ATTENTION TIM FINNEY

This would explain a few curious silences actually!

http://www.tiffany.org/music/singles/cb-l.jpg

sigh.

Strongo,
You know that "i feel you"
Is not the words I want to say to you
All that you have to do
Is close your eyes then you'll feel it too

Only if it were some sort of vocoded Zapp and Roger version.

...did you finally get the new Orbital album? And have you added me to your slsk list and shouldn't I add you and maybe you should drop me an e-mail etc.?

Ah! There are Mac clients now my friend, for I am Macboy too. :-) Drop myself or Elvis T. a line, or check out some of the threads around here, there's been some posting about them.

And yes, quite good, I just finished relistening to it.

Jess I want some reciprocal suggestions!

Ned I'll check that out asap - thanks.

How ya doin?

" a handsome man"

I'm good! V. busy as per, working too much, not studying enough, but who needs Civil Procedure anyway? How are you and Keith etc?

Also official video in production now.

Did you know that you're one of my most respected?

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), May 10th, 2004.

haha

"I'm just sorry you didn't include your Weekly writings in with the "Articles" links :`-( "

Also in the works (note the links are all horribly out of date, so don't be offended edward, dee etc.)

I like that this page gives ILX a chance to micro-manage my publishing...

So how's Europe?

JON CARTER is spinning at, er, FAMOUS at the qbh next week. would I be advised to brave the haircut house crowd to see the man in action?

yrs,

Haven't ever seen Jon Carter play live - and haven't been to Famous for that matter - so can't say for sure. Carter's new Chinese Laundry mix looks like it might be good but it also looks very safe, so I'm not sure if you'll hear anything you wouldn't hear by going to any random electro/tech/house night. This is the tracklisting:

1 Trentemoller - Beta Boy
2 Sharon Philips - Want 2 Need 2 (Trentemoller remix)
3 Ame, Derrick Carter And Friends - Where We At
4 Trevor Loveys - Legwarmer
5 Roysksopp - Only This Moment (Alan Braxe and Fred Falke Remix)
6 John Starlight - Shadowbreaker (Boys Noize Mix)
7 Smitty vs John Kelley Feat. Raya - Universal Love Vibration (Angel Alanis Mix)
8 Darkmountaingroup - Lose Control (Main Mix)
9 Peter Rauhofer - Believe In Me
10 Jon Carter Feat. Patra - How Do You Love? (JC's 06 Rerub)
11 Azzido Da Bass - Lonely By Your Side (Play Paul Inst. Mix)
12 Ramsay - Shake That Thing (Max Graham Throwdown Mix)
13 Christopher & Raphael Just - Popper (Shinichi Osawa Distortion Disco Edit)

As for Famous, I never have a problem with dancefloor crowds on the assumption that one doesn't feel physically threatened, and we can safely assume that won't be the case here! I can't really complain about haircut house types anyway b/c I basically look like a haircut house denizen who doesn't go to enough effort slash doesn't spend enough money on clothes.

This seems like as good a thread as any in which to relay some news. Probably more suited to ILE, but at least this thread is more likely to attract the actually interested rather than be blatantly self-aggrandising.

Anyway, since I spend far too much time here it's probably a good idea for me to let you all know that I won't be around for a while, probably about a month.

After a month-just-gone of increasingly severe headaches, this week I was diagnosed with an impressively large, but hopefully benign, brain tumor lodged in my cerebellum behind my right ear.

I'm having this removed on Monday, in what will hopefully be a fairly straightforward operation - the tumor is fairly close to the skull so the surgery will be on the less invasive side of things.

All things being equal I can expect to be fully recovered in about two months. If worse scenarios move from faint possibility to unavoidable reality I will certainly let people know, but there doesn't appear to be any reason to panic at this stage - I've met with my neurosurgeon and the signs are all fairly good in this case.

I will be missing my pontification soap-box horribly I'm sure, not to mention all of you. Look after yourselves. Perhaps listen to music you suspect I would approve of.

omg please get well Tim, good luck with it all. will miss your critical science-droppage and 2step mp3s in the meantime. take it easy.

