YES STATS ZONE: ILM 2014 Tracks Poll Thread of Ballots, Statistics and Meditation

Thanks lex and rob.

Lex it was great to see someone else voting for Cam & China and Tamar Braxton. Although I was expecting 'Gettin to It' to have at least 2 votes.

Very pleased to see Rob voting for 'Restraining Order'. That's a great number one as well.

At first I felt bad for not submitting a ballot. I felt better when I saw it wouldn't have made any difference as none of my tracks would have made the 77. But then I saw all the cool stats and features and went back to feeling bad because I'll never know which publication I'm most likely to read.

The Beano?

Well it's 100% funny

Funny that people are describing the Vic Mensa as 'hip-hop'; this is a house tune to me. Haven't heard any of his other stuff though.

― quinoa: how's it spelt? (dog latin), Friday, January 23, 2015 3:01 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's definitely an outlier in his discography. Also his best song by far.

Yeah, I had no idea who Vic Mensa was, so when I heard that tune I was like, this is cool house track with some off-kilter vocals, was suprised to learn he's a rapper(?).

Matt DC's ballot

Skepta ft. JME - That's Not Me
Popcaan - Waiting So Long
Zed Bias ft. Stylo G & Scrufizzer - Shizam
Taylor Swift - Out of the Woods
Becky G - Shower
Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be
Jus Now ft. Bunji Garlin & Stylo G - Tun Up
Tinashe - 2 On (DJ Q Remix)
Todd Terje - Oh Joy
FKA twigs - Two Weeks
Ronika - In The City
Toyboy & Robin ft. Alex Adams - Better Places
Ten Walls - Walking with Elephants
M.O. - Dance on My Own
Jessie Ware - Tough Love
Aphex Twin - Minipops 67
Duke Dumont - I Got U
Tiwa Savage ft. Don Jazzy - Eminado
Miranda Lambert - Smokin' and Drinkin'
Melissa Steel - Kisses for Breakfast
Stylo G - Move Back (Friction Remix)
Chronixx - Mi Alright
M.O. - For A Minute
Chromeo ft. Solange - Lost On The Way Home
Yemi Alade - Johnny

Drugs A. Money's ballot:

Phantogram - Fall in Love
Stara Rzeka - Stara Rzeka
Neneh Cherry - Weightless
Jute Gyte - The Grey King
Young Thug - Danny Glover
rae sremmurd - no flex zone
KING - Mister Chameleon
Wild Cub - Thunder Clatter
Lana Del Rey - West Coast
Khia Shamone - Fool Proof
Tinashe ft. ASAP Rocky - Pretend
Weird Al Yankovic - First World Problems
Menace Ruine - Venus Armata
Sturgill Simpson - The Promise
Rae Sremmurd - No Type

Simon H's unweighted ballot:

Alpoko Don and Scarface - Set the Record Straight
Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me
Ana Tijoux ft. Shadia Mansour - Somos Sur
Angel Olsen - White Fire
Azealia Banks - Gimme A Chance
D'Angelo & The Vanguard - The Charade
Baauer ft. AlunaGeorge & Rae Sremmurd - One Touch
DJ Quik - Pet Sematary
E-40 - Choices
Ex-Hex – Waterfall
Fall Out Boy - The Kids Aren't Alright
Father John Misty - Bored in the USA
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - Never Catch Me
Javiera Mena - Otra Era
Joyce Manor - Catalina Fight Song
Kelis - Jerk Ribs
Nicki Minaj - Boss Ass Bitch
Owen Pallett - Song for Five & Six
Run The Jewels - Oh My Darling Don't Cry
Schoolboy Q ft. Jay Rock - Los Awesome
Slow Club - The Queen's Nose
Spoon - Inside Out
The New Pornographers - War on the East Coast
Vince Staples - Hands Up
Wild Beasts - Wanderlust

thx Sean! Six of those placed, ayo to my neighbor Gavin in Leeds, and probably my lowest Hivemeind score yet. And apparently I'm into chamber pop, though I only voted for (at a stretch) three tracks of it.

forgot to vote for "2 On" but I guess it didn't matter lol

Yeah, interesting that "ambient" turned out to be my top genre since 2014 might have been the year (out of the last 10) where I listened to the least ambient music.

