I gave it kind of a cursory listen on Friday and it sounded nice. gonna dig into it again soon.
― Simon H., Sunday, 8 April 2018 02:37 (six years ago) link
Thought there might have been talk in one of the NZ music threads.
Liked these two interviews (one w/Taika Waititi):
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/39590/1/unknown-mortal-orchestra-ruban-nielson-taika-waititi-interview
https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/14116/Interview-Unknown-Mortal-Orchestra-Talks-About-New-Album-Sex--Food.utr
― etc, Sunday, 8 April 2018 03:30 (six years ago) link
thanks for that !
― calstars, Sunday, 8 April 2018 03:41 (six years ago) link
(bit of a sidetrack, but ha, that Dazed interview has somehow hit the mainstream NZ tabloid/talkback circuit, oh dear:
https://thespinoff.co.nz/featured/09-04-2018/irrefutable-proof-taika-waititi-is-wrong-and-nz-is-not-racist-as-fuck/ )
― etc, Monday, 9 April 2018 10:01 (six years ago) link
some next level terrible writing in this Pitchfork review today, jfc:
UMO’s mildew-covered fourth record
shellshocked R&B and emaciated soul
like Thundercat master tapes fished from a river
sounds washed-out and strangled, like a downbeat Prince rarity recorded on a dictaphone in Arthur Russell’s pocket
ends with a miniature, mortally wounded sax solo
The new Unknown Mortal Orchestra album? Well, for one thing, wear gloves, because it comes covered in mold. It has also experienced some sort of PTSD, and is now skinny as a toothpick as a result. Poor record! But it gets worse. You won't believe this, but...it got thrown into a river! Oh, my bad, that's a different record. Let's fish it out and have a look. Oh, it's a Thundercat master! Not a dub or a rough mix, mind you, but a master! Let's play it anyway, despite the river water. Hmmm...sounds like one of those common-ass dictaphone recordings Arthur Russell was always making of obscure Prince songs that always have the misfortune of being garrotted. God, I am so sick of those! OK, gotta go - the ambulance just arrived with a sax solo. He's hurt pretty bad. I don't think the little feller's gonna make it!
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 9 April 2018 11:55 (six years ago) link
Lol
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 9 April 2018 14:26 (six years ago) link
If anything this sounds like something I'd really want to check out tbh
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 9 April 2018 14:36 (six years ago) link
Hunnybee my early favorite ... so smooth and tender
― calstars, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 01:31 (six years ago) link
perfect example of indie rock score inflation, where a review that reads like it's trashing the album nonetheless gives it ★★★½
― flopson, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 04:27 (six years ago) link
I read a little bit of his AMA on Reddit and he basically reamplifies everything he records more than once it seems, hence all that yucky jizz and mildew Pitchfork found. He tweeted about it yesterday when the review was published saying something like "the language you use to describe me is disgusting" but deleted it almost immediately.
Clairo endorses Honeybee tho
every1 should get hi and dance to this- advice from claire pic.twitter.com/y9qI5KZljv— clairo (@clairecottrill) April 10, 2018
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 06:26 (six years ago) link
or even Hunnybee
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 06:44 (six years ago) link
Internet of Love also nice and smooth
― calstars, Friday, 13 April 2018 02:17 (six years ago) link
i like this
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:01 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDsmgYRh6nA
― vmajestic, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/53RUStfBVyyAu4se0AHMrM?si=IbB7qCrCS9CBL6NtfrhtqwOn a separate note, sex and food and the album before it are kind of let downs after the greatness and mystery that was “II” ...
― calstars, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 21:33 (five years ago) link
the sky ferreira remix was dope
― ritual showdown (Ross), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 21:49 (five years ago) link
I really like Sex & Food, like, a lot more than anything I've heard from them before. Just love the sound of every instrument, so tactile (and admittedly I checked it out after hearing an interview where he talked about bouncing tracks to cassette multiple times).
Also it's weird that it has such a dumb album title when the track titles are so good.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 4 March 2019 20:37 (five years ago) link
I do skip the more rockin' tracks, like the second track and American Guilt.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 4 March 2019 20:38 (five years ago) link
I like II best. S and F I have not returned to
― calstars, Monday, 4 March 2019 20:50 (five years ago) link
II holds up, really good record
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 7 March 2023 16:09 (one year ago) link
Not seen much discussion of V, which I like much better than anything since II. Anyone else into it? There are four of five songs on here I absolutely love and think are among the best things this band has done
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 23 March 2023 14:58 (one year ago) link
I haven’t listened to it. My interest in this guy really soured around the time of multi-love.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 23 March 2023 16:23 (one year ago) link
yeah, this one's my favourite UMO in years!!
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 23 March 2023 16:53 (one year ago) link
Feeling this today, love the textures/recording/mixing
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 23 March 2023 17:33 (one year ago) link
Yeah this is really good.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 24 March 2023 14:43 (one year ago) link
Loving it!
― calstars, Saturday, 1 April 2023 00:24 (one year ago) link
It's funny, I still think of them as like a festival-headlining act so I've been surprised at how little I've heard people talking about this new record, which I like more every time I play it, which I have been doing very often.
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 1 April 2023 00:32 (one year ago) link