astral electronic soul pop, debut track from Melbourne artist Jess Fairfax (aka X ARI)
X-Ari - Float Awayhttps://soundcloud.com/fairtrax/x-ari-float-away
you tube:https://youtu.be/4v7-4aljDO4
bandcamp: http://xari.bandcamp.com/releases
not on spotify yet.
via: Pigeons & Planes - DAILY DISCOVERY: X ARIhttp://pigeonsandplanes.com/2016/02/daily-discovery-x-ari/
expect a debut ep mid year
― djmartian, Friday, 5 February 2016 22:23 (eight years ago) link
now for something totally different - bombastic euro pop from Norwegian artist Alida
a high octane zesty pop track with a strong vocal flow
riyl: Zhala, Dagny
Alida - Leave it all Behindhttps://open.spotify.com/track/2pJaiZ7sayXaVmHGjQJeQ0
interview: Spotlight Interview: Alidahttp://jajajamusic.com/2016/02/spotlight-interview-alida/
― djmartian, Saturday, 6 February 2016 00:23 (eight years ago) link
confident uptempo alt-pop in the vein of Ladyhawke / Sky Ferreira from L.A Girlfriend (another new artist from LA - that's 3 new-ish artists from LA this year on this thread)
2 recommended tracks from the debut album
L.A. Girlfriend - XIVhttps://open.spotify.com/track/3rZw8wqdaDVT3ZXzLNFUSn
L.A. Girlfriend - Little Do I Knowhttps://open.spotify.com/track/4C3H5xZQAsCdXYOwbrkV8t
found via:
New band of the week: LA Girlfriend (No 89)http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/05/la-girlfriend-new-band-of-the-week
Her album, a blur of pop fizz and indie drizzle, shimmery melodies and shoegaze haze, is almost a concept homage to that whole era, with references to New Order and Pat Benatar, My Bloody Valentine and Laura Branigan, revolutionary British guitar-noise and perky US skinny-tie new wave.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LAgirlfriend/
Album on Spotify:
L.A. Girlfriend - Neon Goldhttps://open.spotify.com/album/3b52EjHApqe9sQODQiYD5O
― djmartian, Sunday, 7 February 2016 21:25 (eight years ago) link
atmospheric dreamy swirly synth pop track from Glasgow artist Kloe
this track was available on soundcloud last year, but finally got a release last friday on a debut ep
KLOË - Feelspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/70P0jOfZjs2R5nPPQRcXMpsoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kloemusic/feel-2/s-fc3sy
― djmartian, Sunday, 7 February 2016 21:36 (eight years ago) link
another excellent Blooms track, atmospheric art-pop noir
Blooms - Give Me Uphttps://soundcloud.com/thisisblooms/blooms-give-me-up
luv the fragility of the vocals smerged with swirling electronics.
riyl: Beth Gibbons / Portishead, Insides, Halou
from a forthcoming ep
― djmartian, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 22:24 (eight years ago) link
dark disco synth pop from Sweden?, (according to the spotify stats) from the mysterious Pikko
Pikko - Runhttps://soundcloud.com/pikko-936541108/run
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2TDGswYidPF11EyKgG4hm4
luv the menacing chunky bass lines and extended reverb synth loops ala giorgio moroder on this track combined with the digitally manipulated female vocalist, JF you gonna luv this track
riyl: Cult Club
I was looking for a description of this music, and this nails it:
'Dark Nu Wave Disco' blends the original sounds of the analogue era into a modern melting pot of Dark disco, Electro Funk and New Wave Synth Pop.http://www.bigfishaudio.com/Dark-Nu-Wave-Disco
― djmartian, Wednesday, 10 February 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
The Pikko vocalist sounds unnervingly like Neil Young on "Transformer Man."
Love the two L.A. Girlfriend tracks upthread, though!
