i have trouble counting the beat as anything other than one-and-two-AND-one-and-two-AND-one-and-two-AND and i think that sounds cramped (i guess it is probably claustrophobic in a shallow grave under a garage)
― the late great, Saturday, 22 September 2012 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
track of the year maybe? sounds to my ears like some lost post punk gem jacked right up for the 21st century.
― stirmonster, Friday, September 21, 2012 12:18 PM (Yesterday)
there is a bit of implog in this
― A.R.R.Y. Kane (nakhchivan), Saturday, 22 September 2012 22:35 (eleven years ago) link
His stuff is kind of hard to mix, yeah. He's got kind of a unique rhythmic style to his tracks that I can't quite put my finger on. The only tracks of his I ever play out tho are "Getting Me Down" and this edit of "Lavender" that Brainwasher made.
― tuomas without a nose ring (The Reverend), Saturday, 22 September 2012 23:20 (eleven years ago) link
"Lavender" is def easier to mix than GMD or Bodies tho.
― tuomas without a nose ring (The Reverend), Saturday, 22 September 2012 23:21 (eleven years ago) link
gonna reiterate, this sounds like m_nus from 5/6 year ago. it's incredibly rote. can't even see why it merits a mention.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Saturday, 22 September 2012 23:50 (eleven years ago) link
his stuff is hard to mix because it runs off-beat and the parts wander
― the late great, Sunday, 23 September 2012 00:58 (eleven years ago) link
also does anyone else find blawan's tracks annoyingly painful to mix?
i think this and "getting me down" were perfectly constructed for mixing with their extended beat intros before the actual track kicks in. mixing them in and then pulling the other track out one beat before they kick in always work for me. mixing out of them is not so easy.
― stirmonster, Sunday, 23 September 2012 05:23 (eleven years ago) link
Rev otm about the un-fun undanceable nature of this vis-à-vis Getting Me Down
― lex pretend, Sunday, 23 September 2012 09:39 (eleven years ago) link
it's (dumb) fun to the max!
― stirmonster, Sunday, 23 September 2012 13:57 (eleven years ago) link
is it the bleeps of the 10s or the jump up
― the late great, Sunday, 23 September 2012 14:28 (eleven years ago) link
want to start a thread called "people who blawan better than blawan"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9LS3KXJGHM
― the late great, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 10:46 (eleven years ago) link
I actively dislike this record. I doubt it would be worth much discussion if it wasn't for the vocal sample, which is really annoying.
Blawan strikes me as ludicrously overrated at this stage.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 10:49 (eleven years ago) link
I'm honestly not surprised by your reaction to this Matt DC.
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Tuesday, 2 October 2012 10:56 (eleven years ago) link
xpost I dunno, that GoldFFinch tune reminds me way way more of the TEETH track from last year. It's a lot softer and than Blawan plus the video is has a vv similar aesthetic to 'Shawty'.
― bass, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 13:01 (eleven years ago) link
what's the TEETH track?
― the late great, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSOV3LnL_0k
― Number None, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 19:40 (eleven years ago) link
nope, still not sick of this yet.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
The track in the op is really good.
― van smack, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 20:17 (eleven years ago) link
I don't know how I missed this thread but this track is basically "One Night In NYC" meets "Nightmare" meets "Flash" and I love it to death
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 22:46 (eleven years ago) link
In related news (that prob won't be interesting to DJP, but nevertheless). http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?405095 - anyone going?
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 23:03 (eleven years ago) link
Under my gah-Under my gah-rage
― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Monday, 31 December 2012 07:24 (eleven years ago) link
Blawan and Untold were remarkably techno-y on NYE. I mean, I know Blawan is basically techno, but I still think of him as being firmly in the partisans rather than bobbins camp.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Thursday, 3 January 2013 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
I kind of find it interesting that "Getting Me Down" sounds definitely post-dubstep and "WTHTBUMG" sounds definitely techno even tho they have pretty much the same beat.
― hemioblock (The Reverend), Friday, 4 January 2013 02:58 (eleven years ago) link
Yes, definitely. It's like this slow mutation from party-bass to grinding industrial horror noise just by tweaking a parameter. Not many people mentioned Long Distance Open Water Worker EP from earlier in 2012 which was also very weird skewed techno, if not as catchy as the other singles.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Monday, 7 January 2013 10:14 (eleven years ago) link
Blawan & SURGEON collab EP https://soundcloud.com/dynamic-tension/trade-sheworks005-preview
― ey, Monday, 7 January 2013 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
and so the circle is complete
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Thursday, 10 January 2013 10:13 (eleven years ago) link
hooray, top 20, yay.
you know, there's a totally bonkers techno/noise/concrete thing on the b-side that sounds like Autechre or Actress trapped in a threshing machine.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 25 January 2013 15:11 (eleven years ago) link
http://thequietus.com/articles/11445-blawan-girl-band-cover
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
haha this is great
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
well it was great until the vocals started
more sound effects plz
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:37 (eleven years ago) link
can't cosign on that
― the late great, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 19:12 (eleven years ago) link
oh man this is so good
― plax (ico), Thursday, 21 February 2013 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
Still waiting for an excuse to use the phrase 'Why they hide their bodies under Nigel Farage?', but maybe not.
― Pingu Unchained (dog latin), Tuesday, 5 November 2013 16:03 (ten years ago) link
the girl band cover is SO GOOD for airplane takeoffs
― El Tomboto, Monday, 25 July 2016 18:12 (seven years ago) link
and probably for other life purposes, but mostly right after you've taxied onto the runway
― El Tomboto, Monday, 25 July 2016 18:13 (seven years ago) link