Never listened to HTRK before this album. I bought it off a whim and have listened to it a few times nothing really caught my attention. Guess I'm still waiting for it to sink in.
(in no order)Julius Steinhoff – Flocking BehaviourThe Bug - Angels and DevilsGrouper - RuinsGesloten Cirkel - Submit XKassem Mosse - Workshop 19EyeHateGod - EyehategodFreddie Gibbs and Madlib - PinataAphex Twin - Syro
― afroslack, Thursday, 2 October 2014 04:48 (nine years ago) link
One of my friends turned me on to Broncho last year, but the new album Just Enough Hip To Be Woman came out two weeks ago and it's so goddamn good. Indie rock and me rarely see eye to eye anymore, but I'm definitely feelin' what this band is doing.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 2 October 2014 06:41 (nine years ago) link
^^^ I second that, their album is excellent.
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Monday, 13 October 2014 20:58 (nine years ago) link
Still making my way through Nude Beach's 77 but there are some clear standouts already - sounds like an excellent companion to some of the more sprawling recent Sloan albums.
http://pitchfork.com/advance/571-ii/
― Simon H., Thursday, 16 October 2014 14:09 (nine years ago) link
Objekt - FlatlanddEUS - Selected Songs 1994-2014
― Shepard Toney Album (dog latin), Thursday, 16 October 2014 15:26 (nine years ago) link
Khun Narin - Khun Narin's Electric Phin BandHildur Gudnadottir - SamanVashti Bunyan - HeartleapJennifer Castle - Pink CityStanislav Tolkachev - Right Angle Columns - Please ExplodeYuka - Episodes Of YesterdayCall Super - Suzi EctoEarth - Primitive And DeadlyBitchin Bajas - S/TThe Lowest Form - Negative EcstasyRichard Pinhas & Oren Ambarchi - Tikkun
― xelab, Thursday, 16 October 2014 21:16 (nine years ago) link
That Jennifer Castle album Pink City is a masterpiece btw.
― xelab, Thursday, 16 October 2014 21:42 (nine years ago) link
great list xelab. at least the stuff i already know from it - i'll have to check out the rest
― Mordy, Thursday, 16 October 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link
Have you heard the Jennifer Castle one yet? I feel sorry for anyone who hasn't, seriously it is a masterpiece.
― xelab, Thursday, 16 October 2014 22:17 (nine years ago) link
i'm listening to it right now. very in my wheelhouse - it's fantastic.
― Mordy, Thursday, 16 October 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
String arrangements by an esteemed Ilx poster as well!
― xelab, Thursday, 16 October 2014 22:25 (nine years ago) link
that khun narin is the jam for sure
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Friday, 17 October 2014 00:48 (nine years ago) link
> Richard Pinhas & Oren Ambarchi - Tikkun
Sheesh, I've been trying to keep up with Oren Ambarchi and it looks like he's been releasing something new every month.
― crowhurst, Friday, 17 October 2014 08:04 (nine years ago) link
Two usual suspects:
Matthew Shipp - I've Been to Many PlacesMaria Rita - Coração a Batucar
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 18 October 2014 02:47 (nine years ago) link
I decided to start pulling together cover art for albums I've been into for any extended period of time this year, and went ahead and included the Röyksopp and Javiera Mena because I'm pretty sure they'll be in heavy rotation once they arrive (and also because I needed two more for the grid).
http://i.imgur.com/phjzClj.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 19 October 2014 06:53 (nine years ago) link
Row 1:Archipelago - Archipelago MattersBetty Who - Take Me When You GoBroncho - Just Enough Hip to Be WomanDum Dum Girls - Too TrueFKA twigs - LP1Gulp - Season Sun
Row 2: Halasan Bazar & Tara King th. - 8Ibibio Sound Machine - Ibibio Sound MachineJaviera Mena - Otra EraJessica Lea Mayfield - Make My Head SingJessie Ware - Tough LoveLe Prince Miiaou - Where Is the Queen?
Row 3:Lykke Li - I Never LearnMØ - No Mythologies to FollowMr Twin Sister - Mr Twin SisterNeneh Cherry - Blank ProjectThe New Pornographers - Brill BruisersNottee - Side By Side
Row 4:Pretties for You - We Have Our ReasonsRöyksopp - The Inevitable EndSacco - SaccoSturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country MusicTensnake - GlowThea & The Wild - Strangers and Lovers
Row 5:The Jezabels - The BrinkThe Juan Maclean - In a DreamThe Proper Ornaments - Wooden HeadTinashe - AquariusTomas Barfod - Love MeWoman's Hour - Conversations
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 19 October 2014 07:03 (nine years ago) link
some nice selections there
Pretties for You - We Have Our Reasons
this album deserves attention
women's hour is v good too
― mit iodine (electricsound), Sunday, 19 October 2014 07:04 (nine years ago) link
thanks for this grid Johnny Fever, I am going to listen to the albums I am not familiar with based on my fondness for the albums I am actually familiar with and your good work in the Shambhala of Not Indie Not Pop.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 19 October 2014 17:41 (nine years ago) link
FYI that Nottee album is produced by Henning Furst of The Tough Alliance.
