i claim copyright on "nu beat"
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 13 November 2008 06:19 (fifteen years ago) link
i like moonship disco.
― tricky, Thursday, 13 November 2008 17:31 (fifteen years ago) link
NorBeat? since lots of this sound is coming from Norway/Northern Europe
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 13 November 2008 17:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Norse Step! BINGO!
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 13 November 2008 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
norbit
― cutty, Thursday, 13 November 2008 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
so Hatchback is the editor in chief of Dwell magazine.
― mizzell, Friday, 14 November 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm not sure how i feel about dwell. is it a decor-enthusiast mag like domino or is it strictly architecture pr0n like abitare? seems to me to be an uneasy mix of both and i was never really sure how to approach it.
― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:03 (fifteen years ago) link
wow, editor-in-chief, huh?
it's interesting that he's obsessed with scandinavian design as well as scandinavian music, but what a neo-yuppie!
i duno if i'll be able to listen to that album again without images of LEED-accredited interiors or sustainably harvested ipe flooring or whatever running through my mind
― psychgawsple, Friday, 14 November 2008 20:20 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i could see how environmentally-sensitive building practices could really harsh your mellow.
― mizzell, Friday, 14 November 2008 20:25 (fifteen years ago) link
it mellows the mellow
― psychgawsple, Friday, 14 November 2008 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
double mellow!
― mizzell, Friday, 14 November 2008 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
i guess i live/work in a place where we're bombarded with that stuff, so my reaction is negative. dwell is an alright mag, but i can't help but have a sour taste in my mouth after hearing that the dude is editor-in-chief there. maybe this isn't completely justified, but surely he kept that little tidbit of info under wraps for a while for a reason
― psychgawsple, Friday, 14 November 2008 20:39 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm sure he'd prefer just making music for a living. who the fuck cares what he does to pay the bills. jesus christ.
― cutty, Friday, 14 November 2008 20:44 (fifteen years ago) link
you think he is somehow ashamed of his job? cause it might irritate uptight jaded internet posters?
― mizzell, Friday, 14 November 2008 21:05 (fifteen years ago) link
xp
― mizzell, Friday, 14 November 2008 21:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i know a famous indie rock drummer whos also a lawyer, if u want more details email me
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link
he fronts as a juice bar guy
― ♪☺♫☻ (gr8080), Friday, 14 November 2008 21:18 (fifteen years ago) link
more like famous ILX personality
― cutty, Friday, 14 November 2008 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link
i also know a guy who djs with harvey who moonlights as some kind of hotel executive, or something, but i cant tell you his name
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 21:23 (fifteen years ago) link
but surely he kept that little tidbit of info under wraps for a while for a reason
this is the easiest tid bit of info to discover. i've known forever.
― jaxon, Friday, 14 November 2008 21:31 (fifteen years ago) link
sorcerer, lovefingers, dan selzer, that guy from robotsinheat and i bet a few others do web and print design. now what?
― jaxon, Friday, 14 November 2008 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link
this is a yupsters' music point blank. it's music for people with extra money to spend on cool shit. big record collections don't come for free
― jaxon, Friday, 14 November 2008 21:37 (fifteen years ago) link
hey there defensive
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 21:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Surely it's kind of impressive that he can be editor-in-chief of a magazine while also working on both Hatchback and Windsurf material. He's effectively had two albums come out on top of one another. I can't imagine juggling that much stuff at once.
― Tim F, Friday, 14 November 2008 21:42 (fifteen years ago) link
no he didn't, you're just finding out about it.
FYI SF heads - Windsurf instore at Amoeba next Friday the 21st, 7pm and free.
― mikebee (BATTAGS), Friday, 14 November 2008 21:50 (fifteen years ago) link
i always thought print/web design was pretty much a prerequisite for making electronic music. it's the fact that he's the editor-in-chief that's so surprising. dwell has a lot of influence/readership, and this guy clearly has some serious time-management skills. i see that he's mentioned this in interviews before, clearly i was wrong about him keeping things 'under wraps'. i wasn't saying that his job detracts from the music, simply pointing out that the press could be milking this way more than they are-- which is nice, actually.
i know my reactions are largely personal and based on my own prejudices/kneejerk-backlash-impulses, but surely some overzealous reviewer would've come along and make them anyways. i should know better than to play devil's advocate around here anyhow...
― psychgawsple, Friday, 14 November 2008 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
I didn't know he was the editor of Dwell untill he came and DJ'd Dazzle Ships, though I didn't know his music much before either. He showed up with a Dwell bag and was like "i'm in town for some meetings for Dwell" and I was like "oh cool, you work for Dwell?" and he was like "I'M THE FUCKING EDITOR IN CHIEF!"
