i saw goody john misty with the devil
― I have done bad. I love my pj's. (zachlyon), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah that Julia Holter album is great, I love how each track seems to end up in a totally different place from where it began without seeming meandering.
i feel like there's loads of this sort of ethereal pop about but the level of detail in this really separates it, and the different tones, very easy to become dirgey with this kind of sound but as you say, it's pretty bold in terms of how it jumps from one mood to another. can tell it'll be one i listen to for a few weeks.
― Heterocyclic ring ring (LocalGarda), Wednesday, December 5, 2012 1:27 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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Love this as well, but after half a dozen listens those transitions start to feel forced, as if too over-conscious of the genre she's playing in. Sometimes I think the songs could've subsisted - and have been great - w/ just a small amount of consistency. "Marienbad" manages to avoid this, but I thought it was especially noticeable on songs like "In The Same Room" where songs would transmutate not out of necessity but a seeming desire to keep things from ever being overtly pop
― kelpolaris, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
still putting the record in my year-end top 5 tho, it's incredible
I thought goddess eyes I and II were so dominant that they made the rest of the album seem a little less alive. still a nice album, though...
― Dan S, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
Has Rick Rodd even made any other lists?
― Raymond Cummings, Wednesday, December 5, 2012 1:39 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
one list w/ Rich Forever so far and have seen zero with God Forgives, nobody repping for that garbage
― RIP Gramp C (some dude), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
have to say it was a huge relief that people stopped pretending Ross was great this year
― RIP Gramp C (some dude), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
http://entertainment.time.com/2012/12/04/top-10-albums/
Time has come today
― is that my hand, dolphin? (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
"rich forever" should be on more lists, i guess ppl just forgot about it because it was released in january and yeah because the album didn't have a huge impact. but it's still great, listened to it just the other day
― flopson, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
it was in my top ten until a few weeks ago
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
rich for ten months
― RIP Gramp C (some dude), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 22:40 (eleven years ago) link
Lol
― Raymond Cummings, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 22:56 (eleven years ago) link
Honestly releasing an album in the first Q is like saying "fuck critical concensus" or "we so trill it hurts"
― Raymond Cummings, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
I'll let Animal Collective know.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
Vampire Weekend too.
yeah or even, can you imagine, in december
i dont have a top ten but there weren't many other rap albums in 2012 that i enjoyed more
― flopson, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, that too
Not mad at Time's list
― Raymond Cummings, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
Diddy's the only one I can think of recently that was really hurt by the December release thing.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:02 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not saying that dropping in Jan means no one will remember you in Dec guys
Just that the odds aren't great
― Raymond Cummings, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:03 (eleven years ago) link
true.
jon otm: Diddy and R. Kelly in Dec '10 most egregious examples.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:03 (eleven years ago) link
T.I.'s record is dropping in a couple weeks, right? not that he needs critics necessarily, but i thought it was supposed to be his serious old man rapper album.
― have a sandwich or ice cream sandwich (Jordan), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:06 (eleven years ago) link
Last Train To Paris took more than a year to grow to its current critical stature, don't think it would've mattered that much if it dropped in June (although i voted for it at the time ha)
― RIP Gramp C (some dude), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
T.I. ain't gonna win with critics this time around either way
state vs radric davis was released dec 2009 iirc, i'd say it hurt gucci's hipster buzz. also, chief keef's album is coming out dec 18th
― flopson, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:12 (eleven years ago) link
― RIP Gramp C (some dude), Wednesday, December 5, 2012 6:09 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
among who? what is its current critical stature? all i know is a bunch of ilxors love it, haven't heard much else. if anything it was hurt by being released same time as mbdtf
― flopson, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
I listened to that Heatsick EP again on my way out tonight and I'd forgotten about the terrible sub-Calvin Harris singing on the second track. Still enjoyed it though. Steve!
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
There's singing? Somehow I blocked that out too...
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:14 (eleven years ago) link
lol it's true: loving Last Train to Paris has drawn more wtf reactions from non-ILX friends than any record I've championed in the last few years.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:19 (eleven years ago) link
Unfortunately it's not sub-Clifford Harris singing.
xpost
― Andy K, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:20 (eleven years ago) link
i'm not saying LTTP's rep has grown tons -- but i think the Dawn Richard EP will appear (or maybe already has) on more lists this year than it ever did, and that speaks volumes
― RIP Gramp C (some dude), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:21 (eleven years ago) link
mmm yeah ok i feel you
― flopson, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:22 (eleven years ago) link
If Last Train To Paris had been released earlier it would have been number 2 on my albums of 2010 list rather than number 3.
I dopn't know that its general critical stature has grown, maybe more a case of people who loved it at the time now shifting the dialogue towards it being a "lost" classic. That shift will definitely help its longterm rep.
What Dawn has done since definitely feeds into that, but has she appeared on any lists other than Guardian and Gorilla vs Bear?
