ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2013

list of actual superlatives in that post:

[one of the] best [fucking films]
[one of the] most extraordinary [scenes]
Are we counting 'completely (adjective)' as a superlative? Disputed.
[people say that the] most revolutionary [music] <<<-direct quote
[the] last [for the evening] <<<-actually a noun
[one of the] best [SONGS]
[my] top[...3]

^^^so mostly prefixed by 'one of the' or otherwise easily-qualified. Nice try pal :D

[one of the] most extraordinary [scenes]

are we still talking about hentai?

yes we are

*goes to bed still completely amped ^_O*

it moves subtly and devastatingly thru the gears rather than starting in 5 and proceeding therefrom. It laser-adjusts the gearbox before your very trembling face without having to move the fucking stick.

one of those ordinary student nights, then...

http://media0.giphy.com/media/5vsp9FqLBVk4g/giphy.gif

lying in bed now srsly abt to drop off but that^ is basically how that album makes me feel, in a good way

^^excellent series of posts

I'm glad LJ likes DJ Rashad! :D

I thought I Am The Center would place as there seemed to be a lot of love for it here but can't see it being Top 20

@ imago get to Teklife vol. 1 right away

is it the final countdown today?

I thought I Am The Center would place as there seemed to be a lot of love for it here but can't see it being Top 20

― groovypanda, Thursday, January 30, 2014 1:34 AM (38 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah, i guess this is out of the running now. there are a few i'm disappointed not to see.

glad goldfrapp made it, though, that is a really special album. far and away their best, imo.

after further household discussion of Ciara's "Body Party" from the previous results, I learned that L was referring to D'angelo from The Wire, as in that track being music that would soundtrack his life. she was not referring to the male recording artist, who I clearly know nothing about. apologies to Rev & Spottie.

Fantasia & Goldfrapp - not my thing

DJ Koze - Koh-Zee? Kows like in "rows"? very pleasant, got bored after two tracks but I can imagine good settings for this

Dj Rashad - painful on first listen

Miley - this sounds fine, schizo style jumping suits her, won't re-listen

Darkside - oh right this is great, should have ignored whatever was said about bluesy licks on that other thread, didn't hear it so I didn't vote for it but I probably would have, I'll come back to this

Ariana - no thanks

Deafheaven - no

Burial - what? not objectionable but not memorable

Holden - L: "interesting", definitely my favorite discovery so far. is this a deliberate pun on Heldon, or former members or something?

Hecker - see above

Brandy Clark - this is good, L says "honky tonk", and whoa @ this weed song.

(we continue to listen to Brandy Clark throughout dinner. this is what people who were disappointed in the Neko Case album should be listening to.)

The 1975 - this guy sounds really uptight

Amel - first of all Ice Cream Everyday is a great title. this isn't really my thing but I can imagine listening to it in a fancy foreign coffeshop. a couple more songs in and I never want to hear it again

Tegan And Sara - no thanks

Classix - definitely gr80 bait

Holter - me: "only one more album after this" L: "good" - after she wails "mother" in the first track we kill it

BOC - pretty good, would not return to it though

after further household discussion of Ciara's "Body Party" from the previous results, I learned that L was referring to D'angelo from The Wire, as in that track being music that would soundtrack his life. she was not referring to the male recording artist, who I clearly know nothing about. apologies to Rev & Spottie.

ha, this makes way more sense

How can I be exposed to so much unbelievable, penetrative art in the space of a few small hours? My jaw is dropped, I'm gone. This album does things with rhythm that I didn't even think were possible in hentai. I'm done, defeated. Spent. It just keeps it coming.

LJ have you developed a cocaine habit?

ha that feeling of relief when a minor mystery is cleared up

Holden - L: "interesting", definitely my favorite discovery so far. is this a deliberate pun on Heldon, or former members or something?

it's his surname!

(we continue to listen to Brandy Clark throughout dinner. this is what people who were disappointed in the Neko Case album should be listening to.)

:)

"minor mystery" re: ciara and d'angelo not LJ's up-all-night antics

Holden is the guy's surname sleeve! oops XP

And the Holter record has a lot more to offer than track one imo - this is my favourite i think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_LuSW61GI

oh fuck whoops

^ special plea to sleeve cos there's not such a massive gap between the decadent twilit euro vibe on that and something like dagmar krause which i think a sleeve likes?

