Cucina Povera - HiljaMr Fingers - Cerebral Hemispheres
Can't think of any others I've enjoyed
― paolo, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 13:15 (five years ago) link
off the top of my head so probably missing a few:
Beta Librae - Sanguine BondEbo Taylor - Yen AraSteven Julien - BloodlineMarine - Fable ElectricHunee - Hunchin All NightRezzett - RezzettSteven Rutter - BrainFogтпсб - SekundenschlafV/A - Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South AfricaHieroglyphic Being - The Red Notes
― chant down basildon (NickB), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 13:33 (five years ago) link
1. Ought - Room Inside This World2. Hailu Mergia - Lala Belu3. Autechre - NTS 1-44. Ernesto Chahoud presents Taitu: Soul Fuelled Stompers From 1960s - 1970s Ethiopia5. Rae Sremmurd - SR3MM6. Sun-El Musician - Africa To The World7. Pantsula! - The Rise Of Electronic Dance Music In South Africa, 1988-908. Dream Wife - Dream Wife9. Migos - Culture II10. Tal National - Tantabara
I guess I'm just not that interested in albums so much lately...
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 13:49 (five years ago) link
MGMTA.A.L.US GirlsHop AlongEleanor FriedbergerGwennoSuperchunkBat FangsWarm Bodies No Age
― Chris L, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 13:53 (five years ago) link
xp yeah my tracks list is a lot more interesting tbh
― niels, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 13:55 (five years ago) link
this correlates directly with my uptake of Spotify in the last two years. I find it a lot easier to curate and listen to personalised lists of tracks when at work/driving/walking around. At home I still listen to albums, but usually on vinyl and often that's compilations and older LPs
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 14:06 (five years ago) link
yeah, that's the thing
I wish all the tracks I love came from great albums
― niels, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
I think these long long rap albums (SR3MM, Migos II etc) have been put together with this in mind. It's not like they have a conceptual through-line, they're just large sprawling collections of tracks which work best when cherry-picked from rather than listened to as an album 'experience' in its entirety.
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 14:40 (five years ago) link
More than anything it's intended to juke streaming stats.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 22 May 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
it's sad that a format that fell from heaven as the Platonic form of how popular music should be consumed has been reduced to commercial necessity
― R.A. Lafferty, lover of the Russian queen (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 14:47 (five years ago) link
An EP man, I see
― imago, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 14:53 (five years ago) link
1. Autechre2. Keiji Haino & Sumac3. Gas4. Tal National5. Sleep6. Oneohtrix Point Never7. Yob8. DJ Nigga Fox9. EQ Why and Traxman10. Seth Graham
― we æt so many shimripl (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 15:10 (five years ago) link
It's very refreshing to see guitar rock albums in so many of these.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 15:58 (five years ago) link
1. No Age2. Sleep3. Breeders4. Migos5. Kacey Musgraves6. Kodak Black7. Good Morning8. Jpegmania9. Big Ups10. Bat Fangs
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 16:12 (five years ago) link
man, you all really like the Hailu Mergia.
as do i, i just don't see that much talk about him on ilm, so i didn't realize...
― alpine static, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 16:15 (five years ago) link
autechre - nts sessions 1-4messthetics - s/tsteve tibbetts - life of
that's all I got so far (and only just heard the new steve tibbetts this morning) but tbf autechre album is eight hours long
high hopes for gang gang, but beyond that it may be a p short aoty list for me this year
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 17:12 (five years ago) link
hailu mergia got mentioned a couple of times on the Outernational thread, plus being on Awesome Tapes he's relatively high profile. plus it's a fun little album that's easy to enjoy but not exactly MINDBLOWING which is good and fine. hope it makes EOY
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 17:17 (five years ago) link
Dunno what records people are anticipating but I’m really looking forward to the new Shy Layers. I need that stuff while the sun is still shining plz
― chant down basildon (NickB), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 17:24 (five years ago) link
what are they like? never heard of them
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 17:31 (five years ago) link
hmm good question - kind of hard to describe without making it sound terrible tbh
― chant down basildon (NickB), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 17:40 (five years ago) link
maybe like if Jim O’Rourke made playful new wavey electronic music?
― chant down basildon (NickB), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 17:42 (five years ago) link
new wave in a talking heads / poppy brian eno sense btw
― chant down basildon (NickB), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 17:49 (five years ago) link
you're right, sounds terrible
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 18:26 (five years ago) link
thanks for hipping me to the Armed LouJag
― we æt so many shimripl (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 18:47 (five years ago) link
I saw a lot of people compare Shy Layers to Air France which seems way off - SL is much more digital and synthetic. Definite sunshine Pimms-drinking music though.
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 19:21 (five years ago) link
this is where I'm at so far. looking forward to checking out a bunch of the rec's in here too. thank you. also, this is in order.
Panopticon - The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness Autechre - NTS Sessions 1-4Portal - IONCloser - All This Will BeCamp Cope - How to Socialise & Make FriendsYamantaka // Sonic Titan - DirtSleep - The SciencesJanelle Monae - Dirty ComputerYo La Tengo - There's a Riot Going OnJean Grae & Quelle Chris - Everything's Fine
― gman59, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
have to make more time for new music. how the hell do you make more time?