― Tim F, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:24 (eleven years ago) link
Okay, let's do some of this thing:
Wire Magazine - Avant Rock A-Z
Aluk Todolo - Occult RockOren Ambarchi - Raga Ooty/Nilgiri PlateauOren Ambarchi - Sagittarian DomainJessica Bailiff - At The Turned-Down Jagged Rim Of The SkyCrazy Spirit - s/tRichard Dawson - Magic BridgeFushitsusha - Mabushii Itazura Na InoriHowling Hex - Wilson Semiconductorsthe One Ensemble - OriolePeople of the North - Steep FormationsSwans - The SeerAlexander Tucker - Third MouthAlexander Turnquist - Like Sunburned SnowflakesTwo Wings - Love's SpringRichard Youngs - Amaranthine
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:32 (eleven years ago) link
Have no idea who half of those artists are. Anyone know what the Richard Youngs is like?
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
Wire Magazine - Critical Beats A-Z
Blacksmif - And The Sun Rose OutBoddika - Acid JacksonChunky - RuggedCoki - OnboardFunkystepz - JiggaJME - 96 FuckriesLorca - Love Like This (Lorca Refix)Mr Mitch - Super FreakPsychemagik - Valley of Paradise (Time & Space Machine Remix)Randomer - We Laugh, We ScreamMyth Rychards - Rock Rock The SpotSBTRKT - Hold On (Sisi Bakbak Remix)Shy One - Aztec BwoySilkie & Swindle - UnlimitedVisionist - Control This
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:37 (eleven years ago) link
I heard that One Ensemble album is ace but can't verify that for myself.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:37 (eleven years ago) link
^ all Joe Muggs picks btw xp
Oren Ambarchi ones are great if you like Ben Frost-style tense and menacing guitar soundscapes
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
Richard Youngs releases have confused me this year cos there's been a few of them. I've heard both Core To The Brave and Rurtain which are both excellent and very much on the noisier side of things. Think I missed Amaranthine. Is it vinyl only or something?
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah I'd heard CttB and Rurtain as well, Amaranthine completely passed me by...turns out it even got a Pitchfork review, and there's a couple of tracks streaming here: https://soundcloud.com/miemusic/sets/richard-youngs-amaranthine
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:45 (eleven years ago) link
Wire Magazine - Electronica A-Z
Bee Mask - Unripe PearsCarter Tutti Void - TransverseVladislav Delay - EspooDiamond Version - EP1Fay - DinMark Fell - Sentielle Objectif ActualitéRussell Haswell - FactualHeatsick - DeviationRobert Hood - Motor: Nighttime World 3Khan Kurra - World View EPKonx-Om-Pax - Regional SurrealismLukid - Lonely At The TopMonolake - GhostsNHK'Koyxen - Dance Classics Vol 1Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:47 (eleven years ago) link
Wire Magazine - Hiphop A-Z
Chief Keef - Back From The DeadFuture - PlutoGucci Mane - Trap BackGunplay - Bogota Rich: The PrequelKa - Grief PedigreeKing Louie - Val VenisKendrick Lamar - good kid, mAAd cityStarlito - Post Traumatic StressTy Dolla $ign & Joe Moses - WHOOP!Shy Glizzy - Law
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:52 (eleven years ago) link
Have been enjoying that Bee Mask album today.
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:52 (eleven years ago) link
emil.y will be chuffed to know that the Telescopes made Byron's Size Matters list
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:54 (eleven years ago) link
Wire - Outer Limits A-Z
Stephen Cornford - Binatone GalaxyAngharad Davies/Tisha Mukarji/Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga - OutwashAaron Dillaway - Modern JesterKevin Drumm - ReliefHelm - Impossible SymmetryEli Keszler - Catching NetThomas Koner - Novaya ZemlyaJason Lescalleet - Songs About NothingPerispirit - Spiritual Church MovementMichael Pisaro & Toshiya Tsunoda - CrosshatchesVanessa Rossetto - Exotic ExitFloris Vanhoof - Cycles of ConfusionBen Vida - esstends-esstends-esstendsJohn Wall & Mark Durgan - John Wall & Mark DurganNate Young - Regression Vol 3: Other Days
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 6 December 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Dusted have started their EOY features (they don't have a big best-of list, just individual writers' lists): http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/category/38
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Thursday, 6 December 2012 00:19 (eleven years ago) link
Aluk Todolo album is great, Sean
― in a year with thirteen goons (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 6 December 2012 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
who did the hip-hop list for the Wire, Noz?
― it just might not jive with you (fadanuf4erybody), Thursday, 6 December 2012 01:19 (eleven years ago) link
I like "Modern Jester," but I wish I liked it MORE. Nothing compares to "Chain Shot," basically.
― Raymond Cummings, Thursday, 6 December 2012 01:23 (eleven years ago) link
I need to scope out those Nate Young regression discs
Seriously if I get an iTunes GC for Xmas it's gone in a blink
― Raymond Cummings, Thursday, 6 December 2012 01:26 (eleven years ago) link
that looks like a Noz list alright. Never heard of Shy Glizzy tho
― Number None, Thursday, 6 December 2012 01:32 (eleven years ago) link