Floating Points - Elaenia

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Sam Shepherd will release his first full-length on November 6th through his own label/imprint Pluto. In previewing the seven-track release, an edit of Silhouettes (I, II, III) - an eleven-minute album track - has been shared as the album's lead single.

I love how jazzy the preview is... this may well turn out to be a very interesting debut.

http://www.floatingpoints.co.uk/

wow. liked the Shadows EP but that felt like ages ago and honestly haven't been keeping up to date at all with any of the other releases ..

this is a completely new sound ?? but i like it : )

Just got this in an e-mail from Luaka Bop (he's releasing the album on his own label but I think Luaka Bop will be distributing it in the US):

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Tomorrow, August 26, Floating Points will debut the live version of Silhouettes (I, II & III) together with an 11-piece ensemble (!!) at the magnificent Fort Christo Punto, at Dimensions Festival, in Croatia, The show will be streamed live around the world from 2.30pm EST, via Boiler Room.

Sweet, his awesome

I think I first heard floating points with his remix of daedelus. He's awesome. It almost sounds like Daedelus on that song? Alfred Darlington has a distinct bass voice. Sounds super brainfeeder all the way. Sounds like miguel-atwood ferguson string arrangements, maybe thundercat on bass?

  On 8/26/2015 at 2:37 AM, chassis said:

Sweet, his awesome

where's the drop?

Floating Points and Four Tet live shows from Dimensions festival (set in a Croatian amphitheatre) are on Boiler room starting in 90 minutes or so.

Liking the sound of this one too!

  On 9/24/2015 at 9:49 AM, manmower said:

Liking the sound of this one too!

 

Wow that one's mighty pretty.

Opening of that vid is homage to On fo sho.

i've really slept on this guys releases - really good stuff

a bit jazzier than i anticipated, which is by no means a bad thing.

really beautiful stuff

This is out and the great wheels of hype are turning.

Anyone from watmm had a listen yet? And what do you think?

I have and I'm digging it quite a bit!

Yeah! This is super

Never really been into the jazzier end of the spectrum of electronic music. But I quite like Floating Points, he just seems to tread the perfect path of both realms.

This is a lovely release.

If this is jazzy then I like jazzy electronic music. It's more on the flylo end of that spectrum of jazz-tinged electronic music I guess. I alway associate "jazzier stuff" as anything akin to mid-90s through early 00s Ninja Tune / upbeat trip-hop stuff which was great at the time but now stuff like that I avoid usually - you know fedora wearing late 30s dude who says he likes "chillout music" kind of stuff.

I know exactly what you mean

The word 'jazz' just flashes up warning signs for me. Heh.

I bagged the flac from bleep, just on a whim without hearing any previews. Just like the good old days, where you would take a punt on choosing a record by using instinct and a keen sense of guile.

Seems as though I still possess The Craft. It's a fantastic record.

*pats myself smugly on back*

Beautiful album! Love the final track 'Peroration Six' in particular:

https://soundcloud.com/floatingpoints/peroration-six

Have been sleeping under a rock, but glad to have finally woken up to floating points. Really like his eclectic approach and his sound. More please!

  On 11/10/2015 at 10:45 AM, lawrenke said:

Beautiful album! Love the final track 'Peroration Six' in particular:

 

https://soundcloud.com/floatingpoints/peroration-six

Yeah this track is ace. This guy has been around for a while, his essemble record was my favorite but you could tell he was going to be good right from the start when he remixed four tet, and little dragon

I passed on the (expensive) vinyl this time but did eventually get the digital. To be honest Floating Points tends to be 'good but not great' to me but this one's getting better with every play, kudos.

His recent BBC essential mix was very good. Starts off jazzy, goes disco then techno. Nice tunes throughout.