01. Flight Of The Tiger Lily 02. Sip Into Something Soft 03. Chivalry Is Not Dead 04. And We Go Gentle 05. Get Sun (feat. Arthur Verocai) 06. All The Words We Don't Say 07. Hush Rattle 08. Rose Water 09. Red Room 10. Sparkle Tape Break Up 11. Stone Or Lavender 12. Blood And Marrow
3. "Did you hear the story of that collab?" In response to Reply # 1
They got word to Verocai that they wanted him to do like a 15-20 second intro arrangement for a song. He told them to come to Brasil... they couldn't afford to go, so they set up a South American tour just so they could go to his studio. When they got there he had put together like a full arrangement (which I believe now runs throughout the whole track) and they ended up staying to work on some other stuff. I wonder what will become of the other material.
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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."
6. "I might have gotten the last" In response to Reply # 1
or one of the last copies of the white label, because after I made my purchase, it appears the white label is Out Of Stock. The miracles of technology.
I hope 9th Wonder sampling them on Kendrick's last album gives them some shine that'll make folks check for them on this album.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
4. "Thanks for that bandcamp link." In response to Reply # 0
I wonder if Brainfeeder will drop more vinyl alternatives; I have a feeling other venues (Turntable Lab or Newbury Comics) will drop other color variants.
One track that I saw on Youtube I was looking forward hearing in a studio setting was Cinnamon Temple. I wonder if that's renamed to something else here or if it'll drop on another release.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
5. "They polled their patreon for vinyl colors" In response to Reply # 4
and these are the ones that most people favored from there. I kinda think this may be it for this first drop, but who knows. There's might end up being several others that drop in the coming days
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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."
10. "RE: I was wrong here." In response to Reply # 8
>they ended up saying they're gonna do 7-8 versions.
this is why I've been gun-shy about ordering a copy. gonna try and hold off a bit longer to see what else pops up. if history's anything to go by, I figured at least Turntable Lab would have something exclusive. I don't think I can hold out long, tho...
and Bleep is offering a few extras (same colors as the other retailers, tho)
(for the record, I think all this color variant stuff has gotten really out of hand, but I'm excited for this release, dammit, so I'm allowing myself to indulge!)
If an artist/band is providing a regular vinyl release and ONE color option that's limited edition, that's when I'll go for the color. Mr. Bongo had that red version of Sault's Untitled album.
But like, 7 different colors? Eh.
Can I also use this post to talk about how I really dislike the splattered colored records? I've never seen one that I thought looked good.
I loves me a good marble swirl, but the splatters/splits/blobs/etc. are tacky almost 100% of the time to me. seems like they're aimed squarely at folks who've been into records for two weeks.
I splurged a little hard the initial go round for the different variants Hiatus Kaiyote offered themselves, so I think I'm all good on the different colored vinyl offerings, at least for now.
I may change my tune some months down the line if something new crops up, which I think may be the case.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
27. "Something to consider" In response to Reply # 11
>(for the record, I think all this color variant stuff has >gotten really out of hand, but I'm excited for this release, >dammit, so I'm allowing myself to indulge!)
is that I would imagine COVID will limit how much the band will be able to tour and fully maximize any potential revenue from the new material. I notice that are going to tour Australia, which makes sense since Australia and New Zealand are the only two locales that I'm aware of that did a good job in restraining COVID infections. I could be ignorant of other nations doing a good job fighting COVID, but I can't see them touring anywhere else.
If they want to release a colored vinyl for each month of the year to get them dollars, I wouldn't get mad at them.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
28. "I absolutely agree" In response to Reply # 27
>If they want to release a colored vinyl for each month of the year to get them dollars, I wouldn't get mad at them.
pretty sure that's what Khruangbin did last year, heh heh.
but yeah, I'm not mad if that's the case. the hypebeast-esque feeding frenzy surrounding such releases does get a little tiring, however. but I'm glad to see artists get supported and so much interest in physical media (despite how fad-ish it seems now).
The web store front has an autographed copy of the album that I don't think is available from the bandcamp link if I'm not mistaken, along with various sorts of apparel for the album.
Looks like they are going all out to promote themselves this go round.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
13. "Get Sun is a fucking jam" In response to Reply # 0
perfect way to come back after so much time away. Probably ran this joint back 20 times since it dropped. I wish i could decipher what Nai's talking about lol
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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."
but based on what I read on the group's Instagram account, this song was birthed as result of the band jamming in the same Brazil sessions for Get Sun. Without Get Sun, this song wouldn't have been around.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
37. "They're 3 for 3 imo" In response to Reply # 36
Just a couple more weeks til this record comes out. Can't wait.
The bad news is that Melbourne is currently in another lockdown with a covid outbreak. HK is supposed to fly to DC to record a Tiny Desk Concert and it's nclear whether or not they're gonna be able to do that. I'm actually really surprised they haven't done one yet. And I really hope the lockdown gets lifted in time for them to do it!
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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."
>The bad news is that Melbourne is currently in another >lockdown with a covid outbreak. HK is supposed to fly to DC to >record a Tiny Desk Concert and it's nclear whether or not >they're gonna be able to do that. I'm actually really >surprised they haven't done one yet. And I really hope the >lockdown gets lifted in time for them to do it!
Why can't the band do a remote Tiny Desk from Australia? I've seen other acts do remote Tiny Desks during the height of COVID. If a lockdown is stopping Hiatus Kaiyote from flying to the US, just use current technology to record and upload the performance to the Tiny Desk folks.
