really digging the bless ep. fun stuff.
― brimstead, Sunday, 17 November 2013 03:58 (ten years ago) link
New album due in April, here's a track from it.
https://soundcloud.com/not-not-fun-1/maria-minerva-the-beginning
I love her.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:18 (ten years ago) link
dope
― brimstead, Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:22 (ten years ago) link
New album feels like a refinement of her work so far: not a bid for crossover appeal but a sharpening of focus - there's still lots of blurriness and wooziness to her production textures and singing, but the songcraft itself is sharper and the ideas are stronger and deliberate. There's still a sense of diffuseness stylistically but there's no longer the sense of noodling meander that let the last album tail off towards the end, and she's got such a strong identity in her sound that it holds together. I've always been surprised that she doesn't have a bigger following on ILX but I imagine this album might change that - I hate to compare female singers against each other but this feels like her Visions, in that it is a turning point in a career arc, still obviously by the same artist but a leap forward in terms of capability.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 1 May 2014 18:23 (ten years ago) link
this is my favourite thing she's released, there are some great hooks (though it's much less straightforwardly catchy than visions & it's less of a departure from her previous records) some great mid-90s techno basslines. ivory tower & runaway standing out atm
― ogmor, Saturday, 3 May 2014 14:42 (ten years ago) link
Need to hear this one.
― MikoMcha, Saturday, 3 May 2014 19:57 (ten years ago) link
you really should
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 3 May 2014 22:12 (ten years ago) link
I dug Happiness? a lot; will be listening to this...
― Drugs A. Money, Sunday, 4 May 2014 17:18 (ten years ago) link
Wau @ the "What Have I Done To Deserve This?"-quoting on "Endgame", and the airhorns (& Yarbrough & Peoples?) on "Spirit of the Underground".
― etc, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 03:23 (nine years ago) link
i will give this a closer listen, though woof @ that album cover. kind of stopped listening to this sort of thing, idk. *not motivated*
― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 03:28 (nine years ago) link
Will be surprised if she ever makes a track I like more than [California Scheming], but I'd be glad to see her try
Unfortunately, this is still true. I just listened to this song again for the first time in quite a while and it's still luxurious.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 22 January 2016 04:44 (eight years ago) link
Seeing Grimes win the EOY poll while this thread languishes with minimal interest saddens me
― boxedjoy, Friday, 22 January 2016 08:10 (eight years ago) link
there's always next year
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 22 January 2016 09:44 (eight years ago) link
my fav remains love so strong in all its wonky splendour
― ogmor, Friday, 22 January 2016 10:51 (eight years ago) link
new minerva cover
http://calvertjournal.com/news/show/7819/listen-to-experimental-musician-maria-minervas-new-estonian-track
I made a definitive mix covering all her albums if anyone's interested
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Thursday, 20 April 2017 01:35 (seven years ago) link
yes please Ross
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 20 April 2017 09:01 (seven years ago) link
hey boxedjoy, not sure the best method for this - you got an email?
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 21 April 2017 01:32 (seven years ago) link
oh nvm cool, got it
also interested if you can't post it here
― ogmor, Friday, 21 April 2017 07:58 (seven years ago) link
this ended up being really good thanks!
― boxedjoy, Friday, 28 April 2017 00:04 (seven years ago) link
No worries :)
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 28 April 2017 01:07 (seven years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/mariaminerva/florian-wahl-maria-minerva-whitney-feelin-prod-by-florian-wahl
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Wednesday, 20 September 2017 03:07 (six years ago) link
total classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sXtAjnUl3U
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Sunday, 12 November 2017 03:22 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht-TLz9BLKY
why does the world continue to malign her?
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 20:59 (five years ago) link
Soft Power is a little slight compared to her last two solo albums but it's still better than most music I've heard from 2020
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 2 January 2021 15:53 (three years ago) link