they'll only get one track in but i expect it to place xp
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:46 (six years ago) link
I would not have thought to vote for this but it's pretty cool!
re: Paramore, I voted for the album, but I can't imagine "Hard Times" not making it, at least
― Simon H., Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:47 (six years ago) link
the only other acts with potential for multiple tracks left are SZA and maybe Lorde?
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:48 (six years ago) link
that sounds about right
― Simon H., Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
I feel like this is so far the most bonkers ILX end of the year list so far. Like a playlist of these songs in this particular order would absolutely perplex anyone who isn't aware of the context.
― daavid, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
I suspect the final stretch will be much less wild but I've been loving it so far
― Simon H., Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
grafts is cool, not sure why i didn't vote for it. guess i wasn't expecting it to be on the tracks side so i missed it
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
it's blackened cities all over again
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:51 (six years ago) link
Kara-Lis Coverdale is great - in addition to making ambient music and hanging out with Tim Hecker she's a church organist who occasionally plays rap instrumentals as people are filing in or out of the church.
wow, she's a true hero
― hoooyaaargh it's me satan (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
holy shit what is THIS
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, January 24, 2018 11:41 AM (nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"grafts" is fucking awesome, good job everyone
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, January 24, 2018 11:44 AM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
brad otm
― marcos, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:53 (six years ago) link
this is cool
The KLC track is making me really anxious. Especially those random tape hiss bits. Gotta stop.
― daavid, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:53 (six years ago) link
i will say this is the year when i either hit peak ilx hivemind or y'all came around to my way of thinking.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:54 (six years ago) link
(give or take a st. vincent or two)
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link
grafts obviously improves a lot on half-decent speakers or headphones, there's quite a lot of detail for such a minimal sounding piece
― faust apes (NickB), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link
grafts is lovely so far, would be good to fall asleep to
the final stretch might be less wild but i still don't have any real idea what sort of order things will be in this year
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link
just gonna leave this hereD'AWWWWCTOPUS: post yr images of adorable octopuses here (no squid allowed)
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:57 (six years ago) link
listening to grafts again rn and it's kind of l'apres midi d'un drone
― faust apes (NickB), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:58 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/lHvmUhY.jpg
27 OCTO OCTA "Adrift (Avalon Emerson's Furiously Awake Version)" [269 points, 9 votes] [93 points for original]https://youtu.be/b1dyB8P6wtw
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
YES
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
maybe!
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:02 (six years ago) link
will be interesting to see how many of these end up in here "It Is Happening Again": Tim writes about songs from 2017
― #TeamHailing (imago), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:03 (six years ago) link
I'm liking this one.
― daavid, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:03 (six years ago) link
xp lol, i was gonna say the Tim F 2017 thread has an incredibly high batting average
― hoooyaaargh it's me satan (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:05 (six years ago) link
― #TeamHailing (imago), Wednesday, January 24, 2018 10:03 AM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
if i had to guess the only two that have a chance at placing are prob the slowdive remix (which would technically mean avalon emerson placed three times, so maybe that's too much/too unrealistic) and the carmen villain track
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:06 (six years ago) link
this is my favourite bobbins track so far
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:06 (six years ago) link
Slowdive could benefit from the combined original + remix rule
― rob, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:07 (six years ago) link
what i was thinking
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:07 (six years ago) link
love the remix of this, but I *really* love (and voted for) the original
― Dan S, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:07 (six years ago) link
slowdive will definitely place pretty highly imo
― faust apes (NickB), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:08 (six years ago) link
this is p good yeah
― #TeamHailing (imago), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:08 (six years ago) link
Idly wondering how different this list would have been if everyone had voted in November, ie before most of the end-of-year lists were published. There's a lot of here that generated virtually no discussion here but appeared prominently in several lists and accompanying playlists.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:09 (six years ago) link
The J Hus song is cool. Thanks for the introduction!
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:09 (six years ago) link
Like the album but my favorite track is "Fleeting Moments of Freedom (Wooo)."
― Salt Lake City Motorcycle Accident Nerve Damage Lawyer (_Rudipherous_), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
Get in there! Original is great but the remix is a great big driving monster and probably the best thing avalon emerson has done so far ( which sayin' somethin')
― i know kore-eda (or something), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
xposts
what I'm finding genuinely perplexing is the massive kpop showing when that rolling thread isn't really all that active/populated (with the possibly key difference that the last month is mostly "who should we vote for?" talk which I guess I should try for my own pet rolling threads). forapper as influential as Tim really
Grafts is pretty nice!
― rob, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
there are kpop lurkers
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:12 (six years ago) link
it was a very very strong year for kpop & i think enough non-thread regulars heard things via TSJ and nominations as well
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:13 (six years ago) link
Wow wow wow @ "Grafts". I can't believe I never listened to Kara-Lis Coverdale before.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:14 (six years ago) link
but the remix is a great big driving monster
Right. The LP version is cold and not really my thing, but the Avalon Emerson embellishment is sort of...cozy?
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:14 (six years ago) link
It's totally enveloping yeah
― i know kore-eda (or something), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:16 (six years ago) link
xp it's the coldness of the original, with that ominous bass, that make it great imo!
― Dan S, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
I don't post all that much in the k-pop thread but I listen to k-pop all year long and talk about it elsewhere. I could've done a better job nominating some tunes this year though.
Massively on board with everything Avalon Emerson's doing
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
xp that said, they're both great, and I'm glad it placed
also loved and voted for Grafts, didn't expect it to show up
― Dan S, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:19 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/nlNuZj4.jpg
26 LORDE "The Louvre" [271 points, 8 votes]https://youtu.be/ZQkdwymDanE
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:20 (six years ago) link
If the K-pop thread has coalesced around a small number of songs then it makes sense they're well represented here. The afropop thread has hundreds of tracks on it and I'm sure a lot of them got one or two votes but there are relatively few rallying points this year - although I bet one or two are still to come here.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:20 (six years ago) link
cor this avalan emerson remix is banging, much better than the original and the other AE track imo
the last section of grafts where it reverberates out into a tired evening sky always makes me feel better, what more could you ask for
― ogmor, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:20 (six years ago) link
everyone should not listen to this, but listen to the dawn richard song of this title instead, which lorde basically nicks the idea of and makes 300x worse
― #TeamHailing (imago), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
sorta hope "green light" didn't outpace this though i know it did
one of the better tracks on the record still
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:23 (six years ago) link