If there are end-of-the-year album lists this year...
I have to imagine Sault is going to make a lot of individual lists, and maybe some voted lists (with risk of vote-splitting between the two albums). Pretty amazing for a group (?) that has had almost no significant press/reviews, and has become beloved pretty much solely on the basis of word-of-mouth and just how intrinsically fantastic their music is.
― Soundslike, Tuesday, 27 October 2020 15:39 (three years ago) link
Rise vinyl doormatting! Hope everyone who ordered is getting theirs. Perfect Friday evening listening.
― Jeff W, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:43 (three years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CH8-3Z7n9lz/?igshid=197codjd5ysdn
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 01:48 (three years ago) link
Can confirm Pitchfork is still unclued: neither album auto-loads in their reader poll.
― Soundslike, Tuesday, 24 November 2020 04:06 (three years ago) link
I suppose it only loads albums they reviewed through the year?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 05:22 (three years ago) link
"Don't Waste My Time" spotted in an episode of Netflix's You. Wuuuut.
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 04:28 (three years ago) link
Up All Night has appeared in a few:
https://www.tunefind.com/artist/sault
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 08:09 (three years ago) link
We need to settle for around 4 tracks for Sault and 3 for Cleo Sol when nomming for the EOY polls or they wont make it due to all the vote slipping.― ✖✖✖ (Moka)
― ✖✖✖ (Moka)
we haven't sort this out, yet. wildfires beeing obv (?), for consideration: stop dem; sorry ain't enough; why we cry why we die
― where do all these unsold amps go? (gaudio), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 17:54 (three years ago) link
Could poll the tracks off the 3 albums and see which ones float to the top
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 17:59 (three years ago) link
Wildfires, Free, I Just Want To Dance, Little Boy
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 18:22 (three years ago) link
Wildfires is one of my top 10 songs of the year. I’d definitely pick that one. Dog latin’s pick seem to be the general favorites.
For Cleo Sol my personal favorite is “Rose in the Dark” but I think the most popular one is “why don’t you” - also an amazing song tbh.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 19:58 (three years ago) link
So the newest one is completely sold out in all physical formats already? Awesome. Gotta say I love this new system of having to check bandcamp on just exactly the right days in order to buy a new album.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
Have they been reupping stuff now and then? Or is that it?
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 20:26 (three years ago) link
Gotta say I love this new system of having to check bandcamp on just exactly the right days in order to buy a new album.
if you follow an artist you'll get notified.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 20:47 (three years ago) link
Yeah, I do follow some. I just haven't checked Sault out yet, but all the year-end buzz got me curious. Liked what I heard and wanted to support them by ordering the CD, but that's gone already. Seems like not great timing with the EOY hype they're getting.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 20:52 (three years ago) link
Would vote for Rose in the Dark but When I'm in Your Arms probably my fave xps
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 20:56 (three years ago) link
Ah, i see. i reckon they will repress.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 22:00 (three years ago) link
i've got to know what's in that third panel, it's killing me. couldn't someone at least describe it?
― mahb, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 22:39 (three years ago) link
ah, wrong thread.
― mahb, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 22:40 (three years ago) link
lol, maybe they will sneak out a third album this year, but i doubt it
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 22:40 (three years ago) link
Hard Life is my choice, personally.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 23:24 (three years ago) link
"strong", "i just want to dance" and "fearless" are my favs from them this year
― ufo, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 01:06 (three years ago) link
"Fearless" is really special
― Indexed, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 17:41 (three years ago) link
"Fearless" is the track going in my end-of-year mix...
― Soundslike, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 20:51 (three years ago) link
i have to go Wildfire for fav track this year
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 20:58 (three years ago) link
yup
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:21 (three years ago) link
Yeah I'd be kidding myself if it wasn't the one I'd vote for
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Thursday, 3 December 2020 00:52 (three years ago) link
that's my favourite from black is for sure
― ufo, Thursday, 3 December 2020 01:38 (three years ago) link
Rise is the better album but Wildfire is the highlight imho. That said I pretty much love all of the songs mentioned so far so I don’t think I would mind whatever song(s) places in the EOY poll.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 3 December 2020 02:33 (three years ago) link
All about "Son Shine" and "Her Light" here, though I won't insist on it
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Friday, 4 December 2020 01:05 (three years ago) link
damn I just realized my post is the only measure of Keiyaa on ILM. This is in a similar vain as the new Sault but better imo: https://keiyaa.bandcamp.com/
― Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix)
both amused and amazed by the coincidence of you bringing up Keiyaa's record - which is brilliant, it's high on my eoy list, but no better than (black is), imo- and just finishing reading an interview with her, where she makes kind of similar points to that thread of yours from a hundred years ago, about the marginalization of black music and black audiences in the US
― where do all these unsold amps go? (gaudio), Sunday, 6 December 2020 01:29 (three years ago) link
Yeah that album’s great!!
