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Post by andre005 on Aug 4, 2021 21:40:05 GMT -5
Coolbarn .. forget all that .. we want to know where did you get your computer ? Did you build it? It looks like something a DJ would use to spins records and CD’s! What did that thing cost??? $$$$ 😂 Andre, what are you talking about? And, dang it, why did you even ask that? Now I want to know about this mysterious computer too. Go to you tube and find my computer..it's also on a link somewhere here...
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Post by zealous on Aug 4, 2021 21:44:56 GMT -5
Well said Zealous, I think you articulated better the efforts by Chai and overall sound result. In fairness Duran Duran chose to work with them ( there are a plethora of other Japanese bands that have current new wave influence that they could have worked with but chose to offer collaboration with Chai. They saw something creatively they had they wanted to work with. Could Chai’s singing parts have been done by some other band?, absolutely for better or worse. In someway their parts are more muted in tone to their own more brash precocious offerings. But overall their backing works well into the collage of overall sound. Some of Japanese bands I uncovered while looking at other forum member postings on Chai’s songs were pretty cool sounding and struck more of a resonance with me than the Girl Band did. I may well follow up on some of these Japanese acts and not Chai. Each to their own in the end. Totally agree. I explored what some artists are doing a bit when I went down a weird vaporwave rabbit hole. There's some really interesting styles surfacing.
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Post by bigthing on Aug 4, 2021 21:54:57 GMT -5
Honestly, I didn’t really listen to it. I’m just waiting for the official high quality release so I can listen to it. I’ve on listened to Give It All Up and I was underwhelmed, but again awaiting a high quality. I’ve listed to INVISIBLE about 200 times since it’s release (which is a low number for me). So far I have been underwhelmed with the entire project (as I was with Paper Gods). Perhaps I’m just older, but I don’t really feel anything for the new music. It doesn’t suck or anything, it’s just “there”. I will always love them but over the past 30 years the albums I’ve loved are backloaded from the 90s. I even thought the new merchandise was boring. Sorry to be a downer, I don’t wanna be. Anyone who loves it I am super pumped for you.
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Post by coolbarn on Aug 4, 2021 22:50:44 GMT -5
Go to you tube and find my computer..it's also on a link somewhere here... You'll have to use the link from these threads, as I did not make the video public on Youtube
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Post by theuniversealone on Aug 4, 2021 23:23:13 GMT -5
It would be an hilarious “Muppets” episode watching Statler trying to build his own super computer. It’s fantastic, It’s Great, well it’s okay it works sometimes, actually it’s pretty poor and doesn’t work most times,, Boo, Hiss it’s terrible. It’s an expensive disaster throw it in the bin…… And absolutely nothing to do with Duran Duran, move along.
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Post by coolbarn on Aug 5, 2021 1:08:55 GMT -5
It would be an hilarious “Muppets” episode watching Statler trying to build his own super computer. It’s fantastic, It’s Great, well it’s okay it works sometimes, actually it’s pretty poor and doesn’t work most times,, Boo, Hiss it’s terrible. It’s an expensive disaster throw it in the bin…… And absolutely nothing to do with Duran Duran, move along. Elements of that do remind me of the building process - it's just great to get it finished in the end! (Truth be told I had issues with the radiator fans not lighting and working properly, so they had to be replaced under warranty.
Then when I got everything up and running and installed Windows, the onboard optical-out on the motherboard was faulty (Asus have since released a firmware update which fixes the issue). Having intermittent choppy sound pissed me off, so I purchased a decent soundcard to use in the meantime. And would you believe that bloody card was DOA (you can imagine my cursing that day!) and needed to be replaced So yeah - I did go through the rollercoaster ride of emotions during the build, but thankfully with Waldorf taking the piss out of me with every setback, that just made me more determined to finish it, and have it kick arse. And I did that!). As for getting back on to Duran Duran, I just heard the song again today. I love the first half, I just can't understand what possessed Duran to make it an instrumental halfway through the song? I absolutely hate it when Duran Duran sabotage their own music! But overall the first half is so good, and the overall vibe is cool, that I wouldn't call it a "skipper" by any stretch. So far Duran are just at a 66% strike rate with me out of three songs, but I'm still hanging out for the drop dead killer tracks on Future Past to raise their heads. There are some, right?
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Post by essexmonty100 on Aug 5, 2021 9:17:31 GMT -5
Early 'More Joy' stats!....
Currently at #35 on the UK ITunes chart.
Also (as far as I can see) got it's first radio play - on Norway's NRK P13!
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Post by andre005 on Aug 5, 2021 12:27:22 GMT -5
Early 'More Joy' stats!.... Currently at #35 on the UK ITunes chart. Also (as far as I can see) got it's first radio play - on Norway's NRK P13! Do you see this being played on Radio 2 BBC and will it make the A list like Invisible? Keep us updated. Thanks! I am working to have Sirius Pulse add it and play it! Fingers crossed!
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Post by math on Aug 5, 2021 12:40:14 GMT -5
More Joy is No1 on Amazon UK singles song downloads
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Post by essexmonty100 on Aug 5, 2021 15:56:09 GMT -5
Early 'More Joy' stats!.... Currently at #35 on the UK ITunes chart. Also (as far as I can see) got it's first radio play - on Norway's NRK P13! Do you see this being played on Radio 2 BBC and will it make the A list like Invisible? Keep us updated. Thanks! I am working to have Sirius Pulse add it and play it! Fingers crossed! I have no idea if radio are going to be playlisting MJ. I know a few stations globally have given it a spin today. On another note you'll be pleased to hear that Absolute Radio are still giving INVISIBLE some airplay over here.
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