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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven years ago) link
tour behind bromst was one of the best shows i've ever seen
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 20:58 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven years ago) link
:)
full Whartscape 2009 set, necessary viewing for any fan: https://vimeo.com/5624665
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 21:15 (seven 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
I can see that - the "Jimmy Joe Roche"/"Get Older" progression shows up a couple times, though he's got such a unique sound that I give him a pass on that sort of thing
my one minor complaint is that its pretty stuffed, feels like one of those albums that could've hit the hour mark but tried to cram everything into a single LP. tbh I don't know if this is necessarily a bad thing. as much as I like Bromst I've definitely wished it was cut down a bit
Pitchfork gave this a 6.4 even though the review is pretty much entirely positive, minus a comment about the lyrics. pretty much what I expect outta them these days.
― frogbs, Monday, 3 February 2020 16:44 (four years ago) link
ok I def hear that on "Sat By a Tree" now, it's like an AI-generated Dan Deacon single (something that probably only bothers me: there's a vocal part in it that sounds copped from TMBG's "Window")
rest of it sounds pretty fresh. I think "Arp" might be the best thing he's ever done so far. next to "USA" I guess.
― frogbs, Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:44 (four years ago) link
he has a new soundtrack album out, called Well Groomed, a movie about...I dunno, haircuts for dogs or something
I didn't really get into his other soundtracks but this one is pretty good in a "Dan Deacon lite" sorta way, lotta shimmery and very pretty bits in here, almost sounds like Harmonia
― frogbs, Friday, 28 August 2020 20:55 (four years ago) link
this rules
― nxd, Wednesday, 2 September 2020 10:37 (four years ago) link
I've got his main albums on vinyl now and something that strikes me about the first 3 is they have bits which just overwhelm the speakers ("True Thrush" and "Get Older" are the two biggest offenders). normally I'd say they were just mastered lousy but I wonder if there's something inherent in Dan's music that vinyl can't handle. like it's too dense to be accurately etched into the wax. Gliss Riffer & Mystic Familiar don't have that problem.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 03:31 (two years ago) link