― brimstead, Sunday, 6 December 2020 04:23 (three years ago) link
Love the Keiyaa album too, but can’t really compare them to Sault. Would play them for different moods.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 6 December 2020 05:43 (three years ago) link
You guys want to throw Keiyaa into the EOY tracks poll? I’m definitely voting for it in the albums poll... can’t really think of a song to represent it... Rectifiya, maybe?
I have a stupid self-imposed rule of only voting one song per album so, for Sault I’m voting Wildfires from Black Is... still undecided on which one for Rise... Strong, Fearless, Just Want to Dance, Free, Little Boy seem to be the ones mentiones the most in this thread and I can’t pick one out of those, they’re all great. Strong has that batucada shift halfway through which I love so much, Fearless has that dramatic disco vocal + strings, I Just Want to Dance and Free are so fun and Little Boy is different in energy, much simpler but one of their most effective moments.
For Cleo Sol I’m going for When I’m In Your Arms. Groovypanda is right... that’s probably the best one from the album.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 6 December 2020 06:20 (three years ago) link
I suggested "Hvnli" in the lobbying thread
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Sunday, 6 December 2020 06:27 (three years ago) link
That’s a good one. I also see sanpaku repping Negus Poem... that’s a good one too
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 6 December 2020 06:50 (three years ago) link
Just got around to this ...project? this week and love it (haven't listened to 5 or 7 yet, only the first two). Glad to read this thread and come up with some idea of who the people are behind it, because as I said on Twitter I'd be really pissed to like it this much and then have it turn out to be, like, Primal Scream under a pseudonym. For me right now (Black Is) > (Rise) but that's because I hate dancing and fun.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 10 December 2020 15:00 (three years ago) link
only the first two
Only the latter two, I mean.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 10 December 2020 15:01 (three years ago) link
i love dancing and fun. (Black Is) > (Rise) is correct
― where do all these unsold amps go? (gaudio), Thursday, 10 December 2020 15:04 (three years ago) link
I also much prefer Black Is. I actually think Rise is the least-good of the four. But that seems to be a minority opinion in this thread.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 10 December 2020 17:38 (three years ago) link
I really want to love this band but I find the production a bit... thin or something? I'm going to keep persevering.
― chap, Thursday, 10 December 2020 21:55 (three years ago) link
Just got around to this ...project? this week and love it (haven't listened to 5 or 7 yet, only the latter two). Glad to read this thread and come up with some idea of who the people are behind it, because as I said on Twitter I'd be really pissed to like it this much and then have it turn out to be, like, Primal Scream under a pseudonym. For me right now (Black Is) > (Rise) but that's because I hate dancing and fun.― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, December 10, 2020 3:00 PM
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, December 10, 2020 3:00 PM
As much as I love the two 'Untitled' records (especially 'Rise'), '5' and especially '7' are just... magical beyond compare, to me. So I envy you getting to hear them for the first time!
― Soundslike, Thursday, 10 December 2020 22:26 (three years ago) link
IMO, Rise starts stronger but from Wildfires on, Black Is goes on a tear
― Indexed, Thursday, 10 December 2020 22:30 (three years ago) link
Re: thin production - I think this is a bit of a strength and I hate stuff that has reedy sounds. Helps that their first releases were styled a little too more towards 80s new wave and art pop, and it sounds modeled towards that. Rise has more of a sampledelic 90s vibe, which also makes the mid range sound like it's been taken from other sources
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Friday, 11 December 2020 19:29 (three years ago) link
I think it's part of the appeal, is that none of it rests on crazy production, or hides behind it. The drum sounds are super dry and attainable if you've done any kind of home recording. But it sounds like people playing instruments in an unadorned and refreshing way (like I'm sure it's all stacked overdubs, but not a lot of loops or programming). It lives & dies on the writing & performances, which are foregrounded by the straightforward production. And it consistently does the deceptively simple trick of making great songs out of the fewest possible number of elements.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 11 December 2020 20:04 (three years ago) link
I love the production on these, sounds to me like they’re trying to sound like a late 70’s band from the post-punk, punk funk, punk dance or whatever it’s called era.
It’s a very conscious decision too, as evidenced by Inflo’s work with other artists.... You can try the Cleo Sol album if you want a lusher, fuller sound by the same people.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 11 December 2020 21:22 (three years ago) link
But yeah I haven’t tried playing one after another but I think you can play SAULT songs in between ESG, Liquid Liquid, A Certain Ratio, et al and it wouldn’t sound out of place.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 11 December 2020 21:26 (three years ago) link
yeah that's what makes them so distinct to me, the way they combine that 70s dance-punk/post-punk sound with neo-soul etc.
― ufo, Friday, 11 December 2020 22:12 (three years ago) link
really enjoying this
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 17 December 2020 17:24 (three years ago) link
maybe a less hip reference than ESG etc and i'm sure it's probably unintentional and just a coincidence
but sometimes the songs are pretty skeletal, with just a drum loop and those great, dead sounding bass guitar loops remind me a little bit of sleaford mods
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 17 December 2020 17:41 (three years ago) link