Young Fathers - Cocoa SugarFRIGS - Basic BehaviorSimian Mobile Disco - MurmurationsThe Dead Tongues - Unsung PassageBlack Moth Super Rainbow - Panic BloomsForth Wanderers - S/TDRINKS - Hippo LiteCamp Cope - How To Socialise & Make FriendsEzra Furman - Transangelic ExudusLeon Bridges - Good ThingAlexis Taylor - Beautiful Thing
― nicky lo-fi, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
actually that Shy Layers description is bang on where my head's at with this sunny weather
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 20:21 (five years ago) link
Not ranked, but given how little I actually listen to it's a mark of a good year that there's 10 I like a lot.
In a Poem Unlimited - US GirlsDirty Computer - Janelle MonaeIsolation - Kali UchisInvasion of Privacy - Cardi B.Africa to the World - Sun-El MusicianHow to Socialise & Make Friends - Camp CopeLoner - Caroline RoseAttention Seeker (EP) - The RegrettesLittle Dark Age - MGMTGolden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 20:36 (five years ago) link
made a shy layers thread just cos: Shy Layers
― chant down basildon (NickB), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 21:29 (five years ago) link
Crazy how diverse the lists are itt
Not a ton of consensus
― Music is confidence (Ross), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 23:39 (five years ago) link
No order, but this is what I've been listening to the most
Lake RuthMGMTCavern of Anti-MatterBill FrisellJean Grae x Quelle ChrisSleepSpeedy OrtizJanelle Monae Beach HouseThe Sea and Cake
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 23:59 (five years ago) link
Bill Frisell album is good too
― niels, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 06:45 (five years ago) link
I was short one album - the Malkmus one (his best in years)
― well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 09:09 (five years ago) link
gotta check it out. another big change in my music listening these days is that I'm now allowed to listen to music at work, while my commute is a lot shorter. Happy days, yes, but commute-listening allowed for a more focused experience and I had more time to take in an album-length experience. Now my listening tends to be surface-level and full of interruptions, so it's easier for me to put a playlist on shuffle and then I'm less irrationally concerned about missing out.
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 09:32 (five years ago) link
totally get that dog latin. i used to work in north vancouver which was a 1 hour - 1.5 hour trip each way - 3 hours of transit a day. was consuming music front to back a lot in that capacity
― Music is confidence (Ross), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 14:23 (five years ago) link
Some combination of:
Kacey MusgravesWye OakCavern of Anti-MatterTove StyrkeDaphne & CelesteRetep FoloBeautify JunkyardsConcretismAxolotes MexicanosRhye
with Hailu Mergia and Listening Center bubbling under
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:31 (five years ago) link
Oh I forgot Tove ^^ what a year !
― Music is confidence (Ross), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:33 (five years ago) link
Keiji Haino & Sumac
Would like to hear this. Would like to hear a Haino & Yma Sumac collab even more.
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:34 (five years ago) link
Tal NationalHuda AsfourEbo TaylorHailu MergiaBlocboy JBKali UchisBeach HouseM. NdgeocelloCardi B
Just 9
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link
DJ Koze - Knock KnockBas Jan - Yes I JanAmen Dunes - BelieveDedekind Cut - TahoeAnna von Hausswolf - Dead MagicKali Uchis - IsolationSkee Mask - ComproYoung Fathers - Cocoa SugarMike Donovan - How to Get Your Record Played in Shops
maybe Arctic Monkeys, Daniel Blumberg or Boncana Maiga as the last one.
― Milton, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 22:27 (five years ago) link
Hunee - Hunching All Night* instead of Boncana Maiga
― Milton, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 22:28 (five years ago) link
sumac's dead tho :-(
― don piano (Ross), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 22:28 (five years ago) link
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 5:34 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This was totally my first thought seeinng Whiney's list. :'-(
Haino and Yma Sumac, now that would be something. The album in question is on bandcamp btw.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 22:59 (five years ago) link
Amen DunesRival ConsolesHailu MergiaBeach HouseJon HopkinsLonker SeeNils FrahmAnna von HausswolffIceageGrouper
There's plenty of stuff I've been meaning to listen to, though, but haven't got round to it yet.
― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Thursday, 24 May 2018 12:09 (five years ago) link
wooden shjips vbeach house 7bardo pond volume 8oneida romancegwenno le kovxylouris white motherfield music open herelanding bells in new townsstephen malkmus / jicks sparkle hardthe amazing in transit
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 24 May 2018 12:31 (five years ago) link
So disappointed by that new Wooden Shijps :(
Brian Eno - Music For InstallationsYes: Fly From Here (Return Trip)Drew McDowall and Hiro Kone : The Ghost Of Georges BatailleAutechre : NTS 4Jonathan Fitoussi & Clemens Hourriere: Espaces TimbresJohnny Greenwood: You Were Never Really Here OSTChris Carter - Chemistry Lessons Vol. 1I:Cube : Versatile 120
Only 8 so far. Year is still young-ish.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 24 May 2018 13:51 (five years ago) link
I only discovered this morning that Wooden Shjips have a new album out tomorrow; streaming it on the Thrill Jockey site now and can tell I'll be playing this a ton over the next few months. This is exactly what I need this time of year.
