amel larrieux album is fantastic
― balls, Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:26 (ten years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9294-guest-list-best-of-2013/
― ArchCarrier, Friday, December 20, 2013 11:58 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^^^ emil.y you need to read page 2 of that feature :) ^^^
― karajan up the khyber (NickB), Friday, December 20, 2013 12:04 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
*squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*
IlovethemIlovethemIlovethem
― emil.y, Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:32 (ten years ago) link
(We also made EvTrue's "future songs of the week" list if any ilx0rs want to point and laugh at me some more)
― emil.y, Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:33 (ten years ago) link
(drunk and excitable, sorry)
― emil.y, Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:34 (ten years ago) link
the p4k individual writer and guest lists are much more interesting than the staff lists. lots of interesting stuff i hadn't heard before, like this rocker from retribution gospel choir. with nels cline!
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:36 (ten years ago) link
Poll of 136 jazz critics:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic2013/2013/12/16/251761858/the-2013-npr-music-jazz-critics-poll
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 21 December 2013 02:15 (ten years ago) link
http://www.splicetoday.com/music/the-2013-splice-today-music-poll
SPLICE TODAY poll
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 21 December 2013 18:55 (ten years ago) link
Filed my P&J ballot. I won't see anybody else's data until after voting closes, but I'm pretty sure this is going to be my own least obscurist year yet. Which isn't saying much, except that I didn't file the all-metal ballot I was contemplating at one point.
10 albums I loved desperately and yet didn't vote for:
1. Big Country: The Journey2. Autre Ne Veut: Anxiety3. Tonight Alive: The Other Side4. Leprous: Coal5. Kvelertak: Meir6. Terra Tenebrosa: The Purging7. Progenie Terrestre Pura: U.M.A.8. Deafheaven: Sunbather9. Anneke van Giersbergen: Drive10. Mixtapes: Ordinary Silence
10 songs I could happily listen to on loop indefinitely, and yet didn't vote for:
1. Carina Dahl: NLTO2. Keith Urban: Cop Car3. Claire: Set Out With Me4. Of Verona: Who Do You Love5. The Colourist: Little Games6. Marchenbilder: Follow the Trail of Fear7. Paramore: Proof8. Io: Mirrors9. Neisha: Tandem10. Laura Stevenson: Runner
― glenn mcdonald, Sunday, 22 December 2013 03:41 (ten years ago) link
Daniel 2 that Retribution Gospel Choir is EZSnappin's album of the year, I haven't devoted much time for it yet but it sounds dope
― pfunky boyster (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 22 December 2013 10:19 (ten years ago) link
Hey Lex that R&B roundup wz great; who were all the R&B artists that you were rolling your eyes at for being 'futuristic'?
― pfunky boyster (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 22 December 2013 10:28 (ten years ago) link
The RGC album is only two (long) tracks so if you like the song you've heard, you're halfway to loving the whole thing.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Sunday, 22 December 2013 11:51 (ten years ago) link
http://music.remezcla.com/2013/latin/best-songs-of-2013/4
Latino alt-rock and rap list
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 December 2013 02:00 (ten years ago) link
RA Poll: Top 50 tracks of 2013http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1973
10. Joy Orbison - Big Room Tech House DJ Tool - TIP! [NonPlus+]09. Daft Punk - Get Lucky [Columbia]08. Paul Woolford - Untitled [Hotflush Recordings]07. Galcher Lustwerk - Tape 22 [White Material]06. The Mole - Lockdown Party (DJ Sprinkles' Crossfaderama) [Perlon]05. Pev & Kowton - Raw Code [Hessle Audio]04. Ten Walls - Gotham [Innervisions]03. Florian Kupfer - Feelin [L.I.E.S.]02. Tessela - Hackney Parrot [Poly Kicks]01. Matthew Herbert - It's Only (DJ Koze remix) [Pampa]
― stellar toum sauce (NickB), Monday, 23 December 2013 11:00 (ten years ago) link
That is an excellent #1 from RA.
― Matt DC, Monday, 23 December 2013 14:37 (ten years ago) link
best discovery from RA trax list: ten wallsbest discovery from FACT trax list: alden tyrell
― lex pretend, Monday, 23 December 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
Both big Ten Walls tunes from this year are amazing, don't sleep on Requiem as well.
