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Ok, so being excited over the release of the as yet untitled album on May 12th and their pending visit to Glasgow in June, overcooked spaghetti is the only phrase I could use to describe myself when I discovered that their album and tour has been postponed.
However! According to Mascot Recordsit aint all bad:
Chris Goss has announced the postponement of the new Masters Of Reality release as well as the summer tour, due to the fact that he is still in the studio recording what he considers the best Masters of Reality record ever.
As Chris Goss quotes:
“I sincerely regret if the tours’ delay is causing any inconvenience and disappointment. I can only say that I have not stopped and cannot stop writing new music for the album. I believe it is our best work to date. We will bring this on large and correctly; both in album form and in the live arena. The summer will bring the album. The autumn will bring a Masters of Reality tour of a quality I’ve waited my whole life to present to you.”
… donno about you folks, but the blow is more than softened with the prospect of a masterpiece.
In the meantime, enjoy this fantastic performance:
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For those of you unaware of Chris Goss or Masters of Reality, check out this incredible show from Roadburn Festival 2001 that I’d found floating around the net. I’ve been a fan of this band since 1998, when I found ‘How High The Moon’ in one of these record fayre events for £7.00. I had been looking for the rare debut album, but I figured anything would do.
‘How High The Moon’ is one of the finest live albums I have ever heard and remains a favourite. I duly purchased the entire back catalogue (including the Def American, Rick Rubin produced debut) and caught the band on tour in 2001.
You may also be interested to learn (if you aren’t aware of Mr Goss) that Chris Goss was also a major player in the founding of Queens of the Stone Age (having ‘discovered’ Kyuss and having helped name the QotSA) and the Desert Sessions, as well as being a collaborator of Josh Homme, Mark Lanegan … well an extensive list of alternative artists who he’s produced records for or appeared on records with. He has even written a track for an episode of ‘Ren & Stimpy’.
Anyhoo, having been busying himself with Queens of the Stone Age’s excellent ‘Era Vulgaris’, gigs with Josh Homme as 5:15er’s and a brilliant full length debut with Goon Moon, Mascot Records have announced that the new Masters of Reality record is due out May 12th.
There’s also some tour dates announced:
May
31st: Bad Bonn Kilbi - Düdingen [Switzerland]
June
6th: Rock-Im-Park - Nürnberg Zeppelinfeld [Germany]
8th: Rock-Am-Ring - Nurburgring [Germany]
12th: Hultsfred Festival - Hultsfred [Sweden]
16th: The Cathouse - Glasgow [UK]
… oh, and the picture? That was from the last night at the Rancho de Luna.
Goss explains: “the idea was to get a photo of us roasting marshmallows on the burning guitar. It was a 12 string. I tuned the strings pretty high hoping the tense strings would pop and make good noises. We set up a microphone and recorded, but nothing happened. Our spirits shrivelled.
Then John and I thought the wood might explode, splashing molten varnish on us, or perhaps the fumes from the plastic pick guard would kill us. So we ran. We forgot to buy marshmallows too.”
– thanks to MastersofReality.co.uk for this (a great fricken’ site).
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9 days till ‘Saturnalia’ arrives. I have to confess, I’ve been unable to prevent myself listening to the stream each time I’ve been online. I can honestly say that the wait has been worth it …
For those who missed the free MP3 of the album track ‘Idle Hands’, here it is courtesy of those good folks over at Sub Pop: ‘Idle Hands’
“2 posts in two days, Jim!?”
Yeah, why not? Now I’ll go figure out which bootleg to post this month.
In the meantime, check out Lanegan with the Soulsavers at ‘WXPN World Cafe’.
Have a splendid weekend.
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Firstly, HOORAY!!! for the end of the working week.
Secondly, I can’t wait to have another listen to The Gutter Twins album that has been streaming online for a few weeks now (see ‘The Gutter Twins: Saturnalia’ post).
Thirdly, I’ve been sitting around thinking “I really have to watch ‘Intacto’ at some point”. A friend of mine loaned it to me several months ago and I still haven’t watched it. But I shall … this week (unless I watch the remake of ‘3:10 to Yuma’ again, as it’s that darn good).
… my music collection has been largely neglected these last few months. I’m still listening to Kings of Leon’s excellent ‘Because of the Times’ quite a bit, and aside from that the playlist has included UNKLE’s ‘Never, Never Land’, ‘Uh Huh Her’ by the wonderful PJ Harvey (who, according to the BRITS, isn’t deserving of BEST FEMALE ahead of Kate Nash), Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ ‘The Boatman’s Call’ (getting ready for the release of ‘Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!’) and Pale Horse and Rider’s ‘Moody Pike’.
I’ve also recently discovered ‘King’ by T.I. I know that many folk will know who this guy is and be thinking “old news, Jim”, but give me a break. On the subject of Hip-Hop, not so old news is The Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘8 Diagrams’, which is a stunning return (as is Ghostface Killah’s recent release, ‘Big Doe Rehab’).
But, the one album that I really can’t get enough of at the moment is Earth’s astounding ‘The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Head’. I’ve liked a few of their previous records, but found this one to be instantly captivating … and joyous! I’d encourage anyone – having heard their previous work or not – to go out and purchase this album.
If you’d like to know more about Dylan Carlson’s Earth, give this place a visit.
… and from The Southern Lord website, here’s the brilliant track that opens 2008’s brilliant ‘The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull’: ‘Omens and Portents I: The Driver’ (MP3)
As well as all this, there’s an Adventures in Stereo forum in operation. It might not last long, but I figured it’s worth it.
Enjoy and have a splendid weekend.
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As most of us now now, Mark Lanegan, Greg Dulli and their friends are on the road. Their debut album as ‘The Gutter Twins’ is still a few weeks away, however, you can listen to it here.
I had been trying to avoid listening to the album until the postman delivers my pre-ordered copy on the day of release, however the urge to hear more of the songs (4 tracks are available to listen to on their MySpace) kinda got the better of me. I’ve been listening to it pretty much non-stop since.
For those who don’t know, here’s the tracklisting:
The Stations
God’s Children
All Misery/Flowers
The Body
Idle Hands
Circle the Fringes
Who Will Lead Us?
Seven Stories Underground
I Was in Love with You
Bête Noire
Each to Each
Front Street
‘Who Will Lead Us?’ destroyed me. As too did ‘Seven Stories Underground’. I’ll post a review soon enough, but it’s fair to say that it’s been worth the wait. Likely to be one of the albums of 2008.
