electro-swinging.
June 2, 2011 8:50 AM Subscribe
MML: A guy dancing in his basement to an electro-swing song by Parov Stelar.
posted by zamboni at 8:57 AM on June 2, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by zamboni at 8:57 AM on June 2, 2011 [1 favorite]
It's not "oh no", it's "hells yes" because the world would be a better place if this was a thing everywhere.
posted by dunkadunc at 9:00 AM on June 2, 2011 [8 favorites]
posted by dunkadunc at 9:00 AM on June 2, 2011 [8 favorites]
What, criming in basements or the thing zamboni just did?
posted by dazed_one at 9:01 AM on June 2, 2011
posted by dazed_one at 9:01 AM on June 2, 2011
All I know is that shit like this makes me wish I could dance and dance well.
posted by Kitteh at 9:12 AM on June 2, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by Kitteh at 9:12 AM on June 2, 2011 [5 favorites]
That arm spinning stuff is really cool. Bet he can draw a perfect freehand circle while dancing.
posted by orme at 9:24 AM on June 2, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by orme at 9:24 AM on June 2, 2011 [2 favorites]
Jeez, I must live under a rock or something. That music was awesome! (goes to look for more)
posted by LN at 9:28 AM on June 2, 2011
posted by LN at 9:28 AM on June 2, 2011
This guy has amazing moves, makes me long to be a dancer. And yes, the music is great! Thanks for this... so cool it almost felt like Friday for a minute there.
posted by kinnakeet at 9:32 AM on June 2, 2011
posted by kinnakeet at 9:32 AM on June 2, 2011
Here's some music leads, if you enjoy the style...
Belleruche - Northern Girls
Nicolas Repac - Swinging in the Rain
Mr Scruff - Get a Move On
G-Swing - Sing Sing Sing
posted by kaibutsu at 9:39 AM on June 2, 2011 [11 favorites]
Belleruche - Northern Girls
Nicolas Repac - Swinging in the Rain
Mr Scruff - Get a Move On
G-Swing - Sing Sing Sing
posted by kaibutsu at 9:39 AM on June 2, 2011 [11 favorites]
and another really ridiculous mr scruff video, in case you enjoy singing lemons.
posted by kaibutsu at 9:45 AM on June 2, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by kaibutsu at 9:45 AM on June 2, 2011 [2 favorites]
There are some great suggestions for Electroswing music in an AskMe of mine from a while ago. Caravan Palace and Einheit and Gry are particularly good, IMO. I can also recommend the White Cotton Black Mink album for a mix of different artists. People in London (UK) should have a look at the Book Club near old street, which has Electroswing nights about once a month.
/slightly obsessed.
posted by metaBugs at 10:11 AM on June 2, 2011 [8 favorites]
/slightly obsessed.
posted by metaBugs at 10:11 AM on June 2, 2011 [8 favorites]
Does this mean that Taco is coming back?
posted by chococat at 10:23 AM on June 2, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by chococat at 10:23 AM on June 2, 2011 [2 favorites]
Why is Electroswing so popular with the makers of car commercials? Ford, Chrysler, Daimler have all used it a lot.
posted by arse_hat at 10:49 AM on June 2, 2011
posted by arse_hat at 10:49 AM on June 2, 2011
Because it combines nostalgia with pandering to the youth? (Also, catchy.)
posted by klangklangston at 12:00 PM on June 2, 2011
posted by klangklangston at 12:00 PM on June 2, 2011
Huh, he actually uses fairly basic dance moves, but uses them well. A few of them were late eighties hip-hop moves: The Adidas, The Kid & Play, The Running Man.
posted by P.o.B. at 12:35 PM on June 2, 2011
posted by P.o.B. at 12:35 PM on June 2, 2011
Mmmm, electroswing. I saw Caravan Palace play recently, and was shocked to learn that the samples used in their music are recorded by the band members themselves, who are highly skilled and passionate players. I went in expecting catchy danceable music, but didn't expect to see a guy shredding gypsy jazz guitar live. Earned my undying love, they did.
(also, they had to stop the show temporarily because the singer and a hundred or more people jumped into the shallow "decorative pond" separating the stage and the audience, resulting in basically a pool dance party. Maybe 10 feet from the PA and lighting. My friend and I were waiting for a reenactment of the climax of Gremlins 2, but alas.)
posted by jake at 2:31 PM on June 2, 2011
(also, they had to stop the show temporarily because the singer and a hundred or more people jumped into the shallow "decorative pond" separating the stage and the audience, resulting in basically a pool dance party. Maybe 10 feet from the PA and lighting. My friend and I were waiting for a reenactment of the climax of Gremlins 2, but alas.)
posted by jake at 2:31 PM on June 2, 2011
I hate graceful people.
