― tricky disco, Friday, 21 May 2004 17:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Cacaman Flores, Friday, 21 May 2004 18:12 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:32 (twenty years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:47 (twenty years ago) link
― kickitcricket, Friday, 21 May 2004 20:01 (twenty years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Friday, 21 May 2004 20:27 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 21 May 2004 20:28 (twenty years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 21 May 2004 21:12 (twenty years ago) link
lil jon feat eminem - crunk juice (40 oz remix) (if i'm gonna have to take my shady all gothed-up, then you might as well bring the doom by the crunkload) (don't get TOO excited btw, it's a short, fuzzy mixtape thing)
lfo - blown (on these mediocre earphones that i use for pc listening the bass hurts my ears, but if you close your eyes and think about the snares, it's worth it)
main source - live at the barbeque (i only noticed that gentle background ambient swell in my car the other day. nas always sounds good over functionalist beats)
elephant man - can't stop we now (inspirational broken banjo string stabbing heroics)
noise factory - breakage 6 (really? really!)
sonic youth - i love golden blue (it's all about that guitar figure in the chorus)(plus i'm such a sucker for evocatively named songs and shiny blue things are always real pretty, like this)
camron - yeo man (i don't gotta say much, you already know)
lil' kim - i came back for you (i downloaded this when sterling listed it on that fave rap beats ever thread not too long ago - and look, he reps for it again above! i love how kanye loves the grain of kim's voice. plus "when god made adam, he shoulda made kim!" is a great lyric. oh, and that gorgeous outro).
kylie - slow (chemical bros remix) (ask ronan)
mochipet - desert search 4 techno baklava (i found this hiding in the nether regions of my hard drive - an old GABBA.net relic, kind of what i always hoped muslimgauze would sound like)
the idea of a kaito remix of superpitcher's tomorrow
― m. (mitchlnw), Friday, 21 May 2004 22:33 (twenty years ago) link
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 21 May 2004 22:36 (twenty years ago) link
Cachaito - A Gozar El TumbaoThe Contours - Do You Love MeAretha Franklin and Luther Vandross - Doctor's OrdersDavid Grisman Quintet - Key SignatorLynyrd Skynyrd - I Know a LittleMahlathini/Nezintombi - Ngicabange NgacedaOrchestra Baobab - On Verra CaPublic Enemy - Bring the NoiseRaekwon - Glaciers of IceThey Might Be Giants - Doctor WormStevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 22:40 (twenty years ago) link
― brg30 (brg30), Friday, 21 May 2004 23:44 (twenty years ago) link
― robin (robin), Saturday, 22 May 2004 01:18 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 22 May 2004 01:34 (twenty years ago) link
1. "Kidney Bingos" by Wire - Been on a bit of a Wire kick in the past few days. The friends of mine who appreciate Wire all seem to hate this track for some reason, but I'm strangely compelled by it. Has an odd plastic sound to it. Dunno, but I love it.
2. "Lucy" by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - I glom onto The Good Son every Spring since 1990 for some reason.
3. "Granadaland" by the Wedding Present - One of my favorite tracks off Bizarro. Electric strum frenzy and great punctuated quotes. "STOP TRYING TO TELL ME HOW YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL!"
4. "Dragnet" by the Vibrators - Off one of those somewhat embarassing Punk & Disorderly compilations from the early 80s. Not sure if its on any of their albums, but it's just a great, chugging track that kicks a big bag of ass.
5. "Burn" by Deep Purple - My Deep Puple kick from early in the week lingers on. Far and away David Coverdale's best ever recorded moment. Kiss basically ripped this song off for "I Stole Your Love" (if that sort've meaningless trivia means anything to you). The Purps fuckin' ROCK.
6. "Special One" by Ultra Vivid Scene - Like The Good Son, this album (Joy 1967-1990) is one I come back to every Spring. The whole record has a bit of a samey sound, but it works in its favor to my ears -- sort've a candy-coated continuity. I always considered Kurt Ralske (the one-man-band that is UVS) to be the Gallant to Trent Reznor's Goofus. Both are diminutive little studio musos with big ideas, but where Trent goes for the needlessly wrought, Kurt has no problem going all soft and mellow. In any event, this perfect little summery slice of dysfunctional romance (augmented by Kim Deal's angellic vocals on the chorus) is my fave track on the album. Like you care.
7. "Hannah" by House of Love - Opening track to their second eponymous album (the one with the butterfly on the cover) and it gets me up and outta my seat every damn time. "THIS IS NOT MY SKY!" When the guitars break through the whispery, encroaching fog like shiny locomotive, its practically the greatest sequence of plucked notes to ever grace my ears. No fuckin' clue what the song's about, but oof does I loves it. And seguing right into "Shine On"? FORGET about it. This rocks and if you don't like it, you should catch a chest cold tomorrow and spend the rest of your Spring indoors watching Ditech.Com commercials.
