i dunno man that looks kinda commercial for my taste i try to keep it on the underground tip
― the late great, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 02:00 (twelve years ago) link
idk man earl and guchon on the same comp
― nohighs, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 05:14 (twelve years ago) link
Can't tell if tlg's response is meant to be serious or not, but these are most appreciated in this camp. thanks again nohighs
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 06:32 (twelve years ago) link
fwiw:
The Guardian!: It sounds dark and messy, like the brooding urban soundtrack of Burial reimagined for a city with faster, meaner streets.
Chicago Reader: The forefathers of footwork music may be Green Velvet and Gant-Man, but it's got more in common with Aphex Twin or Burial.
― rock the swagon and g.o.a.t. it (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
in reference to?
― the late great, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 13:51 (twelve years ago) link
chi reader compares everything to aphex twin
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 14:21 (twelve years ago) link
^this rhythm, although i didn't notate the claps
ah gotcha, sure. props for the audio illustration.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 14:24 (twelve years ago) link
speaking of rhythms, i haven't heard anyone talk about this specifically but it's interesting that a lot of footwork producers have started flattening out the dotted 8th/dotted 8th/8th rhythms into quarter note triplets.
sorry if that sounds overly technical, but like this track starts out with the first rhythm and then shifts into using all triplets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3bBzyLasgA
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
there's an interview in the new Wire with Traxman talking about his love of Dilla fwiw
― Number None, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 23:18 (twelve years ago) link
:-D
― the late great, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 23:59 (twelve years ago) link
dilla ftw
http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/v1/products/19244844/views/1,width=178,height=178,interlace=true/j-dilla-changed-my-life-hoodies.png
― the late great, Thursday, 31 May 2012 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EEziGpjhJY
― fauxmarc, Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
everyone in bootytune are real friendly and great at what they do. it's good to see them getting around
― nohighs, Friday, 1 June 2012 06:56 (twelve years ago) link
DJ Rashad - TEKLIFE Vol. 1: Welcome to the Chi
Is out now on soem of the usual download shops, really hope some of it hits wax at some point.
― jimitheexploder, Saturday, 2 June 2012 08:45 (twelve years ago) link
I'm listening to it now and frankly, it's the best chi footwork album I've heard by far. But i'm also loving the non-chi stuff nohighs posted earlier. That Neuport thing manages to tap into a (dare I say) chillwave vibe that is hinted at in a lot of footwork stuff - the pressure cooker feel of being high on caffeine when you're goddamned knackered to fuck. As for the junglefoot sound of Dream Continuum, well it's the crossover EP I've been waiting for. Extremely excited about this music again - more recommendations welcome!
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 00:10 (twelve years ago) link
new world wide juke came out yesterday
― nohighs, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 03:06 (twelve years ago) link
just popping in to say that I can't stress how incredible the last half of this album is (although the entire thing is phenomenal but in completely different regards). especially いい生活と言おうとして、噛む.
that's it really
― nohighs, Thursday, 7 June 2012 07:31 (twelve years ago) link
this new rashad album is really something, huh?
― they loooovin the crut (The Reverend), Sunday, 10 June 2012 06:02 (twelve years ago) link
the pressure cooker feel of being high on caffeine when you're goddamned knackered to fuck
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4es3q9XVN1ro1gr3.gif
― flopson, Sunday, 10 June 2012 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3fqzmNiog1qcdvcmo1_500.gif
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 10 June 2012 17:21 (twelve years ago) link
I seem to have accumulated a lot of footwork the past couple of years, but almost never play any of it.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 10 June 2012 18:35 (twelve years ago) link
Got to play out my first all-footwork set last night. Sounded great on a big system. Sully played too, and while yes he's a mate, his set was terrific.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Sunday, 10 June 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
do i just not know enough about juke or is the dj rashad album kind of unprecedented?? like, 80+ minutes with tons of songs that are 5+ minutes. and they really feel like songs more than tracks. not to sound rockist but it feels elevated.
― een, Sunday, 10 June 2012 22:48 (twelve years ago) link
in any case it's amazing
It's the most solid/accomplished/listenable chi footwork release I've heard - not sure about songs, but on its way to greatness
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 11 June 2012 00:07 (twelve years ago) link
i can't fucking even with that album. album of the year #realtalk
― la musica de harry frogbs (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 11 June 2012 00:22 (twelve years ago) link
Listening to it again now. Yep, it's fucking ace. The jarring nature of footwork just dissipates by around the time We Trippy Mane comes on, and it really starts sounding like a perfect cross between full throttle dance and experimental lo-tech electronica.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 11 June 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
Actually the whole section frok We Trippy through Fly Spray is completely unfuckwithable.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 11 June 2012 00:38 (twelve years ago) link
this takes some pretty amazing left turns, have to take my hat off to rashad
― ogmor, Monday, 11 June 2012 01:14 (twelve years ago) link
bit.ly/LR7vmc
my review and you can stream the record! :)
― la musica de harry frogbs (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
Thank you based bitly
http://www.spin.com/reviews/dj-rashad-teklife-vol-1-welcome-chi-lit-city
Enjoyed that review, still playing this album. Maybe the first footwork album I can happily play front to back more than a few times with no skipping.
(one for the sticker, yes I know)
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 18:10 (twelve years ago) link
wait is comparing footwork to black dice any more or less corny than comparing it to dubstep
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 12 June 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
Iconoclastic rapper-producer DJ Quik wanted his tenth album to sound like missing tapes from funk-soaked 1991. Instead, it's from an incredible year that never existed, blending baroque '80s roller jams, velvety '90s slow-rides, contemporary Dam-Funk swooshwave, and a breakdown with the late P-Funk guitarist Garry Shider. For every vintage Quik banger, there's a rhythmically unique implosion of backmasked "Paul Revere" drums and Madvillainous drone ("Poppin'"). Lyrically, he's back to his old tricks - shitting on haters, shouting out himself, somehow rhyming "orange" and having "diamonds like kablooie."
― flopson, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
that quik review was kinda great
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 12 June 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
Why do white people criticize one another for being white?
― flopson, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
jeez is that a review or a thinkpiece whiney
― the late great, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
great review
― flopson, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
thanks flop and dog lat. thanks, i think, late great!
― la musica de harry frogbs (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
it looks awesome and it's always good to see people pushing the boundaries of the capsule review
wish i had the motivation to read it but ALL I DO IS SMOKE TREES ALL I DO IS SMOKE TREES ALL I DO IS SMOKE TREES
― the late great, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
<3
― la musica de harry frogbs (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
"trap bakk"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
― the late great, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:50 (twelve years ago) link
i think 'twitter' is my fav so far
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:07 (twelve years ago) link
Whew, just got back from a seeing (among others) Spinn and Rashad, which was pretty really great.
― Hennesy Williams (EDB), Thursday, 14 June 2012 01:06 (twelve years ago) link
Guys - I'm so Teklife, I'm so Teklife, I'm so Teklife....
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 14 June 2012 09:08 (twelve years ago) link
I would love to see Rashad and Spinn, could be on the top of my list right now.
― MikoMcha, Thursday, 14 June 2012 13:23 (twelve years ago) link
do they beatmatch like dance djs or slam between cuts like hip hop djs?
― the late great, Thursday, 14 June 2012 14:55 (twelve years ago) link
beatmatchin
― fauxmarc, Thursday, 14 June 2012 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
wow
― the late great, Thursday, 14 June 2012 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0hTcg695rE
― ogmor, Thursday, 14 June 2012 23:57 (twelve years ago) link