Darkstar - Civic Jams

out June 19th

https://bleep.com/release/187981-darkstar-civic-jams

Loved News From Nowhere...though Foam Island was meh. Curious to hear this though.

  On 5/1/2020 at 4:29 PM, Extralife said:

Loved News From Nowhere...though Foam Island was meh. Curious to hear this though.

News from Nowhere was indeed a good album, will give this a spin

  On 6/19/2020 at 4:12 PM, Soloman Tump said:

News from Nowhere was indeed a good album, will give this a spin

yes it was, actually liked all their albums.

This however, is lazy and uninspired, just my opinion..

weak stuff. it’s ok warp - you can drop them. 

Weird. This is sounding better to me than anything off foam island.
 

the two tracks linked here anyway 

Uninspired stuff.

(The album)

  On 5/1/2020 at 4:04 PM, thumbass said:

out June 19th

https://bleep.com/release/187981-darkstar-civic-jams

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The processing on a claps is interesting. The synth lead is that on-the-nose early 90ies throwback homage to Robin S etc that seemed to come back after that Calvin Harris single used it a few years ago. Overall it's kinda flat and lacks energy, excitement, or any real surprise. In a world where James Blake does this sound with so much more panache I don't see myself exploring this further, would love to be wrong though.

  On 6/18/2020 at 6:08 PM, thumbass said:

 

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To be fair this track is much more interesting than 'Jam' for me; some good feels.

  On 6/18/2020 at 6:08 PM, thumbass said:

 

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Hopefully sounds more inspiring in the context of the album

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Actually that's a bit harsh, I quite like it.  And JAM too. 

never been into darkstar

these guys just seem to jump on a trend and mimic the fuck out of it, right? Amplified Ease was one of the best Animal Collective songs I’ve heard and it was on a Dark Star album. Wtf. No thanks. 

ive always had a soft spot for darkstar, they have a knack for really catchy melodies and I'd argue they always put a spin on whatever genre-jumping they do.

this one didnt immediately impress but is currently growing on me.  Jam and 1001 are both excellent.  Text is verging on guilty-pleasure territory.. almost too radio-ready.. but its getting still stuck in my head.

I like the John Talabot remixes more than anything on the album