Sunday, March 13, 2011

FaltyDL: You Stand Uncertain LP + Mixtape



These days, it seems like FaltyDL is the hardest-working producer on the scene, pumping out quality offerings one after another, expanding his fan base with a signature, maybe designer sound: a New York-centric vibe, a chaos, a longing--an exacting precision in the architecture of every release. Who the fuck cares about the "structure of the modern dance album"? FaltyDL unapologetically strips the phrase of all its meaning to approach a deconstructive method of production, and from the remaining detritus he pieces together a sound by doing what many producers are afraid of doing: making music soulful. "You Stand Certain" is indeed an opportunity to peer into the soul of a native New Yorker from a very rare and singular perspective.  


March 9th, he dropped the "You Stand Certain" Quietus Mix, which he accompanied with only the shortest and least pretentious of explanations:


"It’s all over the place! It’s exactly the sort of mix I’ve always wanted to do, where you just drop a load of tunes, and genre-wise go all over the place, just play things I love. It’s pretty funny, there are parts of it that are just an interview with Squarepusher on the phone, and I don’t even know where I got that. It’s weird stuff I find in my iTunes; when I come across something like that it’s as comforting to me as, say, a familiar book is to a really dedicated reader. I don’t read that much, I should do more, but I’ll come across an old track and it’ll bring back a lot of memories. It’s kind of an influences mix too. The music I’ve chosen here – there’s a RZA track, some Luke Vibert – it’s all stuff I’ve listened to many times and just love." 


The mix plays like an exercise in the pleasure of the listener: each song, even the two previews from the upcoming LP ("You Stand Uncertain," and "Gospel of Opal"), have a nostalgic quality about them that leads anyone, croak-throated or born talent, to make a fool of themselves singing along, sometimes even to songs they'll realize, perhaps not all at once, that they've never heard. On the other hand, there are some you likely will have heard: Frank Zappa, RZA, Mariah Carey, Brian Eno, and Aphex Twin all get airtime--but the other tracks make you feel like you should have heard them a long time ago. 
  
   















What's more, fast approaching is his full-length, "You Stand Uncertain," out today digitally, and out physically on Planet Mu on March 28th. Preview and pre-order the album in its entirety on FaltyDL's page at Planet Mu; the promotional blurb reads: 

"Although at times it’s anchored in the familiar basslines and rhythm science of uk dance, as heard in his previous material, on this album it’s clear that Drew has been soaking up some of his native city’s musical past such as disco, house and hip hop. With this in mind the album moves at different tempos, the ghosts of dance music past are evoked but never allowed to take over, giving the whole album a decayed, dreamy abstraction that allows for comparisons with the current crop of ‘chillwave’ producers, were it not for the tight drums and basslines."


   
     Tracklist 
   
  
      1. Gospel of Opal (ft. Anneka)
      2. The Pacifist 
      3. Open Space
      4. Brazil (ft. Lily McKenzie)
      5. Eight Eighteen Ten
      6. It's All Good
      7. You Stand Uncertain
      8. Lucky Luciano 
      9. Voyager
     10. Tell Them Stories
     11. Play With My Heart
     12. Waited Patiently (ft. Lily McKenzie) 





Check out the video for "Gospel of Opal," below. 



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