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alt-J — Tessellate (Broadbandits Afro Mix)
Album: An Awesome Wave
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Released: 2012
Length: 5:18
Plays (last 30 days): 5
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Bite chunks out of me
You're a shark and I'm swimming
My heart still thumps as I bleed
And all your friends come sniffing

Triangles are my favorite shape
Three points where two lines meet
Toe to toe, back to back, let's go, my love it's very late
'Til moming comes, let's tessellate

Go alone my flower
And keep my whole lovely you
Wild green stones alone my lover
And keep us on my heart

Three guns and one goes off
One's empty, one's not quick enough
One bum, one red, one grin
Search the graves while the camera spins

Chunks of you will sink down to seals
Blubber rich in mouming, they'll nosh you up
Yes, they'll nosh the love away but it's fair to say
You will still haunt me

Triangles are my favorite shape
Three points where two lines meet
Toe to toe, back to back, let's go my love it's very late
'Til moming comes, let's tessellate
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 walk2k wrote:



Fractals!
Posted 1 month ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
Rockin'!
Posted 1 month ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
This version, only ever heard here, is, by far, the best version. Guaranteed to be turned up to 11 EVERY. DAMN. TIME.
Posted 1 month ago by slugore    [ Reply ]
I tried looking for this online, but any result for Broadbandits Afro mix sounded different. It seems like the afro mix was again remixed by RDW (aka Rock Da World) on Soundcloud, which is what RP plays here! Get it?

Link: https://soundcloud.com/rock-da...

I really like this track, thanks for playing it!!
Posted 2 months ago by vatt    [ Reply ]
Love that version of their track! 
Posted 3 months ago by Dirkle    [ Reply ]


SOOOO GOOOOOD
Posted 5 months ago by Lemonhead    [ Reply ]
Man, RP sure is making my Friday way better! This too goes up to eleven and the neighbors don't complain...yet. 
Posted 5 months ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Posted 7 months ago by walk2k    [ Reply ]
What a mix. 20/10.
Posted 7 months ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
Gifting this to the neighborhood, loudly and out the window,  this morning. Such a great song. 
Posted 8 months ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Such a cool groove! Thanks RP! Cha'mon!
Posted 10 months ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:

My favorite cut from a great album.

A funny story:  Because, thanks to RP, I've been an Alt-J fan for years and likewise my 18-year old son has been a super lucky kid and gotten to hear them for all those years too thanks to my being in control of the stereo (when I'm home).  For quite a while, he wasn't too impressed with Alt-J, and then about a year ago he came home from school one day and sought out my Alt-J disc — turns out his homies are all hip to Alt-J, and now so is he and he's unleashing some of their other cuts on them!

Long live RP; your mission to spread the sweet sounds must carry on!



Similarly, my daughter, unbeknownst to me, became a huge Alt-J fan (as am I). So who better for her very first concert?! They were awesome live, and she was thrilled.
Posted 11 months ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Killer remix. The original is a great track in its own right but the remix is a banger.
Posted 11 months ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
i used to have a coloring book when i was a kid that was entirely tessellate patterns. it was so much fun. i'm sure they're still around as "adult coloring books" were a thing several years ago...
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 RodneyAjax wrote:

Wow - I don't think I can find the usual negative comment on here about this being unlistenable  and the standard request for "more Bob Dylan" or whatever. How refreshing - shows what a great song this really is!



i tried to resist, i really did, but....
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needs more cowbell...
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Posted 1 year ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
Wow - I don't think I can find the usual negative comment on here about this being unlistenable  and the standard request for "more Bob Dylan" or whatever. How refreshing - shows what a great song this really is!
Posted 1 year ago by RodneyAjax    [ Reply ]
Let's excavate. 
Posted 1 year ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
 uksminas wrote:


gotta bump it!
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
SOOOOOOOOOO
GOOOOOOOOOD
Posted 1 year ago by Lemonhead    [ Reply ]
I’d like to find a copy of this to download, but I can’t seem to find it anywhere? Anyone have a suggestion?
Posted 1 year ago by ludite    [ Reply ]
hell, 9 to 10
Posted 1 year ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
sooooooo gooooood

Posted 1 year ago by Lemonhead    [ Reply ]
my fav alt-J song!
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
LOVE
THIS
VERSION
Posted 1 year ago by Lemonhead    [ Reply ]
 uksminas wrote:



I've now associated this song w/ the kid jammin'.  Hilarious and makes my day.  It's the little things in life, they say.  
Posted 1 year ago by dgavenda    [ Reply ]
For those playing along at home it's Option-J on a Mac. ∆
Posted 1 year ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
 Roguewarer wrote:

Yeah.... this is a groover.

