Kelley Polar - Love Songs of The Hanging Gardens (Environ CD05)

refix plzz

The Pearson remix can't fail to be spectacular.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(i don't see how it can be impoved though, if they do they deserve another imaginary medal. i'm excited for this.

Bedouin Soundclash a big influence according to EYOE site.
has anyone been to the indig02 venue yet? whats it like? is it early doors or will i have to spunk out all my cash on cabs?

http://acuterecords.com/BAR_MITZVAH.mp3

I was at the Toronto event. I really wanted to go up to Morgan and personally tell him how amazing that bar-mitzvah flyer is.

hah. so ridiculous. hope it's gonna be on all the pop radio stations.

is there going to be an environ briss?

that's awesome. i like that you guys don't scrimp on the promos.

is there going to be an environ briss?
pfffft, that's after 8 days.

I don't know if I've ever publicly admitted my desire to DJ a Bar Mitzvah party (as a real set, not as one of those hand out prizes and play 50 Cent cd's type DJ's), which is why after a month that remains the funniest thing ever (although in all fairness, this is the same desire to DJ at: baseball games, in class, on some sort of omnipresent set up which is audible everywhere in the world, and at bars/clubs).

Should be a fine party I'd say.

Environ Bar Mitzvah reminder...Studio B tonight...I'm going on first so get there at 10 sharp, or wait if you're trying to avoid me. You may also want to show up early because we've got some serious jewish knishes with mustard and they're not going to last. Oy vey. Details, including Tedwards amazing radio promo, at my blog:

http://acuterecords.com/blog/?p=34

See you after sunset...

Is there a chair in the dj booth?

i b there!

Surmount WDYLL

i look good! =P u've seen my pic b4, probably. i think i posted to 2008 WDYLL. u know, brown hair, eyes, white...

somebody take video of kelley polar, please

wtf Surmounter

lol what?? you want a picture?

PIX PLZ

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g192/rrawn/meandryan.jpg we'll b there cats

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I was there and KP was kickass! Surmounter, did/do you wear glasses? I think I saw you, and I know I saw Dan and JW . . .

Being at a club drunk with a 3 year old glasses RX is very stumbly. Drew was nice and v v pretty.

thanks to all that came. I know I saw Sanskrit walk by about 5 times but I never was quick enough to say hello. It was a fun night and by all measures, a success. The most popular aspect of the evening had to be the knishes I brought. We went through over 200, and 1 and 1/2 bottles of mustard.

Damn my friends for deciding not to go last minute and me for being too lazy to get my ass down there from the Bronx alone.

what exactly does kp do live? i talked to him briefly last year and i think he mentioned doing an all strings show. what was it like?

He had two keyb players, Claire De Lune on vox for a couple of numbers, drummer, bass player. He sang, used a sampler (Kaos pad?), played viola (sounded like a viola). I thought they put on a good set. Too bad about crappy Studio B mix all over the place. The DJ sets were really great as were the knishes. Most fun I've had at Studio B. I also got a Star Of David maraca thingy (what's this called, Dan?)

I know there are shakers for Purim with another name, but those were basically maracas.

My favorite detail were the blow up keyboards morgan threw into the audience in prime Bar Mitzvah fashion.

Kelly Polar's first shows a year or two ago had a full string section but this was a smaller band. While the mix was a bit weird, it was loud and they benefited from Studio B's club sound system as opposed to the Knitting Factory, which was more of an indie crowd more inclined to stand and watch then dance.

btw, Kelly Polar closed with a secret cover of Metro Area's Caught Up.

"btw, Kelly Polar closed with a secret cover of Metro Area's Caught Up."

That was great! Dear lord I wish there was a recording floating around with that...

PS. I loved the death metal bass player with the hood!

Stream the record and have Kelley walk you thru the album: http://www.paperthinwalls.com/listeningparty/index?id=59

/plug

yea i was wearing glasses! dancing like a fool the whole time =P

i went up to some DJ and asked if he was dan and he was like NO :-) oops

fun night!! really fun. completely HOT outfit on kelley

hahahah i had a friend make knishes for a party once! wishg i coulda been there.

it was crazy packed. great turnout. dude from junior boys played boz scaggs in his dj set <3 <3

and yeah the metro area cover song was pretty cool

Jeremy played Boz as his closer, even though I specifically told him I brought Careless Whisper on CD and he should play that instead.

I didn't even see you there Dave!

It was nicely crowded, I've seen it more crowded, times when it's impossible and uncomfortable. This was definitely crowded but I didn't want to stab anybody, which is a good thing because I was walking back and forth from the DJ booth to the knish table with a serrated knife.

well yeah I've seen it more packed, for Soulwax or LCD or something. but compared to the joakim / dfa thing I went to a couple weeks ago, it was pretty crowded.

I was there from about midnight to 2am, I saw you in the booth once or twice but didn't really get a chance to say hey. figured i'd catch you wednesday anyway, i'll be up at dazzle for sure.

awesome. I've slept on promoting that because I was busy promoting the bar mitzvah but should be sending some emails/posting about it tonight.

soooo jealous of everyone who got to go. did anyone take any video footage of the kelley polar performance? trawled around and found some photos on flikr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/69093736@N00/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/seekoh/ ...

... anyone know if there'll be any more vinyl released from I Need You To Hold On While The Sky Is Falling?

haha one of those flickr's is an acquaintance of mine

i just really want that white jumpsuit.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2306626086_d3e0043777.jpg?v=0

from that flickr: i'm just bummed i wasn't in NY in time to see the Sagmeister exhibit at Deitch :(

tell you what, for 50 bucks I'll write on your face with a magic marker, see if I get my own exhibit.

jk

ha. only if you cut the entire contents of a poster into your skin

this album (not the one in the thread title which I haven't heard, but the other one) is muy bueno

Really enjoying this new one as well. I keep thinking how...erm...theatrical it is, which is mostly down to how expressive his voice can be. I loved "Chrysanthemum" when it came it out last year, but it actually pales in comparison to the rest of these songs.

i like 'satellites' and 'a sea of sine waves' the best, plus 'entropy' and the first track (once it gets going - the intro is baad) but maybe it's all...gasp...TOO pretentious

I love "Satellites" too. And "A Dream in Three Parts".

I seriously can't remember the last time I heard a full-length this good.

photos of environ bar mitzvah linked from environ site:
http://www.letsbecomefamous.com/studiob/2008_03_01/

apple hill chamber players (kp on viola) - dinny's suite

coming back round to some of the album's later cuts after possibly overplaying "entropy". mungolian jet set/c2 remixes of select tracks plz.

Finally picked this up. I already knew and loved "Chrysanthemum" and "Entropy Reigns," but "Satellites" and "Sea of Sine Waves" are slowly emerging as overall favorites. "Satellites" especially is just so damn cute.

I would actually give a kidney for a Mungolian Jet Set remix of Kelley Polar.

The last minute and a half of "Sea Of Sine Waves" is absolutely gorgeous.