of Montreal - Freewave Lucifer fck f^ck fck [FULL ALBUM STREAM]

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When creators fuck with how we experience time and space, great fictions emerge: Clive Barker’s 'Imajica,' Andrei Tarkovsky’s sci-fi classic 'Solaris,' and Godard’s 'Alphaville.' But what happens to artists when the flow of time gets f^cked up IRL? When an hour stretches into eternity, and the voices in your head begin to echo through empty rooms? Kevin Barnes (they/them), the creative visionary behind of Montreal, found commonality with this plotline as the new collection came to life during a time when the flow of time was difficult to grasp for people across the globe.
Isolation and uncertainty loomed throughout the genesis of Freewave Lucifer fck f^ck fck. Contemplating how time functions in music and experimenting accordingly, the new songs are dense with ideas but short on repetition, feel epic in scope despite reasonable running times. The expansive selections contrast markedly with the focused pop of 2020’s UR FUN, which was crafted for visceral thrills and the concert stage.
As it was for countless musicians around the world, the inability to tour eliminated one of the linchpins of Kevin Barnes’ creative process. Denied social interaction and diverse experiences, they delved inward. “Freewave is my term for wild and intractable artistic expression. Lucifer is the angel of enlightenment and elucidation. Fuck is something we say when things are going really well, or really badly,” they detail. Barnes likens their compositional process to making collages from seemingly unrelated source materials, combining them in provocative ways to reveal new meanings. “It’s like collaborating with my subconscious in a way. It feels deeply personal, even though I don’t necessarily understand it at that moment.”
1. Marijuana’s A Working Woman (0:00)
2. Ofrenda-Flanger-Ego-à Gogo (5:27)
3. Blab Sabbath Lathe of Maiden (8:49)
4. Après Thee Dèclassè (14:38)
5. Modern Art Bewilders (19:57)
6. Nightsift (24:02)
7. Hmmm (28:42)
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@michaellobianco987 Жыл бұрын

No matter what album, all OM resonates with my frequencies. And I am just some random dood in the midwest who enjoys gardening. Old or New OM, my plants and myself, love it all. Thank you for the tunes.

@chrisjenvizzuso9316 Жыл бұрын

you should get out more bud.... lol

@michaellobianco987 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisjenvizzuso9316 you should find happiness.

@burnsalad Жыл бұрын

@@chrisjenvizzuso9316 :\

@charlieharrison3089 Жыл бұрын

I’m all for the lonely midwestern man, isolated from other non-om lovers. Those missing out have different insecurities and possibly lack creativity on it’s silly side. Grow down and bounce back.

@anarup916 Жыл бұрын

I hope Kevin is doing ok 💕

@spencercolucy271 Жыл бұрын

That wicked groovy section in Modern Art Bewilders really hits the spot. What a moment of auditory euphoria

@flannelcockerspaniel4691 Жыл бұрын

Fan of pretty much everything of Montreal releases, but this has been the best first listen impression since 2018's White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood. Superb work Kevin!

@Ks-mt4qz Жыл бұрын

This new album is a work of art, like all the others! Can't wait to see Of Montreal in concert this november!

@jonathanadams6673 Жыл бұрын

Well if this was my introduction to of Montreal I would feel a lot different about them. I like it.. its just....different. Like "Phoebe fakes orgasms that nobody hears" This album has a similar vibe to hissing fauna are you the destroyer. Its weird and I think I like it

@TheFantasyClinic Жыл бұрын

I've been following Kevin/OM from the get-go and I have to say, I love that they always evolve, give us something unique and experimental, interesting. For everyone complaining saying they want the old stuff, go listen to the old stuff!!

@aperinich Жыл бұрын

no. most who want the old stuff want songs, not rants . this is just really arthouse, and good for them and those sycophants of "experiMENTAL". . The Best of Montreal stuff , at least has a semblance of song. I realise this is anti-alternative, but that's what most of the detractors want, not some prosey disconnected rant that still somehow, comes off as formulaic and trite despite its coat of avant-garde ness You listen to the new stuff, those tired of just hearing gold ole ofM, will simply check in, and check out again, on the last several albums. Either way, Barnes don't care, so good for him.

@Blerwerler Жыл бұрын

@hazmatforhumanity7318 Жыл бұрын

I am pretty impressed so far. I love OM but I wasnt as crazy with the last album, this one is winning me back hard.

@qcrew2938 11 ай бұрын

The more I listen to his new stuff the more I like it.... its tough on the first try

@tyd8814 Жыл бұрын

You say old of Montreal is better. I bare witness to the continually changing musical worlds they create with each subsequent album through total commitment to unique sonic textures and constant reinvention of pop song structures which will some day lead the world to see these last two albums of some of the most groundbreaking and influential of all time. We are not the same.

@juliusrobertoppenheimer9104 Жыл бұрын

Old of montreal it's better But I get your point and it's completely valid and solid

@khandushasvetovidova1180 Жыл бұрын

Their new albums are complicated and require more from the listener, thats why people dont like new stuff

@khandushasvetovidova1180 Жыл бұрын

It usually takes me a few repeats before the song starts growing on me and i understand it

@tyd8814 Жыл бұрын

@@khandushasvetovidova1180 there's a ton to digest for sure! each new listen I feel like I discover something new about how the songs actually work

@Raganlueck Жыл бұрын

@@khandushasvetovidova1180 So true. I totally get why people wouldn't like the new stuff too much. Even for someone like me that's kept up all these years and has come to love so much of their new stuff, I didn't quite like a lot of the new stuff on a first listen. Currently, their music requires multiple listens for your brain to start "getting" the songs. Idk I'm not a scientist or anything, but probably has something to do with pattern recognition mumbo jumbo. It's the reason albums like Innocence Reaches and UR FUN did so poorly is because they sound pretty good on one listen, but the quality diminishes with each listen due to the pretty simple song structures.

