This is my new favorite song (as of today; subject to change without notice).
This is her first single:
And yes, you've heard her on that Far East Movement single:
Discuss?
― that's not funny. (unperson), Friday, 11 February 2011 22:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
Like her now. Expect her to get old really fast.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 11 February 2011 22:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
And actually "Booty Bounce" isn't her first single. This is.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 11 February 2011 22:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
I don't really expect her to get old at all. I expect to have no memory of ever having liked her two weeks from now.
― that's not funny. (unperson), Friday, 11 February 2011 22:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
This song has a medium tempo beatAnd a bass within the normal frequency range
― Prick Squad (Ówen P.), Friday, 11 February 2011 23:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
Glad I stuck around long enough for the boob thrust.
― errant flynn, Saturday, 12 February 2011 22:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
Singles Jukebox reviews:
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=3027
Dev & the Cataracs are now on the new New Boyz single "Backseat," too; thinking so far I don't like it as much (maybe a 7 out of 10?), but it could grow (or shrink) on me.
― xhuxk, Sunday, 13 February 2011 00:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
i kind of prefer "booty bounce" to "bass down low" b/c the latter sounds too much like something i can't quite put my finger on
― teledyldonix, Sunday, 13 February 2011 20:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
i'm str8 stanning for these guys tbh
― r|t|c, Saturday, 26 May 2012 14:45 (11 months ago) Permalink
i really loved the beats for "backseat" and "wet" but never checked for the dev album since i didn't care much for the singles, maybe i should've
― some dude, Saturday, 26 May 2012 14:52 (11 months ago) Permalink
and i repeat, this is magnificent
― r|t|c, Saturday, 26 May 2012 14:54 (11 months ago) Permalink
xp yeah ima listen to it again now myself, like i said on the pop thread it caught the ear on a little witty vibe and i then forgot all about it
'in my trunk' was on it too
― r|t|c, Saturday, 26 May 2012 14:57 (11 months ago) Permalink
can see a some dude liking it more than me actually
― r|t|c, Saturday, 26 May 2012 15:00 (11 months ago) Permalink
new ep is awesome
seriously
― r|t|c, Thursday, 19 July 2012 12:15 (10 months ago) Permalink
very tempted to start selling them as the cali funkystepz
― r|t|c, Thursday, 19 July 2012 12:16 (10 months ago) Permalink
sounds good but the vocals are a pretty huge handicap imo (lol at these dudes having a mixtape called "I Thought They Were Black?!")
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Thursday, 19 July 2012 13:24 (10 months ago) Permalink
yeah i think ordinarily i'd agree and blanch at lmfao style d00dz the same as any sane person but just these guys inhabit the roles of cartoon la midnite mean party sleazeballs so well i'm into it (especially so when dev's on as the foil)
i mean i guess that's the whole attraction in general basically, they scan so very in the box generically but then you listen and they have this really sharp attention to detail, not an ounce of fat on it, and an uncommonly cinematic sense of space that plays itself interestingly off the deadpan club dude vox. they keep you on your toes
― r|t|c, Thursday, 19 July 2012 15:04 (10 months ago) Permalink
they are good producers in most instances, but yeaaaaaah the vocals, no
― chain the color of am0n (The Reverend), Thursday, 19 July 2012 19:44 (10 months ago) Permalink
how many times do they say "yolo" on this ep
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Thursday, 19 July 2012 19:46 (10 months ago) Permalink
That's not a very good taqueria.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 19 July 2012 19:52 (10 months ago) Permalink
this EP is fucking great! "all you" was already a sleeper fav of mine this year but this is even better than i could have imagined. like, the music is so great - the space, the details, the trancey breakdowns, everything - that the dodgy vox don't matter at all, and when you start just thinking of them as details rather than the focus you can get pretty into them.
kiiiiinda wish they'd handed all vocal duties over to dev, but this is fantastic.
