SYR Poll

Neongod · 12.10.2006, 05:23 PM

I've finally gotten my hands on SYR6 to complete my SYR collection. It'd probably help to see the visuals from the performance but it's definitely not their worst. I'm curious as to what you all think. This will be a pubic, multiple choice poll, but please don't vote unless you've heard at least four of them.
My personal favorite is still SYR1 and my least is SYR3. Please discuss your decisions.

(yeah yeah...sorry bout the SYR4 typo)

Better_Than_You · 12.10.2006, 05:25 PM

OH MY GOD!! Don't get mad at me for changing the subject, but you like the Princess Bride?! That movie is girly/cheesy/AMAZING.

Neongod · 12.10.2006, 05:27 PM

The movie owns. I don't care if it threatens my masculinity.

Now...on with the poll.

Hip Priest · 12.10.2006, 06:46 PM

I've said before that I consider SYR6 to be among the very best improvised music I've heard, although I'm never sure if that should be 'semi-improvised' since the band had a visual narrative to guide them. It certainly feels somewhat structured on occaision, perhaps that is why. The thing as a whole has a kind of simple depth to it ('still currents run deep' and all that) that has an almost spiritual, meditative aspect to it. Perhaps 'devotional' is a better word. Either way, I consider this quality to be the thing that makes it an exceptional part of the SY canon. It is the ability to do something like this, as a kind of adjunct to their usual work, that makes me really love this band.

I play it on a regular basis; I think it is a fascinating recording and I would love to hear the band talk at length about it or to see detailed notes in the discography section.

(for me, in modern musical terms SYR6 finds a natural accompaniment in David Sylvian's 'Approaching Silence. The latter is composed, and uses electronica and dialogue, but nevertheless the texture of the two pieces is engagingly similar)

Hip Priest · 12.10.2006, 07:02 PM

No, I have not. I am about to do a search for them though. Thanks for the tip.

edit: I haven't found any samples online yet, but they sound very interesting. The link I found to their official page does not work.

Hip Priest · 12.10.2006, 07:08 PM

God Lord. I've just seen a Reynols discography here. Which of their several thousand releases should I attempt to find? I'm not sure I have space to house them all.

Hip Priest · 12.10.2006, 07:18 PM

Goodnight, musicfallinglikesnow, and thanks again for the tip.

nomadicfollower · 12.10.2006, 07:31 PM

I'll admit, I hadn't heard of Reynols either, and so I also made a search which you (Hip Priest) may be interested in.
http://www.ubu.com/sound/reynols.html

Hip Priest · 12.10.2006, 07:33 PM

Sound clips! Excellent, thank you very much.

nomadicfollower · 12.10.2006, 07:36 PM

Your welcome.

And to answer this thread, I enjoy SYR 2 the most.

Dead-Air · 12.10.2006, 08:55 PM

Not sure what I was voting on - what I own, or what I like most. I own all except 6 so far, but I voted for the ones I like best: 1, 3, and 4. They're all great though, of course.

screamingskull · 02.19.2007, 07:46 AM

Anagrama is SOOOOOOOOOO fucking great, i wish my friends appreciated music like this. listening to it now.

Magic Wheel Memory · 02.19.2007, 12:47 PM

Can't tell you why 3 is my favorite. It just is. 1 kicks ass, too, and 5 is very interesting. Haven't heard 6 yet.

Hip Priest · 02.19.2007, 01:00 PM

I wonder why musicfallinglikesnow deleted all her posts from this thread. It makes it look as though I was talking to myself.

Hip Priest · 02.19.2007, 01:00 PM

Oh yes. You're right, Hip Priest, it does.

View Poll Results: Favorite SYR album(s)
SYR1: Anagrama	21	52.50%
SYR2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom	9	22.50%
SYR3: Invito Al Cielo	11	27.50%
SYR4: Goodbye 20th Centruy	8	20.00%
SYR5: Kim Gordon, DJ Olive and Ikue Mori	5	12.50%
SYR6: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui	6	15.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

12.10.2006, 05:23 PM	#1
Neongod the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 549	I've finally gotten my hands on SYR6 to complete my SYR collection. It'd probably help to see the visuals from the performance but it's definitely not their worst. I'm curious as to what you all think. This will be a pubic, multiple choice poll, but please don't vote unless you've heard at least four of them. My personal favorite is still SYR1 and my least is SYR3. Please discuss your decisions. (yeah yeah...sorry bout the SYR4 typo) __________________ "Það besta sem Guð hefur skapað er nýr dagur."
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12.10.2006, 05:25 PM	#2
Better_Than_You the destroyed room Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 635	OH MY GOD!! Don't get mad at me for changing the subject, but you like the Princess Bride?! That movie is girly/cheesy/AMAZING. __________________ ze space.
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12.10.2006, 05:27 PM	#3
Neongod the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 549	The movie owns. I don't care if it threatens my masculinity. Now...on with the poll. __________________ "Það besta sem Guð hefur skapað er nýr dagur."
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12.10.2006, 06:46 PM	#4
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	I've said before that I consider SYR6 to be among the very best improvised music I've heard, although I'm never sure if that should be 'semi-improvised' since the band had a visual narrative to guide them. It certainly feels somewhat structured on occaision, perhaps that is why. The thing as a whole has a kind of simple depth to it ('still currents run deep' and all that) that has an almost spiritual, meditative aspect to it. Perhaps 'devotional' is a better word. Either way, I consider this quality to be the thing that makes it an exceptional part of the SY canon. It is the ability to do something like this, as a kind of adjunct to their usual work, that makes me really love this band. I play it on a regular basis; I think it is a fascinating recording and I would love to hear the band talk at length about it or to see detailed notes in the discography section. (for me, in modern musical terms SYR6 finds a natural accompaniment in David Sylvian's 'Approaching Silence. The latter is composed, and uses electronica and dialogue, but nevertheless the texture of the two pieces is engagingly similar) __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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12.10.2006, 07:02 PM	#5
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	No, I have not. I am about to do a search for them though. Thanks for the tip. edit: I haven't found any samples online yet, but they sound very interesting. The link I found to their official page does not work. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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12.10.2006, 07:08 PM	#6
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	God Lord. I've just seen a Reynols discography here. Which of their several thousand releases should I attempt to find? I'm not sure I have space to house them all. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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12.10.2006, 07:18 PM	#7
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Goodnight, musicfallinglikesnow, and thanks again for the tip. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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12.10.2006, 07:31 PM	#8
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	I'll admit, I hadn't heard of Reynols either, and so I also made a search which you (Hip Priest) may be interested in. http://www.ubu.com/sound/reynols.html
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12.10.2006, 07:33 PM	#9
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Sound clips! Excellent, thank you very much. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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12.10.2006, 07:36 PM	#10
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	Your welcome. And to answer this thread, I enjoy SYR 2 the most.
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12.10.2006, 08:55 PM	#11
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	Not sure what I was voting on - what I own, or what I like most. I own all except 6 so far, but I voted for the ones I like best: 1, 3, and 4. They're all great though, of course.
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02.19.2007, 07:46 AM	#12
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	Anagrama is SOOOOOOOOOO fucking great, i wish my friends appreciated music like this. listening to it now.
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02.19.2007, 12:47 PM	#13
Magic Wheel Memory the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nowhere, NJ Posts: 836	Can't tell you why 3 is my favorite. It just is. 1 kicks ass, too, and 5 is very interesting. Haven't heard 6 yet.
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02.19.2007, 01:00 PM	#14
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	I wonder why musicfallinglikesnow deleted all her posts from this thread. It makes it look as though I was talking to myself. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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