Django Django

Pretty sure I made my own attempt at imitating Animal Collective that’s rotting away on an old hard drive and more interesting than this dreck

6/10 - Surprisingly welcome, very 70ish sound but with modern production and instruments

from the beginning i thought it was different and i wasn’t sure i liked it but i did enjoy the introduction into hail bop. another thing i liked was the electronic sound in the voice of the song default. other than that this album wasn’t for me the build up of the songs were okayish but when the vocals came in it got boring, i didn’t like the voice and the lyrics weren’t intriguing to me, it has no feeling to it. i respect the experimentation but no.

I have quite a few Django Django tracks on my playlist, so I clearly like the sound. I think their albums are a different things though. The music is genuinely interesting, but the lyrics and the repetition isn’t. Listening to an album makes you realise that though the music is different the lyrics and style of delivery is completely uniform and manic inducing.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected when I saw the band was a bunch of white dudes named after something African. Unfortunate name aside, this was a chill vibe that wasn’t boring.

Just not my cup of tea in the slightedt

Its a pleasing sound but didnt catch me. Respect for the art though.

It’s unique, not unpleasant to listen to, but not for me. Not sure who exactly it’s for, but not me.

perfectly average electronic album

I liked the movie better

Enjoyed somewhat for the most part

I thought this was kind of a run of the mill, not very good album. But then it kept going and I got very very bored.

★★★★☆ I went into this album knowing absolutely nothing about Django Django, other than seeing them described as art rock. I thought there might be something here I'd enjoy, but I wasn't expecting to discover such an interesting band. This is exactly why I love doing the 1,001 Albums project. Right away, I was struck by how much this sounded like something from the '70s or '80s rather than 2012. As the album progressed, I kept hearing different influences. Devo, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, White Denim, and even the Moody Blues all came to mind. That's a pretty bizarre combination, but somehow it works. There's psychedelic rock, electronic music, new wave, and some genuinely funky rhythms all mixed together. At times, it sounds like Devo if they'd formed in the 2000s. The opening stretch was particularly enjoyable. “Hail Bop” was a solid introduction to their sound, while “Default” leaned even further into the weirdness. “Firewater” was my first real standout, earning a 7.5/10. I also really enjoyed “Waveforms,” “Zumm Zumm,” and “WOR.” Later in the album, “Storm” became another favorite, also scoring a 7.5. One thing I appreciated was the album's flow. Even though the songs share a similar experimental sound, the sequencing works well, and there are enough changes in rhythm and atmosphere to keep things interesting. I did reach a point where I wanted a change of pace, but “WOR” arrived at just the right time. The instrumental “Skies Over Cairo” was another interesting detour with its Egyptian-sounding melodies. There isn't a bad song here. Every track earned at least a 6/10, which is impressive considering how unusual some of this music is. My individual ratings averaged 6.54, but I think the album deserves a bump for its cohesion and overall listening experience. It's also the kind of music I could easily see fitting into my regular psychedelic and jam-band rotation. This wasn't an album filled with songs I'd rate 9s or 10s, but it introduced me to a band with a sound I genuinely enjoy. I'm definitely interested in exploring more of their catalog, especially with a new album on the way. **7/10 — 4 stars.**

4.0

Started strong and i got really excited. First few tracks I've added to rotation. After that it fell off pretty sharply.

Oh man, from the start I felt this might be it, another 5 star banger. Musically I think the album was very interesting, but when the singing started and it was just very flat, I felt this can not be it. I still enjoyed the album a lot and in some songs the singing was actually nice.

Interesting one! Definitely on the psychedelic side while also being more of an electronica album than anything else. Not the strongest on the songwriting front, and still a bit repetitive for my taste, but it made pretty enjoyable background music. Low 4.

So good to see this on here. One of my favourite albums post-2000. Default is an all time classic. Loads of variety on here, a very original piece of work.

Здесь у меня схожая проблема что и с некогда прослушанным Boston (ВНЕЗАПНО да) А именно, излишняя вылизанность всего происходящего. Альбом не лишен некоторых интересных звучков и прочего, но все сыгранно столь тютелька в тютельку, что отдает для меня какой-то мертвечиной слегка, хз. При том, дело не в том, что это в значительной степени электронный альбом. Электронная музыка может быть немного сошедшей с рельс, безумной и убедительной (мой любимый I Care Because You Do в доказательство) Но и это опять же, не означает что от каждого альбома я требую безумия и срыва шаблонов, но это просто whimsy millennial slop и я хз чё тут ещё можно серьёзно разбирать.

