Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Groove Denied (Album Download)
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks comes through with a brand new album packed with 10 hot and dope track titled “Groove Denied“. Malkmus had crafted the collection of keyboard-centric music in his basement, using programs like Ableton and Pro Tools, he sent it over to his label, who promptly rejected it. “They didn’t want to put it out,” he told the Post. “Or they thought it was dumb to put it out first because it was a head-scratcher. Maybe some of my more traditional fans that know Pavement would scratch their heads.”
This album has been a long time in the making, with most of it written while Malkmus lived in Berlin earlier this decade. His time in Germany sparked a love affair with techno, one that’s finally being realized in this latest record. Making his album using drum machines, plug-in FX and “soft synths,” Malkmus compared creating these tracks to how his children “used to make these girls on my iPhone-choosing hair colour, dresses, etc. That intuitive swipe and grab thing. Chop and move the waves. Apple computer scroll style of thinking.”
In place of that electronic record, Malkmus and his band The Jicks put out Sparkle Hard last year. Now, in a new interview with The Chicago Tribune, Malkmus has revealed that the once-rejected Groove Denied will be coming out in March. “It’s not that experimental,” said Malkmus. “It’s just me with drum machines. … It’s only me on all the instruments and production and engineering.” playlist.
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