Get well, Tim.

Good thoughts, etc.

Where to send care package?

thoughts are with you.

Good luck with everything.

Good luck, hope everything goes well.

Get well soon tim. Looking forward to some ibiza comp sequels!

Hi Tim - good luck with everything, like everyone else I'm thinking good thoughts and hope to see you back on your Balearic soapbox as quickly as possible.

yes bravely sailing into but also right out of it I hope.

good luck, tim. let us know how you are when you can.

good luck to you tim, my thoughts are with you.

i always think of you when i play 'have you seen the moon in dallas?' and will even more now.

hey tim, good luck with the operation. check back in when you can, we'll all be pulling for you.

all the best tim. hope it goes well. (im sure it will)

get well soon, always enjoyed your writing.

Get well soon, and come back soon!!!

have a speedy recovery tim! i think i pretty much always listen to tim-music but will try extra hard.

you've been my favourite internet writer for a very long time now, i too strongly identify with tim-musics - plz get well soon!

good luck, you the man

wait, what if they remove the tumor and you can no longer appreciate throbbing basslines!!! it could happen you know. well, it's all for the best. :))))

get well soon and feel better tim!! you are absolutely one of the best and most interesting posters on ILM and will be missed very much.

aw tim get well soon

All the best, Tim.

Best wishes for a full and fast recovery, Tim.

Oh my god.. I hope you recover well and this doesn't develop into something more serious.

jesus...Tim I am so shocked to hear this. You are still the guru as regards music writing as far as I'm concerned, plus you somehow manage to seem an extremely friendly and polite person in the process....

I really hope that this all goes well and you are fighting fit soon. Don't rush anything and keep us posted.

Will be hoping this is all okay over the holidays.

Plus, what Andy said about care packages...

My sister was just diagnosed with the same situation last week and even though the tumor is benign it still has rattled our family, and I hope that you have immediate loved ones to get you through this. I wish you the best in your recovery, positive thoughts all round!

Very best wishes, Tim - take care.

tim, i hope your tumor is indeed benign, and that the surgery is successful! we will miss you. take care of yourself.

leo

(I want to add, I always enjoy your posts when I see them, although I probably miss most of them since I don't keep up with dahnce and the like. So even though I don't end up engaging your comments too often, you're one of my favorite posters on ILM.)

Crazy news, Tim -- my best to you and yours. I'm sure it'll go well.

best wishes, tim.

It's good that you're not panicking now, Tim. And of course, my best to you. I'm hoping this will be trivial in the end.

It was great hanging out with you and the Melbourne crew the brief time I had! :)

Rootin' for ya Tim old bean. Stay frosty, keep us informed.

best wishes indeed!

max otm

good luck & vibes from a reader.

All the best Tim.
Sam

Good luck with the surgery and make sure to come back and WRITE SOME MORE plz kthxbye

Godspeed and get well soon, Tim.

Best wishes to you, Tim. A close friend of mine had almost this exact same thing happen to him last year and he's been fantastic since his surgery; I'm hoping the same holds true for you.

Best of luck Tim. Take care of yourself and come back to us soon.

Best wishes

Get well soon Tim! I'm sure we'll all be thinking of you on Monday.

Best wishes dude, you're a big part of what's good about ILM

good luck tim!

Best wishes, Tim.

Best of luck, Tim. I'll listen to some Panda Bear right now!

tim,

tonite when djing i closed with 'flowerz' in yr honor
get better quick
david

Tim, perhaps some joy will be found in the following words: holding you, loving you, could it be alone, kissing you, tell me I belong, tell me I belong, loving you, tell me I belong, if I trust you, if I trust you. It won't be possible to ignore your absence. Get well soon.

Get well soon, Tim.

http://www.ukrecordshop.com/shop/image.php?productid=17421

Take care, Tim! Hoping for the best.

best of luck tim, i trust everything will go just fine and i'll see you out and about sometime soon!