― pitchforkian at best (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 17:36 (eight years ago) link
dreamwave hauntology pop
this track is going to be very popular on this thread, an atmospheric hazy dreamy track from Malmo artist, Badlands
Badlands - Echohttps://soundcloud.com/badlandsse/echo
this town is like a ghost town if you speak your mind you'll hear an empty echo
this town is like a ghost town all my teeth are falling out and make a dance of...
this town is like a ghost town there is nothing good in here i can't make bad
28 January 2016: Echo is the 2nd single off the upcoming album Locus, due in April 2016.
spotify: http://nbhap.com/playlists/amazing-sweden-nbhaps-three-favourite-tracks-february/
via: http://nbhap.com/playlists/amazing-sweden-nbhaps-three-favourite-tracks-february/
BADLANDS is Catharina Jaunviksna, a songwriter and producer based in Malmö. Echo is the second single taken from her upcoming debut album Locus, set for release in April. It’s a song that slips between characters. At times it sounds like a pleasant enough slice of disco-pop. But suddenly, elements like dark, ominous synths enter the mix, and the track shows its teeth and gains a colder edge. Jaunviksna describes it a ‘a club tune, but with that apocalyptic twist’, and there’s something to that. It’s the perfect, emotionally dissonant soundtrack to one of those nights where you oscillate between having the time of your life and stumbling into the worst corners of your consciousness.
― djmartian, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:17 (eight years ago) link
correct, Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/5KcM5VXN04BWjPEMEQga0b
― djmartian, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:18 (eight years ago) link
dramatic art-synth pop from Denmark's Lucaléy
riyl: The Knife, Fever Ray
Lucaléy - Truthhttps://soundcloud.com/lucaleymusic/truth-1/s-KPZ5f
via IMPOSE magazinehttp://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/lucaley-truth
Danish synthpop duo Lucaléy (Ea Phillippa Tange and Bo Karlsson) aren’t just performers, producers and songwriters, they’re community-focused, running music workshops together for high school students across Denmark. “Truth”, which they premiere with us today, is ethereal Scandinavian pop of the highest caliber, with Tange’s delicate soprano bounding over a flickering field of ambient synth and minimal beats
― djmartian, Saturday, 13 February 2016 12:36 (eight years ago) link
confident nu-gaze synth pop track taken from the new Mint Julep album: Broken Devotion released February 12th
Mint Julep - Murmursoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/keithkenniff/murmurspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6xG5ykrntS9dqfYgaXo0xp
― djmartian, Sunday, 14 February 2016 13:03 (eight years ago) link
Ooh! I'd been wondering if there was going to be another Mint Julep album.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 14 February 2016 13:18 (eight years ago) link
bouncy electronic pop from danish artist, Who is Louis
Who is Louis - Fancy Me (edit)https://soundcloud.com/who-is-louis/fancy-me-edit
"Fancy me" is the first single of our debut album, coming in march 2016!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0zFnLDhbmXYHkh5T4rJJ3c
― djmartian, Sunday, 14 February 2016 19:30 (eight years ago) link
ethereal electronic dream pop from Newcastle-upon-Tyne artist, Keiandra
another track that has "dreamwave hauntology pop" vibes
Keiandra - Icing Sugarhttps://soundcloud.com/keiandramusic/icing-sugar
http://colorising.com/?p=30636The hazy and ethereal tune is a sonic aphrodisiac of experimental electronica and pop, ripe with Keiandra’s warm and dreamy vocals. ‘Icing Sugar’
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2WeLP8vJSXO9Uz1VicZwqt
― djmartian, Sunday, 14 February 2016 22:14 (eight years ago) link
ethereal electronic soul pop from NYC artist Adesuwa
2 tracks taken from the 2016 Air Light ep that was released February 1st
Adesuwa - Wild Light
soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/adesuwamusic/adesuwa-wild-lightspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4EkSL8Qg1cY1vIJ2bQXDCj
Adesuwa - Firelighthttps://soundcloud.com/adesuwamusic/firelighthttps://open.spotify.com/track/0ZRZpT27XvoRhvdILaQfZb
this track reminds me of Denai Moore
surely Adesuwa can't remain obscure for long with this talent. Adesuwa is denitia adesuwa odigie (from denitia and sene.)
