girl unit dropped 'wut' at fade to mind last friday and it sounded...weird? like i might not even have recognized it if it weren't for the synth melody. might have been the soundsystem.
― queen latifah approximately (donna rouge), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
might have been the Claude VonStroke remix?
― Number None, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
possibly, i haven't heard it
― queen latifah approximately (donna rouge), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
http://images.xlr8r.com/files/news/kingdomart_110111.jpg
^^this ep is total vibes
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Friday, 4 November 2011 14:13 (twelve years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/blogtracks/kingdom-dreama-ep
― Number None, Friday, 4 November 2011 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
holy shit, do I love Night Slugs' artwork
― V79, Friday, 4 November 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
yeah for real. the artwork for the jam city EP is awesome too.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 4 November 2011 14:50 (twelve years ago) link
T-shirts have just become available, too
― willem, Friday, 4 November 2011 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/JgCjp.jpg
― Number None, Monday, 16 April 2012 01:06 (twelve years ago) link
:( terrible artwork
― bass, Monday, 16 April 2012 08:32 (twelve years ago) link
not sure i've seen an NS release that hasn't had terrible art?
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Monday, 16 April 2012 08:46 (twelve years ago) link
The artwork is the best thing about the label and I think has a significant impact on perception of the artists. I've lost count of the number of articles I've read about NS that start talking about colour even when the music is quite murky.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Monday, 16 April 2012 09:12 (twelve years ago) link
holy fuck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ACXKSM9uU
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
Nice one. I was enjoying this L-Vis 1990 BBC mix on my headphones this weekend while I was doing yard work. It's a little bit more in the Techno zone but includes that new Girl Unit track.
― Moodles, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/v/T4ACXKSM9uU&fs=1&hl=en
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, April 24, 2012 1:30 PM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark
this is just very good
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 24 April 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
yeah WTF their artwork is always amazing
on another note
JAM CITY ALBUM JAM CITY ALBUM JAM CITY ALBUM
"backseat becomes a zone while we glide"
― the late great, Saturday, 28 April 2012 06:13 (twelve years ago) link
"ensemble (club mix)" is holy-fuck astounding as well, "rezday" also very good
still trying to get into the jam city album tbh
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Saturday, 28 April 2012 08:18 (twelve years ago) link
oh i haven't even heard it yet i just like the track titles and i've really been enjoying waterworks and magic drops and the unreleased stuff too (maybe not as much as bok bok but still quite a lot)
did you get a promo? is it as wack as l-vis 1990's album?
― the late great, Saturday, 28 April 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
I haven't heard the album yet but "Ecstasy Refix" and "Magic Drops" and "Arpjam" are my favorite Jam City
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Saturday, 28 April 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
relevant : http://theclustermag.com/blog/2012/05/this-is-the-future-of-music-qa-with-night-slugs-girl-unit/
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
great interview BW! <3 phil
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
thanks! he's such a nice guy.
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
wait who are you with cluster, i acquaint with max and some peoples
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
yup good interview
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
is that article implying that he's from NY?
― the late great, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
seems solidly UK to me? nice interview, BW!
― rob, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:19 (twelve years ago) link
i thought solidly london but he said something about ny in the early 00s like he'd been there
― the late great, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
http://youtu.be/6rTwqPtRQnE
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:08 (twelve years ago) link
nice interview Brainwasher!
me and lex interviewed him ... jeez what, a year and a half now ago? o_O .. i think we asked a similar question about whether he wanted to write anything for a vocalist. it seems like such a natural progression.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:19 (twelve years ago) link
hey lex tell us about the jam city album
is that a ltj bukem sample on "nite life"?
― the late great, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:22 (twelve years ago) link
i'm kind of not sure what i think of it!
i do like the bonus track with main attrakionz a lot
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Thursday, 10 May 2012 06:55 (twelve years ago) link
ugh that track is terrible
― The Reverend, Thursday, 10 May 2012 06:59 (twelve years ago) link
really as bad an idea as it sounded on paper
― The Reverend, Thursday, 10 May 2012 07:00 (twelve years ago) link
nah rev it's wonderful
― the late great, Thursday, 10 May 2012 07:10 (twelve years ago) link
I really like both Main Attrakionz and Jam City but wasn't feeling that track at all unfortunatly. Looking forward to the album mind. Feels like its been in the works forever, I sware one of the Night Slugs guys said it was ready to go in 2010. They must have done a do over or something.
― jimitheexploder, Thursday, 10 May 2012 07:53 (twelve years ago) link
If nothing else a Jam City / Main Atrakiionz collabo is a good candidate for any 2012 time capsule.
― Tim F, Thursday, 10 May 2012 07:58 (twelve years ago) link
tbh the new girl unit ep has kinda overshadowed the jam city album in terms of my attention - "ensemble" and "club rez" really are stunning, and i love that there's no attempt to even go near trying to recreate "wut" - is anyone else using the EP format so well right now?
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:09 (twelve years ago) link
how do you mean?
and where is FINAL JOOST?!?
― the late great, Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
man, that isley bros sample (replayed?) at the end of "double take". i don't think it's possible to sample "summer breeze" and fuck it up.
― The Reverend, Friday, 11 May 2012 04:27 (twelve years ago) link
and "club rez" just totally rulez
― The Reverend, Friday, 11 May 2012 04:28 (twelve years ago) link
i didn't know what thread to use for this. it's not on night slugs or anything but hearing it for the first time was overwhelming in a similar way to the first time i heard "wut". just that incredible melody pealing out
http://soundcloud.com/localactionrecords/blue-sleet-soundcloud-clip
there's another track on the ep called "fat city" which might be even better
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Monday, 14 May 2012 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
i got double-clubrezzed at the clurrrrb the other night (including as the last song of the night). so epic.
― The Reverend, Monday, 14 May 2012 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/b-e-b-e-t-u-n-e/sets/bodyguard-silica-gelhttp://soundcloud.com/t_macabre/t-grime-mix-2003
in case u guys ever tire of having your food chewed up 4 u
― r|t|c, Monday, 14 May 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
lex you said upthread something about night slugs using the EP format better than anyone else, still trying to figure out what you mean by that and why you said it, seems like they use the format more or less like any other dance artist
― the late great, Monday, 14 May 2012 22:32 (twelve years ago) link
That new Slackk EP on Local Action is indeed a beast. He's really nailed those fucked up synth melodies. Almost Transparent is ace too, the subtler synths work a treat on that one.
― jimitheexploder, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 08:05 (twelve years ago) link
I think he meant Girl Unit himself rather than Night Slugs? But yeah I don't really get the point.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 08:56 (twelve years ago) link
Is Ensemble (Club Mix) meant to sound like 'In Your Arms' by Mylo?
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Saturday, 19 May 2012 14:12 (twelve years ago) link
ikonika's new i make lists EP is finally out and it's incredible, maybe the best thing she's done yet - the melodies are just mind-blowing, the way she makes the synths sing, and the amount of cavernous space around them...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpcLjpu3-1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qt7MSgd6pw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sl5MVOvOAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT3kLQdNG0c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQPNtv6Wh4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMPw6Z85eQw
― bitch I'm on the 242 (lex pretend), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
^^^very good ep
in other news, bok bok x xlr8r on night slugs' visual aesthetic
― REV LION (The Reverend), Tuesday, 7 August 2012 05:38 (eleven years ago) link
oop, forgot the link
http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2012/08/vis-ed-bok-bok
― REV LION (The Reverend), Tuesday, 7 August 2012 05:39 (eleven years ago) link