So if I love the Nazar record and have been talking about FIS for ages, this is the right place? Or like xin's record from last year?
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Sunday, 5 July 2020 22:59 (three years ago) link
sure!
― solo scampito (mh), Sunday, 5 July 2020 23:59 (three years ago) link
fwiw there's a new Nazar EP as of Friday
― solo scampito (mh), Monday, 6 July 2020 00:00 (three years ago) link
This is the year of massive compilations that have too many tracks but are also infuriatingly high quality
New York Dance Music IVhttps://towheadrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/new-york-dance-music-iv
Verao Dark Hope (classic mode Principe)https://principediscos.bandcamp.com/album/ver-o-dark-hope
Physically Sick 3https://physicallysick3.bandcamp.com/album/physically-sick-3
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 9 July 2020 20:42 (three years ago) link
While it is certainly in the realm of gqom, I think this new EP from Menzi is sick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7FahbPRU1M
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Thursday, 9 July 2020 23:31 (three years ago) link
idk why i suck so bad at links, here is the HVL
https://kiyadama.bandcamp.com/album/alignment
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Thursday, 9 July 2020 23:33 (three years ago) link
Thanks for sharing that Menzi EP, tables. I posted a couple of gqom bangers (of the nonderground kind) on the Rolling Afro thread last week btw icymi ymmv etc
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 10 July 2020 17:18 (three years ago) link
Np, breastcrawl. I need to set aside a day to go through the Afro thread, I returned to ILX in June and it was already so overwhelming that I bookmarked it three posts in.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Friday, 10 July 2020 18:33 (three years ago) link
Also, glad you dug the Menzi! It's good.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Friday, 10 July 2020 18:34 (three years ago) link
best thing i have heard in ages is this by someone from poland :
https://malim.bandcamp.com/album/moonshine
it just kicks my head all over the place.
― mark e, Friday, 10 July 2020 19:02 (three years ago) link
I like that, mark. it does what it's doing very well.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Friday, 10 July 2020 19:17 (three years ago) link
yeah, i have subsequently dug into their other stuff in recent weeks.both of the tropicadelia mixtapes are really good fun.but nothing hits the spot quite as much as moonshine.
― mark e, Friday, 10 July 2020 19:25 (three years ago) link
The gqom thing reminded me - I posted this on Rolling Afro back in February:
Desire Marea (half of queer duo FAKA) dropped an album last month with experimental art pop. There’s a video for “You Think I’m Horny”, but check out highlights like “Zibuyile Izimakade” and “Tavern Kween” as well.Pitchfork reviewed it, favourably. There must be other suitable threads for this - not sure which ones though. It’s probably not clubby enough for Jordan’s (post-)Reconstructed Club Music thread. Anyone have any ideas?
Not gqom, but South African, and on second thought it might actually fit here, some of the tracks anyway - experimental: yes, art: yes, pop: scratch that. Check also "Thokozani".
from that Pitchfork review: "on Desire, their exploration of the divine takes them in a many-splendored multitude of stylistic directions, often within the span of a single track: liturgical drone, galloping club beats, existential noise."
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 10 July 2020 19:30 (three years ago) link
I really liked that Desire Marea album, the last track is incredible
― boxedjoy, Friday, 10 July 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link
https://houndstoothlabel.bandcamp.com/album/alterity
Tailor made for this thread
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Friday, 10 July 2020 21:15 (three years ago) link
Desire Marea stuff is great, thanks!
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Friday, 10 July 2020 21:53 (three years ago) link
Love this amazondotcom + Siete Catorce EP:
https://subreal.bandcamp.com/album/vague-currency
And Lighght's new EP has some bangers:
https://lighghtmusic.bandcamp.com/album/sorry-i-cant-go-out-tonight-im-too-busy-going-in
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 31 July 2020 16:14 (three years ago) link
This is a pretty unique record, sort of a blend of modern sound design, post-punk, noise, etc: https://thoom.bandcamp.com/album/pork
I believe she also produced most of this Lebanese rap record: https://astralplanerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/sawa-sawa
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 7 August 2020 21:22 (three years ago) link
On the fun dance music side, this is just pure siren sound effect joy:https://djhank.bandcamp.com/track/traffic-control
And this Leonce x Neana ep has some cuts for sure:https://leonce.xyz/album/steam-room
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 7 August 2020 21:25 (three years ago) link
That Houndstooth comp is out, lots of wild tracks, brings together a lot of ppl associated with different crews/labels (Svbkvlt, NAAFI, etc):https://houndstoothlabel.bandcamp.com/album/alterity
It looks like Houndstooth is picking up where Tri Angle left off with Lotic, Aya, etc
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 28 August 2020 21:38 (three years ago) link
I was going to post it as possible Jordan-bait!
