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WASDF posted:I wonder if it will have straight forward lyricism. I've never heard Cedric just say things that didn't require analyzing and I wonder why that is sometimes. His lyrics in ATDI were as impenetrable as his TMV lyrics. And the lyrics he wrote for various Omar projects. I don't see why this new group would be any different.
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To maybe change things up. I wonder why he writes that way at all. Maybe, if he did something completely solo it would be a lot more personal and he wouldn't use obfuscation so much to hide what he's saying. I'm sure Cedric has things to say...
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May 17, 2013 07:04
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He did say he was really getting into Gram Parsons. On the other hand, the kiosk in my temporal lobe is shaped like Rosalyn Carter.
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May 17, 2013 07:07
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yeah exactly. it was listening to amputechture today that made me think about his writing. Amputechture is probably his strongest effort, I think.
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May 17, 2013 07:10
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WASDF posted:yeah exactly. it was listening to amputechture today that made me think about his writing. Amputechture is probably his strongest effort, I think. Are we saying that Octahedron and Noctourniquet had that same level of writing? I felt like Cedric really toned it down from the Frances/Deloused/Amputechture days on those. The lyrics on there come across as a lot more... mainstream? I love Cedric's complicated lyrics. "Miranda, That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore" has to be some of my favorite work he has done.
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May 17, 2013 12:44
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I think he just started using more whole cool phrases. Noctourniquet isn't filled with fabulous nonsensical vernacular all the time, but it has more weird phrases. Like "They built a capsule in the cyanide pond where the holiest of water would have you to drown." he uses more consistantly weird scifi phrases like "My ether turns flesh to gravel." Just as weird and nonsensical, but more consistant.
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May 17, 2013 16:27
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I saw Flying Lotus in Cleveland last night, and Thundercat was one of the openers. I had no idea that Thomas Pridgen was the touring drummer, but drat is he impressive. I spoke to him a bit after the show and told him how cool it was to finally see him live, and he mentioned he would be doing some stuff with the Odd Future label and specifically mentioned hardcore band Trash Talk. Did anything ever come out about why he was kicked out of The Mars Volta? I want to say I remember something about Pridgen and drug use setting off Omar and Cedric after the death of Jeremy Ward, but I don't think anything official was stated. Given the recent interviews, I wondered if there was anything else.
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May 18, 2013 03:55
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I've always gotten the impression that Cedric's lyrics were way more about the way the syllables sound in the context of the music than any 'meaning' so to speak.
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May 19, 2013 03:04
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First clip for Cedric's ZAVALAZ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7FkDOEX-XM
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Jun 3, 2013 20:14
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Sounded great until that really awkward chord at 0:23 still, I like the more naturalistic take on the vox compared to TMV
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Jun 3, 2013 20:19
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Earwicker posted:Sounded great until that really awkward chord at 0:23 0:14 - 0:18 gives me flashbacks to Cedric in ATDI.
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Jun 3, 2013 20:29
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It sounds like a slightly more modern Jane's Addiction to me, which isn't bad at all.
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Jun 4, 2013 00:53
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That sounds pretty cool. I'm glad it doesn't sound much like TMV or ATDI at all.
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Jun 4, 2013 01:46
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Two new projects go head to head - which one comes out the winner. Bosnian Rainbows vs ZAVALAZ
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Jun 4, 2013 02:20
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Webbeh posted:First clip for Cedric's ZAVALAZ. Wow I really wasn't expecting that. It's like it fell off of a Budgie album and that's okay with me. I still don't know what to think of Bosnian Rainbows. Torn Maps weirds me out because I can't not hear Geddy Lee.
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Jun 4, 2013 15:04
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The Bosnian Rainbows album is... "available," no real surprises though. Everything they've been playing live already pretty much.
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Jun 9, 2013 10:11
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I thought it sucked and quit halfway through, might give it a try later when I'm less bitter.
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Jun 11, 2013 18:31
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I like it quite a bit actually. Obviously its a lot poppier than anything TMV ever did, but I think it works very well.
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Jun 11, 2013 18:36
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Listening to the Bosnian Rainbows album for the first time now. It sounds pretty unlike TMV, but I do like it. It's not going to be one of my top albums of the year or anything, but it's not bad. It's like alternative experimental rock with female vocals. Honestly I thought that Zavalaz clip sounded more interesting. e: Actually, now that I think about it, I Cry For You has this kind of pseudo De-Loused sound going on, and the vocalist even sounds like Cedric at times 
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Jun 11, 2013 20:55
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Listening to the Bosnian Rainbows album for the first time now. It sounds pretty unlike TMV, but I do like it. It's not going to be one of my top albums of the year or anything, but it's not bad. It's like alternative experimental rock with female vocals. Honestly I thought that Zavalaz clip sounded more interesting. I have to admit, I was a much bigger fan of Omar's work with Ximena than with Terri. Xenophanes was so good.
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Jun 11, 2013 20:56
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Terri is not a great vocalist. However what I really dig about Bosnian Rainbows is the much more restrained guitar work from Omar.
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Jun 11, 2013 21:08
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Earwicker posted:Terri is not a great vocalist. However what I really dig about Bosnian Rainbows is the much more restrained guitar work from Omar. Yeah there are times when I can't even tell it's him. Then he'll break out a signature Omar sound and I'll think "Oh yeah, Omar is in this band!"
