-29 14:03 [#01124045]
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I;'m just bumping this so all the promo threads can be
together


 

offline DeadEight from vancouver (Canada) on 2004-03-30 01:02 [#01124565]
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i'm bumping this cause max tundra is sweet... plus i'd like
to mention (for those who have to put up with me in the here
and nowedness of the board at its current temporal location)
how ridiculous it is that i come and bump like 7 different
topics and then people must come on and be like "whoa all
these topics got bumped... mondo board action! ...
goddamnit... it's just DeadEight tacking on pointless
comments to a whole bunch of threads... dfgdslfg!"


 


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