Tell him we said hi
― StanM, Wednesday, 16 March 2011 17:28 (thirteen years ago) link
so jamie's show was pretty good. he's got KILLER pipes when he lets them show but his touring band's not doing him many favors. the songs that worked best stripped back all rock/pop arrangements for a dubby sound w/ lots of bass and room for his voice to float around in. played "night air" and maybe 6 other tunes from the album.
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Wednesday, 16 March 2011 21:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Think it just leaked.
I'm either going to be elated or crazy disappointed. I'm probably expecting too much from this record anyway, but it's the first thing I've been honestly excited about hearing this year.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 02:46 (thirteen years ago) link
got this today-- it's great three tracks in!
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 14:06 (thirteen years ago) link
okay & that's before track 4 "Shoulda" pretty much took a sledgehammer to everything else in his catalog. AMAZINGGGG
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 14:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Johnny i can't see you being disappointed, this album rules
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh yeah, I've listened to it a couple times through since last night and I think it's fantastic.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:07 (thirteen years ago) link
i can't find any evidence of this
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:24 (thirteen years ago) link
link i found was on uploadbox via filestube (can't believe those are things)
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:25 (thirteen years ago) link
It's in m4a at 128, so hardly idea. But it will do for a few weeks.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:26 (thirteen years ago) link
idea=ideal
haha i downloaded that and i think it was fake? the album wasn't in it anyway
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link
"uploaded 2011-02-15"
― StanM, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link
There's a 5-track sampler on Spotify though: http://open.spotify.com/album/5YgMGbzIfjwwHw7R4g3iZz
― StanM, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:32 (thirteen years ago) link
If that isn't it, I apologize - I don't have Spotify myself, just found that link
― StanM, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
ah, good to know, it's still downloading here. over 700 people fooled so far!
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
lex you should be able to get a promo of this, right? i mean i did sooo
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
fucking webmail! can never get it to work so i'll just say thanks johnny here
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:35 (thirteen years ago) link
"should"
some PRs are more into sending promos than others
People really download those things? I tend to assume they're boxes full of viruses and if you get an album with it it's a bonus.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:36 (thirteen years ago) link
they are usually albums matt
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:37 (thirteen years ago) link
filestube is usually pretty solid
― blingee cummings (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:38 (thirteen years ago) link
It's out there now.
Night Air and Lady Luck are pretty accurate tasters for the album, imho. Immaculately produced, not totally blown away though. Need more listens. Reminded me more of James Blake than I had expected on first listen (i.e. ultimately innocent soul stylings but with somewhat dangerous production).
― StanM, Saturday, 26 March 2011 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
'somewhat dangerous production'
― jimitheexploder, Saturday, 26 March 2011 23:37 (thirteen years ago) link
i just got the Blake album & played Woon a week ago or so, i think the Blake album has both higher highs & lower lows, if that makes sense
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Saturday, 26 March 2011 23:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't get the comparison at all tbh. There's not a single song on the James Blake album that doesn't make me want to punch a baby, whereas the Woon album is close to flawless.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 27 March 2011 01:11 (thirteen years ago) link
punching babies not cool; you should settle for punching blake's baby face
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Sunday, 27 March 2011 02:46 (thirteen years ago) link
If I had a baby and it had Blake's face I'd punch it, that wouldn't be natural.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_4AxzvhCPY
There is no way he has got a baby face.
Student Face more like.
I wouldn't compare the two mind, I mean if you throw Woon and Blake together you may as well throw in Katy B. It just doesn't work yeah they all have a bass thing going on beu they all come at it diffrently. Katy B big girl next door pop anthems, Woon electronic indie/soul song writer material, Blake looped-out electronic freakery. Woon and Blake use a simular pallet, Blake sings but doesn't try to make songs, woon has been attempting to make songs for ages as some London free indie mic spot monkey untill he found the bass scene. Nowt wrong with any aproach really but they all have a difference no point comparing them to me at least. They do diffrent things.
