Dither

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Jam-band vets Moe were able to put the songs found on Dither through their paces on the road before recording them in the studio, allowing them to evolve into the edgy, cohesive form that show the band in their Sunday best. Except they've surprisingly added a little Saturday Night Fever by enlisting services of DJ Logic, who lends an idiosyncratic texture to the mix. With the exceptions of "Rise" and "Water," most of the songs here have been clipped to manageable size, making this Moe's most accessible album. The band soar to new heights with the road-weary "Can't Seem to Find" (the sneering vocals and organ recall Tom Petty at the peak of his powers). And while Moe usually pays homage to late '70s with their showy guitar calisthenics, this time they tip their hat to the '80s with a note-perfect rendition of "Big Country" that's presented without even the merest whiff of irony. --Jaan Uhelszki

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Dither

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It's Ok
Not their best; too much Siket
MASTERPIECE!?!?!?!???
moe. is a good live show
Dither!!

Dither
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Manufacturer: Fat Boy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000584W7
Release Date: 2001-02-06

Tracks:

Captain America
Faker
Understand
Tgorm
So Long
New York City
Can't Seem To Find
Water
Tambourine
In A Big Country
Rise
Opium

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Jam-band vets Moe were able to put the songs found on Dither through their paces on the road before recording them in the studio, allowing them to evolve into the edgy, cohesive form that show the band in their Sunday best. Except they've surprisingly added a little Saturday Night Fever by enlisting services of DJ Logic, who lends an idiosyncratic texture to the mix. With the exceptions of "Rise" and "Water," most of the songs here have been clipped to manageable size, making this Moe's most accessible album. The band soar to new heights with the road-weary "Can't Seem to Find" (the sneering vocals and organ recall Tom Petty at the peak of his powers). And while Moe usually pays homage to late '70s with their showy guitar calisthenics, this time they tip their hat to the '80s with a note-perfect rendition of "Big Country" that's presented without even the merest whiff of irony. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

It's Ok.......2006-09-24

Dither was my first moe. album, when i first got it i was pretty dissapointed because this isnt at all like the moe. I heard before. It just dosn't show the high energy groove like the other albums. But after i got all of the rest of the moe. cd's I enjoy this one a lot more than i did before. Good songs on this are: Understand, Water, and So long. Songs like: Can't seem to find, New York City, and Tamborine are all kind of country-oriented. While songs like Captin America and Opium are like Rock. I guess thats what makes this a good album in some opinions. If your just getting into moe. go with Headseed or No Doy. if you have many moe. albums, this whould be a nice one to add to your collection.

Not their best; too much Siket.......2006-05-06

LOS ANGELES STYLE ROCK/POP/COUNTRY ROCK.

This is moe.'s sixth or seventh studio album, depending on if you count Meat. It was produced by John Siket, who has also worked with Phish.

This CD is 73 minutes long, but there is a 14 minute period of just silence. It is embedded in the final track. The song Opium is about 6 minutes long. It is followed by the 14 minutes of silence and then about 2 minutes of an alternative take of Captain America. Because of this gap, and because I don't really want to hear Captain America more than once, I knocked my rating down a star.

Many of the tracks sound like copies of other bands. I think that most of these don't play to moe's strenghth. There is the LA country/rock sound, similar to Eagles on Captain America and Can't Seem To Find (which is probably the worst song moe. has ever done). These two songs are also on the live CD set, L and also drag it down.

Tamourine sounds like it could have come from JJ Cale and Tgorm sounds like a Bruce Hornsby song.

So Long sounds like early Smashing Pumpkins. But, I think this song works because it more along the lines of what moe. does best.

Then there is the completely useless cover of the Australian new wave band, Big Country's In A Big Country. It wasn't a great song in the first place, and moe.'s version is even weaker.

This isn't a bad album and there are a few very good tracks on it. I just don't think it the best that moe. can do. And, the best tracks on this CD are also available on the live CD sets, so I would get those instead.

MASTERPIECE!?!?!?!???.......2005-10-10

MORE LIKE A FINGERPAINTING!! A really bland one done by a child who has recently begun pueberty and become akward. Understand is a hell of a song though.

moe. is a good live show.......2003-01-27

However, I kind of have a problem with their lyrics, they often seem like they were written before the song and they don't always fit with the music (and usually aren't very deep or unique; mostly 'I'm on the road again'-type fare). The singer is pretty good, though (pretty sure he's the bassist)

ALSO, "The Faker"- hey, Welcome this is a Farmouse. After Phish released their "No Woman No Cry" clone, Moe. comes out with this, and change the chords around a bit, a bad song.

