#overmono too!!

[silasea]

NYC —> Cotè de Azur, France —> Budapest, Hungary —> Paris, France —> Biarritz, France —> NYC

[lazorcrab]

My favorite songs that I listened to in 2023 (in no particular order)

Mark Knight & Armand Van Helden - The Music Began To Play

Daft Punk - Revolution 909 (Roger Sanchez & Junior Sanchez Remix)

Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You (Showtek Remix)

Armin van Buuren & Mr. Probz - Another You

Party Favor - Too Much

Sans Soucis - All Over This Party (Salute Remix)

Lil Wayne - A Milli (Sidepiece Remix)

Elvis Presley & Britney Spears - Toxic Las Vegas (Jamieson Shaw Remix)

Tiesto, Jonas Blue, & Rita Ora - Ritual

Gorillaz - Silent Running (feat. Adeleye Omotayo)

Mau P - Gimme That Bounce

Tiesto - Lay Low

Armin van Buuren & Stuart Crichton - Dayglow

Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Numb/Encore

Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers - Bustin' Loose

Tiesto - 10:35 (feat. Tate McRae) [Joel Corry Remix]

Meduza and Eli & Fur - Pegasus

Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay

Gorillaz - Skinny Ape

Red Vox - Forgetter

Olive T - We'll Maintain

Tchami - Shades (feat. Donnie Sloan & Ricky Ducati)

Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right

Mack Wilds - Own It

Calvin Harris - Miracle (feat. Ellie Goulding)

Genesi - Everything You Have Done (Meduza Edit)

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, & Diddy - Creepin' (feat. 21 Savage)

Gorillaz - Tranz

Foster The People - Sit Next to Me

Tyga - I'm Gone (feat. Big Sean)

Avicii - Heaven

Calvin Harris - Miracle (feat. Ellie Goulding) [Hardwell Remix]

Sunday Scaries & Pickuplines - Chill Like That (Odd Mob Remix)

Gorgon City - Voodoo

The Weeknd - Popular (feat. Playboi Carti & Madonna)

Todd Edwards - The Chant (James Organ Remix)

Luke Combs - Fast Car

Armin van Buuren & Sam Martin - Wild Wild Son

Armin van Buuren & Sam Martin - Wild Wild Son (Richard Durand Remix)

Kaskade - Angel On My Shoulder

Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (John Summit Remix)

JC Stewart - Love Like That

Will K - Sun Is Dark

The Band - The Weight

Aqua - Barbie Girl (Tiesto Remix)

Notre Dame - Yumi (Tiesto Remix)

Meduza - Phone (feat. Sam Tompkins & Em Beihold)

Major Lazer - Particula (feat. DJ Maphorisa, Nasty C, Ice Prince, Patoranking, & Jidenna)

Major Lazer - Que Calor (feat. J Balvin & El Alfa)

The Specials - Ghost Town

The Chemical Brothers - Live Again (feat. Halo Maud)

The Chemical Brothers - No Reason

Swedish House Mafia - Ray Of Solar (Mau P Remix)

Swedish House Mafia - Ray Of Solar (Tiesto Remix)

Alesso - Caught A Body (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

Armin van Buuren - Lose This Feeling (Dimension Remix)

Sia - Gimme Love (Armin van Buuren Remix)

The Beatles - Now And Then

100 gecs - Doritos & Fritos

Roy Davis Jr. & Peven Everett - Gabriel (Live Garage Mix)

Casso, Raye, & D-Block Europe - Prada

Tiesto, Tears For Fears, Niiko x Swae, & Gudfella - Rule The World (Everybody)

Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

Fred again… & Baby Keem - leavemealone

Nicki Minaj - Let Me Calm Down (feat. J. Cole)

Nicki Minaj - Needle (feat. Drake)

Overmono - Good Lies

Tame Impala - Breathe Deeper (Lil Yachty Remix)

Drake - First Person Shooter (feat. J. Cole)

Drake - Virgina Beach

Meduza, Ferreck Dawn, & Clementine Douglas - I Got Nothing

Todd Edwards - Perfect Love (Biscits Remix)

Todd Edwards - When Your Alone (A-Trak Remix)

Fred again…, Skrillex, & Four Tet - Baby again… (feat. Lil Baby)

Lil Yachty - The Secret Recipe (feat. J.Cole)

Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock (Malivai & Afrojack Remix)

070 Shake - Cocoon (Martin Garrix & Space Ducks Remix)

Ice Spice - In Ha Mood (O'Flynn Remix)

Gunna - fukumean (Diplo, Maesic, & Chad Harrison Remix)

John Summit - Where You Are (feat. Hayla)

Parisi, Steve Angello, & Sebastian Ingrosso - U Ok?

