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greatest youtube comments ever
― I know, right?, Friday, 18 January 2008 01:26 (5 years ago) Permalink
why is it that when three dudes from Baltimore end up doing something similar, they have to make up a genre name for it?
― Mackro Mackro, Friday, 18 January 2008 01:48 (5 years ago) Permalink
sorry, one dude
i'm thinking about going to his show 2nite with the schwartzenegger vid. Anyone seen this?
― Cosmo Vitelli, Friday, 18 January 2008 01:57 (5 years ago) Permalink
wait, what is the genre name for it?
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 18 January 2008 01:57 (5 years ago) Permalink
future shock
― Mackro Mackro, Friday, 18 January 2008 04:14 (5 years ago) Permalink
wtf, i thought i read most of his press and i've never even heard that phrase before, but google says you're right, bunch of other references. some stupid bullshit, but for what it's worth, there are a ton of guys in Baltimore working more or less the same aesthetic, not just him and one or two other dudes.
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 18 January 2008 05:40 (5 years ago) Permalink
new album - "Bromst" - does ilx have an opinion on this guy?
― the next grozart, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 19:53 (4 years ago) Permalink
stinks
― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
^here, here.
― the who cares (okamax), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
A Baltimore musician helping to revitalize and reinvent his city's music scene
― eman, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 21:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
No love for Bromst? I think it's excellent, a huge leap forward from Spiderman of the Rings.
― Chris in Belfast, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 23:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
chris in belfast, wats the craic? so to speak... aaron from belfast
― a raggamuffin is a type of cat (a-bomb), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 23:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ha, how's it going Aaron? Do you read AU by any chance? I interviewed Dan Deacon for the new issue, look out for it next week.
― Chris in Belfast, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 23:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
yez indeed man, always. gotsta stay in the loop haha. Im runnin nites in the su at the art college, starting up on march 19th, called ataxia, its gonna be a rite mashup haha. ur more than welcome mate
― a raggamuffin is a type of cat (a-bomb), Wednesday, 25 February 2009 00:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
No way does this stink! It's really, really good! It's like a whacky turned Animal Collective/Panda Bear on LSD, most importantly adding a much needed overdose injection of Steve Reich-like minimalism. The chant-like toddler music somehow always seems to flow/derail into Reichian symbiotics and minimalistic terrain.
― Gerard (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 25 February 2009 01:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
reichian symbiotics?
― welcome little swetty (contenderizer), Wednesday, 25 February 2009 01:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
Sorry, what I meant is Reichian esthetic
― Gerard (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 25 February 2009 01:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
i though you meant the small steve reichs that attach themselves to the gills of sharks
― welcome little swetty (contenderizer), Wednesday, 25 February 2009 01:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
Well, there's that as well, obviously
― Gerard (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 25 February 2009 01:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
i look forward to going to his show and not dancing
― 6335, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 01:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
It's like a whacky turned Animal Collective
yeah i had this thought too. i didnt like the animal collective-like direction he took in some songs...it's really not an aesthetic i can stomach too often.
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 25 February 2009 03:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
ya after listening a few times it feels like something that will polarize roughly along the same lines as MPP. Personally I love the way he vomits out these rainbow-colored chants.
― Cosmo Vitelli, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 09:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
this album has too many cunting songs on it
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 27 February 2009 01:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ohhhh come now. These criticisms are way nitpicky.
― Tourtiere (Owen Pallett), Friday, 27 February 2009 07:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
i liked it... yeah i made the Animal Collective connection too - very similar in texture to Merriweather Post Pavilion. It is a really good album, but it's very very long and I can't imagine listening to it all the way through more than twice for that reason. One track at a time is enough really.
― the next grozart, Friday, 27 February 2009 09:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
^^^
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 27 February 2009 09:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
Parts of this make me think he has a great album in him
(this isn't it)
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 00:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
Why is this dude even still around?
― mehlt, Wednesday, 4 March 2009 01:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
Pitchfork
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 01:08 (4 years ago) Permalink
This is kinda the worst music of the past fifteen years of 'indie.' What a bunch of bullshit.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 11:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
Look at his wacky clothes and silly glasses!
― Lemurian commode (gnarly sceptre), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 11:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
downloading Bromst now, sounds interesting...
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 05:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
check out "snookered." it sounds like early solo eno, almost like dd convinced him to guest
― kamerad, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 05:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
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― Lemurian commode (gnarly sceptre), Wednesday, March 18, 2009 6:49 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Ha, OTM!
― mehlt, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 15:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
ha, such total bullshit
― kamerad, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 23:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
thought Bromst was interesting but perhaps a little stiff
saw him live with his new 12 piece band on saturday night -- do not miss the live show. 3 drummers = if it wasn't on par with the Boredoms '99 shows when they were playing VCN, that's the only other concert that came to mind on the way home -- that good.
