The producer known as ACTRESS and his r&b concrète

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Think I prefer Splazsh tbh - this is okay, but very similar in vibe to Oversteps-era Ae but not as involving. Might need a few more spins though.

Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 7 June 2012 17:44 (eleven years ago) link

This is really good - his production style certainly lends itself to moody atmospheric numbers far more than it does the more beat-driven dancefloor-based material. "Tree Of Knowledge" sounds like lurching brostep recorded to a tape deck via a microphone pressed against laptop speakers to my ears.

boxedjoy, Friday, 8 June 2012 10:06 (eleven years ago) link

seven months pass...

R.I.P. is going to save the lives of so many cracked-out kids, you know at 4am when the drugs won't let you sleep and no music sounds right - this will be the only album they can listen to

very "selected ambient works" imo

vahid otm

hot slag (lukas), Sunday, 20 January 2013 09:33 (eleven years ago) link

whenever I listen to this it feels like a watered down version of madlib beat tapes, I wish I could get into it because in theory this is like my favorite shit

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:03 (eleven years ago) link

which madlib beat tapes are these?

bass, Sunday, 20 January 2013 20:24 (eleven years ago) link

I love this record. Keep coming back to it.

Hutton dressed as Lahm (LocalGarda), Sunday, 20 January 2013 20:32 (eleven years ago) link

new 12" "silver cloud" is some beautiful sinister fuzzed out fucked-up mutant techno

clouds, Friday, 25 January 2013 23:51 (eleven years ago) link

is it as good as the la dusseldorf track of the same name

moët plaudit (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Friday, 25 January 2013 23:56 (eleven years ago) link

Yeah this is great - nice to have some longer tracks from him.

toby, Saturday, 26 January 2013 06:54 (eleven years ago) link

two weeks pass...

"voodoo posse chronic illusion" is so so good

keef qua keef (Jordan), Friday, 15 February 2013 15:50 (eleven years ago) link

yep

a new afx album would be nice but actress is kinda supplanting the old 90s greats imo

polski smak (clouds), Friday, 15 February 2013 16:00 (eleven years ago) link

still unsure how I've listened to and enjoyed this dude's music for over two years but only found out a few weeks ago that he played professionally for West Brom

Julian-Joachim Roedelius (DJ Mencap), Friday, 15 February 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link

"voodoo posse chronic illusion" is so so good

― keef qua keef (Jordan), Friday, February 15, 2013 3:50 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

absolutely addicted to this at the moment

Number None, Friday, 15 February 2013 18:11 (eleven years ago) link

Even more intriguingly, it’s known that Cunningham was previously a footballer due to embark on a career with West Bromwich Albion, before injury forced him to retire from the sport at the age of 19 (a “crushing decision to make,” he says). What business, our inner snob demands to know, could a one-time professional hoofer of balls have making music as obtuse, as formally brilliant as this?

had no idea about this, rmde at the pleb who wrote that anyway

every soulless meta poster is a ✰ (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Saturday, 16 February 2013 03:03 (eleven years ago) link

http://peterkempsrecordreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/actress-harrier-attk-gershwin-roy.html

also found this charming review by some pensioner

every soulless meta poster is a ✰ (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Saturday, 16 February 2013 03:04 (eleven years ago) link

Remixes of Legowelt: https://soundcloud.com/clone-nl/legowelt-elementz-of-houz

Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 16 February 2013 03:06 (eleven years ago) link

his boiler room mix is still my all time favorite dj mix

the late great, Saturday, 16 February 2013 03:29 (eleven years ago) link

three months pass...

whenever I listen to this it feels like a watered down version of madlib beat tapes, I wish I could get into it because in theory this is like my favorite shit

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:03 (4 months ago) Permalink

rip clicked w/ me and its completely stunning, I was looking at it in the wrong light entirely

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 26 May 2013 17:44 (ten years ago) link

what light are you looking at it in now?

the late great, Sunday, 26 May 2013 18:52 (ten years ago) link

I actually haven't smoked in a long time!

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 26 May 2013 23:40 (ten years ago) link

I can't really answer that intelligently, I guess I'm letting it be its own thing and not trying to compare it to anything else, and that has allowed my perception to the music to open itself up a little more

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 26 May 2013 23:41 (ten years ago) link

I don't expect to be as spazzy as I wanted it to be originally maybe? idk

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 26 May 2013 23:42 (ten years ago) link

my perception of the music, obv

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 26 May 2013 23:42 (ten years ago) link

Still think it's a lot less than the sum of the ideas that people use to describe it.

Studied keyboard mash (tsrobodo), Sunday, 26 May 2013 23:49 (ten years ago) link

missing no just needs to chill a lil, i don't wanna scare off ppl who know more about techno than me

― Rockcrit from the Tuoms (nakhchivan), Tuesday, December 28, 2010 11:30 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah apols for missing your pun. keep the ad homs coming though, you'll be reposted in zing thread in no time

― missingNO, Tuesday, December 28, 2010 11:31 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 26 May 2013 23:58 (ten years ago) link

four months pass...