David Guetta & Hypaton - Be My Lover (2023 Mix) (feat. La Bouche)

Killer Mike - RUN (Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley Version)

Elton John - Daniel

Disclosure - Higher Than Ever Before

Alesso & John Newman - Call Your Name

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)

Nick Jonas - This Is Heaven

Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours

Davido - UNAVAILABLE (feat. Musa Keys) [Major Lazer Remix)

James Hype & Major Lazer - Number 1

Willie Hutch - Tell Me Why Our Love's Turned Cold

John Summit - Veridis Quo vs. Human (Daft Punk vs. John Summit)

Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees (Duke & Jones Remix)

Missy Elliott - 4 My People (feat. Eve) (Basement Jaxx Vocal Mix)

Flowdan, Lil Baby, Skrillex - Pepper

Steve Angello - Rejoice (feat. T.D. Jakes)

Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Strangers (feat. A$AP Rocky & Run The Jewels)

Metro Boomin & Future - Too Many Nights (feat. Don Toliver)

Skrillex, Missy Elliott, & Mr. Oizo - RATATA

Chase & Status and Bou - Baddadan (feat. Irah, Flowdan, Trigga, & Takura)

Lil Yachty - Strike (Holster)

[shy-girl04]

I Have a Love

But the love that remains would shape the memory that stays

Even now I can see your face when those chords are replayed

Arm around me shoulder in teenage embrace

"Tell All Your Friends", I'd say

I have a love, and it never fades

Now a long way from school days

Sharing books at big break

With the two of us, and Barry and Craig

Talking tunes and poems with too much weight for our age

And a year ago or so

I played this song for you on the car stereo in the night's breeze

This bit kicked in with it's synths and its keys

And you smiled as ya sat next to me

You in the front, Gilly in the backseat going ninety to the sounds as we roared down the street

The other boys stompin feet, and me in utter disbelief at the joy from the break in the beats

We got out and stood, by the Kia Rio caged stage

And I felt like I had it all

Cause I have a love, and it will never fade

And neither will you, Paul

For Those I Love

[ordosmarkzero]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals (if you want to)

I sort all my playlists by genre so I don't really have a favourite, so I used my top songs of 2022:

1) Thrice - Between The End And Where We Lie

2) Access to Arasaka - AUG

3) Overmono - Gunk

4) Oklou - Galore

5) Larry Heard - Praise

(Yes I use spotify, please forgive me I buy lots of music on bandcamp too)

[school-in-london]

20241116 LAST 2 DAYS / DAY1

SCHOOL IN LONDON LAST 2 DAYS

■DAY1 2024.11.16.(sat) at SPACE TOKYO OPEN/START 5:30 PM / CLOSE 11:00 PM

LIVE: Douglas / LOBSTER / WETNAP

DJ: 村田タケル Guest DJ: TAISHI IWAMI（SUPERFUZZ）

■ DJ: 村田タケル

Malice K / Weed

Armlock / Fear

Alex G / Taking

bar italia / Mariana Trenchrock

Nilüfer Yanya / Like I Say (I runaway)

Toro y Moi / Tuesday

Mourn / Headache

Enumclaw / 2002

Been Stellar / Sweet

Newdad / In My Head

The Last Dinner Party / My Lady of Mercy

Yard Act Feat. Katy J Pearson / When The Laughter Stops

Fontaines D.C. / Jackie Down The Line

HighSchool / Forever at Last

Computerwife / You Make It Look So Easy

Packs / Missy

English Teacher / Nearly Daffodils

Famous / What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life

■Live: LOBSTER

■ DJ: 村田タケル

Deadletter / Credit To Treason

The Murder Capital / Don't Cling To Life

bar italia / Polly Armour

Deerhunter / Adorno（※Spotify無し）

Gilla Band / Going Norway

Talk Show / Underworld

Fat Dog / King of the Slugs

Geordie Greep / Holy, Holy

Friko / Crashing Through

a fungus / Mark's Bag

The Undertones / Teenage Kicks

Fontaines D.C. / You Can't Realise (Darklands Versions)（※Spotify無し）

Dancer / Change

The Beatles / Paperback Writer

Silverbacks / Sirens

Do Nothing / Fits

Fontaines D.C. / Hurricane Laughter

Tramhaus / The Big Blowout

Folly Group / I'll Do What I Can

Mourn / Gertrudis, Get Through This!

■Live: WETNAP

■GUEST DJ: TAISHI IWAMI（SUPERFUZZ）

Yak / No（※Spotify無し）

Ditz / Ded Würst

Mandy Indiana / Alien 3（Daniel Avery Remix）

Park Hye Jin / No

The Psychotic Monks / Crash

Idoru & SIIE / Violent (Panther Modern Remix)

The Dare / Bloodwork

Helena Hauff / Rupture (Hardspace Mix)

Sextile / Disco

Eurythmics / Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Fontaines D.C. / Jackie Down the Line

Sorry / Let the Lights On

The Horrors / Who Can Say

Joy Division / Love Will Tear Us Apart

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Enola Gay

FUR / If You Know That I’m Lonely

GIRLS / Lust for Life

Beck / Loser

Oasis / Wonderwall

Fontaines D.C. / Too Real

Amyl and The Sniffers / Security

SPRINTS / Drones

Automatic / Too Much Money

Suicide / Ghost Rider

Ramones / Rockaway Beach

Shame / Alphabet

The Libertines / I Get Along

■Live: Douglas

■ DJ: 村田タケル

Straw Man Army / State Of The Art

Drahla / Concrete Lily

The Rapture / Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks

Goat Girl / tcnc

Frederik Valentin / Ego Death

Jamie xx / Treat Each Other Right

Overmono, The Streets / Turn The Page

HMLTD / Music!

cumgirl8 / mercy

Lime Garden / I Want To Be You

Computerwife / Vacation

GWENDOLINE / Rock 2000

Courting / The Hills

Sonic Youth / Teeage Riot

Diiv / Blankenship

julie / Clairbourne Practice

Being Dead / Firefighters

Fontaines D.C. / Too Real (Live at Kilmainham Gaol)

Hinds / Stranger (ft. Grian Chatten)

Fontaines D.C. / Favourite

~Ending~ Porridge Radio / A Hole In The Ground

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Spring and summer, along with warmer weather are just around the corner. And you know what that means? Festival announcements, followed by festival season. Presented by Bell and Coors Light, OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival‘s 17th edition will take place August 2, 2024 – August 4, 2024 in Montréal‘s gorgeous Parc Jean-Dreapeau. Over the course of 16 previous editions, OSHEAGA has become a global reference for great music and top-notch festival experiences: Attendees come to the Montréal and the festival to experience something that they simply can’t find anywhere else. Located on two islands, one which is man-made, just off the shore of Montréal Island and Vieux Montréal, Parc Jean-Drapeau was the site of the Expo 1967. The park has one of the most stunning views of Montréal’s skyline and Mont Royal, and while in the park, you’re able to catch a wide variety of artists, both emerging and established across an array of genres. Festival organizers and books have curated this year’s festival with the explicit mission of appealing to fans of every genre, style and generation. Grammy nominated, rinsing folk pop artist Noah Kahan will be headlining the festival’s first day, August 2, playing what will be a rare festival set this summer. Fans of singer/songwriter pop can also catch Hozier, who played a sold-out show at Laval’s Place Bell last year; Teddy Swims, the genre-bending artist, who has dominated Tik Tok; Melanie Martinez, the alt-pop phenom, who has amassed over 12 billion streams and more; and singer/songwriter and actor Reneé Rapp, who starred in the Broadway production of Mean Girls — and played a much-talked about, sold-out show at MTELLUS last October. If you dig punk and alt rock — and you were a child of the 90s or came of age in the 90s, OSHEAGA has got something for you: 90s punk icons Green Day will be headlining the festival’s second day, August 3. Fully expect to hear tunes from Dookie, American Idiot and more. But personally, I’d love to hear songs off Warning. Beloved old-school punks Rancid, rising Los Angeles rockers The Linda Lindas, riot grrrl legends Sleater-Kinney and The Smashing Pumpkins are the day’s biggest names. The Smashing Pumpkins return to the OSHEAGA stage for the first time in 17 years. SZA, the biggest name in pop at the moment will be headlining the festival’s third and final day. And if you dig genre-bending pop anthems. T-Pain will be making his OSHEAGA debut. The festival’s bill features a wide variety of Afrobeats and Afropop including Grammy Award winner Tyla, who won the first ever Best African Music Performance Award for her global smash hit “Water;” Nigerian artist Ayra Starr; Haitian artist Michaeël Brun, who played a sold-out Festival International de Jazz Montréal show last year. If you’re a hip-hop head who digs both chart-topping and underground emcees from across the globe, OSHEAGA will have something for you: This year’s lineup will feature Denzel Curry; Bronx emcee Lil Jay, who played Place Bell back in 2022; Swedish, experimental beat-driven sensation Bladee; British emcee Skepta, who has made a name for himself for pairing UK grime-driven bars with Afrobeat influences; Belgian emcee Hamza, who spits bars in a silky French; and Moroccan emcee ElGrandeToto. If you dig electronic dance music, OSHEAGA will have something for you: Wildly popular Dutch DJ and producer Martin Garrix, who headlined last year’s îLESONIQ Festival will be playing; acclaimed French electronic duo Justice will be playing OSHEAGA to support their first album of original material in seven years; British electronic music artist and producer Labrinth, best known for the music in acclaimed series Euphoria will be making a rate live appearance this year, too. Additionally, there’ll be live performances from Overmono, Iréne Drésel, Confidence Man, The xx‘s Romy and DJ sets from Uncle Waffles and Mochakk. This year’s edition will also proudly showcase homegrown acts. Roughly a third of the 2024 lineup features artists from Québec and C...

[paulmezcal]

Hiiii perchance 5, 10, and 27 from the writers' AO3 wrapped? 😬

hello, my dear!

5. What work of yours got more feedback than you expected? - hm, i'm not sure! maybe the first chapter of limits? i think i posted then had a work call and already had a bunch of comments when i got back which was cool

10. What work was the quickest to write? - technically the answer is bribing the door, which i wrote in like an hour then posted--it's a short silly one. but really, sugar on my tongue. i decided to write it and it was done/posted less than two days later. i think the sequel also, i wrote half and didn't touch it for a week or so, then wrote all of the smut in one morning because i'd decided to post it that day

27. What do you listen to while writing? - this varies for sure! i'm moody with music in general, so it also depends on if i am listening to something to zone out to, or to motivate me. from what i remember:

fever - blasted classical piano for 60% of it including all the smut

sugar - talking heads & matt maeson

limits - first chapter, a ton of james blake, second chapter, CCR and zach bryan

recently have been on a big overmono kick, i write without listening to any music a lot too. thanks for asking xo

[kraftwerk113]

Life´s too short for weird music - Tagesempfehlung 11.10.2023

Overmono / Blow out

Im Umfeld um das 2023er Overmono Album Good Lies ist der komplexe outrospective Song Blow Out entstanden. Wohl dem, der – quasi als Bonus-Material im Nachgang zu einem guten Album einen derart Song veröffentlichen kann.

[whatsonmedia]

Thursday Thrill: End Your Summer with a Bang and Help Others!