I've been waiting for a Nottee full length for forever, and it does not disappoint.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 19 October 2014 18:48 (nine years ago) link
That's a great set JF and very aligned with my own this year! There's at least 10 of those albums in my own list. Will share it later on the year.
― Moka, Sunday, 19 October 2014 19:52 (nine years ago) link
This is actually a 2013 release!
Le Prince Miiaou - Where Is the Queen?
― Moka, Sunday, 19 October 2014 19:54 (nine years ago) link
Everything I've found online about it says it came out in January of '14.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 19 October 2014 20:25 (nine years ago) link
Yes, you're right. My bad, spotify and itunes have it as 2013 but the official release was 27 Jan 2014
― Moka, Sunday, 19 October 2014 21:47 (nine years ago) link
Add Blue Planet Eyes by The Preatures to my list. What a damn good record.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 18:33 (nine years ago) link
Can't find that Jennifer Castle album on Spotify or Rhapsody. "Pink City" the song sounds great.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 23:54 (nine years ago) link
yeah the preatures' album doesn't quite hit the high watermark of something like days are gone but it gets close
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Thursday, 23 October 2014 01:02 (nine years ago) link
I was just ambushed by this song in a Chipotle. Although the album is 2013 the song seems to have been "singled" or w/e in 2014:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzLiekI_zQg
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Thursday, 23 October 2014 02:37 (nine years ago) link
Ohh wow that Jennifer Castle album is great.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 23 October 2014 04:38 (nine years ago) link
She played this song at my best friend's wedding at I cried and cried. She rules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3UnrNONKmE&t=2m27s
― fgti, Thursday, 23 October 2014 05:16 (nine years ago) link
(song starts at 2:27)
― fgti, Thursday, 23 October 2014 05:17 (nine years ago) link
Anyone else knocked out by 'No Deal' by Melanie De Biasio? Surprised no mention yet on ILM. If you like any of the following, do seek it out.- Spririt Of Eden or Mark Hollis (not as in exact soundalikes but as in, if you put it on after one of these, you wouldn't be dramatically altering the mood)- albums that sound good on your bourgeois stereo and make you want to turn the lights down and listen all the way through- minimalist arrangements and running time (33mins long)- "Belgium's own Billie Holiday", one review said
― Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Friday, 24 October 2014 13:00 (nine years ago) link
never heard of it but sounds pretty great. will seek out a copy to play on my bourgeious stereo
― Shepard Toney Album (dog latin), Friday, 24 October 2014 13:04 (nine years ago) link
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― TTAGGGTTAGGG (Sanpaku), Friday, 24 October 2014 13:26 (nine years ago) link
Well, that test halfway worked. DVA - Nipomo, FKA twigs - LP1, Gazelle Twin - Unflesh, Francis Harris - Minutes of SleepHundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like a Bell, Jenny Hval & Susanna - Meshes of Voice, Lamb - Backspace Unwind, Juçara Marçal - EncarnadoMØ - No Mythologies to Follow, Mr Twin Sister - Mr Twin Sister
Missing: Ninos du Brasil - Novos Mistérios, Ronika - Selectadisc, Scuba Death - Nitrogen Narcosis
― TTAGGGTTAGGG (Sanpaku), Friday, 24 October 2014 13:28 (nine years ago) link
Meridian Brothers - Salvadora Robot
this is bonkers!! i love it
― example (crüt), Sunday, 26 October 2014 17:08 (nine years ago) link
the matthew shipp album is gorgeous
― example (crüt), Sunday, 26 October 2014 17:21 (nine years ago) link
Love Meridian Brothers, but Desesperanza from 2012 has much more immediate charms.
― TTAGGGTTAGGG (Sanpaku), Sunday, 26 October 2014 17:52 (nine years ago) link
in no particular order:
Lewis – L’amourAphex Twin - SyroSleaford Mods – Divide and ExitKate Tempest – Everybody DownMac Demarco – Salad DaysWarpaint – s/tParquet Courts – Sunbathing AnimalSun Kil Moon – BenjiReal Estate – AtlasThe War on Drugs – Lost in the dreamOwen Pallett – In ConflictCourtney Barnett – The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas (This might be a 2013 release though)Broncho – Just Enough Hip To Be WomanDavid Kilgour and The Heavy Eights – End Times UndoneLeonard Cohen – Popular ProblemsIsaiah Rashad – Cilvia DemoIbibio Sound System – s/tAriel Pink – Pom Pom
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Sunday, 26 October 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
Taylor swift - 1989Miranda lambert - platinumToni braxton & babyface - love, marriage & divorceExcepter - familiarTorn hawk - through the force of willDavinche / katie pearl - 2002 record Kehlani - cloud 19Dj q - ineffableGerard way - hesitant alienLee ann womack - the way i'm livin'Yg - my krazy lifeWillie nelson - band of brothersMariah carey - me i am mariah...the elusive chanteuseDolly parton - blue smoke
― Nourry, Sunday, 26 October 2014 19:39 (nine years ago) link
Anyone else knocked out by 'No Deal' by Melanie De Biasio?