― Milton Parker, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 23:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
(haven't heard Spiderman / never saw his iPod-era live shows which I imagine were easier to dislike -- this too, still exhaustingly day-glo, but with a 12 piece band, there's real energy)
― Milton Parker, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 00:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
live only imo
― uptown churl, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 05:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
I really like this album!
I can see what people mean with the MPP comparisons but I'd say it's more like Panda Bear X Battles X Trans Am.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 22:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
I've never been all that enamored with this dude, but "Surprise Stefani" is incredible.
― sad-ass Gen Y fantasist (jaymc), Thursday, 2 July 2009 20:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
This guy was such an asshole at Primavera. Threatening to stop the gig cos the crowd, who were predominantly Spanish surpisingly enough, couldn't follow his directions and wouldn't join in with his wacky antics. How about playing some music dude?
― Number None, Friday, 3 July 2009 00:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I listened to one of his shows that NPR streamed and at least 40% of it was him giving these ridiculous instructions to the crowd. The 30 minutes of actual music he played were pretty good though. Love his albums.
― & other try hard shitfests (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 00:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
This is kinda the worst music of the past fifteen years of 'indie.'
nahhh
― umadeus grozart (Curt1s Stephens), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 00:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
i saw him 3-4 years ago and thought he was super annoying and that the format of his shows is idiotic, came around to his records later but continue to be mystified that he's known as a good live act
― returnofthaghmac (some dude), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 00:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
This has turned out to be one of my favourite albums of the year, surprisingly. Between this and Fool's Gold I feel hella indie.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 06:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
man i wish i'd seen him with the band
q.: listening to this thing of his on spotify, now, 'meetle mice': does anyone know anything about it? because it is not anything like what i would have expected
― thomp, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 16:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
of him in 2007, i mean. this last track was either six minutes of free improv or a convincing simulacra thereof.
saw him in 2008 during one of those "round robin" tour shows . . . he was decent iirc but the bands he played with were mostly O_O iirc
also, the audience O_O
― ksh, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 16:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
one band was drums, bass, and singer iirc and all i remember is the dude repeatedly saying "WE'RE BUILDING A GHOST TOWN"
dan deacon seriously has an album out and its called america? huh ok
― thomp, Friday, 10 August 2012 10:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
it's political, thomp
― sorry for asshole (dog latin), Friday, 10 August 2012 10:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
tbf i kind of love him so i will probably listen to this as immediately as i am capable of
― thomp, Friday, 10 August 2012 10:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
I gave Bromst a glowing review back when it first came out but somehow never went back to it.
I know where this is coming from, I really think Bromst is excellent, but it's almost too overwhelming to ever *want* to listen to sometimes. I don't think this is a strike against Deac; when that glitched out buzz honk that starts "Red F" comes on I always wonder if I'm really up for this, but in the end I'm always thinking that the album is a modern masterpiece. Like with Spiderman of the Rings I always remembered thinking that "Crystal Cat" and "Wham City" were so cool, wouldn't it be great if he made like, and entire album like that? And that's what Bromst is.
― frogbs, Friday, 10 August 2012 13:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
Exactly. It's more something I can appreciate for its craft than something I can truly enjoy.
― sorry for asshole (dog latin), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
I honestly think Bromst is a modern classic. It is a task to get through however. Generally I'll pop on 'Surprise Stefani' if I just need a taste as that track's got pretty much everything awesome about the album wrapped up in one imo
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 10 August 2012 17:09 (9 months ago) Permalink
IMO, every track has everything awesome about the album wrapped up in one tune (outside of that brief vocal thing). I remember when P4K previewed "Snookered", I thought it was alright, but also thought, "I really hope this isn't the best he's got"; then when I actually heard the album I realized that "Snookered" was actually supposed to be the "mellow" tune, and that P4K likely chose it because it was the only one that was halfway comprehensible. I do definitely agree with the "modern classic" label, I can't forsee anything else sounding quite like this unless it comes from Deacon himself.
― frogbs, Friday, 10 August 2012 17:38 (9 months ago) Permalink
this is lovely so far
― thomp, Friday, 10 August 2012 22:29 (9 months ago) Permalink
i wavered but i think i'm anti-bromst. one day i will make myself i. actually make the tent ii. give it another chance.
