thanks for the link to that Time Out New York mix, what a great listen.
― skip, Tuesday, 11 January 2011 21:41 (thirteen years ago) link
"WOUH" is jaw-dropping.
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Tuesday, 11 January 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Space Is Only Noise leaked.
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
i saw nico at the wolf and lamb xmas party at Sankeys in manchester. It was quite possibly one of best atmospheres i have ever experienced in a club. He started of at 70bpm and the crowd lapped it up , it made the changes throughout the set epic and his music on a good quality sound system was incredible. The man was like an artist and the whole crowd responded. he even SANG the vocal parts on his tracks - NO JOKE! i love my tech house/ deep house / minimal nights where the dancing is relentless however seeing Jaar is something different and something special - dont judge until you see his live act in a club setting - its surprising how well it works. He is the 2nd best live act in the Resident advisor polls for a reason.
― leon, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 23:05 (thirteen years ago) link
i would really love to see him live yeah
― plax (ico), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
it's him singing on the recordings, right?
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 23:07 (thirteen years ago) link
come to glasgow on the 29th of jan then!
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― jed_, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 23:08 (thirteen years ago) link
yh on the Chilean American vocals - this is his best mix in my opinion and gives you an idea of what to expect seeing him live - http://www.wolflambmusic.com/mp3/WLP087-nico-bunker-showcase.mp3
― leon, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 23:17 (thirteen years ago) link
did anyone end up going to the shoreditch gig?
― just sayin, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 23:38 (thirteen years ago) link
He started of at 70bpm and the crowd lapped it up , it made the changes throughout the set epic and his music on a good quality sound system was incredible. The man was like an artist and the whole crowd responded. he even SANG the vocal parts on his tracks -
boner
― basically just a 2/47 freak out (sic), Thursday, 13 January 2011 00:50 (thirteen years ago) link
"Boner" - mature respone but yh he was that good , check out motor city drum ensemble aswell his stuff is great
― leon, Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:35 (thirteen years ago) link
no ;_;
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:36 (thirteen years ago) link
:( didnt make it either
― just sayin, Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Adore the mcde remix of nufrequency on this general tip.
― Tim F, Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:55 (thirteen years ago) link
if I remember my Ivy Leage dates right, he's going to be missing the first few days of classes to do the Sub Club gig ... then i imagine no shows til the summer? TBH this guy seems like he'd fit summer like a glove
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:03 (thirteen years ago) link
LeagUe
:(
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:20 (thirteen years ago) link
yh its brilliant check out the raw cuts series he did - raw cuts 3, 5 and 6 being the best - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjgsqXp3meg&feature=relatedand this mix he did is great - http://www.nightmusic.ch/2010/10/11/motor-city-drum-ensemble-fabric-promo-mix-29-09-2010/
― leon, Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:46 (thirteen years ago) link
btw i take
i feel like its one of those records where the beats jack as hard as you want them to
lol having actually heard the record lol @ me. i like it but stick a kickdrum underneath it
― plax (ico), Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I was a bit puzzled by that comment before TBH.
― Bernard V. O'Hare (dog latin), Thursday, 13 January 2011 12:06 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone not sold on nico listen to this mix of his - http://www.wolflambmusic.com/mp3/WLP087-nico-bunker-showcase.mp3
― leon, Thursday, 13 January 2011 12:08 (thirteen years ago) link
didnt realised u guys had all heard it since it hadnt leaked, figured u meant the eps which it still does apply 2
― plax (ico), Thursday, 13 January 2011 12:12 (thirteen years ago) link
What you guys think of the album?
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Friday, 14 January 2011 00:23 (thirteen years ago) link
It's growing on me actually. I was comparing it to James Blake upthread, and while there are similarities, it's a lot less slap-dash than his album.
― Bernard V. O'Hare (dog latin), Friday, 14 January 2011 01:17 (thirteen years ago) link
I would say the key distinction between Jaar and Blake is that Jaar can be loose but is never messy.
― Tim F, Friday, 14 January 2011 01:25 (thirteen years ago) link
At the moment it's reminding me of Joakim's first couple of albums. Only a bit sonically, but mainly due to the sense of 4-5 really nice pieces being lost in the haze of excessive interludes, transitions, intros, and outros.
― Jedmond, Friday, 14 January 2011 01:31 (thirteen years ago) link
i like the album (on one listen) but, while i wouldn't say it's a disappointment exactly - i should at least give it time to grow on me - i prefer the singles. it's not necessarily the non-dancefloor focus that's the reason, i just feel like there's less focus full stop. people who are disappointed by it could do a lot worse than checking out frivolous's imminent meteorology album on cadenza
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Friday, 14 January 2011 07:44 (thirteen years ago) link
How similar is Meteorology to his Couples Therapy 12"?
