"return to form" etc. Especially liking that odd italo version of Yalla Yalla wtf but pushing my buttons, natch.
― The Wicked Deadache (Masonic Boom), Tuesday, 3 August 2010 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link
loooove this 'magician' mix, great track selection. makes you realize that there are plenty of people out there making the type of music i think most of us expected to be on the album. that ali love "smoke and mirrors" track is so excellent, same with "chain of diminishing returns" from a prior aeroplane monthly mix. also there is always classixx to fill this niche
― a lagoon par la mer (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 01:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Wow. That's the best monthly mix in absolutely ages. Wonder if it's a bit of a reaction to the reception the album got.
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 07:39 (fourteen years ago) link
almost finished the mix. love it. i mean, they're never great in terms of the actual mixing part, but really i suppose it's just a showcase of tracks rather than showing off dj proficiency.
chromeo remix sounds exactly as it should, which is great, because i hate that breakbot remix
― haido, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 14:22 (fourteen years ago) link
That Lindstrom remix of the Chemical Brothers track is everywhere right now, not sure what I think of it.
― skip, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 17:30 (fourteen years ago) link
i think i love it
― the itsytitchyschneider (s1ocki), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
^ me too. it's on both of these new aeroplane-related mixes!
― a lagoon par la mer (psychgawsple), Thursday, 5 August 2010 02:49 (fourteen years ago) link
definitely love it, well the first six minutes or so
― haido, Thursday, 5 August 2010 08:14 (fourteen years ago) link
what's that at ~38mins? sounds like the theme from the equalizer or something
― cozen, Thursday, 5 August 2010 09:08 (fourteen years ago) link
ah, knew I recognised it - simple minds' "theme for great cities"
― cozen, Thursday, 5 August 2010 09:10 (fourteen years ago) link
I love Chemical Bros Swoon. I love Lindstrom & Prins. I do not love that remix. ::sadface::
― post-graduate education in Ladyology (Masonic Boom), Thursday, 5 August 2010 09:30 (fourteen years ago) link
we can't fly is getting airplay on irish "indie" radio now.
― haido, Thursday, 5 August 2010 10:49 (fourteen years ago) link
thats cos theyve been at oxegen and EP every year
― plax (ico), Thursday, 5 August 2010 10:54 (fourteen years ago) link
From The Magician's Facebook page:
"Known as the other half of “Aeroplane”Stephen left before the release of their anticipating album to focus on his own project!He’s currently working on a remix for The Aikiu and he is planning his first EP for Autumn this year!"
― groovypanda, Monday, 9 August 2010 11:14 (fourteen years ago) link
and he is planning his first EP for Autumn this year!
Over/under on how much this smokes the Aeroplane album?
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 9 August 2010 18:48 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.discobelle.net/2010/08/10/dont-turn-the-lights-on-2/
― haido, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 11:13 (fourteen years ago) link
still not heard it but has anybody re-assessed the album yet?
still hoping that this guy is right and everyone here is wrong please please please
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Thursday, 19 August 2010 15:14 (fourteen years ago) link
too bad he's wrong
― sisilafami, Thursday, 19 August 2010 17:28 (fourteen years ago) link
When is the actual release date for this?
― van smack, Friday, 20 August 2010 02:17 (fourteen years ago) link
http://toomanysebastians.net/2010/08/22/george-michael-aeroplane/
Official remix of Faith by George Michael!
― piscesx, Monday, 23 August 2010 11:42 (fourteen years ago) link
It's becoming more and more clear to me that we, as a people, severely overrated Aeroplane from the beginning. In what world is that George Michael remix anything more than "zzzzzzzzz"? But because we just got done hearing a terrible album, the remix seems brilliant in comparison.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 August 2010 15:15 (fourteen years ago) link
doesn't seem to build with the song at all. it must be an existing track with vocals dumped on it.