― thomp, Friday, 10 August 2012 22:30 (9 months ago) Permalink
Thinking about putting together a comp of Deacon's pre-Spiderman stuff, there's probably like five hours of material out there but a lot of it really isn't very good, lots of chaos and art school type experiments and sine wave junk but also some real keepers that your typical "Dan Deacon guy" probably knows nothing about
― frogbs, Monday, 13 August 2012 15:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
the only one i was familiar before Spiderman was Acorn Master and that one is pretty good
― Pollopolicía (some dude), Monday, 13 August 2012 15:27 (9 months ago) Permalink
'My Own Face is F Word' is a standout of his early stuff, IMO. the really arty/prank shit with the stupid names are entertaining in small does. 'Aerosmith Layer' is so obnoxious that I have to give him some credit for making it.
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 18:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
frogbs i am weirdly touched that you are a dan deacon fan
― thomp, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 21:05 (9 months ago) Permalink
the pre-spiderman thing i heard was a composition-with-improv-tendencies thing, i think. i wasn't really feeling it. the new album was really good, and i don't want to risk listening again, because i might retroactively be disappointed.
― thomp, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 21:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
on the other hand i am also avoiding listening to the new why? so as to not be proactively disappointed so okay there's another thirty-three volumes of dick's picks to get through who's with me
― thomp, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 21:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
'Aerosmith Layer' is so obnoxious that I have to give him some credit for making it.
This is what I like about him - I remember reading someone who said that if a hyperactive 6-year old could describe his ideal musician, it would be Dan Deacon. Give a 6-year old the technology, and he will see what it sounds like to hear every Aerosmith song at once. Granted its a good thing he only does "Permanent Vacation" because I do find it funny how "Dude Looks Like a Lady" is recognizable through a bit chunk of it.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 21:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
Okay. Finally got my copy of it. On first listen; very good. First half is sort of like the sequel to Bromst, but with maybe a more three dimensional sound. The USA suite is not completely unlike Deacon, but it has a big Reich influence. Sounds like 15-20 musicians in the room, each one playing their one note at different intervals, it's really quite hypnotic, and I didn't want the piece to end. If anything I'm disappointed that he kept this in the 40-45 minute zone instead of an hour like Bromst.
― frogbs, Friday, 31 August 2012 16:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
two sides, yo
― thomp, Friday, 31 August 2012 16:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
feel like not being able to listen to this as my train pulls out of penn station is turning me against it a bit, somehow
― thomp, Friday, 31 August 2012 16:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
AMERICA is such a monumental work, so good to see Dan evolving past the half retarded man child image a lot of people pigeonholed him in, not that he was ever completely that, but he certainly played into it and still does to a degree. seeing him at the ottobar in baltimore in two weeks, maybe the 8th or 9th? time i've seen him, can't wait, i have my dan deacon phone app readi
― spazzmatazz, Monday, 3 September 2012 16:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
if anyone's interested I have a recording of a super early version of USA called USAISAMONSTER from a show I saw the annex in bmore at a space called the Nicholas Cage on 9/11/09 and it fucking rules, i'll post it up if anyone wants that. he played crystal cat, red f, and two other new songs that didnt make the LP: Konono Ripoff #1 and Ramp Rock/Fergle.
― spazzmatazz, Monday, 3 September 2012 16:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
would definitely be interested in that
― frogbs, Monday, 3 September 2012 17:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
a show I saw the annex in bmore at a space called the Nicholas Cage
baltimore warehouse space kids are just the worst sometimes
― some dude, Monday, 3 September 2012 17:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
"the Nicholas Cage" is hilarious
― flopson, Monday, 3 September 2012 17:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
here's the whole set
DAN DEACON - THE NICOLAS CAGE, COPYCAT ANNEX, BALTIMORE MD - 9/11/09http://www.mediafire.com/?5qg9a8ebcohaq
introRed FRamp Rock aka FergleKonono Ripoff #1USAISAMONSTERThe Crystal Cat
the pa cuts out a bunch during USA, not completely tho but it's not that bad. lots of people smashing against his shit and fucking it up. sound problems not that bad tho
― spazzmatazz, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 02:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
thanks. will have to dl that tonight.
dunno why I even bothered to read the p4k review of this. it makes no sense whatsoever. this is a serious album of the year contender.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 14:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
yup pfork review is nonsense. they can't reconcile his seriousness with his goofiness, which is fucking stupid
― spazzmatazz, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 17:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
? doesnt read that way to me
― just sayin, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 17:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
I was exhausted after the end of this record.
― Evan, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
it's recorded so horribly, i like the music though
― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:07 (8 months ago) Permalink
I just hate quotes like this
"Prettyboy" is gorgeous, undoubtedly, but it's still on the level of really top-shelf video game music.
I'm not really much of a gamer but how is this a bad thing
― frogbs, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
I guess it implies the music lacks depth beyond that novelty?