This was fine to listen through, although nothing was really memorable. 3*

Foi um som bem diferente do comum, mas repetitivo. Mas pelo menos tentaram ser únicos, vai merecer um 3, enquanto outros genéricos que eu dei 3 poderiam passar pra 2.

First things first, seeing the words Django Django by Django Django is a funny visual. Only thing that would be funnier is if they also had a song called “Django Django”. Missed opportunity really, but I digress. Hey, for a band that I’ve literally never even heard of, even in passing, this was a pretty great album, I won’t even lie. The website lists it as Rock, but I would argue it’s actually secretly an Electronica album with Rock songs thrown in. I mean come on, the intro, “Introduction”, and the repetitive but still goated song “Default” are clearly more Electronica than Rock. But the songs where the singing is more heavily focused like “Hail Bop” are still pretty good as well. Not the best things in the world, the lead has a very passable “2010’s - 2020’s” voice, but still good enough to warrant me saying I enjoy them as a whole. Where I want to fault this album is on the amount of filler. All the songs I’ve mentioned so far in this review, sans “Life’s A Beach”, are my favorite songs on the album. But they’re all at the very beginning of a 48 minute album that by the third song, you kind of get the point. After that, the album quickly loses any interest it warranted, and fades into the background. I get that fading into the background isn’t always a bad thing, I’ve said so about many of these albums, but for one claiming it’s pure Rock, you’d hope the album would draw your attention more, or have even one memorable thing on it. I suppose “Default” is the catchiest song here, but I don’t really want to listen to it on repeat again after today, it would get old very fast. I’m not going to pick the intro as my favorite either. That just feels like cheating for some reason, even though it shouldn’t. Man, surprisingly I can not decide what my favorite song on this album is today, and that’s a pretty good song to have. None of them are going in my day to day playlist, but I still had a great time with this album today. For the bands I’ve never heard of, I genuinely never know what to expect, and love going in blind without reading the reviews on the first listen through. That way the album has a chance to really jump out, take hold and surprise me. This album to its credit managed to do that, but I’m still giving it a 3, as I just don’t think it’s going to stick with me after today. If I had to pick, I guess my favorite song would have to be “Default”. Being the most memorable song on the album really is the biggest perk at the end of the day when I have 1089 in total to get through. Unless a song stands out for being unmitigated trash garbage, it has a good chance of being my favorite song on the album. Luckily this time was for good reason. And speaking of 1089 albums, today marks album 399. Tomorrow I’m getting 400!! Hoping it’s a good one, as always. Until then, this album was alright. Giving it a 3/5.

Number: 276 Familiarity: None (1) Rating: 3 Before: ======= I think I've heard the name but Art Rock, Synth-Pop is not what I was expecting. I was thinking something more along the lines of hip-hop. During: ======= Midway in the 2nd song: Um... why is this on The List? After : ======= OK, it got better, approaching 4 territory overall but not quite. I think one thing that holds it back from 4 is it's a little repetitive, I would prefer a little more variety. Favorite track was Zumm Zumm which I added to my 2012 list.

Interesting: I've never heard of them. They reminded me at times of Jars of Clay, and at other times of Guster... but I like both of those bands better. These guys languished in the second half of their album as their unique quirkiness gave way to repetition, but I still liked it well enough because it was new.

Django Django is a cool band that hit the alt-rock charts with a few songs around the same time people were getting into some of the stranger acts like Alt-J and Tame Impala. The debut release by these guys is quite good. I really got into the psych-rock sound they have. Their style is unchained and trippy. Not a bad track on the record. Cover art has same weird vibe. Def gonna check out the rest of their catalog. 3.85 stars...looking forward to diving into some more Double Ds.

Another nice surprise from 1001. Django Django was a very solid indie arthouse album. It's got some modern rock musings but feels different from all the popular mainstream acts. They finely weave in some electronic programming between off kilter beats and fun catchy lyrics. The vocals have an electronic layering/backing effect or something that makes it feel like another independent instrument as opposed to just a vocal track. All in a very nice package that kept me hooked pretty much from start to finish. Django Django reminds me of a couple other indie acts that I enjoy like Hot Chip and of Montreal. Seems like a band that I should check out more of their stuff which I'll plan to do at some point. 3.79 stars

isch öppe das woni erwartet han und s isch geeil bis etz? aso haim bop fangt soo guet ah. electro jangly gitarre? ich gern. firewater biiitz nerviger. aber sehr gut au, d synths sind geil. bin bi love's dart und chume no mit aber s het nüm so magie wie bide erste songs. d harmonie sind super wos singed. das isch es schottischs indierock album wo do druff dörf. sind immerno soooo viel z viel vo dene.

