It's pretty nice, but the best house record this year is Francis Harris - Leland. Best house record I've heard in a really ing long time.
Chimney
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Originally posted by Woony
It's pretty nice, but the best house record this year is Francis Harris - Leland. Best house record I've heard in a really ing long time.
Will check it out.
LAdazeNYnights
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Originally posted by Woony
It's pretty nice, but the best house record this year is Francis Harris - Leland. Best house record I've heard in a really ing long time.
Wow. I was looking forward to this and then somehow forgot all about it. Thanks for putting me on it. So ing good.
Guest
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Originally posted by Woony
It's pretty nice, but the best house record this year is Francis Harris - Leland. Best house record I've heard in a really ing long time.
Specifically the track Leland or the entire album?
I'm smitten with this Black Light Smoke remix:
Woony
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Originally posted by Guest
Specifically the track Leland or the entire album?
The entire album. In case you guys don't know know the backstory, here's a bit taken from the RA review - "When Francis Harris started out making the album he eventually named Leland it was going to be a club LP, with similar production aesthetics as his output as Adultnapper. The intended home was Steve Bug's Poker Flat imprint. During this time however, Harris' father's health declined sharply, leading to his eventual death in February 2010. "It became a whole different album," Harris recently told Magnetic Magazine."
House often feels like it lacks thematic substance beyond the usual party aesthetic, so making a house record about death almost seems like an antithesis. Yet it's why this record is so beautiful. It doesn't sound like you'd expect death to sound. Someone who doesn't know about the backstory might even think it's somewhat of an happy record. But the more you listen to it, the more you get pulled in by the bittersweet fog of sorrow on top of it.
Guest
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Originally posted by Woony
The entire album. In case you guys don't know know the backstory, here's a bit taken from the RA review - "When Francis Harris started out making the album he eventually named Leland it was going to be a club LP, with similar production aesthetics as his output as Adultnapper. The intended home was Steve Bug's Poker Flat imprint. During this time however, Harris' father's health declined sharply, leading to his eventual death in February 2010. "It became a whole different album," Harris recently told Magnetic Magazine."
House often feels like it lacks thematic substance beyond the usual party aesthetic, so making a house record about death almost seems like an antithesis. Yet it's why this record is so beautiful. It doesn't sound like you'd expect death to sound. Someone who doesn't know about the backstory might even think it's somewhat of an happy record. But the more you listen to it, the more you get pulled in by the bittersweet fog of sorrow on top of it.
Damn! Is there a standout track that I should focus on first?
corjay9
Big fan of his, I like the album a lot. This is my fav track of his this year. Lovely samples and great percussion.
Woony
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Originally posted by corjay9
Big fan of his, I like the album a lot. This is my fav track of his this year. Lovely samples and great percussion.
As far as I'm concerned Session Victim are two guys?
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Originally posted by Guest
Damn! Is there a standout track that I should focus on first?
This one is my favorite. Although I don't think there's a standout track, really. The whole thing really feels like one piece.
corjay9
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Originally posted by Woony
As far as I'm concerned Session Victim are two guys?
This always happens to me, I honestly don't know much about the people that make the music I like, and I don't really care. I always get called out on like this, mostly because I don't spend much time on RA or researching artists. So you're probably right..
Woony
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Originally posted by corjay9
This always happens to me, I honestly don't know much about the people that make the music I like, and I don't really care. I always get called out on like this, mostly because I don't spend much time on RA or researching artists. So you're probably right..
I don't know, whenever I hear someone mention an artist that interests me I always check their Discogs to see what else they've done. Just kind of a habit of mine :p
corjay9
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Originally posted by Woony
I don't know, whenever I hear someone mention an artist that interests me I always check their Discogs to see what else they've done. Just kind of a habit of mine :p
Thanks for mentioning the Francis Harris - Leland lp, I can't believe i missed this masterpiece, I'm floored! What a ing phenomenal album.