― Evan, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
that's the thing. video game music HAS depth. especially the "top-shelf" stuff. I mean the review isn't necessarily horrible as usual, just that it does not really tell a whole lot about the album and why it's better/worse than the other two.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
it also stupidly suggests that there is one thing called "video game music"
― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
I think that sentence needs to be quoted in context, which suggests that jess is using "video game music" as shorthand for energetic intensity versus a more varied use of dynamics, rather than lack of depth. You might still disagree with that of course but it's not what the quote seems to imply in isolation:
"That first half proves the less successful, though at the same time the opening three-song run may be the best thing Deacon's ever recorded. For all its jittery and hyper-percussive excess, with cartoon-tribal drums the lead voice on "Guilford Avenue Bridge" (the breaks of which sound a little like Don Caballero playing a hoedown) and static all but drowning out Deacon's own voice on "Lots" (gleeful yelping in search of transcendence), this stuff flows, which is increasingly one of Deacon's great virtues as an album programmer. If his earliest records could feel like various intensities slammed at you until you staggered away dizzy or elated or both, he's grown much more assured at dynamics, bringing you in and taking you along for the ride.And that opening run's got "True Thrush" stuck in the middle, Deacon's most affecting song so far. Deacon's singing is clear and sad-eyed, though he still can't resist digitally scrunching his voice into computer pixie noises at various points, and he even throws in some angelic back-up harmonies, which make an unselfconsciously beautiful counterpoint to the information-overload of the music. It's the middle of the album that fizzles slightly after the bracing crunch and buzz of the first three songs, which bring new emotional dimensions to Deacon's music without totally skimping on the energy that was his earlier stuff's reason for being. "Prettyboy" is gorgeous, undoubtedly, but it's still on the level of really top-shelf video game music."
― Tim F, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
lol @ u nerds getting all defensive about video game music
― flopson, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
yes how embarrassing for...us
― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 22:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
hahaha
― flopson, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 01:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, September 4, 2012 5:19 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
i dunno it's pretty dense to pretend that 'video game music' doesn't evoke bleepy 8 bit Atari soundtracks for most people
like jazz takes a million different shapes but it's ok if people hear the word jazz and think walking basslines and hi-hat tappin'
― some dude, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 02:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
video game music isn't just bleeps & bloops; scores are rearranged played by symphony orchestras across the world!
― flopson, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 02:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
i think the second sentence is the key to some dude's post and i think he's 100% otm. it isn't that video game music IS one thing, its how it may be perceived by a large chunk of the population.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 5 September 2012 02:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
dan deacon will be regarded the way riley is today in 50 years
― spazzmatazz, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 04:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
tel, vin or ted?
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 09:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
Lol either way
― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 5 September 2012 13:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
anyone seen him and his ensemble on their current US tour? i'm seeing them this saturday in Baltimore - eager to see if the smartphone app is any good.
― spazzmatazz, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 16:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
and imo America is really holding up listen after listen...I wonder how many people going to the shows have heard it or are just looking to dance/be goofy/hear the crystal cat
finally d/led that boot...I'll post thoughts later
I do think America is going to hold up as well. I listened to it on headphones for the first time yesterday and it was incredible. Previously I had only listened to it in my car. My woofer goes nuts for Dan Deacon so I hadn't noticed everything underneath the surface there.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 13:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
like this song, fuck this app
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 December 2012 02:26 (5 months ago) Permalink
haven't listened to america yet but his new mashup cd is great
― THE NATIONS YOUTH DANCED TO THE MACARANA (innocent) (zachlyon), Saturday, 15 December 2012 03:27 (5 months ago) Permalink
latest listen to America after putting it away for a month+: this is really, really good. I'm still unsure if it's better than Bromst but given the way his music sounds I think the shorter runtime is probably better. I definitely get the "two sides" concept and feel now that side two really makes you forget about side one (as good as it is). When I listened to it in the car the hairs on the back of my neck stood up for the whole thing. I actually wish it were 5-10 minutes longer. You can listen to the entire album or just the "USA" part and it's satisfying. I think "Great American Desert" is the best part of it but "Rail" is really intriguing, I feel like this is the kind of thing DD's going to do a lot more of in the future.
either way I'm still kind of irritated by the way a lot of reviewers are handling this album. I think Deacon's persona is not really an act at all, he really does seem like an enthusiastic goofball in everything he does, I dunno why some writers think that this guy has to put out stuff like Spiderman of the Rings his whole career or else he's overstepping his boundaries. to me SotR was about layering sounds past the breaking point which seems like Deac's main obsession. He hasn't exactly stopped doing that...
― frogbs, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 06:07 (5 months ago) Permalink