Jackson & His Computer Band - Glow

[Kavinsky]

It's probably an attempt to gain more exposure, and let's face it, make some bloody money!

 

Can't blame them really, even if it is slightly depressing. ISAM tour was fucking amazing though, maybe this new Jackson stuff translates better with his live show?

thats what i wrote some pages ago..

[Guest Adam]

FUCK GOOD MIXING AND SOUND DESIGN IM ALL FOR SHITTY PRODUCTION THAT SOUNDS LIKE OLDER BOC ALBUMS WHICH IS SO UNNEXPECTED AND IDM BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT SOUNDS GOOD IS "COMMERCIAL SOUND".

 

smash was fucking phat much more and imo better sounding than this tho so i dont get what ur on about

[MadameChaos]

no need to shout Adam!

[Guest]

Cool down please and tell your point again.

[guidewire]

I've listened to the album a number of time and I'm pleased with the it... a little disappointed it's not as much of a collage as Smash was.

For some reason I really love the 80s vibe of GI Jane. I would be curious to hear the background discussions of artist and labels about what makes the cut.

[kichiguy]

hit and miss like everyone else is saying. i quite liked the full on power ballad but wtf was that love song with the female vox.

[GraveGlitcher]

I only just heard Smash two weeks ago and now finally hearing the new one I must say that Glow is the stand out. Maybe due to its cohesiveness? Memories really hits home though.

[cear]

10 picks from Jackson:

https://bleep.com/stream/jackson+top+10

[awepittance]

if one of his newest picks is EPROM is sort of explains his new more mainstream direction. I really dislike Eprom's music... a lot

[sidewinder]

Just listening to this for the first time on mediocre desktop speakers so I'm not entitled to a formal opinion quite yet. But one thing I can say is:

 

"G.I. Jane" is stupid.

[funkaholic]

hudmo remix, quite like it, adds some characrer to the music

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-5v4qjzdpfQ

 

from the comments, oh dear...

"0:00 - 0:13 Panting, he makes it through the door to the club, but can't see his girl

0:14 - 0:28 Starting to panic, he desperately pushes his way through the crowd

0:29 - 0:36 He thinks he glimpses her through the strobes and dives through

0:36 - 0:43 She's there! Radiant and grinning like a madman she pulls him close and

0:44+ THEY KISS

(1:13 - 1:21 Don't care, that was epic.)"

[mcbpete]

Sounds like the intro to some 80s power ballad

[MadameChaos]

i hate the 80s

[Stock]

Why is there a picture of Surkin on this video ?
Remix sounds a bit awful.

[yshf]

Seriously loving this - cheese and all

[cear]

[Friendly Foil]

Seal is a badass track.

[kichiguy]

 

my shower anthem for the last couple of days

[Guest bUUhUU]

Don't know if anybody is interested in this, but I just bought a seriously overpriced copy of the German "Keyboards" magazine, containing a short article on Jackson and his recent "Glow" production.

 

It's just half a page worth of information, here is a short summary:

- What are your production tools?
"I have a Mac G5 running a Metric Halo ULN-2-Card. Ableton Live is the basic sequencer, I use virtual instruments made by Native Instruments (Kontakt 5 and others), Arturia and Sugar Bytes[...] NI Guitar Rig is often used for processing."

- What about vocal samples/layering?

"We had guest singers, but still produced sample blocks for further processing. A Roland VP-330 incl. vocoder is also mixed in."

- Any real acoustic instruments?
"Beside a couple of guitar and drum sounds on 'Blow', everything is virtual. On 'More', some basslines were manually played."

- The Computerband live?
"Ableton Live is the basis to control samples, instruments, effects, tracks and controllers organised by Max for Live. The open possibilities of configuration using Max proves to be very suitable for me and my music."

- Which controllers do you use in the setup?

"It will only be one particular type: the Soundplane A made by Madrona Labs, used for all audio and visual tweaking."

http://madronalabs.com/hardware

 

Furthermore, it was said that "Glow" was mixed by Philippe Zdar in his Motorbass Studio, using a SSL G-Console and high-end outboard.

[Silent Member]

nice bit of info there. explains a lot.

[funkaholic]

arp & vista have been my favourite tracks so far

[awepittance]

I am a tad troubled when really talented producers decide to start making chart-ranking attempting pop songs. Jackson's dive into Pitchfork friendly young hipster pop reminds me of Clark's direction post Turning Dragon

[Friendly Foil]

As long as it's good "chart-ranking attempting pop songs", I won't mind.

[funkaholic]

I am a tad troubled when really talented producers decide to start making chart-ranking attempting pop songs. Jackson's dive into Pitchfork friendly young hipster pop reminds me of Clark's direction post Turning Dragon

yeah this is true and it always lacks in the pop. ends up being in a grey zone and characterless, this album lacks the attitude of smash (but i still like arp & vista & think they do the pop well!).

[Ivan Ooze]

this album is alot worse then smash and it doesn't even have his ovulating mom on it

glad i didn't get this one