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Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 01:26:43 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2014 05:26

Alright so first off holy shit can this guy write a hook. Whatever I say after this let my first statement be that I got reeled into even the few tracks I ended up disliking almost immediately, so he certainly has a knack for song-craft in that respect. Other than the hip-hop guest spot (which felt very odd. not bad just out of place) the album was fairly varied but still stayed within it's own comfort zone, which isn't a bad thing at all; Beaudreau knows what he's good at and does it very well; as a consequence the album did feel rather formulaic at times, but even if it did feel like Beaudreau was following his own songwriting handbook for every track, he spun it a different way each time, as a result there aren't (at least IMO) any real stand-out tracks, but the album excels in it's consistency (only dropping around the early middle). Only other qualm I can think of is it felt overproduced on a few tracks. But final analysis? I dug it. Great pick Rocky 😄

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

videoheadcleaner — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 03:28:38 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 03/17/2014 07:28

Bit behind on ALC at the moment. I liked Ether though. Still digesting it in all honesty but a good pick.

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:03:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/17/2014 00:03

I haven't forgotten about this. This week just became a bit of a write-off for new listens once the MadGibbs album dropped. Will get to this in the next couple of days.

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 16:22:15 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/16/2014 20:22

Sorry I completely forget about ALC until just a moment ago. I'll give this a spin soon and let you know what I think. Looks interesting

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

19loveless91 — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:41:58 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 03/12/2014 16:41

Well.. I rather enjoyed that. Nothing new, but a very pleasant listen. Will give it another listen before the end of the week...

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

mickilennial — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:45:39 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/11/2014 20:45

swedenman wrote:

It was certainly more interesting and consistent than any Shaimus release. Great find!

^

This wasn't too bad at all, I enjoyed it, but I felt a little underwhelmed at times. I'll be doing a second listen through headphones rather than speakers later on though.

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:40:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/11/2014 20:40

It was quite enjoyable, actually. Pretty straightforward and accessible, but also varied and not very predictable. It was certainly more interesting and consistent than any Shaimus release. Great find!

ALC Rankings:
1. Burn Your Fire for No Witness
2. Shelter
3. The Gloaming
4. Ether
5. Moodeity
6. The Unnatural World
7. You Are No One
8. Ghettoville
9. Cycles of Existential Rhyme

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

Hayden — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:03:07 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/11/2014 19:03

Will listen 😄

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:06:10 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 03/11/2014 18:06

No worries, I'm just joking. I know everyone's busy, it's no big deal.

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

Norman Bates — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:09:16 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/11/2014 16:09

Sorry, lotsa work this week. Will try to give it a listen very soon. I'm way late on my ALC listening list though.

Re: ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:56:44 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 03/11/2014 13:56

I'm gonna take the universal silence as dumfounded, awestruck approval.

ALC #9 - Ether by Phil Beaudreau

RockyRaccoon — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:39:39 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 03/10/2014 16:39

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Alright, so this is, so far, one of my definite favorite albums from this year. Phil Beaudreau is the former lead singer of one of my favorite bands, Shaimus. Since they broke up, he went off and did his own thing. This album sounds very different from the stuff he did with Shaimus, much more synthpop-like. Also, Beaudreau plays every single instrument you hear on this album, which I think is kind of cool (with the exception of the rapper that's featured on one track). Anyways, it's a really cool album, I like it a lot, I hope you all do as well.

You can listen to it here. And as a bonus, here is a cover he did of The Beach Boys' "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times", which, while not actually being released on the album, was released at the same time. And it's a nice little cover I think.

If you have trouble listening to it or want a copy just let me know