Asobi Seksu (Thread)

[IntoTheSun]

Delightful dream pop/girl vocals/whatever with shoegaze influences. Anyone a fan?

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[kearn1tm]

I haven't even thought of them in, christ, years. I know the two dropped a new album a year or two ago, but I never picked it up. They were okay. I really liked Citrus when it first came out, but it's been so long.

[IntoTheSun]

Ha, thanks for dropping by Todd. Citrus is great.

[ruffian]

yeah same ^^. i loved citrus, never got lp 2. do they have a new one coming out?

[kearn1tm]

Ha, thanks for dropping by Todd. Citrus is great.

Uh, yeah. Sorry I couldn't really contribute. Maybe I'll dust off Citrus to see if it holds up for me.

[IntoTheSun]

I just checked Wikipedia/Google. Doesn't seem like it.

[kearn1tm]

yeah same ^^. i loved citrus, never got lp 2. do they have a new one coming out?
I think (and I could be wrong) Citrus was the second album, because I remember going back and buying something around the summer after freshmen year of college (summer '06) because I dug the second release enough to check out what came before.

[xJesusFreakx]

I know this is silly to say about dream pop, but I really want their songs to explode into massive, anthemic choruses. They're just pretty and catchy enough to appeal to me, though. Speaking of pretty and Asians, I told my friend yesterday that my dream girl would be an Asian born and raised in Jamaica so that she could have a really sweet Jamaican accent. Yeah, don't ask. My mind works in mysterious ways. Speaking of mysterious ways, I bought a U2 live DVD for $3 on Saturday.

[IntoTheSun]

Uh, yeah. Sorry I couldn't really contribute. Maybe I'll dust off Citrus to see if it holds up for me.

haha Why are you apologizing, dude? Anyway, I agree it's not mindblowing or whatever, but the music is a mood booster for sure.

[IntoTheSun]

I know this is silly to say about dream pop, but I really want their songs to explode into massive, anthemic choruses.

That's something a Taylor Swift fan would say!

They're just pretty and catchy enough to appeal to me, though. Speaking of pretty and Asians, I told my friend yesterday that my dream girl would be an Asian born and raised in Jamaica so that she could have a really sweet Jamaican accent. Yeah, don't ask. My mind works in mysterious ways. Speaking of mysterious ways, I bought a U2 live DVD for $3 on Saturday.

Hahaha, indeed.

[ruffian]

I think (and I could be wrong) Citrus was the second album, because I remember going back and buying something around the summer after freshmen year of college (summer '06) because I dug the second release enough to check out what came before.

ah yeah i looked and your right. never really followed the band, but was recommended citrus and dug it a lot.

btw, nice av- how fucking awesome is the new song? it's sorta frustrating having no one to talk to about how great is.

[kearn1tm]

I know this is silly to say about dream pop, but I really want their songs to explode into massive, anthemic choruses. They're just pretty and catchy enough to appeal to me, though. Speaking of pretty and Asians, I told my friend yesterday that my dream girl would be an Asian born and raised in Jamaica so that she could have a really sweet Jamaican accent. Yeah, don't ask. My mind works in mysterious ways. Speaking of mysterious ways, I bought a U2 live DVD for $3 on Saturday.

Wait...are you hitting on Andrea? Is this some weird thing? Dude, she's like freaking 10.

haha Why are you apologizing, dude? Anyway, I agree it's not mindblowing or whatever, but the music is a mood booster for sure.

See, I don't know if it's mindblowing or not. I can't really remember all that well. I mean, sure, I recall tracks like Thursday, and they're catchy, but I just stopped listening a few years ago and never revisited. They're one of the casualties of expansion, I suppose. I apologize because, as much shit as I give you, I realize you don't make threads like these to bump a band often, so I don't want to derail one if it's among the few you actually make.

[kearn1tm]

ah yeah i looked and your right. never really followed the band, but was recommended citrus and dug it a lot.

btw, nice av- how fucking awesome is the new song? it's sorta frustrating having no one to talk to irl about how great is.

Truth be told, I haven't listened to the new Ariel Pink track. I'm waiting to get the whole release. There is a fair amount of discussion/buzz for it on other boards/blogs given his ties with Animal Collective.

[xJesusFreakx]

That's something a Taylor Swift fan would say!

Hahaha, indeed.

Wait...are you hitting on Andrea? Is this some weird thing? Dude, she's like freaking 10.

That would be especially creepy over a message board, but no, I'm not a cyber predator, and she doesn't, to the best of my knowledge, have a Jamaican accent. Also, she likes boring music. She's not my type.

[IntoTheSun]

Wait...are you hitting on Andrea? Is this some weird thing? Dude, she's like freaking 10.

