oh thanks for pointing that out, reminded me that i needed to buy it still
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 9 December 2016 17:29 (seven years ago) link
xpost. Somewhat ironically, now that Wilco are actually sort of good (last two albums) they're vanishing from the charts. Serves them right I guess.
― dlp9001, Friday, 9 December 2016 17:29 (seven years ago) link
Pitchfork's 20 Best Experimental Albums. I'm working through these. Matmos is really good and Yves Tumor is enjoyable so far.
― Spiritual Hat Minimalism (Sund4r), Friday, 9 December 2016 17:46 (seven years ago) link
Oh, people are hating on it on the Pitchfork thread.
― Spiritual Hat Minimalism (Sund4r), Friday, 9 December 2016 17:47 (seven years ago) link
serpentwithfeet is pretty badass but it's not really what I would bring to mind when thinking of "experimental music"
― ¶ (DJP), Friday, 9 December 2016 17:48 (seven years ago) link
Anna Meredith album is great as well but there's nothing experimental about it at all.
― Matt DC, Friday, 9 December 2016 17:51 (seven years ago) link
Not at all??
― Evan, Friday, 9 December 2016 17:53 (seven years ago) link
Ha, yeah, I don't know if I'd really describe the things I've listened to as "experimental" per se but these lists usually include music I enjoy. xp
― Spiritual Hat Minimalism (Sund4r), Friday, 9 December 2016 17:58 (seven years ago) link
Requirement number one to be an 'experimental art' artist: your album cover must be black & white.
― Moka, Friday, 9 December 2016 18:03 (seven years ago) link
http://www.rap-up.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adele-25-cover.jpg
― nomar, Friday, 9 December 2016 18:17 (seven years ago) link
Other notable entries from the Bandcamp list:
#37 Sélébéyone, Sélébéyone #32 Marissa Nadler, Strangers#28 SubRosa, For This We Fought the Battle of Ages#24 The Body, No One Deserves Happiness#14 Elza Soares, The woman at the end of the world (A mulher do fim do mundo)#8 Jenny Hval, Blood Bitch#6 Jenny Besetzt, Tender Madness#5 Shabaka & the Ancestors, Wisdom of Elders#4 Ette, Homemade Lemonade#3 NxWorries, Yes Lawd!#2 Moor Mother, Fetish Bones
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 9 December 2016 19:20 (seven years ago) link
Yeah I'm wondering about that Moor Mother album tbh. Very intrigued from the few snippets I've read
― sushi and the banh mis (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 9 December 2016 20:16 (seven years ago) link
http://www.stereogum.com/1914711/the-10-best-jazz-albums-of-2016/franchises/2016-in-review/
Stereogum's never run a jazz list before. I'm glad they asked me for one.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 9 December 2016 20:36 (seven years ago) link
#7 Noname is also great/notable!
(so, the whole Bandcamp Top 8 then)
xxp
― Jeff W, Friday, 9 December 2016 20:37 (seven years ago) link
Ok I always roll my eyes at the whole 'easier to admire than to listen to' but that's pretty much where I'm at with Moor Mother
(though "KGBK" just came on, and that's sounding pretty cool)
― sushi and the banh mis (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 9 December 2016 20:44 (seven years ago) link
Ya I like Noname, just didn't call it out cuz it's been in a handful of other lists.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 9 December 2016 21:07 (seven years ago) link
Nice. I've been enjoying Michael Formanek’s Ensemble Kolossus – The Distance. Also, the Pi label is putting out great stuff, like the Steve Lehman (Sélébéyone from the Bandcamp list), Henry Threadgill's Ensemble Double Up and Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense. Also props to Pi for the coolest integration of their site with Bandcamp:
https://stevelehman.bandcamp.com/album/s-l-b-yonehttps://henrythreadgill.bandcamp.com/album/old-locks-and-irregular-verbshttps://jonathanfinlayson.bandcamp.com/album/moving-still?
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 9 December 2016 21:18 (seven years ago) link
My mention of Pi was in response to this entry on Phil's list: https://tyshawn-sorey.bandcamp.com/album/the-inner-spectrum-of-variables?
