Doves - Lost Sides (CD)/Where Were Calling From (DVD)
09-30-03, 10:10 AM
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Doves - Lost Sides (CD)/Where Were Calling From (DVD)
Doves fan take note: two new (import) releases
Lost Sides (Limited 2CD Edition):
Break Me Gently (Incidental)
Darker
Your Shadow Lay Across My Life
Meet Me At The Pier
Down To Sea
Crunch
Zither
Valley
Northenden
Hit The Ground Running
Willow's Song
Far From Grace
Bonus CD:
Words (Echoboy Remix)
N.Y. (Chris Coco Remix)
M62 Song (Four Tet Mix)
The Sulphur Man (Rebelski Remix)
The Last Broadcast (Magnet Remix)
Where We're Calling From (Hebden Bridge Remix)
Satellites (Soulsavers Remix
Where We're Calling From: Region 1 (DVD release) (Canadian?) OCTOBER 7TH RELEASE
Amazon.co.uk Review
Watching Doves: Where We're Calling From, with its plethora of additional material above and beyond the top-quality music, it's easy to forget that the Doves have only released two albums to date. This is a band that has worked tirelessly to nurture a dark but accessibly intelligent sound and image--a mix of Oasis-style pop-rock coupled with the bleak desperation of Radiohead.
Thematically, the disc draws on their darker side. It has a state-of-the-art opening menu, incorporating a panoramic sub-apocalyptic cityscape, and a haunting soundtrack. This continues a theme established in some of their promo videos, which mock the fake idealism of modern society, particularly the loss of identity through consumerism ("There Goes the Fear") and the failure of planned urban utopias ("Pounding").
Mourning the demise of craftsmanship, the sepia video for "Sea Song" comprises footage of a man constructing a wooden rocking chair. Contributing to the strange, claustrophobic atmosphere of the DVD, the concert footage recorded at Cornwall's futuristic Eden project includes live performances of their greatest hits and selected album tracks. Performed in front of the eerily lit domes, the show sums up the Doves' weird mass appeal.
On the DVD: Doves: Where We're Calling From heralds a new era in music DVD by reinventing selection menus. Instead of numerous sub-menus, all of the features are included on one huge menu that can be navigated by using the left and right keys on the remote control, creating a 360-degree feel. However like an unwieldy child, the disc's interactive features need constant attention so that they behave in the way you want. --John Galilee
Synopsis
Doves recorded live at the Eden Project in July 2002. The tracklist includes: 'Pounding', 'There Goes The Fear', 'Catch The Sun', 'Caught By The River', 'Here It Comes' and 'Spaceface'.
Amazon.com lists this at a high price of $27. Amazon.ca/HMV denotes this at $18.89 CDN. hmm, me figures ordering from Amazon.ca is the smarter deal.
Lost Sides (Limited 2CD Edition):
Break Me Gently (Incidental)
Darker
Your Shadow Lay Across My Life
Meet Me At The Pier
Down To Sea
Crunch
Zither
Valley
Northenden
Hit The Ground Running
Willow's Song
Far From Grace
Bonus CD:
Words (Echoboy Remix)
N.Y. (Chris Coco Remix)
M62 Song (Four Tet Mix)
The Sulphur Man (Rebelski Remix)
The Last Broadcast (Magnet Remix)
Where We're Calling From (Hebden Bridge Remix)
Satellites (Soulsavers Remix
Where We're Calling From: Region 1 (DVD release) (Canadian?) OCTOBER 7TH RELEASE
Amazon.co.uk Review
Watching Doves: Where We're Calling From, with its plethora of additional material above and beyond the top-quality music, it's easy to forget that the Doves have only released two albums to date. This is a band that has worked tirelessly to nurture a dark but accessibly intelligent sound and image--a mix of Oasis-style pop-rock coupled with the bleak desperation of Radiohead.
Thematically, the disc draws on their darker side. It has a state-of-the-art opening menu, incorporating a panoramic sub-apocalyptic cityscape, and a haunting soundtrack. This continues a theme established in some of their promo videos, which mock the fake idealism of modern society, particularly the loss of identity through consumerism ("There Goes the Fear") and the failure of planned urban utopias ("Pounding").
