Ay up Tim I know you aint ILM, you're Tim. I just see a lot of cross over from this thread and the Blondes.
John and the Blondes
And it makes my head scratch. Don't see where its coming from at all and I'm a sucka for old DFA, shity tech house and a bit of indie in my time way back a sa teen...
Its just loopy slightly heavier The Field innit?
― jimitheexploder, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 01:31 (twelve years ago) link
I meant your idea that there are posters who like the Blondes and Talabot and poppy UK funky and not other stuff you like seems like a strawman of me that couldn't possibly apply to any other ILM poster.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 01:36 (twelve years ago) link
I was just trying to draw a reaction, to see what the deal was with John and the Blondes. Since you funky goons are pretty much the only goons on ILM worth taking a poll of. Maybe I'm missing somingthing with John and the Blondes? Just playin' about. Wouldn't tease if I thought you lot where shit or anything.
― jimitheexploder, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 01:42 (twelve years ago) link
Liking Blondes and Talabot has very little to do with liking DFA, and a lot to do with liking tech-house IMO, and in particular I suspect liking the golden age of electro-house into big room minimal circa 2004-2006.
I don't think there's anything particularly indie sounding about either album, except for hipster house associations with Blondes that have no real bearing on the sound of the music, and the Delorean guy's vocals on the on the one Talabot tune.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 02:40 (twelve years ago) link
Off two exposures this is really nicely put together, smooth, head-nodding, but it's lacking a little something... alien, or unique, or really idiosyncratic. It just seems "really good" rather than "special", which is fine and dandy, and will probably turn out to be more than enough after continued exposure, but I've not gone "wow" at it. Yet.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 07:56 (twelve years ago) link
blondes and talabot aren't very similar at all
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 08:04 (twelve years ago) link
the best bits of the talabot album feel like coming up, that's what's special about it
I wouldn't know what that feels like...
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 08:53 (twelve years ago) link
i wouldn't use the words 'dirgy', 'retro', 'indie' or 'tech house' to describe either of the records under question, nor would i lump them together at all. and yea calling blondes 'indie' is hella frustrating after all the circuitous discussions in the h****** house thred
― psychgawsple, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 09:36 (twelve years ago) link
well i guess 'retro' might be applicable. but no more so than with any other house record in 2012
― psychgawsple, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 09:38 (twelve years ago) link
very small changes in the beat feel very big and powerful
This is how I approach most dance music, I've realised. Like, a little 'tish' noise coming in at the right time or a melodic loop that changes the whole complexion of the sound does so much more for me than a massive drop or whatever.
Blondes and Talabot are pretty similar in their approach and sound palette I think. Blondes are a bit hazier, druggier, later in the party maybe.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 09:39 (twelve years ago) link
^^^
Entire post.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 09:41 (twelve years ago) link
idk the blondes record feels more like a grouping of refined jam sessions, more fluid and less deliberate in approach imo. which is not to say that they don't know what they're doing, i mean this in a respective sense
― psychgawsple, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 09:55 (twelve years ago) link
blondes appeal to me more because of sound design and mood, talabot because of melody and structure (build-and-release etc)
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 11:04 (twelve years ago) link
not my favorite thing he's ever done but this is pretty solid actually
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQWOACvhzCo
― psychgawsple, Thursday, 1 March 2012 05:57 (twelve years ago) link
anyone know of a compendium of his pre-album trax?
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 March 2012 06:01 (twelve years ago) link
Jordan, I put together a Spotify playlist a few months ago:
http://open.spotify.com/user/awesomewells/playlist/3t3trk1bD9CwV4SA49DPR9
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Thursday, 1 March 2012 11:59 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQMT_ZZtzHQ
― MikoMcha, Monday, 5 March 2012 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
was listening to fin on spotify today and was like "damn, this album is finally clicking with me!" when i realized i was already 4 sounds through the families ep :-\
― ⚓ (gr8080), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 00:11 (twelve years ago) link
ya, that's funny cause the families ep never really clicked with *me*
― psychgawsple, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 04:58 (twelve years ago) link
me neither. Love this album though.
