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John Talabot has kindly shared this moody, soulful, expansive white label entitled “Without You”, which he created for his DJ kicks mix out November 12th.
Blanc 1 ‘s ” It’s All Over ” is the first in a series of white labels released by John Talabot ‘s Barcelona lable, Hivern . Limited to 100 copies, the announcement was made prior to a highly anticipated set at the London club, Fabric .
Due to audial similarities, and a mysterious lack of information on the artist, we speculate that Blanc 1 could, in fact, be an alias of label-head, John Talabot ‘s. Decide for yourself.
Dylan Watson
We are a day late on delivering this, but we had to wait up until the 31st to pull this thing together – just in case we needed to make any last minute additions (and also because we are habitually disorganized and tardy).
After a haphazard electronic congress amongst the various selectas’ in our slightly dysfunctional family, we put together a collage of the music that moved us in MMXII.
We didn’t attempt to rank these releases–nor to affix to each of them a rating–because it is our view that this sort of enterprise is not meaningful. We assure you that we have vetted all of it. Finding high-grade jams below should be straight-forward–like shooting fish in a barrel. We invite you to trust us and to peruse with an open mind and curiosity.
With love–
Held – Holy Other [Triangle]
Au Seve – Julio Bashmore [Broadwalk]
Jasmine – Jai Paul [XL]
Prism – Jacques Green [3024]
Look Out – Homeboy Sandman [Stones Throw]
[Jacques Greene]
Control (feat. Ria Ritchie) (Joe Goddard Remix) – Disclosure [Greco-Roman]
Nova – Burial + Four Tet [Text]
Revolution – Mala [Brownswood]
Flutes – Hot Chip [Domino]
Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe – Kendrick Lamar [Top Dawg]
[Joe Goddard]
Crystal Caverns 1991 – Lone [R&S]
Higher Ground – TNGHT [Warp]
Species Out Of Control – Simian Mobile Disco [Wichita]
The Hope – Scuba [Hotflush]
So Will Be Now (feat. Pional) – John Talabot [Permanent Vacation]
[John Talabot]
Ye Ye – Daphni [Merge]
Bad Religion – Frank Ocean [Def Jam]
Dream To Me – Flying Lotus [Warp]
Always – Maths Time Joy [Live For The Funk]
Elegante – Squarehead [5ANDSEVEN]
[Flying Lotus]
Whatnot – Machinedrum [Innovative Leisure]
Please Forgive My Heart – Bobby Womack [XL]
Inspector Norse – Todd Terje [Olsen/Smalltown Supersound]
Lion (Jamie xx Remix) – Four Tet [Text]
Yoro Diallo (Lone Remix) – Egyptian Hip Hop [R&S]
[Four Tet]
The Perfect Blues (Jacques Greene Remix) – Jesse Boykins III, Melo-X [Ninja Tune]
$tripper – Bicep [Chemical]
Nissim (feat. Amir Yaghmai) – The Gaslamp Killer [Ninja Tune]
Shades – Dark Sky [50 Weapons]
Forgotton Notes – Hackman [Ramp]
[The Gaslamp Killer]
November Skies (feat. Nina Kinert) – Tomas Barfod [Friends of Friends]
The Narcississt (feat. Inga Copeland) – Dean Blunt [Hippos In Tanks]
Thrown – Kiasmos [Erased Tapes]
wen uuu – Shlohmo [Friends of Friends]
Truant – Burial [Hyperdub]
[Tomas Barfod]
Her Fantasy – Matthew Dear [Ghostly International]
Grey – Atem [Blenheim & Celtic]
What’s In Your Head – Disclosure [Greco-Roman]
Running (Disclosure Remix) – Jessie Ware [PMR]
Confidence Boost (Harmonimix Remix) – Trim [R&S]
[Matthew Dear]
All Inside – Bondax [Super]
Fuck You All The Time – Jeremih [Def Jam]
Small Talk (Four Tet Remix) – Ultraista [I Am Fortified]
Rained The Whole Time (Nicolas Jaar Remix) – Shlohmo [Friends of Friends]
The Ego – Nicolas Jaar [Clown & Sunset]
[Nicolas Jaar]
Sleepless – Andy Stott [Modern Love]
For Sake – Aeroc [Ghostly International]
Make It Good – The White Lamp [Brownswood]
Boiling (feat. Sinead Harnett) – Disclosure [Greco-Roman]
Nothing So Great – Evy Jane [Self-Released]
[Disclosure]
Default – Atoms For Peace [XL]
Blue Skies Red Soil – NeferTT [Hotflush]
Gold Soul Theory – The Underachievers [Brainfeeder]
New For You – Andrés [La Vida]
Chum – Earl Sweatshirt [Self-Released]
[The Underachievers]
Compuphonic – Maddslinky [Broadwalk]
23 (feat. Tymer) – Shadowchild [Food]
Get Free (feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors) – Major Lazer [Mad Decent]
Child – George Fitzgerald [Aus Music]
What I Might Do (Club Edit) – Ben Pearce [MTA]
[George Fitzgerald]
Kindred – Burial [Hyperdub]
Chained – The xx [Young Turks]
Leaf (A$AP Rocky feat. Main Attrakionz) – Clams Casino [Self-Released]
Timeaway – Darkstar [Warp]
Night Light (Joe Goddard Remix) – Jessie Ware [Universal]
[Darkstar]
So Many Details – Toro Y Moi [Carpark]
Born To Die (Gucci Vump Remix) – Lana Del Rey [Interscope]
Goin In (Boy 8-Bit Remix) – Zinc [Rinse]
Signal Loss – Pariah [R&S]
Jupiters – Four Tet [Text]
[Toro Y Moi]
Tissues & Fivers – Gang Colours [Brownswood]
Swims – Boddika & Joy Orbison [Swamp 81]
Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage? – Blawan [Hinge Finger]
Lost In Tokyo – Koreless [Vase]
Argonaut – Floating Points [Eglo]
[Blawan]
Video Games (Joy Orbison Remix) – Lana Del Rey [Interscope]
