i really enjoy the rosa album on that same label, they put out good stuff
― donna rouge, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 18:19 (three years ago) link
New Domenique Dumont is excellent as expected, more subtle and less chirpy than previous releases but would have been ideal if it had came out in time for the end of summer.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 15 November 2020 16:31 (three years ago) link
I don't realistically expect anyone to listen to the whole thing but I've been wanting to get this vibe out my system for a while.So, here's a 4 and a half hour mix of Balearic lift music:
https://www.mixcloud.com/cframe/stoic-epic/
Joan Bibiloni - Sa FoscaRAMON PYRME - Vacance UnionReuben Vaun Smith - Open ChakrasGolden Teacher - The KazimierSTUFF. - Spinning LeafDouble Geography - Golden PothosAlabaster DePlume - Visit CroatiaFelbm - VeluweGirls in Airports - Broken StonesEddie Chacon - Wicked WorldBeverly Glenn-Copeland - Sunset VillageFelbm - FilatelieJAKE SLAZENGER - HUNG LIKE A BULLThomas Leer - Tight As A DrumTwo Lone Swordsmen - Brother Foster through the phonesStereolab - Metronomic UndergroundAdmas - AstawesalehuJungle By Night - HangmatDouble Geography - YuccaDigitonal - DrencromReuben Vaun Smith - Sunshine FluteAntena - Seaside WeekendSteve Reich - Electric Counterpoint - SlowThe Durutti Column - Sketch For SummerLAID BACK - FLY AWAY, WALKING IN THE SUNSHINEMariah - Shinzo No TobiraGabriel Yared - C'est Le Vent, BettyJohn Maus - Hey MoonRare Silk - StormSoftware - Island SunriseAnimal Collective - No More RunninArthur Russell - In The Light Of The MiraclePaul McCartney - Secret Friend (2011 Remaster)Shakatak - NIGHT BIRDSKaitlyn Aurelia Smith - An Intention (Cumulonimbus Remix by Joe Goddard)TRILLS - For What It's Worth (Sound Clinic Remix)Double Geography - DracaenaKhidja Și Mihai Balabaș - KomagomeJames Ferraro - Adventures In Green Foot PrintingCiM - Skim TwoAndrés - New For UAphex Twin - actiumMarianne Faithfull - The Blue MillionaireThiago Nassif - Rijo Jórra JáAutechre - gr4Nimco Jamaac - Buuraha U Dheer (The Highest Mountains)Alice Coltrane - Prema MudithaFrida Johansson, Henrik Oja - Magic and MischiefBenjamin Clementine - By the Ports of Europetoby fox - ShopOmer Klein - Fearless FridayPLONE - Miniature MagicI-Mo-Jah - I've Been HurtNohelani Cypriano - LIHUEMark Barrott - Keltner & ChalkinCornelius - NowhereArrangement - Coconut MangoThe Beach Boys - Diamond HeadBlack Dice - Cloud Pleaser
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Monday, 16 November 2020 00:33 (three years ago) link
thanks for this DL, just the thing while WFH in Autumn, dreaming of sunny shores!
― Neil S, Monday, 16 November 2020 13:09 (three years ago) link
^ Wow, that track listing is amazing, looking fwd to listening to this at work
― call mr zbow that's my name that name again is mr zbow (Craig D.), Monday, 16 November 2020 15:57 (three years ago) link
ah nice, would love to know what you think!
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Monday, 16 November 2020 16:44 (three years ago) link
awesome through the first few tracks!
― skip, Monday, 16 November 2020 17:57 (three years ago) link
yeah great mix - soothes, energizes, moisturizes
― lukas, Monday, 16 November 2020 19:56 (three years ago) link
Rare Silk... never heard this, so good.
