iguanapunk, on 04 October 2013 - 10:21 PM, said:

Thanks for bumping this thread up again. I'm listening to Drone Logic the title track right now and it's fucking magnificient! That's how it's done!

Track 5, Naive Response had me going "Ooh, what does this sound like?". Perhaps Paul Woolford's Erotic Discourse, maybe something by Sabres Of Paradise too (Ballad of Nicky McGuire?). Something else?...
(anyone else notice that the clock timer goes wonky between 4.30 and 5.00 on this one? Probably just me...)

I'll join the bandwagon here. This album is tits.

I'm all up on this bandwagon, too! I love love love Drone Longic, what a tune!

Thanks mipps! I swear you guys are my link to good music discoveries.

Drone Logic is the Higher State of Consciousness of the 2010s.

album out today!!!!

how exciting!!!

really pleased the vibes are travelling, drone logic was brightening up my commute this morning.

I gave a listen to the album. It was nice, but not "omg this is amazing !" nice. Drone Logic (the track) is excellent, but the rest left me a bit bored

Ben_j, on 07 October 2013 - 4:01 PM, said:

I listened through the album when it was streaming off of Pitchfork last week. I had the same reaction you did the first time around.

I've listened to it twice more today while fairly high biking, and I'm absolutely impressed. Admittedly, there were two or three tracks around track 7 to track 9 that left me wanting.

I'll give this a cursory track-by-track review for my first impression.

1 - Water Jump: 10
--Lively track, builds on itself both melodically and energetically. Smart sound. A++ for the dance-floor "A HA!" moment.

2 - Free Floating: 8
--There is some nice experimental noise on this one. It does (excuse the pun) drone on a bit, but it carries well and you don't really tire in the middle of it. Acid synth ftw.

3 - Drone Logic: 10
--Amazing track. As I stated before, this is the 2013 equivalent to Josh Wink's "Higher State of Consciousness." It's the catchiest synth line I've heard in a long, long time. It's simple, it builds to a fantastic peak, plateaus, and leaves you satisfied. I can't wait to hear this one on the floor.

4 - These Nights Never End - 9
--Great tunnel track. The sound of this one definitely reminds me of passing through the Broadway Tunnel here in San Francisco at 3 a.m., and loving every minute of it as the lights blur by. More velvety acid with some great tweaks on the sound.

5 - Naive Response - 8
--The minimalism in this album is impressive, though this admittedly is where the album starts to lose a bit of energy. Very nice work with just one simple line, and it reminds me of some of Josh Wink's other work as well.

6 - Platform Zero - 9
--No, this is not a track that will hit you hard, but it goes to the other end of the spectrum. I would have given it a 10 if not for the rather annoying experimental noise that comes in when bringing you to the next track, but it's still impressive how the track brings you from that serene place back into the doldrums of warehouse sounds.

7 - Need Electric - 8
--The album loses yet more energy here, but there's still some nice moments with percussion in this track that move it along nicely. Not too much with variety, and this is the point where you start wanting more from the album.

8 - All I Need - 7
--And then the album doesn't quite deliver the variety that you might be wanting. You get more of the same, which isn't a bad thing necessarily, it's just that this doesn't quite go where you want it to.

9 - Spring 27 - 8
--The serene place again. I do enjoy, at least, the switching back and forth between the two.

10 - Simulrec - 6
--It's a cross between that serene place and the warehouse. It's slow, it doesn't build well, it lags, and this is where the album is at its worst.

11 - New Energy (Live Through It) - 10
--And then you realize why he mentioned The Chemical Brothers in talking about this album, if they hadn't already come to mind before. This is a cross between Otter Rock and Surrender (or "Racing the Tide" as we true Chem fans know it to be from the promo release), and it is one of the more pleasant listens that I've had in recent memory. Comfort with an infrequent razor slice of noise here and there that builds into a subtle psychedelic plateau. Fantastic.

12 - Knowing We'll Be Here - 8
--Not a bad track to end the album with. Fairly lively, but it doesn't quite finish off the way you'd hope.

All in all, there are some wonderful moments on this album and most of the tracks hold up on their own. I'll keep listening to see what else I get from it, but I certainly am enjoying this on repeat currently, and it will likely stay that way for quite some time.

Cheers!

MadPooter, on 08 October 2013 - 2:33 AM, said:

Not a bad track? How could you. This song is mindblowing!

Thank you Pooter for the downlow on this album. The bit you said These Nights Never End are right on and the connection you made with Otter Rock and Surrender with the New Energy track is an interesting perspective and connection. I've not bought the album yet (just the Drone Logic track) but the more I listen, the more I enjoy. I feel this album has that lasting power potential for me, and will be a pleasant surprise when individual tracks make their rounds on the shuffle - so purchasing the rest will definitely be a must.

@Bouh: Maybe it'll grow on me! I'm all for songs becoming better with age sometimes.

@Whirls: Humbly, glad you found my musings informative.

MadPooter, on 11 October 2013 - 12:13 PM, said:

I hope so!



Damn this track is so badass, totally love the dark atmosphere and the acid lead

Really looking forward to seeing what his live show will look like!

I gave the album a few more listens, and although there are a few tracks that leave me indifferent, I really love "All I Need" and "Knowing we'll be here".

And Naive Response that I keep hearing in GTA V (and yes, it sounds a lot like a knockoff of Erotic Discourse !), and of course Drone Logic

Ben_j, on 13 October 2013 - 1:36 AM, said:

Oh good, it's not just me then.

Ben_j, on 13 October 2013 - 3:36 AM, said:

It's much better than this rather boring Erotic Discourse track... And it's not a rip-off. Naive Response manages to create an own melody out of these "noises". 'Erotic Discourse' is lifeless.

All I Need Music Video

http://www.nowness.c...very-all-i-need

She could have at least had a shave before they filmed the video. I don't like it.

Not bad

Excellent way to spend 3 hours http://www.youtube.c...h?v=FEuTgJ4aKS8

^this is quality!