recent interview: http://www.idolmag.co.uk/music/adesuwa-releases-airlight-ep/
― djmartian, Monday, 15 February 2016 00:07 (eight years ago) link
dramatic sensual vocals from Gemma Dunleavy over any icy future bass electronic pop track
riyl: Kelela / Tala
Ziro ft. Gemma Dunleavy - Surrenderhttps://soundcloud.com/wearecrazylegs/ziro-gemma-dunleavy-surrender
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3yyw241A4GYkZjj7tyd6VH
― djmartian, Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:33 (eight years ago) link
icy futuristic synth pop from berlin based band Fiordmoss (although some / most? members of the band are from the Czech Republic) - luv the moody synths on this track
riyl: Bjork, The Knife, Gazelle Twin
Fiordmoss - Madstonehttps://soundcloud.com/fiordmoss/madstone
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3TTcnlp1gpErmVUfVKFQf6
more info
http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/here-s-fiordmoss-s-new-single-madstone-145They've been working towards their debut album for quite a while, more so following the release of their Ink Bitten EP from 2013, but now return with a brand new single 'Madstone' - an eerily disturbing, bass drum-heavy track brought together with Petra's vocal, which has an aura or flavour of Björk behind it. It's mysterious and rather intriguing and I'm already craving to discover more.
― djmartian, Thursday, 18 February 2016 21:40 (eight years ago) link
Pretty, Handsome from San Francisco
this is a strange track, in terms of morphing different styles, at times dreamy, then dramatic, violins, zig zag tempos with pitched bleeps, the female vocalist (Sierra Totten) has a dramatic vocal style that reminds me at times of Billie Ray Martin / Electribe 101
riyl: Kaleida, early 90s band Sunscreem
Pretty, Handsome - Warren Beattyhttps://soundcloud.com/popgang/pretty-handsome-warren-beatty-original-mix
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5SxpMFlOwDvvIuCONNnFj6
Producer Stephen Tucker and vocalist Sierra Totten make up San Francisco based pop duo Pretty, Handsome. The result is catchy, danceable beats mixed with powerful, emotive vocals. The pair are best friends which is apparent when you see their effortless chemistry during their energetic live shows. "Love, Or Something Like It" marks the duo's first full length album, culminating in 10 original songs that showcase their unique style and enigmatic sound.
taken from the debut album: (released February 17th)
Pretty, Handsome - Love, Or Something Like Ithttps://open.spotify.com/album/1ByEUGwaDUBhonNv6vxtcg
― djmartian, Sunday, 21 February 2016 00:24 (eight years ago) link
chilled ambient pop track from Montreal artist, Forever
luv the hazy drifting synths and delicate ethereal vocals
Forever - Heaven's Mouth
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mmmorelove/heavens-mouthspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/13Ri9n78aa6hTvyUYmq3Y4
― djmartian, Sunday, 21 February 2016 22:48 (eight years ago) link
expansive electronic art-pop from Australian artist, Vera Blue
this is a new remix of the track: Hold (that has just appeared on spotify)
Vera Blue - Hold (BV Remix)https://open.spotify.com/track/0wSfZ3ndPhOvt1BN1BcnK2
the original 2015 track, hold was very popular on Triple J radio.
― djmartian, Monday, 22 February 2016 21:05 (eight years ago) link
groovy leftfield twisted disco pop from Norwegian Duo Smerz who are based in Copenhagen, Denmark
Smerz have been compared to Tirzah
video: just released today: Smerz - Because
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZiEMnPcmQQ
Smerz - Becausehttps://soundcloud.com/i-d-online-1/premiere-smerz-becausespotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3XY37pV75Ep9ubtcJNNNPj
discovered via Nialler 9 on his weekly txfm show: http://nialler9.com/listen-back-to-last-nights-txfm-show-my-100th/
― djmartian, Monday, 22 February 2016 21:39 (eight years ago) link
Ooh, the Pr0files album showed up on Spotify today. It is doooooooope.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 23 February 2016 06:44 (eight years ago) link
regarding the Pr0files album, i recommend this track to be added to the playlist:
rhythmic electro-pop
Pr0files - Changing of the Guardssoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pr0files/11-11-pr0files-changing-of-the-guardsspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2obwOjX4FAkiL0bQi6tGZr
notice the track starts like Underworld Born Slippy with the slow synths.
many of the tracks on the album are from 2015 and 2014. So their debut comes off more like a compilation so far.
