Apologies for the delay, but we're back! We had Covid and vacations but we're here to talk more MF DOOM. After a lengthy detour to discuss Rate Your Music metagaming and the newest Kendrick Lamar album, we jump into one of the most exciting sections of MF Doom's discography. We discuss his third alter - ego, Victor Vaughn, and then jump into his most famous album: Madvillainy. As always, send any thoughts or questions you have about the show to [email protected], thanks for listening!

On episode 2 of our MF Doom discography dive, we listen to the first album of abstract hip-hop he released under that moniker as well as the sole LP from his pseudonym King Geedorah. Things have changed since the KMD days, now we are getting to the good stuff! As always, send any thoughts or questions you have about the show to [email protected], thanks for listening!  

Paul and Will start a new series covering the early days of British-American Rapper MF Doom aka Daniel Dumile aka King Geedorah aka Victor Vaughn, aka one of the most mysterious and talented rappers of all time. They cover his early albums with his brother Subroc, his iconic sampling style, and what to do if your favorite band cancels at a music festival. Please send any questions or comments to [email protected]!

Today we finish our exploration of My Bloody Valentine with a brief overview of their most recent release from 2013 and some speculation about what the future holds for the notoriously delayed possible 4th album. Will is lazier than Paul, so the playlist for this series is cultivate by Spotify this time around, check it out here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX6ujZpAN0v9r?si=3410be2c445540d8. Please send any questions or comments to [email protected]! 

Well, we finally made it! On this episode Paul & Will talk about My Bloody Valentine's masterpiece Loveless, its extended production issues, and the EPs released during the tumultuous 3-year recording span. Spoiler alert, this might be one of our favorite albums of all time! Thanks for listening, and please send any comments or questions to [email protected] 

Today Paul & Will dive into My Bloody Valentine's first studio LP and the two EPs that proceeded it. With Belinda Butcher added the the band and the financial backing of Creation Records, the band has finally found a sound closer to the shoegaze we know and love, but will we like their first stabs at this style? Find out with us on this episode and email us at [email protected] with any questions or comments you have about the show! 

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Today we start our second series, a deep dive into the discography of shoegaze legends My Bloody Valentine! But before they were melding ear-splitting noise and ethereal dream pop, they were just kind of a bad post-punk cover band as you are about to discover with us in this episode. Come along for this new journey and let us know if you have comments or questions at [email protected]  

We wrap up our thought on Godspeed with a long and, hopefully rewarding conversation, followed by our album rankings. If you're interested in checking out similar bands, Paul put together a further listening playlist that you can find here. If you have any questions, observations, or suggestions for new games please email us at [email protected], enjoy the show!