well the concept of liquid colours was 90s jungle-as-muzak and here it's being used with added ambience as a muzak interlude in the way real 90s muzak stuff would be, it's a funny little touch
― ufo, Friday, 9 April 2021 13:38 (three years ago) link
i don't think this is quite as great as liquid colours was overall because that was really something special as a whole, but i'm still really enjoying this. "self service 1999" is a great french house pastiche
― ufo, Friday, 9 April 2021 13:41 (three years ago) link
I loved Self Service 1999. The rest of it didn't immediately grab me but maybe on repeated listens.
― skip, Friday, 9 April 2021 19:22 (three years ago) link
The Colours of Life is, no joke, easily a top ten record of the last decade for me. Liquid Colours is also fantastic. I had a feeling I was missing something when I saw CFCF rolling out the promo art and cover artwork for this thing, and after listening to the album (once to be fair), I still feel like I’m missing something. Feels like a big step back.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 9 April 2021 19:49 (three years ago) link
I am enjoying it, but yeah, it hasn't immediately grabbed as much as The Colours of Life and Liquid Colours. It's a little shapeless. Some parts also remind me of Oneohtrix Point Never, who I've always found a bit unapproachable.
― jaymc, Friday, 9 April 2021 20:44 (three years ago) link
So what's the deal with this one? I loved Liquid Colours cos it summarised everything I don't like about that kind of drum n bass while making it incredibly rich and palatable
― Party With A Jagger Ban (dog latin), Friday, 9 April 2021 20:55 (three years ago) link
Seems a bit more like a James Ferraro or OPN album (as mentioned above), but time will tell. I’m not enjoying the stuff that sounds like Kero Kero Bonito’s last album; there are some noise rock tracks (?) that don’t seem like they’ll ecru grow on me.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 9 April 2021 21:08 (three years ago) link
a lot of it is way more straightforward than anything ferraro or opn have done overall though. i understand the comparison though
― ufo, Saturday, 10 April 2021 00:37 (three years ago) link
sad there's no CD release, esp. given the list of inspirations
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Saturday, 10 April 2021 02:27 (three years ago) link
loving this
― flopson, Sunday, 11 April 2021 00:30 (three years ago) link
wish i liked the vocals on the last song but they're such a stumble at the finish line. good fun record otherwise
― ciderpress, Monday, 19 April 2021 17:19 (three years ago) link
i'm fine with the kero kero bonito singer just not the execution here
― ciderpress, Monday, 19 April 2021 17:23 (three years ago) link
hey there's a new CFCF record out? if it has a James Ferraro/0PN feel then i'm probably gonna dig it!
― davey, Monday, 19 April 2021 17:27 (three years ago) link
good record. splits the difference between wipeout and gran turismo
― adam, Tuesday, 10 August 2021 18:27 (two years ago) link
Still playing this regularly. The vinyl is back in stock at https://cfcf.bandcamp.com/album/memoryland and wherever else. I just got it, it's quality, and going through it in four parts (labelled Dreams/Angst/Diversion/Reality) might help me digest it better. I can't remember the last 70 minute album I've enjoyed so much the whole way through. Will be high on my 2021 list.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Sunday, 14 November 2021 13:19 (two years ago) link
https://www.artuniongroup.co.jp/plancha/top/releases/artpl-150/ !
― maf you one two (maffew12), Sunday, 14 November 2021 13:22 (two years ago) link