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― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 12 May 2018 14:01 (six years ago) link
only just seen nico on that list, there's definitely a similarity in their voices
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 12 May 2018 14:02 (six years ago) link
Just got the Tess. Let’s fire it up
― Music is confidence (Ross), Saturday, 12 May 2018 22:52 (six years ago) link
Oh wow, I'd not even heard of Tess Roby before, but this is a v nice record.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 12 May 2018 23:06 (six years ago) link
Ballad 5 was one of the best and most overlooked songs last year, check it out if it’s not on the album
― flopson, Sunday, 13 May 2018 00:24 (six years ago) link
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, May 12, 2018 4:06 PM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Ditto. Thanks for the tip folks.
― that's not my post, Sunday, 13 May 2018 05:04 (six years ago) link
Sounds likeSome shit
― Free-jazz baser (Ross), Sunday, 13 May 2018 05:12 (six years ago) link
Not what I was expecting
― Free-jazz baser (Ross), Sunday, 13 May 2018 05:13 (six years ago) link
Windswept is so good. Anyone care to recommend another album that is solid “fake soundtrack” music. Barry Adamson comes to mind but I’m drawing blanks
― synonym toast crunch (Ross), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 15:49 (five years ago) link
Tess tony record really grew on me
― Slippage (Ross), Thursday, 7 June 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
lol tess tony xpost, sheesh
tess roby record is pretty cool - sort of like nico mashed with early nite jewel, with a more victorian twist/more guitars
― Ross, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 01:23 (five years ago) link
i am really loving the Tess Roby album, it's perfect sunset music. it's bringing to mind Hannah Peel's Awake But Always Dreaming, Kate Bush's A Sky of Honey, and Emeralds' Does It Look Like I'm Here? which are all favourites
― ufo, Friday, 31 August 2018 06:43 (five years ago) link
minor regret from this year is hearing the tess roby album immediately after she played a show
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Friday, 31 August 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
just re-ripping my IDIB cd collection and listening to the 'music to drive' compilation.feeling the urge to dive back in and pick up the more recent stuff, but from their website other than the soundtrack stuff by johnny, i dont think i have missed out on that much actually.seems to be mainly the tess roby/twisted wires/jorah chalmers releases.or is there something i have missed via their hard work website?
― mark e, Sunday, 11 August 2019 18:47 (four years ago) link
yeah I think there's been a bit of a lull since Twin Peaks. Maybe they're saving their time and energy for Dear Tommy which they claimed several times was coming this year.
― akm, Sunday, 11 August 2019 23:10 (four years ago) link
.@chromatics are releasing a new album—their first in seven years—tomorrow https://t.co/9qUIjKpq5Y— Resident Advisor (@residentadvisor) October 1, 2019
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 14:09 (four years ago) link
Hmm...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUVy3MfVFaY
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 4 April 2020 03:52 (four years ago) link
!
― nxd, Saturday, 4 April 2020 10:29 (four years ago) link
No.
― cozen (jed_), Saturday, 4 April 2020 13:13 (four years ago) link
nice playlist of recentish IDIB stuff
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2SvPXTfpvL18BXAnH6jQEq?si=rtJB_EqsSsqTd4rrXmHhIQ
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 31 July 2020 00:49 (three years ago) link
After Dark 3 out Friday.
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 04:27 (three years ago) link
Excelente
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 05:44 (three years ago) link
wait....Guy Gerber?!
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Friday, 23 October 2020 12:34 (three years ago) link
Such a great compilation. Watched the twitch stream a couple nights ago. Loved the Causeway song, the Desire cover of Boy, the Orion track and both Chromatics songs the best, but the Gerber track was good too. Reminded me of a softer Orbital from the early 90s.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/777809883 - here's the twitch stream. Causeway is at 50mins. Kind of like Anything Box with more eyeliner but less hairspray.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 23 October 2020 15:02 (three years ago) link
it's on Spotify today:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6CNlEHjmcyGP2JBjPhcTsi?si=UWRob6C2Ruy1DaJVW9Uk2g
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 23 October 2020 15:11 (three years ago) link
Yeah, this is a great compilation. Everything I love about IDIB basically.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 29 October 2020 02:28 (three years ago) link
Also very adequate time of the year to release anything IDIB related.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 29 October 2020 02:46 (three years ago) link
Definitely. Got the windows open to a rainy fall night. All I need is a little neon and I'd be good to go.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 29 October 2020 03:03 (three years ago) link
Worse Things Than Feeling Lonely = anthem for our times
― Julius Caesar Memento Hoodie (bendy), Monday, 2 November 2020 03:56 (three years ago) link
lovely little recordthink it's better than 2
― nxd, Tuesday, 10 November 2020 14:39 (three years ago) link
its still mad how this label still sells the digital editions of their releases for $1 no matter what.ep, single, expanded album etc.all $1 each.guess they know their market is all about the vinyl editions.(very similar business model to the synthwave, blood music, crew i guess.)
