EIMA discussion and appriciation thread

[Brom]

So just how many circuit bent toys did you use in DDD then Jem??  

[tomskerous]

with the toms

No Tom's, think we upset him with the hyperquoting

Just his phone browser.

[Sean]

Well I downloaded the album from torrents, because I got tired of waiting. And now seeing as there is the CRS crisis, I'm glad I did. Though it does spoil it some not being able to hear it on the signed special edition cd/dvd I ordered. But thank you JJJ and TLD for you guys fixing the fuck up on CRS. The album is absolutely amazing! When I heard it all the way through in my car I was blown away. So thank you for all 5 of your effort in this amazing piece of music!

[turbo]

Finaly got to hear it i couldnt wait any longer so i downloaded it and i must say what a kick ass cd it is ,it really has an edge to it i think ddd is a stand out track and those drums on pocket sun are just dynamite :shock:

[AnsOnkruid]

It arrived today together with my tickets for the Zoetermeer gig!

[DannySoisSage]

Right now I'm appreciating the fact that ITS HERE!!  :lol:

Thanks!

(It came with a little bit of paper saying 'Thank you for your order! Keep up to date with all things Frost*, including our new shop, at'    :lol: )

[MartijnB]

First post on the new forum

Just checked the status of my EIMA-order at play.com. It says "packing".. so I'm hoping to get my copy within a week *fingers crossed*

Can't wait to finally hear the album and watch the dvd!

[Mikey]

First post on the new forum

Just checked the status of my EIMA-order at play.com. It says "packing".. so I'm hoping to get my copy within a week *fingers crossed*

Can't wait to finally hear the album and watch the dvd!

Welcome, as usual make yourself at home & grab a biscuit or 2

[ChrisX]

OK, have just finished listening to the whole thing for the first time and as excpected I am really, really impressed but also still a bit puzzled... There is a lot of 'information' on this album to digest and it will certainly take some taking it all in.

Too bad the lyrics still aren't up at the website and that they weren't printed in the booklet but I noticed there is actually almost NO information in the booklet or on the packaging. If you remove the sticket IO put on with the bandmembers you won't know who plays on it, where it was recorded, who did what, who did the artwork etc. etc. Pretty much a deliberate attempt at non-information and would love to know what Jem's idea behind it is.
Regarding the lyrics: I noticed there are at least a few cross-references between different songs with a mention of Wonderland in Welcome To Nowhere and I believe I picked up some words / melody from Falling Down in a backing vocal section in another song.

Production wise it is quite a radical album and quite drastic departure from the sound of Milliontown but I love that... I love a band that keeps changing, that tries to surprise its fans with something new / different.

P.S. I don't know who mentioned Peter Broderick but I would have never thought to have seen his name on this forum. And yes, Peter Broderick makes excellent music but I wouldn't call him ambient as such. Have seen him twice in the past year as an opening act for Danish band Efterklang (Broderick is also part of their liveband) and his Float album is quite a beautiful album.

[catherine]

I've just had my first proper listen, thanks to emusic and a CD that I burned at home and just cranked up through the hi-fi. The attempted listen that I tried at work on my MP3 player didn't work for me - I gave up after the 4th person had tapped me on the shoulder to tell me that my phone was ringing, which spoilt the flow rather.

What an amazing album! My hopes and expectations were really high after falling completely in love with Milliontown earlier this year, and the phenomenal Summersend set that I saw. I'm so pleased to be able to report that it's even better than I thought it was going to be. It's so beautifully structured, with the intricacies that really appeal to me and will doubtless repay many future listenings. And the songs themselves are splendid. The only thing that I have just noticed that I didn't notice was the bass... as a bass player myself I generally keep at least half an ear tuned in to the lower frequencies as I'm particularly interested to hear what the bass player is up to. I shall have to listen to it several more times now to find out what is going on.

[DannySoisSage]

Well I've had my first day with it and just wow. It started out good but like Milliontown its not an album you can soak in in one or even five goes. I've pretty much listened to it all day and its just incredible. Everything a good prog album should be!

The worst (I guess) thing is that I don't think Frost* is even half as good as they could be. I think there's a lot more potential to this group thats still to be let out (and I'm no sycophantic elephant) and so I really hope there's a long future in it!

Good work boys!

[Pedro]

The only thing that I have just noticed that I didn't notice was the bass... I shall have to listen to it several more times now to find out what is going on.

Funny you should say that....the same thing struck me, largely because the gear I've listened most with so far (the car stereo and the less-than-brilliant headphones at work) has little ooomph in the bass end. My ears don't help much either, as it happens.
With Milliontown, it wasn't really until I got to see JJ playing it live that the level of complexity and the brilliance of the bass parts really hit home.
Someone else commented on here that seeing the bass part for BLM represented in a Guitar Hero style video made them twig that there was more to it than they previously realised.
Interesting.

[Qjimbo]

The only thing that I have just noticed that I didn't notice was the bass... as a bass player myself I generally keep at least half an ear tuned in to the lower frequencies as I'm particularly interested to hear what the bass player is up to. I shall have to listen to it several more times now to find out what is going on.

I noticed a pretty funky bass part in "Welcome to Nowhere"

[Mikey]

Both Juniors like the album, though Amelia doesn't like Saline.
DDD appears to be a joint favourite

[Qjimbo]

Which daughter was the poppy one and which was the prog one again? =P