Caribou (Official Thread)

[chipdip18]

I recently picked up Andorra (yesterday) and am absolutely loving it. Any other fans of this sweet electronica music? Discuss it in here.

[SickOfStars]

Yes, yes, yes!

My student org brought him and his live band to UNH last year with Fuck Buttons, and it was absolutely magical.

I haven't gotten fully into Andorra yet, but I absolutely dig The Milk of Human Kindness.

[chipdip18]

THat is pretty awesome. A magical live show. I only have Andorra, and it is a great listen.

[IWasaCamera]

Never understood the fuss around them.

[Osto]

I picked up The Milk of Human Kindness when it came out. Couldn't stand it.

[chipdip18]

Never understood the fuss around them.

I thought you might like them.

[IWasaCamera]

Sorry to disappoint.

[mattmatumbo]

bump!

i've got the milk of human kindness and its pretty rad

edit: pelican narrows is a very good song

[dretti]

Yep, very good band.

If your into this type of music, I would recommend Mice Parade. No one ever mentions them around here, and they are a great band.

[Burning Star IV]

I love Caribou, especially in a stroganoff.

[Hey Kevin]

i watched some live performance thing of theirs (his?) and really enjoyed it

[chipdip18]

bump!

i've got the milk of human kindness and its pretty rad

edit: pelican narrows is a very good song


I would suggest you check out Andorra, i like it way better than The Milk of Human Kindness.

[thesafeword]

I hear them on XM all of the time, not that great.

[theguy77]

I recently picked up Andorra (yesterday) and am absolutely loving it. Any other fans of this sweet electronica music? Discuss it in here.

Yes, yes, yes!

My student org brought him and his live band to UNH last year with Fuck Buttons, and it was absolutely magical.

I haven't gotten fully into Andorra yet, but I absolutely dig The Milk of Human Kindness.

fuck yes some awesome posters into this guy's sound! im not alone in digging him haha. just heard andorra and he plays with textures so well, its so hard to tell how he even makes them sometimes. his utilization of panning techniques is a real mindfuck as well. you can tell the LSD influence in his tunes haha, but really great stuff. i love how overall the songs are quite soft and quaint but there is a subtle sense of pulsing rhythm that keeps your head nodding weightlessly, i mean there are drum fills all over the place that keep the groove going but it's never in a way that's like OH HEY LOOK THESE ARE THE DRUMS. that might be something i'm only not used to because not too long ago i listened almost exclusively to pop-punk, but it caught my ear nonetheless haha. his use of synthesizers is incredibly effective as well, they're implemented strictly for the atmospheric and tasteful vibes they can produce, but not to make the album sound mechanical; i perceived the general sound to be pretty organic.

[mike sheets]

snooze

this band is boring

[theguy77]

haha sweet, mht's replacement has arrived.

[chipdip18]

Still dig this albums. Good to see some more love Ryan haha.

[theguy77]

Still dig this albums. Good to see some more love Ryan haha.

haha, yeah man its good stuff! quite different. i can only hope to be doing things like that with my future music.

[chipdip18]

Have you listened to the track Irene? That one is definitely a favorite. Try writing that one haha.

[theguy77]

if you are a musician, no matter how talented you are, you only wish you could be as creative with your arrangements as this guy. god there are so many fucking layers of production to Andorra it is unbelievable, and it's all support for a fantastic sense of pop melody. it is seriously the best-produced album i have heard, and he recorded and produced it all himself.

[Chromefox]

Possibly the densest record I've ever heard. Every bit deserving of the Polaris Prize.

[theguy77]

seriously why arent more people talking about this guy? its so sad to see all time low's thread on the front page all week and brilliant music like this has to be bumped out of oblivion.

[Chromefox]

Lack of exposure. Also, he's Canadian. BSS and AF aren't fussed over enough here either.

[theguy77]

Lack of exposure. Also, he's Canadian. BSS and AF aren't fussed over enough here either.

haha dont even get me started on bands i love that dont get discussed around here. theres a very compartmentalized sect of alternative music that the more well-versed music listeners of this site tend to jock but it hardly represents my own music demographic, and the rest is just scene music. i tried so hard to get people to pay attention to american analog set.

