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Monday, July 07, 2008
Mercury Rising
The brand new Bloc single, 'Mercury', got its world premiere on BBC Radio 1 tonight! It's not out until August 11th, but you can stream the full track here.
According to Kele, the album is still a work in progress, currently being recorded with both Paul Epworth and Jacknife Lee, the producers of their first two albums. However, he hopes it'll be out towards the end of the year.
First impressions of the new track? It starts out with an electronically-treated Kele acapella, before a pumping half-Tong, half-robot beat kicks in. The verse is reminiscent of a more upbeat Where Is Home?, whereas the chorus is a squelchy-bassed monster. In the final minute or so, an organic, tribal beat suddenly kicks in, before a meandering brass section bring the track to a huge climax.
What do y'all think? Bloc Party + brass section - guitars = happy times? Or is the awesome production masking a slightly sub-standard tune? One thing's for sure...Russell and Gordy went AWOL during its recording!
¶ 7:35 PM
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i like it, alot. its very different. reminds me slightly of shes hearing voices
make no mistake, everyone will be singing it this time next month.
god bless bloc party!
make no mistake, everyone will be singing it this time next month.
god bless bloc party!
# posted by 
: 8:14 PM
: 8:14 PM
Got a rip already! sounds so different, not quite sure what to think yet, would like a guitar riff but hey cant complain too much, a very big tune! God Bless Bloc Party!
# posted by : 8:37 PM
: 8:37 PM
bit dissapointed that russell cant be heard much if hes actually playing, wheres the riffs!!!! however its obviously gordy owning on the brass
# posted by : 9:06 PM
: 9:06 PM
It's a bit "too electronic" for me, it reminds me their track "flux" ... Anyway that's not bad and I cannot wait for the album to be released!!
# posted by : 9:24 PM
: 9:24 PM
I have dire concerns for this upcomming album. While they started out heavy on the punk in their dancepunk music, they slowly moved towards the dance part of that word. The brass section reminds me of Madonna's '4 minutes', which isn't a compliment! Really hope they tone down Jacknife Lee and get Paul Epworth some more attention. Keeping my fingers crossed for the new record!
# posted by : 9:50 PM
: 9:50 PM
I don't think turn to dance is Jacknife's doing...he's usually a straight rock producer...Weekend wasn't really that "dancy" and it was all him
From the NME interview it sounds like it's Kele who likes the dancier sound
as for the single...very good, but not their best, so I'd put it around Tulips and Little Thoughts
From the NME interview it sounds like it's Kele who likes the dancier sound
as for the single...very good, but not their best, so I'd put it around Tulips and Little Thoughts
I'm very disappointed... I severely miss the bloc party I fell in love with. I was excited for their new album, but after hearing Mercury, I have no hope for Bloc Party's return to the urgent, jittery dancepunk that made them great. Very disappointing...
# posted by : 1:52 AM
: 1:52 AM
Hmm. I like it but it no longer feels like a band. I think it has a really great feel and is fairly original for a commercial song... but it just sounds like a solo artist. If they had recorded it with real instruments I think they would have got it spot on.
They should just have a side project where they do all this dance stuff and keep the old bloc party sound for people like us. oh well :(
They should just have a side project where they do all this dance stuff and keep the old bloc party sound for people like us. oh well :(
# posted by : 10:38 AM
: 10:38 AM
i really like it for the most part - dont really like the brass outro and the unnecessary falsetto near the end...but it's got a great beat and chrous (stuck in my head)...some great tension...would happily dance to this...be interesting to see whether Jacknife or Epworth produced this...i think it will grow on alot of folk..may not even appear on the 3rd album. also intrigued what the 7" b-side sounds like...
# posted by : 11:52 AM
: 11:52 AM
Love it! A perfect fusion of "Hero" and "the Prayer" mixed with "believe" (chemical Brothers). God bless Bloc Party
# posted by : 12:56 PM
: 12:56 PM
Might not be Jacknife Lee who has produced this, some things sound like it should be part of a Phones remix actually. But whenever I think Paul Epworth, I think 'The marshals are dead', one of my favorites, and would like Bloc Party to start gravitating back to that form.
What I meant with Jacknife Lee having less influence, is that AWITC sounds far more 'produced' than SA. I'm not saying that BP shouldn't evolve, but I would like them to remember their roots, which has gotten them this huge fanbase.
Can't remember who said it, but one of BP's members said that they were aiming for some middleground between SA and AWITC, kind of like the b-sides off AWITC. That sounded perfect in my ears!
What I meant with Jacknife Lee having less influence, is that AWITC sounds far more 'produced' than SA. I'm not saying that BP shouldn't evolve, but I would like them to remember their roots, which has gotten them this huge fanbase.
Can't remember who said it, but one of BP's members said that they were aiming for some middleground between SA and AWITC, kind of like the b-sides off AWITC. That sounded perfect in my ears!
# posted by : 8:00 PM
: 8:00 PM
anonymous what bugged me about this song just right
this is a fantastic song, but it sounds like a Kele side-project instead of something the whole band did
I like synths, but I like them best when they complements rather than replace the instruments
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this is a fantastic song, but it sounds like a Kele side-project instead of something the whole band did
I like synths, but I like them best when they complements rather than replace the instruments
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