While I probably have no need for more Chromatics right now, I'm weirdly pleased with the idea of a drumless mix! Reminds me of Kaito's beatless Special Life/Special Love move.
Also interesting how close this new track list is at times to contenderizer's.
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 11:46 (twelve years ago) link
anybody else think Mssr. Jewel comes off like a total prick in that pitchfork interview from yesterday?
― caulk the wagon and float it, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 12:31 (twelve years ago) link
"Mssr."
― caek, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 13:10 (twelve years ago) link
Um, yeah. He definitely comes across as arrogant, not that it's especially shocking for a record producer. Also seems to be willing to take a lot of credit for things, real or imagined ('the first mysterious blog movements', 'a lot of bands popping up that had a post-After Dark feel')...
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
And of course, the drumless versions are for web remixes (that JJ will apparently won't even end up listening to because he's in the studio jamming to Jacques Brel!). Anyway, I'm a consumer I guess, so I'll listen to these as well.
Speaking of remixes though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz9aWI8Rs3E
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 13:42 (twelve years ago) link
haha gutsy indeed:
There's never been an Italians release that isn't good. There's no filler. Chromatics never released a bad record. Since In the City, everything's been great. All these songs are classics now.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
That interview bummed me out.
― Davey D, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
Me too. I really don't like the way he keeps casually tossing off the lines about how he could just shit out awesome songs constantly and everyone would love them, but he just didn't want to.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
chromatics are obviously a band helmed by someone more concerned with looking good than being good (or by someone who confuses the two). not always a bad thing.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
in the long run (part IV, lol), i've finally gotten my head around this album. it's not bad when resequenced, but still not great. some good ideas, but they're held back by their resolute commitment to their aesthetic - and to their crippled singer. ultimately i'm surprised by how little they've progressed in the last five years. this is basically a carbon copy of night drive, down to the corny overreliance on faux surface noise.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:10 (twelve years ago) link
that interview is hilarious.
But you can't look at this as a business model for other people because the only reason it was possible for us is because the record is so fucking ill.
...
There's been interest from basically everybody on the radio. Their creative departments are very aware of what we are doing; we're on that radar. I don't write Top 40 vocals, but my beats can be manipulated so that they can be on the radio and be just fine. And they're starting to recognize that.
might be totally true, but he still sounds like a dick.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
oh he's so cool, he has no decision
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
Mike Simonetti seems like a dick too. They probably deserve each other
― Number None, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
i didnt think he seemed like such a dick, relax u guys
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
whether he is a dick or not i don't know but simonetti is definitely a thieving scumbag
― 12plsrU (electricsound), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
Whoa, wait, what's the story there?
― She Got the Shakes, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:38 (twelve years ago) link
one example i'm aware of
― 12plsrU (electricsound), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:46 (twelve years ago) link
ultimately i'm surprised by how little they've progressed in the last five years. this is basically a carbon copy of night drive, down to the corny overreliance on faux surface noise.
I dunno, I think the album sounds very different to Night Drive, even though the feel are broader aesthetic are consistent. The italo influences which dominated that album have been replaced by a determination to sound like the XX but more bloodless.
Whether this is a good move or not is debatable but I don't think they can be accused of standing still.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
the feel and broader aesthetic.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:37 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think they can be accused of standing still
i stand accusatory
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 01:19 (twelve years ago) link
bloody hell - that waxidermy thread.
― mark e, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 08:52 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that Waixdermy thread was a trip of a read, but I don't feel totally confident throwing around "thieving scumbag" based on that. Nobody in that thread comes off great.
― Walter Galt, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 11:23 (twelve years ago) link
agreed.
i just cant get over the fact that people are trading 7" for so much money ..
― mark e, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 11:33 (twelve years ago) link
I know; Jesus! I feel guilty when I spend £20 on a record, and even then I get paranoid about my turntable wrecking it when I'm playing the goddamned thing.