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 9 December 2016 21:19 (seven years ago) link
Does anyone know of any good contemporary 'classical'/compositional/'new music'/notated music lists?
― Spiritual Hat Minimalism (Sund4r), Friday, 9 December 2016 21:21 (seven years ago) link
that bandcamp list may be the one with the most overlap with my best of the year. i'm also really enjoying the terrace martin right now.
― increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Friday, 9 December 2016 22:17 (seven years ago) link
The Textura list is always a good one for the experimental side of 'modern classical'/jazz/ambient.
― Siegbran, Friday, 9 December 2016 23:10 (seven years ago) link
Here's Cosmo (Eliza Thompson): http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a8480730/best-albums-of-2016/
Nice list but not quite the breath of fresh air it was in 2014 and 2015.
― dorsalstop, Saturday, 10 December 2016 00:04 (seven years ago) link
2016 was the year the rest of the music critics finally caught up to cosmo
― increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Saturday, 10 December 2016 00:22 (seven years ago) link
Fact has some tracks lists
http://www.factmag.com/2016/12/04/best-grime-uk-rap-tracks-2016
20. Avelino - Rich Soul19. Jammz - It’s a London Thing18. Bugzy Malone - Gone Clear17. MIST - Ain’t The Same16. Belly Squad - Moves15. Elf Kid - Golden Boy14. Capo Lee feat. D Double E - Mud13. Cho feat. Stefflon Don - Popalik12. Kojo Funds x Abra Cadabra - Dun Talkin12. P Money feat. Blacks, AJ Tracey, PK, Capo Lee, Saf One, Coco, Jammz & Discarda - 10/10 Remix11. Dave vs AJ Tracey - Thiago Silva10. C Biz - The Game’s Mine9. Nadia Rose - Skwod8. Skepta - Man7. Dave - Wanna Know6. Stormzy - Scary5. 67 feat. Giggs - Let’s Lurk4. J Hus - Friendly3. Giggs - Whippin Excursion2. Sir Spyro feat. Teddy Bruckshot, Lady Chann & Killa P - Topper Top1. Abra Cadabra feat. Krept & Konan - Robbery Remix
http://www.factmag.com/2016/12/03/best-club-tracks-2016-astral-plane
Abdu Ali - Did DatAïsha Devi - Mazdâ (Mind:Body:Fitness Remix)Amnesia Scanner - AS WANT ITAse Manual - Body Drop (Trina’s Theme)Byrell The Great - Bubble Drip’ (feat. Kassandra Ebony, WARREN B., Princess Precious)Celestial Trax - I Can Do It Too (feat. Roosevelt)CHINO AMOBI AND NATASHA BEDINGFIELD DISCUSS VAGINAL ARCHITECTURE w/ TOTAL FREEFALLCitizen Boy - Tribute To DSBDJ Haram - SO FUCKING FUNNY (soap) (feat. Moor Mother Goddess)DVA [HI:EMOTIONS] - DAFUQ’ (feat. Sinjin Hawke)Equiknoxx - Bubble (feat. Devin di Dakta)Gage - Talon’s ReachKABLAM - ArchM.E.S.H. - Follow and MuteMM - Why You All In My FaceMoro - Salve Sua VidaNidia Minaj - Olha AgoraNkisi - MokonziNooran Sisters - Teri Duniya (Balasa Drum Mix)Rihanna - Sex With Me’ (Acemula & SBF Club Remix)Schwarz - Take A Picture (feat. Blaqstarr, Berko Lover & Greydolff)SKY H1 - AirSoda Plains - RodeoTomasa del Real - Tu Señora (feat. Talisto)Zíur - Collar Bone
― Number None, Saturday, 10 December 2016 11:11 (seven years ago) link
that uk rap tracks list absolutely screams "mild panic in the office after kenny allstar factmix" but i guess let's not quibble about them vaguely representing reality for a blessed change
― r|t|c, Saturday, 10 December 2016 15:52 (seven years ago) link
mcquaid been super cringe about it for a while earlier too in fairness
― r|t|c, Saturday, 10 December 2016 15:53 (seven years ago) link
a real nice writeup on the stereogum jazz list too
― niels, Saturday, 10 December 2016 16:17 (seven years ago) link
top quavo features
