the box set is just ghettoville and hazyville on lp right?
― Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ (brimstead), Wednesday, 8 January 2014 18:58 (ten years ago) link
+ ghettoville on CD + 32 page art book
― the late great, Wednesday, 8 January 2014 18:58 (ten years ago) link
+ hazyville on CD and whoops it's a 40 page art book
― the late great, Wednesday, 8 January 2014 18:59 (ten years ago) link
guess that'd be pretty cool to have. Probably sounds awesome cranked up.
― Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ (brimstead), Wednesday, 8 January 2014 18:59 (ten years ago) link
vinylwise, i mean
5 LPs, 2 CDs and one art book
100 bucks still sounds kind of a lot for this
― the late great, Wednesday, 8 January 2014 19:00 (ten years ago) link
a lot of the tracks on ghettoville seem to invite playing around with different RPMs
― clouds, Wednesday, 8 January 2014 22:40 (ten years ago) link
This has been bugging me all day- is that a Bee Gees sample on "IWAAD"?
― CAROUSEL! CAROUSEL! (Telephone thing), Monday, 13 January 2014 03:56 (ten years ago) link
From "Tragedy," maybe?
― CAROUSEL! CAROUSEL! (Telephone thing), Monday, 13 January 2014 03:57 (ten years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2014/jan/24/whys-actress-ghettoville-is-the-one-album-you-should-hear-this-week-video
― millmeister, Friday, 24 January 2014 11:33 (ten years ago) link
My favourite thing to do with Actress is to listen to it on headphones when I'm really really tired and just about to drop off to sleep. his best stuff warps around theta waves and opens up weird spaces in my mind, but I didn't get that from his last album at all - everything was much more surface-level.
― he said, even sexilyer, (dog latin), Friday, 24 January 2014 11:40 (ten years ago) link
come on man, that's a ridiculous criticism
― the late great, Friday, 24 January 2014 16:02 (ten years ago) link
eh what? I def thought R.I.P. had a more accessible superficial sound compared to Splaszh and this new one. It was okay, but I felt everything about it was more 'obvious', more 'defined' if you get what i mean?
― he said, even sexilyer, (dog latin), Friday, 24 January 2014 16:06 (ten years ago) link
"accessible" says more about the listener than the music
"superficial" is a mode of listening, not a feature of music
"obvious", again, relates more to the listener than the music itself
"defined" = not sure what you mean
― the late great, Friday, 24 January 2014 16:13 (ten years ago) link
uh....
― he said, even sexilyer, (dog latin), Friday, 24 January 2014 16:15 (ten years ago) link
wut?
I want to like Actress but I find his stuff rather boring in practice.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Saturday, 25 January 2014 13:13 (ten years ago) link
First listen to Ghettoville, initial impression is what a magnificently grim and shitty record.
― keiji cretins (NickB), Monday, 27 January 2014 12:43 (ten years ago) link
As lovely as the crunch of broken glass in a piss-stinking stairwell.
I don't think it's that grim (compared to his other stuff anyway)
― paolo, Monday, 27 January 2014 16:41 (ten years ago) link
i am not yet impressed by this
― the late great, Monday, 27 January 2014 18:56 (ten years ago) link
never found his stuff to be very immediate so am hoping ghettoville is as good as RIP (which sometimes i am still not sure about either, but there are moments on there that are some of my favourite things of the last few years) which took me a long time to figure out what was actually *there* in that thing
― StillAdvance, Monday, 27 January 2014 19:17 (ten years ago) link
Really love teh newie on 1 x listen, some really wow moments.
― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Monday, 27 January 2014 19:18 (ten years ago) link
RIP works much better for me as a full album rather than track-by-track. Will definitely check this out.
― Spaghetti Sauce Shampoo (Moodles), Monday, 27 January 2014 19:18 (ten years ago) link
― the late great, Wednesday, January 8, 2014 2:00 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
seriously?
― flopson, Monday, 27 January 2014 19:25 (ten years ago) link
srs
― the late great, Monday, 27 January 2014 20:15 (ten years ago) link
actually ... you know what, it IS 180g vinyl
― the late great, Monday, 27 January 2014 20:20 (ten years ago) link
i guess for 180g vinyl it's about right
― the late great, Monday, 27 January 2014 20:24 (ten years ago) link
5 lps sold individually would cost about 100$
― flopson, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 03:12 (ten years ago) link
weird album
― the late great, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 05:16 (ten years ago) link
takes a while to warm up
― the late great, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 17:27 (ten years ago) link
I'm listening now (only as far as contagious) and his ability to create *sounds* is better than almost everyone else in electronic music. Every single noise on this is so textured and interesting. What he does with those sounds is less interesting to me, sadly.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 18:03 (ten years ago) link
the beginning is quite clunky
― the late great, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 18:29 (ten years ago) link
In fairness I've had the same reaction to all his albums. At the bit where it picks up now and enjoying it more.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 18:31 (ten years ago) link
cliche of the day: the last track is like the shaft of sunlight at the end of blade runner
― the late great, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 18:43 (ten years ago) link
more cliche would be if it has that embers burning/crackling sound all through it (still not heard this album)
― StillAdvance, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 20:12 (ten years ago) link
warming up to it!
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 06:27 (ten years ago) link
i really like the bell tones in the first track, best bell tones since maphive 6.1
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 06:59 (ten years ago) link
love how they sound against the bass synth that comes in around 4 minutes
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 07:03 (ten years ago) link
i agree with matt dc, this album is really about the sounds.
the second track sounds like a lonely tugboat lost on a foggy, heaving sea.
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 07:09 (ten years ago) link
it's so appropriate that it's on ninja tune. so trip hop.
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 07:14 (ten years ago) link
struggled with this yesterday, second time around was much better. Rap is the standout for me, anyone recognise the sample?
― cheeseburger, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 11:42 (ten years ago) link
gonna guess it's 'wrap yourself around me' by david grant
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 12:23 (ten years ago) link
http://www.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF459907-01-01-03.mp3
yeah
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 12:24 (ten years ago) link
n1
― cheeseburger, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 14:37 (ten years ago) link
i agree with paolo. a lot of this album actually *isn't* that dark - it's the sound of a dude playing around with beats and funny noises.
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 15:42 (ten years ago) link
i don't think i'm ever going to "get" this dude's music. nothing happens! what are you supposed to DO to it.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 11 February 2014 12:15 (ten years ago) link
listen
― sisilafami, Tuesday, 11 February 2014 12:17 (ten years ago) link
xpost, as I mentioned upthread, I found the best time to appreciate Actress is when I'm in a slumber state.
― doglato dozzy (dog latin), Tuesday, 11 February 2014 12:35 (ten years ago) link
yeah. it's music for cold winter nights. hypnotic, eerie, menacing, a little seedy.
actress sounds great in the middle of a playlist of artists working in a similar vein, e.g., burial; shackleton and appleblim (skull disco); various prod.; the livity sound roster of artists; the bug.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Tuesday, 11 February 2014 13:21 (ten years ago) link