is this like the post dubstep "d.a.n.c.e."
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 13:07 (thirteen years ago) link
:(
― big jeans (lou), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 13:31 (thirteen years ago) link
deadboy drake remix is so beautiful
― thomas smangalter (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 November 2010 07:54 (thirteen years ago) link
ysi
― dayo, Monday, 15 November 2010 07:56 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oMgqdAPESY
― thomas smangalter (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 November 2010 07:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Glad you like Jordan! Though it really does sound like "all I see is tiger woods..."
― Tim F, Monday, 15 November 2010 08:01 (thirteen years ago) link
haha noooooooo that's all i'm gonna hear now
that + the james blake cover of feist = repeat bedtime listening atm
― thomas smangalter (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 November 2010 08:02 (thirteen years ago) link
this is pretty dope
― dayo, Monday, 15 November 2010 08:04 (thirteen years ago) link
even tho the use of literal firework sounds at the beginning & end of the track is both obvious and i believe carried over right from the drake song, it works really well w/ the deadboy remix -- its sort of like you're looking up in the sky and witnessing this really pretty thing -- it gives me the the same sort of feeling of intense romance in my chest that i get when i see the fireworks scene in 'adventureland'
― thomas smangalter (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 November 2010 08:04 (thirteen years ago) link
ok this crowd video of 'wut' is amazing, somehow it's even huger w/ fuzzy blown-out sound and shakycam, i want to be dancing right now.
― 嬰ハ長調 (c sharp major), Monday, 15 November 2010 12:08 (thirteen years ago) link
endless <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
mixed also with endless ;_; ;_; ;_; ;_; that i couldn't be there
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Monday, 15 November 2010 13:06 (thirteen years ago) link
(not that i'm complaining about having been able to sunbathe on south beach for the past few days)
\_OˬO_/ at the drop at 1:50
― Know The (ledge) (sic), Monday, 15 November 2010 13:36 (thirteen years ago) link
also lol at "face down ass up" reconfigured as a grace note for such a pretty and non-concrete, textually, vocal hook
― Know The (ledge) (sic), Monday, 15 November 2010 13:45 (thirteen years ago) link
not sure why i made the justice snark comment above, i don't know why i have inbuilt negativity towards this when actually anytime i open ableton i try and make music like this. think i have some contrarian feelings towards this just cos i live in london, but i like wut. agree with whoever said they wait for a rapper to come in, i feel a lot like this about lots of this kind of music.
agree about the comments about "what to do" with this music too...i've been in clubs where people "bounce" and it's extremely macho/tedious watching people posture...i guess if i went out to clubs where they play rap music it might be like that too but i dunno, maybe more fun.
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Monday, 15 November 2010 14:00 (thirteen years ago) link
It's the R&B cut-ups that really make this IMO... it doesn't really feel very functional but that's fine.
― Matt DC, Monday, 15 November 2010 14:08 (thirteen years ago) link
His remix of Lights On by Katy B is kind of horrible.
― Matt DC, Friday, 19 November 2010 14:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Love Wut and Showstoppa but kind of think both sound like they're missing something. Wut gets boring at its length.
― portrait of the artist as a yung joc (Hurting 2), Friday, 19 November 2010 14:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Anticipatinghttp://img602.imageshack.us/img602/9245/jamcity.jpg
― Number None, Monday, 22 November 2010 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Say whatever about Night Slugs, their sleeve designs are just out-and-out great.
― Matt DC, Monday, 22 November 2010 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Listening through proper speakers for the first time... this is fucking AMAZING music
― The Great Cool Lulu who sleeps in Riley... (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 20:36 (thirteen years ago) link
i shall be talking to girl unit (and braiden) tomorrow on resonance fm, 7pm http://www.resonancefm.com/ (pre-recorded interview w/girl unit and talking w/braiden live); i'm sure it'll be on the internet afterwards too
there will be EXCLUSIVE MUSIC played!
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 22:31 (thirteen years ago) link
among the topics of discussion: which rapper girl unit would most like to hear over the top of these trax
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 22:33 (thirteen years ago) link
interview in middle of this podcast - http://freakytrigger.co.uk/lollards-podcast/2010/11/freaky-trigger-and-the-lollards-of-pop-series-4-week-11/
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Saturday, 27 November 2010 19:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow, the last four tracks on the Night Slugs label comp are really fantastic, especially Jacques Greene's 'Baby I Don't Know What You Want'. This sort of colourful space-funk sound works *so* much better for me than the more full-on thick-grey-line bass stuff that comes before it. I'm including 'Wut' in the former category obviously.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah the optimum one really surprised me, given what his ep was like. you should hear the velour ep if you haven't, it's all technicolour off-kilter funk like that - you can tell why dâm-funk's a kindred spirit.
this is my favourite on the compilation though, soooo good - posted it in the dance partisans thread already but never sure how many people actually look in there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs5sEaYGNBU
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Really impressed by the few other Jacques Greene tracks I've heard, too. (<3<3<3 "Tell Me"!!)
His LuckyMe 12" was supposed to come out Monday but I'm not seeing anywhere to buy it yet.
