#The Juan MacLean

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INFINITY MACHINE // POSITIVE ENERGY [INFINITY MACHINE 002, FEB 2024]

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Listen/purchase: Ritual Device [Going In 010] by The Juan Maclean

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#41: The Juan Maclean - A Simple Design

Released - Nov 7 2014

Highest UK chart position - did not chart -

Spotify streams to date - 3,857,051

First heard - Bought In A Dream LP, 2022

I bought two great The Juan Maclean albums this year and I wanted to include a song here so as to be up to date with what I’m listening to right now. The Brighter The Light is a fantastic collection of house bangers but I think I prefer the slightly more cerebral approach of its predecessor, In A Dream. A Simple Design was its lead single and ticks every box - it’s a fun, dancefloor oriented tune full of memorable hooks, but with enough focus on song structure and arch nods to early synthpop to give it a more substantial feel. 

The great brainflash of John Maclean during this period was moving on from New Romantic cosplay into something with a more soulful touch: the throwbacks to the 80s which had always peppered his songs are still here, but he adds a warmth and playfulness that had been lacking, the ideal foil for Nancy’s wonderfully imperious vocal. She sings with a sharp, didactic edge and it’s this, along with her way with a melody, that lies at the heart of A Simple Design's greatness, combining self help pointers with a romantic touch to land somewhere between the Human League and Will Powers. 

The thing I love most about it is how she moves from the holler of the chorus (a great one to yell out if yr walking in an isolated area) to the sweet “la la la la la”  of the bridge, a more delicate touch that makes it stand out from the numerous club 12”s that they’ve released. It’s the best bit of the song but, notably, there was no room for its subtlety in the plethora of remixes that have appeared. In A Dream was the last proper John and Nancy LP and, while the Juan Maclean still exists as a solo project, A Simple Design feels like a pinnacle that they’ve never really topped. Though it's the song here that I’ve known for the least amount of time, it was one of the first that I picked and remains a sharp reminder to me that I really should have listened to them before.

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Today’s blogging and stitching soundtrack:

Forgot to post this yesterday.

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10:17 AM EDT October 9, 2024:

The Juan Maclean - "Everybody Get Close" From the album Everybody Get Close (November 8, 2011)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: electro

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*♡∞:｡.｡ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ? ~ 18+ ˚₊·➳❥ PILE 1 -3◛⑅·˚ ༘ ♡

PILE 1 ◛⑅·˚ ༘ ♡

(this pile was long af, tumblr wouldn’t let me paste everything so hopefully you guys can read this well! i’m sorry!)

PILE 2 ◛⑅·˚ ༘ ♡

PILE 3 ◛⑅·˚ ༘ ♡

(rest of pile 3-sorry for how the messages came out in your pile but you needed to hear this, just to be aware and not fall for facades)

well we got someone here who don’t wanna play games with you, take you home, rub you down, pamper you, explore your body, making love to every part of your body, watching your movements and where your sweet spots are, this person isn’t one to fuck around, they’re serious about you, do you guys like licking ears or like the nibbling of ears, making the other person shiver, tingles down their spine, this person doesn’t want to rush anything, like they love to be in the moment, aware and mindful of what they’re doing to you, dirty talk is here so i feel like this person would just want to be up in your ear about what yall got going on if u know what i mean lol, verbal communication during sex is another way to stay present as well, this pile is all about being more present and aware of what you’re doing, not staying in your head, maybe your person will see that you get anxious and overwhelmed so they take their time and feel you out literally haha, but they’re just watching you paying attention to how you’re feeling, idk why the fuck i heard ushers confessions song so maybe someone here who you’re dealing with wants to open up to you in the bedroom, like sex is a good way for them to get their emotions out, talking you through it, so intense but just like the whispering sweet nothings back to one another and being vocal with each other. now i’m going to get some messages to see what’s truly going on here (use ur discernment, at the end of the day i don’t really know your story so just place it where it fits :) )

★strive- i have grown up since our last encounter, i have been working on myself to be the better person whom you can feel proud of.

♥︎divine timing- we are on the journey and the divine dance on the soul plane, it will manifest into the physical world in perfect divine timing, all we have to do is trust and have faith that all will work out beautifully.

★promise- i wish you knew just how special you are to me, it kills me not to be able to tell you, you amaze me with your compassion and kindness through this time apart, i promise i will make things right between us.