I try to time turning up the volume the very first time the chorus kicks in.

Rarely miss it so I'm rarely disappointed.

oh... and... I LOVE RP for introducing alt-J to me. But that's another story entirely. :-)




I Agree on both counts!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Yeah.... this is a groover.

I try to time turning up the volume the very first time the chorus kicks in.

Rarely miss it so I'm rarely disappointed.

oh... and... I LOVE RP for introducing alt-J to me. But that's another story entirely. :-)
Posted 1 year ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
This mix is WHOAH!
Posted 1 year ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
Like the original, love this mix.
Posted 1 year ago by Eclectic_Ears    [ Reply ]
Just keep playing this on repeat. Can't get enough of this mix!
Posted 1 year ago by gmeltser    [ Reply ]
On a Macintosh that's option-j.
Posted 2 years ago by CosmicDon    [ Reply ]
I keep coming back to see if this song's ratings are getting higher. (it's a 9 from me)
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
I think we need some Nickelback on the playlist, William. Look at this graph.
Posted 2 years ago by rubytoaster    [ Reply ]
alt-J sounds good with cymbals. 
Posted 2 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
Incredible remix, shame it's not on Spotify.....I have to wait for it to rotate on my favourite radio station :-)
Posted 2 years ago by garydgould    [ Reply ]
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap?
Posted 2 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
Bill, loved your geometrical description of tessellation as the intro to this song. Here's an example you might enjoy contemplating Giant's Causeway
Posted 2 years ago by CosmicDon    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

When I listen to college radio, it's like when I eat a bowl of Fruit Loops.   It tastes super great for a bit, and I'm like, Why did I ever stop eating Fruit Loops?  But, lo and behold, before the box is done I am dumping it into the waste basket.  Its flavor lasts about two bowls.  That's college radio.


We grow old without noticing sometimes.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Hah nice intro Bill! 
Posted 2 years ago by robmerkeldesigns    [ Reply ]
 danmc wrote:


now my eyes as well as my ears are Tessellating
Posted 2 years ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by danmc    [ Reply ]
You're just rocking my mind today Bill so I thank you sincerely from Kadıköy / Istanbul. We are living a beautiful Sunday afternoon here and the music just turns things up for sure. 

I grew quite fond of Alt-j; they became one of the musicians I regularly listen to with great pleasure thanks to your beautiful selection of their best works of music and 'Tessallate' is surely highly placed amongst them due to the balance of it's intense maturity and liveliness. 

I also have to give great credit to 'Broadbandits Afro mix', the remix took an already beautifully written song to another level. A 'Rock'n Roll On!' type of level :)  

A nice 10 from me obviously; to you, to Radio Paradise and to Alt-J.


With love from,

- Kadıköy / İstanbul, 2022 - 10th of July 
Posted 2 years ago by Muhsin_Doğu    [ Reply ]
 glennon6274 wrote:
u rock



Posted 2 years ago by glennon6274    [ Reply ]
 uksminas wrote:



Posted 2 years ago by glennon6274    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by Sbed    [ Reply ]
I guess I'll have to be the one to point out that the riff in this 2012 hit is a copy of Fever Ray's "If I Had A Heart" from 2009.  The chords, keys, and even the instruments are exactly the same.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
You brought me here... for a portal?
Posted 2 years ago by sasafrazzle441    [ Reply ]
Nailed it
Posted 2 years ago by Aaronosteo    [ Reply ]
Yes!

I'm an old guy - 50's - and I just love this. 
Sure, it's got that 2010's sound all over it and that's no bad thing.

But it's ORIGINAL - the mix brings in elements from all over the place, which is the hallmark of an original artist. To magpie what is happening in music present and past. 

It almost gives me that back of the neck hair raise thing, which to me, is like ... the ultimate. It either hits the belly, or the hairs on your neck - if it hits both, well, that's God like. This isn't there ... but... 

Very powerful, very clever.
Posted 2 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
When I was 14 I lost my Tesselate, but immediately went out and bought a Pro-YoYo..............much better.
Posted 2 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 GHoffmeyer wrote:

Really good song, really overplayed.




All the better to make you sick of this song.
Posted 2 years ago by cosmicjoe54    [ Reply ]
Bill, you made me spill my drink dancing in my chair. 
Posted 2 years ago by mcullers    [ Reply ]
Really good song, really overplayed.
Posted 2 years ago by GHoffmeyer    [ Reply ]
 henry.lee.jr wrote:

This broadbandits Afro mix version of the song is fantastic, and I couldn’t find it on Apple Music because they don’t have this broadbandits Afro remix version. Thanks for sharing this!



