'Japancakes' set to release Loveless in it's entirety...

Listened to Sometimes (seeing as it's my favorite track), and if the rest of these covers have that form, it'll be interesting. Instead of the overall sound, you get pulled to the melody, gives em new context, and I think that's important with an album as poured over as Loveless.

oh great another thread above 'loveless'.

oh great another thread above 'loveless'.

With this steel guitar though it will finally make an impact on hawaiian culture

Above, yes.

There has already been talk on this thread:

Is the search acting up or is there no thread on Japancakes?

(Easily found via the search function, I must note...)

Glad to hear a few more tracks from this. Not in any way stunning like the original, but it's cool to hear these songs in an entirely new context. "Soon" was pretty neat. Will pick this up used when i find it to give it a little more attention.

I don't think you're supposed to post that link to the internet

whiney nu-etiquette means "not supposed to" has no modern usage equivalent, sorry

This is nice. Reminds me a little of American Analog Set in places.

http://www.emusic.com/album/Japancakes-Loveless/11102004.html

what about the c86 all stars?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DU_JyINXhV4

they do stuff from loveless AND field mice songs.

three songs in this is pretty well executed. i was interested to see how they tackled 'touched' and they've done a particularly great version of that with the strings

the version of 'to here knows when' is beautiful, even if its resemblence to the original is by way of melody only

This is nice. Reminds me a little of American Analog Set in places.
-- jaymc, Friday, October 26, 2007 12:48 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Link

OTM; and that's a good thing

My girlfriend *HATES* Loveless, but i think i'm gonna get this for her for Christimas (among other gifts, mind you)

do you hate your girlfriend?

I still haven't heard it, am waiting on the actual disc. Call me a purist.

do you hate your girlfriend?
-- s1ocki, Sunday, October 28, 2007 1:10 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

not entirely, but i'll be damned if she never comes around to enjoy Loveless, which i think she should for one reason or another; it's one of those "cornerstones" of my tastes, if nothing else, and i think it's a record about which everyone can find *something* to like.

"do you hate your girlfriend?"

"not entirely"

...

I was going to say! If she doesn't like it, let her not like it. Relax.

It's just that she's never heard more than *maybe* a minute or two at a time. Hates it on the principle that it's "distorted" and such. Which is fair, but I think maybe a version with the tunes/melodies, but without the noisy guitar assault, would really point to the strong arrangements and *songs* on this record.

Maybe I'm expecting too much, though.

yeah getting it for christmas seems like bad form, even among other gifts. so is this out yet?

yeah getting it for christmas seems like bad form, even among other gifts.
-- Jena, Sunday, October 28, 2007 2:41 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

point taken. should probably be a one-off gift instead. U MADE ME REALISE.

official release (last time I checked Amazon) was maybe 2nd week of November, iirc.

so this leaked
i'm a few songs in and frankly i've been less than impressed so far, not that i was expecting much to begin with
seems like kind of a toss off. i find it hard to believe a lot of thought was put into either the conception or execution of this project
anyone else heard it yet? thoughts?

My girlfriend *HATES* Loveless

dump her now

I got it the other day and enjoy it! First time through was a 'figure out what's going to play the main melody' listen then after that I just let it go as it does.

I have to give them major credit for not cloning the cover.

Aaaaah, it was um "ok"

Havent played the very last track, but I admire the concept, and even the execution, but I would have liked it halfway between what they did and what they were emulating.

One time, I put the MBV LL CD on, and turned it off after two tracks as it wasn't the right time and it wasn't happening. Worried, I played it again a week later and it was alright again. That's how it sort of played me this time. I'd not have bought it if I'd have bought/dl'd one track. Having said all that, the version of track 3, the 'daftie' from the original, is quite spectacularly great.

(I know, I'm cheeky, I d/l it with that link that's been withdrawn. As I say, it was alright, but I would not play it to someone who didn't like the original at all, it's not going to change heir mind.)

i find it hard to believe a lot of thought was put into either the conception or execution of this project

i think the exact opposite - it sounds very well thought through and arranged

also the concept in itself isn't a particularly complicated one

i think about half of it stands up on its own, but some of the songs don't really transcend the initial novelty. i need to spend more time with it but after the first couple of listens i think 'to here knows when' is the jewel and to me brings something to the table that the original never did

first couple of listens i think 'to here knows when' is the jewel and to me brings something to the table that the original never did

Yeah, agreed. Basically the album is neither a completely reverent recreation nor is it much of a reinvention -- this isn't negative, it's just pretty much exactly what that would sound like!

As I say, I want to hear "Soon", it has the potential to be the awesome track. Here's hoping!

i like what they've done with it, but for me it's one of the more novel tracks. the use of pedal steel in place of the whammy bar guitars works really well though

I think this is really fantastic. Those tracks which don't work that well are paradoxically the ones with big hooks, eg. 'When you Sleep'. 'Loomer', 'Touched' or 'Bloomer' trump the originals in my book, but then again I've never been fanatical about "Loveless"

This is nice. Reminds me a little of American Analog Set in places.

Yeah, the vibraphone/soft drumming combination creates a really pretty subdued aesthetic. The subtle, reverbed EBow, chimy electric piano, and whole note bassline on "Blown a Wish" are also reminiscent of Sigur Ros. This take on the record stands on its own and I'll probably be listening to it for a while. I don't think we can talk enough about Loveless.

Haha I meant 'Blown a Wish' instead of 'Bloomer' upthread. That one never did it for me on the original album but sounds good on this one.

"Soon" was 'quite good'...

Oh, I know what the problem is: The rhythms aren't good enough. That's it.

i only heard that two minute excerpt of only shallow which is on the website and i didn't like it. not because of the pedal steel, the country touch, that was an interesting new take. i was missing the noise, the distortion, the nebulosity of the original. the canvas on which the melodies work. on their own they are too easy to pin down for me, just dumb muzak for the supermarket. not sure about the rest but i also listened to the two minutes of their version of heaven or las vegas. and that version was devoid of any new idea. almost a perfect clone without the voice of course which makes about 50% of the charm of the twins. not sure but even the synthesizer/keyboard they used sounded very eighties to me. how boring!

i really enjoy this, even if i think the bassist overplays at times (esp. on "to here knows when").

what about the c86 all stars?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DU_JyINXhV4

they do stuff from loveless AND field mice songs.

-- scott seward, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:57

arrrggghhh that's just horrible.

Finally listening to this and I'm quite enjoying it - the sound is really nice, relaxed - but still emotional. It's just fun to hear a slightly different take on these somewhat over-familiar, but obviously great batch of songs

I think i'll listen to this again tonight.