The early Belle & Sebastian EPs are so good, they really hit the ground running.
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im v glad ski mask is like a goofy weirdo and not just yet another emo rapper BUT this song is so good and it rly makes me want more like this from him, also the footage in the vid is good.
its like such a tantalising song, i remember when the tape came out that had this on i thought this song was so good that it made all the other songs bad bc i was looking at this one as like the middle point that all the other songs were branching out from, when actually this song is really out of place on that tape and the rest are all goofy ski mask rapping about tissues and snot with weird flows and looking back its 1. because the song is so good that it demands ur attention in a way the other songs dont but also 2. its very easy to understand the mood of the song and place it in a broader milieu of emo rap, whereas that album was rly him branching away from that into his own style and i think i wasnt expecing that tbh so i latched onto this song cause it was familiar and also so so so powerful
(and 3. im a dumbass)
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Starts as a relaxing love song, takes a weird turn about halfway through and becomes a blistering indictment of the way 20th century colonial powers stole priceless artifacts from other cultures and put them in museums.
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This kinda ticks me to delve more into his library.
I saw Thomas Dolby sometime in '06 opening with BT. Seemed a lot of people were anxious for heavier dance/trance but once they chilled out enough to appreciate the legend performing for them and BTâs electro-symphonic opus, attentions were tuned into a great show. I think there was a a tie-in with Deviantart for some pre-show art display, which came off kinda weird but worked in the tone of it all.
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Iâm jealous you saw him live! Iâm a huge Thomas Dolby fan.
His albums dramatically vary in quality, but all of them have at least one or two legendary tracks. Budapest by Blimp is the one stone cold classic from what is definitely his worst album, Aliens Ate My Buick. Most of that record is 90âs swing revival garbage, but I guess he couldnât help putting in the one long-form introverted atmospheric synthpop track.
Iâd rank his albums this way:
MUST HEAR, PERFECT ALBUMS:
The Flat Earth
The Golden Age of Wireless (make sure you get the reissue with the bonus tracks, theyâre mostly really good too)
CORNY BUT CONSISTENTLY GOOD:
Astronauts and Heretics
MIDDLING, AVERAGE, SOME DECENT MOMENTS:
A Map of the Floating City (last three tracks are the best)
VERY BAD, ONLY LISTEN TO THE RARE GOOD SONGS:
Aliens Ate My Buick (seek out Budapest by Blimp. The Ability to Swing is way too corny but itâs kind of ok)
The Gate to the Mindâs Eye soundtrack (âValley of the Mindâs Eyeâ is a very pretty love song, the rest can go in the trash)
PREFAB SPROUT ALBUMS HE PRODUCED THAT REACHED GOD TIER BECAUSE OF HIM:
Steve McQueen
From Langley Park to Memphis
Jordan: The Comeback
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been obsessed with this band but I canât find their second full length anywhere
At least according to Discogs, they only had one full length? What is the second one you are looking for called?
I guess technically the album I posted from is an EP? The full length is called loves you loves you not
Yeah, that one looks like it comes before the EP, and no idea where that one is. Spotify has that EP and another one from them, but nothing else. It looks like people are selling the CD through Discogs for like 5 bucks, but since I am at work, canât exactly look for moreâŚuhâŚâlow costâ versions.
Iâm not in any good torrent sites anymore 
Looks like apparently some of the members of this band are GbV/Breeders/Dayton Ohio connected, per the label. So that is something else.
guitar player was the original guitarist for brainiac. thatâs how I found them.
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That album youâre looking for is available on Soulseek, which is a strangely relevant and useful tool in 2018. Check your PMs shortly.
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