2000 Elefanten is a fantastic song, not sure about the rest of the album yet
― imago, Friday, 21 September 2018 09:12 (five years ago) link
rest of the album is brilliant but 2000 Elefanten is the hit - is it the only one with singing on it? Will definitely be in my EOY. Live it turned into a proper anthem. I could imagine these guys evolving into an excellent avant-rock/pop band on the next record
― Scritti Vanilli - The Word Girl You Know It's True (dog latin), Friday, 21 September 2018 09:16 (five years ago) link
2018 has been insane, for me at least. there are still albums by Orbital, Mouse on Mars, and James Ferraro I have to get to. among many many others
my working list is something like:
1. Andrew WK - You're Not Alone2. Kaku P-Model - Kai = Kai3. Autechre - NTS Sessions4. Koenjihyakkei - Dhorimviskha5. George Clanton - Slide6. Daphne & Celeste Save the World7. Datarock - Face the Brutality8. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer9. They Might be Giants - I Like Fun10. 3.2 - The Rules Have Changed
― frogbs, Friday, 21 September 2018 12:59 (five years ago) link
mewithoutyou: [untitled]low: double negativehelena hauff: qualmashley monroe: sparrowanna von hausswolff: dead magicfoxing: nearer my godmeshell ndegeocello: ventriloquismarctic monkeys: tranquility base hotel & casinoautechre: nts sessionslet's eat grandma: i'm all ears
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 21 September 2018 13:10 (five years ago) link
I love a lot this year:
Haron - WandelaarJolly Mare - Logica NaturaDeepchord - ImmersionsSandro Perri - In Another LifeOvlov - TRUGwenno - Le KovThe Beths - Future Me Hates MeDJ Khalab - Black Noise 2084Betonkust & Palmbomen II - Center Parcs Bjorn Torske - Byen
Also...
Hear, Now - Aurora BaleareKhotin - Beautiful YouH. Takahashi - Low PowerYo La Tengo - There's A Riot Going OnKate NV - для FORSalad Boys - This Is GlueM. Geddes Gengras - Hawaiki TapesSkee Mask - ComproSam McClellan - Music of the Five ElementsPeggy Gou - OnceLeon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still
― Evan, Friday, 21 September 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
I didn't get the Glenn Jones or the new Low yet so I imagine they're easily going to be added.
― Evan, Friday, 21 September 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
Oh and the Yves Tumor! Looking forward to checking that one out as well.
― Evan, Friday, 21 September 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link
Shit, I forgot:
Various - Studio Barnhus Volym 1
Loving that a lot!
AND:
Hovvdy - CranberryOur Girl - Stranger TodayArp - ZebraMarisa Anderson - Cloud Corner
Good year imo
― Evan, Friday, 21 September 2018 14:54 (five years ago) link
additions to my list above:
Parquet CourtsMalkmusSnail MailKhurangbinRolling blackoutsThe AmazingThe Sea and CakeBardo for PabloMelodys Echo ChamberFoxing
― . (Michael B), Friday, 21 September 2018 15:43 (five years ago) link
sons of kemet
― . (Michael B), Friday, 21 September 2018 15:44 (five years ago) link
let's eat grandma - i'm all earswednesday campanella - galapogoslow - double negativebeach house - 7mount eerie - now onlyfoxing - nearer my godgang gang dance - kazuashitakacey musgraves - golden hourchristine and the queens - chrisnatalie prass - the future and the pastyves tumor - safe in the hands of love
― ufo, Friday, 21 September 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
Demdike Stare x Il Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza - The Feed-Back LoopPablo's Eye - Spring Break Bernard Baschet & Michel Deneuve - 4 espaces soniresVarious Artists - Uneven Paths: Deviant Pop From EuropeKink Gong - Dian Long: Soundscape China / Destruction of Chinese Pop Mårble - Diego Creta - Creta Walter Verdin - Voor Adeline "Een Fantastisch Nieuw Muziektheater" Carl Stone - Electronic Music From the Eighties and Nineties Èlg - Vu du dôme (2018
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 21 September 2018 16:19 (five years ago) link
Aphex Twin - CollapseAutechre - NTS SessionsOneohtrix Point Never - Age ofLucio Capece / Marc Baron - My Trust In YouThomas Ankersmit - Homage to Dick RaaijmakersBruno Duplant - Chamber and Field Works 2015 - 2017Ola Paulson & John Tilbury - Seagull SonatasJürg Frey & Magnus Granberg - Early to LateJogging House - Wouldxuiqen - moiré
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Friday, 21 September 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
Some things I've liked a lot:
Le Dom - Castle Owner EP (Paradoxe Club)Anenon - Tongue (Friends of Friends)DJ Plead - Get In Circle (Decisions)Jeremy Pelt - Live in ParisPatrick Zimmerli - ClockworksCity - Skeleton EPSerpentwithfeet - soilSunareht - Sagas EP (Paradoxe Club)The Ophelias - AlmostLechuga Zafiro - Testigo EPAutechre - NTS Sessions
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 21 September 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
kacey musgraves - golden hourcharlie puth - voicenotesblood orange - negro swansandro perri - in another lifeamen dunes - freedomdj koze - knock knocktroye sivan - bloomfamous dex - dex meets dexter
― J0rdan S., Friday, 21 September 2018 20:00 (five years ago) link
I feel like there's not a whole lot of overlap between everyone... is that normal and/or am I not looking closely enough? I'm not always good at paying attention.