Blessed (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – Schoolboy Q [Top Dawg]
Sleepless (feat. Jezzabell Doran) (Shlohmo Remix) – Flume [Future Classic]
Jagged Edge – Eats Everything [Pets]
Crispy Duck – Dense and Pika [Hotflush]
[Eats Everything]
Forget (Shlohmo Remix) – Lianne La Havas [Self-Released]
Huron River Drive (Evenings Remix) – Shigeto [Ghostly International]
Terrorist Threats (feat. Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko) – Ab-Soul [TDE]
Lotus Bootleg – Jonwayne [Self-Released]
Avalanche – Just Friends [Clown & Sunset]
[Shlohmo]
& It Was U – How To Dress Well [Weird World]
Why Don’t You – Synkro [Apollo]
Ellipsis – Joy Orbison [Hinge Finger]
Flo Jam – Dusky [Dogmatik]
Meu – Jets [Leisure System]
[Joy Orbison]
Oblivion – Grimes [4AD]
The Black God – SpaceGhostPurp [4AD]
Femme Fatale – Justin Jay [Dirtybird]
Fools Good – Troy Junner [Mindset]
It’s True – Wih’lo [Self-Released]
[Grimes]
No To Love (George Fitzgerald Remix) – Jessie Ware [PMR]
Move Love – Robert Glasper [Blue Note]
Gotham Mix 1 – A.CHAL [Self-Released]
Mirror Maru – Cashmere Cat [Pelican Fly]
What You Need – Flume [Future Classic]
[Robert Glasper]
John Talabot and fellow Spaniard producer Pional (pictured above) have come together to rework the lead single from The xx ’s latest record, Coexist . The collaboration first caught our attention when Jamie xx ’s played out a clip of it during his recent Boiler Room set in Berlin , but it’s a pleasure to be treated to the track in it’s entirety.
The sprawling, eight-and-a-half minute piece references The Streets’ “Blinded by the Light,” and if you listen closely, you’ll understand why. The pair’s stammering synths that, along with the percussion, generate that dance floor groove are lifted from The Street’s opus.
We haven’t heard anything on an official release of the remix yet but you’ll know when we do.
alh
Yesterday, Barcelona export John Talabot released two new tracks via his Soundcloud . Mai Mes and Tragedial, both exempted from his phenomenal February release “Fin,” they will be featured on a split 7″ exclusively available for purchase on his Canada-U.S. tour with the XX.
Clearly a result of the process that produced Fin, these tracks share the woozy, hypnagogic qualities that drew us to Talabot’s work last winter.
-St.Patty
John Talabot has always considered his productions to be shadowy and grounded in darker hues. Despite the deceiving labels appropriated onto his pieces (“nu disco,” “tropical,” etc.), there is an unyielding tension and melancholic air that dominates the narrative of his last LP, fI N , released in February via Permanent Vacations .
A few hours ago, Talabot graciously offered up a piece from fIN , “Missing You,” as this week’s edition of Annie Mac’s Free Music Monday . If you haven’t already, introduce yourself to the unique sounds emerging from one of Barcelona’s finest electronic artists. You can also catch him live very soon, if you happen to be in the Vancouver area. Talabot is accompanying The xx on their North American tour and will be hitting The Vogue on October 5, promoting the release of his 12″ remix album of fIN .
See previously: John Talabot | fIN
alh
Ever heard of Ghent? I didn’t think so. Well, if you haven’t, don’t beat yourself up too much because not once have I heard that perfectly plain North American yammer during my time spent here, despite the town bearing Lonely Planet’s number 7 spot on its 10 Places to Visit Before You Die list.
But enough about the town. Its lovely. Trust me. Canals, churches, cobblestone, jolly drunks, pretty people, and prettier personalities; its all here. What else is here, though, is an incredibly unique concert series showcasing an acute selection of electronic music’s foremost purveyors. That’s the real reason I’m here. Found down a winding alley and along side a murky jade strip of river is the Vooruit Art Centre ‘s 10 Days Off festival.
“In 1995, 10 Days Off started as 10 Days Of Techno. Today, almost every electronic music genre can be seen and heard at the festival. 10 Days Off has become a landmark in the international electronic music scene. The festival welcomes artists, clubbers, music lovers and media from all over the world.
The festival has its own character and style, built on its pioneering decisive choice for programming electronic music.”
[via 10 Days Off ]
[Day 1 - Salva]
Each night sports a variation of style; from house, to bass, hip-hop, disco and so on and so forth. They keep it fresh, to say the least.
[Day 9 - The Magician]
Featured this year; Salva , Holy Other , Lapalux , Africa Hitech , Kutmah , Teebs , Addison Groove , Booka Shade , John Talabot , The Magician , as well as many more. Lucky for you, the majority of these sets can be heard in their entirety, below. Personally, Mr. Talabot’s performance really tickled my fancy.
[Day 7 - Africa Hitech]
[Day 8 - Booka Shade]
Now you can’t say that you’ve never heard of Ghent, Belgium.
sam.i.am
