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| matto |
Posted - 08/12/2009 : 12:36:37
Not to double-post, but instead to open new discussion for new BF record. Hope it's not a joke... Carl posted the original NME article in the fb live forum:
http://www.nme.com/news/pixies/46657
quote:
"After his set, Francis told NME.COM that he was heading straight into a nearby studio to record the final track for his new solo album, which he revealed will likely be called 'Non-Stop Erotik'."
Title comes from Grand Duchy press release:
http://musicremedy.com/g/Grand_Duchy/album/Petits_Fours-6329.html
“I guess Luxembourg isn't exactly St. Tropez, either. But we could rule our Garage Rock Synth Chick Non-Stop Erotik Poussez-Poussez Dominion from a place like that. Just a little place on the river, in the ravine, in the trees, in the stars. Our pied-de-terre. A place to stop on our way to your European nite klub.”
which is in turn a Soft Cell reference, yes?:
http://www.amazon.de/Non-Stop-Erotic-Cabaret-Remas/dp/B0000073YB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1250117186&sr=8-1
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| pot |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 13:10:04
...or a woman called Kim or Suzie Horn from Prinzhorn Dance School. |
| pot |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 13:08:23
It is a wreck the new pixies come back is it now? How many years have they been trying to pull this together, then finally it happens and Kim has a change of heart half way through, so they patch up the recordings with some new bass and vocals from two guys and start punting them out as limited edition surprise release EPs with apparently not great production. The whole thing is just balls and I don't see why they can't just rerecord them with the new Kim, unless as it turns out they are not really gelling together as a band.
NSE is a bit random too, but there are/were no expectations from it. I don't really get the whole non stop erotik thing but as fas as a collection of songs I'd say it rates with SVN FNGRS. That did have some discernible structure or point to it, but at the end of the day who cares anyway as long as it sounds good.
I like Ding's shouty marchy style of vocals with FB but not on a Pixies album. the only person who is allowed to shout on a Pixies album is Mr Black Francis. |
| Jason |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 12:38:06
I think the diversity (one person's "not cohesive" is my "diverse", which is fine) of NSE is one of its strongest and most memorable elements. Punk rock, piano ballads, and 60s-style pop all on the same album? I'll take it.
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| Sprite |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 12:22:07
I'd agree with those ratings (except for me Trompe would be 10/10). But I am going to go back and give NSE a few mores spins off the back of all these comments referencing it in the past days. |
| sdon |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 11:17:33
NSE : 3/10
Svn Fngrs : 6/10
Bluefinger : 7/10
EP1 + Bagboy : 8/10
Trompe Le Monde : 9/10
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| natenate101 |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 10:50:57
quote:
Originally posted by pot
I think the Blue-fingers-NSE period was a good one. By comparison the new Pixies recordings are a complete and utter train wreck, the old saying too many cooks spoil the broth applies.
NSE though I've never really given it much of a listen, and I really enjoyed pumped that out on my iPod today on the way into town, I think it has some really good, well produced songs on it. I'd forgotten about Six Legged Man as well and how rocking that tune is. And all the rest. Vocals are a bit dodgy in places, I don't really think he has as good a vocal range anymore with the high notes. Other than that, solid tunes, unlike EP1 that is really commercial and just bland, and forced. Hope they don't make the same mistakes with the follow up Kim album if there is one.
You are indeed very dramatic. Utter train wreck? Please.
As for NSE, I like plenty of songs on there, but it's not cohesive to me. With that album title, I was expecting more songs like Lake of Sin, on that wierd sexual miscreant vibe. What we got was a mix of several styles, that don't for me fit together well enough for a steady listen. I stop and start this album more than any of his others. |
| pot |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 09:51:19
I think the Blue-fingers-NSE period was a good one. By comparison the new Pixies recordings are a complete and utter train wreck, the old saying too many cooks spoil the broth applies.
NSE though I've never really given it much of a listen, and I really enjoyed pumped that out on my iPod today on the way into town, I think it has some really good, well produced songs on it. I'd forgotten about Six Legged Man as well and how rocking that tune is. And all the rest. Vocals are a bit dodgy in places, I don't really think he has as good a vocal range anymore with the high notes. Other than that, solid tunes, unlike EP1 that is really commercial and just bland, and forced. Hope they don't make the same mistakes with the follow up Kim album if there is one. |
| natenate101 |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 05:47:37
quote:
Originally posted by lucmove
quote:
Originally posted by natenate101
Aside from Lake of Sin and of course Cinema Star, I've never really been able to get into NSE. I am hoping his next project is more cohesive than NSE, Bluefinger, Svn Fngrs. A more rockin version of The Golem, in terms of overall theme, would be welcomed.