(i feel like for this newer person to come in you’ll have to purge, let go of, and just walk away from the toxic energy, im sorry for how short y’all’s pile is, choose another one IF you feel called to it)

sex on fire, do i make you nervous, on my mind

˖◛⁺⑅♡Lᵒᵛᵉᵧₒᵤ♡⑅⁺◛˖ thank you for clicking on my post and giving me a chance to read for you, i’ll post my pile 4-6 later but here’s the top three for now since tumblr has their limits haha ˖◛⁺⑅♡Lᵒᵛᵉᵧₒᵤ♡⑅⁺◛˖

✨4-6 available 💫

[omegaremix]

Omega Radio for September 9, 2023; #358.

Husker Du: “Gravity”

Replacements: “Unsatisfied”

Scratch Acid: “Owner’s Lament”

Cult, The: “Rain”

Love And Rockets: “Ball Of Confusion”

Jesus And Mary Chain, The: “April Skies”

Big Audio Dynamite: “Just Play Music”

R.E.M.: “Stand”

Smithereens, The: “Drown In My Own Tears”

XTC: “King For A Day”

Flaming Lips: “Shine On Sweet Jesus (Jesus Song No. 5)”

New Fast Automatic Daffodils: “Fishes Eyes”

Pulp: “Countdown”

Frank Black: “Hang On To Your Ego”

Suede: “Still Life”

Elastica: “Waking Up”

Guided By Voices: “Jane Of The Waking Universe”

Death Cab for Cutie: “Information Travels Faster”

Radiohead: “How To Disappear Completely”

Interpol: “Take You On A Cruise”

Sneaker Pimps: “The Chauffeur”

IAMX: “Sailor”

Fischerspooner: “The 15th”

Cansei De Ser Sexy: “Bezzi”

LCD Soundsystem: “Someone Great”

Cut Copy: “Cold Youth”

Small Black: “Bad Lover”

Juan MacLean, The: “Tonight”

Minks: “Ophelia”

Yeasayer: “O.N.E.”

Neon Indian: “Should’ve Taken Acid With You”

Hot Chip: “Flutes”

Franz Ferdinand: “Stand On The Horizon” (Todd Terje RMX)

Prince Rama: “Bahia”

Caribou: “Silver”

Classixx: “A Mountain With No Ending”

Toro Y Moi: “A Girl Like You”

Washed Out: “Olivia”

Brian Jonestown Massacre: “Pish”

Mark Lanegan: “Flatlands”

Pixies: “All I Think About Now”

Beach House: “Drunk In L.A.”

Nothing: “Eaten By Worms”

Porcupine Tree: “Chimera’s Wreck”

Florence & The Machine: “What Kind Of Man”

Shannon & The Clams: “King Of The Sea”

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: “Head On / Pill”

Double-deluxe updated rainbow marquee broadcast; majority of contributions courtesy of @tewz.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 (#358)

Husker Du: "Gravity" Replacements: "Unsatisfied" Scratch Acid: "Owner's Lament" Cult, The: "Rain" Love And Rockets: "Ball Of Confusion" Jesus And Mary Chain, The: "April Skies" Big Audio Dynamite: "Just Play Music" R.E.M.: "Stand" Smithereens, The: "Drown In My Own Tears" XTC: "King For A Day" Flaming Lips: "Shine On Sweet Jesus (Jesus Song No. 5)" New Fast Automatic Daffodils: "Fishes Eyes" Pulp: "Countdown" Frank Black: "Hang On To Your Ego" Suede: "Still Life" Elastica: "Waking Up" Guided By Voices: "Jane Of The Waking Universe" Death Cab for Cutie: "Information Travels Faster" Radiohead: "How To Disappear Completely" Interpol: "Take You On A Cruise" Sneaker Pimps: "The Chauffeur" IAMX: "Sailor" Fischerspooner: "The 15th" Cansei De Ser Sexy: "Bezzi" LCD Soundsystem: "Someone Great" Cut Copy: "Cold Youth" Small Black: "Bad Lover" Juan MacLean, The: "Tonight" Minks: "Ophelia" Yeasayer: "O.N.E." Neon Indian: "Should've Taken Acid With You" Hot Chip: "Flutes" Franz Ferdinand: "Stand On The Horizon" (Todd Terje RMX) Prince Rama: "Bahia" Caribou: "Silver" Classixx: "A Mountain With No Ending" Toro Y Moi: "A Girl Like You" Washed Out: "Olivia" Brian Jonestown Massacre: "Pish" Mark Lanegan: "Flatlands" Pixies: "All I Think About Now" Beach House: "Drunk In L.A." Nothing: "Eaten By Worms" Porcupine Tree: "Chimera's Wreck" Florence & The Machine: "What Kind Of Man" Shannon & The Clams: "King Of The Sea" King Gizzard: "Head On / Pill"

