haha having read back some to discover how hated this is, but then i can skip the tracks that start off annoyingly w/out feeling dreadfully disappointed (not quite tabula rasa since i know a few remixes but completely uninvested in them)
the total absence of restraint is kinda endearing
― nakhchivan, Friday, 27 August 2010 02:37 (thirteen years ago) link
i assessed the album. it's sweet. slow it down like 10% and it's the exact mastery OPN drops on his games mixtapes ok
― fennel cartwright, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Montauk's Holiday was very effective in one of the recent monthly mixes and by itself is super boring and repetitive.
Montauk had much better songs when they first started (see "Speed of Light"), but they've gone the wrong way since then.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:15 (thirteen years ago) link
WARMER MIXTAPES #237 | by Stephen Fasano [The Magician]
This is my Top 10 favourites songs EVER!
1. Jacno | RectangleThis track remind me when I was young boy. I remember, it was taken for a chocolate-milk advertising in France around 1979. Unfortunately, Jacno just died last year.
2. M&G | When I Let You DownProbably the best Italo-Disco track ever made. I've heard it for the first time on a BASF tape mix that my uncle has made. I was 8 or something. A bit later he gave me the record. I'm still playing it!
3. The Beach Boys | God Only Knows Best voice/chorus ever. I think if I had the choose to take just one song on a desert island, that would be God Only Knows.
4. Aphex Twin | Alberto BalsalmI'm not really onto Aphex Twin in general but this one is just fantastic!
5. Fiction Factory | Feels Like HeavenI was listening to this in the Ford Mustang of my dad when we went to the Belgian coast. A fantastic souvenir!
6. Q. Lazzarus | Goodbye HorsesEMOTION!
7. The Visitor | Expedition Adam 84From a Czech Sci-Fi series from 1984.
8. Jeanette | Porque Te VasI could say that it's the most POPular song I love.
9. Lucio Battisti | Ancora TuItalia! My roots...
10. Alba | Only Music SurvivesThis song is so intense... I play it to finish my djsets.
Stephen was the half of Aeroplane.
― lmgtfofy.com (cozen), Monday, 6 September 2010 09:16 (thirteen years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14614-we-cant-fly/
AeroplaneWe Can't Fly[PIAS; 2010]4.4
For the past couple of years, Aeroplane have been the best kind of music geek secret. A pop-disco production duo from Belgium, Aeroplane have released a sporadic but endlessly enjoyable stream of singles, remixes, and collaborations since 2007. It was a bit heartbreaking when Vito De Luca and Stephen Fasano announced their breakup this summer; they cited artistic differences (De Luca will carry on as Aeroplane). We Can't Fly will make you believe those artistic differences were real. A schizophrenic and ultimately confused record, We Can't Fly abandons Aeroplane's airtight constructions for loose, haughty tracks that are as unclassifiable as they are messy.
We Can't Fly has the feel of a record that's to be everything to everybody-- hit receptacle, compendium of past works, exploration-- and as such ends up being nothing. There are splinters of excellence: the title track weaves an unexpectedly skankin' guitar part into gospel chants, big-rock piano bridges, and miles of keyboards. It's the antithesis of so many disco-as-savior anthems; you will nod and chant to our collective failure. "Good Riddance" and "Without Lies"-- a strange country amble and a sassy pop gem, respectively-- suggest the range and diversity of Ze Records (a clear influence), though "Good Riddance" mostly serves to remind that those Mutant Disco comps had some real clunkers.
The misses miss big, and perplexingly. "I Don't Feel" splits the difference between Guitar World riffing and Patti LaBelle to disastrous effect. "The Point of No Return" auditions for Top Gun montages past and future; "Fish in the Sky" for Bowie's mid-90s blind spot. This from a band who had shown commendable restraint-- no wailing divas or 22-minute Kraut-funk jams; just tight, languorous bodyrock. It's not that these songs are gregarious, silly, and overstuffed-- we suspected Aeroplane had that in them-- it's that they are charmlessly so. "I Don't Feel" will fit most people's definitions of Bad Music, but more troubling is the existence of a giant, wailing barnburner that acts dressy and prim. Aeroplane aren't big personalities or great wits, so when they jostle and play it always feels like the joke's on us.
Aeroplane seem to know a bit about artifice-- the serrated hook of "Without Lies" imagines a boring world without artists-- but We Can't Fly doesn't see them inhabiting unexpected personas or adopting new voices. It feels like fucking around, like a definitively non-definitive remnant of a partnership. We Can't Fly's stylistic knuckleballs lack just about everything we'd grown to love about Aeroplane: namely luxurious grooves and effortless cool.
— Andrew Gaerig, September 8, 2010
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 06:09 (thirteen years ago) link
It's hard to disagree with anything in that review except the bit about "I Don't Feel" being Bad Music. Once you get acclimated to the the dueling vibrato in the first minute it's actually a solid track. Then again I can't imagine putting it on a mixtape intended for, well, anybody.