the canadian duo, Mu (Francesca Belcourt and Brittney Rand) that i mentioned upthread have now released their 2016 ep
another track, Debauchery that i have been repeat listening to: luv the floating vocal melodies that blend with the flowing synths
Mu - Debaucheryhttps://soundcloud.com/soundsofmu/debauchery
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4cd8tkOgDmcvGi0PBEqeHa
― djmartian, Thursday, 25 February 2016 20:09 (eight years ago) link
Brighton's Sea Bed with their uptempo atmospheric synth pop, they describe themselves as an "Organic Electronic Band"
this track has entrancing ethereal vocals and twisting melodies, bouncy rhythms with reverb synth patterns:
Sea Bed - Moving Ghostshttps://soundcloud.com/seabedband/moving-ghostsspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0osi2v4e5EA4nVzDOeRORo
this track would sound great as a bouncy shimmering balearic pop track in ibiza in May / June:
Sea Bed - Conquerorhttps://soundcloud.com/itseargasmic/sea-bed-conqueror
to be released March 11th as part of an ep
― djmartian, Thursday, 25 February 2016 21:09 (eight years ago) link
sublime Icelandic ice cool synth pop from Samaris
sonic glacial purity, luv the ethereal vocals
Samaris - Wanted 2 Stayhttps://soundcloud.com/samaris/wanted-2-sayspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/29EhFi1fnyuUj6LtxGy5VH
Samaris’ new single ‘Wanted 2 Say’ is released on 12" Vinyl by One Little Indian on 8th April.
Ushered in on a mournful note and a gentle gasp before a d’n’b breakbeat kicks in, ‘Wanted 2 Say’ is Samaris’ most out pop track yet. For the first time too Jófríður’s breathy vocal is sung in English, set against an effervescent arpeggiated note sequence.
― djmartian, Thursday, 25 February 2016 21:25 (eight years ago) link
Dj Martian, consider starting your own thread for this stuff.
― ewar woowar (or something), Thursday, 25 February 2016 21:45 (eight years ago) link
Oh, yes, nothing can go wrong if you start your own thread.
― glenn mcdonald, Thursday, 25 February 2016 21:47 (eight years ago) link
lol, it's a dark dark world out here
― ulysses, Friday, 26 February 2016 00:49 (eight years ago) link
Playlist is updated
ILM's Rolling Shambhala Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Friday, 26 February 2016 21:23 (eight years ago) link
dreamy electronic pop from LA artist, Astronautica
a groovy addictive swaying track that flows sublimely, rolling bassline and smooth seductive vocals. The guitar riffs remind me of The Cure.
Astronautica - Palm Springshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BqjeixStI0
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4T6bEGS6W1O7My9uD0uNZN
Hypetrak interview: Astronautica http://hypetrak.com/2016/02/astronautica-palm-springs-video-interview/
― djmartian, Sunday, 28 February 2016 13:30 (eight years ago) link
new video for Acre Tarn - Dawn Faces, that JF previously mentioned in early January.
the video is rather strange and mysterious. At times it looks like a Dr Who set, great ethereal dark pop that remains in obscurity, i reckon grimes fans would appreciate acre tarn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-B3s1Bbfvc
― djmartian, Sunday, 28 February 2016 21:19 (eight years ago) link
Hypnagogic Pop from Norwich duo Let's Eat Grandma
freestyle skewed hypnotic art-pop
Let's Eat Grandma - Sinkhttps://soundcloud.com/transgressive-records/lets-eat-grandma-sink-1spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1dsescuKplBS798HKHk3h1
― djmartian, Monday, 29 February 2016 23:50 (eight years ago) link
one of my fav tracks of the year so far, the expansive icy future beats synth dark pop from Snow Ghosts
the stunning atmospheric intensity of the production, the ethereal mysterious emotional vocals of Hannah Cartwright, the smudgy Swooping synths from Ross Tones (Throwing Snow)
Snow Ghosts - Undertow
https://soundcloud.com/houndstoothlbl/snow-ghosts-undertow-houndstoothhttps://open.spotify.com/track/5ROT4M67fc5LKbyfPgatAg
part of the new Houndstooth label compilation: Tessellationshttp://store.houndstoothlabel.com/tessellations.html
this review sums up track well:
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/19/467134456/songs-we-love-snow-ghosts-undertow
The part that producer Ross Tones (who also records solo as Throwing Snow), vocalist Hannah Cartwright (who has also records as Augustus Ghost) and multi-instrumentalist Oliver Knowles play is that of grand goth-pop experimentalists driven by English folk motifs and deep bass drones.