This broadbandits Afro mix version of the song is fantastic, and I couldn’t find it on Apple Music or Spotify or YouTube, because they don’t have this broadbandits Afro remix version. Thanks for sharing this broadbandits Afro mix version, because I sure love this broadbandits Afro mix version !
Posted 2 years ago by wtango    [ Reply ]
 uksminas wrote:


how does someone not like this?  that dude is having a ball!
Posted 2 years ago by admascott    [ Reply ]
I like it!!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Tessellate definition: To form or arrange blocks in a checkered or mosaic pattern, as in floors or pavement.
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 m3andros wrote:


This always CRACKS me up! This GIF is genius! Thanks for the laugh, and thanks for the awesome track "Tessellate"...



This GIF also makes me laugh to tears,
fits very well with this piece
Posted 2 years ago by coyote_kojotte    [ Reply ]
 uksminas wrote:


This always CRACKS me up! This GIF is genius! Thanks for the laugh, and thanks for the awesome track "Tessellate"...
Posted 2 years ago by m3andros    [ Reply ]
 lindaurq wrote:

I prefer this version, but I can't find it anywhere to purchase - any suggestions ?




Try Discogs -- they're a very reliable source for hard-to-find recordings. Also very cool folks operating the controls.
Posted 2 years ago by moto848    [ Reply ]
I prefer this version, but I can't find it anywhere to purchase - any suggestions ?
Posted 2 years ago by lindaurq    [ Reply ]
Excellent!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:

He means the Hi-Fi


GOOD ONE!!!!!
Posted 2 years ago by Bakaretsu    [ Reply ]
 farmersdotter2 wrote:
Stereo... whats a stereo? and does it need control?
 
He means the Hi-Fi
Posted 2 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:

My favorite cut from a great album.

A funny story:  Because, thanks to RP, I've been an Alt-J fan for years and likewise my 18-year old son has been a super lucky kid and gotten to hear them for all those years too thanks to my being in control of the stereo (when I'm home).  For quite a while, he wasn't too impressed with Alt-J, and then about a year ago he came home from school one day and sought out my Alt-J disc — turns out his homies are all hip to Alt-J, and now so is he and he's unleashing some of their other cuts on them!

Long live RP; your mission to spread the sweet sounds must carry on!



Stereo... whats a stereo? and does it need control?
Posted 2 years ago by farmersdotter2    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:

My favorite cut from a great album.

A funny story:  Because, thanks to RP, I've been an Alt-J fan for years and likewise my 18-year old son has been a super lucky kid and gotten to hear them for all those years too thanks to my being in control of the stereo (when I'm home).  For quite a while, he wasn't too impressed with Alt-J, and then about a year ago he came home from school one day and sought out my Alt-J disc — turns out his homies are all hip to Alt-J, and now so is he and he's unleashing some of their other cuts on them!

Long live RP; your mission to spread the sweet sounds must carry on!



Posted 2 years ago by farmersdotter2    [ Reply ]
GOOD TUNE!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I've  never been one for dancing but if I was this tune would do the job. Volume up!
Posted 2 years ago by ne1    [ Reply ]
Good tune!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:

Alt-F4




So salty
Posted 3 years ago by Mackmoney3000    [ Reply ]
Alt-F4
Posted 3 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
I'm not sure why exactly I love this song so much but it grows in my esteem every time I hear it. Up to 9 tonight.
Posted 3 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 njswede wrote:

I *LOVE* all the geeky references to computer graphics. "Triangles are my favorite shape"... "Let's tesselate". 



Oh F yeah (thanks for making this song more well-rounded for me)
Posted 3 years ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by caledonian    [ Reply ]
 Pjesnik wrote:
What's this? Mandelbrot set set in motion? 

This one is.
Posted 3 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
Reading the lyrics, I'm gonna say this song is about playing video games all night
Posted 3 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:

Alt-F4.




Hilarious.
Posted 3 years ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
Alt-F4.
Posted 3 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
This version is absolutely fantastic. I like it more than the original! Loveeeee!
Posted 3 years ago by luisafer.grajalesm658    [ Reply ]
A nice sound. Gets my blood speeding up!
Posted 3 years ago by hdavid7    [ Reply ]
Swlabr, Reconer, Tessellate... high notes seque..?
Posted 3 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
'Love Alt-J and their mix of electronica, pop and folk  
Posted 3 years ago by geonuine    [ Reply ]
 maxvonevil wrote:





http://www.reddit.com/r/whitepeoplegifs/comments/16fpii/the_captain_gets_it/
Posted 3 years ago by B4D3neaker3    [ Reply ]
From 2007?!! I tought they where newer. I feel old. Happens more often lately.
Desde el 2077 ? ya estoy viejo yo pensaba que Alt J eran como los super nuevo. 
Posted 3 years ago by sergioso    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
M.C. Escher, master tessellator of all time:
Official M.C. Escher website
Posted 3 years ago by rob311    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by joeedwards    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 Dandelion_Tamer wrote:
Where can I find this mix!!?
 