― big jeans (lou), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:43 (thirteen years ago) link
funny that the Greene track mis/re-interprets Ashanti's "Baby I don't know why..." from 'Foolish'
think i like the Kingdom, Egyptrixx (maybe filler-y to some but i like the relative oddness) and Velour tracks most (aside from 'Wut') but it's all good and will get bought.
― modrić in paradise (blueski), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah Arpjam is just incredibly funky
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.urb.com/2010/11/30/urb-presents-jacques-greene-exclusive-mix/
1. Jacques Greene – The Look (Koreless remix)2. Ango – Love Me3. Jacques Greene - Tell Me4. Mood II Swing – Move Me5. Machinedrum - DDD6. Jacques Greene - Good Morning7. Nu-Birth – Anytime8. 24 Hour Experience – All Nighter9. Ramadanman & Midland – Your Words Matter10. James Fox – New Jack Swing11. Sasse & James Flavour – The Right Way (Tony Lionni Rremix)12. Jacques Greene – (Baby I Don’t Know) What You Want13. Dubbel Dutch - Throwback14. Aril Brikha - Groove La Chord15. xxxy – Ordinary Things16. Colours - Hold On (SE22 Mix)17. Jacques Greene – Another Girl18. Rick Ross ft. Drake & Chrisette Michele – Aston Martin Music
― Number None, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I think Arpjam (and Jam City in general) is strictly at the end of the spectrum I don't like, but I'm trying to be nice here.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:46 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i haven't liked other Jam City stuff but i really like that one. obviously it's not a full-blown technicolor dream like some of the other tracks on this comp but i find the beat irresistable
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:49 (thirteen years ago) link
irresistIble... jesus what is wrong with me
would love Arpjam a lot more if he'd thrown a big extra hook on top - not necessarily the mentalism extent of Ecstasy Refix but it doesn't outstrip that imo
― modrić in paradise (blueski), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
my 2nd fav jam city track might be "in the park" - on his myspace - http://www.myspace.com/jamcitytrax - no idea whether there are plans to release it, he made it quite a while ago now, but i absolutely love the gothiness of it - the sample of blowing wind in the background and that sinister melody
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:54 (thirteen years ago) link
this is not on night slugs, but the dance partisans thread doesn't seem to get many responses, so in the vein of "banging bass music with r&b samples", gotta recommend brenmar's at it again ep (out this week), in particular this a-ma-zing marques houston-sampling joint:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD70jxSwCZ4
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 09:55 (thirteen years ago) link
hmm, i don't usually like brenmar's live stuff at least but i think this is the first production i've heard from him, don't hate it
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:07 (thirteen years ago) link
my idea of hell is being stuck in a room listening to this
― Lazarus Niles-Burnham (res), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
describe this room
― modrić in paradise (blueski), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Chiming in on this being my favourite thing in the dubstep/bass continuum so far. Early dubstep I found a bit slow and dull, didn't mind the nosebleed Caspa stuff but it got boring after not very long at all, then all the Zomby/post-step stuff came out and was pretty good but seemed a bit IDM-y and missed the point of "bass" music. This is great stuff - a nice mixture of colour, danceability, poppiness and menacingness. Love the way dance music is going at the moment.
― What are you doing here? (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:23 (thirteen years ago) link
That Brenmar track is fun, I like it. All these dudes need to stop fannying around with samples and instrumentals and start working with some actual vocalists a bit more.
I like the Velour EP as well, Booty Slammer and Kick It Til It Breaks in particular.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
All these dudes need to stop fannying around with samples and instrumentals and start working with some actual vocalists a bit more.
Haha I said almost these exact words to Steve Braiden on the radio.
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Like it feels like British dance music is approaching some kind of Wild Bunch style tipping point but not getting there due to a) lack of vocalists, b) lack of record labels to put the good stuff out (WHY are there no dedicated funky record labels?) and c) a residual hangover from dubstep that values bass over beats and hooks. It's getting there though.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:35 (thirteen years ago) link
the vocalists closer to this scene that spring to mind - ahu, fatima - tend to veer towards off-kilter/abstract/skewed hip-hop stuff themselves rather than club bangers
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i have said to girl unit that what i really want to see, maybe in about a year's time, is for the "wut" ep to be scored for orchestra
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Scoring dance music for orchestra never really works, it either sounds like remedial classical music or loses something else in translation. Unless they're going to somehow orchestrate for an airhorn and pitched up vocals it would just ruin it.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 17:53 (thirteen years ago) link
i was listening to the night slugs comp today and my itunes jumped from Jacques Green to the Jonzun Crew, which was kind of mind blowing
― /\/K/\/\, Thursday, 9 December 2010 02:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Umm... On "Booty Slammer" by Velour, is the sample saying "Inside of Me" or "Sodomy"?
― Evil Eau (dog latin), Monday, 2 May 2011 14:49 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFjwPTJIM6Y
It's definitely saying "inside of me". Isn't it...?
― Number None, Monday, 2 May 2011 15:17 (thirteen years ago) link