Alright, what the hell, what's your favorite FENNESZ album?

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Endless Summer hot-tipped to win, but I'll be cheering for Venice

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Endless Summer	8
Venice	7
Plus Forty Seven Degrees 56' 37" Minus Sixteen Degrees 51' 08	1
Live in Japan	1
Field Recordings 1995-2002	0
Hotel Paral.lel	0

― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 08:59 (sixteen years ago) link

Hotel Paral.lel still is one of the most amazing records I've ever heard, so I'll vote for that.

― Jena, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link

Hey, you didn't list the Sakamoto collaboration that just came out. (Which is v. good.)

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 18:47 (sixteen years ago) link

It is very good, but then the poll might lose focus, because then you might include the Fenn'o'berg records, which are wonderful, the Ambarchi/Fennesz/Pimmon/Rehberg stuff, Wrapped Islands with Polwechsel, the Dafeldecker/Fennesz/Kurzmann stuff, etc etc.

― Jena, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 18:50 (sixteen years ago) link

no plays, no credibility

― strongohulkington, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 18:55 (sixteen years ago) link

came here to vote for plays

― and what, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 18:56 (sixteen years ago) link

That's included in Field Recordings though

― Jena, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 18:56 (sixteen years ago) link

nuh uh

― strongohulkington, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 19:00 (sixteen years ago) link

oops, you guys are right, 'plays' is not on field recordings. i was thinking 'instrument'.

― Jena, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link

Plays is a single. The Sakamoto stuff is collabs. We're dealing with real albums here, gentlemen

― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 20:12 (sixteen years ago) link

The Sakamoto collab is great!! I'll go with Endless Summer.

― leavethecapital, Thursday, 17 May 2007 01:25 (sixteen years ago) link

I think the live album perfectly distills what I like about the last two albums. Hotel is pretty amazing as a groundbreaker, but I don't find myself coming back to it as much now, what, 8 years later?

― sleeve, Thursday, 17 May 2007 14:56 (sixteen years ago) link

That was easy, then.

― baaderonixx, Monday, 21 May 2007 08:56 (sixteen years ago) link

I pipped for Venice.

― Scik Mouthy, Monday, 21 May 2007 09:00 (sixteen years ago) link

Hotel Paral.lel still is one of the most amazing records I've ever heard, so I'll vote for that.

-- Jena, Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:44 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Link

― StanM, Monday, 21 May 2007 09:06 (sixteen years ago) link

I thought 'Live in Japan' would place higher.

― baaderonixx, Monday, 21 May 2007 09:10 (sixteen years ago) link

i clicked. or did i forget?

― Jena, Monday, 21 May 2007 15:21 (sixteen years ago) link

It was always going to be a two-box game.

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 21 May 2007 15:22 (sixteen years ago) link

RE-COUNT!

― baaderonixx, Monday, 21 May 2007 15:24 (sixteen years ago) link

Endless Summer probably has the lowest enjoyment gained vs. number of listens ratio out of any album I've ever heard. I tried and tried but it never really clicked.

― ledge, Monday, 21 May 2007 15:25 (sixteen years ago) link

Try 'Venice' then.

― baaderonixx, Monday, 21 May 2007 15:31 (sixteen years ago) link

I have that. And the Sakamoto thing. I live in hope!

― ledge, Monday, 21 May 2007 15:33 (sixteen years ago) link

It took me a while to get into ES too. It's only after loving Venice that I went back to that album.

― baaderonixx, Monday, 21 May 2007 16:02 (sixteen years ago) link

two weeks pass...

I'm going to see him with Mike Patton tonight and I'm a bit scared by MP's part of teh equation. Has anyone seen them on this tour?

― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 09:22 (fifteen years ago) link

God, that was boring. Left halfway through...

― baaderonixx, Thursday, 7 June 2007 12:33 (fifteen years ago) link

i'd imagine that Fennesz would be a bit boring live. just like sitting through an hour's worth of first-year computer music compositions is boring-- all these kids trying to ape Fennesz and failing miserably.

i'd go with Endless Summer, but if collabs were included, Wrapped Islands would be my favorite. that album continues to comfort/astound me.

― the table is the table, Thursday, 7 June 2007 17:47 (fifteen years ago) link

two years pass...

Fennesz remix of Junior Boys "Last Exit" still slaying my ass after all these years. Nothing quite says summer like this song for me.

― baaderonixx, Sunday, 28 June 2009 16:02 (thirteen years ago) link

ten years pass...

I just came here to say that the new record is really beautiful and worth a listen, definitely his best effort in years, perfect for winter.

― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Saturday, 9 November 2019 01:29 (three years ago) link

why thank you, i didn't even know a new one was out!

― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Saturday, 9 November 2019 01:41 (three years ago) link

I mean, it's new-ish. Came out in late spring, I believe. But it's lovely, especially on a set of good speakers at a mid volume

― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Saturday, 9 November 2019 16:24 (three years ago) link

one year passes...

We don't seem to have a general Fennesz thread but I'll use this one. A little news:

https://www.fennesz.com/news/fennesz-and-taylor-deupree-to-appear-on-allen-ginsberg-tribute

https://www.fennesz.com/news/szampler-remastered-and-available-digitally-for-the-first-time

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 April 2021 20:11 (two years ago) link

two years pass...

there's something about agora that feels very comforting to me now. i've played it a million times.

i see he has a new collaboration with a duo called ozmotic, senzatempo. sounding very cinematic so far. https://fenneszreleases.bandcamp.com/album/senzatempo

― ꙮ (map), Saturday, 20 May 2023 22:56 (one week ago) link

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