this is a thread for the BALEARIC REVIVAL

i almost bought the Sorcerer album yesterday.

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

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.

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.

what's up with this new AMO single?

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.

balearic revival is new downtempo.

oops, meant to say it's THE new downtempo

adult contemporary?

I'm scared to go back to that Chicken Lips record, remember some horrifying listening experiences last year.

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.

I mean, how far are we from Todd Terje releasing instrumental edits of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"!

fyi trentmoller did an amazing remix of wicked game under his business man alias

so, to answer your question: not far

i have listened the shit out of those aMo1 albums

er EPs

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w46/amountainofone/Quotes.jpg

^ i guess that's the same thing haitch said

Hah - the 1st beta band ep is now a signifier.

lol @ rough trade - everyone knows the 1st BB EP was the weakest!

meet the new british press same as the old

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?

couldnt be better than all those pom pom re-edits.

"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.

fyi trentmoller did an amazing remix of wicked game under his business man alias

does anyone read my posts? http://aurgasm.us/2006/12/hey-dj-friday-chris-isaak-and-dub.html

:( <-- before listening to that song

:) <-- after

Not bad, but I'd prefer hearing The Studio do something with that one.

okay i think i have to jump ship when we're onto groups named windsurf and hatchback

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.

couldnt be better than all those pom pom re-edits.

-- ☪, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:22 (11 hours ago) Link

plz 2 explain

this is a nice one by Jaki of Can's Phantom Band
http://www.dreamchimney.com/tracks/16823

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.

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.

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

where is that?

windward coast of Oahu.

New Jersey

Wow - that is awesome. I don't really get the Lindsrom&Prins Thomas reference though.

So is anyone gonna venture a definition of balearic?

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)

WTF - The Cure "Lullaby"???

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.

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.

I've never heard anyone say 'Balearic beat'.

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.

"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.

"Floating in the air, floating in the sea, take my hand, come with me"

"Brown Piano" is up on the A Mountain of One myspace page

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

it's like a postrock band playing dance music in hawaii

I didn't give it a formal listen (sampled some and then left it going from midpoint to the end) at low volume through laptop speakers, but what I heard of the 2nd half has been nice. Yes perhaps a bit sterile.

It'll be good concentration music for when I'm working, whatevs. Not sure if there will be a standout track I'd put into a set.

Speaking of which, I've been invited to play a very short vinyl set to a sit-down crowd next week. I think it'll mostly be youngsters waiting for someone to play a bunch of acid and jungle. But figured I'd play a nice Balearic set seeing as my collection has been building up over lockdown. Not sure how it'll go down, but fuck em

youngsters are into acid and jungle? I'm really out of the loop

Drum n Bass seems to be having a resurgence amongst the youth but yeah, jungle never went away in Bristol. People never seem to tire of it

I'm clearly living in the wrong part of the world, I'm not sure if jungle or DnB ever even existed in Texas

Yeah, I always wonder whether there's some club around Boston that plays like jungle or balearic stuff, or really any cool club music. Haven't heard of one yet. Outside of like New York, I wonder how rare this sort of thing really is in the US.

RIP Axis

Yeah, they closed before I moved here. Bums me out, that would have been right up my alley!

I know they've probably been shut down by the pandemic but does The Phoenix Landing still have DJs? That was another that I went to a lot.

I've actually never been, but their website still talks about local DJs, so hopefully they'll be able to resume those kinds of events soon. Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out!

it's been over 20 years since I was last there, but back in the 90s they brought in a surprisingly solid string of DJs

i came to this comp for the version of "food of love" and it turns out the whole thing is pretty excellent

https://toytonics.bandcamp.com/album/kapote-pres-mushroom-house-vol-2

Been enjoying this, Good Block - Strato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZCQVZcytdA

love good block, their mixes and edits are great too

Medlar - Aerial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y6W-paS_GI

Nice. Listening to the whole album now.

Not sure if this has been posted before but there's an ace Balearic playlist from Moonboots & Jolyon on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6dVaSFTshqzC5u3xUViTAj?si=3589381bef53406d

Sadly my vinyl copy is delayed till November but the new Reuben Vaun Smith is sounding FANTASTIC. Last year's Warm Nights album got me through the pandemic, and this sounds like a much lusher and deeper excursion overall with added instruments and vocals but without losing the original charm

https://open.spotify.com/album/2bg1QFXLQ1FQ266YSczeP6?si=fEUmt8JfQsOr1Tan-RGaZA&dl_branch=1

great vibes on the RVS album.

first new a mountain of one material in over a decade: music + "VR experience"?

https://banbantonton.com/2021/08/14/a-mountain-of-one-custards-last-stand-amore/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtO5SeKfajw

This compilation looks pure fire - Ritmo Fantasía: Balearic Spanish Synth-Pop, Boogie and House (1982-1992) [Compiled by DJ Trujillo]: https://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ritmo-fantas-a-balearic-spanish-synth-pop-boogie-and-house-1982-1992-compiled-by-dj-trujillo

this nicolas godin album is fab

Here's my latest playlist of mellow Balearic-friendly atmospheres for background chilling, vibing etc - this one concentrates on a slightly hippyish, boho vibe with lots of acoustic guitar flourishes before moving into other dimensions. Enjoy. And if you want to hear any of the others, search "Club Stoic" in playlists on Spotify.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0zuodybtDUQtIqkL61Ojou?si=327beb25a41344ef

