So fellow CS + Kreme fans, is there a track that we can all get behind for the end of year poll? I love Snoopy and will be voting for it is my A of the Y but I don't think there's any standout tracks, ie they're all at a similar level of excellence. Wouldn't want to go for Pussywhistle Tea though because fuck me that's a terrible song title.
― paolo, Wednesday, 9 December 2020 13:06 (three years ago) link
Could go for either of the tracks from the new single too
― paolo, Wednesday, 9 December 2020 13:07 (three years ago) link
Very tough to pick a standout track as it is a much more an overall immersive listen. "Snoopy" will be in my top 2 of 2020 but for a track I think (if i were voting) I'd maybe go with "Bugged" off the new single.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 9 December 2020 15:00 (three years ago) link
i'll def be voting for it in the albums poll
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 9 December 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link
Bugged is immense. Love the beat but unable to explain exactly how it is “wrong”
― I am using your worlds, Wednesday, 9 December 2020 15:42 (three years ago) link
Mount Warning would be the track for me; but it'll be Snoopy I vote for.
― toby, Wednesday, 9 December 2020 16:18 (three years ago) link
this album is something else, it does not go down easy for me. it’s so haunted... supremely chill surface but it’s as if it’s hiding something really nasty and awful underneath... idk.. “thoughts”
― brimstead, Thursday, 10 December 2020 00:19 (three years ago) link
“Where did blueberries go” is definitely the best album-opening line of 2020
― brimstead, Thursday, 10 December 2020 00:20 (three years ago) link
some of it kind reminds me of some of Piano Magic’s eerie early stuff
― brimstead, Thursday, 10 December 2020 02:03 (three years ago) link
vibes wise
anyone get that two cassette mix they just put out, reel torque 20? i've got it but i won't get a chance to listen until christmas (it's wrapped rn up as a lil present to myself), no tracklist, what a mystery
― dogs, Thursday, 10 December 2020 18:43 (three years ago) link
don't know how i missed this all year, incredible stuff
― cosmic vision | bleak epiphany | erotic email (map), Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:12 (three years ago) link
track in the first post is still my favorite but yeah this is good stuff
― the late great, Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:16 (three years ago) link
Jealous - I didn't know about that. Hopefully someone will rip it to Youtube at some point.
― toby, Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:22 (three years ago) link
― brimstead, Thursday, December 10, 2020 12:19 AM (twenty hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
yeah. i'm just going off "roast ghost (ultra lavender mix)" but it's like plants growing out of chopped up bodies or something.
― cosmic vision | bleak epiphany | erotic email (map), Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:32 (three years ago) link
(xp) I assumed from the way that it's described on Boomkat that the Reel Torque tape is a DJ mix with maybe some original material sprinkled in, not worlds away from many of the cassette-only releases on The Trilogy Tapes
― call mr zbow that's my name that name again is mr zbow (Craig D.), Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:40 (three years ago) link
So fellow CS + Kreme fans, is there a track that we can all get behind for the end of year poll? I love Snoopy and will be voting for it is my A of the Y but I don't think there's any standout tracks, ie they're all at a similar level of excellence. Wouldn't want to go for Pussywhistle Tea though because fuck me that's a terrible song title.― paolo, Wednesday, 9 December 2020 13:06 (two days ago)
― paolo, Wednesday, 9 December 2020 13:06 (two days ago)
It's tough to pick a single track, it does all sort of flow together. Blue Flu & Mount Warning are maybe the two that jump out at me most often, but then Saint feels like the one that's the perfect lockdown time capsule. Will definitely be voting for the album high up on my album ballot anyway.
― Mr Andy M, Friday, 11 December 2020 19:01 (three years ago) link
Appreciate the suggestions for similar artists/albums upthread. Got Shadow Weaver by Legendary Pink Dots on just now & it's sounding pretty great.
― Mr Andy M, Friday, 11 December 2020 19:02 (three years ago) link
:-)
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Saturday, 12 December 2020 02:36 (three years ago) link
dang this is good
― na (NA), Monday, 21 December 2020 20:42 (three years ago) link
The recent single is so great to just ~space~ to
― Tim F, Monday, 28 December 2020 00:52 (three years ago) link
Damn, how did I miss this? ANY mention of Labradford and/or The For Carnation should immediately send up a bat signal of some sort.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 21:23 (three years ago) link
Now's not the time for glibness but the widescreen creeping dread of the recent EP is perfect for watching the world burn.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 21:40 (three years ago) link
hey what's up, i listened to the tape mix - pretty good
they've got asa chang and junray - hana on there, patty waters, public enemy, a song from the ghost dog soundtrack, got some throat singing on there, some gamelan
whole thing is a trip tbh
― dogs, Tuesday, 12 January 2021 17:49 (three years ago) link
Sounds like my freeform radio sets during my uni days!
― Pere Legume (the table is the table), Wednesday, 13 January 2021 02:07 (three years ago) link
this album should appeal to all you snoopy-heads that wanna get churned up by more coil-esque looping psychedlic ambient
Geins't Naït & Scanner – GN / Scanner
https://open.spotify.com/album/5kgC1RMEMkt9lsrTU6k2XA?si=Ymr6pPPOTMuNK-KP6zA1WA
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 20 January 2021 15:31 (three years ago) link
That's on Offen isn't it? Love that label.
― paolo, Wednesday, 20 January 2021 16:05 (three years ago) link
yep! anything vladimir ivkovic touches is worthwhile imo
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 20 January 2021 16:17 (three years ago) link
Saw that they have a new mix here:https://crackmagazine.net/article/mixprofile/cs-kreme/
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 8 February 2021 16:38 (three years ago) link
Blue Six – Sweeter Love (Jay's Full Vocal)
not gonna lie to you, been waiting on the naked music revival...
