this is a thread for the BALEARIC REVIVAL

I'm scared to go back to that Chicken Lips record, remember some horrifying listening experiences last year.

Don't know how much we need this thread, as a lot has been discussed in the beardo thread.

I have seen "balearic" become one of the go-to adjectives for hip online shops these days, to describe anything that is vaguely neo-disco, downtempo, or trip-hop sounding. Anything that has an acoustic guitar also works. I think even the new Chemical Brothers album was saddled with the tag!

It was only so short ago that "balearic" usually meant smooth jazz/adult contemporary music, or was something you'd find on an Ibiza comp. I can see many people get badly burned (a la Italo Disco, Ryan Paris/Radiorama does not sound like Mixed Up In the Hague) if this new flavor continues to grow.

I mean, how far are we from Todd Terje releasing instrumental edits of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"!

fyi trentmoller did an amazing remix of wicked game under his business man alias

so, to answer your question: not far

i have listened the shit out of those aMo1 albums

er EPs

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w46/amountainofone/Quotes.jpg

^ i guess that's the same thing haitch said

Hah - the 1st beta band ep is now a signifier.

lol @ rough trade - everyone knows the 1st BB EP was the weakest!

meet the new british press same as the old

how far are we from Todd Terje releasing instrumental edits of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"

okay surely i am not alone in thinking this would be the most amazing thing?

couldnt be better than all those pom pom re-edits.

"lol @ rough trade - everyone knows the 1st BB EP was the weakest!"

Yeah this is almost off-putting to read. It surely means "y'know, it's got a rhythm track and it's a bit cruisy, but it's not scary or anything! nothing too experimental!"

And yeah I'm imagining the most awesome awesome edit of "Wicked Game" right now. Not that the song needs an edit to be fabulous.

fyi trentmoller did an amazing remix of wicked game under his business man alias

does anyone read my posts? http://aurgasm.us/2006/12/hey-dj-friday-chris-isaak-and-dub.html

:( <-- before listening to that song

:) <-- after

Not bad, but I'd prefer hearing The Studio do something with that one.

okay i think i have to jump ship when we're onto groups named windsurf and hatchback

yeah, i pretty much said the same thing on the 70s soft rock thread. but their music is good and they seem like cool guys.

couldnt be better than all those pom pom re-edits.

-- ☪, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 11:22 (11 hours ago) Link

plz 2 explain

this is a nice one by Jaki of Can's Phantom Band
http://www.dreamchimney.com/tracks/16823

there totally needs to be a seperate balearic thread as stuff gets lost int he beardo thread to quickly.

the mix that mountain on one did for best foot forward is totally wrecking my head.

in some ways its really great phased out low slung coke rock.

and sometimes i think that balearic is the nu re edit is the new electro is the nu electroclash is the nu...is the nu...is the nu.....
(repeat to fade)

and I think about cnuts going into phonica and asking about the lastest Lindstrom mix of chris rea's Josephine and I want to kill it before it grows.

Almost two years old, but the Lindstrom and Prins Thomas LP goes here too. I almost feel like they should have released it under a different moniker and then went ahead and released the 12" versions as themselves. Its not a dance record at all.

Shitty things about my new commute:

-It is 40+ miles one way
-It is 60 - 90 minutes depending on time of day

Awesome things about my new commute:

-It gives me plenty of time to listen to new music
-Music on this thread accompanies commute's view nicely:

http://icons.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/k/kaneohe/2.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/66/273742401_a1f618f53f_o.jpg

http://image42.webshots.com/42/4/36/21/2062436210017353410UvkNDq_ph.jpg

where is that?

windward coast of Oahu.

New Jersey

Wow - that is awesome. I don't really get the Lindsrom&Prins Thomas reference though.

So is anyone gonna venture a definition of balearic?

Here's the top 25 balaeric records as voted for on the v balaeric DJ History board. These were all played on Bill Brewster's show on Kiss(?) yesterday...

