to avoid derailing the studio thread, please to discuss all your smoothed-out dub disco flamenco party faves here!
has there been much talk of a mountain of one on ILM? i know there has been a bit on the noise board. their two EPs are getting reissued on CD with some new songs in september, i can imagine ILM's talk talk fan contingent flipping out for that. new single is getting a 12 minute+ studio remix, too.
― haitch, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:32 (thirteen years ago) link
i almost bought the Sorcerer album yesterday.
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:47 (thirteen years ago) link
here are some other groups worth checking out
dreamchimney dudes windsurf: http://www.myspace.com/windsurfmusic (& the two members of Windsurf) sorcerer: http://www.myspace.com/sorcererjams hatchback: http://www.myspace.com/hatchback76
blackjoy: http://www.myspace.com/blackjoy2000
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:50 (thirteen years ago) link
i think i should pull out the Chicken Lips albums from a few years ago. at the time i wasn't feeling the dadrockness of it, but heard a song of theirs at a sushi joint last night (don't tell steve shasta i went on a sunday) and it really reminded me of Map of Africa.
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:52 (thirteen years ago) link
i think that chicken lips album only came out last year!
that hatchback track 'white diamond' (and its much-hyped prins thomas remix) is pretty fine. hadn't heard of windsurf before now, though.
― haitch, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
what's up with this new AMO single?
― cutty, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:30 (thirteen years ago) link
We just this morning took delivery of the new A Mountain of One single, 'Brown Piano' (for some reason this title cracks me up), and album, Collected Works (I know why that one cracks me up). The album just assembles the tracks which've already seen album release and slaps on a Blue NIle/Talk Talk-style sleeve, but the single, a new track, boasts a remix from Studio - an eleven-minute epic (of course), it has one of the most ominous, grand intros I've heard in a while, but as a whole it doesn't hold a candle to anything on their supernaturally good West Coast LP.
― haitch, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:36 (thirteen years ago) link
balearic revival is new downtempo.
― Romeo Jones, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:47 (thirteen years ago) link
oops, meant to say it's THE new downtempo
adult contemporary?
― speculator, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 03:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm scared to go back to that Chicken Lips record, remember some horrifying listening experiences last year.
― Dominique, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 03:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't know how much we need this thread, as a lot has been discussed in the beardo thread.
I have seen "balearic" become one of the go-to adjectives for hip online shops these days, to describe anything that is vaguely neo-disco, downtempo, or trip-hop sounding. Anything that has an acoustic guitar also works. I think even the new Chemical Brothers album was saddled with the tag!
It was only so short ago that "balearic" usually meant smooth jazz/adult contemporary music, or was something you'd find on an Ibiza comp. I can see many people get badly burned (a la Italo Disco, Ryan Paris/Radiorama does not sound like Mixed Up In the Hague) if this new flavor continues to grow.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 04:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I mean, how far are we from Todd Terje releasing instrumental edits of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"!
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
fyi trentmoller did an amazing remix of wicked game under his business man alias
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:00 (thirteen years ago) link
so, to answer your question: not far
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:05 (thirteen years ago) link
i have listened the shit out of those aMo1 albums
― max, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:12 (thirteen years ago) link
er EPs
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w46/amountainofone/Quotes.jpg
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:24 (thirteen years ago) link
^ i guess that's the same thing haitch said
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Hah - the 1st beta band ep is now a signifier.
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:43 (thirteen years ago) link
lol @ rough trade - everyone knows the 1st BB EP was the weakest!
― jabba hands, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 10:11 (thirteen years ago) link
meet the new british press same as the old
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:05 (thirteen years ago) link
how far are we from Todd Terje releasing instrumental edits of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"
okay surely i am not alone in thinking this would be the most amazing thing?
― c sharp major, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:18 (thirteen years ago) link
couldnt be better than all those pom pom re-edits.
― ☪, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:22 (thirteen years ago) link
"lol @ rough trade - everyone knows the 1st BB EP was the weakest!"
Yeah this is almost off-putting to read. It surely means "y'know, it's got a rhythm track and it's a bit cruisy, but it's not scary or anything! nothing too experimental!"