― Jedmond, Friday, 14 January 2011 08:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Which I loved, partly because it reminded me Horror Inc.
― Jedmond, Friday, 14 January 2011 08:13 (thirteen years ago) link
no idea - this is the first frivolous stuff i've heard.
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Friday, 14 January 2011 08:13 (thirteen years ago) link
but clearly i need to hear it if it reminds you of horror inc!
(not my first point of comparison for the album, which sounds a lot warmer, but thinking about it the intricacy and use of melody are def comparable)
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Friday, 14 January 2011 08:19 (thirteen years ago) link
comparison/comparable aargh must drink coffee
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Friday, 14 January 2011 08:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Well I threw away the word "of" so... But on a re-listen it definitely sounds similar to Horror Inc (at least Horror Inc via Cadenza). Not just in terms of the intricacy, but also Frivolous' use of the same kind of musicbox and string sounds (at least on the track My Consciousness).
― Jedmond, Friday, 14 January 2011 08:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Frivolous has pretty much always been on key.
― EDB, Friday, 14 January 2011 15:43 (thirteen years ago) link
― Tim F, Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:25 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
I think this is OTM. "Space Is Only Noise If You Can See" is awesome.
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Friday, 14 January 2011 22:24 (thirteen years ago) link
who here has seen him live again? like is it *actually* possible to dance yr ass off when this guy plays?
― plax (ico), Friday, 14 January 2011 22:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I saw him, however he played to an huge, virtually empty room at 2PM. It was a lot of fun: he started out dancey, 110 bpmish, then pulled it down to downtempo stuff, where it did become more of a sliding and gliding affair. Also, this was last May, and I also kind of like the stuff he was doing a year ago more than his more up to date output.
― EDB, Saturday, 15 January 2011 00:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I wish his sound design were more interesting -- I find a lot of the sounds themselves (electric pianos, or their stand-ins, for instance) a little underwhelming. The ideas are nice, but I wish the execution were a little more fully-formed.
And Plaxico, I don't really understand what you mean about my "deal" in that interview.
― pshrbrn, Saturday, 15 January 2011 16:59 (thirteen years ago) link
i enjoyed the interview, no clue what plax meant
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 15 January 2011 18:21 (thirteen years ago) link
still undecided on the album, i love the vibe of it, but the vocals grate at times
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 15 January 2011 18:24 (thirteen years ago) link
idk its prolly a great interview
― plax (ico), Saturday, 15 January 2011 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
kinda surprised that people are disappointed with the album, i think it's amazing. it's funny cause i actually *do* feel that the ideas on this are more focused/fully-formed than those on say the ines comp, which seems a bit sketchier and more obtuse to me (almost idm, reminds me of earlier four tet at times). also i kinda love the vox, esp if you compare them to james blake or superpitcher or even caribou (and 'swim' was my favorite record last year fwiw)
― a lagoon par la mer (psychgawsple), Saturday, 29 January 2011 21:34 (thirteen years ago) link
just listened to 'marks' - heard this in dj sets before but omg this song is so amazing. total 7am dancefloor banger when you're not sure whether to go home or not
― whitney from mtv's the city (tpp), Saturday, 29 January 2011 23:07 (thirteen years ago) link
The album's clicked for me. I listened to it in the dark on headphones. It's very impressive, and much more singer/songwritey in places than James Blake. Really looking forward to catching him at Fabric in March - is anyone going to this? I have a feeling I may be on my jack.
― chandelier falling through a bar in a batman costume (dog latin), Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:41 (thirteen years ago) link
thrilled to see the indie kids picking up on it
― thistle supporter (mcoll), Friday, 18 February 2011 00:49 (thirteen years ago) link
^ are they?
― a lagoon par la mer (psychgawsple), Friday, 18 February 2011 01:34 (thirteen years ago) link
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q8078uDJMHI/Sl2zlHA56uI/AAAAAAAAABM/q-wiVvQkV18/S660/snark+banner.jpg
― chandelier falling through a bar in a batman costume (dog latin), Friday, 18 February 2011 01:36 (thirteen years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15122-space-is-only-noise/
― thistle supporter (mcoll), Friday, 18 February 2011 01:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Shock horror.
― chandelier falling through a bar in a batman costume (dog latin), Friday, 18 February 2011 01:46 (thirteen years ago) link
He's pretty indie in fairness
― Number None, Friday, 18 February 2011 01:55 (thirteen years ago) link
can a jaar stan make me a list of the best stuff not on the album
― flopson, Friday, 18 February 2011 01:58 (thirteen years ago) link