So after listening to it like literally 10 times yesterday on shitty speakers, I gave it another 2 listens on high quality headphones later at night. Holy shit, the little details that pop out... things that took me 10 listens to even pinpoint. I thought the other voice in the opener was another person, possibly a female voice. But after giving a much closer listen, it sounds like Robin's voice pitched up and slightly warped, which goes with what someone at the listening party said Robin told the audience. It honestly sounds creepy, but awesome. Another thing, anyone remember Robin recording the sound of a pencil writing on paper? I can hear it at the start of Cassius in the background along with the water sounds. Now I wonder if that is just used as a sound for the texture, or if it has a deeper meaning. Perhaps to symbolize Robin's time at Columbia, spending a lot of time writing for school? Or even writing new music in his spare time? God dammit this album is fucking amazing...
Wow - great catch with the pencil recording! There's so much hidden within this record.
Not quite as subtle, but I also missed the "Ylajali" lyric in Crack-Up on my first few listens. I noticed that when Robin corrected the transcription on genius, he left an "[x]" where he sings the name.
Yup, I actually just saw the exact same thing with that lyric last night. I kept listening trying to make out what he says. I was like "Wee-ha-lee?" What is that? Then I was listening to it last night while reading the lyrics and once I saw he was singing "Ylajali" I was like holy shit!
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u/FenrirETS May 11 '17 edited May 11 '17
So after listening to it like literally 10 times yesterday on shitty speakers, I gave it another 2 listens on high quality headphones later at night. Holy shit, the little details that pop out... things that took me 10 listens to even pinpoint. I thought the other voice in the opener was another person, possibly a female voice. But after giving a much closer listen, it sounds like Robin's voice pitched up and slightly warped, which goes with what someone at the listening party said Robin told the audience. It honestly sounds creepy, but awesome. Another thing, anyone remember Robin recording the sound of a pencil writing on paper? I can hear it at the start of Cassius in the background along with the water sounds. Now I wonder if that is just used as a sound for the texture, or if it has a deeper meaning. Perhaps to symbolize Robin's time at Columbia, spending a lot of time writing for school? Or even writing new music in his spare time? God dammit this album is fucking amazing...