Joseph Shabason

He’s got a new album out, and I’m halfway through it and it is gd great

No thread for him? He seems to be an MVP around here, certainly is an MVP in my own listening world

https://josephshabason.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-hell

oh sweet thanks for notice + thread

some mentions of his work with Nicholas Krgovich in the sophistipop thread. thanks for the heads-up, I'll give this a listen

“at scaramouche” is an all timer

New album is great, but I also really like the 'One For The Money' EP with Thom Gill, especially the floating ambient sophistipop of "To Boy With Love" which is a SOTY contender.

ooh "to boy with love" is fantastic and the rest of the ep is very nice too

i'm not really vibing with the new album as much though

his solo output is great, also krgovich and harris collaborations, fresh pepper, and he plays on weather station, destroyer and sandro perri records?

here's one from his debut (?) aytche

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCnLG6VoSTo

One for the Money is just what I'm looking for, beautiful stuff. thanks for the heads up, Tim

Good to see a thread for his stuff. It's difficult to keep up with the blooming nature of his projects - for instance, he did a cover of Satie: https://josephshabason.bandcamp.com/track/gymnop-die-no-1

Predictably gorgeous #onethread.

Joseph Shabason has a great taste and sense of balance and tension in music. This last album is not quite my gear but I still like the concept and the choices he makes.

the new one is good and recommended if you liked at scaramouche.

i'd rather lock my keys in my car than listen to the pixies

this fucken guy GETS IT

not sure if 'Joe' feels intentionally connected to Johnny and Mary, but its great either way

seems a bit much Childhood McDonald's and not quite enough I Am So Happy With My Little Dog... but it's nice!

noodly new breakbeat smoothjazz. kinda cool imo. "a river a museum":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sREhp1KN9E

huh, don't know what happened to that link. here's the visualizer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgm1kFQ5zvk

this is completely unexpected and awesome. it's a mash-up cover of 3 different sade songs, with the focus around "no ordinary love"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU8YUKZ3Pyc

joseph shabason + dawn richard ― "broken hearted sade"

this guy can't miss lately.

New album coming from Shabason, Krgovich, and .... TENNISCOATS?!?!!??!!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLCKLr9BdZs

brilliant cannot wait

While this collab project producing a cover of Destiny’s Child might have been more engagement-trolly, I’m very happy to receive a cover of MBV’s “Lose My Breath” instead.

I also cannot wait for this new record, truly stoked.

^^out today, it’s lovely

"lose my breath" cover is absolutely beautiful

ooh gotta dl this

"lose my breath" is flat out gorgeous, i'd take it over the original. Unfortunately nothing else here is doing anything for me. Very subdued. The cover artwork is the most fun thing here. Ah well

New Shabason and Krgovivich single "Begin Again" is delightful (I was going to go with "beautiful" or "gorgeous" but we're running out of adjectives for these guys)

that is VERY nice. still looking for another record in their respective discographies that hits in the same way was 'At Scaramouche', but fingers crossed for this one.

Happily they have now also dropped "Midday Sun" and it is also great.

"begin again" hits this wonderful sweet spot that's like yo la tengo meets kaputt

"midday sun" is yankee hotel foxtrot-lite

Haha that is extremely fair I must concede

this album is utterly sublime

yeah it's glorious

do we know who the guest vocalist is on "dry corner"? i am struggling to find the credit

Dorothea Paas

lovely, thanks

love the new one too, these people are my faves.

great album, maybe my favorite they've done. "43" sounds like an Underworld track! (one of the quieter ones of course.) guest vocals are very prominent on the album and a very welcome addition

Please listen to Paas also— two spectacular albums from her under her own name

I'll have to check out her albums, her voice reminds me of Mimi Parker's a little

I heartily co-sign fgti's Paas endorsement (also, sending fgti a wrecking-cloud-sized heart emoji, btw/fwiw--glad to see you posting)--this early track of hers completely floored me when I first heard it back in 2017: https://dorotheapaas.bandcamp.com/track/soon

I heartily co-sign fgti's Paas endorsement (also, sending fgti a wrecking-cloud-sized heart emoji, btw/fwiw--glad to see you posting)--this early track of hers completely floored me when I first heard it back in 2017: https://dorotheapaas.bandcamp.com/track/soon

Thanks Craig <3 glad to be alive etc. and I'll be even gladder when I'm 100% healed up and out of the hospital-- 3-4 weeks, we're guesstimating

Very glad to hear that update, O!
Bringing things back to Jos Shabason news, I saw him and Ben Gunning perform a great opening set here in Toronto last week as part of the TONE Festival--they played at least two, maybe three brand-new/forthcoming tracks, which particularly excites me since the most recent/sophomore Shabason/Gunning LP, 2024's Ample Habitat, was one of my fave albums of that year. (Was standing up front, and happened to be right beside Wrecking Cloud bona fide Kieran A., so got to have a nice chat with him afterwards, too.)