The Field -- Looping State of Mind

this might be my favorite first listen of his three albums. "is this power" is a killer intro and "it's up there" is chill and patient as hell

Featured on Best New Track and Best New Album on Pitchfork today. Just so you know.

The couple of songs I've heard sound more interesting than the ones from the last album but he needs to cut on the laziness for his album covers, doesn't help me think his sound isn't stuck in the same old same old.

I am starting to love this. Is This Power doesn't need a question mark.

this album is fucking sweet, i've been listening to it on the way to work every morning for the past several days and end up jumpkicking my way through the front door

"Arpeggiated Love" is especially nice. i'm a sucka for the timpani.

CD out today in the UK.

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So bored by this, wish he'd get another trick, this one feels very lazy by now.

Totally agreed - I gave this a listen in the car and had to turn it off after a couple of tracks. I just wish he'd tell himself, "you know, you don't HAVE to be minimal..."

I listened to this over the weekend and dug it a lot more than I did initially.

is there a particular highlight? i've kept it on my ipod, but haven't really tried to find a good entry-point to it (if one song sticks, maybe i'll give the rest of the disc a chance)?

i find the tracks really reach a higher plane about 5-6 minutes in, to where i don't recognize them for the first 2 minutes or so.

is there a particular highlight? i've kept it on my ipod, but haven't really tried to find a good entry-point to it (if one song sticks, maybe i'll give the rest of the disc a chance)?

title track imo

my full thoughts here - i dont think he has a TON of new tricks on this one, but i've played the shit out of it regardless

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Dude was awesome live at ATP; three piece band really suited it, gave it immense physicality, whereas the similar but drummer / bass-player - less Walls were just pretty (&) dull.

whats the 3-piece setup like? i figured he was just a solo laptopper

i saw a really poorly mixed performance of the band a few years back: the live instruments were mixed far too low compared to the electronic stuff, resulting in a very uneven and jarring balance

i blame the soundguy.

yeah i saw them once right after From Here to Sublime and again after Yesterday and Today... both times a 3 piece band and the first time the sound was way off, but the second time was amazing.... though the second time they opened for Juan Maclean who were even better with a similar set up.

Three piece is Willner on synth and other gadgets and occasional guitar, plus bassist (in NoMeansNo tshirt) and drummer.

realeasing another album, now under the name Loops of Your Heart (we get it, you're into loops). album called And Never Ending Nights. Dronier and krautier with less emphasis on rhythm or beats. sounds good. should put it on that sequencer albums thread.

Ooooh.

"broken bow" is sick, the rest of it is nice but kinda boring imo