take all this with a grain of salt because im a certified unrepentant lindstrom stan.
a dozen listens in and i genuinely think this is as strong, if not stronger, than WYGIGT or II--in totally different ways, though. those of you (jergins) turned off by masturbatory jams will dig on this, i think--much tighter and more formal than his last couple (the magnificent not included), but not without classic lindstrom wooze. lot of moroder/summer in this (duh) and i think also post-chic edwards & rogers.
high points for me: this badass sort of drunken gina x stomper called "lovesick" (actually sort of reminds me of that NERD song 'lapdance,' lol) and the album closer "high and low" which is totally reminiscent of thousands of songs that ive heard but couldnt name right now (almost like a funkier sally shapiro? but less italo? includes guitar solo btw)
― Bobby Wo (max), Sunday, 18 October 2009 16:03 (10 months ago) Permalink
OK, OK, OK... I will check it out. Because Lindstrom totally blows my horn and the idea of his schtick combined with female vocals would be just about my idea of heaven - but it all comes down to how much of the noodling has been cut down on because I'm an unrepentant spaceprog-noodle fan.
― satsuma laroux (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 18 October 2009 16:23 (10 months ago) Permalink
yeah i kate id guess that youll be way less into this than WYGIGT or II based on what i know about your taste and the reasons you like lindstrom--this is way more disco; like i said the reference points here are more donna summers shit w/ moroder and 80s edwards and rogers than vangelis and gottsching (notwithstanding the fact that one of the songs is a vangelis cover)
still id be interested to hear what you think about. just b/c its not as noodly as the other stuff doesnt mean that its totally free of noodle--and its still sort of sloppy in that purposeful lindstrom way.
― Bobby Wo (max), Sunday, 18 October 2009 16:29 (10 months ago) Permalink
Hey! I know that I'm originally a spacerock/kraut/drone head, and I came to Lindstrom from that angle, but I'm certainly not adverse to a little disco, especially of the more cosmic Italo end. The only thing I've got is that Music In My Mind track that was on the Smalltown Supersound On Fire comp from Plan B. Which I like, but I'd really like a lot more if it was about 3 times longer and went off into phased-out-heaven.
I mean, I hugely love girlypop, so the idea of Lindstrom doing a take on 3 minute girlypop disco songs is really kind of intriguing. I will chase down more of it tomorrow at work with a good connection.
― satsuma laroux (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 18 October 2009 16:40 (10 months ago) Permalink
Has this leaked? I read it's not coming out until jan. 2010.
― Jacob Sanders, Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:23 (10 months ago) Permalink
promo copies went out last week so its probably only a matter of time
― Bobby Wo (max), Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:28 (10 months ago) Permalink
To be honest, I've been wanting Lindstrom to drop a straight dancefloor-orientated cosmic disco album for some time now and I'm therefore really looking forward to this.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:29 (10 months ago) Permalink
Does this sounds anything like Run, the last song off the first L&PT album? That has always been my favorite song my them. I am excited to hear this.
― Jacob Sanders, Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:33 (10 months ago) Permalink
Oh, I thought he tweeted that he'd put the whole album up on their MySpace, but maybe that's clips or something.
― satsuma laroux (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:35 (10 months ago) Permalink
But, to be perfectly honest, I'd be happy if he just made a straight-up cover of Steve Hillage's Green album but, erm, that's just me.
― satsuma laroux (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:38 (10 months ago) Permalink
(I would say something about offering to be his Miquette Giraudy in this project, but, erm, I've learned to keep my lustful outbursts to myself on this board)
― satsuma laroux (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:43 (10 months ago) Permalink
yeah jacob run is a definite antecedent to what hes doing here--the song wouldnt sound out of place on the album, even if it is a little less 'disco' than the rest of it
― Bobby Wo (max), Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:50 (10 months ago) Permalink
Now I'm really excited about this!!
