TEARS IN THE TYPING POLL: ILM Artist Poll #114 - BROADCAST (Results Thread)

^ 'over the FIRST couple of weeks of voting', rather

found out during this process that i love every song on haha sound and these two are no exception.

minim is the one i voted for, tho. "how sweet the bells, but what can they tell of heaven and hell?"

https://i.imgur.com/dGcBjXf.jpg

33. The World Backwards
From The Book Lovers EP, 1996. Compiled on Work And Non Work, 1997.
Fan-made video by mrdonaldbecker on YouTube
223 Points, 10 Votes

This was #6 on my ballot, love the way the harmonies, the waltz rhythm and the turntable stuff fit together so perfectly. don't know what the extended sample is, but the way her voice lifts out of it is just a perfect moment.

Since they don’t credit it (see voting thread), big shout to Luboš Fišer for the Valerie melody. I have bought a copy of the soundtrack hoping that Finders Keepers are the kind of record company who make sure royalties are correctly directed.

And yes minim got my vote really for what happens when it pulls into the second half - exhilirating (but it shouldn’t start in the second half - the wait makes it!)

Yes, exactly!

(actually, make that a reply to both woof re 'Minim' *and* CaAL re "TWB' lol)

https://i.imgur.com/BlAS8xQ.jpg

32. Subject to the Ladder
From Tender Buttons, 2005
Fan-made video by Bueno Film on YouTube
224 Points, 15 Votes

I must retire. Again, if Spotify folk feel like updating that playlist, use the collaborator link from maybe 18 hours upthread!

here's something I feel should be more appreciated (not even a fan video!)

https://i.imgur.com/4rVCT2z.jpg

31. You Can Fall
From The Noise Made By People, 2000
Audio on YouTube
226 Points, 12 Votes

Enjoying sporadically checking in on the rollout; agreed with those above who mentioned how well miscellaneous mostly instrumental tracks work in this arc. This seems odd for me to say, given that I called Future Crayon a slog, but I probably have more investment in the sequence since I partook in the poll (and voted for a few of these lower-placing tracks — including Microtronics 04, which is very Raymond Scott).

think there are only one or two instrumentals to come now. not that You Can Fall is an obvious hit, I would say its opening is probably the weakest moment on TNMBP, but that descending noise after "you can fall" is so gently sinister, such a memorable moment, it elevates the whole thing.

30. Living Room
From Living Room single, 1996. Compiled on Work And Non Work, 1997.
Fan-made video by Donbecker5 on YouTube
235 Points, 11 Votes

something like 'Living Room' which sounds more like Sean Lennon singing (may not have been Keenan but hard to tell!) it seems that there was more 'effort' in the singing but acceptance seems to have set in that there's a restricted range to her voice and the new songs have been written with that more in mind (considering the vastness of their forthcoming American tour perhaps this was a good idea). but i don't really know enough about singing to judge her like that. i'll keep listening and loving it anyway. stevem (blueski) Aug 14, 2003

Hm

https://i.imgur.com/zCNdXJ2.jpg

30. Living Room
From Living Room single, 1996. Compiled on Work And Non Work, 1997.
Fan-made video by Donbecker5 on YouTube
235 Points, 11 Votes

something like 'Living Room' which sounds more like Sean Lennon singing (may not have been Keenan but hard to tell!) it seems that there was more 'effort' in the singing but acceptance seems to have set in that there's a restricted range to her voice and the new songs have been written with that more in mind (considering the vastness of their forthcoming American tour perhaps this was a good idea). but i don't really know enough about singing to judge her like that. i'll keep listening and loving it anyway. stevem (blueski) Aug 14, 2003

There we go.

Minim is a favorite, a true electronic poem, reminds me distantly of Desired Constellation, until those characteristic drums just wash it away with a fun random appearance of German. I voted for both The World Backwards and Subject to the Ladder but I think they bettered those songs and the consensus poll will show that. Also gave a couple of points for You Can Fall, one of those haunting melodies they seem to use and re-use until complete hypnosis and playful confusion of the listener is achieved. Maybe what is not immediately apparent in a poll is the dialogue between all those songs.

I regret not voting for According to No Plan, and I felt I had been generous with Work Non Work

catching up. "the world backwards" was my #8! that transition that happens around halfway through is thrilling every time.

also voted for "subject" and i didn't vote for "living room," but i'm pretty sure that one showed up in lodge 49?

echoing my request for anyone who loves broadcast to watch lodge 49, a brilliant show with a soundtrack that consists of broadcast and bands that aspire to be broadcast

We shall try to answer your request

I was the #1 for "Hawk" - an early version of the cultic ritual vibe that emerges as their whole thing post-Tender Buttons, a sort of mystic stasis over a rattling Wicker Man parade percussion

+ it's a song I felt no one else could have or would have made

"Arc of a Journey" was in my top ten. The moment when she sings "Constellation/of Orion" while the distorted synth slashes in the right channel gives me chills and gets lodged in my head, so sublime

Also love the strange attenuated quality of her vocal performance on "We've Got Time"

Speaking of soundtracks, You Can Fall also appears on the Morvern Callar OST, never seen it but this is quite the list of songs.

