those spinal rattling sounds, the huge floor timpanis. hard to believe this is even footwork any more. it's just so complex. programming on a level with peak-era Aphex. can you imagine the work she must have put in to this?
― Shat Parp (dog latin), Friday, 19 May 2017 08:25 (seven years ago) link
Not sure if anyone saw these, but Jlin shared her sample source files last year for this record and the last one, and it's really fun listening to Black Origami and hearing lots of them. IMO one of the coolest, most generous things an artist has done for fellow musicians.
― Dominique, Thursday, May 18, 2017 10:10 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ysi?
― flopson, Friday, 19 May 2017 14:04 (seven years ago) link
fuk this rulz
― he not like the banana (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 19 May 2017 23:08 (seven years ago) link
don't actually have URL anymore (if it's still up), but you can scroll way back into Jlin's fb page to see?
― Dominique, Saturday, 20 May 2017 02:31 (seven years ago) link
Jlin is a level above every other producer around right now
― paolo, Saturday, 20 May 2017 14:48 (seven years ago) link
I think this might be a step up from Dark Energy, which is a pretty impressive feat
― Moodles, Saturday, 20 May 2017 15:14 (seven years ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/jlintheinnovator/posts/1194607940563579
― based grandpa (noz), Saturday, 20 May 2017 16:07 (seven years ago) link
tybg
― flopson, Saturday, 20 May 2017 16:22 (seven years ago) link
paolo and moodles otm, this is truly Next Level Shit
― the late great, Saturday, 20 May 2017 18:29 (seven years ago) link
just found out she was a math major, makes sense!!
― the late great, Saturday, 20 May 2017 18:46 (seven years ago) link
my favorite track is hatshepsut (mentasms + 808s!!)
― the late great, Saturday, 20 May 2017 19:37 (seven years ago) link
would not compare to aphex twin - more like shackleton imo
― the late great, Saturday, 20 May 2017 19:45 (seven years ago) link
this is so fucking good
― just another (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 23 May 2017 20:55 (seven years ago) link
Looooooooooooooooove this
― Tim F, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 21:59 (seven years ago) link
i don't think the aphex twin comparisons are off base: this is rhythmic virtuosity at play, the likes of which i haven't heard in anyone but the two. where afx is more straightforward with melody intertwined, jlin instead focuses on the dizzying footwerk polyrhythms
― just another (diamonddave85), Thursday, 25 May 2017 22:54 (seven years ago) link
I agree with Vahid that Shackleton is the best (albeit still reductive) point of comparison. These grooves *work* as grooves in a way that I don't think is true of Aphex post oh 1994.
(Ironically, sounding a bit "off" is a quality that post 1994 Apjex shares with footwork but which Jlin herself lacks)
― Tim F, Thursday, 25 May 2017 23:23 (seven years ago) link
I'm also put in mind of what I guess I'd describe as "full kit neurofunk", like Source Direct's "Computer State", Sonar Circle's "Bass Flip", Maximum Style's "The Message (Arcon 2 Remix)", Can's "Tango Whiskeyman (A Guy Called Gerald Remix)", 4 Hero's "We Who Are Not As Others"...
― Tim F, Thursday, 25 May 2017 23:32 (seven years ago) link
this album actually reminds me a lot of drum corps charts -- some of the tracks even use marching snare samples
― Dominique, Friday, 26 May 2017 00:00 (seven years ago) link
this album
http://reactiongifs.com/?p=10130
― flopson, Friday, 26 May 2017 14:28 (seven years ago) link
this albumhttp://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/omg-chair.gif
― flopson, Friday, 26 May 2017 14:29 (seven years ago) link
chair otm
― Tim F, Friday, 26 May 2017 14:47 (seven years ago) link
you're going to die down here all
― flopson, Friday, 26 May 2017 14:51 (seven years ago) link
this is really interesting music
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 26 May 2017 16:06 (seven years ago) link
https://media.giphy.com/media/8VQ98Xmm8wrwk/giphy.gif
― ogmor, Friday, 26 May 2017 16:13 (seven years ago) link
hahai meant that as a compliment!
