(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)

really high ppv on that one! (in spite of my #11 vote)

thought sprinkles would place higher actually. fantastic record

I'd guess Fever Ray is my favourite thing on that list, and would be a worthy winner, although I'd really REALLY like to hear DJ Sprinkles after Tiarnan spent an afternoon basically telling me how ace it is

how can you not like No Time xp

I do! I got No Time and Accusations mixed up.

yeah yeah yeahs
the-dream
animal collective
fever ray

Could be any one of these four for #1. Can't really see it being The XX.

blah blah blah like the sprinkles album fine, do not get what's so "wow" about it at all

that said terre thaemlitz's dj set at the RFH last week WAS amazing and he is an awesomely nice dude, and it's good to see it place.

Sprinkles LP is good but obv benefitted hugely from Tim thread-repping it (big reason why i checked it out admittedly) and the ensuing political discussion. like many i just haven't heard enough recent 'deep house' albums to really compare it with so it just stood out by default.

i mean...i just didn't think it was a patch on, say, the redshape album. shrug...

i haven't heard sprinkles album but listening to youtube clips now and it does sound like my kind of thing

ciderpress, what's so awesome about Fuck Buttons, and would I like it?

We had this big discussion last year with some grousing about the fact that there were only 3 really "political" albums on that list (Erykah Badu, Young Jeezy, The Bug). Is DJ Sprinkles the only one this year?

Everything. Shocked it is this low. I mean, angel vaginas guys.

political? What is DJ Sprinkles exactly?

Louis dude you would totally love the Fuck Buttons album, surprised you haven't heard it.

The Sprinkles album went #1 in Resident Advisor's list as well, it's not just a one-thread ILM hype record. I never really got into it, but then again I've come to the conclusion I just don't enjoy deep house that much.

xpost lex, you seriously can't see why more people would be into the sprinkles album than the redshape? i mean i love redshape but i can't help but think the album is somehow a little grey and flat, maybe i just prefer listening to him in singles/mixes rather than albums. sprinkles' album really flows with a lot of shifting between ambient and more propulsive stuff, it is so lush and beautiful with gorgeous synth and vocal textures, perfect for home listening which really works for the album format.

xxp deep house w/ angry queer rants

the house-ness is more disputable than the deepness, angriness, or queerness

hm. alright, sounds like i'm overdo for a listen.

Can't really see it being The XX.

May want to reconsider. I think it's a dark horse for the #1 spot...

really don't see that happening

the redshape album really surprised me with how varied and constantly surprising and inventive it was (not b/c i didn't like redshape, more that i never assume any techno artist album will be that amazing) - sprinkles was sort of a really nice wash of sound but little really stood out on it.

i need 2 check out the fuck buttons -- didnt think it was my thing but off of the singles list i <3 surf solar

"Surf Solar" is great, but I think the album closes in even more spectacular fashion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6WJnHfvfGk

Gotta say that both the Fuck Buttons and the Sunn 0))) left me a bit cold. Think that Ben Frost was my top noisy choice for the year.

Just put 'Surf Solar' on. I'll overlook the 'straight-up post-rock dynamics' criticisms I've been reading (actually, given how SS has started, I'd have probably done that anyway) and try to feel the love.

Someone else link some good DJ Sprinkles...

Need to hear that Ben Frost.

fuck buttons probably not prog enough for you idk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utvbDCdO3Zo

Fever Ray isn't exactly prog and I love it!

This is pretty good stuff, may stick headphones on in a second, have a hunch it's better enjoyed that way

TY Rev! Consider it queued.

(full title: "House Music Is Controllable Desire You Can Own")

i'll probably see FB at Primavera where they will hopefully play loud and just after sunset

i actually really liked street horssing but couldn't really ever get into the new one. still think "sweet love for planet earth" is the best track they've done (louis, listen to that one).

i guess i should listen to dj sprinkles

Ilxor is totally OTM in saying that Flight Of The Feathered Serpent is the best thing on the Fuck Buttons album. It's the thumping Underworld type beat that underpins everything that makes it.

Was JUST ABOUT to write a post invoking Underworld

The turn-off for me with the Fuck Buttons is that plodding way they build their tunes up. Like 'Olympians' feels just so ponderous - they're totally going for epic grandeur, but it's such a nothingy melody that goes nowhere really fucking slowly.

I'm enjoying the full-length version of "Surf Solar". I'd only heard an edit before, which didn't quite have the same sweep to it.

yeah its a bit too built around just giant looping waves of sound and as usual i end up wanting a bit more on top xp

also listening to Surf Solar on good headphones right now btw :)

I'm listening on shitty earbuds :(

Verdict on Fuck Buttons: pretty good, nice sonics.....the musical narratives could stand to have a bit more space, a bit more rhythmic or melodic variation, but I understand that they're not really going for nuanced songwriting here. Trance away the heartache. Would like to hear a collaboration between these guys and Orbital.

NickB has a point, although I do stress I enjoyed the two tracks I've heard (if not quite enough to jump back in rightaway). You're wrong about Sunn O))), though, dude. Seriously, give 'Alice' another go if nothing else.

SteveM also on point perhaps; they could do with more variation, but headphones + Surf Solar especially are lovely.

http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=1390

^^good link, cheers

DJ Sprinkles is YUMMY

yay!

^^^this guy is stealthily a VP for recommendations - if nothing else, 'Twinkle' by Badu gets a LOT of action round these parts, and Me'Shell Ndegeocello is PRETTY AWESOME TBH, also that psychedelic R&B thread is yet to be properly plundered

Wish I'd heard more of the Sprinkles but it's been really tricky trying to buy that thing.

oh good, I cam add "Vice President of Music Reccomendations" to my resume

which I should probably spell in a more correct manner

Valuable Player, Rev!

"Sweet Love For Planet Earth" takes nearly 5 minutes to get going, but when it does...aw cmon give us ONE MORE melodic change. Just one. Please. C'mon. Explode with rhythm and melody as well as sonic layering. I know you can do this.

You're not going to, are you?

OK, until about six minutes in, this is mighty promising, even more so than Surf Solar. But at least that song was aware of FB's limitations. This one promised to go beyond and is now stuck in a rather embarrassing loop, unaware of what to do next. SS built and then faded with great precision, AND brought a sweet beat to the mix. So it's better. Much better. Argh! SLFPE is SUCH a letdown!

swift or electrik red next i reckon

The turn-off for me with the Fuck Buttons is that plodding way they build their tunes up. Like 'Olympians' feels just so ponderous - they're totally going for epic grandeur, but it's such a nothingy melody that goes nowhere really fucking slowly.

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yeah i can definitely see where this is coming from. the 'epic grandeur' is completely there for me and is the reason i like the record so much, but there's not really much else behind it so if that doesn't work for you i'd imagine the whole thing comes crashing down pretty quick.

i think post-rock stuff like Mogwai might be the most apt touchstone for it really.