Author Topic: Karnivool - Asymmetry (2013) [orig Sound Awake - (2009)] (Read 52422 times)

pain of occupation · « **Reply #70 on:** March 11, 2011, 11:44:14 AM »

ive maintained something like a 1.44X per day (maybe more) spinning of sound awake for over 3 months now...i think its my retroactive #1 album of 09.

Riceball · « **Reply #71 on:** March 11, 2011, 05:36:44 PM »

Quote from: Jirpo on March 11, 2011, 02:42:02 AM

Karnivool are awesome, plus they come from my home town!

Do you mean Perth generally, or Gozzie?

Jirpo · « **Reply #72 on:** March 11, 2011, 07:50:35 PM »

I mean Perth lol

j · « **Reply #73 on:** March 11, 2011, 09:52:41 PM »

Both their albums are sick. I haven't listened to either in awhile, but both are great, great stuff.

Is there a new one in the works yet?

-J

bodiesinflight · « **Reply #74 on:** March 12, 2011, 06:13:29 AM »

they are working on a new one but I would bet on it being out in 2012 rather than this year

Riceball · « **Reply #75 on:** March 23, 2011, 09:31:26 PM »

Major BUMP

So, the 'vool are playing two one-off shows in Perth and Albany (Australia, sorry New Yorkers

) on the 15th and 16th of April. Their press release says they will likely be one of a handful of appearances this year, so its a no-brainer for me

However:

Quote

Between everyone's various projects and the ongoing work in the studio writing the follow up to Sound Awake, we have found a window to play a couple of special shows in WA. These shows will be the last of the Sound Awake era, as well as a possible pointer of things to come.

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh yeah. Any other Perthites or Albanarians thinking of going?

Jirpo · « **Reply #76 on:** March 24, 2011, 05:20:57 AM »

Where are they playing? I'm definitely thinking of going. Really hoping they get more proggy and maybe a bit heavier.

Riceball · « **Reply #77 on:** March 24, 2011, 06:22:35 PM »

Its at Metro City, saw Opeth there a couple of years ago and they were awesome (missed out on DT though...). Definately gonna get there early and try for a balcony spot

Jirpo · « **Reply #78 on:** March 24, 2011, 07:19:57 PM »

I will probably go aswell, could you please notify me in this thread when tickets would be on sale and stuff? That would be great

Riceball · « **Reply #79 on:** March 24, 2011, 07:33:00 PM »

Haha they are on sale now; $40 from Heatseeker +bf, card & delivery charges (so its about $50; god damn ticketing duopolies lol) I think they are available at 78s & all the other usual places. My bet is itl be a sell out, they won't be playing much this year bar BDO and/or Soundwave I reckon.

Jirpo · « **Reply #80 on:** March 24, 2011, 07:45:21 PM »

OK, I'm going on camp for two days but I will try to get tickets soon! Thanks for that

Riceball · « **Reply #81 on:** April 13, 2011, 05:44:06 PM »

So the one-off show is tomorrow night. Based on the press release announcing the show, there is gonna be some new stuff demo-ed. I'll keep those who are interested informed.

Needless to say,

j · « **Reply #82 on:** April 13, 2011, 07:39:31 PM »

Have fun dude, let us know how it goes!

-J

Jirpo · « **Reply #83 on:** April 13, 2011, 09:39:57 PM »

I didn't realise Metro city was 18+, man that sucks, its only 3 months till I'm 18

Riceball · « **Reply #84 on:** April 13, 2011, 09:53:53 PM »

I feel your pain. I was 17 and 10 months when Opeth came to Perth for the first time since Still Life or something like that.

bodiesinflight · « **Reply #85 on:** April 14, 2011, 07:10:09 AM »

Quote from: Riceball on April 13, 2011, 05:44:06 PM

So the one-off show is tomorrow night. Based on the press release announcing the show, there is gonna be some new stuff demo-ed. I'll keep those who are interested informed.

Needless to say,

Do inform us please!
I need more vool in my life!

Riceball · « **Reply #86 on:** April 15, 2011, 05:28:59 AM »

Showtime

Jirpo · « **Reply #87 on:** April 15, 2011, 06:18:57 AM »

Awesome! Have fun!

Riceball · « **Reply #88 on:** April 15, 2011, 10:17:10 AM »

So, uhhh, that was awesome

The 'vool didn't come on until about 10, had two support bands (first of which was meh, second was pretty good - kind of hard rock/prog with some hardcore/post hardcore mixed in, theyl go places, I'll get the name from my bro tomorrow)

But Karnivool did not disappoint! They were spot on as usual, sounded crystal clear too. That was probably to do with the fact they didn't crank the volume like most bands that play this venue. The deep, chunky bass lines sounded mint (and were probably the highlight in a sonic sense), and Ian was as pitch perfect as ever. Sound engineer screwed up a couple of times though...

And...drumroll...they played a new song!

It was very deep, low and heavy. But not in a thrashing kind of way, it was kind of like the part near the end of Umbra in terms of pace. It was definately in the demo stage though, some parts were very raw and didn't match the coherance of Sound Awake. I remarked to my bro it seemed kind of contrived in its present form; he agreed.

Good news though: it was very, very progressive. It transitioned maybe four times, from chunky and deep to very soft, to atmospheric, to a bit wacky (that was the contrived-sounding bit) and slowly building back to the deep and chunky section. Certainly looking forward to this one once its finished!

