John Talabot

I was just trying to draw a reaction, to see what the deal was with John and the Blondes. Since you funky goons are pretty much the only goons on ILM worth taking a poll of. Maybe I'm missing somingthing with John and the Blondes? Just playin' about. Wouldn't tease if I thought you lot where shit or anything.

Liking Blondes and Talabot has very little to do with liking DFA, and a lot to do with liking tech-house IMO, and in particular I suspect liking the golden age of electro-house into big room minimal circa 2004-2006.

I don't think there's anything particularly indie sounding about either album, except for hipster house associations with Blondes that have no real bearing on the sound of the music, and the Delorean guy's vocals on the on the one Talabot tune.

Off two exposures this is really nicely put together, smooth, head-nodding, but it's lacking a little something... alien, or unique, or really idiosyncratic. It just seems "really good" rather than "special", which is fine and dandy, and will probably turn out to be more than enough after continued exposure, but I've not gone "wow" at it. Yet.

blondes and talabot aren't very similar at all

the best bits of the talabot album feel like coming up, that's what's special about it

I wouldn't know what that feels like...

i wouldn't use the words 'dirgy', 'retro', 'indie' or 'tech house' to describe either of the records under question, nor would i lump them together at all. and yea calling blondes 'indie' is hella frustrating after all the circuitous discussions in the h****** house thred

well i guess 'retro' might be applicable. but no more so than with any other house record in 2012

very small changes in the beat feel very big and powerful

This is how I approach most dance music, I've realised. Like, a little 'tish' noise coming in at the right time or a melodic loop that changes the whole complexion of the sound does so much more for me than a massive drop or whatever.

Blondes and Talabot are pretty similar in their approach and sound palette I think. Blondes are a bit hazier, druggier, later in the party maybe.

^^^

Entire post.

idk the blondes record feels more like a grouping of refined jam sessions, more fluid and less deliberate in approach imo. which is not to say that they don't know what they're doing, i mean this in a respective sense

blondes appeal to me more because of sound design and mood, talabot because of melody and structure (build-and-release etc)

not my favorite thing he's ever done but this is pretty solid actually

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQWOACvhzCo

anyone know of a compendium of his pre-album trax?

Jordan, I put together a Spotify playlist a few months ago:

http://open.spotify.com/user/awesomewells/playlist/3t3trk1bD9CwV4SA49DPR9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQMT_ZZtzHQ

was listening to fin on spotify today and was like "damn, this album is finally clicking with me!" when i realized i was already 4 sounds through the families ep :-\

ya, that's funny cause the families ep never really clicked with *me*

me neither. Love this album though.

my copy of ƒIN arrived today, loving this... really really good.

Adore this remix, as good as anything on the album I reckon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQWOACvhzCo

This is lovely also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnbLW4wwCFg&feature=related

Err... those remixes are just posted above, Tim!

But yes, they are both lovely.

haha I even scrolled up to check and somehow flew skipped right over them... Sorry for cluttering the thread.

despite the vocals, "journeys" is the track i find myself revisiting the most

I love the stutters that Talabot puts into the rhythms of tracks like that, there's a real carefree swing to them.

"matilda's dream" is incredible. made me cry.

It's a warm night in Brooklyn, and I have the windows wide open even though it's perhaps a little chilly for that kind of abandon. I've spent maybe five nights this entire month in NY, having been traveling a ton for work and spending five nights in Jamaica last week. I went a little crazy at Other Music today, and this record is now spinning on my turntable. Granted I'm a little drunk on a beautiful red Burgundy, but this is just AMAZINGLY lovely and delicious. It feels perfect for this exact moment, a sort of drunken wistfulness, the coolness of the air a little biting but the reality of open windows so sweet...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRaSxXClWwA

i have avoided hearing anything by that band because of their name for at least a year now. talabot why are you making me break this policy

The band name alone is awful.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs are pretty good though. There's an excellent Joe Goddard mix of one of their tunes out there as well.

yeah "tapes & money" is fantastic

not so hot on the talabot remix tho

that F3 "lonely land" remix is so incredible - the closing melody is just gorgeous. totally always play it b2b with his own "last land"

Agreed, such beautiful rhythmic programming as well (which is also true of "Last Land" actually).

heard a track off fin playing in a banana republic today

i have jeans from them

Cycled into work today, sunglasses on, "Missing You" on my iPod... A moment of bliss before the day's onslaught

Upcoming remixes from Pachanga Boys and Kenton Slash Demon (ie two members of When Saints Go Machine) that I am very excited to hear.

Hammering "Leave me (Friendly Pattern version)" at the moment. I'd like to know if there is a non Friendly Pattern version, because I can't find one and I want more

wow, i think this is incredible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgmArjQD47U&feature=youtu.be

favorite dude of the year turns favorite song of the year into slow motion house jam of the year

total hyperbole but i wanted to keep the construction. it's very nice anyway

Aw fucking awesome

i don't see any link BUT I WANT TO

what is it?

yeah i'm just getting a blank white space there, what is it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgmArjQD47U

HOLY SHIIIT