― jed_, Monday, 23 August 2010 15:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Magician Magic Tape 2
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:21 (fourteen years ago) link
opens with arcade fire btw
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:25 (fourteen years ago) link
the one good song on that record thank god
― bela guolaosi (cozen), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:27 (fourteen years ago) link
this mix kills it imho
― bela guolaosi (cozen), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:43 (fourteen years ago) link
that mix according to a soundcloud commenter:
1. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (Tommy Sunshine's Quaalude Edit) 2.Mark Seven - Sermon ( Serotonin Edit ) 3.Kolombo - Waitin For 4.Blamma Blamma - Beyond 17 5.Roman Salzger - Alpha Century 6.Mark Ronson - Bang Bang Bang (U-Tern's Disco Dub) 7.Hannulelauri - 8. Keane - Clear Skies (VillA Dub Remix) 9.Chilly Gonzales - Knight Moves 10.Bubble Club - Violet Morning Moon
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Monday, 23 August 2010 23:06 (fourteen years ago) link
ah wondered what the stevie nicks "edge of seventeen" track was
― cozémon (cozen), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 07:39 (fourteen years ago) link
that mix is very, very good *indeed*.
― Bill A, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 12:10 (fourteen years ago) link
August mix
http://soundcloud.com/aeroplane/aeroplane-august-2010-mix
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link
never followed these ppl before but i like the album already
― nakhchivan, Friday, 27 August 2010 01:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Nice mix but it kind of blended into the background at work today.
To Vito's credit, whenever I download the individual songs they seem to be far worse in isolation. Montauk's Holiday was very effective in one of the recent monthly mixes and by itself is super boring and repetitive.
― skip, Friday, 27 August 2010 02:02 (fourteen years ago) link
yes, this mix is ace
― dayo, Friday, 27 August 2010 02:11 (fourteen years ago) link
haha having read back some to discover how hated this is, but then i can skip the tracks that start off annoyingly w/out feeling dreadfully disappointed (not quite tabula rasa since i know a few remixes but completely uninvested in them)
the total absence of restraint is kinda endearing
― nakhchivan, Friday, 27 August 2010 02:37 (fourteen years ago) link
i assessed the album. it's sweet. slow it down like 10% and it's the exact mastery OPN drops on his games mixtapes ok
― fennel cartwright, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Montauk's Holiday was very effective in one of the recent monthly mixes and by itself is super boring and repetitive.
Montauk had much better songs when they first started (see "Speed of Light"), but they've gone the wrong way since then.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:15 (fourteen years ago) link
WARMER MIXTAPES #237 | by Stephen Fasano [The Magician]
This is my Top 10 favourites songs EVER!
1. Jacno | RectangleThis track remind me when I was young boy. I remember, it was taken for a chocolate-milk advertising in France around 1979. Unfortunately, Jacno just died last year.
2. M&G | When I Let You DownProbably the best Italo-Disco track ever made. I've heard it for the first time on a BASF tape mix that my uncle has made. I was 8 or something. A bit later he gave me the record. I'm still playing it!
3. The Beach Boys | God Only Knows Best voice/chorus ever. I think if I had the choose to take just one song on a desert island, that would be God Only Knows.
4. Aphex Twin | Alberto BalsalmI'm not really onto Aphex Twin in general but this one is just fantastic!
5. Fiction Factory | Feels Like HeavenI was listening to this in the Ford Mustang of my dad when we went to the Belgian coast. A fantastic souvenir!
6. Q. Lazzarus | Goodbye HorsesEMOTION!
7. The Visitor | Expedition Adam 84From a Czech Sci-Fi series from 1984.
8. Jeanette | Porque Te VasI could say that it's the most POPular song I love.
9. Lucio Battisti | Ancora TuItalia! My roots...
10. Alba | Only Music SurvivesThis song is so intense... I play it to finish my djsets.
Stephen was the half of Aeroplane.
― lmgtfofy.com (cozen), Monday, 6 September 2010 09:16 (fourteen years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14614-we-cant-fly/
AeroplaneWe Can't Fly[PIAS; 2010]4.4
For the past couple of years, Aeroplane have been the best kind of music geek secret. A pop-disco production duo from Belgium, Aeroplane have released a sporadic but endlessly enjoyable stream of singles, remixes, and collaborations since 2007. It was a bit heartbreaking when Vito De Luca and Stephen Fasano announced their breakup this summer; they cited artistic differences (De Luca will carry on as Aeroplane). We Can't Fly will make you believe those artistic differences were real. A schizophrenic and ultimately confused record, We Can't Fly abandons Aeroplane's airtight constructions for loose, haughty tracks that are as unclassifiable as they are messy.