I too would like to see NV's list, if NV approves.l

glad to see someone else rep that alpoko don/scarface track
"put you in a trash bag / cut up your body parts and send them shits to baghdad / call my little girl / tell em 'dad been a bad dad'"

Can't remember what I voted for (seandalai?), but pretty sure the stuff that placed was:

Tinashe - 2 On
Kiesza - Hideaway
Skepta - That's Not Me
Meridian Dan - German Whip
Dej Loaf - Try Me
FKA Twigs - Pendulum

Great rollout. Loved that the two big grime tunes of the year made it. 2 On is a deserving winner.

ballots4u

Meridian Dan ft. Big H & JME - German Whip
FKA Twigs - Pendulum
Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q - 2 on
The Hotelier - Your Deep Rest
Skepta ft. JME - That's Not Me
Johnny Foreigner - In Capitals
Kero Kero Bonito - Flamingo
DJ Q ft. Louise Williams - Let The Music Play
Bok Bok ft. Kelela - Melba's Call
Dej Loaf - Try Me

Stylo G - Move Back (Friction Remix)
TRC ft. Lily Mckenzie - Closer
Kiesza - Hideaway
Baauer ft. AlunaGeorge & Rae Sremmurd - One Touch
Sean Paul ft. Konshens - Want Dem All
Zed Bias ft. Stylo G & Scrufizzer - Shizam
Kano ft. J.M.E. - Flow of the Year
Dark0 - Gaia
Throwing Shade ft. Emily Bee - Sweet Tooth
Small Black ft. Frankie Rose - Lines of Latitude
Shanti Celeste - Days Like This

1. “Down on My Luck,” Vic Mensa
2. “How Can You Really,” Foxygen
3. “Something About Geography,” Chumped
4. “Halloween,” Wussy
5. “Archie, Marry Me,” Alvvays
6. “2 Is 8,” Lone
7. “Superstitious,” Elisa Ambrogio
8. “Six Ways to Sunday,” Purling Hiss
9. “Don’t Let It Go,” Beck
10. “Boss Ass Bitch,” Nicki Minaj
11. Tinashe & Schoolboy Q, “2 On”
12. Steve Gunn, “Milly’s Garden”
13. Audien, “Hindsight”
14. Clean Bandit, “Rather Be”
15. Iggy Azalea, “Fancy”

Hoping Steve Gunn will place on the albums list cos that has just grown on me with every listen

my list, by popular demand.

weighted.

1 = Little Mix - Salute

Yeah thank you sean. Lol I thought I gave The Promise more points

NV that is fantastic

Lol ty NV

Mine, weighted. Closest neighbour is monotony, who I believe was also my closest neighbour last year. :D

Owen Pallett - Song for Five & Six
Orange Caramel - Catallena
sofi de la torre - vermillion
Shift K3y - Touch
Miguel - Coffee
Nicki Minaj - Boss Ass Bitch
FKA twigs - Two Weeks
Hercules & Love Affair ft. John Grant - I Try To Talk To You
Shamir - IF It Wasn't True
Katy B - 5am
IU - Sogyeokdong
Infinite - Back
Especia - No1 Sweeper
Mariah Carey ft. Wale - You Don't Know What To Do
Kero Kero Bonito - Sick Beat
Juan Maclean - Love Stops Here
Kate Boy - Self Control
Babymetal - Gimme Chocolate!!
Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q - 2 on
Sakanaction - Sayonara wa Emotion
vic mensa - down on my luck
Neon Jungle - Braveheart
M.O. - For A Minute
Tkay Maidza - U-Huh
Annie - Russian Kiss

That's a killer ballot. None of the tracks appeared on mine, but 10 or so would have if I'd heard them and had a little time to live with them before voting.

Must have played 'Sick Beat' about 10 times yesterday.

'Sick Beat' is soooo good. Really wanna see them play this year, might try to put them on in the summer.

xpost thanks! I kind of rushed my ballot actually, but it meant I spent less time agonizing over whether or not to vote strategically.

The "hoy hoy hoy" in Catellena might be my favourite thing ever.

They pilfered that bit from a Punjabi wedding song. :D

Already dissatisfied with this list as I forgot to vote for a couple of things (that I nominated!) and because I hadn't heard "Quarterback" until after casting my ballot. Weighted. What's bolded didn't place.

Mavins ft. Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr SID, D'Prince, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello, Di'Ja - Dorobucci
Owen Pallett - Riverbed
Ninos du Brasil - Sombra da Lua
Klingande - Jubel
St. Vincent - Prince Johnny
G.R.L. - Show Me What You Got
G.R.L. - Ugly Heart
Seyi Shay ft. Patorankin, Shaydee - Murda
Kitty - BRB
Shearwater – This Year
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
The New Pornographers - War on the East Coast
Dilly Dally – Next Gold
Kool A.D. ft. Talib Kweli & Boots Riley - Hickory
Old Crow Medicine Show – Sweet Amarillo
Jenny Lewis – Slippery Slopes
Tinashe – Bated Breath
vic mensa - down on my luck
Lowell - The Bells
Todd Terje - Johnny And Mary
Jessie Ware – Say You Love Me
Stars – Look Away
Ryn Weaver - OctaHate
Ceci Bastida ft. Julieta Venegas - Ven
Weird Al Yankovic – Word Crimes

I thought The Bells might do better than 40 points from 3 voters.