It probably will be straight-forward. All the best, and look forward to a life without those headaches.

Best of luck Tim, from all of us.

Yeah, Tim - hope for the best!

You told me about the best DJ mix of 2007 (Dixon's RA podcast) and consequently one of the greatest singles (or "singles") of all-time. And you WILL tell me about the best DJ mix of 2008.

Get well soon!

Best wishes Tim - I know I hardly post here these days but I still admire and enjoy your writing as much now as I did 6 years ago, and I look forward to seeing you again in Europe sometime.

Get well soon and come back!

Hey everyone, Tim's sister just contacted me and they've already heard from the surgeon. Apparently the tumour is benign and although they were still operating at the time she emailed me, the tumour has been encapsulated and hasn't spread at all.

I've been in touch with Tim's sister a bit over the last couple of months and she's promised to keep me updated - because of where the tumour is Tim will have very limited use of his neck etc over the coming weeks, so he's unlikely to be at a computer for a while. Although he's not out of the woods just yet, the initial news is good. Tim's family has been following his lead and being very positive - will let you all know as and when I hear anything further.

The family is popping the champagne right now, so keeping everything crossed.

Huzzah for the good news! Get well soon, Tim. Like lots of folks have already said, I don't follow dance too closely, but I find your posts to be precious guideposts. I look forward to your speedy recovery and return!

Oh Matt, thanks for letting us know and HURRAH for Tim. :-))))))

Thank you, Matt! Good news.

Excellent news!

That's great news! Thoughts and prayers remain with you, Tim.

wishing Tim well, good to hear encouraging news about his situation.

Thank that guy up there whom I don't believe in!

Rockin' good news.

I'm going to go listen to some Teedra Moses in honor.

Damn, I ignored this thread, my interest only piqued by the 70+ posts.

At least it seems clear that you'll be able to read my good wishes from the recent news when you've recovered. I'll raise a glass for a rapid and trouble free recovery this Christmas.

Thank you, Matt DC.

Thanks Matt DC--and merry Christmas to you and everyone else here.

Great news indeed -- thanks Matt!

Thanks Matt - and best wishes to Tim and family, hope the recovery goes smooth as anything. Merry Christmas all.

Thanks, Matt. Happy holidays everyone. Take care of each other.

Woo! I'm gonna celebrate at the secret Jewish Anarchist Inwood Christmas party I'm going to tonight!

good news! thanks matt!

Thanks Matt...

tim is one of the best dudes ever - good luck with the videodrome shit man

:-D !!!

after they get done removing the tumor can you get the doctors to implant it in nude spock?

so good to hear good news, I know Tim will be back owning all of us with his enlightening comments very soon!

Excellent news. Have as merry a Christmas as possible, Tim.

just seen this, glad to hear the news from matt, get well soon tim.

Hi everyone,

Wanted to let you all know that I am alive, at home and doing surprisingly well. If I'd known brain surgery could be so straightforward I might not have bothered to say anything! Should get confirmation today or tomorrow that everything's been taken care of. Thanks to all of you for your messages of support - it's been very much appreciated.

Great news.

so you're saying it was "Complex Simplicity"?

YAY TIM

cheers tim, glad to hear everythings ok

Welcome back, Tim.

HURRAH

Great news! Welcome back.

Well that's two-for-two so far for people I know who've had brain tumors removed. :-D Here's to a speedy recovery!

TIM!

Huzzah!

Some people will do anything to avoid Turkey and Brussel Sprouts.

:)

YES. TIM. YES.

one of us! one of us!

I am very glad to hear the news Tim! Please continue your getting well even sooner!

fantastic news, tim, really glad to have ya back

Rock and then some. :-)

Hopefully the good news continues. I had a close friend go through this, and hopefully, like them, your main problem for 08 will be getting a decent hair cut. Good luck and get well.

hey tim,

we never got to know each other during my brief time on ilm, however, even tho our musical tastes never really overlapped, i always enjoyed yer posts and absolutely loved hearing yer thoughts. Even used to go to skylarking just to read yer prose even if i had no idea what artists/tracks you were writing abt.