End of The Road 31 Aug – 3 Sept Since its inception in 2006, End of the Road has solidified its position as one of the UK's most highly acclaimed rock and folk music festivals. Set against the stunning backdrop of Larmar Tree Gardens in Wiltshire, the festival's reputation is rooted in its focus on subcultures and indie music. Its diverse lineup spans multiple stages, showcasing a blend of established festival music acts and emerging talents, catering to the preferences of returning festival enthusiasts. Over the years, the event has garnered consistent 5-star reviews, elevating it to an award-winning status. More than just a music festival, End of the Road offers a holistic experience featuring comedy, films, literature, workshops, healing sessions, delectable food, and beverages. Attendees are in for a weekend brimming with cherished memories and a multitude of enriching activities.This year's line-up across the board of music includes King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Future Islands, Wilco, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Angel Olsen, Ezra Furman, Arooj Aftab, Greentea Peng, Lee Fields, Overmono, Yeule, Caitlin Rose, Joan Shelley, Kokoroko, The Mary Wallopers, Cass Mccombs, Dungen, Biig Piig and so many more..Tickets & More Info> endoftheroadfestival.com Camp Wildfire 1 – 4 Sept Camp Wildfire spans two weekends and is an exclusive adult-only festival. Nestled in the forest of Sevenoaks, Kent, this unique independent event offers an eclectic lineup that guarantees side-splitting laughter, constant dancing, and an unforgettable experience. Embracing a retreat-like ambiance, the festival combines daytime creative pursuits with nighttime revelry, featuring top live music, DJs, film screenings, and hidden parties. Set against the backdrop of a stunning English garden, it's an adventure beyond the usual festival vibe, encouraging you to unleash your wild side and create lasting memories. Camp Wildfire is where like-minded individuals gather for wild parties and a shared sense of joy, already planning their return before the current festivities come to an end.Camp Wildfire's lineup boasts an exciting array of DJ legends, including Crazy P (Live), Grandmaster Flash, Lisa Maffia (DJ), The House & Garage Orchestra, Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Too Many T's, Savage Disco, DJ Yoda, 24 Hour Garage Girls ft SHOSH, Craig Charles, Madame Electrifie, Rum Buffalo, Little Boots (DJ), and Lycra 80's Party, among others. Don't miss out on this diverse mix of talent that promises an unforgettable experience.Tickets & More Info> campwildfire.co.uk Sundown Festival 1 - 3 Sept As the amazing UK festival season is coming to a close there are still a few treasures to be had for one last weekend fling away from home whether you'recamping or glamping this weekend it's time to dig out your festival gear to get your best rave on. Sundown Festival hosts its number-one independent electronic dance music festival.  The boutique weekend features all the festival goodies to make this a top weekend including some of the best and biggest dance music and urban artists & DJs to its home at the Norfolk Showground.Don't miss out on an extraordinary weekend of music as some of the industry's best, including Defected and DnB Allstars, come together. Prepare for a dynamic lineup across 5 stages, showcasing Pop, Grime, UK Drill, and Dance genres. Chase & Status, Tion Wayne, Raye, K-Trap, and many others will headline. This event promises a memorable end to summer, offering a festival experience that you won't want to miss. Grab the last available tickets and immerse yourself in a weekend of exceptional music and festival vibes. Tickets & More Info> sundownfestival.co.uk International Day of Charity 5 Sept This special day has been chosen in honor of the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace.  The International Day of Charity began back in 2012 by the United Nations to recognize all the hard work that many charities and individuals tirelessly do to help others and raise money for those struggling in life.  Spreading awareness and educating the importance of social responsibility across the globe.  To develop support for charitable causes and by bonding communities together in unification. September 5th offers a global chance to contribute to charity through various events. Acts of kindness like donating, volunteering, or offering support can create a significant impact on individuals in need. Today, even a small gesture holds the power to make a difference.More Info> un.org Read the full article

[oathdublin]

Roots | How Joy Orbison's 'Hyph Mngo' Sparked An Underground Revolution

The year is 2009 and one debut single is about to revolutionize electronic music forever, its maker - a 22 year old kid from South London, Peter O'Grady.

The late naughties were arguably the most exciting time for the development of dance music. Dubstep had firmly embedded the sounds of its deep basslines into the veins of the UK underground at the hands of pioneers like Skream and Benga. Labels like Hessle Audio began to emerge, pushing the boundaries of what exactly a club record could be. Had the constraints formed by the origins of dubstep, the very foundations of the genre, begun to render it stale?

June 25th, 2009, Rinse FM, Blackdown in the mix - "I'm not gonna lie... This tune is massive." That was the very moment those iconic synth lines drew their first breath, and Joy Orbison became hot sh*t. Nearly 15 years later it remains a dancefloor anthem and has become a timeless classic.

Broken punchy bass drums, rising euphoric chords, and the lushest of pads all held together by a vocal sample from Janet Jackson's 1989 'Love Will Never Do (Without You)'. There are few records that saw as much club time as this A' side, yet somehow it slipped through the cracks and dodged the status of 'rinsed' - or maybe it didn't but it's just too f*cking good to leave on the shelf.

Nevertheless, it didn't avoid criticism (does anything?). Simon Reynolds wasn't a fan and labeled it "undeveloped" - however he was quickly rebutted by Tom Lea of FACT Mag who said "It’s the dude’s first single: he’s got a lifetime to hone song structure. For now, he’s created a moment." I like that statement - the idea that this track is more than just a piece of music, it's a moment, an encapsulated experience, one that lives on decades after its creation. That, for me, is what makes this record such a rarity.

