Comments on: Mono: Gone (a collection of EPs 2000-2007)

By: otou-san

otou-san — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:12:41 +0000

It’s funny, for vinyl pressing, the technology has reverted a bit to those 78 days. Sometime in the 1960s the technology developed to cram a lot of songs onto an LP. But now mostly audio snobs buy LPs, so the grooves are spaced really far apart for maximum sound quality. Consequently, it’s hard to find an album that doesn’t come on 2 LPs anymore. The only vinyl Mono I have is You Are There, but it has a max of 2 songs per side.

I think I’m gonna have to pick this EP collection up after reading this. I’ve never heard any of these EPs, but it’s a good bit I’m gonna like them. Also, if you’ve never seen Mono play… do. Like, now. :D The power they have is huge.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:05:58 +0000

Ah, those seven-inch 78s…yeah, the format used to set some pretty strict constraints on the length of recordings (I guess that’s why Led Zep and Pink Floyd stopped releasing singles once their careers took off). There’s nothing to stop bands releasing songs that are over 67 minutes since digital formats don’t have the same restrictions that apply to audio CDs…I’m not sure if anyone’s dared try it yet, although I suspect it’s only a matter of time.

I’m glad to know you’re a fellow Mono fan though – they’re one of my fave bands these days (I’d love to hear them live too).

By: 2DT

2DT — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:38:27 +0000

I read in a music history book once that the modern 4-minute pop song was a solution to a technical problem: That the plastic records used in the 1950s could only handle that much on each side. Of course, now it’s become its own institution, and breaking away is a message in itself.

It’s not anime-related, but I love Mono, so I enjoyed this post a lot. Cheers.