Comments on: Lone – Ecstasy & Friends

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:25:15 +0000

Woah, Scott, you really have good taste in music. First Sebastien Tellier about a year ago…and now this!! This blog is also for music lovers and not only fans of graphic design world!

Best wishes,

Daniel

By: rob

rob — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:02:10 +0000

@skywave agreed, i didnt really even know what sidechaining was until i read this post. now i understand that those flangy drums are sidechained. sounds good to me.

anyway also check out kona triangle if you like this. that’s a collaboration between lone and keaver & brause. its very much in the vein of lemurian. the album’s called “sing a new sapling into existence”

By: Skywave

Skywave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:11 +0000

I realy dont know what the problem people have with Side-Chaining. Its become its own style in its own right. Perhaps you should think of it less as a production technique and more of a genre or what have you. Its not for everyone but oftain it provides a unique musical style.

Thats not to say it cant be used to bad effect, it has been. Flying Lotus is another person who uses it alot, albeit a little more subtly than Lone.

Lone realy works for me, I like his offerings.

By: christian

christian — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:00 +0000

the compression sounds great. its how hip hop should sound which is exactly what this is.

By: Tardlovski

Tardlovski — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:30:51 +0000

right. it’s not like his tracks are sidechained like a house track, the mix is more complicated. i dunno, if it sounds good, i’m all for it.

By: Jakub

Jakub — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:24:00 +0000

Tardlovski -

to be honest I think it spread like wildfire because one person was like “sidechaining is easy to do blah” then all these musicians started to do it and then music fans found out it was easy to do so they wanted something to complain about so they started to complain about this thing thats easy to do

By: Tardlovski

Tardlovski — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:01:14 +0000

this album is taking FOREVER. although i hear it’s out in a week or so, finally.

i hear people mention compression/sidechaining alot with lone. i know what it is, but i don’t care and i don’t understand why others do?

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:29:08 +0000

I really have no idea about production or terms to describe what it is im hearing but im guessing what sidechaining is and hating it, spoilimng what sounds like something im really into. maybe its the compression for the mp3 or something but i hope he wax wont sound like this. although the hudmo and nosaj thing records have elements of it.

actress was on fire this year, some crazy stuff on werkdiscs, some a bit too crazy but if he;s behind the thriller alias (i think he is?) then im happy!

By: Jakub

Jakub — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:15:45 +0000

I think the charm here is the sounds he chooses to make the music, its a different take on what BoC does, its well done at a different tempo. Yes, the sidechaining might make it a bit less headphone music but I think if you like Dam Funk you also like this.

By: Amy Stoddard

Amy Stoddard — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:24:04 +0000

My mom always told me “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all.” Still, I have to share that I can’t even get w/ the beat in “Lone.” Am I supposed to chill to this? Sorry, my ears must not be as fine-tuned as everyone here.