Fun indie pop, dig it

It was fine, had a good rhythm

W album cover

Very cool album. I really liked this and thought it was a fun listen that I would definitely come back to. Songwriting didn't blow me away, but the production and overall vibe are really cool. Top Songs: Default, Zumm Zumm, Skies Over Cairo

2/5

I really liked this. I listened to it once and thought it was a solid four stars. I listened to it again and I think I am going to have to bump it up to a full five. This is definitely an album I would seek out and put on again.

This was an interesting one for sure. The production on here was incredible, and the music very rich. It was a joy to listen to on a solid pair of headphones. That said, the songs really lacked a major hook for me, and there weren't any real standouts. Still interested enough that I may try and listen to more from their catalogue.

Django Django, the band so good that they named them twice. Four times really, counting the name of this self-titled debut album. I heard the glitchy intro/chorus of “Default” when it was released back in 2012 and I was immediately sold. Django Django have a really great knack of balancing a blend of indie rock with electronic noise, a sound that fits in with my music profile very nicely. They do have quite a unique sound too. One I can't quite define or articulate, but it's very much theirs. You hear one of their songs and you instantly know it's them. The first four tracks of the album are absolutely stellar. The slow build up of the electronic synth-heavy “Introduction” track going straight into “Hail Bop” is so damn class. They have a great sense of how to build and maintain energy in their music. “Hail Bop” is a fantastic song. Electric guitars play a brilliantly catchy melody, struggling to constrain oscillating effects from taking off, over a bed of electronic textures, while lush vocal harmonies soak the rest of the space available. And then it's straight into the iconic “Default”. The glitchiness of the stuttering chorus vocals is broken up by the rawness of the guitars. What a tune. “Firestarter” is another amazing song. They bring a real bluesy sound to their music with those fantastic acoustic guitar fills. And everything marches forward with a driving clap beat. I'd forgotten how great that combo of acoustic guitar, lead and vocal harmonies is, mixed together with a healthy dose of reverb and echo. That's a particularly fantastic four song run to start off with, but it doesn't end there. Almost every song on the album is up there with the first four in terms of quality. “Storm” is the other one I'll specifically call out though. For all the reasons I've already mentioned as to why those first four songs work, “Storm” absolutely kicks. It's a winning formula, and even though it's applied to every song on the album, somehow it doesn't grow tired. Each of these songs are unique and distinct from each other. Ultimately, it just comes down to fantastic songwriting. 4.5 stars for pure enjoyment from start to finish.

Totally service, prog/experimental pop/indie. It's got a sheen of being new and interesting but if you really listen it feels like it's taken the best bits of more bold bands, battles, beta band, LCD soundsystem eand watered them all down into something less divisive. Seems a little like it's trying to much without having a genuine soul.

Have all the good band names already been taken, forcing new bands to come up with silly names like Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Viagra Boys or Django Django? Had Django Django’s self-titled debut not been suggested to me as part of the 1001 Albums Challenge, I wouldn’t have touched this album with a barge pole because the band name is so silly. I would indeed have missed out on something. Instead of the expected Mexican spaghetti western hip-hop mariachi band, Django Django play a compelling mix of art rock, neo-psychedelia, and experimental electronic pop. It's as if Pink Floyd had recorded an album of Talking Heads covers with the Beach Boys, produced by Godley & Creme. Amazing! I was already starting to feel like a grumbling boomer who rejects all new music and repeats 'Everything was better in the old days' like a mantra and would rather celebrate the umpteenth re-release by old heroes, who are just out to rake in the cash, than give new bands a chance. Et voilà: Django Django play a wonderfully relaxed, modern take on art rock, subtly nodding to their genre's roots without blandly copying the past. I’ve already dived into the rest of the band’s discography, and they seem to have perfected and developed their sound further. This debut, however, is a very strong start. Highly recommended!

Loved the acoustic guitar, making a weird combo with the electronic sounds. Quite interesting without being great. 6/10

I have not heard of Django Django the band. I have not heard any of their music. Synthesizer is the dominant instrument along with drum machines. The vocals are okay. The music sounds a bit like prog rock of the 70s. The music is sparse in the songs. It sounds a bit like elevator music, inoffensive. I liked the more upbeat songs like Wor and Default. This is an average album. Three stars.

Great arrangements using complex precision and electronic effects. Appealing youthful vocals.

