dr lopez Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 i stopped at faith in strangers. baritone warm ups no thanks. i was also annoyed by luxury problems penetration into the "real world" -- people would play it at parties who had no business playing anything else in the genre. and just cluelessly repping it when it was, in my estimation at the time and now, well below we stay together and passed me by. this seems like a return to form. which makes sense, spend half a decade making "slow" "brooding" "ambient soundscapes" that end up too clever by half and your fanbase loses hope. then "drop" some dark bangers and.. guess what baby, you're back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirm Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Yeah this is awesome and also see it as a return to form.. i did enjoy his recent stuff but didn't quite have the same magic as what came before, feels like its back here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scumtron Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Good stuff. But "double EP"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesqdot Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 hour ago, scumtron said: Good stuff. But "double EP"? I know right? Just call it a damn album. It’s eight tracks. How is this not an album but a diminutive travesty like Demdike Stare’s “Passion” is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrd Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Pressed at 45rpm for some reason, and only room for 8 of the 9 tracks. Don't think I've seen it mentioned in the thread, but the last sentence gives some nice info: Quote There’ll be a new Andy Stott album in 2020, but in the meantime... this one’s for dancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Jamesqdot said: I know right? Just call it a damn album. It’s eight tracks. How is this not an album but a diminutive travesty like Demdike Stare’s “Passion” is? To be fair, I think 'Passion' was also promoted as a double EP as well whatever the fuck that means. Whatever happened to mini-albums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftBannk Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 This is fantastic. Multiple contenders on here for the shortlist of Tracks of the Year. Dark basement dank sex jams. Also, to hell with the dissenters, “Too Many Voices” is a beautiful record. I like it as much as some of the older albums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirm Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Yeah did it enjoy it to be fair but haven't listened to it for awhile think it may be time to give it another spin Looking forward to the new album in 2020! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 18 hours ago, Jamesqdot said: I know right? Just call it a damn album. It’s eight tracks. How is this not an album but a diminutive travesty like Demdike Stare’s “Passion” is? I think Stott's been quite particular about the composition of the albums over the years. Wasn't there an interview where he said that he creates a load of tracks specifically for club situations where he could play one of two tracks depending on the mood of the crowd. I think this is just a compilation of those tracks and not meant to be a body of cohesive works like any of the albums. That is how I would interpret it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 3:48 PM, splbt said: versi is amazing Aye this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Good music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhidharma Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 It Should Be Us best track imo. razor sharp gritty basslineeszzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheatheman Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Lopez how can you dis track 1 of strangers???? love that one. It’s not a baritone warming up, that was bad reporting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Easy. It's a pretty boring, nothingy track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesqdot Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 22 hours ago, chassis said: I think Stott's been quite particular about the composition of the albums over the years. Wasn't there an interview where he said that he creates a load of tracks specifically for club situations where he could play one of two tracks depending on the mood of the crowd. I think this is just a compilation of those tracks and not meant to be a body of cohesive works like any of the albums. That is how I would interpret it anyway. Oh really? Fair enough then. To be honest, this sounds pretty cohesive to me (more so than Faith in Strangers, for example) and I always think of Passed Me By and We Stay Together as albums, especially after the expanded CD editions. On 11/10/2019 at 5:57 AM, Key said: To be fair, I think 'Passion' was also promoted as a double EP as well whatever the fuck that means. Whatever happened to mini-albums? Oh yes, you're right. They called it a "doublepack" at the time. I'll just shut my cakehole then. Great EP this, though. His best stuff in quite a while. We're spoilt having this and a new album in the new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
species8472 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 versi is a monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijexx Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 4:18 PM, thumbass said: Never got into sir Stott. What is considered to be his best work to start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Enjoyable listen, glad I went for just the .wavs though and didn't shell out for the double vinylz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobalina Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 His boiler room set is too. That thing he unleashes during Bad Wires is dangerous son! Only listened to Zebrajams a few times and it's pretty good alright, gonna let it simmer on the front burner for a while. I'm a bit cynical so pardon if I don't buy the pitch that this is some sort of return to the form of his much exalted diptych; the sound's never left IMO, just tweaked to accommodate whatever broadening of the palette he's been up to (vocals, ambient, R&B, etc.) on the past couple of albums. Yeah faith in strangers is probably the least of the lot (#bassoontruth) but I've always found revisiting these albums to be a worthwhile experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 23 hours ago, sheatheman said: Lopez how can you dis track 1 of strangers???? love that one. It’s not a baritone warming up, that was bad reporting. it most certainly was a baritone warming up. https://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/andy-stott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taupe Beats Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 That track always reminded me of Throbbing Gristle's "Beachy Head", which I love. Faith in Strangers is great. Between "Science and Industry" and the title track, ton of great stuff there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markedone Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 5:18 PM, dr lopez said: i stopped at faith in strangers. baritone warm ups no thanks. i was also annoyed by luxury problems penetration into the "real world" -- people would play it at parties who had no business playing anything else in the genre. and just cluelessly repping it when it was, in my estimation at the time and now, well below we stay together and passed me by. this seems like a return to form. which makes sense, spend half a decade making "slow" "brooding" "ambient soundscapes" that end up too clever by half and your fanbase loses hope. then "drop" some dark bangers and.. guess what baby, you're back. give faith in strangers and too many voices a shot, theyre both a huge step up from luxury problems imo, they have more rough and interesting trax. Luxury probs suffered from being too neat and lacking personality, which comes in spades in the two following albums. blast How it Was, Selfish, On My Mind.. all might fit your definition of dark bangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markedone Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 i cant hear anything other than 'Dont be fat Dont be fat Dont be fat' in the vocal sample of Ballroom.. kinda wrecks what would otherwise be a sick track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDEM Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, markedone said: i cant hear anything other than 'Dont be fat Dont be fat Dont be fat' in the vocal sample of Ballroom.. kinda wrecks what would otherwise be a sick track It's good advice though, from a health standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumplings Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 New Stott and new Lanark? IIIIIIIIT'S CHRISTMAAAAAS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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