When Saints Go Machine

System of unlimited love sorta reminds me of that one zero 7 song

― too busy sockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:19 AM (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

so this is just me then

there is something 90s "downtempo" about it tho right?

Makes me think of later Pink Floyd or Genesis or King Crimson or something I guess. There is a 90s downtempo vibe that I kind of try to ignore I guess. It sounds like a necessary indulgence for WSGM to draw from, but I worry that it lounges-down their sound.

I love it, I wasn't casting aspersions!

I did not expect them to release a poledancing video for "System of Unlimited Love"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cug2qoJpMX4

"Blurred Lines", what have you wrought

Okay so... How about a new album guys?

Just listening to Konkylie for the first time in a long while. My god.... it's definitely one of the best albums to come out this decade

lead singer doing a side project under the moniker Cancer, maybe you'd like it

i'll check it. thanks niels

most welcome

FYI the singer has an album out under the name Khalil titled "The Water We Drink"

It's not awful but it's not anywhere near as wonderful as anything he's done with the band. There's a lot of Autotune on his voice on it and it really doesn't suit him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSRsOC-8l-E

new song and an EP due in May!

if only the song wasn't a bit of a mess eh

I'm excite, even though I must say the last album was a bit patchy

It's a nice toe in the water, if you will.

that Khalil album was really not good but I was hopeful that it was a diversion while they got back on track, hopefully all that directionless meandering is reined in on the new material

not sure about this new EP. It's a bit washy and unfocused, which was part of the problem with their last album I guess. Also, they should not work with Killer Mike. It doesn't work

New music: https://open.spotify.com/album/7GFYkow5SkzIXXX2RZVqy0?si=-6E010-hTSyA_7910n4f2A

sounds a bit meatier than a lot of other stuff they've released recently. Hurry up and get an album out please

can't believe Konkylie was 2011. Fuck!

Yeah been away too long.

I'd also welcome a new album.

Just looking back at this thread, it's weird how much I initially loved Infinity Pool. It's had such diminishing returns for me since then. So much so that I ended up selling my copy on. Iodine, Mannequin, System Of Unlimited Love and Slave To The Take In Your Heaven make an excellent EP. The rest of it seems so aimless. Konkylie is still a masterpiece though. One of my favourite discoveries from reading ILM over the years.

OTM re: Infinity Pool being a great EP with a bunch of padding, although I'd probably still include "Order" in my version

agree kitchen person. I like those tracks but it's nowhere close and I really hate that opening track

Still getting to grips with the new album, I think it is good but a little unfocussed in parts.

Love getting tipped to new releases by a thread refresh. The "I Don't Tell" video is beautiful. Ordered!

A few listens later and this has really opened up. I know there are many other acts being equally adventurous and bold, but who else is making music like this?

Just bumping this because Konkylie really holds up

hoping for a When Saints Go Machine/Let's Eat Grandma tour when live venues are allowed to reopen

didn't even realise they released a new album last year. is it any good? found infinity pool to be a bit hit and miss, but nowhere near as strong as konkylie

I played it once, it seems like a grower but not as immediately arresting as Konkylie or Infinity Pool before the shine wears off

Saw some tweet or something from them the other day about new work, I think.

The last one sounded amazing from a production and textural standpoint but it seems to actively repel hooks. I really liked it and went back to it a lot but there was nothing on it that stuck

It's funny reading that last post right as "Reflection of You (Bloodshot)" started up, which is eminently hooky to my ears

compared to Konkylie and Infinity Pool I think the last one makes a lot of unobvious choices, I do really like it but it's a different kind of listen

New album tomorrow!

I haven't seen a cd version announced - is it digital-only?

Oh, didn't know about this. Looming at their discography I don't think I've even listened to So Deep.

looking

although i like the idea of looming over a discography

Still Running's got a real modern r'n'b vibe

Weeknd Go Machine more like. What happened with this bunch?

New album due in September!

and it's their best album in a while, definitely

they've gone back to writing songs with proper choruses and synth parts that feel like choruses instead of meandering textures, which was nice but not anywhere near as satisying as this is

A good sign!

I wasn't really sold on their pivot towards pop-r'n'b really - felt like the sort of thing other people do a lot better. I'll check the new stuff though