oh god, no way, "J.A.N." is all time. i mean, i don't really know, but that track! also, i don't see as how it's really all that thematically similar to "amerika" (beyond the spoken word bits oc), but maybe i'm missing something.
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
stuff that's floored me this morning, catching up w the rest of the countdown:
80. Partial Arts - Trauermusik 75. Rex the Dog - Prototype 74. The Fives - What You Do [lol, remember this from last year's year end poll, just great]70. Superpitcher - Mushroom [could listen to this forever]
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
well i think they do mine a similar vein of kdj beatcraft - particularly the "i'll just drop out the beats and flip around the loop a little, then vice versa, then chop between beat and loop and then let them play together" as well as the song being organized into a cluttered front end w lots of edits, stretching out into a groovy backend
i just think JAN has annoying noises
― the late great, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
and it's also just kind of a mishmash of older ideas
Seems I really don’t like pop-dance music anywhere near as much as I used to, all too busy, too cluttered.
― Crackle Box, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:31 AM (3 hours ago)
not sure that this is what you mean, CB, but though i've quite liked "we share our mother's health" and "where's your head at" in other contexts, i didn't enjoy listening to them in sequence here. they jumped out as irritatingly busy, impatient and aggressive.
understand that as a novice home listener, i'm certainly not fully understanding this music, but i'm loving the results anyway. thanks to everyone who participated.
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
there was a post i can;t find where i compare and contrast moodymann and theo parrish w/r/t minimalism and style
i think both amerika and jan exemplify the particular take on minimal i'm talking about, but i can't find that post!
― the late great, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 17:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
69. Crazy Cousinz - Inflation (181 points, 7 votes) Year: 2009 Youtube: http://youtu.be/8XW0Zgy9InYthe way everything's structured on Inflation is exquisite, working on that snare while those strings and whoops build&then perfect deployment of that xylophone (2009 has been the best ever year for synth xylophone&this is the peak). feels like a breakthrough, stylistically, or at least an awesome detour, i've never heard funky w/that space and tension before, and also it's banging. worthy of anyone's time.― ogmor, Friday, 29 January 2010
Think the reason Inflation is so great is that it's got a tempo and momentum that's just total peak time, especially the rising xylophones that correspond with the "wind up and wind up and wind up" in the Aidonia version. I could totally imagine it working in straight up commercial house sets and even in trance sets if need be. It's got a sort of homespun euphoric e-transcendence feel that you don't get much of in funky.― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Sunday, 7 February 2010
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:39 (8 months ago) Permalink
68. DNTEL - This is the Dream of Evan and Chan (Superpitcher Remix) (182 points, 7 votes) Year: 2002 Youtube: http://youtu.be/9PVorE74HfA
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
had that shit top ten dreams for all time fuck it
― Lamp, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
gawwwd i just love that track
Inflation is such a versatile track.
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
67. The Knife - Silent Shout (184 points, 6 votes) Year: 2006 Youtube: http://youtu.be/d56LCOThdzMHere's the new Knife song, 'Silent Shout'. It's not great. Not when set next to Heartbeats. People I've played it to have variously described it as "a bit Jean Michel Jarre" and "spoo-ooky goth shit" and "that bloody keyboard bit makes me feel like I'm ill and I need to hold my nose to blow out my ears".― Affectian (Affectian), Saturday, January 7, 2006
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
67. Kerri Chandler - Bar A Thym (185 points, 5 votes) Year: 2005 Youtube: http://youtu.be/oNXXYWUfZjY'Bar A Thym' that is completely different than his deep house stuff. Pretty pumping techy-house with a floor-destroying filtered synth melody that just keeps intensifying the whole way through. It's the latest song I've been sufficiently moved enough by to run up and trainspot it. ― tylero (tylero), Wednesday, September 7, 2005 "Bar-a-thym" is definitely one of THE jump-up-and-down-oh-lawdy-I-can't-get enough-of-this tracks of this decade for me.― matt2, Friday, May 18, 2007 8:23 PM
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
If I'd voted (and I am dumb for not), probably 1/4th of my ballot would've been Kerri.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
lol that Silent Shout quote.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
I much prefer Kerri's 90s stuff to his stuff after, but Bar A Thym is all time.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
65. Boards of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out In the Country (187 points, 6 votes) Year: 2005 Youtube: http://youtu.be/zVWcptE6UAI
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
not dance music, but one of my favourite tracks of all time.