1 Tullio de Piscopo - Primavera (Stop Bajon) (Bagaria, 1984)
2 William Pitt - City Lights (Public Sound, 1986)
3 Elkin & Nelson - Jibaro (CBS, 1986)
4 Chris Rea - Josephine (Magnet, 1985)
5 Herb Alpert - Rotation (A&M, 1979)
6 Manuel Goettsching - E2-E4 (Inteam, 1984)
7 Mandy Smith - I Just Can't Wait (Cool & Breezy Jazz Mix) (PWL, 1987)
8 Dizzi Heights - Would I Find Love (Parlophone, 1986)
9 Art Of Noise - Moments In Love (Island, 1983)
10 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Virgin, 1986)
11 Carly Simon - Why (WEA, 1982)
12 Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (Lucky Number, 2005)
13 Donna Summer - State of Independence (WEA, 1982)
14 Laid Back - Fly Away/Walking In The Sunshine (CBS, 1983)
15 Kate Bush - Running Up The Hill (EMI, 1985)
16 Cure - Lullaby (Fiction, 1989)
17 Linda Di Franco - TV Scene (WEA, 1985)
18 Flash & The Pan - Walking In The Rain (Epic, 1978)
19 Izit - Stories (ffrr, 1989)
20 Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (Arthur Baker Remix) (Warners, 1987)
21 Double – The Captain Of Her Heart (Polydor, 1985)
22 The Beloved - The Sun Rising (WEA, 1989)
23 Enzo Avitabile - Blackout (EMI, 1986)
24 Mike Francis - Features Of Love (Concorde, 1985)
25 Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots (Elektra, 1980)

WTF - The Cure "Lullaby"???

There's no Wiki entry for balearic (the music) so someone should write a really bad one and piss off the purists. I'm so unbalearic that I spelled it wrong twice in my previous post.

there's a wiki entry for 'Balearic Beat', though.

I used to think it was pronounced and spelt 'baleriac', I'm still not really sure if I'm saying it right.

I've never heard anyone say 'Balearic beat'.

mm, it sounds kind of lame (the word 'beat' in a genre name generally sounds lame and pseudy to me?). 'Balearic house' i've seen used, though.

"Lullabye" I can totally see if it's the Extended Mix on Mixed Up - I've put that on quite a few balearic-y "Back to Mine" style comps I've made.

"Floating in the air, floating in the sea, take my hand, come with me"

"Brown Piano" is up on the A Mountain of One myspace page

i love playing the 12" mix of lullabye in downtempo/baleric sets.

also, baaderonixxpaws: listen to this cd:

http://www.kompaktkiste.de/cd/_123/_5/541516501427cdp.jpg

it's like a postrock band playing dance music in hawaii

another thing that belongs here:

http://www.myspace.com/cantoma
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cantoma

Cantoma AKA Phil Mison (1/2 of Reverso 68 aka Frontera aka Bakazou)

Its a little more on the World Muic side of things, but is without a doubt balearic revival.

Also, Phil is an A+ bro and an English Gent to boot.

here's a moment where i get somewhat confused and ask questions:
- wtf is Kate Bush doing on that list?
- where do QV play into this? Force of Nature?
- has anyone heard the record by Lexx called "Sirocco"? it seems that that fits in nicely.

All the Music For Dreams/Kenneth Bager stuff works here. Although they've been pretty balearic-esque since the beginning. Bager has an instrumental version of Ripperton's "Les Fleur" that works pretty well.

the walk on the wildside version is good too.

There are a couple other balearic threads on ilm that should help you out if you want more info.

xpost - surprisingly, yes!

Yeah I have that Lindstrom album, but I guess I'm probably confused by the definition of Balearic.

Do people agree with the Top 25 list above? I'll try to compile that and see how it flows. I'm also a bit puzled by Kate Bush being on that list.

i have like 1/2 the songs on that list (which made me rediscover that disgustingly good art of noise track) and the kate bush track fits in pretty well, i think

this is a thread for the BALEARIC REVIVAL

I'm gonna listen to this radio, http://www.last.fm/tag/balearic, and see where it takes me.

why are people surprised by Kate Bush and not CHRIS REA? his presence plus Carly Simon's just demonstrates how deliberately vague, nebulous and flexible the Balearic term always was. It's pretty much just based on whatever Jose Padilla or whoever was dozy enough to play at 8.36am in Cafe Del Mar 20 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwU0g28OWhg

Penelope Antena - Tradewinds

this album seems like a delight, produced by Sean O'Hagan

https://healingpotpourri.bandcamp.com/album/paradise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joXv2BPUW8s

