#limblifter

Corrode, ya rusted all my spokes You loosened my chrome, screws and bolts Take it apart and boot it in Plant, ya dug me like I was soil Now ya map me like I'm the whole world

LIMBLIFTER "TINFOIL"

Limblifter - Bellaclava⁠ ⁠ @limblifter @ryandahle @wearebusybodies #limblifter #dahlebros #ryandahle #wearebusybodies⁠ ⁠ God damn I love Limblifter and I've been VERY excited that they're reissuing and issuing some greats on vinyl via We Are Busy Bodies. Just got this copy of Bellaclava in the mail but Discogs tells me it doesn't drop until March 6th. I guess you know that means you better get on that preorder, if it's still up. Word on the street is that there are only 300 copies so sorry in advance if its sold out already. ⁠ ⁠ This is ONE OF but not my #1 favorite Limblifter/Dahle-adjacent releases, but it's probably #2. Ariel vs. Lotus is actually the song that introduced my non-Candian ass to Limblifter because it was big enough to make it onto the Much Music circuit, etc. I REALLY REALLY REALLY want I/O on vinyl, but I will be patient and thankful for the fact that they've come this far in making Bellaclava available for the first time. ⁠ ⁠ I know so little about the Canadian, and especially Vancouver-ish, scenes from the early 2000s except that some of my favorite albums of all time came out of the fertile landscape at the time (I'm lookin at you, Matthew Good Band - Beautiful Midnight). I do know that everything Ryan Dahle touched(s) is golden and I'm sad I've never been able to see them. I suggested they come stateside to Seattle for a show and some jabroni told me I should go to Vancouver. GUESS WHAT BUDDY?! No, I don't own a car and the US border guards are awful on the way back in. So hear me out, Limblifter...come to Seattle maybe? We love you!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #vinylrecords #vinylcollectionpost #vinyls #recordcollector #vinyladdict #vinyljunkie #onmyturntable #nowspinning #vinyligclub #vinyllovers #vinylclub #vinylcollective #vinylexams #vinyl #vinylporn #vinylcollector #recordcollection⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/B848aE9nz_a/?igshid=1as2vh0gjrnzz

Having been a huge fan of his work in both Age of Electric and Limblifter, I was very curious to hear a solo album, but for some reason it took me years to finally pop this on, and I don't even entirely recall where I got it. Nevertheless, it's a highly engaging listen: RD is a thoroughbred studio hound - this can be evidenced anywhere from the obvious fascination with studio-based effects (tape speeds, tricky editing, and a kind of tendency, especially on 'Bellaclava' to "pull back the curtain" on the studio process) that peeked through on the two killer LL records of the 90s, to his present-day Instagram account, which is largely pictures of a beautiful island studio filled with sick, often rare gear - and that makes for an insanely detailed listen, the songs chock full of brazen mix moves, crazy edits and FX-work (especially on the drums, which are largely played by his brother Kurt, a true legend of Canadian rock drummers: I once saw him chug multiple bottles of wine and chain-smoke through an entire LL set, stick-twirling the whole time and never missing a beat), unexpectedly cool panning choices, subtly unusual instrumentation, and a general kind of "art rock" vibe, much more so than on anything else I've heard from him. My only quibble would be that, despite the amazing plethora of ideas and genuinely cool production on display, some of the songs themselves are not particularly memorable, although this could be partially because he seems to be at times writing authentically *different* types of pop/rock songs, in terms of their structure and melodic trajectories, and in that case perhaps should be considered part of the "art rock" appeal; who knows, it's a hell of a listen either way.

Finally got a new little amp for my #turntable and finally able to listen to my #limblifter #vinyl! Unfortunately, this handy little amp is not made for phono without a pre-amp, which my nearly 20-year-old turntable does not have built-in. So, I'm going to get a pre-amp so I can really crank this album to 11! (at Van Der Smudge Arms) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAN6dJ_libe/?igshid=1mfippozv0y4b

#tbt #throwbackthursday to March 7th. It's a crappy pic, but it was the last concert I saw before the pandemic shut everything down: #limblifter and it was amazing. (at The 27 Club Ottawa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_EOWtrF-OF/?igshid=75btjaue8ixy