Tell me what I need to know about Gigi Masin

happy to give gigi money but a bit reluctant to buy the download if there's a chance that it might get a physical release. what i've heard sounds good though!

Yeah, would gladly pay three times that for an LP of this material

heads up london folk:

http://thejazzcafelondon.com/event/gigi-masin

yesss

https://masin.bandcamp.com/album/calypso

About to see him! Like now

I please tell him hello for me

I will try! I assume you don’t actually know him

how was he?

SO good. Lots of relatively upbeat numbers. I’m sure much of it will be on the new album.

Really enjoying Calypso. It's so long though, I'm only just spending time with the second half.

ooh, didn't realise this had been released now

so good

some of this is really good but some of it sounds distractingly like the most dated parts of 90s trip-hop, the melodies and pad sounds are great and this is probably better than like 80% of anything I'll hear all year though

Haha, definitely had the same thought re. dated '90s touchstones. There's a LOT of good stuff though.

"Khalifa golf club" is the standout jam imo

He did a live thing the other day and I was surprised by how much it reminded of *something*... but I couldn't put my finger on what it was (Gottsching? Eno? Papa M? Fennesz?)

If you have time, listen to the first 7 minutes of this and please tell me what other artist/works it sounds like (RIYL?):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm9r0vIZYUw

ISO slow, heavy reverb ambient guitar over soft drum machine?

the chords themselves (through the first 2 minutes, at least) sound quite a bit like "Sugar for the Pill" from the reunion Slowdive album

ok, that was a terrible reference. the rest of it sounds nothing like that, sorry

haha awesome - that's a cover of 'small hours' by john martyn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYLVM560Fok

+100000 points to NickB!

First seven minutes sounds particularly electric Windham Hill-y to me (Peter Maunu, Danny Heines come to mind). Also reminds me of that Jakob Bro guy on ECM. Not hearing any Eno or Ashra at all.

<3, thx NickB... not familiar with that track at all!

If you don't know the two Gaussian Curve records that Gigi did with Jonny Nash and Young Marco, they definitely mine that soundworld, as does some of Jonny Nash's solo stuff (e.g. 'Exit Strategies' from 2015). Also try the album 'Surface' by Santilli that came out last year.

this Youtube is awesome, thanks

that Santilli album is madly underrated

Gigi Masin is my top new musical discovery from lockdown. Just what I need right now.

What type of music do you call this? Is it Balearic? And more recommendations in this style would be appreciated (I've checked out most of the names mentioned above)

music from memory has a great catalog with lots of stuff in this vein

the gaussian curve albums are nice. 'uneven paths' and 'outro tempo' are very good. i don't think i've found anything as deep and beautiful as the stuff on talk to the wind tho tbh.

I’d also check out Jonny Nash + Suzanne Kraft. Jonny Nash and Masin did an album together iirc

ah yeah both in Gaussian Curve

Lots of good things in this thread (although it goes back twelve years and is fairly all encompassing)

During lockdown Test Pressing have been releasing daily Stay In & Chill playlists on Spotify which are a veritable treasure trove of downtempo gems

You might also like some of the Claremont 56 releases - there's another Spotify playlist here which gives a flavour

Thanks! I've been listening to a lot of Music From Memory lately (they were how I found out about Gigi)

Do people rate the first Gaussian Curve album higher than the second one? Because after listening to both back to back during a bout of insomnia, I think The Distance (second album) is superior, if only for the gorgeous "Suspended Motion."

Agreed 2nd is my favorite

Would also recommend Steve Hiett, Vini Reilly/The Durutti Column and Wally Badarou in terms of other '80s people with a similiar-enough sensibility if you haven't heard any of them yet

Suso Saiz too

For sure--looks like the MfM bases are covered, though

Figured it was worth highlighting

xps talk to the sea lol. i've got memory worms

Thanks for the recommendations! Those Test Pressing playlists are an absolute goldmine

I like the second Gaussian Curve album best too. I've also been feeling Gigi's albums with Tempelhof.

The first album from Young Marco (other other guy in Gaussian) is nice too, though a little clubber. Still chill though.

Love the second Gaussian Curve album.

Clubber? Clubbier.

Young Marco's a great DJ but I've not been too impressed with his solo productions. I'll check it out though.

yeah I love that first album biology

Do check out his wonderful Welcome To Paradise Italian Dream House comps tho if you haven't already xp

both of marco's lps are excellent

'Suzaku' off Biology is a gorgeous summery synthpop thing and was well ahead of curve on that sort of YMO-ish tip afaicr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQakVMy6fHo

i think they're both comparably great, but i may actually prefer the first gaussian curve album!

I’d also check out Jonny Nash + Suzanne Kraft. Jonny Nash and Masin did an album together iirc

I'm going to immure this Masin remix of Eddie Chacon's 'Sundown' in some far chamber of my heart and just let it roll on forever.

Probably not the right thread for it but post/thread on Twitter that would suggest, if true, that Greg Foat is a bit of an arsehole

Just Greg Foat losing his mind at me for posting on FB about my Louder Than War best albums inclusion and saying that it can be pretty challenging and thankless promoting records as an independent artist.

First he dropped a little public post about it, now he’s in my DMs. pic.twitter.com/zyUCQIfohb

— Scrimshire (@scrimshire) December 4, 2023

wtf business is it of Foat's if some website listed scrimshire's album on their best of list? what an ass

Feels like there's a really big hole in the plot here. Otherwise it's a completely random attack by GF,which is insane.

I read that entire thread and I'm still not exactly clear about what it is Foat is upset about

Holy heck, what repellant behaviour

I lol'd at "wet wipe", though. There's got to be more to this saga.

Feels like there's a really big hole in the plot here. Otherwise it's a completely random attack by GF,which is insane.

― sawdust lagoon, Monday, 4 December 2023 21:58 (yesterday) link

Yeah unless there is more context to their beef I would otherwise assume alcohol or something. But it certainly seems like Greg had already had a major bone to pick with him.

ANYWHO the Masin / Modell collab record is so beautiful maybe let's focus back on that

Actually it’s my favorite album of the year?

New Gaussian Curve!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z00JUECdYyk

Truth be told, I'm feeling a bit emotionally fragile right now and also still finding Jamie's death hard to process so that was a hard (but very beautiful) listen

gorgeous <3

<3

Ah there's more info on what this is on Gigi's insta:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C2KLKRzsAOV/?igsh=MWF1eGhhOHk4NTV6NQ==

Out today :)

Fever Dream is great and actually has some vocals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QfMkHwHRc8