Zed Bias ft. Stylo G & Scrufizzer - Shizam

this is the funniest artists + song name

I thought I voted for at least 8, I must have fallen asleep before pressing send

Affie Yusuf - Rinse & Dry
Melchior - Sightings
Hinode - State of Existence
Deep Choice - House Rules
Maruntelu - En

lo and behold!

shh dont tell the others

Might make a playlist of Saer jams and play it in the woods behind my house later. Although walking through the woods with headphones on just feels wrong and also a bit creepy.

I posted that from a skyscraper in a city on a phone and couldnt check the spreadsheet, I am back in my natural habitat now and have been able to check the documentation and it appears I guessed my votes incorrectly as some of those dont appear, how you keep track of these things I have no idea. I think my actual votes were

Affie Yusuf - Rinse & Dry
Hinode - State of Existence
Melchior - Sightings
Benjamin Brunn - Alster Mermaid

Although walking through the woods with headphones on just feels wrong and also a bit creepy.

Its a real problem for me as well, I like to hear a genial sound, but also if I dont take headphones, then there is the sound of the branches in the wind and the local cement factory in the distance, and who is to say which is better

many hi fives to Roz!

no idea what my 5th actually was... micawber?

yep

I was delighted that Serebro picked up five votes, Dasha Charusha 3 and that i wasn't the only voter for VIA Gra. I'll happily buy all my fellow voters a drink.

These were my solo votes:

Fatima Erkenova - On Ne Tantsuyet, A On Porkhaet (5): I know next to nothing about Erkenova. I think she might be from Dagestan. I occasionally spend evenings watching amazing Kavkaz wedding dance videos on YouTube and this was the soundtrack to one of the best compilations. I've tracked down a few more of her songs and they're all excellent - a similar combination of pop hooks and intricate folk instrumentation. This inspired my first trip to the Caucasus last year. http://youtu.be/BaWdT_XHJe8

Tove Styrke - Borderline (6): Styrke's debut is one of the great electro-pop records of the last ten years but she seems to have gone in a completely different direction with her new material. Even If I'm Loud It Doesn't Mean I'm Talking To You attracted more attention but Borderline's weird quasi-reggae pop was much more addictive. http://youtu.be/7zhwihAXMlI

Elliphant ft. MØ - One More (7): Elliphant's Swedish dancehall queen persona is endearingly silly but her records are usually disappointing and i wasn't really sold on MØ's slightly drab electro last year. In combination they're a marvel, though. http://youtu.be/Sx1mHSo7ug4

Swet Shop Boys - Benny Lava (12): Heems from Das Racist and Riz Ahmed from Four Lions, Nightcrawler, etc. Kind of corny but works brilliantly with the sample. The EP is very good. http://youtu.be/gLlYykSUXLk

Emma Marrone - La Mia Citta (14): Italy's Eurovision entry - glorious glam-pop. http://youtu.be/XIV50wTsodA

SBPCH - Nelzya Skazat Koroche (15): Hypnotic Russian art-pop. I think Battles might be a close reference point. Less than 1800 views on YouTube for some reason. http://youtu.be/HXXJ8WCFuho

Brooke Candy - Opulence (21): "it's Marant or Laurent / it's McQueen or Celine / got these bitches so jealous / i hope they look good in green"

Donatan & Cleo - My Słowianie (23) Voted by the British public as the best song at Eurovision, possibly not unconnected to the amount of cleavage on display in the performance, it's a fabulous kind of ethno-pop / dancehall hybrid. "To jest ta gorąca krew, to jest nasz słowiański zew!" http://youtu.be/rr1DSgjhRqE

Far East Mention Mannequins - Fuck Boyz Get Money (24): Deeply silly Japanese pop-rap. http://youtu.be/QNtuAvGvRo8

Lyapis Trubetskoi - Voiny Sveta (25): A Belarussian group but the soundtrack of the Ukrainian Maidan revolution. Undeniably stirring in a way very little trad Russian rock is. http://youtu.be/kKJ_7SbtF4M

I'd love to know who was the other person who gave 30 points to the Mirkka & Madrugada tune, I didn't expect anyone else to vote for Brazilian forró sung and rapped in Finnish about Diego Maradona. :)

― Tuomas, Friday, January 23, 2015 5:43 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

just finally got around to reading this thread, but I voted for it (well, before I lost my password and had to get a new account!) I think maybe you posted it on the rolling albums + tracks thread? I don't recall exactly where I found it, but it was a great recommendation, love the oy-oy's (not sure if they are actually saying something at that point, or just vocalizing? I sure don't speak finnish).

voted pooley no. 1, sad that more afro-pop didn't make it, where were all of the Y-Tjukutja voters!

just want to thank lex pretend for nominating Mila J - Smoke, Drink, Break-Up. stumbled upon it in the nominations spotify playlist, and holy shit.

that beep dee track was my lex pretend synthesis of wonder moment, happens every 5 years or so they say

Late to the party but 'Treasure' by Young Thug is just one of the best tracks ever. Shame it missed the top tracks.

at least it was one of the joke #1s right