i had that same thought! that echoing bell.
― clouds, Wednesday, 12 February 2014 23:56 (ten years ago) link
he mentioned that he's released music without the actress handle and it appears that stuff is out under the name levantis. should definitely check out the 12" that's out. great stuff. just like ghettoville but more beat oriented. he mentioned in some other interview that there was an earlier version of ghettoville that was a lot more techno influenced and it seems like some of those tracks could be these.
― illegalblues, Friday, 28 February 2014 18:34 (ten years ago) link
love this tune
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― illegalblues, Friday, 28 February 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
ahhh how the hell you edit a post, now i look like a grandma
― illegalblues, Friday, 28 February 2014 18:38 (ten years ago) link
I love how interactive ghettoville is, it practically begs you to fuck with the bpms. Also the shitty packaging ensures each person's copy will have a signature of minor damage.
― brimstead, Friday, 28 February 2014 19:00 (ten years ago) link
i picked it up on vinyl and i swear most of the songs sound like they were originally conceived for 45' tempo
― illegalblues, Friday, 28 February 2014 20:00 (ten years ago) link
https://ninjatune.net/release/actress/xoul-ep
― brimstead, Thursday, 24 July 2014 00:15 (ten years ago) link
Out of stock already :/
― paolo, Thursday, 24 July 2014 10:48 (ten years ago) link
dj kicks is a ***** masterpiece
― the late great, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 05:11 (nine years ago) link
How well does it flow? Heard some of the transitions were a bit on the jarring side.
― millmeister, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 10:11 (nine years ago) link
Given that 'Pen Expers' is on there I can't see how it could be anything but.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 11:46 (nine years ago) link
smitten with this. outside of spotify irregularly making a hash of track transitions it flows v well
― ogmor, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 11:48 (nine years ago) link
pen expers arriving is amazing, just listen to it ffs
― ogmor, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 11:49 (nine years ago) link
can't wait to hear this.
― p:s nerds know (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 May 2015 11:58 (nine years ago) link
After a quick listen this morning, there's not a lot of mixing going on, the transitions are quick but mainly OK. Obviously, it's mainly about the selection of tracks.
― MikoMcha, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 12:28 (nine years ago) link
(I am quite a fan of jarring transitions btw)
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 13:06 (nine years ago) link
pen expers arriving is amazing
It really is! The mix itself is great throughout but sort of... shapeless? Just when you think it's going somewhere it decides to wander off and see what's in another direction entirely.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 20:29 (nine years ago) link
i only felt it was jarring the first couple of times i listened through, when i was listening for beat matching and finding none. after a few listens it really opened up for me. i feel like he is really pushing the envelope as far as matching up moods and vibes in tracks. almost every mix makes perfect sense to me now, and i'm amazed at the connections he makes between tracks.
― the late great, Thursday, 14 May 2015 08:10 (nine years ago) link
that's what he's best at though, is my thought on him - finding diagonal connections in music, that is.
― p:s nerds know (dog latin), Thursday, 14 May 2015 09:25 (nine years ago) link
Yeah it does feel like a consistent progression in terms of mood, if not in momentum.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 14 May 2015 09:29 (nine years ago) link
this is very fine work
― nakhchivan, Saturday, 16 May 2015 10:17 (nine years ago) link
thread title has put me off listening to actress until now.... but i really like this!
i don't think it's shapeless at all! most mixes i will stick on and zone out which is often exactly what i want. but the way this mix evolves suddenly and kinda strangely really keeps my attention focussed. i've found it great for running to.
― tpp, Tuesday, 4 August 2015 19:35 (nine years ago) link
dude's music is just as enervating and like listening to paint dry when he calls himself levantis as when he calls himself actress
― lex pretend, Monday, 16 November 2015 17:57 (eight years ago) link
did you just fart?
― brimstead, Monday, 16 November 2015 21:53 (eight years ago) link
one of the worst all time thread titles
― J0rdan S., Monday, 16 November 2015 21:57 (eight years ago) link
Actress is a totally amazing recording moniker though.
― Whoremonger (jed_), Monday, 16 November 2015 21:59 (eight years ago) link
how should actress make his music less enervating? throw some donks on it?
― brimstead, Monday, 16 November 2015 22:06 (eight years ago) link
Actress is opening for Animal Collective on the current leg of their U.S. tour, stoked to see them both soon
― flappy bird, Thursday, 3 November 2016 02:47 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg1Pw0y-x8Q
― the late great, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 04:03 (seven years ago) link
"Look, I don't care, you've got to be in the video."
― 0 / 0 (lukas), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 05:14 (seven years ago) link
i knew their "retirement" wasn't gonna last
― clouds, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 12:42 (seven years ago) link
So is it pretty much confirmed that those one-off cassingles on Ninja Tune lately have been Actress? THAT KNIGHTSBRIDGE OG, DIAL 666 8100, and BANK OF ENGLAND?
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Saturday, 18 March 2017 01:21 (seven years ago) link
say what?
― the late great, Saturday, 18 March 2017 02:21 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, there's been a series of single-track cassette releases on Ninja Tune over the last couple weeks that have had people playing Spot the Anonymous Producer. The all-caps phrases are the artist names they were released under; the tracks are, respectively, "ZENO'S PARADOX," "UBER SPLIFF TO GATWICK" and "CHAOS RAIN"
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Saturday, 18 March 2017 16:17 (seven years ago) link
haha sounds dope
― the late great, Saturday, 18 March 2017 18:24 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wTUQXiLV-Q
― the late great, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 04:59 (seven years ago) link
must admit i prefer the first single
― the late great, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 05:08 (seven years ago) link
X22RME video has very brief shot of Crystal Palace park (the Bowl). So yay for that and I will likely buy your record.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 09:49 (seven years ago) link
― the late great, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 10:11 PM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
late great OTM
― the late great, Friday, 7 April 2017 02:39 (seven years ago) link
This new single made me feel sick
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 7 April 2017 02:47 (seven years ago) link
how so
― the late great, Friday, 7 April 2017 03:15 (seven years ago) link
i preferred the first single
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 7 April 2017 06:08 (seven years ago) link
album out today
― clouds, Friday, 14 April 2017 13:36 (seven years ago) link
"RUNNER" is so good
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 14 April 2017 20:10 (seven years ago) link
This may be my favourite yet. As expected, I quite like his pseudo-remix of Fauré's Requiem.
― pomenitul, Friday, 14 April 2017 20:21 (seven years ago) link
Disappointed by this. I dunno, it sounds like a Clark album or something. Ok background music when it's on, but can't remember much about it after.
― Position Position, Friday, 14 April 2017 23:26 (seven years ago) link
Yep
― Steve Reich In The Afternoon (Against The 80s), Saturday, 15 April 2017 13:12 (seven years ago) link
i like the new record a lot
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 17 April 2017 15:36 (seven years ago) link
i still haven't heard it! my record store didn't get in their copies on friday. going to have to wait a few more days ...
― the late great, Monday, 17 April 2017 16:35 (seven years ago) link
I think it is his best album yet.
― calzino, Monday, 17 April 2017 16:39 (seven years ago) link