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
i'd completely forgotten how great Booo! was.
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
Funny it placed this high after I nommed it and there were complaints about it not being dance music. I didn't vote for it and asked that it was removed from the noms sheet but here we are. It would have broken into the top 50 if I had voted for it.
That said this song and that ep in particular is one of my favorite recordings of the past decade.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
64. Larry Heard presents Mr. White - The Sun Can't Compare (187 points, 6 votes) Year: 2006 Youtube: http://youtu.be/tdIQTEYXDP4
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
Apologize for skipping quotes on a few of these but can't find any interesting ones. If you want to help me out digging youre more than welcome.
Thanking U ILM for Inflation.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:06 (8 months ago) Permalink
INFLATION FUCK YES.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
IABPOITC is from 2000 non?
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
not that it matters
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
Ah yes! typo sorry, also keri chandler is 66 not 67.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
Really pleased to see Inflation show up, I had it as my number 5 but wasn't sure if it would make the rundown. Had Sun Can't Compare at 4 as well, would actually have expected it to place a little higher.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
63. Thomas Bangalter and Dj Falcon - So Much Love to Give (190 points, 5 votes, 1 number one vote) Year: 2002 Youtube: http://youtu.be/z7Gg0RdEWQk
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
Earlier on today I stuck on Neighbourhood for the first time in a while - I'd forgotten just how much of a fucking unstoppable groove it has. Good times.Catching up on a couple of bits just now. Love the vocal on the BoC track. In general I've been finding recently that I enjoy BoC a lot more than I used to.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
I think it was here someone once wrote: "So much puke to hurl."
― Eric H., Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
But I kinda like it still.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
Oh it's this tune. Yeah I've never really liked it I'm afraid.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
Thomas Bangalter is an ace name though.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
I mean, I can think of about 8 dozen other filtered tracks I like a lot more.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
Larry Heard track passed me by somehow. This is good!
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
Bah! Apparently you people hate joy. "So much love to give" is one of the all time greats. Like being beaten over the head with sunshine.
― bert streb, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
To much sunshine gives you painful sunburns and skin cancer that makes you DIE!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 23:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
Just noticed the results are now coming in. This should be good. I didn't vote in this because I don't really know this stuff, but with my recent increased receptiveness to at least some of it, this should be a good list to check out.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 23:07 (8 months ago) Permalink
Excellent graphics.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 23:08 (8 months ago) Permalink
on track 90 and having so much fun with all the great music, thanks to everyone involved.
Internet at its very best.
― wolves lacan, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 01:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
I'm back! sorry for leaving you guys hanging. Will post more results in a min,
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
I'm back! sorry for leaving you guys hanging. Will post more results in a min,― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:24 (1 minute ago)
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:24 (1 minute ago)
― ʘ (sic), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
couldn't muster enough time and will to send my ballout, but so far i'm loving this list - prob 6 or 7 in here would definitely place, and there are some things i still have to listen. glad to know there's enough love for 'inflation' to place at 69.
also, props to moka for the graphics. they're lovely.
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
:-D
HIP HOP HOORAY
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
moka #1 w/ a bullet
67. Four Tet - Love Cry (192 points, 7 votes) Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/urOUJMTZdD8
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:33 (8 months ago) Permalink
Again having a hard time finding good quotes in the ilxor archives. You guys need to verbalize more your love for these songs.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
haha that's cause these song suck >:-(
is blueski making the megamix right now or what
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:35 (8 months ago) Permalink
And thats a 62 not a 67!
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:36 (8 months ago) Permalink