Kelley Polar - Love Songs of The Hanging Gardens (Environ CD05)

Love Nocturne! Off kilter rubberband funk bass vs crisp little beat -- just like Tyurangalilia (opening minute of that is peak Polar imo). Full of lovely details. On repeat.

album is a ways off, I think.

new Storm Queen coming next from Environ, though!!

Anyone heard anything re: the album that "I'm Not What You Want" et al would seem to belong to?

KP pops up on the Tuff City Kids album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_4MVBJiLNs

oh cool.. love tuff city kids

This needs to be added to spotify asap. It's one of my favorite album of the 00's and I'm too lazy to add it manually to my phone.

same. really overlooked album

that Tuff City Kids album is excellent, I love that one and I love the one with Annie

on spotify now

YESSSSSSSS!

This really is the most overlooked album of the 2000s right?

Similar to Metro Area, Environ have followed up the Spotify release of his stuff by getting him to make an "Unessentials" mix:

https://open.spotify.com/user/1ladebrp90r5dy2lf2mck5vug/playlist/4h24VpZFwzqoMPA0HbFCus

First time he's updated the FB page in five years; fingers crossed for something new, eh?

So I only heard Love Songs of the Hanging Gardens for the first time this weekend. It's really good, isn't it?

yes it is! very happy ILM turned me on to that record, I found it in a thrift store

Is the second album good?

Oh yes

You should check out the pre-lp singles as well, they are totally lush and funky

these?

https://www.discogs.com/artist/51228-Kelley-Polar-Quartet

I don't see any under his solo name

Those are the ones, yep - I sometimes think "The Rhythm Touch" is the best thing he's put his hand to.

yep!!

i like the second even more!

For your FYIs, this album still rules

Great album, also LOL at this thread.

Really good album, this. Fifteen years! Christ.

I misread the opening post as "Piers Morgan co-produced it".

I had no idea that 15 years ago Kelley was an ILXor

And I am delighted to learn that he used “lyrics that were originally copped from an old star wars comic book circa 1983 and then got slightly changed because they were just a little too over the top homoerotic“

Disappointed that this revive wasn’t about a forthcoming release though

I saw this and be still my heart, I also thought a new release was forthcoming.

New Kelley Polar (kinda)!!!!!

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

https://cityslang.com/artists/au-suisse

!!
That's a lovely bio/interview. Never knew that Polar is related to Russom! Songs are great, "Savage" does indeed remind me of The System. Looking forward to the album.

Cool!

I went record shopping with Geist once the night after he did a DJ set, and got a truly great K2 Edit 12" which is apparently somewhat sought after. He was great to talk to, and pointed me toward some neat things.

Kelley Polar could use a compilation / box set for various bits and pieces. The Quartet 12”s are really good and would make a nice 2LP collection. Think the last two albums didn’t get vinyl releases at all. Had to get 2 janky promos for the Love Songs tracks.

in a lovely twist of fate this weekend i heard a dj play “The Rooms In My House Have Many Parties” at a club night — and then spent a plane ride listening to the Au Suisse album, which came out Friday. It’s amazing! Anyone listening?

I am now!

https://ausuisse.bandcamp.com/album/au-suisse

Excellent album!!!

yessss so pleased this exists