I've just looked back on the 2007 list and this one was way better.
― Maximo Park Ji-Sung (Matt DC), Saturday, 7 February 2009 20:44 (fifteen years ago) link
^yeah
― your infinity in you is mad lifted (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:01 (fifteen years ago) link
eight points from me for "I Hate This Part". hopefully i'm gonna go see them live in a few weeks time!
they are GREAT live. nicole is a force of nature.
i definitely voted for "Look Back At Me," was really happy to see it got nominated
it was ages before i realised it was basically trina's 'a milli' - not consciously i don't think, but they work in exactly the same way, a sparse beat which is barely there and totally extra at the same time, which just magnifies trina/wayne spitting o_0 weirdness.
― lex pretend, Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link
also regretting not voting for brandy's '1st & love' now
― lex pretend, Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:10 (fifteen years ago) link
the friendly fires aeroplane remix was a great recent revelation which i may well have voted for had i heard it in time - avoided it as hated the original but it's SO GOOOOD
― lex pretend, Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah luckily it's nothing like the original at all.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link
exactly. it really should have been voted as a separate track. best find due to this poll for me by far.
― fhuck crank (Ioannis), Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i had not even heard of that track before this thread, and when i listened to it, i jsut thought "hm this is like a slightly above-average DFA track". then i found out it actually was a slightly above average (imo) DFA track. apparently there was more to/of the song though?
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Yes, the whole song is 13 minutes long and has a couple whole distinct movements to it that aren't in the youtube video. If it didn't have those other parts it would just be a really good DFA track, but with them it is WAU.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:39 (fifteen years ago) link
i will track the full vers down
― jammed hymen (k3vin k.), Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
hang on what 13 mins?? i've been listening to a 9-min one all year, maybe this is why it's like my 30th favourite track and not 1st. 13 minutes! show me!
― lex pretend, Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:54 (fifteen years ago) link
ill upload it and hit you two on last.fm
― your infinity in you is mad lifted (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 7 February 2009 21:55 (fifteen years ago) link
and me please?
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 7 February 2009 22:02 (fifteen years ago) link
The streaming 12 minute version can be found here (wow, quick Google search, imagine that!):
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/49152-the-juan-maclean-happy-house-stream
Also, here:
http://www.prefixmag.com/media/the-juan-maclean/happy-house/17681/
― ilxor, Saturday, 7 February 2009 22:09 (fifteen years ago) link
The 9-minute version that surfaced first was cut out of a mix. There's a whole nother section that didn't get used in that mix.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 7 February 2009 22:10 (fifteen years ago) link
The full-length version is also available as a full track on Last.fm. I know because I listened to it earlier this evening. It bored me shitless.
― Special topics: Disco, The Common Market (grimly fiendish), Saturday, 7 February 2009 22:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Actually, no: there was one interesting bit towards the end when the bass got slightly evil. But, y'know, that still left 11'30" of tedium.
― Special topics: Disco, The Common Market (grimly fiendish), Saturday, 7 February 2009 22:14 (fifteen years ago) link
I truly think most of Juan's debut album is better than "Happy House," which is nice but in no way exceptional or terrific.
― ilxor, Saturday, 7 February 2009 22:23 (fifteen years ago) link
I'd also take three or four songs on the Hercules album before I'd pick "Blind" as the go-to track. But that's Internet era consensus for you...
Sorry to braek hart, Rev, but the four minutes of Happy House posted above actually made me not want to track down the other 8, it just seems so mundane
― Robin van Injury (country matters), Saturday, 7 February 2009 22:24 (fifteen years ago) link
(but I can probably be fairly accused of having little ear for what makes a great house track)
― Robin van Injury (country matters), Saturday, 7 February 2009 22:25 (fifteen years ago) link
thankig u in advance j0rdan, u a bro. ill pick it up when i get back tonight
― jammed hymen (k3vin k.), Saturday, 7 February 2009 22:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Thanks Jordan!
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 7 February 2009 23:06 (fifteen years ago) link
np
― your infinity in you is mad lifted (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 7 February 2009 23:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Bits of it remind me of what I liked about Tide-era Matthew Dear, but not as much.