"More cohesive" is an odd choice of words, since all of NSE, Bluefinger, and Svn Fngrs are written around one single motif each. Especially Bluefinger. What could be more cohesive than that?
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Regardless of the album having an overall theme, to me the tracks sound a bit all over. Musically I don't hear a theme, whether I'm told there is one or not. That's what I'm talking about. Many of these songs could be on different albums from each other. Rabbits, Wheels and some others have been demoed and around for a bit, so I don't think they were all made at the same time, toward the same theme.
SVN FNGRS is the set which sounds the most cohesive to me, but ultimately there are a few duds. My favorite of his recent releases, regardless.
Tight Black Rubber and Test Pilot Blues for exmaple, don't sound like songs that are of a single motif to me, musically.
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| lucmove |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 03:03:51
quote:
Originally posted by natenate101
Aside from Lake of Sin and of course Cinema Star, I've never really been able to get into NSE. I am hoping his next project is more cohesive than NSE, Bluefinger, Svn Fngrs. A more rockin version of The Golem, in terms of overall theme, would be welcomed.
"More cohesive" is an odd choice of words, since all of NSE, Bluefinger, and Svn Fngrs are written around one single motif each. Especially Bluefinger. What could be more cohesive than that?
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| pot |
Posted - 09/05/2013 : 00:42:07
Imma listen to this on da bus bitches. I like this album. Go backwards. |
| natenate101 |
Posted - 06/06/2013 : 10:07:37
Aside from Lake of Sin and of course Cinema Star, I've never really been able to get into NSE. I am hoping his next project is more cohesive than NSE, Bluefinger, Svn Fngrs. A more rockin version of The Golem, in terms of overall theme, would be welcomed. |
| Jose Jones |
Posted - 04/02/2013 : 08:45:53
spring time. that means NSE is getting lots of spins. git some.
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| Jose Jones |
Posted - 08/02/2012 : 17:07:37
great interview, man. thanks for the link!
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| The Maharal |
Posted - 07/28/2012 : 05:16:29
Thought I'd post this interview, since I don't think it was already posted.
http://www.bizarremag.com/film-and-music/music/8941/black_francis.html
Six Legged Man came up on shuffle and prompted me to play the full album. I really hope the guitar / keyboard ending to Cinema Star shows up on some climactic segment of a film. Amazing. Also, did that Lost Me Love track ever surface? Another post had it down with Grindsman and Rocket USA as b-sides. |
| Jose Jones |
Posted - 07/25/2012 : 14:46:17
wheels, dmc, corrina and 6 legged man are ALL rocking. i love the sequencing, too. album starts with eth 2 mellow songs and then just lets it rip for a long time. great record. it's like SMYT meets COR.
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| Jason |
Posted - 07/25/2012 : 09:05:58
UNDERRATED album. Love the soft back-to-back sequencing of "O My Tidy Sum" and "Rabbits". Both songs have a nice 60s "baroque pop" thing going on. Very Curt Boettcher, maybe a little Donovan. Then there's the rocking back-to-back sequencing of "Corrina" and "Six Legged Man", which are both great. |
| Jose Jones |
Posted - 07/23/2012 : 16:01:14
i've been spinning this in the car (who am i kidding? minivan) the past few days. still great. i've been singing Wheels for 3 days straight.
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| teenager94 |
Posted - 07/23/2012 : 09:39:12
Interesting thoughts on NSE here........ I don't think it's that the version of 'Dead man's Curve' is that bad. It's more that the version on 'Christmass' is so good. That was my initial thought of NSE, that this version couldn't hold a candle to the previous one. The one on 'Christmass' has so much feeling and a rawness about it, I just love it. NSE has it's moments, but mostly a let down. 'Six legged man' is the highlight for me............. |
| The Maharal |
Posted - 06/02/2012 : 03:09:02
quote:
After finishing three short films for use on the Pixies' Doolittle tour, Black Francis asked whether I would like to work on something for his solo project 'Non Stop Erotik'.