<3 imago's Rashad write up. So pleased. Gonna listen to it on my way to work

^ yes! agree btw that teklife has more jaw-dropping sonic events but i think that double cup works really well as an album

and NV from upthread: yes this finishes today

This album does things with rhythm that I didn't even think were possible in hentai.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9627011/photos/anime.gif

Oh really?

*Puts on DJ Rashad album and listens*

Hmm. Nah.

http://i.imgur.com/wQCqMCC.gif

77 JULIANNA BARWICK Nepenthe – bought this just before Christmas; very pretty, like it a lot, suspect it’s insubstantial though. But there’s nothing wrong with that.
76 FALL OUT BOY – never heard them, little interest.
75 MELT-BANANA Fetch – not heard it; have heard them in the past and thought it was alright but not my thing.
74 BILL CALLAHAN Dream River – liked his previous three, but didn’t get round to listening to this.
73 LORDE Pure Heroine – not heard it. Single was OK.
72 THEE OH SEES Floating Coffin – never knowingly heard.
71 FÖLLAKZOID II – never heard of.
70 GORGUTS Colored Sands – this is metal, right? Don’t get metal at all.
(tie) 68. KELELA Cut 4 Me – never heard.
(tie) 68 CUT COPY Free Your Mind – never heard.
67 f(x) Pink Tape – never heard.
66 DANNY BROWN Old – never heard.
65 FACTORY FLOOR Factory Floor – wanted to like this more. It’s efficient but lacking.
64 CIARA Ciara – never heard.
63 PARQUET COURTS Light Up Gold – heard this. Mediocre NYC wannabes.
62 K MICHELLE Rebellious Soul – never heard.
61 ARCTIC MONKEYS AM – really like this, fuelled by loving R U Mine a couple of years ago. The whole album is good. Surprised me.
60 DONATO DOZZY Plays Bee Mask – never heard.
59 JOHN GRANT Pale Green Ghosts – like a lot, great live, listened to a lot, love the Gus Gus bits, but I don’t feel passionate about him. Very good nonetheless.
58 RHYE Woman – never heard.
57 YOUNG GALAXY Ultramarine – never heard.
56 KA The Night's Gambit – never heard.
55 DJ SPRINKLES Queerifications and Ruins: Collected Remixes by DJ Sprinkles – really liked Midtown etc a few years ago, would probably enjoy this; hadn’t heard of it though.
54 NEKO CASE The Worse Things Get – never heard.
53 CARCASS Surgical Steel – more metal, right?
52 SAVAGES Silence Yourself – heard a tiny snippet of, didn’t investigate. Not sure why.
51 ASHLEY MONROE Like a Rose – never heard.
50 WAXAHATCHEE Cerulean Salt – never heard.
49 WILLIAM ONYEABOR Who is William Onyeabor? – this is really good.
48 YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN UZU – never heard.
47 LAUREL HALO Chance of Rain – heard once at record club, reminded me of the Four Tet album last year. Enjoyed. Should probably buy.
46 QUADRON Avalanche – never heard.
45 ARCADE FIRE Reflektor – their best, least annoying, most fun record by far. Really like it. Find the hate baffling and amusing. Singer still an enormous dickhead.
44 MATMOS The Marriage of True Minds – never heard.
43 JON HOPKINS Immunity – nice, but too loud, overlong, and over simple.
42 MAYA JANE COLES Comfort – really keen to hear this.
41 FUCK BUTTONS Slow Focus – didn’t hit me emotionally like the last one, but found myself playing it quite a bit after it had bedded in.
40 FANTASIA Side Effects of You – never heard.
39 GOLDFRAPP Tales of Us – never heard.
38 PET SHOP BOYS Electric – never heard.
37 LAURA MARLING Once I Was an Eagle – loved the previous two (and liked the debut) but this didn’t click; like Bill Callahan, I’ve probably just heard enough of what she does and maybe just don’t need anymore.
36 DJ KOZE Amygdala – never heard, but intrigued to hear.
35 DJ RASHAD Double Cup – never heard.
34 MILEY CYRUS Bangerz – no interest.
33 DARKSIDE Psychic – really like this; it’s totally trendy lifestyle music for trendy wankers, though. But that’s what I am, or something.
32 ARIANA GRANDE Yours Truly – never heard.
31 DEAFHEAVEN Sunbather – intrigued to hear just out of curiosity, but the 30 seconds I did hear suggested that they’d sucked out the wrong bit of metal ad left the thing I really dislike (the screaming) in.
30 BURIAL Rival Dealer EP – never heard. Never understood the hype around him.
29 HOLDEN The Inheritors – adore this. One of my very favourites from last year. Dips in the middle but the opening four and closing four are amazing.
28 TEGAN & SARA Heartthrob – never heard.
27 AMEL LARRIEUX Ice Cream Everyday – never heard.
26 TIM HECKER Virgins – my first Hecker; didn’t quite get it. Something never coalesced. My mate Rob said he liked that it didn’t coalesce, and suggested it was like an exploded version of Field Of Reeds. Will keep plugging away as something intrigues me.
25 CLASSIXX Hanging Gardens – never heard.
23 JULIA HOLTER Loud City Song – really like this; love her vocals, love the jazz-ish brass, love the lyrics about cheese.
22 BRANDY CLARK 12 Stories – never heard.
21 THE 1975 The 1975 – never heard.
24 BOARDS OF CANADA Tomorrow's Harvest – this is pretty good; I like it as much as anything they’ve done.

