Dienstag, 24. Juni 2025

atræ bilis - aumicide

i held off buying this album upon time of release, because i thought the orange retail version looked quite boring. so i said to myself to wait for a 2nd pressing which is usually just one but a crazier colour variant.
killing time on kleinanzeigen (a german 2nd hand platform), i came across this lovely first press 'koi pond' marble variant for a real good price. musically this is their best work in an already flawless discography. 20 buck spin. 2024.

Sonntag, 22. Juni 2025

diecast - tearing down your blue skies

another '20+ years ago' record. back then i didn't pay much attention to diecast, because i thought they were a lame killswitch engage rip-off. a few days ago i saw the recent re-issue by m-theory audio and so i gave it another listen. well it aged pretty good and i really enjoyed it.
this re-issue wasn't the first time this album got the vinyl treatment. in 2004 small german d.i.y. label beniihana records beat them to it. the local factor seemed to favour availability and i was able to snag this sealed copy for twelve bucks on ebay. beniihana records. century media. 2004.

Freitag, 20. Juni 2025

still remains - of love and lunacy

twenty years ago i was blasting this banger on cd via my trusty discman. yes, you heard that right. the ancient technology of a laser operated machine which plays back music from a reflective plastic disc. but this a vinyl blog, so because you're probably as old as i am, you most likely know about that.

back then i was always surprised at how much i liked this album because of the clean choruses, which i usually was quite picky about. not so with 'of love and lunacy' and still enjoy this one a lot. 750 copies pressed on jungle swirl vinyl. first released via roadrunner in 2005. real gone music. 2025.