― Evan, Friday, 21 September 2018 20:02 (five years ago) link
everyone likes autechre
― nba jungboy (voodoo chili), Friday, 21 September 2018 20:11 (five years ago) link
Cardi BTracey ThornU.S. GirlsBeach HouseMitskiKacey MusgravesParquet CourtsJ BalvinAgainst All LogicBlack Panther sndtrk
― evol j, Friday, 21 September 2018 20:15 (five years ago) link
I have got ten albums together now. This year seems quite good. And I have hardly listened to a couple of other promising releases like Richard Thompson, Sons of Kemet, Snail Mail, Parquet Courts, Brian Eno, Beak, Die Wilde Jagd, Nik Bartsch's Ronin, Arve Henriksen etc.
The Beths - Future Me Hates MeBombino - DeranThe Breeders - All NerveCowboy Junkies - All That ReckoningJon Hassell - Listening to PicturesLow - Double NegativeStephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Sparkle HardMeshell Ndegeocello - VentriloquismDie Nerven - FakeTrygve Seim - Helsinki Songs
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 21 September 2018 20:16 (five years ago) link
It's going to be Low, innit? That and Autechre.
― Have the Rams stopped screaming yet, Lloris? (Chinaski), Friday, 21 September 2018 20:23 (five years ago) link
Not me! Fuck Autechre.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 21 September 2018 21:34 (five years ago) link
― Evan, Friday, September 21, 2018 1:02 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Last year's EOY polls had very little overlap too
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Friday, 21 September 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
in no order...
1. Cosmic Church - Täyttymys - Nature worshiping one-man occult metal from Finland.
2. Hermit and the Recluse - Orpheus vs. the Sirens - Brownsville, BK rapper (and FDNY Captain), KA with producer, Animoss craft trippy and dense street rap refracted through a lens of Greek mythology. Next level sample-based production that deftly avoids hard drums.
3. Merzbow - Noisembryo - Gorgeous reissue of the '94 harsh noise classic by Hospital Productions.
4. Sons of Kemet - Your Queen is a Reptile - British afrobeat/soul jazz. Dual drummers, sax, and tuba.
5. Mo*Te - Life in a Peaceful New World - Another Japanese harsh noise reissue. This one of an absurdly limited cassette from '96. For those here with any interest in this stuff - total mastery of the form.
6. Jerman Barnes - The Finger'd Remove - Mind-meld improv using metal, bamboo, springboard, temple block, stones, feathers, wood, and sub-perceptual electronics by big-eared lifers, Jeph Jerman and Tim Barnes.
7. Ursula K. LeGuin & Todd Barton - Music and Poetry of the Kesh - Lovingly crafted LP of a cassette that came with the first edition of LeGuin's 1985 Utopian Sci-Fi epic, 'Always Coming Home.'
8. Oneohtrix Point Never - Age Of - Another bold step into the Octagon from Lopatin. Again, beautiful presentation that keeps me buying physical media.
9. Daniel Schmidt - In My Arms, Many Flowers - Reissue of late '70s / early '80s Bay Area Gamelan minimalism. Drifting and cyclical and not far off the hypnotic Italian stuff that Die Schactel reissues.
10. Mkwaju Ensemble - Ki-Motion - Midori Takada led percussion ensemble recording from '81. Vibes, marimba, bamboo and synths. I'm continually amazed by the depth and quality of the reissue well.
