If I speak at one constant volume
At one constant pitch
At one constant rhythm right into your ear
You still won’t hear
Audio fidelity is something Faith No More take seriously. Bill Gould for instance has been outspoken on the poor audio quality of streaming – “It doesn’t sound very good. I think the sonics of Spotify are horrible, but it’s the future” – and now the band has teamed up with Latvian audio specialists Sonarworks to offer a first-of-its-kind enhanced audio version of Sol Invictus track Cone of Shame.
Bill states:
A few months ago, the Sonarworks folks contacted me again; they wanted to take this software out of the recording studio and bring it into the world of home audio. This time, they would attempt to address imperfections in a wide variety of headphones…and to take it a step further, rather than requiring someone to download and install their software, they would be able to run the test through a web browser.
I like the guys, they’re a small company from Latvia but with very big ideas, so we decided to give it a spin with “Cone of Shame”. As a band we try to take chances and explore new concepts all the time, and realized in this FNM tradition, that it might be cool to include some of our fans in on the experiment—as far as I know, no one has done anything like this before. So in this spirit, check it out, and let the guys know what you think. Tastes can be subjective, there are no right or wrong answers, but your feedback can go a long way toward improving the quality of our listening experience.
We’ve tried it out with both Marshall and Bose models and there is definitely a richer sound. I’m not enough of an audiophile to to say what exactly is different but it seems warmer and more layered.
Ty, I’m trying to stay optimistic. Remember, Patton suddenly had a lot of free time when the Nevermen tour fell through. So maybe Patton did put some work into unfinished FNM tracks. I know Jon wanted to find out sooner than later about using his material. Probably the best way to tell if FNM is working behind the scenes…did Jon go back into real estate? If so, then we are all screwed!
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I agree with you that Bill seems to be really interested in keeping the FNM machine turning, and I love that about him, I’m more worried that if the rest of the guys take too long to commit that then Bill may get over it and stop concentrating on future of the band. with the SonarWorks experiment, well, I actually was hoping that the album SI got done over as a whole but it wasn’t to be. The Cone of Shame single was a great idea but again the B- Side was underwhelming, as I was really hoping for a unreleased track from the SI sessions.
I don’t think we’ll get any new material this year considering that Patton has commited to Dead Cross.
I think ive mentioned here before that SI felt way too short and sounded though as if it was an unfinished record so I was eagerly waiting for some new music this year.
what worries me is the Patton comment about albums shouldn’t be anymore than 40 minutes which is strange considering their best albums are the longest ones!!! AD, TRT, KFAD.
anyway, in the meantime, I hope Bill releases the awesome Seperation Anxiety as a proper single with SonarWorks as I think that and the title track would be fantastic to hear in that format. LOVE THOSE TRACKS!
Ty…my best hope is that there is behind the scenes work taking place. Billy’s been producing CAF, Roddy’s been working on the new IT album, and Patton’s been working on several things along with Dead Cross. With all that in mind, there could have been FNM work taking place as well. Jon had some material and Billy had plenty of material. I’ve said before, I hope that they do all the back work, get the album ready, get some videos ready (if they want, I don’t really care about videos), get the actual products ready, then start booking shows and drop the album just before the start of a tour. Their go-it-alone method is probably going to continue and there’s only so much Bill can accomplish while also out on tour. I’m still enjoying the hell out of Sol Invictus…what I would love before another album would be a whole lot of live audio and video officially released by the band, and a Deluxe reissue of IY and Brixton Academy.
interesting idea/concept and I quite like it but..why now? it seems to me Billy is dying to get some new music out there with FNM but he is keeping himself and the band name relevant and out there until the rest of the band join him ( whenever the hell that is).. new music is needed and soon.
It’s a much better version of the song…more full and a stronger sound. It’s not in my top 4 tracks on the album but this definitely brings it up a notch.