Sally Shapiro (from Sweden)

Valerie Doré reference OTM, SS's beats are a bit more meaty though.

My rubbish day just got brilliant!

fuck lindsey weir i want to marry this chick

who else has a fantasy about marrying an incredibly hot european disco chanteuse

I loved Disco Romance upon first listen, although, now that it's been a while, I guess I mainly listen to "I'll be by your side", I Know", "Anorak Christmas", and "Hold me so Tight" off of it. Not a bad ratio, though.

she's not that hot dude

HEY FUCK YOU

"HE KEEPS ME ALIVE"! The most beautiful song of the year!

Correct. Shame it wasn't on the European release of the album.

I hold Sally Shapiro almost entirely responsible for my inability to properly appreciate the Chromatics album. 'He Keeps Me Alive' is amazing!

gareth told me you wouldn't shut up about the chromatics album

Buggered if I know, but yeah, probably.

Yeah, "He Keeps Me Alive" is super! The other newie, "Jackie Jackie," is also great; nice vintage PSB style production with ABBA-esque chorus. Again: super. Both written by this guy btw:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=66025460

(He wrote "Anorak Christmas" as well.)

The record's being released in the US on October 30th.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44466-sally-shapiros-iromancei-comes-to-north-america

Nixon? I really like this version of Anorak Christmas, not as good as Shapiro, needs her voice imho, but who is it? Although actually when he does the don't go bit at the end, that is very good and nice I think.

Ugh that Nixon dude's voice is terrible, thank god he has Sally to write songs for though.

That North American tracklisting looks good, more like a proper album than a lengthy EP.

This is now out in the US! Thinking of going to get my copy tonight.

kinda unimpressed by this for some reason????

kinda wonder if my taste in trendy twee-ish electro-indie pop calcified ages 19-22 and since then nothing will top phoenix and annie

^^^i sound mad softbatch here

In your defense, Annie is hot.

this chicks voice really bothers me

It's a little chirp-y, but I like it. She's better in small doses, I'll give you that. The single is v. good.

will there be hot chicks at her show? a friend invited and im deciding whether to go and thats really my only motivating factor atm

maybe youre unimpressed by this bcuz it's really boring

I clicked on this hoping there was a new single or something. thanks, haters.

i don't think this music aims to "impress" anybody

seems like a weird word to use for this record

is english your first language?

haha

before you blame me, blame yourself!

she's the farthest thing from boring, i know that.

did you try "He Keeps Me Alive"?

yeah, this stuff sounds kinda pretty but i think i just find her voice to dull/irritating

man the line between "pretty" and "putting me to sleep" is pretty thin for me

i agree

she wasn't really front and center on her first big single, in a weird way, and it was great so I don't think of it that way I guess. Her limitations are pretty obvious as a singer but the nu-talo is exquisite imo.

"nu-talo"!!! hahaha

i heard she doesn't perform live OR dj during her "live sets"

here we go

ok that's actually good to know thx.

I still play the US version of Disco Romance a lot, and I think I'd likely count it as one of my favorite lps of the past few years. I feel pretty biased though, as my love for the sugary synth-pop end of italo is pretty much off the chart.

SS does have a new 12" out now on Permanent Vacation, containing 2 of the new tracks from Disco Romance, and a couple of remixes (including one by the Junior Boys).

friend went to the show in nyc. verdict : boring.

i'm with deej a bit on this one but that junior boys remix is fantastic.

winston otm

just downloaded the Sally Shapiro Remix Romance V.1 album and it's quite good, most remix albums blow but this is really good.

remixers are holy fuck, lindstrom, junior boys, tensnake, juan maclean and woodhands [who are from Canada and you should also check out their album]

theres my two cents.

Yeah, shockingly good for a remix album.

i really really want that..

Has anyone downloaded vol. 2 yet? Not as many familiar names on that one.

(also, does anyone know if it's getting a physical release at all or if it's just through Paper Bag's mp3 shop?)

havent been able to get all of vol.2 yet, but i've heard the russian futurists and cfcf mixes because they're on a website already, can't remember the one. they're good mixes thou, the futurists mix is more like a cover version and the cfcf mix sounds like an old madonna tune, good stuff.

not sure about a physical release but on the paper bag site is says digital only so it might be just that

just heard "i'll be by your side today" and i guess i don't get it :/ sounds like by-the-numbers 80s electro dance with very thin, 60s french-style singing

it grew on me. there's a few better on the album than that tho - i like that remix of 'find my soul'.

blueski - the remix album grew on you or the disco romance album?

tracer hand - i have the north american version of the DR album with He Keeps Me Alive on it which is a highlight, you should check out that tune, it's a good one.

sounds like by-the-numbers 80s electro dance with very thin, 60s french-style singing

are people reading reviews leading them to believe that it is anything other than this? i mean, i personally really enjoy this album (it's one of the best indie-pop albums in a long long while) but people seem to be expecting it to be some big innovative blockbuster or something

^^^^

exactly what i was thinkin.