― Jacob Sanders, Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:57 (10 months ago) Permalink
I'm really glad she's changed her name, mostly because I wasn't sure how to pronounce 'Solale' and I'm relieved I no longer have to try.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 18 October 2009 19:16 (10 months ago) Permalink
fyi you pronounce it "christabelle"
― Bobby Wo (max), Sunday, 18 October 2009 19:17 (10 months ago) Permalink
I like the name "Solale" better. Way more mysterious.
― threesome dude (The Reverend), Sunday, 18 October 2009 19:40 (10 months ago) Permalink
Really cannot wait to hear this, I think it's got the potential to be the best album Lindstrom's been involved with.
― Roger Sánchez Broto (vain_bowers), Sunday, 18 October 2009 20:46 (10 months ago) Permalink
how's it compare to "let it happen"?
― moonship journey to baja, Monday, 19 October 2009 00:19 (10 months ago) Permalink
yeah count me in the camp that prefers Run and Let's Practise to WYGIGT-style noodle, i'm stoked to hear this
― jabba hands, Monday, 19 October 2009 00:29 (10 months ago) Permalink
xp the vangelis original or the version they already did?
theres a version of their cover on the album--not the same as the one thats already been released as lindstrom & solale. i prefer the earlier, solale version, but maybe just cuz it hews closer to the vangelis original, which id take over both versions of the lindstrom cover
― Bobby Wo (max), Monday, 19 October 2009 00:29 (10 months ago) Permalink
the cover
― moonship journey to baja, Monday, 19 October 2009 00:35 (10 months ago) Permalink
the version on 'real life is no cool' is a) shorter and b) sort of more aggressive; the synths are foregrounded on a way theyre not on the OG (at least the one ive heard) and it doesnt have that great sort of bubbling/boiling over quality that the 9-minute "solale" version has
at least thats what i think--havent listened to the long version in a minute
― Bobby Wo (max), Monday, 19 October 2009 00:35 (10 months ago) Permalink
I'm also in the camp that wants to hear more of a straight-up disco album. Something like a bunch of tracks similar to "Let's Practice" would be amazing!
― t (tricky), Monday, 19 October 2009 01:20 (10 months ago) Permalink
WELL YOURE IN LUCK MY FRIEND
― Bobby Wo (max), Monday, 19 October 2009 01:21 (10 months ago) Permalink
Excited about this, I thought (the original version of the cover of) "Let It Happen" was fabulous and like it more than anything on WYGIGT/II.
― Tim F, Monday, 19 October 2009 01:27 (10 months ago) Permalink
yall i hope im not blowing this up for u guys too much but i think this is FIRE as they say, it is the REAL DEAL so u are right to be excited!!
― Bobby Wo (max), Monday, 19 October 2009 01:33 (10 months ago) Permalink
this sounds good:
There will also be a second 12" with Baby Can`t Stop remixes from The Idjut Boys and Prins Thomas.
― mizzell, Monday, 19 October 2009 02:22 (10 months ago) Permalink
baby can't stop is another fave of mine, those synth-brass stabs are so rad, just the most perfect split btw obviously synthy and sort of brassy
― Bobby Wo (max), Monday, 19 October 2009 02:25 (10 months ago) Permalink
lookin forward to this one, bigtime.
― racist of the falling leaves (haitch), Monday, 19 October 2009 02:50 (10 months ago) Permalink
i wonder if 'baby can't stop' is the untitled demo i heard in a mix about two years ago... really sparse apreggiated synth line going up and down?
― racist of the falling leaves (haitch), Monday, 19 October 2009 02:58 (10 months ago) Permalink
no, no way
― Bobby Wo (max), Monday, 19 October 2009 03:02 (10 months ago) Permalink
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― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Monday, 19 October 2009 03:06 (10 months ago) Permalink
ws
― RAPTOBER (sic), Monday, 19 October 2009 04:25 (10 months ago) Permalink
OK, I have just found that L&PT track "Run" on Spotify - and wow, OK, I'm going to start anticipating the hell out of this album if it is in the vein of this. The big heavy stomping bassline plus the wibbly wubbly arpeggiated synths plus drifty female vocals - if it goes in this direction then this could be my new favourite thing ever.
