has anyone heard the pearson and usher mixes of Entropy Reigns? I find pearson and usher to be really hit or miss but when they hit it's fantastic.
― Bomb Bomb Iran (san frandisco), Wednesday, 15 October 2008 21:07 (fifteen years ago) link
this hold up pretty well
― groovemaaan, Sunday, 11 October 2009 12:01 (fourteen years ago) link
holds up, even
And by the way, "Mambo y Coro" by La Banda Chula is awesome!
Yeah, I love stuff like this (didn't know it, but am listening now), especially in a club. Sorry, just scouring ILX for merengue mentions. Not many.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 10 September 2010 21:31 (thirteen years ago) link
new one coming. very exited.
― owenf, Saturday, 1 October 2011 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
yay!
― psychedelicatessen (seandalai), Saturday, 1 October 2011 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
also features vocals from Jeremy Greenspan of the Junior Boys
wasn't it on ILX that Kelley mentioned the sexy vocals of Junior Boys were what he was attempting to emulate. Or am I making that up?
― owenf, Saturday, 1 October 2011 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
ah yes it was on this thread. Idiot
― owenf, Saturday, 1 October 2011 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
ah, i just asked on my twitter like 2 days ago what happened to this dude
― Ford Cumlord (The Reverend), Saturday, 1 October 2011 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
there was some guy a year back who used my name as an ilxian pun on kelley polar and it wasn't til i saw this thread that i realized that he wasn't stretching the joke out
― kelpolaris, Saturday, 1 October 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
any idea on a release date for the new one?
― bakumastah, Sunday, 2 October 2011 11:29 (twelve years ago) link
single is on the 18th. Not sure about the album.
― owenf, Sunday, 2 October 2011 12:01 (twelve years ago) link
Excited for this. Really enjoying the Hasta La Verdad single he did the strings on for Javiera Mena. Metro Area are playing Seattle this month too. Revive Environ!
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
Yay!
― skip, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
Had no idea he did the strings on Hasta La Verdad, which is one of my favorite tracks of 2010. Not surprising now that I think about it.
Discovered this guy at a Junior Boys concert where he was one of the opening acts. Junior Boys ended up not being able to go on because of technical issues but Polar kicked ass.
― skip, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
Kelley rather
― skip, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
you check both new KP songs on youtube. at least for now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx0rM3qZcP4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFv4p4JnKqU
― bakumastah, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
I'm Not What You Want could go on for about 5 more minutes after it ends, imo.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
very cool album cover.
― skip, Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:11 (twelve years ago) link
Love Nocturne! Off kilter rubberband funk bass vs crisp little beat -- just like Tyurangalilia (opening minute of that is peak Polar imo). Full of lovely details. On repeat.
― misty sensorium (Plasmon), Thursday, 13 October 2011 05:00 (twelve years ago) link
album is a ways off, I think.
new Storm Queen coming next from Environ, though!!
― mikebee (BATTAGS), Thursday, 13 October 2011 22:20 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone heard anything re: the album that "I'm Not What You Want" et al would seem to belong to?
― etc, Sunday, 13 January 2013 11:14 (eleven years ago) link
KP pops up on the Tuff City Kids album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_4MVBJiLNs
― nashwan, Monday, 12 December 2016 20:27 (seven years ago) link
oh cool.. love tuff city kids
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Monday, 12 December 2016 21:16 (seven years ago) link
This needs to be added to spotify asap. It's one of my favorite album of the 00's and I'm too lazy to add it manually to my phone.
― Moka, Monday, 12 December 2016 22:11 (seven years ago) link
same. really overlooked album
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Monday, 12 December 2016 22:38 (seven years ago) link
that Tuff City Kids album is excellent, I love that one and I love the one with Annie
― boxedjoy, Friday, 16 December 2016 22:31 (seven years ago) link
on spotify now
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 08:26 (six years ago) link
YESSSSSSSS!
― Shat Parp (dog latin), Tuesday, 31 October 2017 09:53 (six years ago) link
This really is the most overlooked album of the 2000s right?
― Shat Parp (dog latin), Tuesday, 31 October 2017 09:54 (six years ago) link
Similar to Metro Area, Environ have followed up the Spotify release of his stuff by getting him to make an "Unessentials" mix:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1ladebrp90r5dy2lf2mck5vug/playlist/4h24VpZFwzqoMPA0HbFCus
First time he's updated the FB page in five years; fingers crossed for something new, eh?
― etc, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 05:10 (six years ago) link
So I only heard Love Songs of the Hanging Gardens for the first time this weekend. It's really good, isn't it?
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 15:28 (six years ago) link
yes it is! very happy ILM turned me on to that record, I found it in a thrift store
― sleeve, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 15:29 (six years ago) link
Is the second album good?
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 15:38 (six years ago) link
Oh yes
― willem, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 15:47 (six years ago) link
You should check out the pre-lp singles as well, they are totally lush and funky
― brimstead, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
these?
https://www.discogs.com/artist/51228-Kelley-Polar-Quartet
I don't see any under his solo name
― sleeve, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:30 (six years ago) link
Those are the ones, yep - I sometimes think "The Rhythm Touch" is the best thing he's put his hand to.
― etc, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 21:11 (six years ago) link
yep!!
― brimstead, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 22:07 (six years ago) link
i like the second even more!
― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 22:13 (six years ago) link
For your FYIs, this album still rules
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 01:19 (three years ago) link
Great album, also LOL at this thread.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 November 2020 07:02 (three years ago) link
Really good album, this. Fifteen years! Christ.
I misread the opening post as "Piers Morgan co-produced it".
― does it look like i'm here (jon123), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 10:33 (three years ago) link
I had no idea that 15 years ago Kelley was an ILXor
And I am delighted to learn that he used “lyrics that were originally copped from an old star wars comic book circa 1983 and then got slightly changed because they were just a little too over the top homoerotic“
― I am using your worlds, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:17 (three years ago) link
Disappointed that this revive wasn’t about a forthcoming release though
I saw this and be still my heart, I also thought a new release was forthcoming.
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Saturday, 14 November 2020 21:25 (three years ago) link
New Kelley Polar (kinda)!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJwMsagWPlc
https://cityslang.com/artists/au-suisse
― etc, Thursday, 2 June 2022 00:46 (two years ago) link
!!That's a lovely bio/interview. Never knew that Polar is related to Russom! Songs are great, "Savage" does indeed remind me of The System. Looking forward to the album.
― willem, Thursday, 2 June 2022 06:29 (two years ago) link
Cool!
I went record shopping with Geist once the night after he did a DJ set, and got a truly great K2 Edit 12" which is apparently somewhat sought after. He was great to talk to, and pointed me toward some neat things.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 7 June 2022 00:59 (two years ago) link
Kelley Polar could use a compilation / box set for various bits and pieces. The Quartet 12”s are really good and would make a nice 2LP collection. Think the last two albums didn’t get vinyl releases at all. Had to get 2 janky promos for the Love Songs tracks.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 7 June 2022 20:47 (two years ago) link