ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2012

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13. LINDSTRØM Smalhans (710 Points, 24 Votes, 2 First Place Votes) Spotify

Is this a concept album about 'Little Hans', the Freud case study? I hope so.

wooo

there hasn't been any other record in a long time that makes me feel as ecstatic as Smalhans does while i'm listening to it

Feel ILX in 2030 is more likely to be asking "Who remembers that crazy Farrah Abraham record?" than "Who remembers the fourth Beach House album?"

how many people here have enjoyed the shaggs?

like, this record is pure energy

*raises hand*

xp

too low

It's a concept album about Norwegian food iirc.

huh this is the first time Future has made sense to me

Feel ILX in 2030 is more likely to be asking "Who remembers that crazy Farrah Abraham record?" than "Who remembers the fourth Beach House album?"

― questino (seandalai), Thursday, January 31, 2013 4:04 PM (25 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i know right!

smalhans suffered from diminishing returns for me - a bit too continually perky - but still a lot of fun. had a great night raving to it when he played xoyo.

like, this record is pure energy

― ciderpress, Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:04 AM (27 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

totally. it hit me when i was running to it. it's the best album to go for a run with

According to last.fm, Farrah Abraham is tied with Orbital as my 7th-most listened to artist

I'm impressed. To me she's difficult listening in all sorts of ways. I'm suddenly wondering what it would be like to make a playlist alternating between her and Scott Walker.

Also, Lindstrøm's first name is Hans-Peter. xp

smalhans means scarcity in norwegian iirc

every track title is the name of a traditional norwegian dish

These must be fun dishes to eat, because this music doesn't make me think about food at all.

lol btw I realized that Future was making sense because I was actually listening to the R. Kelly part of "Parachute"

I read somewhere that Smalhans was recorded entirely using pre-sets, which really shows up all the music production bores who know don't really understand music itself.

Faar-i-kaal is the standout track to me, it's the best execution of his 'endless staircase' thing that he does on a lot of his tracks

had a great night raving to it when he played xoyo.

― lex pretend, Thursday, 31 January 2013 16:05 (7 minutes ago) Permalink

otm, that was great

this Lindstrøm album is great

Album makes me want to look for a Norwegian restaurant and eat a dish that comes from the best track on it.

Is there an explanation of the track titles anywhere? I'm hoping that one of them translates as "blood sausage".

i remember the lindstrom album sounded kind of samey when i first listened to it, just because the energy level is so uniformly high. but then... it just kind of took off. the tracks are shorter so it's less of a "developed epic". each song starts very high, gets even more intense, then pops and fades away from center like a different-colored firework? lol

also what's the name of the musical sequence he likes to use?

always forget just how much ilx loves this guy

this is really the first time I've paid attention to him, I can understand the love affair

i'm kind of happy this placed above terje

or at least this is the first time I remember paying attention, lol

For 2012 output, I prefer Terje.

love scott and farrah showing up next to each other

Has there been a Lindstrom-related album place in the top 20 every year? It feels like it's obligatory. I swear one day I'll actually get round to listening to more of his stuff properly, but somehow (and I REALLY don't know why) I never did outside of a handful of tracks. He just seems so prolific. I'd love it if someone could do a POX tracks or a primer.

god do your own homework

what's wrong with listening to the album that placed here and seeing if you like it?

it might not be the best one?

Is this a concept album about 'Little Hans', the Freud case study? I hope so.

would listen

for me it's just this record and Where You Go I Go Too that are great, i haven't been repping him every year

xposts and what better way to discover more about an act than by asking fans about them?

it might not be the best one?

I don't see how this matters in the slightest.

I dig 'Real Life Is No Cool' a lot.

xpost what's wrong with asking for a primer? IDGI

this is really the first time I've paid attention to him, I can understand the love affair

I am so jealous of you for getting to hear like his entire back catalogue for the first time.

My favourite moment on Smalhans is on the final track when he reprises the main theme from I Feel Space and you realise he's doing a victory lap and how much fun it must have been to make this album. Especially given Six Cups of Rebel's reputedly torturous gestation.

thanks ciderpress and pandemic

if you don't want to listen to this one maybe listen to another of the albums that's placed over the years?

xp he might not like it, then we would all hear every year about how he tried Lindstrom once and didn't like it. It's for our own good.

This album is like 35mins long and, if not his best, contains most of the elements that make people fall in love with him.

cool, i'll give it a go.

number one lindstrøm starting point has to be "i feel space" obv

Lindstrom - the cool thing about this album is that he is limiting himself to a fairly narrow range of sounds and feelings and then going all out with them and just make them hit as hard as possible. I like it when an artist explores within a fairly bounded set of restrictions. Still, Real Life is No Cool remains my favorite from him.

i'd say listen to Where You Go I Go Too instead, this one isn't as charming, it doesn't have as much space in it.

Raakost - raw vegetables
Lammelaar - dried salted lamb meat
Eggedosis - what you get when you mix eggs and sugar with a blender
Vossakorv - a sheep-sausage made in Voss
Faarikaal - lamb with cabbag
Vafler - waffles