Comments on: na: four tet, los campesinos!, etc.

By: ptolemyclark

ptolemyclark — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:05:12 +0000

I’ve fallen pretty hard for that Gigi album. And Maris, you totally nailed it with that “nary an ironic wink or a pretentious flourish”…also totally absent is the self-aware kitch factor separates it from such acts as The Pipettes.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:50:36 +0000

Thanks for pointing out the Clogs album, folks. Not AT ALL what I was expecting, but very enjoyable nonetheless.

Oh, and flamgirlant, as a huge fan of candied orange slices your review is top notch!

Craig

By: Maris

Maris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:19:27 +0000

Thanks, flamgirlant! That didn’t stop me from “liking” your review on your tumblr…

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:30:53 +0000

I wonder how much of the new Four Tet is influenced by his recent collaboration with Burial. You can’t find the disc anywhere, I’m afraid, but what I’ve heard of it is astonishing, and points a way forward for the development of Burial’s music in particular. YouTube links below.

Moth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdTbgx5ZXSk)

Wolf Cub (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1AdPdx8fPw&feature=related)

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:45:06 +0000

I second ptolemyclark, the tracks I’ve heard from the new Clogs are fantastic!

By: JTO

JTO — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:29:08 +0000

Just downloaded the whole of First Aid Kit’s “The Big Black and The Blue”. Lovely…

By: POGB

POGB — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:27:37 +0000

Any chance we will see the new Jaga Jazzist – One-Armed Bandit? Dropped today and I was expecting it, based on the fact that you have the single from the album up. Groovy stuff, been listening on lala this morning/afternoon

By: ilya

ilya — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:43:07 +0000

Harvey Milk Self-Titled arrived, Harvey Milk - s/t This was available as a 2xLP while the band was on tour and now it's here digitally. From the samples it's the usual thrashy sprawl. There's a nice comp from prolific Detroit Techno producer Anthony Shakir. The compilation features tracks that were produced while he operated his own label, Friction, I believe. Some of the tracks are all over the place and there's hints of drum n' bass and other such off shoots. Pretty cool stuff. For more information I'd recommend the little blurb in Stylus, Night Drive: A Bluffer's Guide to Detroit Techno

By: flamgirlant

flamgirlant — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:27:44 +0000

Maris – awesome review on the Gigi album! The best I could come up with was: “If those candied orange slices your gramma had in her candy dish could sound like anything, I believe this would be it.” Yeah. You win.

By: ptolemyclark

ptolemyclark — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:40:17 +0000

The new Clogs sounds good…side project of some of the guys from the National, and very very different from the National.