I Love You (Yah Tibyah La Blu)
Encyclopedia
I Love You is a recording act fronted by Justin Randel and is currently based in Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 2004 as a trio, the project used various names until late in that year when Yah Tibyah La Blu (a slightly bastardized translation of "I Love You" in Russian
) became "official."
For practical reasons, the group began using the English phrase by the release of their first recordings.
In 2007, bassist Kevin Kesterson departed, making a duo of the group. Then in 2008, drummer Jeffrey Schlette parted ways with I Love You, making Randel the sole member. In 2009, video artist Charlie Mylie joined up with Randel, throwing psychedelic visuals into the mix during live performances. During October of that year the duo released their first recording for Indianapolis, Indiana
's Joyful Noise Recordings
, Bell Ord Forrest
.
In 2010, I Love You became a solo act again. According to his MySpace page, frontman Justin Randel released Feeling Bad To Feel Better in October 2011 on CD and cassette.
Gabriel Keehn of Tiny Mix Tapes
wrote, "the sense of legitimate, fresh tinkering-for-the-sake-of-tinkering and corner-of-the-sandbox fun here is genuine, but this has surely been done before, and it's been done a lot better" in giving the CD Drones Drugs and Harmony three out of five stars.
Simon Lewis and Stefan Ek of TerraScope (UK) wrote of "Bell Ord Forrest", "Here’s the most charming music ... It’s rhythmic and polyrhythmic, it’s like Talking Heads or B52 being converted into this millenniums Now People. It’s happy and it’s inventive. It’s Party!"
Reviews
Video/audio
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
) became "official."
For practical reasons, the group began using the English phrase by the release of their first recordings.
In 2007, bassist Kevin Kesterson departed, making a duo of the group. Then in 2008, drummer Jeffrey Schlette parted ways with I Love You, making Randel the sole member. In 2009, video artist Charlie Mylie joined up with Randel, throwing psychedelic visuals into the mix during live performances. During October of that year the duo released their first recording for Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
's Joyful Noise Recordings
Joyful Noise Recordings
Joyful Noise Recordings is an independent record label from Indianapolis, Indiana specializing in experimental indie rock. The label was founded in 2003 in Bloomington Indiana by Karl Hofstetter, who also played drums on many of the label's first releases...
, Bell Ord Forrest
Bell Ord Forrest
Bell Ord Forrest is I Love You 's first full-length studio album released on October 27, 2009 on Joyful Noise Recordings.-Track listing:#"The Colloquialism Is Simply "Gas"" – 4:20#"This Is the Best Birthday Ever" – 3:24...
.
In 2010, I Love You became a solo act again. According to his MySpace page, frontman Justin Randel released Feeling Bad To Feel Better in October 2011 on CD and cassette.
Reception
Jason Harper in The Pitch called the band "promising" as it "thrashes about in the secret playroom between punk and indie rock, ... crafting paradoxically sloppy and intricate experimental pop." Harper continued, "Randel's polyrhythmic guitar loops distract the listener while Schlette gradually builds a hip-jerking beat that climaxes in frantic, shouted vocals and disco-ball-slicing riffs. It's crazy danceable, but only if you're crazy."Gabriel Keehn of Tiny Mix Tapes
Tiny Mix Tapes
Tiny Mix Tapes is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as its mix tapes generator.-History:Originally called Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven and...
wrote, "the sense of legitimate, fresh tinkering-for-the-sake-of-tinkering and corner-of-the-sandbox fun here is genuine, but this has surely been done before, and it's been done a lot better" in giving the CD Drones Drugs and Harmony three out of five stars.
Simon Lewis and Stefan Ek of TerraScope (UK) wrote of "Bell Ord Forrest", "Here’s the most charming music ... It’s rhythmic and polyrhythmic, it’s like Talking Heads or B52 being converted into this millenniums Now People. It’s happy and it’s inventive. It’s Party!"
Discography
- 2006: Six Trick Pony (CD) self release
- 2006: Davan/I Love You (12 inch split) self release
- 2008: Drone, Drugs and HarmonyDrone, Drugs and HarmonyDrone, Drugs and Harmony is I Love You 's third self-released album. It was released on compact disc and cassette in 2008....
(CD and tape) self release - 2009: Bell Ord ForrestBell Ord ForrestBell Ord Forrest is I Love You 's first full-length studio album released on October 27, 2009 on Joyful Noise Recordings.-Track listing:#"The Colloquialism Is Simply "Gas"" – 4:20#"This Is the Best Birthday Ever" – 3:24...
(CD and tape) Joyful NoiseJoyful Noise RecordingsJoyful Noise Recordings is an independent record label from Indianapolis, Indiana specializing in experimental indie rock. The label was founded in 2003 in Bloomington Indiana by Karl Hofstetter, who also played drums on many of the label's first releases... - 2011: Feeling Bad To Feel BetterFeeling Bad To Feel BetterFeeling Bad To Feel Better is I Love You 's second full-length studio album. According to his , the album was released on compact disc on , and on cassette on Typical Records in November of 2011.-Track listing:...
(CD and tape) Pecan Crazy Records
External links
- I Love You at Joyful Noise RecordingsJoyful Noise RecordingsJoyful Noise Recordings is an independent record label from Indianapolis, Indiana specializing in experimental indie rock. The label was founded in 2003 in Bloomington Indiana by Karl Hofstetter, who also played drums on many of the label's first releases...
Reviews
- "Bell Ord Forrest (review)" at Babysue October 2009. (5/5).
- "I Love You: Bell Ord Forrest" (Album Review) on Fensepost.com. October 26, 2009.
- "Bell Ord Forrest Review" on Indie Surfer blog. October 29, 2009.
- "MP3 @ 3PM - I Love You" on Magnet MagazineMagnet (magazine)Magnet is a music magazine which generally focuses on alternative, independent, or out-of-the-mainstream bands.-History:The magazine is published four times a year, and is independently owned and edited by Eric T. Miller. Music magazines with a similar focus in the 1990s era included Option,...
. November 19, 2009.
Video/audio
- Punkcast 1222: I Love You at PunkcastPunkcastPunkcast.com is an online video site that covers the NYC underground music scene. The content is mainly complete songs from live performances in the city's clubs and other locations...
. November 2, 2007. - "I Love You - March of the Dead + Video" on The Devil Has The Best Tuna blog. January 1, 2008.
- "Song of the Day - The Colloquialism Is Simply Gas by I Love You" at Present Magazine. September 28, 2009.
- "Joyful Noise releases Bell Ord Forrest by new signing I Love You TODAY!" on Movement News blog (Press release). October 27, 2009.