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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
i almost bought the Sorcerer album yesterday.
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:47 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
what's up with this new AMO single?
― cutty, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:30 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
balearic revival is new downtempo.
― Romeo Jones, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 02:47 (eleven years ago) Permalink
oops, meant to say it's THE new downtempo
adult contemporary?
― speculator, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 03:01 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
fyi trentmoller did an amazing remix of wicked game under his business man alias
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:00 (eleven years ago) Permalink
so, to answer your question: not far
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:05 (eleven years ago) Permalink
i have listened the shit out of those aMo1 albums
― max, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:12 (eleven years ago) Permalink
er EPs
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w46/amountainofone/Quotes.jpg
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:24 (eleven years ago) Permalink
^ i guess that's the same thing haitch said
― jaxon, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 05:26 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Hah - the 1st beta band ep is now a signifier.
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:43 (eleven years ago) Permalink
lol @ rough trade - everyone knows the 1st BB EP was the weakest!
― jabba hands, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 10:11 (eleven years ago) Permalink
meet the new british press same as the old
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:05 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
couldnt be better than all those pom pom re-edits.
― ☪, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:22 (eleven years ago) Permalink
"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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
:( <-- before listening to that song
:) <-- after
― The Macallan 18 Year, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:27 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Not bad, but I'd prefer hearing The Studio do something with that one.
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:46 (eleven years ago) Permalink
okay i think i have to jump ship when we're onto groups named windsurf and hatchback
― strongohulkington, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:56 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
-- ☪, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:22 (11 hours ago) Link
plz 2 explain
― elan, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 22:30 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
where is that?
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:18 (eleven years ago) Permalink
windward coast of Oahu.
― gr8080, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:33 (eleven years ago) Permalink
New Jersey
― deej, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 20:34 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
WTF - The Cure "Lullaby"???
― baaderonixx, Thursday, 2 August 2007 09:19 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I've never heard anyone say 'Balearic beat'.
― Raw Patrick, Thursday, 2 August 2007 11:14 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
"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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
"Floating in the air, floating in the sea, take my hand, come with me"
― blueski, Thursday, 2 August 2007 12:50 (eleven years ago) Permalink
"Brown Piano" is up on the A Mountain of One myspace page
― jaxon, Thursday, 2 August 2007 21:20 (eleven years ago) Permalink
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 (eleven years ago) Permalink
it's like a postrock band playing dance music in hawaii
― jaxon, Thursday, 2 August 2007 21:49 (eleven years ago) Permalink
that John Gomez RA mix is a joy, so is the recent Raphael Top-Secret in a similar vein
― boxedjoy, Monday, 20 August 2018 15:08 (six months ago) Permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkm7ij7jUOs
― boxedjoy, Monday, 20 August 2018 15:14 (six months ago) Permalink
The Darling album on Young Marco's label "Safe Trip" is lovely stuff, really serene ambient house that owes as much to Gaussian Curve as it does the sounds on those Italian dream house compilations
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 08:33 (six months ago) Permalink
Wow the Pablo’s Eye records are stunning.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 22:11 (six months ago) Permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUer92gj8oo
for fans of Keysha's "Stop It"
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 23 August 2018 08:31 (five months ago) Permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAW-H94RXiU
Lovely stuff from Russia (I think)
― paolo, Friday, 24 August 2018 17:30 (five months ago) Permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFrZzMf8VUk
One of these guys is DJ Sports. Not sure if this counts as Balearic
― paolo, Friday, 24 August 2018 17:42 (five months ago) Permalink
That MJ Lallo track above is right up my street
― paolo, Friday, 24 August 2018 18:21 (five months ago) Permalink
there's an MJ Lallo compilation coming soon as well!
― boxedjoy, Friday, 24 August 2018 19:04 (five months ago) Permalink
I like those last 2 a lot
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 24 August 2018 19:31 (five months ago) Permalink
This track from the Still Corners album feels right at home here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkiA_oQfs10
― groovypanda, Friday, 24 August 2018 20:22 (five months ago) Permalink
excellent Hassell/Eno-inspired stuff from Kaoru Inoue
https://store.groovement.net/album/em-paz-lp-gos003lp
― Number None, Monday, 27 August 2018 21:29 (five months ago) Permalink
https://stubbed.bandcamp.com/track/we-are-launching-feat-jane-weaver
I don't really know Jane Weaver's music (or Stubb, who is another alias of Flash Atkins) but this is lovely - reminds me of the Open Space remix of "Freedom Of The Floor" but a bit more Cocteau Twins
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 21:35 (five months ago) Permalink
I made a mix that people in this thread may enjoy: https://www.mixcloud.com/biznotic/same-dream-again/
featuring: Kelly Lee Owens, Taken By Trees, Primal Scream, Underworld, Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, Bjorn Torske & Idjut Boys, Tommy Awards and Mark Barrott.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 17 September 2018 17:10 (five months ago) Permalink
Roman Flügel goes balearic? Themes 2LP on ESP Institute in October.
― willem, Monday, 24 September 2018 14:33 (four months ago) Permalink
New Dream Chimney mix from Hatchback:
https://soundcloud.com/the-dream-chimney/mix-of-the-week-240-hatchback-rasterized-airbrush
― groovypanda, Monday, 1 October 2018 11:51 (four months ago) Permalink
New Domenique Dumont is very good, a little more guitar jammy than the first one. Still fairly brief and beautiful.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 20:21 (four months ago) Permalink
yeh this rules"sans cesse mon cheri" in particular is bliss
― nxd, Friday, 5 October 2018 09:19 (four months ago) Permalink
Does enjoying
― calstars, Friday, 5 October 2018 11:50 (four months ago) Permalink
Sry, mistap Meant to say that hatchback mix is very nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STXDkczAwGI
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 13:10 (four months ago) Permalink
I agree!