After hearing the album and loving it I started to put some ideas together for a music video for Rabbits, one of my favorite tracks.
The concept soon developed and we started creating ideas for linking scenes inspired by each song on the album, with a view to release a series of promos that would link to create a film. Production for the music videos started in January 2010 and since then, the project has taken a new direction and has become a short film.
Still ongoing but nearing completion, more news on it's release soon through the bureau.
I look forward to it! |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 06/02/2012 : 01:43:50
Ditto
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| 1965 |
Posted - 04/27/2011 : 03:34:33
quote:
Originally posted by Ziggy
There meant to be films made for each song, by Judy Jacobs (who did the films for the Doolittle tour) to coincide with a webcast of a gig performing the album.
umm, what ever happened with this? 
I have the key to #902 |
| Jose Jones |
Posted - 02/27/2011 : 10:42:05
just listened to NSE while walking the hound. lake of sin sounded especially great. and who was it that didn't like this version of dead man's curve? you? and you? fuck you.
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| StupidMe |
Posted - 09/06/2010 : 11:41:32
Thanks ruzom! I feel the need to check it out :) |
| ruzom |
Posted - 09/02/2010 : 04:39:06
quote:
Originally posted by StupidMe
[...](I missed Golem, perhaps a mistake)[...]
Yes, a big one! There really are some great tracks on it... in my opinion. You can listen to it on BlackFrancis.net! |
| Ziggy |
Posted - 09/02/2010 : 02:49:54
Listened to the album this week. Had rested it for a while. Still disappointing. |
| darwin |
Posted - 09/02/2010 : 02:30:44
The orange folks lose because they fight among themselves about whether it's orange or yellow. |
| StupidMe |
Posted - 09/01/2010 : 15:35:44
Hi, I'm an old member that rarely posts. I thought I'd chime in here. This album sounds more diverse than the last few solo records (I missed Golem, perhaps a mistake). I have yet to hear an album since 2003 that tops the final Catholics record, Show Me Your Tears, but it's a decent listen all the same :)
BTW: who ever won that battle for FB best lp: the orange folks or TOTY folks? haha |
| 1965 |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 22:07:43
quote:
Originally posted by velvety
The dvd's are for NSE or The Golem?
There is a DVD (original film made in 1920) that is synched to The Golem soundtrack - but there are also films made for NSE: see above Ziggy comment.
I have the key to #902 |
| Ziggy |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 04:13:58
There meant to be films made for each song, by Judy Jacobs (who did the films for the Doolittle tour) to coincide with a webcast of a gig performing the album. |
| velvety |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 03:37:01
The dvd's are for NSE or The Golem?
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| 1965 |
Posted - 08/05/2010 : 11:49:18
What ever happened to the DVD/Films that were being made to accompany NSE? Missing the boat if this doesn't come out soon..
I have the key to #902 |
| fumanbru |
Posted - 07/13/2010 : 02:54:34
ha ha. and russell brand reminds me a bit of that tall skiny rocker with long hair in frank's "los angeles" video.
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/ cause I'm a real go-getter!"...long live snitz!! |
| MissMaceo |
Posted - 07/12/2010 : 16:05:59
I absolutely can not take the song Nonstoperotik seriously. Each time I hear it, I think of Russell Brand in Forgetting Sarah Marshall:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFAYgnIqv9U |
| Ziggy |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 10:54:42
quote:
Originally posted by Jose Jones
quote:
Originally posted by Brank_Flack
There's a quote in an interview somewhere about it: i think the gist was, when he was producing art brut's record he kept trying to get them to do a good Wheels, but ultimately discovered that the obsession with that song was his, so he decided to record it for this record.
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Golem Survivor Round 4 http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20079
i think it was pete yorn, not art brut.
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Yeah, I'd it quite odd hearing Eddie performing 'Wheels'. |
| Jose Jones |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 01:35:00
quote:
Originally posted by Brank_Flack
There's a quote in an interview somewhere about it: i think the gist was, when he was producing art brut's record he kept trying to get them to do a good Wheels, but ultimately discovered that the obsession with that song was his, so he decided to record it for this record.
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Golem Survivor Round 4 http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20079
i think it was pete yorn, not art brut.
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