'Hyph Mngo' tells the story of a young producer who broke the rules and rose to stardom. Today we know Joy Orbison as one of the best in the game, with a back catalog of immaculate solo works and collaborations like Joy Overmono's 'Bromley' to prove it.

I leave you with this quote from Carlo Rovelli's '7 Brief Lessons On Physics', one that I believe highlights the beauty of the beyond - the same innovative beauty that the substratum of Joy O's 'Hyph Mngo' was forged upon in 2009.

"Here, in the vanguard, beyond the borders of knowledge, science becomes even more beautiful - incandescent in the forge of nascent ideas, of intuitions, of attempts. Of roads taken and then abandoned, of enthusiasms. In the effort to imagine what has not yet been imagined."

Stream | Buy

[dustedmagazine]

Overmono — Good Lies (XL)

On a more objective, scientific, world-perpetuating level, you can of course understand why pollen is good: Insects and birds and animals take it and transport it and pollinate other flowers or eat it for sustenance and maintain the delicate balance that is our circle of life. You also know it can directly benefit you via dietary supplements and medicines for everything from PMS to an enlarged prostate. But on a more immediate, visceral, emotional level: It’s not good when it’s everywhere, infesting your clothes, wrecking your allergies, blanketing you and turning the world to a hazardous haze of yellow. It’s irritating, in fact.

Overmono’s debut album Good Lies is pollen. I don’t just mean that figuratively; “Cold Blooded” literally appears on Spotify’s Pollen playlist, an anodyne compilation of assorted tracks that fit a certain history-washing aesthetic and work great functionally as Urban Outfitters background music fit to pass any 20-something’s vibe check. But even without the playlist, you can see the parallel, hear the connection, feel the album title’s perfection in your gut: This is a record that promises so much but delivers, upon repeated listens, so little as to be a strangely vacant experience.

It’s not like you couldn’t see it coming if you were paying any attention, though. Russell brothers Ed (aka Tessela) and Tom (Truss) have been veering steadily away from their engaging, more demanding early productions on crucial labels like Perc Trax, Poly Kicks, R&S and Whities (now AD 93) toward a kind of hands-aloft big room festival sound that’s been smoothed over and played out live to the point that they only need hit the button that plays Tirzah’s vocal from “Gladly” over the “Is U” beat to get crowds going wild. From personal experience, I can tell you a big room goes off when the drop in “So U Kno” happens. People lose their minds. It should feel monumental, and there’s no shortage of people out there that’ll be only too happy to tell you how transcendent it feels.

That it doesn’t isn’t strictly a problem with yours truly reporting from the field; it’s also indicative of the listening experience Good Lies presents, which feels like a less creatively ambitious, more sonically conservative rendition of Water the Planets. That concise 25-minute mix from late 2016, when the duo was still trying to figure their big room sound out, remains one of the best arguments for why Overmono was so great for years: You’d get a stretch of rhythms that had you invariably nodding your head along to gently evolving and mutating melodies that could get stuck in your head for days after the fact. Think of the muscular “Powder Dry” or the Nintendo pop of “Catapult” or the song that made me a believer, the simple and soaring “U-Plastics.”

Little such surprises exist here, and that’s not because followers of the group had already heard half the tracks present before the full-length appeared. Even St. Panther, the only official collaborator on the album, has her vocals pitched into a homogenous blur at a deliberate emotional remove, submerged behind percolating synths and carefully programmed percussion. From Slowthai to Smerz to Miraa May to Kelly Erez to Casisdead, the template of “evocative” vocal snippets floating disconnectedly above the music is established immediately, a death grip maintained that suffocates out the creative spark that could’ve been here instead. Of that gaggle of tracks, “Calling Out” does the best in a vacuum, a massive track that stands out even in the context of the album and one that’d be immediately noticeable in any DJ’s set.

Only “Vermonly” really feels like it breaks free from the shackles of the established template here. A drumless drift late in the tracklist that feels like a breath of fresh air for its reliance on the army of synths Overmono relies upon rather than the cheap gesture of yet another sampled vocal feels novel in context. It’s a brief moment of respite from the relentless yet strangely underwhelming monotony of the rest of the record. Naturally, first-week sales were through the roof and it’s evident the group has never been bigger; that such success should happen to these guys is ultimately good, probably, but that it should happen via a record so devoid of personality it automatically assumes the role of background music isn’t. It’s irritating, in fact.

[sickouthere]

the overmono album campaign has gone too far

[frankbedbroken]

here's also the final update for the frankcore spotify playlist with my favourite songs of this year! and since i never actually went through and made a monthly writeup for the tracks on the playlist after january, under the cut is a list of the songs i heard the most during each month regardless of release year (i wanted to link all of the songs but apparently tumblr is not a fan of having 280+ links on a single post so uhhh look them up on your own i guess sorry)

happy new !

