Needles & Grooves AotM /// Vol. 36 - June 2022 /// Mexico City Blondes - Blush
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avecigrec
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Near as I can tell he's an "influencer" who has started a "record label" that is not actually a record label so much as a Spotify playlist?
debianlinux
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Yeah, imagine if you got all your new music by seeing what someone else was streaming. He is that someone else. It's not for us Gen-X'rs and earlier.
avecigrec
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I simultaneously hate it so much AND wish I could make money that way. It's all very confusing.
Jonathan Y
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LMAOOOO
Well done! Awesome pick!
I love this album so much. Deb and myself bonded over this in the JQBX often!
Well done! Awesome pick!
I love this album so much. Deb and myself bonded over this in the JQBX often!
Nee Lewman
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This is probably the most deb thing you have done. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
gaporter
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So you weren't kidding, huh?
debianlinux
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debianlinux
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Greg has said he's basically up for an AMA whenever. I think we're still waiting to get Allie's input. I wasn't at all clear myself on how best to do the thing. I figured I'll create a separate thread just for it. Should we preload questions, try to make it more or less live, or what?
Finally, here's a short interview I found that might help us stay off the beaten path a little:
www.ladygunn.com
Finally, here's a short interview I found that might help us stay off the beaten path a little:
LADYGUNN – Mexico City Blondes Is A Recipe For A Music Wonderland
WE ARE A COOL MAGAZINE SHARING ART + OPINIONS. WE LOVE YOU.
www.ladygunn.com
debianlinux
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AMA next Thursday the 26th!Greg has said he's basically up for an AMA whenever. I think we're still waiting to get Allie's input. I wasn't at all clear myself on how best to do the thing. I figured I'll create a separate thread just for it. Should we preload questions, try to make it more or less live, or what?
Finally, here's a short interview I found that might help us stay off the beaten path a little:
LADYGUNN – Mexico City Blondes Is A Recipe For A Music Wonderland
WE ARE A COOL MAGAZINE SHARING ART + OPINIONS. WE LOVE YOU.
gafacaode
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debianlinux
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Reminder the AMA is tomorrow.
No reason to not go ahead and preload some questions.
Lacking a better idea, I think we should just use this thread since the band has already seen it and knows where to find it.
No reason to not go ahead and preload some questions.
Lacking a better idea, I think we should just use this thread since the band has already seen it and knows where to find it.
Nee Lewman
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I ordered this.
mgp
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Mine just showed up yesterday. Now to clean it and listen 10x before the AMA.
It's brand new to me, but initial impressions are that it's showing up at the perfect time weather-wise in the NE part of the US. Breezy, warm night, drink (or whatever) in hand, relaxing with friends music.
debianlinux
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It's still early CA time but I'll start with a couple q's:
-Are there any outright samples on Blush? If so, care to reveal them?
-What genre represents the biggest overlap between Greg and Allie's respective record collections?
-What was the last vinyl record you listened to?
-Are there any outright samples on Blush? If so, care to reveal them?
-What genre represents the biggest overlap between Greg and Allie's respective record collections?
-What was the last vinyl record you listened to?
Jonathan Y
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Really love the music you all have made so far. Blush is such a vibe. I can listen to it while doing just about anything so thank you for that!
My question is a selfish one....I've been spinning this record for some years now, and have to know...Is the next album coming soon?!
My question is a selfish one....I've been spinning this record for some years now, and have to know...Is the next album coming soon?!
Greetings all! Yup still early here and I think Allie will be around this afternoon to jump in but definitely keep the Qs coming. Great questions Jeremy:
1.) Yes absolutely. As a producer I love working with samples. For me it always immediately sets the vibe a little better than starting a track with a drum machine pattern or basic guitar riff. I think there are samples on every track on that record, just off the top of my head. And honest to god, I can't really remember where each come from. I generally tend to mangle them up a bunch to suit what I'm looking for and also because indie rock doesn't pay enough for us to be able to clear samples
"Addio" has probably the most prominent sample and that wah wah guitar and string hit came from a very old and obscure soul 45 rpm I've got.2.) Biggest is probably the dreampop and trip hop stuff. The first time we met we really bonded over how much love we had for Beach House and Massive Attack in particular.
3.) Here's what I've got on my turntable! I went to a record fair two weeks ago and am still digging through all the stuff I got. This one had a ton of cool old breakbeat stuff so I'm working through to find some cool samples for inspiration. I love taking samples off of vinyl since it has such a lovely distortion that isn't there in the digital realm and I love the cracks/pops/air that hangs around those samples. Always makes a track sound much more cohesive when you've got a bit of that ambiance in.