travis scott ft. quavo & YT - "pick up the phone"YT ft. quavo, offset & young scooter - "guwop"YT ft. quavo - “F cancer"DJ mustard ft. quavo & YG - "want her"kanye west, gucci, big sean, 2chainz & quavo - "champions"PnB rock (ft a boogie wit da bad name & quavo) - "playa no more"goodrich pablo juan ft. quavo - "designer drugz"murda beatz ft. quavo - “my pockets”2 chainz ft. quavo & cucci - "good drank"trouble ft. quavo - "whatchu doin” lil yachty ft. quavo - "no hook"murda beatz ft. quavo - "trapstar"devin hill ft. quavo - "why you hatin"DJ stevie J ft. migos - "heard ah that” gucci ft. quavo - "floor seats"YFN lucci ft quavo, lil wayne & 2chainz - "key to the streets (remix)"blac youngsta ft. quavo - "come thru"ty dolla $ign ft. quavo - "long time"meek mill ft. quavo & desiigner - "the difference"
― ||||||||, Saturday, 10 December 2016 16:49 (seven years ago) link
http://www.thefader.com/2016/12/06/best-of-quavo-2016-mix-elz-the-dj-pick-up-the-phone-dab-of-ranch
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:23 (seven years ago) link
Reminds me of that all-Nicki rap verse mix that I also never heard because it's streaming only
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:29 (seven years ago) link
http://www.thefader.com/2016/12/06/best-of-quavo-2016-mix-elz-the-dj-pick-up-the-phone-dab-of-ranch― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:23 (twenty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
http://i.imgur.com/qdUNZjG.jpg
― ||||||||, Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:46 (seven years ago) link
It's not a spreadsheet, but I did make a playlist of the Spotifiable albums on the Quietus albums list.https://open.spotify.com/user/wmcrump/playlist/40uFK8diivR469HBV2bgd0*runs away*
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Sunday, 11 December 2016 00:05 (seven years ago) link
Unacceptable unless presented as meter data
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:43 (seven years ago) link
Last Rites:
25. HELCARAXË – THE LAST BATTLE24. ASPHYX – INCOMING DEATH23. INVERLOCH – DISTANCE | COLLAPSED22. OPETH – SORCERESS21. NUCLEUS – SENTIENT20. KHTHONIIK CERVIIKS – SEROLOGIIKAL SCARS19. TREES OF ETERNITY – HOUR OF THE NIGHTINGALE18. FATES WARNING – THEORIES OF FLIGHT17. CHTHE'ILIST – LE DERNIER CRÉPUSCULE16. SPIRITUS MORTIS – THE YEAR IS ONE15. MESHUGGAH – THE VIOLENT SLEEP OF REASON14. WORMED – KRIGHSU13. INSOMNIUM – WINTER'S GATE12. ORANSSI PAZUZU – VÄRÄHTELIJÄ11. ANAAL NATHRAKH – THE WHOLE OF THE LAW10. DARKTHRONE – ARCTIC THUNDER9. INTER ARMA – PARADISE GALLOWS8. HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE – DEAD REVOLUTION7. MOONSORROW – JUMALTEN AIKA6. SUBROSA – FOR THIS WE FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF AGES5. DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – TRANSCENDENCE4. KATATONIA – THE FALL OF HEARTS3. BLOOD INCANTATION – STARSPAWN2. VEKTOR – TERMINAL REDUX1. MITHRAS – ON STRANGE LOOPS
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 11 December 2016 06:03 (seven years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/arts/music/best-songs.html?action=click&contentCollection=Music&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article
Jon Pareles has at his #9 slot: 9. iLe “Caníbal” (Sony Music Latin) Ileana Cabra, who has sung with Calle 13, goes dramatically retro, complete with string section, to equate unrequited love and cannibalism.
Jon Caramanica has : 6. Ayo Jay “Your Number” (One Nation/RCA) This Nigerian-raised singer had the song of the summer that wasn’t.
