winterhwila is so, so great! not beachy like studio, more mountainy or something. land of the dragon unwinds neanderthaler's awesome slow-build to takeoff with the sweetest spaghetti balearic jam imaginable, the hummed vocals are just too much! i'm having trouble not just listening to this album again and again, and as much as i love west coast, if studio became full time producers that would be a-ok with me after hearing this
btw that isn't true about early morning being their only release -- they have an album from 2006, aktionskammarn. haven't heard it tho
― lucas pine, Friday, 10 July 2009 19:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah, kinda weird that Resident Advisor (where that quote is from) didn't know about the early album. The songs I heard off it were not very good though.
― mizzell, Friday, 10 July 2009 19:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://quaintspace.blogspot.com/2006/10/fontn-aktionskammarn.html
― mizzell, Friday, 10 July 2009 19:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
Got it recently. On sale here. It's an incredibly sprawling record. At times dreamy, twee, gypsy, grooving - you name it. Something to dive into and get lost in. The first part of the final track, epic diptych "The Ship", has the atmosphere of Bowie's "All the Madmen", while the second part takes Can's "Mother Sky" as a template and rocks the album off to a wonderful finish.
― willem, Friday, 10 July 2009 20:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
it's good. more guitars than studio and maybe better vocals.
i have to say i prefer the vocals on studio's stuff so much more, even though i really really enjoy the instrumentals on winterhwila (which comprise like 85% of the album anyway). they definitely ruin "early morning" and "the bridge" for me though, which is a shame because i do love the rest of it
― psychgawsple, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 19:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
so then what's the deal with 'the crepes', who are putting an album out on information??
― easily-led zeppelin (haitch), Thursday, 16 July 2009 01:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
intricate guitar parts and driving percussion dubbed out to beach-friendly perfection, sez here
― easily-led zeppelin (haitch), Thursday, 16 July 2009 01:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
neanderthaler... what a bassline
― SUNNY ☺))) (Future_Perfect), Thursday, 16 July 2009 02:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
i just read somewhere that dan lissvik is in the crepes.
― mizzell, Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
herehttp://testpressing.org/category/labels/
― mizzell, Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
How do these guys manage to produce such evocative, beach-friendly music despite evidently living in their studios and never ever going outside?
― Desmond Decca Aitkenhead (Matt DC), Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
i just posted a full/non-excerpted version of "neanderthaler" here- http://discohorror.com/
― psychgawsple, Thursday, 16 July 2009 16:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
and as much as i love west coast, if studio became full time producers that would be a-ok with me after hearing this
― lucas pine, Friday, July 10, 2009 3:37 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
according to this, fontan produced the album themselves with rasmus supervising
― mizzell, Thursday, 16 July 2009 16:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
you can pre-order the crepes (apparently = D Lissvik and Fredrik Lindson from the Embassy) album on the information website now. This website mentions China Crisis, Sniff n the Tears, and Traveling Willburys (it's in Swedish, though)
― mizzell, Tuesday, 21 July 2009 16:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
Found Neanderthaler a bit dull on first listen really - is it representative of the album?
― Desmond Decca Aitkenhead (Matt DC), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 16:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
there's only going to be 300 copies of that crepes album??
― just sayin, Tuesday, 21 July 2009 18:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
i think there will be a cd pressing later.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 21 July 2009 18:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
You can get an MP3 of the Crêpes there :http://iguessimfloating.blogspot.com/2009/07/mp3-crepes-what-else.html
― J4mi3 H4rl3y (Snowballing), Monday, 27 July 2009 10:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Desmond Decca Aitkenhead (Matt DC), Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:45 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I've listened to the album a couple times through, and "a bit dull" may be a fair description. I was expecting more pop rock songs in the vein of Early Morning, but the album is more low-key and primarily instrumental. I like their vocals. Also, I don't know if I would say that Fontan has more guitars than Studio, and I def think Studio's guitar plaing is better.
― mizzell, Monday, 27 July 2009 15:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
neanderthaler is crazy imho
― butthurt (deej), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 05:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Cassette" by The Crepes sounds great.
There's a CD and download out in August.
― plazzTT, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 15:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
tracklist for US release of 'Love Is Not Pop'
'Gotta Get Smart''Change Of Heart''L Is For Love''Let Me In''Heavenly Arms''It Is Something (To Have Wept)''A Better Love''L Is For Love' (Low Motion Disco's additional love remix)'Change Of Heart' (J Rintamäki remix)'Let Me In' (Nhessingtons remix)
― unban dictionary (blueski), Thursday, 30 July 2009 11:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
has anyone heard the new taken by trees album that's produced by dan lissvik?