― Yelploaf, Friday, 21 September 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
No particular order:
Neko Case: Hell-onParquet Courts: Wide Awake!
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Friday, 21 September 2018 23:46 (five years ago) link
It’s all about Sweetener for me. Apologies to the rest of music.
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Saturday, 22 September 2018 00:43 (five years ago) link
Updated list:
1. The Beths - Future Me Hates Me 2. Melody's Echo Chamber - Bon Voyage 3. Kali Uchis - Isolation4. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer5. Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog 6. Tracey Thorn - Record7. Mitski - Be The Cowboy 8. Noname Room 259. Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears 10. Christine & The Queens - Chris
U.S. Girls - In A Poem UnlimitedBeach House - 7
― kitchen person, Saturday, 22 September 2018 02:00 (five years ago) link
I should give Melody's Echo Chamber another try. Kind of reminded me of April March on first listen.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 22 September 2018 03:04 (five years ago) link
Thanks for the annotations, Yelploaf. I wish everyone would do that.
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 22 September 2018 07:03 (five years ago) link
i dunno about 10, lotta settling still to do.
autechre - nts sessionsdaniel bachman - the morning starthe ex - 23 passportskacey musgraves - golden hourken mode - lovedjames brandon lewis trio - radiant imprintsmiles okazaki - work vols. 1-6witch mountain - s/twill dimaggio - at easecontainer - lp
― j., Saturday, 22 September 2018 07:33 (five years ago) link
Hailu MergiaKacey MusgravesBill FrisellJakob BroJuliana HatfieldOkkervil RiverSabaEleanor FriedbergerChris CrackSandro Perri
― niels, Saturday, 22 September 2018 08:03 (five years ago) link
Lots of mentions for Let's Eat Grandma. I want to listen but that fucking name: makes me want to chew my own ears off.
Updated:
Sly & Robbie Meet Nils Petter Molvær feat. Eivind Aarset and Vladislav DelayLowSleepTangentsLeila Abdul-RalfThe Innocence MissionThe Dead TonguesSons of KemetSteve TibbetsJon Hassell
― Have the Rams stopped screaming yet, Lloris? (Chinaski), Saturday, 22 September 2018 09:30 (five years ago) link
Low - Double Negative: gorgeous uneasy listeningAnna Von Hausswolff - Dead Magic: my goth witch alter egoGurrumul - Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow): overwhelming elegiesAshley Monroe - Sparrow: comely and broken like meLet’s Eat Grandma - I’m All Ears: kids don't know not to reach for the starsSons of Kemet - Your Queen Is A Reptile: grooves that always already existedWye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs: technicolour dreamsEzra Furman - Transangelic Exodus: my gay outlaw fantasyWednesday Campanella - Galapagos: the interior design of my brainRoss From Friends - Family Portrait: melancholy and highly sexedTangents - New Bodies: dream theory in australiaBusiswa- Highly Flavoured: highly sexed and highly sexed Pablo’s Eye - Spring Break / Bardo For Pablo: that just woke up from an afternoon nap feelingHelena Hauff - Qualm: choke me momSandro Perri - In Another Life: where the ocean meets the sky i'll be sailingGang Gang Dance - Kazuashita: equatorial exposure volume oneMeshell Ndgeocello - Ventriloquism: crying foreverRico Nasty - Nasty: nasty
― Tim F, Saturday, 22 September 2018 10:20 (five years ago) link
There's too much I haven't heard yet but so far (excluding classical music):
Jon Hassell - Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One)Grouper - Grid of PointsAutechre - NTS Sessions 1-4Saba - Care for MeJakob Bro - ReturningsBasalte - VertigeSIT - Invisibility, Chapters I & IIAmon Dunes - FreedomNONE - Life Has Gone on Long EnoughFuture Museums - Rosewater Ceremony
― pomenitul, Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
i wish i could fit natalie prass and hop along into my top ten
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:36 (five years ago) link
Amen rather than Amon (subconsciously longing for Tobin?).
― pomenitul, Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:44 (five years ago) link
SIT - Invisibility, Chapters I & II
^^^
yes!
― calzino, Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:46 (five years ago) link
I knew I'd eventually end up agreeing with you on something, pom!
― calzino, Saturday, 22 September 2018 16:05 (five years ago) link
Haha, I'd wager we agree more than we disagree on most things. Even politically.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 22 September 2018 16:16 (five years ago) link
BethsParquet CourtsBeach HouseRolling Blackouts
Thats it. Kinda weak year so far imo.