[chipdip18]

Still a cool band haha.

[Chris Reynolds]

Love Andorra

[chipdip18]

Same, i listened to it in my car the other day.

[theguy77]

more people must listen to this brilliance.

[bradnewman]

i enjoy andorra..however i heard his other project manitoba is better

[theguy77]

i enjoy andorra..however i heard his other project manitoba is better

really? ive been meaning to hear it.

[theguy77]

DEEEEEEEEEEESIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
my mind's made up, ohhhh
DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEE

[imahoodlum]

DEEEEEEEEEEESIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
my mind's made up, ohhhh
DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEE
Ryan, I cannot stop listening to this. Thank you for showing me to the light. :-d

[chipdip18]

And who made this thread/showed him the light? Yeeaaahh

[imahoodlum]

Oh, well...then thank you Jacob for showing me the light. :-d Also, I saw a post for Fuck Buttons on Pitchfork today and I thought of you. True story.

[theguy77]

Ryan, I cannot stop listening to this. Thank you for showing me to the light. :-d

for i am the omniscience and omnipotence of light, therefore follow in my path and you shall be rewarded by the fortunes of righteousness.

...im sure the bible says something like that somewhere in there

And who made this thread/showed him the light? Yeeaaahh

PFF! taking credit. sorry jacob, transitive property does not apply in this circumstance. my hipster friend william doyle showed me the band. :pet:

[chipdip18]

PFF! taking credit. sorry jacob, transitive property does not apply in this circumstance. my hipster friend william doyle showed me the band. :pet:

Haha well just as long as it gets passed around right?

[imahoodlum]

for i am the omniscience and omnipotence of light, therefore follow in my path and you shall be rewarded by the fortunes of righteousness.

...im sure the bible says something like that somewhere in there



PFF! taking credit. sorry jacob, transitive property does not apply in this circumstance. my hipster friend william doyle showed me the band. :pet:
Ryan, teach me your godly ways.

you could have fooled me if it wasn't. lol

[Cuddleworthy]

Manitoba - Crayon

dis the jam

[Chromefox]

I've actually known about Caribou sine he won the Polaris music prize, but never listened to him until this year.

[imahoodlum]

BUT SHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'S THEEE ONE!

x

[blebbio]

I just heard him for the first time yesterday. So good.

[imahoodlum]

I just heard him for the first time yesterday. So good.
Awesomest 14 year old, ever.

[IWasHerHorse]

Andorra is a really great cd; does anyone know if he's currently doing anything? writing/recording/touring soon?

[theguy77]

im pretty sure hes doing a tour with, for the first time, an actual ensemble of musicians who can perform all the million details on his records.

[imahoodlum]

You're shitting me? Must attend.

[theguy77]

You're shitting me? Must attend.

i wanted to go to the ATP festival but i just couldnt round up the money :-( sufjan stevens, the flaming lips, iron & wine, yeasayer, and someone else amazing that im forgetting were also on it. :hithead:

[imahoodlum]

i wanted to go to the ATP festival but i just couldnt round up the money :-( sufjan stevens, the flaming lips, iron & wine, yeasayer, and someone else amazing that im forgetting were also on it. :hithead:
Oh my god, that would have been amazing. Too bad, so sad. I never have enough money to attend any festivals and it makes me so so so sad.

[theguy77]

i become more enthralled by daniel snaith's music every time i listen to it.

[oddwithoutend]

Caribou is pre sick.

[theguy77]

the milk of human kindness rules. now, before i get too ahead of myself, andorra is decidedly better and more grounded; comparing the two is like comparing the flaming lips' "at war with the mystics" to their "the soft bulletin." in each case, the former exhibits all of the band's different strong points pushed to their extremes, creating a polarizing album that visits all sides of the spectrum and shows the different songwriting frameworks that the band is capable of, while the latter features those skills channeled into very effective and cohesive songwriting/album format. nonetheless though, dan snaith played with so many different aesthetics within his electronica framework without once sacrificing or apologizing for his limitless potential as a producer, and even if some of the tracks were more fucking around than actual songs, the details consistently held my attention, and the record was full of awesome surprises.

[theguy77]

man im gonna keep fucking bumping this thread. you all need to listen to this guy, this thread deserves way more posts than it has.

