Grimes/Claire Boucher thread

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Pursuing that coveted World Princess vote

what else are you all “over” (Champiness), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 02:46 (five years ago) link

Well, there's not much of a song but I still like this more than almost anything she's done since Visions (I REALLY disliked Art Angels and the following stuff).
So I might be interested in her output again... that's good !

AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 10:00 (five years ago) link

i don't get the people who hated art angels but like this because this just sounds like a sketch of an art angels song to me (in a negative way not in positive realiti demo comparison lol)

ufo, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 10:44 (five years ago) link

Well, I guess that's the more understated, minimalist, atmospheric/dreamy, demo aspect that I prefer in her work.
I loved Visions but couldn't stand the OTT production approach of Art Angels.

AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 10:53 (five years ago) link

Likewise.

pomenitul, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 10:54 (five years ago) link

And that new track isn't great or anything. But it doesn't annoy me and is nice enough so that's already a big improvement to me !

AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 10:54 (five years ago) link

three weeks pass...

https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/44536

will relisten to hear this putative optimization!

Vapor waif (uptown churl), Thursday, 3 October 2019 00:06 (five years ago) link

that show looks rad and i wish i were anywhere near miami so i could go. i had missed the new single until seeing that article. i rlly like it but i want to remix it and add a B section after the breakdown.

davey, Thursday, 3 October 2019 09:29 (five years ago) link

four weeks pass...

unmixed/mastered version of new album has leaked, probably the closest anyone will get to ever hearing this damn thing

Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Friday, 1 November 2019 09:01 (four years ago) link

why the pessimism? maybe there's something weird going on but the current excuse that they're waiting for vinyl to be pressed before releasing all formats at the same time seems plausible

mh, Friday, 1 November 2019 15:13 (four years ago) link

Is it worth the hunt?

✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 1 November 2019 15:21 (four years ago) link

Ok I couldn't resist. I assume the mixing is still being worked out. "So Heavy" in particular sounds like it needs some work done in there but it could sound really good.

Black Swan Blues is a nice surprise, she very rarely uses acoustic guitars as a base composition and it's also a very welcome variation in sound compared to the rest of the album.

✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 1 November 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link

from what I understand the leak is far from complete, not only in terms of songs but the mixing too

flappy bird, Friday, 1 November 2019 22:58 (four years ago) link

I ended up deleting it after a third listen. I don't like the current aesthetics of it for the most part, the whole sound she is going for in here is very outdated to my ears, it sounds to me like she's trying to beautify some of the worst musical trends of the 90's - but I recon it might improve with further mixing. Song I ended up liking the most is Black Swan Blues but it doesn't sound much like a Grimes song.

I don't know, it seems like a bit of mess tbh and I wouldn't be that surprised if it gets vaulted. I can kind of understand a bit of her previous frustration with it. There some good ideas in there but there's been so much work and time wasted on it that the simplest solution would be to vault it instead of trying to fix it and do something new. Or maybe release one first expecting it to get mixed reviews and then a second, better album a few months apart. It wouldn't be a bad marketing strategy tbh, let the critics tear you down and then lure them back in. Wasn't that the original plan? To do one for the label and another for her? Or am I misremembering how it went?

✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 2 November 2019 06:23 (four years ago) link

Was Turrican a Grimes fan?

jmm, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 17:02 (four years ago) link

omg that's the link. only threads with Turrican DNA can be opened.

Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 17:04 (four years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH0kfH04U68

new single "so heavy i fell through the earth" is decent but feels more like a moody album track than an album opener or single?

miss anthropocene finally has a tracklist and a release date (feb 21) too

https://i.imgur.com/vE1AGZX.jpg

01 So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth (Art Mix)
02 Darkseid (Grimes & 潘PAN)
03 Delete Forever
04 Violence (Grimes & i_o)
05 4ÆM
06 New Gods
07 My Name is Dark
08 You’ll miss me when I’m not around
09 Before the fever
10 IDORU

ufo, Friday, 15 November 2019 14:05 (four years ago) link

new single "so heavy i fell through the earth" is decent but feels more like a moody album track than an album opener or single?

I really hope this album tilts more towards "moody album tracks" and less towards "we appreciate power". This is promising.

enochroot, Friday, 15 November 2019 14:49 (four years ago) link

haha I was just thinking I wish she'd tack We Appreciate Power onto the record.

