That emoji is responsible for at least 15% of the song's success.
― pomenitul, Friday, 31 January 2020 12:59 (four years ago) link
Thanks DL and breastcrawl!
Pretty sure each of you would have turned me on to some of my picks (DL- Equiknoxx, breastcrawl - all of the afro stuff) so cheers. Curious if you've heard the Swae Lee as it's a Tekno/DJ Mustard co-production and definitely further evidence of afro crossing over.
― Twelves, Friday, 31 January 2020 13:11 (four years ago) link
Alright, I found mine. Bold DNP. The good news is turns out I only voted for 3 Purple Mountains songs. The bad news is... well. Also, "Misbehavin'" was my "Balloon" or something.
Big Thief - Not Purple Mountains - Snow Is Falling in ManhattanRichard Dawson – JoggingWeyes Blood - Wild TimeWeyes Blood – AndromedaSharon Van Etten – SeventeenBig Thief - UFOFPurple Mountains - Darkness and ColdJenny Hval - High AliceBig Thief - CattailsThe Comet is Coming - Summon the FireJon Hopkins & Kelly Lee Owens - Luminous SpacesClipping - Blood of the FangHolly Herndon – FrontierBurial - Old TapeJenny Hval - Ashes to AshesWeyes Blood - EverydaySAULT - Up All NightAimee-Leigh & Baby Billy - Misbehavin'Angel Olsen - All Mirrors(Sandy) Alex G – GretelPurple Mountains - Margaritas at the MallBig Thief – JenniDawn Richard - Dreams and ConverseFontaines DC - Too Real
― Chris L, Friday, 31 January 2020 13:28 (four years ago) link
Curious if you've heard the Swae Lee as it's a Tekno/DJ Mustard co-production and definitely further evidence of afro crossing over.
― breastcrawl, Friday, 31 January 2020 13:50 (four years ago) link
Twelves - yeah I thought the Swae Lee track was interesting. US afrobeats is a subgenre now I guess?
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 13:51 (four years ago) link
See also the Goldlink track in my list, 'Zulu Screams'
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 13:52 (four years ago) link
and Lion King ofc. And all the Burna Boy collabs.
Burna Boy is the only person who can possibly make afrobeats happen in the US atm, I'm afraid.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 31 January 2020 13:57 (four years ago) link
Even Rodigan is on record as saying that afrobeats is the successor to dancehall, but that's in the UK obvs
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:21 (four years ago) link
I really really wish we'd gotten "Blood of the Fang" in the mix. If I'd weighted my ballot it would have been very high.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:25 (four years ago) link
bold placed:
The Juan Maclean - Zone Non LinearWeyes Blood - MoviesFilmmaker - The Hound 100 gecs - money machineJenny Lewis - Red Bull & Hennessy
DJ Plead - Salt and PepperClipping - La Mala OrdinaKatie Gately - BracerFilmmaker - Castle MazeFilmmaker - LurkersDestroyer - Crimson TideSAULT - Foot on NecksFrench Vanilla - SuddenlyKasper Marott - Drømmen om Ø (Forever Mix '19)[b]Prince Rama - Love In KontrolRapsody ft. Leikeli47 - Oprah[b]Big Thief - NotXeno & Oaklander - AngéliqueUnderworld & The Necks - Appleshine ContinuumANNA & Kittin - Forever RaversOssia - Dub HellSharon Van Etten - SeventeenOdonis Odonis - CollectorBattles ft. Shabazz Palaces - IZMPaula Temple - Joshua and Goliath (Techno Version)
― silverfish, Friday, 31 January 2020 14:46 (four years ago) link
oh well I screwed the bbcode up but whatever
― silverfish, Friday, 31 January 2020 14:47 (four years ago) link
it is stunning to me that there was a new album of (mostly) beyonce released this year that got no traction here
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:47 (four years ago) link
Zone Non Linear by The Juan Maclean is so good, I'm surprised it didn't get more votes
― silverfish, Friday, 31 January 2020 14:50 (four years ago) link
Beyonce's cover of 'Before I Let Go' is amazing.
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:52 (four years ago) link
My weighted list
Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens - GoneCaroline Polachek - DoorJessie Ware - Adore YouAriana Grande - GhostinStella Donnelly - Old ManDua Lipa - Future NostalgiaHatchie - Stay With MeShura - BKLYNLDNTove Lo ft. Kylie Minogue - Really don't like uBillie Eilish - Everything I WantedDua Lipa - Don't Start NowCharly Bliss - Young EnoughLizzo - JuiceLana Del Rey - The GreatestWafia - Flowers & SuperpowersGeorgia - About Work The DancefloorMark Ronson ft. Angel Olsen - True BlueLauriana Mae - Something RealCaroline Polachek - So Hot You’re Hurting My FeelingsNormani - MotivationSun-El Musician & Ami Faku - Into IngaweMieko Shimizu - ButterflyPerfume Genius - Eye In The WellJenny Hval - High AliceJETS ft. Tkay Maidza - Real Truth
13 of mine placed and Monotony is my top neighbour for about the eighth year in a row.