Listening to "Undertow," the group's excellent contribution to Tessellations, you'd be forgiven for imagining this song existing in a more metal- and prog-rock-oriented age. Synths and low-end are layered deeper in the background, while finger-picked acoustic and a wailing electric guitar accompany Cartwright's soft intoning about her emotions resembling the tides, all of them deep expressions in the tradition of tony English narrative. Yet somewhere around the fourth minute, this notion is given a shrewd post-punk update, as tom-toms start pounding and an approximation of a 4/4 beat arrives. The beach we suddenly find ourselves standing on is New Order's — also very British and fatalist, and, here, lyrically apropos. Suddenly, Snow Ghosts aren't simply extending the U.K.'s electronic music sprawl toward a grandiose past, they're doing something to reconfigure it.
― djmartian, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 22:50 (eight years ago) link
Hoodlem (Melbourne, Australia) remixed by Ark Patrol (Portland, US)
this is a distinctive track, the female vocalist has a lovely textured soulful vocal style, luv the rippling synths on this track - track featured on this week's Spotify Fresh Finds playlist
riyl: Grace Mitchell
Hoodlem - Firing Line (Ark Patrol Remix)https://soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings/hoodlem-firing-line-ark-patrol-remix?in=hoodlemmusic/sets/collabs-remixesspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/33ZnXBqCfUN3ekvdjbQipJ
Ark Patrol strikes back with his take on Hoodlem’s deep and soulful ‘Firing Line’. Another Soultronica classic from this West Coast producer, Ark’s “Firing Line” remix is bouncy and lighthearted; ethereal and ambient.
Also today, Spotify has launched a number of themed Fresh Finds playlists including: Hiptronix that matches this the theme of this thread
Fresh Finds - Hiptronixhttps://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/6tSPShkHtxVL8fWtJqxe7Z"the sweet spot. Equal parts pop and electronics"
Introducing Fresh Findshttps://news.spotify.com/uk/2016/03/02/introducing-fresh-finds/
New playlists featuring the latest undiscovered artists (you likely haven’t heard) before they take off
including:
Hiptronix (vocal pop)
― djmartian, Wednesday, 2 March 2016 21:39 (eight years ago) link
djmartian, wish you'd post a little less and only share the truly greatest stuff - about 20% of your posts are really awesome, the others seem pretty much like the average spotify highlights or whatever. however thank you for yr efforts and generosity!
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 3 March 2016 17:22 (eight years ago) link
Sean, wish you'd post a little less and only share the truly greatest comments - about 20% of your posts are really awesome, the others seem pretty much like the average ILM toxicity or whatever. however thank you for yr efforts and generosity!
djmartian, keep doing exactly what you want to do.
― glenn mcdonald, Thursday, 3 March 2016 18:02 (eight years ago) link
I intended that as a humorous demonstration of the point, but maybe I just contributed to the toxicity.
To say it more productively: "Greatest" is subjective, so if djmartian eliminated 4/5 of his posts, I have no reason to think the 1/5 that remained would be the ones that match my or your tastes. From my point of view, djmartian posts at a perfectly acceptable and helpful rate.
― glenn mcdonald, Thursday, 3 March 2016 18:13 (eight years ago) link
ok, fair enough!
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 3 March 2016 18:36 (eight years ago) link
uptempo confident epic synth pop from London duo Avec Sans
riyl: Chvrches
Avec Sans - Heartbreak Hihttps://soundcloud.com/avecsans/avec-sans-heartbreak-hihttps://open.spotify.com/track/4EASghXeRDnfOakTcGT35t
this track was previously available om soundcloud a few years back in demo format, but released for this time in 2016.
― djmartian, Friday, 4 March 2016 23:28 (eight years ago) link
groovy electronic pop from Finland, luv the sequenced synths on this track.