I'm pretty sure he meant pretty music, sung by an Asian haha. I am not 10. Show me proof!!!

See, I don't know if it's mindblowing or not. I can't really remember all that well. I mean, sure, I recall tracks like Thursday, and they're catchy, but I just stopped listening a few years ago and never revisited. They're one of the casualties of expansion, I suppose. I apologize because, as much shit as I give you, I realize you don't make threads like these to bump a band often, so I don't want to derail one if it's among the few you actually make.

Well thanks then. I suppose with the threads you and Brian make, I try and give my honest impressions initially, and then somehow it just turns into a clusterfuck.

[IntoTheSun]

That would be especially creepy over a message board, but no, I'm not a cyber predator, and she doesn't, to the best of my knowledge, have a Jamaican accent. Also, she likes boring music. She's not my type.

Just, lol. Please don't tell me that mics vinyl is still you profile picture...:sharpens ax:

[xJesusFreakx]

Just, lol. Please don't tell me that mics vinyl is still you profile picture...:sharpens ax:

Why wouldn't it be? It's too fun not to be my profile picture.

[kearn1tm]

That would be especially creepy over a message board, but no, I'm not a cyber predator, and she doesn't, to the best of my knowledge, have a Jamaican accent. Also, she likes boring music. She's not my type.

I'm pretty sure she has a Jamaican accent, dude.


I'm pretty sure he meant pretty music, sung by an Asian haha. I am not 10. Show me proof!!!

Ten and a half. Whatever.



Well thanks then. I suppose with the threads you and Brian make, I try and give my honest impressions initially, and then somehow it just turns into a clusterfuck.

As mentioned, I'm used to you molesting every thread ever! Seriously though, I create threads all the time and under the idea that they'll likely not receive many posts, considering how niche they can be (but not always). I'm used to derailment and often invite it. If I were to only make one on rare occasions, I'd be more apt to try and keep it on-topic. As such, I'm extending the courtesy of what I'd like if I only made a few threads to you. What do you think of the last album? Is it worth picking up?

[FeynmanWannabe]

ah yeah i looked and your right. never really followed the band, but was recommended citrus and dug it a lot.

btw, nice av- how fucking awesome is the new song? it's sorta frustrating having no one to talk to about how great is. loving the new track. extremely excited for new stuff.

I haven't even thought of them in, christ, years. I know the two dropped a new album a year or two ago, but I never picked it up. They were okay. I really liked Citrus when it first came out, but it's been so long. looks like we're in the same boat or so. I should go back to Citrus.

[IntoTheSun]

Why wouldn't it be? It's too fun not to be my profile picture.

POSE(U)R!!!

Ten and a half. Whatever.

That's more like it.

As mentioned, I'm used to you molesting every thread ever! Seriously though, I create threads all the time and under the idea that they'll likely not receive many posts, considering how niche they can be (but not always). I'm used to derailment and often invite it. If I were to only make one on rare occasions, I'd be more apt to try and keep it on-topic. As such, I'm extending the courtesy of what I'd like if I only made a few threads to you. What do you think of the last album? Is it worth picking up?

Not my fault I'm fucking adorable! Or something. Well, I only have Citrus and their S/T, but I heard their newest effort was rather mediocre. I haven't checked it out myself though.

[And Hours Pass]

I know this is silly to say about dream pop, but I really want their songs to explode into massive, anthemic choruses. They're just pretty and catchy enough to appeal to me, though. Speaking of pretty and Asians, I told my friend yesterday that my dream girl would be an Asian born and raised in Jamaica so that she could have a really sweet Jamaican accent. Yeah, don't ask. My mind works in mysterious ways. Speaking of mysterious ways, I bought a U2 live DVD for $3 on Saturday.

One of the coolest girls I dated was from a Filipino mom and a Jamaican dad. She had a very cute look about her. Was also quite awesome.

More importantly, how did you find a live U2 DVD for $3? That's a steal.

[kearn1tm]

Not my fault I'm fucking adorable!

I don't find anything that hasn't hit puberty yet "adorable." Sorry, dude.

Well, I only have Citrus and their S/T, but I heard their newest effort was rather mediocre. I haven't checked it out myself though.

You "heard?" Top men were dispatched to check this for you? NOOOOOO!

[xJesusFreakx]

I'm pretty sure she has a Jamaican accent, dude.

Oh. Well, my high hopes for this dream Jamasian girl have just been shattered.

POSE(U)R!!!

(U)R LAME!!!

One of the coolest girls I dated was from a Filipino mom and a Jamaican dad. She had a very cute look about her. Was also quite awesome.

More importantly, how did you find a live U2 DVD for $3? That's a steal.

That's sweet.

