Gang Gang Dance LP

I've not heard any of the new stuff yet and while it wouldn't surprise me at all if Gang Gang Dance turned out to be influenced by Ill Blu or UK funky in general, I think calling them different ends of the same territory would be stretching it given that scenes barely overlap at all.

Only on my second time through this, but initial impression is PRETTY AWESOME.

Not really a major new direction or anything, seems more like expected evolution from St. Dymphna. I recognize "Adult Goth" from when I saw them last year, not sure if they were doing any of the rest of this then. But anyway, this feels like a total summer jam album.

MindKilla is excellent

"fear is the mind killer" dune reference? is liz bougatsos a bene gesserit?

ugh. Liz is overpoweringly bad, both live and on this. Seeing them live and her fkng awful drumming ruined this band for me. This sucks and her screeching is awful.

oh please

Sounds like spurned ex-boyfriend talk. Liz is one of the more distinctively awesome things about this band.

Blinded by hype.

Btch, leave the drumming to the drummer.

. . .

her voice is pretty fucking annoying

this record is still jam central tho

Romance Layers is my joint

Hype? Really? I've actually seen less press on this one than the last one.

Haters gonna hate I guess.

www.factmag.com is one of several sites that hype GGD

Who gives a fuck?

thanx for the stopping by milrac

I <3 MindKilla

settling on Chinese High as my #1 jam from this, summer vibes is right on

love when chinese high gets real drifty and serene. also dig the synths on sacer.
liz seems pretty inoffensive and reigned in on this record, but she still may be the weak point, since the tunes are lacking compared to the music (assuming she writes the melodies /lyrics, maybe she doesn't). none of the tunes on the new one grabs me as much as house jam.

I love Liz's vocals, sort of disembodied faux-Bollywood vibe. Only as far as Mindkilla now but this is insanely good so far.

^^^^

Lol mindkilla actually does sound a bit like Ill Blu.

It's fantastic all the way through but the last couple of tracks are just wow. Think 'Sacer' might be the real gem here, the way her voice swoops in and out of those weeping synths. Over the first half I would say they were filtering 80s and 90s American r&b through their weird kaleidoscopic global psychedelic banger prism as opposed to the grime and 2-step on the last album but Mindkilla really does feel like they're going for some kind of organic Ill Blu vibe.

(hah - xpost!)

Also love the robotic voice right at the end. LIVE FOREVER.

it's the voice at the start that i love. I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING. IT'S EVERYTHING TIME. if that's not the most accurate and concise summation of GGD!

What do you think of Romance Layers lex? iirc you're not a fan of Hot Chip?

I DO BELIEVE YRC

i like several hot chip songs, i'm not a hater! his voice is decently buried here

Yes! I had such fears about how high his voice would be in the mix.

Still stuck on the earlier comment that describes this album as "ponderous." Gang Gang Dance are pretty much the NY equivalent of Basement Jaxx for fuck's sake. How many more one-off ideas do you need?

can't believe you guys needed to go as far as listening to the music to cosign my insight

insightful

After some driving last weekend I can confirm that this is a fantastic windows-down sunshine day album.

also good for running!

Listened to this; it is indeed awesome! My favorite track is actually "Adult Goth"--kinda reminds me of an Ace of Base that I would still be listening to...

http://drownedinsound.com/news/4142572-stream--gang-gang-dances-new-album-eye-contact

"Adult Goth" reminds me of 90s Marianne Faithfull

the lp smells so lovely & sounds so good.

~positive~energy~

probably the greatest interlude band in the world. last side is even lusher than the rest. romance layers has become my favourite. sacer is a toddler singing about cultural capital. there are so many reference points w/ this record starting to list them is ridiculous. much better than the previous album.

what i don't understand is this: how come it's so easy for me to love this band, and with animal collective i have to resist some urge to hate? they seem to be working in fairly related fields.

I also love GGD and can't stomach AC so there ya go. Perhaps it's the cloying tweeness?

xp I also wouldn't say this one is MUCH better than the last - the last one is pretty great.

I listened to this a couple of times on the stereogum stream over the weekend. Definitely a step toward a wider audience, but so rich and lush it just carries you away. I ended up loving the track that sounded like contemporary r&b and appreciated how the last track was a proper high-intensity finale. All in all a record I look forward to hearing in the flesh on a proper stereo.

The new live show is astonishingly good. Saw them last night and they really use the album as a jumping-off point for these ridiculous epic melting-pot jams. Chinese High was progged out to about three times the length with a twisty, chewy acid line and what sounded like a widdly keytar solo over the top and it somehow managed to sound amazing.

Also they know what they're doing with the funky influence - Mindkilla replaced the rave synths with XYLOPHONES and kept threatening to turn into Crazy Cousinz's Inflation. They also played one ridiculous piano-driven house tune that I've never heard before.

Yeh last night was immense. One of the new tracks is on the 4AD video sessions thing

xp- re: piano house tune If that's the one I'm thinking of they were closing shows with it on the St Dymphna tour. Don't think it's been recorded afaik. Kinda bummed that I missed them here a week or so ago.

They were so great at ATP on sunday. Otm about the funky influence.

This album better live up to expectations the way you're all talking about it. (Still can't quite get over that stupid name they have.)

Pretty sure you'll like it Ned.

could be my end of year fave based on first listen

altho at the same time idk if it's actually superior to the last album (maybe just by virtue of being dancier generally)

It's better than the last album.

mdc otm about ggd live - terrific terrific show

last two albums are v similar in quality for me - depends how much you prize songs qua songs cuz they haven't bettered "first communion" and "princes" in that regard. but then songs qua songs are not really the point w/ggd.