february: kelela - enough for love oneohtrix point never - replica ana caprix - blood moon [bonus] howie lee - eyes on the mountains! j dilla - lightworks dva - pink22 (feat. clara la san) bodygaard x exodus1900 - auto salon✱✱ deftones - bloody cape raye - escapism (feat. 070 shake) caroline polachek - pretty in possible onlyoneof - chrome arts boys noize - rock the bells moor mother & billy woods - the blues remembers everything the country forgot (feat. wolf weston) fka twigs - honda (feat. pa salieu) danny brown - blunt after blunt (pham remix) [bonus] aamu kuu - aaa dreamcatcher - wonderland beyoncé - america has a problem babyfather - 1471 (feat. tirzah) evian christ - fuck it none of ya'll don't rap [bonus] dj deeon - 2 b free pinkpantheress & ice spice - boy's a liar pt. 2 bwwwoys - #longliveinternet (summer of haze remix) [bonus] losco & onhell - carnal liv.e - reset! skrillex, swae lee, siickbrain & posij - too bizarre (juked) sleepnet & former - void song djrum - hard to say serum, paul t & edward oberon - take my breath away bloodclaat gangsta youth - kill or be killed [bonus]

march: hum - dreamboat sumin - in dreams ras g - one 4 kutmah prison religion - torn up body fitnesss - f20 / faith evian christ - ultra the alliance - producer army - dis makes u move (prod. da soul beat) [bonus] bby goyard - loss of words (underworld) [bonus] bree runway & yung baby tate - damn daniel chase plato - rip kobe sangam & thugwidow - tempered heart bébé yana - 64 coucou chloe - nobody felix da housecat - silver screen shower scene orgasmic - the sixpack anthem (instrumental) sister city - rites of dacia tsuruda - corrupted vip kali uchis - moonlight katy b - katy on a mission mutant joe - terrifier (feat. onoe caponoe) yves tumor - in spite of war eprom - hurricane boe strummer - brigade anti france nia archives - baianá conquering lion - power of trinity [bonus] gyrofield - midnight minus one dom & crystl - stimulant [bonus] billain - newgrooveorder dj taye da vila galvao - cobertor de orelha ft eprom da ct & alix perez do continental [bonus] gasker - ask the universe

april: odd nosdam - bow they will ! ! ! kelela - the high material girl - funeral parade of roses (feat. coin locker kid) jabu x skrs - bwoytestvip hellcom - unity2000 [bonus] taichu & álvaro díaz - presión safety trance - cuando suena el dembow fiona apple - the first taste cities aviv - if i could hold your soul tim hecker - anxiety caetano veloso - nine out of ten drone - cyclone overmono - is u addison groove - fuk tha 101 jim legxacy - block hug the bug - poison dart (feat. warrior queen) bengal sound - move like ghosts [bonus] magdalena bay - top dog traxman - footworkin on air heartgaze - nunca+ (feat. fco chandia & carliane tamara) thursday - standing on the edge of summer dj ride - smthingnew dbridge - creatures of habit gyrofield - b-muth pendulum - plasticworld phuture doom - doom terror corps kaizo slumber - you wouldn't download

may: hype williams - ooovrrr [bonus] ghost phone - hotline [bonus] deftones - my own summer (shove it) d'eon - transparency stray - movements (machinedrum remix) mitomoro & ricco harver - grind (dog noise bootleg) [bonus] aaliyah / ace of base - barnacle bounce (lsdxoxo remix) [bonus] avalon emerson - sandrail silhouette the pharcyde - i'm that type of * cobrah - debut tim hecker - virginal i sbtrkt - lfo (feat. sampha & george riley) the saturdays - all fired up west norwood cassette library - (everytime you touch me) i get hype sango - me de amor pabllo vittar - calma amiga interlude (feat. anitta & dj ramemes) d.silvestre & mc denadai - agressivo desgraçado moody good - musicbx (feat. eryn allen kane) kelela - rewind nenagenix - igual chini.png - tonto yves tumor - lovely sewer billy woods & kenny segal - facetime the khan - uptowndownbottomshawty mutant joe - ak47 (feat. apoc krysis) jessy lanza, dj spinn & dj rashad - you never show your love (teklife mix) blackstreet - no diggity (aphrodite remix) [bonus] infinity knives & brian ennals - the willower underscores - cops and robbers blood of aza - cusp demo [bonus] [krtm] & tripped - heckler

june: fehnicia - mago de oz king geedorah - fazers four tet - three drums caterina barbieri - math of you sebastian - love in motion (feat. mayer hawthorne) gabriel ramon - timido the micronauts - the jag dabrye - prospects (marshall law) health - hateful (feat. sierra) eprom - x-fade strategy quavis - angst [bonus] k4 - abrazame gia love - sigues tu (eros white remix) dj lycox - dor do koto d.silvestre & mc denadai - mata rato do casarao mag - para que nookie - give a little love ('94 lick) dreamcatcher - bonvoyage fracture - get raw clara cava - bf4e simona - pretty collage (feat. anyi) dom & roland - can't punish me robyn - cobrastyle seekersinternational - no parasites (lickshot!) deutsch amerikanische freundschaft - verschwende deine jugend six impala - hatehatehatehatehatehate

july: flying lotus - i feel like dying [bonus] tainy, bad bunny & julieta venegas - lo siento bb :/ lara91k - pegaíta yayayi - \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 12 s.e.s. - s.ii.s (soul to soul) air - soldissimo (edc mix) dabrye - hyped-up plus tax shapednoise - family (feat. armand hammer) cities aviv - escorts earl sweatshirt - making the band (danity kane) kaizo slumber - my head is spinnin' chief keef - save me millie & andrea - stay ugly indie - apollonia [bonus] dj arana - montagem silent hills guitarbaby - arizona (feat. olhosdagua) aleph - if u want dbx - good love [bonus] odd eye circle - air force one jaime roos - quince abriles tek genesis & quiet bison - petrichor tinashe - talk to me nice terra & cimarron - agua bendita machinedrum - wait 4 u (dj phil remix) (feat. jesse boykins iii) heartavi - rip it! london elektricity - the great drum + bass swindle 8485 - scribbles (feat. drainpuppet) charli xcx - speed drive

