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 (twelve 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 (twelve 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 (twelve years ago) link
i once witnessed bok bok step (barefoot) on a slug at night. he wasn't v amused at the irony
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 7 August 2012 07:30 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― REV LION (The Reverend), Tuesday, 7 August 2012 08:38 (twelve years ago) link
RT @bok_bok i hate when a track brings in one element at a time its so pompous
― Matt DC, Friday, 19 October 2012 07:20 (eleven years ago) link
damn straight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6z8mAAzQw
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 19 October 2012 09:10 (eleven years ago) link
Just came back from the Night Slugs/Fade To Mind showcase at SXSW. Saw Nguzunguzu, Kingdom w/Kelala, L-Vis and Bok Bok. The whole night was good, but L-Vis/Bok Bok were the highlight, and yes, they did Bring In Da Katz.
― Moodles, Saturday, 16 March 2013 07:11 (eleven years ago) link
speaking of Bok, his new Fade to Mind mix is very good (and ends with 151 Feva Gang!)
http://soundcloud.com/fadetomind/fademix003-bok-bok
― cunnilingus ah um (The Reverend), Saturday, 16 March 2013 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
this is a perfect two-sentence story
― shit tie (Jordan), Saturday, 16 March 2013 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
yes otm
― cunnilingus ah um (The Reverend), Saturday, 16 March 2013 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
saw Bok last night, he played a good but predictable set to a small, fairly wack crowd with too many dudes. I went to the monthly rare soul night at the same club last weekend and it was way more popping :/
― Fred by Durst (The Reverend), Saturday, 4 May 2013 17:15 (eleven years ago) link
what'd he play?
― the late great, Saturday, 4 May 2013 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
All the stuff I recognized was ns/ftm, some of which was p old ("irl" "stalker ha"), some new ("bank head", "ballad 4ad"). The stuff I didn't recognize was either on the techy side or ballroom trax
― Fred by Durst (The Reverend), Saturday, 4 May 2013 20:07 (eleven years ago) link
ah yeah
i've heard a ton of good things about bok bok as a DJ but have yet to hear a set that really blows me away
― the late great, Saturday, 4 May 2013 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
The other time I saw him (sept. '11) he was amazing tho
― Fred by Durst (The Reverend), Saturday, 4 May 2013 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
Heh. The promoter has euphemistically described last night's show as "cozy". And apparently RL Grime has sold out the same spot tonight.
― Fred by Durst (The Reverend), Sunday, 5 May 2013 00:02 (eleven years ago) link
Fisher 18-29 (62.1%) from 3 in playoffs.
― moullet, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
obvious epic wrong thread.
― moullet, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 02:54 (eleven years ago) link
new jam city is really out there
https://soundcloud.com/nightslugs/500-years-clip
― the late great, Saturday, 5 October 2013 20:03 (ten years ago) link
reminds me of CONEMELT
http://www.last.fm/music/Conemelt/PT026
― the late great, Saturday, 5 October 2013 20:07 (ten years ago) link
jam city album is really good.
― brimstead, Sunday, 22 December 2013 10:54 (ten years ago) link
classical curves i mean
Classical Curves is so weird but so good. Also really enjoying the new Egyptrixx album, feels a lot more intimate than I would expect from Night Slugs.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 22 December 2013 20:51 (ten years ago) link
i haven't really figured it out yet
― the late great, Sunday, 22 December 2013 20:52 (ten years ago) link
I'm still trying to absorb it too. So far it strikes me as much more of a straight up techno direction compared to the last one.
― Ornate Coleman (Moodles), Monday, 23 December 2013 02:06 (ten years ago) link
their re-release of "icy lake" is the first NS/FTM release i've really loved in years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pvlOYrC0wA
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 12:58 (ten years ago) link
otoh their manifesto just confirms how much our aesthetics have diverged. couldn't be less interested in club music without melody or emotive artefacts
I kind of respect that manifesto and admire their attempt at aesthetic purity, but yeah, really not sure if it'll create stuff that's interesting to listen to.
I only really know NS through the twitter crew - do they all make Jersey House stuff now or is that just Deamonds?
― online hardman, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 13:15 (ten years ago) link
http://www.jam-city.net/
Updated website with a new song. Not a direction I was expecting but I like it.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 15 October 2014 15:19 (nine years ago) link
crossposted from 2015 techno thread
so amazing
http://www.stereogum.com/1732487/hysterics-girl-unit-empty/mp3s/
― the late great, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 06:19 (nine years ago) link
niiiiiiiiiice
― dyl, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 06:39 (nine years ago) link
Album stream
http://hypem.com/premiere/jam+city
(the hype machine still exists?)
― Number None, Monday, 16 March 2015 23:51 (nine years ago) link
this was a real "ambushed by unexpected emotion" album for me
on paper nothing about it should be my thing but it hits hard. the lyrics are great.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 17 March 2015 09:04 (nine years ago) link
I loved Classical Curves but this is way better, although they are so different it feels silly trying to compare them.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:23 (nine years ago) link
classical curves left me very cold at the time but has actually sort of clicked in the light of this!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:44 (nine years ago) link
not heard the new one yet (why does night slugs' artwork seem so dull now?) but how could how we relate to the body or club thanz leave someone cold?
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:51 (nine years ago) link
no tunes, not very hooky, not very danceable, just sort of clanky and metallic
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 23:14 (nine years ago) link
not hooky, okay, i can see that, but those two songs had quite a lot going for them, sensual/warm textures-wise. no big tunes, sure, but enough other stuff in its place. never felt like it was dreary or lacking purpose/momentum, which is often what happens on dance albums. and if you like 80s R&B, i think you would be able to get behind them. not everything has to grab you by the balls!
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 23:25 (nine years ago) link
i wouldn't have listened to an album of 80s r&b instrumentals!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 23:32 (nine years ago) link
but now you have the chance to! anyway, i get the criticisms of the album as a whole, but there are songs on there i think deserve to be heard in their own right. like, that kingdom track bankhead is one of the best things night slugs ever put out, and i consider those jam city songs of a piece with that. anyway, the new album seems to come with some ridiculous conceptual baggage but im hoping the actual music doesnt pay too much attention to it.
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 23:36 (nine years ago) link