― mark e, Friday, 2 April 2021 19:35 (three years ago) link
New Causeway single 'Hide and Seek' is pretty good. Wonder if they'll release an album. Two very catchy singles so far.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 2 April 2021 20:19 (three years ago) link
why are you mad about that?
this is still one of the better run labels that I ever engage with. Love ordering from them, love their packaging, they are super responsive and all their shit looks great.
― akm, Friday, 2 April 2021 23:11 (three years ago) link
cos its insanely brilliant how they have priced their digitals for those of us who purchase etc.
(and yeah, even when i have ordered cds etc, they have always added extras into the package .. )
― mark e, Friday, 2 April 2021 23:38 (three years ago) link
FTR he said “it’s” not “I’m”
― Evan, Friday, 2 April 2021 23:53 (three years ago) link
ahh.cheers evan.the penny drops as to that response.i was wondering etc.
― mark e, Friday, 2 April 2021 23:59 (three years ago) link
Johnny Jewel’s love life always seemed a bit sketchy to me - he has pretty much had a romantic relationship with every one of his collaborators/signed artists: Ruth Radelet, Ida No, Megan Louise - to name the most important ones. It almost seems to be a requisite to date him if you want to be in his label/band/production credits. And he bounced between these projects involving his set of ex-wives/ex-lovers as if it’s business as usual. It’s too much of a red flag.
That said, I really hope there’s no weird abusive powerplays for anyone involved because I really love the musical / aesthetical aspect going on in every one of the projects in this label.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 3 April 2021 05:41 (three years ago) link
l didn’t have to date him to be on the label at one point! :D
Come on - he’s truly one of the sweetest, most genuine dudes running a label. Has always been nothing but nice when we communicate. Why do some folks always look for the worst?
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 3 April 2021 07:15 (three years ago) link
I’m honestly very relieved to read that coming from a direct source. It’d be painful to hear otherwise. I think he’s lowkey a musical genius and it’s easily one of my favorite labels of the past 20 years.
What’s your band/project name?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 3 April 2021 08:54 (three years ago) link
He's honestly a very nice guy from my dealings with him.
I had a few things on the label as Professor Genius - one of their first 12"s and After Dark Vol.1 - and have released a bunch of stuff on other labels under that name since.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 3 April 2021 09:00 (three years ago) link
Had no idea! I like your tracks on After Dark 1, especially the closer.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 3 April 2021 12:18 (three years ago) link
Thanks, tipsy! Yeah that closer track - “Pegaso” - is actually a short edit of the full track found here: templo.bandcamp.com/album/professor-genius
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 3 April 2021 12:26 (three years ago) link
Oh love your songs on that comp! I think they really sold the concept at that point and somewhat rare for the label in that they’re synthwave. Discovered the silver & kane remix of Pegaso a couple of months ago via some spotify playlist and that one is great too.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 3 April 2021 15:10 (three years ago) link
Thank you! To be honest at the time they were made I was swimming in Italo and Cosmic sounds as influences. Synthwave is a term I’ve only come across in the last couple of years reading stuff online but I’d be hard pressed to tell you what it sounds like. It’s just electronic music to me.“Nu Disco” was the term used in press and some shops for this stuff then (‘07, ‘08).
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 3 April 2021 15:18 (three years ago) link
But Mike S and Johnny championed my stuff from the beginning and were excited about putting it out there. I think it was a case of the right place, right time :)
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 3 April 2021 15:19 (three years ago) link
Yeah I love “pegaso”!! That one squiggly italo synth lead part makes my heart sing
― brimstead, Saturday, 3 April 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
thread delivers.had no idea re the ILM vs IDIB connections.to have a couple of tracks on such a seminal compilation like AD vol 1 is quite a thing.and yeah, as others have said, they are cracking tracks CJV.been loving AD vol 3 today.
― mark e, Saturday, 3 April 2021 16:55 (three years ago) link
There’s other connections. Mike might deny it but I’d say I contributed a great deal to mike and by extension probably Jonny’s interest in italo. I mean they both like to deny the influence of Italo on Italians do it better but that’s just silly anyway.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 3 April 2021 17:12 (three years ago) link
xpost Thanks fellow ILMers. Making hearts sing is what it’s all about ! Very happy to know the music means something to you!
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 3 April 2021 17:30 (three years ago) link
late to the convo, but after dark vol 1 is connected to a lovely time in my life and "pegaso" in particular is connected with a special memory of playing it at one of the first big parties i ever DJ'd, i have incredible images in my mind of my friends dancing to that song as fog and light spill out of the back of a moving truck in the woods :)
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 5 April 2021 15:39 (three years ago) link