dan deacon

not sure if i was a fan; put bromst on instead

the Baltimore round robin thing is so awesome and fun when it's done right, but so many of the acts they took on that tour are just the dregs of the local warehouse one joke novelty act theater nerd indie fuxx scene.

Dan is looking for collaborators for a new project http://inlog.org/2010/07/09/dan-deacon-and-jimmy-joe-roche-are-looking-for-collaborators/

sounds lame bro

dan deacon, lame? get outta here...

new movie of the making of of hij new film project http://vimeo.com/14481232

don't miss him with the 12-piece band...it was incredible. one of the few live shows I've seen where the energy just kind of lifted the place to another level. its understandable if you don't like the crowd participation stuff but i dunno, some of that has got to be for his own amusement.

This is amazing:

http://mabsonenterprises.bandcamp.com/track/call-me-maybe-acapella-147-times-exponentially-layered

new album is pretty good

actually wanted to post that in a carly rae jepsen or call me maybe thread but I guess there isn't one?

'America'. Thoughts? I like the album so much more than the singles let on. A lot of the extended composition stuff he got into on 'Bromst'. Might need to digest it a bit more but it's really rubbing me the right way. The suite at the end is kind of the Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack on Four Loko or something

what were the singles besides "Lots"? i like it but i feel a little like there's diminishing returns where the more i hear of his stuff the less impact each successive record has, regardless of quality.

Lots was the first single and the second was True Thrush? The rest of the album is a lot less distorted/yelling/chipmunk shit and a lot more instrumentation/orchestration which I actually think is one of his strengths

think I'll wait till my copy comes in but I really expect this to be very good

In the meantime, the "True Thrush" video is really one of the coolest concepts I've seen in forever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnXiXlF7olo

I like the fact he's toned down the sugary toytown schtick (a little). My favourite at this stage I think USA i: is a monster is the best, the orchestration is excellent. I gave Bromst a glowing review back when it first came out but somehow never went back to it. Feel kind of the same way about this. It's okay while it's on , but I'm never in the mood for it.

Great video - I loved that!

dan deacon seriously has an album out and its called america? huh ok

it's political, thomp

tbf i kind of love him so i will probably listen to this as immediately as i am capable of

I gave Bromst a glowing review back when it first came out but somehow never went back to it.

I know where this is coming from, I really think Bromst is excellent, but it's almost too overwhelming to ever *want* to listen to sometimes. I don't think this is a strike against Deac; when that glitched out buzz honk that starts "Red F" comes on I always wonder if I'm really up for this, but in the end I'm always thinking that the album is a modern masterpiece. Like with Spiderman of the Rings I always remembered thinking that "Crystal Cat" and "Wham City" were so cool, wouldn't it be great if he made like, and entire album like that? And that's what Bromst is.

Exactly. It's more something I can appreciate for its craft than something I can truly enjoy.

I honestly think Bromst is a modern classic. It is a task to get through however. Generally I'll pop on 'Surprise Stefani' if I just need a taste as that track's got pretty much everything awesome about the album wrapped up in one imo

IMO, every track has everything awesome about the album wrapped up in one tune (outside of that brief vocal thing). I remember when P4K previewed "Snookered", I thought it was alright, but also thought, "I really hope this isn't the best he's got"; then when I actually heard the album I realized that "Snookered" was actually supposed to be the "mellow" tune, and that P4K likely chose it because it was the only one that was halfway comprehensible. I do definitely agree with the "modern classic" label, I can't forsee anything else sounding quite like this unless it comes from Deacon himself.

this is lovely so far

i wavered but i think i'm anti-bromst. one day i will make myself i. actually make the tent ii. give it another chance.

Thinking about putting together a comp of Deacon's pre-Spiderman stuff, there's probably like five hours of material out there but a lot of it really isn't very good, lots of chaos and art school type experiments and sine wave junk but also some real keepers that your typical "Dan Deacon guy" probably knows nothing about

the only one i was familiar before Spiderman was Acorn Master and that one is pretty good

'My Own Face is F Word' is a standout of his early stuff, IMO. the really arty/prank shit with the stupid names are entertaining in small does. 'Aerosmith Layer' is so obnoxious that I have to give him some credit for making it.

frogbs i am weirdly touched that you are a dan deacon fan

the pre-spiderman thing i heard was a composition-with-improv-tendencies thing, i think. i wasn't really feeling it. the new album was really good, and i don't want to risk listening again, because i might retroactively be disappointed.

on the other hand i am also avoiding listening to the new why? so as to not be proactively disappointed so okay there's another thirty-three volumes of dick's picks to get through who's with me

'Aerosmith Layer' is so obnoxious that I have to give him some credit for making it.

This is what I like about him - I remember reading someone who said that if a hyperactive 6-year old could describe his ideal musician, it would be Dan Deacon. Give a 6-year old the technology, and he will see what it sounds like to hear every Aerosmith song at once. Granted its a good thing he only does "Permanent Vacation" because I do find it funny how "Dude Looks Like a Lady" is recognizable through a bit chunk of it.

Okay. Finally got my copy of it. On first listen; very good. First half is sort of like the sequel to Bromst, but with maybe a more three dimensional sound. The USA suite is not completely unlike Deacon, but it has a big Reich influence. Sounds like 15-20 musicians in the room, each one playing their one note at different intervals, it's really quite hypnotic, and I didn't want the piece to end. If anything I'm disappointed that he kept this in the 40-45 minute zone instead of an hour like Bromst.

two sides, yo

feel like not being able to listen to this as my train pulls out of penn station is turning me against it a bit, somehow

AMERICA is such a monumental work, so good to see Dan evolving past the half retarded man child image a lot of people pigeonholed him in, not that he was ever completely that, but he certainly played into it and still does to a degree. seeing him at the ottobar in baltimore in two weeks, maybe the 8th or 9th? time i've seen him, can't wait, i have my dan deacon phone app readi

if anyone's interested I have a recording of a super early version of USA called USAISAMONSTER from a show I saw the annex in bmore at a space called the Nicholas Cage on 9/11/09 and it fucking rules, i'll post it up if anyone wants that. he played crystal cat, red f, and two other new songs that didnt make the LP: Konono Ripoff #1 and Ramp Rock/Fergle.

would definitely be interested in that

a show I saw the annex in bmore at a space called the Nicholas Cage

baltimore warehouse space kids are just the worst sometimes

"the Nicholas Cage" is hilarious

here's the whole set

DAN DEACON - THE NICOLAS CAGE, COPYCAT ANNEX, BALTIMORE MD - 9/11/09
http://www.mediafire.com/?5qg9a8ebcohaq

intro
Red F
Ramp Rock aka Fergle
Konono Ripoff #1
USAISAMONSTER
The Crystal Cat

the pa cuts out a bunch during USA, not completely tho but it's not that bad. lots of people smashing against his shit and fucking it up. sound problems not that bad tho

thanks. will have to dl that tonight.

dunno why I even bothered to read the p4k review of this. it makes no sense whatsoever. this is a serious album of the year contender.

yup pfork review is nonsense. they can't reconcile his seriousness with his goofiness, which is fucking stupid

? doesnt read that way to me

I was exhausted after the end of this record.

it's recorded so horribly, i like the music though

I just hate quotes like this

"Prettyboy" is gorgeous, undoubtedly, but it's still on the level of really top-shelf video game music.

I'm not really much of a gamer but how is this a bad thing

I guess it implies the music lacks depth beyond that novelty?

that's the thing. video game music HAS depth. especially the "top-shelf" stuff. I mean the review isn't necessarily horrible as usual, just that it does not really tell a whole lot about the album and why it's better/worse than the other two.