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#202239 by The Oid
Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:30 am
From what I've heard of it so far, it sounds like it's going to be similar in some ways to Physicist, in that it's a slightly heavy but really catchy, and musically very uplifting (even if the lyrics are expressing themes that aren't particularly happy).

Actually, while I'm on the subject, there's something I've always wanted to ask Devin, if you're reading. It might just be my interpretation, but I've noticed that in a lot of your songs that are (or at least seem to be) expressing negative or sad themes through the lyrics, the music comes across as very positive and uplifting. Is this deliberate, or am I just full of it? :)
#202243 by GuyOne
Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:25 am
you are not the only one. I find his music very uplifting as well. No matter if it is the feather album with war hymns and destruction or songs like Life or Baby Song. They all have a real high spirits feel. Even Alien which, to me, feels very self destructive and anxious has a very lifting under layer.

Well it is actually hard to find the light on Alien until Two Weeks. After that it has a much brighter outlook. Like the intense anxiety has slowly begun to lift and the music is slowly, ever so, changing to an easier liking.
#202244 by robvondoom
Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:26 am
That guitar is a beauty!

All ideas and sounds from Addicted so far are driving me crazy with anticipation. Can't wait to hear it.

I'm really digging the vids tagged with the new material on YouTube. I got into Carl Sagan and Michio Kaku around the time I listened to Ziltoid so it's awesome to see that you dig 'em too Dev. Have you seen the Carl Sagan Vs Agent Smith Vids? Funny stuff indeed.

Hope you and your peeps are all doin' good man.

PS. Trailer Park for life boys! I fuckin' miss Cory and Trevor.
#202253 by swervedriver
Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:02 am
The Dev wrote:Here's some photos we probably won't use for the album.


Image

Sorry, had to be done. :mrgreen:
#202254 by TheOmniscient
Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:13 am
The Dev wrote:Yup, Addicted will be polarizing. It's all honest though, so I'm confident. I seem to do one style till I'm sick of it, then another comes along that piques my interest because of it being the antithesis. (Alien into Hummer etc...) I did Ki until the quiet tension that so drew me into it became too frustrating, then I wanted to just go to a party and dance, get rid of that tension, sex, excercise, a clean release...no drugs or booze of course, Ki was threatening to go in a number of ways, and a celebration seemed the most fitting.

After the party though, sometimes at the end of the night, after dancing your ass off...having glorious meaningless conversations and laughing to you cry, you're sick of it and have a headache...then you get grumpy.

Deconstruction is truly an angry record...but the point of why it is what it is is based on WHAT it's angry about...and the typical 'mad at god , mad at satan, mad at the universe' stuff, which sells lots of shirts and ipod skins, is NOT what this is about.

The movies that were in constant rotation for Addicted are :

Planet Earth, The Elegant Universe, The Universe, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Bulletproof Monk, Hellboy, Evil Dead, Zoolander, and the UK version of the Office.


If you want really nerdy films that question reality watch Gattaca, The Thirteenth Floor or Dark City(Music by Trevor Jones who did Dark Crystral)
Deep sea documentaries kick ass to watch. They're like aliens from earth!
#202256 by maxoulou
Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:40 am
Hi Devin The ki album is nearly 66min long. And for the addicted album have you an idea of his lenght? And the number of the tracks? And The release date? and.....................? :oops: I can't wait. Excuse me. :lol:
#202257 by The Dev
Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:52 am
12 songs, around 45 minutes...maybe a bit longer,

Released in about 3 months.


yo Beav...!
#202258 by The Dev
Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:54 am
Hey Swervedriver, can you post a link to that fantastic 4 pic? I've got to send it to Mark (guitar)

Thanks!!!
#202259 by The Dev
Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:56 am
Oops, now I've got iyt...I'm going to put it on Twitter if it's cool, I'll say you did it!
#202260 by maxoulou
Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:10 am
I try a very very hard mathematical calcul. :idea: conclusion: If the 12 songs are condensed in approximately 45min it would be the first time in Devin history all the songs of an album are like a single lenght ( nearly 3.75min for a song X 12= 45min). Right? :o
#202261 by GuyOne
Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:41 am
devin did say that all the songs were going to be 3:33 in length! ;)

Though it could be bullshit now and be like Synchestra or Ki with some quite short tracks and some quite lengthly with a few "single sized" tracks in between.
#202262 by swervedriver
Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:49 am
The Dev wrote:Hey Swervedriver, can you post a link to that fantastic 4 pic? I've got to send it to Mark (guitar)

Thanks!!!


The Dev wrote:Oops, now I've got iyt...I'm going to put it on Twitter if it's cool, I'll say you did it!


Of course it's cool, go right ahead. :D

You provide the material, we'll fuck it up properly. :P
#202263 by Hrellir
Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:08 am
hot diggity that Peavey is nice. Hope you post pics of the V when you get it.
#202264 by Drumdude13
Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:19 am
swervedriver wrote:
The Dev wrote:Here's some photos we probably won't use for the album.


Image

Sorry, had to be done. :mrgreen:


That picture is fucking awesome!!!! I remember when we took it and saw it for the first time, I was crying from laughing so hard. It's been my screensaver on my computer for over a month now.... my wife thinks I'm partially retarded! :lol:

Only in the DTP do you have this much fun with photo's! :lol: :lol: :lol:

RVP

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