― kitchen person, Friday, 31 January 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
Brown Skinned Girl is amazing as well. But I'm not really surprised nothing got that much support. I don't think the Kendrick Black Panther soundtrack did that well either, and that's one of my favourite things he has ever done.
― Frederik B, Friday, 31 January 2020 14:58 (four years ago) link
Nathan Micay - Feed The Planetary Sharks― ymo sumac (NickB), Friday, January 31, 2020 1:17 AM (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― ymo sumac (NickB), Friday, January 31, 2020 1:17 AM (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Discovered this on the Spotify playlist - some real "Inspector Norse" vibes. Got way deep on Blue Spring and ended up voting for that in the albums poll instead of "Sharks," even though I think it's probably the best song. Blue Spring felt special and of a piece, and I had way too many tracks to consider already.
― Indexed, Friday, 31 January 2020 15:04 (four years ago) link
such a joyous track! heard it in a few mixes where it just came barrelling in with this huge stupid grin on its face
― ymo sumac (NickB), Friday, 31 January 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, January 31, 2020 8:57 AM (one hour ago)
not a chart geek, but I thought Davido had already had some success?
― rob, Friday, 31 January 2020 15:24 (four years ago) link
I honestly preferred the Davido-album, but it seems like Burna Boy had a lot more succes this year?
― Frederik B, Friday, 31 January 2020 15:40 (four years ago) link
i might be alone in finding Davido just a bit uninspiring and not fun? can someone point me to a fun Davido track?
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
Define "fun", please!
You don't like Risky?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9H3iinXZv0
Banana fall on you!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iyuym-Gci0
Sweet In The Middle is pretty fun:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVte8a_2q80
But again... not sure what you mean by fun here - if you measure his music up against balloon... well.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 31 January 2020 15:52 (four years ago) link
well colour me wrong. a lot of the stuff i'd previously checked out was that smooth, sleepy side of afrobeats that doesn't really excite me much
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
i like Risky best out of those. guess I just like chunky, dancehall or hip hop inflected riddims when it comes to afrobeats
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 16:11 (four years ago) link
Burna Boy is the only person who can possibly make afrobeats happen in the US atm, I'm afraid.― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, January 31, 2020 8:57 AM (one hour ago) not a chart geek, but I thought Davido had already had some success?
― breastcrawl, Friday, 31 January 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link
People I'd like to see blow up in 2020: A-Star, Teni, Rema
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link
Also, Tiwa Savage and Sho Madjozi need some long-overdue wider recognition
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 16:24 (four years ago) link
That's mostly because the album was okay.
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Friday, 31 January 2020 16:27 (four years ago) link
there were outstanding singles! just nothing commercially released as such except for the very shitty one.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 31 January 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
oh yeah "Joanna" I actually heard in the wild (of Montreal, but still)
― rob, Friday, 31 January 2020 16:37 (four years ago) link
oh i know there were some hits. Burna is the only guy I can see breaking into the mainstream as a star though, you know, of the kind that other artists pay to have on their projects. I'd LOVE to see Rema blowing up, obviously.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 31 January 2020 21:13 (four years ago) link
Belatedly, my ballot, bold placed:
Erika de Casier - Intimate (Club Mix)Blick Bassy - NgwaBusy Signal - BalloonOcto Octa - I Need YouFireboy DML - JealousRoisin Murphy - IncapableCiara - Thinkin Bout YouBlack Coffee ft. Msaki - Wish You Were Here (Guy Mantzur Remix)Donato Dozzy & Anna Caragnano - Parola (Rework)Sir Babygirl - Haunted HouseUnderworld & The Necks - Appleshine ContinuumRoy Kinsey - FetishAmaarae - Like ItSun-El Musician & Ami Faku - Into IngaweBillie Eilish - Everything I WantedTresor ft. Msaki - SondelaBawrut - ShooreeeEmily King - Teach YouBrandt Brauer Frick - Rest (Pearson Sound Remix)Laura Stevenson - Value InnZero12finest ft. ThaMagnificent2 - Baby Are You Coming?Channel Tres - Brilliant N***aBeyoncé - Before I Let GoZventa Sventana ft. Ivan Dorn - Muzha Doma NetuHAIM - Now I'm In It
― Tim F, Friday, 31 January 2020 21:19 (four years ago) link
but your #1 did place, tim! the other track i share with you is the brandt brauer frick. what a great multi-dimensional track.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 31 January 2020 21:31 (four years ago) link
I'm interested in the Erika de Casier tune. it's not that I don't like it but I need some context perhaps?
