The Studio - West Coast

well studio is in their top friends

Those A Mountain of One tracks on their myspace page sound amazing. "Ride" sort of splits the difference between Studio and the Mungolian Jet Set remix of Lindstrom's "A Blast of Loser" (a total beardo/balearic classic in my opinion).

Oh my God "Freefall"!!! I love those resonant 80s rock vocals.

did i just imagine reading that Studio is doing a remix on the next AM01 release?

no, i guess i didnt

:)

CONSPIRACY

ned i think you'd like AMO1.

it might take three or four listens though.

I'll make you listen to it for me and then I'll write the review based on your humming.

(I think my AMG review is up but I am annoyed in that I didn't properly mention the vinyl release.)

The AMO1 stuff on their myspace page sounds even more eighties rock sheen than Studio, to the point where I can imagine it being off-putting to some people, but it also reminds me of Bark Psychosis a bit - especially of the early ambienty songs on Independence. There's a real sense of vastness.

Hmmm. When's an actual CD out?

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w46/amountainofone/Quotes.jpg

Doh.

i have to say, all i've got to go on for either of these bands is the stuff on myspace, and while The Studio was pretty much love at first listen, AMO1 has not grabbed me yet. almost too 'rock' if that makes sense? but then listening on one crappy earphone while at work is prob not the best way in...

sample of A Mountain Of One - Brown Piano (Studio Version):

http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/mp3/A%20Mountain%20Of%20One%20-%20Brown%20Piano%20Studio%20Version.mp3

Funny, it sounds exactly how I would think Studio covering AMO1 would sound.

nice review, ned.

but you got the opening sentance backwards.

Too many different editions of this album I tells ya! (Andy, you're reading this thread, can you clean it up?)

where is Ned's review?

allmusic

nice. and props to baaderonixx! :)

yes--nice review.

especially "...almost as if a previous decade's sonic elements had been liberated from the songwriting context of their time and reassembled in new ways."

Thank yer all.

where is this review? i keep thinking that studio is kind of like a post-rock jane's addiction.

sorry, found the review info by reading up the thread all of four posts...still half-asleep.

jane's addiction?

yep, their early stuff for sure.

uh, nooo

there's totally the same oceanic thing going on. it's not meant as a strictly literal comparison.

Yay at my lil' analogy being picked up by Ned!

Cheers, as they say.

I am enjoying West Coast more now... Still not a big fan of the Life's A Beach thing.

Does this have US distro?

Yes, Forced Exposure.

yeah it just came out in the states. I bought the vinyl last week.

took me a while to really "get" this but I totally love it now

the vox sorta remind me of duran duran. but i like the vox, and i like duran duran.

btw the official pressing of the brennan green remix of 'west side' should be out soon. in the meantime if anyone's interested to hear it there's a clip on his myspace(.com/chinatown)

hey jaxon, could you list any tracks you can identify from the Blue Room Mix? in particular the track before the riders on the storm cover.

so i don't really know half, but whatevs.

00:00 Pan Pipes of The Andes - Incantation (at least that's what someone in the comments said)
1:21 ? synthy cosmic
8:33 Richard Wahnfried - Time Actor
14:25 ? cosmic. (really like)
20:45 Sky - Westway
24:35 heard it. i forget what it is?
27:21 ? kinda boring cosmic
34:43 doors cover
42:28 ? heavy bass arpegios. really nice

lol

oh well. the "kinda boring cosmic" track before the doors cover remains unidentified. thanks for the other tracks though, i might look into those.

oh yeah, sorry, that's the one you liked, hah :-/

lol

-- gr8080, Monday, 27 August 2007 16:22 (5 hours ago) Link

Hi Dere,

Late to the party on this one, but after much considered listening, I can conclude that West Coast is utterly classic (and that's after initially hating the vocals).

The opening and closing tracks are monumental.

I can honestly say this is the best recommendation of something that I was previously totally ignorant about that I've had since frequenting this site (narrowly pipping Maurice Fulton), so thanks a lot.

And on that basis I'm hotly anticipating A Mountain of One.

I bought this over the weekend (the reisssued West Coast LP, not Yearbook One). It's great. Sounds more Oakenfold-produced Mondays than anything else, but that is no bad thing. Lush.

I HAVE JUST THIS MINUTE FINISHED LISTENING TO THE OPENING TRACK OF THIS ALBUM AND IT IS SO GOOD

OH MY FUCKING GOD I TYPED THE WORDS 'SO GOOD' AND HE SANG THOSE WORDS LIKE 2 SECONDS LATER

THIS RECORD AND I ARE PSYCHIC BRETHREN

OK 'Origin' is something truly beautiful.

Imagine giving something sincere praise. More fool me.

Louis is sincere, I hope.

This is certainly my fave and most listened to LP this year. So good in every circumstance.

I have typed 'so good' too.

Louis is sincere, I hope.

Of that I have no doubt.

I'm totally sincere! I'd have never come remotely close to knowing about this but for ILM, but radio silence from the music presses has contrasted starkly with a 200+ post thread here!

I've also obtained Strategy's new record, and now they sit together in my iTunes, many consecutive plays awaiting them. Studio's is the more immediate, that's for sure.