― skip, Monday, 16 November 2020 20:19 (three years ago) link
glad you all are enjoying it! it does deviate from things towards the end but my excuse is that I was a few beers in by that point
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Monday, 16 November 2020 20:46 (three years ago) link
Molero - Ficciones Del Tropico looks like it ought to go here.
https://holuzam.bandcamp.com/album/ficciones-del-tr-pico
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 18:04 (three years ago) link
Dog Latin, did you get the 10” reissue for Raw Silk and does yours also sound terrible? My copy has a lot of noise.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 24 November 2020 20:47 (three years ago) link
no, i only got an mp3 i'm afraid
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 17:56 (three years ago) link
new K-Lone album is quite different from his previous stuff and definitely fits the tropical balearic sound: https://wisdomteethuk.bandcamp.com/album/k-lone-cape-cira-lp
You mean new as in this year? It's been out since spring. Indeed it is so good! Check out The Falls EP while you're at it.
― Evan, Wednesday, 25 November 2020 18:07 (three years ago) link
Ah well it's new to me. I was only familiar with his clubbier stuff till now
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 20:56 (three years ago) link
TBH I've only come to appreciate the term 'Balearic' as a loose concept recently, even if I've enjoyed the sound and vibe for a very long time.
Not even 100% sure what I've been playing really counts as such, but for me it's about painting images of liminal spaces and places: Be it a beach, a forest or an office building
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 21:35 (three years ago) link
this dope shit just got a nice 12" reissue on new label betonska
riyl talking drums, quando quango, etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsSNZfBht78
― the late great, Saturday, 12 December 2020 17:59 (three years ago) link
she's pretty obscure, maybe slightly better known for being in a minimal wave group called "shiny two shiny" (red flame labelmates with severed heads and noted sabres-era weatherall collaborator david harrow) captured tracks did a "collected works" reissue LP way back in 2005 but barring a track or two imo nowhere near as good as "higher"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_xx2lZlhhY
― the late great, Saturday, 12 December 2020 18:09 (three years ago) link
Test Pressing 2020 round up: https://testpressing.org/magazine/tp-end-of-year-round-up
― millmeister, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
that flamingo pier song “indigo” that Nancy Noise rec’s is a jam a half
― brimstead, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 18:27 (three years ago) link
and a half 🕺🏻
Test Pressing have set up a forum: https://testpressing.org/magazine/weve-launched-a-forum-1Wahey!
― millmeister, Friday, 29 January 2021 11:22 (three years ago) link
RIP ILX
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 29 January 2021 13:41 (three years ago) link
So excited to see Test Pressing start a forum. This is good news. Thanks for sharing.
In the spirit of sharing, i've made an all vinyl mix of some balearic vibes. It's a brief 40min ride, and I think if you're on this thread, you'll enjoy the tunes.
https://www.mixcloud.com/biznotic/sunday-situation/
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 29 January 2021 17:28 (three years ago) link
somehow missed the latest from D.K., which came out nearly a year ago. Very nice vibes!
https://open.spotify.com/album/45Gxh7xqUU4ouDREPoSgKN?si=Vz74pr-NTza0NG7wOlJlSg
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Thursday, 25 February 2021 16:54 (three years ago) link
looks like this was finally released but I can't seem to find where to watch it yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpTOyevypSQ
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 1 March 2021 20:22 (three years ago) link
https://ra.co/features/3841
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 5 March 2021 13:03 (three years ago) link
i've missed this thread... so many good recs in the years since i last posted. been particularly enjoying the gr8080 playlists and of course the test pressing stay home and chill ones too <3
this is mentioned in the tp 2020 round up but super vibing on everything i've heard from pellegrino & zodyaco:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Hu0LwxgVghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmyXJs9yFw
the label that put that out, early sounds, was also involved in the napoli segreta comps - those are also amazing and may or may not have already been mentioned itt but definitely worth checking out
a friend recently tipped me off to this older gem, you all might enjoy it too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d4JRZ1d9J4
― balearic erik (psychgawsple), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 21:32 (three years ago) link
good to see you back here!