1 Can–I Want More
2 Aphex Twin–Goon Gumpas
3 Boards Of Canada–Everything You Do Is A Balloon
4 Can–Spoon
5 Stereolab–Blue Milk (Edit)
6 The Velvet Underground–I'm Sticking With You
7 Broadcast–You Can Fall
8 Gamelan Drumming
9 Holger Czukay–Cool In The Pool
10 Lee 'Scratch' Perry–Hold Of Death
11 Lee Hazlewood And Nancy Sinatra–Some Velvet Morning
12 Ween–Japanese Cowboy
13 Holger Czukay–Fragrance
14 Aphex Twin–Nannou

The moment when she sings "Constellation/of Orion" while the distorted synth slashes in the right channel gives me chills and gets lodged in my head, so sublime

XP that film is great. That’s a real holy shit soundtrack I wish I’d had back in high school.

https://i.imgur.com/q2O3Y8F.jpg

29. Look Outside
From The Noise Made By People, 2000
Fan-made video by Wonder Muddle on YouTube
245 Points, 13 Votes

video link seems to be wrong. here's the right one

think this is the ultimate example of "theme to a 60s arthouse Bond film"

https://i.imgur.com/KNsAOdz.jpg

28. Illumination
From Extended Play Two, 2000. Compiled on The Future Crayon, 2006.
Fan-made video by Jon Psimer on YouTube
247 Points, 14 Votes

https://i.imgur.com/GuSNH9p.jpg

27. City In Progress
The Noise Made By People, 2000
Fan-made video by Barnaby on YouTube
260 Points, 16 Votes

https://i.imgur.com/vq0EKrM.jpg

26. Poem Of Dead Song
From Extended Play Two, 2000. Compiled on The Future Crayon, 2006.
Fan-made video by ilyphelps on YouTube
291 Points, 17 Votes

"Poem Of Dead Song" had passed me by for ages, kind of wobbly, um, 'exotica'. Like the Gentle People, almost. Another for the ALL-TIME-BEST list. - Alex in Sheffield (Alex in Doncaster), Aug 3, 2005

Just the best EP tracks band ever

Just noticed the last three video links are wrong too, no idea why, sorry all! Something to do with a new Youtube mode. These should be the right ones.

Illumination
City In Progress
Poem of Dead Song

"city in progress" is too low, my #4. sublime, extra-dimensional circus music

https://i.imgur.com/8jtYo8h.jpg

25. Goodbye Girls
From Tender Buttons, 2005
Fan-made video by The Mystery Machine on YouTube
297 Points, 12 Votes

https://i.imgur.com/sPfLtRv.jpg

24. Winter Now
From Haha Sound, 2003
Fan-made video by TrueLyrics on YouTube
302 Points, 15 Votes

City In Progress and Goodnight Girls both in my top ten.

*goodbye

This one is lovely

https://i.imgur.com/rTsNlNc.jpg

23. Lunch Hour Pops
From Haha Sound, 2003
Fan-made video by avalancealonso on YouTube
317 Points, 14 Votes

"Lunch Hour Pops" is tops tops tops! - Yngwie AlmsteenMay (sgertz), Mar 28, 2005

"goodbye girls" was a top tenner for me too!

seeing "Lunch Hour Pops" performed live was a complete marvel.

Look Outside 29th?

Fuck is wrong with you people?

One more first-place vote and it could have been... 27th.

https://i.imgur.com/egOhIPb.jpg

22. Lights Out
From V/A - NME C96, 1996, Compiled on Work And Non Work, 1997.
Fan-made video by The Mystery Machine on YouTube
322 Points, 15 Votes

One thing I like about this song (though it's possibly most pronounced in the familiar studio version) is how the bass and the buzzy synth line accentuate the end of each bar, almost like they're being switched off altogether. Or like they're employing a tape loop again even though that's presumably not what they're doing this time. At least until later on, lol. Also "I want to watch the carpark empty" is heavy, man. - Nag! Nag! Nag!, May 9, 2022

C96 was a CD you had to send away for, think it was about £5, maybe a little more. I can see the idea, updating C86 for a new generation, but the problem was that the bands clearly didn't sound anything like each-other. Still it's probably better than the c86 tape, Tiger, Comet Gain, Delgados, Spare Snare & Quickspace tracks are all v. good. The compilers somehow managed to get the wrong bit of the Mogwai tape, so instead of the thing that should be on there you have a couple of minutes of rehearsal room noodling, v. embarrassing mistake.

Rather too low for my liking!

iirc it was in the top ten for a while