And yeah I'm imagining the most awesome awesome edit of "Wicked Game" right now. Not that the song needs an edit to be fabulous.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 13:52 (thirteen years ago) link
does anyone read my posts? http://aurgasm.us/2006/12/hey-dj-friday-chris-isaak-and-dub.html
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:26 (thirteen years ago) link
:( <-- before listening to that song
:) <-- after
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Not bad, but I'd prefer hearing The Studio do something with that one.
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:46 (thirteen years ago) link
okay i think i have to jump ship when we're onto groups named windsurf and hatchback
― strongohulkington, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:56 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, i pretty much said the same thing on the 70s soft rock thread. but their music is good and they seem like cool guys.
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 17:46 (thirteen years ago) link
-- ☪, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:22 (11 hours ago) Link
plz 2 explain
― elan, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 22:30 (thirteen years ago) link
this is a nice one by Jaki of Can's Phantom Band http://www.dreamchimney.com/tracks/16823
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 22:35 (thirteen years ago) link
there totally needs to be a seperate balearic thread as stuff gets lost int he beardo thread to quickly.
the mix that mountain on one did for best foot forward is totally wrecking my head.
in some ways its really great phased out low slung coke rock.
and sometimes i think that balearic is the nu re edit is the new electro is the nu electroclash is the nu...is the nu...is the nu..... (repeat to fade)
and I think about cnuts going into phonica and asking about the lastest Lindstrom mix of chris rea's Josephine and I want to kill it before it grows.
― Hamildan, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 22:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Almost two years old, but the Lindstrom and Prins Thomas LP goes here too. I almost feel like they should have released it under a different moniker and then went ahead and released the 12" versions as themselves. Its not a dance record at all.
― gr8080, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Shitty things about my new commute:
-It is 40+ miles one way -It is 60 - 90 minutes depending on time of day
Awesome things about my new commute:
-It gives me plenty of time to listen to new music -Music on this thread accompanies commute's view nicely:
http://icons.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/k/kaneohe/2.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/66/273742401_a1f618f53f_o.jpg
http://image42.webshots.com/42/4/36/21/2062436210017353410UvkNDq_ph.jpg
― gr8080, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link
where is that?
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
windward coast of Oahu.
― gr8080, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:33 (thirteen years ago) link
New Jersey
― deej, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow - that is awesome. I don't really get the Lindsrom&Prins Thomas reference though.
So is anyone gonna venture a definition of balearic?
― baaderonixx, Thursday, 2 August 2007 08:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Here's the top 25 balaeric records as voted for on the v balaeric DJ History board. These were all played on Bill Brewster's show on Kiss(?) yesterday...
1 Tullio de Piscopo - Primavera (Stop Bajon) (Bagaria, 1984) 2 William Pitt - City Lights (Public Sound, 1986) 3 Elkin & Nelson - Jibaro (CBS, 1986) 4 Chris Rea - Josephine (Magnet, 1985) 5 Herb Alpert - Rotation (A&M, 1979) 6 Manuel Goettsching - E2-E4 (Inteam, 1984) 7 Mandy Smith - I Just Can't Wait (Cool & Breezy Jazz Mix) (PWL, 1987) 8 Dizzi Heights - Would I Find Love (Parlophone, 1986) 9 Art Of Noise - Moments In Love (Island, 1983) 10 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Virgin, 1986) 11 Carly Simon - Why (WEA, 1982) 12 Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (Lucky Number, 2005) 13 Donna Summer - State of Independence (WEA, 1982) 14 Laid Back - Fly Away/Walking In The Sunshine (CBS, 1983) 15 Kate Bush - Running Up The Hill (EMI, 1985) 16 Cure - Lullaby (Fiction, 1989) 17 Linda Di Franco - TV Scene (WEA, 1985) 18 Flash & The Pan - Walking In The Rain (Epic, 1978) 19 Izit - Stories (ffrr, 1989) 20 Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (Arthur Baker Remix) (Warners, 1987) 21 Double – The Captain Of Her Heart (Polydor, 1985) 22 The Beloved - The Sun Rising (WEA, 1989) 23 Enzo Avitabile - Blackout (EMI, 1986) 24 Mike Francis - Features Of Love (Concorde, 1985) 25 Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots (Elektra, 1980)
― Raw Patrick, Thursday, 2 August 2007 09:09 (thirteen years ago) link
WTF - The Cure "Lullaby"???