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Sunday, 8 February 2009 00:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Tracks (ordered)Cassie - Official GirlJordin Sparks And Chris Brown - No AirDavid Archuleta - CrushYoung Jeezy Ft. Kanye West - Put OnBeyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)Santogold - L.E.S. ArtistesLil Wayne - A MilliColby O'Donis - What You Got(Ft Akon)Mahjongg - Rise RiceRihanna - RehabLil Mama - L.I.F.E.Adele - Chasing PavementsCherish - Killa (Feat. Yung Joc)Ida Maria - Oh My GodPaleface W/ Kyla - Do You Mind (Crazy Cousinz Remix)Kleerup Feat. Lykke Li - Until We Bleed (Mikael's Cello Version)Hercules & Love Affair - BlindMariah Carey - Touch My BodyJuan Maclean, The - Happy HouseMGMT - Kids
― Someone Still Loves You Evan and Jaron (Tape Store), Sunday, 8 February 2009 00:26 (fifteen years ago) link
1. Big thanks to musically for doing this.2. Nice results, tho' I don't like the #1 and haven't heard the #2.3. Hearts to whoever else voted for Stereolab and for "Clowns".
― Jeff W, Sunday, 8 February 2009 12:09 (fifteen years ago) link
oh yes, endless <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3 for musically!!!!! great job
― Someone Still Loves You Evan and Jaron (Tape Store), Sunday, 8 February 2009 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
excited for albums list, this was a great traxx list imo
― jammed hymen (k3vin k.), Sunday, 8 February 2009 19:12 (fifteen years ago) link
These were my tracks, non-ordered. Would definitely have voted for the "Paris" Aeroplane mix if I'd heard it in time.
Beyonce - If I Were A BoyBeyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)Blackout Crew - Put A Donk On ItCrazy Cousinz - Bongo JamDonaeo - African WarriorEstelle Feat. Kanye West - American BoyGeeneus ft. Katy B - As IGoldfrapp - A & EGrace Jones - Williams' BloodH Two O Ft Platnum - What’s It Gonna BeHercules & Love Affair - BlindHold Steady, The - Sequestered In MemphisJohn Legend F/ Andre 3000 - Green LightJuan Maclean, The - Happy HouseLate Of The Pier - FockerPaleface W/ Kyla - Do You Mind (Crazy Cousinz Remix)Perempay & Dee Ft. Katie Pearl - In The AirSolange - Sandcastle DiscoT.I. - Swagga Like UsWookie Ft Ny - Falling Again
― mike t-diva, Monday, 9 February 2009 10:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Tracks (ORDERED)
Wiley - If You're Going Out I'm Going Out TooLittle Boots - Stuck On RepeatPortishead - Machine GunHot Chip - One Pure ThoughtPresets, The - This Boy's In LoveScooter - The Question Is What Is The QuestionBarbara Morgenstern - Come To Berlin (Telefon Tel Aviv Mix)Annie - Songs Remind Me Of YouEstelle Feat. Kanye West - American BoySolange - T.O.N.Y.Grace Jones - Williams' Blood (Aeroplane Rmx)Air France - June EveningsSebastien Tellier - DivineErykah Badu - The HealerM83 - CouleursShortwave Set, The - No Social (Optimo Espacio Mix)Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)Kelley Polar - Entropy ReignsHot Chip - Ready For The FloorFriendly Fires - Paris (Feat. Au Revoir Simone)(Aeroplane Remix)
still a bit annoyed that 'Blind' did so well in so many polls compared to 'You Belong' which was arguably stronger in it's original form
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Monday, 9 February 2009 13:54 (fifteen years ago) link
when's the albums poll starting?
― kafka is poking about into the deepest (a hoy hoy), Monday, 9 February 2009 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link
//////////////shawty got poll poll poll poll poll poll poll (part II: 2008 ALBUMS)///////////////
― lil waynes babymama (musically), Monday, 9 February 2009 17:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Listening to "Disturbia" now - had heard it 2-3 times before but now actually paying attention. It's pretty damn good except for the TITLE - "Disturbia"? It's just a corny word, and aligns badly with the the Marilyn Manson "gothy fast-motion spaz out" video imagery.
So, I just now on Youtube loaded the "Disturbia" video in one tab with the sound turned down, and Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People" in another tab with the sound turned up. It works really really well on the Rihanna vid - the lipsynching is maybe a little tighter when you do the opposite setup, but the moments when Rihanna and her dancers spazz out in time with Manson's guitars are just bliss.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 24 May 2009 00:13 (fourteen years ago) link
2008 = worst year for singles that has ever existed.
I stand by this as well.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 03:54 (twelve years ago) link
I was the #1 for Ida Maria. I can see myself still listening to that song in 10 years.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, February 7, 2009 1:19 PM
Eleven and change as it turns out.
Didn't remember this landing at #26, ahead of Alphabeat's "Fascination" at #27. That's as strong a one-two punch for a ballot of mine for as long as I've been voting in these.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 10 August 2020 05:19 (three years ago) link
aeroplane sure remixed a lot of songs this year
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Monday, 10 August 2020 06:08 (three years ago) link