We welcome all of our listeners to Omega Radio, WUSB's most diverse show on its grid. Tonight, we start off our Autumn broadcasting season in a major way. It's a double-deluxe program as we take over for Everything Must Go with four hours of marquee artists, tried-and-true synthpop, chillwave, and newer all-around favorites. We also revisit some artists that we haven't played in quite a while and ones who are featured here for the first time.

A huge thank you to @tewz for proving us with lots of ideas for tonight's show. We'll have plenty of Autumn sounds to go around, including ending the year with our annual 'second-chance' broadcast. Thanks for listening.

September 23, 2023 (10PM New York City): deluxe Omega

October 7, 2023 (10PM New York City): deluxe Omega

October 21, 2023 (10PM New York City): deluxe Omega

November 4, 2023 (10PM New York City): final deluxe Autumn Omega + Year 11 broadcast.

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greek singer monika christodoulou. im like, obsessed with her face. you know when sometimes someone just strikes you?

i just discovered her through this amazing song:

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SHE’S BREAKING UP THE JUAN MACLEAN ft. FANTASTIC TWINS [NEXT WAVE ACID PUNX, 2021]

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FearOfMu21c Index Page

It never occurred to me before I started that it might be handy to have a place where you could access all the #FearOfMu21c pieces individually. But given how confusing it's been in terms of bringing back posts from last year (which ofc are now incorrectly labelled), i thought it would be a good idea to have everything in one post, where anyone interested can find whatever they might want to look at. So:

Introductory notes

Day one: Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex

Day two: MGMT - Flash Delirium

Day three: The Killers - When You Were Young

Day four: Tullycraft - Lost In Light Rotation

Day five: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (11 pts)

Day six: Deerhunter - Memory Boy

Day seven: Trust Fund/Joanna Gruesome - Split 12" EP

Day eight: Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Day nine: The Soundcarriers - Boiling Point

Day ten: Magdalena Bay - Chaeri (11 pts)

Day eleven: Grouper - Holding

Day twelve: Little Mix - Black Magic

Day thirteen: The Mountain Goats - This Year (from Dilaudid EP)

Day fourteen: Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta (11 pts)

Day fifteen: The Strokes - Juicebox

Day sixteen: Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy

Day seventeen: The Juan Maclean - A Simple Design

Day eighteen: The Ophelias - Lunar Rover

Day nineteen: Solange - Cranes In the Sky

Day twenty: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

Day twenty one: Rina Sawayama - Catch Me In the Air

Day twenty two: Electrelane - To The East

Day twenty three: Self Esteem - You Forever

Day twenty four: Warpaint - Undertow

Day twenty five: Mercury Girls - Ariana

Day twenty six: Sleater-Kinney - You're No Rock n Roll Fun

Day twenty seven: Shunkan - Our Names

Day twenty eight: Amerie - 1 Thing

Day twenty nine: Julia Holter - Feel You (11 pts)

Day thirty: The Go! Team - Doing It Right

Day thirty one: Kero Kero Bonito - Time Today

Day thirty two : Mattiel - Keep The Change

Day thirty three: Fred Thomas - Voiceover

Day thirty four: Cate Le Bon - Puts Me To Work

Day thirty five: Scott Walker - Epizootics!

Day thirty six: U.S. Girls - 4 American Dollars

Day thirty seven: Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over

Day thirty eight: The Orielles - Come Down On Jupiter

Day thirty nine: Jeanines - Things Change EP

Day forty: Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

Day forty one: The Hidden Cameras - The Day I Left Home

Day forty two: The Clientele - On A Summer Trail

Day forty three: St Vincent - Digital Witness

Day forty four: Faith Healer - Again

Day forty five: Grimes - REALiTi

Day forty six: Juniore - Difficile

Day forty seven: Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think

Day forty eight: Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Day forty nine: Muna - I Know A Place (12 points)

Day fifty: Weyes Blood - It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody

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12:11 AM EDT August 5, 2024:

The Juan Maclean - "Everybody Get Close" From the album Everybody Get Close (November 8, 2011)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: electro

[omegaremix]

Winter 2023 Mixtape.