The setlist was a little different than usual, in that Roquefort didn't get a play but Fear of the Sky was more than an adequate replacement. They did something improv-y in the atmospheric part too, which was very well received. The set ended with New Day, which came off brilliantly and was probably the best song of the night. Setlist was:

Goliath
Simple Boy
Fear of the Sky (w/ atmospheric interlude)
Themata
All I Know
Umbra
COTE
Deadman
Set Fire to the Hive
New song (title: Impossible?)
New Day
-------------
Change
Some More of the Same

All in all, brilliant show as always. I'd pay twice the price to see them, they just seem to be on such a rapid upward trajectory. If the new song is anything to go by, you should be excited for what's next from the Karnivault.

Note: I wrote this on my phone on the way home on the train, so apologies if its shittily spelled, poorly grammarised and/or it is a brain dump. And yes, grammarised is a word. I will not be told otherwise.

Kosmo · « **Reply #89 on:** April 15, 2011, 10:52:02 AM »

this band! Just checked them out, how are they not famous?

Riceball · « **Reply #90 on:** April 15, 2011, 04:00:15 PM »

BUMP for those who didnt see this before.

pain of occupation · « **Reply #91 on:** April 15, 2011, 07:02:27 PM »

Quote from: Kosmo on April 15, 2011, 10:52:02 AM

this band! Just checked them out, how are they not famous?

they're working on it.

i get the impression they're huge down under, but i'm not sure exactly. huge might be an overstatement. aussie's, can you confirm?

Riceball · « **Reply #92 on:** April 15, 2011, 07:34:05 PM »

I wouldn't say "huge" like radio play or anything. But in rock/metal circles, yeah they're right up there atm.

Ian Kenny's other band, Birds of Tokyo are pretty big though.

pain of occupation · « **Reply #93 on:** April 15, 2011, 08:26:57 PM »

hrrrmmm. you'd think they'd be on the radio. well, you'd kinda think so. set fire totally fits the radio format.

then again, arcade fire won that there grammy, and i've never heard em on canadian rock radio.
i dont think ive ever actually heard em, but i assume if they won the grammy, they must play commercially viable, radio friendly stuff.

Jirpo · « **Reply #94 on:** April 15, 2011, 08:52:08 PM »

Most people pretty much knows them here in Perth, even people who don't like metal, they're quite famous. Not sure about over east.

Riceball · « **Reply #95 on:** April 15, 2011, 11:10:37 PM »

Yeah Perth for sure, they've got a pretty big following over east too.

In terms of radio, they get played (or did in 2009) on indie radio. Australian commercial radio is run by 2.5 companies who are slaves to the major record labels; we get nothing but pop essentially

tri.ad · « **Reply #96 on:** April 16, 2011, 12:14:55 AM »

I'm kind of bummed that I didn't take the chance to see them when they played in Europe (they toured a few places in Germany as well). As it seems, they've already started writing a new album, so there's something to be excited about.

Riceball · « **Reply #97 on:** June 30, 2011, 07:17:22 PM »

Just thought I'd say that I listened to Sound Awake from Simple Boy to Change last night for the first time in a couple of months...

Still up there as a favourite, hasn't aged poorly one bit.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #98 on:** June 30, 2011, 08:17:45 PM »

I listened to this album a week ago. It was good, though nothing stood out. But hey, more listens to digest in the future! It had a good vibe.

Heaven Outcry Angel · « **Reply #99 on:** June 30, 2011, 08:18:29 PM »

Really good band!! I dont see the tool comparisons these guys are more interesting....

Riceball · « **Reply #100 on:** June 30, 2011, 08:31:59 PM »

It probably takes a couple of listens, but IMO its one of the most consistently great albums released in recent history. Nothing stands out, the whole thing is at 11/10, with perhaps Illumine the only exception at 10.5/10.

I've made my own little mix of Synops>Omitted for Clarity>Deadman>Change Pt.1>Change Pt.2 where they flow into eachother; trying to find another track to kick it off with to make it a 40-45 min musical orgasm.

LCArenas · « **Reply #101 on:** November 28, 2011, 10:36:24 PM »

Can anyone change the thread title to just "Karnivool" or something? Sound Awake is 2 years old now, and they've already started to play new songs in their shows, namely this one called "The Refusal". Haven't heard it yet. I've researched it but the quality of the videos is too bad to actually hear something.

Riceball · « **Reply #102 on:** November 28, 2011, 10:38:31 PM »

I thought it was called The Rundown?

Regardless, I concur. Man I can't wait for a new album from these blokes! Particularly if the new track is typical of the stuff they are writing.

Dr. DTVT · « **Reply #103 on:** November 29, 2011, 09:27:30 AM »

Quote from: LCArenas on November 28, 2011, 10:36:24 PM

Can anyone change the thread title to just "Karnivool" or something? Sound Awake is 2 years old now, and they've already started to play new songs in their shows, namely this one called "The Refusal". Haven't heard it yet. I've researched it but the quality of the videos is too bad to actually hear something.

Soundscape froze to death in Minnesota. PM a mod.

Samsara · « **Reply #104 on:** November 29, 2011, 02:10:46 PM »

I think I saw these guys open for Porcupine Tree at the Warfield in San Francisco last year. They impressed me.

edit - this thread inspired me to check out Sound Awake. Bought it and listened to some on MySpace. Very much looking forward to the experience. I anticipate once I'm done, I'll be picking up their first album and then the EPs in short order.

I wish I could remember more of their set when they opened for PT in San Fran. I was so excited about PT, while I watched Karnivool's entire set and enjoyed it (I bought some sort of CD single awhile back but it disappeared), I was so amped up for PT, I had forgotten about this band.

News: The Gift of Music official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fae4FQ4McSY

Author Topic: Karnivool - Asymmetry (2013) [orig Sound Awake - (2009)] (Read 52422 times)

Kosmo