― Walter Galt, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
talk is just talk. until he steals my money, he's just a dork.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
They were so good at White Heat last night. Exceeded my expectations.
http://thequietus.com/articles/08974-chromatics-live-review
― Barnaby, Hardly, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 09:20 (twelve years ago) link
Listened to Kill For Love all the way through for the first time this morning and really enjoyed it. That is all.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 09:23 (twelve years ago) link
bah, bummed to have missed out on tickets for that. though i'm seeing them tonight. but still.
― Merdeyeux, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 11:45 (twelve years ago) link
They were great at Village Underground last night! It was kind of a drag that they were the support act since they started so early and couldn't play for very long (they were booked on the gig ages ago, pre-Kill for Love's release), but it seemed like there was a large amount of the crowd that was there for them. "These Streets Will Never Look the Same" was a highlight; I didn't realize the guitarist sings that one.
― Walter Galt, Thursday, 7 June 2012 10:33 (twelve years ago) link
Drumless
― owenf, Thursday, 21 June 2012 10:37 (eleven years ago) link
the placement of 'the river' almost at the end is just right.
― j., Sunday, 15 July 2012 23:31 (eleven years ago) link
I'm seeing them this week. I've never seen them/hope they don't suck/am jazzed despite having to find parking.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Sunday, 15 July 2012 23:33 (eleven years ago) link
Symmetry's 'Themes For An Imaginary Film' is now available on vinyl... http://italiansdoitbetter.bigcartel.com/
― Barnaby, Hardly, Sunday, 15 July 2012 23:42 (eleven years ago) link
http://vivaitalians.blogspot.com/2012/07/after-dark-2.html
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
awesome
― Number None, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
"gold glitter vinyl"!!
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
that first instrumental on 'kill for love', so good. generally a fantastic record, although I have a hard time taking the lonely robot vocoder stuff seriously.
― the ghost of 29 unicycles (haitch), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 04:29 (eleven years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/johnnyjewel/after-dark-remastered
― barthes simpson, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:26 (eleven years ago) link
this label seems extremely generous to fans. all the more surprising considering they seem to operate from a blogspot.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 00:08 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, they've always given away tons of music. I was kind of bummed out to read Prof. Genius' comment on the Soundcloud page there, though - it sucks if people aren't getting paid. I LOVE those two tracks of his on that comp.
― Walter Galt, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
But then it also looks like they resolved this?
In any case, agree that those two tracks are the bomb.
― MikoMcha, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
Hey guys - that was me (Prof Genius).
Thanks for digging the stuff. Johnny's a good guy. He's correcting that situation. Seems it wasn't really his doing but I will say no more. (bet u can guess).
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
also - i've made/released lots of stuff since the IDIB releases: soundcloud.com/professorjorge >> some randomness
didn't know you were part of bim marx! good stuff
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
Johnny's a good guy
i want to believe this, but several pdxers i've spoken with say... otherwise
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Thursday, 11 October 2012 00:00 (eleven years ago) link
So far so good : )
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 11 October 2012 02:21 (eleven years ago) link
still rocking your tropical computer system cdr on a regular basis, so awesome. just sayin' :)
― willem, Thursday, 11 October 2012 06:53 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks!I'm glad it's still got some life left! Most recent releases on other labels have been less synthpop/Italo flavored. I'll be starting a Bandcamp in a few months that will remedy that. I'll keep you posted!
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 11 October 2012 13:05 (eleven years ago) link
awesomepegaso was my fave track on that comp.
― nathey, Thursday, 11 October 2012 14:27 (eleven years ago) link
Here's a link that's still active (c. 2009) with free downloads, including the full version of "Pegaso". Have at it since the other label that released that hasn't payed me for it since 2009 as well !
http://rcrdlbl.com/2009/10/07/exclusive_new_download_jorge_velez_perfume_across_the_spree_pegaso "> http://rcrdlbl.com/2009/10/07/exclusive_new_download_jorge_velez_perfume_across_the_spree_pegaso
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 11 October 2012 15:24 (eleven years ago) link