I'll put that one at the top despite being only 2/3 into my first listen; these in no particular order:
Artificial Pleasure - The Bitter EndDie Wilde Jagd - Uhrwald OrangeBambara - Shadow on EverythingTy Segall - Freedom's GoblinThe Lovely Eggs - This is EgglandVive la Void - Vive la VoidBoytoy - Night LeafHeaven - All Love is BlueA Place to Bury Strangers - Pinned
― early rejecter, Thursday, 24 May 2018 14:09 (five years ago) link
Die Wilde Jagd - Uhrwald Orange
^ oh i bought this the other day. haven't had a chnace to listen to it yet, but the songs i have heard are great
― chant down basildon (NickB), Thursday, 24 May 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
new wooden shjips is boss. if reissues count, yes and eno YES. trevor horn kinda dicked benoit david over but the production is way better than the original. eno shifting larger shapes is endlessly awesome
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 24 May 2018 15:46 (five years ago) link
the absolute state of that post tbh
― imago, Monday, 24 September 2018 11:45 (five years ago) link
lol
― pomenitul, Monday, 24 September 2018 12:37 (five years ago) link
People, why has nobody on this entire thread mentioned the fantastic album To The Sunset by Amanda Shires? It's easily one of the best records of the year. For crying out loud, please get on board.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 24 September 2018 13:55 (five years ago) link
what is that new kero kero bonito like
anyone heard it
also tempted to follow kornrulez on that suggestion due to the passion there
― montoya (Ross), Sunday, 7 October 2018 17:27 (five years ago) link
fantastic stuff, a step up imo - there's a thread for them :)
KERO KERO BONITO
― nxd, Monday, 8 October 2018 08:38 (five years ago) link
yeah a huge step up
― imago, Monday, 8 October 2018 08:49 (five years ago) link
cool, gotta hear that, thanks
top 10 at the moment, a lot of great records this year but these are the ones i come back to.
1. Madeline Kenney - Perfect Shapes2. Pram - Across the Meridian3. Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy4. Ionalee - Everyone Afraid To Be Forgotten5. Soccer Mommy - Clean6. Tirzah - Devotion7. Tove Styrke - Sway8. Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel9. Dj Koze - Knock Knock10. mgmt - little dark age
― Ross, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 16:15 (five years ago) link
that madeline kenney is so good
― maura, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 20:55 (five years ago) link
she is a real fucking gem!
― Ross, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 22:25 (five years ago) link
Just listening for the first time. Kenney album is really good.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 22:36 (five years ago) link
heard the first one LBI
― Ross, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 22:40 (five years ago) link
that and the EP are essential, signals rules
Madeline Kenney
we have a madeline kenney thread, that album is indeed fantastic
― ufo, Thursday, 11 October 2018 01:21 (five years ago) link
Can't remember if I've posted this in here previously or not, but here's my list on Discogs. Things kind of slowed down for me after the quick one-two super mellow combo punch of Jon Hassell and Steve Tibbetts. Looking forward to that Julia Holter.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 11 October 2018 15:07 (five years ago) link
i really like the jon hassell - the other stuff i have heard by him never left a lasting impression - but i do not get into the steve tibbetts at all. it sounds so repetitive to my ears. i am intrigued about the new julia holter as well.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 11 October 2018 15:13 (five years ago) link
I have settled for these now but I haven't listened to a lot of new music this year.
The Beths - Future Me Hates MeThe Breeders - All NerveCowboy Junkies - All That ReckoningJon Hassell - Listening to PicturesJulia Holter - AviaryLow - Double NegativeStephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Sparkle HardMeshell Ndegeocello - VentriloquismDie Nerven - FakeTrygve Seim - Helsinki Songs
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 15 December 2018 18:58 (five years ago) link
Gotta find some space on my list for the Madeline Kenney and Domenique Dumont albums. Don't know what I'd bump off though.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 15 December 2018 20:33 (five years ago) link
Happy holidays, everyone, here's Sterrenplaten's (my radio show) end-of-year list, in an almost 2h Dutch speaking show:
http://www.radioscorpio.be/2018/12/23/de-beste-albums-van-2018-volgens-sterrenplaten
Tried to cut my favourites down to ten but ended up at twelve (non-ranked list):
Armand Hammer – Paraffin (Backwoodz Studios)Body/Head – The Switch (Matador)Daniel Bachman – The Morning Star (3Lobed)Hailu Mergia – Lala Belu (Awesome Tapes)IE – Pome (Moon Glyph)Ipek Gorgun – Ecce Homo (Touch)Jpegmafia – VeteranJulia Holter – Aviary (Domino)Low – Double Negatives (Sub Pop)Rosalía – El Mal Querer (Sony)Saint Abdullah – Stars Have Eyes (PTP)Ty Segall – Freedom’s Goblin (Drag City)
― maarten, Tuesday, 25 December 2018 09:45 (five years ago) link