Must listen to this.
― MikoMcha, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
i'm halfway through the first track and i feel a bit ill, why have i allowed ilm to recommend me music
― lex pretend, Thursday, 6 September 2012 07:20 (eleven years ago) link
a split-second of weakness in which you stopped thinking your tiny snowglobe was the centre of the universe?
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:03 (eleven years ago) link
JF otm, really dug tallinn but everything else has been diminishing returns
― relentlessly busting your smoo (electricsound), Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:11 (eleven years ago) link
it's as laughably bad as the laurel halo album
― lex pretend, Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:16 (eleven years ago) link
Prefer the Laurel Halo but the vibe is certainly similar, druggy NNF stylings but in a very down/disorienting way. It's hard to love them.
― direct references of (seandalai), Thursday, 6 September 2012 11:53 (eleven years ago) link
Had nearly burnt out on her, but... diggin this one. Def my fave thus far.
― mr.raffles, Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
never heard laurel halo or not really sure who she is.
really enjoying this though, i think prob the best songs on previous lps top anything on this but i like this as a coherent listen quite a bit more. it's fairly detached but that's something i generally like.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:08 (eleven years ago) link
So Maria Minerva is doing a thing with LA Vampires coming out at the end of the month already. I haven't really listened to LA Vamps but I love everything mm has done so far so I'm pretty excited. It took me a bit to get into the new album but I think it's my favorite now.
― o_o, Monday, 1 October 2012 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
I was hoping for some more expansive 4x4 biz mb like the ajukaja 10" but she has a really good ~presence~ on this that necessarily blows the album apart somewhat. she works her own awkwardness p well live too
― ogmor, Monday, 1 October 2012 19:26 (eleven years ago) link
LA Vampires collab feels a lot more straightahead and unsurprising in a world of hipster house, but I like it. This tune is pretty cool imo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYRhVfmRUwI
― Well, ILE be damned! (seandalai), Tuesday, 13 November 2012 23:04 (eleven years ago) link
Oh my goddd I love this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggWi1Vjm91Y
― o_o, Sunday, 3 February 2013 19:23 (eleven years ago) link
This track with Pharaohs is badass:
http://soundcloud.com/100percentsilk/pharaohs-miraculous-feet
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 4 March 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
I really enjoy her Tumblr updates.
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
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 (ten 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 (ten 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