Are you familiar with Big Lots? I'm not sure how popular that chain is. Anyways, they had a copy of Rattle and Hum in their $3 DVDs section. The front cover has a cheap "I love the 80's" border, and it doesn't have the CD, but I have the studio tracks from that CD already thanks to that greatest hits album, so I'm fine with that.

[IntoTheSun]

I don't find anything that hasn't hit puberty yet "adorable." Sorry, dude.



You "heard?" Top men were dispatched to check this for you? NOOOOOO!

Let it be known to all that Todd is a heartless creature that doesn't think little kids and babies are adorable. Abortion is no joking matter!

I don't understand sarcasm without smileys. Obviously.

[And Hours Pass]

Oh. Well, my high hopes for this dream Jamasian girl have just been shattered.



(U)R LAME!!!



That's sweet.

Are you familiar with Big Lots? I'm not sure how popular that chain is. Anyways, they had a copy of Rattle and Hum in their $3 DVDs section. The front cover has a cheap "I love the 80's" border, and it doesn't have the CD, but I have the studio tracks from that CD already thanks to that greatest hits album, so I'm fine with that.
Big Lots sounds familiar, but I can't say I know it all that well. I see you're from PA and I'm from NY so maybe I should know it? I'm currently residing in MN and definitely don't think I've seen one around here.

As for the front cover, that wouldn't deter me too much. The content's what matters and that's a sweet deal. I still hold that the best deal I ever got was the used original releases of Michael Jackson's Thriller album and Paul Simon's Rhythm of the Saints for $5 at a used CD shop. I was so stoked to find those deals that those CDs stayed in my car's CD changer throughout high school. Best $5 I ever spent!

[IntoTheSun]

Oh. Well, my high hopes for this dream Jamasian girl have just been shattered.

Sorta? Kinda?

http://disney-clipart.com/Aladdin/jasmine/Disney-Princess-Jasmine2.jpg

And you guys are so mean :-( Did you like the songs though, Tim? Will you listen more?

[kearn1tm]

Let it be known to all that Todd is a heartless creature that doesn't think little kids and babies are adorable. Abortion is no joking matter!

I don't understand sarcasm without smileys. Obviously.

Babies are obnoxious assholes. They have creepy small extremities, walk around with bags of excrement around their waist and ruin movies. Oh, and get this; it's illegal to put them in a closet. So, hey, yeah, they take up a bunch of space, but it's somehow wrong to, I don't know, USE THE FUCKING SPACE IN AN APARTMENT/HOUSE/CONDO/DUMPSTER YOU PAID FOR/SQUATTED AT FIRST IN A CONVENIENT WAY by stashing the kid in an enclosed environment for a while! How the fuck does that work in fucking America?

I hate babies. Kids are almost as bad, but sometimes, it's incredibly fun to implant deliberately wrong pieces of information into their impressionable heads, which makes up for their lameness.

[Cuddleworthy]

they're aight

[xJesusFreakx]

And you guys are so mean :-(

Mean? Yeah, right. We're practically your best friends.

Did you like the songs though, Tim? Will you listen more?

They're good enough to warrant a revisit sometime.

[CaryGrant]

I used to like this band okay until I found out that the way the band was formed was James Hanna and some other dude put out an ad essentially asking for exotic looking Japanese chicks to try out for a band so they could run with a gimmick, and she's the one they liked best. That kind of killed it for me. Shady.

[IntoTheSun]

Babies are obnoxious assholes. They have creepy small extremities, walk around with bags of excrement around their waist and ruin movies. Oh, and get this; it's illegal to put them in a closet. So, hey, yeah, they take up a bunch of space, but it's somehow wrong to, I don't know, USE THE FUCKING SPACE IN AN APARTMENT/HOUSE/CONDO/DUMPSTER YOU PAID FOR/SQUATTED AT FIRST IN A CONVENIENT WAY by stashing the kid in an enclosed environment for a while! How the fuck does that work in fucking America?

I hate babies. Kids are almost as bad, but sometimes, it's incredibly fun to implant deliberately wrong pieces of information into their impressionable heads, which makes up for their lameness.

Didn't you grow up in a dumpster or something? Or was that just to lure partisan punk and his extremely punk ethos...

My mommy used to tell me that drinking too much Coca Cola would turn my face black, and I was scared of that. Wow, that didn't sound racially tinged at all.
they're aight

That's fair. Sad seeing this thread get so much attention when A Weather has pratically zero. DAMN ALL OF YOU!

Mean? Yeah, right. We're practically your best friends.

But you don't like me.
They're good enough to warrant a revisit sometime.

Haha, yay. Do that.

[IntoTheSun]

I used to like this band okay until I found out that the way the band was formed was James Hanna and some other dude put out an ad essentially asking for exotic looking Japanese chicks to try out for a band so they could run with a gimmick, and she's the one they liked best. That kind of killed it for me. Shady.