His new album is being released in October.

http://i.imgur.com/CDtNyaQ.jpg

(this is from Clash magazine)

crowhurst, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 15:08 (ten years ago) link

excellent news

the late great, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 16:00 (ten years ago) link

yesssssssss

clouds, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 16:04 (ten years ago) link

one month passes...

Ghettoville is the bleached out and black tinted conclusion of the Actress image.

Where the demands of writing caught the artist slumped and reclined, devoid of any soul, acutely aware of the simulated prism that required breakout.

Four albums in and the notes and compositions no longer contain decipherable language.

The scripts now carry tears, the world has returned to a flattened state, and out through that window, the birds look back into the cage they once inhabited.

Spitting flames behind a white wall of silence.

The machines have turned to stone, data reads like an obituary to its user.

A fix is no longer a release, it's a brittle curse. Zero satisfaction, no teeth, pseudo artists running rampant, but the path continues.

R.I.P Music 2014.

Actress

the late great, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 03:46 (ten years ago) link

LOL

the late great, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 03:46 (ten years ago) link

No comment on that up there, but just came here to say:

if you like Actress, check out that Gardland "Syndrome Syndrome" album on Rvng Intl, it's dope

it's got it's own thing, but the effect sometimes reminded me of the more upfront Actress jams

the tune was space, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 05:13 (ten years ago) link

sorry actress :(

CardiacsPrincesse69xxx (Matt P), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 06:02 (ten years ago) link

it sucks to be young and sad, but there's a whole lot of liberating history before you.

CardiacsPrincesse69xxx (Matt P), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 06:04 (ten years ago) link

LOL

paolo, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 09:47 (ten years ago) link

Still excited for the new album doe

paolo, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 09:47 (ten years ago) link

sad news

new saido berahino 12 on force tracks is my shit right now anyway tho

r|t|c, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 10:10 (ten years ago) link

i'm still excited too but it made me LOL

the late great, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:15 (ten years ago) link

Ghettoville is the bleached out and black tinted conclusion of the Actress image.

Where the demands of writing caught the artist slumped and reclined, devoid of any soul, acutely aware of the simulated prism that required breakout.

Four albums in and the notes and compositions no longer contain decipherable language.

The scripts now carry tears, the world has returned to a flattened state, and out through that window, the birds look back into the cage they once inhabited.

Spitting flames behind a white wall of silence.

The machines have turned to stone, data reads like an obituary to its user.

A fix is no longer a release, it's a brittle curse. Zero satisfaction, no teeth, pseudo artists running rampant, but the path continues.

R.I.P Music 2014.

Pat O'Rourke, 33, Waterford.

Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:24 (ten years ago) link

haha

Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:34 (ten years ago) link

well played

will attempt to dig that Gardland thing out of the inbox in the meantime

too much Michu, not enough meta (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:40 (ten years ago) link

Ghettoville is the bleached out and black tinted conclusion of the Actress image.

Where the demands of writing caught the artist slumped and reclined, devoid of any soul, acutely aware of the simulated prism that required breakout.

Four albums in and the notes and compositions no longer contain decipherable language.

The scripts now carry tears, the world has returned to a flattened state, and out through that window, the birds look back into the cage they once inhabited.

Spitting flames behind a white wall of silence.

The machines have turned to stone, data reads like an obituary to its user.

A fix is no longer a release, it's a brittle curse. Zero satisfaction, no teeth, pseudo artists running rampant, but the path continues.

R.I.P Music 2014.

Your dad sends his regards.

Love,

Mum

Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:51 (ten years ago) link

yeah that's the one

Number None, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:54 (ten years ago) link

A fix is no longer a release, it's a brittle curse. Zero satisfaction, no teeth, pseudo artists running rampant, but the path continues.

- bob marley

the late great, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:55 (ten years ago) link

Ghettoville is the bleached out and black tinted conclusion of the Actress image.

Where the demands of writing caught the artist slumped and reclined, devoid of any soul, acutely aware of the simulated prism that required breakout.

Four albums in and the notes and compositions no longer contain decipherable language.

The scripts now carry tears, the world has returned to a flattened state, and out through that window, the birds look back into the cage they once inhabited.

Spitting flames behind a white wall of silence.

The machines have turned to stone, data reads like an obituary to its user.

A fix is no longer a release, it's a brittle curse. Zero satisfaction, no teeth, pseudo artists running rampant, but the path continues.

R.I.P Music 2014.

PS: There's some chicken left in the fridge if you get hungry. Don't forget to water my plants.

Actress

Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:56 (ten years ago) link

srsly though i'm stoked for this

the late great, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:57 (ten years ago) link

yeah I love Actress. When is it out?

Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:57 (ten years ago) link

January 27. Check out his sweet jacket too
http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Actress-11.5.2013jpg1.jpg

Number None, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:58 (ten years ago) link

psyched

festival culture (Jordan), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link

sennheiser headphones - good to see.

Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 15:06 (ten years ago) link


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