august: two fingers vs. muadeep - blood moon beyoncé - partition blawan - toast la cruz - quitate la ropa sd laika - great god pan max tundra - lysine me oh myriorama - southbound rochelle jordan & keys n krates - what you done amaka - cruisin hannah diamond - perfect picture iceboy violet - urban ambience rezz, shadient & fknsyd - blue in the face brown eyed girls - abracadabra rae sremmurd - flaunt it / cheap (scamp edit) [bonus] zxph xllxs - xcxd bxmb underscores - old money bitch wrrn - balvanera art school girlfriend - a place to lie klahrk, roxas & anti.negative - aramla999 by storm - double trio bickle - heartbreak sedative kavari - attachment style forever ☆ - rain forever evian christ - salt carousel asia menor - doce sade - pearls

september: tinashe - treason ash koosha - i feel that utada - easy breezy loona / olivia hye - egoist [bonus bc boycott lol] ras g - been cosmic the radio dept. - the worst taste in music namasenda - maserati ralphie choo & mura masa - máquina culona lila tirando a violeta & sin maldita - accela lady gaga - starstruck (feat. space cowboy & flo rida) sami baha - chunk tirzah - devotion (feat. coby sey) robyn - none of dem loossemble - colouring dem 2 - destiny todd edwards - thru the pain [bonus] tori amos - raspberry swirl evian christ - on embers courtesy - you're not alone (feat. erika de casier & august rosenbaum) hudson mohawke & nikki nair - set the roof (feat. tayla parx) vessel - paplu (love that moves the sun) 2hollis - god kavari - someone loved it yung lean - volt asia menor - la naturaleza tommy genesis - execute chase plato - set you free

october: om unit - healing rain lee gamble - blurring nilufer yanya - crash jim legxacy - amnesia111 james k - drunktrack dolorio & los tunantes - dj de la muerte kfc murder chicks - rage entre rios - hoy no snow strippers - passionate highs ojerime - 56 plate corsa (interlude) family - sentimental (1991 demo) lila tirando a violeta & sin maldita - idioglossia eprom - trust g jones - liminality yves tumor - echolalia florentino - pressure (feat. shygirl) pangaea - installation daphni - cloudy (kelbin remix) dj alyx - 🤘🤘🤘🤘 rock no pelo 🤘🤘🤘🤘 - remix de te amo da bonequinha c mu540 [bonus] evian christ - nobody else pinkpantheress - capable of love kode9 - 9 samurai nikki nair - it goes plata - maritimo [bonus] perfume genius - your body changes everything (boy harsher remix) danny brown - tantor efectodeviaje - geoda (this originally had funeral parade of roses in it as well, forgot that i had it on a previous month)

november: bjork & rosalia - oral torta relena - el suicidi i el cant material girl - mikahel (feat. childboy) james k & hoodie - scorpio doss - here tonight vanishing twin - afternoon x gary bartz - i've known rivers rainy miller & space afrika - 00-down / murmansk, 12 estratosfera, qiri & six sex - racecar broadcast - come on let's go alvvays - belinda says the deep - bappi ivy lab - backshifting todd edwards - god will be there the postal service - sleeping in dj arana, cacau chuu & mc nina - chuva de perereca dntel - (this is) the dream of evan and chan grrl - honeybee sumin - kiki george riley & hudson mohawke - s e x fracture - all of the massive kinoteki - the line (kelbin remix) dj paypal, tielsie & keiska - say goodbye evian christ - the beach dazegxd - say ya prayer [bonus] 99jakes - 9 is the master gabba front berlin - lacrima mosa est [bonus]

december: the softies - hello rain portishead - cowboys haseul - plastic candy mitski - the deal cocteau twins - sugar hiccup a.s.o. - my baby's got it out for me oliva - viva pues liv.e - wild animals touché amoré - gather kara jackson - liquor tyler icu - mnike (feat. dj maphorisa, nandipha808, ceeka rsa & tyron dee) nourished by time - shed that fear kelela - closure (flexulant x bambii remix) (feat. rahrah gabor & brazy) luomo - synkro chiko alfa, jairo vera & giuliano yankees - panamera (gzs bruxaria edit) [bonus] reverend kristin michael hayter - i know his blood can make me whole soul mass transit system - break ur heart xaviersobased - vibrator [bonus] skepta - man kwengface - freedom 2 sam waitin & faffi - wrecking boom asia menor - defensa / cortar minor science - workahol dolorio & los tunantes - gata ganter ivy lab - idols fall von bikräv - je suis l'ecstasy tank jr. - bass terror w/ nondi_

it is that time of the year everybody !! frank's favourites from 2023, lps (albums and mixtapes) and eps

[boonesfarmsangria]

apropos of nothing other than nearly everything else about this year is inexpressable, my aoty.

perhaps because of that i felt very drawn to music with minimal vocals or repeated vocals. more of a meditative type thing...idk tired of living in a world (supposedly) advanced in so many ways but spiritually defunct. needed to not be hung up on too many lyrics. anyway eyes and ears stay tuned in&on for foals so there was plenty of that just not any album specifically

