I was really excited for the original gig, and really gutted that they had to cancel, but now I'm not so sure. Partly 'cos it's a Monday and I have stuff to do on Mondays, partly 'cos everyone else who'd come with me is going to see Tenniscoats that night, which I actually have a ticket for already - I think I'd rather see GGD, but part of me thinks I should use the conflict to decide going to evening class is best. Listened to the album again to try and get enthusiastic, but it didn't quite work, not sure why.
― Stryder's on the Orme (j.o.n.a), Wednesday, 13 May 2009 19:49 (seventeen years ago)
Listening to Saint Dymphna on Spotify right now...I get it, I get it. It's so eclectic: I can hear these really well-executed touches of Afro-pop, UK garage, new wave, but mainly it reminds me of Black Dice if they actually lived up to James Murphy's description as a 'pop band'.
― Davek (davek_00), Monday, 21 February 2011 20:34 (fifteen years ago)
New album, s'il vous plait?
― Davek (davek_00), Monday, 21 February 2011 20:37 (fifteen years ago)
itsa comin: http://stereogum.com/635141/gang-gang-dance-eye-contact/news/
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Monday, 21 February 2011 20:47 (fifteen years ago)
I'm so excited for this. 3 years seems like a long time between drinks with these Brooklyn bands.
― Tim F, Monday, 21 February 2011 21:39 (fifteen years ago)
That one fire really stopped then in their tracks like *forever*.
― ka£ka (NickB), Monday, 21 February 2011 21:40 (fifteen years ago)
you guys should seek out Kamakura in the meantime—nice stopgap EP
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Monday, 21 February 2011 21:45 (fifteen years ago)
Yeah I really like Kamakura.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 21 February 2011 21:50 (fifteen years ago)
Not heard of them, where are they from?
― ka£ka (NickB), Monday, 21 February 2011 21:51 (fifteen years ago)
It's the 15 minute single track EP Gang Gang did for <a href=https://www.southern.net/eu-shop/index.php?artists_id=1649&typefilter=artists_id&main_page=index>;Latitudes</a>.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 21 February 2011 21:55 (fifteen years ago)
Interesting.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 21 February 2011 21:56 (fifteen years ago)
Oh duh, not a band then!
― ka£ka (NickB), Monday, 21 February 2011 22:02 (fifteen years ago)
hence my posting it in the GGD thread—and referring to it as an EP :)
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 00:43 (fifteen years ago)
New album is great — even richer and fuller than the last one i think. A couple songs, including a disco track, are the poppiest stuff they've ever done
― prior, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 04:15 (fifteen years ago)
ordinarily what you just said would scare the shit out of me but after House Jam i'm cool with them doing disco and pop.
― Cosmo Vitelli, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 04:26 (fifteen years ago)
whaaaaaat!!!
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 04:27 (fifteen years ago)
this sounds so so so rad
That ReleaseRPM track with Lizzie on it is terrific by the way. Psyched for this.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 09:45 (fifteen years ago)
i love their poppier stuff
― just sayin, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 09:48 (fifteen years ago)
It's the 15 minute single track EP Gang Gang did for <a href=https://www.southern.net/eu-shop/index.php?artists_id=1649&typefilter=artists_id&main_page=index>;;Latitudes</a>.
rah this is really strong, completely passed me by!
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 15:40 (fifteen years ago)
yesssss
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 15:46 (fifteen years ago)
um this album is BLOWING MY MIND
― lex pretend, Thursday, 24 February 2011 13:35 (fifteen years ago)
every song is so BIG
― lex pretend, Thursday, 24 February 2011 13:36 (fifteen years ago)
oh god i typed 'Gang Gang Dance' into my favourite dupecheck to see if it had leaked and the results were o_O
― oddo futre wolf ganso kilgallon thome aldair (nakhchivan), Thursday, 24 February 2011 13:38 (fifteen years ago)
Wow, didn't realise it was out so soon. Really excited about this. Does it merit its own thread?