― Matt DC, Monday, 23 December 2013 15:10 (ten years ago) link
i haven't, that's terrific too
― lex pretend, Monday, 23 December 2013 15:16 (ten years ago) link
oh yeah, loved the tale of us ones too - both "another earth" and their mano le tough remix
galcher lustwerk was boring though and "hackney parrot" was so dry
― lex pretend, Monday, 23 December 2013 15:18 (ten years ago) link
my lists: http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/70898726825/end-of-year-lists-2013
― lex pretend, Monday, 23 December 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link
Love that remix of its only but had no idea it was a big track this year
― just sayin, Monday, 23 December 2013 18:16 (ten years ago) link
Craig Hayes' Top 10 in Last Rites:http://lastrit.es/articles/665/craig-hayess-top-10-of-2013
More albums:http://www.popmatters.com/column/176883-ragnaroek-2013-gloomy-awards//
Full list:
1. Oranssi Pazuzu—Valonielu2. Locrian—Return To Annihilation3. Agrimonia—Rites Of Separation4. Aosoth—IV: Arrow In Heart5. Thrall – Aokigahara Jukai6. Lycus – Tempest7. Beyond – Fatal Power of Death8. Ulcerate – Vermis9. Tribulation – The Formulas of Death10. Lake of Blood – Omnipotens Tyrannus11. Sacriphyx – The Western Front12. Inquisition – Obscure Verses for the Multiverse13. Bolzer— Aura14. Church of Misery – Thy Kingdom Scum15. Sub Rosa – More Constant Than The Gods 16. Merkstave - Merkstave17. Grave Miasma – Odori Sepulcrorum18. Darkthrone— Underground Reistence19. Power Trip – Manifest Decimation20. Atlantean Kodex- The White Goddess 21. Lantern – Below22. Altar of Plagues – Teethed Glory and Injury23. Rotting Christ – Katá ton Daímona Eaf̱toú24. VHÖL - VHÖL 25. In Solitude – Sister26. Fell Voices – Regnum Saturni27. Clutch – Earth Rocker28. Enforcer – Death by Fire 29. Hessian – Manégarmr30. Sinistrous Diabolus – Total Doom//Desecration31. Magister Templi – Lucifer Leviathan Logos32. Seidr – Ginnungagap 33. Shooting Guns – Brotherhood of the Ram34. Earthless – From the Ages 35. Nails – Abandon all life36. Beastwars – Blood Becomes Fire37. Bone Sickness – Alone in the Grave38. Magic Circle – Magic Circle39. Shallow Grave – Shallow Grave40. Dressed in Streams – Dressed in Streams41. Cult of Fire – Ascetic Meditation of Death42. Torture Chain – Mutilating Astral Entities43. Ramlord – Crippled Minds, Sundered Wisdom44. True Widow – Circumambulation45. Jucifer - За Волгой для нас земли нет
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 23 December 2013 18:32 (ten years ago) link
http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-albums-of-2013
Deafheaven has the best-reviewed major album of 2013While Kanye West's Yeezus 84 has been dominating critics' year-end top 10 lists, a slightly more under the radar release has quietly maintained its lead as 2013's highest-scoring album, where it has stood since midyear. And with that stellar 92 score, Sunbather—the second LP from San Francisco's Deafheaven—is now officially our best-reviewed album of the year.It's the first time a metal album has occupied the #1 slot in our year-end rankings. In fact, out of albums with 15 more more reviews (excluding EPs and reissues), Sunbather is now the 7th-highest scoring album in our database, which includes releases dating back to 1999.
It's the first time a metal album has occupied the #1 slot in our year-end rankings. In fact, out of albums with 15 more more reviews (excluding EPs and reissues), Sunbather is now the 7th-highest scoring album in our database, which includes releases dating back to 1999.
Pretty cool.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 23 December 2013 19:21 (ten years ago) link
The Lowest-Scoring Albums of 2013 (Min. 7 Reviews) Album Label Metascore Users1 Super Collider by Megadeth UMD 2 What The... by Black Flag SST 3 Authentic by LL Cool J 429 Records 4 In a Perfect World by Kodaline RCA 5 I Love You by The Neighbourhood Columbia 6 Moon Landing by James Blunt Atlantic 7 Borrell 1 by Johnny Borrell Universal 8 #willpower by will.i.am Interscope 9 Hotel California by Tyga Republic 10 What About Now by Bon Jovi Island
A worthy winner here too lol
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 23 December 2013 19:56 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyQz4cAF4iE&list=UUt7fwAhXDy3oNFTAzF2o8Pw
― nakamura, Monday, 23 December 2013 20:41 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYEZK6_MlDw&list=UUt7fwAhXDy3oNFTAzF2o8Pw
― nakamura, Monday, 23 December 2013 20:44 (ten years ago) link
Some interesting choices by Fontano.
― nakamura, Monday, 23 December 2013 20:48 (ten years ago) link
that guy rly annoys me for some reason
― dyl, Monday, 23 December 2013 21:41 (ten years ago) link
lol list trolls
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 23 December 2013 21:48 (ten years ago) link
"No Chance the Rapper, Disclosure, or Danny Brown is a bit surprising. And Miley Cyrus, what's that about?? Maybe had a couple good singles, but top 10 album of the year? No way. Seen way better lists."