I have mixed feelings about that label jumping in and have fears it's a weird, semi-gentrified stamp of approval despite loving the music
― irn-scamp (mh), Saturday, 29 August 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
The Gooooose track on that is excellent, sounds really fresh but also some classic filter sweeps in there
― lukas, Monday, 31 August 2020 19:40 (three years ago) link
Yeah I hear you, my first reaction is that it felt bandwagon-y given their past releases. On the other hand a lot of these artists could use a boost and good support, so hopefully it works out for everyone.
I was just listening to this new Gooooooooooooooooooooose, which is excellent: https://svbkvlt.bandcamp.com/album/jac
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 31 August 2020 19:50 (three years ago) link
Also I haven't had time to put it on yet, but here's another giant charity compilation (for Beirut) with a ridiculously stacked lineup:https://griefintorage.bandcamp.com/album/grief-into-rage-a-compilation-for-beirut
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 14:14 (three years ago) link
gotta go fasthttps://riantreanor.bandcamp.com/album/file-under-uk-metaplasm
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 15 September 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
got a little burned out on this during quar as i regressed to comfort music but god damn that houndstooth comp slaps. was confused by gentrification talk until i realized i was confusing them with wisdom teeth ... anyways this comp is like the best of this style
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Tuesday, 22 September 2020 20:15 (three years ago) link
Not dance music but this drums/synth duo record truly hits a sweet spot for me, I really think that people who are into the Beatrice Dillon record would like this:https://health.bandcamp.com/album/neighbours(Church Andrews & Matt Davies - NEIGHBOURS)
New Dengue Dengue Dengue on NAAFI:https://denguedenguedengue.bandcamp.com/album/fiebre
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 16 October 2020 14:56 (three years ago) link
So I regularly listen to stuff on the main bobbins thread and think "nice, but I know how to do that" but some of that NEIGHBOURS stuff makes me feel like a total production chump, probably because of the live element. Really impressive.
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Saturday, 17 October 2020 03:10 (three years ago) link
all right, it’s time for me to listen to this new Hyph11e album
― mh, Sunday, 18 October 2020 22:58 (three years ago) link
Tombot - same, I get the impression that the synth half of the duo is in total control of his rig, and in a very flexible and musical way. I really like his recent solo record too:https://health.bandcamp.com/album/ca1-extended
(I need to listen to the Hyph11e too!)
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 19 October 2020 19:12 (three years ago) link
I need a second listen. A few noisy ambient things, some more melodic stuff, only a couple tracks stood out on first listen
I’m assuming the bangers will be whatever remixes happen. The single before the album had a kode9 one iirc that was pretty good but not a huge variation?
― mh, Monday, 19 October 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link
fwiw there are a couple tracks on this that would qualify for this thread so it just baaaarely squeaks by when it comes to meeting our criteria, but I enjoyed it:https://sneakersocialclub.bandcamp.com/album/evident-ware-full-lp
― mh, Monday, 19 October 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
neighbours is def dillon-bait and similar to that record seems like a breath of fresh air wherein experimental doesn't mean "dour" "academic" or "insultingly boring as shit" as it so often does in NYC ...
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Monday, 19 October 2020 21:59 (three years ago) link
Ooh, well said. I'm trying to take a page out of this approach too, focused but fun.
I just realized that Church Andrews is an alias of Bambooman, which I can totally hear now:https://bambooman.bandcamp.com/album/shudderhttps://bambooman.bandcamp.com/album/ricochet
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 20:05 (three years ago) link
That Neighbours record— I find the mix, at least on the first two tracks on the bandcamp, to be really heavy in the mids and high frequencies. It is interesting and fun, but I'm finding it slightly irritating in a way I don't find other stuff we're putting here. Does it get, uh, bassier?
