this is a thread for the BALEARIC REVIVAL

the empire of the sun record maybe isnt proper balearic but the track "country" sounds like it came off the meanderthals record, a++

lol at panthers appearance on this thread.

That compilation looks like being a pretty great primer for the bouncier end of nu-Balearic.

This looks like a primer for how good permanent vacation has been recently.

that panther's remix is pretty amazing though, first holy ghost! remix i had ever heard and it's deserves to be on this thread because it is a) awesome and b) has those crunchy balearic guitars i love

i don't doubt it, it's just that I know some of the panthers guys and can't see them being into this stuff.

also, even though it's not supposed to come out until may, i just bought mp3s of the meanderthals album off the smalltown site.

The Meanderthals record is lovely.

Esp 1-800-288-slam

It's a guitar-freak album, really. Tons of overdubbed acoustics, FX-laden lead parts, violined reverbed textures going on in the background. Plus bongos. Lots of bongos.

the new compilation from Claremont 56 is pretty classy, Originals Vol. 2 compiled by Mark Seven. some classic housey stuff see Swayzak "Stronger Love", but mixed in with some real balearic classics. and IMO, the balearic track to end all balearic tracks, "Stars & Bars"

i posted to my blog if anyone wants to check it out
http://discohorror.blogspot.com/

I fucking love that track on there that sounds like Gary Numan goes balearic. Esp. when I looked at the credits and saw he was involved.

finally got the meanderthals album, and it IS much better than the first track lets on actually (maybe not as good as the new l & pt tho ;) )

also, not sure if this is the right thread but the new Tirk 02 compilation manages to be really good for the majority of both discs...

1.01 Acos Coolkas - Free Flight (Instrumental)
1.02 Arcade Lover - Fantasy Lines
1.03 Morten Sorenson - Start Something (Original)
1.04 Hedford Vachal - Toys (Richard Sen Mix)
1.05 Architeq - Birds Of Prey (Kelpe Remix)
1.06 Chaz Jankel - Get Yourself Together (Hercules & Love Affair Hercbump Mix)
1.07 Monomusique - Fog's Lights (Hedford Vachal Redux)
1.08 Sorcerer - Surfing At Midnight (Prins Thomas Miks)
1.09 Sugardaddy - Stripped To The Bone
2.01 Morten Sorenson - Start Something (40 Thieves Remix)
2.02 Red Rack'em Presents Hot Coins - Valiant Truth
2.03 D-Pulse - Highway To Saturn
2.04 Pete Herbert - Red Room
2.05 Drrtyhaze - Lazer Sex
2.06 Chaz Jankel - Call Me (Toby Tobias Remix)
2.07 Toby Tobias - Chick Chick
2.08 Chaz Jankel - Glad To Know You (Tood Terje Re-edit)
2.09 Ecce - Control (Justus Köhncke Remix)
2.10 Sunharbour - Up
2.11 Chaz Jankel - Get Myself Together (Diesel Xpress2 Stripped Back Mix)

My current listening seems to consist solely of the Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, Meanderthals and Blackbelt Andersen albums and they're all so good.

Also, has anyone heard the free Smalltown Supersound CD with this month's issue of Plan B Magazine?

Meanderthals is on emusic for download now: http://www.emusic.com/album/Meanderthals-Desire-Lines-MP3-Download/11417900.html

^^ That's where I got it from. There's a free 14 day trial too that gives you 25 free MP3's and will cost you nothing as long as you remember to cancel your membership before the 14 days are up. I got the Meanderthals album and the tracks from that Tirk02 comp that I didn't already have.

It's worth signing up (or at least it was for me). There's a loads of stuff there that fits in roughly this genre (and similar). I have 100 dls a month and never struggle to use them. All for the low low price of £18 or so. And if I refer you and you subscribe I get free downloads ;)

Groovypanda, thanks a lot for those recommendations! I'm especially loving the Meanderthals, been enjoying it in the sun all day!

glad that someone else likes the blackbelt andersen finally! that album is so solid!

^^^^ true true, my thread for it never really took off tho

it's okay a track at a time. as an album length piece I can't get through it.

ditto

i really enjoy it start to finish, but not for focused listening. for work, being social, reading, it's really great! i do get bored with it a bit in headphones.

I don't know if this belongs here but it is very good:

@ Ant

Have you got any good recommendations for download from that emusic site?

does anyone know if the bee gees edit on mark e's ra podcast ever got released? such a great track!

yes

Is it this one? What a great track!

I'm not really feeling the Meanderthals record.

I nominated the Love You Inside Out edit for the 2008 trax poll, but none of you clowns voted for it. It IS great, but I almost wish he had stripped it down even more. I could listen to that first loop forever.

the plan b smalltown supersound cd is pretty good. pretty underwhelmed by the meanderthals track but plenty of solid old stuff like music in my mind

Love You Inside Out 12" is in stock at Amoeba SF, we do mail order!

how's this for balearic

ha yea i used that edit in a mix and someone was saying " i had no idea that feist song was a cover". now that makes a lot more sense

the feist cover is pretty good imo

ya, better than the original, which gets a bit too schmaltzy for me, but no where close to the edit

Unfortunate title notwithstanding, Peter Visti's "Night Night Balearic Monster" is a worthy follow-up to "Flight Over Tokyo". Similar intense driving feel to it.

WTF that's a great title.

calling a track 'late nite balearic monster' does seem like pandering to the audience somewhat

oh i was hoping it was actuallly "night night, balearic monster"

looking fwd to listening to this, love his other mixes

Sorry, yeah, it's "Late Night Balearic Monster". "Night Night Balearic Monster" would be amazing.

:(

guys i didn't mean to ruin it!!!

on a happier note, henrik schwarz on beats in space played a fantastic remix of something by 'visti & meyland', i assume that's our man, check it out because it's good.

visti/meyland used to put stuff out on Music for Dreams before Visti found Eskimo...

ive got this harvey mix on my computer, the one that starts with beach boys "our prayer" is that the sarcastic disco mix? it's badly labelled. And correct labelling is a big thing with me.

yeah

just found out meanderthals is idjuts + rune lindbaek?!?

how can this NOT be the best balearic album ever?!?

xpost: it's sarcastic disco vol 2

meanderthals is pretty damn great imo

collective fetish is the jam

That's this disc, yes?

it is some kind of awesome