In case this hadn't been posted:
http://m.soundcloud.com/eone-music/bilal-the-retrospection
DAMN.
― Raymond Cummings, Thursday, 7 March 2013 12:49 (eleven years ago) link
I listened to the new album once and forgot about it :/
― radric: the gathering (The Reverend), Thursday, 7 March 2013 18:22 (eleven years ago) link
still hanging in there nicely for me
― r|t|c, Thursday, 7 March 2013 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, I need to go back
― radric: the guccining (The Reverend), Thursday, 7 March 2013 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
Buying today, will report back
― Raymond Cummings, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
"butterfly" is my favourite, that one is gorgeous
― monotony, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 01:17 (eleven years ago) link
Not sure if this album can crack my top 10, but love the shit out of "west side girl"
― Raymond Cummings, Friday, 22 March 2013 11:53 (eleven years ago) link
What would Bilal's Purple Rain look like?
― Raymond Cummings, Wednesday, 27 March 2013 11:36 (eleven years ago) link
This is a GROWER
― Raymond Cummings, Tuesday, 2 April 2013 12:34 (eleven years ago) link
album of the year
― sleepingbag, Saturday, 16 November 2013 15:45 (ten years ago) link
One of em yeah
― comic sbans soref (wins), Saturday, 16 November 2013 15:48 (ten years ago) link
It will get a track on my singles list at the least
Weird this thread came back, been revisiting this album over the last few days
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 17 November 2013 00:50 (ten years ago) link
same
― Spottie, Sunday, 17 November 2013 04:47 (ten years ago) link
revisited it the other week, still slams
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:13 (ten years ago) link
love "Climbing." the 'smoking some mary jane, with Marilyn, in Maryland' line just jumped out at me because i used to know a pothead girl in Baltimore County by that name.
― some dude, Monday, 18 November 2013 14:49 (ten years ago) link
Nice
― comic sbans soref (wins), Monday, 18 November 2013 14:51 (ten years ago) link
That bass on Winning Hand.
― Spottie, Thursday, 9 January 2014 06:26 (ten years ago) link
I know, right?
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 9 January 2014 14:41 (ten years ago) link
10/10 aoty, rt
― een, Thursday, 9 January 2014 19:07 (ten years ago) link
i'm still not over this album (love surreal) even a little bit... any ilx rnb-ists have any recommendations that might scratch the same itch?
― real myst opportunity (sleepingbag), Thursday, 20 March 2014 00:43 (ten years ago) link
i feel like i love a lot of records in this vein but none are coming to mind right now. first van hunt record?
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 20 March 2014 00:50 (ten years ago) link
Did you check the Jose James record from last year? No Beginning No End is the name.
― Spottie, Thursday, 20 March 2014 00:52 (ten years ago) link
xp ha, that's funny, my friend showed me some van hunt after i showed him this bilal, but it was a later record. i'll check out the first one.
haven't heard jose james either, will do. thanks guys!
― real myst opportunity (sleepingbag), Thursday, 20 March 2014 00:54 (ten years ago) link
Also Black Radio 1 (and 2) by Robert Glasper.
― Spottie, Thursday, 20 March 2014 00:54 (ten years ago) link
Anthony Hamilton with Robert Glasperhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq1Nti0LuEM
check out some Anthony Hamilton too
― Spottie, Thursday, 20 March 2014 00:55 (ten years ago) link
ALSO the latest albums from Amel Larrieux (Ice Cream Everyday) and Goapele (Break of Dawn).
― Spottie, Thursday, 20 March 2014 00:58 (ten years ago) link
Pretty much EVERYTHING Glasper is gold
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 20 March 2014 01:46 (ten years ago) link
you guyyyyyyyys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGKs6U8xdWM
― steendriver dysphoria hoos (The Reverend), Sunday, 13 April 2014 21:39 (ten years ago) link
new album with adrian younge apparently, which could be good, or could be too period-focused...
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 16:04 (nine years ago) link
yeah that's a crap shoot, but there's high upside there
― Evan R, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 16:16 (nine years ago) link
airtights revenge is really underrated - ive been listening to it a lot lately. its much better than a love surreal which seemed like him doing whats expected, more or less (though maybe its time for a revisit).
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 16:18 (nine years ago) link
love airtights revengehate adrian younge
― ANU (sisilafami), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 17:15 (nine years ago) link
i listened to airtights and a love surreal today and they both fuckin rule
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 17:44 (nine years ago) link
Couldn't get into Love Surreal apart from West Side Girl. Agree that Airtight's Revenge is really underrated.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 18:14 (nine years ago) link
the like 2 second sample of "when the levee breaks" in "move on" is hilarious
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:06 (nine years ago) link
I just out Airtight on at an afterparty the other night! I never really did get into A Love Surreal tho. Hate Adrian Younge too.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 21:14 (nine years ago) link
just put on
just started playing this and it's definitely a bilal record
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 03:40 (eight years ago) link
it's also really good? obv
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 03:47 (eight years ago) link
Both of the above posts OTM.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 05:02 (eight years ago) link
new one sounded great while making dinner last night . i want to dig in more but it sounds like his most reined in, concise album yet?
― lil urbane (Jordan), Friday, 3 July 2015 13:51 (eight years ago) link
Definitely
― The Reverend, Saturday, 4 July 2015 09:32 (eight years ago) link
A Love Surreal already felt fairly concise to me (if not "reined in" per se). I feel like this album applies that album's discipline to Airtight Revenge's sonic template, though I haven't yet gone back to AR to confirm whether this is even remotely close to correct.
― Tim F, Sunday, 5 July 2015 21:54 (eight years ago) link
this tweet made me download this album lol
https://twitter.com/alshipley/status/617116418518028288
― flopson, Sunday, 5 July 2015 22:56 (eight years ago) link
:)
― some dude, Sunday, 5 July 2015 23:09 (eight years ago) link
Finally cracked into this yesterday. Exciting record. First half sounded great to me; second half was a little harsh but I was listening on bad speakers. I run hot and cold on Adrian Younge (sometimes his retro-ness scans as schticky to me) but his work here sound good
― Evan R, Sunday, 5 July 2015 23:55 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, this is the first Adrian Younge production I've really had any use for because he's finally working with an artist who pushes against his staid-ness.
― The Reverend, Monday, 6 July 2015 00:53 (eight years ago) link
who's Adrian Younge
the live drumming on this record is pretty appallingly bad, like the worst drumming i've heard on a 'name' record that wasn't shambolic indie rock shit
― some dude, Monday, 6 July 2015 03:19 (eight years ago) link
did you not like the Ghostface album xp?
― Hikikomori Povich (tsrobodo), Monday, 6 July 2015 08:48 (eight years ago) link
lol yeah this is such a weird choice
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Monday, 6 July 2015 12:04 (eight years ago) link