― bitch I'm on the 242 (lex pretend), Friday, 20 July 2012 09:25 (10 months ago) Permalink
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Thursday, July 19, 2012 8:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is actually a great q cos it perfectly differentiates them from the guys you seem to think they are - if i'm recalling correctly it's only the once right at the end of 'alcohol' where they do the caricature of the dumb drunk chick like "yolo, you know what they say riiiight, yolooo!!!". whereas they themselves are rhyming "i could date you / or sedate you" at the beginning of the track.
basically they are more like these droll sleazy predators a part of but also on the prowl in a yolo habitat. you could almost say they're weekndish if they werent often saying silly shit and not taking themselves nearly as seriously
― r|t|c, Friday, 20 July 2012 13:09 (10 months ago) Permalink
i mean ok theyre not droll like oscar wilde droll but idk i do frequently find them kinda dryly amusing
― r|t|c, Friday, 20 July 2012 13:14 (10 months ago) Permalink
also dev is barely any different let's be honest, her appeal is mainly textural and the fact that girl sass is always more forgiving
― r|t|c, Friday, 20 July 2012 13:20 (10 months ago) Permalink
oh yeah i know that skit was supposed to be satirical (although they DO say yolo in the actual lyrics elsewhere too) but i think Entourage has proven pretty conclusively that attempting a knowing critique of douches can often come off pretty douchey in and of itself. not that i'm hating on the record just for the 'rich kids of instagram' vibe they give off, i love the sound of their tracks and the vocals aren't always a drag.
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Friday, 20 July 2012 13:58 (10 months ago) Permalink
Paris H needs to get these guys to do stuff for her
― bitch I'm on the 242 (lex pretend), Friday, 20 July 2012 14:06 (10 months ago) Permalink
yeah after only hearing parish on erick sermon beats for so long that would be an interesting change of pace
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Friday, 20 July 2012 14:08 (10 months ago) Permalink
Totally hear the funkystepz comparaison as well
― bitch I'm on the 242 (lex pretend), Friday, 20 July 2012 14:09 (10 months ago) Permalink
"roll the dice" is maybe the best song ever
the 'woah oh oh' coda makes me happy
― uberweiss, Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
no really this cataracs album is the most underrated of the year
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
To all of our amazing fans,The Cataracs, as of 2 weeks ago, has taken a new form. David informed us of a pretty big decision... The decision to follow his heart and put music down. At the time it hit me like a sack full of "what the ****" bricks. But it's a choice I respect. He deserves happiness and if it's not here in The Cataracs then he should be out there finding it.Got it? Kinda intense right? Now breathe...As for the future: Well, as some of you may know I've always been the only one in The Cataracs who produces music. So that doesn't change. In fact, instead of slowing down these last weeks, I've collaborated with artists I could only dream of before and created the best music of my career. And the music will only continue to get bigger and better. You just won't be hearing David on it anymore. It's sad... But some doors close so that new ones can open.So all that being said... Whattup guys. I am The Cataracs.-Niles
The Cataracs, as of 2 weeks ago, has taken a new form. David informed us of a pretty big decision... The decision to follow his heart and put music down. At the time it hit me like a sack full of "what the ****" bricks. But it's a choice I respect. He deserves happiness and if it's not here in The Cataracs then he should be out there finding it.
Got it? Kinda intense right? Now breathe...
As for the future: Well, as some of you may know I've always been the only one in The Cataracs who produces music. So that doesn't change. In fact, instead of slowing down these last weeks, I've collaborated with artists I could only dream of before and created the best music of my career. And the music will only continue to get bigger and better. You just won't be hearing David on it anymore. It's sad... But some doors close so that new ones can open.
So all that being said... Whattup guys. I am The Cataracs.
-Niles
― uberweiss, Thursday, 23 August 2012 14:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
Well, as some of you may know I've always been the only one in The Cataracs who produces music.
lol
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 August 2012 14:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
i'm sure that other guy will be sorely missed
― uberweiss, Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
haha seriously
Dev album is my shit
― some dude, Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
I think the reason I'm not that hot on the Cataracs album is it's all 4x4 and I want syncopation from them. Like their sense of rhythm was part of what drew me to them in the first place and I feel like it's missing here.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 23 August 2012 21:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
You know, a while when we were talking about great dance producer drops, I totally forgot about and should have mentioned "It's the Cataracs"
― The Reverend, Thursday, 23 August 2012 21:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
― The Reverend, Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:37 (12 minutes ago) Bookmark
nah
― r|t|c, Thursday, 23 August 2012 21:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
I love the ep but also kinda agree that some more of their electro snap would be good.