― satsuma laroux (Masonic Boom), Monday, 19 October 2009 09:39 (10 months ago) Permalink
OK, and to make this even sweeter, there's an Aeroplane remix on the MySpace...
::falls off chair with happiness::
http://www.myspace.com/lindstromandchristabelle
― satsuma laroux (Masonic Boom), Monday, 19 October 2009 09:45 (10 months ago) Permalink
the Aeroplane dub remix is even better!
― Kaiser Size, Monday, 19 October 2009 12:04 (10 months ago) Permalink
"keep it up" is such my jam. reminds me of the donna summer version of "state of independence"
― psychgawsple, Monday, 19 October 2009 21:09 (10 months ago) Permalink
This is amazing. So sharp and chunky and R&B! Final track is perfect.
― Tim F, Monday, 26 October 2009 09:06 (10 months ago) Permalink
Single out today. With Aeroplane remix. (rolls over and waggles arms and legs in air)
However, I haven't listened to it yet as, erm, I'm listening to the Fever Ray RA podcast first.
― Strawberry Letter 22 (Masonic Boom), Monday, 26 October 2009 11:30 (10 months ago) Permalink
Oh god.... Baby Can't Stop (Aeroplane Dub Remix) - WHY OH WHY COULDN'T THEY HAVE LEFT THE VOCALS IN?!?!?
if they had, this would be, like, remix of the year...
― Strawberry Letter 22 (Masonic Boom), Monday, 26 October 2009 12:10 (10 months ago) Permalink
I'm pretty sure the version I have, which has been knocking round since the start of the year, has vocals on it. I'll need to check though.
― Matt DC, Monday, 26 October 2009 12:16 (10 months ago) Permalink
yeah it does have vox
― lex pretend, Monday, 26 October 2009 12:17 (10 months ago) Permalink
If you have that Aeroplane (ha ha, I just totally subconsciously typoed Aerolplane oops) remix with vocals, I'm a-coming round your house to pry it from your cold dead hands. ;-)
― Strawberry Letter 22 (Masonic Boom), Monday, 26 October 2009 12:17 (10 months ago) Permalink
i want to know whether solale or christabelle is her real name (or maybe one is her middle name?). when she went under solale i always used to type lindstrøm & solange by mistake
― lex pretend, Monday, 26 October 2009 12:18 (10 months ago) Permalink
Funnily enough, I don't actually think either is her real name, but I can't remember where I read that.
― Strawberry Letter 22 (Masonic Boom), Monday, 26 October 2009 12:19 (10 months ago) Permalink
yeh 1st time i read it i thought it was an unlikely collab
― plax (I know, right?), Monday, 26 October 2009 12:20 (10 months ago) Permalink
haha, is this really the cover of the single?
― mizzell, Monday, 26 October 2009 15:39 (10 months ago) Permalink
Only heard the non-aeroplane version today, anyone else think this might actually do OK, sales-wise? Probably not, but it is a lot more catchy and poppy than some of the stuff that's done well that I've heard recently
― Roger Sánchez Broto (vain_bowers), Monday, 26 October 2009 17:42 (10 months ago) Permalink
the Aeroplane vocal mix kind of annoys me because when it does that little flourish at the end it feels like it's going to leap up to a higher level of awesomeness again (as it has already done four or five times), but then it just stops. A very minor complaint, I guess it's tough to know where to stop when you can just keep making it better and better forever.
― FC Tom Tomsk Club (Merdeyeux), Monday, 26 October 2009 18:00 (10 months ago) Permalink
wow, the American release date for this (according to amazon) is January 2010! Both the single and the Aeroplane remix are ace!!