― paolo, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 13:16 (four months ago) Permalink
I've been listening to it quite a lot, in fact
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 13:58 (four months ago) Permalink
Plus keep it locked for a world premiere from @romanfluegel, previewing his forthcoming album Themes: https://t.co/0FKvZiy49v pic.twitter.com/B4Or23k4h5— Red Bull Radio (@redbull_radio) October 18, 2018
― groovypanda, Thursday, 18 October 2018 19:47 (four months ago) Permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsd2b89W4I4
Open Space ft Harriet Brown - "Hot Weather"
― boxedjoy, Friday, 19 October 2018 16:25 (four months ago) Permalink
I think this is the right thread to say that the "Who Are You" album by E Ruscha V is v blissed out, here's the title track:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4kfGw7agMg
― niels, Thursday, 8 November 2018 09:20 (three months ago) Permalink
Pretty sure his Secret Circuit stuff is discussed upthread somewhere. so yes.
Recently been enjoying the Antoine Kogut mini album that taps into the sort of sleazy, Gallic pop that Air, Gainsbourg and Tellier often produce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTBunsWzBM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Qy5v5lv_w
― groovypanda, Thursday, 8 November 2018 12:34 (three months ago) Permalink
Feeling those Antoine Kogut tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aNOtHQspHM
This is on The Trilogy Tapes, not known for their Balearic releases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbcdWOUukqc
This one's from a compilation of Rex Ilusivii's tracks on Versatile from earlier this year. He's also had releases on Vladimir Ivkovic's excellent Offen label
― paolo, Thursday, 8 November 2018 19:49 (three months ago) Permalink
Oh damn...
https://runningbackrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nature-sounds-of-the-balearics
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 26 November 2018 06:22 (two months ago) Permalink
Very nice !
― calstars, Monday, 26 November 2018 21:01 (two months ago) Permalink
A little different direction, more of a techno vibe, but still very chill
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 26 November 2018 22:41 (two months ago) Permalink
Been working my way through Picadilly Records' Compilations of the Year. Lots of good stuff as usual but the Club Meduse one is fantastic - comes across as a slightly more chilled version of those Psychemagik Magik Cyrkle/Sunrise etc comps (which is no surprise as it's on Danny's Spacetalk label).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj1hF2UPAgs
― groovypanda, Thursday, 29 November 2018 08:56 (two months ago) Permalink
really good record that
― nxd, Friday, 30 November 2018 10:36 (two months ago) Permalink
Test Pressing have started a new thing called the TP Files where there'll be 320 MP3s of songs they're digging available to download.
First three are up today
http://testpressing.org/2018/12/tp-files-001-al-green-love-ritual-bwana-mix/
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 12:38 (two months ago) Permalink
New album out early next year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAIzhDffX9Q
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 07:34 (two months ago) Permalink
That Club Meduse comp is very much my shit.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 15 December 2018 08:11 (two months ago) Permalink
Another great jam from Smith & Mudd:
https://soundcloud.com/the-dream-chimney/dc-promo-tracks-309-smith-mudd
― groovypanda, Friday, 4 January 2019 17:25 (one month ago) Permalink
Pete Brandt's Method - What You Are (1980)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY320Jk82i4
― flopson, Sunday, 10 February 2019 21:40 (one week ago) Permalink
Can anyone recommend bands that sound like Antena? Because I just got the reissue of the Camino Del Sol EP and it's ace
― paolo, Monday, 11 February 2019 09:24 (one week ago) Permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo6xtPtvn-g
Some chilled out vibes from the Scottish Highlands inspired by Celtic mythology. This album was made with the assistance of Forestry Commission Scotland, which is something that I don't think that you can say that about most of the other music in this thread
― paolo, Saturday, 16 February 2019 09:56 (six days ago) Permalink
Paolo, try Domenique Dumont
― Evan, Saturday, 16 February 2019 17:22 (six days ago) Permalink
Thanks but I'm already into them :)
― paolo, Saturday, 16 February 2019 19:12 (six days ago) Permalink
Figured it was possible! Always worth mentioning just in case.
― Evan, Sunday, 17 February 2019 14:11 (five days ago) Permalink
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, November 26, 2018 1:22 AM (two months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Finally got around to listening to this and I think I've finally resigned myself to something I have suspected for some time: the two volumes of Sketches From An Island--which I've listened to more times than I could possibly count--were a fluke. Like everything else I've checked out by MB, this recent album does nothing for me whatsoever. I'll try again, because in theory I'm a big MB fan (well, based on those two albums, anyway), but probably won't be buying this one.
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 17 February 2019 14:41 (five days ago) Permalink
This one is very different, but has its own charms
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 17 February 2019 15:09 (five days ago) Permalink
I think its worth noting that he admitted he wasn't trying to do Sketches 3 or a similar approach, and it was released on Running Back which these days is known more for bigroom house than anything, rather than his own label
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 17 February 2019 18:54 (five days ago) Permalink
He has a bunch of really good singles and eps that are worth checking out for more of that sketches vibe.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 17 February 2019 18:58 (five days ago) Permalink
He's an old head... he put out a lot of stuff in the 90s too (future loop foundation etc)
― brimstead, Sunday, 17 February 2019 20:13 (five days ago) Permalink
I really love Nature Sounds of the Balearics. To me he’s just as good at the techno/house side as his sketches from an island vibe
― ƒ©˙∆˚¬ (Whitey on the Moon), Monday, 18 February 2019 05:38 (four days ago) Permalink
Also in Talamanca System with Gerd Janson and (Phillip) Lauer.
― groovypanda, Monday, 18 February 2019 09:01 (four days ago) Permalink