to avoid derailing the studio thread, please to discuss all your smoothed-out dub disco flamenco party faves here!
has there been much talk of a mountain of one on ILM? i know there has been a bit on the noise board. their two EPs are getting reissued on CD with some new songs in september, i can imagine ILM's talk talk fan contingent flipping out for that. new single is getting a 12 minute+ studio remix, too.
― haitch, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:32 (5 years ago) Permalink
i almost bought the Sorcerer album yesterday.
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:47 (5 years ago) Permalink
here are some other groups worth checking out
dreamchimney dudes windsurf: http://www.myspace.com/windsurfmusic (& the two members of Windsurf) sorcerer: http://www.myspace.com/sorcererjams hatchback: http://www.myspace.com/hatchback76
blackjoy: http://www.myspace.com/blackjoy2000
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:50 (5 years ago) Permalink
i think i should pull out the Chicken Lips albums from a few years ago. at the time i wasn't feeling the dadrockness of it, but heard a song of theirs at a sushi joint last night (don't tell steve shasta i went on a sunday) and it really reminded me of Map of Africa.
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:52 (5 years ago) Permalink
i think that chicken lips album only came out last year!
that hatchback track 'white diamond' (and its much-hyped prins thomas remix) is pretty fine. hadn't heard of windsurf before now, though.
― haitch, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:28 (5 years ago) Permalink
what's up with this new AMO single?
― cutty, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:30 (5 years ago) Permalink
We just this morning took delivery of the new A Mountain of One single, 'Brown Piano' (for some reason this title cracks me up), and album, Collected Works (I know why that one cracks me up). The album just assembles the tracks which've already seen album release and slaps on a Blue NIle/Talk Talk-style sleeve, but the single, a new track, boasts a remix from Studio - an eleven-minute epic (of course), it has one of the most ominous, grand intros I've heard in a while, but as a whole it doesn't hold a candle to anything on their supernaturally good West Coast LP.
― haitch, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:36 (5 years ago) Permalink
balearic revival is new downtempo.
― Romeo Jones, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:47 (5 years ago) Permalink
oops, meant to say it's THE new downtempo
adult contemporary?
― speculator, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 03:01 (5 years ago) Permalink
I'm scared to go back to that Chicken Lips record, remember some horrifying listening experiences last year.
― Dominique, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 03:04 (5 years ago) Permalink
Don't know how much we need this thread, as a lot has been discussed in the beardo thread.
I have seen "balearic" become one of the go-to adjectives for hip online shops these days, to describe anything that is vaguely neo-disco, downtempo, or trip-hop sounding. Anything that has an acoustic guitar also works. I think even the new Chemical Brothers album was saddled with the tag!
It was only so short ago that "balearic" usually meant smooth jazz/adult contemporary music, or was something you'd find on an Ibiza comp. I can see many people get badly burned (a la Italo Disco, Ryan Paris/Radiorama does not sound like Mixed Up In the Hague) if this new flavor continues to grow.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 04:35 (5 years ago) Permalink
I mean, how far are we from Todd Terje releasing instrumental edits of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"!
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 04:39 (5 years ago) Permalink
fyi trentmoller did an amazing remix of wicked game under his business man alias
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:00 (5 years ago) Permalink
so, to answer your question: not far
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:05 (5 years ago) Permalink
i have listened the shit out of those aMo1 albums
― max, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:12 (5 years ago) Permalink
er EPs
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:24 (5 years ago) Permalink
^ i guess that's the same thing haitch said
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:26 (5 years ago) Permalink
Hah - the 1st beta band ep is now a signifier.
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
lol @ rough trade - everyone knows the 1st BB EP was the weakest!
― jabba hands, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 10:11 (5 years ago) Permalink
meet the new british press same as the old
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:05 (5 years ago) Permalink
how far are we from Todd Terje releasing instrumental edits of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"
okay surely i am not alone in thinking this would be the most amazing thing?
― c sharp major, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:18 (5 years ago) Permalink
couldnt be better than all those pom pom re-edits.
― ☪, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:22 (5 years ago) Permalink
"lol @ rough trade - everyone knows the 1st BB EP was the weakest!"
Yeah this is almost off-putting to read. It surely means "y'know, it's got a rhythm track and it's a bit cruisy, but it's not scary or anything! nothing too experimental!"
