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08 November 2007

Hello. A band called Japancakes has released a cover album of My Bloody Valentine's Loveless.→[More:]

Yeah, at first it sounds like a terrible idea that they probably came up with sometime after the bars closed one night, but it's really quite good.

Japancakes - To Here Knows When

post by: cmonkey at: 13:59 | 9 comments

I'm a fan of both bands, but when I read about this, I thought it sounded like a surefire flop. You're right, though, this is interesting. I'm not sure I'd have ever searched it out myself, so thanks!

posted by BoringPostcards 08 November | 14:06

The other album they released this year has a cover of "Heaven or Las Vegas" by the Cocteau Twins on it which is weird - the vocal line has been replaced by a steel pedal. I'm trying to decide if I like it or not.

posted by cmonkey 08 November | 14:16

Dude! I'd listen to steel-pedal Cocteau Twins! Linky!

posted by Lipstick Thespian 08 November | 14:56

No kidding, that version of Heaven or Las Vegas sounds like ti could be really interesting!

posted by crush-onastick 08 November | 14:59

nice.

i remember reading an interview with trey anastasio from phish a long time ago where he said there was one year when they almost did mbv's loveless in its entirety during one of their halloween shows, but i think they ended up doing talking heads' remain in light instead. i can only imagine how that could have sounded...

posted by syntax 08 November | 15:03

Japancakes - Heaven or Las Vegas

A few years ago I started a project to cover the entirity of Depeche Mode's Some Great Reward as an ambient project but I never got past Blasphemous Rumours. I should pick that up again.

posted by cmonkey 08 November | 15:11

I guess this will have to wait until later since the links aren't working at work. Stupid work.

I started a project to cover the entirity of Depeche Mode's Some Great Reward as an ambient project but I never got past Blasphemous Rumours. I should pick that up again.

yeah, you should.

posted by sleepy_pete 08 November | 15:31

Sounds cool. I will download it when I get home.

P.S. The new album by Yeasayer is totally awesome.

posted by matildaben 08 November | 17:09

After finally hearing this, thanks cmonkey!

Although, I have to say that my favorite cover of MBV is from SF's Scrabbel who are awesome in several ways and they do a great version of Sometimes (direct link to mp3) from their covers album Hijacked Tunes.

posted by sleepy_pete 09 November | 01:07

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