FF working on Alex Turner's solo debut.

[jollyness]

I'm actually very excited to hear this (in the very distant future). I think Turner is a talented guy.

[jules]

jollyness said:

I'm actually very excited to hear this (in the very distant future). I think Turner is a talented guy.

I wasn't aware that this was common knowledge. Who let the bag out of the cat?

[meryl]

WHAT?

You're so cruel for not elaborating.

[drew]

The debut record from Alex Turner’s as-yet-unnamed side project is nearly finished, says producer James Ford.

"We'll probably finish it off towards the end of the year and it'll probably be out next year. But I can still listen to it and enjoy it, which at this stage in the album making process is rare."

The record is being completed in Paris; Turner and Ford aided in their efforts by Miles Kane, guitarist in The Little Flames.

Assistance has also come in the unexpected silhouette of Owen Pallet.

"We're doing some strings with a guy called Final Fantasy who does a lot of the Arcade Fire strings,” Ford told the BBC.

"It was amazing, really quick and we had fun, played ping pong, ate cheese and drank red wine."

That’s what they do in France enit. Ford is optimistic that the record will not disappoint – and, if its influences can be taken as indicators, it will surprise and hopefully intrigue.

Ford continues:

"The stuff we were really listening to was like Scott Walker and I think there's some really great songs on there.

from here: drownedinsound.com/articles/2515525

[jollyness]

yeah, thats where I read it.

[jules]

drew said:

The debut record from Alex Turner’s as-yet-unnamed side project is nearly finished, says producer James Ford.

"We'll probably finish it off towards the end of the year and it'll probably be out next year. But I can still listen to it and enjoy it, which at this stage in the album making process is rare."

The record is being completed in Paris; Turner and Ford aided in their efforts by Miles Kane, guitarist in The Little Flames.

Assistance has also come in the unexpected silhouette of Owen Pallet.

"We're doing some strings with a guy called Final Fantasy who does a lot of the Arcade Fire strings,” Ford told the BBC.

"It was amazing, really quick and we had fun, played ping pong, ate cheese and drank red wine."

That’s what they do in France enit. Ford is optimistic that the record will not disappoint – and, if its influences can be taken as indicators, it will surprise and hopefully intrigue.

Ford continues:

"The stuff we were really listening to was like Scott Walker and I think there's some really great songs on there.

from here: drownedinsound.com/articles/2515525

Oh good now it's all official an such like we can be happy. I like the reference to Scott Walker as that sound interesting. I'm still trying to decide a Scott Walker track to get Owen to perform.

At the moment it's a toss up between Farmer In The City, Archangel (although I suspect that would be better suited to Acrade Fire - big pipe organ sound), The Electrician and In My Room

[Owen from Final Fantasy]

No, no, it's not that kind of Scott Walker. It's more like Plastic Palace People, The Seventh Seal... or Lee Hazelwood. Somebody on the DiS comment thread described it aptly. Big reverb drums and mosquito-buzz guitars. Except he's wrong, it's really, really good. I like it immensely.

It's so interesting to me that British bands feud and fight and call each other shite. They all sound the same, really. Every British band sounds exactly the same. And they all sound great.

Personally, I can't hear the difference between the Bloc Party's and the Klaxons' and the Arctic Monkey's and so-called rubbish bands like Babyshambles, The Others and Keane. The differences are all so semantic... a particular lyrical conceit or the way a drum is recorded. Subtleties in accent.

Although if somebody in England were to think that Eric's Trip, A Silver Mt. Zion, Wolf Parade and Arcade Fire were the same band, I wouldn't be surprised, either. Canadian music all sounds the same too.

[meryl]

sexyoxen said:

Every British band sounds exactly the same. And they all sound great.

I take umbrage. But not much.

[jamesm]

Canadian music all sounds the same too.

You all sound the Arrogant Worms. ;D

[karpe]

sexyoxen said:

Canadian music all sounds the same too.

You're right, Owen.

Everytime I listen to the Hidden Cameras and Frog Eyes, I think to myself, "Wow. This all sounds the same."







Goodness. Bloc Party isn't even sounding like Bloc Party anymore. It's pretty easy to tell the difference.

generalizations. tsk. tsk.

[karpe]

that said, there are definately tendencies from country to country. britain likes the piano. canadian bands must have either a string section or spencer krug... etc. etc.

[pearl]

karpe said:

canadian bands must have either a string section or spencer krug... etc. etc.

i lol'd
i'm sad, i missed sunset rubdown last week
when will spencer come back to me?
oh and i missed wolf parade the month before too, both out of sore lack of rides

[jules]

sexyoxen said:

No, no, it's not that kind of Scott Walker. It's more like Plastic Palace People, The Seventh Seal... or Lee Hazelwood. Somebody on the DiS comment thread described it aptly. Big reverb drums and mosquito-buzz guitars. Except he's wrong, it's really, really good. I like it immensely.

no no I can understand that it's not that kind of Scott Walker and I was probably just trying to tempt you into making a personal selection

I can't picture Alex Turner singing PPP, but it has an ambiant feel with the vocal reverb and string textures that makes me interested. Funnily enough I always thought that the string flourishes and the texture changes in the tune were similar to some of the constructions that you do. If any of it is remotely on the same musical plain as Seventh Seal I'll be happy although I guess the tijuana bass sound will be missing.

Lee Hazelwood... of boots fame. Yeah that might work as long as he doesn't then go and make and album of duets with Amy.

Once again it seems like my life's a vain pursuit of meaningless smiles ;D

[jollyness]

Canadian bands must have either a string section or spencer krug... Funny.

I was going to disagree that all English bands sounded the same because they clearly don't. They are country wide trends I agree. BUT then when it was said that all Canadian bands 'sound the same' I had to laugh because it did ring true.

As for bands feuding I think that is a method of playing up to our press. 'Feuds' = headlines. There are so many bands struggling for a fickle limelight that anything goes for exposure...

[jules]

sexyoxen said:

It's so interesting to me that British bands feud and fight and call each other shite. They all sound the same, really. Every British band sounds exactly the same. And they all sound great.

Personally, I can't hear the difference between the Bloc Party's and the Klaxons' and the Arctic Monkey's and so-called rubbish bands like Babyshambles, The Others and Keane. The differences are all so semantic... a particular lyrical conceit or the way a drum is recorded. Subtleties in accent.

Although if somebody in England were to think that Eric's Trip, A Silver Mt. Zion, Wolf Parade and Arcade Fire were the same band, I wouldn't be surprised, either. Canadian music all sounds the same too.

I think the point is that music tends to bland out when a particular style / trend / context / genre becomes popular in a geographical location, although there will be a wide variation in actual sound at the same time.

I happen to prefer the Canadian sound to the current british sound which is why of the last 10 new albums I have purchased only 1 is not from a canadian artist/band and that was Beirut. When is that Nifty album released by the way?

Then I thought what albums have I actually brought by a british artist/band this year and that is when I released that I haven't. I almost got the Bloc Party one but then didn't as I really didn't think I would play it for very long before it became samey. (oh I tell a lie I did buy the Annie Lennox album for the wife).

So I prefer the blended sounds of canadian music, but that doesn't devalue the music coming out of the UK, just that maybe I've been searching for something different as there is nothing local that makes me want to buy it as it does tend to the same reference points

Last british album (other than Love which is really just a remix album) is probably Trainwreck - Raincheck which proves that there is music that I will like if only I could find it.

But then I'm just a dedicated follower of fashion