ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2014

ha this is gonna sound like i'm aping saer but true story i was walking home in a misty rain last nite and a sports car slowed down to roll over a speed bump right next to me and i could hear a few seconds of "try me" bumping from inside its closed windows, i cracked a grin as it hit the gas and sped away

― gr8080,

and you realized it was saer

has anyone asked dej where "fomly" came from

To be fair to saer, it does feel as though this year's poll is a lot more 'consistent', if not predictable, than previous years. Great if you're into pop but usually there are a few more outliers and hidden gems by this point and I can't see the rest of the poll diverging from that. Where's the house music? Where's the token metal track? Why are the only two indie tracks to place so unremarkably MOR?

― quinoa: how's it spelt? (dog latin), Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:35 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i don't vote in these i think a lot of ppl figure it's more for the pop crowd

i wonder if it was just a random thing she said off the top of her head and it just stuck

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

28 HODGSON "Babylon System [364 points, 12 votes]
http://youtu.be/21nXc71abno

yessssssssssssss

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saer irl

Xpost it's a self-fulfilling prophecy though. Tracks poll has always been pop oriented but it's not necessarily meant to be.

Where's the token metal track?

there wasn't a metal track/album to really rally around this year a la "dream house"

k-pop prob gonna be entirely invisible too

FUCK ME BABYLON SYSTEM PLACED

i heard this way too late in the year for it to really take root but yeah it rules

i nominated like 10 things!

YASSSSSS

the break at 5:20 into "babylon system" is LIFE-CHANGING

3rd of my votes! in my top 5

Oh hang on I spoke too soon wrt house. Love this track! Late addition to my ballot. The b side is great too.

Babylon system
SHAKE IT

def gave up hope for this one yesterday. good job!

I enjoy The War on Drugs because it makes for good winter highway driving music.

The moment The War on Drugs finally worked for me was when I was walking around outside in really cold weather. It's definitely a winter album.

scared to get to 5:20 now. I like my life!

xxxp

no wonder War on Drugs makes no sense in Miami

saer irl

― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine),

i like that guys plane and car, though i dont really agree with driving

that deep tech thread has so much good stuff in it

idk what this is but it's probably extremely good

haven't heard this, looking forward to it

http://www.saerelettropompe.com/pict/news/saer_belgium.jpg

Xpost it's a self-fulfilling prophecy though. Tracks poll has always been pop oriented but it's not necessarily meant to be.

― quinoa: how's it spelt? (dog latin), Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:39 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i dunno even if some of the dumb weird rock bands or folk drone weirdo guitar players i like would have any chance of placing the massive shitfit it would incur doesn't really seem worth it ya know?

plus i'd rather just check out the results and hear some stuff i don't know

god this track is terrific

k-pop prob gonna be entirely invisible too

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, January 21, 2015 1:39 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

Yeah something would have placed by now if there had been a consensus :\

*holds out hope for 2NE1*

saer irl

― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine),

i like that guys plane and car, though i dont really agree with driving

― saer, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:42 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I considered that, but think I ball parked it nonetheless.

phew my life didn't change, but this track is v good indeed!

steve gunn followed by a million posts of "UGH" and "I DONT UNDERSTAND" and "OK NEXT"

I had a 2NE1 track high in my ballot...

cant be doing with this hodgson its like going to a funeral

Couldn't decide on a 2NE1 track so voted the album instead.

I'd love to hear all those UMS. I still think the soloing of genres into rolling threads is one of the most disappointing things to happen to ilm.

cool funerals you go to

xxp

lol

Xp Siloing

ive only been to two, one the guy had his own music played, strange experience, he was very talented but a lot of problems:(

dont really agree with them though,

tuuuuuuuuune
came on the spotify tracks noms and i replayed it like 10 times
wonderfully addictive

This beat seems really stiff. I like the Whodini synths tho.

I think people are generally pretty open to different rock or avant things showing up in the tracks poll. It's just the same ol' Spoon and WoD and whatever that really riles a few.

Oh this one is nice! I overheard it a few weeks ago and thought it was Modeselektor.

k-pop prob gonna be entirely invisible too

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, January 21, 2015 1:39 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

I'm gonna go ahead and call Babylon System dancehall

people enjoying this should check out "One Spliff" too

UMS I really wish u voted in these fwiw

This Hodgson thing is pretty dope.

had to spend some time finding a photo of dude that wasnt 300px wide or smaller, ending up jacking the one i used was from his label's facebook page-- looks like a fun party: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.898605113498615.1073741829.147312335294567&type=3

well "babylon system" is basically a sizzla song

unfortch given the wealth of trax in the deep tech thread i always thought this was the most likely crossover, so i can't see it for any more...jay baptiste maybe?

given that it takes, what, seven votes to place in the top 77, i don't think anything should be considered out of the realm of possibility tbh