― t (tricky), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 03:43 (10 months ago) Permalink
alright, that conversation upthread kinda got confusing to me so i wasn't sure
― hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Monday, 8 February 2010 05:56 (6 months ago) Permalink
we ended up deciding that the legit mp3 version doesn't have as many backwards bits as the legit CD version
― WARWICK. CAPPER. (sic), Monday, 8 February 2010 06:48 (6 months ago) Permalink
ie yr BUSTED, give our love to mickey
This was playing in Exeter Gap yesterday.
― No, YOU'RE a disgusting savage (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 8 February 2010 09:47 (6 months ago) Permalink
the 2CD version Tim mentioned upthread, at normal single-cd price
Apparently we don't shop at the same places. This is going $19.99 most places, finally found it $16.99 and shelled out figuring I wouldn't find it lower. Been playing this all weekend and loving it, btw, finally.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 8 February 2010 14:41 (6 months ago) Permalink
"Lovesick" reminds me so much of Will Powers "Adventures In Success"
― van smack, Friday, 26 February 2010 04:03 (6 months ago) Permalink
what other records should i dig if i dig this record?tim? max?
― Joint Custody (ian), Friday, 26 February 2010 04:13 (6 months ago) Permalink
ian u should check out that last lindstrom solo record - 'where you go i go too' - it's not quite the same, no vocals, more sprawling epics; but you might like it i'd say!
― eau de humanity (haitch), Friday, 26 February 2010 07:16 (6 months ago) Permalink
oh, i do like that record! i don't own it, but i listened to it a lot when we had it in stock.
― Joint Custody (ian), Friday, 26 February 2010 07:31 (6 months ago) Permalink
what tracks on this do you like?
"let it happen" is a vangelis cover, but id be surprised if you didnt already own "earth"
the names that come to mind when i hear this are like... quincy jones, giorgio moroder, nile rodgers, bernard edwards on the production side.
but this is drawing on a lot of stuff im not super familiar with and those are some pretty obvious names! deej probably has some good ideas too.
― max, Friday, 26 February 2010 12:13 (6 months ago) Permalink
I tend to think anyone who likes this would also like SOS Band.
― Tim F, Friday, 26 February 2010 13:03 (6 months ago) Permalink
yes! this album is totally on some early 80s funk shit
― I'm so 3000-and-8080 (The Reverend), Friday, 26 February 2010 13:05 (6 months ago) Permalink
yeah, SOS. some zapp stuff too.
― max, Friday, 26 February 2010 13:09 (6 months ago) Permalink
really anything produced by niles & bernard after chic
― max, Friday, 26 February 2010 13:10 (6 months ago) Permalink
It's probably worth making a mixtape for peeps who want to know more - "Love Come Down" etc. Maybe "Lucky Star" from the first Madonna album?
― Tim F, Friday, 26 February 2010 13:12 (6 months ago) Permalink
shalamar - make that move
― max, Friday, 26 February 2010 13:25 (6 months ago) Permalink
the early 80s synth-inflected disco sound is so croosh
mtume - juicy fruit
― max, Friday, 26 February 2010 13:33 (6 months ago) Permalink
enterprising rap producers should mine RLINC for beats
no one mentioned cerrone yet?!
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Friday, 26 February 2010 17:25 (6 months ago) Permalink
i wanted to let you mention him
― max, Friday, 26 February 2010 17:26 (6 months ago) Permalink
Chaka Khan, Sinnamon, Carol Williams, Katie Kissoon, Sylvia Striplin, Karen Silver...it totally invokes that post-disco diva with producer (with a synthesizer) tradition that informs not just that early-80s Paradise Garage sound but that era of R&B, pop and boogie.
― beta blog, Friday, 26 February 2010 17:47 (6 months ago) Permalink
Now this is why I prefer lindstrom to Prins Thomas.
