Moon Colony Bloodbath EP [Full]

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  • čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
  • A collaboration between John Darnielle and John Vanderslice dated 2009. None of this is mine. Enjoy!
    A1: Surrounded 0:00
    A2: Lucifer Rising 2:20
    A3: Satori in Denver 5:08
    B1: Scorpio Rising 7:40
    B2: Sudden Oak Death 10:10
    B3: Columns Pillars Steps 13:30
    B4: Emerging 16:00
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Komentáře • 92

  • @andrewheakes244
    @andrewheakes244 Před 9 lety +105

    Surrounded 0:00
    Lucifer Rising 5:20
    Satori in Denver 5:08
    Scorpio Rising 7:40
    Sudden Oak Death 10:10
    Columns Pillars Steps 13:30
    Emerging 16:00
    My favourite album about organ harvesting on the Moon.

    • @notasfarwest
      @notasfarwest  Před 9 lety +15

      Andrew Heakes Thanks for this - added to the description.

    • @larala21mil
      @larala21mil Před 6 lety +12

      Is the best album about organ harvesting on the moon

    • @evilbarrels2506
      @evilbarrels2506 Před 2 lety +6

      What's your second favorite album about organ harvesting on the Moon?

    • @largeproblem
      @largeproblem Před rokem +3

      @@evilbarrels2506 now i’m not Andrew but I’m willing to venture Aaron’s Party (Come Get It) is pretty high up there

  • @sampson5324
    @sampson5324 Před 3 lety +82

    Moon Colony Bloodbath hits me in ways nothing else I’ve ever listened to has made me feel. Hope everyone has something that speaks to them the way that this EP speaks to me.

    • @ensenada5757
      @ensenada5757 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Was just thinking this myself, it's a beautiful punch, this EP

  • @ericmiller1102
    @ericmiller1102 Před 4 lety +73

    John Vanderslice came out to the Mountain Goats show in SF with a broken leg and they played Surrounded By Machines and it was magical

  • @goose-bxrry
    @goose-bxrry Před měsícem +9

    john darnielle just posted something on his instagram that implies this album will be reissued! so excited, i love these songs

  • @NatSaccowantsabetterurl
    @NatSaccowantsabetterurl Před 8 lety +244

    i glanced at the caption and got "John Darnielle and John Vanderslice dated in 2009." on accident and totally accepted it as fact. Believable.

    • @vidiia
      @vidiia Před 7 lety +23

      i ship it

    • @striga3810
      @striga3810 Před 7 lety +54

      "check out mr vanderslice at the merchandising table, hes attractive and I hear he's available"

    • @jasonmichaelcook2239
      @jasonmichaelcook2239 Před 6 lety +22

      They had a baby which took the form of this lovely EP.

    • @spazzofspeed
      @spazzofspeed Před 5 lety +9

      @@jasonmichaelcook2239 must have been a rough birth.

    • @Sammit00
      @Sammit00 Před 4 lety +8

      The way their styles and voices blend together on these tracks, there’s definitely chemistry there, even if it’s only between their voices

  • @joshuathompson2404
    @joshuathompson2404 Před rokem +29

    I feel so lucky to have heard these songs in a live setting when John and John were touring this album on the 'Gone Primitive' tour. It only elevated the music/lyrics to hear these songs in an acoustic setting.

  • @playalover23
    @playalover23 Před 6 lety +49

    I didn't know this was a concept album about organ harvesting on the moon. Brutal.

  • @zachstein7588
    @zachstein7588 Před rokem +6

    This album is the best companion to the modern day 9-5 social pariah.

  • @sarrenwakk
    @sarrenwakk Před 3 lety +12

    This is the ep I come back to over and over. The songs are so majestic in scope and I can see so many details from the vivid words. Love this so much

  • @aletavaughan9170
    @aletavaughan9170 Před 4 lety +11

    Wow. This is a damn gem.

  • @oldnepalihippie
    @oldnepalihippie Před 10 měsíci +4

    Big goat fan here. have not heard this before and love it! Beautiful album. Thank you rabbit hole.

  • @fountainsowayne
    @fountainsowayne Před 2 lety +5

    I saw VSlice play a backyard show in the hills behind Oakland in 9/2021 and he played Scorpio Rising. Amazing album

  • @jbdxiii
    @jbdxiii Před 9 lety +20

    More people should know about this EP. Thank you for uploading.

  • @PeterParker-hf8ok
    @PeterParker-hf8ok Před rokem +5

    Just came across this song seconds ago for the first time. Wow

  • @sbcee2220
    @sbcee2220 Před rokem +4

    As hated as I may be for saying this, but I'm not a huge JV fan. That being said, Scorpio Rising hits home, and I love the harmony on Columns Pillars Steps. Thanks again, NAFW, for everything you post.

