StarsKay Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 ^ i haven't but i'd be interested to hear that :stunned: thank you once again VERVE! i can't get enough of this band. so much energy, such a beat, great sound all around. of the 2, i like them both just as much as each other. before i would've said awitc but now it's definintely both :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Bloc Party Looking Inward for New Album For the next two weeks, Kele Okereke and his British dance-infused rock combo Bloc Party, will continue their tour across the U.S. Though the four-piece hit the studio to lay down ideas for their third album, just before their current jaunt, Okereke told Spinner that he's happy to be back on the road in the States. For starters, while he may be spending quite a bit of time on an 18-wheeler, his creativity will roll on. "I'm always brimming with inspiration when I'm on the road," he said. "It's a great time to be reflective and to put stuff into yourself. I enjoy it a lot. You just have to use your time wisely." Time management means Bloc Party will be using sound checks to write new tunes, but don't expect all of the group's next record to come from this Yankey trot. "At the end of the American tour, we'll have some new ideas from new places, but already I have a fairly good idea, of what I want [the songs on the new record to be]," he said. Bloc Party's second record, 'A Weekend In the City,' had a lot to do with growing up, going out and a xenophobic post-London-Bombings Britain. The next installment will explore somewhere a bit different. "I think with this third record, its very much going to be a record about interior spaces," he said. "If 'Weekend In the City' was me complaining about going out and getting f---ed up, I think this is going to be a very intimate record about staying in and discovering aspects of yourself. And not in a grown-up, Coldplay/Snow Patrol way." No 'Yellow' in their future, Okereke said he plans to dive deep into "human relationships, on a real kind of primal level," he explained, "what it means to feel desire and what it means to actually feel close to someone, or what it feels to feel lament -- the passing of closeness between people. It's very much going to be a record about internal relationships." Bloc Party won't be dropping any of their new tunes, penned or in-progress on their current trek. A December, U.K. single is a possibility, but if that happens, the release will be the only time fans will get any new BP until the third album thanks to Okereke's YouTube fears. "That was the one thing that annoyed me mildly about 'Weekend In the City' tracks. We played them, I guess a year before the album came out, and now in the age of YouTube, everyone's got a camera phone," he sighed. "People were getting really attached to these nascent versions of songs but they still [weren't] finished and they weren't anybody else's property really and I think this time around we're gonna present people with an album." http://www.spinner.com/2007/09/26/bloc-party-looking-inward-for-new-album/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiminy Cricket Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 ^ Good neeeeeeeeeeews. Also, I'm going to see them in November. I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLo Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 pictuuuuuresss!!!! not as good as i wanted them to be.. but better than nothing :) as usual. the rest are here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisa Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Excellent pics as always! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Anyone else heard Flux? Cant say I'm a fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janhaw Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Bloc Party - Flux http://www.mediafire.com/?5ts41kits0w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntjd Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 pictuuuuuresss!!!! not as good as i wanted them to be.. but better than nothing :) as usual. the rest are here: love all your live photography. Can i ask what settings and camera you use to take them? bloc party are truly amazing live, aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLo Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 love all your live photography. Can i ask what settings and camera you use to take them? bloc party are truly amazing live, aren't they? when i can, i use my SLR - Nikon D80 - and use whatever manual options i see fit for the lighting.. i usually have it on shutter priority actually. but in big venues i dont risk bringing in my SLR (like for bloc party) and ive recently switched over to using a Canon SD800. where i have either 800ISO or higher (i try to keep it at 800.. and then if its too grainy i fix it up on photoshop) i also try to take picutres only where theres enough light.. and set the exposure value at -1 to -2. yeah im not expert.. i only speak from experience and trial/error lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntjd Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 when i can, i use my SLR - Nikon D80 - and use whatever manual options i see fit for the lighting.. i usually have it on shutter priority actually. but in big venues i dont risk bringing in my SLR (like for bloc party) and ive recently switched over to using a Canon SD800. where i have either 800ISO or higher (i try to keep it at 800.. and then if its too grainy i fix it up on photoshop) i also try to take picutres only where theres enough light.. and set the exposure value at -1 to -2. yeah im not expert.. i only speak from experience and trial/error lol D80. great cameras those. my DSLR of choice if i had $1000+ to spend on a camera. my uncle has one, brilliant