― skip, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 14:06 (thirteen years ago) link
M
― groovypanda, Thursday, 23 September 2010 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Magic Tape 3:
http://soundcloud.com/themagician/magic-tape-three
― groovypanda, Thursday, 23 September 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
""I Don't Feel" will fit most people's definitions of Bad Music"
This is such a weird line to write in a review.
― Haunted Clocks For Sale (Dorianlynskey), Thursday, 23 September 2010 19:41 (thirteen years ago) link
true but it seems apt.
― jed_, Thursday, 23 September 2010 22:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Vito's new mix:
http://soundcloud.com/aeroplane/aeroplane-september-mix
1.Bostro Pesopeo - 0000 2.Jamie Woon - Night Air 3.The XX - Shelter ( John Talabot Remix ) 4.Sabo - Mogo Te Disco 5.Tricksi - Point O 6.Johnny Paguro - Igadadadoo 7.Yeasayer - Madder Red ( Munk Remix ) 8.Luke Million - Italo Journey Part 1 9.The Glass - Four Four Later ( Black Van Instrumental Mix ) 10.Boys Noize - Yeah
― No Good, Scrunty-Looking, Narf Herder (Gukbe), Sunday, 26 September 2010 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
That looks good... Bostro Pesopeo is a totally underrated producer.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 26 September 2010 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Why won't Vito just leave things alone? He just remixed Gypsy & The Cat's "The Piper's Song" (a song I've loved for a full year) into a complete mess.
Original:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGQS8AkkulI
Remixed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_wdjEk6UAE
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 8 October 2010 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Trax mix #139:
http://soundcloud.com/trax-magazine/trax-139-mix-by-aeroplane
― skip, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 01:29 (thirteen years ago) link
that piper's song really reminds me of toto's africa. the remix isn't bad, certainly not one of aeroplane's best but that's more the fault of the original track.
kindof worrying they haven't released anything amazing since stephen left. though apparently he never actually did anything other than 'yay' or 'nay' vito's remixes so dunno
― NI, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 09:46 (thirteen years ago) link
says vito but o find this hard to believe considering how far and fast they went downhill.
― jed_, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
but i
We'll know for sure when The Magician stuff starts coming out.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link
though apparently he never actually did anything other than 'yay' or 'nay' vito's remixes so dunno
surely not "nay"ing the duds would be enough for duds to start coming out?
― bitchmaid (sic), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 23:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I think it's less a matter of 'one member wasn't there any more and suddenly everything went to shit' as 'both members started started making bad aesthetic choices', even if one was less enthusiastic about them.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 09:09 (thirteen years ago) link
well apparently the album had been written two or so years ago, so it's more like they existed in some weird parallel zone where they were throwing out amazing remixes while also writing/recording crummy album tracks.
other than releasing the album what have they/vito done since stephen left? breakbot remix, which i like, was just before they announced the split. is it just this gypsy cat track?
― NI, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 09:56 (thirteen years ago) link
The Chromeo remix is post-split and great
― I DIED, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 10:02 (thirteen years ago) link
ah yeah forgot that one, yeah it's great!
― NI, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 10:12 (thirteen years ago) link
I think the monthly DJ mixes that Vito and Stephen have both been releasing since the split have been more inspired (and twice as many!) than in the months before they broke up. I'm all for it if it means more good music for everyone.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 10:15 (thirteen years ago) link
I got the impression that these were written, but as time wore on and they (or just Vito) got more money he would go back into the studio and do something to the existing tracks. I've only heard the album once, but it does reek of someone piling on over time.
― No Good, Scrunty-Looking, Narf Herder (Gukbe), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 13:08 (thirteen years ago) link
It makes little difference really, they just aren't good songs full stop.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 13:09 (thirteen years ago) link
so, anyone seen aeroplane dj's since the split? how was it like? still the same?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Monday, 18 October 2010 14:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Bostro Pesopeo is a totally underrated producer.
― Matt DC, Sunday, September 26, 2010 3:54 PM
Anantes EP is ace
― 156, Monday, 18 October 2010 20:19 (thirteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 8 October 2010 23:48 (1 week ago)
Did you see the retraction Vito made?
"Last week the internet saw an Aeroplane remix of Gipsy & The Cat spreading everywhere. Going up to number 2 on hypem.com and even being played on BBC 1 Radio.
Due to miscommunication Sony/RCA mastered and released an MP3 of a raw demo on the Neon Gold blog, who has been turned down.
Here is my final mix. I would like everybody to delete the other version from their drives.