[Osto]

I've still yet to get into this artist. I bought The Milk of Human Kindness back when it came out but didn't like it at all. I'll have to go back to it sometime.

[Osto]

man im gonna keep fucking bumping this thread. you all need to listen to this guy, this thread deserves way more posts than it has.



While it's on my mind Ryan, I just made an official thread for John Vanderslice. Considering your obessesion with production, you might really enjoy him as that's one of his greatest strengths of composing his music.

[theguy77]

While it's on my mind Ryan, I just made an official thread for John Vanderslice. Considering your obessesion with production, you might really enjoy him as that's one of his greatest strengths of composing his music.

dude i just listened to life and death of an american fourtracker the other day. i was fucking stunned what he was able to do analog with that record, i went in expecting minimalistic singer songwriter material so it was full of surprises. absolutely brilliant.

[Osto]

dude i just listened to life and death of an american fourtracker the other day. i was fucking stunned what he was able to do analog with that record, i went in expecting minimalistic singer songwriter material so it was full of surprises. absolutely brilliant.


Well I'm so glad to hear that. I HIGHLY recommend that you check out Emerald City and Pixel Revolt. (Although a lot of people will tell you Cellar Door is his best) I think you'll find a lot to like on those albums, lyrically and especially production wise.

[briewer]

Caribou's new record, Swim is due out on April 20th. Anyone else excited?

http://www.mergerecords.com/blog/2010/01/caribou-reveal-swim-details-and-first-track/

[blebbio]

I sure am.

[imahoodlum]

Hot damn. I is.

[perceptrons]

I can't wait for Swim to come out. Odessa is tiding me over for now, at least.

[theguy77]

im so melodically oriented as a musician and a music listener that i never really noticed this before, but Andorra is just as brilliant with its percussion as it is tunefully. my speakers are more bassy, and i spent part of last night with caribou on them, just jamming out to those drums and bongos and electronics.

[briewer]

im so melodically oriented as a musician and a music listener that i never really noticed this before, but Andorra is just as brilliant with its percussion as it is tunefully. my speakers are more bassy, and i spent part of last night with caribou on them, just jamming out to those drums and bongos and electronics.
Have you listened to Swim yet?

[theguy77]

Have you listened to Swim yet?

nah i do this lame thing where i actually wait for the release date, even though im probably still going to download the album for awhile before purchasing. i really dont know why, just anal i guess.
how is it?

[briewer]

nah i do this lame thing where i actually wait for the release date, even though im probably still going to download the album for awhile before purchasing. i really dont know why, just anal i guess. besides, its being released on 4/20...

how is it?
Eh. It's pretty solid. Haven't given it a really proper listen yet, but I like what I've heard.

[oddwithoutend]

Caribou is pre sick.
Yes, and Swim is one of the best things I've heard this year. 'Odessa' may be my favourite song of 2010.

[bradnewman]

Yes, and Swim is one of the best things I've heard this year. 'Odessa' may be my favourite song of 2010.

this.

[theguy77]

Up In Flames is ridiculously good so far. finally feel like i've found an album that confirms Snaith is as brilliant as i think he is and not just a one album wonder. Andorra's still tops though.

[theguy77]

hahaha what the fuck, it's been almost exactly year since i posted that last post and i just came in here again to say something about the same album. i haven't listened to Up In Flames much since i lost all my music on my old laptop but i revisited it last night and that is just some of the craizest music haha. it's a little too repetitive at times but every time i'd start getting bored, the music would go through some kind of fucked up, complex transition and grab my attention again. i couldn't listen to that album all the time, but damn is it great when you're blazed as hell and looking for a change of pace with your music.

also i love how much of Dan's drumming is featured on it, he's sick on a set. i kind of wish Caribou's newer music placed more emphasis on a real drum set than electronic percussion.

[theguy77]

Manitoba - Crayon

dis the jam

i like Bijoux and Twins the best

[chipdip18]

Why am I not surprised? Hahaha.

Andorra is sweet.

[theguy77]

have had Sundialing in my head all fucking weekend. and Bees too. i'm slipping back into obsession with this guy's music

[chipdip18]

I should look some more of it up.