I mean, it’s so easy to take the beauty for granted when people consistently make great work over a long period of time, but this really is incredibly beautiful. “Vantablack”, wow…
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 30 August 2022 14:26 (one year ago) link
She was one of the Pitchfork Festival's highlights.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 30 August 2022 15:04 (one year ago) link
This is so cool. Not sure I know of anything similar?
― Indexed, Tuesday, 30 August 2022 19:16 (one year ago) link
Movement 2 came out this week, consisting of four more tracks.
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 30 September 2022 12:55 (one year ago) link
it's more of the same but that's welcome
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 2 October 2022 05:54 (one year ago) link
Wow, this is really great.
Zahn isn't an artist who's been on my radar before. I'm going to check out some of his earlier work - he did a record with Dave Harrington of Darkside guesting on guitar, which seems like a promising premise for a collab.
― The Ghost Club, Sunday, 2 October 2022 06:29 (one year ago) link
did a sort of panel with her last month, what an lovely person she is
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 2 October 2022 13:05 (one year ago) link
“Cerulean” is insane. Loving this so hard.
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 October 2022 21:56 (one year ago) link
wowwww
― ꙮ (map), Sunday, 2 October 2022 22:59 (one year ago) link
she has a nice feature on a softer garage house number from luuk van dijk called "love you". on beatport and junodownload but afaict nowhere else, maybe spotify idk.
― ꙮ (map), Thursday, 13 October 2022 20:34 (one year ago) link
Dang the layers of woodwinds/strings/vocals on "Saffron" -- this is rather majestic stuff, but not at all stuffy or overwrought.
― Indexed, Thursday, 13 October 2022 21:12 (one year ago) link
Just went back to 1 and "Vantablack" is stunning
― Indexed, Thursday, 13 October 2022 21:22 (one year ago) link
holy shit crimson
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 21 October 2022 04:41 (one year ago) link
This is the post-ECM jazz art-pop record we need right now. Soooo fucking good.
Agree Crimson is incredible.
― The Ghost Club, Friday, 21 October 2022 05:36 (one year ago) link
for some reason this didn't interest me when the first few tracks were released but now i think they're fantastic?
― ufo, Friday, 21 October 2022 07:10 (one year ago) link
This gets really good in the second movement!
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 14:01 (one year ago) link
Yeah wow, excellent record. Pop and num-nummy froth-jazz pulling one another towards something v deep and charming
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 14:11 (one year ago) link
really love the cover art on this
― frogbs, Friday, 21 October 2022 14:27 (one year ago) link
where's it at?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 21 October 2022 14:27 (one year ago) link
https://dawnrichard.bandcamp.com/album/pigments
― Indexed, Friday, 21 October 2022 14:35 (one year ago) link
heh. the cover photo. none of the press seems to say.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 21 October 2022 15:37 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/RXMYy7F.jpg
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 21 October 2022 15:47 (one year ago) link
just a spot of ice golf y'know
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 15:49 (one year ago) link
Totally magical album
― Tim F, Friday, 21 October 2022 21:11 (one year ago) link
It's currently leading my aotd (day) rankings, although the Dry Cleaning got off to a v promising start that I've had to curtail continuing until tomorrow
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 21:16 (one year ago) link
I think the most magical thing for me is that I listened to and mildly enjoyed the first movement a few weeks ago, but listening to the whole thing was a revelation - as ufo says above, it just opens out and deepens to an unbelievable degree for such a brief album
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 21:19 (one year ago) link
Agreed, I stopped listening to the first movement because I was anticipating the album so much. Glad I waited. It's best taken as a whole, and it's wonderful.
Made me check out Sunday Painter by Zahn, which is also exquisite.
― The Ghost Club, Friday, 21 October 2022 22:11 (one year ago) link
took me a few listens to notice how amazing Umber is
― rob, Wednesday, 26 October 2022 19:02 (one year ago) link
is it philistine to wish the vocals were a bit less treated
still this is very good
― your original display name is still visible (Left), Wednesday, 26 October 2022 19:48 (one year ago) link
I feel the same about the vocal treatments. On the other hand, a more naturalistic treatment would further expose some of the lyrical weaknesses.
The vocals are very much part of the wash of sound, as on the Cocteau's Victorialand (in particular).
― The Ghost Club, Wednesday, 26 October 2022 20:03 (one year ago) link
more background on the dozen things she's doing (a food truck?)https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/musician-and-multimedia-artist-dawn-richard-on-creating-opportunities-for-yourself-and-others/
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Monday, 7 November 2022 15:08 (one year ago) link
new single/twerk anthem "Bubblegum"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWyTq_9GdUA
― rob, Wednesday, 12 April 2023 14:27 (one year ago) link
oh hellllll yeah
― ꙮ (map), Wednesday, 12 April 2023 14:43 (one year ago) link
I like those apparent "sell-outs" where the aloofness and left-field sounds keep the supposed hit song in its own elusive territory. Like creating a bridge and creating gaps at the same time. It's very credible. Retains her "aquatic" sound.Only critique is that it's a bit over in an instant.
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 12 April 2023 15:06 (one year ago) link
i am *really* enjoying this.
― Fizzles, Monday, 22 May 2023 17:24 (ten months ago) link
Dawn was great at the PopCon keynote, BTW; had a chance to chat with her almost by accident beforehand. A personable soul.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 May 2023 17:29 (ten months ago) link
Uh...nobody posted this yet?
https://dawnrichard.bandcamp.com/album/the-architect
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 23:07 (six months ago) link
I'm listening to Goldenheart for the first time in a long time. Still holds up!
What else is worth hearing (and/or avoiding) in her discography? I haven't kept up with any releases since Goldenheart, including the jump to Merge Records.
― I can't tell if he's trolling or not (ilxor), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 01:03 (five months ago) link
Goldenheart is the one I would tell people to avoid, so not sure how valuable this will be to you. But I would simply proceed chronologically from there: Blackheart, Redemption, new breed, Second Line. I wouldn't avoid any of them, though Blackheart is probably my favourite
― rob, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 16:53 (five months ago) link
Haha I agree with all of that - Goldenheart is the one that feels most like a slog even though it has some fantastic individual moments. Blackheart is in many ways further out but it's better structured and sequenced. Then everything after that is a much easier listen though I don't think she has ever surprised as much again (at least until Pigments anyway) - this isn't really a criticism, there's very few artists who could maintain the kind of outward-expansion-trajectory which Dawn managed in the four years from early 2011 to early 2015.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 23:42 (five months ago) link