― jimitheexploder, Sunday, 27 March 2011 02:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Loving this album.
― Melissa W, Sunday, 27 March 2011 09:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Where are we finding this? Usual sources not turning anything up...
― Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill The Radio Star (Alex in Montreal), Sunday, 27 March 2011 19:05 (thirteen years ago) link
mailed u
― wavy g. wavegarten (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 27 March 2011 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link
me2
― they reminisce over dayo (D-40), Sunday, 27 March 2011 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
do u guys not have google toolbars?
― flopson, Sunday, 27 March 2011 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
if you google mirorrwriting (with the typo) you shld find it...
― just sayin, Sunday, 27 March 2011 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
oh. i didn't know it was a typo. perhaps that is why. I was searching "mirrorwriting" and "jamie woon"
― Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill The Radio Star (Alex in Montreal), Sunday, 27 March 2011 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
mirrorwritting too
― StanM, Sunday, 27 March 2011 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
ha i obv had no idea about the misspell
― wavy g. wavegarten (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 27 March 2011 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
idgi re: google toolbars
― they reminisce over dayo (D-40), Sunday, 27 March 2011 20:30 (thirteen years ago) link
I really like this album and the track that's standing out to me the most is the one that has the line 'you can try on anything for free'. I've been playing it while i clean and unpack so I haven't really followed song titles yet.
― brotherlovesdub, Sunday, 27 March 2011 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Oooh I like this album.
― We make bouquets that fade immediately. (Turangalila), Sunday, 27 March 2011 21:17 (thirteen years ago) link
oh this is EXTREMELY impressive!
― jed_, Sunday, 27 March 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
(so far, track 6)
The leak is only 128k right?
― Number None, Sunday, 27 March 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
my hangover's giving this the thumbs up so far
'middle' in partic is different gravy
― r|t|c, Sunday, 27 March 2011 22:03 (thirteen years ago) link
do u guys like ladyluck tho?
― plax (ico), Sunday, 27 March 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I do.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 27 March 2011 22:08 (thirteen years ago) link
plax, i likr it but it sounds totally amazing as part of the album
― jed_, Sunday, 27 March 2011 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link
likr like
hmm
― plax (ico), Sunday, 27 March 2011 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link
oh you
― jed_, Sunday, 27 March 2011 22:11 (thirteen years ago) link
kind of a Bobby Caldwell vibe
― lil urbane (Jordan), Thursday, 6 August 2015 18:12 (eight years ago) link
incredible performance imo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J0CjQjjy24
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 17 October 2015 06:47 (eight years ago) link
Indeed. That's what i call a groove. This guy has more soul in his voice than stevie wonder.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 17 October 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
<3 Jamie so much but that's....quite a statement!
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:13 (eight years ago) link
LOVE that fast pause just before the 2 minute mark.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:17 (eight years ago) link
New album is up on Spotify, haven't had the chance to check it out yet.
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Saturday, 31 October 2015 21:03 (eight years ago) link
it's good!
― niels, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 08:01 (eight years ago) link
This guy has more soul in his voice than stevie wonder.
ok lol.
been listening to this a lot though, it's nice. really like the live band sound, particularly because the arrangements are really meticulous and it sounds like they're emulating more of an electronic approach.
― expertly crafted referential display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 16:14 (eight years ago) link
Mirrorwriting still holds up better than most things from 2011, as I'm discovering tonight.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 7 January 2018 06:56 (six years ago) link
this is still true in 2022.
great headphone album.
― mark e, Sunday, 20 November 2022 20:18 (one year ago) link
Heard this on Martyn's Dekmantel mix:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alvp8RWcj3Mhttps://iliantape.bandcamp.com/album/itlp16-music
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 15:15 (nine months ago) link
like that a lot
revisiting this performance of "sharpness" & it's still awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J0CjQjjy24
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 July 2023 16:14 (nine months ago) link