Just saw the updates on this thread, so sorry you had to go thru all this shit but happy to see all seems well with you now. All my best wishes.

peace, love & coffee

-h-

Glad to know you are ok, Tim.

feels like you helped US get thru this Tim!
look forward to all your future posts

just clocked this from being on holiday and bummer bout the tumour Tim, but glad it came right with a little help form the surgeon of course...

...any ideas what caused it, like too much puter radiation or frustration with people not digging on 2step garage til it was to late or others not knowing what the difference was ??? :)

Thrilled to hear you're on the mend!

Now, get thee off-line and rest, young man; you've a whole New Year to prepare for.

woo! here's to a speedy recovery!

well done! you kicked that tumor's ass! i don't think i have ever had any ILM exchange with you, but i've always liked what you have to say. a speedy recovery to you!

Tim, I am glad that you are ok. I hope the recovery is an easy one.

Hey Tim, just saw this, glad to know that you're doing well.

glad you're recovered, Tim.

you should check this out if you haven't yet: Trusme - Working Nights 2LP

Holy hell, Tim, I missed this completely. Reading this thread, I agree with Paul. I'm so glad everything's all right.

^^^ What he said seconded.

Thirded...or somethin'.

attention tim finney,

yr presence is requested - by stirmonster, no less - at "secret" optimo party on monday arvo. what say you??

Ha! My friend Josh and I were planning to do the all-nighter at Golden Plains - I believe they're playing 2-6am. But if our bodies allow, by all means... Hit me up on e-mail!

Tim, sorry...can you please email me asap. Been trying to reach you all week.

Fixed Scott, my e-mail's been inaccessible for a few days soz.

hey tim--

studio, tough alliance, air france, the embassy, that one empire of the sun track...

what am i missing?

also is there a thread besides balearic revival you post about this stuff?

I'm flattered by the notion that I am the font of wisdom on this stuff. I don't know though grady! :-(

I haven't checked out the Empire of the Sun album yet because I remain suspicious of them somehow. I guess I'm holding their popular embrace by Oz listeners against them, which is unfair given the same thing happened to the Avalanches.

Obv. there are specific Studio, Tough Alliance and Air France threads as well.

Boat Club yo

Grady check out the last.fm pages for those guys, lots of recommendations... Most of it isn't as good but there are dope tracks here and there.

Ps I might move to gothenburg next year who wants to come???

has anyone been there? is it as awesome as it seems

looks pretty boring from photos - that's why they stay in and make all this awesome musics

http://12.media.tumblr.com/awjf22ngkjv7qi4wAGoL2beJo1_400.jpg

I love that.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dancing-About-Architecture/51168407119?ref=mf

Is there some way the rest of us will be able to watch this cultural milestone?

xpost can tim f jump in + say whether this is going to be online at all???

I asked him about it yesterday and I think net streaming was still up in the air -- needs to happen, of course. (Please.)

Ah if nothing else happens he can put it on YouTube.

BTW when I know anything more about this I will let you know.

I should note that the poster above makes it look like this show is about me. It's not. I'm a panelist; there's another panelist and a convener who is kind of the star of the show.

this is a great idea for a show made even better by the fact that tim's on it.

Touring artists will be interviewed about the best (or worst) review they ever received, and what it meant to them.

I VOTE LADY GAGA

The other images/panelists, BTW:

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2275/6/3/51168407119/n51168407119_1904998_5669.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2275/6/3/51168407119/n51168407119_1904999_6082.jpg

this is the biggest buzz for a channel 31 program since blokesworld

tim are you going to optimo tonight?

<3 clem bastow.

tim, what day/time is this on?

ws

"tim are you going to optimo tonight?"

Thinking about. Would like to go but i've been caning it recently and my body is suffering as a result.

