Todd Terje: "Snooze 4 Love" (masterpiece alert)

yeah this dude writes for a pitchfork-ish publication so BNM almost certainly explains it, was not aware of that

:)

http://crackmagazine.net/music/todd-terje-cover-feature/

well well, it would appear Brian Bennett's Solstice was more than just an "inspiration" for Preben Goes to Acapulco. Listen to them back to back. Sounds to me like a near cover/reworking almost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao5uiWUzMx4

there's lots of obvious pillaging there but it's not the same song

well, LOTS of pillaging. Straight up looting almost. Kinda reminds me how some TV commercial music is trying to evoke the memory of a pop song/melody/style, but not quite directly riffing it due to copyright violation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DvFnp00n9U

This is definitely being promoted through different channels - 6music are giving it a lot of attention and I've not heard them bother with Lindstrom much.

Part of me wishes I was hearing this whole thing for the first time, Inspector Norse would feel like the natural peak of the whole thing rather than the result of an EP awkwardly shunted into a half-finished album.

This is definitely being promoted through different channels - 6music are giving it a lot of attention and I've not heard them bother with Lindstrom much.

yeah it's not confusing so much given how accessible it is (i guess real life is no cool just came out too early) but a bit annoying given that i don't think it's half of what terje's capable of. it's sort of field-esque in its crossover to annoying people who display little interest in anything else like it (look at half the people in this thread who i've never seen in any ilm dance thread ever!)

Part of me wishes I was hearing this whole thing for the first time,

yup, if i hadn't already burned out on the best tracks i would be in love with this album

x-post to Lex There might be... I dunno, other reasons for not posting in dance threads, other than just "don't like dance music"?

is it that the dance threads are boring b/c there's nothing to clusterfuck about?

I was thinking more along the line of "specialist threads can be intimidating to non-experts".

they're also pretty boring though, but functional. like techno~~

it's a shame robbie williams 'candy' didn't make the album cut

Yeah the dance music threads are tedious because they're by and large just people posting Youtube links, which is okay to browse (although I hate hearing music like that, especially dance music) but don't assume that people aren't interacting with them just because they're not posting.

it's sort of field-esque in its crossover to annoying people who display little interest in anything else like it

Ugh we don't need to do this every time something that isn't straight-up indie becomes popular.

I mean most cosmic disco (including Lindstrom) has minimal interest in promoting itself to people outside its main audience, although Lindstrom has obviously had mad Pitchfork love for years that's partly because of word-of-mouth. Whether that's the labels or the artists or both I don't know.

Like, when Delorean Dynamite and Inspector Norse have been played on the radio, people's ears in my office (people who aren't really that into music at all) pricked up, the same would probably happen in the case of I Feel Space as well.

i don't post in dance threads but i love dance music

Same here. If anyone wants to direct me to some other albums that are similar to this or Lindstrom, I'd really appreciate that. They are two of my favourite artists around and I'd love to hear something else similar. It's a little intimidating to go on specialist threads sometimes and as Matt DC pointed out going through a bunch of YouTube links can sometimes be a bit much.

well well, it would appear Brian Bennett's Solstice was more than just an "inspiration" for Preben Goes to Acapulco. Listen to them back to back. Sounds to me like a near cover/reworking almost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao5uiWUzMx4

― octobeard, Wednesday, May 21, 2014 6:20 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I would not agree with this at all. Different chords, different melody, different rhythm, different bassline, different tempo. "Inspiration" seems about right.

FWIW I like dance music but I have limited occasion to listen to it, since I don't really go to clubs. The only time it kind of makes sense is my occasional driving alone or maybe cleaning with headphones on or something. Whereas this record is dance-ish music I can put on in the office.

I played Strandbar for my wife and when it got to the piano lick she was like "how can something so simple be so good?"

