George Clanton opened
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 16:14 (one year ago) link
I saw the tour in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, and yeah, really dug it. We only caught the last few songs of George Clanton, but he was fun. Polachek's video projections and little bit of stage decoration did a good job of setting a bit of an otherworldly scene. "Welcome to My Island" was the logical set opener and very much gave off a Circe vibe, like she was casting a spell. The crowd was sold out and about what I expected, indie-hipster with strong queer component. People knew every word — not that hard when all the material came from two albums, I guess. I liked her stage persona, friendly but a little ethereal, and her arm choreography in particular was intricate and impressive. (My wife worried a bit about her skinniness, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt that she's taking care of herself, she seems to have her act together pretty well.)
Good show.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 16:31 (one year ago) link
A friend of mine tells me his daughter in an MFA program is complaining that "Caroline Polachek is all you ever hear" at art school these days, which tracks.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 16:32 (one year ago) link
Re: The uncanny valley: many people in the comments of this interview losing their shit over the "vocal thing" that happens around 2:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj-XPN0Yj24
― The king of the demo (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 17:39 (one year ago) link
What are they saying? Don't feel like clicking.
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 19:12 (one year ago) link
She calls it "vocal flipping", almost sounds like a vocal getting chopped and pitched up in real time, or real time auto-tune, pretty crazy.
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 19:18 (one year ago) link
Feel like I need to ask somebody now. Will get back to you.
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 19:21 (one year ago) link
It sounds insane. Always thought there was a great deal of autotune in several of her vocal runs but now I’m not sure.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 19:34 (one year ago) link
xp
Jordan explained exactly what she does, not sure why someone else would need to describe it
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 19:37 (one year ago) link
Um, are the ILX Doubting Thomas Police or would you like to be?
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 19:52 (one year ago) link
are you
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:00 (one year ago) link
I don't want to misquote Jordan, but my reading of what he wrote was he was describin what it sounded like, not what she was actually doing.
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:02 (one year ago) link
Anyway there is a whole thing about opera singing technique and how they really know how to turn on the vibrato iirc which is what I thought I heard her doing but I dunno.
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:03 (one year ago) link
whaaaaaaat
― Indexed, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:06 (one year ago) link
she says in the video she doesn't use a lot of opera techniques and the thing she does in the video for approximately one second is not an opera thing
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:06 (one year ago) link
watched it five times and still not really sure what's happening
― Indexed, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:07 (one year ago) link
I think I heard I saw you fry.
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:07 (one year ago) link
Moodles, are you an opera singer yourself?
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:52 (one year ago) link
no, I am merely telling you what she says in the video about 5 seconds before she does the thing that people were commenting on
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:58 (one year ago) link
I can't sing at all so I have no idea how she's doing what she's doing muscularly (tbh even using vibrato is somewhat magical to me), but it sounds really cool. It seems like it might be similar to a trumpet player doing lip slurs going between notes (at least in terms of the effect, different physical mechanism obviously).
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:03 (one year ago) link
Heh. I thought people where talking about the way she emphasized the word “sound” which was actually at the 2:30 mark, I didn’t even get to the autotune part.
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:20 (one year ago) link
All this time I also thought that's what you all were talking about, lol
― morrisp.fandom.com (morrisp), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:47 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_p657VvFww
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:53 (one year ago) link
After that finished playing I got an ad for Don Giovanni at the Met, DO U SEE?
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:54 (one year ago) link
Comments there say it is akin to yodeling.
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:56 (one year ago) link
Or sideways yodeling even.
She's flipping between her "head voice" and her "chest voice", which is exactly yodelling, she's just trained her head voice to be low-enough to be in the same range as her chest voice. It's not much different from what Dolores was doing in The Cranberries. It's pretty neat
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 22:08 (one year ago) link
https://iv1.lisimg.com/image/13860578/245full-madonna%3A-truth-or-dare-screenshot.jpg
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 22:11 (one year ago) link
It's not much different from what Dolores was doing in The Cranberries.
My wife has some musical theater training and this is exactly the reference point she used — "It's like in 'Zombie.'" (She also made the "head voice"/"chest voice" distinction.)
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 22:31 (one year ago) link
very cool
― Indexed, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 22:34 (one year ago) link
Do we have an existing thread for discussion of head voice, chest voice, vibrato, etc?
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 23:37 (one year ago) link
This maybe: Is there a word for the opposite of falsetto?
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 27 April 2023 00:33 (one year ago) link
The opposite of falsetto is when you sing through your butt, I call it fartsetto
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Thursday, 27 April 2023 00:38 (one year ago) link
Thank you, Bart Simpson.
― The Lubitsch Touchscreen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 27 April 2023 01:15 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XYyDsl14E4
3 songs live on KEXP. Such a good performer.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 17 June 2023 15:18 (one year ago) link
wow, she's in fine voice.
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 17 June 2023 15:21 (one year ago) link
Her range as a singer has expanded dramatically since the Chairlift days
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Saturday, 17 June 2023 15:28 (one year ago) link
I fuckin' love this album.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 17 August 2023 02:21 (ten months ago) link
"Bunny is a Rider" is ace.
Probably my AOTY
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Thursday, 17 August 2023 02:23 (ten months ago) link
Wish there was no Grimes track tbh
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 17 August 2023 04:47 (ten months ago) link
i forgot she was on it actually. I'm still not as hot on this album as I was on Pang but it's pretty good.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 17 August 2023 18:23 (ten months ago) link
https://x.com/carolineplz/status/1706815548724822407?s=20
― Indexed, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 15:46 (eight months ago) link
Tiny Desk Concertt NPR performance. Great control of her voice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmnZHQNN5cc
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 15:00 (eight months ago) link
Wow, gotta say this is the most I've ever "gotten" CP, one of those times where the stripped down format really works.
The drummer is great, I knew him from his viral drum & bass instagram vids, and I'd love to know if he got the gig through that or if he's a working drummer who also happens to be big on social media.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 15:14 (eight months ago) link
Yeah amazing drummer and the stripped down setting makes her voice even more impressive.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 15:24 (eight months ago) link
yeah it really highlights just how incredible her voice is. it makes me want to hear her do a more acoustic or orchestral album
i also really like the keyboard making acoustic guitar sounds alongside the actual acoustic guitars, great combo
― ufo, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 15:50 (eight months ago) link
That gave me some early Dead Can Dance vibes
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 15:59 (eight months ago) link
New song “Dang”, premiered via this excellent slide presentation on The Late Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UsIcDivsls
― Roz, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 12:16 (eight months ago) link
That was awesome
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 18 October 2023 12:58 (eight months ago) link