Maudlin of the Well - possible new album

[SoundscapeMN]

Any fans around here?..I happen to really dig them, "Leaving Your Body Map" especially. They have been broken up for many years ever since Toby Driver went to form Kayo Dot. But..

check this out

http://www.kayodot.net/toby/index2.html

(click on the "News" link and scroll down)

on the account of donations, Toby says they are hoping to finish and release some older material that never got finished!

for those unfamiliar:

http://myspace.com/maudlinofthewell

[Zenjiro]

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I thought Bath was far superior to LYBM

[SoundscapeMN]

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man..i hadn't played BATH in ages..and I did this morning.."Girl With a Watering Can" is unbelievably good!..I think I may have to rethink which album I like more now.

[SoundscapeMN]

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gonna happen!

http://tinyurl.com/5sf2uq

update! (aka "holy shit!")

From Toby's blog:

"An extremely generous fan Etienne Dube just donated enough for motW to be able to do a full length album.. unbelievable and amazing news! Everyone else can keep donating if you wish, as further donations will help us hire orchestral musicians (cello, etc), and actually press copies instead of having this be an internet release. The recording will start Feb 10.. congratulations to Etienne and to everyone!"

Here's the Paypal link for those who would still like to donate.

http://bizarreflower.blogspot.com/

End profits for the month: $12,000. So that's $6000 going to Toby. I did my best, now it's in your hands Toby.

maybe the name of the album should be "Holy Shit!!"

[SoundscapeMN]

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Yes, finally THAT day has come!

I don't question whether the $12 I donated to Toby Driver for this was well spent. I absolutely LOVE motW and having this come out finally this year just adds to how great a year 2009 is/will be..even just for nostaglia w Soundscape, Transatlantic, this and hopefully Kevin Gilbert.

oh man, tomorrow I will check get to check this out along with the debut EP from Water & Bodies (and I'm seeing Protest the Hero for the 1st time!). Friday May 15th is going to be a highly memorable one for me and my music events of 2009!

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=43230308&blogId=489023864

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/kayo-dot/494932-maudlin-well-part-second.html

It is my great pleasure to introduce:

maudlin of the Well - Part The Second (2009)

1. An Excerpt From 6,000,000,000,000 Miles Before the First, or, The Revisitation of the Blue Ghost (1999-2009)

2. Another Excerpt: Keep Light Near You, Even When Dying (1997-2009)

3. Rose Quartz Turning to Glass (1997-2009)

4. Clover Garland Island (2007-2009)

5. Laboratories of the Invisible World (Rollerskating the Cosmic Palmistric Postborder) (2005-2009)

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It's done. Please visit http://www.maudlinofthewell.net to listen and to download (more on that below).

It has been a truly extraordinary experience getting to make this record. It is absolutely humbling that so many people felt this strongly about maudlin of the Well! We would like to thank all of you for your support and generosity. Before I get to rambling, some things:

There are three versions, mp3, WAV, and FLAC. FLAC is the highest quality, followed by WAV, followed by mp3. The mp3s sound great, however, so don't be shy or think you're getting something second-rate grabbing them. Each format is contained in a ZIP archive with the album artwork and lyrics in jpg format.

We decided last minute not to do CD ISOs, and in their place have simply included a zip archive of 16b/44.1kHz .wav files.

Each archive has an associated .torrent file. BitTorrent will be the only method (at least for now) to get the FLAC and WAV versions. The mp3 archive is available for direct download from the website.

If any of this technical stuff confuses you or you're not sure which version to get, please just download the mp3s direct from the site, I promise they sound fantastic.

WE NEED SEEDERS! If you are bittorrent capable, please grab the torrents and leave them up when you are finished downloading! The first few hours are certain to be rocky for torrenting, but if enough people get their hands on it and get it seeding, it will work out.

So that's it. Please download, listen, enjoy. And thank you all once again.

[cribble]

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Aha, gotta download this. Just from checking out their myspace it looped me in.

[Zenjiro]

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It's somewhat disappointing, but it's free so who am I to complain.

[Gnomad]

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Zenjiro.

[SoundscapeMN]

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I like it..the reviews I've seen overall have been pretty positive, but some people don't care for it. It doesn't have much of the Metal style that the other motW albums do, but at the same time, it doesn't bore me to sleep like Kayo Dot.

[lmerr]

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I would love this if there were NO vocals. The music is amazing but its not my cup of tea overall.

[SoundscapeMN]

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^have you heard any of their earlier albums? not into extreme metal vocals?

http://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/2009/1

it is just rym, and it's pretty early in the year, relatively given what else is yet to leak, but to see it #1 I'm actually really happy.

I wonder if some people have checked it and the other motW albums out just as a result of that, having never heard-of them before.

btw, dredg is #11

[duncang]

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I was never particularly captivated by motW or Kayo Dot, but I gave this a go and I liked it.