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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 3d

this will never be a video podcast that's weird

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 6d

call your bathroom friends around

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Damnedto Hellgore 💀 @elmore.zone · 6d

Music! Available now at your local retailer!

I don't usually post music I pick up but I've just been really excited about Music in general again lately so this is me encouraging you to patronize your local record stores and thrift shops, etc.

pink floyd atom heart mother jp blu-ray, mbv and loveless remasters (isn't anything had to be ordered separately), a prophets of rage ep, a ryuichi sakamoto CD, and the old mofi CD releases for the first two r.e.m. albums

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 7d

And with that, our episode on R.E.M.'s sixth studio record, GREEN (1989) is live!

R.E.M. - Green | The Silent Discographer

WATCH A MAN'S SPINE GET ORANGE CRUSHED IN REAL TIME! Today we dig into R.E.M.'s sixth studio record, Green from 1989.

the-silent-discographer.simplecast.com

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Damnedto Hellgore 💀 @elmore.zone · 10d

I mean listen to this shit, man

R.E.M. - "Accelerate" from Live At The Olympia Theatre, Dublin

YouTube video by remhq

youtu.be

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Damnedto Hellgore 💀 @elmore.zone · 10d

Ministry, KMFDM, Minus 5, Swans, NIN, R.E.M., Pigface, and even King Crimson into his final days. A lot of people around Seattle have Bill Rieflin stories. Not me, but more interesting people I've encountered over the years. He was taken far, far too early.

The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 10d

Bill Rieflin was a _phenomenal_ musician. His drum work on the title track for Accelerate is my favorite drum work of the post-Bill Berry era of R.E.M., but his career spans so much more than that. He's a huge part of R E.M. history, and a founding pillar of Seattle's industrial metal scene.

R.I.P.

R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 10d

Remembering Bill Rieflin, dear friend and consummate musical talent, born on this day in 1960. As Michael said, “his time here with us [was] so precious and golden.”

Photo: David Belisle

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 10d

Bill Rieflin was a _phenomenal_ musician. His drum work on the title track for Accelerate is my favorite drum work of the post-Bill Berry era of R.E.M., but his career spans so much more than that. He's a huge part of R E.M. history, and a founding pillar of Seattle's industrial metal scene.

R.I.P.

R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 10d

Remembering Bill Rieflin, dear friend and consummate musical talent, born on this day in 1960. As Michael said, “his time here with us [was] so precious and golden.”

Photo: David Belisle

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 11d

We're gearing up for our next episode, covering R.E.M.'s tenth studio(ish) record, NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FIDELITY (1996).

If you've got thoughts or memories to share about this record, feel free to reply below or write in to [email protected]!

New Adventures in Hi-Fi in a bunch of releases and formats arrayed on a NAIHF hoodie. there's also an electrolite single and a copy of IRS' R.E.M. In The Attic

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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 14d

📻 Turn it up loud! Monster is 31 years young. The band’s ninth studio LP, produced with Scott Litt, was released September 26/27 1994. 🤔 👹 What’s your go-to track?

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 15d

At one point Mike said there should be a “moratorium” on people in the front holding their phones up.

Also before their encore they all pretended to leave the stage by turning their backs to us for 10 seconds.

All in all, great night. This ends Silent Discographer: From the Road.

The Baseball Project, featuring (from left), Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn, and Mike Mills perform on stage. Not pictured is Linda Pitmon on the drums who was very much there but can’t be seen from this far back.

The Baseball Project briefly turn their backs to the audience before their encore.

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 15d

Adam here. Saw half of our boys tonight at the Minus 5/Baseball Project show in Philly. Mike and Peter walked past me and I almost fainted. Also turns out “Ohtani” makes a killer chorus to a song. I can admit that even if I hate the Dodgers.

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 20d

new order shellshock voice: couchlocked

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Damnedto Hellgore 💀 @elmore.zone · 20d

I somehow managed to lose my entire audio track for this episode, but if I cranked up Adam's track I could sorta hear myself bleeding through his headphones most of the time. So I isolated that, and re-dubbed it like a maniac. It may be the end of the world as we know it, but damn it, I feel fine.

The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 21d

(maniacal laughter) ITS A-LIIIIIIIIVE

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 21d

(maniacal laughter) ITS A-LIIIIIIIIVE

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Emily E. Meo @emilyemeo.bsky.social · 21d

i joined the lovely hosts of The Silent Discographer last night to talk about the R.E.M. record 'Monster,' and defend it with my life if need be 🧡⚔️🧡

very happy the episode didn't get eaten by computer demons. looking forward to its eventual release!

The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 22d

Phew! Our Monster episode was almost tanked by technical difficulties, but thankfully Dre is a genius and managed to save the day. This was a really fun and heartfelt conversation, I'm so glad we didn't lose it. @emilyemeo.bsky.social was a wonderful guest and we had tons of material to work with.

I just grabbed a picture I already had of the monster cassette on a white desk before I unwrapped it.

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 21d

thanks again!! monster defense force engaged

every computer is a demon, i learned that from shin megami tensei

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 22d

This being the height of the band's popularity, there's a ton of supplemental material around it. There's still a ton left we didn't even touch on because at some point it becomes redundant discussion lol. It'll be a while before this goes live, but I'm looking forward to sharing it eventually!

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 22d

Phew! Our Monster episode was almost tanked by technical difficulties, but thankfully Dre is a genius and managed to save the day. This was a really fun and heartfelt conversation, I'm so glad we didn't lose it. @emilyemeo.bsky.social was a wonderful guest and we had tons of material to work with.

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Emily E. Meo @emilyemeo.bsky.social · 24d

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 28d

In the meantime, our next recording will be on R.E.M.'s ninth studio record, MONSTER (1994), as well as Road Movie and Parallel.

If you've got thoughts or memories to share about this record, feel free to reply below or write in to [email protected]!

Monster on a bunch of formats, Road Movie and Parallel on laserdisc, a few single CDs

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Mike Mills ✌️🇺🇦🐶🇨🇦 @millsish.bsky.social · 22d

A lovely welcome from the good folks at #ThaliaHall in Chicago. Come on down!

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 22d

cramming in the demos disc ahead of time

demos cd from the monster rerelease in a CD player with some headphones

The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 22d

I know no one cares and no one has asked but I am genuinely so sorry about how long this is taking. It's . . . Hard.

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · Jul 10

Kojima was so real for this one

an extremely fake screenshot I made in deathgenerator of the mgs1 codec screen. Snake is asking a static channel "what's the frequency, Kenneth Baker, armstech president?"

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 28d

In the meantime, our next recording will be on R.E.M.'s ninth studio record, MONSTER (1994), as well as Road Movie and Parallel.

If you've got thoughts or memories to share about this record, feel free to reply below or write in to [email protected]!

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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 22d

Put pepper in my coffee,
I forgot to bark on command

monster cassette next to a walkman and some loss porta pros on top of a hardback copy of the name of this band is r.e.m. by peter ames carlin

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