Operetta EP!

Re: Operetta EP!

feeds@kickapps.com (mistablake) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:03:33 PST

i have different points of purchase for music,not just merch/tunes etc, although i `ve supported the band for years, and continue to do so as much as possible,my life/finances determine that i operate in a somewhat sensible/legal manner..check sks blog re money probs.
anyways,amazon emusic etc generally sell their music too.

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feeds@kickapps.com (chrome3D) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:08:16 PST

Isn´t this as general as it gets for their EP´s? Cd´s are out there and you can get the digital version from Second Motion. Why do you need to get it from iTunes too?

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feeds@kickapps.com (mistablake) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:17:11 PST

i dont see this @ itunes yet,or elsewhere ,when is the general release?

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feeds@kickapps.com (fandorin) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:13:16 PST

OK here are my impressions...

1) Operetta - my favourite Church song west of A New Season, Lustre and Antenna. Makes it the best Church song in 17 years.

the two new songs are outtakes, and they sound like outtakes, i.e., they are raw and sound, unfinished, Silhouette has spontaneously rhymed lyrics, while Moon uses the "I begin every line with the same words" scheme - but hell, they're gorgeous, in that raw al fresco way of BW2B.

2) Silhouette - a nice strummed acoustic guitar chord - Ripple unplugged? But no, it evolves into a different direction...guitar layers, explosions, a mighty crescendo. Steve seems to channel Tom Verlaine on this one, add two more guitar soli, and it would have fit nicely on Marquee Moon. Tim Powles is a jazz drummer!! Cool and fresh track!

3) Moon hangs in black - the point of departure is a nice instrumental idea. drum n bass -...

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feeds@kickapps.com (Vedantic dreams from Aztlan) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:15:50 PST

Wow.. real nice ep.
downloaded it a coupla days ago...
I like Silhouette in Meltdown, still digesting it, can see it missing a lil something that held it back...
I reallllly like Moon Hangs, nice floaty atmospherics great drums.. I put this on the album along with coffee song for a customized #23.. ..
Particles Matter is amazing.. sounds so raw and alive.. Im so impressed, sometimes the jams are hit or miss.. this one isn't. its fire!!. an undertaking nonetheless.. its a rewarding one.. these guys are rocking in constant rebirth form.. like a phoenix rising.. highly recommended kids!!
Enjoying this Church phase tremendously..!

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feeds@kickapps.com (briand) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:15:30 PST

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feeds@kickapps.com (Dugster) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:43:24 PST

Mine turned up yesterday. First impressions are pretty good. The 2 vocal songs are a bit rougher than the rest of the u23 releases and need a few more lstens to get my head round really. Particles Matter is better than I was ready for. Theres a lot of energy going on there and I lasted the whole 34 minutes without losing interest which is good going. According to details somewhere MWP plays bass, Frank Kearns plays the "other" lead guitar so is SK involved in this at all does anyone know? I loved the interview where he said he hadn't actually listened to it and thought it was a big ask to expect people to sit through 34 minutes of 4 guys jamming! Great stuff.
Anyway, I liked it. Will listen more over the coming days.

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feeds@kickapps.com (Kurtez) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:04:24 PST

I really like the extra songs. I think both, with a bit of fine tuning, could have made the album. Wish Silhouette was a bit longer. Moon is more dreamy. Both are great. Particles is a good driving song, insofar as background music goes. Real catchy. No filler on this release.

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feeds@kickapps.com (davem2) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:05:12 PST

My came really quickly.......no change there!!
Anyway, since Chrimble I've really enjoyed Silhouette in Meltdown and Moon Hangs In Black, but I can see why they didn't make the album. Neither IMHO is a missed gem like say Jazz, Saturation, Crash/Ride, Snowfaller etc.
I've lost the security code thingy to my car so can't listen to stuff on the move at the moment so I've only heard the jam track a couple of times.

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feeds@kickapps.com (Dugster) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:31:18 PST

I assume the lack of chat about Operetta is because not many actually have it yet? I'm still waiting on mine...

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feeds@kickapps.com (chrome3D) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:14:25 PST

It will be available for download as 320kbs MP3 from Second Motion 26th of January 2010. It is only 14 days away.

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feeds@kickapps.com (mistablake) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:53:08 PST

re -operetta-.............................is this generally available for download purchase, by now?

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feeds@kickapps.com (chrome3D) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:09:45 PST

You wouldn´t understand much of Shriek if you saw the movie. You have to read the book in order to "see" what it´s all about. See the movie here.

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feeds@kickapps.com (another earth) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:40:14 PST

Happy New Year, everyone! I got mine on Wednesday, New Year's Eve Eve, along with "Shriek" and my "missed out because I was distracted chatting and getting my photo taken with SK" North American tour t-shirt! Anyway, I love the 2 new vocal songs, but I really love "Particles Matter", the 35 minute psychedelic rock instrumental/jam! I've played that track, actually, more than the others these past few days! I think this is my favorite of their jam tracks so far! But overall, I do recommend the entire EP if you don't have it yet.

As for "Shriek", it's pretty good, but I guess I'd understand it more if I saw the movie.

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feeds@kickapps.com (fandorin) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:29:42 PST

i guess it's because the people sending it were on tour right now...

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feeds@kickapps.com (chrome3D) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:27:53 PST

I ordered it right away and it didn´t came before xmas. This is my xmas-face then. T H I S I S N O T F A I R !

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feeds@kickapps.com (fantasticandy) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:23:22 PST

oooooooooooooh dave......
it's lovely!

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feeds@kickapps.com (davem2) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:04:19 PST

Mine arrived last week but Santa now has it in his mitts. Means I won't get to hear it until Christmas morning as it's my pressie from the kids.

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feeds@kickapps.com (b) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:25:57 PST

Got mine a few days ago. Been the only CD in my car since. Operetta sounds the same. That's a good thing I would say. Near perfect. Track 2 is a forward 4/4 rocker with cool lyrics, and 3 is more ambient but with a wah effect on one guitar and a cool delivery from Steve. The instrumental is a bit more frantic than some of the other jam material. Not a lot of dynamics, but some truly interesting moments for die-hard fans and music lovers with the knowledge that it's all spontaneous and off the cuff. If in the right frame of mind, perhaps the jazzier sort, the jam tracks by the church, with Chaos, and MATS as the first non-instrumentals to lean on the method, have fallen under their own banner over the years and I dig it.

b

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feeds@kickapps.com (chrome3D) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:00:34 PST

19 days since ordering the damn thing and all it can say in Churchmerch that it´s preparing the order. 19 days? I know that it might land on my mailbox any day and the website still says it´s preparing. It´s a bit needless to say that there is a certain elements in the distribution of The Church- records that needs some serious upgrading...

Operetta EP!

feeds@kickapps.com (Dugster) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:30:45 PST

Yay! From the latest newsletter (Oct 8 ):

The continuing "So Love May Find Us Tour" will coincide with the release of the Operetta EP from the critically acclaimed untitled #23 album. The EP will also include 2 exclusive tracks previously unavailable.

A remastered version of the "Shriek" Soundtrack, previously unavailable in Australia, the internet only fan favourite "Back With Two Beasts", along with the forthcoming Operetta EP will all be available from November 25th in limited edition gatefold sleeves.