He’s got a new album out, and I’m halfway through it and it is gd great
No thread for him? He seems to be an MVP around here, certainly is an MVP in my own listening world
https://josephshabason.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-hell
― Preach The Crapen (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 20 October 2023 15:27 (two years ago)
oh sweet thanks for notice + thread
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 20 October 2023 15:31 (two years ago)
some mentions of his work with Nicholas Krgovich in the sophistipop thread. thanks for the heads-up, I'll give this a listen
― Vinnie, Friday, 20 October 2023 15:32 (two years ago)
“at scaramouche” is an all timer
― LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Friday, 20 October 2023 19:47 (two years ago)
New album is great, but I also really like the 'One For The Money' EP with Thom Gill, especially the floating ambient sophistipop of "To Boy With Love" which is a SOTY contender.
― Tim F, Friday, 3 November 2023 02:01 (two years ago)
ooh "to boy with love" is fantastic and the rest of the ep is very nice too
i'm not really vibing with the new album as much though
― ufo, Friday, 3 November 2023 02:58 (two years ago)
his solo output is great, also krgovich and harris collaborations, fresh pepper, and he plays on weather station, destroyer and sandro perri records?
here's one from his debut (?) aytche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCnLG6VoSTo
― corrs unplugged, Saturday, 4 November 2023 14:30 (two years ago)
One for the Money is just what I'm looking for, beautiful stuff. thanks for the heads up, Tim
― Vinnie, Thursday, 9 November 2023 12:19 (two years ago)
Good to see a thread for his stuff. It's difficult to keep up with the blooming nature of his projects - for instance, he did a cover of Satie: https://josephshabason.bandcamp.com/track/gymnop-die-no-1
Predictably gorgeous #onethread.
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 16:19 (two years ago)
Joseph Shabason has a great taste and sense of balance and tension in music. This last album is not quite my gear but I still like the concept and the choices he makes.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 16:42 (two years ago)
the new one is good and recommended if you liked at scaramouche.
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Monday, 8 April 2024 18:18 (two years ago)
i'd rather lock my keys in my car than listen to the pixies
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Monday, 8 April 2024 18:25 (two years ago)
this fucken guy GETS IT
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Monday, 8 April 2024 18:26 (two years ago)
not sure if 'Joe' feels intentionally connected to Johnny and Mary, but its great either way
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Tuesday, 9 April 2024 14:37 (two years ago)
seems a bit much Childhood McDonald's and not quite enough I Am So Happy With My Little Dog... but it's nice!
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 9 April 2024 15:27 (two years ago)
noodly new breakbeat smoothjazz. kinda cool imo. "a river a museum":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sREhp1KN9E
― Constance Mischievous (Austin), Thursday, 17 April 2025 01:22 (one year ago)
huh, don't know what happened to that link. here's the visualizer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgm1kFQ5zvk
― Constance Mischievous (Austin), Monday, 21 April 2025 21:56 (one year ago)
this is completely unexpected and awesome. it's a mash-up cover of 3 different sade songs, with the focus around "no ordinary love"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU8YUKZ3Pyc
joseph shabason + dawn richard ― "broken hearted sade"
this guy can't miss lately.
― Constance Mischievous (Austin), Wednesday, 14 May 2025 04:24 (eleven months ago)
New album coming from Shabason, Krgovich, and .... TENNISCOATS?!?!!??!!!!!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLCKLr9BdZsbrilliant cannot wait
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 8 July 2025 13:53 (nine months ago)
While this collab project producing a cover of Destiny’s Child might have been more engagement-trolly, I’m very happy to receive a cover of MBV’s “Lose My Breath” instead.
― Tim F, Thursday, 31 July 2025 10:06 (nine months ago)
I also cannot wait for this new record, truly stoked.
― czech hunter biden's laptop (the table is the table), Monday, 4 August 2025 18:49 (eight months ago)
^^out today, it’s lovely
― donna rouge, Friday, 29 August 2025 14:19 (eight months ago)
"lose my breath" cover is absolutely beautiful
― gestures broadly at...everything (voodoo chili), Friday, 29 August 2025 15:47 (eight months ago)
ooh gotta dl this
― czech hunter biden's laptop (the table is the table), Friday, 29 August 2025 16:45 (eight months ago)
"lose my breath" is flat out gorgeous, i'd take it over the original. Unfortunately nothing else here is doing anything for me. Very subdued. The cover artwork is the most fun thing here. Ah well
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 5 September 2025 16:08 (seven months ago)
New Shabason and Krgovivich single "Begin Again" is delightful (I was going to go with "beautiful" or "gorgeous" but we're running out of adjectives for these guys)
― Tim F, Thursday, 16 April 2026 08:56 (two weeks ago)
that is VERY nice. still looking for another record in their respective discographies that hits in the same way was 'At Scaramouche', but fingers crossed for this one.
― . (jamiesummerz), Thursday, 16 April 2026 09:57 (two weeks ago)
Happily they have now also dropped "Midday Sun" and it is also great.
― Tim F, Thursday, 16 April 2026 10:35 (two weeks ago)
"begin again" hits this wonderful sweet spot that's like yo la tengo meets kaputt
― ufo, Thursday, 16 April 2026 10:52 (two weeks ago)
"midday sun" is yankee hotel foxtrot-lite
― ufo, Thursday, 16 April 2026 11:01 (two weeks ago)
Haha that is extremely fair I must concede
― Tim F, Thursday, 16 April 2026 14:07 (two weeks ago)