It's something you can learn, and IME doesn't have much to do with body type or anything like that.
posted by anigbrowl at 3:14 PM on June 2, 2011
It's something you can learn, and IME doesn't have much to do with body type or anything like that.
posted by anigbrowl at 3:14 PM on June 2, 2011
Are you criming in the basement? Mixing up the medicine.
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn at 3:34 PM on June 2, 2011
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn at 3:34 PM on June 2, 2011
I get a powerful Napoleon Dynamite vibe off of this.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 4:11 PM on June 2, 2011
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 4:11 PM on June 2, 2011
It's something you can learn, and IME doesn't have much to do with body type or anything like that.
Any tips towards this? I love watching people who have what in drumming circles is called 'limb independence'; the ability to move one part of the body without getting sympathetic movements in other parts. I guess the classic example dance-wise is the Robot, where only specific joints are allowed to move along certain planes.
Are there exercises that dancers use to promote this sort of modular ability?
posted by Cantdosleepy at 4:17 PM on June 2, 2011
Any tips towards this? I love watching people who have what in drumming circles is called 'limb independence'; the ability to move one part of the body without getting sympathetic movements in other parts. I guess the classic example dance-wise is the Robot, where only specific joints are allowed to move along certain planes.
Are there exercises that dancers use to promote this sort of modular ability?
posted by Cantdosleepy at 4:17 PM on June 2, 2011
Are there exercises that dancers use to promote this sort of modular ability?
Probably, but not that I know about in particular. Taking introductory classes in mime or indeed dance will help to develop better kinetic awareness and confidence. But making some space and time to just dance a lot to music you love in your own home is good too; the more you do it the easier it gets. I took some tai chi lessons several years ago and that was awesome on multiple levels. The most graceful movements are the simplest and most economical ones, and those often turn out to be circular rather than linear. Also, this is something you can do all the time - walking, riding the bus, doing chores, whatever.
I don't want to pass myself off as an expert in this. I just chimed in because I used to feel very clumsy and uncoordinated, and remember how crap that felt. But I grew out of it in my mid-late 20s.
posted by anigbrowl at 5:25 PM on June 2, 2011
Probably, but not that I know about in particular. Taking introductory classes in mime or indeed dance will help to develop better kinetic awareness and confidence. But making some space and time to just dance a lot to music you love in your own home is good too; the more you do it the easier it gets. I took some tai chi lessons several years ago and that was awesome on multiple levels. The most graceful movements are the simplest and most economical ones, and those often turn out to be circular rather than linear. Also, this is something you can do all the time - walking, riding the bus, doing chores, whatever.
I don't want to pass myself off as an expert in this. I just chimed in because I used to feel very clumsy and uncoordinated, and remember how crap that felt. But I grew out of it in my mid-late 20s.
posted by anigbrowl at 5:25 PM on June 2, 2011
Videos like this are why I wish I had a big mirror in my apartment.
posted by dunkadunc at 5:40 PM on June 2, 2011
posted by dunkadunc at 5:40 PM on June 2, 2011
Neat. The first thing I thought of was 1930s soft-shoe:
KING OF JAZZ: HAPPY FEET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuu0nmK_1S8&
posted by aquafortis at 8:31 PM on June 2, 2011
KING OF JAZZ: HAPPY FEET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuu0nmK_1S8&
posted by aquafortis at 8:31 PM on June 2, 2011
Pro Tip: Remove the laundry from the chair before recording your video.
There will be no charge.
posted by Splunge at 9:16 PM on June 2, 2011
There will be no charge.
posted by Splunge at 9:16 PM on June 2, 2011
Not sure if linking to open directories is kosher or not ... but links are the currency of the web, blah, blah, blah ... Coco
posted by mrgrimm at 10:55 AM on June 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by mrgrimm at 10:55 AM on June 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
Yeah, seems to be his entire oeuvre there... not really my thing, but I figured someone might want it... just serendipitously stumbled onto it on this music blog, fwiw.
posted by mrgrimm at 11:00 AM on June 3, 2011
posted by mrgrimm at 11:00 AM on June 3, 2011
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