Maybe Uncle Acid and/ot Kurt Vile will save it..
― nostormo, Saturday, 22 September 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
Oh i forgot .Ty Seagall January record is nice.
And looking forward to MBV too
― nostormo, Saturday, 22 September 2018 16:23 (five years ago) link
I feel like I must be missing a lot of good stuff, but so far I like:
Ought - Room Inside the WorldTribulation - Down BelowKEN mode - LovedLie in Ruins - Demise (EP)Khanus - FlammarionVital Idles - Left HandDeszcz - IIIGhost - PrequelleAura Noir - Aura NoireGolgothan Remains - Perverse Offerings to the Void
― o. nate, Monday, 24 September 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
just need to drop in and say i gave that mika vaino a try today while working. it sounded great but i couldn't do it, too frickin scary!
― macropuente (map), Monday, 24 September 2018 01:52 (five years ago) link
I got these!
Cupcakke – EphorizeU.S. Girls – In a Poem UnlimitedMr. Fingers – Cerebral HemispheresToni Braxton – Sex & CigarettestUnE-yArDs – I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private LifeRavyn Lenae – CrushTracy Thorn – RecordMigos – Culture IIThe Breeders – All NerveAshley Monroe – SparrowTal National – TantabaraCourtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really FeelBali Baby – Baylor Swift Amen Nunes – FreedomSpeedy Ortiz – Twerp VerseCardi B – Invasion of PrivacyParquet Courts – Wide Awake!Janelle Monae – Dirty ComputerPusha T – DaytonaMeshell Ndegeocello – VentriloquismJohn Prine – The Tree of ForgivenessRae Sremmurd – SR3MMBelly – DoveSuperchunk – What a Time to Be AliveTroye Sivan – BloomThe Chills – SnowboundAriana Grande - SweetenerMitski – Be the Cowboy
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 September 2018 02:02 (five years ago) link
Time for some revisions to my list
Lake RuthMGMTCavern of Anti-MatterBill FrisellJean Grae x Quelle ChrisSleepSpeedy OrtizJanelle MonaeBeach HouseThe Sea and CakeLowAutechreMitski Laurel HaloOneohtrix Point NeverPram
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 24 September 2018 02:11 (five years ago) link
i don't know how to get it down to ten, so here are some i haven't seen mentioned much
aquaserge - deja-vousbekon - get with the timesbrown calculus - live at the map room epdomenico lancelotti - the good is a big godv/a - program 1: strange sounds from indianapolis and beyondjim miles - waste begat wastel'imperatrice - matahariorchestre tout puissant marcel duchamp - sauvage formesphilip d kick - pathwaysthe sevateem - the caves
ten archival picks:
ami shavit - neural oscillations and alpha rhythmsbernard estardy - space oddities (1970-1982)colored music - individual beautyentourage - ceremony of dreams: studio sessions and outtakes, 1972-1977gene clark - sings for youkuniyuki takahashi - early tape works (1986-1993) vol 1paddy kingsland - the changes original soundtrackbasement beehive: the girl group undergroundsatan in love: rare finnish synth-pop and disco 1979-1992welcome to paradise vol. iii: italian dream house 90-94
― milkshake duck george bernard shaw (rushomancy), Monday, 24 September 2018 02:22 (five years ago) link
I strongly considered adding that Domenico Lancelotti album to my list. A worthy descendant to The High Llamas - Snowbug.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 24 September 2018 02:26 (five years ago) link
oh yeah it is sean o'hagan related. why did i think it was cheer-accident related? i don't know.
of the rest, the aquaserge, jim miles, and orchestra tout puissant marcel duchamp are variously in the neighborhood of "prog", bekon is some variety of alt-r&b, l'ipmperatrice and the sevateem are some variety of synthpop, philip d kick is some variety of electronic, and the other two are what they are. if that's of any assistance.
― milkshake duck george bernard shaw (rushomancy), Monday, 24 September 2018 02:33 (five years ago) link
Still haven't heard the new Beak album, but I'm betting it'll make my top ten. And this: http://mlesprg.bandcamp.com/album/mount-vision
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 24 September 2018 03:09 (five years ago) link
― nostormo, Saturday, September 22, 2018 12:17 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Hmmm you might like Salad Boys?
― Evan, Monday, 24 September 2018 11:42 (five years ago) link
the absolute state of that post tbh
― imago, Monday, 24 September 2018 11:45 (five years ago) link