Author Topic: maudlin of the Well - PART THE SECOND (2009) NOW AVAIL FREE DL! (Read 6972 times)

SoundscapeMN · « **on:** May 14, 2009, 08:29:23 AM »

Yes, finally THAT day has come!

I don't question whether the $12 I donated to Toby Driver for this was well spent. I absolutely LOVE motW and having this come out finally this year just adds to how great a year 2009 is/will be..even just for nostaglia w Soundscape, Transatlantic, this and hopefully Kevin Gilbert.

oh man, tomorrow I will check get to check this out along with the debut EP from Water & Bodies (and I'm seeing Protest the Hero for the 1st time!). Friday May 15th is going to be a highly memorable one for me and my music events of 2009!

https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=43230308&blogId=489023864
https://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/kayo-dot/494932-maudlin-well-part-second.html

It is my great pleasure to introduce:

maudlin of the Well - Part The Second (2009)

1. An Excerpt From 6,000,000,000,000 Miles Before the First, or, The Revisitation of the Blue Ghost (1999-2009)

2. Another Excerpt: Keep Light Near You, Even When Dying (1997-2009)

3. Rose Quartz Turning to Glass (1997-2009)

4. Clover Garland Island (2007-2009)

5. Laboratories of the Invisible World (Rollerskating the Cosmic Palmistric Postborder) (2005-2009)

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It's done. Please visit https://www.maudlinofthewell.net to listen and to download (more on that below).

It has been a truly extraordinary experience getting to make this record. It is absolutely humbling that so many people felt this strongly about maudlin of the Well! We would like to thank all of you for your support and generosity. Before I get to rambling, some things:

There are three versions, mp3, WAV, and FLAC. FLAC is the highest quality, followed by WAV, followed by mp3. The mp3s sound great, however, so don't be shy or think you're getting something second-rate grabbing them. Each format is contained in a ZIP archive with the album artwork and lyrics in jpg format.

We decided last minute not to do CD ISOs, and in their place have simply included a zip archive of 16b/44.1kHz .wav files.

Each archive has an associated .torrent file. BitTorrent will be the only method (at least for now) to get the FLAC and WAV versions. The mp3 archive is available for direct download from the website.

If any of this technical stuff confuses you or you're not sure which version to get, please just download the mp3s direct from the site, I promise they sound fantastic.

WE NEED SEEDERS! If you are bittorrent capable, please grab the torrents and leave them up when you are finished downloading! The first few hours are certain to be rocky for torrenting, but if enough people get their hands on it and get it seeding, it will work out.

So that's it. Please download, listen, enjoy. And thank you all once again.

Neccy60 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2009, 09:20:50 AM »

OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG

/fanorgasm

I'm listening to it right now. Good stuff. Not as heavy as some of their stuff so far, but pretty good.

I'm amazed that they don't seem to have many fans on a progressive metal forum that's generally open to this kind of music. =/

JoeBob · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:09:59 AM »

Just downloaded this and I'm liking what I hear. Really awesome stuff. I'm going to have to look into the rest of their discography now.

xterp · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:13:11 AM »

Downloading it now. I've never listened to them but I enjoy Kayo Dot, which I'm assuming is very similar.

Sigz · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:14:44 AM »

Just saw on joebob's facebook.

faemir · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:19:52 AM »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maudlin_of_the_well

"In a blog post on the bands Myspace page on July 27th of 2008, Driver revealed that a fan donated enough money to record a new album. Recording started on February 10th of 2009, and Toby told a fan over his Facebook page that the album was finished a month later. IT HAS BEEN RELEASED AND RAWKS FACE"

LeeHarveyKennedy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:39:33 AM »

Damn you, faemir, I was just about to post that, too!

Well, if Wikipedia has that strong of an opinion, I may as well download this. . .

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2009, 11:09:25 AM »

Quote from: xterp on May 14, 2009, 10:13:11 AM

Downloading it now. I've never listened to them but I enjoy Kayo Dot, which I'm assuming is very similar.

some similarities, but A LOT of differences. Why I love this project, and KD thus far for me (I've heard 2 albums) has about 20% good music and 80% boring filler. KD isn't Metal and the melodies, when they do come, don't stand out nearly as well as motW.

btw, here's the cover art

Dr. SeaWolf · « **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2009, 05:21:11 PM »

Listening to the album now. My first experience with motW, and I'm quite impressed. I might have to check out their older works (if I can find them).

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2009, 04:52:43 PM »

4 stars.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2009, 09:23:22 PM »

https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/2009/1

it is just rym, and it's pretty early in the year, relatively given what else is yet to leak, but to see it #1 I'm actually really happy.

I wonder if some people have checked it and the other motW albums out just as a result of that, having never heard-of them before.

JoeBob · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2009, 09:54:30 PM »

Quote from: SoundscapeMN on May 27, 2009, 09:23:22 PM

I wonder if some people have checked it and the other motW albums out just as a result of that, having never heard-of them before.

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That's what I did.

Neccy60 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 28, 2009, 09:39:21 AM »

Quote from: SoundscapeMN on May 27, 2009, 09:23:22 PM

https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/2009/1

it is just rym, and it's pretty early in the year, relatively given what else is yet to leak, but to see it #1 I'm actually really happy.

I wonder if some people have checked it and the other motW albums out just as a result of that, having never heard-of them before.

Get ready for the hipsters to vote it down.

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #13 on:** May 28, 2009, 10:14:05 AM »

I'm so out of the loop when it comes to all of these great-sounding experimental prog slash post rock slash post metal bands. It's an area I'd like to get into, but there's so much of it out there, it's far too daunting at the moment.

