Darkstar - North coming soon on HyperDub

Anyone psyched for this? From what I've heard it's quite a departure from the usual Hyperdub stuff. Aidy's Girl is the only real dubstep track on there.

I'm excited. Yes, I am.

Yep. Love their Hyperdub 12" from a few years back, and Aidy's Girl obv.

this album is vg for hangovers

vg generally, too, but especially for hangovers

"Need You" was fantastic as well.

I'm expecting this to be quite wussy and emo and indie-friendly, would I be right?

indie-friendly, perhaps not. it is rather cold and forlorn. like a computer trying to cope after a mental breakdown.

Can't wait. From the bits I've heard its oretty diffrent to the 12"s but you can still tell its Darkstar. Its more like the cover of Videotape by Radiohead they did for the MAH comp. Really dark and cinematic. The vocals sit really well with what they're doing. I think wussy, emo, indie safe is over playing it a bit. It'll hopefuly pick up a lot of new fans from that kinda area though, they deserve it big time. Darkstar and Mount Kimbie kinda deserve a vaugly big indie cross over thing they make music that fots all over the place.

Here's the single for anyone who hasn't heard it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL_lgdoiL7I

Not particularly feeling that on first listen I have to say (maybe the I'm finding the ponytail too off-putting). Liked Aidy's Girl and loved Need You, so I will still give the album a listen.

it's a human league cover btw. when i first read about it, my styupeed brain assumed it was a cover of spandau ballet's "gold" and when i heard it, i was all "but that's not the same song at all!"

it's almost as if the early tracks were forays or "shout-outs" to dubstep rather than actual dubstep tracks, and that darkstar's real sound is this kind of sad, dreamy errant electro.

The early tracks aren't really dubstep at all, they're typical dreamy indie-friendly electronica with some dubstep elements. I'd put them closer to Four Tet than dubstep really.

yep yep. It's only cos I first heard them on the Hyperdub comps (and that they're 140bpm) that I make the obvious association.

There's a really dubsteppy drop in Need You which is wicked.

Album streaming here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130358916

Oh wow thanks!

Not really feeling this on first listen - Aidy's Girl is still the standout track.

Yes, Aidy's Girl is def the heart of the thing.

Listening on NPR, obviously Aidy's Girl is the star of the show (it would be on most electronic albums this year...) but I'm getting exactly what I wanted from this album -- more emphasis on textures, synths, moods than beats. Endlessly playable; I've had the album on repeat the past 3 hours and it's not gotten old. Really hope the production's gorgeous when it hits CD, it's hard to tell whether it's any good as a streaming online thing.

I wholeheartedly approve this album, especially Two Chords, the intro track, and of course, Aidy's Girl

textures, synths, moods and beats are not mutually exclusive. darkstar is false dance.

what a feeling

is anyone pitching this as dance?

i haven't been feeling the stuff i've heard, and even listening to 'two chords' on its own doesn't really do it, but damn does it pop out of that burial + kode9 mix, wow.

i haven't been feeling the stuff i've heard

except for the previously-released singles, this is how i feel, too.

Well, it's finally moved from "click here to buy" to "click here to listen" on Spotify so I will do so. And hope it has enough bass for me.

How is the live show from these guys?

dreadful

damn, I just bought a ticket for it with reasonable expectations

For anyone who may be interested, the live show wasn't awful but it wasn't great, no Aidy's Girl A Computer and a very grey vibe, my chillwave-loving friend was more into it than I was.

so these guys are signed to Warp now, right?

lol was just gonna revive this thread for the purpose of saying that these guys' live show pretty much sucks balls

feel bad for the Verve tribute band missing its singer too

wasn't the best live but then the venue i saw them in didn't really have a bass friendly system either so sonically it was hard to tell. visually dull as dishwater.

new album sounds like Animal Collective

the record cover certainly looks that way

can't decide what i think about this one.

this certainly doesn't sound at all like the work of a group that made "aidy's girl is a computer".

It is like a totally different group! "Hold Me Down" is really good.

The two remix EPs are really good, they should have tampered more with their originals when they were putting together this second album.