Actually listened to this album a few times, which says enough. Nice find! Quirky music, quite dense, nice vocal harmonies and decent compositions. The guys could use a singing lesson here and there but then again it adds to the indie experience.

Wow.

pleasant but it kind of bounced off me, to be honest. we have gomez and the beta band at home. 3/5

432/1089 LOVE this album cover yesss i’m intrigued and the introduction is promising a lot really liked this album, it’s exactly the sort of thing i wanted to find on this project. it has a good chill indie pop vibe that i enjoy and i’ll def be returning to it faves: waveforms, default, wor, skies over cairo 84/100

(4/7) hail bop indeed

Default is stand out, good album, not great

Vidám album, nagyon tetszik.

Maybe the best offering of this type of electronic music I’ve generated so far. Reminded me of Beck.

fun

Reminded me a bit of that Bees album I listened to, but not in the way I wanted. This album is just very eccentric and I might need more listens to get a full reading

Fine. Some nice production, and the combination of C&W guitars with 2000s indie gives it an interesting edge, but beyond Default and Hale Bop, none of the songs are particularly grabbing. Inoffensive and different enough to deserve a spot, but i've no desire to come back to it. 3, straight down the middle.

Nice blend of guitars and electronic rhythms. A bit quirky but good fun.

Never heard of this band before or anything that sounds like this, I actually enjoyed it and didn't skip any songs

Another one added to the pile of 'It's fine, isn't it, but no idea what it's doing on this list'.

Jazzy/funky/worldy jams hell yes

another one i'd never heard of, and wow is it insanely good. it's electronic and folky/psychedelic. just some wondrous music overall

Some decent, mildly psychedelic indie pop stuff, but quite samey.

I really enjoyed this! A cool mix of 60s-70s styles with modern electronic beats. I don’t think I’ve heard much like it.

Discover Weekly core 🥴 ..Maybe that's a bit disingenuous. To be fair, there are some inventive synths and bloops to enjoy here, and they did occasionally conjure up some rhythm that would have me nodding along. It just suffers from pretty unfocused songwriting that leaves the project feeling bland overall. Standout: Love's Dart

My feelings on this album are confused. It has a lot of interesting features, but like many albums on this list I don't feel that it actually coalesced into anything remarkable. My attention was up at the beginning but like so many albums it devolved into sludge. It does sound to me like a very modern take on Pet Sounds, which I could imagine some people liking, so it'll get the same rating from me.

Beatle-y (bad)

This was...fine? Listened to it yesterday and can't remember much except bopping my head at certain points.

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Garxc

Pleasant surprise, I loved it. Except where there was whistling, theres just no need and it spoiled an otherwise great listen.

Quite interesting. Think I'd need another listen to decide whether I'm sold or not, but did like that cool Egyptian song.

second half does so much of the heavy lifting. solid project

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Default, Waveforms This was genuinely interesting. Had no idea what to expect. No real complaints. I appreciate seeing some more recent albums on the List. It's refreshing to see something that's not from the 70s, 80s, or 90s.

muy experimental

I don’t hate it, but the fact that it’s on this list annoys me.

Video game music.

quixas un poco aburrido casi al final

#138 with just a bit more polish this could have been sooooooo so great. it's still good but it's just missing a certain spark; i think the production is fantastic but some of the melodies and writing become a bit repetitive as it goes on. could have done with some more oomph behind it, but solid enough! ಄ average track rating: 2.8/5 ಄ favourite track(s): hail bop, waveforms ಄ least favourite track(s): hand of man ಄ album rating: ★★★☆☆ ಄ number of albums left to review: 951 ಄ number of albums i agree with being on the list: 58 ಄ albums from the list that i would consider for my list: 26 ಄ albums i would not include on my list: 112

Found myself really vibing to this. Some parts in the middle really lost me but this started and ended really strong at least.

Very enjoyable to study with. Nothing too crazy honestly but some overall good beats and a nice desert feeling. Definitely will add some of these to my study playlist.

Groovy

Django Django was a very good album. This album gives me a lot of the same vibes that Cornershop's When I Was Born For The 7th Time (which makes sense since both bands are British rock bands trying to replicate music from other cultures) but i definitely prefer this album as it feels far more interesting and seems to do way more with what it's given than that one did. The songs here are quite fun listens even if sometimes they can blend together a bit. There was still enough going on in most of these songs where i can excuse the sameness of the songs a bit since there is still enough songs i can remember by heart. Definitely a very good addition to the list. Best Song: Hail Bop Worst Song: Zumm Zumm

There are quite a few things to really like about this album, but it doesn't feel fresh after hearing Beta Band and Alt-J, who came before them. It feels like they are following a formula, in a weird way, even though they are doing an art-rock thing. I want to listen to more of their albums, though, because I think they could find their own thing. But, this album, is a 3.5 stars to me, and I have a hard time pushing it to 4, because it is not that exciting or surprising or better than its progenitors.

