H-Bomb of the loudness wars

seg763 · 04-01-2008, 12:48 PM

Times New Viking - RIP Allegory
off their 'Rip It Off' album, painful at any volume

RTurner · 04-01-2008, 12:49 PM

bhazen · 04-01-2008, 12:52 PM

What sort of music is it?

...no dynamics at all! I like it!!

seg763 · 04-01-2008, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhazen

What sort of music is it?

they are compared to Guided by Voices. lo-fi indie rock, I actually read about them in a thread here, under best 2008 releases. I like loud and distortion, I've listened to Psychocandy & Raw Power many times, but I cannot get through Times New Viking.

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/sh...ghlight=viking

P2CH · 04-01-2008, 12:56 PM

They left a little headroom in it. I see some squiggles. There's still room for more scrunch.

**MLutthans** · 04-01-2008, 01:00 PM

Oh, my word! I went to the Matador Records website just to check out what this was all about, and there was a link to listen to two (absolutely horrible sounding) tracks, and this little blurb:

<<hey kids, here are two tracks off our double A side single off our new record, ‘rip it off’. these were recorded at the state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar ’self-esteem studio’ recording facility in columbus, ohio. send us a post if you are interested in working there. very cheap rates and very fine chaps. we can put in a good word for you… because, as the big-wigs at the office tell us, cheaper recordings mean more money for drugs.>>

Is that for real?

--Matt

bhazen · 04-01-2008, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seg763

they are compared to Guided by Voices. lo-fi indie rock, I actually read about them in a thread here, under best 2008 releases. I like loud and distortion, I've listened to Psychocandy & Raw Power many times, but I cannot get through Times New Viking.

The same problem I have with Jet's Shine On, and McCartney's (Paul McCartney's!!) Memory Almost Full.

izgoblin · 04-01-2008, 01:13 PM

I once accidentally screwed up my Cool Edit Pro settings and recorded nothing but blaring white noise. The resulting waveform looked very much like the one posted above.

ricks · 04-01-2008, 01:18 PM

Horrible.

I'm just waiting for someone to chime in that it has great clarity and detail, or that you don't know how something sounds by viewing a waveform. To them I say you couldn't pay me to listen to this kind of abomination.

rick

5-String · 04-01-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

hey kids, here are two tracks off our double A side single off our new record, ‘rip it off’. these were recorded at the state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar ’self-esteem studio’ recording facility in columbus, ohio. send us a post if you are interested in working there. very cheap rates and very fine chaps. we can put in a good word for you… because, as the big-wigs at the office tell us, cheaper recordings mean more money for drugs.

egor · 04-01-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MLutthans

Oh, my word! I went to the Matador Records website just to check out what this was all about, and there was a link to listen to two (absolutely horrible sounding) tracks, and this little blurb:

<<hey kids, here are two tracks off our double A side single off our new record, ‘rip it off’. these were recorded at the state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar ’self-esteem studio’ recording facility in columbus, ohio. send us a post if you are interested in working there. very cheap rates and very fine chaps. we can put in a good word for you… because, as the big-wigs at the office tell us, cheaper recordings mean more money for drugs.>>

Is that for real?

--Matt

hipster irony

Dudley Morris · 04-01-2008, 01:27 PM

Come on, people! This disc has unbelievable clarity and detail - check it out! Use your ears, 'cause you can't tell how something sounds by viewing a waveform.

turniton1181 · 04-01-2008, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dudley Morris

Come on, people! This disc has unbelievable clarity and detail - check it out! Use your ears, 'cause you can't tell how something sounds by viewing a waveform.

Detail - that's what the marketing folks call dynamic compression these days. I'm sure this thing sounds great - if you're into sticking sharp objects in your ears.

bhazen · 04-01-2008, 01:35 PM

I just "listened" to this on the Matador website.

How awful. Makes My Bloody Valentine sound like the Carpenters. Nothing but screeching distortion.

I hope they're being sonically ironic, and that this represents a turning point in the loudness wars (much like El Alamein in WWII).

DaveN · 04-01-2008, 01:39 PM

That is, by far, the worst looking waveform that I've seen posted here! Blech. My ears hurt just looking at it. No need to listen to this one, kids....

Chris R · 04-01-2008, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveN

That is, by far, the worst looking waveform that I've seen posted here! Blech. My ears hurt just looking at it. No need to listen to this one, kids....

ricks · 04-01-2008, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricks

Horrible.

I'm just waiting for someone to chime in that it has great clarity and detail, or that you don't know how something sounds by viewing a waveform. To them I say you couldn't pay me to listen to this kind of abomination.

rick

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dudley Morris

Come on, people! This disc has unbelievable clarity and detail - check it out! Use your ears, 'cause you can't tell how something sounds by viewing a waveform.

egor · 04-01-2008, 01:46 PM

I listened to one of their tunes at their myspace, and even at low volume, it was like nails on a chalkboard.

kentb47 · 04-01-2008, 01:50 PM

I thought this was an April Fool's joke at first. I was going 'what waveforms.'

Then I saw the faintest of squiggles at the top and went o.m.g.....

We seems to be raising quite a crop o' young'uns. Young, stupid, and stone cold deaf.

jstraw · 04-01-2008, 01:51 PM

Is this something Matador added to their website....today?

04-01-2008, 12:52 PM	#3
bhazen File under: the Beatles Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 11,172	What sort of music is it? ...no dynamics at all! I like it!! __________________ Cheers, Bruce I never could see any other way I never could see any other way I never could see any other way I never could see any other way I never could see any other way

04-01-2008, 01:13 PM	#8
izgoblin Forum Icon Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Thorndale, PA, USA, Earth Posts: 2,380	I once accidentally screwed up my Cool Edit Pro settings and recorded nothing but blaring white noise. The resulting waveform looked very much like the one posted above. __________________ "So I unlocked your mind, you know To see what I could see. If you guarantee the postage, I'll mail you back the key."

04-01-2008, 01:18 PM	#9
ricks Forum Icon Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on the turning away Posts: 2,351	Horrible. I'm just waiting for someone to chime in that it has great clarity and detail, or that you don't know how something sounds by viewing a waveform. To them I say you couldn't pay me to listen to this kind of abomination. rick __________________

04-01-2008, 01:35 PM	#14
bhazen File under: the Beatles Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 11,172	I just "listened" to this on the Matador website. How awful. Makes My Bloody Valentine sound like the Carpenters. Nothing but screeching distortion. I hope they're being sonically ironic, and that this represents a turning point in the loudness wars (much like El Alamein in WWII). __________________ Cheers, Bruce I never could see any other way I never could see any other way I never could see any other way I never could see any other way I never could see any other way

04-01-2008, 01:39 PM	#15
DaveN Time's Person of the Year - 2006 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apex, NC Posts: 3,955	That is, by far, the worst looking waveform that I've seen posted here! Blech. My ears hurt just looking at it. No need to listen to this one, kids.... __________________ David Now there's so many sinkin' You've gotta keep thinkin' You can make it through these waves

04-01-2008, 12:49 PM	#2
RTurner Forum Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,230

04-01-2008, 12:56 PM	#5
P2CH Forum Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dearborn Heights, MI USA Posts: 1,547	They left a little headroom in it. I see some squiggles. There's still room for more scrunch.

04-01-2008, 01:00 PM	#6
MLutthans 70mm Gort Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Marysville, WA Posts: 2,537	Oh, my word! I went to the Matador Records website just to check out what this was all about, and there was a link to listen to two (absolutely horrible sounding) tracks, and this little blurb: <<hey kids, here are two tracks off our double A side single off our new record, ‘rip it off’. these were recorded at the state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar ’self-esteem studio’ recording facility in columbus, ohio. send us a post if you are interested in working there. very cheap rates and very fine chaps. we can put in a good word for you… because, as the big-wigs at the office tell us, cheaper recordings mean more money for drugs.>> Is that for real? --Matt

04-01-2008, 01:27 PM	#12
Dudley Morris Forum Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 8,520	Come on, people! This disc has unbelievable clarity and detail - check it out! Use your ears, 'cause you can't tell how something sounds by viewing a waveform.

04-01-2008, 01:46 PM	#18
egor Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: tennessee Posts: 1,183	I listened to one of their tunes at their myspace, and even at low volume, it was like nails on a chalkboard. __________________ Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

04-01-2008, 01:50 PM	#19
kentb47 Forum Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,375	I thought this was an April Fool's joke at first. I was going 'what waveforms.' Then I saw the faintest of squiggles at the top and went o.m.g..... We seems to be raising quite a crop o' young'uns. Young, stupid, and stone cold deaf. __________________ Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. -- Groucho Marx

04-01-2008, 01:51 PM	#20
jstraw Forum Hall Of Fame Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Topeka, Kansas, USA Posts: 4,197	Is this something Matador added to their website....today? __________________ "Gone are the days when we stop to decide where we should go, we just ride."

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