iamamiwhoami now known as ionnalee, purveyor of synth pop excellence.
― Slippage (Ross), Monday, 11 June 2018 07:21 (five years ago) link
midnight city rules
― Allen (etaeoe), Monday, 11 June 2018 11:58 (five years ago) link
correct!
― dyl, Monday, 11 June 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
Searched, but didn't find mention of Team Ghost, Nicolas Fromageau's band after leaving M83 in 2004. Only own the two 2010 EPs, but they're great. Team Ghost did a remix of "Midnight City" back in 2011.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 11 June 2018 15:26 (five years ago) link
So this guy really (intentionally?) shot himself in the foot with that "Junk" album, didn't he? Big breakthrough in 2011, five years for that follow-up in 2016, which seemed to hurt the band's popularity. Three years later and I didn't even know he released something new a couple of months ago, a synthy instrumental album inspired by synth movie scores. Which, if I searched correctly, literally comes up only once in an ILX search. Mission accomplished, Anthony Gonzalez?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 13 December 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
Answering my own question: yes, he seems to be going for a hard restore and reset.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvgvx5/m83-anthony-gonzales-interview-new-album-dsvii-midnight-city
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 13 December 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
I like this new record a lot more than most of the stuff he's done over the past decade+
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 13 December 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
Yeah that new one is actually pretty great and so much better than Junk. I wouldn't mind if he kept going on in this direction.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 13 December 2019 23:26 (four years ago) link
Listening to my two Team Ghost eps again, and really think anyone not enjoying current M83 would dig this side of the old split. Am going to hunt up the full albums, since these EPs are hitting the same buttons as Before the Dawn Heals Us.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P47STNaFVuc
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 18:45 (four years ago) link
at any time when ILM was talking about M83, I, had not heard the song Midnight City. Yet in the past oh I don't know 3 years I heard it, heralded by that hectoring synth line…and that shit stayed with me! It appears to have become a standard since…
― veronica moser, Sunday, 9 February 2020 04:22 (four years ago) link
it;s like Billie Eilish was in the video or some shit…
― veronica moser, Sunday, 9 February 2020 04:26 (four years ago) link
forgot how rad Junk is, felt as open and haunted as ever tonight. hoping to get to Fantasy tomorrow.
― fleeting art that floats! (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 03:56 (one year ago) link
"Oceans Niagara" played loud is quite a thing. up there with "Kim & Jessie" and "Teen Angst" for me.
― fleeting art that floats! (geoffreyess), Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:46 (one year ago) link
"Kool Nuit" also very cool
― fleeting art that floats! (geoffreyess), Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:47 (one year ago) link
I like this album. It's kind of crazy he's been releasing stuff for so long.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Sunday, 26 March 2023 23:29 (one year ago) link
okay if there's a song that is reminiscent of Kim & Jessie (probably my all time fav M83 tune), I'm interested. I hated Junk so much I practically stopped listening to this dude's music entirely
― octobeard, Monday, 27 March 2023 00:05 (one year ago) link
yeah, I really disliked Junk but I also feel like one of the few people that really loved DSVII so who knows. haven't had a chance to get to Fantasy yet.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 27 March 2023 22:54 (one year ago) link
it's pretty good!
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Wednesday, 29 March 2023 21:31 (one year ago) link
Finally getting around to Fantasy and it's kind of boring? I mean, sonically it's a massive improvement on Junk and it hits the right mood, but it also kind of feels like just going through the M83 motions. I don't know, it just made me want to go back to the earlier albums instead.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 30 March 2023 17:20 (one year ago) link
disappointing, and yes wanted to make me go to the catalog instead
― I. J. Miggs (dandydonweiner), Thursday, 30 March 2023 17:27 (one year ago) link