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March 30, 2018 9:21 AM Subscribe
In 2000, the hardcore band Cave In took a stylistic left turn, releasing their still-divisive second album, Jupiter. For some in their hardcore fan base the shift from the tried-and-true hardcore tropes of heavy riffs and screamy vocals to the prog metal characterized by heavy reverb, space-age delay and the pretty melodies of guitarist-turned-vocalist Steven Brodsky. The band's bassist, Caleb Scofield, passed away yesterday.
Track list: Jupiter; In The Steam Of Commerce; Big Riff; Innuendo And Out The Other; Brain Candle; Requiem; Decay Of The Delay; New Moon
Critics and fans were divided about Jupiter. At the time, Pitchfork hated it but in recent years seem to view it more favorably. The album, written in the wake of a van fire that destroyed all their equipment, grapples with loss, survivor's guilt, depression, and a healthy suspicion of the music industry. 18 years later it's still the standout moment in the band's winding career, and now considered a classic.
Track list: Jupiter; In The Steam Of Commerce; Big Riff; Innuendo And Out The Other; Brain Candle; Requiem; Decay Of The Delay; New Moon
Critics and fans were divided about Jupiter. At the time, Pitchfork hated it but in recent years seem to view it more favorably. The album, written in the wake of a van fire that destroyed all their equipment, grapples with loss, survivor's guilt, depression, and a healthy suspicion of the music industry. 18 years later it's still the standout moment in the band's winding career, and now considered a classic.
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posted by functionequalsform at 9:29 AM on March 30, 2018
posted by functionequalsform at 9:29 AM on March 30, 2018
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Cave In has a special place in me. They were on the first show I saw after moving to the city, pre-Jupiter, and were one of my first bridges into the idea that punks could play metal too. They set me on a musical path that’s continued to spiral out ever since. I saw them several times, and Old Man Gloom a few times too on their rare tours. I always loved Caleb’s guttural roar, standing in contrast to the other singers in his bands, and his bass rumble.
Fuck what a loss this is, for his family most of all, and for music as well.
posted by Special Agent Dale Cooper at 9:46 AM on March 30, 2018
Cave In has a special place in me. They were on the first show I saw after moving to the city, pre-Jupiter, and were one of my first bridges into the idea that punks could play metal too. They set me on a musical path that’s continued to spiral out ever since. I saw them several times, and Old Man Gloom a few times too on their rare tours. I always loved Caleb’s guttural roar, standing in contrast to the other singers in his bands, and his bass rumble.
Fuck what a loss this is, for his family most of all, and for music as well.
posted by Special Agent Dale Cooper at 9:46 AM on March 30, 2018
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Damn. I love Jupiter; such a great record from start to finish. I always described it to others as the album Pink Floyd might make if they had been a metal band. One of my best friends in college turned me on to Cave In with this album specifically. Many nights were spent driving around Springfield, MO listening to this album. I was fortunate to see them twice after the album came out, both times at dearly departed small clubs in the Lou (pours one out for Mississippi Nights and the Creepy Crawl). Both shows were excellent. I'll have to dig out my vinyl copy of Jupiter and crank it this weekend.
posted by friendlyjuan at 10:32 AM on March 30, 2018
Damn. I love Jupiter; such a great record from start to finish. I always described it to others as the album Pink Floyd might make if they had been a metal band. One of my best friends in college turned me on to Cave In with this album specifically. Many nights were spent driving around Springfield, MO listening to this album. I was fortunate to see them twice after the album came out, both times at dearly departed small clubs in the Lou (pours one out for Mississippi Nights and the Creepy Crawl). Both shows were excellent. I'll have to dig out my vinyl copy of Jupiter and crank it this weekend.
posted by friendlyjuan at 10:32 AM on March 30, 2018
Big Riff is the song off of Jupiter. So damned good. Caleb's roaring at 2:18 is probably the perfect example of his vocal presence on record, just a savage bellow. Cave In has also released a couple of nearly perfect EPs in Planets of Old (check out beastly fucking stomp riff on Cayman Tongue) and Tides of Tomorrow, very much heavy prog in the vein of Jupiter.
Caleb also was the driving force behind Zozobra, a badass hardcore/sludge three piece. What a loss.
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posted by Existential Dread at 1:12 PM on March 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
Caleb also was the driving force behind Zozobra, a badass hardcore/sludge three piece. What a loss.
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posted by Existential Dread at 1:12 PM on March 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
At the time, Pitchfork hated it
Man this review makes me understand why some metal people have such contempt for Pitchfork's turn toward appreciating metal.
posted by atoxyl at 12:23 AM on March 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
Man this review makes me understand why some metal people have such contempt for Pitchfork's turn toward appreciating metal.
posted by atoxyl at 12:23 AM on March 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
What awful news. Until Your Heart Stops has been a favorite since the moment I first heard it. They were always so good live, especially when they were sharing the bill with Converge; I feel like those two bands always brought out the best in each other.
posted by saladin at 6:18 AM on March 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by saladin at 6:18 AM on March 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
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