― Alexandre Dumbass (dog latin), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 12:22 (twelve years ago) link
my copy of ƒIN arrived today, loving this... really really good.
― ilxor, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 04:16 (twelve years ago) link
Adore this remix, as good as anything on the album I reckon:
― Tim F, Sunday, 18 March 2012 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
This is lovely also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnbLW4wwCFg&feature=related
― Tim F, Sunday, 18 March 2012 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
Err... those remixes are just posted above, Tim!
But yes, they are both lovely.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 18 March 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
haha I even scrolled up to check and somehow flew skipped right over them... Sorry for cluttering the thread.
― Tim F, Sunday, 18 March 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
despite the vocals, "journeys" is the track i find myself revisiting the most
― teledyldonix, Monday, 19 March 2012 07:28 (twelve years ago) link
I love the stutters that Talabot puts into the rhythms of tracks like that, there's a real carefree swing to them.
― Tim F, Monday, 19 March 2012 09:28 (twelve years ago) link
"matilda's dream" is incredible. made me cry.
― deaths and oil painting graphics (blank), Saturday, 24 March 2012 05:22 (twelve years ago) link
It's a warm night in Brooklyn, and I have the windows wide open even though it's perhaps a little chilly for that kind of abandon. I've spent maybe five nights this entire month in NY, having been traveling a ton for work and spending five nights in Jamaica last week. I went a little crazy at Other Music today, and this record is now spinning on my turntable. Granted I'm a little drunk on a beautiful red Burgundy, but this is just AMAZINGLY lovely and delicious. It feels perfect for this exact moment, a sort of drunken wistfulness, the coolness of the air a little biting but the reality of open windows so sweet...
― Clarke B., Thursday, 29 March 2012 01:27 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRaSxXClWwA
― MikoMcha, Saturday, 31 March 2012 10:23 (twelve years ago) link
i have avoided hearing anything by that band because of their name for at least a year now. talabot why are you making me break this policy
― lex pretend, Saturday, 31 March 2012 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
The band name alone is awful.
― MikoMcha, Saturday, 31 March 2012 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs are pretty good though. There's an excellent Joe Goddard mix of one of their tunes out there as well.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Sunday, 1 April 2012 11:07 (twelve years ago) link
yeah "tapes & money" is fantastic
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 1 April 2012 14:18 (twelve years ago) link
not so hot on the talabot remix tho
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 1 April 2012 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
that F3 "lonely land" remix is so incredible - the closing melody is just gorgeous. totally always play it b2b with his own "last land"
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Monday, 16 April 2012 09:27 (twelve years ago) link
Agreed, such beautiful rhythmic programming as well (which is also true of "Last Land" actually).
― Tim F, Monday, 16 April 2012 09:44 (twelve years ago) link
heard a track off fin playing in a banana republic today
― ♆ (gr8080), Saturday, 2 June 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
i have jeans from them
― Impetuous hybrid (Matt P), Saturday, 2 June 2012 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
Cycled into work today, sunglasses on, "Missing You" on my iPod... A moment of bliss before the day's onslaught
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 26 July 2012 08:14 (eleven years ago) link
Upcoming remixes from Pachanga Boys and Kenton Slash Demon (ie two members of When Saints Go Machine) that I am very excited to hear.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
Hammering "Leave me (Friendly Pattern version)" at the moment. I'd like to know if there is a non Friendly Pattern version, because I can't find one and I want more
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 28 July 2012 10:37 (eleven years ago) link
wow, i think this is incredible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgmArjQD47U&feature=youtu.be
― J0rdan S., Friday, 14 September 2012 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
favorite dude of the year turns favorite song of the year into slow motion house jam of the year
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:40 (eleven years ago) link
total hyperbole but i wanted to keep the construction. it's very nice anyway
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
Aw fucking awesome
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
i don't see any link BUT I WANT TO
― heiswagger (rennavate), Friday, 14 September 2012 19:41 (eleven years ago) link
what is it?
― mmmm, Friday, 14 September 2012 19:49 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i'm just getting a blank white space there, what is it?
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 14 September 2012 19:52 (eleven years ago) link