Not to mention that it isn't the easiest music to get hold of, when you're not the sort of person who just carelessly downloads absolutely everything.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #14 on:** May 28, 2009, 10:31:35 AM »

Never heard of them before. Downloading now, I'll try to listen to it today.

Sigz · « **Reply #15 on:** May 28, 2009, 12:25:43 PM »

Quote from: Fluffy Lothario on May 28, 2009, 10:14:05 AM

I'm so out of the loop when it comes to all of these great-sounding experimental prog slash post rock slash post metal bands. It's an area I'd like to get into, but there's so much of it out there, it's far too daunting at the moment.

Not to mention that it isn't the easiest music to get hold of, when you're not the sort of person who just carelessly downloads absolutely everything.

It is a massive genre, but there are some fantastic bands out there. And even if you are someone who torrents, it's incredibly difficult to find a lot of this stuff. I've never seen a torrent for a single motW album (besides this one), and only a torrent for 1/3 Kayo Dot albums. And those are some of the larger bands in the genre.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #16 on:** May 28, 2009, 01:21:41 PM »

the motW catalog is out there..maybe not by Bit Torrent, but it's not too hard to track them down.

Neccy60 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 28, 2009, 01:23:32 PM »

I've found many torrents. Maybe it's because I'm that awesome.

Also, torrents are unnecessary for this album, since the album is perfectly fine and downloadable via the band website. Also feels cleaner that way, lol.

Sigz · « **Reply #18 on:** May 28, 2009, 01:31:41 PM »

Quote from: Neccy60 on May 28, 2009, 01:23:32 PM

I've found many torrents. Maybe it's because I'm that awesome.

Also, torrents are unnecessary for this album, since the album is perfectly fine and downloadable via the band website. Also feels cleaner that way, lol.

Well they only distributed one version on the website, the rest was by torrent, including the FLAC version.

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #19 on:** May 28, 2009, 05:49:00 PM »

Quote from: Neccy60 on May 28, 2009, 01:23:32 PM

I've found many torrents. Maybe it's because I'm that awesome.

Also, torrents are unnecessary for this album, since the album is perfectly fine and downloadable via the band website. Also feels cleaner that way, lol.

Well, yeah, in this case, clearly.

Portrucci · « **Reply #20 on:** January 24, 2010, 10:45:58 PM »

Probably not the greatest reason to necro, but I am just in love with album recently. And even this whole band in general. Been listening to Part, Bath and Body Map over the last few days. Just really great music. I'd urge anyone thinking of checking out this band to download this album (legally from the band, for free) by clicking https://maudlinofthewell.net/packages/motw-pts-mp3.torrent assuming you have a torrent client (if you don't uTorrent is very small and simple to get)

sneakyblueberry · « **Reply #21 on:** January 25, 2010, 02:18:21 AM »

Wow this is really kewl. I'd like to hear their earlier stuff.

faemir · « **Reply #22 on:** January 25, 2010, 03:52:33 AM »

I need to give this another good listen or two actually. It's interesting seeing how different it is to the old stuff.

Global Laziness · « **Reply #23 on:** January 25, 2010, 09:12:53 AM »

Quote from: sneakyblueberry on January 25, 2010, 02:18:21 AM

Wow this is really kewl. I'd like to hear their earlier stuff.

This. I actually just heard Part the Second last week and I thought it was fantastic.

Pyroph · « **Reply #24 on:** January 25, 2010, 03:09:48 PM »

Downloaded this last night and listened to it most of today. Great stuff.

MetalManiac666 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 25, 2010, 06:39:41 PM »

Downloading now.

sneakyblueberry · « **Reply #26 on:** January 28, 2010, 03:10:02 AM »

This album is goldy. The first track is pant-wettingly good.

YtseBitsySpider · « **Reply #27 on:** January 28, 2010, 06:56:22 AM »

The torrent file appears to toast...I woulda seeded for a bit too.
oh well.

MetalManiac666 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 28, 2010, 01:05:41 PM »

Uh, just download it directly from their site. All of the versions are available for direct download now.

YtseBitsySpider · « **Reply #29 on:** January 28, 2010, 07:49:06 PM »

I did.
Not my cup of tea.

robwebster · « **Reply #30 on:** January 28, 2010, 08:02:36 PM »

Right, always wondered. Googled it a few times. Never found out.

What exactly is up with the capitalisation of this band's name?

Global Laziness · « **Reply #31 on:** January 28, 2010, 08:47:14 PM »

Quote from: robwebster on January 28, 2010, 08:02:36 PM

Right, always wondered. Googled it a few times. Never found out.

What exactly is up with the capitalisation of this band's name?

They probably just wanted to be irritating and different.

In The Wake Of Poseidon · « **Reply #32 on:** January 29, 2010, 03:29:57 AM »

Quote from: Global Laziness on January 28, 2010, 08:47:14 PM

Quote from: robwebster on January 28, 2010, 08:02:36 PM
Right, always wondered. Googled it a few times. Never found out.

What exactly is up with the capitalisation of this band's name?

They probably just wanted to be irritating and different.

Oh man, they didn't capitalize the first letter in their name, I'M SO IRRITATED AHHH.

MetalManiac666 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 29, 2010, 12:35:42 PM »

I think that they just did that so that it would look cooler on the cover art.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #34 on:** January 29, 2010, 02:13:30 PM »

some others

dredg
firehouse
selF

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Author Topic: maudlin of the Well - PART THE SECOND (2009) NOW AVAIL FREE DL! (Read 6972 times)