finally d/led that boot...I'll post thoughts later
I do think America is going to hold up as well. I listened to it on headphones for the first time yesterday and it was incredible. Previously I had only listened to it in my car. My woofer goes nuts for Dan Deacon so I hadn't noticed everything underneath the surface there.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 13:46 (eleven years ago) link
like this song, fuck this app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF9dtgNvrcI
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 December 2012 02:26 (eleven years ago) link
haven't listened to america yet but his new mashup cd is great
― THE NATIONS YOUTH DANCED TO THE MACARANA (innocent) (zachlyon), Saturday, 15 December 2012 03:27 (eleven years ago) link
latest listen to America after putting it away for a month+: this is really, really good. I'm still unsure if it's better than Bromst but given the way his music sounds I think the shorter runtime is probably better. I definitely get the "two sides" concept and feel now that side two really makes you forget about side one (as good as it is). When I listened to it in the car the hairs on the back of my neck stood up for the whole thing. I actually wish it were 5-10 minutes longer. You can listen to the entire album or just the "USA" part and it's satisfying. I think "Great American Desert" is the best part of it but "Rail" is really intriguing, I feel like this is the kind of thing DD's going to do a lot more of in the future.
either way I'm still kind of irritated by the way a lot of reviewers are handling this album. I think Deacon's persona is not really an act at all, he really does seem like an enthusiastic goofball in everything he does, I dunno why some writers think that this guy has to put out stuff like Spiderman of the Rings his whole career or else he's overstepping his boundaries. to me SotR was about layering sounds past the breaking point which seems like Deac's main obsession. He hasn't exactly stopped doing that...
― frogbs, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 06:07 (eleven years ago) link
had no idea what to expect, but he put on a really fun show last night in millennium park.
― clouds, Friday, 12 July 2013 14:01 (ten years ago) link
he played a show at the crown (100 capacity) last week, playing all material, it was great!!
― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Friday, 11 October 2013 18:59 (ten years ago) link
i'm glad he wasn't messing with that immaterial stuff like last time
― ^^ post obviously honoring and supporting Qualcomm (zachlyon), Friday, 11 October 2013 22:59 (ten years ago) link
^eugh, new material!
i wonder how much new stuff he's doing in the basketball arenas and enormodomes he's opening for arcade fire in
― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Thursday, 27 March 2014 17:49 (ten years ago) link
by new do you mean, newer than America?
― frogbs, Thursday, 27 March 2014 17:50 (ten years ago) link
he's definitely playing some stuff from the upcoming album
― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 27 March 2014 17:52 (ten years ago) link
i've been waiting 5 months for that correction
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 28 March 2014 02:06 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBVd-7tJb8o
new disc out Feb 2015very excited since America is starting to make a run for my favorite disc of this decade thus far
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 15:27 (nine years ago) link
wasn't as into the song in that video, but obv it was just a minute worth. and i've not enjoyed the singles released prior to the albums... i think his stuff comes across better when he has time to stretch things out. esp like the song 'lots' i didn't think was v representative of america really
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 15:52 (nine years ago) link
excellent hour+ interview with dan https://soundcloud.com/height-zone-world/episode-24-dan-deacon-all-of-the-satans-of-every-religion
― when is the new Jim O'Rourke album coming out (spazzmatazz), Monday, 12 January 2015 03:55 (nine years ago) link
ah cool, Height's interviews on there have been really good so far
― un chill goon (some dude), Monday, 12 January 2015 10:54 (nine years ago) link
that was a really fun listen, love dan's laugh
― flopson, Monday, 12 January 2015 13:27 (nine years ago) link
gliss riffer is amazing. like steve reich dj rashad with that signature deac' euphoric build. completely love it
― flopson, Sunday, 22 February 2015 04:38 (nine years ago) link
agreed, i'm really happy his sense of humor is more apparent than on the super serious (but great) America. that one chord progression he overuses in the sig deac euph build is only on one song, too, i think. masterfully crafted but with the spirit of pizza horse or lion with a sharks head or totally boner eat shit.
― when is the new Jim O'Rourke album coming out (spazzmatazz), Monday, 23 February 2015 22:45 (nine years ago) link
"feel the lightning" is one of my favorite songs this year, sounds like Black Moth Super Rainbow.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 00:52 (nine years ago) link
he doesn't get enough credit for his song titles. "Learning to Relax" followed by "Take it to the Max" is hilarious. "Steely Blues" is great too, i remember for a long time he was impossible to find on youtube because of deacon blues
― when is the new Jim O'Rourke album coming out (spazzmatazz), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 01:10 (nine years ago) link
^^ all the song titles on meetle mice back you up there
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 01:49 (nine years ago) link
that one chord progression he overuses in the sig deac euph build
lol true, the one in crystal cat that is also used on like half the songs on spiderman of the rings
take it to the max is awesome but... he could've taken it a little bit more to the max, imo
― flopson, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 01:56 (nine years ago) link
p4k not on his side with this one. it's a drag
― when is the new Jim O'Rourke album coming out (spazzmatazz), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 03:01 (nine years ago) link
xp lol maximum groove
― when is the new Jim O'Rourke album coming out (spazzmatazz), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 03:02 (nine years ago) link
i just thought the last 2 albums were a major snooze so this one's kind of back to the basics, super fun upbeat scannersheadexplode.gif zany dan d madness
― flopson, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 03:12 (nine years ago) link
Bromst is his masterpiece imo
this is great b/c his prankster side is back tho
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 15:37 (nine years ago) link
oh yeah, he's absolutely hilarious. he's a great stand-up/improv performer. the long interview i posted a bit upthread has so many amazing throwaway lines and bits and voices...the way he imitates the concert promoter from Texas trying to book the Sex Pistols ("um...I have a cohn-certe hall...") just LEVELS me
― when is the new Jim O'Rourke album coming out (spazzmatazz), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 19:54 (nine years ago) link
Awesome album, lovably weird & uplifting. Also, I continue to somehow strangely connect him to Eno ca. Taking Tiger Mountain.