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 February 2011 13:50 (fifteen years ago)
i haven't heard it but, yes, yes it does.
― Tim F, Thursday, 24 February 2011 13:52 (fifteen years ago)
so excited
― just sayin, Thursday, 24 February 2011 14:06 (fifteen years ago)
someone start a thread!
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Thursday, 24 February 2011 14:39 (fifteen years ago)
this is on my 'most anticipated 2011' shortlist easy
yeah it merits it's own thread... before it's even leaked. wtf? NO!
it's more interesting/informative to keep threads rolling imho and as someone who's also anticipating this, but feels like ilx has gone to sh!t pretty badly in the last few years I can't condone the retardness (despite being guilty of it myself here now & then...!)
― side splitting genital based username (fndgo), Thursday, 24 February 2011 18:46 (fifteen years ago)
Yeah heaven help we start a thread anticipating a record by a band whose last album was one of ILM's top 5 of that year. Of all the things to get weirdly meta about.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 February 2011 19:23 (fifteen years ago)
it's funny how arbitrary the new-thread-for-new-album process is - both of the new amerykah albums have been anticipated and adored on an old general badu thread dating back to 03, i believe, w/no problems!
― lex pretend, Thursday, 24 February 2011 19:27 (fifteen years ago)
have people on this thread heard the new album Eye Contact yet? that's all I want to know...
― hapshash jar tempo (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 24 February 2011 23:16 (fifteen years ago)
Yeah, as an ilx user since when it was just ILM, I can't see why anyone would have a problem with a thread for an anticipated album.
Only just caught on to this band though, so great stuff on the last album especially Vacuum, but then I've always been an MBV stan.
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 25 February 2011 10:12 (fifteen years ago)
yes. it's really excellent.
― lex pretend, Friday, 25 February 2011 10:38 (fifteen years ago)
Really looking forward to new Gang Gang, one of my fave bands for sure.
― jimitheexploder, Friday, 25 February 2011 12:36 (fifteen years ago)
Xpost how has this been allowed to happen? How have you heard this?
― hapshash jar tempo (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 25 February 2011 12:55 (fifteen years ago)
the usual, sent a promo #thelastremainingperkofmusicjournalism
― lex pretend, Friday, 25 February 2011 13:03 (fifteen years ago)
Argh!
― hapshash jar tempo (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 25 February 2011 13:25 (fifteen years ago)
lex i envy u so bad
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Friday, 25 February 2011 15:09 (fifteen years ago)
aw man i gotta wait until may for this
― call all destroyer, Friday, 25 February 2011 15:22 (fifteen years ago)
damn professionals!
― hapshash jar tempo (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 25 February 2011 15:47 (fifteen years ago)
yah maybe you wont have to wait until may why because things leak why because of various reasons
― plax (ico), Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:56 (fifteen years ago)
i don't do leaks!
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 26 February 2011 02:14 (fifteen years ago)
oh man but then how do u keep up w/ new music. release dates are for albums when they are old now.
― plax (ico), Saturday, 26 February 2011 02:28 (fifteen years ago)
http://pitchfork.com/news/41730-hear-an-11-minute-new-gang-gang-dance-song/
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 2 March 2011 18:17 (fifteen years ago)
cover art is OMG-level awesome
http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/GGDCoverArt.jpg
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 18:25 (fifteen years ago)
fuck I was almost feeling like apologising for griping but... Lex makes the point fine.
Threads are random enough (entertainingly so) round here without bisecting a perfectly good one with history because "Top 5 on ILX in..."??
That's not a "process" (wait, there's a process?) it's just a weak sauce justification for mindless forking.
but if you're a real lover of requiring the search function to go back in time and aping what 99% of every other forumblog does then... hurrah?
― side splitting genital based username (fndgo), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 20:43 (fifteen years ago)
2nd half of this song is OMG-level awesome
― hand solo (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 20:51 (fifteen years ago)
yes, i am digging this new track v much
― oscar, Thursday, 3 March 2011 05:16 (fifteen years ago)