4AD thread.
Pre 2000s 4AD (The Ivo era)
>The Breeders
>Pixies
>Cocteau Twins
>Dead Can Dance
>Throwing Muses
>Bauhaus
>Modern English
>This Mortal Coil
>Red House Painters
>Lush
>Colourbox
>The Birthday Party
>The Wolfgang Press
Post 2000s 4AD
>The Breeders
>TV On The Radio
>Big Thief
>Deerhunter
>Grimes
>U.S. Girls
>St. Vincent
>The Mountain Goats
>The National
>Scott Walker
>Blonde Redhead
>Beirut
>M. Ward
>Bon Iver
Which one's better?
>Pre-2000
Reddit
>Post-2000
Any Forums
Only thing people remember them for is the cool covers by Vaughan Oliver
God the late nineties was a dismal time for 4AD, I think Ivo leaving was probably the best way forward
Nice bait
>Pre 2000
Great, innovative artists who would influence subsequent generations for decates
>Post 2000s
Derivative, shite music for hipsters and numales + Scott Walker
Scott Walker is the only good artist in the post 2000s
Nah they're both kinda mid when you think about it. A river of mid flowing into a mid ocean.
you forgot the most important post 2000, SGP
What is the most Reddit group/artist that was on 4AD? Is it Grimes?
Remember when people claimed TV On the Radio would be the biggest band in the world lmao
Scott Walker
There was a lot of drugs being done at the time.
Pick 5
HARD MODE: Has to include 1 current act
>current act
I literally can't... does Tim Hecker count? He barely released much on 4AD.
>1.
Dry Cleaning
His name is alive
AR Kane
Mass
Pixies
>2.
Deerhunter
Rema-Rema
Colin Newman
Scott Walker
Future of the left
Pre because Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Bauhus and Red House Painters. The only good one post 2000s is Scott Walker.
Why is SpaceGhostPurp on 4AD?
Best acts on 4AD:
1. Dead Can Dance
2. Cocteau Twins
POWER GAP
3. Red House Painters
POWER GAP
All the others
POWER GAP
99. Shitters like Cuba, Scheer, Swallow and all those one-shots from the mid 2000s (Yes I mean you Minotaur Shock and It Hugs Back)
they signed him and released his first album Mysterious Phonk
Ex:Re's 2018 album is really good, I have it on vinyl
For the other 4, I'll go with St.Vincent, Cocteau Twins, Camera Obscura and Pixies
you forgot pale saints for pre 2000s. one of my top 5 shitgaze / dream poop bands.
You're right, I forgot about her, her solo stuff is way better than Daughter
Hey have some respect you fucker, Shitgaze is a real genre not just your funneh poop joke! >:(