ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2012

DJP have you heard this Stott record yet??

Yes, yes I have

It's fucking gorgeous

I found it way too smokey and dense for my liking, it's got that 'dank cellar level in Playstation game' vibe to it.

Oh yeah, Stott! Wasn't too bothered on first listen but the spookiness definitely won me round.

this farrah abrams record is incredible

The 2011 EPs were entirely about sidechain compression, that "the room is breathing" sensation when the rest of a mix is compressed with every kick/bass drum hit.

This is sidechain compression, + cut-up childhood piano teacher.

'luxury problems' is a very cool track

aahhh that sample that cuts in over everything is really scary

im gonna go hide

'dank cellar level in Playstation game'

haha this description hits all my buttons, definitely gonna listen tot tihs now

aahhh that sample that cuts in over everything is really scary

^ the best bit! love that effect, it's like the music suddenly giving an involuntary shudder

Has Goat placed?

the song is crouched in the corner shivering and throwing up pieces of another song

no D.A.M

ok I'm not sure I want to hear this now xp

'up the box' has a surprising use of the amen break which threw the crowd for a loop when i saw him play

Thank you pandemic

I voted for Luxury Problems, but still feel Seefeel's Quique from 20 years ago is better at this.

lol 9 of my top 10 have or will place on this countdown (RIP merchandise ;_;)

I voted for Luxury Problems, but still feel Seefeel's Quique from 20 years ago is better at this.

okay for no good reason I have been putting off listening to Quique for 20 years now and this sentence has changed my mind/priorities

the song is crouched in the corner shivering and throwing up pieces of another song

Amazing description.

based on these 2 tracks lex linked i don't think this sounds much like quique

not sure i totally see the quique connection myself, but there is some similarity to last year's (not very good) seefeel album

Quique isn't quite the same, but adding the female vocals definitely is pushing into the same general neighborhood.

http://i.imgur.com/DYNQND7.png

11. SWANS The Seer (718 Points, 21 Votes, 4 First Place Votes) Spotify

TOO LONG (jks)

ha

i like the seer but not as much as the last one

my #1 this should have been higher

best album cover of the year though

Really? It gives me the heebie jeebies.

lol @ Jarboe as an 'additional musician'.

bollocks.

See? Swans! There's tons of metal in this poll!

(Waiting for the ban hammer.)

many xp but

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

There's no specific name for that sequence, but the concept is Shepard Tone. See also: The X-Files and Resident Evil soundtracks

I can't keep up with this thread in real time but these are great albums
I'm happy to see Beak placed

TOO LONG (jks)

― pandemic, Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:14 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I should have played this Swans album before now, this rules

That Swans album is really impressive and I thought it was terrific when I was actually listening to it but I couldn't imagine wanting or needing to hear it more than once or twice a year in particularly horrible weather or something.

best album cover of the year though
Especially the rear. For those of you with only downloads:

http://indieethos.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/backscreen_shot_2012-07-25_at_3-13-46_pm1.jpg

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2012-10/72740815.jpg

Swans of course was #3 in metal poll (which caused some consternation amongst the purists)

LOL there was a time when I was sure this wd be #1 so seeing it just outside the top 10 is a bummer

haha, I had no idea that was on the rear. I recant my earlier statement.

Really? It gives me the heebie jeebies.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, January 31, 2013 12:19 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

grayscale versh looks cute

(sorry)

Nine of the top 10 are locks but I have no idea what the 10th is.

Its not gonna be Goat :(

Holding out for Meek Mill but I reckon we're way too high for that now.

I just didn't get into this the same way I did with "My Father...". Don't really have a good explanation why, maybe I only need one Swans album in my life.

i really have no idea what's going to be in the top 10, i figured swans and scott walker were a lock

back album cover reminds me of ¿ferret rim jobs – c/d?

I still believe in a Miguel-Kendrick-Dawn top 3 tho

the meek mill had way too much rosé on it to vote for