There is a link to buy the song on the title page;  If you're PRIME, its free to stream or deep dive into the album.

 But why would you need to? Bill will get around to it again soon enough with a lot of other choice stuff in between.
Posted 3 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
My wife (RIP) used to tessellate Quilts. I always think of her when Bill plays this...
Posted 3 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
and people say Yes have indecipherable lyrics...
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
"Toe to toe, back to back, let's go my love it's very late
'Til moming comes, let's tessellate"

Hell yeah, let's do it!!!
Posted 3 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
giddee up.
Posted 3 years ago by me2serina    [ Reply ]
 Dandelion_Tamer wrote:
Where can I find this mix!!?
 
I have not been able to find it. VLC media player set to record and a quick hand on the keyboard.... or so I have heard
Posted 3 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
 Dandelion_Tamer wrote:
Where can I find this mix!!?
 Ummmmm. Right Here?

Posted 3 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
Where can I find this mix!!?
Posted 3 years ago by Dandelion_Tamer    [ Reply ]
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
 

What's this? Mandelbrot set set in motion? 
Posted 3 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

https://www.mathsisfun.com/geo...
 
Ha love it, only on RP!
Posted 4 years ago by SurfDoc    [ Reply ]
 redart wrote:
How exactly does one tessellate !? 
 

That is a puzzle.
Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 redart wrote:
How exactly does one tessellate !? 
 
https://www.mathsisfun.com/geo...
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Hey, that was cool and I learned a new word. Also, nice spinny graphic down the thread, Thx.
Posted 4 years ago by wetdog    [ Reply ]
How exactly does one tessellate !? 
Posted 4 years ago by redart    [ Reply ]
Gold
Posted 4 years ago by Aaronosteo    [ Reply ]
I always though Alt-J was Electronica... Its's Folktronica! (Wiki)
Posted 4 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
Brilliant remix. Absolutely love this version. Shame I can't buy it.
Posted 4 years ago by oHelvetos    [ Reply ]
Love this song! Hate that I can't get it anywhere! (The Broadbands Afro mix, I mean). The original is fine, but this version goes with a lot more of my playlists! {#Wink}
Posted 4 years ago by k1j2cat    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
Let's not intubate. 
 
Particularly now (Covid-19 for you future readers).
Posted 4 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
 walterbenozzi wrote:
Human League!
 
Welcome!
Posted 4 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
8 > 9

High praise from me.
Posted 4 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
 purplecrystals wrote:
Ah, lovely graphic. It makes the world spin after gazing at it for while. What fun, thanks.    SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
 

 
Very cool
Posted 4 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
Ah, lovely graphic. It makes the world spin after gazing at it for while. What fun, thanks.    SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
 

Posted 4 years ago by purplecrystals    [ Reply ]
Human League!
Posted 4 years ago by walterbenozzi    [ Reply ]
 flyboy wrote:

I didn't even know it could be a noun.  According to the Oracle, that's a British usage.
 

Be very very careful with current usage of this word........
Posted 4 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
One of my regrets, now that I have retired from teaching, is that I did not have this song on my playlist during my teaching days.  What a great tune this would have been to rock a Grade 7 math class for a geometry lesson!!
Posted 4 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
nice
Posted 4 years ago by davinson110    [ Reply ]
I finally have a copy of this song on CD!  Got the limited edition pressing used from an eBay seller in Australia...https://www.discogs.com/alt-J-An-Awesome-Wave/release/4233132.  
Posted 4 years ago by highvista    [ Reply ]
Let's not intubate. 
Posted 4 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:
I may have posted this before but this band reminds me of Junkhouse for some reason. The vocalist sounds a bit like Tom Wilson I guess.
 

I had not caught that but now that is all I can hear. Tom Wilson, with Junkhouse and all his others bands/ solo is one of those Canadian treasures!
Posted 4 years ago by Oldfan    [ Reply ]
 garyalex wrote:
How does one Tessellate?  Is it one of those things where if you have to ask you probably should avoid the attempt?
 
Okay, Garyalex, I was grinning at your post and saw NoisyMiner seemed to know something I didn't. I Googled.... A tessellation is a real thing!
an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together, especially of polygons in a repeated pattern without gaps or overlapping.

I'm sure we've all tessellated a time or two in our lives....
Posted 4 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]