Tsoaf

[Vint]

Are amazing.

[Mitch]

I'm really liking the new song on their Purevolume.

[Vint]

Yeah. It's getting better with each listen.

[Skatetopunk]

their last cd didnt do much for me... when does their new one come out?

[Vint]

May 16th.

[oldwirehands]

Never heard.

[Vint]

Never heard.

http://www.purevolume.com/THESOUNDOFANIMALSFIGHTING

[oldwirehands]

I'm getting a new Hundred Hands feel from this. I hope this is better than last year's album. I was so disappointed with the tracklisting last year. It was way too short.

[JunkBondTrader]

i like em because they do whatever the fuck they want

[Crocodile Logic]

never got into them. all that shit in between songs just wasn't good.

[El_Jeffe]

can't wait for the new album.
the last one was good in parts
but not so much in others

[Vint]

can't wait for the new album.
the last one was good in parts
but not so much in others

If you're talking about the Interludes, those weren't supposed to be songs really. They said they are just "experiments in pitch and frequencies".

[El_Jeffe]

If you're talking about the Interludes, those weren't supposed to be songs really. They said they are just "experiments in pitch and frequencies".


yea i heard something about that
but still, i think it took away from the album
as a whole

[Hilikus]

The new song is pretty incredible.

Also i strongly,strongly encourage everyone to look at their influences in the "Culture" section of their website.
You will deffinately learn a thing or two.

[odnetnin]

Last month or so when they updated their website, I saw that huge list of their influences and have only heard half of that list so far. It blows my mind. I just pre-ordered their upcoming album with a free t-shirt last week. I am really looking forward to this.

[concernedparent]

hmmm...could have sworn i started this exact thread. oh wait, http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=128900

haha, yeah theyre an amazing band.

[Vint]

hmmm...could have sworn i started this exact thread. oh wait, http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=128900

haha, yeah theyre an amazing band.

Heh. I've made at least five threads about them.

[UndertheTELE]

I can't wait for their new cd. Does A. Green sing on Skullflower? And does anyone know how many other songs he sings on if so?

[odnetnin]

Does it matter?

[Vint]

I can't wait for their new cd. Does A. Green sing on Skullflower? And does anyone know how many other songs he sings on if so?

He's on Skullflower and he's on one other song.

[poppa Q]

He's on Skullflower and he's on one other song.That's what I heard, but I find it slightly unbelievable. I was hearing that each (three, I think) vocalist had two songs apeice, however the album is thirteen tracks long. So I dunno. Can't wait for this to drop, though; it's gonna be one hell of an album.

[Vint]

That's what I heard, but I find it slightly unbelievable. I was hearing that each (three, I think) vocalist had two songs apeice, however the album is thirteen tracks long. So I dunno. Can't wait for this to drop, though; it's gonna be one hell of an album.

There are at least five singers actually.

[odnetnin]

There are at least five singers actually.
And who are they?

[Vint]

And who are they?
Them, Rich Balling, and Matt Embree. Though I don't think they have songs to themselves.

[_Dello_]

Ehh the new song is solid.

[odnetnin]

Them, Rich Balling, and Matt Embree. Though I don't think they have songs to themselves.
As far as I know, Rich Balling (The Nightingale), Anthony Green (The Skunk ), Craig Owens (don't know the animal yet), and Keith Goodwin (don't know the animal yet) do vocals. Matt just plays guitar.

[Name_Taken]

their last Cd was amazing. i really like them since the members are all great. the vocalists from Days Away and Chiodos are supposed to be on the new CD, right? im soo excited

[Vint]

Ehh the new song is solid.

Hello Dello.

[_Dello_]

Hello Dello.


Hahahaha yo Vint.

[apoemtothedead]

So I'm curious, why exactly do people like this?

[Hilikus]

So I'm curious, why exactly do people like this?
because this type of music is actually interesting

[A picasso blue]

So I'm curious, why exactly do people like this?
TSOAF sounds like its trying too hard to be The Mars Volta

[odnetnin]

I just finished streaming their entire new album. It does not suck, but it is the most disappointing, most anticipating album this year so far. I am pretty upset about this compared to Tiger and The Duke.

[Save my day]

I just finished streaming their entire new album. It does not suck, but it is the most disappointing, most anticipating album this year so far. I am pretty upset about this compared to Tiger and The Duke.

There;s your problem.

[odnetnin]

How is that a problem?

[CutsLikeDrugS]

TSOAF sounds like its trying too hard to be The Mars Volta
Not at all.

[CutsLikeDrugS]

For those wondering:

Lover, The Lord Has Left Us... is the follow-up album from progressive rock amalgam The Sound of Animals Fighting, whose 2005 Tiger and the Duke was a milestone on the road of experimental music. Lover's expansion into alternative genres, alternative sounds, and alternative media qualifies TSOAF, further this time, as a major pioneering entity in the search for new modes of musical expression and meaning. New (the Ram, the Penguin and the Wolf?) and returning (the Hyena, the Nightingale, the Walrus, the Lynx and the Skunk) animals alike add their own infusion, sensibilities and particular steps, each given a day to complete their piece of the final structure, working remotely and adding subsequent layers of their own invention to the highly organic project. The result is a candid, ubiquitous concert of musical talent, inspiration, spontaneity and collaboration that lets the taste of each artist combine and marinate, adding a complexity and a depth to each track that would not exist without both complimenting, and being complimented by, the other tracks on the album. Lover, The Lord Has Left Us... was produced and spearheaded by returning animals the Nightingale and the Walrus, who guided the project between a slew of sounds and people, steering the craft of Lover into waters outside of those of Tiger, employing and manipulating classical elements against the more inventive ones. A blind order begins to appear in the map-less improvisations, and a veil of seemingly chaotic sounds is shed to reveal subtle harmonies of ideas and style.