Just kidding. He said "I'm the editor" and I said "cool, my mom bought me a subscription."
It's definitely not arch. porn...if it was it'd have more pictures and less text. I like it, but I also used to read Wallpaper and Nest.
And yes, in my experience everybody who works in graphics in any capacity whatsover is also a DJ or producer of electronic music.
What I don't get with him is the time issue...I freelance and have to take entire weeks off just to make a mix CD for my girlfriend.
― dan selzer, Friday, 14 November 2008 23:37 (fifteen years ago) link
ya i just realized that i walk by the dwell offices every day on my coffee break. maybe i should ask this sam grawe character for some pointers
― psychgawsple, Friday, 14 November 2008 23:47 (fifteen years ago) link
fyi i work for a small pr firm and also post on the internet under the assumed name "uncle shavedlongcock"
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Saturday, 15 November 2008 00:07 (fifteen years ago) link
is dwell still on post? i used to work right next door to their offices in an advertising agency.
― jaxon, Saturday, 15 November 2008 00:20 (fifteen years ago) link
not post, broadway?
― jaxon, Saturday, 15 November 2008 00:21 (fifteen years ago) link
it's on gold in between montgomery and sansome. not far from broadway, like a block and a half. it's near a gallery called hedge
― psychgawsple, Saturday, 15 November 2008 02:30 (fifteen years ago) link
This is nice and sounds a bit balearic to my ears. Don't know anything about Traks Boys. Anyone know anything about them?
― Treblekicker, Saturday, 15 November 2008 11:35 (fifteen years ago) link
sounds like its supposed to be 3 mins longer
― sofa king (deej), Saturday, 15 November 2008 20:23 (fifteen years ago) link
it reminds me of that jimmy eat world song
― ♪☺♫☻ (gr8080), Saturday, 15 November 2008 20:33 (fifteen years ago) link
nor do vast collections of vintage synths...
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=25828143&albumID=0&imageID=1425234
Coastlines sounds nice though, props to grawe for being able to hold down a legit job and be legit enough
― Bomb Bomb Iran (san frandisco), Monday, 17 November 2008 18:25 (fifteen years ago) link
That'll be 'cos it is...
http://www.traksboys.com/archives/2008/10/traks-boys-bring-the-noise/
― Treblekicker, Monday, 17 November 2008 21:30 (fifteen years ago) link
wow, forgot to finish the thought on my post above, "...legit enough to keep on with the music"
― Bomb Bomb Iran (san frandisco), Tuesday, 18 November 2008 00:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Enjoying the Bjorn Torske album right now... the reggae instrumentals are a nice touch.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:13 (fifteen years ago) link
windsurf >>>> hatchback >>>> sorcerer
do you agree?
― moonship journey to baja, Sunday, 7 December 2008 23:37 (fifteen years ago) link
hatchback >> windsurf >>>>> sorcerer
4 me
― beyonc'e (max), Sunday, 7 December 2008 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link
yea
hatchback >> windsurf >>>>>> sorcerer
― poortheatre, Monday, 8 December 2008 00:29 (fifteen years ago) link
well i think the kosmiche second half of that hatchback album is pretty great but i think arp does it better
― moonship journey to baja, Monday, 8 December 2008 00:35 (fifteen years ago) link
i was thinking just in terms of "soft rock disco", but yeah, the range of that hatchback album is formidable
The Aeroplane remix of Grace Jones' "Williams Blood" is just lovely, albeit a bit LOL AEROPLANE.
― Tim F, Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:07 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark
^^^^^ currently this is my jam...
― san frandisco, Monday, 8 December 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
otm. i wish people would mention arp more often when they talk about sf balearic stuff
― psychgawsple, Monday, 8 December 2008 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
havent heard the whole Hatchback record but I can't think of many tracks out of this scene that are better than "White Diamond" .... rmx of that one is my fave on Nu-Balearica
― dmr, Monday, 8 December 2008 18:50 (fifteen years ago) link
luvvin woolfy
― sam york, Monday, 8 December 2008 18:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Claremont 56 comp by Balearic Mike and Moonboots is a joy
http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=33069
― san frandisco, Monday, 15 December 2008 23:46 (fifteen years ago) link
'White Diamond' is just so perfect, the airy light euphoria makes me feel like I'm floating. Yesterday it struck me just how much White Diamond reminds me of Orbital's Belfast, which has (or at least had, but I don't think it's changed) the same effect on me.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link