We Can't Fly has the feel of a record that's to be everything to everybody-- hit receptacle, compendium of past works, exploration-- and as such ends up being nothing. There are splinters of excellence: the title track weaves an unexpectedly skankin' guitar part into gospel chants, big-rock piano bridges, and miles of keyboards. It's the antithesis of so many disco-as-savior anthems; you will nod and chant to our collective failure. "Good Riddance" and "Without Lies"-- a strange country amble and a sassy pop gem, respectively-- suggest the range and diversity of Ze Records (a clear influence), though "Good Riddance" mostly serves to remind that those Mutant Disco comps had some real clunkers.
The misses miss big, and perplexingly. "I Don't Feel" splits the difference between Guitar World riffing and Patti LaBelle to disastrous effect. "The Point of No Return" auditions for Top Gun montages past and future; "Fish in the Sky" for Bowie's mid-90s blind spot. This from a band who had shown commendable restraint-- no wailing divas or 22-minute Kraut-funk jams; just tight, languorous bodyrock. It's not that these songs are gregarious, silly, and overstuffed-- we suspected Aeroplane had that in them-- it's that they are charmlessly so. "I Don't Feel" will fit most people's definitions of Bad Music, but more troubling is the existence of a giant, wailing barnburner that acts dressy and prim. Aeroplane aren't big personalities or great wits, so when they jostle and play it always feels like the joke's on us.
Aeroplane seem to know a bit about artifice-- the serrated hook of "Without Lies" imagines a boring world without artists-- but We Can't Fly doesn't see them inhabiting unexpected personas or adopting new voices. It feels like fucking around, like a definitively non-definitive remnant of a partnership. We Can't Fly's stylistic knuckleballs lack just about everything we'd grown to love about Aeroplane: namely luxurious grooves and effortless cool.
— Andrew Gaerig, September 8, 2010
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 06:09 (fourteen years ago) link
It's hard to disagree with anything in that review except the bit about "I Don't Feel" being Bad Music. Once you get acclimated to the the dueling vibrato in the first minute it's actually a solid track. Then again I can't imagine putting it on a mixtape intended for, well, anybody.
― skip, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 14:06 (fourteen years ago) link
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― groovypanda, Thursday, 23 September 2010 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Magic Tape 3:
http://soundcloud.com/themagician/magic-tape-three
― groovypanda, Thursday, 23 September 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
""I Don't Feel" will fit most people's definitions of Bad Music"
This is such a weird line to write in a review.
― Haunted Clocks For Sale (Dorianlynskey), Thursday, 23 September 2010 19:41 (thirteen years ago) link
true but it seems apt.
― jed_, Thursday, 23 September 2010 22:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Vito's new mix:
http://soundcloud.com/aeroplane/aeroplane-september-mix
1.Bostro Pesopeo - 0000 2.Jamie Woon - Night Air 3.The XX - Shelter ( John Talabot Remix ) 4.Sabo - Mogo Te Disco 5.Tricksi - Point O 6.Johnny Paguro - Igadadadoo 7.Yeasayer - Madder Red ( Munk Remix ) 8.Luke Million - Italo Journey Part 1 9.The Glass - Four Four Later ( Black Van Instrumental Mix ) 10.Boys Noize - Yeah
― No Good, Scrunty-Looking, Narf Herder (Gukbe), Sunday, 26 September 2010 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
That looks good... Bostro Pesopeo is a totally underrated producer.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 26 September 2010 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Why won't Vito just leave things alone? He just remixed Gypsy & The Cat's "The Piper's Song" (a song I've loved for a full year) into a complete mess.
Original:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGQS8AkkulI
Remixed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_wdjEk6UAE
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 8 October 2010 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Trax mix #139:
http://soundcloud.com/trax-magazine/trax-139-mix-by-aeroplane
― skip, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 01:29 (thirteen years ago) link
that piper's song really reminds me of toto's africa. the remix isn't bad, certainly not one of aeroplane's best but that's more the fault of the original track.
kindof worrying they haven't released anything amazing since stephen left. though apparently he never actually did anything other than 'yay' or 'nay' vito's remixes so dunno
― NI, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 09:46 (thirteen years ago) link
says vito but o find this hard to believe considering how far and fast they went downhill.
― jed_, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
but i