Balvanera: “Wait”

Pictureplane: “Sungazer”

Male Tears: “Hit Me”

La Croix Et La Banniere: “Borderline”

KLF, The: “America: What Time Is Love?”

Nuovo Testamento: “Michelle Michelle”

Devil & The Universe: “The Great God Pan Is Dead”

Pixel Grip: “Dancing On Your Grave”

Saigon Blue Rain: “The Mort”

Portion Control: “The Great Divide”

NNHMN: “Vampire”

Viviankrist: “Crystal Cave”

Buzz Kill: “Fascination”

Holygram: “Still There” (Box & The Twins’ ‘Dreamed’ RMX)

Comfort Cure: “Fight”

Lana Del Rabies: “Everytime”

Supernova 1006: “Your Mess”

Riki: “Hot City”

Ash Code: “Dry Your Eyes”

Glaring: “Paralyzed”

Filmmaker: “Codified Process”

Panther Modern: “Creep”

All Your Sisters: “Pressures Of Faith”

Balvanera: “Medium”

Nuovo Testamento: “Electricity”

Male Tears: “Adult Film”

Pictureplane: "Black Chardonnay” (f. Wicca Phase Springs Eternal)

La Croix Et La Banniere: “Sorcellerie”

Smithereens, The: “Drowning In My Own Tears”

Brutus: “What Have We Done”

Television: “Marquee Moon”

Depeche Mode: “Ghosts Again”

Iggy Pop: “Home”

Badfinger: “Day After Day”

David Geddes: “Run Joey Run”

Stranglers, The: IV

Duran Duran: “Save A Prayer”

King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard: “Head On / Pill" 

Juan MacLean, The: "The Future Will Come”

Caution: “Hand That Looks Like Mine”

Kamikaze Palm Tree: “Predicament”

Devil Wears Prada, The: “Watchtower”

Kaputt: “Highlight!”

Carlos Giustini: “Manifestazioni”

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# 4,490

Omega Radio for September 9, 2023; #358.

Husker Du: “Gravity”

Replacements: “Unsatisfied”

Scratch Acid: “Owner’s Lament”

Cult, The: “Rain”

Love And Rockets: “Ball Of Confusion”

Jesus And Mary Chain, The: “April Skies”

Big Audio Dynamite: “Just Play Music”

R.E.M.: “Stand”

Smithereens, The: “Drown In My Own Tears”

XTC: “King For A Day”

Flaming Lips: “Shine On Sweet Jesus (Jesus Song No. 5)”

New Fast Automatic Daffodils: “Fishes Eyes”

Pulp: “Countdown”

Frank Black: “Hang On To Your Ego”

Suede: “Still Life”

Elastica: “Waking Up”

Guided By Voices: “Jane Of The Waking Universe”

Death Cab for Cutie: “Information Travels Faster”

Radiohead: “How To Disappear Completely”

Interpol: “Take You On A Cruise”

Sneaker Pimps: “The Chauffeur”

IAMX: “Sailor”

Fischerspooner: “The 15th”

Cansei De Ser Sexy: “Bezzi”

LCD Soundsystem: “Someone Great”

Cut Copy: “Cold Youth”

Small Black: “Bad Lover”

Juan MacLean, The: “Tonight”

Minks: “Ophelia”

Yeasayer: “O.N.E.”

Neon Indian: “Should’ve Taken Acid With You”

Hot Chip: “Flutes”

Franz Ferdinand: “Stand On The Horizon” (Todd Terje RMX)

Prince Rama: “Bahia”

Caribou: “Silver”

Classixx: “A Mountain With No Ending”

Toro Y Moi: “A Girl Like You”

Washed Out: “Olivia”

Brian Jonestown Massacre: “Pish”

Mark Lanegan: “Flatlands”

Pixies: “All I Think About Now”

Beach House: “Drunk In L.A.”

Nothing: “Eaten By Worms”

Porcupine Tree: “Chimera’s Wreck”

Florence & The Machine: “What Kind Of Man”

Shannon & The Clams: “King Of The Sea”

King Gizzard: “Head On / Pill”

Double-deluxe updated rainbow marquee broadcast; majority of contributions from one valuable listener.