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Friday, 23 October 2020 14:31 (three years ago) link
this Hyph11E record has some good shiny sounds and nice moments of glitchy dnb abandon, super gross cover art too, can't stop looking at it
― adam, Monday, 26 October 2020 17:14 (three years ago) link
Not really. My guess was that the subby kicks and claps were sampled and the drummer was just playing all the clattery inbetween stuff, but from this video it looks fully live:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWfNfNCi5o4
(my guess is that it's the old trick where a tone generator/sine wave + gate is sidechained to the kick)
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 26 October 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
On the less nerdy end of things --
New Neanahttps://neana.bandcamp.com/album/trace
Neana x Angel Hohttps://angel-ho.bandcamp.com/track/got-me-going-neana-on-the-trak-x-angel-ho
And I'm looking forward to going through this anniversary comp from DECISIONS (Air Max '97's label):https://decisionsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/consequences
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 26 October 2020 18:58 (three years ago) link
So...a
― bingo dabber acid, Thursday, 29 October 2020 09:45 (three years ago) link
e?
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 29 October 2020 14:21 (three years ago) link
Currently listening to this sort of scene retrospective mix for the mid '10s, still extremely inspiring to me:https://www.nts.live/shows/astral-plane/episodes/astral-plane-23rd-october-2020
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 29 October 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
New Smurphy (blown-out dubby footwork) <3
https://smurphy.bandcamp.com/album/spheres-of-consciousness
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 30 October 2020 17:41 (three years ago) link
Excellent news, the last Smurphy was wonderful
― boxedjoy, Friday, 30 October 2020 20:57 (three years ago) link
That Smurphy is...whew, really good.
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Monday, 2 November 2020 02:28 (three years ago) link
The Nazar mix for RA is pretty wild (and dark). Really enjoyed the Jamz Supernova one too, more on the conventional side but it led me to this great South African ballroom track (reading about Kirvan Le Cap now, who sadly was murdered earlier this year):https://cajoux.bandcamp.com/track/s-wat-jy-wil
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 6 November 2020 22:04 (three years ago) link
Do we feel okay about Howie Lee here? This came out a few months ago but I dig.
https://maloca.bandcamp.com/album/7-weapons-series
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Sunday, 15 November 2020 21:47 (three years ago) link
Ooh this is great, ty.
Digging the latest Principe release:https://principediscos.bandcamp.com/album/c-digo-de-barras
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 16 November 2020 22:23 (three years ago) link
Thanks! I need to remember to check my "Bandcamp" email folder more often, I probably got an announcement about that but haven't checked in a minute.
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Monday, 16 November 2020 22:56 (three years ago) link
xp ben ufo recommended codigo de barras via twitter and i have to say it's very cool
― fleet doxes (map), Monday, 23 November 2020 17:01 (three years ago) link
What do we consider Giant Swan? The preview track from their upcoming EP is very noisy, I love it.
https://giantswan.bandcamp.com/album/do-not-be-afraid-of-tenderness
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Sunday, 29 November 2020 19:42 (three years ago) link
this Sonia Calico album is amazing
― silverfish, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:52 (three years ago) link
after playing that Sonia Calico album, the first two tracks spotify auto-played for me were from two 2020 albums I like very much with similar vibes which haven't really been mentioned much here:
Blacksea Não Maya - Máquina de Vénus DJ Plead - Going for It
― silverfish, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:28 (three years ago) link
this might fit here - awesome stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWXTQkNSRlcD'Vo • Mbalax
from the compilation Pluralistic Reflex on Byrd Out
fwiw - I don't any of these names: "D'Vo [is] the solo electronic output of Tilé Gichigi-Lipere of Cykada, Myriad Forest and more."
― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Sunday, 27 December 2020 20:50 (three years ago) link
Bandcamp link for that album: https://byrdout.bandcamp.com/album/pluralistic-reflex
― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Sunday, 27 December 2020 20:51 (three years ago) link
Love the sound world of that track.
Suggestions for 2021 thread title?????
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 28 December 2020 16:13 (three years ago) link
rolling cyberpunk 2077
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 18:45 (three years ago) link
lol. Rolling Matrix 4 Rave Scene.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 21:14 (three years ago) link
this bangshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2a2sywLDag
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Friday, 1 January 2021 06:21 (three years ago) link
yes thanks to jordan for being a boss at not only curating but producing this style
perhaps just like "rolling experimental post-bass", is that too clinical? i can't think of any more jokes. but i do think that is the difference between this and the "doing it wrong" thread which is for more shredded and lo fi traditional house and techno (i think?)
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Monday, 4 January 2021 16:22 (three years ago) link
Aw thanks <3
I agree with that, although the word "experimental" can be a touchy word for some. I'll start a new thread soon!
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 4 January 2021 16:38 (three years ago) link
Rolling Re-Re-Reconstructed Club Music 2021
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 4 January 2021 17:31 (three years ago) link