Nice one dl. Will give it a listen over the weekend

If anyone wants to get me that Ritmo Fantasia comp upthread they'd be very welcome. Somehow I appear to have already spend an obscene amount of money on music in recent weeks

Sort of a late night city balearic vibe here, super into it:

https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/move-through-it

This comp was briefly mentioned in the year end poll discussions but posting here as it's absolute fire

https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/various-artists-ritmo-fantasia-balearic-spanish-synth-pop-boogie-and-house-1982-1992

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvO8vOA63ls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lv9FVt5XyM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZEhiFTdzyo

loving this

Have never known an artist to effortlessly move between “really excellent” and “totally fucking worthless” the way Mark Barrott does.

^^ I was going to post the above but then I tried to go find the track that I hated so much, so I played one of his cheesy-looking Ibiza albums at random and it’s so good, Steve Roach level.

Mark Barrott has co-compiled a fourth La Torre Ibiza compilation. Out in July. Loved the first three comps.
https://ra.co/news/77306

La Torre Ibiza Volumen Cuatro
01. Golden Girls - Kinetic (David Morley Remix)
02. NO ZU - Ui Yia UIa
03. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba - Bala feat Zoumana Tereta
04. Rare Silk - Storm
05. Synergetic Voice Orchestra - Zebra
06. Special Request - Family Doggo
07. Margaret Wakeley - Hard To Leave The Island
08. Pauline Anna Strom - Equatorial Sunrise
09. The Vendetta Suite - Warehouse Rock (Timmy Stewart's Six Minutes To Sunrise Mix)
10. Mark Barrott - Travelling Music (La Torre Reprise)
11. Lola Perrin - Cloud Sky Fade
12. Suzanne Ciani - The Eighth Wave
13. JIM - Phoenix
14. GEOFFREY O'CONNOR - Her Name on Every Tongue
15. John Foxx & Robin Guthrie - Estrellita

^^ I was going to post the above but then I tried to go find the track that I hated so much, so I played one of his cheesy-looking Ibiza albums at random and it’s so good, Steve Roach level.

Do you remember which album this was? (i.e. the good one)

That looks great xp

Love that JIM EP (James Baron from Crazy P & White Elephant in acoustic mode)

Volume One of the new compilation series from Coleen 'Cosmo' Murphy is fab

https://heavenlyrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/colleen-cosmo-murphy-presents-balearic-breakfast-volume-1

Nice interview here: https://banbantonton.com/2022/06/28/interview-colleen-cosmo-murphy-worldwide-fm-classic-album-sundays/

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1045875900_5.jpg

i should be sporting about the price tag for the digital album, but i can't.
is this some ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) thingie?

didn't read the fine print. my bad.

yeah I noticed that! Must be some Bandcamp setting preventing them from making the digital copies completely unavailable without disabling the streaming, or something similar

So we have no way to hear it unless we purchased the now sold out vinyl?

It is streaming somewhere then I guess?

there's also a new Hostel La Torre compilation out

***Please note that due to licensing stipulations this release is not available for purchase digitally, however a free download of the full album will be granted with physical orders on release day.***

Says this on the release page on bandcamp for the Cosmo comp.

Someone's made a Spotify playlist of it xps

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6uOHMENc45cPRNezPa1upx?si=eNU2lSp3TqWeqnUQ6Dyt4Q&utm_source=copy-link

***Please note that due to licensing stipulations this release is not available for purchase digitally, however a free download of the full album will be granted with physical orders on release day.***

way to make the digital version 'free' for those that know how to get such things,
thereby missing out on legit purchases/ £££ for an an official download/cd.
i have seen this being promo'd a lot here and there and would love to have had a non-vinyl opportunity.

it might be a licensing situation more than anything, I know Dave Lee's had to release a few different versions of compilations due to not being able to negotiate terms and conditions with copyright holders.

yeah, i get that.
just means that those who really want to hear this and dont do vinyl have to go illegal.
nb : not blaming label at all as i am sure they tried to get the all clear re digital,
just amazed that the insanity of copyright chaos in 2022 re random tracks baffles me.

I’ve been playing this one on one of my bars on weekday evenings and people seem to vibe with it. Several balearic picks that might be appreciated here and are topical to this thread:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0djbUjaP9EMLypTY5WBVSB?si=i38LLrw_TLCJOPTwrSZTKA

thanks!

I'm not sure this is discussed elsewhere on ILM, but there's loads of great Balearic-style tunes coming out of Napoli this year. Seems like there's a nice scene there. Here's a few:

Gigi Testa - Guayaba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaQK6Uf4UOQ

Mystic Jungle - Money Wonder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bRScS190Zw

Nu Genea - Tienaté: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuP6ihSefqc

those are all lovely, go Napoli!

The Nu Genea album is great!

I'm excited to hear it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwU0g28OWhg

Penelope Antena - Tradewinds

this album seems like a delight, produced by Sean O'Hagan

https://healingpotpourri.bandcamp.com/album/paradise