(TOP 5 TODAY, MOFOS!) Yo P&J, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but ILX had the greatest 2009 poll of all time! All time! (2009 ILX Albums Poll Results)

I don't think that Flaming Lips album is a lock, especially over Mastodon.

am wondering whether the hyperdub comp might be a wild card

i fully expect 8 of my votes to show in the top 20 so i'm pretty happy...think i can give up on courtney love and demi lovato now though.

I've scored 1/30 so far, definitely another 3 to come, but wow, I really suck at this game.

nothing yet... reckon I might get two in the remaining 20.

DJ Sprinkles does seem likely, now that I think about it.

You sure Maxwell is a sure thing, J0rdan?

Also, I can't see Washed Out or Neon Indian making the list. The Neon Indian threads, for one, were painfully short and there wasn't much talk/love around the album.

Mastodon I can see maybe making it.

xpost: b/c of the absence of "Deadbeat Summer" from the songs poll, I would be very surprised if NI make the top 20.

i don't think washed out will -- i think neon indian and/or memory tapes are more likely

iirc neon indian album wasnt even nominated

I'm kind of pessimistic about these, but what about Martyn, Redshape, Shackleton or the Moritz von Oswald Trio?

Also Micachu even?

i would've expected to see some of those earlier on the list, but now i'm not so sure. dj sprinkles otoh is a lock.

would sooo rather see redshape than sprinkles but that's not gonna happen - somewhat perplexed at how sprinkles got so many on board when the ones nick b listed didn't, but oh well

None of those dance releases are likely to make it. Micachu might, I suppose, but other than the Flaming Lips I can't see who on Jordan's list might be dropped to make way for them.

as i've said elsewhere what's most interesting this year is actually the order. fever ray are my tip for no 1 but hardly a shoe-in; electrik red, who i'm most interested in, could be anywhere between say 3 and 15 and i wouldn't be shocked.

I dunno why you guys think the Lips won't make it. I'd expect them not as high as Pfork's #4 ranking, but likely somewhere in the 11-15 range here on ILM.

Electrik Red will be in the 11-20 range. Would be realllllyyyy surprised if it breaks top ten, even with all the love -- sort of like The-Dream's "Fancy" in the tracks poll, say. I don't think it'll beat out the more widely heard records that will go top ten.

e red will be highest averate score maybe, #1 in our hearts etc

electrik red will get the highest no of no 1s

Mmm... Liking that Matayo Aguayo (sp?) album - remidns me of El Guincho from a couple of years ago, and also Panda Bear. Where else can I hear this sort of "raggedy latin lo-fi house" thing?

i picked that record up yesterday because of this thread--it is good! those are fair comps but matias is much funkier.

i'd love to do a mix in that kind of style - maybe throw a few curveballs like Ruby Suns and some traditional south american tunes too. not really what people call "latino house" though is it? is it even a genre?

never would've thought to compare matias aguayo to those guys, aguayo actually knows how to produce dance music. not really meant as a diss to those guys, btw.

^^^exactly. didn't really love ay ay ay (though aguayo's done great stuff in the past) but it wasn't fucking "lo-fi"!

i mean without actually knowing how he made it i could see why you could ascribe "lo-fi" to it. he sort of works with a very flat sound palette which is one of the cool things about the record.

yeah, it is definitely not a typical sounding dance record

Ay Ay Ay was one of my favorites from last year, and I voted for it. The more I listen to it the more I think that every single sound on the album, incl bass and percussion, was made from voice samples. Does anyone know if this is true?

TS: Ay Ay Ay vs. Medulla vs. Dokaka's Human Interface.

vs Medulla

Ay Ay Ay was one of my favorites from last year, and I voted for it. The more I listen to it the more I think that every single sound on the album, incl bass and percussion, was made from voice samples. Does anyone know if this is true?

― Dan S, Tuesday, February 16, 2010 1:18 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark

feels like about 90& voice to me; most obvious exception is accordion on last track.

yes, forgot about that. on the whole the effect is heavily acoustic-sounding, very different from most dance music

http://www.discogs.com/Dave-Aju-Open-Wide/master/40289

This Dave Aju album from last year did the all-voice thing very well, I thought.

am i the only one who's prejudiced against the all-voice gimmick?

i dunno, if it works, it works.

am i the only one who's prejudiced against the all-voice gimmick?

no it's highly irritating sometimes

TS: Ay Ay Ay vs. Medulla vs. Dokaka's Human Interface.

the winner: Adult Themes for Voice

Don't forget Todd Rundgren's A Capella. Or do, maybe, but it had its highlights -- "Pretending to Care" is the track I still come back to.

The more I listen to it the more I think that every single sound on the album, incl bass and percussion, was made from voice samples. Does anyone know if this is true?

Pretty certain it isn't, just checked the press release and it mentions other instruments (and, sort of weirdly, makes v little play of the voice manipulation thing at all)

There are definitely other sounds on it - not sure any of them are electronic though.

is this happening this month or what?

i hope it comes back tomorrow!

also- that dave aju album is pretty great. caught my attention way more than the matias aguayo did, but it's not like i've spent much time with either.

Considering how well Mariah and Rihanna performed, I think ER will be top 10. R&B voters be out in force.

hey musically, i emailed you

schedule: 20-11 on Friday and top 10 on Monday

i would complain about my job/life but i'm sure there's another more appropriate thread for that

No worries!

Mungolian Jet Set was my washing-up listening last night. Really rather liked it although I only got a few tracks in.

I didn't vote/haven't heard of hardly anything on the list so far, but it's the same every year. I must just skip all the new music threads.

thanx musically!

xxp

i emailed for my ballot - got nothing :-( I wonder sometimes if I am the victim of a malicious rumour... ;-)

Presumably musically is busy with her job ( i didnt get mine either but im sure she will email everyone their ballots when she has the time)

I got mine!

Looking forward to 20-11...!