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 23 December 2013 21:49 (ten years ago) link
Tom Keifer from Cinderella just posted this on facebook. So maybe something from his solo album (which I like) is on here somewhere. (I quit looking after the first few songs.)
http://hardrockdaddy.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/top-52-hard-rock-songs-of-2013/
― xhuxk, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:27 (ten years ago) link
Well, that had songs I liked by Black Veil Brides and Within Temptation, at least.
― glenn mcdonald, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:25 (ten years ago) link
http://www.mtviggy.com/lists/tina-2013-10-burners-from-new-afropops-magic-year/
"Pata Pata," "Khona" and more African dance pop
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 16:15 (ten years ago) link
my lists: http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/70898726825/end-of-year-lists-2013― lex pretend, Monday, December 23, 2013 6:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― lex pretend, Monday, December 23, 2013 6:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Thanks for this. Benn listening to your YouTube playlist for the last 2 hours :)
― pandemic, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 16:29 (ten years ago) link
*Been*
http://zakhor-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Gottfried-Benn3.gif
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 16:32 (ten years ago) link
was it's only (DJ koze remix) on a mix this year? really familiar w/it but doesn't seem to be on spotify, which is where I do all my listening
― =(3 Ɛ)= (cozen), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 19:09 (ten years ago) link
it's on spotify - http://open.spotify.com/track/0X4zAiCYr2TaiGg8htsqf5
― balls, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 20:20 (ten years ago) link
http://www.afropop.org/wp/16106/banning-eyres-top-ten-for-2013/
Lala Njava, Malagasy Blues Song (Riverboad Records): Mesmerizing songs from a deep-voiced siren of Madagascar. It’s a spectacular voice—craggy, earthy and real—mostly backed by acoustic guitar and light percussion. Despite the overworked “blues” reference in the title, this is a great album.
The Creole Choir of Cuba, Santiman (RealWorld): Christian vocal music, Haitian folk songs, and deep voudou ceremony come together in this gorgeous choral set, much advanced since the group’s 2010 debut. Tasteful instrumental backing lifts these tracks, but fabulous, passionate voices are the show.
Houria Aicha, Renyate (Accords Croises): This grand dame of Algerian song makes a “journey into heritage” here, interpreting the work of 10 female singers of Algeria’s past. Her sources are not well known, but her refined, soulful renditions of women’s popular song and folklore dignifies their memory, and makes for one of the most satisfying discs I’ve heard out of North Africa this year.
The Pedrito Martinez Group, The Pedrito Martinez Group (Motema): Cuban music doesn’t get any hotter than this. The group is small—just four—but the sound is enormous! Singer and percussion genius Pedrito has been a beloved secret for New Yorker music mavens for yearss. Now, the world can share in this expansive set of songs ranging from Santeria roots to a Robert Johnson cover.
Mamadou Kelly, Adibar (Clermont Music): Of all this year’s great releases from the north of Mali and neighboring Niger, this is my favorite. Song after song, singer/guitarist Kelly’s group seduces with crisp grooves, brilliant playing and arranging, and a vibe that just won’t let go.
Bombino, Nomad (Nonesuch): The Tuareg singer/guitarist from Agadez, Niger, gets a stylish, but restrained, makeover from Grammy-winning guitarist/producer of the Black Keys, Dan Aurbach. Robust guitar sounds and tasteful additions, like pedal steel guitar, enhance rather than compromise Bombino’s rootsy folk-rock appeal.
Tal National, Kaani (FatCat Records): Not a new band, but a discovery for many of us this year, Tal National are a multi-ethnic electric guitar boogie band from Niamey, Niger, led by a local judge! What animates these tracks is the polish and drive that comes only from playing long gigs before adoring dance audiences five nights a week. Too rare these days!
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Jama Ko (out here records): Ngoni pioneer Basssekou Kouyate’s third album was recorded amid the troubles in Mali in 2012, and the musicians’ love and hope for their nation comes through on every track. Not a lot of new ground here, but powerhouse acoustic grooves, joyous riffing by a team of ngoni aces, some choice guest spots, and the sublime voice of Ami Sacko are quite enough.
Rokia Traore, Beautiful Africa (Nonesuch): Too much Mali, I know. But there’s no way to ignore new work by one of this hyper-musical nation’s most innovative singer/songwriters. Finding new colors in her voice, new themes, even humor, in her songs, and continuing her fascination with classic guitar sounds, Rokia has taken 5 years to make this album, and the care and attention to detail show. Like Bombino, she is working with a rock producer (John Parish), and like Bassekou, she made this record amid the 2012 crisis in Mali. For all that, it’s 100% Rokia, and brilliant.