― baaderonixx, Thursday, 2 August 2007 09:19 (thirteen years ago) link
There's no Wiki entry for balearic (the music) so someone should write a really bad one and piss off the purists. I'm so unbalearic that I spelled it wrong twice in my previous post.
― Raw Patrick, Thursday, 2 August 2007 09:29 (thirteen years ago) link
there's a wiki entry for 'Balearic Beat', though.
I used to think it was pronounced and spelt 'baleriac', I'm still not really sure if I'm saying it right.
― c sharp major, Thursday, 2 August 2007 11:08 (thirteen years ago) link
I've never heard anyone say 'Balearic beat'.
― Raw Patrick, Thursday, 2 August 2007 11:14 (thirteen years ago) link
mm, it sounds kind of lame (the word 'beat' in a genre name generally sounds lame and pseudy to me?). 'Balearic house' i've seen used, though.
― c sharp major, Thursday, 2 August 2007 11:36 (thirteen years ago) link
"Lullabye" I can totally see if it's the Extended Mix on Mixed Up - I've put that on quite a few balearic-y "Back to Mine" style comps I've made.
― Tim F, Thursday, 2 August 2007 12:23 (thirteen years ago) link
"Floating in the air, floating in the sea, take my hand, come with me"
― blueski, Thursday, 2 August 2007 12:50 (thirteen years ago) link
"Brown Piano" is up on the A Mountain of One myspace page
― jaxon, Thursday, 2 August 2007 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
i love playing the 12" mix of lullabye in downtempo/baleric sets.
also, baaderonixxpaws: listen to this cd:
http://www.kompaktkiste.de/cd/_123/_5/541516501427cdp.jpg
― gr8080, Thursday, 2 August 2007 21:43 (thirteen years ago) link
it's like a postrock band playing dance music in hawaii
― jaxon, Thursday, 2 August 2007 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Nice interview with Joan Bibiloni over on Ban Ban Ton Ton
https://banbantonton.com/2020/09/09/interview-joan-bibiloni/
― chonky floof (groovypanda), Wednesday, 9 September 2020 13:23 (five months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfMoB27CxAQ
Domenique Dumont has a new album out in November. It's a soundtrack to a German silent film from the 30s. This is the only track up yet, and it sounds very nice.
― paolo, Wednesday, 16 September 2020 08:31 (five months ago) link
oh nicee!
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Wednesday, 16 September 2020 10:02 (five months ago) link
Is this a fleshed out version of the SoundCloud I shared earlier in the year. I'm hyped!
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 16 September 2020 11:29 (five months ago) link
I searched out the SoundCloud link I shared on this thread. It was indeed the same project, and it no longer is on SoundCloud. Will be interesting to see if this is a repackaging of the exact same thing or what.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 16 September 2020 15:14 (five months ago) link
I was really hoping they'd release it.
― Evan, Wednesday, 16 September 2020 15:19 (five months ago) link
Relistening to Domenique Dumont’s miniatures album and it has so many breezy, gorgeous moments. Specially love how the guitar sounds.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 25 September 2020 15:58 (five months ago) link
At this point, I'd say that's my favorite of the two.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 25 September 2020 18:17 (five months ago) link
'sans cesse, mon chéri' is already an all time great
― nxd, Tuesday, 29 September 2020 09:59 (five months ago) link
Head up- this is fantastic
https://invisible-inc.bandcamp.com/album/the-indoor-gardener
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3962175347_16.jpg
― Evan, Sunday, 18 October 2020 18:39 (four months ago) link
RIP JOSE PADILLA
― brimstead, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 01:27 (four months ago) link
Very sad news. RIP.
― doug watson, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 02:51 (four months ago) link
https://banbantonton.com/2020/10/25/jose-padilla-the-cafe-del-mar-a-personal-top-ten
― groovypanda, Monday, 26 October 2020 09:29 (four months ago) link
Enjoying Double Geography a lot. Really feeling the Balearic-style vibes lately in fact.