The Canseco's remix of "Hold Me So Tight" borrows heavily from the extended version of Electronic - "Getting Away With It".

ok! has anyone else heard it yet?! pitchfork and stereogum gave it some love today

well, the new Remix Romance Vol. 2 is out soon, I've heard it and it's different than Vol. 1 but is still really killer...iTunes is getting a different version on June 3rd, it has 2 more remixes added to it, here is the iTunes track listing:

Remix Romance Vol. 2 track listing:

1. Time to Let Go [CFCF Remix]
2. I Know [SLL Remix]
3. Find My Ghost [Dntel Remix]
4. Skating in the Moonshine [Solvent Remix]
5. I'll Be By Your Side [Russian Futurists Remix]
6. Time to Let Go [Spitzer Remix]
7. Anorak Christmas [Alexander Robotnick Remix]
8. Hold Me So Tight [Dyylan Remix]
9. Find My Soul [Johan Agebjörn's Norwegian Electrojazz Mix]
10. Jackie Jackie [Dyylan's Subzero Nocturne]
11. I'll Be By Your Side [Grahm Zilla Remix] *iTunes BONUS TRACK
12. I Know [KooLTURE and Diego Puerta Remix] *iTunes BONUS TRACK

i also saw a post on here about Vol. 3, does anyone know if this is true or not, i can find any info about it anywhere but the line up looks pretty crazy, info please if anyone knows!

~ Z S

what's happened to her?

she was remixed to death

She has a new album coming out. Probably this year.

more of the pretty good same

new single is great.

some of her producer's dj mixes are brilliant also.

hope the album has something that sounds like this

Wow I've never heard that^ before, but it sound so CLASSIC. I absolutely love it. I don't think Sally will ever top "He Keeps Me Alive" though. We'll see.

man the line between "pretty" and "putting me to sleep" is pretty thin for me

― J0rdan S., Monday, March 10, 2008 12:01 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i agree

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pssshhhhhh

popjustice twittering about how the album is amazing. anybody heard it yet?

She's worked with Tensnake on at least some of the tracks which makes me think it could be amazing. I'm hoping she ditches the italo and goes for the full-on widescreen, brightly-coloured Permanent Vacation sound. Although I haven't actually heard the single yet.

The thunderbolts-as-orchestra-hits in "Miracle" are so awesome. I don't expect the new album to be that much different from "Disco Romance", although from the tracks I've heard, the production job seem to be a bit more rich & detailed.

Bogdan irkuk remix of "Mirage" is quite amazing: http://audioporncentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/03-miracle-bogdan-irkuk-remix.mp3">=http://audioporncentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/03-miracle-bogdan-irkuk-remix.mp3

i trashed that link, didn't i?

new single: love in july

yeah the Irkuk mix is fantastic

Clips of the new album tracks are up on Amazon, which probably means the album has leaked...

http://www.amazon.com/My-Guilty-Pleasure-Sally-Shapiro/dp/B002HWON7K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1250032806&sr=8-2

Nothing really grabs my attention. Is it just me or is this already sounding kinda old (like, again)? I'm curious to hear the full version of "Moonlight Dance" though. That one doesn't sound bad at all.

It has leaked. And unfortunately, nothing except for "Let it Show" is grabbing me at all. Granted, I only really liked a few songs off of the first one, but at least on that one the other songs were not bad, definitely bearable. This one is for the most part skippable, at least for me.

Yes, I doubt I'll ever listen to this a second time. zzzzzzz

The limited to 20 cassette advance release sold out very very quick yesterday. Wouldn't have minded a copy of that :D

Digging the new album so far after one listen.

After a half dozen listens, now thinking My Guilty Pleasure is as amazing as Disco Romance.

This Miracle number is channelling Dubstar big time. Gotta hear the rest.

The remixes from My Guilty Pleasure are brilliant, Boat Club's take on "Swimming Through The Blue Lagoon" is early-90s sounding melancholy slow-motion disco excellence.

I actually kind of dig Johan's eurodance parody "Move That Barbabody"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZcngh-6N_c

Also great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7zu7HaJVHI

since hearing that Anoraak song a couple of days ago I've wanted to listen to nothing but.

or that was the case until 'He Keeps Me Alive' just rudely introduced itself to me and got all in my face as I sat home alone on Valentine's night.

anorak christmas is indeed amazing, one of maybe 3 sally shapiro songs i could not do without

The remixes from My Guilty Pleasure are brilliant

only just been checking these out but yeah i like the Bogdan Irkuk mix of 'Miracle' and Lo Motion Disco mix of 'Let It Show' in particular

when u feel so lonely in yr heart, i'll be by your side \(^o^)/

anyone got johann's album? casablanca nights it's called. just listening first time now and it's sounding nice. it's on spotify. collaborations with legowelt and lots of people i've never heard of. some sally stuff on there too.

I'm going to pick that up soon. In that vein I bought Anoraak's Whenever The Sun Sets the other day, it's really nice if a little forgettable. I like the way he and CFCF 'borrow' from other songs.

this was on one of the dj mixes johan did last year...really great tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNXIguqfoNU

I've been enjoying this track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IxgwSDAelY

The whole Wolfram album is worth a listen if you are a SS fan. Lots of Hi-Nrg/poppy italo stuff, with an all-star list of guest spots by Legowelt, Sebastian, Hercules & Love Affair, Holy Ghost, Haddaway, Paul Parker, Patrick Pulsinger.