Mourning the demise of craftsmanship, the sepia video for "Sea Song" comprises footage of a man constructing a wooden rocking chair. Contributing to the strange, claustrophobic atmosphere of the DVD, the concert footage recorded at Cornwall's futuristic Eden project includes live performances of their greatest hits and selected album tracks. Performed in front of the eerily lit domes, the show sums up the Doves' weird mass appeal.
On the DVD: Doves: Where We're Calling From heralds a new era in music DVD by reinventing selection menus. Instead of numerous sub-menus, all of the features are included on one huge menu that can be navigated by using the left and right keys on the remote control, creating a 360-degree feel. However like an unwieldy child, the disc's interactive features need constant attention so that they behave in the way you want. --John Galilee
Synopsis
Doves recorded live at the Eden Project in July 2002. The tracklist includes: 'Pounding', 'There Goes The Fear', 'Catch The Sun', 'Caught By The River', 'Here It Comes' and 'Spaceface'.
Amazon.com lists this at a high price of $27. Amazon.ca/HMV denotes this at $18.89 CDN. hmm, me figures ordering from Amazon.ca is the smarter deal.
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10-01-03, 11:12 AM
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Yup I already have that on pre-order. but the region 2 dvd, as I can watch it on my cheap toshiba dvd player. Cost me all of 49 dollars, well after 30 dollars in amazon GC, but still 80 dollars.
10-01-03, 01:54 PM
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Originally posted by BadlyDrawnBoy
Yup I already have that on pre-order. but the region 2 dvd, as I can watch it on my cheap toshiba dvd player. Cost me all of 49 dollars, well after 30 dollars in amazon GC, but still 80 dollars.
Yup I already have that on pre-order. but the region 2 dvd, as I can watch it on my cheap toshiba dvd player. Cost me all of 49 dollars, well after 30 dollars in amazon GC, but still 80 dollars.
I'm all over these two releases, though. I already own a copy of or have downloaded all of those b-sides, but I'll be picking up the 2 disc CD anyway. I haven't seen many of their videos, so I'm looking forward to getting the DVD, too.
10-02-03, 09:08 AM
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Originally posted by atlantamoi
Do the B-sides stand up to their proper material? I adore this band.
Do the B-sides stand up to their proper material? I adore this band.
Not to go completely off tangent, but there are only a few bands that I know of that really qualify has having excellent b-sides:
London Suede - the double b-sides album is amazing
Mansun
Oasis
Super Furry Animals - (why oh why is "Roman Roads" not on "Rings Around the World" - excellent song)
10-02-03, 12:03 PM
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Originally posted by Giles
London Suede - the double b-sides album is amazing
London Suede - the double b-sides album is amazing
It's a shame they have to be marketed as London Suede over in the U.S.
Never could get my head around that..is that because if someone doesn't like their music over there it gives an excuse as to why they sound the way they do?
10-02-03, 12:15 PM
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Originally posted by Giles
Not to go completely off tangent, but there are only a few bands that I know of that really qualify has having excellent b-sides:
London Suede - the double b-sides album is amazing
Super Furry Animals - (why oh why is "Roman Roads" not on "Rings Around the World" - excellent song)
Not to go completely off tangent, but there are only a few bands that I know of that really qualify has having excellent b-sides:
London Suede - the double b-sides album is amazing
Super Furry Animals - (why oh why is "Roman Roads" not on "Rings Around the World" - excellent song)
10-02-03, 01:09 PM
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Originally posted by RichDB10
You mean Suede
It's a shame they have to be marketed as London Suede over in the U.S.
Never could get my head around that..is that because if someone doesn't like their music over there it gives an excuse as to why they sound the way they do?
You mean Suede
It's a shame they have to be marketed as London Suede over in the U.S.
Never could get my head around that..is that because if someone doesn't like their music over there it gives an excuse as to why they sound the way they do?
