NSC Easter Bunny CD 2015

[Pevenseagull]

Have you seen what he's done with his walls??

Currently there is a surfiet of Bjork

 

[Pevenseagull]

'Here Come The Warm Jets' didn't make the cut ...................... now THAT is quality control.

 

[Pevenseagull]

 

[Pevenseagull]

when I get that feelin' I need Brian Eno Healing.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

'Here Come The Warm Jets' didn't make the cut ...................... now THAT is quality control.

I came close to sticking this on mine. Spooky.

 

[tinycowboy]

The artwork to mine is brilliant. An Albion shirted Roger Mellie flicking me the V and Santa cheersing me on the back cover. I will be giving it a listen shortly.

The first time I read this, I thought you were talking about the CD you'd produced for someone else. Clearly not.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

The artwork to mine is brilliant. An Albion shirted Roger Mellie flicking me the V and Santa cheersing me on the back cover. I will be giving it a listen shortly.

 

[tinycowboy]

I've got mine. I'll post the artwork tomorrow. Hitler is on the cover. As my political position is left of centre, I take this possibly as a suggestion that I am a musical fascist. Which may be true.

There are many fine tracks on this CD. I will post a fuller review in time. This CD would be much appreciated by Hans Kraay Fan Club - it contains many of his touches - female vocals, lots of Smiths-related stuff, some gentle melodic tunes, attention to detail in the packaging and folding. However, my hunch is that if it was HKFC, it would be a bit more indie in content, whereas these tracks lie on the outskirts of Indieville and in the surrounding villages. HKFC may be throwing a curveball to fox me, but I'm guessing it's his good friend Buzzer.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

I'm completely stumped as to whom my Santa is. If its any clue to anyone else who wants to hazard a guess, I THINK there was a London stamp on the envelope, but it was very blurred. Was the postman in on it, too?

*tinfoil*

 

[Albumen]

This time next week I'll do a list of those who've received theirs. Get those reviews in.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

You shall have my verdict on your desk by Friday morning. Or around lunchtime. Ish.

 

[ees complicated no?]

NSC Secret Santa CD 2013

Just received mine at work, will be listening to it on the way home!

 

[Albumen]

Just received mine at work, will be listening to it on the way home!

ha!

 

[happypig]

Postie just dropped mine through the door too (and best of all, no postmark so I can re-use the envelope)



I don't recognise a lot of the artists, but of the 3 or 4 that I do I've got a feeling it will certainly be listenable. Might not get a proper listen until tomorrow night when the Mrs is out.

 

[tinycowboy]

Postie just dropped mine through the door too (and best of all, no postmark so I can re-use the envelope)

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I don't recognise a lot of the artists, but of the 3 or 4 that I do I've got a feeling it will certainly be listenable. Might not get a proper listen until tomorrow night when the Mrs is out.

Lovely artwork - well done that man!

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

happypig's artwork makes me think of Neutral Milk Hotel for some reason. Very nice.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Some of the Artwork is looking rather special. Pressure on for those who have still to 'create'

 

[tinycowboy]

Here's what I got. What does it all mean??

 

[Albumen]

Loving the catalogue number there (although it could've been more geeky using NSCCD001 or NSC001 2 for polygram or CBS.)

 

[happypig]

I've listened to it tonight in full.

First let me say that the rest of this post might come across as pretentious bollocks, if so I apologise, I'm a simple man and I'm just giving my honest opinion.

First Impressions. Nice cover, bit of effort gone in there.

Numbers at the end represent how much (out of 10) I enjoyed it

Track 1 – Vinyl crackle. Punky. Fuzzy guitar. Quite raw, not heavily produced. 8
Track 2 – Jangly guitar. Lady singer. More modern, last few years perhaps ? 9
Track 3 – Mark E Smith instantly recognisable. Not a huge fan of The Fall. 6
Track 4 – Punk. Vocals a bit shouty. A bit Sham 69ish. 6
Track 5 – More melodic, heavy drums and bass, jangly guitar. Lady singer. 8
Track 6 – Heavy(ish) guitar. Another lady singer. 8
Track 7 – Jangly guitar band. Rather androgynous vocals. 8
Track 8 – Guitar pop. If Jerry Garcia formed an Indie band they would sound like this 9
Track 9 – Swell Maps ! Not heard them for a good few years. Always make me smile. 8
Track 10 – Not much to say, didn't like this one much. 5
Track 11 – Quite lively, recurring guitar riff. 7
Track 12 – Not very melodic. Lot of drums and shouting. Second longest track and felt like it too. 4
Track 13 – Pre-Television (who I have a lot of time for) Verlaine/Hell 8
Track 14 – Feedback/shouting/fuzz pedal. Rather formulaic. 4
Track 15 – Short, sweet and to the point. Fuzzy guitar, Lady singer. 8
Track 16 – Another quickie with a lady singer. Nice guitaring. 8
Track 17 – More fuzzy guitar. Vocals a bit under-produced, could have been more up front. 7
Track 18 – A bit Fall-esque – up front “talky” vocals and guitar.
Track 19 – Garage band. Proper good, like this a lot. 9(and a half).
Track 20 – Not sure about this, nice tune but a bit long. 4 minutes would have been enough. 5
Track 21 – Put me in mind of The Human League with guitars. 9
Track 22 – Like the guitar. Vocals a bit quiet. Very up-tempo. 8
Track 23 – Early 80's sound, has aged quite well. A nice finish. 8

Overall it's a good compilation although somewhat narrow in variety and it's lucky that it's the sort of music I like (mostly at least). There's half a dozen tracks on it that stand out for me and it'll become a regular listen (albeit with a couple of skips) in the car.
A note at the bottom of the track listing says “All pieces lovingly transferred from the original scratchy vinyl.” You can hear the vinyl noise on a few tracks and whilst I though it would detract from the listening experience, after a couple of times it stopped being noticeable. I'm still not resurrecting my vinyl collection though; I remain firmly of the opinion that CD sounds better.
In closing, I salute you sir, whoever you are. Your efforts are much appreciated.