Solano + Profettes - Like Thishttps://soundcloud.com/solinarecords/solano-profettes-like-this-first-single-from-the-upcoming-debut-epspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0L3dpDh9Jz3lDNczw0Jtyn
characterful songwriting, with a strong sense of vocal harmonies. Monotonic beat loops, echoing layers of synthesizers and four talented singers make the music dark but susceptible pop with a light and airy avantgarde grip.
self described as "50% Scott Walker & ABBA, 50% Enya & Giorgio Moroder"
― djmartian, Monday, 7 March 2016 13:20 (eight years ago) link
this track blends well with the Solano + Profettes track
dreamy experimental hypnagogic electronic pop, with male & female vocal harmonies and a strong crisp rhythmic feel
Junk Son - Foolhttps://soundcloud.com/junk_son/fool
more info:
Premiere: Junk Son - Foolhttp://www.dummymag.com/new-music/premiere-junk-son-fool
Junk Son is the moniker of London-based John Dunk,
“I was trying to incorporate rhythmic aspects of trip-hop without using a loop - the beat has the groove and tempo of a trip-hop track, but is sampled from single hits, rather than a pre-made drum track.”
― djmartian, Monday, 7 March 2016 13:44 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc_Rxijnvew
this is a song by my friend hana, has opened for grimes and purity ring on tour, often works with the producer bloodpop (née blood diamonds) who produced bieber "sorry" and some charli stuff
riyl: that drake song with a chantal krieviazuk feature, the idea of noah shebib producing sarah mclachlan
― james brooks, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:42 (eight years ago) link
from youtube: Shot by James Brooks at O2 Academy in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England on March 7th, 2016
quick editing work!
Hana was featured on last year's thread, indeed I posted her debut track, Clay back in May 2015. So, will be tracking her progress this year.
Note, Hana is yet another LA artist featured on this 2016 thread.
Here is a track the follows nicely on from Hana, by Minneapolis duo, Fraea both share similar aesthetics with clarity and purity of vocals over dreamy ambient electronics.
Fraea - Criminalhttps://soundcloud.com/fraeafraeahttps://open.spotify.com/track/1a26t3GRUGpF1IUnEUi7WA
hypnagogic electronic pop or "Shadow Pop" as self described
Fraea is the Minneapolis-based duo of Jessie Daley and Drew Preiner who together combined to create musing, hypnotic shadow pop. Fraea—a stylized take on Freyja, the goddess of beauty, love and sex, but also death, war and the underworld—encapsulates the idea of opposites coming together to create beauty, compassion and catharsis.
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I actually kind of with sean g here. I don't even drop in this thread that often anymore because I have to wade through a bunch of middling junk to get to an occasional winner, which is why I didn't attach my own name to it this year because I saw this coming. martian, your services are valuable in some ways, but a lot of what you consider "shambhala" is not what's traditionally been the focus of the thread/concept. But whatevs, you do you sir. I'll just drop in occasionally when I come across something worth everyone else's time.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 11 March 2016 05:54 (eight years ago) link
2015: "If you come across something you think fits, then share it. We trust you."
2016: "fuck off with your junk"
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Friday, 11 March 2016 16:31 (eight years ago) link
Ha! Yeah, I know it sounds every bit as bad as you make it sound. I actually wrote a follow-up post last night and was ready to submit, but my internet dropped out and I had to reboot my computer. :(
The short of it was something like..."Part of it is that what I originally thought of as "shambhala" has either been done to death at this point or it's morphed into something I'm not really into, and that feeling is reinforced listening to all these things martian posts that don't move me at all. iow, get at me when the new Niki & The Dove album drops."
tbh I'm just listening to less of this because it's begun eating itself.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 11 March 2016 17:09 (eight years ago) link
So this thing that doesn't even have a real name yet, of which there are so few examples that even with lots of wrong ones they still all fit in one thread, has now been "done to death", and you can lament a lost "tradition"? Jeezo, man. Nobody makes good moustache wax any more, either.
― glenn mcdonald, Saturday, 12 March 2016 01:32 (eight years ago) link
Let's keep this thread civilised and constructive, Johnny Fever does have a point.
I have reflected on previous years "not pop, not indie" shambhala threads and agree that some of the Hauntology Pop / Hypnagogic Pop / Dreamwave Pop I have been posting this year has been a departure from the original concept. These tracks have been too unstructured / esoteric / abstract compared to the structured songs based approach of most shambhala.
