!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~FINALLY - 2009 ILX Albums 'n' Trax Poll voting thread ahoy~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (VOTING CLOSED: lol Whiney)

Amadou & Miriam's Welcome to Mali was 2008 in the UK, by the way. Was it 2009 for the US?

Released November 17, 2008 (Europe)
March 24, 2009 (US)

Use this thread for YouTubes and pimping, definitely

No Sa - Nuclear Evolution: The Age Of Love - on the albums list. That`s a shocker. It`s my number 2 but it could be my number 1 now it`s been omitted...

and Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool is 2010, true or false? All signs I am seeing point to 2010 release, not 2009...

Yeah it's a 2010 release really.

musically, thanks for all the work you've put in. sincerely.

Omission from the trax list: Major Lazer - Pon De Floor

not seeing that on the nominations page...

YouTube pimping is all well and good but I'm not voting for anything I didn't already listen to and love in 2009. There's enough of that without adding other things to the field.

i pimped this on the other pimping thread but i'll pimp it here too just cuz i think it's a sort of lovely song (about dying/watching somebody die).

scott miller & the commonwealth (w/patty griffin) "i'm right here my love"

Ya'll might think I'm joking, but I'm not

fuck that song and all musical comedy imho

and Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool is 2010, true or false? All signs I am seeing point to 2010 release, not 2009...

Yeah it's a 2010 release really

Objection. I bought it in a shop (not Rough Trade!) in November and I want to vote for it in this poll.

Wikipedia:

Discography

* (2010) Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool [CD Feedelity]

we seem to know for sure that there's both a 2009 and a 2010 release date, someone just has to make a judgment call. fwiw looks like 3 different versions were released in 2009... http://www.discogs.com/Lindstr%C3%B8m-Christabelle-Real-Life-Is-No-Cool/master/205425

I'd say it should probably go in a 2010 poll, because I love it and want it to place highly. It won't in a 2009 poll, purely by virtue of unfamiliarity to a lot of people.

most of what i'll vote for should fare pretty well with the greater ilm population, but i've gotta pimp the bitters because there has been but a little love, mostly from dudes on rolling punk. anyways, this was by far the best lo-fi garage pop i heard this year, about six billion times better than wavves or ganglians, and far closer to my heart than smith westerns ever got.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAGdo4Hbtv8

Things I wish I'd had the presence of mind to nominate: The King Khan & BBQ Show - Invisible Girl (the album), Theophilus London - "Cold Pillow" (even though I'd probably be the only vote) and Japandroids - "Wet Hair"

Things I nominated and didn't vote for: NOMO - Invisible Cities and Finale - A Pipe Dream and a Promise (which are both great, btw)

Things I nominated that don't have much of a shot, I'm afraid: Das Racist, Theophilus London, and Franz Nicolay

Songs I nominated I'd love to see gain some traction: Guido - "Way You Make Me Feel" (stands a chance cuz of another ILM thread!), Burial & Four Tet - "Moth" and Teengirl Fantasy - "Portofino"

xpost: i thought i nominated Guido. Either way, its gonna be there in my 20 chosen trax. Love it lots.

Also, once we've submitted, is it generally the done thing to post your votes here?

xp- the lindstrom & christabelle would still place, i'm sure! maybe not top 5 like it deserves, but it'd place.

regardless, time to start pimping, even though i'm sure some of these don't really need my help...

dj kaos - love the night away (tiedye mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15FPSDreTcs

Grackle - Desert Acid (Sombrero Galaxy Version)- (riyl vangelis, mike oldfield, kitaro, maybe even studio or 'where you go i go too')
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7zt3YVCbMk

jonathan jeremiah - happiness (quiet village remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Cw5Swlybk

Son of Sound - Life Under Bridges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn524UWELZU

SMD - Cruel Intentions (Maurice Fulton remix)- (there's some weird warping part of the way through this youtube but you'll still get the idea)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81fxhxFwhec

i liked that NOMO a lot

yo parenthetical grillz vote for 'invisible girl' the song instead! it may be only the second best track on the album after "third avenue" but it's a better sell for most people i'd imagine.

I'd say it should probably go in a 2010 poll, because I love it and want it to place highly. It won't in a 2009 poll, purely by virtue of unfamiliarity to a lot of people.

Yes, let's wait until 2010. I'm sure a lot of American listeners (myself included) have heard the odd YouTube track or otherwise leaked/online version, but haven't had access to a CD-quality version along with time to let it sink in.

Olenka and the Autumn Lovers:

Folk band from London, Canada - lead singer grew up under communism in Poland, songs veer from country-inflected on the Papillonette EP to Eastern European folky on the LP (Sample song title: "A Story of the Forging of Little Olek's Social Realist Spirit"). A few samples, although the EP is available on iTunes. The LP isn't, unfortunately, but it's around on CD Baby and zunior and some other places...Unassuming at first but slowly became one of my most listened to groups of '09, esp. the Papillonette EP. Doubt anyone but me will throw them votes given that they're barely known in Canada, let alone outside it, but if they gain a few ears I wouldn't mind at all.