As in, the actual Haddaway

three months after thinking 'Don't Be Afraid' would be a passing obsession I'm still playing it to death.

Haha wow this Wolfram album is great! High quality cheese. And I haven't got to the Haddaway song yet.

Wow I love that Wolfram song. Is the whole album as good as that?

That Wolfram song upthread is technically a Holy Ghost! song (well, it's on their album). He certainly milks it on his own album btw, think it appears three times in various forms?

Came upon this via the Lindstrom remix on Vol. 1 -- find "He Keeps Me Alive" and the Irkuk "Miracle" remix to be the aces so far.

can't believe that ilm failed to alert me of a new sally shapiro single: http://soundcloud.com/paper-bag-records/01-what-can-i-do it's quite nice.

Thanks!

nice! glad to hear a new album is on the way.

who else has a fantasy about marrying an incredibly hot european disco chanteuse

― max

I'm really liking this. It looks like they've decided to make a move away from Italo and more into a 'Club 8'/Labrador kinda sound. I like the sparse guitar by Jaime from Spanish pop act Souvenir, who also co-wrote. In fact this post is a bit of an excuse to recommend them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP9QBj3MrMM

New album confirmed for Feb 26th.

http://pitchfork.com/news/48467-sally-shapiro-announces-new-album/

Really hope it's a lot better than the second album which I can't remember a single thing about.

I'm hoping 'This City's Local Italo Disco DJ Has a Crush On Me' lives up to it's title.

Second album was just as good as the first, I thought! Maybe a bit more focused even.

First one always gave me a shy Japanese karaoke vibe but I've been trying to revisit and really give it a shot.

another track from the new album:
https://soundcloud.com/sally-shapiro/sally-shapiro-electric-youth

New album streaming on Pitchfork.

http://pitchfork.com/advance/32-somewhere-else/

This is great, a huge improvement over the second album. The single is not representative of the album at all.

I must push back and say the second album is awesome. I find all three albums very consistent in songwriting, with a bump in production values as time goes on.

Looking forward to hearing this new one more. Glad "Don't be Afraid" made it out of semi-obscurity and onto the tracklisting. Also the saxophone solo in the middle of the album: sublime.

I wasn't a fan of "My Guilty Pleasure" either. This one's much better. Still nothing as strong, melodically, as some of the songs on the first album. The sound is reminiscent of some 80's stuff I can't quite put my finger on, but it's no longer Italo. Maybe Pet Shop Boys?

yes to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shD48VzQ9zE

SS albums have been some of my favorite things in the past 8 years. Only just realized there's a free album on their website collecting almost all of the remixes Johan has done. The unreleased Jam & Spoon mix is great! Surprised the Friday Bridge remix is NOT on it, though.

RIP Sally Shapiro :/

sweet farewell single though

http://www.stereogum.com/1874063/sally-shapiro-if-you-ever-wanna-change-your-mind/mp3s/

what?????

oh jesus, i thought you meant the lead singer had died. don't do that!

Sorry! I meant that they had broke up.

I still really love all three albums + the album of remixes Johan did under the SS name. They captured the sincere sentimentality of italodisco without being overly cheesy/kitsch or strictly track-based, and they weren't a one-off.

I was just today listening to "sleep in my arms" on repeat

Pictures circulating on the web that she's been found in the elevator at her Nordic compound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzKlAggR8LM

underrated artist

Just released a second low-key-but-great track with Ryan Paris today, looks like they will both be released in a week. Miss Sally's voice a lot these days.

Forget about you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHunLcfH74M

Love on Ice (from 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rPYIb9oMrw

new music coming improbably(?)

single on Friday! and there's a new one from Annie due this week too. All we need is Cloetta Paris to return.

Cloetta Paris is a very good SS clone, although the production / vocals are a little more generic IMO.

I am naturally super excited about any new Sally Shapiro material.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ILNYiihhc

Gorgeous, if a bit darker than usual but hey it's on IDIB. Full "collection of new material" in the fall!

this is excellent, reminds me of the Junior Boys remix a lot.

So glad to have them back. Perfect timing with a new Annie single out today as well.

yeah, this really sounds like Pleasure Masters-era Annie!

Madonna “Holiday” cover out today. They do succeed in putting their own spin on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nOJkbDurI8

A little disappointed that the new single is just last year’s single with Ryan Paris.....although with Sally singing Ryan’s part now. Song now sounds flatter and less dynamic (original is amazing). At least the full album is only a few months away.

https://sallyshapiro.bandcamp.com/album/sad-cities

Sounding better now it's getting colder in the southern hemisphere, ha.

Love this album, feels like they never left. Maybe a few more slower/darker songs this time, but really satisfying throughout.

Still irked by the new version of Forget About Me, although the song itself is fantastic. Love on Ice is also essential even though it’s missing from the album.

new album out end of may, new single out today. Also included their good cover of PSB’s Rent. Good stuff for the faithful.