And yeah I'm imagining the most awesome awesome edit of "Wicked Game" right now. Not that the song needs an edit to be fabulous.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 13:52 (5 years ago) Permalink
does anyone read my posts? http://aurgasm.us/2006/12/hey-dj-friday-chris-isaak-and-dub.html
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:26 (5 years ago) Permalink
:( <-- before listening to that song
:) <-- after
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:27 (5 years ago) Permalink
Not bad, but I'd prefer hearing The Studio do something with that one.
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:46 (5 years ago) Permalink
okay i think i have to jump ship when we're onto groups named windsurf and hatchback
― strongohulkington, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:56 (5 years ago) Permalink
yeah, i pretty much said the same thing on the 70s soft rock thread. but their music is good and they seem like cool guys.
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 17:46 (5 years ago) Permalink
-- ☪, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:22 (11 hours ago) Link
plz 2 explain
― elan, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 22:30 (5 years ago) Permalink
this is a nice one by Jaki of Can's Phantom Band http://www.dreamchimney.com/tracks/16823
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 22:35 (5 years ago) Permalink
there totally needs to be a seperate balearic thread as stuff gets lost int he beardo thread to quickly.
the mix that mountain on one did for best foot forward is totally wrecking my head.
in some ways its really great phased out low slung coke rock.
and sometimes i think that balearic is the nu re edit is the new electro is the nu electroclash is the nu...is the nu...is the nu..... (repeat to fade)
and I think about cnuts going into phonica and asking about the lastest Lindstrom mix of chris rea's Josephine and I want to kill it before it grows.
― Hamildan, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 22:51 (5 years ago) Permalink
Almost two years old, but the Lindstrom and Prins Thomas LP goes here too. I almost feel like they should have released it under a different moniker and then went ahead and released the 12" versions as themselves. Its not a dance record at all.
― gr8080, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:05 (5 years ago) Permalink
Shitty things about my new commute:
-It is 40+ miles one way -It is 60 - 90 minutes depending on time of day
Awesome things about my new commute:
-It gives me plenty of time to listen to new music -Music on this thread accompanies commute's view nicely:
― gr8080, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:10 (5 years ago) Permalink
where is that?
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:18 (5 years ago) Permalink
windward coast of Oahu.
― gr8080, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:33 (5 years ago) Permalink
New Jersey
― deej, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:34 (5 years ago) Permalink
Wow - that is awesome. I don't really get the Lindsrom&Prins Thomas reference though.
So is anyone gonna venture a definition of balearic?
― baaderonixx, Thursday, 2 August 2007 08:39 (5 years ago) Permalink
Here's the top 25 balaeric records as voted for on the v balaeric DJ History board. These were all played on Bill Brewster's show on Kiss(?) yesterday...
1 Tullio de Piscopo - Primavera (Stop Bajon) (Bagaria, 1984) 2 William Pitt - City Lights (Public Sound, 1986) 3 Elkin & Nelson - Jibaro (CBS, 1986) 4 Chris Rea - Josephine (Magnet, 1985) 5 Herb Alpert - Rotation (A&M, 1979) 6 Manuel Goettsching - E2-E4 (Inteam, 1984) 7 Mandy Smith - I Just Can't Wait (Cool & Breezy Jazz Mix) (PWL, 1987) 8 Dizzi Heights - Would I Find Love (Parlophone, 1986) 9 Art Of Noise - Moments In Love (Island, 1983) 10 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Virgin, 1986) 11 Carly Simon - Why (WEA, 1982) 12 Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (Lucky Number, 2005) 13 Donna Summer - State of Independence (WEA, 1982) 14 Laid Back - Fly Away/Walking In The Sunshine (CBS, 1983) 15 Kate Bush - Running Up The Hill (EMI, 1985) 16 Cure - Lullaby (Fiction, 1989) 17 Linda Di Franco - TV Scene (WEA, 1985) 18 Flash & The Pan - Walking In The Rain (Epic, 1978) 19 Izit - Stories (ffrr, 1989) 20 Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (Arthur Baker Remix) (Warners, 1987) 21 Double – The Captain Of Her Heart (Polydor, 1985) 22 The Beloved - The Sun Rising (WEA, 1989) 23 Enzo Avitabile - Blackout (EMI, 1986) 24 Mike Francis - Features Of Love (Concorde, 1985) 25 Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots (Elektra, 1980)
― Raw Patrick, Thursday, 2 August 2007 09:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
WTF - The Cure "Lullaby"???