― Tim F, Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
the whole west coast needs more electro snap. barely followed through on the promise of "vans"
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
sayin
― The Reverend, Thursday, 23 August 2012 23:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
lil debbie is almost there, e-40 and hyphy are still strong but there's no big hit
la jerkin kids disappointing to me
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 00:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
mmm. yeah, as i suspected this way overstated electro snap syncopation carry-on is by far more yours than theirs
outmoded ballast they are better for having jettisoned in any case
― r|t|c, Friday, 24 August 2012 08:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
weren't their big far east movement and dev hits fairly straightforward rhythmically?
i really like the way the 4x4 sets off all the jack-in-the-box tangents of the songs on the EP
― lex pretend, Friday, 24 August 2012 08:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
of course it's ballasts it's bass r u dens
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 08:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
I'm not sure I parse yr first sentence, are you talking about hyphy, jerk, snap, dev?
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 08:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
intelprocessyo girl look like loch ness
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:46 (7 months ago) Permalink
like i mean how can you hate?
anyway listened to this ep on the way back home and to be frank i wanna see more love for it on here cos fuck a bs qualm this shit is the shit
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:48 (7 months ago) Permalink
will also accept ships talking about the dev album
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:51 (7 months ago) Permalink
this is still my jam
so is the dev album
i don't really know what to say about it apart from every detail and switch-up is immensely sonically satisfying in a way few others match
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 12:21 (7 months ago) Permalink
where is tim f on this??
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 12:22 (7 months ago) Permalink
the weird violin on dev's "me"
the line "got a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other one / but i ain't never listened to none of 'em"
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 12:31 (7 months ago) Permalink
they REALLY have a knack for a well-timed drop
yeah especially coming back to it after a while there's so many moments where you get so into a track's progression and suddenly you wake up like wait what how did we get all the way over here. and why! it's amazing
'canteloupe' turning into a royal space army procession, marching to "i heard her name was sally, but she go by eden"
'ooo yeah' turning into some stardancer unicorn shit
'mouthful' turning 007
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 12:40 (7 months ago) Permalink
yeah you totally don't notice the hows and wheres of the music morphing!
the WHOA-OA-OAs that close "roll the dice"
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 13:03 (7 months ago) Permalink
i wanna i wanna i wanna fuck youpardon my french i wanna fuck vouspardon my spanish i wanna fuck tu/2
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 13:19 (7 months ago) Permalink
rev is quite frankly a clod for turning his nose up at these vox and then squealing over miss prada as if there's any difference
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 13:30 (7 months ago) Permalink
whoopsdid i say bitch too much??
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 13:33 (7 months ago) Permalink
gimme that BASS BITCH
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 13:35 (7 months ago) Permalink
I'm enjoying 'Me' a lot. Orinoco Flow snap shit.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 11 October 2012 17:15 (7 months ago) Permalink
l00k you can listen to the ep here
http://soundcloud.com/universalrepublic/sets/the-cataracs-gordo-taqueria-ep/
*prods ilm*
― lex pretend, Friday, 12 October 2012 09:44 (7 months ago) Permalink
holy shit
― flopson, Friday, 12 October 2012 17:41 (7 months ago) Permalink
eh fuck it, close enough
― r|t|c, Thursday, 8 November 2012 20:46 (6 months ago) Permalink
i-i-i-it's... the fiveracts?
http://soundcloud.com/the-fives/zebra-katz-ima-read-thehttp://soundcloud.com/the-fives/ssc-ep-lets-go
― r|t|c, Thursday, 8 November 2012 20:47 (6 months ago) Permalink
lol, other guy brutally replaced
new production still hella good tho
― r|t|c, Thursday, 8 November 2012 21:02 (6 months ago) Permalink
Can't make up my mind which version of "Alcohol" I prefer, both have merits.
― etc, Friday, 16 November 2012 02:24 (6 months ago) Permalink
https://soundcloud.com/thecataracs/the-cataracs-feat-icona-pop-1
― moullet, Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:00 (3 months ago) Permalink
oh so it was the guy who left who was the genius :(
― lex pretend, Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:22 (3 months ago) Permalink
yeah there was a pretty shonky xmas ep too
― r|t|c, Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:37 (3 months ago) Permalink
apparently this was on the Xmas EP that i had no idea about until coming to bump the thread for this, lol cover art for the new single
― some dude, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 14:44 (1 month ago) Permalink
haha never saw the "all you" video somehow
― some dude, Thursday, 11 April 2013 02:55 (1 month ago) Permalink