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I think Jon is awesome (after all he is responsible for "The Escapist" and beginning portions of "LiT" ).. But honestly, He can do better than this.

 

Understandable, except for that this project wasn't really something he was trying to put his all into. It was just a fun project that he and King Creosote have been working on over the past 7 years just to see what would happen, and this was the result.

 

Naturally, Jon Hopkins' best work will be found on his own albums, but just enjoy this for what it is. It is a good remix of Anderson's songs, after all. :)

If the hypnofeed is the April Fools for this year it's kind of lame :\

 

Well apparently the video is one of the first April Fools that used television. :\

oh damn is it that long ago already? I still remember it very good (april 1st 2010)when the guys introduced Coldplay - Angst with Jonny at the front....

:lol: I remember that!

I loved that april fools joke!

haha £42 per bottle lol :P

If the hypnofeed is the April Fools for this year it's kind of lame :\

 

so true :\

maybe they were just way too busy to do an actual prank :sneaky:

^ THIS.

Seriously, before the last album came out, they posted with names of tracks, etc. I wonder why they are keeping everything a secret this time, even when they have gotten blossoming songs and have narrowed their album down. They are most definitely close to finishing.

maybe they were just way too busy to do an actual prank :sneaky:

 

I like the way you think. :awesome:

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but they added a new old entry to the year 2008 on the timeline. :)

yes.

 

i cant hear shiver!

Roadie #42 - Blog #129

5 April 2011 9:20 pm

#42 and the wonky studio

 

Greetings folks, from my little room at the top of the Beehive. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I could swear that things have got more wonky up here since we moved in. And I mean that in a purely physical sense, not a psychological one. We’ve got bits of wood under the fridge to try to level it up and there’s a pretty hefty crack appearing down the side of the staircase. Whether it’s just the building breathing, or whether I’ll find myself on top of a passing double decker one day soon, only time will tell.

 

 

Aside from the cracks down the stairs, there are further building modifications going on. Somewhat amusingly, before we moved in here, the place had been squatted and the walls were covered with graffiti. Part of the refit was cleaning up, re-plastering and re-painting so we were surrounded by pristine white walls.

 

Since then, bringing everything full circle, Chris seems to have become very friendly with spray-paint and Will, with most of his parts recorded, has also begun to express himself rather colourfully all over the walls.

 

I didn’t find out for a long time that the Viva logo was something Will did whilst at a loose end during the last album sessions. The four bars, one red and three black with the V I V A letters across them had been up on the wall in the lounge area of the Bakery for a long time. Because I was so accustomed to seeing the logo all over the place - on the huge stage drape, on t-shirts, tour programmes - everywhere, I just assumed that the small one up on the wall in the Bakery was just another, maybe a decal or something. But when we were filming the band getting all the wonderful fan postcards a couple of years ago, the subject came up. Will proudly explained that it was the original and all his own work.

 

This week is eerily quiet here. From the look of things, this may be a “family week” at home for the band, which means everyone still here gets a chance to catch up with work and make a start on preparations for the festivals.

 

EJ, one of the band’s lovely assistants dropped by the other day with passports fresh back from the travel company. I’m now on my fifth passport since starting with Coldplay back in 2002 - that’s a lot of pages stamped and an unthinkable number of miles travelled. The impending festival run is hardly a lengthy world tour, but it’s a reminder that we’re going to be back out in the world soon and that the warm comfy cocoon of the studio isn’t forever.

 

In an attempt to take the edge off the mad-dash panic that band rehearsals tend to be, we’re getting a head start on gear repairs and maintenance. Bash has been in with a new kit for Will, which has been suitably attacked with the spray-cans. I’m busily sampling a lot of the old keyboards that we’ve taken on the road with us for years - trying to shed a few cargo pounds. Matt McGinn is tearing apart Jonny’s world to satisfy Dan Green’s desire for true stereo.

 

 

It’s not all silence in the studio though, as Chris and Brian appear to have snuck back in during the ‘quiet week’. Like mischievous little boys, they’re pulling the songs out and seeing if there’s some interesting ways in which they can twist and distort them. Markus has been at the reins very solidly through this session and has done a sterling job at keeping everything progressing towards the finish line. A little bit of coaxing happy accidents from mad experiments can’t hurt though. And it looks like that’s exactly what’s happening downstairs. I want to find an excuse to nip in and take a look, but I also don’t want to break the spell.

 

Either way, I can’t wait to hear the results.

 

R#42.

"Will, with most of his part recorded!!!"

That's an indication that album release can't be THAT far away, or is it???

And There should be some pics of Painting on walls as well!! How are we supposed to know the theme!! Ha Ha.

The grafiti must be a present theme in LP5. Maybe some will be on the cover?

 

I'm positive, at this point, LP5 will release this Fall. It seems too unlikely for it to not.

"Will, with most of his part recorded!!!"

 

Definitely we are getting somewhere...But I still don't understand why he can't give us more details....Anyway, fall is starting to sound right for a release date. Furthermore, I think we have to study carefully each blog talking about LP5 since every time 42 gives a small detail in regard to the album...

 

Can't wait for it, but I wish he would be able to write a little bit more to excite us...

Definitely we are getting somewhere...But I still don't understand why he can't give us more details....Anyway, fall is starting to sound right for a release date. Furthermore, I think we have to study carefully each blog talking about LP5 since every time 42 gives a small detail in regard to the album...

 

Can't wait for it, but I wish he would be able to write a little bit more to excite us...

 

Well, by teasing us with vague updates and small bits regarding LP5, he is virtually birthing subconscious build-up. Trust me - he is doing his job. Haha

THEY MENTIONED THE POSTCARDS PROJECT (BRIEFLY)

 

:bigcry:

 

I feel all wiggly :wacky:. Where is Lore, I need a fangirl squee.

Reading between lines, pay attention to this part:

 

"Like mischievous little boys, they’re pulling the songs out and seeing if there’s some interesting ways in which they can twist and distort them. Markus has been at the reins very solidly through this session and has done a sterling job at keeping everything progressing towards the finish line. A little bit of coaxing happy accidents from mad experiments can’t hurt though".

 

If they are "pulling the songs out" is because maybe the songs are already finished. This conclusion acquires strength when you read that Chris and Brian are trying to "twist and distort them".

 

Meanwhile, Markus "has done a sterling job at keeping everything progressing towards the finish line".

 

Finally, a "little bit of coaxing happy accidents from mad experiments can’t hurt" revealing that as a finished product there is no harm at reinventing some songs...

 

My dear fellows, here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It sounds really positive! I like it, like they're almost finished :nice: I would have loved more details but well, I always ask for more :P

Well I'm just gonna say tnx Roadie!

Why do we always have to end up asking for more info. Be grateful that he remembers us every once in a while and we get a new story. When they are ready we will get album updates. I plan on not stressing about it. Just get it in your head that whining won't help you!

Hey calm down! I was just being excited about it and when you're excited about something you always want more! Who says we are not gratful! Relax!

ahh par favar! Thanks Roadie! I am so excited and I agree with Laga, we always want more. Which does not mean we are not happy about Roadie updates. ^_^

I just read the blog-- Its seems graffiti and spray paint may be the artistic side of LP5!

:dance: Woohoo! Roadie's back!!!

 

 

. . . Is it weird that when I first saw the picture of the cracked stairway I thought it was the album artwork?:confused:

 

I swear, this thing's going to drive me insane :dizzy: