The Studio - West Coast

But it sounds more like Studio than it sounds like Kylie or Love Is All. On first listen I thought I might prefer it to YB1, but I'll think about that for a while. It's possible that I just prefer other singing to their singing.

I'm probably reading too much into things, but on the sleeve different tracks are described as 'versions', 'remixes' and 'remakes' - does this mean they might have actually re-recorded the songs themselves rather than working with original tracks?

Actually I'd probably rate the "2 Hearts" remix about as high as "West Side" maybe.

this gets a "yup" from me.

just noticed this looks to be upcoming ...

The Little Ones - Morning Tide (Version by Studio)
Fontän - Early Morning (Version by Studio)

eagerly awaiting the fontan record

What do Fontan actually sound like?

You can hear one track on their myspace

http://www.myspace.com/fntn

Intersting comparison to 'Flow Motion' in Tim F's review. I should give that album a new "recontextualized balearic" spin

Weird - that band The Little Ones seem to know people in big time indie remix land. They're pretty standard indie guitar pop, a'la Death Cab, but their last single had Stereolab and Crystal Castles remixes on it. Now Studio. Huh.

tim,

is pitchfork really the most appropriate platform from which to complain about ILE?

???

The most widespread and painfully boring critical line on "nu-Balearic" music is that its primary function is to render previously intolerable music tolerable-to-hipsters, redeeming Elton John or Paul Simon via the canny addition of a disco beat and some dub echo. This take isn't wrong, exactly, but it's the kind of sociological analysis that makes you hate the world a little bit more after reading it, rather like earnest discussions of how to woo soccer moms for votes.

maybe it was unintentional

^^^ we talked about this on the balearic thread, i think ilm mostly agrees w/ tim

rather than being the targets of his ire

i was referring to: rather like earnest discussions of how to woo soccer moms for votes.

but maybe tim doesn't read rolling primary threads

haha got it

rather like earnest discussions of how to woo soccer moms for votes.

Yes, this is a fool's errand.

the gipsy kings comparison is funny. reminds me of when i was doing the music for a fashion show and suggested some studio tracks ... and was told they might be a little too "world". which i thought was hilarious knowing that they're from sweden and look like this

heh, i thought of the primaries thread on that line too.

I think I have read the primaries thread once or twice but to be honest I kinda made up that comparison on the spot.

I'm amazed that a mongrel would click on the primaries threads, let alone follow them closely!

I certainly didn't follow them closely...

i'm amazed that a mongrel knows what a soccer mom is! don't they have rugby moms down there?

Australian Football League moms or soccer moms (or rather "mums") where I am - rugby isn't very big in my state.

The "Balearic" moniker really confuses me. I mean - I have a track on that "Nu Balearica" cd that just came out (yo. I'm broke) but my shit sounds nothing like Gypsy Kings or has sun-kissed-beachy-guitar-jangle/congas/swoops-on-E. What is this "Balearica"?

BAMBOLEOOO BAMBOLEOOOO

Will balearic help us gain a better appreciation of teh Gypsy Kings?

Teh Gypsy Queen would be a good name for a is the name of my balearic remix/edits outfit.

I listened to this album (+ Yearbook One tracks) during the coach trip from Roma to Firenze. Perfect.

I can't see this album working well while travelling, but I'll try it next week when taking the train to Marseilles.

wow really? i can't think of anything but travelling with this music, or at least certain locations, landscapes, destinations (not as specific as the album title and imagery suggests). the Balearic tag is obv a big factor in this...but other than that it's progressive, atmospheric, rhythmic music generally - how's that not perfect for travel?

I see it more suited to open spaces. Maybe playing on a small boombox poolside or on the terrasse of a rented house somewhere in the South of Europe, very late or very early.

i would listen to it en route to said rented house. and then again in the rented house. and then again on the way home. it transcends environs.

I often think of taking it to the beach with me, but it might seem forced. now, if i stumbled onto a beach...

I have listened to this album since my last summer hols and just the thought of putting it back on next week in the south of france is getting me excited. yumm

Am going to Corsica soon and this is going to get maximum plays

yeah I listened to this on the beach in tel aviv and it was an A+++++ experience

i can't find the long version of Self Service anywhere! loving absolutely everything i've heard from these guys. really hope their live show is as good as it looks on those Studio Palooza clips on YouTube.

i listen to it on my commute.

Dan Lissvik of Studio produced The Embassy's new single "State '08" and it's ace. Blissful indie-pop with a balearic touch. It's topping my summer jams right now.

http://www.theembassy.info

argh holy fuck, MY EARS!

You can get Studio t-shirts from Phonica at the minute. They're 30 fucking quid though.

25 if you order them through the Information website (I'm wearing mine now! beautiful off-white)

25 fucking quid!

I can't find a proper image of the shirts!

lemmetry:
http://www.inf000.com/images/stu004.gif

There's also this one:

http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/images/sleeves/info001tblkl.jpg

nice one

I just absolutely love the fact Pitchfork never reviewed West Coast. They've been on a hot roll lately, reviewing "it" bands (mostly honestly very good ones, like Fleet Foxes). Similar to Cutty's thread, the inner hipster in me is frustrated by people who only use Pitchfork to listen to new music. However, it seems Pitchfork has been quick to spot (or influence) the newest trends, and finging West Coast on my own is a rare victory.

I'm lame.

I think a review of the rereleased West Coast after having already reviewed Yearbook 1 would probably have been a bit redundant though.

i listen to it on my commute.

-- gr8080, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 19:31 (Yesterday)

um, that's the east coast dawg. :-p