― the european nikon is here (grauschleier), Friday, 13 March 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link
it really is gorgeous. I don't think it's much like Spiderman really; more like an album of "True Thrush" in the way Bromst was an album of "Crystal Cat". I've been floored with it on every listen thus far, "Meme Generator" in particular is really neat. related note, I've come to realize that America is one of my favorite albums ever.
― frogbs, Friday, 17 April 2015 02:02 (nine years ago) link
Dan Deacon bashing Poptimism
http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/2015_artist_survey_dan_deacon/
― i;m thinking about thos Beans (Michael B), Thursday, 11 February 2016 14:40 (eight years ago) link
in a recent interview -
Mainstream pop music is increasingly embraced by indie rock musicians and listeners, as well as serious music critics. At this point, do you draw any distinctions between Top 40 pop and indie rock/pop? Are you comfortable with this shift?
The only part of the shift that feels weird is that so much of pop music and mainstream culture revolves around the ideals of capitalism and wealth fetish culture. I don't care how people want to arrange tones, rhythms, words, and textures but I do care when it works to perpetuate our fucked system and I feel lots of pop music does that without realizing it.
― i;m thinking about thos Beans (Michael B), Thursday, 11 February 2016 14:42 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGZ9ICeyiic
― flappy bird, Saturday, 18 February 2017 00:23 (seven years ago) link
Is "Bjork's House" like a space or...
― circa1916, Saturday, 18 February 2017 01:29 (seven years ago) link
I'm assuming that's a yes looking at the other videos in the channel.
― circa1916, Saturday, 18 February 2017 01:31 (seven years ago) link
Oh my Dan DeaconWe could make it together
― salthigh, Saturday, 18 February 2017 01:36 (seven years ago) link
Saw a good amount of DD this past year through connections between the people we were dating. Unsurprisingly a nice a fun guy.
― circa1916, Saturday, 18 February 2017 01:46 (seven years ago) link
Forgot how much I liked this, really glad there's footage of it.
https://vimeo.com/19247287
― MaresNest, Saturday, 18 February 2017 10:04 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-BZduxT2h4
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 06:01 (six years ago) link
saw him on this tour, probably the most fun show I've ever been to. Dan singled me out because I was wearing a bear hat, which in my state felt like appropriate attire for a Dan Deacon show
― frogbs, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 13:53 (six years ago) link
cool! SPIDERMAN OF THE RINGS reissue w/ ULTIMATE REALITY on vinyl for the first time http://pitchfork.com/news/dan-deacon-announces-spiderman-of-the-rings-10-year-anniversary-reissue/?mbid=homepage-more-latest-and-video
Still have my white vinyl copy... somewhere... erghj i should look for that...
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 20:41 (six years ago) link
tour behind bromst was one of the best shows i've ever seen
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 20:58 (six years ago) link
me too. that whartscape video i posted upthread was one of the most exciting sets i've ever seen.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 21:04 (six years ago) link
first time I saw dan live was a month before Spiderman came out, he opened for Girl Talk at a 300 cap. bar and played on the floor. i was squished up against him and danced like crazy the whole time. probably saw him 20+ times in those 3 years. eager to see whatever he's working on now.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 21:05 (six years ago) link
just pulled up to the venue in his wacky oil-powered school bus they'd all been living/touring in and knew i was in for something special
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 21:12 (six years ago) link
:)
full Whartscape 2009 set, necessary viewing for any fan: https://vimeo.com/5624665
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 21:15 (six years ago) link
gonna be a good boy and wait until my preorder arrives but word is the new one is very very good
― frogbs, Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:47 (four years ago) link
Yep it really is, I think everyone who’s a fan is gonna be satisfied with this
― frogbs, Saturday, 1 February 2020 01:13 (four years ago) link
Just bought tickets for his tour. Not the biggest fan in the world but his is a show I've always wanted to see
― octobeard, Saturday, 1 February 2020 02:11 (four years ago) link
I think everyone who’s a fan is gonna be satisfied with this
yep, very satisfied. I could have done with a change of pace in the second half - the whole thing's pretty relentless - but all good really. I was puzzling over the second 'disc' of edits on Spotify. Then I realised: they're perfect for playlists.
― Jeff W, Sunday, 2 February 2020 19:37 (four years ago) link
does anyone else wish he would stop using the same chord progression on multiple songs on every album of his
half of this is good, half is a retread imo
― flappy bird, Sunday, 2 February 2020 22:26 (four years ago) link