cameras! cheers! thanks for the advice, i have a canon G7 which is good but i've never thought of changing the iso setting to higher because of noise. how do you reduce it? *sorry i'm asking all these questions, just starting out and haven't been taking photos much so i've forgotten alot of the tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Anybody want my Flux NME CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntjd Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 YES. very much so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 YES. very much so. PM me your name and address so I can post it. It might to Aussie-land by Christmas :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERVE Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Dont like the new single very much. Hope the next album wont be like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarsKay Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 ^ it's an ok song. first time i heard it i reckon it was pretty good, but i got tired of it pretty fast. i too hope their 3rd album isn't as techno driven :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1_36 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Dont like the new single very much. Hope the next album wont be like this. No need to worry apparently! Kele Okereke says 'Flux' will not be like their new album Dec 16, 2007 2 Comments Add Bloc Party to MyNME Bloc Party have admitted that their recent hit single will not be a reflection of what their forthcoming third album is like. Frontman Kele Okereke claims the track 'Flux', which has given the band a new dance edge, has allowed the four-piece to broaden their horizons. But he warned that the band will not be going in the same direction for the follow up to 'A Weekend In The City'. He told BBC 6 Music: "'Flux' isn't an indication at all about the next record. The important thing about this record for me was that it showed we could do anything we wanted, we weren't going to settle for being any other guitar band of 2007. Luckily it was successful." Drummer Matt Tong added: "I think one crucial thing about that song was it was radically different from anything we attempted before and I think it was important in terms of opening up... broadening our horizons". Several remixes of track were given away on a covermount CD in the NME last month. The song charted at Number Eight in the UK singles chart. http://www.nme.com/news/bloc-party/33214 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarsKay Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 looking forward to it already. fully loved awitc so if their new stuff slightly resembles that, i'd still be a heavy listener. again, not that i didn't like flux, i just know they can do so much better, oh yes, and not a huge fan of techno (like anything, too much is a bad thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniep_93 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 No need to worry apparently! Kele Okereke says 'Flux' will not be like their new album Dec 16, 2007 2 Comments Add Bloc Party to MyNME Bloc Party have admitted that their recent hit single will not be a reflection of what their forthcoming third album is like. Frontman Kele Okereke claims the track 'Flux', which has given the band a new dance edge, has allowed the four-piece to broaden their horizons. But he warned that the band will not be going in the same direction for the follow up to 'A Weekend In The City'. He told BBC 6 Music: "'Flux' isn't an indication at all about the next record. The important thing about this record for me was that it showed we could do anything we wanted, we weren't going to settle for being any other guitar band of 2007. Luckily it was successful." Drummer Matt Tong added: "I think one crucial thing about that song was it was radically different from anything we attempted before and I think it was important in terms of opening up... broadening our horizons". Several remixes of track were given away on a covermount CD in the NME last month. The song charted at Number Eight in the UK singles chart. http://www.nme.com/news/bloc-party/33214 That's a relief. I liked Flux but I don't think Bloc Party suit that genre of music well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Anyone else bought the German language version of Flux on iTunes? I understand nothing! :D But great idea to sing in a foreign language. I heard there's also a French version of Flux available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matter-Eater Lad Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Flux is an amazing song, but my new favorite is Rhododandrums. It's a hard word to spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyduckette Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Rhododendrons is awesome. but not as awesome as Selfish Son. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matter-Eater Lad Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I cant find that song. Do you know where I could get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1_36 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I cant find that song. Do you know where I could get it? Rhododendrons is on the Hunting for Witches single, Selfish Son is on the I Still Remember single, they're both on iTunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Agreed. Selfish Son is awesome. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matter-Eater Lad Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Rhododendrons is on the Hunting for Witches single, Selfish Son is on the I Still Remember single, they're both on iTunes Not in America, the American Itunes sucks:\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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