Jolly Mare - Sabbia Bianca

obsessed with this song lately, the whole album is excellent. goofy and fun in a way Balearic revival sometimes isn’t

Jolly Mare is always fun! Thanks for the reminder to listen to this album.

https://mauricecharles.bandcamp.com/album/manufactured-authenticity-2

the 8 min 'Drain Brain' is totally in the same world as Studio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxavlTuV3i4

Justice Der - L$D

I heard this on the patio of a cafe at 7.30am the other morning

this rules

just what I needed

Btw for anyone who missed the Gigi Masin thread revival awhile back- he’s got a new one on the way.

Carl Craig’s Twilight is basically a cover/remix?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRPvH_8Li0M

Maze feat Frankie Beverly - Twilight

ambient side:

https://kenoathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/breathing-space

sorry if this was talked about elsewhere but these dimitri from paris “a la french: the balearic sessions” comps of his early remixes are wonderful - highly recommended if you enjoy the late 80s/early 90s balearic/house interzone

https://favoriterecordings.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-french-1987-1992-the-balearic-sessions-vol-1

granny dainger beat me to it, but holy shit these guys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTqj0vLhpGU

in fact there’s only two posts on ilx about djeuhdjoah & lieutenant nicholson and both are granny’s!

Artists you've checked out because of their name

^^ same!!

Loving this Skyrager (Danny McLewin aka one half of Psychemagik) compilation which is basically a continuation of all those excellent Psychemagik comps like Magik Cyrkles, Sunset etc

https://spacetalkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/traces-of-illusion-compiled-by-skyrager

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0256179260_16.jpg

hell yeah, ty for the heads up

nice, Ty seconded

Great stuff this

The Foothills EP by Marshall Watson on Nu Northern Soul sounds perfect as we slide from Spring to Summer.

advanced cosmic shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXiE3UnfB5g

that rules

indeed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7gAuj2sGu8

The Ted Duff Duo - Softly She Comes

Its a delight

Should have parachuted into bobbins of the past, but there are no fences in the sky

https://jezebell.bandcamp.com/album/jezebellearic-beats-volume-1

this one gets the karlearic seal of approval. comp of refreshed classics that flows excellently as a mix

i feel like no one is gonna listen to this b/c i used the phrase "karlearic seal of approval" :(

listening now! I saw the thread bump yesterday but knew I'd get around to it Evantually

<3

newest Jonny Nash LP is some of his best work ever imo

https://jonnynash.bandcamp.com/album/point-of-entry

Oh, hot tip! Thanks

really enjoying that jezebell mixtape.
ta for the pointer.

https://edicionesvillasonora.bandcamp.com/album/hals-und-kopf

special LP alert

https://jim-uk.bandcamp.com/album/love-makes-magic

this is wonderful

carrying on with the hot streak that he's been on for the last year, it's well worth grabbing this lovely edit that Alex Kassian has stuck up on bandcamp for a limited time...

https://alexkassian.bandcamp.com/track/finish-me-in-chrome-country-edit

Very, very late to the party but loving that jezebell album. Well karlearic

haha <3

https://hellyeahrec.bandcamp.com/album/file-under-balearic-gabba

some killer balearic chuggers

everything i hear from Faint Waves is supremely chill vibes, "Sea of Dreams" from this EP is one of my go-to sundown listens.

https://faintwaves.bandcamp.com/album/summers-end-ep

ftr karl I know you said on the other thread I hate balearic but honestly I was all over the (fine, proggier end of the) mid-00s balearic wave - studio, kate bush's aerial, lindstrom, strategy etc - there was a real sense of momentum and build to that stuff at its best, and we're entering the 20-years-later zone so i'm expecting grand-scale balearic revenance soon

my bad imago! i didn't mean to flatten out your taste. i admit i sometimes use you as kind of a counterpoint to my own urge towards reduction/simplicity, but mostly b/c i'm fascinated by where our opinions align

haha no problem, i know i very much encourage the perception i'm a maximalism and progressiveness specialist but the reason i even still post to ilx is that i'm still keen to find those intersection points between my own sensibilities and the other regulars'. mid-00s balearic was fertile ground for this. i should really check this thread more often