Put together a couple of nice playlists in this style:
WARM NIGHTS - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ODDwMMpnatOm0LrKhJN8M?si=lB37FSzhQ8iKHqu49uko9gAUTUMN DRIVES - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0NEcp59HO7Pw5iodc9yPvQ?si=zWjWnEcCQ3ChrSMyJ4B72g
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Monday, 26 October 2020 12:08 (four months ago) link
Worth checking out FELBM's Tape series on Soundway too
https://felbm.bandcamp.com/album/tape-3-tape-4-full-album
Great playlists dog latin!
― Evan, Monday, 26 October 2020 21:06 (four months ago) link
thank you Evan :-)
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Tuesday, 27 October 2020 08:05 (four months ago) link
just ploughing through this double geography album, sounding very nice so far
― nxd, Wednesday, 28 October 2020 09:44 (four months ago) link
really enjoyed this tribute to José Padilla https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pressing-24th-october-2020
so I grabbed all the tracks used and made a little comp if anyone wants it
― lukas, Sunday, 1 November 2020 21:55 (four months ago) link
of course I do :)
― boxedjoy, Monday, 2 November 2020 07:52 (four months ago) link
email lukasb on the google
― lukas, Monday, 2 November 2020 18:30 (four months ago) link
Good vibes on this one: https://periodicarecords.bandcamp.com/album/danse-cette-zik
― skip, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 01:39 (three months ago) link
nice, that sounds great
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:13 (three months ago) link
i really enjoy the rosa album on that same label, they put out good stuff
― donna rouge, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 18:19 (three months ago) link
New Domenique Dumont is excellent as expected, more subtle and less chirpy than previous releases but would have been ideal if it had came out in time for the end of summer.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 15 November 2020 16:31 (three months ago) link
I don't realistically expect anyone to listen to the whole thing but I've been wanting to get this vibe out my system for a while.So, here's a 4 and a half hour mix of Balearic lift music:
https://www.mixcloud.com/cframe/stoic-epic/
Joan Bibiloni - Sa FoscaRAMON PYRME - Vacance UnionReuben Vaun Smith - Open ChakrasGolden Teacher - The KazimierSTUFF. - Spinning LeafDouble Geography - Golden PothosAlabaster DePlume - Visit CroatiaFelbm - VeluweGirls in Airports - Broken StonesEddie Chacon - Wicked WorldBeverly Glenn-Copeland - Sunset VillageFelbm - FilatelieJAKE SLAZENGER - HUNG LIKE A BULLThomas Leer - Tight As A DrumTwo Lone Swordsmen - Brother Foster through the phonesStereolab - Metronomic UndergroundAdmas - AstawesalehuJungle By Night - HangmatDouble Geography - YuccaDigitonal - DrencromReuben Vaun Smith - Sunshine FluteAntena - Seaside WeekendSteve Reich - Electric Counterpoint - SlowThe Durutti Column - Sketch For SummerLAID BACK - FLY AWAY, WALKING IN THE SUNSHINEMariah - Shinzo No TobiraGabriel Yared - C'est Le Vent, BettyJohn Maus - Hey MoonRare Silk - StormSoftware - Island SunriseAnimal Collective - No More RunninArthur Russell - In The Light Of The MiraclePaul McCartney - Secret Friend (2011 Remaster)Shakatak - NIGHT BIRDSKaitlyn Aurelia Smith - An Intention (Cumulonimbus Remix by Joe Goddard)TRILLS - For What It's Worth (Sound Clinic Remix)Double Geography - DracaenaKhidja Și Mihai Balabaș - KomagomeJames Ferraro - Adventures In Green Foot PrintingCiM - Skim TwoAndrés - New For UAphex Twin - actiumMarianne Faithfull - The Blue MillionaireThiago Nassif - Rijo Jórra JáAutechre - gr4Nimco Jamaac - Buuraha U Dheer (The Highest Mountains)Alice Coltrane - Prema MudithaFrida Johansson, Henrik Oja - Magic and MischiefBenjamin Clementine - By the Ports of Europetoby fox - ShopOmer Klein - Fearless FridayPLONE - Miniature MagicI-Mo-Jah - I've Been HurtNohelani Cypriano - LIHUEMark Barrott - Keltner & ChalkinCornelius - NowhereArrangement - Coconut MangoThe Beach Boys - Diamond HeadBlack Dice - Cloud Pleaser
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Monday, 16 November 2020 00:33 (three months ago) link
thanks for this DL, just the thing while WFH in Autumn, dreaming of sunny shores!
