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dude

I have to go to the shop so I can't be arsed checking myself but I at least searched for last years polls:

**********Just the trax, ma'am: THE ILX 2007 POLL RESULTS, part 1**********
**********Hot damn it's THE ILX 2007 POLL RESULTS, part 2**********

ilm hates rap

I think stuff that would have been big for ringtone folk was either hard to get hold of (abn, that crew who did rollin rollin etc.), mixtapes - so again quite hard to get hold of (killer mike).

idk, i wasn't exactly expecting these to place but it would've been nice, and not too much of a reach, to see one or two of nappy roots, bun b, gucci mane, roots manuva, wiley or lil' mama - none of which were particularly obscure or hard to acquire - place in the 21-50 section. don't think any of them will now :(

also, didn't ilm use to like dancehall once?? not even a single dancehall track placed.

Also, I'm pretty certain that the big 4 (kanye, wayne, jeezy, t.i) will place very high, if only because they didn't have much competition as the big picks. plus, except for especially the kanye, they're all great.

Oh do you see what I did right there? ;-)

btw i don't think deej, m@tt, whiney, preview of the matrix 12 etc voted, thus lowering the chances of ringtone shit placing

i have sensed that non-superstar hip-hop has become much less of a floating-voter proposition in the last year or 2 - i have no idea why this is though. getting poptimists to listen to any of it is the proverbial blood/stone situation :(

I need to get that Nappy Roots, but again, quite hard to get hold of. Gucci only released mixtapes didn't he? Roots album wasn't loved, Wiley released two albums, one of which was rubbish and most prob. turned people off/split votes, lil mama should have been on last years etc.

Paper Trail is so not placing here.

Neither is Young Jeezy, for that matter.

4 metal albums placed last year - High On Fire, Jesu, Om,Alcest,

19 - Studio - Yearbook 2
147.5 points, 15 votes

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/8605/studioyearbook2436731db4.jpg

when i listen to this band i feel like they should rule the world

― later arpeggiator

rofl

This is the lamest poll ever. Seriously, people.

― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 6 March 2008 23:58 (11 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

incidentally, can anyone remember whether the emancipation of mimi placed in 05? i'm not expecting e=mc2 to, sadly, but the lack of BIG diva pop albums (mariah, beyoncé etc) is kind of noticeable too.

I keep forgetting that this lot released another album

oh, and tuomas: that hector track from 72 that you posted way, way back is fantastic. no idea who "hector" is, but now i'm curious. thank you for that.

Hector is (alongside Pekka Streng and a few others) one of the pioneers of Finnish folk, though he's better known here for his later, more rock-oriented material. Anyway, his first solo album from 1972, where "Heinäpellolla" is from, is maybe the best Finnish folk-rock album ever made. Here's a proper download link for the tune:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/555734937e9627f3/

(If you want me to share the whole album, drop me an email.)

"also, didn't ilm use to like dancehall once??"

During the golden age of 2002-03 massive crossover dancehall yeah. Before and after then, kinda specialist. Although when there are three Finnish psych records in this list, FSVO 'specialist'.

I really doubt that if I had voted I would have pushed Bun B II Trill and Rick Ross Trilla into the top 50 cuz those would be two of my top 3

lotta xps

Me too. Ended up way high

xxxpost

ha i had no idea that studio released another album! how did i not know that.

Just wait til people see 60-51 and the "oh I wish I had voted now" scenario happens

It's a collection of their remixes, not an album proper.

wow, last year's 50-20 is a LOT more like what i'd expect from an ILM hit list. lots more hip-hop & chart pop, even a country record! less emphasis on obscurities & WTF cult stuff like 1/2 man 1/2 bisc.

It's just remixes/remakes/versions. Really surprised it's this high, although I probably put it quite high myself.

Dan Lissvik, winnah.

@Contenderizer, Arthur Russell's album kinda is a country album. But yeah, it's way different. Maybe this year all the hip-hop and pop records moved from 50-20 to 20-1?

wow, last year's 50-20 is a LOT more like what i'd expect from an ILM hit list. lots more hip-hop & chart pop, even a country record! less emphasis on obscurities & WTF cult stuff like 1/2 man 1/2 bisc.

it's really striking, this! i didn't vote last year but that list makes so much more sense.

and seriously, where is the house and techno this year? last year you had stuff like pantha du prince and gui boratto in there...this year, a total absence.

Lex You could have it so much better.....with the ILM albums of 2005

factors contributing to relative lack of rap in this poll:

a) ilx has always been pretty obscurantist/indie, the chart pop/rap element has only ever been notable compared to other "we listen to everything!" type music message boards
b) board newbies the last couple years seem to skew more indie than maybe a few years previous
c) rap's in a really weird place lately, concensus tightening around a small handful of A-list artists (which, for lack of a better term, let's call "the guys on Swagga Like Us"), while it's never been more fractured in terms of what new artists to watch and which minor ones are still interesting or becoming more interesting
d) ringtone cru apathy twd voting in this poll or having its own poll
e) a pretty strong concensus among rap fans in general than it's not a great time for the genre, or at least way more good or okay albums than great ones

b) board newbies the last couple years seem to skew more indie than maybe a few years previous

Oh, they'll come around... hopefully.

Lex, what house and techno albums would have placed though? I can't really think of any - Shedding The Past won't get in here, neither will Anja Schneider, neither quite have the crossover potential. There hasn't really been a big Kompakt album or anything either.

I think Lupe Fiasco's The Cool might have placed, were it not released in January of this year...

