Patten - GLAQJO XAACSSO

good to see IDM being mentioned again as a positive on places like Fact mag

this is one of those releases man. this one is going to do it for me. and "never got into actress" COME ON! just listen to redit 124. heck listen to the ep he released this year. don't think patten is darren C but definitely in the same subterranean computer garbage vein. you know the episode of cowboy bebop where they go to earth to the museum and get some tv's so they can play that beta tape? that's the environment i mean.

  On 11/7/2011 at 8:39 PM, sheatheman said:

and "never got into actress" COME ON! just listen to redit 124.

finally someone put it in words

well it got a pretty mediocre review from bitchfork, but what the fuck ever.

  On 11/8/2011 at 2:12 AM, KY said:

well it got a pretty mediocre review from bitchfork, but what the fuck ever.

i just recently got my english degree, and every time i read a pitchfork review it reminds me of doing peer reviews. they seriously think they are scholars. Nearly every review that is in the 5.9-6.9 range ends with "the record feels static, (artist name) needs to set things in motion."

i bet they have some kind of template depending on the rating bracket. i've long since gotten over hating them though. I just think reviewing and writing about music to that extent is so futile and unnatural.

  On 11/7/2011 at 8:43 PM, tokn said:

  On 11/7/2011 at 8:39 PM, sheatheman said:

and "never got into actress" COME ON! just listen to redit 124.

 

finally someone put it in words

glad we agree. patten on werk discs is a dream, don't you think?

Really loving this record.

  On 11/8/2011 at 5:34 AM, sheatheman said:

glad we agree. patten on werk discs is a dream, don't you think?

could happen, no: should happen!

Shit Patten is playing live for the next ten-odd minutes. Wish I caught this from the beginning!

http://boilerroom.tv/live/

  On 11/8/2011 at 10:07 PM, KY said:

Shit Patten is playing live for the next ten-odd minutes. Wish I caught this from the beginning!

http://boilerroom.tv/live/

Ikonika on fire.

man i missed it. i saw funkineven, rustie and ikonika though. really wanted to see patten though. how was it?

on the subject of werk, rustie was playing some new lone tracks. they were so sweet. best of his set.

  On 11/9/2011 at 4:45 AM, sheatheman said:

man i missed it. i saw funkineven, rustie and ikonika though. really wanted to see patten though. how was it?

 

on the subject of werk, rustie was playing some new lone tracks. they were so sweet. best of his set.

yeah the same thing happened to me. i hope they will upload the patten set. they will do, right?

saw some of it sounded alright the guy was playing guitar + doing vocals live sort of like squarepusher's bass guitar schtick but i dunno how much difference it was really making. was alright tho

i just dropped

GLAQJO XAACSSO

on someone today in scrabble for 2,345 pts but they challenged it and i lost a turn.

  On 11/8/2011 at 5:34 AM, sheatheman said:

i just recently got my english degree, and every time i read a pitchfork review it reminds me of doing peer reviews. they seriously think they are scholars. Nearly every review that is in the 5.9-6.9 range ends with "the record feels static, (artist name) needs to set things in motion."

i bet they have some kind of template depending on the rating bracket. i've long since gotten over hating them though. I just think reviewing and writing about music to that extent is so futile and unnatural.

congrats on the degree and welcome to the club. *flips burger.* guess you won't be going on and getting your PhD then given that last sentence?

  On 11/9/2011 at 5:12 PM, Shit Attack said:

saw some of it sounded alright the guy was playing guitar + doing vocals live sort of like squarepusher's bass guitar schtick but i dunno how much difference it was really making. was alright tho

thanks.

  On 11/9/2011 at 5:39 PM, Fred McGriff said:

congrats on the degree and welcome to the club. *flips burger.* guess you won't be going on and getting your PhD then given that last sentence?

hahaha. well i definitely don't want to work in music journalism. i did creative writing so there isn't such an impetus that i immediately go into a 40k job. i'm in a dormant stage now. i wrote a good story about a burger joint employee actually. flipping burgers is very inspiring to me.

Still loving this, one of my favorites this year. Is this coming out on CD? *yes I still buy CDs*

I regularly check watmm for listening suggestions and was intrigued by all the love in this thread. Frankly I am having trouble enjoying this album - it just sounds abrasive, messy, and totally over-compressed in the worst way. "Blush mosaic" sounds like something Thom Yorke/Radiohead would try to make.. yeah I went there.

Can someone explain why everyone seems to like this so much? I've seen threads berating this type of messy, excessive compression production so I was surprised to see everyone eat this up. It gives me a headache. Is electronic music leaving me behind?

  On 11/9/2011 at 5:30 PM, Fred McGriff said:

i just dropped

GLAQJO XAACSSO

 

 

on someone today in scrabble for 2,345 pts but they challenged it and i lost a turn.

Also this made me lol

  On 11/11/2011 at 1:21 AM, six said:

Still loving this, one of my favorites this year. Is this coming out on CD? *yes I still buy CDs*

Yes, and in fact early copies will have an extra cd of 1o tracks of unreleased material. Check Boomkat.

  On 11/13/2011 at 10:34 PM, Chogg said:

I regularly check watmm for listening suggestions and was intrigued by all the love in this thread. Frankly I am having trouble enjoying this album - it just sounds abrasive, messy, and totally over-compressed in the worst way. "Blush mosaic" sounds like something Thom Yorke/Radiohead would try to make.. yeah I went there.

Can someone explain why everyone seems to like this so much? I've seen threads berating this type of messy, excessive compression production so I was surprised to see everyone eat this up. It gives me a headache. Is electronic music leaving me behind?

This made me think a bit about why I like the album so much and I'm having a really hard time trying to explain it. I myself have turned my nose up at music with similar characteristics but for some reason, this album just resonates with me. It's like the perfect storm of controlled creative improvisation with pleasing sounds that produces a vibe I can't get enough of. But (in a rare moment) I'm actually at a loss for words trying to pinpoint it!

I don't think electronic music is leaving you behind, I think this is just another offshoot that perhaps you don't care for. I felt the same way about Rustie's "Glass Swords" album... I cannot get through one single track off that record without getting massively bored or appalled, yet everyone is gushing over it. They're even comparing it to video game music and I LOVE video game music! But I cannot get into that album.

Also, did anyone else get a SAWII vibe from Patten's Boiler Room TV live set around 8:10 - 9mins in? Loved it.

  On 11/28/2011 at 5:00 AM, Person90 said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 1:21 AM, six said:

Still loving this, one of my favorites this year. Is this coming out on CD? *yes I still buy CDs*

 

Yes, and in fact early copies will have an extra cd of 1o tracks of unreleased material. Check Boomkat.

Oh great, thanks!

We got a grower here.

but boomkat is so expensiveeeeee

That would be a good reason to buy a CD again... since long long time