Mano Le Tough - Changing Days

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Fantastic!

is this the album? is it out finally? PSYCHED

Out in a couple of weeks apparently? I'm hoping for something widescreen and kaleidoscopic here.

hopes fulfilled

is it mountainsish?

a lot of my friends were at the launch in p-bar at the weekend, mayer played, couldn't afford it and they were all texting yday, really annoying to miss it.

i was sort of disappointed by this album

there's just not as much...character, or inventiveness, as the singles to date

is it mountainsish?

― ogmor, Monday, February 4, 2013 10:35 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

If by Mountainsish you mean lots of those trademark repeating patterns winding around one another with these gorgeous and unexpected furlings e.g. the way that "Primative People" (not a spelling mistake) opens up with these gorgeously melancholy layered synth chords, or how "Moments of Truth" is like wandering through a cave filled with crystal prisms and gradually realising you're on another planet entirely, or how "Dreaming Youth" is oddly reminiscent of early Bel Canto.

The whole thing strikes me as if Air circa Talkie Walkie tried to make a tech-house album.

Definitely anticipating this...that's not the artwork though, is it?

Haha no:

http://www.junodownload.com/plus/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mano_le_tough_cover_high.jpg

Kind of a late-90s/early-00s vibe from that cover? Doesn't feel like it fits in with current artwork trends (not that that's necessarily a bad thing).

Had a nice chat with Mano when I was home for Christmas - very friendly guy.

It's a bit 'Erland Oye Mix CD' that cover.

Well he sings on the album in a dude from Piano Magic sounding frail kind of way so I guess that's not necessarily the wrong vibe to imply.

stoked

here's his set from the album launch:

https://soundcloud.com/manoletough/panorama-bar-02-02-2013

I'm halfway through listening to that - it's really good for working to.

great mix

"Mano Le Tough?" Jesus.

Hmmm... vocals.

yep

yeah, have to agree

The vocals bothered me on the first few listens but i normalized them after that.

Kinda funny though that the best track has the worst vocals.

still haven't heard this but i liked the use of vocals on the tracks on that most recent panorama bar mix, assuming some of those are his

vocals are weak but generally not distractingly so. only a couple of listens but have to second the 'disappointed' sentiments. i do like 'primative people' though.

Mostly I just don't think the material here is as strong as on the 12"s that came out in 2011/2012, which is a pity given that more people are going to be paying attention this time. Vocals definitely aren't his strong point but they worked well on e.g. "Stories".

I think their use here is basically comparable to their use on Stories.

Seriously though listen to this more than a couple of times. It's pleasant enough that it's easy to assume it's yielded up all its secrets in one or two goes but the tunes are generally much denser than before and need more attention to fully unlock.

Like, if you're only half paying attention to it then "Everything You've Done Before" just sounds nice, but it's actually probably the most dense and involving piece he's done to date.

first listen didn't do it for me. it's got a slower, kinda warm vibe, like fin or the occasional nicolas jaar track. i guess i don't find it particularly warm despite trying for density and lushness. the hivern stuff feels organic, this just feels tinny.

i'll give it another spin though

i don't really mind the vox, with seandalai pretty much

don't hear much dense or involving about "everything you've done before" though that is prob as close to a standout as the album gets and the piano line is nicely hypnotic

i just listened again with my FULL ATTENTION and still not hearing anything special, soz

i enjoyed this a lot and am pleased that talabot upgrades are available on a 12 month contract. perhaps not as immediately portentous as the latter but i found it richly, subtly textured and similarly engrossing

have changed the cover art to tim's og post though cos the actual one is fucking horrid

it's a shame to pick anything out really but 'a thing from above' is partic splendid (the air-iest cut i guess) and the one track the whole would suffer most without imo

one listen as yet though tbf

'A Thing From Above' is amazing, it's the one that made my ears prick up when I was listening not-particularly-closely for the first time. That and the strings on the title track, and I like 'The Sea Inside'.

My frustrations with this are similar to the ones I had with Fin, both records are ostensibly melodic, not too concerned with the dancefloor, but curiously reluctant to really go all out for the melodic opulence of those early singles and remixes.

I'm somewhere in the middle I guess, liking the album but agree that it doesn't match the singles. Vocals bugged my on the first couple of tracks but they get toned down a bit after that I think. "Dreaming Youth" probably my favorite track on this. It's been rainy here the last few days and this album suited the mood.

this is on spotify now gonna listen in the next few days. in the meantime this remix has corkscrewed itself into my brain:

http://youtu.be/piO43HQ6_po

yeah that songs fucking great

tyson remix is awesome

i love this

it's amazing how often someone has recommended a track to me and i've realized "oh this was on the dixon/ame boiler room mix"

Haha agreed

pleased that talabot upgrades are available on a 12 month contract

lol & otm. This reminds me of the talabot lp in that it's a split-second comedown from the singles followed by a protracted infatuation

mix of b.i.s:

https://soundcloud.com/timsweeney/manoletough

I've heard a few Mano Le Tough mixes now and he always seems to have amazing taste.

This album is really good for a hangover.

Playing in SF Friday.

Tim F what was your favorite track?

im taking time to catch up on all the nonrap ive been missing

"Primitive People" (the corniest but still the best) and "Everything You've Done Before".

But Deej actually better than this and more essential for the catching up are the following Young Marco tracks: "Darwin in Bahia", "Video Days", "Later Than U Think".

whats the deal w/ his new album? https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2015/11/interview-mano-le-tough/

i mean, has anyone heard it, is it good

Only heard it once but the main thing that struck me was I wasn't keen on his decision to sing

anytime a techno producer decides to sing, it will be a disaster. glad I know his ego has gotten the better of him, won't bother with this at all now.

haven't digested this properly yet, there are some good tracks but I don't think either of his albums stand up to his (stellar imo) EPs.

chill return to form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN1H8cHDPzg