Nasty Danny Brown anyone?
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
The Dylan/Petty type vocals are interesting in War On Drugs. I passed on their live show though, as I feared it would be boring. Anyone seen them live?
Stop listening to Mastodon on twee Smurfwick computer speakers and the guitars sound just fine ;)
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
i'm like so over 2011 now btw, can we just like live in the present i mean.
― judith, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
Voted for Ferraro and Perfume. Totally don't get the Ferraro hate - it's an interesting bit of textural electronica with good noises. Was completely o_O when it won the Wire poll, mind you. It's good, but it's not that good.
― emil.y, Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:40 AM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I voted for Ferraro. Why? Its cheery without being twee and has a bright sound. I certainly prefer it to the Ford & Lapotin or oneohtrix whatever records. I'd call it bright rather than thin
― Cashmere Combabe, Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:56 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
these seem like such indifferent defenses. i get that it's texturally interesting, bright and cheery. i get that it's kind of psychedelic and provides some stimulating irony/not-irony dissonance. i get the sly, andy warhol blankness. but i just don't get how that kind of low stakes conceptual gamesmanship makes it one of the best albums of the year to more than a couple people. its rewards seem so ordinary and its risks so minimal. then again, i don't get perfume, either, so...
― his hands are a dirty fountain through which lives spurt (contenderizer), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
i'm sure there are some threads round here you can do that in, why not have a look elsewhere?
xp
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:10 (twelve years ago) link
I'm pretty sure that I was the one who voted it #1 (can't recall for sure). It's the only album I keep going back to this year. It's funny, raw, and messed up. His voice has great personality and the beats are great (I know that's contentious).
― Regional Tug (irrational), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
but then i totally fell for albums/mixtapes by cousin fik, angel haze, young bleed which literally zero other people cared about.
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:59 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
angel haze was p high on my ballot
― his hands are a dirty fountain through which lives spurt (contenderizer), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
Prefer the muscle of the Mastodon album to the shenanigans of other two metal records so far. Is there more to come?
― Derartu Cthulhu (NickB), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
"danny brown is really fun"
Yeah its just that his albums are hard to get through, which doesn't really scream "fun" to me. Its his production choices that give his work an oppressive edge. He is a fun rapper though yes.
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:08 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
YOU DONT KNOW MY SETUP, SON
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
alright, so danny brown was 56, mastodon was 55, now moving on to 54...
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ZDGw0.jpg
54. Kendrick Lamar — [/i]Section.80[/i] (337 points, 10 votes, one first place vote)
P4K: 45P&J: 44
Spotify
ah i was bound to fuck up the formatting at some point
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
back to danny brown... it's not fun, and it's a hard album to listen to i think, the production is pretty brutal in places, but the dude flat out raps his ass off, and his voice is up there w/ boosie's imo
I love Angel Haze, but her mixtapes haven't consistant for me. Her rapping over 6 foot 7 and Did it on em are crazy, and there's a bunch of great tracks on them but there's a bunch of throw away songs too. Just outside my ballot.
― Regional Tug (irrational), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
Hopefully better than this: http://www.fastnbulbous.com/smurfwicks.jpg
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
yay Mastodon
YAY KENDRICK LAMAR (TOO LOW)
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
i liked kendrick lamar's album better than danny brown but it still wasn't anywhere near my ballot - who voted for these two? [instead of etc etc]
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
thought that was a decent showing for kendrick but we're actually behind pfork and p&j
kendrick was in my top 10
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
I voted Danny Brown and Kendrick, two of the best young talents rapping wise and both have very distinct voices. They both choose production that works very well for what they do.
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
Voted for Danny Brown but chose Schoolboy Q over Kendrick
― Number None, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
Kendrick was my 3 and Danny 6
did not like that Kendrick album at all tbh, holding out hope that the Schoolboy Q album is actually better
― Full Frontal Newtity (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
kendrick is cool... philosophizing that's not embarrassing
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
can't take some of the vocalists on Section.80 (that dude at the start of Ronald Reagan Era, gawd...)
― Number None, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
I voted Kendrick AND Schoolboy Q
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
grouper was my #1! glad to see it show up.
― omar little, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
Dig Kendrick just fine. Does this mean Setbacks has a chance of showing up? Wait Setbacks was 2011 right? Love that record.
― pandemic, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
oh i liked the schoolboy q album a lot - if i'd heard it earlier that might well have made my ballot
idk i was just more excited about other hip-hop than the ones that got hype i guess.
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
these seem like such indifferent defenses. i get that it's texturally interesting, bright and cheery. i get that it's kind of psychedelic and provides some stimulating irony/not-irony dissonance. i get the sly, andy warhol blankness. but i just don't get how that kind of low stakes conceptual gamesmanship makes it one of the best albums of the year to more than a couple people. its rewards seem so ordinary
You are right, they are kind of indifferent defences! I only voted for 4 albums so it didn't take a lot to get in there. I like it just fine as it is, and don't have a problem with it's slightness (also I like library records)
― Cashmere Combabe, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
Setbacks was always going to beat Section.80 IMO
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
lex what cousin fik mixtape are you referring to upthread
― Full Frontal Newtity (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:11 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:14 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^5
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
Cousin Fik was a "fun" listen for sure.
hacksaw ben thuggin
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
Cousin Fik -Hacksaw Been Thuggin! It's fun
― pandemic, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/CItqF.jpg
53. Laura Marling — A Creature I Don’t Know (342 points, 11 votes, one first place vote)
P4K: DNPP&J: 89
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
the laura marling single floored me but idk, i can't listen to her voice over the course of an entire album, unfortunately
eh, this is not my thing
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
it might cause you to walk around singing 'i am a vampire' to yourself mind you, or that may just be mexxxp
― pandemic, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
I AM A VAMPIRE I AM A VAMPIRE I AM A VAMPIIIRIIEIRIER
I LOST MY FANGS
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Loved Droop-E's "scary" voice
― Number None, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
I mean we already have KT Tunstall, do we really need this too
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
Voted for "The Beast" in tracks, didn't feel the rest of the album lived up to the promise.
― two lights crew (seandalai), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
I liked the Laura Marling a lot for a couple of weeks, but seem to have forgotten about it since.
― pandemic, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:26 PM (35 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
not fair!
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
okay lol that Cousin Fik song is basically a hip-hop version of "The Days Of Swine And Roses"
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
I like the Kendrick album enough, but it bores me pretty quick. I can't remember if it made my ballot. I'm pretty sure the schoolboy q album should be higher on my list.
― Regional Tug (irrational), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
I mean we already have KT Tunstall, do we really need this too― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP),
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP),
we really dont need KT Tunstall
― Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
marling! my first vote
"the beast" might be the most incredible song she's written - the intensity of how it builds, the power she has at her disposal http://youtu.be/rtCKteAm6jw
"the muse" was another favourite - really illustrates how she's pushing herself forward musically too http://youtu.be/87YKNZyAy50
didn't think the single was actually a standout, and overall i don't think the album was as strong as her last one, but its highs were certainly worth it
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link