Charalambides - A Vintage Burden

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I acquired this record back in Sept of last year and promptly misplaced it. After looking everywhere, I finally found it today and am on the third consecutive listen. Great snowed-in music. I think I love this.

I'm sure there's a fantastic thread on the REAL ILM but for now please talk about Charalambides, what they're up to these days, and any really good offshoots I should track down (like that Zaika cd-r?)

― mcd (mcd), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 21:36 (seventeen years ago) link

please talk about Charalambides, what they're up to these days

They're playing Los Angeles tonight with MV & EE. Tour details here: http://www.wholly-other.com/tour.html

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 21:58 (seventeen years ago) link

the sf show is with charlie nothing! amazing!

― Tyrone Slothrop (Tyrone Slothrop), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 22:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Almost every Tom Carter solo blat is worth your last penny, plus all the Wholly Other Charalambides cd-r's that are around. Glowing Raw, Emerald Message, Dead/Live, Live/Dead....all better than A Vintage Burden imo, more psychedelic rawness. I like

― rizzx (rzx), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Christina Carter's Lace Heart deserves a shout over the above IMO...

― rslvd (rslvd), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Almost every Tom Carter solo blat is worth your last penny

True, and I always short of pennies.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:22 (seventeen years ago) link

I always, yes. I AM always.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:23 (seventeen years ago) link

word, good one. also her work with Alexander McGregor, We've. Great stuff....

I still feel the best Charalambides album is Joy Shapes. Sentimental maybe, that album really struck a chord

― rizzx (rzx), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Much as love their albums, it's really all about seeing them live.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:40 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm going to see them in Portland on the 20th! Never seen 'em before, very excited, etc. Also FINALLY tracked down A Vintage Burden and have put it in the front of rotation for the week.

I think my favorite is Market Square. I really want to hear Lace Heart and I should check the Time Lag website for that. I also really dig Christina's new album on Kranky, Electrice.

― sleeve (sleeve), Thursday, 15 February 2007 00:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Andrew McGregor.

and i'm as big a Chars fan as any, but the Glowing Raw/Emerald Message/Strangle the Wretched Heavens cdrs carry the faintest whiff of barrel-bottom scrapings. and i kinda hate A Vintage Burden. just reissue Market Square, ya goons. and Branches.

― Ghost Bear Junior High Attendance Party (Hal Jam), Thursday, 15 February 2007 01:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Took me a little longer to get into this one compared to the last two, but yeah, it's great.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Thursday, 15 February 2007 01:59 (seventeen years ago) link

I also really dig Christina's new album on Kranky, Electrice.

yeah, that's really good! i love that they're sort of easing back to the houston/internal eternal style.

― GAWD PVNCH (yournullfame), Thursday, 15 February 2007 08:56 (seventeen years ago) link

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