I love to see Moe. live, they always are fun, but I don't think they are great songwriters, their stuff sounds better during the jams, that's what I'm listening for. They sometimes can't help sounding derivative, mostly when playing a "rockin'" tune (Mexico, Plane Crash, Capt. America - all pretty good, but hardly very original)

DJ Logic - who is this guy? Every third show I hear about he's there spinning over a jamband. He sounded pretty good with MMW, he doesn't always find his place, though.

Dither!!.......2002-09-14

IMO it's moe.'s best studio CD to date. The new material was road tested and the results show through in Dither. Capt America is down right FUNKY. Ghost of Ralph's Mom and NYC both pack a heavy punch with very catchy hooks. (not in the bad way) Water is another personel fav because the lyrics are so interesting.

They saved the best for last though with a MONSTER version of Opium. IMO that song shows off all of the qualities that make moe. one of the best bands around. The ebb and flow of the music and mood of the song building up in to the blazing guitars do what few songs can actually pull off. Being beautiful and rocking at the same time. A lot of bands try to do this and it's usually not pretty. I guess that's why I travel to see them in exotic, far away locals like Omaha or Milwaukee.

Tracks:

Vatstep DSP
Paint It Black
2nd Zero Fidelity Mandible Investigation
Ewc3
Re: When Was the Last Time You Were Violent?
Marbles
Echoes
Ewc4
Gemini (Early)
Anesthetise Thineself
Freie Zeit
Carrot (Hrvatski's Night Vision)
Tegenborg

Customer Reviews:

Well, it's a bit complicated..........2003-04-18

Hrvatski's latest release is playful, and a bit soulful at times. It's also glitch, which means if you're reading this you probably have an Aphex Twin poster in your room. This album is comparable to Twin's 'Drukqs' (barring the piano interludes), in that it offers much variety, from machine-gun snares to ambient texture experiments. It may get too experimental at times for some, but the standout tracks make it worth the purchase.

Launching the CD is the biggest standout, 'Vatstep DSP', where what sounds like a built in reggae preset on a cheap synth keyboard, featuring computer-generated Rastafarian vocals, turns into kickass drum'n'bass just before undergoing a very creative barrage of filters. And guest vocals by a cat. This song is pure short-attention-span entertainment; you can't help but smile at this one.

'Paint it Black' gives you a moment to recover, trading off between slow guitar and malfunctioning-atari-with-reverb. Mellow. Trippy.

'2nd Zero Fidelity Mandible Investigation' comes at you strong enough to trigger war flashbacks. One realizes at this point that Hrvatski's drum machine is rigged with a jet engine. This also employs the above mentioned filter barrage. As a big drill'n'bass fan, this song is pure gold for me.

'Ewc3' and 'Re: When was the last time you were violent?' are percussion-based tracks that play around with rhythm in some unique ways. These showcase Hrvatski's creativity with drums but are a bit minimalist.

'Marbles' consists of sqaure-wave video game melody and changing beats. It's a fun, simple track.

'Ewc4' starts with electric guitar ping-ponging from left to right, creating a driving rhythm that is picked up by various other sounds in this transitional track. The brilliant cohesiveness of this track is missing from most of the CD, but the skill with which he does it here give you the impression this was intentional.

'Gemini (early)' is a Boards of Canada-ish synth interlude, and is quite pretty.

'Anesthetise Thineself' sets a stirring guitar melody against chopped-up sound samples and glitchy clicks. Think Venetian Snares' 'Winter in the Belly of a Snake.' Or, for the unfamiliar, think of a robot wondering if it has a soul.

And the album closes with 'Tegenborg', apparantly a recording of a solo electric guitar act at somebody's Bar Mitzvah. Um... whatever.

Overall this album is best taken as a sampler rather than a cohesive listen. There are only two really fast tracks on it, but they're great ones. The slow ones are compelling if a bit confusing. Fans of Kid606 or any of the names i dropped in this review ought to consider it.

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ASIN: B0006O9MHC
Release Date: 2006-06-27

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Dither
Manufacturer: Alice-In-Wonder
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000KE3UZ8