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06-22-2008, 10:06 AM
| | | | My Bloody Valentine at the Roundhouse
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Well I have to admit I'm slightly astonished to see a bustling effects forum in rude health and full-throated vigour with ne'ery a mention of our beloved rock revolutionaries reuniting in London town on Friday!
So let me chime in. The show was sublime - a force of pure musical genius lumbering from some candyfloss tarpit to remind the current crop of would-be indie champs just how the heck this music thing is supposed to be done.
It was a really rare experience - not a hint of nostalgia, just a truly punishing, uplifting, and astounding show done by musicians in their prime.
My ears are still ringing. Deb Googe is a bass force. And for all of My Bloody Valentine's association with effects pedals, it strikes me that apart from a booster here, fuzz there, and overdrive o'er yonder, the colossal noise is really just a product of incredibly inventive technique, an almost unlimited amp budget, and volume.
That said, anyone else get a closer peak at the effects on offer?
And one parting thought - if you're a bass player and are in London before Tuesday, get to this show. Do it now. Spare no one.  |
06-22-2008, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by cameric  Well I have to admit I'm slightly astonished to see a bustling effects forum in rude health and full-throated vigour with ne'ery a mention of our beloved rock revolutionaries reuniting in London town on Friday! | That's probably because the topic is better suited for the Miscellaneous forum rather than the effects forum. If you were discussing the bassist's effects rather than the show then this would be the place.
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06-22-2008, 12:01 PM
| | | | Mostly a prologue to this:
"That said, anyone else get a closer peak at the effects on offer?" |
06-22-2008, 12:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: London, England | | My Bloody Valentine SUCK 
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06-22-2008, 04:05 PM
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06-22-2008, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Higgie My Bloody Valentine DON'T SUCK | Fixed it for ya!  |
06-22-2008, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cameric Mostly a prologue to this:
"That said, anyone else get a closer peak at the effects on offer?" |
some people just don't know how to read on here..
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06-22-2008, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by EricF Fixed it for ya! | Nope, I stand by my original statement 
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06-22-2008, 04:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | An amazing band, I don't know if they are pinnacle of effects usage, the effects rigs seem fairly minimal to me. It sounds like an array of overdrive/distortions and delay/reverb... maybe some chorus here and there, but they push what they have to their limits. They do create a surreal world with their music.
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06-23-2008, 03:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt Till An amazing band, I don't know if they are pinnacle of effects usage, the effects rigs seem fairly minimal to me. It sounds like an array of overdrive/distortions and delay/reverb... maybe some chorus here and there, but they push what they have to their limits. They do create a surreal world with their music. | See, that was the revelation in the show, and the reason why I asked if anyone had a closer peak at the set-up...reverb is certainly there, but as for chorusing & other delay-based effects, I think a lot of that is actually down to alternate tunings and whammy technique. And on recording, a lot has to do with inventive mic placement and multiple amp set-ups.
The bass player definitely uses some o'd/fuzz, but I think that's it. And sadly, I don't think they make an effect that replicates a Gibson T-bird driving 2 SVT/8x10 rigs yet  I'd still be curious about what she's using though... |
06-23-2008, 07:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland NZ | | | I know they have discussed their effects in interviews, the guitarists use some kind of modulation to change the 'attack' of the note.
btw, to me MBV (alongside a few others) is the peak of modernism in popular music (when I say modernism I am talking about the formal qualities of the music - textures, brushstrokes etc.) |
06-23-2008, 08:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London, England | | | my bad, i thought u were talking about bullet for my valentine!! soz man!
ill have to check My bloody Valentine out!!!
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06-27-2008, 03:52 AM
| | | | Did anyone get a chance to check out what unusual fx etc Sonic Boom used during the Spectrum set? |
06-27-2008, 04:57 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lincolnshire, UK | | | i just spent 5 minutes thiking this was a thread about Bullet for my Valentine, curse the similarity of their names. |
06-27-2008, 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDarkReaver i just spent 5 minutes thiking this was a thread about Bullet for my Valentine, curse the similarity of their names. | blasphemy
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06-27-2008, 07:59 AM
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06-27-2008, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDarkReaver i just spent 5 minutes thiking this was a thread about Bullet for my Valentine, curse the similarity of their names. | Well, if you like Bullet for my Valentine, you will NOT like MBV.
I love My Bloody Valentine. Transcendent record that Loveless was, I think Isn't anything was the rawer hint at greatness that bowled me full over...more punk and I guess a tad less focussed, it contains probably one of my favorite fuzz bass songs: feed me with your kiss....
Such an amazing band, and Kevin Sheilds, a maniac genius. |
06-27-2008, 09:47 AM
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06-27-2008, 10:15 AM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | OK, let's get this thread onto the rails here. Can a MBV fan please post some MP3 or Youtube links to MBV tracks that contain effects on bass? And I don't mean where the tone is distorted because they were using a pair of cranked SVT's. I'd like to hear the ones where there may be reverb, chorus, effect-y fuzz, etc. Thanks! |
06-27-2008, 10:26 AM
| | | | I was procrastinating going to see them here in NY since tix were pretty expensive and i'm kinda broke right now and now its sold out, and i'm really regretting not buying them. hopefully i can find tix close to face value somewhere...
and it's kinda hard to tell what bass effects r being used since everything's so noisy and kinda meshes together (in a good way) | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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