Been too fucking long

[lemasquegris]

I haven't had this album in about 3 years since it was stolen from me. I never got around to buying a 2nd copy (could never find a used one and didn't want to break down and pay $18 for one) or asking if anyone had a copy I could burn (not pirating! I have my old jewel case!!) After a while, I just forgot about it with other things and musics. I still had this song and The Cage Complex pop in my dreams occassionally, and when I would wake up and remind myself of the fact I didn't own it anymore, and then I'd get angry, drink cheap Bushmill's and listen to bad hip-hop like Lil' John and da East Side Boyz.

While in Camden Town, I went into a record store that had a 2-disc combo of Freeze Frame Reality and Solutions For A Small Planet. I never owned Freeze Frame, and the albums were £10 new, which worked out to about $17 for both. So I bought them. I grab the Solutions' case to listen in my car, and the counterperson inserted the Freeze Frame disc into the Solutions' jewel case. Arrgh! Later that day, I grab the Freeze Frame case, switch cd's, burned Solutions, and now I'm a happy happy boy.
Did I mention I love this album. Everyone has "that album" and this one is mine.The syncopated rhythms and mix of gentle and harsh melodies, harmonies, and basslines, are just fantastic. I used to meditate and cast spells to this album. I'm sooo happy to have it again. Oh, and it's the Offbeat/SPV release, so that makes me cooler, right?

kyronfive do you know if the mix for the Offbeat release is different than the Metropolis release? Some of the mixes of songs sound different. I noticed it the most in Journey Ahead.

Did I mention I love this Album?

Comments

[kyronfive.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Solutions was Haujobb's 'coop dee gracee.' I'm crazy about that record. Freeze Frame is good to own too. I'm a little surprised you didn't have it already. So many classic tracks on there - like Dream Aid and Solid State Logic.

IIRC the mix wasn't different on the two discs but the mastering is. That might account for the perceived difference between the two records.

[lemasquegris]

Yeah, that would make more sense, it's cheaper just to re-master the mixdown than to redo a whole 24/48/96 * 10²⁰ track mixdown. Someone in Ex'pression once told me Europeans like a nice balance mix while Americans like loud Limp Bizkit style or Big-Booty Miami bass on their records and they're slammed with limiters to within an inch of their life.

Although I must say there's nothing like crusing in an six-four low-rider impala blasting KMFDM with the 3 wheel motion. I highly recommend it if you ever have to opportunity.