― baaderonixx, Thursday, 2 August 2007 09:19 (5 years ago) Permalink
There's no Wiki entry for balearic (the music) so someone should write a really bad one and piss off the purists. I'm so unbalearic that I spelled it wrong twice in my previous post.
― Raw Patrick, Thursday, 2 August 2007 09:29 (5 years ago) Permalink
there's a wiki entry for 'Balearic Beat', though.
I used to think it was pronounced and spelt 'baleriac', I'm still not really sure if I'm saying it right.
― c sharp major, Thursday, 2 August 2007 11:08 (5 years ago) Permalink
I've never heard anyone say 'Balearic beat'.
― Raw Patrick, Thursday, 2 August 2007 11:14 (5 years ago) Permalink
mm, it sounds kind of lame (the word 'beat' in a genre name generally sounds lame and pseudy to me?). 'Balearic house' i've seen used, though.
― c sharp major, Thursday, 2 August 2007 11:36 (5 years ago) Permalink
"Lullabye" I can totally see if it's the Extended Mix on Mixed Up - I've put that on quite a few balearic-y "Back to Mine" style comps I've made.
― Tim F, Thursday, 2 August 2007 12:23 (5 years ago) Permalink
"Floating in the air, floating in the sea, take my hand, come with me"
― blueski, Thursday, 2 August 2007 12:50 (5 years ago) Permalink
"Brown Piano" is up on the A Mountain of One myspace page
― jaxon, Thursday, 2 August 2007 21:20 (5 years ago) Permalink
i love playing the 12" mix of lullabye in downtempo/baleric sets.
also, baaderonixxpaws: listen to this cd:
― gr8080, Thursday, 2 August 2007 21:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
it's like a postrock band playing dance music in hawaii
― jaxon, Thursday, 2 August 2007 21:49 (5 years ago) Permalink
Anybody heard the new Seahawks album (Aquadisco)? I wasn't really feeling Invisible Sunrise apart from the first two tracks.
― blank, Sunday, 21 October 2012 00:43 (7 months ago) Permalink
No but that Seahawks/Crue-l Grand Orch 12" sounds great but out of budget range sadly.
― mmmm, Sunday, 21 October 2012 01:05 (7 months ago) Permalink
i, for one, thoroughly enjoyed invisible sunrise! first two tracks are prob the best tho, i'll admit to that.
not sure how i feel about another album of overdone/lazy edits but i love psychemagik so i'll definitely give it a go. and of course i'm stoked for another seahawks full length
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Sunday, 21 October 2012 01:24 (7 months ago) Permalink
Talking of Test Pressing, great Balearic Beats Vol 3 mix over on the site, with "sleeve notes" from Terry Farley
http://testpressing.org/2012/10/211-balearic-beats-volume-3/
― groovypanda, Friday, 26 October 2012 11:43 (6 months ago) Permalink
New Land Of Light (Jonny Nash & Kyle Martin) album is immense
http://soundcloud.com/esp-institute/sets/esp009
― groovypanda, Thursday, 15 November 2012 21:14 (6 months ago) Permalink
kinda bored with balearic on the whole but that Dreams remix is awesome (just heard it for the first time yesterday) ... p much love all things Psychemagik
― dmr, Thursday, 15 November 2012 21:19 (6 months ago) Permalink
yea i gotta get a copy of that land of light release, those samples are amazing
this one passed me by earlier in the year
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Friday, 16 November 2012 06:12 (6 months ago) Permalink
The new Secret Circuit album is fantastic too
http://soundcloud.com/emotional-response/secret-circuit-foggy-twilights
― groovypanda, Friday, 16 November 2012 10:40 (6 months ago) Permalink
this is huge
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 17 November 2012 15:11 (6 months ago) Permalink
ditto on the Land of Light & Secret Circuit recommendations - two fantastic albums out now. Land of Light went straight into my top five for the year, it's stunning and should be played on vinyl through a decent soundsystem to really get the best effect!