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 22:03 (four years ago) link
Tim F voting 'Before I Let Go' - mate
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 22:04 (four years ago) link
Sorry yeah Erika should be bold
― Tim F, Friday, 31 January 2020 22:05 (four years ago) link
but what's the deal with it? I know nothing about her. sounds like dnb of the sort I'd hear 20 years ago but with a house gloss.. other than that?
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 22:24 (four years ago) link
the erika de casier album is one of the best r&b albums of the year, it's very 90s r&b in sound but with deep house textures mixed in too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDM73CL8zXs
this is the original "intimate", the club remix is a bonus track on the album, made by one of the album's main producers. there's nothing else like it on the album unfortunately so it's just this wonderfully singular perfect blend of d&b & r&b
― ufo, Friday, 31 January 2020 23:15 (four years ago) link
yeah sadly there isn't any particular context for the club mix other than whatever context you invent for it in your head
― Tim F, Friday, 31 January 2020 23:22 (four years ago) link
the other thing she did that was like 'intimate club mix' was the club mix of 'drive' from a couple of years back, which is on a bit more of a ukg tip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7gR6am2EKA
― ymo sumac (NickB), Friday, 31 January 2020 23:22 (four years ago) link
thanks ufo. okay that makes more sense
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2020 23:50 (four years ago) link
I suddenly thought "wait, I must have missed Michael Kiwanuka when I listed my highest-placing non-77 tracks" but no, it was far further down, having only received votes from me and (perhaps) whoever nominated it. Hope that means people were saving their points for the album.
387 Michael Kiwanuka - You Ain't The Problem 47 2 0
621 SAULT - Smile and Go 26 1 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 2 February 2020 00:21 (four years ago) link
i was the other voter for "you ain't the problem". as you i am quite surprised of its' poor performance.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Sunday, 2 February 2020 08:17 (four years ago) link
Aha! The arrangements all across that LP were frequently hella groovy. Perhaps not in a very ILM way though.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 2 February 2020 11:55 (four years ago) link
I was surprised I was the only one who voted for Fury's Laughter as I didn't nominate it and it was fairly ubiquitous this year and did well in lots of the end of year lists xps
― groovypanda, Sunday, 2 February 2020 20:13 (four years ago) link
wasn't around for the rundown but a late thank you to the poll runners!
my ranked ballot:
Mount Eerie - Love Without PossessionLana Del Rey - Norman Fucking RockwellGirl Friday - Decoration/Currencyoso oso - the viewShooterGang Kony - CharlieCaroline Polachek - Hit me where it hurtsDenzel Curry - RICKYChief Keef & Zaytoven - PosseFoals - ExitsBig Thief - NotSolange - BinzDanny Brown - CombatRichard Dawson - JoggingPUP - KidsTeejayx6 - Swipe StoryBusy Signal - BalloonZed Kenzo - TypeRabbit Trap - Coconut OilShy Glizzy - DemonsVampire Weekend - Unbearably White100 gecs - money machineThe Hold Steady - You Did Good KidQueen Key - EvilDefault Genders - Christmas Card From a Scammer in MinneapolisLaura Stevenson - Value Inn
― devvvine, Monday, 3 February 2020 15:13 (four years ago) link
Weighted
Stormzy - Vossi BopHeadie One – BothWiley ft. Sean Paul, Stefflon Don & Idris Elba – BoastyNSG ft. Tion Wayne – OptionsStormzy - Wiley FlowStormzy - Sounds of the SkengOcto Octa - Can You See Me?Schacke - Kisloty PeopleOcto Octa - Spin Girl, Let's Activate!Burial - Old Tape#OFB SJ x Bandokay x Double Lz – AmbushHeadie One ft. Dave - 18HUNNADigga D x Russ - Mr SheenNSG - OT BopCarla dal Forno - Push OnDe Ambassade - Geen GenadeDJ Python - Be Si ToDave ft. J Hus – DisasterKano ft. D Double E and Ghetts - Class Of DejaKyoto - Venetian Blinds#OFB Bandokay x Double Lz x SJ X Headie One - Once In A WhileJoe - Get CenteredJ Hus - Must BeJay1 - Your MrsFree Love – Bones
Wish I'd put Must Be higher up
― paolo, Monday, 3 February 2020 17:25 (four years ago) link
And thanks to all the poll runners/organisers
― paolo, Monday, 3 February 2020 17:26 (four years ago) link
11 of my albums list has already been in the album list rollout and there's 20 left to go. I guess I'm going to have a high "hivemind". But what is blood sausage? And why are things done in 77s? Halp
― maffew12, Thursday, 6 February 2020 12:32 (four years ago) link