Evans on Hammond (evol j), Friday, 15 November 2019 14:51 (four years ago) link

The deluxe version of the album includes WAP

✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 15 November 2019 16:21 (four years ago) link

i like that cover

Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 15 November 2019 17:21 (four years ago) link

is the person burning off their breast?

an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Friday, 15 November 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link

Fourth World concept album??!?

insecurity bear (sic), Friday, 15 November 2019 21:16 (four years ago) link

is "adore u (beautiful game)" coming out? that was the song I did for the pre-cover album a year and a half ago

flappy bird, Friday, 15 November 2019 21:58 (four years ago) link

this is gonna be good, I'm excited now

winters (josh), Friday, 15 November 2019 22:24 (four years ago) link

i'd guess "adore u" is probably "IDORU"

ufo, Friday, 15 November 2019 23:30 (four years ago) link

well that’s also the Romaji for the Japanese rendering of “IDOL”

an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Friday, 15 November 2019 23:40 (four years ago) link

the leaked "adore"'s running time also matches "IDORU"

ufo, Friday, 15 November 2019 23:58 (four years ago) link

very excited to learn that the Moodles rendition of "That's What The Drugs Are For" is now THE official version.

Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 16 November 2019 00:45 (four years ago) link

xxp and a William Gibson book title

mh, Saturday, 16 November 2019 14:09 (four years ago) link

it took me ages to figure out which specific new age/downtempo song "so heavy" reminded me of but I've finally got it

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

like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Sunday, 17 November 2019 05:36 (four years ago) link

(the runner-up was Schiller's "I've Seen It All"; unsurprisingly I really like the grimes single, despite the past few years of grimes)

like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Sunday, 17 November 2019 05:40 (four years ago) link

I mean there’s been a noticeable trend of Enya-house music in the past decade and Grimes was doing variations on it even before this single. I don’t think this is Grimes following trends but rather continuing on a style she had explored previously.

✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 17 November 2019 05:46 (four years ago) link

oh, I'm not saying she's following trends, unless the leaked album (which I haven't heard) is full of idk billie eilish ripoffs

like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Sunday, 17 November 2019 05:48 (four years ago) link

IDORU could also be referencing the William Gibson novel, which would be on brand with the concept of the album

octobeard, Monday, 18 November 2019 05:25 (four years ago) link

oh goddamnit I missed mh's comment.

octobeard, Monday, 18 November 2019 05:34 (four years ago) link

this is....fine? I like it better than most of her stuff but I'm still mystified as to what makes her so distinct from or so much more deserving of hype than loads of other acts working in a similar mode

Simon H., Monday, 18 November 2019 08:56 (four years ago) link

like who?

Mordy, Monday, 18 November 2019 14:32 (four years ago) link

Grimes thinks "live music is going to be obsolete soon" https://t.co/S9EnoA3fZM pic.twitter.com/No4Ei9c2CR

— BrooklynVegan (@brooklynvegan) November 20, 2019

self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 21 November 2019 16:52 (four years ago) link

says the voice of silicon fascist privilege https://t.co/rsn04V7AyV

— ZJ (@ZOLAJESUS) November 21, 2019

self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 21 November 2019 16:52 (four years ago) link

her reputation seems to have taken a bit of a hit

Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Thursday, 21 November 2019 17:11 (four years ago) link

https://images.app.goo.gl/fjaU1BWo6eBVp2i16

Cousin Slappy, Thursday, 21 November 2019 18:36 (four years ago) link

ppl take her at face value a lot, anyway i enjoy her troll moves tbh

omar little, Thursday, 21 November 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link

Sure. It's "troll moves" when SHE does it :/

Cousin Slappy, Thursday, 21 November 2019 18:48 (four years ago) link

get her ass ZJ

Simon H., Thursday, 21 November 2019 18:49 (four years ago) link

xpost -- and that's the difference between her and Amanda Palmer uh hold on

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 November 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link

i believe about 5% of what grimes says about anything even her own intent, it's all pretty entertaining. anyway i like ZJ but grimes >>>>> ZJ

omar little, Thursday, 21 November 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link

I've listened to and read enough conversations that have made a similar point but not in a value-neutral way
although, tbh, with such a dystopian album concept or w/e I guess the commentary is semi-implicit
then again, maybe the dystopia is good?

hmm!

mh, Thursday, 21 November 2019 19:30 (four years ago) link

I guess she's to be taken seriously not literally like Thiel said about Trump?

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 21 November 2019 21:09 (four years ago) link


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