― just sayin, Thursday, 30 July 2009 11:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
^it sounds great in that national geographic bit, can't wait
― psychgawsple, Friday, 31 July 2009 00:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
seriously yall i am so stoked for this... http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/article/content.article/taken_by_trees/en
the track that comes on about halfway through is beautifulllll
― psychgawsple, Friday, 31 July 2009 22:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
I don't drink or use drugs so I imagine the tracks from Yearbook 1 especially "Origin" would sound more awesome when you're high. Anyone can confirm this?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 6 August 2009 03:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
everything is better when you're drunk or high. your life sux
― jaxon, Thursday, 6 August 2009 04:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah, i know.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 6 August 2009 04:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
i don't like driving while high unless there is not much traffic. listening to studio while high, oth, is grebt.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 6 August 2009 04:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
rkla mto
― more funny and original than, 'ow you say, a penis (sic), Thursday, 6 August 2009 06:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
The Crêpes is now my new favourite band for the rest of the summer. Such a sweet and friendly record !
― J4mi3 H4rl3y (Snowballing), Thursday, 6 August 2009 08:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
"write / ebb tide" is soo blissed out i love it
― psychgawsple, Thursday, 6 August 2009 09:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hello, I like this Neanderthaler nonsense, yes please, more of this.
― seni seviyorum / senden nefret ediyorum (Masonic Boom), Thursday, 6 August 2009 09:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
did you guys get the crepes lp? did it come in wrapping paper like a present? also, the dust jacket on mine is autographed. the record is pretty good. not crazy about the singing but there is some really nice guitar.
― mizzell, Thursday, 6 August 2009 13:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
has anyone heard the new taken by trees album that's produced by dan lissvik?There's an MP3 posted here that's just fantastic :http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2009/08/mp3-new-taken-by-trees-watch-waves.html
― J4mi3 H4rl3y (Snowballing), Friday, 7 August 2009 16:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hi pals!
Me and my boys are trying this music-thing like studio does so we are working on some songs and some of them is posted on myspace to. You can check them out on:http://www.myspace.com/thenewwaves
Please let me know what you think of the music.
Have a good time listening.
P.S. Carl Reinholtz-Belfrage wrote in the swedish magazine Nöjesguiden that there will be a new studio album realesed this fall. D.S.
― New Waves, Monday, 17 August 2009 22:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
this music-thing
― cutty, Tuesday, 18 August 2009 11:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
p2k the decade in music #1 track: the animal collective cover on this taken by trees album
― SUNNY ☺))) (Future_Perfect), Friday, 21 August 2009 01:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
taken by trees album is going to be the best thing about fall 09. so beautiful.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 21 August 2009 01:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
this came up on my ipod while out yesterday and i thought i was listening to something from yearbook 2 i'd overlooked...until the vocals came in
― unban dictionary (blueski), Monday, 24 August 2009 20:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
^ in a similar way when i threw this on earlier- http://www.discogs.com/Bill-Laswell-Hear-No-Evil/master/12791- i spaced out and thought i was listening to the meanderthals album for a bit
― psychgawsple, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 07:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
brotherlovesdub OTM, the Taken by Trees album is amazing.
― J4mi3 H4rl3y (Snowballing), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 07:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
in a similar way when i threw this on earlier- http://www.discogs.com/Bill-Laswell-Hear-No-Evil/master/12791- i spaced out and thought i was listening to the meanderthals album for a bit
good album. that link up makes me want to really hear that meanderthals album now, ta.
― mark e, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 07:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
There's some nice stuff too on the new Fontän album, Wintherhwila.
― plazzTT, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 11:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
i do not think the taken by trees album is amazing. :/
― cutty, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 13:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
i only listened to that ac cover and I thought it sounded not as good as i expected. Really it just sounds a bit T-Mobile ad focus-groupped
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 13:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
AC cover is bad but the rest is pretty great imo
― fleetwood (max), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 14:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
speaking of fontan i finally heard their "rework" of amo1's "ride" and it fuckin rules
maybe like 1/2 of that taken by trees album is worth getting excited about but plaxico is OTM about certain songs sounding a little focus-group oriented
― psychgawsple, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 17:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
I wouldn't say it's amazing but it has a very autumn feel to it that I appreciate. To Lose Someone is my favorite.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 17:09 (3 years ago) Permalink