ILM'S TOP 77 TRACKS of 2011 (Los resultados!)

i might like humor risk a bit more overall but county line is the best song on either.

his albums are really song collections and not tied by anything thematic or otherwise--best to try em both and pick and choose what you like.

All the Cass McCombs I need comes in his first two albums (A, Prefection) and the track "That's That" from Dropping the Writ. Everything else is zzzzz.

also catacombs has a couple tunes that are as melodically pretty as this one.

He explained: "Wit's End was started years ago and it slowly made its way to the finish line. Humor Risk was just punched out. They're friends but they're different. Wit's End is like a stew; Humor Risk is the raw food diet."

this reminds me of how tori amos talks about her albums. another + point. i really really like "county line"!

this list has given me 4 pretty excellent new discoveries so far :)

guys, in many ways the Gus Gus connection is actually the stronger of the two I mentioned:

http://youtu.be/usDE92IxgtI

Dia De Los Muertos seemed liek a running theme for a lot of things in 2011. I also don't know if this has always been a thing or if only because we hosted a DDLM-style halloween night this year.

Could be like a more traditional cultural spin-off of the whole baffling (to me) zombie infatuation in recent years.

what's baffling about zombies?

I think it's replacing native American attire as the go-to visual/cultural fad.

you lot are quite easily baffled, i dunno..

The song is okay. I don't think I'd want to hear it again, but I could imagine it slowly sink its roots into my brain if I heard it repeatedly, to the point that I'd like it. But no motivation to reach that point.

Dia De Los Muertos does look pretty amazing though, and the skulls and things are badass without being goth.

"What I've Lost", "County Line" - both new to me, good discoveries (and by far the better Benoit & Sergio track). Plus I voted for "Heaven", so things are picking up again after a disappointing run.

oh cool "county line" was my #1

I think it's replacing native American attire as the go-to visual/cultural fad.

progress>>>>

oh the album really is Wit's End? LOL I thought that was a droll remark on the quality of my zings

haha in what universe is Dia De Los Muertos not totally fucking goth? all those vibrant colors become even more intense when put in a black room filled with incense

Maybe I am quite easily baffled, but this zombie thing has been a big deal for several years now and I don't see what's so fascinating about zombies enough to sustain that kind of fad.

couldn't get that into the album, but "county line" is really, really fantastic

in the mexican universe? xpost

don't really like the singer on that gus gus song but it's a good pick if i want to hear someone jam on a fender rhodes.

haha in what universe is Dia De Los Muertos not totally fucking goth? all those vibrant colors become even more intense when put in a black room filled with incense

― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Thursday, 26 January 2012 17:18 (28 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Well, I'm talking about regular goth stuff, not twee glo-stick cyber-goth stuff...

zombie movies have a weird immigrant-fear subtext

Maybe I am quite easily baffled, but this zombie thing has been a big deal for several years now and I don't see what's so fascinating about zombies enough to sustain that kind of fad.

― John Gaw Meme (_Rudipherous_), Thursday, 26 January 2012 17:18 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

A fad that's been going on since 1932?

yeah this whole skulls spooky colorful wounded sexy birdie thing is not working for me, but i chalk it up to me being kind of past the expiration date for caring about stuff like that. i like don't give a fuck confidence a lot more as a theme, usually.

"County Line" reminds me of something I can't put my finger on, but it's not "Wicked Game."

"Wichita Lineman"?

Generally zombie movies are less about the zombies, and more about (ooh!), the monster in us all.

http://i.imgur.com/bBIpN.jpg

11 - BLAWAN "Getting Me Down" (400 Points, 15 Votes)
P&J - 44
Pitchfork - 86

http://youtu.be/sIkhewd69SE

"County Line" was my #1, which shocked the hell out of me considering I don't like anything else he's done, but it's so assured about its tone and mood. Plus I'm a sucker for songs about places, and this just kept resonating for me throughout the year. xps

Haha WAU at that Blawan track placing so highly.

Blawan placing high, huh? I'm not entirely sure if I've heard this partic one.

The world needs more disembodied Jacko house, clearly.

hey i placed another one!

Ironic title.

ah here we are

sounds basic when you first here it but it's a massive massive banger, just really intensely physical to dance to. also a great workout track.

i kind of love that brandy samples popped up EVERYWHERE last year. hopefully this means her much-anticipated comeback next year will be as big a fucking deal as it should be

A fad that's been going on since 1932?

There's been a major upsurge in zombie-themed everything over the past ten to fifteen years. To me it's pretty obvious. I don't have any stats to back it up with or anything though. Obviously zombies aren't completely new, and it would be more accurate to talk about it in cyclical terms, I guess.

finally the dreariness comes to an end

Haha WAU at that Blawan track placing so highly.

this was one of the highest placing dance tracks in eg p&j - that surprised me then so this doesn't now

so what are the chances of omar-s and both terje tracks making the top 10???

this is cool! who is this guy?

What were the other Brandy samples, lex?

"Wichita Lineman"?

Nah, I just realized: "Razor Love" by Neil Young.

http://books.google.com/ngrams/chart?content=zombie&corpus=0&smoothing=3&year_start=1800&year_end=2000.png

hey! i know a few ppl glad to see this place I think

so what are the chances of omar-s and both terje tracks making the top 10???

p high wd be my guess...?

I don't think I heard this one in my information gathering for the poll but I like it so far.

This is a good track but it doesn't really hit LOVE buttons for me, I don't know why (actually, I think I do know why; I am super super super SUPER burned out on this particular Brandy song and could happily never hear it again in any form, so no matter how stompy the track underneath it I still have this vague sense of being annoyed when listening to this)

I don't think Here's Your Trance Now Dance!!! was nominated?

i recommend blawan's bohla ep from last year as well (though "getting me down" is obv his peak)

What were the other Brandy samples, lex?

lee foss - keep my cool
dj q - keep it cool

i'm sure there were a couple of others too, can't remember offhand

seandalai: bullish on zombies.

like if it used "What About Us?" or "New Moon" I'd be on board with no reservations