― let's do acid and go to the rraz room and see barbara cook (BATTAGS), Sunday, 2 December 2012 00:36 (5 months ago) Permalink
Mix I've done for a DJ History secret santa thing that I thought readers of this thread might enjoy:
http://www.bmbx.org/2012/11/adventures-by-starlight/
Have You Seen The Stars Tonite? JEFFERSON STARSHIPFollow Me Home DIRE STRAITSEvil Smokestacking Baby HAIRCUT 100Happiness Is Easy TALK TALKHarlequin Plays Bells (Alter Ego Remix) SVEN VATHCoasting A BAND CALLED OSpace Traveller JAMES VINCENTParadia ROLAND BOCQUETSun Down LANI HALLGone BAUTISTAPacific State FRESHRO!Stars All Seem To Weep BETH ORTONThe Visitor PAQUAHead Band Dub RUF DUGModular Mix AIRExercise 1 (Entry) CFCFPurple Vista DANIEL LANOIS
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 10:06 (5 months ago) Permalink
Looks good! I'll listen to this..
― mmmm, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 12:18 (5 months ago) Permalink
Very nice groovypanda!
― skip, Thursday, 6 December 2012 17:17 (5 months ago) Permalink
hey balearic bros - trying to pick a festival to go to in croatia this summer and there are so many of them now. is electric elephant still the best bet or..?
― jabba hands, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 22:24 (4 months ago) Permalink
Some thoughts on the 2012 EE on this thread over on DJ History:
http://www.djhistory.com/forum/electric-elephant-2012-highs-and-lows
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 9 January 2013 20:36 (4 months ago) Permalink
ah yeah should have checked there, cheers...twitch says EE is the best festival crowd he's ever encountered? sold.
― jabba hands, Thursday, 10 January 2013 14:18 (4 months ago) Permalink
Electric Elephant is amazing, 100% recommended, maybe a slightly older crowd than the others but more mellow with it. Most of them take place on the same site anyway so it's probably a matter of picking the one with the DJs you like best, but that one is fantastic. Really friendly as well, the DJs just hang out and join the party/sit on the beach, we ended up having dinner in a restaurant next to Andy Weatherall last time, there's a really open feel to it.
I mostly bumped this thread to rep for Mario Basanov's album, which I really enjoyed on the way in.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 10:23 (4 months ago) Permalink
new pharaohs 12" on ESP is pretty cool
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 18 February 2013 20:35 (3 months ago) Permalink
This is from about 7-8 years ago, but it has been my epic balearic jam as of late.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 03:46 (3 months ago) Permalink
groovypanda's mix posted upthread is fucking great btw
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 25 February 2013 17:47 (2 months ago) Permalink
Piccadiily's section is now called Balearic, Adriatic, Yacht Rock, Downbeat. Is anyone else using Adriatic as agenre?
― mizzell, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 15:33 (2 months ago) Permalink
I know it's not ~strictly Balearic~ but that compilation for a decade of Eskimo Recordings ("Eskimonde") is making summer seem nearer than it is for me.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 28 February 2013 21:30 (2 months ago) Permalink
http://www.discogs.com/Sonic-Aesthetic-Tales-From-The-Nocturn/release/4374092
this is great, some nice roedelius-esque synth action on B2
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 27 March 2013 21:16 (1 month ago) Permalink
New Sunless '97 twelve is sweet: https://soundcloud.com/sunless97/sunless-97-aurora-ii
― Newgod.css (seandalai), Friday, 29 March 2013 18:17 (1 month ago) Permalink
Land of Light have released a 50 minute live rehearsal jam for free download:
https://soundcloud.com/esp-institute/espw001
― groovypanda, Thursday, 4 April 2013 11:33 (1 month ago) Permalink
^really nice
they're playing in london tomorrow..
― jabba hands, Thursday, 4 April 2013 20:09 (1 month ago) Permalink
posted this on fave mixes but think it's more at home here - amazing deep spiritual type stuff
http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2012/11/07/juno-plus-podcast-47-young-marco/
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Monday, 15 April 2013 14:50 (1 month ago) Permalink
it's been a while, so much to catch up on! that young marco podcast is great, i really like his release on esp institute last year...
so much so that i put it on this mix i just made! it's not straight up balearic, but i think maybe the overall mood might at least be something approaching balearic house? regardless i figured that since people in this thread seemed to dig the last mix i posted, i should give it another go. also, i heard about a few of these tracks through ilm, so thanks!
