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Earstroke is proud to present: Wisp hands down In a Blue Face, which was made some time ago under the name Lobe. this album creates a lovely sense of nostalgia with playful drumlines, heartfelt melodies, and an occassional outburst of some seriously satisfying beat programming. it's a beautiful picture in the sky. if you care to join our mailing list, you can do so in other news, we will be opening up Earstroke Records with a completely new site redesign, a forum, and a store with t-shirts and cd's sometime near the end of spring/early summer. thank you, my favorite xltronians. have a lovely day! Plants |
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wow, cool building. dling now - thanks! |
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I hate Wisp. Derivative rubbish. |
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not that this is a surprise, but this is really quite a good album so far! |
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glad you like it, r40f dog_belch, have you even listened to it? its quite different from his other stuff, and extremely emotional. its technically his first release and i think it captures something that his other work doesm't. its worth spending the few minutes to download. |
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It sounds like he was beaten for coloring outside the lines as a child. |
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dog_belch is bitter cuz he remembers when music was good, but wants to forget... |
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The typography on that e-sleeve is so horrible i don't think i could even begin to enjoy the music. Even if i liked wisp. |
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I will be getting this tomorrow Mr Plantre. Thanks for the info. I must be off to read! |
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thanks for everyone's helpful comments. |
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im hoping this is good, the saw2 remixes he did were ace. |
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i fuking love wisp admittedly imn fuked butr i love ir normally so up ur wisp lol xxx drunk as fuck |
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yo, i would love some honest input from xlt. we fired the old guy who made covers, and hired somebody else. here's the new guys work, which one do you like better? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/plantre/tibbarverz2. jpg |
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i mean... |
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i've enjoyed that particular graphic artist's work for a long time. i think the cover looks great. you should tell him i said so. ps - i like the album. it's nice. |
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"wisp hands down in a blue face" read really akwardly. i trip all over that . . . is that the full album title, is it missing a phrase like 'wisp hands down is awesome with "in a blue face,"' or are you saying that he's handing it down from somewhere. maybe hands over in that case. arghghgh. |
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i like the original cover better than the new one i think. the only thing i don't like about the original is the way the words "in a blue face" sit. not sure why though. i like the album. i'm actually pretty surprised at how negative some of the reactions are. it is very nice. |
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the only thing wring with the first album cover is the typography. for the rest it's pretty nice. the second one is better in typography but he should've kept the picture intact. altough the picture thing is my opinion. |
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thanks jkd, that means a lot. and thanks isnieZot. i agree with that. |
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both covers dont give a very good impression imo. i'll do you one for free - gimme a brief (ie. what you want it to say or evoke) and feel free to take a look at my gallery and let me know if you want anything from their in it - or commision me to do a similar idea if you like anything. |
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I have the same thing. he means the album is handed down by wisp, but first you read it as if he's going to make some outrageously positive statement about wisp - "wisp: hands down, the most incredible talent!!!!", which would also be awkwardly phrased on it's own. |
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I am downloading... I quite like wisp, but the art you are using is pretty noncomplimentary. And the text going along the contours of the building looks tacky. I say use the other one (its more distinctive), but maybe try to get something that is not so... derivative? So far I really like track 2 and 4. |
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huzzah check out orange dust's "stay obscene" as well very very nice |
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cool thanks everyone. i can benefit from a critical crowd like you guys. and i'm glad the majority of y'all are digging it! |
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new cover art is up. i'm very happy with the new art. thanks goes out to tibbar for the new design. |
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Isn't tibbar that guy who hates xltronic? Thanks plantre I really love these tracks. Library Grey finishes horribly bluntly though... I can't fault it anywhere else, I'm heart Wisp's stuff. Aside from one track off that christmas EP and one of the SAW remixes these are his bestest stuffs that I've heard. |
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i don't think that tibbar hated xltronic, he hated the atmosphere of disrespect and insult that prevailed on the board from time to time... |
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pff, whatever |
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people who don't like wisp, are a dickhead. |
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i dont like wisp |
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i didnt hear this though |
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erm, i want to see the old cover now |
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I'd rather be a dickhead, though. |
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I have listened to it. I don't know how people have the gall to be so derivative and yet make out there doing something original. We've heard Squarepusher, and we heard Aphex before that and we heard Ae doing the glitchy beat trick. Doing nothing to the original formula apart from watering it down slightly isn't really my cup of tea. I appreciate there's technical ability but it sounds like someone vomited the Warp catalogue. And then the "lush melodies" sound as engaging as muzak. The equation is: do an unattractive bit of beat fuckery then follow up with any old lame "melody" which will sound in comparison like a heavenly chorus of angels, repeat 10 times. |
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that's a good point, but with all due respect, good sir, my rebuttal: almost all of our modern western music is derivative of something. it's very hard to say much of anything is original. furthermore, why can't someone create a piece that's in homage or even in the style of something that already exists? what's the problem? not every music you hear is going to be a monumental step forward in shifting the cultural paradigm - most of it is going to be retreading the same paths. it's the same in any style of music. some people say the beatles were revolutionary, but they sure as shit didn't invent rock and roll. and i'm not comparing wisp to the beatles, it's obviously just an example. |
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I know what you mean, old boy, and you're quite right. Although in this example I feel the homage is too close to the source and adds little or nothing. I know IDM is now a style (or several styles, if you break it down into micro genres) to be picked up and appropriated as is Grunge, Punk, Metal,Indie and unto Classical, probably. But now Music seems to mimic ever decreasing circles (not the sitcom, sadly) where it repeats the nearest last thing... I just resent the cultural malaise, I like Aphex and I hear in his music something I'd like to have done myself, but it's not the form or the style, it's, I don't know, what he's getting across. But just picking up the "skittersish beats" and "warm melody" aspects... you could mix and match those elements to make a billion albums... I'm not moaning (....), I'm just saying... Fair play, have a net label release... nice facsimile of better music, hope you get a track used on advert or something. |
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to be honest, wisp's humpelndenBEATS kicks the ass out of ANYTHING that has been shat out of xlt member's arses onto this board. even the select few incredibly complex drill tracks that people make - they're usually just a series of tricks borrowed from previous drill records. wisp's stuff is something different. he has the jazz idea down whereby things jar to build up suspense and release every now and again. nobody else around here seems to be doing it, with perhaps the exception of lucidikah & awt, and it makes for very boring and, dare-i-say-it unworthwhile, music. |
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different like all the rest. |
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all interesting points. but to me its undeniably good music, and if you don't like it, don't listen to it. it should be noted for those who don't know, this was technically Wisps first release, and i'd say he did a damn fine job. thanks to all who've listened so far, its all we ask! |
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i just realized that my post above may have sounded like i was a little put off by some people's negative comments, and that certainly isn't the case. everyone has a right to voice their opinions, its what a messageboard is all about! cheers, all! |
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if qrter and dog_belch refuse to listen to derivative music, wouldn't they be forced to avoid hearing their own tracks? |
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:D |
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i just listened to this album today and thoroughly enjoyed it. if it's a genre exercise, fine, but it's very good. thanks for sharing it! |
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nah, just yours and wisps. |
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words of wisdom |
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