new DFA

[earl grey]

has anyone heard either of the new DFA releases - J.O.Y. and pixeltan? i'm actually not even sure when they're out but i read a quick preview and they both sound great (naturally).

[tinobeat]

If the Pixeltan's as butt-shakin-good as their Troubleman 12" I'll be pumped...

[Funk]

Originally posted by earl grey
has anyone heard either of the new DFA releases - J.O.Y. and pixeltan? i'm actually not even sure when they're out but i read a quick preview and they both sound great (naturally).

I've heard the Pixeltan one, but it didn't strike me as particularily memorable. I do remember liking what I heard, though. Both of these 12"ers can be heard on DFA Radio at DFA's site: http://www.dfarecords.com/

[9000]

along the lines of the dfa, has anyone heard the new dead combo lp on output? i dig their song on the channel 3 comp.

[earl grey]

i hadn't realized that the new DFA compilation (THREE discs!) is out on november 2. tracklisting sounds great:

CD ONE

01. "Casual Friday" Black Leotard Front
02. "Sunplus" (DFA Remix) J.O.Y.
03. "I Robot" The Juan Maclean
04. "Alabama Sunshine" The Rapture
05. "Rise" (DFA Remix) Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom
06. "Dance Hall Modulator" The Juan Maclean
07. "Get Up Say What" (DFA Remix) Pixeltan
08. "Wasteder" (DFA Remix) Black Dice
09. "Yeah" (Pretentious Mix) lcd soundsystem


CD TWO

01. "Yeah" (Crass Version) lcd soundysystem
02. "Endless Happiness" (EYE Remix) Black Dice
03. "Sunplus" J.O.Y.
04. "Beat Connection" lcd soundsystem
05. "El Monte" Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom
06. "Bellhead" Liquid Liquid
07. "That's The Way I Like It" Pixeltan
08. "Sister Saviour" (DFA Dub) The Rapture
09. "Less Than Human" The Juan Maclean


CD THREE / MIX CD

01. "Get Up Say What" (DFA Remix) Pixeltan
02. "Echoes" (DFA Edit) The Rapture
03. "Bellhead" Liquid Liquid
04. "Sunplus" (DFA Remix) J.O.Y.
05. "El Monte" Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom
06. "Give Me Every Little Thing" The Juan Maclean
07. "Sister Saviour" (DFA Dub) The Rapture
08. "Rise" (DFA Remix) Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom
09. "I Robot" The Juan Maclean
10. "Endless Happiness" (EYE Remix) Black Dice
11. "On Repeat" (Dub) lcd soundsystem
12. "Yeah" (Crass) / Beat Connection lcd soundsystem

[flo's garage]

is it true that DFA have done a big money sellout?

[Funk]

Originally posted by flo's garage
is it true that DFA have done a big money sellout?

In what sense? That they hooked up the label with a major, or they're working with someone popular? They recorded a song with Britney Spears for her last album and it was scrapped, if that's what yr alluding to.

[flo's garage]

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-10/01.shtml

seems like they've hooked up with EMI for a medium sized yaght full of cash.

[flo's garage]

or yacht even, or maybe even a yaught?!

[Funk]

Originally posted by flo's garage
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-10/01.shtml


"NYC Electro Pioneers Liquid Liquid"? Well, I guess the bass and mics required electricity....

[vesper]

continuing the discussion of the compilation, i know more than earl and myself have bought it (or have heard it at least), so pipe up. the set is enormous and totally engaging from front to back -- as far as 2k4 releases (not necessarily albums) are concerned, this is top 5 material.

the highlights for me:
"bellhead" by liquid liquid
"dance hall modulator dub" by the juan maclean
"casual friday" by black leotard front
"endless happiness (eye remix)" by black dice
"sunplus (dfa mix)" by j.o.y.
"el monte" by delia gonzalez and gavin russom (in the disc 3 mix)
ALL of disc 3

yo, tinobeat, i tried to gmail you some mp3s but it exceeded my limit. i'll get back to it later.

[tinobeat]

the DFA comp is amazing. I still maintain that "El Monte" is the best thing that label or any label has released in a long time...

funny, I just tried sending funkadunk a coupla tracks but they were too big. its that kinda day, I guess..

[Paul]

I haven't heard the compilation proper, but I love a lot of the stuff that's on it.

For sending things, try dropload.com (http://dropload.com).

