Have a Nice Life (Official Thread) [Archive]

Cuddleworthy

12/12/09, 10:08 PM

This duo has been around for several years but finally released a double album called Deathconsciousness in 2008. Easily one of the best albums released that year. You can stream the whole thing at http://www.last.fm/music/Have+a+Nice+Life/Deathconsciousness or you can buy it here http://www.enemieslist.net/. They're also supposed to be playing their first show ever somewhere in NY, details to be released by the end of the month.

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Colorblind!

12/12/09, 10:11 PM

Riyl?

Cuddleworthy

12/12/09, 10:15 PM

Riyl?

hard to say, hard to describe their overall sound. i say listen to "bloodhail" "holy fucking shit 40,000" and "i don't love" and after that you should have an idea.

Colorblind!

12/12/09, 10:18 PM

I'm listening to Bloodhail right now and I actually really like this.

Cuddleworthy

12/12/09, 10:19 PM

i'd say elements of shoegaze, ambient, drone, industrial are the most prominent throughout

Cuddleworthy

12/12/09, 10:19 PM

I'm listening to Bloodhail right now and I actually really like this.

fuck yeah, one of my favorites. great lyrics too

Cuddleworthy

12/13/09, 02:53 PM

check it out yall

ThisIsNotDan

12/13/09, 06:50 PM

I've heard 4 songs off the album and I get a NIN meets Jesu vibe, but I haven't heard em for awhile. might buy that album right now

kearn1tm

12/13/09, 06:55 PM

Deathconsciousness is how I heard of them. It took me a long time to enjoy that album, but when it hit, it hit.

Cuddleworthy

12/13/09, 07:07 PM

Deathconsciousness is how I heard of them. It took me a long time to enjoy that album, but when it hit, it hit.

similar situation here. i enjoyed it a bit from the start but only through repeated listens did i really grow to love the album.

I've heard 4 songs off the album and I get a NIN meets Jesu vibe, but I haven't heard em for awhile. might buy that album right now

never listened to Jesu much but i don't like NIN at all

kearn1tm

12/13/09, 07:14 PM

similar situation here. i enjoyed it a bit from the start but only through repeated listens did i really grow to love the album.

That's a sign of a good album. You have to work with it, to grow and absorb it. Earthmover, at over ten minutes, is exhausting, but rewarding when it becomes ingrained in you.

Cuddleworthy

12/13/09, 07:24 PM

That's a sign of a good album. You have to work with it, to grow and absorb it. Earthmover, at over ten minutes, is exhausting, but rewarding when it becomes ingrained in you.

indeed, earthmover is absolutely hypnotizing. as a cohesive work this album really succedes at creating a strong atmosphere.

Cuddleworthy

12/22/09, 04:03 PM

titties RULE

Cuddleworthy

12/24/09, 08:07 PM

first show ever february 28 @ the stone in NYC. see you all there!

Colorblind!

12/24/09, 09:38 PM

titties RULE

Yes.

myplanforescape

12/24/09, 09:49 PM

I downloaded the album because of the artwork (I was in European history at the time and we just covered the French Revolution), but honestly I forgot about it and have only listened to it once. Thread reminded me about it, I'll try to revisit it soon.

Cuddleworthy

12/25/09, 10:34 AM

Cuddleworthy

01/06/10, 05:05 PM

titties still rule

kearn1tm

01/06/10, 05:43 PM

titties RULE

Overrated.

Cuddleworthy

01/06/10, 06:09 PM

Overrated.

I used to think the same

Cyga

01/06/10, 06:32 PM

HOLY FUCKING SHIT 40,000.

Deathconsciousness is awesome.

IntoTheSun

01/06/10, 06:33 PM

Overrated.

Funny how that works, huh.

Cuddleworthy

02/01/10, 05:28 PM

HOLY FUCKING SHIT 40,000.

Deathconsciousness is awesome.

truth be told

Go3e-fvC5vs

amazing all around but the riff at 2:58 still gives me an eargasm every time

Cuddleworthy

03/10/10, 10:02 AM

new ep is out there!!!

Cyga

04/12/10, 07:31 PM

Heard it, glad with what I hear.

Cuddleworthy

04/29/10, 06:59 PM

review here

http://last-train-tocool.blogspot.com/2008/01/have-nice-life-deathconsciousness.html

"If anything, Have a Nice Life can be described as the perfect example of the suffix "post" in regards to all of the music that has come out in the indie circuit since 1980. It is taking all of the concepts that have made underground music what it is and strangling them in such a way that it creates something of a reminder of what progression actually means."

blebbio

04/29/10, 07:08 PM

Deathconsciousness is great, haven't listened to the new ep though.