8. "All Mine" by the Cure - Wobbly recorded live fragment originally on the Curiosities cassette (widely available on a host of bootlegs). It used to be at the exact opposite spot after "Charlotte Sometimes" on the other side of the cassette (Concert), and I used to listen to them back to back to back to back ad nauseum. After playing "Charlotte Sometimes" (am I the only person who finds the live version on Concert to be superior to the studio version?), for my oblivious little offspring who shares its title, I had a hankerin' to hear "All Mine" again. So I've been playing it. Again and again and again and again. There've been other versions (I believe the song became "Forever", if I'm not totally wrong), but this particular rendition (just Robert, his guitar and a snare drum) is so haunting and mournful that it still gives me the chills seventeen years after first hearing it.
9. "3Am Incident" by Cop Shoot Cop - Prompted by that thread about how awful the OST to "The Crow" is (which morphed into a discussion of 90's OST and compilations), this lone track by the late, great Cop MotherShootFucking Cop (not available on any of their albums) turned out to be their swan song. After Tod [A]shley left the band, the rest of the boys stripped his vocals and re-recorded it as "Pushing Overload" on the very hard to get ahold of Red Expendables (CSC with Tod [A]) album. Stick with the original. "THIS CELL IS SO CO-CO-COLD!!!!"
10. "For Dear Life" by Prong - Prompted by that Prong thread last night, I was severly chastised by my better half for playing this opening track off of Beg to Differ at inadvertantly child-waking volumes (she didn't wake up, by the way, but she might've had it kept playing). Someone on that thread mentioned that no one really loved Prong, but fuck that. I love this track, and I loved this band (for a while at least). If you can listen to this song without grimacing manically and balling up your fist, you're probably a member of the Janis Ian fanclub.
11. "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" by the Smiths - The wife's been playing it constantly after I played her the new Morrissey single.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 May 2004 01:57 (twenty years ago) link
Ma$e // Welcome Back
He's just a bad boy gone clean. Oh, and these rap cats all got their style from him.
The Streets // Blinded By The Light
Sad fact: Since hearing this, I've been desperately searching for a club in the city that still does trance. No luck yet.
Stars // Time Can Never Kill The True Heart
Not sure how this rates so high, as I certainly don't recall listening to it all that much. I do love it though, especially the creepy vocals and the second ending.
Donna Summer // I Feel Love
That definitive disco thread's fault.
Ghostface ft. Jackie-O // Tooken Back
I adore this whole album (and the lost tracks), but this is the one that keeps getting me sidetracked. Best narrative in hip hop since like, Slick Rick.
Dolly Parton // Wildflowers
Let the mockery commence, and a pre-emptive fuck you.
X-Quisite // Sassy Thang
This has the best hook I've heard this year.
Emma Bunton // Crickets Sing For Annamaria
More fun than something really fun, surely.
New Order // Ceremony (Live in Barcelona)
I love anything Joy Division live (especially Disorder). Studio Joy Division was great and dark and epic, but live Joy Division, even without Curtis, sounds just incredible. Hook and Morris have got to be the best rhythm section in the history of music.
The Avalanches // Extra Kings
More and more I think this is the best thing released this millenium.
The Books // Getting The Done Job
I never really got into this album ever, even when everyone told me I'd love it. Now that I have, every time I listen I come up with a new favorite track. This is the current favorite, only because I never imagined a banjo could sound so funky.
― minolta (minolta), Saturday, 22 May 2004 02:07 (twenty years ago) link
Ellen Allien - "Secret"Missy Elliott - "Let Me Fix My Weave"Bob Dylan - "Obviously 5 Believers"Steely Dan - "Only a Fool Would Say That"N.E.R.D. - "Backseat Love"Jason Forrest - "10 Amazing Years"Magnetic Fields - "I Don't Believe You"A.R. Kane - "Miles Apart"Fiery Furnaces - "We Got Back the Plague (Single Version)"Giorgio Moroder - "Looky Looky"Rolling Stones - "Dead Flowers"
― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 22 May 2004 02:20 (twenty years ago) link
Ohmigod, that song is so much better without the video.
― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 22 May 2004 02:23 (twenty years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 22 May 2004 02:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 May 2004 02:32 (twenty years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 22 May 2004 02:33 (twenty years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 22 May 2004 02:42 (twenty years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:38 (twenty years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:39 (twenty years ago) link
― snazz, Saturday, 22 May 2004 05:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael B, Saturday, 22 May 2004 11:54 (twenty years ago) link
― ARL (Adrian Langston), Saturday, 22 May 2004 12:21 (twenty years ago) link
― HEROES + VILLAINS, Saturday, 22 May 2004 14:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Mil, Saturday, 22 May 2004 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
01. big joan – tiger02. slicker – knock me down girl 03. br danielson - things against stuff04. mountain goats – dance music (peel session)05. murcof - memoria (sutekh’s trisagion mix)06. four tet - my angel rocks back and forth (four teas on English time – icarus remix)07. yourcodenameis: milo – all roads to fault08. kim hiorthøy – track four from ‘live shet’09. seiji – yin yang10. p jam feat. vincent j alvis – real11. margareth kammerer – as your nightly dreams
― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Saturday, 22 May 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago) link
― milaca, Monday, 24 May 2004 00:44 (twenty years ago) link
― stephen morris (stephen morris), Monday, 24 May 2004 01:49 (twenty years ago) link
― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Monday, 24 May 2004 02:02 (twenty years ago) link
Suede - So YoungSuede - She's Not DeadSuede - MovingSuede - Pantomine HorseSuede - The Next LifePrince - Christopher Tracy's ParadePrince - Under the Cherry MoonDonna Summer - The WandererDavid Bowie - Look Back in AngerDavid Bowie - Wild is the Windand what i keep crying over: Maria McKee - If Love is a Red Dress
― Vic (Vic), Monday, 24 May 2004 02:16 (twenty years ago) link
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 24 May 2004 02:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Vic (Vic), Monday, 24 May 2004 02:50 (twenty years ago) link
Murcof – ‘Una’
Ghostface – ‘Ghostface’
First Choice – ‘Smarty Pants’First Choice – ‘Yes Maybe No’One of the most overlooked of the 70s Philly vocal groups. Their first six or seven singles were all terrific. I love the horn stabs on “Smarty Pants” in particular. There was a bit of a tailing off after that and when they switched labels, although “Yes Maybe No” is gorgeous, swinging soul.
Young MC – ‘Bust A Move’Picked up the “Ice-T presents Westside” compilation second hand at the weekend. For some reason a lot of the West Coast hip hop stuff passed me by first time (if it wasn’t a massive crossover hit in UK). Lots of classic tracks here, but this one jumps out particularly on first listen.
The Pioneers – ‘Catch The Beat’Rosalyn Sweet & The Paragons – ‘Blackbirds Singing’Both from the wonderful Sweet Harmony compilation on Trojan from last year. The second song here is a cover of the Paul McCartney song off The White Album which most people seem to think is insufferable, tho’ I quite like it. This arrangement shows off the song’s full potential.
Lizzy Mercier Descloux – ‘Mission Impossible’Kinetic take on the Lalo Schifrin theme tune.
T.I . – ‘I Still Luv You’His parents that is. Aw, bless.
Usher feat. Lil Joneedstofallunderatruk & Ludicris – ‘Yeah’
― zebedee (zebedee), Monday, 24 May 2004 11:14 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 24 May 2004 13:35 (twenty years ago) link
1. 'formato minimo' -- skank2. 'monkey man' -- toots and the maytals3. 'argentinidad al palo' -- bersuit vergarabat4. 'along came jones' -- the coasters5. 'ballroom blitz' -- sweet6. 'all the above' -- dani siciliano7. 'smokey' -- funkadelic8. 'precious' -- the pretenders9. 'mr. personality' -- gillette10.'chachimurenga' (future mix) -- stella chiweshe11.'hecho en mexico' -- kinto sol
― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Monday, 24 May 2004 15:04 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Monday, 24 May 2004 15:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Maciej, Monday, 24 May 2004 17:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 04:12 (twenty years ago) link
― jeremy jordan (cruisy), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:23 (twenty years ago) link
the ILM canon per this thread (top 10):
the streetsmission of burmaghostface killahmagnetic fieldskelisaphex twinphoenixmf doomma$eprince
the ILM canon if you add together the votes on this thread and the other one:
radioheadthe beach boysmissy elliottthe streetsjoy divisionnew orderbasement jaxxsonic youthjay-zaphex twin
― zebedee (zebedee), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:02 (twenty years ago) link
― jeremy jordan (cruisy), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:39 (twenty years ago) link
bob dylanmagnetic fieldssaint etiennebjorkthe beatleslowthe beta banddiana ross/the supremesmadonnadavid bowie
― zebedee (zebedee), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:09 (twenty years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Monday, 31 May 2004 20:33 (twenty years ago) link
devendra banhart - this beard is for siobhanthe dead c - bonedouble leopards - hidden correspondence part 2bonnie billy - three questionswhite mice - cheesus savesmtn. g0ats - international small arms traffic bluescan - vitamin cpearls before swine - another timecodeine - dghost - comin' homeblonde redhead - suimasen
― Ian Johnson (orion), Monday, 31 May 2004 20:39 (twenty years ago) link
1. "Cheeseburger" (live version off Another Day, Another Dollar) by Gang of Four2. "First Wave Intact" by the Secret Machines3. "Unchained" by Van Fuckin' Halen4. "Tupelo" (live version off Live Seeds) by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds5. "Good Morning, Beautiful" by The The6. "Rusholme Ruffians" (live version off Rank) by the Smiths7. "Wildwood" (Portishead Remix) by Paul Weller8. "Richard Hung Himself" as covered by Slayer9. "She's On Drugs" by the Jazz Butcher10. "John Cope" by Talk Talk11. "Frame By Frame" by King Crimson
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 31 May 2004 21:37 (twenty years ago) link