The Studio - West Coast

I think Rasmus did El Perro Del Mar, right? I could look on discogs I guess but these fingers won't stop typing...

Rasmus definitely did the El Perro album Love Is Not Pop, always heard the Studio stamp on "Change of Heart."

Is it true about the artwork? I always thought Lissvik was driving the aesthetic, especially given all the visual stuff he's continued to do solo.

I think Dan was the vocalist in Studio, not Rasmus. The few pics of their shows I've seen, Dan is behind the mic:

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2680/4251896381_450b5f20a9_z.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2k5nwddr7s

Wish I was there! That transition between Out There and Life's a Beach! looks great.

ah, thanks for that

hmmm according to discogs, Rasmus produced the entirety of Jonas Lundqvist's 2012 LP Så e de me de. First song leaves no doubt!

Jonas Lundqvist's profile pic make me think he's the 'Swedish Phil Collins'. Kind of liking track 1 though.

http://hymn.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jonas-690x690.jpg

wow, the placement of those hands...

Yeah, Rasmus Hägg produced Jonas Lundqvist previous album. He also produced a song on the new album, I think. Jonas Lunqdvist - Parken: https://open.spotify.com/track/0cpR0kSOO94LKwR6H1tXA5 (sorry for those who doesn't have Spotify).

@brotherlovesdub great mix.

Re: art credits West Coast says designed by R. Hagg; Yearbook 1 says photography and typography by R. Hagg artwork by Studio; Yearbook 2 says artwork and typography by R. Hagg.

Thanks Puredazzle. Glad you liked it.

heck yea that mix was gr8

There hasn't been any anouncement or information about the 12'' named 833/520 Lissvik has posted on his homepage? Wonder if that is something he will be putting out himself and not via smalltown?

@F0elet I think Lissvik wrote on his instagram that there's a both a 12" and an LP through Smalltown. And it's supposed to be out around may and june.
@brotherlovesdub really cool mix ! which track is the one before springsteen's at the end of your "if 90's were 10's" mix ?

New Order - I Told You So (3Mix)

Thanks ! I thought it was Primal Scream :)

I could see that. Think that mix has a Lissvik mix in it too ;)

I always pictured Studio as a kinda balearic Durutti Column, but I was listening to this Martin Hannett / Steve Hopkins album on Factory Benelux which seems like the blueprint

https://open.spotify.com/album/246IPfAq6QORoHyQfWRXmO

Someone somewhere described 7 Trx + Intermission as Durutti Column-esque, which is what drew me to him.

Atelje - Meditation is still very enjoyable.

No Comply is like the best Happy Mondays song out there.

this album is pretty fun, sounds more on the space disco end of things to me

Don't know it this has been posted before, but a lot of the people here might like it. It is released on West Coast Recordings which Lissvik is a part of. Aron McFaul - Pallas Garden: https://open.spotify.com/album/6QOO0OUz93LvYFTH4cwYfS and here is a soundcloud link for those who don't have spotify: https://soundcloud.com/westcoastrecordings/aron-mcfaul-taverna-times

kinda underwhelmed by the lissvik album, nowhere near as special as 7 trx imo

yeah i prefer the flood of stuff he uploaded to soundcloud a few years ago

what Lissvik? is there a new one?

http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/2016/04/05/dan-lissvik-midnight-new-album-10-june-2016/

Thanks, I would expect it to be more on the club friendly vibe like the single for Smalltown Supersound, which I passed on. I've been listening to the Crepes album and the Embassy stuff a lot lately.

Is is possible to listen to the new album somewhere? Snippets?

Available to order via Smalltown Supersound's "Mail Order" - http://smalltownsupersound.robotmerch.com/en/razika/dan-lissvik/c-24/p-309?ref=cat

With "Few remaining" which I don't even know what that means but if history is any guide in the Studio/Lissvik universe?

Be quick.

Holy shit. $20 to ship to the US. That's the same price as the album.

I'm still bitter I missed that personal collection sale or whatever that was some months back.

Amen to the personal collection sale (that I didn't miss but missed just enough of...)

I hesitated because of shipping...until I remembered what happened when I was (very) late to first edition of "West Coast" on vinyl, to say nothing of stalling around the first pressing of "Meditation".

If it takes the sting out at all, per Smalltown Supersound's homepage: "Single LP with CD included."

So, there's that.

(Though if you can live without physical, there's always Bandcamp: https://danlissvik.bandcamp.com/)

Amazon has it for preorder but it seems that many indie albums go from preorder to back ordered on the day of release.
Amoeba offers free shipping in the US but I don't see Midnight on their site yet.

Apologies if it turns out the "few remaining" alarm was sounded prematurely/unnecessarily. Having clicked on all the music available in that version of Smalltown Supersound's shop, each has current inventory of "few remaining" which I take to mean either, like other labels around the world, they set aside a small amount of stock for themselves but the rest is committed to shops/distributors.

And yet, and yet: I'm still unwilling to risk missing out so I'll stick with the bananas cost of Norwegian shipping.

If you're up for rolling those dice, and possibly save a few dollars &/or cents, Bleep (which shows pre-order availability for the LP <i>and</i> CD) and Boomkat (pre-order for LP (only)) have it.

it costs me exactly $22.50 to send a record to Norway now.

International post is not the bargain it once was, in any direction it seems.

Italics not taking notwithstanding (tsk-tsk),

"...either, like other labels around the world, they set aside a small amount of stock for themselves AND the rest is committed to shops/distributors, or the good old trick of perceived scarcity of limited quantities to drive sales (but, no, not buying the latter)."

I'm going to be so pissed off if this shows up in the shops for $19 and I just paid $40 direct from the label.

‏@supersound
You can stream Dan Lissvik's (of Studio) great new album Midnight in full over at @hypem now
http://hypem.com/premiere/dan+lissvik

7trx and the Atelje weren't albums? That HypeM blurb seems off.

Put West Coast on. Open windows, 77°, gentle breeze. Best ever.

hah yeah that's the only way i can imagine listening to this album these days. For years, it was my ritual "first day of summer holidays" album

Assuming no one's mentioned it already:

"G" is the shorter, more Studio-sounding (i.e., more guitar & organic-sounding percussion) remix of "Airwalk"

Album sounds fantastic, even better than 7 Trx and Meditation I think.

only listened to it twice so far, but i agree. feels more fleshed out and expansive than his other two.

on initial listen i'd agree this lacks the magic of Atelje and 7trx in particular, which I revisit very frequently. The closer track "T" is a thing of beauty however - wish it all had that vibe.

D is :D

N was the high point for me iirc