Simian Mobile Disco (dance, house, punk, great song, cd)

adidasss · 06-23-2007, 03:58 AM

Simian Mobile Disco - It's the beat

Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler

The Album:
hxxp://rapidshare.com/files/38241468/simian.zip

Daft punky I'd say.

Expletive Deleted · 06-24-2007, 01:24 PM

I was a little disappointed with this. Not as much as with Digitalism (that album is a total disaster), but out of the whole Electro House Digitalism/SMD/Justice trifecta, Justice are the only group that really holds up.

I mean, the songs on ADSR are fun, and I loved them as singles, but as an album this doesn't really stand up. The album edits they did make the album WAY too short (it's only like, half an hour), and the only really cohesive element is the cheesy 90s throwback thing all the songs have going on. Another thing, which I'd noticed but hadn't really put my finger on until a reviewer pointed it, is the awful production. The whole thing sounds really tinny, which is strange given how great the singles sounded on their own.

Given that SMD's entire success is pretty much built upon the success of "We Are Your Friends," one single ("Hustler"), and being associated with the whole Nu-Rave thing, I wouldn't be surprised if they disappeared pretty quickly.

hookers with machineguns · 06-25-2007, 01:31 AM

Justice has been so f*cking hot for a while, and I have very little to work with. Any help?

just for kicks · 06-25-2007, 02:22 AM

couldnt get into either of those songs. i found the first one terrible. im not going to bother with the album

jackhammer · 07-15-2007, 03:50 PM

Same here-not enough to drag me in.

adidasss · 07-15-2007, 05:39 PM

I'm a simple boy of simple pleasures, give me a good beat and I'm good.

cerberus · 07-20-2007, 02:42 AM

What the hell is that?

Not terrible, just not great...

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-20-2007, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Expletive Deleted

The album edits they did make the album WAY too short (it's only like, half an hour),

I've never really understood this criticism , when albums were made on vinyl it was commonplace for albums to be 30 - 40 minutes long. Just because you can fit 80/90 minutes on a CD doesn't mean you have to.

As for this album , I thought it filled half an hour nicely. And it ended before I had chance to get bored of it. If anything other bands should learn from that.

Expletive Deleted · 07-21-2007, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I've never really understood this criticism , when albums were made on vinyl it was commonplace for albums to be 30 - 40 minutes long. Just because you can fit 80/90 minutes on a CD doesn't mean you have to.

As for this album , I thought it filled half an hour nicely. And it ended before I had chance to get bored of it. If anything other bands should learn from that.

Yeah, but having listened to the singles for months now, the shorter edits just seemed strange. The album tried to make a batch of songs made for the club into one made for your living room, and it didn't work out.

=ladyface= · 10-07-2007, 04:16 PM

It's The Beat is a great song to dance to but I haven't been inspired by anything else yet.

06-23-2007, 03:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Simian Mobile Disco Simian Mobile Disco - It's the beat Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler The Album: hxxp://rapidshare.com/files/38241468/simian.zip Daft punky I'd say. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

06-25-2007, 01:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
hookers with machineguns Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,753	Justice has been so fcking hot for a while, and I have very little to work with. Any help? __________________ LASTFM*

06-25-2007, 02:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
just for kicks To The Bat Cave! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 163	couldnt get into either of those songs. i found the first one terrible. im not going to bother with the album __________________

07-15-2007, 03:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Same here-not enough to drag me in. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

07-15-2007, 05:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I'm a simple boy of simple pleasures, give me a good beat and I'm good. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

06-24-2007, 01:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Expletive Deleted Dancing Machine Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,108	I was a little disappointed with this. Not as much as with Digitalism (that album is a total disaster), but out of the whole Electro House Digitalism/SMD/Justice trifecta, Justice are the only group that really holds up. I mean, the songs on ADSR are fun, and I loved them as singles, but as an album this doesn't really stand up. The album edits they did make the album WAY too short (it's only like, half an hour), and the only really cohesive element is the cheesy 90s throwback thing all the songs have going on. Another thing, which I'd noticed but hadn't really put my finger on until a reviewer pointed it, is the awful production. The whole thing sounds really tinny, which is strange given how great the singles sounded on their own. Given that SMD's entire success is pretty much built upon the success of "We Are Your Friends," one single ("Hustler"), and being associated with the whole Nu-Rave thing, I wouldn't be surprised if they disappeared pretty quickly.

07-20-2007, 02:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
cerberus Groupie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 47	What the hell is that? Not terrible, just not great... __________________ Promote Your Band [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Album Feedback. Free Music Downloads. Sell Your Album.

10-07-2007, 04:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
=ladyface= Sounds Like Disco Tetris Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 346	It's The Beat is a great song to dance to but I haven't been inspired by anything else yet.