how's life, check your ilx email

― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, January 29, 2014 8:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

gracias karl...arlk...rlka...lkar...

Absolutely loving this Holden record that people voted for.

lifehack: try listing only the records you have something to say about. nobody actually needs to see "haven't heard" over and over. of course nobody has heard all of these albums!

True, but someone might see that ad say "omg you should hear this one, it's right up your street!" ymmv.

This assumption that people on ILM somehow automatically *know* your individual tastes has always seemed kinda weird to me?

Well I've been loitering on here for about 14 years now, and there are various people on here whose tastes I feel like I know pretty well, so I don't think it's a mad assumption.

14 years. Perhaps more like 13 and a half or something, but even so. Fucking hell.

i read "haven't heard" as "not interested" given that there are spotify links and recommended youtubes (and your own initiative) all in this thread

I think what we're talking about is people who aren't really regulars stumbling in here and posting giant lists, 90% of which are a comedy "haven't heard" and really, that's not helpful.

(Also, with a side order of "what you appreciate in a piece of music" is often not the same as "what another appreciates in the same music" and sometimes the stuff people assume that a person will like based on perceived personality is kinda.. o_0)

why would you guys want to ruin lamp's reviews

lamp in and of himself is actually quite funny, but dozens of people imitating lamp style lists is really not funny at all.

i read "haven't heard" as "not interested" given that there are spotify links and recommended youtubes (and your own initiative) all in this thread

Not the case - I generally browse ILX on my work PC sporadically between bursts of work, and my office is not conducive to wearing headphones so Spotify and YouTube are out, or else I'm on my phone using the app, which involves opening other apps and so on, and again, wearing headphones when I'm probably in a social situation / with my wife / distractedly watching tele / etc etc etc. It's about time and logistics, not lack of interest. Actor-network theory! The agency of devices and interfaces! I rely on and like ILX because it's very good at words and descriptions.

Who the fuck is lamp?

Uhh, I'm really enjoying this Carcass album. What is happening?

And given how long and involved ans fast-moving this thread is, those lists have been the easiest way of consuming it, for me.

(I particularly like the occasional bits that sound like Thin Lizzy.)

"I've been on here 14 years and everybody knows my taste in music" b/w "who the fuck is lamp?" is really kinda next level hilarious!

lamp has posted several times on both EOY lists o_0 it's sort of rude to be all "who the fuck is [x]" when they've posted on this very thread!

most people who haven't heard an album but whose interest has been piqued usually have said something to that effect

Scik your recap scanned as myopic, as if you hadn't heard 80% of those records. I would totally recommend many of your "haven't heard"s to you except there are too many to count. Maybe take some of Lamp's recommendations ;)

can't believe someone was rude to lamp

I've read Lamp's posts on here and they're funny but, and this is my point, to me, they are just the word 'Lamp' and some funny posts; I don't know if they're someone I've interacted with on here before or not! How am I supposed to?

Is it just me that finds the album rollout a little overwhelming? With the tracks I can check out everything and download the ones I like but with albums I feel like I'm processing masses of data as much as listening. Unless an album clicks instantly (eg Classixx) I find it hard to give it sufficient time or make a call on whether something's a grower or needs to find me in a different mood. It's great to be exposed to so many records I haven't heard but unnatural too. I sometimes wish my tastes were a bit narrower. Apart from metal (yes I know, sorry) there's nothing I can confidently dismiss on the basis of one track as not for me.

if you're seriously trying to listen to upwards of 70 albums in a week then yes that's overwhelming because it's ridiculous, maybe just don't bother