There haven't really been any house or techno albums that have united fans of either genre, total fragmented vote.

yeah there was certainly nothing this year w/ the name recognition of gui ("beautiful life" was pretty popular) or the field

I think the fact that you need to pay attention to lots of small scenes makes it hard to create a consensus as well - it was much easier when most hiphop just came from about 5 different places. Instead now I know there is a different sound here, there and everywhere but don't have to time to listen to it all, figure out what I like, who to follow etc.

(I expect Lindstrom to place top ten but that doesn't really count... otherwise?)

Incidentally anyone wondering about Yearbook Two needs to search 'Room Without A Key' like NOW. Unbelievably gorgeous.

Lex, what house and techno albums would have placed though? I can't really think of any - Shedding The Past won't get in here, neither will Anja Schneider, neither quite have the crossover potential. There hasn't really been a big Kompakt album or anything either.

don't think any would have placed highly but i'd have thought that if the made-up ambient dronez could place, then shed, trus'me or mlle caro & franck garcia could have as well...or what about the robert hood or âme fabric mixes? i thought the bobbins crew were quite hyped about those.

mlle caro & franck garcia's album was surely MADE for indie/techno crossover

or lol, even booka shade just on name recognition!

did teenpop albums ever do well I cant remember. I assume pop always dominated the singles polls but not albums

Why bother to nominate mix albums when you can have the minimal vs deep house argument for the fiftieth time?

I think Lupe Fiasco's The Cool might have placed, were it not released in January of this year...

― ilxor, Friday, February 13, 2009 1:18 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i feel like i'm reading this post wrong or maybe there's a word missing, but it was released in December '07. also that didn't stop a lot of people for stumping for, say, The-Dream's album (which was released a week earlier) as an '08 album.

one of the things that seems to most dominate the list so far is what i'd call design magazine aesthetics (courtesy of d-mag hipsters?). music that is fastidious, formally intriguing, often (but not necessarily) quiet/minimal, tied to a sometimes "experimental" or "avant garde" context, and almost ruthless coherent in its aesthetics. applies as much to earth & studio as to gas & fennesz.

I think Lupe Fiasco's The Cool might have placed, were it not released in January of this year...

This is one of the most polarizing albums of the year. The people who like it REALLY LOVE IT and the people who don't react as if it were a crime against humanity. (argument might be the tiniest bit overstated)

mlle caro & franck garcia's album was surely MADE for indie/techno crossover

I agree that might have had a big following on here (it is lovely) if anyone had ever actually talked about it.

Anyway Lex incase you cant be bothered looking, Mariah didnt make the 2005
Here's the list
50 Daft Punk - Human after all 64 6 0
49 Franz Ferdinand - You could have it so much better… 65 7 0
48 Smog - A River ain't too much 65 4 1
47 Maximo Park - A certain trigger 66 6 0
46 Depeche Mode - Playing the angels 66.5 6 0
45 Annie - Anniemal 67 5 0
44 Juan Maclean - Less than human 67.5 7 0
43 Dangerdoom - The Mouse and the Mask 68.5 9 0
42 Bright Eyes - I'm wide awake it's morning 71 7 0
41 My Morning Jacket - Z 72 6 1
40 Tom Vek - We have sound 73.5 4 0
39 Alan Braxe & Friends - The Upper Cut 73.5 6 0
38 Konono no.1 - Congotronics* 76.5 9 0
37 Stephen Malkmus - Face the truth* 78 6 0
36 Ellen Allien - Thrills* 89 7 0
35 Whites Stripes - Get behind me Satan 90 10 0
34 Missy Elliot - The Cookbook* 91.5 7 1
33 Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine 95.5 8 0
32 Patrick Wolf - Wind in the wires 97 6 1
31 Madonna - Confessions on a dancefloor 97.5 8 0
30 Low - The Great Destroyer 100 8 0
29 Sigur Ros - Takk 101.5 11 1
28 Deerhoof - The Runners Four 102 8 0
27 Wolf Parade - Apologies to Queen Mary 104.5 9 0
26 Kelley Polar - Love songs of the Hanging Gardens 105 8 0
25 The Clientele - Strange Geometry* 105.5 9 0
24 Ladytron - The Witching Hour 111 9 0
23 Saint Etienne - Tales from Turnpike House 111 8 2
22 Out Hud - Let us never speak of it again 114 8 0
21 Sleater Kinney - The Woods 115 11 0
20 Antony and the Johnsons - I am a bird now 116 12 0
19 New Pornographers - Twin Cinema 125.5 9 1
18 M83 - Before dawn heals us 141 11 2
17 Gorillaz - Demon Days 142.5 12 2
16 Hold Steady - Separation Sunday 154 13 1
15 Robyn - Robyn 155 11 1
14 Rachel Stevens - Come and get it 159 12 1
13 Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree 174 13 0
12 Kanye West - Late Registration 177 14 0
11 Girls Aloud - Chemistry 177 14 0
10 Kate Bush - Aerial* 181 11 5
9 Broadcast - Tender Buttons* 192 15 0
8 Isolee - Wearmonster 200 13 2
7 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois 205 16 1
6 Bloc Party - Silent alarm 206 19 1
5 Animal Collective - Feels 208 19 0
4 Vitalic - OK Cowboy 217.5 20 2
3 Spoon - Gimme Fiction 221.5 20 2
2 LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem 333.5 26 2
1 MIA - Arular* 490.5 36 7

man 2005 was sooo ilx.

2005 list = lol Pitchfork. Give me an unpredictable one like this any day.