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Monday, 8 February 2021 19:57 (three years ago) link
discovered this only now via the albums poll. it is incredible that there is still so much fascinating, uncharted territory on the map of music. there is something haunting about this stuff. i get the piano music comparison but here there are more noises and not so many voices. "mount warning" is a phantastic trip into some dark places, maybe a descent into a cave?
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 8 February 2021 21:09 (three years ago) link
piano magic comparison, obv.
I've also discovered them through the albums poll and am really digging them. What they do goes beyond mood; these are full-bodied tracks with enigmatic personalities.
― Chris L, Thursday, 11 February 2021 15:16 (three years ago) link
If I can thank ILM for just three things, those things would be Junior Boys, Sault, and this
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 11 February 2021 15:33 (three years ago) link
I was hoping that they would place high enough in the albums poll to get more people to check them out, so it's great to see that's happened.
― toby, Thursday, 11 February 2021 16:03 (three years ago) link
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Thursday, 11 February 2021 20:47 (three years ago) link
heard this today for the first time, i know it's not quite there (nowhere near murky enough) but i think this is the closest thing i've heard to 'snoopy'?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-pGZsf3Vck
Roy Montgomery with Kirk Lake - London Is Swinging By His Neck (1998)
― would a nit be nice? (NickB), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:43 (three years ago) link
those wacky noises at the start meant I couldn't listen to more than two minutes of this, just too distracting :(
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 18 February 2021 08:40 (three years ago) link
that track ends about five minutes in, if you just want to skip it
― mh, Thursday, 18 February 2021 19:49 (three years ago) link
oh man i used to have that rocket girl box set - some real clunkers on there, but that track and about half of the rest is decent
just had a look and the box set has the track with the offside lyrics that go: "the gallagher brothers masquerading around town as genuises/like beatlemania with tiny penises"
― dogs, Sunday, 21 February 2021 14:24 (three years ago) link
"Where did tiny penises go"
― Kangol In The Light (Craig D.), Sunday, 21 February 2021 15:43 (three years ago) link
wow the vinyl copy i got (repress i think) sounds like absolute dogshit. a muddy mess. A/B'ing with a 320kbps mp3 is like night and day. trilogy tapes is kind of a stupid label but i've never gotten something that sounds this bad from them before. major drag.
― adam, Thursday, 25 February 2021 16:06 (three years ago) link
especially with like 12 minutes of music per side
my copy sounds great.
trilogy tapes is kind of a stupid label
what is stupid about them?
― stirmonster, Thursday, 25 February 2021 16:22 (three years ago) link
put some text on your dang lps so i know what side is what! especially on a double lp. i feel very strongly about this. the rezzett 2lp has 4 blank silver labels!
there is enough uncertainty in life i don't need expensive imported techno mysteries. tho i understand this might be appealing to others
― adam, Thursday, 25 February 2021 16:26 (three years ago) link
ha ha. i can't argue with that.
a friend bought the repress too so i'll ask them how their copy sounds.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 25 February 2021 16:29 (three years ago) link
Fans of CS + Kreme might be interested in the debut album from fellow Australian YL Hooi.
https://boomkat.com/products/untitled-b1e42e25-2e48-44e8-a9d6-19856e3f068a
― paolo, Tuesday, 9 March 2021 13:26 (three years ago) link
There's something up with those Aussies and I for one am loving it. You've also got the likes of Carla dal Forno, HTRK, F Ingers and Tarquin Manek working in this kinda zone as well. Won't be too long before they're giving this sound it's own name and everything.
― paolo, Tuesday, 9 March 2021 13:28 (three years ago) link
Yeah the YL Hooi album is good, as was this set: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/yl-hooi-19th-february-2021
― toby, Tuesday, 9 March 2021 16:35 (three years ago) link
when will there be new CS + Kreme
― na (NA), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 13:32 (two years ago) link
i like orange more than snoopy!danker, scrapier. you can’t imagine anyone calling it “illbient”.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 07:44 (one year ago) link
i obviously apologise unreservedly for using that word.orange is my new workout music btw not joking
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 07:52 (one year ago) link
despite knowing the artist I have always misread this thread title as “CS plus Kreme minus Snoopy”, thank you for listening
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 12:00 (one year ago) link
illbient is good, tho?
snoopy is cool because it is pretty traditional in terms of instrumentation, but super otherworldly in its effects. more badalamenti than anything else, really. or like certain moments in harold budd's catalog - like you can sing "where did blueberries go" over this track pretty easily!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo0ng_0NYnA
relistening to orange, it's unfair to compare it to snoopy. it has its own thing going on. and that thing is really bad, to me. i will say it's rare for me to actively loathe music, usually it's just boring, so they have accomplished something real in that sense.
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 15:39 (one year ago) link
I'm actually surprised by how polarizing this record seems to be. It isn't exactly leagues apart from the previous album
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 15:45 (one year ago) link
i think it is at least a league apart. to me it does feel like a very different thing from Snoopy.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 16:00 (one year ago) link
as someone who has had trouble totally processing orange I definitely don't think its 'boring'
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 17:02 (one year ago) link
i feel like walking around Glasgow in early March would probably be a good way to "get" it
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 17:14 (one year ago) link
i'll try that tomorrow Tracer.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 17:37 (one year ago) link
d-40, me neither; wasn't as clear as i could have been.
anyways. still one of the best acts out rn i think. and 'vampire' is truly excellent
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 18:39 (one year ago) link