  • @thomaspearson6564
    @thomaspearson6564 Před 3 lety +8

    I’ve loved it for so long, Thanks for keeping it available

  • @someoneelse1534
    @someoneelse1534 Před 3 lety +3

    This auto-cued when I was on another tab and I nearly started crying.

  • @MANBYTHEWIRELESS
    @MANBYTHEWIRELESS Před 8 lety +54

    There is literally nothing I would not do for this vinyl.

    • @brandonjensen6503
      @brandonjensen6503 Před 8 lety +9

      tell me about it

    • @RyGuyonRye
      @RyGuyonRye Před 8 lety +33

      I assume at this point you're in prison or possibly hyper-prison

    • @celebalert5616
      @celebalert5616 Před 6 lety +19

      He got sent to work forced labour on a government moon-base, growing - well, you know the rest.

    • @fedotowsky1327
      @fedotowsky1327 Před 5 lety +12

      Hah I just found this vinyl today. I remembered the mountain goats from moral oral so thought I’d pick it up for the dollar fifty asking price. I’m pretty happy with it :)

    • @someoneelse1534
      @someoneelse1534 Před 5 lety +8

      I want to hate you but I can’t believe your luck

  • @thomaspearson6564
    @thomaspearson6564 Před 3 lety +18

    Sudden oak death hits me hard, probably not as it hits them

  • @metallicamoose
    @metallicamoose Před 4 lety +18

    Why isnt this a movie?

  • @zopilote_4000
    @zopilote_4000 Před 9 lety +4

    this is amazin

  • @NietSUPTG
    @NietSUPTG Před 8 lety +21

    I've been doing two things this week, listening to mountain goats and watching gundam. I thought this video would be related to Gundam.... I'm not disappointed though.

  • @pictou9885
    @pictou9885 Před rokem

    this is my post christmas pre new year album every year.. i am prepping

  • @fabiennerime2453
    @fabiennerime2453 Před 4 lety

    Nice ✌🏽😍 thank you

  • @lachry4019
    @lachry4019 Před 7 lety +11

    i would sell my fucking soul to own this vinyl

    • @Harrisdrew625
      @Harrisdrew625 Před měsícem +1

      It's on sale again for the first time since 09 right now. Hope you see this. Just bought mine

    • @lachry4019
      @lachry4019 Před měsícem +1

      @Harrisdrew625 crazy to think about what I was doing 7 years ago. Just ordered mine thank you for commenting as I likely would not have found this out

  • @rageagainsttheamish3
    @rageagainsttheamish3 Před 8 lety +7

    brutal.

  • @MonsieurBjornReddy
    @MonsieurBjornReddy Před měsícem +1

    This album saved my life. I made a music video ode to The Mountaingoats and the film “Hardware” on my page for all you fans out there.

  • @taylorkrabiel6042
    @taylorkrabiel6042 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I need to find this as a digital copy incase this video is ever deleted

    • @Donsensical
      @Donsensical Před měsícem

      when when people post links in CZcams comments, there immediately flag to sp*am some kind of weight posting a link but I do want to turn you on to something.
      Google the words "CZcams to mp3" And then click on a site that says something like "y2mate" or something similar
      but there are other good ones too.
      take the link of this video and paste it in there, hit "convert to mp3"
      And then hit download.
      And boom, there's your hard copy

  • @pandjammasbeeair2141
    @pandjammasbeeair2141 Před 3 lety +1

    hey thank you

  • @brandonjensen6503
    @brandonjensen6503 Před 8 lety +8

    a lot of this belongs right in with the alpha canon. sudden oak death screams alpha, god john, you are fucking amazing.

    • @snarkycommenthere9027
      @snarkycommenthere9027 Před rokem +4

      I don't think it does

    • @morganvincent8250
      @morganvincent8250 Před 11 měsíci

      an long awaited sequel where they reunite and harvest blood on the moon @@snarkycommenthere9027

    • @totesjokin5354
      @totesjokin5354 Před měsícem

      Yeah, the alpha couple would have absolutely nothing to do with this colony lol

  • @stevenm7211
    @stevenm7211 Před 3 lety +4

    The last time this showed up on ebay it sold for like $350

    • @3clipse314
      @3clipse314 Před měsícem

      Hey! It's on sale for 30 bucks now!

  • @nessunovideo6971
    @nessunovideo6971 Před 7 lety +6

    kenneth angered

  • @DeadJazzArchive
    @DeadJazzArchive Před 9 měsíci +4

    I swear If I ever do get my hands on a copy of this I’ll post my address here just to see if everyone is true to their word.

