― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Sunday, 14 February 2021 21:15 (three years ago) link
Aha - thanks Mr malone! Will always associate that sound with maggot brain. Bah-doinggg!
― would a nit be nice? (NickB), Sunday, 14 February 2021 21:34 (three years ago) link
Man, Room for the Moon is amazing. Way outside my usual wheelhouse but I put it on for a stoned, snowy dog walk a few nights ago based on the EOY rollout, and have been all Kate NV, all the time, ever since (interspersed with the Chick Corea fest going on in my house).
She does not fuck around filling every little space in the music with creative and unexpected sounds. Having dug back into this thread and schooled myself a little in Russian synth pop and her other influences, I now see that her mix of electronic and synthy stuff with flutes and clarinets and saxes and such is not quite as idiosyncratic as I initially heard it, but so what. Love how quickly and aggressively she builds her soundscapes while still keeping them warm and engaging. Love those thick, meaty bass lines that propel the music forward magnificently but are just unusual and complex enough to keep me alert to their role in the mix. And love the sequencing on the album, drifting farther out into experimentation than most pop albums I'm familiar with and then pulling back to dance/pop at just the right times. I think my fav tracks are Ça Commence Par and Plans, and I have a special affection for Du Na, which is seriously evocative of mid-90s Tortoise to me, one of my all-time favorite sounds (there are moments where it really sounds like it could be lifted right from Djed).
What a gem. Thanks ilm for putting it on my radar!
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 16 February 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
:)
― would a nit be nice? (NickB), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 17:50 (three years ago) link
otm
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 19:05 (three years ago) link
Are there any good compilations that cover the Russian scenes that influenced her?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 16 February 2021 23:23 (three years ago) link
finally got around to watching some Glintshake on YouTube and wow, hard to believe it's the same person. almost like a Jun Togawa thing going on there.
― frogbs, Sunday, 21 February 2021 02:35 (three years ago) link
whoa -- this live video is excellent + a good reminder to revisit this record that hit me at a weird time last year.
would be rad to see this lineup the US when that is a thing again. thanks for sharing!
― dronestreet, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 21:06 (three years ago) link
Damn that video is indeed excellent, wish I spoke Russian.
The bass playing is the closest thing I've heard to Mick Karn in a very long time.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 22:00 (three years ago) link
is that a metal neck on the bass?
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 22:20 (three years ago) link
her voice is somehow even better live
― frogbs, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 02:21 (three years ago) link
another live show, kind of similar setlist. still she's always a joy to watch so click it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLzOMaxjMNY
― frogbs, Friday, 16 July 2021 14:51 (two years ago) link
new single
https://katenv.bandcamp.com/track/d-d-dont
reminds me a lot of Jean-Michel Jarre's Zoolook. right down to the Laurie Anderson vocals
― frogbs, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 16:45 (two years ago) link
sounds kinda like foodman doing watermelon man
I'm not really into it, the way she's working with this sound is kinda played out imo
― Bongo Jongus, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhceRmd2Ink
some real great concert footage. this show would be so much fun
― frogbs, Friday, 3 December 2021 04:51 (two years ago) link
she uh, seems to be in a really bad place right now
https://twitter.com/kattique/status/1501975566391681024
(translates to: Today I see no way out but to just kill myself.)
― frogbs, Thursday, 10 March 2022 21:00 (two years ago) link
i was wondering how she was doing atm :(
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 10 March 2022 21:33 (two years ago) link
that's so awful. i hope she can find peace (without doing anything drastic).