Hope you'll like it.
http://soundcloud.com/aeroplane/gipsy-the-cat-pipers-song-aeroplane-remix"
― groovypanda, Thursday, 21 October 2010 10:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Working link:
http://soundcloud.com/aeroplane/gipsy-the-cat-pipers-song-aeroplane-remix
― groovypanda, Thursday, 21 October 2010 10:31 (thirteen years ago) link
The difference between the final and the demo is minimal. It's still shit.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 21 October 2010 15:00 (thirteen years ago) link
in fairness the original track is way worse.
― skip, Thursday, 21 October 2010 16:11 (thirteen years ago) link
RONG
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 21 October 2010 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/themagician/magic-tape-four
No tracklisting as yet
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 14:17 (thirteen years ago) link
I play magic tape 2 once a week, it is so ace
― dayo, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 14:21 (thirteen years ago) link
01. Ame Lorain: ‘Whole Wide World (House Mix)’02. Apiento & Co.: ‘She Walks (Pete Herbert Remix)’03. Munk: ‘Violent Love (The Twelves Remix)’04. Ultrasonic 7: ‘Like Thunder (Raoul Lambert Remix)’05. Michel Sardou: ‘Afrique Adieu (Mickey Re-Work)’06. James Curd: ‘Through All This Stuff’07. The C90s: ‘Shine A Light (Midnight Savari Remix)’08. Uniforms: ‘1020 Trickery Lane (Rainbows Of Death Dub)’09. The Supermen Lovers: ‘Take A Chance (Herr Styler Remix)’10. Storm Queen: ‘Look Right Through (Vox)’
― du mein bestie (micarl), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
I love this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMjat-Tggx4&ob=av2e
― piscesx, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
so from the individual mixes I gather that Stephen is the obscurist one and Vito is more on the poppy side?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 23:19 (thirteen years ago) link
i should go get this album, huh?
― a pun based on a popular ilx meme (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 00:19 (thirteen years ago) link
nooooooooo
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 27 October 2010 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, no. I listened to it all the way through the other day at work just to give it a second chance, esp. after I had so much love for them in the last few years, but, no. It's really terrible.
― mikebee (BATTAGS), Thursday, 11 November 2010 03:56 (thirteen years ago) link
groovypanda, would prefer a new mix from you tbh.
― jed_, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 12:38
Somewhat late but I finally got round to doing another mix. There's an Aeroplane track on it too (but don't worry, it's not off the new album).
Anyway, download or stream here
― groovypanda, Thursday, 18 November 2010 10:26 (thirteen years ago) link
listened to the singles from the album on youtube few days ago. what the hell? if those are the singles, i don't have the guts to listen to the album.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 18 November 2010 12:12 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks gp, looking forward to it!
― jed_, Thursday, 18 November 2010 14:50 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks GP, lots of my faves from this year on there.
― skip, Thursday, 18 November 2010 16:02 (thirteen years ago) link
twin shadow opening track on magic tape 5 <3<3<3
― mo loko (cozen), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 17:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Every one of his mixes has been awesome.
― skip, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cache0.bigcartel.com/product_images/28236374/Aeroplane1.jpg
― piscesx, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 18:37 (thirteen years ago) link
good interview here: http://www.aufgemischt.com/wp/2010/11/aeroplane-interview/?lang=en
― NI, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Couple of great mixes on Soundcloud that have something of an Aeroplane vibe about them:
VillA's October 2010 Mix
-Frederic Riviere: Above Your Head -Washed Out: Feel It All Around -Giorgio Moroder: To The Bridge -Phoreski: the one he calls Track3 (edit for The Osmonds: I I I) -In Flagranti feat. Nathalie Smash: Through The Rabbit Hole -Sea Creatures, Flowers: At Night -Who's Who: Dancin' Machine -The O'Jays: For the Love of Money -Asha Puthli: Space Talk -Chromatics: Mask -VillA: Beats of Love (Hannulelauri rmx) -John Nedza & Zoe's Raygun: Back to my Roots (Percussive dub mix) -Cadence: Back on Love
C90s November Chart Mix
The Dead Rose Music Company - Just a Bitter Love Escort - Cocaine Blues Mobroder - Rush (Inflagranti Remix) Space Ranger - Chocolate Bar Body Language - Fallen Out Tad Wiley - Ayo Sacha Distel - Le Bateau Blanc (Cosmo Vitelli Re-Edit) Adam Kesher - Gravy train (Blackjoy Disco Version Instrumental) Gwen Mcrea - Keep The Fire Burning (The Revenge Edit II) Knee Deep -Darlin' Murphy Jax ft. Mike Dunn - Its The Music (Alden Tyrell Remix) Toomy Disco - Palas Atenea Space Dimension Controller - Transatlantic Landing Bay Storm Queen- Look Right Through Bonar Bradberry - Siula Grande (Pete Herbert Remix) Ali Love - Moscow Girl (Jackpot Remix) Black Strobe - Me & Madonna (The Twelves remix)
― groovypanda, Friday, 14 January 2011 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link