KOKOMO promo mix
[beach sounds]claro intelecto - it's getting latetin man - finger paintdaniel avery - water jumpyoung marco - video daysjuju & jordash - track david would playanthony naples - mad disrespectdon carlos - play it again-paradisest. etienne - nothing can stop us (ken/lou dub)chez damier - untitled a1the african dream - make a livingelectribe 101 - talking with myself (jazzy piano mix)kerri chandler - atmosphere ep track 1fort romeau - kingdomsparadise orchestra - satisfy your dream
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 17:54 (1 month ago) Permalink
downloading now. did you get that african dream via my rec? i posted about it in techno/house bobbins of the past.
going to see young marco in berlin on friday.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 21:40 (1 month ago) Permalink
nah, i found out about it when it was on the phil mison originals comp... think i heard about tin man from you tho!
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 22:05 (1 month ago) Permalink
did you buy the vinyl of african dream? it's pricey enough on discogs.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 22:22 (1 month ago) Permalink
no, i used both cds and vinyl. that's one of the only cd tracks in the second half tho, it's like 60-70% vinyls overall
it would rule to have that track on vinyl tho, damn. i was pretty happy to have picked up an original copy of that chez damier track for a mere $20 tho!
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 24 April 2013 04:48 (1 month ago) Permalink
feels like an age a proper nu-baeleric album was released.by that i mean not a ltd press vinyl/bandcamp only release, but a cd that i can go buy locally.bottom line is i'm really loving the meanderthals album at the moment, and need more.is there anything i have missed out on in recent times ?
― mark e, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 09:06 (1 month ago) Permalink
Did you get the Land Of Light album from last year?
Also the new Almunia album is out very soon and what I've heard so far sounds might fine:
https://soundcloud.com/claremont-56/almunia-pulsar-clips
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 09:09 (1 month ago) Permalink
ok, that's a few mentions of 'land of light' ... not seen that in any racks, but sounds like i need to investigate furtherwhereas having streamed some of that almunia - its hitting the top of my wishlist.
― mark e, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 09:19 (1 month ago) Permalink
You can hear the full version of Secret Marriage here. Beautiful stuff
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 09:31 (1 month ago) Permalink
yeah, i'm liking that and will definitely be nice for when the sun comes out .. ta for the tip off
― mark e, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 10:07 (1 month ago) Permalink
secret circuits - 'tropical psychedelics' from last year, def worth checking out
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 24 April 2013 16:37 (1 month ago) Permalink
Secret Circuit seconded.
His new album is out very soon on Beats In Space too.
― groovypanda, Thursday, 25 April 2013 08:11 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
daniel grau
trujillo on BIS playing his stuff. so great. i can't wait for the compilation.
― The description of my page is: Gargoyles Swimsuit Special (Matt P), Friday, 26 April 2013 03:12 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
need more pop song based nu-balearic imo:
https://soundcloud.com/germans/cruel
― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Monday, 29 April 2013 18:17 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
my friend made this, which is like legend of zelda balearic i guess. i think is lovely and i'm very proud of him!
http://fairewell.bandcamp.com/track/only-the-dead-are-smiling
the ep is v cheap and great (although the rest of it is not really this kind of stuff it must be said)
― caek, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 15:09 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
enjoyed yr mix btw, psychspawgle, had a listen a few times in the last week.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 16:24 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
New Almunia album dropped in the post yesterday and sounds every bit as gorgeous as those soundcloud clips would lead you to believe
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 07:29 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
"higher heights" off the new secret circuit is pretty balearic. one of the best tracks on it imo.
― dmr, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 16:14 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
That's the other album I'm heavily listening to at the moment. Enjoying it but preferred Tropical Psychedelics to be honest.
― groovypanda, Thursday, 9 May 2013 08:31 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Couple of great new mixes:
Basso Cocktails By The Pool
Moonboots: Just Yesterday
― groovypanda, Friday, 17 May 2013 13:02 (1 week ago) Permalink
"Tracklisting" for the Moonboots mix:
― groovypanda, Friday, 17 May 2013 13:55 (1 week ago) Permalink
cheers for those. this basso mix is really cool so far.
― ... (LocalGarda), Friday, 17 May 2013 14:33 (1 week ago) Permalink
that land of light set from upthread is pretty great
― ... (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 13:39 (2 days ago) Permalink