hey this is real real nice
― legit new threat wrt to a norman invasion (seandalai), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 18:49 (nine years ago) link
what else is nice and recent(ly heard):
Cooly G - Wait 'Til NightDeath Blues - EnsembleJaviera Mena - Otra EraJavier Bergia - EclipseLe Révélateur - Extreme EventsJeff Zeigler and Mary Lattimore - Slant of LightSt. Lenox - Ten Songs About Memory and HopeJessie Ware - Tough LoveRicardo Donoso - A Song For EchoCaribou - Our LoveVashti Bunyan - HeartleapPaul White - Shaker NotesCaoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Dan Trueman - LaghdúTape - CasinoThe Juan Maclean - In A DreamPeaking Lights - Cosmic LogicPopulous - Night SafariOren Ambarchi - QuixotismPanda Bear - Mr NoahHeliocentrics and Melvin van Peebles - The Last Transmission
― legit new threat wrt to a norman invasion (seandalai), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
top 10 2014 records (as of this date):
angel olsen: burn your fire for no witnessjunglepussy: satisfaction guaranteedowen pallett: in conflictperfume genius: too brightalvvays: alvvaysgrouper: ruinstaylor swift: 1989hercules & love affair: the feast of the broken heartmr twin sister: mr twin sistertinashe: aquarius
― j. winters (josh), Thursday, 30 October 2014 07:44 (nine years ago) link
Loving the Torn Hawk. Thanks to seandalai for giving me the head's up in the time travel thread
― its a kirt not a skilt (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 2 November 2014 05:54 (nine years ago) link
Had no idea there was a new Tape album! Sweet deal.
― Simon H., Sunday, 2 November 2014 06:16 (nine years ago) link
instantly in love with the Desperate Journalist album. didn't really occur to me at first but now they really remind me of the Parachute Men, except with a morrissey-obsessed singer
― mit iodine (electricsound), Sunday, 2 November 2014 21:36 (nine years ago) link
Mirah - Changing LightRoykopp & Robin - Do It AgainTodd Terje - It's Album TimeMoodymann - MoodymannKylie Minogue - Kiss Me OncePlanningtorock - All Love's LegalJaviera Mena - Otra EraWildbirds & Peacedrums - RhythmAir - Music For MuseumSebastien Tellier - L'AventuraEx Hex - RipsChicks On Speed - Artstravaganza
Also dig most of the Linda Perhacs and Cibo Matto albums.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 2 November 2014 22:56 (nine years ago) link
xxxp yeh that Torn Hawk record is one of my years most played albums, superb
― nxd, Monday, 3 November 2014 09:21 (nine years ago) link
Kylie Minogue - Kiss Me Once
I had already completely forgotten this came out. Listening to it now, I think forgetting it must have been a conscious decision.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 9 November 2014 17:51 (nine years ago) link
Total Freedom - "10,000 Screaming Faggots" & Rinse FM Podcast -- this year he's become my favourite American musician, ah, everUntold - "Echo In The Valley" -- freed from beats! I hope he sticks with this amazing new directionAlessandro Cortini - "Sonno" -- have you heard this? it is a 303 + delay pedal and is recorded entirely in hotel rooms and it actually sounds exactly like the feeling of being on tourShabazz Palaces - "Lese Majesty" -- and their clothes and photo shoots have been the best there is actually nothing bad to say about these guysRun The Jewels - "2" -- usually only listen to alpha-male hip-hop to grab tracks for mixes for when friends are over and want to listen to normal party music but this record melted my heartXiu Xiu - "Red Guts: Angel Classroom" -- ummm this is actually the best latter-day Xiu Xiu record and one of the best engineered/mixed records I've ever heard and made me a #1 fan of John CongletonAgainst Me! - "Transgender Dysphoria Blues"Fatima - "Yellow Memories"Mika Levi - "Under The Skin OST"Hank - "Showers Of Happiness"Pharmakon - "Bestial Burden"
Also been listening a lot to Bing And Ruth "Tomorrow Was The Golden Age", Hauschka "Abandoned Cities", Drumm/Lescalleet "The Abyss", and A Winged Victory For The Sullen "Atomos" but that's more of me trying to better understand the Erased Tapes aesthetic & missing Stars Of The Lid.
― fgti, Sunday, 9 November 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link