I don't see the problem here.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
42. "This isn't as great as Red Room is" In response to Reply # 39
but isn't as lackluster as Get Sun was to me.
I'm a bit surprised they released three singles since the album is only 12 songs long, but I'm not one to complain to much because it's been a minute since they released new material.
Looking at this somewhat optimistically, perhaps they'll release their other album sometime in the late fall/early winter.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
54. "^^this is my current favorite on the album" In response to Reply # 48
Got to give the album more spins but I'm digging it.
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50. "Haven't listened to the album yet." In response to Reply # 0
Good to hear folks are having a good time with the record. I have to admit, I was a bit leery on this album because it appeared to be a bit short, but not it appears I will be in for a treat when I get to dig into this when I get home.
It appears the band made the right call not to go the double LP route like they planned to.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
I've never been a huge fan, didn't dislike them but they never really clicked for me (even though they seemed to check all the right boxes). Get Sun really hit for me, though, so was already excited. Played it this morning and I was clued into this record from start to finish and am already about to take it for a second spin.
That final stretch is something really special. I think I like Red Room more in the context of the record here, too, than I did as a single.
53. "RE: this was great!" In response to Reply # 52
>I think I like >Red Room more in the context of the record here, too, than I >did as a single.
This was my experience with Chivalry Is Not Dead. I think when I initially heard the track, the opening synths threw me off a bit. Now, I've been playing the track non-stop the past three days. The bass licks in that chorus are beyond superb.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
56. "RE: Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant" In response to Reply # 0
Stone or Lavender put some dust in my eyes when thinking about all Nai Palm has been through. And I may have skipped "We go gentle" when I first played it, but I listened to that song 4 times today. Definitely not as playful or quirky as their other ones, but this is a beautiful album.
83. "RE: Stone or Lavender made me cry. " In response to Reply # 57
>Gorgeous album. Sonically, I’ve always enjoyed this group, >but thought the songwriting needed some work. It all comes >together here.
Absolutely beautiful song. This may not be a jam like the overwhelming majority of their songs, but this might be the one for me. It's so good.
Major late pass btw.. Always been a fan of the group through the 1st 2 albums, but this one dropped when I wasn't really checking for new music. Then, when I finally got around to checking it out, I never gave it full listen. Man, was I sleeping hard.
So I saw this comment on discogs under the Text Pressing version of Mood Valiant:
"I was expecting something a little more than a generic (autographed) outer and a plain inner sleeve with some paint splatters. Happy to have my copy but it could have been more "special" IMO. Guess I'll be buying a regular copy as well..."
I thought I'd leave my rant here instead of posting it there but...I don't get this.
Did this person NOT know what a test pressing was? THEY ONLY MADE 500! On top of that, they autographed and painted (really just splatter) the album sleeve. So your version of Mood Valiant is essentially a 1 of 1. Nobody has a record like yours and your thought was...
"I'll be buying a regular copy as well."
You mean the exact same version everyone else has? Do you know what a collector's item is? Like that's why I paid the extra money. I wanted something unique because I felt this was going to be a special record.
63. "yeah" In response to Reply # 61 Fri Jul-02-21 03:11 PM by Crash Bandacoot
and i like them, i've seen them live overseas. the lyrics are a little thin and they ride a chorus for too long but, i understand that they're a 'vibe' group. the few that i like, they bang.
-red room -and we go gentle -get sun -sparkle tape break up
66. "I completely disagree with this take" In response to Reply # 63
Unless you're referring specifically to this album. This album is lighter in lyrics but as a group with songs like Molasses, The Lung, Fingerprints, Malika, Nakamarra, etc...
lyrically, they're often esoteric and dense but how you could say "thin" is beyond me.
And as far as being a vibe group... with all the weird time signatures, time changes, chord changes, switch-ups. I don't agree at all. Red Room is a vibe song, but outside of that, nah.
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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."
71. "They didn't say too much" In response to Reply # 70
Not sure if they mean comp as in compilation or competition but they're talking about running it through discord... which makes me think competition leading to a compilation.
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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."
75. "a competition of some sort" In response to Reply # 71
is just the kind of motivation I need to get off my booty (creatively) and get back to work. I've already been noodling around with a Get Sun remix, and it's the first thing I've come close to actually completing in years.
if I gotta join Discord to get in on it, so be it.
if they'll make stems for all the Mood Valiant tracks available for this remix project. They already provided stems for Red Room and Get Sun if memory serves me right. I'm assuming they'll do their best to restrict the stems to Patreon members only.
I have no interest in trying to cobble together any remixes, but I'd love to get the bass stem for Chivalry Is Not Dead. Paul Bender laid down some serious bass playing on that track.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
77. "Yes, the Red Room stems are only on Patreon" In response to Reply # 76
The membership costs $5 a month and you don't have to automatically renew the membership. Buy the membership for the one month, download the stems, peruse the rest of the posts, and then when the month is over, you are done with the membership.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
80. "RE: Mood Valiant gets a remix album on April 8th, Mood Variant " In response to Reply # 79
Remix EPs have been back in vogue recently (I think it's a COVID effect) but I don't know that I've seen FlyLo on any of them, which is kind of interesting.
But this list of folks is solid -- should be great.
>Negative: No physicals announced (yet?)/Kinda surprised FlyLo >didn't remix anything.
but I'm assuming IF physical copies of this are released, it'll take a but of time for them to be available for sale. I'm thinking strictly about vinyl since that's the majority of what I purchase these days.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
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