"not Pop not indie" shambhala was itself started as an interzone concept thread.
Pop thread: "that's indie" (this has happened)Indie thread: "that's pop" (this actually has never happened)
What a dilemma! But I find it happens frequently, so here is a save haven to enjoy songs that straddle the fence.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, May 13, 2012Johnny Fever's Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala: 2012 ed.
The second annual edition of this thread wherein JF and 3 or 4 other people mindmeld on the usually girl-led, mostly synth-driven, pop-not-pop music we like.(Johnny Fever), Monday, July 8, 2013
Johnny Fever's Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2013
Even I don't know what belongs here, but if it would feel weird putting it in rolling pop or rolling indie and it seems like something that would appeal to both, then share it here.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, February 24, 2014 10:39 PM (2 years ago)
Johnny Fever's Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2014
What is Shambhala? It's hard to say. This is the fourth consecutive year I've started this thread and there's still no clear definition. Often it concerns songs with a pop bent that would never in a million years touch the pop charts, but songs that are still too clean and unscuzzy enough to be ignored by the likes of Pitchfork or Stereogum. It's a largely female dominated category—at least as far as my own listening goes—but it doesn't have to be. There are usually synths, layered vocals, and drum machines. Sometimes the sounds are bright and sometimes they're icy cold. If you come across something you think fits, then share it. We trust you. ― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:20 AM
Johnny Fever's Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2015
traditionally this thread is dedicated to mostly electronic, low to mid-tempo pop...Coincidentally (or perhaps not) a lot of it tends to be by new-ish Scandinavian artists… also, more often than not, it's sung by women.― daavid, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 6:41 AM
That's turned out to be mostly true. I'm sure there are other sounds that qualify as "not pop not indie," but we all seem to gravitate towards much the same thing.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 6:45 AM (1 year ago
over the years the bulk of tracks posted
- have been various shades of electronic pop / synth pop with mostly female vocals (particularly of the scandi pop variety) mostly mid tempoalso:- dark synth pop / minimal synth pop - balearic electronic pop- sensual slow placed shambhala (e.g shura / Blooms)- alt R&B / electronic pop crossover
Using Glenn's Every Noise genre-clusters / The Sounds of Spotify
http://everynoise.com/everynoise1d.cgi?scope=all
analysing Big Tent: Not Pop / Not Indie including Borderline and Outlier Genre Clusters, note Glenn splits Electronic Pop into numerous clusters
From most popular to most obscure, some of these are core to this thread, others are peripheral / adjacent / borderline genre clusters. I have ignored geographic / country clusters.
The Sounds of Spotify
Synth Pop: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/71wpwg8KzRxx240DcJx2EEIndie R&B: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/2xblssDewgd1AA5R7Lap6wIndietronica: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/0yqVOsxA2U4P260ad60QuUAlternative Dance: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/5LwcdWTCx2JoWeVVWOYsGjDance-Punk: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/6c6EDGbcWdOSUvTaaUENygNew Rave: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/3ZlEqn2WSADG2wVMPhKHsdNu-Gaze: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/2gUFVgxO2AeWSFSmg2kQvlTrip Hop: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/2wrc23l7JdQVcpPIcDGaedChill Out: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/3LYkOCbYOfNbUgyz9DyThkDowntempo: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/5zxj55xrB53As97uvt5x8xDream Pop: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/2A5zN7OTP4n64gEtsFEO2ZChillwave: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/5pDD5tz9aQULzowpuKMSepShimmer Pop: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/1HxlHisjJGDQLJzg35NVIyElectrofox: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/3oBf8kc02esfPC3PUuSZksShiver Pop: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/1FcWxTM72potsWHiPQKmZCAlternative R&B: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/0Hwb2a9DJdom4yoe5V41K9Grave Wave: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/2Ndvcc1Qz9mNbQemnforB5Hauntology: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/7yKED2Klt77liZOLVAwzmaBalearic: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/3FDQXSzsETVYzbrfOEEJnQShimmer Psych: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/1Q4lGxGOt6A6K9CdELz8jGMetropolis: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/70z5dMlsS9fPudWdQ9ebqPVaporwave: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/6R9NIMDGt0sK7k1EggBAhjMinimal Wave: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/61AMB6Oddyl1hEUBd9A9scpopgaze: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/30FpFGBFN7Jlu4ElSv5vTEEtherpop: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/3eoGAwNztSSx7Pi6dC6GFnGauze Pop: https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/6gaLUOiIgrnSFt2qmmUIMr
regarding when I post on other threads:
for the more glossy / commercial pop - i post on the pop thread
i have posted the more abstract electronic experimental pop, including vaporwave on imago's time travel, e.g Track of the year so far in terms of arty electronics - minimal experimental-techno meets spoken word Propaganda type female vocals - 11 minutes track Astronomy Domine - Black Flowers
― djmartian, Friday, February 5, 2016 8:33 PM on No thread for 2016 -> 4032 -> 8064 -> 16132? Surely some time travel mistake!