    • @notasfarwest
      @notasfarwest  Před 9 měsíci +5

      a lot of talk about reissuing this soon, so you may be able to get one before too long without fear of robbery

    • @DeadJazzArchive
      @DeadJazzArchive Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@notasfarwest That takes all the fun out of it!
      It'd be about time they reissued though. Or at least made it more digitally accessible. Thanks a million for post this, it keeps me coming back year after year

    • @phenethylamines
      @phenethylamines Před měsícem +1

      Repressed available today!

  • @someoneelse1534
    @someoneelse1534 Před 5 lety +16

    Trying to listen through this album again to pick the best song (impossible still) for a mixtape I’m making for my friend on the other side of the world while attempting to read The Legend of Zelda manga in German. And it’s not working, the album is just too good to multitask to.

    • @feb4252
      @feb4252 Před 4 lety +3

      You seem like a good friend, random person on the internet. Please keep up what you are doing.

    • @jackedwardsally
      @jackedwardsally Před rokem

      The album is so short you might as well break it up and include all of it

  • @Maisiclesinhouse
    @Maisiclesinhouse Před 9 měsíci +2

    I really wish I could get this on vinyl or CD

  • @aoeulhs
    @aoeulhs Před 5 lety +7

    Surrounded is the pick of the litter, but John's version of it on Ships and Dip is superior to the record.

    • @brokenwave6125
      @brokenwave6125 Před 5 lety +2

      That's certainly a matter of opinion. I consider Surrounded to be the median for this album.

    • @aoeulhs
      @aoeulhs Před 5 lety

      @@brokenwave6125 You may well be right. But check out this if you haven't already: czcams.com/video/kf-4-yK82qM/video.html

    • @brokenwave6125
      @brokenwave6125 Před 5 lety +6

      Yeah, that's good. Its the same exact arrangement though...just a little less reserved...which is common with live performances versus the album version.
      Its a good song...i just think Vanderslice really outshines Darnielle on this album.
      But the 2 together is ultimately what makes it as great as it.

  • @LunykStormdragon
    @LunykStormdragon Před měsícem +1

    i wish i understood what all the songs before Emerging have to do with the organ harvesting bloodbath. Sudden Oak Death gives me chills every single time, but… how does the story connect? i love this album, but i wish i Got It.

    • @chtulufhtagn1344
      @chtulufhtagn1344 Před dnem +1

      Moon Colony Bloodbath is intentionally a concept album abandoned halfway through, with traces left kicking around. Interpretation and grasping at straws is part of the fun!

  • @gryein7223
    @gryein7223 Před 9 lety +89

    Let me die, let me die surrounded by dank memes

    • @C1RCU1TBOARD
      @C1RCU1TBOARD Před 7 lety +3

      this is all i've ever needed in my life
      thank you.

    • @someoneelse1534
      @someoneelse1534 Před 5 lety +2

      You just ruined and improved that song for me

  • @cwilh6044
    @cwilh6044 Před rokem

    Almost reminds me of Yusuf Islam [formerly cat stevens] on first listen...

  • @RealGoggs
    @RealGoggs Před 2 lety

    one of the johns had mad Rivers Cuomo vibes on Lucifer Rising

  • @siralexander3359
    @siralexander3359 Před měsícem

    "This is a song about the organ harvesting colonies on the Moon, and the guy who works there and becomes a cannibal and starts eating the corpses of which he is supposed to be taking care, you know, growing kidneys for the government and stuff... This is a song about when he sort of is up there going a little crazy, you know, because he's all alone on the Moon except for all the corpses growing in the pods, and you know, and so, he begins to eat them. And this is sort of his love song to the corpses he's about to eat." -- 2009-03-20 - Attucks Theatre - Norfolk, VA

  • @freyja4905
    @freyja4905 Před rokem +1

    Nwed to get myself a copy of this so bad

    • @3clipse314
      @3clipse314 Před měsícem

      Out now!!! 30 bucks on red as a repress!

  • @gaylehimebaugh6843
    @gaylehimebaugh6843 Před 5 lety +4

    Replay

  • @whynaut9457
    @whynaut9457 Před 6 lety +4

    i did it ian

  • @t.k.mcneil1186
    @t.k.mcneil1186 Před 2 lety +2

    Didn’t fall for the bullshit description for a second, The Mountain Goats are waaaaayyyyy too distinctive.

    • @jackedwardsally
      @jackedwardsally Před rokem +2

      What do you mean? Also although Mr. Darnielle is the main member of TMG, it doesn't mean all music he does is strictly tmg music