It's true, I've been googling the show and it hasn't even started yet - we'll be putting the episodes up on the site (<a href="http://dancingaboutarchitecturetv.com";>here</a>) each week, Tuesdays most likely. It starts tonight, LIVE (oh dear) at 9.30pm on C31!

Fuck. HTML fail. Please forgive me.

First episode now on-line here:

http://dancingaboutarchitecturetv.com/

Watch me inadvertently refer to post-punk band "The Wire".

this is crazy

there's an audience!

i saw this last night - so great, guys! dug the fall out boy discussion and clem's t-shirt.

something to look fwd to once this article is done!

I think it's gonna get better.

tim you look so different from how i pictured!

this was really cool - glad to see the fall out boy love

Second season is gonna be BIG. Starting in a few weeks. I'm super super pleased with the direction this is going in.

OTOH we've now got heaps of bite-size clips from season 1 up on youtube. Here we bravely pierce the Animal Collective hype:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvHPFx4ISLg

ha ha that last statement otm. somehow i've never seen anything of the show before now despite seeing the advert for it ages ago.

So great.

I love these but they should all be aboot UK Funky :)

Exclusive scoop: there will be a uk funky special (though prob. rather brief) in season 2, which may or may not involve flowcharts.

Speaking of flowcharts, in episode 9, Elvira bitches about some people quoting Wikipedia in print then she uses a chart of Heavy Metal genres FROM WIKIPEDIA to illustrate her point. Doh!

you guys should get a lower table haa. its like we're at the kids table @ thanksgiving. but covered in newspapers

We're having a new studio and new set. I'm hoping as well there'll be a different seating arrangement. I abhor watching myself on profile. Listening to myself is surely punishment enough.

Just appear on a TV screen looming over everything, Big Brother-style.

I hadn't seen this show until now but I made it most of the way through season one while at work today. I really enjoyed it.

Thanks - btw I found the flowchart thing rather funny at the time too.

Whoa, Clem Bastow is on ILM?!?

Wow, I totally missed this. Awesome.

Good News: finale of the second season screens locally Thursday night, those in Melbourne who've never watched it can now tune in and then bluff and pretend they caught every episode. Will be up on youtube or the like eventually.

Less Good News: gotta have another tumor removed so probably won't be around for a while, enjoy end of year dissection and pedantry in my absence.

I think I speak for all the lurkers when I say heal quickly, and you'll be missed.

^^^absolutely.

Echoing. Best, as always.

take care, tim

How did I miss a Tim F TV show??? Awesome.

Hope all goes well health-wise!

great show, great poster! wishing you well, dude.

hope the op goes well tim...

Looking forward to seeing you back here soon. Mend quick okay?

Echoing what everyone else said - get well soon.

get well soon tim, youll be very much missed

Get well soon, Tim - take care.

take care of yourself & get well soon

best wishes tim, hope to see you back here soon!

sending thoughts and positive vibes to you Tim - look forward to your return and future posts about UK FUNKY, Electrik Red and everything else!

Take care, Tim. Best wishes and a speedy recovery. Discussion around these parts will be temporarily less measured and interesting.

you know this, but you're a great writer. recover soon

don't know you tim, but all the best thoughts with you anyway. and thanks for the lindstrom (etc) recs.

pretty sure ur just evolving into some new form of mekon-like higher being more suited to ur fiendishly big brain, but get well soon all the same timbo x

echoing everyone else. All the best, Tim.

Hang in there Tim and congratulations.

best wishes tim :)

Thanks everyone - surgery tomorrow, will report back soon hopefully.

this dude brings it like few others - all the best

get well soon. you are one of my favourite music writers. :)

Best wishes, Tim!

get well soon, bro

shit tim, didn't see this til now - hope all goes well & best wishes!

Ditto, come back soon!

aw, shit, tim. good luck.

De-lurking to say best of luck. Take Care.

happy healing Tim

Tim - good luck & take care of yourself, hope to see you back here soon.

love to tim, hope the surgery goes well. x

Hi all - thanks again for the kind thoughts. I am back from surgery which went successfully (a brief and unpleasant chest infection notwithstanding) and now have a month off work in which to waste time on ILX! Kinda glad I missed these "Animal Collective Wars" though.