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 17 March 2021 11:37 (three years ago) link
Thanks for the recs
This was linked a few weeks back in her own thread but posting it here as Charlotte Adigery's playlist on Spotify of the stuff she plays on her Studio Brussel show is an absolute treasure trove of Balearic classics, techno bangers, ambient, dub, disco, reggae, hip-hop, post-punk, pop, soul, jazz and just about everything in-between
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2nwx9MiQuOtuvapreLFQOi?si=YhhDk850RL2Ej-w2AsU0yg
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 17 March 2021 15:32 (three years ago) link
A thread for HOWIE LEE's sublime, genre-spanning Chinese folk/prog/jazz/Balearic/grime opus 'BIRDY ISLAND'
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 13:56 (three years ago) link
Great new mix from Lexx via Danny Mclewin
Next up in our Idle Cellars mix series we are delighted to have the legendary Lexx deliver an exquisite selection of soft rock, soul jazz and smoky folk gems that truly only he can, with such effortless ease. Known for some of the most exquisite mixes for Test Pressing he’s delivered us a mix very much in the vein of those seminal Renaissance journeys. It is safe to say I am head over heels in love with this immaculate selection. Tune in and bliss out to this perfect Idle soundtrack
https://soundcloud.com/user-941642258-283402318/lexx-bon-voyage
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 19 May 2021 14:37 (three years ago) link
Not had a chance to check this out yet but the description seems to be relevant to this thread:
https://yarni.bandcamp.com/album/boro
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2021 13:36 (three years ago) link
Sounds great! Thanks for the heads up.
Darn these international shipping rates. Oh well
― Evan, Thursday, 20 May 2021 15:44 (three years ago) link
I got really really bored during a Teams call and ordered it without listening. Ummm listening now and it's... okay? Maybe a little too tidy and polite - like mid-period Nightmares On Wax or something. It's worth a listen though
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2021 15:52 (three years ago) link
Yeah, definitely a stoned 90s downtempo breaks vibe in the Grand Central Records style, not in a bad way
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2021 15:53 (three years ago) link
I didn't give it a formal listen (sampled some and then left it going from midpoint to the end) at low volume through laptop speakers, but what I heard of the 2nd half has been nice. Yes perhaps a bit sterile.
― Evan, Thursday, 20 May 2021 15:56 (three years ago) link
It'll be good concentration music for when I'm working, whatevs. Not sure if there will be a standout track I'd put into a set.
Speaking of which, I've been invited to play a very short vinyl set to a sit-down crowd next week. I think it'll mostly be youngsters waiting for someone to play a bunch of acid and jungle. But figured I'd play a nice Balearic set seeing as my collection has been building up over lockdown. Not sure how it'll go down, but fuck em
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2021 16:13 (three years ago) link
youngsters are into acid and jungle? I'm really out of the loop
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Thursday, 20 May 2021 16:17 (three years ago) link
Drum n Bass seems to be having a resurgence amongst the youth but yeah, jungle never went away in Bristol. People never seem to tire of it
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2021 17:35 (three years ago) link
I'm clearly living in the wrong part of the world, I'm not sure if jungle or DnB ever even existed in Texas
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Thursday, 20 May 2021 17:40 (three years ago) link
Yeah, I always wonder whether there's some club around Boston that plays like jungle or balearic stuff, or really any cool club music. Haven't heard of one yet. Outside of like New York, I wonder how rare this sort of thing really is in the US.
― OneSecondBefore, Friday, 21 May 2021 03:00 (three years ago) link
RIP Axis
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 21 May 2021 03:05 (three years ago) link
Yeah, they closed before I moved here. Bums me out, that would have been right up my alley!
― OneSecondBefore, Friday, 21 May 2021 12:53 (three years ago) link
I know they've probably been shut down by the pandemic but does The Phoenix Landing still have DJs? That was another that I went to a lot.
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 21 May 2021 13:19 (three years ago) link
I've actually never been, but their website still talks about local DJs, so hopefully they'll be able to resume those kinds of events soon. Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out!
― OneSecondBefore, Friday, 21 May 2021 14:42 (three years ago) link
it's been over 20 years since I was last there, but back in the 90s they brought in a surprisingly solid string of DJs
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 21 May 2021 15:31 (three years ago) link
i came to this comp for the version of "food of love" and it turns out the whole thing is pretty excellent
https://toytonics.bandcamp.com/album/kapote-pres-mushroom-house-vol-2
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Monday, 24 May 2021 21:35 (three years ago) link
Been enjoying this, Good Block - Strato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZCQVZcytdA
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 6 June 2021 14:18 (three years ago) link