[kj] MMXII first listen:

[Neil Perry]

I know I'll probably get into different songs after a while - when Rapture
was
revealed I didn't even manage to get to the end, thought it was very
average. But live it was a
revelation (pun intended) and now I can't stop listening to it.
Kneejerk reaction is that when MMXII is good its very good, and when it
sucks it sucks - so
no change really! Certainly not buying this 'album of their career'
schtick. But upon first listen
there are several songs that piss all over the previous two albums.

Yes Rapture is Exorcism - I have no problem with that!
Yes Pole Shift sucks a big one - hate that slow/fast/slow business.
Yes Fema Camp sucks a bigger one.

And yes Trance rips off Pssyche, which is probably why it is a work of
fucking genius.

And yes, if pushed then I'm slightly disappointed that In Cythera set the
bar so high.
But the bottom line, as ever, through all the nitpicking is that I'm
overjoyed to be listening
to and arguing about a new Killing Joke record.

n

On 26 March 2012 21:18, Bo Krogsgaard <bo.krogsgaard at gmail.com> wrote:


> Pole Shift - What the fuck is this? Already here it's easy to hear

> Youth had WAY much control over the mixing of the album. The song

> itself is pointless too. Fuck, i hate the keyboards.

>

> When The Levee Breaks AKA Fema Camp AKA "oh no not more keyboards" -

> Arh, gimme a fucking break. Just because Enigma once sampled Jaz

> Coleman, doesn't mean they have to pay the favour back.

>

> Exorcism II AKA Rapture - Not sure it dawned on them they already

> wrote this song once.

>

> Colony Collapse - Okay, this is ALMOST getting good. Less keyboard

> wankery is a GOOD start, mixed with 70s glitter rock, it's actually

> quite catchy, but not really what i'd consider a Killing Joke song.

>

> Corporate Elect - Now THIS is more like it. This could easily become a

> frequent player!

>

> In Cythera - Pop song, yet masterpiece. My fave song of the album, hands

> down.

>

> Primobile - The beginning sounds like Gary Numan. Not an annoying

> song, but not my thing either.

>

> Glitch - Ballsy, but pointless, and the vocal effects completely ruin

> the little good the song is in itself. Plus, isn't this Intravenous

> over again?

>

> Trance - Whoa, so many bits here and there lifted straight off of

> Pssyche, while the vocals remind me of Intellect. If it wasn't for

> those fucking annoying keyboards, this would be my second fave of the

> album. Ten bucks says Youth wrote the majority of this.

>

> On All Hallow's Eve - No thanks, my lighter is nearly empty.

>

> Total rating based on first listen: 5/10, in other words "as average

> as it fucking gets". Fuck, what a disappointment after In Cythera ..

>

>

> b

>

>

> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 20:46, Nick Scott <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk>

> wrote:

> > That;s a weird tracklisting you got going on there Jon...and what is

> > this "In The Fields Of Light" song you got?!  Do you mean Trance?

> >

> > For me personally, Trance is the only song that I am not at all warming

> to.

> >

> > On 26 March 2012 19:42, jon chapman <jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> >> Glitch starts off very Brighter than a thousands suns.

> >>

> >> 1. Poleshift

> >> 2. Corporate Elect

> >> 3. Fema Camp

> >> 4. Glitch

> >> 5. Primobile

> >> 6. Colony Collapse

> >> 7. In cythera.

> >> 8. Rapture

> >> 9. All Hallows Eve

> >> 10.In the fields of light.

> >>

> >>

> >> 1-8 are alright - 9 and 10 are fucking awful.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> ________________________________

> >> From: kjlist at live.com

> >> To: gathering at misera.net

> >> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:33:03 -0500

> >>

> >> Subject: Re: [kj] MMXII first listen:

> >>

> >> yeah, I had to go out to my car in the parking lot and listen at high

> >> volume.

> >>

> >> Now I love the whole thing.

> >>

> >> Also, the first two seconds of "Glitch" sound exactly like "Born To

> Run."

> >> ________________________________

> >> From: kjlist at live.com

> >> To: gathering at misera.net

> >> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:56:55 -0500

> >> Subject: Re: [kj] MMXII first listen:

> >>

> >> First listen gut check:

> >>

> >> Loving six of ten tracks; haven't connected yet with:

> >>

> >> FEMA Camp

> >> Rapture

> >> Primobile

> >> Trance

> >>

> >> But that's probably because I'm listening in a relatively non-private

> area

> >> at low volume.

> >>

> >> I've burned a copy and will be cranking it in the car on my way home

> >> tonight.

> >>

> >> Best so far: Glitch, In Cythera, Corporate Elect, Colony Collapse.

> >>

> >> Pole Shift reminds me of "Termite Mound" and All Hallow's Eve is a slow

> but

> >> shouty closer.

> >>

> >> I am content.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> ________________________________

> >> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:05:48 +0200

> >> From: rob.moss at gmx.com

> >> To: gathering at misera.net

> >> Subject: Re: [kj] MMXII album leak:

> >>

> >> Found it on Piratebay

> >>

> >> It's fucking amazing!

> >>

> >> Glitsch sounds like Extremities era, MASSIVE!

> >> Corporate Elect - FUCK ME - This is the next planned single I believe

> >>

> >> Make sure you buy it everyone because music this good demands to be

> heard!

> >>

> >>

> >> Thanks all for the heads up and sharing!

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> ----- Original Message -----

> >>

> >> From: Nick Scott

> >>

> >> Sent: 03/26/12 05:17 PM

> >>

> >> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> >>

> >> Subject: Re: [kj] MMXII album leak:

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Thanks for the heads up, can confirm have checked on

> >> Rutracker.org...and just downloaded it from there, it has indeed

> >> leaked as 320Kbps CBR MP3s.

> >>

> >> I urge anyone thinking of fleecing it to buy it, although really I

> >> expect no less from you fellow gatherers.  Anyone that has been to the

> >> gigs, listened to any of the tracks live on youtube, and the samples

> >> on Amazon should already know it's the best album they have done in

> >> aeons.

> >>

> >> The only thing this means to me is I get to hear it a week early, I

> >> don't have to rip the CD myself, and can look forward to it when it

> >> finally is released next week totally uncompressed.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> On 26 March 2012 16:28, Rheinhold Squeegee <kjlist at live.com> wrote:

> >>> Additional reports indicate it is also available on Spotify.

> >>>

> >>> FYI

> >>>

> >>> ________________________________

> >>> From: kjlist at live.com

> >>> To: gathering at misera.net

> >>> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:24:39 -0500

> >>> Subject: [kj] MMXII album leak:

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> Downloading is morally wrong; every time you download an album

> illegally a

> >>> kitten dies etc.

> >>>

> >>> I've already bought the album in multiple formats and it comes out next

> >>> week

> >>> anyway. Anyone feeling ambitious can check Bunalti, Torrentzap,

> Bitsnoop

> >>> etc. and let us know what they find.

> >>>

> >>> The sites appear to have the full album but I am unable to check

> myself.

> >>>

> >>> Again, I do not condone theft; I condone hearing an album I have

> already

> >>> bought in multiple formats a week early.

> >>>

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