Haha too true. Welcome back, great to hear!

Anyway all the talk today was over here:

Past Critics' Darlings Re-evaluated as Duds?

Hi Tim!

http://www.nataliedee.com/030106/bears-are-pleased.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um-SpxzLync

you tell that brain who's boss

http://www.cuhkacs.org/~scli/blog/img/krang.jpg

great to have you back Tim (been checking every day in hopes)!

Deej I have had two conversations about the TMNT brain this week!! Although not in connection with my surgery.

Paul I am about to unleash a massive post on Ill Blu written with you in mind.

nice -- im finally sending you that piece i told you i was writing awhile back -- should have it finished today

Excellent - I had been wondering what had happened to that.

re-Fantastic Four, I expect like me you share a certain Lex-envy.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HOUSz77IP_M/R63_xEw874I/AAAAAAAAAfg/H0TtYQUQ8Is/s400/New_Order_Power_Corruption_and_Lies.jpg

best wishes on a speedy recovery

Great news Tim, welcome back, very glad to hear it went well.

happy healing, tim!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvXFP-ba7T0

Thank you for this, Tim.

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13606-how-to-be-a-lady-volume-1/

Damn, I just saw this. Good to hear you're all right Tim.

And that Electrik Red review is great.

I've introduced around 15 people I know to them in the last month thanks to you and the rest of the Rnb crew.

i remember when i first heard "welcome back" on the radio, it was so nice to have ma$eFINNEY back, i welcomed him

-- M@tt He1ges0n, Friday, January 18, 2008 1:26 PM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_N1bZkiWLM

thought that was gonna be a shipley post

Congratulations Tim!

Have you heard this mix?

http://www.mixcloud.com/unbongo/unknown-soulja-un-bongo-mix-2-november-2009/

It's kind of my favorite thing in the world right now.. I don't even know what kind of music this is supposed to be. To my ears it sounds a lot like 2-step, a little like bassline, a bit like dubstep.. but what do I know?

Ot maybe this is the "UK funky" that everyone's been talking about

Whatever it is, i freaking love it

I mean there's also some rap in there

And some dancehall. Judging by the tracklisting that's a fairly wide-ranging FACT-esque mix with bits of everything you mention in there. There's probably some funky in there as well although there aren't any names I recognise.

that electrik red review is great!

Jesus, Mess + Noise is like an AU P4K skin. Scary.

Tim, I love the series and I'm sorry to hear you're dealing with medical issues. Good on you.

Tracer, yeah that mix looks very FACT-y - there's lots of mixes floating around the internet from people like Julio Bashmore, Bok Bok, Princess, Mosca, Dub Boy and the like that cover similar ground. I haven't listened to that yet but how amazing is Major Notes' "Holy Ghost" (which is UK funky - most of the rest isn't but in related territory)? The bit when the vocal comes in toward the end is just A++++.

Chris are you in Australia now? Or have you just seen the first season? I'm really looking forward to Season 2 becoming available on the internet as I (like to) think it's much better. Mess + Noise is a bit scary, yes! I like to think we won them over at least a little bit.

I'm curious what you would might have to say about this Japanese dance pop song (3,117,287 views):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD4QeVlqHNM

does tim finney still do his that was the year that was bit on ilm?

possibly

When does Tim Finney's first book come out?

Is Tim Finney now a big shot lawyer? I was looking for recent music writeups and came up empty-handed. There is however a very well-to-do-looking fellow of his namesake listed as being director of a law firm in Melbourne. Nothing on music or on Pitchfork in years, though!

Yeah I don't write professionally any more, but still try to do year-end write ups here.

Tim Finney why haven’t you made a 2021 playlist on spotify?

