New from the DFA...

rewards 12" (particularly 'asleep with the lights on") sounds ace

if they're 12" only, dunno why these alleged series of Juan Maclean "too-housey-for-an-album" singles have to come out under a pseudonym, but

http://dfarecords.com/main/archives/2324

side projects are fun

it's not like the first Juan album was afraid of being "too techno"



maybe to avoid angry emails from entitled whang fanboys tho

http://exclaim.ca/images/juan.jpg

New Gavin Russom single, "Night Sky": http://dfa.hasawebstore.com/product/INS97502/nightsky

'rhoda's theme' by fall on your sword could be my fave DFA of the year, and it's been a good year

IT IS AMAZING, thank you for bringing it to my attention

Is that from the movie Another Earth?

Love the new Invisible Conga People 12"...

Is that from the movie Another Earth?

it appears so yes

Yeah these Fall on Your Sword extended versions are neat-o.

Holy crap, the new Gavin Russom 12"...

...is unbelievably good.

but the vocal is really terrible and i can generally deal with non-singers singing.

i love that joe goddard track "gabriel" although it's not very dfa.

Shit, i need to do a DFA catch-up

i love that joe goddard track "gabriel" although it's not very dfa

yeah i think this is p fantastic

it's nice, and more DFA-y than Hot Chip's records on DFA

you're probably right, sic, but i never think of hot chip as dfa since they aren't and never were in the uk, i don't think.

the b-sides on the Gabriel single are all pretty great too. between this single and all the Youth Group stuff I'm REALLY looking forward to his album.

About Group? That's Alexis, not Joe (and each already had an album a year or two ago [Alexis did a solo too] if you're even more eager)

it's like years of smoking something or other have affected my memory

i love that joe goddard track "gabriel" although it's not very dfa.

― jed_, Friday, August 5, 2011 12:44 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark

^^^ playing this a lot

slept on so much dfa over the last few months, just really beginning to catch up on the big hitters. still haven't heard the holy ghost album despite how much i was anticipating it. couldn't believe it when i saw it in record shops before i even knew it was released.

The Rewards/Solange collab-o_O is excellent despite being hipster-bait. I've already had to endure a conversation about how much braver and more interesting a singer Solange is than her singer.

BUT it is still fantastic.

than her sister obv.

Especially when it cuts to that stabbing house bassline, the strummy guitar chords and pizzicato strings.

i like how she's dealt w/ her sister's shadow

Wow, "Gabriel" is really good

i know right? i think some ppl wouldnt bother listening to it since its a hot chip side project

Yeah, i think i would have dismissed it if it wasn't for the recommendations in this thread (and the DFA association probably). I actually like Hot Chip at times, but i listened to Goddard's solo album when it came out and i remember finding it actively irritating and pretty much everything that Alexis Taylor has done outside the group has been mediocre.

you're probably right, sic, but i never think of hot chip as dfa since they aren't and never were in the uk, i don't think.

missed this! no they weren't, but Gabriel is in the exact same position of DFA licensing it for foreign because they like it - it's on Goddard's own label Greco-Roman in the UK

I'm going to the dfa party at XOYO with James Murphy DJing tonight, but two of our friends can't go, so have two spare tickets. Anyone want one? They were £10 each plus booking, so would do 'em for £10 or nearest offer. ILXmail me if you're interested.

Also, I really love that Pylon remix.

i went to that night at xoyo, it was good. jam factory played some cool stuff too incl an amazing low-bpm vocal track just before jm came on. dying to id that one.

holy shit, apparently Cut Copy remixed Happy House?!??!?!? just got a promo mailer saying that it'd be on the Juan Maclean EP (probably worthy of several exclamation marks itself imo) in Nov. WANT.

dfa feels like has been flawless for a long time. i really like that grateful exit release, goofy and all as it is.

this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfh_h62Q1So

guess so - thanks for pointing that out! can't believe it's been out there for 2 years and I'm just now hearing about it.

that is perhaps the least necessary of all the unnecessary Happy House remixes I have heard

so for the 10th anniversary london got a james murphy dj set (which was great) and nothing else. but barcelona gets this sickness: http://www.salarazzmatazz.com/imagenes/artistas/th_cartelDFA554x333.jpg

I didn't realize Shit Robot played live sets. Wish I woulda seen Crystal Ark in one of their NY shows. I think there's been two.

What would DFA be without Nancy Whang? Seriously.

a sausage fest

Zing.

But really, she should have her own records, more props, something.

She certainly gets props round these parts

but barcelona gets this sickness:

Future Music (at Randwick!) in March is having a DFA stage with James & Pat DJing, The Juan Maclean, Holy Ghost!, The Rapture and Hercules & Love Affair, and it seems Azari & III and Horse Meat Disco will be honorary DFAs for the day.

God damn those fascist misogynists for continuing to block Nancy from recording a solo album though http://www.fingerflipinc.com/forum/Smileys/default/Smiley_Shake_Fist_by_Mirz123.gif

oh my

i could hope for sideshows but maybe i'll just go

come to Sydney! I'm going just for that stage. will go catch Aphex or Frank Ocean if they fit into changeover points I guess.