Luomo: The Present Lover

that was this morning

so it wore off?

there isn't a vocalcity thread though, just one comparing it to farben and eugh matthew herbert or someone like that

does nostormo like luomo? there might just be an exiting voPOLLcity thread in the works

oh god don't even joke

lol

more like noPOLLo

"eugh matthew herbert"

SUGGEST BAN

he is such a zany man

some herbert is really good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ng0fVPXVBs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ng0fVPXVBs

oops

Herbert was pretty good around the time people still talked about microhouse, it's only since about 2004 that he's become really insufferable.

I have never been able to get into Farben's Textstar despite multiple attempts but I love Luomo.

Never got into Farben nor even Vocalcity but Perfect Lover is such a classic

farben is cool but that is from the perspective of approaching him via mille plateaux etc, i can see why it would be a bit dry for someone entering that world from mnml techno or the rest of ~microhouse~ or whatever

i remember vocalcity and textstar being talked about together but temperamentally or in sound design terms they are little alike

The thing people never talk about with Luomo is how full and satisfying his basslines are, not like in an oafish UK bass kind of way, but they're really sumptuous and glue the other elements of the track together so well, you could ride them for hours.

that is because they are so satisfied they don't have time to talk about basslines

xp Matt that's exactly what initially drew me to him. How does one make synth basses do those sort of things?

what makes you the stranger?

i'm the present, the true lover

best album

Word

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don't say it's false.

i'm only following my thoughts.

Perfect album.

some of the synths on "what good" are blowing my mind

One of my fave albums. Reminds me of Barthes.

It's no Vocalcity. Both of them pale next to Karhunainen, however.

I guess we don’t look for the same thing in Luomo but this is just no contest for me. Present Lover is super classic, the rest is far behind.

Karhunainen is great but lol at the idea that it holds a candle to either of the first two luomo albums.

luomo is the only music i've listened to for the last like 3 weeks

I'm cleaning up black coffee and feta cheese

Jordan question:

The Weeknd:Vampire Weekend::Luomo:”the rhythm of the saints”?

That doesn't look like the right order for that comparison.

I would still love to see it explained

Also thanks for reminding me to check Convivial again

The next Luomo album, 2003's The Present Lover, was a major label misadventure

annoyed to be reminded that this sentiment is common enough that apparently it had to be stated in the resident advisor vocalcity rewind review

Dumbfuckery of the highest order.

still one of my favorite and most-listened-to records

Same here. Instantly takes me back to 2004 too. Walking round a rainy Barcelona. Techno and house had collided with radio pop and things would never be the same again