RE: other albums. This is a really good collection

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Cosmic-Balearic-Beats-Vol-1/release/1411450

with this track all-time for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tX9DpRHiVo

http://www.discogs.com/Blackbelt-Andersen-Blackbelt-Andersen/release/1616516

If anyone wants to direct me to some other albums that are similar to this or Lindstrom, I'd really appreciate that.

i slept on it at the time but the lovelock album (steve moore doing cosmic disco) is excellent.

maybe try the computer incarnations for world peace comps too? the first volume is full of classic cosmic cuts and the second features newer artists, including a fun collab between terje and prins thomas

maybe the secret circuit album from last year too? (tactile galactics) that one might be more acid than cosmic i guess

cifwp comps is a good rec; the milky disco comps are great, too: http://www.discogs.com/Various-MilkyDiscoThreeToTheStars/master/324783

also the gatto fritto LP: http://www.discogs.com/Gatto-Fritto-Gatto-Fritto/master/329150

That Rubber Room song is great. Thanks for the other recommendations, I'll check them out. Think I downloaded hat Secret Circuit album but haven't got round to it yet.

cifwp comps is a good rec; the milky disco comps are great, too: http://www.discogs.com/Various-MilkyDiscoThreeToTheStars/master/324783

also the gatto fritto LP: http://www.discogs.com/Gatto-Fritto-Gatto-Fritto/master/329150

― nap time, my time (karl...arlk...rlka...lkar...)

I have the first two Milky Disco compilations which contain some great stuff. I actually have that Gatto Fritto album. Someone (possibly you?) Nominated Beachy Head on the 2011 tracks list and I fell on love with it. That's easily the best song on there but the rest is really enjoyable.

RE: other albums. This is a really good collection

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Cosmic-Balearic-Beats-Vol-1/release/1411450

with this track all-time for me:

― juggulo for the complete klvtz (bendy), Thursday, May 22, 2014 6:34 PM (Yesterday

cool! I figured it was culled from something from the original era.

yeah you'll prob find more of what you're looking for in mixes/comps/reissues

sorry about the lousy sound quality but here's a big room full of people losing their minds to todd playing 'inspector norse' during his live show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tgK5tfG9ps&feature=youtu.be

awwwwww. that lineup looked so great

I've heard this a few times through - agree that the best moments have already been released, but it's a neat album.

Not enough people on ILM know enough about Roxy Music. Yes, Bryan Ferry's a bit of a Tory cunt but he is responsible for some of the best music in the history of music so I have to let him off. That said, anyone else think Johnny and Mary could have been taken from the Future Islands album? It really doesn't sound like him.

hahaa people at the London show were shouting along with the pewww noises as well

Not enough people on ILM know enough about Roxy Music.

lol dude POLLing and turning, how can I sleep?: The Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry Results Thread

is Ferry's alleged Toryness a big deal in England? It gets mentioned often.

yeah, he's been quite vocal on things in the past, including some stuff about the magnificence of fascist imagery and stuff like that. his son's been embroiled in a few schemey right-wing things too. it's the one thing that taints his music in my mind. although i did laugh about him reportedly bollocking his son for swearing when they survived an imminent plane accident.

I knew about his kids but didn't care either way. The line abut Albert Speer or Riefenstahl was dumber, but he 's a rocker and therefore a fool.

Bry's a big fan of country squire pursuits e.g. fox hunting, which pushes a lot of buttons for some people over here

it's not just the tory stuff although that is a very valid stick to beat him with. his voice is unlistenable and what i've heard of roxy music is terrible as well

yes, there's also the "unlistenable" nature of Roxy Music, as lex has scientifically proven in his post above

being serious, Lex have you heard Avalon, their final record? It might be more palatable than their earlier art rock stuff.

^ good point. i can understand you not liking things like Street Life, but the Avalon album is totally pleasant and wonderful.

synth jamz galore

lex it sounds just like kaputt

i'm really not interested in roxy music

lol

I don't particularly like Roxy Music either and Ferry was the second most-talented person called Bryan/Brian in the band, and come on no one cares about Bryan Ferry solo, and his voice is usually this dreary instrument, but the Johnny & Mary cover is actually quite affecting. A lot of it is down to the arrangement, but Ferry doesn't croon as much as he usually does.

You can slate Ferry's voice but I'd never describe it as dreary. One of the most dynamic and idiosyncratic styles in rock, if say. Anyway never mind.

I'd say, not if say