― Omar (Omar), Friday, 23 May 2003 08:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― greg moniét, Friday, 23 May 2003 11:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― philip sherburne (philip sherburne), Friday, 23 May 2003 22:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
Luomo - The Present Lover
Force Tracks provide info on the forthcoming Luomo album, due June 9th: Luomo - The Present Lover
Amost two and a half years after his first album, "Vocalcity" (ForceTracks), Vladislav Delay returns with Luomo to explore new dimensions inupfront vocal house. "The Present Lover" is a self-confessed outsider'sperspective on the club scene, seamlessly blending pop and club elementsto deliver a cunningly original take on pop, house and R&B, replete withmeticulous arrangements and seductive vocals.
Driven by an ever-present inner restlessness, the 26-year-old recentlyrelocated to Berlin. He remains on the move, constantly performing atcountless clubs and festivals around the world. A man of many guises,the tireless producer and remixer deconstructs techno as Uusitalo,explores experimental sound design as Vladislav Delay, and has plans toblunt hip hop with an as yet unnamed future project.
Always hungry for new experiences, this time around Delay delvesheadfirst into what he describes as a fruitful love/hate relationshipwith his surroundings. Deceivingly light and upbeat upon first listen,flirting with dub and soul as much as minimal house influences,consequent listens reveal "The Present Lover" as an album with hiddendepth. Seductively smooth and extremely well produced, improvisationremains integral. With his uncanny talent for making the innermostaudible, Delay invites us to peel away the layers of producer's sheen,to uncover well-concealed errors, carefully placed breaks and stuttersthat bore their way into the listener's ears.
Following the extremely successful advance vinyl release of "DiskonizeMe/Body Speaking", which last year reached no. 1 on the Deutsch clubcharts, the album capitalizes on the energy generated on "Vocalcity" bymixing dub-worthy frequencies, ethereal whispers, and Delay's singulartake on epic, infectious grooves. This album harkens back to the earlydays of disco without ever wavering in its responsibility to the futureof deep house.
Johanna Niemela and Watkinson, vocalists on the first Luomo album,reprise their roles behind the mic, while the unmistakable voices ofAntye Greie-Fuchs (Laub) and Danish songwriting genius Raz O'Haradeliver an as yet unforeseen edge to the production. "The Present Lover"also contains a completely reworked version of "Tessio", which MathiasSchaffhäuser (Ware Records) called a "hymn for eternity". The track willbe released this spring, with devastatingly funky new mixes byMoonbootica and Akufen.
Quietly intense yet intensely physical, this is distilled sensualitywith a twist, intelligent music that works above and below the belt.From its icy exterior to its red-hot core, from its eclectic minimalismto its disturbing funkiness, "The Present Lover" waltzes unabashedlyinto your stereo, messes with the settings, and leaves you wondering ifyou'll have to wait another two and half years for the next Luomo album.
On stage the ostensibly shy Finn turns into an extrovert performerbecause "music still feels the best way to express myself, mirror myselfand lose myself in. I'd love to walk around Tokyo, listening to Jazz ona personal stereo. The contrast between the hectic visual onslaught andcomplex rhythm patterns would be amazingly inspirational
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 May 2003 22:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 23 May 2003 22:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 24 May 2003 01:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Sunday, 25 May 2003 05:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
It's like discovering house music all over again. I haven't been this thrilled with repetitive beats since More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art.
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 4 July 2003 05:52 (twenty years ago) link
they have a long way to go before redeeming themselves for the rooty review, however
― jess (dubplatestyle), Friday, 4 July 2003 06:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 4 July 2003 06:06 (twenty years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 4 July 2003 06:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Clarke B. (stolenbus), Friday, 4 July 2003 08:56 (twenty years ago) link
amazon uk has september 15th listed as the official release date for the cd over here.
that's taken some time hasn't it ?
― piscesboy, Thursday, 11 September 2003 11:44 (twenty years ago) link
― jed (jed_e_3), Thursday, 11 September 2003 12:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Andy K (Andy K), Thursday, 11 September 2003 12:41 (twenty years ago) link
This is when I truly began to appreciate Luomo.
― DarrensCoq, Sunday, 14 December 2003 10:03 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 14 December 2003 10:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Saturday, 7 February 2004 12:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:23 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:27 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:31 (twenty years ago) link
You can see the same thing with Kylie going in the other direction - Fever was midpoint in a trajectory between Light Years and Body Language and is much better than both.
"Mirrorball" is an interesting example of an alternative direction Luomo might have gone in with the second album - more minimal but also housier.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:38 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:49 (twenty years ago) link
― mullygrubber (gaz), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:51 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:51 (twenty years ago) link
Dammit xpost. But I provided the link!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:52 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 04:52 (twenty years ago) link
― ryan kuo (ryan kuo), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 17:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 17:16 (twenty years ago) link
he's playing here in a couple of weeks and i can't decide if i should go hear him or not
off to read the matos' review...
― tricky disco (disco stu), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 18:15 (twenty years ago) link
my bad. i forgot how long it's taken the domestic release to come out. he said he's barely done any new material though.
― ryan kuo (ryan kuo), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 18:35 (twenty years ago) link
― amateur!!!st (amateurist), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 06:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 06:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 06:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 08:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 08:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 17 September 2004 01:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 September 2004 01:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 September 2004 01:26 (nineteen years ago) link
Raz also tops on the Alexander Kowalski album...
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 17 September 2004 01:30 (nineteen years ago) link
My favourite probably! I had felt that there was some sort of Luomo backlash brewing, but this thread cheers me up immensely.
― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 September 2004 01:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Friday, 17 September 2004 01:32 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm the present, the true lover...Life, whatever (forever?); no nobody does it better, does it better...Would you be mine? My silver, would you be mine my most moment, my most moment...hunting for you, hunting for you...How could you leave, how could you leave it all behind...
I can't remember any other lyrics in it off-hand. It's not supposed to make sense really, although all the vocals imply a lot.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 17 September 2004 01:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 17 September 2004 02:32 (nineteen years ago) link
"Shelter" is pretty wicked too...live it was a revelation.
― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Friday, 17 September 2004 02:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― twelve, Friday, 17 September 2004 02:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 17 September 2004 02:49 (nineteen years ago) link