Poolside
As Poolside, Jeffrey Paradise makes a sunny, atmospheric brand of dance music he calls "daytime disco." The project began as a duo and they first gained attention with their 2011 single "Do You Believe," which paved the way for their 2012 debut album Pacific Standard Time. 2020's Low Season was the first album Poolside released after co-founder Filip Nikolic left the group two years earlier. After a more upbeat companion album, 2021's High Season, Paradise issued the deeply layered and guest-heavy Blame It All on Love in 2023.
Poolside began in early 2010 as the recording project of Los Angeles musicians Filip Nikolic and Jeffrey Paradise. Nikolic was a Danish-born producer and DJ who spent some time as the bass player in Junior Senior before relocating to L.A., and Paradise lived in San Francisco playing out as a DJ and as the frontman of hardcore band the Calculators before also moving to L.A. Nikolic and Paradise began honing their collaborative creations in a pool house that they converted into a makeshift recording studio, producing sunny tracks of subaquatic indie dance music. The group surfaced first in the form of a YouTube video for the catchy track "Do You Believe?" Poolside were soon gaining local and national attention, with underground DJs spinning their tracks at events and a growing online following. Throughout 2011 they made waves with the sound they were calling "daytime disco" through tracks like a reworking of Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" as well as original tunes. In 2012, Poolside worked on a remix for longtime disco punks the Rapture and held fans over with a new single and video for a song called "Slow Down" as they prepared to release their debut LP. That album, Pacific Standard Time, was issued in July 2012 on their own Day & Night label.
After the album's release, Poolside kept busy in a variety of ways: doing remixes for artists like Matthew Dear and Fool's Gold, rehearsing and touring with a live band, and doing DJ sets around the world. Eventually, as thoughts turned to a second album, the duo felt they were burned out enough that a short break would do them good. Poolside went on ice for a year, and then they began work in earnest on another album. While still revolving around the sunny, laid-back disco sound of their debut, they also added in some uptempo dance songs and more guitars, and generally pumped up the arrangements with more instruments and sounds. They surprise-released Heat in June 2017 on Day & Night. After the record was released, Nikolic left the band and Paradise retooled a live version of Poolside that included ex-members of the Rapture and U.S. Girls.
In 2019, the disco-soul single "Can't Stop Your Lovin'" was released, featuring a guest appearance from Panama. The song would be the first Poolside material created entirely by Paradise and set the scene for next album Low Season, which was issued in February of 2020. In addition to the already-released single that featured Panama, the record included guest features from Amo Amo and Ben Browning. As with most Poolside material, scattered remixes of certain songs appeared shortly after the album's release. A companion album, High Season, arrived mid-2021, featuring more uptempo material to contrast Low Season's quieter, more thoughtful fare. Poolside's next outing was the 2023 full-length Blame It All on Love, a soulful and vibrant set that saw Paradise returning his focus to live instrumentation and heartfelt songwriting. Among its many guests were Vansire, Ora the Molecule, and MUNYA.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
Artistes similaires
-
Pacific Standard Time
Électronique - Paru chez Poolside le 9 juil. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Eyes Without A Face (Poolside Remix)
Pop - Paru chez CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) le 10 mai 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Low Season
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 7 févr. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Getting There From Here (with Todd Edwards) (Miami Horror & Lazywax Remix)
Poolside, Miami Horror, Lazywax
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 17 sept. 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Ride With You (Mindchatter Remix)
Pop - Paru chez Counter Records le 19 janv. 2024
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Each Night
Électronique - Paru chez Counter Records le 17 mai 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Can't Stop Your Lovin'
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 24 juil. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
High Season
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 28 mai 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Getting There From Here (with Todd Edwards)
Poolside, Todd Edwards, Turbotito
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 9 juil. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Harvest Moon (Satin Jackets Remix)
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 28 juil. 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lamb's Wool (with Poolside)
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Foster The People le 26 mars 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rainy Daze
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 19 mai 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Feel Alright
Électronique - Paru chez Poolside Records le 18 mai 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Around The Sun (Body Music Remix)
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 15 mai 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Feel High (with L'Impératrice)
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 20 avr. 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pacific Standard Time (Instrumental)
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 17 juin 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Around The Sun
Électronique - Paru chez Pacific Standard Records le 14 janv. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo