Sally Shapiro (from Sweden)

i don't think this music aims to "impress" anybody

seems like a weird word to use for this record

is english your first language?

haha

before you blame me, blame yourself!

she's the farthest thing from boring, i know that.

did you try "He Keeps Me Alive"?

yeah, this stuff sounds kinda pretty but i think i just find her voice to dull/irritating

man the line between "pretty" and "putting me to sleep" is pretty thin for me

i agree

she wasn't really front and center on her first big single, in a weird way, and it was great so I don't think of it that way I guess. Her limitations are pretty obvious as a singer but the nu-talo is exquisite imo.

"nu-talo"!!! hahaha

i heard she doesn't perform live OR dj during her "live sets"

here we go

ok that's actually good to know thx.

I still play the US version of Disco Romance a lot, and I think I'd likely count it as one of my favorite lps of the past few years. I feel pretty biased though, as my love for the sugary synth-pop end of italo is pretty much off the chart.

SS does have a new 12" out now on Permanent Vacation, containing 2 of the new tracks from Disco Romance, and a couple of remixes (including one by the Junior Boys).

friend went to the show in nyc. verdict : boring.

i'm with deej a bit on this one but that junior boys remix is fantastic.

winston otm

just downloaded the Sally Shapiro Remix Romance V.1 album and it's quite good, most remix albums blow but this is really good.

remixers are holy fuck, lindstrom, junior boys, tensnake, juan maclean and woodhands [who are from Canada and you should also check out their album]

theres my two cents.

Yeah, shockingly good for a remix album.

i really really want that..

Has anyone downloaded vol. 2 yet? Not as many familiar names on that one.

(also, does anyone know if it's getting a physical release at all or if it's just through Paper Bag's mp3 shop?)

havent been able to get all of vol.2 yet, but i've heard the russian futurists and cfcf mixes because they're on a website already, can't remember the one. they're good mixes thou, the futurists mix is more like a cover version and the cfcf mix sounds like an old madonna tune, good stuff.

not sure about a physical release but on the paper bag site is says digital only so it might be just that

just heard "i'll be by your side today" and i guess i don't get it :/ sounds like by-the-numbers 80s electro dance with very thin, 60s french-style singing

it grew on me. there's a few better on the album than that tho - i like that remix of 'find my soul'.

blueski - the remix album grew on you or the disco romance album?

tracer hand - i have the north american version of the DR album with He Keeps Me Alive on it which is a highlight, you should check out that tune, it's a good one.

sounds like by-the-numbers 80s electro dance with very thin, 60s french-style singing

are people reading reviews leading them to believe that it is anything other than this? i mean, i personally really enjoy this album (it's one of the best indie-pop albums in a long long while) but people seem to be expecting it to be some big innovative blockbuster or something

^^^^

exactly what i was thinkin.

The Canseco's remix of "Hold Me So Tight" borrows heavily from the extended version of Electronic - "Getting Away With It".

ok! has anyone else heard it yet?! pitchfork and stereogum gave it some love today

well, the new Remix Romance Vol. 2 is out soon, I've heard it and it's different than Vol. 1 but is still really killer...iTunes is getting a different version on June 3rd, it has 2 more remixes added to it, here is the iTunes track listing:

Remix Romance Vol. 2 track listing:

1. Time to Let Go [CFCF Remix]
2. I Know [SLL Remix]
3. Find My Ghost [Dntel Remix]
4. Skating in the Moonshine [Solvent Remix]
5. I'll Be By Your Side [Russian Futurists Remix]
6. Time to Let Go [Spitzer Remix]
7. Anorak Christmas [Alexander Robotnick Remix]
8. Hold Me So Tight [Dyylan Remix]
9. Find My Soul [Johan Agebjörn's Norwegian Electrojazz Mix]
10. Jackie Jackie [Dyylan's Subzero Nocturne]
11. I'll Be By Your Side [Grahm Zilla Remix] *iTunes BONUS TRACK
12. I Know [KooLTURE and Diego Puerta Remix] *iTunes BONUS TRACK

i also saw a post on here about Vol. 3, does anyone know if this is true or not, i can find any info about it anywhere but the line up looks pretty crazy, info please if anyone knows!

~ Z S

what's happened to her?

she was remixed to death

She has a new album coming out. Probably this year.

more of the pretty good same

new single is great.

some of her producer's dj mixes are brilliant also.

hope the album has something that sounds like this

Wow I've never heard that^ before, but it sound so CLASSIC. I absolutely love it. I don't think Sally will ever top "He Keeps Me Alive" though. We'll see.

man the line between "pretty" and "putting me to sleep" is pretty thin for me

― J0rdan S., Monday, March 10, 2008 12:01 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i agree

― deej, Monday, March 10, 2008 12:04 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

pssshhhhhh

popjustice twittering about how the album is amazing. anybody heard it yet?

She's worked with Tensnake on at least some of the tracks which makes me think it could be amazing. I'm hoping she ditches the italo and goes for the full-on widescreen, brightly-coloured Permanent Vacation sound. Although I haven't actually heard the single yet.

The thunderbolts-as-orchestra-hits in "Miracle" are so awesome. I don't expect the new album to be that much different from "Disco Romance", although from the tracks I've heard, the production job seem to be a bit more rich & detailed.

Bogdan irkuk remix of "Mirage" is quite amazing: http://audioporncentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/03-miracle-bogdan-irkuk-remix.mp3">=http://audioporncentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/03-miracle-bogdan-irkuk-remix.mp3

i trashed that link, didn't i?

new single: love in july

yeah the Irkuk mix is fantastic

Clips of the new album tracks are up on Amazon, which probably means the album has leaked...

http://www.amazon.com/My-Guilty-Pleasure-Sally-Shapiro/dp/B002HWON7K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1250032806&sr=8-2

Nothing really grabs my attention. Is it just me or is this already sounding kinda old (like, again)? I'm curious to hear the full version of "Moonlight Dance" though. That one doesn't sound bad at all.

It has leaked. And unfortunately, nothing except for "Let it Show" is grabbing me at all. Granted, I only really liked a few songs off of the first one, but at least on that one the other songs were not bad, definitely bearable. This one is for the most part skippable, at least for me.

Yes, I doubt I'll ever listen to this a second time. zzzzzzz

So glad to have them back. Perfect timing with a new Annie single out today as well.

yeah, this really sounds like Pleasure Masters-era Annie!

Madonna “Holiday” cover out today. They do succeed in putting their own spin on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nOJkbDurI8

A little disappointed that the new single is just last year’s single with Ryan Paris.....although with Sally singing Ryan’s part now. Song now sounds flatter and less dynamic (original is amazing). At least the full album is only a few months away.

https://sallyshapiro.bandcamp.com/album/sad-cities

Sounding better now it's getting colder in the southern hemisphere, ha.

Love this album, feels like they never left. Maybe a few more slower/darker songs this time, but really satisfying throughout.

Still irked by the new version of Forget About Me, although the song itself is fantastic. Love on Ice is also essential even though it’s missing from the album.