for the more traditional dream pop / shoegazer - I post on the indie thread
most of the balearic tracks - i post on the balearic thread, however the more electronic pop croosover balearic tracks i post on this thread
returning to...
the Hauntology Pop / Hypnagogic Pop / Dreamwave Pop of 2016is a developing interzone between art pop, ambient pop, balearic pop, hazy chillwave, electronic pop, glitch pop, electronic dream pop / Nu gaze and indietronica.
key characteristics: Unstructured approach / hazy / dreamy / atmospheric / ghosting / drifting / esoteric / exotic / different.
these tracks would come under the broader framework of "not Pop not indie" but due to the unstructured / esoteric / abstract approach it's a separate conceptual aesthetic.
So from now on it's probably best if i create my own separate public spotify playlist for these niche genre-clusters and mention this also on imago's 2016 Time Travel multi themed experimental thread. I'll sort a spotify playlist sometime next week. If there is enough interest maybe start a new thread? as Imago's time travel deals with numerous art / experimental genres.
I will carry on posting on this thread with the more core shambhala synth / electronic pop re: "Sometimes the sounds are bright and sometimes they're icy cold."
― djmartian, Saturday, 12 March 2016 01:37 (eight years ago) link
I really didn't mean to hurt anybody's feelings, honestly. Like I said, it's mostly me not being as much into the latest wave of this stuff.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 12 March 2016 03:50 (eight years ago) link
Return of the real Shambhala:
Stockholm:
Soldier's Hearth - Randy (spotifyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYSepGZDr_w
Tromsø:
Synne Sanden - the pilot (spotify)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i793qejEp6A
A long way from Dum Dum Girls (lots of love for New Order here):
Kristin Kontrol - X-Communicate (spotify)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrAfGtpLiQ4
― Assault Mime (Sanpaku), Saturday, 12 March 2016 08:07 (eight years ago) link
playlist is updated.
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Sunday, 4 December 2016 23:08 (seven years ago) link
utterly in love with thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv76dqcSkuE
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Friday, 9 December 2016 16:16 (seven years ago) link
lol @ the video, tres jamiroquai chic
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Friday, 9 December 2016 16:17 (seven years ago) link
no 2017 thread or interest, eh?I dig this Owo album.http://www.okayafrica.com/audio/owo-new-ep-afro-diasporic-sounds-of-summertime-brooklyn/
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Tuesday, 17 January 2017 20:18 (seven years ago) link
My favorite Norwegian album of last year, probably not as interesting if you don't speak the language but still catchy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxFUVjkPTnghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SNEG_cOa5Q
― abcfsk, Friday, 20 January 2017 22:16 (seven years ago) link
where are Johnny Fever and Sanpaku to start the 2017 version of this thread? I would myself, but this one of those areas where everything I love about it is always news to me.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 22 January 2017 06:48 (seven years ago) link
Just been listening to 'Twist' from this thread's playlist - thought it must actually be from the 90s so surprised to hear it was from 2016! Quite liking it but not sure how much of that is nostalgia...
― kinder, Sunday, 22 January 2017 15:37 (seven years ago) link
and yeah, as always, I'm still catching up. new thread welcome...?
― kinder, Sunday, 22 January 2017 15:47 (seven years ago) link
Anyways, the 2016 Spotify Playlist is updated and finalized.
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Monday, 23 January 2017 05:37 (seven years ago) link
Better late than never
Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2017 Thread
― daavid, Monday, 17 April 2017 17:46 (seven years ago) link