My Latest Purchases Thread Mk. III

Ulf Söderberg - "Nattljus"
Sophia - "Sigillum Militum"
The Moon and the Nightspirit - "Of Dreams Forgotten and Fables Untold"

Edit: I'd just like to say that it fucking sucks buying CDs from Europe. Damn it's expensive. I shouldn't have looked at the Euro to Dollar conversion rates after the purchase. :(
 
Dick Sirloin said:
No, I'd easily pay $50 for a vinyl of that album. It is a reprint, I presume?
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aquariusrecords.org said:
What has to be our favorite British pagan folk psychedelic prog rock album ever (in other words, quite possibly our favorite album ever, period!) has finally been repressed!!! Also soon to be re-issued on cd as a double disc set with bonus tracks (which were previously only available on this vinyl version) and Comus' second (not as good as the first) album! But even cd lovers will find it's hard to resist this lovely lp reissue (beautiful cover repro, 180-gram pure virgin vinyl) which includes a bonus 45 rpm 12" with three songs taken from their rare debut single. Here's how much we LOVE this record:
THIS RECORD SCARES US. Hearing it is like stumbling upon some forbidden ancient ritual that scares you to death. You stand paralyzed, too afraid to look away. Comus's singular, frightening sound and violently poetic lyrics have kept them from taking their rightful place alongside Fairport Convention, Incredible String Band, and the rest of Britain's psychedelic folk royalty.
And we don't write the words psychedelic folk royalty without a certain amount of trepidation. At first glance Comus would seem to fit squarely in the Ren-Faire camp: bongos, flute, oboe, 12-string guitar, and no drummer. But never has the whole of a band so completely defied its parts; their sound is as mesmerizing as it is repulsive. Upon the record's initial release, one British music journalist wrote that she "didn't get past the first track, which sounded like a cross between a frenzied version of the witches chorus from Macbeth, and Marc Bolan being squeezed to death." Funny thing is, that's a fairly apt description. Tales of murder, rape, insanity, and witchcraft unfold amid a swirling abyss of seething acid folk. Squalls of shamanistic wailing jut uncomfortably from serene, tranquil melodies; guttural growls battle a delicate angelic chorus, echoing the violent struggle of the lyrics. Flutes, hand drums, acoustic guitars, and a violin clamber atop one another in a chaotic melee, creating a pagan folk not unlike that of The Wicker Man soundtrack gone totally bonkers.
Although the band has been resolutely ignored by mainstream music fans, the press, and the majority of the underground, a small rabid following has kept a reverential vigil beside the corpse of Comus.
Nurse with Wound cronies Current 93 modeled their '90s sound after '70s British folk, Comus especially. They even went so far as to cover "Diana," Comus's only single, on their album Horsey. Swedish progressive black metallers Opeth have always been outspoken about their love of Comus. Their acclaimed 1998 album was called My Arms, Your Hearse, after the lyrics of "Drip Drip" (on First Utterance). And it's not surprising. This record is so powerful and frightening and totally devastating even 30 years later.
And never would I have thought that a record as old as me, with flutes and bongos fer chrissakes, could be so absolutely malevolent, both sonically and lyrically! But like I said, this record scares us. And we know you like to be scared too! One of our ALL TIME FAVORTIE RECORDS EVER!!!
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today I ordered an Ordo Equitum Solis CD and "Pearls Before Swine" DVD (starring Boyd Rice).

what a great way to waste my money on frivolus material possessions.
 
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Aphotic "Failure"... their last release ever

it's sad really
 
2 Mogwai tickets. Probably give the other one to this hot british chick that also enjoys post-rock. Me = Don Juan.
 
Fair enough.

The first time I started hitting on her, I mentioned Sigur Ros and the chick about fucking melted beside me. Apparently they're her favorite band, and I just happened to casually mention them because they played live here a few months back. If I get to have sex with this girl, I will love Sigur Ros for all eternity!
 
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