A chorus will shine even brighter against a background of looped kitchen noises, the tired and tireless vocals of the returning Skunk sway earnestly to and fro, climaxing in desperate, haunting peaks, and ancient Sanskrit vocals dance over an undertow of raspy, electronic beats. The entire album, in fact, is built from the drumbeat up, a method that creates a profound contrast between vocalist and beat, a beautiful push and pull that surfaces in tracks like "This Heat" featuring the vocals of the Penguin, augments the ethereal melodies of the Wolf? and ties a softness and warmth to the aggressive heights of the Ram.

[odnetnin]

Not at all.
Yeah, I disagree.

[Vint]

I regret this thread. Lover... is aweful.

[El_Jeffe]

personally, i really enjoy both albums
but i can't believe how many people who once loved this band have turned their backs on them already
just because they didn't enjoy this album as much
whatever happened to a bit of loyalty to a band?

[odnetnin]

What loyalty?

[El_Jeffe]

What loyalty?

as in when a band puts out one sub-par album
a lot of people jump ship and hate on them all of a sudden
despite usually owning and loving the rest of the bands albums
i just don't get it

[odnetnin]

I was never loyal to this band or any. I just cannot believe how it seemed to drop from being so epic.

[El_Jeffe]

I was never loyal to this band or any. I just cannot believe how it seemed to drop from being so epic.

mate each to their own, i wasn't singling you out
i was talking in general and not just about this band
but i think it has occurred to a degree with these guys

[CutsLikeDrugS]

This album just gets better with each listen. Sooo good.

[Vint]

personally, i really enjoy both albums
but i can't believe how many people who once loved this band have turned their backs on them already
just because they didn't enjoy this album as much
whatever happened to a bit of loyalty to a band?

I haven't turned my back on them. They're still one of my favorite bands. I guess I just don't understand half of Lover... I enjoy the tracks with Anthony, Keith, and the guy from the Autumns.

[Scott Weber]

this album is fucking awful.

[Mitch]

this album is fucking awful.

What he said.

And I've said this once and I'll say it again--I'm all for experimentation, but this is just taking it too far and almost crosses the line between what is music and what's just...noise.

[odnetnin]

It is not awful. I just pretend it is not them, and it is slowly growing on me. To each their own though.

[Tsagoodness]

i hated it at first, i guess i was expecting epic guitar shred sessions and didnt get it, but with each listen it grows on me, reminds me of radiohead, its gonna take some time but some tracks are coming over

[Hilikus]

TSOAF are one of the most intelligent bands out there right now. I can understand not liking them but they NEED to be appreciate. With influences like Merzbow, Zorn, and This Heat. This band can't be bad.

[Save my day]

What he said.

And I've said this once and I'll say it again--I'm all for experimentation, but this is just taking it too far and almost crosses the line between what is music and what's just...noise.


This isn't supossed to sound like every other band dickbite. I mean they made that pretty clear, some of this album is noise, but that's the beauty in it.

[Scott Weber]

This isn't supossed to sound like every other band dickbite. I mean they made that pretty clear, some of this album is noise, but that's the beauty in it.
that isn't beauty. argh.

[Mitch]

This isn't supossed to sound like every other band dickbite. I mean they made that pretty clear, some of this album is noise, but that's the beauty in it.

No shit it's not supposed to be like every other band--I could tell that from just listening to it. Just because a band is "original" doesn't make them amazing or at-all accessible, and too many people including you think that is the case.

[RXBandit34]

ive heard almost the whole album and let me tell you. it is weird as fuck. I am missing 2 tracks from it, and i really only like one song which is horses in the sky with craig from chiodos. The song with keith from days away is okay. It is completely different from tiger and the duke. it is all techno with drum beats. A little too progressive if you ask me.

[Hilikus]

No shit it's not supposed to be like every other band--I could tell that from just listening to it. Just because a band is "original" doesn't make them amazing or at-all accessible, and too many people including you think that is the case.
no they arent accessible at all. So what though. They are an amazing band.

I havn't heard the whole album but just from the purevolume demos I am completely blown away.

[Mitch]

no they arent accessible at all. So what though. They are an amazing band.

I havn't heard the whole album but just from the purevolume demos I am completely blown away.

...Wait until you hear the whole album before replying to what I said.

[kidinthecorner]

I really don't like a couple of songs (the two acapella ones with the girl, and the last song, even though I understand it's point), but the rest of the album, minus some obnoxious noises here and there, is rpetty good. It keeps growing on me, but I'm in love with 5ish songs. Maybe the rest will keep growing on me.

[mht]

i hate chiodos so anything with their singer are the songs i won't like.