The XX

Wow. I can't believe Boomkat did that. Respect (I guess?) although I've loved all the Jamie XX tracks I've heard so far and I'm looking forward to hearing this.

lollll boomkat

they've been getting quite snide about some records of late but if ever there was a perfect album to finally snap over

I haven't heard the album and am quite open to the prospect of disliking it, but I think that review is some bullshit whining about diluted white middle-class culture from people with delusions as to their own raw to the core hardness - sub-blackdown at best.

My reaction to the Jamie XX/Gil Scott-Heron album was akin to my reaction to The Streets' first album so I feel like the target demographic for that review

Boomkat review is the proud descendant of 1995 reviews complaining about trip hop and mellow drum'n'bass, only the old references to coffee tables and dinner parties have been updated.

I have never enjoyed anything I've heard by Jamie XX or the XX for that matter, but that review has actually peaked my interest enough to want to hear it for some reason.

Tim F, the review and 'Sleep Sound' somehow all OTM.

I listened to it a couple of times last week and it's largely rudimentary and tentative-sounding. Like a lot of his production there's a Fisher Price element to it that could be really enjoyable if he followed it to its conclusion but he rarely does.

There are a couple of tracks with Romy that basically sound like the XX, but the one with Young Thug and Popcaan on it is by far the best track there. A lot of the rest of it sounds unfinished in comparison.

I haven't heard the album and am quite open to the prospect of disliking it, but I think that review is some bullshit whining about diluted white middle-class culture from people with delusions as to their own raw to the core hardness - sub-blackdown at best.

glad someone else said it. "students", "yummy mummys". what even is a "yummy mummy"? someone who has kids? what does the "yummy" part mean? i suppose these people are very unlike the hardcore gangsters and criminals that buy vinyl at boomkat.

talk your way to the grave guys...

Matt DC otm

lol Garda. Funny how stuff like this brings out the macho rockist in dance music geeks. The Resident Advisor review bemoans the lack of "grit, soul and edge" - not real or raw enough apparently. This criticism is dumb too: "A good chunk of In Colour looks at rave history through a revisionist and overly sentimental lens." Jamie xx was a toddler when rave kicked off and this isn't meant to be an audio documentary so what does that even mean?

I still think the album's pretty dull but the Real Rave Police posturing is absurd.

wanted to like it, but this album is really terrible

i didn't think you could make idris muhammed sound like shit, but he did it

*muhammad

"could heaven ever be like this" is the best song in the world and i am unenthusiastic about whatever he did to it

LOLs brought to you by p-fork:

"When the keyboard falls in, which is still exciting and surprising after many dozens of plays, it’s as if our tower of sound is suddenly crowned by a massive cluster of balloons that lifts it into the sky, Up style."

Would expect better from Richardson, but whatever. The Pitchfork buildup around this album has been ridiculous.

Just listened to it, a few decent tracks, some of the more memorable ones near the end, but I had to outright skip the Young Thugs track I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)... ugh. Take that track off and it's pleasant and fills in the empty space but it's not unique or something I'll crave. Like eating homemade pasta coated with nothing but butter and garlic salt for dinner.

after carefully listening to this 1.3x, the only good tracks are: 1, 3, and 9

everything else sucks

ok bye

The only tracks i liked where the two terrific songs with romy. I love her voice which is ghostly and comforting at the same time.

add whichever other track has romy to my list above

k tnx ok bye

My thoughts are that the thugger and popcaan song is a 10, "loud places" is good, the cover art is lovely, "gosh" might be alright if the vocal samples were dropped, most of the rest is dull

The pitchfork review was full of silliness, particularly all that stuff about "listening to his listening".

the romy/thugger/popcaan tracks highlight how boring a producer he is; they sound great but i'd rather listen to literally any other romy or popcaan-vocalled song

That's useful to know: The only track I heard so far is one of three worth having, basically?

you have harshed a buzz I hadn't even got around to considering achieving

― time trafel 2015 💨 2012 (wins), Friday, May 22, 2015 12:53 PM

haha was about to give it a listen but peeped this thread first

I broke down

The first track is the best non-XX thing I've ever heard from him, which considering that the entire thing sounds like an extended intro is... unfortunate

I see what you guys mean about the Romy track, even from the beginning it was a noticeable jump of interest for me

I don't care, Loud Places is fantastic. To hell with naysayers.

I'm glad that people who aren't aware or have time to care about say rave culture or uk dance or whatever can have an easily accessible space for them to enjoy,

You have harshed a buzz I hadn't even got around to considering achieving

― time trafel 2015 💨 2012 (wins), Friday, May 22, 2015 12:53 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol otm, jeez

so i am
1) not really familiar with jamie xx or the xx at all
2) totally a dabbler in dance music in general and have the most passing knowledge of uk rave/dance culture. i have some things i really love but i'm laughably out of date w/ dance music trends
3) not british

this album seems fairly popular and there are a lot of enthusiastic fans of this dude, just curious what's so offensive about this album? honest question

not everything on this album resonates for me but i'm enjoying some of it a lot ("sleep sound" and "loud places" and "rest is noise" in particular)

If you like it, you shouldn't let anyone here make you feel bad about it,

i'm still looking forward to listening to the full album. liking the 'bedroom' version of various dance genres is kind of my thing.

**shrug**

I think it's wonderful and is in my running for favorite album of the year so far.

I don't care, Loud Places is fantastic. To hell with naysayers.

― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, June 2, 2015 3:52 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

pretty good on the whole imo

Right

Nobody should feel bad for not having heard the much better music that this is a poor imitation of.

no i don't feel bad, was just curious why it's so particularly repulsive to certain folks when it seems to have widespread critical love elsewhere

the much better music that this is a poor imitation of

Do recommend, please.

Right

Nobody should feel bad for not having heard the much better music that this is a poor imitation of.
― maybe/whatever/so what/boring (admrl), Tuesday, June 2, 2015 4:11 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This attitude.

I mean one could have just said 'hey if you liked In Colours you are sure to like X, Y, Z'.

my main issue with this record is that it is very boring

it also just sounds really bad and indistinct where i think it should be lush? prob bringing my own baggage

I like this record fine, I was parodying (poorly) said attitude.

I'm still hoping for some RIYL suggestions. . .

idris muhammad for one

but you know if you're looking for a record to fill this slot in this time you can't go wrong with.......... this record

Would love to check out the "much better music" this is an imitation of. Recommendations?

Oops, I see someone already asked that a scant few posts up. Ignore me.

i really like this album ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The Idris Muhammad sample is a re-sample of a house track from the early 2000's, which is why it's not quite as sharp as it could be. Harlem Zip Code - I Feel Music https://pro.beatport.com/track/i-feel-music-original-mix/475114# released on Paper Recordings

When you hear Jamie xx tracks in isolation they don't sound boring at all imo. Radio station here in NZ is playing most of the album but randomly and the tracks definitely stand up and don't sound "boring".