Cuddleworthy

04/29/10, 07:10 PM

great live too

IntoTheSun

04/29/10, 07:17 PM

Don't know how many times I've peeked into this thread without checking out the music. Bloodhail has this really great atmospheric quality to it. Thanks for the rec, Cuddles.

x togepi x

04/29/10, 07:28 PM

band is okay

they have like an EP and split that i have somewhere on my computer.

Cuddleworthy

04/30/10, 07:05 AM

band is okay

they have like an EP and split that i have somewhere on my computer.

you must be thinking of another band - they don't have any splits

you should get the full length though

x togepi x

04/30/10, 12:02 PM

you must be thinking of another band - they don't have any splits

you should get the full length though

i misread. the blog i got the EP off of does this weird thing with bsides comps were they end up looking like splits. the other thing i have isn't an official release, it's just like demos and bsides that somehow ended up on the internet.

i have the full length. it's okay. it's better than a lot of newer stuff.

IntoTheSun

05/07/10, 10:50 PM

I think I'm in love.

IntoTheSun

05/07/10, 11:08 PM

Goddamn, it's the second time this week music has absolutely blown my mind. I will definitely be listening to this more.

Cuddleworthy

05/08/10, 07:58 AM

glad to hear, i've been in love with this band for a while. any select favorites? first disc or second disc?

IntoTheSun

05/08/10, 11:37 AM

Well, Bloodhail is obviously amazing. I also love Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 and the end of Hunter, but really, the entire thing is great. It's extremely rare for me to fall in love with an album on the first listen.

I know this is going to sound silly, but the mood and atmosphere on Deathconsciousness remind me of TDAG. I'm not suggesting they sound similar haha.

IntoTheSun

05/08/10, 12:11 PM

& isn't there also a pretty hefty booklet that comes along with the album if you order it? What's that about?

Cuddleworthy

05/08/10, 12:42 PM

yeah apparently it's 75+ pages and tries to kind of explain the concept of the album. interesting how you compared the mood and atmosphere to TDAG - i think mood and atmosphere were at the forefront when HANL were creating this record. they wanted to create something cathartic, something people could get lost in. i think the atmosphere/mood here is far more consistent than on TDAG, i mean what is it jesse & co. were trying to get across? in the case of deathconsciousness, it's very clear.

IntoTheSun

05/10/10, 04:37 PM

This is insanely fun to blast in the car, except then you sort of forget where you're going.

ilikesound93

05/10/10, 06:17 PM

Holy shit holy shit one song in deathconciousness holy shit...will give full report later.

Cuddleworthy

05/10/10, 06:55 PM

that sounds like a positive reaction, i think

IntoTheSun

05/12/10, 11:45 AM

that sounds like a positive reaction, i think

How do you feel bout the new EP, Rads?

Cuddleworthy

05/12/10, 01:56 PM

How do you feel bout the new EP, Rads?

it's great. at the first show they handed out copies of it on cassette for $5, which was really cool

IntoTheSun

05/12/10, 02:29 PM

it's great. at the first show they handed out copies of it on cassette for $5, which was really cool

I was digging around youtube today to find some recordings of live shows, but there was only one, I think. It seems like they'd sound enormous live.

Waiting for Black Metal Records to Come in the Mail is delicious.

Cuddleworthy

05/12/10, 02:43 PM

beginning of the future reminds me of joy division's disorder so much

I was digging around youtube today to find some recordings of live shows, but there was only one, I think. It seems like they'd sound enormous live.

hell yeah. pretty sure earthmover destroyed everything within a 5 mile radius when they played that shit

vincelac

05/17/10, 04:40 PM

ohmygod this band is brilliant.

Cuddleworthy

05/17/10, 07:13 PM

yes

IntoTheSun

05/17/10, 07:53 PM

^I converted my AP bestbuddy, for once.

(Just don't say Ok Go)

ilikesound93

05/24/10, 11:03 AM

So for some reason when I downloaded this it had disc one and two switched, so I listened to Holy Fucking Shit 40,000 first. It is rare to have an album hit such a reflex in me on the first listen, so that's the explanation to my first comment on it. haha. But, yeah. Wow.

vincelac

05/24/10, 02:14 PM

^I converted my AP bestbuddy, for once.

(Just don't say Ok Go)
I got someone super special to listen to them and she really enjoys them. Thank you bestbud<3

IntoTheSun

05/24/10, 03:13 PM

I got someone super special to listen to them and she really enjoys them. Thank you bestbud<3

Haha, glad to know K@ enjoys it.

vincelac

05/24/10, 03:34 PM

Haha, glad to know K@ enjoys it.
Your recs make my recs sound classy... mainly because my recs are your recs.