Kobo Town, Jumbie in the Box (Stonetree Records/Cumbancha): This disc is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Though based in Toronto and multi-national, this group delivers the classic sound of Trinidadian calypso. Smart, witty lyrics delivered with a wink and a nod; strong, spare grooves that will make you want to dance like it’s 1966; understated passion in every track—what’s not to love?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 23:32 (ten years ago) link
I was just thinking about Houria Aicha this week, wondering if she was still active. I saw her once in an intimate setting (The Painted Bride, in Philadelphia). I wonder how much she tours. I haven't noticed her name in a while, but I also don't read the world music press much these days.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 23:36 (ten years ago) link
She's an incredible singer, or was when I saw her, accompanied by someone playing wood flutes he had made himself, as well as frame drums.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 23:37 (ten years ago) link
It's on Spotify and sounds good 35 seconds in.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 23:41 (ten years ago) link
The Kobo Town album is very good.
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 23:47 (ten years ago) link
was it's only (DJ koze remix) on a mix this year? really familiar w/it but doesn't seem to be on spotify, which is where I do all my listening― =(3 Ɛ)= (cozen), Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― =(3 Ɛ)= (cozen), Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it was on michael mayers RA mix last year, thats where i heard it
― just sayin, Wednesday, 25 December 2013 10:08 (ten years ago) link
http://youtu.be/Qh9wC72TMAI
prefer this one myself
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 25 December 2013 11:16 (ten years ago) link
The Volna / Afisha top 30. It's the closest thing Russia has to P4k.
30. RP Boo - Legacy29. Matana Roberts - Mississippi Moonchile28. DJ Koze - Amygdala 27. Huerco S - Colonial Patterns26. Fire! Orchestra - Exit25. Danny Brown - Old24. Holden - The Inheritors23. DJ Rashad - Double Cup22. Jessy Lanza - Pull My Hair Back21. Kozalek / LaValle - Perils From The Sea20. Machinedrum - Vapor City19. James Ferraro - NYC Hell 3:00 am18. After Dark 217. Bill Callahan - Dream River16. Fedorov I Kruzenshtern - Bit' Vezde15. Ducktails - The Flower Lane14. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus 713. Sonic Death - Home Punk12. Rhye - Woman11. Jon Hopkins - Immunity10. Darkside - Psychic9. Death Grips - Government Plates8. Nick Cave - Push The Sky Away7. Dean Blunt - The Redeemer6. Lemondey - Favorit5. Omar Souleyman - Wenu Wenu4. King Krule - 6ft Beneath The Moon3. Justin Timberlake - 20/20 Experience2. James Blake - Overgrown1. Kanye West - Yeezus
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Thursday, 26 December 2013 13:05 (ten years ago) link
And of course the first two user comments are:
'a как же The National?'
and
'a как же Arcade Fire?
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Thursday, 26 December 2013 13:07 (ten years ago) link
haha!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 26 December 2013 17:51 (ten years ago) link
lmaoo
― dyl, Thursday, 26 December 2013 19:29 (ten years ago) link
http://www.hipstersdontdance.com/2013/12/hdds-top-20-tunes-of-2013/
HDD trax of the year
Rizzla & Blk Adonis Batty JackO Money Pull UpBunji Garlin DifferentologyBurna Boy Yawa DeyMavado March OutRed Fox Hot Like FiyahTarrus Riley To The LimitIce Prince feat Burna Boy, Yung L & Olamide Gimme DatWiz Kid Jaiye JaiyeFrench Montana feat Nicki Minaj FreaksMafikizolo feat Uhuru KhonaSpecialist & Ishawna Do For LoveCharly Black & J Capri Whine & KotchMacka Diamond Dye DyeVybz Kartel SchoolDubbel Dutch Dip SoDrake feat Majid Jordan Hold On We’re Going HomeBeyonce PartitionAidonia Tip Pon Yuh Toe
SDC feat Poe & Boj Feel AlrightPopcaan Everything NicePopcaan Whine & StopLady Saw Heels OnGappy Ranks & K Dot Salute
Fuse ODG AntennaDeeWunn & Marcy Chin Bunx UpFarmer Nappy StrangerKari Jess Like A GenieTifa Tiki Tiki
― lex pretend, Friday, 27 December 2013 20:46 (ten years ago) link
awesome list, but then I probably heard a third of those through HDD and that looks a lot like what my tracks ballot will look like. The Large's "Gas Pedal Mix" is fantastic and has a bunch of those tracks on it: http://soundcloud.com/the_large/gas-pedal-mix
― rob, Friday, 27 December 2013 21:58 (ten years ago) link