ILM's 2015 End of Year Albums & Tracks Poll / VOTING THREAD

I think the nominations playlist might be one of my new end of year highlights, love it a great deal more than reading over endless 'official' lists.

The one track I want to rep is a late entry for me, the most twisted Afrobeats track I heard all year, Ycee's Yagaban remix. Nothing but rhythmic science - flutes, cascading plucked melodies, processed vocals and jarring synths. What I would have once assumed dancehall might sound like in 2015.

I too would like to rep for Joanna Wang, which was one of the oddball highlights during my late night listening last night.

i discovered popcaan's "weed is my best friend" thru this poll + it's otm and i voted for it.

it was a ton of work so i am pleased to hear the EOY playlists getting so much love
like prob upwards of twelve hours and some general tightening of my OCD screws
i am really looking forward to finishing all the genre playlists for last year and stepping away from handling that project the way I set up; it was not a smart thing for me to do. it basically became an unpaid part-time job!

Someone tell me why I'm thinking so hard about the right choice for the 25th spot on my ballot when I'll most likely be the only voter for all the contenders anyway?

i discovered popcaan's "weed is my best friend" thru this poll + it's otm and i voted for it.

― Mordy, Tuesday, January 5, 2016 4:33 PM (38 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Popcaan put out basically a full album's worth of good stuff in 2015 ("weed..." probably the best one), kind of a shame there's no mixtape gathering it all up.

imago, you should check out the Coral Cross track I nominated, if you haven't. (I am not saying it's the greatest thing ever, but I think it would be up your alley.)

(Youtube. Not on Spotify.)

xp there will be genre playlists too? damn, that's very cool. i tried to figure out a way to sort by genre when last year's noms playlist was up, and even looked into the spotify API for help, but gave up on it. forks you are a golden god.

25 tracks is criminal :(

xp thanks davey, but i meant genre playlists for the individual threads, not the best of nominations... though that wouldn't be THAT difficult to do...

Thanks to whoever nommed shura-touch

oh did Touch get nominated after all? thought people felt it wasn't really eligible since it was from 2014?

year of impact: if it feels 2015 to you, vote for it

"2shy" is way better though

Real vote splitter there. Only "White Light" really stuck with me.

probably still going to go with "White Light" but could easily vote for any of those three

White Light got my vote.

boooo

It could've gone either way.

Voted for both because one is definitely 2015 and the other is just too good and I think it wasn't even nommed in the 2014 poll.

the arthur russell corn disc is really good, surprised it didn't get nommed

(i like it much better than love is overtaking me me, anyway)

Corn didn't really make an impact on me; I should probably give it a second chance though.

voted

god damn it i wish i'd known about this album in time to nominate it: https://aguirrerecords.bandcamp.com/album/first-2

sounds gud

crut this Benoît Pioulard album is sublime

thanks for nomming it

:-)

xxp unexpected Les Shadoks sample on the 2nd track

(not from that actual episode)

which lady leshurr track to go for between 'lukatar' and 'queen's speech 4'...? think i prefer 'lukatar' but against that it's v hard not to vote for a song that has "i've got a dark skinned friend that looks like rachel dolezal..and i've got a light skinned friend that looks like rachel dolezal" in it.

all the queen's speeches are better than "lukatar" imo

was tempted to nominate QS3 (and QS2) but QS4 was the gigantic viral hit and prob the best

QS4 kinda ruined for me by the Jenner line leaping out every time I listen :/

put the tracks list on shuffle again today and there were two jams in a row! harry dennis, "no matter what (dgl mix)" and ac slater, "u got 2"

i discovered popcaan's "weed is my best friend" thru this poll + it's otm and i voted for it.

― Mordy, Tuesday, January 5, 2016 4:33 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol cool mordy, that was one of my nominations

i would urge a pre-vote listen to Busy Signal's "Text Message"
it is badass beats, toasty toasting, tweet hooks and MOST 2015 IMAGES
Video Here
SHE SENT A PUM PUM SELFIE
ME SAID LORD JESUS HELP ME

i can't check the nomination lists from work, p4stebin is blocked

can someone tell me if bobby raps + corbin is nominated in tracks list? or did i fuck up & forget one of my faves of 2015 :(

it's there

oh good! thanks! (will vote when i have time and am at home)

hey who nominated i hate sex? mordy? this shit is amazing

not i

*painstakingly opens nominations thread*

oh it was etc! anyway this is basically perfect screamo 4 me good work https://ihatesex.bandcamp.com/album/circle-thinking

crut this Benoît Pioulard album is sublime

thanks for nomming it

Co-sign, nice tip.

joanna wang album is wonderful, kudos to whomever nommed it.

is it too late for noms, or should I just hopelessly write-in?

geko "baba" - afrobeats vibe via manchester kid of libyan heritage singing about the tribulations of interracial relationships in 2015 britain. indelible hook

omg this song quotes magic!'s "rude"

i love it so much

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSh4Om0mlwp1uxU62V6FctDIXI2AVVEgcPjgiBSSr6B0yL0NoeYUQ

joanna wang album is wonderful, kudos to whomever nommed it.

Yeah, I only found it by scrolling through the album nominations playlist and clicking on each opening track. I think I required about ten seconds of When I Nod for the album to instantly lodge itself in my top 5. In a fucking great year, too. It is a phenomenal record and one I'd like to promote here as much as any I'd previously heard.

Well here's my little repping bit:

Korede Bello - 'Godwin'
I've banged on about this track ever since I found it on the Rolling Afrobeats thread. It's such a great bit of work - an exceptional track in an exceptional scene. Uplifting, good vibes, distinct, implacable beat that takes a few bars to really get a grip on. I just love it.

Domenique Dumont - 'L'Esprit de L'Escalier'
Don't really know anything about the origins of this strange little track. The album is Tubular Bells on a tropical island; the soundtrack from Donkey Kong Country with a French yéyé twist. This one is all about how the melody switches around the 3 minute mark. First time I heard it, it felt like a little piece of my life slotting back into place.

AKA ft. Burna Boy - All Eyes On Me
A match made in heaven of afrobeats, hip hop and dancehall. Been playing it all year and it still sounds great.

DJ Paypal - Slim Trak
I was a bit concerned that DJ Rashad's death would spell the end for footwork. But with Jlin topping a lot of EOY lists it looks like the Chicago scene is not only burgeoning but going truly global. Paypal's 'Sold Out' double-EP is easily as inventive, with this track sharing a lot in common with the Afro-Portuguese sound fronted by people like Marfox.

Miami Horror - Wild Motion (Set It Free)
This album made up a large part of my summer soundtrack. A really diverse indie-electro-pop record - think MGMT but not as screechy, and less obnoxious. Just great summer tunes, it never gets boring.

Frazey Ford - September Fields
Brassy country. A beautiful voice and some dazzling organ-work here.