[kj] Pylon further...

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Well done Alex. And yes I did not noticing the triptych until this record. So I wonder if it is a preemptive statement. Meaning Killing Joke will not continue as it currently stands. Members may be to busy to record tour. Or have other interests. Only time will tell. 

> On Oct 18, 2015, at 4:37 PM, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> I believe I first read that on the initial NME write-up. It’s possible the notion of a triptych didn’t reveal itself until they were composing this third one.
> 
> Alex in NYC
> 
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>> On Oct 18, 2015, at 4:21 PM, Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> Who came up with the triptych idea? I don't recall anyone mentioning a triptych when Absolute Dissent and MMXII released.
>> 
>> Jim.
>> 
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>> On Sun, 18/10/15, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Subject: Re: [kj] Pylon further...
>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
>> Date: Sunday, 18 October, 2015, 21:06
>> 
>> Herewith my review of
>> PYLON…
>> http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2015/10/metadata-panic-in-the-age-of-surveillance-killing-joke-unleashes-pylon-.html
>> Your
>> thoughts/criticisms are welcome.
>> Ale
>> xin NYC
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 18, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Jim
>> Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>> Since we're looking for more Pylon
>> discussion, I'll enlarge on my comments, informed by
>> listening to the album on repeat since it became
>> available.
>> 
>> In terms of consistency,
>> for me this is the band's strongest album since Night
>> Time. The general quality is very high. Even the weakest
>> tracks (Delete and New Jerusalem IMHO) are still decent. For
>> me, every KJ album since NT has included some fantastic
>> material and a clutch of tracks I simply can't get into.
>> That's not the case with Pylon. That may change when I
>> hear the extra tracks, but that's my current
>> assessment.
>> 
>> As to quality, the best
>> songs from Pylon are among the best the band have released
>> from Extremities onwards. Big Buzz, Euphoria, Into The
>> Unknown, New Cold War are all up there with Pandemonium,
>> Money Is Not Our God et al. 
>> 
>> In other words, it's a late-period
>> masterpiece, a truly great achievement.
>> 
>> Jim.
>> 
>> NOW AVAILABLE: Flowers From Hell: The
>> Modern Japanese Horror Film, by Jim Harper (Noir
>> Publishing).
>> 
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>> overview of the Japanese horror boom... Comprehensive,
>> in-depth and slickly presented."- DVD Monthly.
>> 
>> Available from Noir Publishing, Amazon.co.uk,
>> Waterstones and all good bookstores.
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