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Jun 11, 2013 21:12
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Webbeh posted:I have to admit, I was a much bigger fan of Omar's work with Ximena than with Terri. Xenophanes was so good. Bosnian Rainbows were really great live, and it just doesn't seem to be translating too well to the so-far released stuff. It's much more "polite". I just put on Xenophanes again, and I had forgotten how great Desarraigo is - I wish he'd continued in that direction!
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FoppSomms posted:Bosnian Rainbows were really great live, and it just doesn't seem to be translating too well to the so-far released stuff. It's much more "polite". Xenophanes was really the best of the three (Solar Gambling and Cizana), but I haven't listened to it in awhile. Guess I'll be changing that this morning. e: Oh, and according to Bosnian Rainbows' mixer: quote:No new stuff has been played live yet. Album #2 was recorded at CH again during the break between Europe and Texas and I start mixing it next week. Writing and preproduction for album #3 is finished. Will probably do that one in the fall after this leg of touring is done. While the first album is mostly live, and a very intimate recording, album #2 is more deliberate and epic with a bigger sound. Probably more radio singles on the second one too, but I'm never good at figuring out which song is the single. I though it was I Cry For You or Morning Sickness on this album and all the label people went with Torn Maps and Turtleneck! But yeah, this is one of the hardest working bands I ever met. With 4 people writing songs, I doubt you are going to have to wait very long between projects... Oma.. Bosnian Rainbows have finished album number #2 and are started on album #3. Webbeh fucked around with this message at 12:42 on Jun 12, 2013 |
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Jun 12, 2013 12:34
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Webbeh posted:Oma.. Bosnian Rainbows have finished album number #2 and are started on album #3. Well it's definitely an Omar project 
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Well it's definitely an Omar project I thought that when Omar stopped being a dictator in his bands, that his throughput of albums created would also drop (a la The Mars Volta and Noctourniquet - granted, it wasn't Omar stopping his dictatorship but rather Cedric taking his time on lyrics). Clearly, I was wrong.
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Jun 12, 2013 20:10
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http://www.npr.org/2013/06/16/191298046/first-listen-bosnian-rainbows-bosnian-rainbows NPR First Listen for anyone who hasn't heard it yet. Gonna listen tomorrow at work.
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Went to see Zavalaz on Friday and took some photos -- I'll be shooting Bosnian Rainbows later this week too. TMV side projects ahoy Zavalaz 1 by bjsmith1984, on Flickr  Zavalaz 2 by bjsmith1984, on Flickr  Zavalaz 3 by bjsmith1984, on Flickr They were pretty good! I'm not sure if it's the type of music I'd put on too often, but it was definitely an enjoyable show.
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Jun 23, 2013 22:20
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I'm still impressed that Cedric got Alderete in the custody battle.
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Jun 23, 2013 23:30
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Cedric's hair is still as glorious as ever.
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Jun 24, 2013 00:27
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SmokinDan posted:Cedric's hair is still as glorious as ever. It looks like it hasn't changed at all since the time Noctourniquet came out, at least.
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Jun 24, 2013 00:33
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Jun 24, 2013 12:45
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I'll always be thankful for TMV and Deloused for getting me into alternative music. A friend in high school played the start of Cicatriz ESP at a party just before I left and it made me look them up as soon as I got home. Made me realise that there was better music out there that wasn't on commercial radio.
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Jun 24, 2013 14:54
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I still remember being 14 and going to Best Buy on Martin Luther King day of 2005 and buying De-Loused. I had the day off school (I was a freshman in high school at the time) and I had never heard anything from it but had heard great things about it online, so I bought it blind (as I had done similarly with albums like Arcade Fire's Funeral and Bright Eyes' I'm Wide Awake It's Morning soon before that). I went home and listened to it and my mind was thoroughly blown. I had to listen to it again and again because I couldn't get enough of it. Then Frances came out like a month or two later and I bought it on release day and listened to that one over and over again too. 8 years later and both of those albums are still just as incredible and important as they were when I first heard them, in my eyes.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I still remember being 14 and going to Best Buy on Martin Luther King day of 2005 and buying De-Loused. I had the day off school (I was a freshman in high school at the time) and I had never heard anything from it but had heard great things about it online, so I bought it blind (as I had done similarly with albums like Arcade Fire's Funeral and Bright Eyes' I'm Wide Awake It's Morning soon before that). I went home and listened to it and my mind was thoroughly blown. I had to listen to it again and again because I couldn't get enough of it. Then Frances came out like a month or two later and I bought it on release day and listened to that one over and over again too. Yeah that was a pretty significant year for music for me as well. That was the year I graduated high school so there are a lot of bands that kinda remind of me that transition. The Faint, Bright Eyes, Arcade Fire, QOTSA, Dir en grey, Rilo Kiley, NIN, TMV, LCD Soundsystem, a bunch of huge bands had great releases. I guess everyone kinda has a year like that.
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So, it looks like someone may have leaked 15 unreleased tracks to TheComatorium.quote:Thanks to Kazza3 from The Comatorium   
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Aug 16, 2013 16:32
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Badass, Cedric mentioned them on his twitter today: "The recent TMV leaks are from a session we did w/ @davidguetta during our residency at Ibiza hot spot RAMROD"
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Aug 16, 2013 16:41
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Excellent. This will probably get me more than either of their newer projects.
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Aug 16, 2013 16:41
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This stuff is surprisingly good.
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