SHELFLIFE 7 - Calibre

Calibre always does good things. He knows what he sounds like and he knows what ITs supposed to sound like and then he nails it.

favorite tracks : cure amen • we call it rising • nearly nothing

THE DISTANCE - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

this is such a nice offering from teeds which makes me feel he should concentrate more on this than remixes nd the like but maybe that doesnt interest him as much as all the other things you can get into as a dj/producer creative. solid.

favorite tracks: into the light • the distance (well really only emerald do i not love love)

Clive From Accounts Eps: THE TROUBLE WITH CLIVE, COOKING THE BOOKS, STRICTLY BUSINESS

Clive gets it.

favorite tracks: keep movin • toucan • tell me • strictly business

AUDIO-CARTOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENTS VOL#1:RISE&FAFALL- Kit Monteith

this album just hits all the right keys and has the correct tone for this year. if you play it sans field recordings or even with them, it sounds like the lil time inbetween sleep and awake where youre unaware of everything but the sensory

favorite tracks: leaving home & frozen time i love but straight playthrough on this is perfect

COLLECTIONS FROM THE WHITEOUT - Ben Howard

Ben never disappoints. I just fully love what this dude is all about. I like him. I like who he translates to me as a human. so I like what he creates and he knows what sounds good and he isnt being anything

favorite tracks: far out • rookery • sage that she was burning • metaphysical cantations • the strange last flight of richard russell

A QUICKENING - Orlando Weeks

this album is absurdly beautiful and completely unexpected. wish his follow up struck me similarly. the music and his voice on this has such an authenticity to it. this will be an oat album. helps that its beautiful without even knowing what hes saying

favorite tracks: all the things, summer clothes, safe in sound, blood sugar

*there were a handful of other albums that i listened to a fair amount and liked most but not all of the tracks on and then there were a ton of tracks/singles i listened to ALOT but not gonna list em. probably most are in my songs to love tag. i listened to collected reworks alot alot. i neglected alot of albums i wanted to listen to. oh well

COLLECTED REWORKS - FOALS

Added this because i realized it was this year i listened to this as much as i did. ive experienced an extra year somehow between 2020 and 2021 or theyve blended into one or idk. the passing of time is doing me in.. so ya this is def an aoty for 2021. this record is a big extra blessing that was an entirely undeserved surprise and absolutely cherished. legitimately a masterclass on remixes/reworks made from the best source material you can get. i love this album v much and in fact probably listened to this more than any of the other albums ive listed here

too many favorite tracks to list. its all good

[faunusrights]

like rn where rwbydub is at where it sits in the back of my skull is like:

yang is trip-hop inspired when she's young--think portishead, massive attack, sneaker pimps--branching into more varied approaches like bonobo and zero 7 (especially when blake is around with their more eclectic collection of genres) so her style shifts a lot depending on her mood! also think mononome, maybe theo parrish too? she definitely spreads out into house music at SOME point.

and blake is grounded more in jazz and bebop--nothing in particular, just a huge mess of influencing from all over the place--initially before getting into sampling, remixing, and sound experimentation (think more like quantic's incredibly broad range of inspirations) before they start doing DJ stuff in mistral and are introduced into more dance-oriented genres like drum and bass that still has a heavy core of sampling to it, later leading them to broaden their style and incorporate darker, more textured samples to their work in the style of old school dubstep and later burial, vacant, niels binias, etc.

ruby at the moment is most like look mum no computer in the sense of building her own gear and equipment and whilst i do like LMNCs post-punk style (and were this au more oriented towards rwby rock au at this point id probably go for it) i still think ruby would be a very varied musician who plays with a lot of weird and wacky stuff... i'd imagine she'd have her fair share of stuff that's really off-the-wall like flume's later work, but would also be inspired by yang to work in more solid boundaries like perhaps ross from friends, bicep... overmono, maybe? unsure. definitely think she'd make a return to her roots in the style of no mana, though, lmao.

weiss remains an ABSOLUTE mystery to me. initially in the first version of this au she was centred around being The Vocalist but im tempted to have her actually make some stuff of her own in this? for now i'm going to tentatively pop kelly moran here. that is extremely subject to change. but yeah,

[avalonemerson]

I’m usually not much of a preplanned mix person, I massively prefer playing to a crowd and interacting with the atmosphere. Combine that with the extremely not insignificant fact that this is one of the most important and longest running mix series around, this was quite a challenge! I spent a long time gathering these 40 songs and playing with the arrangement (even made a couple new edits). I included songs that have been staples in my sets, plus old favorites from before I was a DJ. Eternal shouts to Nathan Micay, Aurora Halal, Overmono, E-Talking and Koehler for letting me include your dope as hell unreleased new music (plus two unreleased songs from myself). The last song is by Oakland band Them Are Us Too and this mix is dedicated to those who lost their lives a year and a half ago. Your music and love lives on. FUCK technocrat capitalist greed in the bay. One of Ghost Ship’s spiritual predecessors, Ghost Town, was one of the first gigs I ever played, back in 2011 right around the time when I was realizing that I loved making music and DJing. If someone told me then that I’d eventually make an Essential Mix and be touring around the world, I’d be incredulously curious to see just how that would unfold. It’s been wild. Thank you to everyone who has listened and danced with me since then. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 recorded on two cdjs and an xdj, xone 92 & extra help from the teil1 delay and blue sky reverb (at BBC Radio 1)