― Neil S, Monday, 16 November 2020 13:09 (three months ago) link
^ Wow, that track listing is amazing, looking fwd to listening to this at work
― call mr zbow that's my name that name again is mr zbow (Craig D.), Monday, 16 November 2020 15:57 (three months ago) link
ah nice, would love to know what you think!
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Monday, 16 November 2020 16:44 (three months ago) link
awesome through the first few tracks!
― skip, Monday, 16 November 2020 17:57 (three months ago) link
yeah great mix - soothes, energizes, moisturizes
― lukas, Monday, 16 November 2020 19:56 (three months ago) link
Rare Silk... never heard this, so good.
― skip, Monday, 16 November 2020 20:19 (three months ago) link
glad you all are enjoying it! it does deviate from things towards the end but my excuse is that I was a few beers in by that point
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Monday, 16 November 2020 20:46 (three months ago) link
Molero - Ficciones Del Tropico looks like it ought to go here.
https://holuzam.bandcamp.com/album/ficciones-del-tr-pico
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 18:04 (three months ago) link
Dog Latin, did you get the 10” reissue for Raw Silk and does yours also sound terrible? My copy has a lot of noise.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 24 November 2020 20:47 (three months ago) link
no, i only got an mp3 i'm afraid
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 17:56 (three months ago) link
new K-Lone album is quite different from his previous stuff and definitely fits the tropical balearic sound: https://wisdomteethuk.bandcamp.com/album/k-lone-cape-cira-lp
You mean new as in this year? It's been out since spring. Indeed it is so good! Check out The Falls EP while you're at it.
― Evan, Wednesday, 25 November 2020 18:07 (three months ago) link
Ah well it's new to me. I was only familiar with his clubbier stuff till now
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 20:56 (three months ago) link
TBH I've only come to appreciate the term 'Balearic' as a loose concept recently, even if I've enjoyed the sound and vibe for a very long time.
Not even 100% sure what I've been playing really counts as such, but for me it's about painting images of liminal spaces and places: Be it a beach, a forest or an office building
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 21:35 (three months ago) link
this dope shit just got a nice 12" reissue on new label betonska
riyl talking drums, quando quango, etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsSNZfBht78
― the late great, Saturday, 12 December 2020 17:59 (two months ago) link
she's pretty obscure, maybe slightly better known for being in a minimal wave group called "shiny two shiny" (red flame labelmates with severed heads and noted sabres-era weatherall collaborator david harrow) captured tracks did a "collected works" reissue LP way back in 2005 but barring a track or two imo nowhere near as good as "higher"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_xx2lZlhhY
― the late great, Saturday, 12 December 2020 18:09 (two months ago) link
Test Pressing 2020 round up: https://testpressing.org/magazine/tp-end-of-year-round-up
― millmeister, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:08 (two months ago) link
that flamingo pier song “indigo” that Nancy Noise rec’s is a jam a half
― brimstead, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 18:27 (two months ago) link
and a half 🕺🏻
Test Pressing have set up a forum: https://testpressing.org/magazine/weve-launched-a-forum-1Wahey!
― millmeister, Friday, 29 January 2021 11:22 (one month ago) link
RIP ILX
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 29 January 2021 13:41 (one month ago) link
So excited to see Test Pressing start a forum. This is good news. Thanks for sharing.
In the spirit of sharing, i've made an all vinyl mix of some balearic vibes. It's a brief 40min ride, and I think if you're on this thread, you'll enjoy the tunes.
https://www.mixcloud.com/biznotic/sunday-situation/
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 29 January 2021 17:28 (one month ago) link
somehow missed the latest from D.K., which came out nearly a year ago. Very nice vibes!
https://open.spotify.com/album/45Gxh7xqUU4ouDREPoSgKN?si=Vz74pr-NTza0NG7wOlJlSg
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Thursday, 25 February 2021 16:54 (five days ago) link
looks like this was finally released but I can't seem to find where to watch it yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpTOyevypSQ
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 1 March 2021 20:22 (yesterday) link