Source?

[ruffian]

haha

[CaryGrant]

Source?

Friend who used to work at Friendly Fire.

[kearn1tm]

Didn't you grow up in a dumpster or something? Or was that just to lure partisan punk and his extremely punk ethos...

My mommy used to tell me that drinking too much Coca Cola would turn my face black, and I was scared of that. Wow, that didn't sound racially tinged at all.

Yeah. I lived in a dumpster. We got by. We had Dumpster Christmas until The Man took it away from us. Then again, the man got sued for using black face to sell Coke. God, you're hateful.

[kearn1tm]

I used to like this band okay until I found out that the way the band was formed was James Hanna and some other dude put out an ad essentially asking for exotic looking Japanese chicks to try out for a band so they could run with a gimmick, and she's the one they liked best. That kind of killed it for me. Shady.

So?

[xJesusFreakx]

But you don't like me.

I hate it when a girl says something like this. If I agree, then I'm a douche, but if I don't, I'm being forced to compliment her as part of some kind of weird, thinly veiled romantic plan. You know the friend I mentioned earlier with that ridiculous Jamasian story? Well, I forget how it got started, but she kept making jokes about how I don't like her face. Also, when I jokingly called my tongue-in-cheek douchebaggery "tough love," she said something along the lines of, "Oh, so you love me then?" The fact that some of our first conversations involved her complaining about her horrible boyfriend (ex now) certainly doesn't help. Oh, and after a theological discussion we had, I innocently invited her to Bible study, which I fear will backfire. She's a cool girl, so I want to be her friend, but she seems more interested in me than I am in her, if you know what I mean. And to think that our friendship started with me making fun of her design project and favorite bands! Bah. I conveniently let her know about another girl I kinda like, though, so maybe she caught my drift and won't be so weirdly needy with our friendship. Or, maybe this has all been in my head. Bah, this is why I hate sexual drives: They make simple friendliness so unnecessarily complicated.

"tl;dr" version: I just used your post as a way to turn this thread into a mini "PL Forum"-ish rant, minus the absurd social awkwardness, because I bloody can.

[IntoTheSun]

I meant don't like me as a person? I was kidding haha. Now I'm a little confused...

Sidenote: A bit ironic you deduced that from my post, since I wasn't think of it that way. You were. I'm just not really careful with stuff like that haha, but why should I be? Society's too sensitive with girl-guy friendships.

[xJesusFreakx]

Yes, you are confused. I'm talking about my real life friend. You just happen to give me an excuse to go all tangent-like. I love excuses to go all sine-over-consine-like. (Ha, Calc joke.)

[IntoTheSun]

Alright, let's just laugh about this for a second and move on!

[xJesusFreakx]

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[IntoTheSun]

Yes, you are confused. I'm talking about my real life friend. You just happen to give me an excuse to go all tangent-like. I love excuses to go all sine-over-consine-like. (Ha, Calc joke.)

Yeah, but it just seemed like you were directing that at me...anyway...

[xJesusFreakx]

Yeah, but it just seemed like you were directing that at me...anyway...

Goodness, Andrea... Did you even read the whole post? I don't think I had any theological discussions with you, invited you to any Bible studies, or talked about a girl I like while to you, lol. That should be an obvious hint. Your silly comment just was an excuse for me to complain. Sheesh.

So, I guess Asobi Seksu is a band or something.

[IntoTheSun]

Goodness, Andrea... Did you even read the whole post? I don't think I had any theological discussions with you, invited you to any Bible studies, or talked about a girl I like while to you, lol. That should be an obvious hint. Your silly comment just was an excuse for me to complain. Sheesh.
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I hate it when a girl says something like this. If I agree, then I'm a douche, but if I don't, I'm being forced to compliment her as part of some kind of weird, thinly veiled romantic plan.

I meant this part. It made it sound like this was my intent and you were criticizing it and coming up with a real life example to back it up. Sorry I misread it.

So, I guess Asobi Seksu is a band or something.


Well we got through 1 and 1/2 pages of "thinly veiled" semi-discussion. That's something, I guess.

[xJesusFreakx]

I'm still on page 1. Why haven't you put your settings at 50 posts per page yet? Scrolling > constantly clicking for the next page.

[El_Jeffe]

I remember checking out Citrus way back when & kind of enjoying it. I remember thinking it showed sooo much potential & hoped their next album would build on that album & explode into awesomeness. But it was kind of... average. Maybe the next one will be the album I'm after?

[IntoTheSun]

Haha, yeah. One can only hope.

[xJesusFreakx]

It's so annoying when you like a release but don't love it, but you see potential for something awesome, so you wait for the next album, and the next, and that potential just doesn't get realized.