[earl grey]

Originally posted by vesper

the highlights for me:
"bellhead" by liquid liquid
"dance hall modulator dub" by the juan maclean
"casual friday" by black leotard front
"endless happiness (eye remix)" by black dice
"sunplus (dfa mix)" by j.o.y.
"el monte" by delia gonzalez and gavin russom (in the disc 3 mix)
ALL of disc 3


i am totally smitten with discs 1 + 2 and STILL haven't gotten to disc 3. but yeah "casual friday" and "sunplus" are awesome. i really dig the two pixeltan tunes "get up, say what" and "that's the way i like it" too.

i also like how you can line up the three CD sleeves to form a giant DFA logo. reminds me of the backs of the old garbage pail kids cards.

[Funk]

Originally posted by vesper
yo, tinobeat, i tried to gmail you some mp3s but it exceeded my limit. i'll get back to it later.

Does anybody know what the limit is? I emailed Tinobeat an entire deleted Matador album (and he's doing like-wise. IN YER FACE, somebody...) Anyhoo, I tried to send two files at once and they said it was too large (maybe 17 megs) but I was able to fire off a 14 meg file with no problems. Is 15 the limit, or are single files okay, multiple ones the problem?

[johansen smith]

well, I thought 10MB was the limit, so I have no clue.

[tinobeat]

the first file I sent was 11 megs, no problem. the second file was 19 megs or so (long songs, but also encoded at 320 kbs), and gmail told me to eff off...

I dunno. I'll try later...

[Paul]

Seriously man, I use dropload.com all the time for this sort of thing and have never run into a file size problem.

[tinobeat]

cool, will look into it...

Funky, I've been having some trouble with this, so I'm gonna try the dropload tomorrow and hopefully it'll work a bit faster...

[Funk]

Originally posted by tinobeat
cool, will look into it...

Funky, I've been having some trouble with this, so I'm gonna try the dropload tomorrow and hopefully it'll work a bit faster...

You suck (what else is new...).

[bitterfruit]

Great fucking compilation. Blown away.

[Paul]

Just heard the comp yesterday for the first time, and it was also the first time I'd heard the DFA Pixteltan stuff.

The improvement over their original Troubleman EP is completely mind-boggling (and I liked that EP).

[tinobeat]

Originally posted by Paul
Just heard the comp yesterday for the first time, and it was also the first time I'd heard the DFA Pixteltan stuff.

The improvement over their original Troubleman EP is completely mind-boggling (and I liked that EP).

couldn't have said it better myself. I love love loved that TMU 12". but the DFA tracks are just so much better..

[earl grey]

are the TMU pixeltan songs a similar style? the DFA pixeltan tracks might be my favorite cuts on the compilation, so so good.

[tinobeat]

The TMU Pixeltan 12" trax are a bit rawer. I can't remember if they were recorded by DFA (like their track on the TMU Mix Tape Comp, which is one of my favorites), but its not as clean as the new 12" and the comp trax. but yes, they're definitely coming from the same place.

Either way, that EP is highly recommended.

[earl grey]

LCD soundsystem's "yr city's a sucker" (the b-side to "movement") has leaked. it feels like a b-side, but they really can do no wrong. nothing mindblowing but great production and percussion, really textured. from the other songs, it's probably closest to the "yeah" pretentious mix.

i love how each new LCD track expands their sound - that full-length couldn't come soon enough....

[tinobeat]

Originally posted by earl grey
LCD soundsystem's "yr city's a sucker" (the b-side to "movement") has leaked. it feels like a b-side, but they really can do no wrong.

I just got this 7" today but haven't thrown it on the deck yet. I have heard "Movement" though, and its awesome, totally my favorite new song by The Fall...

Have you heard the Give It Up 7"? The b-side to that one suggests that all their "doing no wrong" built up in to one very huge and unlistenable wrong, and its called "Tired."

edit to add: wow, this is post #999 for me. my next one had better be meaningful. I need it to be perfect! with exactly the right thread! with the perfect music playing... er...

[earl grey]

Originally posted by tinobeat
Have you heard the Give It Up 7"? The b-side to that one suggests that all their "doing no wrong" built up in to one very huge and unlistenable wrong, and its called "Tired."


"tired" is definitely their worst song and by a longshot, but i actually have grown to like it. i put the first three singles back-to-back on a CD though, so i'm always used to hearing "tired" between "give it up" and "yeah" ... a transition song. and there, it works. especially the contrast btwn the shitty production and the start of "yeah." but if it had its own side of a 7", i'm sure i'd never listen to it....

[and is "tired" worthy of post 1000? i dunno, that's a tough one.]