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 26 May 2017 16:14 (seven years ago) link
In terms of sheer rhythmic invention neither Aphex nor Shackleton come close to Jlin. Shackleton shares some her mastery of space and depth, while Aphex has manu fantastic qualities but they aren't the same as Jlin's. A lot of these beats are next level - one of the reasons she's so distinctive is because by and large she doesn't work in 4/4.
― Matt DC, Friday, 26 May 2017 16:59 (seven years ago) link
I genuinely wish I found this as impressive and enjoyable as everyone else seems to :/
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 26 May 2017 19:25 (seven years ago) link
I agree with Matt that no single comparison is going to to be terribly reliable.
One reason why I tend to think complex but still dancefloor-friendly drum and bass is a better point of comparison is that the thing that really strikes me about Jlin's beats is the very careful, very intricate interplay between the various drum hits at her disposal - that stereopanning "ball ricocheting around an inverted drum kit" feel she goes for.
Shackleton ended up with some of the same sonic qualities but he was coming from quite a different angle - rhythms as the sacred music of a lost civilisation kind of thing.
Jlin's music feels much more irrepressible and almost happy as a result of its sheer rhythmic exuberance - "fierce, fierce, fierce joy" as Bjork once put it.
― Tim F, Friday, 26 May 2017 22:22 (seven years ago) link
i love the sounds Jlin uses but I'm with Jordan here. I dunno, music that is essentially rhythmic without any melodic counterpart often doesn't work for me, regardless of how intricate or unique the sound palette is. I dunno, I find this strain of music a bit exhausting but I admire its innovative nature
― Unchanging Window (Ross), Saturday, 1 July 2017 21:39 (six years ago) link
http://www.talkhouse.com/william-basinski-talks-with-jlin-for-the-talkhouse-podcast
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 9 February 2018 15:03 (six years ago) link
new track:
https://soundcloud.com/planetmurecords/the-abyss-of-doubt-1
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 21 July 2018 11:06 (five years ago) link
(from “Autobiography,” the score for her collaboration with British choreographer Wayne McGregor, which will be released in full on 28 September)
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 21 July 2018 11:09 (five years ago) link
New album is really good, surprised it hasn't received much attention. More melodic and atmospheric than the others, but still very clearly Jlin. "Carbon 12" is a standout.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 1 October 2018 03:32 (five years ago) link
I'm not feeling it as much as her earlier work I'm afraid, I think maybe because it was made for a ballet it's not great club music but not really designed for home listening either?
― paolo, Thursday, 25 October 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
She's still one of the best producers around right now though. Jlin's weaker material is better than like 95% of all other electronic music right now
― paolo, Thursday, 25 October 2018 19:57 (five years ago) link
paolo ilu but Autobiography is wonderful in any context
― lukas, Monday, 9 December 2019 00:59 (four years ago) link
Aw thanks. Has she put out anything since Autobiography? We must be due something soon.
― paolo, Monday, 9 December 2019 09:52 (four years ago) link
Glad you asked!
https://soundcloud.com/jlin-narlei/lotushttps://soundcloud.com/jlin-narlei/3a-1
― lukas, Thursday, 13 February 2020 20:55 (four years ago) link
Jlin remixes a Marie Davidson track:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAXkETlKVzoMarie Davidson & L’Œil Nu • C’est parce que j’m’en fous (Jlin Remix)
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 5 March 2021 18:25 (three years ago) link
That's mad, I love it
― paolo, Saturday, 6 March 2021 11:26 (three years ago) link
New album (Akoma) features bjork, Kronos quartet and philip glass:
https://jlin.bandcamp.com/album/akoma
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 18:32 (two months ago) link
new album is so fucking good
― ivy., Sunday, 31 March 2024 16:36 (one month ago) link
I think it's her best yet. Love the diversity of sounds on this.
― octobeard, Sunday, 31 March 2024 18:53 (one month ago) link
Been returning to the new album off and on since it came out last week. Definitely her best.Also last week I caught Third Coast Percussion in LA and they did a suite of pieces composed by JLin. Apparently she composed it in her studio and then they arranged it for live instrumentation. The pieces are all on their album Perspectivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wR4jy9NXM0
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 12 April 2024 15:45 (one month ago) link