There is however a very well-to-do-looking fellow

That's all you needed to say, really. Not only do I remember all of us on a.m.a. going "What the hell, he's younger than all of us by some years and still knows nearly everything" back in the late nineties, but when I finally met the good man in 2002 I then thought "This is ridiculous, he's also better looking than all of us too!"

spotify playlist is coming

Tim F does not exit, he's a phantasm created by the ILX lab in the hopes of teasing us with the perfect listener and chap.

Moka: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/49sEpZFsQuBjqDpsojvFfy?si=_7oDwxPcThiYYETa38lH3w

Excelente!

Are they ranked? If Olof Dreijer is your #1 I love that choice and it’s one of the couple of songs we overlap! I see at least 10 songs in there which are also in mine so that’s a bigger number than in past years and also I see several which I had never heard before.

Great looking list so far

Instant love on the Cassandra Jenkins track. Thanks for these discoveries!

this playlist fucking rules thanks tim for sharing!

Thanks all.

The list isn't ranked and I'm not sure how I would go about that if I wanted to. It's instead sequenced with a rather loose view of flow in mind but I have no idea whether it works for anyone else.

ATTENTION TIM F

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Happy birthday!

happy birthday tim!!!!!

The best always!

Awwww thanks all.

Tracer I have been complimented on the CRJ t-shirt several times!!

HI TIM F

So glad it fits and chuffed that you have worn it :)

truly a hero. congrats

I didn't have the physical or emotional energy to do 2023 write-ups sorry (maybe 2024 will be my year), but I did make this incomplete/partial playlist of stuff I loved from last year:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5h47izuNqetbkpyOumi8rk?si=0ae54b77556d4f99

Will try to call out a few in the EOY voting thread.

so much good stuff I wouldn't have heard otherwise! thanks Tim. enjoying Madeline Kinney right now.

Thanks Tim! I see 5 out of 10 of my own top 10. 7 if I count the artists from which I chose other song instead.

A shame there’s no writeup this year, would’ve loved to read your takes on them but the playlist is terrific.

Are they ranked in order? First time hearing this Cloth song and I loved it.

Not in order but in a vague attempt at flow, and I also tried to minimise overlap with other playlists I had made so sometimes the song chosen isn’t necessarily a standout favourite from the artist’s album.

But yeah the entire Cloth album is just really lovely, one of my favourites of the year for sure.

I keep finding great songs in here. Delilah Holiday - silent streets was off my radar and I’m currently obsessed with it.

Cheers for this and for your artpop playlist, Tim! Also loving Cloth.

thanks Tim, excited to hear your playlist. recently I'm taking a break from deep dives into older genres/artists to check more new music. like back in those lovely UKG days. whatever happened to r/t/c - does he post under a different name now?

thanks moka and etc!

This is the 2023 art-pop playlist etc means btw: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WdPNCsDegk7ZdsdKwswwu?si=ae075c46ed50449c

Paul, sadly I don't know what happened to r|t|c, but he hasn't posted for many years now - and if he had changed user names I think we would have worked it out by now!

i miss him

2023 Wash Up AOTY 2024

I have been tinkering with a "best of 2024" "shortlist", but at something like 13.5 hours it's still unfeasibly long, so I made this more approachable "sampler" of some of the music I loved in 2024. Do not listen if you hate me.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6iK31IIaiJDQbWDei0Sgvw?si=eaC4oeeSTs2TK8VKvET_DA

I have been tinkering with a "best of 2024" "shortlist", but at something like 13.5 hours it's still unfeasibly long, so I made this more approachable "sampler" of some of the music I loved in 2024. Do not listen if you hate me.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6iK31IIaiJDQbWDei0Sgvw?si=eaC4oeeSTs2TK8VKvET_DA🕸

aside from the odd one i already knew and liked - the vigro deep amaarae, rachel chinouriri - im really inti that mope grooves track.

Feeling that Melati ESP remix of Cuushe

Tim Finney do you have any ideas for that recent “songs that sound like the bayside boys rmx of Macarena” thread?

Tim, did you ever get paid?

Orchidverse —> Nineteen is quite a transition.