Floating Points - Crush
Release Date: October 18th
Label: Ninja Tune
Genre: IDM, Progressive Electronic
Singles: Last Bloom, Anasickmodular
Streams: Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play
Schedule
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| Mon. | Caroline Polachek - PANG / Hovvdy - Heavy Lifter / clipping. - There Existed an Addiction to Blood / Vagabon - Vagabon |
| Tues. | Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Part 2 / Battles - Juice B Crypts / Floating Points - Crush |
this is an unofficial discussion for reactions to the album or whatever your little heart desires. this is for the sake of preserving discussion on as many albums as possible. if there's any releases for the week (or in general) that may be of interest missing from the schedule either PM me or leave a comment somewhere and i'll add it.
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
Release Date: March 26th
Label: Luaka Bop
Genre: Minimalism, Progressive Electronic, Spiritual Jazz, Chamber Jazz
Singles: n/a
Streams: Spotify, iTunes, Bandcamp
Schedule
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| Tues. | serpentwithfeet - DEACON / Alice Phoebe Lou - Glow / tUnE-yArDs - sketchy. |
| Wed. | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra - Promises / L'Impératrice - Tako Tsubo / Armand Hammer - Haram |
| Thurs. | Chad VanGaalen - World's Most Stressed Out Gardener / Ben Howard - Collections from the Whiteout / Middle Kids - Today We're the Greatest |
discussions for artists like Xiu Xiu, The Antlers, Death from Above, etc. have been pushed to next week since I underestimated the volume of albums that came out on the 26th and there's not very much out this Friday (4/2). this will allow me time to better organize discussions for next week, while avoiding posting ~14 threads in one week.
this is an unofficial discussion for reactions to the album or whatever your little heart desires. this is for the sake of preserving discussion on as many albums as possible. if there's any releases for the week (or in general) that may be of interest missing from the schedule either PM me or leave a comment somewhere and i'll add it.
EDIT: “Promises” reminded me of another album I heard a few years ago, but couldn’t for the life of me remember the name of while writing this post. Having just remembered it now I will post it here as a recommendation. Szun Waves - “New Hymn to Freedom”, a hidden gem of the young London jazz scene. Significantly more lively than Promises, and trading out the symphonic element for live jazz drums, this album brings spiritual, spacey avant-garde jazz and ambient electronics together in a very pleasing way. I highly recommend it for people who enjoyed Promises, or wished it was more lively.
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Promises has been met with high acclaim in the music community. Based on the reaction I’ve seen so far, expect to see this album high on many AOTY lists at the end of this year.
Composed primarily by Floating Points with recording by all three collaborators, this is a fascinating and modern take on “third stream” jazz (the intersection of jazz and classical music).
The album is one long piece separated into nine movements, connected by a central theme that plays throughout the 46-minute runtime. The effect is hypnotic and cinematic, the connecting theme serving as a point to hold these loosely connected ideas together. The album features the variety “promised” by its three collaborators, with some movements focusing on jazz, others strings, and others ambient electronics.
The mood is deeply meditative, channeling the vibe of Pharoah Sanders’ most highly regarded work. I was not familiar with Floating Points prior to hearing this album, but I will be checking out his other work based on how much I enjoyed this recording.
I believe this album has something for everyone interested in jazz, ambient electronic or classical music, or people interested in relaxed, vibey music in general. I recommend this album highly to anyone with these interests, though it’s also very accessible to people new to these styles but interested by this write-up.
I am interested to hear the reactions of anyone on this album. Particularly, where you see it as an evolution of Pharoah Sanders’ spiritual jazz work and as a modern take on the “third stream”.
Thoughts on Promises? I've seen discussion around other subreddits like r/Jazz and r/electronicmusic, but wanted to have a discussion with the Floating Points fans on this sub :)
I personally LOVE it! My favorite Floating Points studio album (Elaenia is an extremely close 2nd). But Promises is so deeply moving and meditative. Sometimes I wake up at night from a dream and hear it in my head. A modern masterpiece. I'm so glad he collaborated with one of the last living legends from the golden era of spiritual and avant-garde jazz. My favorite part of the album is the the Movement 5 - Movement 7 flow. But obviously listening to movements 1-9 in order is the way to go, and always takes me to another place.
Once again, apologies for the delay as I wrap up this series. Personal life has gotten in the way. These final three albums were also extremely difficult to decide on, as there are a ton of great IDM albums from this past decade. The lines for what constitutes "IDM" in recent years has also been blurred, which has made these decisions even more difficult. Ultimately, I will continue to select these albums based on which are most likely to generate discussion based on previous subreddit threads/polls. If you guys have ideas for future subreddit initiatives after this series concludes, please let me know! With that being said...
Welcome back to week 13 of "modern classic" IDM album discussions. This week we welcome Floating Points to the list with this subreddit's favorite album of 2019, "Crush".
Artist: Floating Points
Album: Crush
Release Date: October 18th, 2019
Stream: Spotify - YouTube
Tracklist:
1 - Falaise
2 - Last Bloom
3 - Anasickmodular
4 - Requiem for CS70 and Strings
5 - Karakul
6 - LesAlpx
7 - Bias
8 - Environments
9 - Birth
10 - Sea-Watch
11 - Apoptose, Pt. I
12 - Apoptose, Pt. II
What memories do you have associated with this album? What are your favorite tracks? How has this album stood against the test of time for you? Discuss!
/r/IDM's 35 Classic Albums List
Past Modern Classics:
1 - Jon Hopkins - Immunity
2 - Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven
3 - Autechre - Exai
4 - Clark - Clark
5 - Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
6 - Aphex Twin - Syro
7 - Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
8 - [Skee Mask - Compro](https://www.reddit.com/r/idm/comments/dbx061/i
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This album is breathtaking.
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