Off the LP:

Warsaw Girl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiGG3jAd6iw

Soldier's Waltz:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE6OlvkJstQ

Off the EP:

Blue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC4wwWX5OiA

Flash in the Pan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex9gs46VKBI&feature=related

And, again, all I can find are live recordings, so that's more of a taste than anything else, but what're ya gonna do?

For those of you that can get down with rap in other languages - and real life Francophones - Adek Dark's 7-song EP Une friandise pour vos oreilles is the truth. You can download the whole thing gratis on his myspace.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrdGRNkbm8E&feature=PlayList&p=98DB575FFA133EB2&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZkTjuDZYsE&feature=related

I'm a little sad that votes will be split between Azari & III's 2 nominations. Which do people generally prefer? I think Reckless With Your Love >>> Hungry for the Power, though I might end up voting for both.

Mmm. I thought Hungry for the Power was the consensus track but I am down for strategizing the other way.

A friend of mine from first yr of uni is DJ-ing an opening set for them this Friday in Montreal - I'd be crazy not to go, right?

My preference runs the other way. Given only 20 slots, I wouldn't vote for "Reckless" either way, even though I like it fairly well. There are just too many things I'm more passionate about, "Hungry for the Power" included.

Also kind of feel like it's pointless to vote for any of the Electrik Red or The-Dream tracks since so many got nommed.

i'd be willing to join a bloc for 'fancy' if everybody else agrees.

not sure I'll vote a Dream song, but it's down to "Fancy" and "Sweat It Out" if I do. wouldn't mind blocing for "Fancy".

if i vote for azari & iii, it'll be "reckless with your love", but right now i does look like it'll be shut out of my 20

considering ignoring all electrik red/dream/taylor swift/quik & kurupt trax just because the albums are what need to be repped and i need to free up some space, though may make an exception for "fancy"

Alex in Montreal: yeah, definitely go see Azari & III - unless some major issue would prevent you; better than dealing with regrets of not.

I'm voting for Hungry For The Power over Reckless. I love Reckless, but using whatever logic I'm employing to cut down my list it just doesn't scrape into the top 20.

Also kind of feel like it's pointless to vote for any of the Electrik Red or The-Dream tracks since so many got nommed.

I voted for "Rockin' That Shit," which is one of those lesser regarded tracks that will end up being ignored in the final tally, if all goes as anticipated.

we already had this discussion like a month ago but dude "Rockin'" is by far the biggest hit from the album and pretty well regarded in general

anyway the redundancy of voting for deep cuts off stuff that's already on your albums vote, and quibbling over which track to vote for and whether to form a bloc to support one in particular, is just one of the many reasons why i always favor singles lists over 'tracks' lists. but i did fill out the lower spots of my ballot with some album tracks since not all of my favorite singles were nominated (including 2 Love Vs. Money tracks that aren't "Fancy" ha).

all of that otm

i'm considering voting for only actual singles on my traxx list but im not sure if enough got nominated

Just noticed that someone nominated Pogo - Expialidocious, which is hilarious/awesome.

Will pimp "In the Morning" in case folks not on the Funky thread/not reading FACT or whatevs haven't heard it. Top 3 or 4 for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAukDla8Vbg

i decided to not vote for any e-red or dream tracks

in case anyone is deciding that now is a good time to catch up on jay reatard...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzsXKe8GZMA

you guys should all vote for "so good" and "sweat it out," it's what i did.

"DON'T FORGET" DEMI LOVATO
#1 Single of the Year
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

So no one knows what the Acidic Jews thing is?

Btw: Any chance I can get my ballot emailed to me? I forgot to save it and I'd like to keep a copy.

Me too on the ballot thing. Only downside to the badass form is I forgot I didn't have it offline.

Me three. I mostly remember what I included, but don't remember how I ranked things (especially singles).

I voted for "Rockin' That Shit," which is one of those lesser regarded tracks that will end up being ignored in the final tally, if all goes as anticipated.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, January 13, 2010 1:02 PM (Yesterday)

Rockin that Shit is gonna be my #1 fwiw

can i just say how much that Girls album has grown on me. So diverse and awesome and dudes can really play too. I liked a few songs when I first heard it but never would have guessed that it would end up in my top 5.

Rockin that Shit is gonna be my #1 fwiw

Yessssssssssssss!

in a just world this would have been as big than "Pon De Floor"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAklSJQ08M

btw I have 28 ballots so far, keep em coming

if you want your ballot emailed to you just email me (links in the URL in the OP)

Props to whoever nominated the Ben Frost album; its stunning + brutal