ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2013

i never actually listened to all of the holden record bc i'm exhausted with anyone attempting krautrock at this point

don't hear any krautrock on it myself

first track was v resonant of krautrock, idk

definitely will revisit it

Bold prediction: TNP next

First track of Holden was gr8 btw, made me :O

Amel's album is great but what's with the cover? Is it retro or just a sickly design fail.

and yeah agree with others upthread that 'blackpool late eighties' is the standout despite being a bit more conventionally pretty than the rest of the record

didn't think of krautrock at all w/r/t holden, the rhythms are way different

Amel's album is great but what's with the cover? Is it retro or just a sickly design fail.

a self-released low-budget thing i guess? plus maybe she likes inappropriately bright colour schemes

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

26 TIM HECKER Virgins (565 points, 20 votes)

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i generally ignore references to krautrock unless someone tells me what kind of krautrock they're referring to -- it's kind of a meaningless term on its own.

what kind of krautrock is this holden record trying to evoke?

the cover is like an adult's version of the bangerz cover

oops sorry
many xps

what kind of krautrock is this holden record trying to evoke?

ignore me, dude who listened to half of the first track and turned it off

hmm i didn't really get into this hecker as much as his last few, will definitely revisit at some point though

when most people say krautrock, they mean motorik

Holden has talked about being influenced by Amon Duul iirc

Wow I have totally been conflating Hecker and Holden I guess

Hecker album is awesome, hope I remembered to vote for it.

that Hecker album is amazing, voted for it at (I think) #9.

haha and there is a hecker who is not tim hecker to confuse things even more xxp

virgins is great, not quite as obsessed with it as I was by ravedeath but better than the one with lopatin

Still would like to hear the last two all the way through, but must find the right mood for each.

this album surprised me. It's very gripping, and I haven't wanted to stop listening to it. haven't felt this way about one of his albums before.

the video for "black refraction" is hypnotic and sinister, with image of giant swinging incense boat
http://youtu.be/EEmgEAp8hSI

i like the hecker but i don't think i heard it in time to vote. i guess this was the year i finally gave in on the arty electronic music stuff

if people mean motorik when they say krautrock, could we encourage/promote the use of more precise terminology? i'll give it a listen regardless.

http://i.imgur.com/iFp7l0w.jpg

25 CLASSIXX Hanging Gardens (572 points, 19 votes, 1 first place vote)

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whee

most fun record of the year imo

This was one of my late year discoveries.

Loved the Holden record, reminds me a fair bit of Colin Stetson out of his loose contemporaries, same flutteriness (rather than motorik).

classixx was a bit too much of a grab bag for me but definitely some good ones on there. feel like the singles were the best ones tho.

good placement. love this album.

highlights for me were "Stranger Love" and that transition from Rhythm Santa Clara into Diamonds

classixx album didn't stick with me but enjoyed it v much for those couple of weeks in summer

getting a bit nervous about some of my picks, don't feel like I have the measure of this list at ALL

I don't have credits so forgive me if someone raised this point, but am I hearing bits of Fleetwood Mac's "Seven Wonders" in "Hanging Gardens"?

correct

yes

Yay for Tegan and Sara, my number 2. Seriously love every single song on that record.

this is the album i'll grab for when years for now i want to remember what my 2013 sounded like

Classixx album hella patchy imo - couple of great tracks, but then there was "Do You Like Bass?" and a bunch of unearned cheesy samples.

Amel album cover is great, has a vivid otherworldly quality more than lol retro imo and matches the sound of the album in a weird way

seandalai obviously a hater of Bass

now that I'm really sitting down and listening to Deafheaven... this is great IMO

so 2012-13 were when acts moved from sounding like or praising Tusk to sounding like or praising Tango in the Night.

http://i.imgur.com/RfEMP57.jpg

23 JULIA HOLTER Loud City Song (615 points, 21 votes)

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love this album so much.

too low

voted for maxim's i in trax but couldn't get into this as a whole

Holden, Hecker and Holter all too low!

helluva law firm