Not an easy album to rate. I kind of see what they're trying to do, but I'm not sure it fully works. It gave me the impression of a record that can't quite decide what it wants to be. The more synth-heavy tracks were easily my favourites, I'm completely on board with the retro electronica / synthpop vibe. It's heavy and dirty, it almost feels like synthwave. I really liked songs like "Skies Over Cairo". The vocal parts, however, didn't convince me. They're a little too upbeat and unremarkable for my taste, and sometimes feel out of place - "Storm" almost sounds like a modern remix of a sea shanty, something I thought I would love on paper, but which doesn't actually work that well in practice. Overall, I didn't dislike this album ; it feels like the band is onto something, and the artists are really trying their best to do something original. But I would probably have liked it better if was a bit darker and more instrument-oriented. It could have been a good electro album if they had fully dropped the poppier lyrics and gone further down the retro or experimental rabbit hole. Enjoyable, but not enough to listen again. 5/10

Good! The Western vibes in (Enio Moricone) electronic rock! Although the 4* is quite generous with tracks being too repetitive, downside of electronic music.

The introduction made me expect something far more ambitious. I went from intrigued to bored within just a few tracks. The vocal harmonies don’t always work and become tiring after a while, while the synth-heavy backbone often makes the whole thing sound like a video game soundtrack. I also struggle to get immersed in it because there’s no real atmospheric cohesion, constantly shifting between heavy bass and a much lighter mood. And yet, frustratingly, some passages are genuinely great. A few good moments, but not enough to make me come back.

4. Plenty

3.5

Positiv überrascht. Immernoch Rock aber trotzdem irgendwie was neues.

fun indie art album. kind of Dancy at times

Dunno exactly how to feel about this one. There is some catchy tunes hidden in there, but the lyrics (or more correctly, the vocal delivery) leaves me flat. Sounds like it is autotuned into obscurity, or perhaps like it was written or sung by AI. Having said that, Hail Bop and Default were decent tunes, but the rest seemed to blend into one after a while.

Is it British✔️ Does it belong on the list? ❌ How do I feel about it? 🤷‍♀️ 〰️ 😳 By my true feelings at this moment it’s a 2. But, there’s something here. So… 3 Boolean: False

I enjoyed that. Upbeat and still sounding new.

Hadn't heard of this one before. Not bad!

It feels 60's psychedelic rock with some electronic/synths. 2.6/5 Favorite Songs: Hail Bop Firewater WOR Life's A Beach

Not sure about this one. Wasn’t bad but wasn’t good. Just kind of was.

better than beetles

Not good. Not Bad. Average album. But Default one hell of a catchy song. It was like a big radio hit here in Belgium. So: 3/5

Not at all what I was expecting but enjoyed it quite a bit. Not sure I’d want to listen to the entire album straight through again, but will definitely give a few of the tracks another try.

Some catchy songs, but everything after the first half blended together to me.

The band so nice, they named themselves and their debut album twice. This is some good avant garde music that is fun and funky. Top tracks: “WOR,” “Storm,” “Hail Bop,” “Skies Over Cairo”

--Introduction...tribal science fiction? sure --Hail Bop...hand clapping head bopper. singalong stuff (complimentary) --Default...kind of a stomp-clap thing. but this one is special in that it's not terrible. sick midpoint breakdown --Firewater...giving me Beta Band vibes. I like the Beta Band --Waveforms...molly music --Zumm Zumm...occupies that weird space between catchy and annoying --Hand of Man...the lazy river tune. pleasant palate cleanser --Love's Dart...the driving at night song --Wor...outlaw country! --Storm...another toe tapper. haven't mentioned the vocals yet but they've been nice and clean throughout --Life's a Beach...things are getting samey but this LP has been consistently entertaining --Skies Over Cairo...funky and fun instrumental --Silver Rays...solid closer

Hm, ging so. War mir zu unterschiedlich von Song zu Song, als wäre hier jemand in ner Selbstfindungsphase. Kein Song der mich umgehauen hat

Django Django Django Django Django Django

Schwer zu bewerten. Default war ein cooler Song