― Jacob Sanders, Friday, 26 February 2010 23:13 (6 months ago) Permalink
Where can I hear this mixtape? I want to know more :p
― David Katz (davek_00), Saturday, 27 February 2010 12:18 (6 months ago) Permalink
was also thinking Janet Jackson's "The Pleasure Principle" was very much RLINC
― De que estas hablando? (Tannenbaum Schmidt), Saturday, 27 February 2010 12:19 (6 months ago) Permalink
I'm up for collating tracks for a mixtape and stickinng them up for easy dl, i'll start with the suggestions above. Perhaps even a in-thread or new thread discussion to dwindle them down to the most suitable in terms of stylistic lineage/touchstones w/ youtube etc. Fun, baby!
― De que estas hablando? (Tannenbaum Schmidt), Saturday, 27 February 2010 12:24 (6 months ago) Permalink
I am up for this too. Do what you must.
― David Katz (davek_00), Saturday, 27 February 2010 12:26 (6 months ago) Permalink
thanks a lot of the recs guys! lots of stuff i've always seen but never listened to. will dig in. thanks!
― Joint Custody (ian), Saturday, 27 February 2010 18:12 (6 months ago) Permalink
You'll need Sharon Redd's "Beat The Street" on there...
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 28 February 2010 19:00 (6 months ago) Permalink
Seriously, if the was song was just the intro/first 8 seconds looped, "Baby Can't Stop" would still be one of the best things of the year
― sassy boy, throwin' shade (Stevie D), Friday, 9 April 2010 18:12 (4 months ago) Permalink
"lovesick" is in a new car commercial here (acura i think)
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Friday, 14 May 2010 01:49 (3 months ago) Permalink
It's called "Nipponsick."
― cool and remote like dancing girls (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 14 May 2010 01:51 (3 months ago) Permalink
I thought it was for a cadillac
― a streaker named desire (van smack), Friday, 14 May 2010 01:54 (3 months ago) Permalink
i was worldsick last week O_O
― my baby's got the bans (ksh), Friday, 14 May 2010 01:54 (3 months ago) Permalink
Anyway, my wife loves that song and pointed it out to me last night
― a streaker named desire (van smack), Friday, 14 May 2010 01:55 (3 months ago) Permalink
Lol @ the omission of vocoder Lindstrøm saying 'lovesick'
― me wants revenge (Future_Perfect), Friday, 14 May 2010 02:50 (3 months ago) Permalink
I think a lot of what makes this album tick is how many vocals styles Christabelle pulls off over the course of it.
― Mister AOR (The Reverend), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 07:03 (1 month ago) Permalink
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― coldfrap - foam mountain (s1ocki), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:09 (1 month ago) Permalink
i still can't figure out if i have the right version of this or not! how much backwards vocals are there supposed to be
― hoos gossage (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:26 (1 month ago) Permalink
Eight minutes worth.
― I'm never gonna do it without the Lex on (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:27 (1 month ago) Permalink
expliquez the username alfred?
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:53 (1 month ago) Permalink
lol
as sampled by all saints
― jabba hands, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 20:05 (1 month ago) Permalink
music in my mind btw
― good news if you wear cargo shorts (contenderizer), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 22:23 (1 month ago) Permalink
oh man, i'm really feeling 'high & low' right now
the way she says 'i cant reach you, ya know?' is just so sad
― ＴＲＩ▲ＮＧＬＥ ＊ ＷＡ▼Ｅ (LOLK), Friday, 23 July 2010 19:33 (1 month ago) Permalink
this album has totally clicked for me
― ASBO slice (J0rdan S.), Friday, 23 July 2010 20:55 (1 month ago) Permalink
yeah "high & low" is so beautiful
― goole, Friday, 23 July 2010 20:57 (1 month ago) Permalink
i've been super into "let it happen"
throwawayyourfearonthewheeloflife
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 23 July 2010 21:43 (1 month ago) Permalink
and i think i've said it before but the transition from "let it happen" to "keep it up" is one of the best parts of the album
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 23 July 2010 21:45 (1 month ago) Permalink
^^^
― ksh is my clone (The Reverend), Saturday, 24 July 2010 09:28 (1 month ago) Permalink