― stirmonster, Friday, 11 March 2022 00:17 (two years ago) link
happier news:Improvised music in support of "Helping to Leave" Ukraine charityit's prettyhttps://katenv.bandcamp.com/album/bouquet
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 27 May 2022 13:50 (one year ago) link
yep Bouquet is crazy good more pls
― clouds (peanutbuttereverysingleday), Friday, 27 May 2022 22:31 (one year ago) link
this seems promising
https://www.firerecords.com/fire-signs-kate-nv-angel-deradoorians-new-project-decisive-pink/
― frogbs, Tuesday, 27 September 2022 19:52 (one year ago) link
Promising, indeed. I can't imagine what she's going through in Russia right now.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 27 September 2022 20:08 (one year ago) link
new song out, sounds like she's doing a Far Side Virtual thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86UHdsbNZKs
― frogbs, Wednesday, 12 October 2022 20:41 (one year ago) link
dunno if people saw this but there's a kate nv guest vocal on the (extremely lovely) new soyuz album...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AcEiva70hUSOYUZ (СОЮЗ) Ft. Kate NV - I Knew It (Я так и знал)
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 3 November 2022 20:55 (one year ago) link
new album, looks like it's gonna be full of the Zoolook-style digital sampling she's been doing lately. so maybe not exactly a follow up to Room for the Moon but I have liked those tracks so far
https://katenv.bandcamp.com/album/wow
― frogbs, Tuesday, 6 December 2022 22:07 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4euYMd4-l0
ooh i do like the new single
― ufo, Wednesday, 7 December 2022 02:29 (one year ago) link
this is great
― nxd, Wednesday, 7 December 2022 17:11 (one year ago) link
Video = Kateamari Damacy
(song is awesome too)
― emil.y, Wednesday, 7 December 2022 17:14 (one year ago) link
holy smokes thats a strange video
― frogbs, Thursday, 8 December 2022 23:02 (one year ago) link
Pleasant surprise, she has a new project with Angel Deradoorian called Decisive Pink. First single is more conventional synth pop than her solo stuff but it has a nice trippy shining future vibe (via focus on dominant 7th chord): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLrdPMAguUQ
― J. Sam, Thursday, 15 December 2022 00:04 (one year ago) link
It's hitting me in my nostalgic feels. Fantastic.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 15 December 2022 04:28 (one year ago) link
Nice. She's coming to Big Ears next year, I'm intrigued.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 15 December 2022 04:56 (one year ago) link
yeah that single is nice, looking forward to the full album. it kind of sounds like a direction Stereolab could've gone in. hope they emphasize the vocal harmonies because they're damn good
in other news apparently she's also doing a show in Chicago? I might have to try to make that
― frogbs, Thursday, 15 December 2022 14:28 (one year ago) link
new song - Meow Chat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAMCVZHAi_k
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 25 January 2023 00:14 (one year ago) link
meow chat has a proper video now (neow):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQf84KubJjE
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Sunday, 5 February 2023 14:05 (one year ago) link
kate did a mix for late junction on bbc radio 3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hbpb
in case you can't be bothered to click on that, the tracks she played were...
Shiina Ringo - StoicismUrbangarde - Commercial SongAphex Twin - Bucephalus Bouncing BallNobukazu Takemura - Murmur of the DayKatamari Damacy - Original Video Game Soundtrack Macdonald Duck Eclair - Ya...Pa Pa!Momoe Yamaguchi - Koi no Hotline
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:38 (one year ago) link
wonkee formatting lol oops apols
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:39 (one year ago) link
oh wow i hadn't heard macdonald duck eclair before and they sound like a very emil.y band :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4MIe0PRA04Macdonald Duck Eclair - Mac Teenage Riot (2004)
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:51 (one year ago) link
getting very off-topic but this track of theirs is gorgeous:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE0UDfM-vm4Macdonald Duck Eclair - The Yellow Go
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:56 (one year ago) link
yesss Macdonald Duck Eclair are excellent, plus they have a Longmont Potion Castle name
― frogbs, Thursday, 9 February 2023 22:00 (one year ago) link
yeah i like what they got goin'!
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 February 2023 22:03 (one year ago) link
Wow is upon us! Sounds good, if mostly back in not-actual-pop-songy territory, just as the previews were suggesting.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 3 March 2023 04:57 (one year ago) link
huge Rainbow Islands vibes from "confessions at the dinner table"
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 3 March 2023 11:50 (one year ago) link
Love this
― nxd, Friday, 3 March 2023 17:18 (one year ago) link
yeah it's exactly what I was hoping for given the preview tracks. no real songs but a lot of nice sounds. I know this comparison is lame but you know how all the animals and people in Katamari are only capable of making weird wordless noises? well this is like if you put together a barnyard jam band there
― frogbs, Tuesday, 7 March 2023 03:28 (one year ago) link
this is lots of fun. love the pings and pops, tho at times they did make me think i was getting a work notification lol
― avatár the way of watár (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 16:59 (one year ago) link
first album from her other project due in June
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/decisive-pink/ticket-to-fame/
that's pretty quick but I am pretty sure nearly all of WOW was recorded before Room for the Moon. in fact you can hear proto versions of those tracks on here if you listen closely. so I guess it makes sense that her actual "new project" is actually something upcoming and not this.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 14:12 (one year ago) link
yeah her instagram post for Wow's release says it was made around the same time as Moon
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 15:39 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8vDsOJSpxQ
this album's gonna be real good I think. vocals remind me a bit of Stereolab
― frogbs, Monday, 24 April 2023 19:38 (eleven months ago) link
yeah, i'm more excited for this than the Kate NV album. which is saying something.
― alpine static, Monday, 24 April 2023 22:01 (eleven months ago) link