Nate Chinen #9. Miranda Lambert “Vice” (Vanner/RCA Nashville) Ms. Lambert girds this rueful anthem with steely fatalism, rooted in the belief that every mistake is yours to own, however many times.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 11 December 2016 19:40 (seven years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/arts/music/best-albums.html
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 11 December 2016 19:43 (seven years ago) link
Caramanica's continued refusal to acknowledge that Solange's album exists is... understandable, but a bit weird.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 11 December 2016 20:19 (seven years ago) link
what makes you say that? i must've missed something.
― alpine static, Sunday, 11 December 2016 22:50 (seven years ago) link
Caramanica shaded Solange in an NYT podcast and Solange tweeted at length about how hurt and offended she was by his comments. "Don't You Wait" is inspired in part by the comment he made iirc
― art baengels (monotony), Monday, 12 December 2016 00:32 (seven years ago) link
I haven't heard the Solange album and likely never will, but Caramanica is an idiot with shitty taste.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Monday, 12 December 2016 06:00 (seven years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9981-the-100-best-songs-of-2016/
― Evan, Monday, 12 December 2016 06:32 (seven years ago) link
Well, she has basically said that the whole album is her response to that shade, so not responding does seem kind of petty. That being said, I do like Caramanica, and not saying anything > panning it, I guess. Animosity from an artist has been known to influence how you perceived that artist's work. But to the extent that he influenced one of the AOTYs, I guess he should be... proud?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 12 December 2016 07:40 (seven years ago) link
― art baengels (monotony), Monday, December 12, 2016 12:32 AM (nine hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
what were the details? completely missed every bit of this at the time
― lex pretend, Monday, 12 December 2016 09:58 (seven years ago) link
^^This is the latest installment in the saga: https://www.google.no/amp/amp.www.complex.com/music/2016/12/solange-opens-up-conversation-two-white-men-inspired-a-seat-at-the-table?client=safari
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 12 December 2016 10:09 (seven years ago) link
@lex: http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/solange-discusses-male-critics-who-inspired-dont-you-wait.html
― art baengels (monotony), Monday, 12 December 2016 10:48 (seven years ago) link
oops sorry, longneck's article is essentially the same as the one i posted
― art baengels (monotony), Monday, 12 December 2016 10:50 (seven years ago) link
Crack Magazine eoy's
Albums: http://crackmagazine.net/article/music/aoty16/Tracks: http://crackmagazine.net/article/music/tracks-year-2016/EP's: http://crackmagazine.net/article/music/eps-of-the-year-2016/
― millmeister, Monday, 12 December 2016 11:26 (seven years ago) link
Mixmag tracks
1. Midland - Final Credits2. Lapsley - Operator (DJ Koze Extended Disco version)3. Lindstrom - Closing Shot4. Kolsch - Grey5. Floorplan - Tell You No Lie6. Isaac Tichauer - Higher Level (Bicep Remix)7. Omar-S - Heard Chew Single8. Jessy Lanza - It Means I Love You9. Blaze - Lovelee Dae (Bicep Remix)10. Avalon Emerson - The Frontier11. Denis Sulta - Nein Fortiate12. Dele Sosimi & Afrobeat Orchestra - Too Much Information (Laolu Remix)13. Bruce Trail - Bridgework14. Justice - Safe And Sound15. Anohni - Drone Bomb Me16. Lee Walker vs DJ Deeon - Freak Like Me17. Skepta - Man18. Red Rack'Em - Wonky Bassline Disco Banger19. Pearson Sound - XLB20. The Avalanches - If I Was A Folkstar21. Makaton - Defiler (Repeat Offender mix)22. Kornel Kovacs - BB23. A Sagittariun - Concrete Walls24. Shura (Four Tet Remix)25. Harvey Sutherland - Bravado
http://mixmag.net/feature/top-100-tracks-2016/
― nashwan, Monday, 12 December 2016 14:23 (seven years ago) link
that avalon emerson single should be #1 (midland is a strange and boring choice)
― lex pretend, Monday, 12 December 2016 15:04 (seven years ago) link
the 30 best drone releases you've never heard:
http://antigravitybunny.com/?p=10849
― scott seward, Monday, 12 December 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link