Cyga

05/28/10, 12:16 PM

Are their non-Deathconsciousness releases (ie, the more recent ones) worth looking into? I hope they've written more material along the lines of "A Quick One Before...". They could easily pen an entire album under that formula and it would garner unanimous acclaim.

IntoTheSun

05/29/10, 10:11 PM

Earthmover is fucking enormous. Now I really, really want to see them live.

Cuddleworthy

06/10/10, 03:55 PM

http://gyazo.com/56ee9a8ae437cbb765f68cf64bc3417f.pn g

IntoTheSun

06/10/10, 04:02 PM

Well, you see, that is the title to one of their songs.

Cuddleworthy

06/10/10, 04:10 PM

admit you added the parentheses

IntoTheSun

06/15/10, 08:59 PM

'I Don't Love' followed in sucession by 'Earthmover' are currently my two favorite tracks on the album. But I feel like that will keep changing as I listen more and more.

IntoTheSun

07/27/10, 12:33 AM

Nope, still my favorite tracks.

ilikesound93

07/28/10, 01:57 PM

I'm right about to listen to the Time of Land EP. Opinions, anyone?

kearn1tm

07/28/10, 03:43 PM

I haven't listened to them since November or December. You all care about this.

ohmessylife

07/28/10, 05:03 PM

New to this; downloading.

ilikesound93

07/28/10, 05:09 PM

New to this; downloading.

So did you ever check out Loop? I would feel successful since you were the only reply. haha. Also: Deathconciousness is amazing. Prepare yourself.

ohmessylife

07/28/10, 05:15 PM

So did you ever check out Loop? I would feel successful since you were the only reply. haha. Also: Deathconciousness is amazing. Prepare yourself.

I did! I downloaded Fade Out, and it's pretty fuckin' awesome, so thanks. I'm pretty excited to break into Deathconsciousness since it's receiving such high priase. Could be good for a long car ride this weekend.

ilikesound93

07/28/10, 05:16 PM

I did! I downloaded Fade Out, and it's pretty fuckin' awesome, so thanks. I'm pretty excited to break into Deathconsciousness since it's receiving such high priase. Could be good for a long car ride this weekend.

Awesome! I'm glad. Like others have said, Earthmover is great to drive to.

IntoTheSun

07/28/10, 05:49 PM

Could be good for a long car ride this weekend.

Well, you're in for a quite a ride, haha.

ohmessylife

07/28/10, 05:51 PM

Well, that's what i'm hoping for, haha. I love driving up the coastline listening to new music; not many things make me happier.

kearn1tm

07/28/10, 05:56 PM

So did you ever check out Loop? I would feel successful since you were the only reply. haha. Also: Deathconciousness is amazing. Prepare yourself.

Loop fans? On AP? This is good.

ilikesound93

07/28/10, 05:58 PM

Loop fans? On AP? This is good.

:-)

ohmessylife

07/28/10, 06:42 PM

Loop fans? On AP? This is good.

:-)

We should revive that thread.

IntoTheSun

09/27/10, 02:53 PM

So, Daniel, what do you think of this?

Cuddleworthy

09/27/10, 03:42 PM

best i ever heard, ever heard
best i ever heard

vincelac

09/27/10, 05:48 PM

I need more music from this band.

IntoTheSun

09/27/10, 05:52 PM

Time of Land EP is the only other thing they have.

kearn1tm

09/27/10, 06:34 PM

It's been forever since I listened to Deathconsciousness. This is a relevant post.

IntoTheSun

09/27/10, 06:36 PM

I haven't listened to them since November or December. You all care about this.

It's been forever since I listened to Deathconsciousness. This is a relevant post.

I see how it is.

Cuddleworthy

10/08/10, 12:05 PM

just droppin a couple tracks for yall that havent explored this band past deathconsciousness (big mistake)

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enjoy

IntoTheSun

10/08/10, 12:18 PM

Oh, didn't know they had stuff besides the EP. Where do I find these?

Cuddleworthy

10/08/10, 12:28 PM

http://holyfuckingshit40000.blogspot.com/2009/09/have-nice-life-voids-2009_06.html

voids consists of 2 discs. the first, "powers of ten" consists of early demos of songs on deathconsciousness. the second disc, "what happened next was worse" consists of tracks that didn't make it onto deathconsciousness. i think a couple of these are better than songs that did make it, which is saying a lot.

Colorblind!

04/04/11, 11:17 PM

Holy fuck at (re?)discovering Deathconsciousness right now.

Cuddleworthy

04/04/11, 11:37 PM

HEAVIER THAN PLANETS COLLIDING

-astute youtube comment

IntoTheSun

04/04/11, 11:40 PM

I listen to heavy metal, I listen to HANL

Cuddleworthy

04/04/11, 11:43 PM

youtube guy is right though atmosphere these guys create in their songs is ridiculous in the best way