@unicornrecords3691 3 ай бұрын

i cant emotionally relate to kevin barnes anymore. i once wrote a song for him. i dont mean this as an insult toward him, but hes definitely going through a super hedonistic phase, and i once did that in my early 20s, and it always ends bad. that being said, i find this album extremely interesting, possibly one of my favorites of his newer stuff. it really takes me back to my hedonistic mental breakdown, and this album perfectly captures that state of mind. god the music i made when i was on drugs was so effed up. i hope kevin finds some stability because hes a one of a kind geeenyus and many people love him

@styrofoampony270 Жыл бұрын

YES WE LOVE YOu!

@michaelredwood6133 Жыл бұрын

Yay!

@Kevtron9000 Жыл бұрын

Yesssss

@jessediaz2693 Жыл бұрын

For a moment in this album I thought I was listening to José José

@DanJuega Жыл бұрын

Lol when?

@tlacuachobonito3157 Жыл бұрын

LMAO whenn

@jessediaz2693 Жыл бұрын

For some reason I get that vibe in the song Ofrenda-Flanger-Ego-a Gogo. Call me crazy but I do lol

@smittywarbenyagermangensen4860 Жыл бұрын

bang up job i don’t really like it but it was done well. there is some real evil in there

@Luna-jk5mu Жыл бұрын

hmm, I guess I figured out what was in that mystery puffy thing at the buffet place

@Luna-jk5mu Жыл бұрын

I actually like the music and think it's really interesting! It feels a bit surreal though, like I might be hallucinating.

@dustinkoehle6676 Жыл бұрын

💜💜💜

@surcosmutantes Жыл бұрын

Saludos desde Argentina!!!! 🔵⚪🔵

@brettlabrash9207 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful:)

@bonitabromeliads Ай бұрын

why is the mix so shallow? It's slammed midrange. It's mixed like an FM radio stinger. Is that just the upload compression or does this album actually sound like this?

@obtainknowledge 9 ай бұрын

Tedious.

@herbmaaster 8 ай бұрын

used to love the group but its difficult to sing along to deeply personal and specific lyrics with words i rarely hear and context i'll never understand. (love paralytic stalks but jeez) That and i've grown out of the hedonistic worldview i once shared with Kev. masterful songwrite and word smith tho, just not a fan of the politics

@stusis Жыл бұрын

#2022

@chrisjenvizzuso9316 Жыл бұрын

ty kevin but can we get your old stuff back let a lone an early four track recording like album

@warmthofwindows5664 Жыл бұрын

i hate living in canada !!!! no good bands tour here

@rizkunisnator Жыл бұрын

they should tour to Montreal

@warmthofwindows5664 Жыл бұрын

@@rizkunisnator FOR REAL

@batman1002e Жыл бұрын

lol

@snailbutch Жыл бұрын

i want so badly to like this album but its so weak bleh

@smittywarbenyagermangensen4860 Жыл бұрын

can feel

@CreatrixxxINK Жыл бұрын

🌈🌈🌈🌈🤣🌈🦄💚

@paul6491 Жыл бұрын

Not alot of chorus, not alot of beat

@diggerthegroundhog8799 Жыл бұрын

So disappointed. It's been since 2013's Aureate Gloom since I heard real inspiring music from you. 10 seconds of acoustic guitar and all computers. It's depressing. Sorry.

@jessediaz2693 Жыл бұрын

Its not all computers. Listen close bud. Music shouldn't be difficult. Don't let Kevin intimidate you hahahaha

@isaacnoroncaasi Жыл бұрын

Playing four chords on a guitar has no more merit than playing a synthesizer. It's quite ironic that while you criticize the lack of non-digital instruments, it seems that you haven't even noticed the bass lines that populate the whole album. If you measure the quality of music in terms of its performance and not by its composition, you are missing out on an incredible amount of stuff. Besides the fact that you should only listen to albums and songs recorded in one take.

@charlieharrison3089 Жыл бұрын

I can understand your perspective. While I could agree that while om is awesome at doing what it does, writing with big pretty words/different perspectives and rhythmically juxtaposed via the chord progression changes that attempt to challenge what was once rarely considered among most. I find bits and pieces that I enjoy. Like my life, it is as full with a similar amount of bullshit as I am used to. Seems about right. But I’d be happy if the next album was like that one time I felt such a connection with an abstract sonic interpretation. I still support any effort. I wish I had that tenacity (I tell myself to forget).

@diggerthegroundhog8799 Жыл бұрын

@@charlieharrison3089 well said. I'm 64 and take pride in finding obscure music and found this band of all places while mopping my kitchen floor on Comcast music channel on TV. It was the Aureate Gloom album. I forget what song but it blew me away. I immediately went out and got all their 12 previous albums and for 6 months they were all I listened to. But everything since 2014 has just been a major disappointment to me. Mainly because Kevin won't keep the same band together. That band in 2013 was the best band they ever assembled. He's had some exceptional members in the past but Kevin is just too weird a person to remain with. He just makes enemies of everybody.